UAlbany Men’s Basketball Picked Sixth in America East For the 2026-27 Season

The UAlbany men’s basketball team has been select to finish sixth in the 2026-27 America East preseason poll.

The Great Danes are coming off an 11-21 season and a quarterfinal loss to Vermont in the America East playoffs.

Head coach Dwayne Killings is entering his sixth season and the squad is planning for a roster reconstruction.

UAlbany has undergone a lot of changes this off season. Eleven players departed from the program, while 11 new players arrived.

The newcomers are overseas recruits, junior college entrants and Division I transfers.

Zacharie Matulu is one of the big returns but the 6-5 guard averaged 9.9 points and 5.7 rebounds last season but emerged as a key two-way player. He will add experience to a group of new faces.

The Great Danes also signed highly touted freshman guard Tyler Jones who is expected to push for a key position.

Also joining the updated roster are Canadian guard Ollie Engen and Portuguese guard Pedro Santos.

UAlbany opens at home against Rhode Island College on Nov 2 to begin the 2026-27 campaign.

Road games at Syracuse and Penn State are also on the schedule and will be early challenges for the team.

America East action begins versus Bryant on Jan 7 The Great Danes also play Binghamton, NJIT, UMBC, New Hampshire, Maine, UMass Lowell and Vermont.

The preseason rating gives UAlbany a clear aim as the team hopes to build upon last season and push for a better spot in the conference.