Rosters are changing more than ever and that can make following college basketball a challenge. To help you get set for the 2026-27 season, we are going to do a breakdown of all the incoming transfer classes to the SEC to help you get a picture of what to expect in the league and learn some new names that are going to have a major impact. The SEC continues to be one of the best-funded leagues in the country and that means attracting the best talent, and there are a lot of names you’ll need to know. There are a lot of names, so this series will be broken up into multiple parts.
It should also be noted that there could still be activity with 5th year eligibility guys and though some who have announced their intention to commit may be mentioned, these players may not be included as we wait to see exactly the situation.
If you haven’t yet read part two, you can do so here.
Here is part three:
Ole Miss
Adam “Budd” Clark (Seton Hall)
Roman Siulepa (Pittsburgh)
Stefan Cicic (Pepperdine)
Santiago Trouet (Arizona State)
Christian Brown (James Madison)
Dasear Haskins (Saint Joseph’s)
Without the dollars of a lot of SEC competitors the Rebels are trusting their evaluations. Budd Clark is probably the biggest name after averaging 12.7 points and 4.9 assists in what ended up being a better season for Seton Hall than anyone expected. Clark initially transferred from Merrimack where he was a key piece, and notably Clark has now played in 99 college basketball games and has started in every single one of them. Listed at 5’10” and 155 pounds, Clark faced questions about if he was physically ready for the SEC and we’ll find out.
Roman Siulepa is a power wing at 6’6” and 220 who averaged 10 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. There is nothing sexy about how this guy plays, but he works extremely hard and wills himself to production.
Stefan Cicic hasn’t been all that productive in college but he’s a massive frame at 7’0” and 260 pounds.
Santiago Trouet is another frontcourt addition, and having started at Arizona State and averaging 8.1 points and 6.1 rebounds at 6’10” and 220 he should play a big role.
Both Christian Brown and Dasear Haskins are 6’8” forwards, with Brown being more of a project and Haskins being a projected rotation player after averaging 11.1 points and 6.4 rebounds in the Atlantic Ten.
South Carolina
Kory Mincy (George Mason)
Aleksas Bieliauskas (Wisconsin)
Davion Hannah (Alabama)
Camden Heide (Texas)
Jakub Necas (Duquesne)
Shane Blakeney (Drexel)
South Carolina got some sneaky good names from different levels of the sport, starting with Kory Mincy at George Mason who averaged 14.3 points and 2.9 assists for a team that had an excellent season. A scoring combo guard, Mincy’s 39% stroke from deep could be extremely valuable for the Gamecocks.
Shane Blakeney was another solid mid-major scorer with 14.2 points and 5.1 rebounds at Drexel, and at 6’5” he’ll bring a bit more size to the perimeter.
Aleksas Bieliauskas had a good freshman season at Wisconsin though he didn’t play many minutes, and South Carolina likely got some very good value on this skilled 6’10”, 235 pound center with shooting and passing ability. Watch for a bit of breakout potential here.
It was clear that South Carolina was looking to improve their three-point shooting and the biggest strategy in doing so was landing Cam Heide. The 6’7” wing doesn’t do much other than let it fly from deep, but after proving his ability as a spacer at Purdue he shot 45% from deep with Texas.
Davion Hannah and Jacob Necas are development pieces that South Carolina liked during the high school recruiting cycle, and they’ll look for value at their second spots.
LSU
Divine Ugochukwu (Michigan State)
Abdi Bashir (Kansas State)
Mouhamed Dioubate (Kentucky)
Austin Nunez (UTSA)
As you may have already heard, LSU largely went all-in on international pro players and therefore didn’t spend as much time on the portal, though he was still able to add some interesting pieces.
Mouhamed Dioubate has played at Alabama and Kentucky now and been an interesting wing piece with size at 6’7”, with his lack of three-point shooting being the only clear limiter. Abdi Bashir was a big piece in the portal last year from Monmouth, and after proving himself with 13.2 points per game at Kansas State LSU feels more than comfortable sliding the 6’7” wing into the rotation.
Divine Ugochukwu is known for his defense in the backcourt while also providing some excellent catch and shoot game hitting 44% of his threes. He’s not going to provide much playmaking or driving ability, but he’ll knock down shots and then guard on the other end.
Auburn
Thomas Dowd (Troy)
Adam Olsen (South Alabama)
Owen Freeman (Creighton)
George Kimble (Vanderbilt)
Bukky Oboye (Santa Clara)
Thomas Dowd leads the way as one of the most impressive players from the Sun Belt. The 6’8”, 225 forward averaged 14.4 points and 10.1 rebounds per game playing much bigger than his listed height while also showing some ability to knock down threes. Joining him in the shooting frontcourt category is Adam Olsen, a remarkable story as he came from the Canadian university system before transferring to South Alabama where he averaged 16.7 points while hitting 40% from three. At 6’8” and 225 pounds, he and Dowd will be some skilled slightly undersized forwards bringing shooting.
Creighton’s Owen Freeman will bring the conventional size. The 6’10”, 230 pound center started his career at Iowa and averaged 16.7 points a game before going to Creighton where things did not go as well, and Auburn is hoping they’ll get him back to 2024-25 form.
Bukky Oboye is a 7’1”, 200 pound project big who has shown some movement abilities, averaging 7.8 points and 4.1 rebounds last season for Santa Clara.
George Kimble is another player Auburn is hoping can return to 2024-25 form. The 6’2” guard averaged 18.0 points per game at Eastern Kentucky before transferring to Vanderbilt where he was going to redshirt and rehabilitate a knee injury, and he chose to leave before actually playing a game there.
That was part three, keep an eye out for part four coming in the next few days.