2023 Portal Transfers

[Jay Bee]

Presumably would have to sit a year, right?

No. Expects to graduate. Play one year, immediately (Sat Covid year, has already played 3 non Covid seasons).

Problem is he left Texas one game into year 2. Shaka had sat him. Wouldn't think this could be a match.

[DoctorV]

Intrigued

Why, because he's the perfect Ben Gold replacement? 😂

[panda]

staff related swing and a miss for Cooley

https://twitter.com/tiptonedits/status/1642936406757589011?s=46&t=el-XnIMOEDcxAw3lmg3L5A

[Uncle Rico]

Why, because he's the perfect Ben Gold replacement? 😂

Gold's gone ☹️

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Gold's gone ☹️

Is this for real or just some inside joke?

[goldeneagle91114]

Is this for real or just some inside joke?

It's a joke. there has not been any information (to date) that would lead people to think that Gold is leaving. If anything Gold should want to at least stay long enough to see what OMax is doing. If he some how ends up getting drafted, Gold's table would be set for signifiant minutes next year.

[MU62]

Jokes are for jokers!

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Is this for real or just some inside joke?

It's "shtick".

[onepost]

Cryer and Abmas in the portal.  So many big names moving.

[Uncle Rico]

It's "shtick".

Crean sucks.

[Uncle Rico]

Cryer and Abmas in the portal.  So many big names moving.

Wonder if Cryer is a Jerome Tang guy?

Abmas follow his coach? 

[Stretchdeltsig]

I love Ben Gold's upside. I said it on scoop last year that Ben is the coming of the next Bill Walton. I truly believe he will be a great Warrior.

[WhiteTrash]

I love Ben Gold's upside. I said it on scoop last year that Ben is the coming of the next Bill Walton. I truly believe he will be a great Warrior.

Looking forward to Gold doing color commentary on ESPN stoned out of his mind and with a great Kiwi accent.

Who's better on TV drunk Harry Carry (RIP) or stoned Bill Walton?

[brewcity77]

Presumably would have to sit a year, right?

Even if he wasn't a grad, he pretty much sat out 2020-21, so he'd likely be immediately eligible because he sat for his first transfer.

[4everwarriors]

Crean sucks.

Damn wright he duz, aina?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Who's better on TV drunk Harry Carry (RIP) or stoned Bill Walton?

FIFY. No need to be redundant

[WhiteTrash]

FIFY. No need to be redundant

LOL. Thank you.

Can we get Walton to pronounce players names backwards? Always a Harry Carey favorite of mine.

[moomoo]

Russel Tchewa

[MU82]

Why is anyone surprised that MU is quiet on the transfers? Outside Aly Khalifa as an emergency Oso replacement, no one really makes sense for this team. (evanmiya has Khalifa as the 9th best player in the portal, 6th best center.) The entire top  of the portal is Point Guard and Center heavy.

The staff doesn't want wing transfers who will be worse than Joplin or Gold next year. That's bad for team chemistry.

Their are two Wing/forwards worth it in my opinion. Chris Ledlum and Darrion Williams. Both have a zero percent chance of coming to Marquette unless OMax leaves for the draft today.

There is no one in the transfer portal who could slightly attempt to replace Omax better than our bench already.

Agree with all of this.

I've got buddies who text me every time somebody hits the portal, and they were especially all over Dickinson. When I told them that, strange as it may seem, Shaka probably wouldn't be interested in Dickinson because of the way Shaka wants to play, and Dickinson wouldn't be interested at all because there wouldn't be minutes for him, they thought that sounded insane.

If O-Max, Oso, Gold and Joplin stay, our main need will be a big who is willing to play 10-20 minutes depending on foul trouble/game situations. Some games, he'd get even fewer minutes than that. A second transfer-portal option would be a shooter, but again to play over whom?

We were a top-10 team this season, we're ranked in most too early top-5s for next season (assuming everyone's back), and we're bringing in good recruits.

Two years ago, Shaka had significant playing time to offer Kolek, Morsell and Kuath. This year, if everybody stays, he doesn't have that.

Every time I see a name hit the portal, I try to think like Shaka would, not like a fan would. That's not easy, but that's what I try to do.

[The Equalizer]

David Jones of St. Johns (and formerly DePaul) into the portal--he was their 2nd leading scorer at 13.2 ppg after Soriano.

[GoldenEagles03]

David Jones of St. Johns (and formerly DePaul) into the portal--he was their 2nd leading scorer at 13.2 ppg after Soriano.

Honestly a solid fit if OMax is out.

Fills in immediately with his 13 ppg and 7 rpg.

Would he want to try out his 3rd Big East team? Haha

[BCHoopster]

David Jones of St. Johns (and formerly DePaul) into the portal--he was their 2nd leading scorer at 13.2 ppg after Soriano.

Talk about a total new team next year, Soriano and a bunch of transfers.

[panda]

Talk about a total new team next year, Soriano and a bunch of transfers.

And a coach with a pulse that commands respect.

[PGsHeroes32]

Honestly a solid fit if OMax is out.

Fills in immediately with his 13 ppg and 7 rpg.

Would he want to try out his 3rd Big East team? Haha

Dudes a chucker not much of a fit

[nyg]

Big East entries:

David Jones, St. Johns.
Sheriff Mitchell, Creighton
Da Sean Nelson, DePaul
Simas Lukosius, Butler
Jayden Pierre, returns to Providence.

Efton Reid, Gonzaga, former top 30 recruit, 7 ft, 240. Was backup at LSU one year, transferred to Gonzaga for one year. This is a perfect backup/playing time player for MU. 

Maryland has hired Mike Jones from Virginia Tech as an assistant coach.  This is a huge addition for Maryland, since Jones was the long time coach at DeMatha High School and a leader/participant of the AAU programs in the DMV and the National Junior teams.  Hunter Dickerson played for him at DeMatha and Maryland is probable destination now.  Jones also coached Jordan Hawkins and Justin Moore, and many high level players in Div I.