2025 Transfer Portal

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

The comment was intended to suggest that we can and should be competitive with their ability to fund an NIL program--not on court performance.

But when we see teams like Creighton and UConn and Xavier succeed by blending a mix of top-ranked recruits, lower rated development players, and transfers, it's only natural to wonder whether they have a better approach.

[wisblue]

I don't follow the blow by blow of portal activity, so maybe this has been discussed.

I got a message today from someone who said he saw Bruce Weber on BTN report that some unnamed portal participant who had minimal playing time and averaged 3 points a game had $300,000 offers from MU and KSU but his agent turned them down saying the offers were "disrespectful".

Anyone have any info on whether this is credible information.

[tower912]

I would be stunned if a reserve player would have a $300k offer from MU.   The rest, sadly, I believe. 

[BCHoopster]

That's what the freshman got last year, so dollar amount is right

[MU82]

That's what the freshman got last year, so dollar amount is right

Please provide evidence. Thanks.

[The Sultan]

Please provide evidence. Thanks.

How is he supposed to do that? You either trust him...or don't.

[avid1010]

I would be stunned if a reserve player would have a $300k offer from MU.  The rest, sadly, I believe. 

I would be stunned if we didn't pay that...

[tower912]

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I would be stunned if we didn't pay that...

I look forward to his arrival.

[avid1010]

Please provide evidence. Thanks.

Former players..

[avid1010]

OI look forward to his arrival.

$300k isn't enough.

It surprises me that Shaka is making offers...but $300k would fall in line with the "I'm not going to pay players more than our current players" mantra.

What do you think we are paying incoming freshmen?

[Uncle Rico]

$300k isn't enough.

It surprises me that Shaka is making offers...but $300k would fall in line with the "I'm not going to pay players more than our current players" mantra.

What do you think we are paying incoming freshmen?

Room and board

[MU82]

How is he supposed to do that? You either trust him...or don't.

Fair.

But it's an anonymous message board filled with opinions, and those opinions often are presented as facts. I'm an opinionated guy, too, though I do try to avoid presenting something as a fact without offering evidence.

Former players..

OK thanks. So former players went up to you and told you how much NIL $$$ this past season's freshmen received? Or you read quotes from them somewhere? Or you saw it on social media?

I don't mean to be a nudge. I'm just something of a skeptic when it comes to online "facts."

For example, we had a guy here who repeatedly said that Sean Jones would be entering the transfer portal. How did he know? Because he knew? But how did he know? Someone he trusted told him. OK.

[MDMU04]

$300k isn't enough.

Well, then get out your checkbook

[Fred Garvin]

What is a full year tuition and room and board right now? Because I know a player that was offered that,but turned it down

[muwarrior69]

What is a full year tuition and room and board right now? Because I know a player that was offered that,but turned it down

70K or there about.

[Hards Alumni]

This is ridiculous. Of course MU has the capability to pay. 

Shaka is telling recruits (and everyone that will listen) that he won't pay them--not that he can't afford to pay them.  And, keep in mind, that at the same time he says he won't pay newcomers, he claims to have plenty of money for retention.

We don't need to have Kansas or Kentucky-sized war chest.  We should be competitive with the Xaviers and Creightons of the world.

You're not paying attention, and it shows.

[The Sultan]

Shaka is telling recruits (and everyone that will listen) that he won't pay them--not that he can't afford to pay them. 

Good lord. Pay attention. This is NOT what Shaka is saying.

[PointWarrior]

"We don't need to have Kansas or Kentucky-sized war chest.  We should be competitive with the Xaviers and Creightons of the world."


Serious COLE.

[tower912]

Write the check.

[Johnny B]

Write the check.

Who do we make it out to ?

[The Sultan]

"We don't need to have Kansas or Kentucky-sized war chest.  We should be competitive with the Xaviers and Creightons of the world."

Serious COLE.

It absolutely is not. Marquette has always had a resource disadvantage.

[Uncle Rico]

It absolutely is not. Marquette has always had a resource disadvantage.

I'd love to know the resources Marquette has to matchup with Kansas and Kentucky.  I'm genuinely curious why people believe this.  Show me the numbers

[JakeBarnes]

Shaka offered me 300k to NOT join the Marquette basketball team

[MU82]

Who do we make it out to ?

Pay to the order of MU82.

I'll take real good care of it!

[avid1010]

Fair.

But it's an anonymous message board filled with opinions, and those opinions often are presented as facts. I'm an opinionated guy, too, though I do try to avoid presenting something as a fact without offering evidence.

OK thanks. So former players went up to you and told you how much NIL $$$ this past season's freshmen received? Or you read quotes from them somewhere? Or you saw it on social media?

I don't mean to be a nudge. I'm just something of a skeptic when it comes to online "facts."

For example, we had a guy here who repeatedly said that Sean Jones would be entering the transfer portal. How did he know? Because he knew? But how did he know? Someone he trusted told him. OK.

Three former players from the final four team. 

I've said this on here before.  My understanding is Kam was offered big $ after sophomore year and MU figured it out to get in the same ball park.  Was close to $2 million last year.  Kolek over $1 million.  Have a family friend that was a very good low-mid major player now making $800k range to compete for a starting spot at high major school. 

Goodman gave numbers he was hearing from players...sounded similar $750k and up for starters at big time schools. 

I don't think any of this is hard to believe with or without citing sources given the reporting on it.  I know everyone is throwing out numbers, but you can see a consistency across reports.

Shaka offering someone $300k makes sense given what I have heard the reserves get.  It wouldn't be more than guys that have been at MU for longer.  Unfortunately, I don't think $300k gets you much in the portal.