College Basketball · MVC · 2026-27
Evansville Purple Aces
2-0 · Coach David Ragland
Power Rankings
Who is best right now.
-13.3points per 100 possessions vs an average D-I team
Last week: -13.1 (#303)
Preseason: #303
Full Power Rankings → Compare to another teamRating breakdown
Adjusted for every opponent and home court. Power = offense minus defense.
Projected record
9-22
- Conference record
- 4-16
- Conference title
- 0%
- Outright title
- 0%
- Luck
- +0.6
Actual results so far plus the rest of the seasonplayed out 10,000 times with the win chance for each game (non-Division I opponents count as 97% wins). The title is the regular-season crown; conference tournaments aren't included. Later rounds of holiday tournaments are added once the opponent is known.
Why #303 in the preseason
What the computer saw going in
- →Last season: #303 in the country (-13.5), 7-25.
- →32% of last season's minutes are back.
- →2 transfers in, led by Gustav Winther (Northern Illinois, 8.1 ppg), Max Langenfeld (Florida Atlantic, 3.5 ppg). Transfers moving up a level are counted cautiously.
- →1 ranked freshman: Caden Symons (#340).
- →Lost Leif Moeller (10.8 ppg, now at UTEP), Joshua Hughes (9.3 ppg, now at USC), Alex Hemenway (6.7 ppg).
The preseason rating counts for about five games, then real results take over.
Teams like Evansville
The closest matches across all 365 Division I teams, based on the current ratings.
This season
Everyone who has played, most minutes first: per-game numbers from the box scores, updated after every game.
| Player | G · GS | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ CaseyF · Senior · #742 ranked | 2 · 2 | 36.5 | 19.0 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 48.1 (13-27) | 45.5 (5-11) | 70.0 (7-10) |
| Bryce QuinetG · Sophomore · #2245 ranked | 2 · 2 | 36.0 | 16.5 | 2.5 | 9.0 | 32.3 (10-31) | 21.4 (3-14) | 90.9 (10-11) |
| Makuei RiekG · Junior · #3705 ranked | 2 · 2 | 30.0 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 26.3 (5-19) | 33.3 (4-12) | 100.0 (2-2) |
| Max LangenfeldG · Sophomore · #2213 ranked | 2 · 2 | 28.5 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 41.2 (7-17) | 42.9 (6-14) | — (0-0) |
| Caden SymonsG · Freshman · #2781 ranked | 2 · 0 | 26.5 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 46.2 (6-13) | 44.4 (4-9) | 33.3 (1-3) |
| Aaron GutmanG · Freshman · #3885 ranked | 2 · 0 | 19.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 50.0 (3-6) | 0.0 (0-3) | 33.3 (2-6) |
| James Dyson-MerweF · Sophomore · #3174 ranked | 2 · 2 | 16.5 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 75.0 (6-8) | — (0-0) | 0.0 (0-1) |
| JR KemmG · Freshman | 2 · 0 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 (2-4) | 50.0 (1-2) | 0.0 (0-2) |
| Gustav WintherF · Sophomore · #2084 ranked | 2 · 0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 100.0 (1-1) | — (0-0) | 83.3 (5-6) |
| Luke EllspermannG · Sophomore | 1 · 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 (0-1) | 0.0 (0-1) | — (0-0) |
| Bryce RennF · Freshman | 1 · 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 (1-2) | — (0-0) | — (0-0) |
| Jake GenschawF · Freshman | 1 · 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — (0-0) | — (0-0) | — (0-0) |
| Yannick PinasF · Freshman | 1 · 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — (0-0) | — (0-0) | — (0-0) |
Projected rotation
The preseason model's minutes projection for each player with a track record (college stats or a recruiting rank), most minutes first. Players without one aren't projected here; This season above lists everyone who has played.
| Player | How he got here | Proj. min | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|
| AJ CaseyF · Senior |  Returning | 29 | 13.5 pts · 5.9 reb · 2 ast |
| Bryce QuinetG · Sophomore | Returning | 25 | 8.7 pts · 2.1 reb · 2.4 ast |
| Gustav WintherF · Sophomore |  Transfer from Northern Illinois | 19 | 8.1 pts · 4.2 reb · 0.9 ast |
| Max LangenfeldG · Sophomore |  Transfer from Florida Atlantic | 14 | 3.5 pts · 0.9 reb · 0.5 ast |
| James Dyson-MerweF · Sophomore | Returning | 11 | 2.3 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.9 ast |
| Caden SymonsG · Freshman | Freshman · #340 recruit | 8 | — |
Gone from last season: Leif Moeller (10.8 ppg, to 
UTEP), Joshua Hughes (9.3 ppg, to 
USC), Alex Hemenway (6.7 ppg), Keishon Porter (6.9 ppg), Connor Turnbull (11.6 ppg, to 
Utah State), Trent Hundley (5.2 ppg)
Roster
Everyone on this season's roster, with this season's numbers for anyone who has played. Names link to player pages, ranked players first.
| # | Player | How he got here | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | This season | Last season | Rank · Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | AJ Casey | Returning | F | Senior | 6-9 · 225 | Chicago, IL | 19.0 pts · 8.0 reb · 3.5 ast (2 G) | 13.5 pts · 5.9 reb · 2.0 ast (32 G) | #742 · +0.61 |
| 96 | Gustav Winther | Transfer from Northern Illinois | F | Sophomore | 6-10 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 3.5 pts · 0.5 reb · 0.0 ast (2 G) | 8.1 pts · 4.2 reb · 0.9 ast (30 G) | #2084 · -0.15 |
| 9 | Max Langenfeld | Transfer from Florida Atlantic | G | Sophomore | 6-6 · 195 | Ulm, Germany | 10.0 pts · 4.5 reb · 1.5 ast (2 G) | 3.5 pts · 0.9 reb · 0.5 ast (16 G) | #2213 · -0.20 |
| 0 | Bryce Quinet | Returning | G | Sophomore | 6-3 | Scottsdale, AZ | 16.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 9.0 ast (2 G) | 8.7 pts · 2.1 reb · 2.4 ast (32 G) | #2245 · -0.21 |
| 24 | Caden Symons | Freshman | G | Freshman | 6-4 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 8.5 pts · 4.0 reb · 2.5 ast (2 G) | — | #2781 · -0.41 |
| 13 | James Dyson-Merwe | Returning | F | Sophomore | 6-11 | Sydney, NSW | 6.0 pts · 3.5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 G) | 2.3 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.9 ast (21 G) | #3174 · -0.56 |
| 1 | Makuei Riek | New to Division I | G | Junior | 6-6 · 170 | Rochester, MN | 8.0 pts · 6.5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 G) | — | #3705 · -0.80 |
| 33 | Aaron Gutman | Freshman | G | Freshman | 6-7 | Walton, KY | 4.0 pts · 1.5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 G) | — | #3885 · -0.88 |
| 32 | Bryce Renn | Freshman | F | Freshman | 6-10 | Terre Haute, IN | 2.0 pts · 1.0 reb · 0.0 ast (1 G) | — | Not ranked yet |
| 6 | David Nejezchleb | Freshman | F | Freshman | 6-8 | Brno, Czech Republic | Hasn't played | — | Not ranked yet |
| 5 | JR Kemm | Freshman | G | Freshman | 6-4 | Lausanne, Switzerland | 2.5 pts · 1.0 reb · 0.0 ast (2 G) | — | Not ranked yet |
| 8 | Jake Genschaw | Freshman | F | Freshman | 6-6 | Boulder, CO | 0.0 pts · 0.0 reb · 0.0 ast (1 G) | — | Not ranked yet |
| 3 | Rafayel Masumyan | Freshman | G | Freshman | 6-7 | Los Angeles, CA | Hasn't played | — | Not ranked yet |
| 7 | Yannick Pinas | Freshman | F | Freshman | 7-0 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 0.0 pts · 0.0 reb · 0.0 ast (1 G) | — | Not ranked yet |
| 4 | Luke Ellspermann | New to Division I | G | Sophomore | 6-0 | Evansville, IN | 0.0 pts · 1.0 reb · 1.0 ast (1 G) | — | Not ranked yet |
Schedule
Projected scores and win chances come from the current ratings and update every morning.
| Nov 2 | vsIndiana-Kokomo(non-D1) | W80-70Box score → |
| Nov 7 |  vsSouthern Indiana | W78-76Box score → |
| Still to play · computer projections | ||
| Nov 10 |  atMiddle Tennessee | Projected 67-75EVAN: 25% to winEvansville: 25% to win Compare |
| Nov 14 |  vsMiami (OH) | Projected 70-83EVAN: 13% to winEvansville: 13% to win Compare |
| Nov 17 |  vsLe Moyne | Projected 77-73EVAN: 62% to winEvansville: 62% to win Compare |
| Nov 22 |  atMemphis | Projected 65-88EVAN: 2% to winEvansville: 2% to win Compare |
| Nov 24 |  atMissouri | Projected 62-89EVAN: 1% to winEvansville: 1% to win Compare |
| Nov 30 |  vsChicago State | Projected 75-69EVAN: 68% to winEvansville: 68% to win Compare |
| Dec 5 |  vsWestern Kentucky | Projected 69-79EVAN: 20% to winEvansville: 20% to win Compare |
| Dec 8 |  atBall State | Projected 64-72EVAN: 24% to winEvansville: 24% to win Compare |
| Dec 11 | vsBrescia(non-D1) | Upcoming |
| Dec 15 |  vsDrakeConference | Projected 71-78EVAN: 28% to winEvansville: 28% to win Compare |
| Dec 22 |  atValparaisoConference | Projected 64-78EVAN: 10% to winEvansville: 10% to win Compare |
| Dec 29 |  vsIllinois StateConference | Projected 67-80EVAN: 14% to winEvansville: 14% to win Compare |
| Jan 2 |  atNorthern IowaConference | Projected 65-80EVAN: 11% to winEvansville: 11% to win Compare |
| Jan 5 |  vsIndiana StateConference | Projected 72-75EVAN: 39% to winEvansville: 39% to win Compare |
| Jan 9 |  atMurray StateConference | Projected 69-88EVAN: 5% to winEvansville: 5% to win Compare |
| Jan 12 |  vsBelmontConference | Projected 68-80EVAN: 16% to winEvansville: 16% to win Compare |
| Jan 16 |  vsUICConference | Projected 65-80EVAN: 11% to winEvansville: 11% to win Compare |
| Jan 18 |  atSouthern IllinoisConference | Projected 71-81EVAN: 19% to winEvansville: 19% to win Compare |
| Jan 21 |  atBradleyConference | Projected 67-75EVAN: 23% to winEvansville: 23% to win Compare |
| Jan 24 | vsNorthern IowaConference | Projected 68-77EVAN: 24% to winEvansville: 24% to win Compare |
| Jan 30 | atIndiana StateConference | Projected 69-78EVAN: 21% to winEvansville: 21% to win Compare |
| Feb 3 | vsBradleyConference | Projected 70-72EVAN: 42% to winEvansville: 42% to win Compare |
| Feb 6 | atDrakeConference | Projected 68-81EVAN: 13% to winEvansville: 13% to win Compare |
| Feb 9 | vsMurray StateConference | Projected 72-84EVAN: 14% to winEvansville: 14% to win Compare |
| Feb 12 | atBelmontConference | Projected 65-83EVAN: 6% to winEvansville: 6% to win Compare |
| Feb 15 | vsValparaisoConference | Projected 67-75EVAN: 23% to winEvansville: 23% to win Compare |
| Feb 18 | atUICConference | Projected 62-83EVAN: 4% to winEvansville: 4% to win Compare |
| Feb 21 | atIllinois StateConference | Projected 64-83EVAN: 5% to winEvansville: 5% to win Compare |
| Feb 28 | vsSouthern IllinoisConference | Projected 74-78EVAN: 37% to winEvansville: 37% to win Compare |
MVC standings
| # | Team | Conf | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UIC | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Murray State | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Belmont | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Valparaiso | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Drake | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Evansville | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Illinois State | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Northern Iowa | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Southern Illinois | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Indiana State | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 11 | Bradley | 0-0 | 1-1 |