The 2026–27 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team will represent the University of Evansville during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by fifth-year head coach David Ragland, will play their home games at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
Previous season
The Purple Aces finished the 2025–26 season 7–25, 3–17 in MVC play, to finish in eleventh place. They were defeated in the first round of the MVC tournament by Northern Iowa.
Offseason Departures
Evansville departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure 5 F 6'6" 190 JR Cleveland, OH Transfer portal 6 G 6'7" FR Berlin, Germany Transferred to UTEP 9 G 6'4" SO Whangarei, New Zealand Transferred to Cal State Monterey Bay 11 F 6'10 JR Brisbane, Australia Transferred to USC 22 F 6'10" 225 SR Saint Paul, MN Transferred to Utah State 32 F 6'5" JR Vincennes, IN Transferred to Wabash 40 G 6'3" JR Newburgh, IN Transferred to Wabash
Incoming transfers
Evansville incoming transfersNameNumberPosHeightWeightYearHometownPrevious schoolYears remainingDate eligible 1 G 6'6" 190 RS Junior Rochester, MN SLCC 2 October 1, 2026 4 G 6'0" 180 Sophomore Evansville, IN Wabash 3 October 1, 2026 9 G 6'6" 195 Sophomore Ulm, Germany FAU 3 October 1, 2026 96 F 6'10" 200 Sophomore Roskilde, Denmark NIU 3 October 1, 2026
Recruiting classes
2026 recruiting class
2027 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition Season
!colspan=12 style=""|Non-Conference Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=""| Conference Regular Season
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