2025 Transfer Portal

[Its DJOver]

Shaka has pursued targets in the portal every year he has been here, I expect this year to be no different. The staff has always played their cards close to the vest regarding all recruiting, I expect this year to be no different.

[cheebs09]

So we're going to become the Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates of CBB?
 

I would take a championship like the Royals have. I think that's kind of exactly the path Shaka is taking. I'd throw in the Brewers as well.

We are a small Jesuit school with passionate alums and we do invest in basketball. However, we are not going to have the resources to outbid the top spenders or even the next rung.

However, Shaka has found a way in the chaos to have a team that gets old and hopefully stays old. It might work, or it might not. Just like depending on the portal annually may or may not work.

From where we were when he started to now, I am excited to see where he takes us.

[Billy Hoyle]

I would take a championship like the Royals have. I think that's kind of exactly the path Shaka is taking. I'd throw in the Brewers as well.

We are a small Jesuit school with passionate alums and we do invest in basketball. However, we are not going to have the resources to outbid the top spenders or even the next rung.

However, Shaka has found a way in the chaos to have a team that gets old and hopefully stays old. It might work, or it might not. Just like depending on the portal annually may or may not work.

From where we were when he started to now, I am excited to see where he takes us.

We draw over 16k fans game playing in an NBA arena, pay our coach over $2 million a year, and are among the top spenders in all of college hoops. We have deep pocketed alums too. We aren't Loyola Marymount or Holy Cross.

[Nukem2]

We draw over 16k fans game playing in an NBA arena, pay our coach over $2 million a year, and are among the top spenders in all of college hoops. We have deep pocketed alums too. We aren't Loyola Marymount or Holy Cross.

A lot of the spending has to do with renting that arena. So, we are already spending a lot of money and are relying heavily on those alums to reach the level we are at. Are the resources beyond that consistently over time enough to bump the program up a level using,for example,the portal to a great degree?

[panda2.0]

Yeah, what good would a 41% three-point shooter do for us when we could take a high school big man project with the upside of Dwight Burke instead?

Facts

[The Sultan]

We draw over 16k fans game playing in an NBA arena, pay our coach over $2 million a year, and are among the top spenders in all of college hoops. We have deep pocketed alums too. We aren't Loyola Marymount or Holy Cross.

But we're also not Florida or Kentucky.

[Jay Bee]

#muMbb... where shooters go to see their 3fg% massively decline

#COLE

Shooters shoot. #muMbb shooters shoot & miss. ((

[Pakuni]

But we're also not Florida or Kentucky.

Right. It'll be a struggle to match the big state/football schools when it comes to resources.
But we ought to be competitive with the Creightons and Gonzagas of the world. If they can land players like Owen Freeman, Baylor Scheiermann, Khaliff Battle and Ryan Nembhard, Marquette should be able to compete in that same space.
I'm not saying MU has to go out and land players like that. But lack of resources shouldn't be the reason not to.

[Johnny B]

Does St. John's have more money than us or is it the pitinio charm? They pulled that former 5 star recruit from ASU pretty quick: you'd think a big school would offer a pile of money for that kid

[Hards Alumni]

Does St. John's have more money than us or is it the pitinio charm? They pulled that former 5 star recruit from ASU pretty quick: you'd think a big school would offer a pile of money for that kid

They have a ton of money.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/03/14/inside-the-billionaire-nil-donor-behind-st-johns-basketball-success/

[Scoop Snoop]

Shaka has found a way in the chaos to have a team that gets old and hopefully stays old. It might work, or it might not. Just like depending on the portal annually may or may not work.

From where we were when he started to now, I am excited to see where he takes us.

This is where I am, but it will take time to tell if Shaka's system will work...as in easily two more seasons.

[The Sultan]

Does St. John's have more money than us or is it the pitinio charm? They pulled that former 5 star recruit from ASU pretty quick: you'd think a big school would offer a pile of money for that kid

They have this guy underwriting their NIL program.

Marquette doesn't have someone like that. And even if they did, and unless it was the ONLY thing they wanted to support, the University would likely want them to support something else.

[79Warrior]

They have this guy underwriting their NIL program.

Marquette doesn't have someone like that. And even if they did, and unless it was the ONLY thing they wanted to support, the University would likely want them to support something else.

Mike Repole. Nice to have a billionaire in your pocket.

[Johnny B]

They have a ton of money.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/03/14/inside-the-billionaire-nil-donor-behind-st-johns-basketball-success/

lol....

[MUBurrow]

They have this guy underwriting their NIL program.

Marquette doesn't have someone like that. And even if they did, and unless it was the ONLY thing they wanted to support, the University would likely want them to support something else.

That is the most St. Johns guy to ever St. Johns. It'd be like if the pope required all Catholic churches to serve brats after mass and a Marquette grad founded a brewery solely for the purpose of brewing the beer in which those brats were boiled, and then that beer was transubstantiated into the blood of Christ at mass.

[Hards Alumni]

They have this guy underwriting their NIL program.

Marquette doesn't have someone like that. And even if they did, and unless it was the ONLY thing they wanted to support, the University would likely want them to support something else.

Marcus Lemonis, eh?

[Zog from Margo]

Which players in the portal should MU realistically sign? Most of the justification for using the portal is to get better players. Which ones?

BTW, Purdue is in the Sweet 16. Did they rely on the portal to get there? I see there starters all were Purdue signees originally.

[Bahama]

Marcus Lemonis, eh?

He's worth about $500M, but I don't think he really is a sports guy.

[Hards Alumni]

Which players in the portal should MU realistically sign? Most of the justification for using the portal is to get better players. Which ones?

BTW, Purdue is in the Sweet 16. Did they relied on the portal to get there? I see there starters all were Purdue signees originally.

You will never get an honest answer for this one.  The folks demanding portal action are the same that can't be bothered to sift through the portal for guys who fit Marquette's needs.  Culture, financials, minutes available... they're nothing to the cry babies.

Just go out and get those unicorns!

[Hards Alumni]

He's worth about $500M, but I don't think he really is a sports guy.

Yeah, that's what I was referring to.  He's more interested in buildings than basketballs.

[wadesworld]

Ryan Conwell from X is in the Portal. He and his 41% from three would look good Championship Blue:

https://x.com/DraftExpress/status/1905615407911715131

He'd look good in literally any uniform color in the country.

[Uncle Rico]

He'd look good in literally any uniform color in the country.

Burnt Orange in particular

[swoopem]

Which players in the portal should MU realistically sign? Most of the justification for using the portal is to get better players. Which ones?

If Shaka called me and I got to choose, I'd take the big guy from Northern Arizona

[muwarrior69]

They have this guy underwriting their NIL program.

Marquette doesn't have someone like that. And even if they did, and unless it was the ONLY thing they wanted to support, the University would likely want them to support something else.

Which is why Shaka is not going to the portal because he knows the money is not there and if it was Marquette would want the money spent elsewhere and not support our D1 basketball team.

[Viper]

But we're also not Florida or Kentucky.

...do not have to be, imo. I'm a circular reel on this, but think BIG. Overcome the obstacles to getting the best talent. Adapt. Adjust. Two, three project players is crazy to me. Tre, Keeyan, Al, Caedin ...come on. Do not accept 'can't do'. Shaka better than Woj, for sure. But, it gets old watching other teams play 2nd weekend...yet again. Since Buzz' Elite 8 our high water mark is a single S16. Unacceptable for a program such as Marquette. That 2022-23 BE and BE tourney win was fools gold. So many here are satisfied with that. The reply is always that Shaka gets it. In Shaka we trust. Those  2-seeds. Great. Resulted in what? MU pays a HC a lot of money to be better than what we've been. We allocate enough $ to facilities and recruiting to be better than we've been. We are hoping guys pan out. That's not a plan. HS recruits. Transfers. There is soooo much in-state talent not giving MU a sniff. Why? Talent that is helluva lot better than what's on our current roster. Duke comes here and pillages. Iowa St too! If Shaka doesn't want to go the hard route to win, then move on from Shaka. He's not the only guy out there. Whatever it takes to win ncaat games(S). Why is this approach so difficult to accept for so many Scoopers? Or, be happy with hope we win and be done with it. Thx for the vine.