2023 Portal Transfers

[wadesworld]

Drop.  That.  Bag.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Of 40% min guys in HM bball last year, 157 guys were listed 6’8” or taller. OMax ranked #154 in blk%

This will relegate OMax to the Madagascar league, probably.

[GoldenEagles03]

I just cannot picture Marquette adding a starting caliber player.

Adrame Diongue would be a guy I'd love to see this team pursue. 7 footer out of Washington State with ties to Chandler AZ, which has been a bit of a Marquette pipeline.

Could use some length and size to back up Oso and would allow Ben to play more at the 4.

[wisblue]

Is there a site that lists players who have entered, but withdrawn from, the draft?

[The Sultan of Semantics]

Is there a site that lists players who have entered, but withdrawn from, the draft?

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/03/2023-nba-draft-early-entrants-list.html

[MU82]

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/03/2023-nba-draft-early-entrants-list.html

The little bit I've heard about this Wembanyama kid, it seems like it would be worth it for Shaka to gauge his interest on playing a year or two at Marquette.

[Goose]

Golden

With all due respect, you probably did not envision Omax getting drafting this season. Just curious, will you be disappointed if Shaka lands a 20mpg guy?

[Boone]

Will be pleasantly surprised if we add anyone

[GoldenEagles03]

Golden

With all due respect, you probably did not envision Omax getting drafting this season. Just curious, will you be disappointed if Shaka lands a 20mpg guy?

I thought OMax was an NBA caliber player that would be on the fence with his decision, but this last 2 weeks or so he really separated himself.

I wouldn't be disappointed if they added a 20mpg guy, just would be surprised.

[PointWarrior]

I thought OMax was an NBA caliber player that would be on the fence with his decision, but this last 2 weeks or so he really separated himself.

I wouldn't be disappointed if they added a 20mpg guy, just would be surprised.

I think Goose is asking “two years ago when Shaka added Omax, did you envision him getting drafted two years later?”

I did not, and that’s why I trust Shaka

[Scoop Snoop]

I think Goose is asking “two years ago when Shaka added Omax, did you envision him getting drafted two years later?”

I did not, and that’s why I trust Shaka

There was some skepticism by scoopers regarding Shaka when he was hired. Much of it disappeared after his first season and after last season, only certifiable whackos/trolls like nolonger post anything challenging his coaching acumen. So like you....I trust Shaka.

Whether he goes only with his current guys or brings someone in from the portal, let's take a deep breath, knowing his decision is the best (and, of course, the only one  ).

Long term, Marquette /Shaka will benefit greatly if an under our radar guy gets drafted, possibly in the first round.

[Uncle Rico]

There was some skepticism by scoopers regarding Shaka when he was hired. Much of it disappeared after his first season and after last season, only certifiable whackos/trolls like nolonger post anything challenging his coaching acumen. So like you....I trust Shaka.

Whether he goes only with his current guys or brings someone in from the portal, let's take a deep breath, knowing his decision is the best (and, of course, the only one  ).

Long term, Marquette /Shaka will benefit greatly if an under our radar guy gets drafted, possibly in the first round.

I’d suggest people look at what John Beilein did with players such as this at Michigan.  Granted, it’s part of what drove him from the college game but he managed to win a lot and find players no one suspected were leaving after year 2 or 3

[GoldenEagles03]

Georgetown, who originally thought they were favorites for land Cam Spencer, has lost traction due to some other bigtime suitors.

They don't call it portal combat for nothin'.

[nyg]

Tyler Burton to NOVA.  Exceptional portal work by NOVA. 

Portal running dry if Shaka wants to add a player. 

[onepost]

Tyler Burton to NOVA.  Exceptional portal work by NOVA. 

Portal running dry if Shaka wants to add a player.

NBA Draft defectors

[Hards Alumni]

Tyler Burton to NOVA.  Exceptional portal work by NOVA.

Portal running dry if Shaka wants to add a player.

They're like UK but for guys that can't make it in the NBA!

[nyg]

Cam Spencer to UCONN, another good player to a BE team. 

Is MU the only BE team not to have a portal player transfer in?

[muwarrior69]

Cam Spencer to UCONN, another good player to a BE team. 

Is MU the only BE team not to have a portal player transfer in?

NIL only for new recruits.

[brewcity77]

NIL only for new recruits.

That's where the NCAA screwed up. They should've put NIL rules in that required a year in residence before you could sign NIL deals. So new transfers & freshmen wouldn't be eligible in year one. People would've been so happy with the progressiveness of that move in the pre-NIL days that it would've went through. Maybe there would've been a lawsuit eventually, but it would've given them a decade or three of NIL not being a recruiting tool.

But the NCAA and members were too greedy to give up a single penny before they had to, so they ended up with the convoluted, unregulated mess we have now.

[The Sultan of Semantics]

The year in residence would have been just as unenforceable. It would have resulted in under-the-table deals, misunderstandings, etc.

But you are right about how the NCAA handled this. The players have been underpaid. The marketplace has been telling us this for decades, from under the table payments to the semi-legal payments now.

Instead of fighting economics, they should just give in to them. Allow boosters to buy players directly. Use them as recruiting inducements. Its been happening for decades. It's happening now under phony NIL deals.  It's just better for everyone to have it all above board.

[MU82]

Article in the Raleigh/Charlotte newspapers about Duke striking out in attempts to lure a center from the portal:

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/article276157341.html?ac_cid=DM808736&ac_bid=-1165060433

The article is probably under a paywall, but basically it says Jon Scheyer tried to bring in 4 centers but all 4 opted to go elsewhere.

That leaves Duke with "only" three 7-footers on their roster. Poor, poor Dookies.

[4everwarriors]

Froling, Butrym, and Mills were all around 7 feet.
Size no matta...its how da center moves, aina?

[mugrad_89]

Article in the Raleigh/Charlotte newspapers about Duke striking out in attempts to lure a center from the portal:

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/article276157341.html?ac_cid=DM808736&ac_bid=-1165060433

The article is probably under a paywall, but basically it says Jon Scheyer tried to bring in 4 centers but all 4 opted to go elsewhere.

That leaves Duke with "only" three 7-footers on their roster. Poor, poor Dookies.

It’ll get tougher for Scheyer to recruit as the Coach K aura wears off in the next couple of years.

[Uncle Rico]

It’ll get tougher for Scheyer to recruit as the Coach K aura wears off in the next couple of years.

Hasn’t stopped him yet

[jfp61]

Paul Mulcahy entering the portal this late, but most blue bloods still have a spot open. His NIL leverage is massive.