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Ultimate Guide
Every Australian in NCAAM basketball in 2026-27
Tristan Devers attacks the rim for the Brisbane Bullets during their Round 15 clash with the Perth Wildcats at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on January 1, 2026. Photo: Russell Freeman/Getty Images
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List of Australian men playing in NCAA Division 1 basketball in 2026-27
- Every Australian in the NCAA Women's basketball in 2025-26
- Latest News: Read more about Aussies in NCAA
- Every Australian player in the 2026 Transfer Portal
More than 60 Australian men are expected to play NCAA Division I basketball during the 2026–27 season, with Australians represented across national championship contenders, Power Four conferences and mid-major programs throughout the United States.
The 2026–27 season shapes as another significant year for Australian men’s basketball in the NCAA system, headlined by Florida Gators 2025 national champion Alex Condon again staying in college for his senior season.
Australian transfer movement remains one of the major storylines entering the season, with more than 20 Australians either transferring schools or entering the NCAA transfer portal across all class years.
Fordham Rams, Saint Mary’s Gaels and Oklahoma State Cowboys are among the programs featuring multiple Australians in 2026–27, while Melbourne continues to produce one of the strongest Australian talent pipelines into NCAA basketball.
This page is basketball.com.au’s ongoing tracker of Australians playing NCAA Division I men’s basketball during the 2026–27 season and will be updated throughout the year as rosters, transfers and freshman signings are confirmed.
For transparency, basketball.com.au has advanced returning players from their 2025–26 classifications into their projected 2026–27 class years.
If a player is missing from the list or details require updating, email info@basketball.com.au.
🎓 Seniors in 2026-27
- TRANSFER PORTAL – Achor Achor – Mississippi State: 2.06m Senior Guard from Melbourne (Fifth-year Senior)
- Alex Condon – Florida: 2.11m Forward from Perth
- Angok Anyang – Alabama A&M: 2.06m Forward from Adelaide (Transfer — new school unknown)
- Bol Dengdit – University of Hawai'i: 2.11m Forward from Melbourne (Transferred from UC San Diego)
- Delang Muon – Southern Jaguars: 2.06m Forward from Frankston
- Joshua Hughes – USC: 2.08m Forward from Brisbane (Transferred from Evansville)
- Luca Ace-Nasteski – Harvard: 2.08m Forward from Manly
- TRANSFER PORTAL – Marshal Destremau – UT Rio Grande Valley: 2.06m Forward from Perth
- Nate Deer – Canisius (5th-year Senior). (Transferred from Oakland)
- Noah Pagotto – Northern Kentucky: 2.01m Forward from Wollongong (Transferred East Texas A&M)
- Rex Sterling – Jacksonville: 2.03m Forward from Melbourne (Transferred from Wofford)
- Stephen Olowoniyi – Oregon State: 2.03m Forward from Melbourne (Transfer from Southern Indiana)
- Tasman Goodrick – Syracuse Orange: 2.06m Forward from Sydney (Transferred from Siena Saints)
- Yaak Yaak – Oklahoma State: 2.11m Centre from Adelaide (Transfer from D2 Colorado Mesa and then Oregon)
🎓 Juniors in 2026-27
- Amarco Doyle – New Mexico State Aggies: Forward from Queensland
- Austin Rapp – Wisconsin: 2.08m Forward from Melbourne
- TRANSFER PORTAL – Ben Tweedy – Colgate University: 1.88m Guard from Southport
- Carlin Briggs – Portland Pilots: 2.01m Guard from Melbourne
- Chol Machot – Georgetown: 2.13m Centre from Melbourne (Transferred from Charleston)
- Clayton Jewell – South East Missouri: Forward from Darwin (Transferred from Division II)
- Fraser Roxburgh – Washington State Cougars: Forward from Melbourne (Transferred from Manhattan)
- Isaiah Walter – UMass: 1.98m Guard from Central Coast
- Jack Whitbourn – Fordham: 2.08m Centre from Melbourne (Transfer from UC Riverside)
- James O'Donnell – Portland: 2.06m Forward from Sydney
- Josh Ibukunoluwa – Bradley: 2.08m Forward from Perth (Transferred from High Point)
- Joshua Dent – Saint Mary's: 1.91m Guard from Wollongong
- Kiir Kuany – Ohio Bobcats: 2.06m Forward from Melbourne
- Lachlan Brewer – Idaho State: 1.98m Guard from Launceston
- Rory Hawke – Saint Mary's: 1.96m Guard from Townsville
- Will Mortimore – Charleston: 2.07m Forward from Maitland
🎓 Sophomores in 2026-27
- Abass Bodija – Fordham: 2.08m Forward from Brisbane (Transfer from UC Riverside)
- Ben Waller – UC Riverside: 1.96m Guard
- Emmett Adair – George Mason University: 2.03m Forward (Transferred from Loyola Chicago)
- Ethan Elliott – Northern Kentucky: 1.85m Guard
- Frank Oguche – Charlotte: 2.01m (Wing/Forward)
- Harry Beauchamp – Central Arkansas:
- Henry Lau - Pittsburgh: 1.98m Forward
- Jacob Furphy – Boston College: 1.98m Guard (Transferred from UConn)
- James Dyson Merwe – Evansville: Forward
- Jesse Macintosh – William and Mary: Guard (Transferred from South Dakota)
- Joel Foxwell – Arizona State: Guard (Transferred from Portland Pilots)
- Luke Fennell – Saint Mary's: 1.94m Guard (Transferred from Syracuse)
- Patrick Darcy – East Carolina: 1.94m Guard from South Australia
- RJ Greer - UNGC: Guard (Transferred from Davidson)
- Roman Siulepa – Ole Miss: 2.0m Forward (Transferred from Pitt Panthers)
- Roor Akhuar – Fordham: 2.0m Forward
- Truman Byrne – Lipscomb: 2.08m Forward from Melbourne (Transferred from Central Arkansas):
- Xavier Istomin-Monroe – Detroit Mercy: 2.16m Centre from Sydney, NSW
🎓 Freshman in 2026-27
- Ajak Nyoun – Arizona State: 2.08m forward from the Basketball Centre of Excellence.
- Akoldah Gak – Oklahoma: 2.11m power forward from Sydney, NSW (Signed from the G League Capital City Go-Gos)
- Alex Dickeson – University of Colorado: 1.91m guard from the CoE.
- Austin Foxwell – Portland Pilots: 1.87m guard from Melbourne
- Campbell Blogg – Northern Colorado: 1.94m guard from Melbourne
- Che Brogan – Ohio: 1.95m guard from Melbourne, Victoria
- Goc Malual – University of Colorado: 2.03m forward
- Henry Sewell – Portland Pilots: 2.09m forward from CoE.
- Isaac Riddle – Wisconsin Badgers: 2.03m forward from CoE.
- Jasraj Gill – Lafayette College: 2.0m guard from Queensland.
- Malik Davis – Davidson: 1.94m Guard from Geelong United
- Marcus Vaughns – Arizona State University: 1.96m Guard (Transferred from LSU)
- Owen Foxwell – Wisconsin Badgers: 1.88m guard from Melbourne, Victoria.
- Tristan Devers – Washington Huskies: 1.91m guard from Melbourne via Brisbane Bullets
Division II
- Ryder Cheesman – UT Ryder: Guard. (Transferred from Missouri)
🎓 Australian Seniors that graduated in 2025-26
- Anthony Dell'Orso – Arizona Wildcats: 1.98m Senior Guard from Melbourne
- Caleb Van De Griend – Idaho State Bengals: 2.03m Senior from Bridgeton, WA
- Greg Spurgin – Bowling Green: 2.01m Senior Forward from Toowoomba
- Harry Rouhliadeff – University of Hawaii, Senior 2.06m Forward from Brisbane
- Harry Wessels – Saint Mary's: 2.16m Senior Centre from Boddington
- Jayden Stone – Missouri Tigers: 1.93m Guard from Perth
- Joseph Locandro – Maryland Eastern; 2.0m Senior Forward from Melbourne.
- Lewis Rowe – Incarnate Word Cardinals; 2.08m Senior Centre from Adelaide.
- Max Mackinnon – LSU: 1.98m Senior Guard from Brisbane (Transfer from Portland)
- Nate Deer – Oakland Golden Bears: 2.06m Senior Forward from Adelaide
- Oscar Cluff – Purdue: 2.11m Senior Centre from Sunshine Coast (Transfer from South Dakota State)
- Riley Parker – Portland: 1.88m Senior Guard from Mandurah (Transfer from St. Francis PA)
- Will Johnston – Richmond: 1.88m Senior Guard from Sydney (Transfer from LMU)
🎓 Australian Seniors that graduated in 2024-25
- Cameron Huefner – Sam Houston: 2.03m, 104kg Senior Forward from Adelaide, Australia
- Daniel Foster – Nevada: 1.98m, 97kg Senior Guard from Melbourne, Australia
- Elias Cato – Central Arkansas: 2.06m, 99kg Senior Forward from Queensland, Australia
- Harrison Hornery – USC: 2.08m, 105kg Senior Forward from Toowoomba, Australia
- Hunter Jack Madden – Abilene Christian: 1.88m, 86kg Senior Guard from Sydney, Australia
- Jaron Rillie – North Colorado: 1.91m, 83kg Senior Guard from Sydney, Australia
- Kobe Williamson – Seattle U Redhawks: 2.03m, 111kg Senior Forward from Melbourne, Australia
- Lieb Yat – Southern Miss: 2.13m Senior Centre from Melbourne
- Louis Bleechmore – Fairfield: 2.01m, 92kg Senior Guard from Sydney, Australia
- Mawot Mag – BYU: 2.01m, 97kg Senior Forward from Melbourne, Australia
- Oscar Berry – North Florida: 1.96m, 90kg Senior Guard from Melbourne, Australia
- Oscar Cluff – South Dakota State: 2.11m, 117kg Senior Center from Sunshine Coast, Australia
- Reyne Smith – Louisville: 1.88m, 86kg Senior Guard from Ulverstone, Australia
- Ryan Rapp – Hawaii: 1.96m, 83kg Senior Guard from Melbourne, Australia
- Tuburu Naivalurua – Oakland: 1.98m, 108kg Senior Forward from Sydney, Australia
- Tyler Fearne – Charlotte 49ers: Now an assistant coach with the Charleston Cougars.
About the List Manager
Peter Brown is the head coach of the Sydney Comets Women’s Youth League team in the Waratah Basketball League in NSW. He is also the assistant coach for the Comets NBL1 women’s team in the NBL East Conference. Peter is a 30-year journalist, starting as a sports reporter at the NT News in the early 1990s. He played junior basketball for the Northern Territory at national championships from U16 to U20 and for the Territory’s senior men’s team at numerous international tournaments. Peter has been a basketball fan since the early 80s, especially the NBA. Basketball is his passion — and his opinions his own.
Email peter.brown@basketball.com.au with feedback or additions.
