2026 Transfer Portal

[brewcity77]

Any predictions what MU will end up with for portal guys? Nolan, one of the aforementioned bigs and a random third?

3-4 adds. A big is the top priority, another ball handler, and a wing. Possibly a second big if there's room.

[rocky_warrior]

4 adds.

You really think there's a "surprise" announcement coming?  I believe you told me conversations had already happened!

[tower912]

3-4 adds. A big is the top priority, another ball handler, and a wing. Possibly a second big if there's room.

Cannot see it.  5 bigs is too many.  And if MU goes into a season with only 3 ballhandlers, it can be nearly guaranteed to end in disaster.   Give me two guards and a big.

[brewcity77]

Cannot see it.  5 bigs is too many.  And if MU goes into a season with only 3 ballhandlers, it can be nearly guaranteed to end in disaster.   Give me two guards and a big.

I think we need at least 3, preferably 4 players that can effectively play the 4-5 positions. Currently we have one in Royce and hope Pearson can be a second.

We've recruited Stevens, Owens, Phillips, Miletic, Walker, and Egbuonu to the 2/3 wing positions. If we're going to carry 6 wings, some of those guys need to be coached to handle the ball because I don't think anyone is coaching them to grow 4-6 inches.

[tower912]

I would rather have all of those 6'7 wings guarding 6'9 guys than initiating offense.

[brewcity77]

I would rather have all of those 6'7 wings guarding 6'9 guys than initiating offense.

Two different ends of the floor. And guys need to be capable of more than one thing. Morsell, Kam, Stevie, & Chase all initiated offense from the 2/3. No reason some of those guys shouldn't be able to do the same.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

If no more departures, here's how I see the roster:

Guards
James
Stevens
Walker

Ball handling wings
Miletic
Johnston

Off ball forwards
Owens
Phillips
Egbuonu
Parham

Bigs
Pearson
Hamilton
Clark

Transfer priorities:
1. Big man that can start
2. Ball handler/guard capable of starting or 6th man
3. BPA or guard depth

I can envision many different scenarios depending on who Shaka can land. It will be interesting to see things play out.

[The Sultan]

Cannot see it.  5 bigs is too many.  And if MU goes into a season with only 3 ballhandlers, it can be nearly guaranteed to end in disaster.   Give me two guards and a big.

Two of them suck and another will be a freshman.

[tower912]

Two of them suck and another will be a freshman.

Don't care.  1-4 can play multiple positions in nearly any offense or defense and be mixed and matched.  Having 4-5 players that can only play one position and can only be played one at a time is terrible roster construction.   To me, it is equally as bad as having 4-5 sub 6 foot guards on a roster.   Too limiting.

[Jay Bee]

Transfer priorities:
1. Big man that can start
2. Ball handler/guard capable of starting or 6th man
3. BPA or guard depth

I can envision many different scenarios depending on who Shaka can land. It will be interesting to see things play out.

Need a high usage guy. Or else we are eff'd.

[The Sultan]

Don't care.  1-4 can play multiple positions in nearly any offense or defense and be mixed and matched.  Having 4-5 players that can only play one position and can only be played one at a time is terrible roster construction.   To me, it is equally as bad as having 4-5 sub 6 foot guards on a roster.   Too limiting.

Ideally Clark and/or Hamilton would leave, but I am with brew. We don't have enough between the four and five. That is why another wing would be helpful.

[tower912]

Currently, there are two guards on the roster.   Hutchins, Diener, McNeal, James,  Kolek, Jones, Jones, Mitchell.

Give me guard depth.

[The Sultan]

Currently, there are two guards on the roster.   Hutchins, Diener, McNeal, James,  Kolek, Jones, Jones, Mitchell.

Give me guard depth.

That too.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Gard always gets it done.

https://x.com/i/status/2041155759048671663

[SchnitzelBoy]

A crapload went wrong for MU these past 12 months... But I just love seeing John Blackwell in the transfer portal and Nigel James firmly on Marquette's roster....

[Galway Eagle]

Currently, there are two guards on the roster.  Hutchins, Diener, McNeal, James,  Kolek, Jones, Jones, Mitchell.

Give me guard depth.

I'm not sure I get this list... backups are supposed to just be competent and Kam for Kolek or Acker for James were just that. You can't expect to Have a backup to Kolek or James that's not going to be a step down. So I think we need to better establish what you mean with these examples. Because a star guard on par with NJ isn't coming to play backup in case he gets injured.

Deiner is the scenario where you have a decent team and the wheels fall off when there's truly no guard depth. (I don't know anything about the 90s injury situations to speak on hutch)

[Bahama]

There has not been any announcement of Minessale entering the portal yet, correct?

I have not seen one. He's the guy I heard rumblings about "almost a certainty MU transfer" from coaches in the SE Wisconsin area.

[Uncle Rico]

Gard always gets it done.

https://x.com/i/status/2041155759048671663

Saw some smoke about Kentucky and Duke kicking the tires on him

[CountryRoads]

The portal giveth and the portal taketh away.

[muwarrior69]

Any prospect at Marquette getting Lewis?  That would be a stellar back court with NJ and AS. 

[wadesworld]

Two of them suck and another will be a freshman.

An if a fourth roster spot opens up, it's likely that one of the bigs will be the departure anyway.

[mug644]

Seeing that Harris, Lewis, Blackwell and, presumably, others, have announced both their intention to transfer and plans to enter (or at least look into) the draft, I'm wondering how much the new world of payments, contracts and more transfers impacts and is impacted by players announcing intentions to do both. It would seem to me that schools and players would like to know and fill their openings as soon as possible, ideally even within the portal window. But, for players considering the draft, won't their decision and their timing transfer be pushed later into the summer? Might they have fewer opportunities then? Or, might they be trying to signal that, if a team wants them now, they need to pony up enough money to talk them out of considering the draft?

[wadesworld]

Any prospect at Marquette getting Lewis?  That would be a stellar back court with NJ and AS.

It would also be a tiny backcourt with no defense.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Any prospect at Marquette getting Lewis?  That would be a stellar back court with NJ and AS.

No

[Pakuni]

Says something about the roster when consensus seems to be that three portal additions aren't enough to fill all the needs.