2026 Transfer Portal

[Nukem2]

True, there are others. But a bird in hand with a year in the system would be nice.

[MarquetteMike1977]

Michigan lands 7-foot-2 Cincinnati Transfer Moustapha Thiam. Michigan previously added 6'11" JP Estrella from Tennessee.
Any "new news" no pun intended on Transfers
On where Allen Graves Power Forward Transferring from Santa Clara goes or Arizona State's Center Diop.
Would like to get Sheek back if there was any Saint Louis tampering
Mrs Janowski said to me she always would love to have Nick Janowski think about coming back home to play for one of the D1 teams - MU being one
of them

[MarquetteMike1977]

NM

[panda]

I do think there's a case that can be made for Josh Clark to be a serviceable backup. I'll caveat this by saying I really hope the staff uses a scholarship on a backup big because Fru had trouble staying on the court at times and I don't love going in with our current bench bigs, but the statistical profile is there to defend the idea of Clark becoming a viable 10-15 mpg player.

Clark's offensive efficiency of 100.9 certainly was perfectly average. Not great, not terrible. He's a low usage guy who turned the ball over once all season. He's a good offensive rebounder. Josh needs to improve around the rim, and would really benefit from a dunks and nothing else mindset, but he's not going to kill you with his offense.

Defensively, he put up very good shot-blocking and defensive rebounding numbers. He was a bit lost at times, but another year and having a season of experience should help that. In terms of the advanced defensive numbers, he has the fourth best returning DBPR and second best DRAPM.

Overall, Clark was a net positive BPR and RAPM player. His per/40 averages of 9.8 ppg and 14.0 rpg were impressive. Per EvanMiya, he had the best Adjusted Team Efficiency Margin (+14.7) and the third best +/- on the team. I don't think he's a star, I'd feel much better with a bit of a more proven bench option, but as Al said, the best thing about freshmen is they become sophomores. It's not crazy to think that in his sophomore year, Clark could be a positive and reliable bench piece.

How impactful are any of those stats for a guy who barely played the majority of the season?

[brewcity77]

How impactful are any of those stats for a guy who barely played the majority of the season?

They are tempo free stats so it shows what happened when he was on the court, whether it was for 2 minutes or 20. But when guys don't play a ton of minutes, I think the ones that do end up panning out positively tend to have good results from those limited minutes.

I always felt like the Bo Ryan bigs were good test cases because they were usually 4 year (often plus redshirt) players that stayed in one system. Jon Leuer, Frank Kaminsky, & Jared Berggren all started pretty well and finished great. Jason Chappell, Aaron Moesch, and Evan Anderson started not good and stayed not good.

Who knows what happens with Clark, but I'd rather have a guy that I can make a defensible mathematical case for than one who doesn't really have any numeric positives in their favor.

[panda]

They are tempo free stats so it shows what happened when he was on the court, whether it was for 2 minutes or 20. But when guys don't play a ton of minutes, I think the ones that do end up panning out positively tend to have good results from those limited minutes.

I always felt like the Bo Ryan bigs were good test cases because they were usually 4 year (often plus redshirt) players that stayed in one system. Jon Leuer, Frank Kaminsky, & Jared Berggren all started pretty well and finished great. Jason Chappell, Aaron Moesch, and Evan Anderson started not good and stayed not good.

Who knows what happens with Clark, but I'd rather have a guy that I can make a defensible mathematical case for than one who doesn't really have any numeric positives in their favor.

Sure - I do not believe any of those numbers would remain at a remotely respectable rate if he was playing 8-15 minutes/game consistently. He could barely get on or stay on the court in the second half of the season. Horrible trend.

[withoutbias]

Sure - I do not believe any of those numbers would remain at a remotely respectable rate if he was playing 8-15 minutes/game consistently. He could barely get on or stay on the court in the second half of the season. Horrible trend.

Everyone knows how you feel.

[panda]

Everyone knows how you feel.

Ultimately he doesn't have that dog in him. You can't quantify lack of want to and Clark doesn't have it

[brewcity77]

Sure - I do not believe any of those numbers would remain at a remotely respectable rate if he was playing 8-15 minutes/game consistently. He could barely get on or stay on the court in the second half of the season. Horrible trend.

Maybe, maybe not. The fact of the matter is when he was on the court, Marquette played well. I would also point out that his best game of the season was on the road against the eventual runners-up UConn when he went for 6 points/6 boards/2 steals in 13 minutes.

I would say that is more than remotely respectable. Again, I'm not looking for him to be a star. But saying that he will bomb if given 10-15 mpg doesn't really have any statistical evidence behind it, and there are legitimate reasons to believe that with improved conditioning and defensive positioning (both things that tend to improve with experience) he could be a positive contributor.

[MarquetteMike1977]

Nick Janowski committed to Davidson about 2 hours ago. Think From Pewaukee To Nebraska To Saint Thomas To Davidson.

[Big Papi]

So BOTH Clark and Hamilton should be 3rd off the bench.......

I am saying neither is a legit backup this upcoming year and it sucks we don't have a legit backup at the moment.  Both should be a third option.  We don't need 2 players that are the third option.  One of them should really go.  I would keep Josh.

[brewcity77]

Mrs Janowski said to me she always would love to have Nick Janowski think about coming back home to play for one of the D1 teams - MU being one of them

If so it'll have to be next year, he committed to Davidson about 30 minutes after this post.

[panda]

Maybe, maybe not. The fact of the matter is when he was on the court, Marquette played well. I would also point out that his best game of the season was on the road against the eventual runners-up UConn when he went for 6 points/6 boards/2 steals in 13 minutes.

I would say that is more than remotely respectable. Again, I'm not looking for him to be a star. But saying that he will bomb if given 10-15 mpg doesn't really have any statistical evidence behind it, and there are legitimate reasons to believe that with improved conditioning and defensive positioning (both things that tend to improve with experience) he could be a positive contributor.

He scored 6 points the rest of the season. Playing time was wide open and he never came remotely close to seizing more clock.

Not sure how you can ignore his invisible second half of the season when putting out those stats.

[brewcity77]

He scored 6 points the rest of the season. Playing time was wide open and he never came remotely close to seizing more clock.

Not sure how you can ignore his invisible second half of the season when putting out those stats.

I'm not ignoring it. It's part of the sample size. I have said repeatedly I would like to see them add another big. I wrote an article for Cracked Sidewalks about that today.

But at the same time, I'm not going to ignore that there were positive takeaways with Clark and that inexperienced freshmen can develop into productive players with experience, conditioning, and development.

[panda]

I'm not ignoring it. It's part of the sample size. I have said repeatedly I would like to see them add another big. I wrote an article for Cracked Sidewalks about that today.

But at the same time, I'm not going to ignore that there were positive takeaways with Clark and that inexperienced freshmen can develop into productive players with experience, conditioning, and development.

Agree to disagree - look hard enough and you can find positives but the very obvious shows he struggled mightily all season long to find any footing whatsoever.

[Jay Bee]

I am saying neither is a legit backup this upcoming year and it sucks we don't have a legit backup at the moment.

Shaka disagrees with you.

[Viper]

Maybe, maybe not. The fact of the matter is when he was on the court, Marquette played well. I would also point out that his best game of the season was on the road against the eventual runners-up UConn when he went for 6 points/6 boards/2 steals in 13 minutes.

I would say that is more than remotely respectable. Again, I'm not looking for him to be a star. But saying that he will bomb if given 10-15 mpg doesn't really have any statistical evidence behind it, and there are legitimate reasons to believe that with improved conditioning and defensive positioning (both things that tend to improve with experience) he could be a positive contributor.

imo Shaka feels the same...'there are legitimate reasons to believe that with improved conditioning and defensive positioning (both things that tend to improve with experience) he could be a positive contributor.'

[#UnleashThePortal]

Everyone knows how you feel.

Ohhh he's appeared.

Just asking, is 10:32 pm central time an approved time to have a beer and a joint?

[JakeBarnes]

Ohhh he's appeared.

Just asking, is 10:32 pm central time an approved time to have a beer and a joint?

Look, just because weed is on a new schedule doesnt mean we gotta schedule our weed times.

[MarquetteMike1977]

I posted this on wrong thread earlier
South Carolina transfer forward Elijah Strong (6-8, 250) has committed to SLU, according to a source. He averaged 10 points, 2.3 rebounds in 32 games last season. He previously played 2 years at Boston College.

Hope Sheek comes back to Marquette University

[The Sultan]

I posted this on wrong thread earlier
South Carolina transfer forward Elijah Strong (6-8, 250) has committed to SLU, according to a source. He averaged 10 points, 2.3 rebounds in 32 games last season. He previously played 2 years at Boston College.

Hope Sheek comes back to Marquette University

I would guess Sheek knew all about this before committing.

[Tarragona]

Sheek may or may not go to SLU, but, they will save a spot for him if he wants to go there. Other schools have interest in Sheek too.

SLU returned 9. They added 2 front court players so far in the portal, and, they have 1 incoming Freshmen.

Sheek would have a spot if he wants it. They are also recruiting other bigs as well including a 7 footer from France. It may take away an additional guard spot they wanted with Brown's departure. But their priority is still bigs this cycle. The price for bigs has gone up a lot.

They are not currently recruiting with the strategy of saving 2 spots for Avila and Brown, until that change took place. Those would be the 2 they would want back. Schertz is usually dialed into the rule changes ahead of time/anticipatory of them.

In either scenario, Sheek would have a spot there if he wanted to go there.

[Scoop Snoop]

Sheek may or may not go to SLU, but, they will save a spot for him if he wants to go there. Other schools have interest in Sheek too.

Not trying to give you a hard time, but please explain. Speculation or specific landing places?

[Tarragona]

Not trying to give you a hard time, but please explain. Speculation or specific landing places?

I am saying Sheek is being contacted by other schools since entering the portal. He has always had interest in more than just 2
Schools. Several posts seem to imply that only 2 schools are in the mix, or have a chance.

Yes, SLU is actively recruiting Sheek, and, they would have a spot for him regardless of other roster construction. It's very possible he will end up there as soon as this week. But, it is not a 100% either or situation. He's also going to talk with other schools too.

[Litehouse]

I am saying Sheek is being contacted by other schools since entering the portal. He has always had interest in more than just 2
Schools. Several posts seem to imply that only 2 schools are in the mix, or have a chance.

Yes, SLU is actively recruiting Sheek, and, they would have a spot for him regardless of other roster construction. It's very possible he will end up there as soon as this week. But, it is not a 100% either or situation. He's also going to talk with other schools too.

SLU would have a roster spot, but would they still be willing to pay the same amount of money that initially lured Sheek into the portal?  And would these other schools be willing to pay him that much as well?