D2 Men's Basketball Colleges

176 D2 programs, and how many players each one loses after this season.

players leave a typical team: 4
lose a guard: 93%

2026-27 rosters, read September 29, 2026

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All 176 D2 schools

Most players leaving first. Players leaving are players in their last season on the 2026-27 roster.

We could read 176 of the 286 rosters on this list so far, so it is still filling in.

176 schools

Georgian
Lakewood, NJ
D2
11players leaving
Positions
Frostburg State
Frostburg, MD
D2
9players leaving
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Tampa
Tampa, FL
D2
9players leaving
Positions

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UA Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR
D2
9players leaving
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Young Harris
Young Harris, GA
D2
9players leaving
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Bluefield State
Bluefield, WV
D2
8players leaving
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Florida Southern
Lakeland, FL
D2
8players leaving
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Rockhurst
Kansas City, MO
D2
8players leaving
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South Dakota Mines
Rapid City, SD
D2
8players leaving
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Kentucky Wesleyan
Owensboro, KY
D2
7players leaving
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Lincoln Memorial
Harrogate, TN
D2
7players leaving
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MSU Moorhead
Moorhead, MN
D2
7players leaving
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Roosevelt
Chicago, IL
D2
7players leaving
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Saint Leo
Saint Leo, FL
D2
7players leaving
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UCCS
Colorado Springs, CO
D2
7players leaving
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West Chester
West Chester, PA
D2
7players leaving
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Black Hills State
Spearfish, SD
D2
6players leaving
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Catawba
Salisbury, NC
D2
6players leaving
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Chowan
Murfreesboro, NC
D2
6players leaving
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Colorado Christian
Lakewood, CO
D2
6players leaving
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Flagler
Saint Augustine, FL
D2
6players leaving
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Fort Lewis
Durango, CO
D2
6players leaving
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Hillsdale
Hillsdale, MI
D2
6players leaving
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Illinois-Springfied
Springfield, IL
D2
6players leaving
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Lake Erie
Painesville, OH
D2
6players leaving
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Lee
Cleveland, TN
D2
6players leaving
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Lenoir-Rhyne
Hickory, NC
D2
6players leaving
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Molloy
Rockville Centre, NY
D2
6players leaving
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Point Loma Nazarene
San Diego, CA
D2
6players leaving
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Rogers State
Claremore, OK
D2
6players leaving
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UT Tyler
Tyler, TX
D2
6players leaving
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Vanguard
Costa Mesa, CA
D2
6players leaving
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Virginia Union
Richmond, VA
D2
6players leaving
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Western New Mexico
Silver City, NM
D2
6players leaving
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Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK
D2
5players leaving
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Albany State
Albany, GA
D2
5players leaving
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Bemidji State
Bemidji, MN
D2
5players leaving
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Benedict
Columbia, SC
D2
5players leaving
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Cal Poly Pomona
Pomona, CA
D2
5players leaving
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Cal State San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
D2
5players leaving
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Central State
Wilberforce, OH
D2
5players leaving
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Central Washington
Ellensburg, WA
D2
5players leaving
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CS San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
D2
5players leaving
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CSU Pueblo
Pueblo, CO
D2
5players leaving
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Delta State
Cleveland, MS
D2
5players leaving
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Findlay
Findlay, OH
D2
5players leaving
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Henderson State
Arkadelphia, AR
D2
5players leaving
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Lynn
Boca Raton, FL
D2
5players leaving
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Malone
Canton, OH
D2
5players leaving
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Mansfield
Mansfield, PA
D2
5players leaving
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Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN
D2
5players leaving
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Minot State
Minot, ND
D2
5players leaving
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Newman
Wichita, KS
D2
5players leaving
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Northwestern Oklahoma State
Alva, OK
D2
5players leaving
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Nova Southeastern
Fort Lauderdale, FL
D2
5players leaving
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Rollins
Winter Park, FL
D2
5players leaving
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Saint Martin's
Lacey, WA
D2
5players leaving
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Simon Fraser
Burnaby, BC
D2
5players leaving
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Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD
D2
5players leaving
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Southern Arkansas
Magnolia, AR
D2
5players leaving
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Southwest Baptist
Bolivar, MO
D2
5players leaving
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St. Edward's
Austin, TX
D2
5players leaving
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SW Minnesota
Marshall, MN
D2
5players leaving
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Tiffin
Tiffin, OH
D2
5players leaving
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Tusculum
Greeneville, TN
D2
5players leaving
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UC Merced
Merced, CA
D2
5players leaving
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Upper Iowa
Fayette, IA
D2
5players leaving
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UT Permian Basin
Odessa, TX
D2
5players leaving
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American International
Springfield, MA
D2
4players leaving
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Barry
Miami, FL
D2
4players leaving
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Biola
La Mirada, CA
D2
4players leaving
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Cal State Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA
D2
4players leaving
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Cal State East Bay
Hayward, CA
D2
4players leaving
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Caldwell
Caldwell, NJ
D2
4players leaving
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Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
D2
4players leaving
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Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK
D2
4players leaving
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Chico State
Chico, CA
D2
4players leaving
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Clayton State
Morrow, GA
D2
4players leaving
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East Central
Ada, OK
D2
4players leaving
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Eckerd
Saint Petersburg, FL
D2
4players leaving
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Embry-Riddle
Daytona Beach, FL
D2
4players leaving
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Emory & Henry College
Emory, VA
D2
4players leaving
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Fairmont State
Fairmont, WV
D2
4players leaving
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Francis Marion
Florence, SC
D2
4players leaving
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Georgia College
Milledgeville, GA
D2
4players leaving
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Georgia Southwestern
Americus, GA
D2
4players leaving
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Goldey-Beacom
Wilmington, DE
D2
4players leaving
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Harding
Searcy, AR
D2
4players leaving
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Hawai'i Hilo
Hilo, HI
D2
4players leaving
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Hawai'i Pacific
Honolulu, HI
D2
4players leaving
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Jamestown
Jamestown, ND
D2
4players leaving
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Kentucky State
Frankfort, KY
D2
4players leaving
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King TN
Bristol, TN
D2
4players leaving
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Maryville-MO
St. Louis, MO
D2
4players leaving
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Menlo
Atherton, CA
D2
4players leaving
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Middle Georgia State
Macon, GA
D2
4players leaving
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Millersville
Millersville, PA
D2
4players leaving
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Minnesota State
Mankato, MN
D2
4players leaving
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Missouri Western
Saint Joseph, MO
D2
4players leaving
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Missouri-St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO
D2
4players leaving
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MSU Denver
Denver, CO
D2
4players leaving
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Northern Michigan
Marquette, MI
D2
4players leaving
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Northern State
Aberdeen, SD
D2
4players leaving
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Northwood
Midland, MI
D2
4players leaving
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Post
Waterbury, CT
D2
4players leaving
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San Francisco State
San Francisco, CA
D2
4players leaving
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Seattle Pacific
Seattle, WA
D2
4players leaving
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St. Cloud State
Saint Cloud, MN
D2
4players leaving
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Thomas More
Crestview Hills, KY
D2
4players leaving
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USC Aiken
Aiken, SC
D2
4players leaving
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Walsh
North Canton, OH
D2
4players leaving
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West Liberty
West Liberty, WV
D2
4players leaving
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Wingate
Wingate, NC
D2
4players leaving
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Adelphi
Garden City, NY
D2
3players leaving
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Bentley
Waltham, MA
D2
3players leaving
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT
D2
3players leaving
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Cal Poly Humboldt
Arcata, CA
D2
3players leaving
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Chaminade
Honolulu, HI
D2
3players leaving
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Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
D2
3players leaving
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Concordia-St. Paul
Saint Paul, MN
D2
3players leaving
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Converse
Spartanburg, SC
D2
3players leaving
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Daemen
Amherst, NY
D2
3players leaving
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Fort Hays State
Hays, KS
D2
3players leaving
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Fresno Pacific
Fresno, CA
D2
3players leaving
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Lake Superior State
Sault Ste. Marie, MI
D2
3players leaving
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Lubbock Christian
Lubbock, TX
D2
3players leaving
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Mercy
Dobbs Ferry, NY
D2
3players leaving
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Michigan Tech
Houghton, MI
D2
3players leaving
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Minnesota Crookston
Crookston, MN
D2
3players leaving
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Missouri Southern
Joplin, MO
D2
3players leaving
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North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA
D2
3players leaving
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Northwest Missouri
Maryville, MO
D2
3players leaving
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Northwest Nazarene
Nampa, ID
D2
3players leaving
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Palm Beach Atlantic
West Palm Beach, FL
D2
3players leaving
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Pittsburg State
Pittsburg, KS
D2
3players leaving
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Quincy
Quincy, IL
D2
3players leaving
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Regis
Denver, CO
D2
3players leaving
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Roberts Wesleyan
Rochester, NY
D2
3players leaving
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Southern Nazarene
Bethany, OK
D2
3players leaving
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Southern Wesleyan
Central, SC
D2
3players leaving
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Texas A&M International
Laredo, TX
D2
3players leaving
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UNC Pembroke
Pembroke, NC
D2
3players leaving
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UT Dallas
Richardson, TX
D2
3players leaving
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UVA Wise
Wise, VA
D2
3players leaving
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Wayne State
Detroit, MI
D2
3players leaving
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William Jessup
Rocklin, CA
D2
3players leaving
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William Jewell
Liberty, MO
D2
3players leaving
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Adams State
Alamosa, CO
D2
2players leaving
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Arkansas Tech
Russellville, AR
D2
2players leaving
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Arkansas-Monticello
Monticello, AR
D2
2players leaving
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Colorado Mesa
Grand Junction, CO
D2
2players leaving
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Dallas Baptist
Dallas, TX
D2
2players leaving
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Davenport
Grand Rapids, MI
D2
2players leaving
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Emporia State
Emporia, KS
D2
2players leaving
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Grand Valley State
Allendale, MI
D2
2players leaving
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McKendree
Lebanon, IL
D2
2players leaving
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Oklahoma Baptist
Shawnee, OK
D2
2players leaving
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Pitt-Johnstown
Johnstown, PA
D2
2players leaving
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Shepherd
Shepherdstown, WV
D2
2players leaving
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Southeastern Oklahoma State
Durant, OK
D2
2players leaving
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Truman State
Kirksville, MO
D2
2players leaving
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University of Mary
Bismarck, ND
D2
2players leaving
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UW Parkside
Kenosha, WI
D2
2players leaving
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Valdosta State
Valdosta, GA
D2
2players leaving
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Washburn
Topeka, KS
D2
2players leaving
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Winona State
Winona, MN
D2
2players leaving
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Ashland
Ashland, OH
D2
1player leaving
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Auburn Montgomery
Montgomery, AL
D2
1player leaving
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Cameron
Lawton, OK
D2
1player leaving
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Drury
Springfield, MO
D2
1player leaving
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Edward Waters
Jacksonville, FL
D2
1player leaving
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Indiana PA
Indiana, PA
D2
1player leaving
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Johnson C. Smith
Charlotte, NC
D2
1player leaving
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Mars Hill
Mars Hill, NC
D2
1player leaving
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North Greenville
Tigerville, SC
D2
1player leaving
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Stanislaus State
Turlock, CA
D2
1player leaving
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How many D2 men's basketball teams are there?

NextCommit's coach data lists 286 NCAA Division II men's basketball programs for 2026-27. This page shows the 176 whose 2026-27 rosters we could read in full on September 29, 2026.

How many players does a D2 men's basketball program lose each year?

The typical D2 men's basketball program on this list has 4 players in their last season on its 2026-27 roster. Guards are the most common opening: 93% of these programs lose at least one, then forwards at 82%.

What does "players leaving" mean?

Players in their last season on the college's 2026-27 roster page: seniors, graduate students and fifth-year players at four-year schools, and sophomores at junior colleges. Redshirt marks do not change the count. Their spots open for recruits who start college in 2027.

Does a player leaving mean an open scholarship?

No. It means a roster spot the coaches have to refill, with high school recruits, transfers or walk-ons. How much athletic aid comes with a spot depends on the level, and Division III schools give none. Some players also get an extra year through a waiver.

Which positions does each school need?

That is Roster Needs, part of NextCommit Pro. It shows the positions each school is losing and filters your coach list to the programs that need your position. This page shows each school's total only.

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How often is this data updated?

NextCommit reads college roster pages twice a year, after fall and spring rosters are posted. This page shows the September 29, 2026 read of 2026-27 rosters. Schools we could not read in full join the list when a later read passes.

How we got these numbers

We read each college's own roster page on September 29, 2026. Players leaving are players in their last season on the 2026-27 roster: seniors, graduate students and fifth-year players at four-year schools, and sophomores at junior colleges. Redshirt marks don't change the count.

This list shows 176 of the 286 programs in NextCommit's coach data (62%). Schools whose roster we couldn't read in full aren't listed yet. We call a list complete when we can read at least 75% of its rosters.

Divisions are for the 2026-27 season. Saint Francis (PA) is listed in Division III, where it moved in 2026-27.

A player leaving is a spot to refill, not a scholarship offer. Coaches also fill spots from the transfer portal, some players get an extra year, and a roster page can lag behind the team. Use the numbers to decide where to look, then ask the coach.

Last updated November 3, 2026.

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D2 Men's Basketball Colleges

All 176 D2 schools

Georgian

Frostburg State

Tampa

UA Fort Smith

Young Harris

Bluefield State

Florida Southern

Rockhurst

South Dakota Mines

Kentucky Wesleyan

Lincoln Memorial

MSU Moorhead

Roosevelt

Saint Leo

UCCS

West Chester

Black Hills State

Catawba

Chowan

Colorado Christian

Flagler

Fort Lewis

Hillsdale

Illinois-Springfied

Lake Erie

Lee

Lenoir-Rhyne

Molloy

Point Loma Nazarene

Rogers State

UT Tyler

Vanguard

Virginia Union

Western New Mexico

Alaska Fairbanks

Albany State

Bemidji State

Benedict

Cal Poly Pomona

Cal State San Marcos

Central State

Central Washington

CS San Bernardino

CSU Pueblo

Delta State

Findlay

Henderson State

Lynn

Malone

Mansfield

Minnesota Duluth

Minot State

Newman

Northwestern Oklahoma State

Nova Southeastern

Rollins

Saint Martin's

Simon Fraser

Sioux Falls

Southern Arkansas

Southwest Baptist

St. Edward's

SW Minnesota

Tiffin

Tusculum

UC Merced

Upper Iowa

UT Permian Basin

American International

Barry

Biola

Cal State Dominguez Hills

Cal State East Bay

Caldwell

Central Missouri

Central Oklahoma

Chico State

Clayton State