2026 Transfer Portal

[#UnleashThePortal]

Wonder what our connection is to Khamenia. Looks like his dad coached Hamilton in high school? If that connection helps us get him, then all talk of Hamilton potentially leaving should cease immediately. Huge long shot though I'm sure.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2023/08/11/what-to-know-marquette-basketball-newcomer-caedin-hamilton-played-high-school-in-california/70565484007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z115854e1106xxv115854d--64--b--64--&gca-ft=175&gca-ds=sophi&gnt-djm=1

Lol, Hamilton absolutely should be gone.

[Mu8891]

If MU can't compete with UCOnn , SJU etc
financially, then they can't compete whatsoever.  Adapt ( and raise the $ )
or Die...

I've been told by two people close to the program that MU will have 15 million to spend..

[MuMark]

Resources need to be allocated.........Creighton chose to spend a large amount of money on Oswin.....that likely means they will have less money to pay someone else.......just because Creighton got the guy doesn't mean we can't compete with them for a prospect......it might just mean that our evaluation is that we can get a better or comparable player for less money leaving more money available for other spots.

" fold the program " lol

People really need to relax........if this going to be the reaction every time a guy we show interest in goes to a comparable school?


We have less money than some and more than others.............shocking........

UW couldn't keep Blackwell ......or Hepburn......AJ Stoor left for the bag.....Kansas didn't feel satisfied in the bargain and they ended up with a better player for far less money...........Creighton lost Nemhardt to Gonzaga but signed Ashworth.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Hamilton & Khamenia both played AAU for BTI. I've heard reports they are good friends.

I'd probably rank Khamenia as my #1 player in the portal because there simply aren't many 6'8" wings that defend, shoot, and produce like he can. There are at least 5-6 bigs that would fit well, I'm not sure there's another wing that would fit us like he does. If Hamilton can play any part in getting him here, then his scholarship is earned.

11D Chess

[MuMark]

If MU can't compete with UCOnn , SJU etc
financially, then they can't compete whatsoever.  Adapt ( and raise the $ )
or Die...

I've been told by two people close to the program that MU will have 15 million to spend..

Then die......see you on the other side........I'll enjoy next season when it gets here.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Everything done so far in the face of the transfer portal seems to suggest Marquette is a poverty program.

I dont think Shaka was ever so dumb to truly believe that the rgv crap would work.

[JakeBarnes]

Hamilton & Khamenia both played AAU for BTI. I've heard reports they are good friends.

I'd probably rank Khamenia as my #1 player in the portal because there simply aren't many 6'8" wings that defend, shoot, and produce like he can. There are at least 5-6 bigs that would fit well, I'm not sure there's another wing that would fit us like he does. If Hamilton can play any part in getting him here, then his scholarship is earned.

Khamenia is my top portal want as well. I also think he can make a huge jump in production next year if he is here. Shaka's defense style. Shoots well. High-level passer (ball handler to let NJ be off-ball or when he's getting a breather). Super intelligent player. An asset for anyone, but would love to see him here.

I had no idea he had a connection with CH. Would be great to leverage that to get him here.

[The Sultan]

Everything done so far in the face of the transfer portal seems to suggest Marquette is a poverty program.

They retained their three top returning players, including the Big East freshman of the year.

[Tha Hound]

Hamilton & Khamenia both played AAU for BTI. I've heard reports they are good friends.

I'd probably rank Khamenia as my #1 player in the portal because there simply aren't many 6'8" wings that defend, shoot, and produce like he can. There are at least 5-6 bigs that would fit well, I'm not sure there's another wing that would fit us like he does. If Hamilton can play any part in getting him here, then his scholarship is earned.

We finally found a use for Caedin. Trust the process.

[Pakuni]

Marquette can win bidding wars. It cannot win every bidding war.

I also think there's a difference between:

"I'm bought into Marquette and your vision for me, but this other program is offering me  $500K more. That's generational money, I can't ignore that. Is there anything you can do to enable me to pick Marquette?"

And

"I'm going with whoever gives me the most full stop. I don't care about anything else."

If MU winning the bidding war is the only reason you're interested, I don't think Shaka is offering the scholarship. And that's not a moral judgement. I don't think there's anything wrong with going with the best offer. But I think Shaka's style requires a level of buy in beyond a financial one.

Yeah, I don't disagree with any of this.
My point is, MU will have to make players offers, and those offers will have to be better than what other programs are offering or we're not likely getting those players.
Sometimes MU will have to walk away from a kid if the bidding gets too high. Sometimes MU will have to up its bid.

[tsciii]

Interesting... Al Amadou is in the portal...

Keep expecting to see Josh pop up when I refresh and then I see Al

Wish him well - very high energy guy

[Jay Bee]

Resources need to be allocated.........Creighton chose to spend a large amount of money on Oswin.....that likely means they will have less money to pay someone else......

Why? Are they up against their $23M+ cap?

[The Sultan]

Interesting... Al Amadou is in the portal...

Keep expecting to see Josh pop up when I refresh and then I see Al

Wish him well - very high energy guy

But not a good at basketball guy. He played in less games for St. Joe's than he did for Marquette.

[Tha Hound]

Khamenia is my top portal want as well. I also think he can make a huge jump in production next year if he is here. Shaka's defense style. Shoots well. High-level passer (ball handler to let NJ be off-ball or when he's getting a breather). Super intelligent player. An asset for anyone, but would love to see him here.

I had no idea he had a connection with CH. Would be great to leverage that to get him here.

He's a good player and I'd love if we brought him in, but don't count on him being a playmaker or shooter. 34% on 103 attempts is pretty pedestrian. His strengths appear to be slashing and defending, which sound great for us.

Paint touches posted this site recently and I find it really useful to get a broad sense of a player's strength and weaknesses: https://collegebasketballportal.com/

[MuMark]

Why? Are they up against their $23M+ cap?

Because every organization allocates resources........even the richest companies in the world.

But you know this..........

[Uncle Rico]

Resources need to be allocated.........Creighton chose to spend a large amount of money on Oswin.....that likely means they will have less money to pay someone else.......just because Creighton got the guy doesn't mean we can't compete with them for a prospect......it might just mean that our evaluation is that we can't compete get a better or comparable player for less money leaving more money available for other spots.

" fold the program " lol

People really need to relax........if this going to be the reaction every time a guy we show interest in goes to a comparable school?


We have less money than some and more than others.............shocking........

UW couldn't keep Blackwell ......or Hepburn......AJ Stoor left for the bag.....Kansas didn't feel satisfied in the bargain and they ended up with a better player for far less money...........Creighton lost Nemhardt to Gonzaga but signed Ashworth.

Fold it and go D3 or match Willie's yearly donations

[onepost]

Everything done so far in the face of the transfer portal seems to suggest Marquette is a poverty program.

I dont think Shaka was ever so dumb to truly believe that the rgv crap would work.

This is really stupid.
Shaka hasn't lost ONE player worth keeping in his entire tenure at Marquette: that includes 4 NBA players, 2 All-Americans, BE POY, BE ROY, BE 6MOY. Nigel could have topped the entire portal market if he entered, but he was quite literally the first notable high major player who announced he was returning to his current school. Sounds like he got ~$3M, could have easily doubled that if he portaled.

Now, where I will agree is it felt like RGV became in part synonymous with an unearned commitment to players we recruited from high school - Tre Norman, Sean Jones, Caedin Hamilton, Al Amadou, Ben Gold and Chase Ross taking on much larger roles than their talent warranted. But to say "I don't think Shaka was ever so dumb to truly believe that the RGV crap would work" is nonsensical - it clearly works. Just now it's working with good players and not bad players.

[onepost]

I think we can land a comparable player.

However, Creighton has some stupid money. They are more well funded than you would expect for that level of a program.

From all I've heard, we're in better NIL shape than Creighton. The $15M figure has been thrown around by a lot of people (myself included) whereas it sounds like Creighton is more $8M-$10M. I'm A OK with missing on Oswin because I think there are better options out there for us.

[#UnleashThePortal]

This is really stupid.
Shaka hasn't lost ONE player worth keeping in his entire tenure at Marquette: that includes 4 NBA players, 2 All-Americans, BE POY, BE ROY, BE 6MOY. Nigel could have topped the entire portal market if he entered, but he was quite literally the first notable high major player who announced he was returning to his current school. Sounds like he got ~$3M, could have easily doubled that if he portaled.

Now, where I will agree is it felt like RGV became in part synonymous with an unearned commitment to players we recruited from high school - Tre Norman, Sean Jones, Caedin Hamilton, Al Amadou, Ben Gold and Chase Ross taking on much larger roles than their talent warranted. But to say "I don't think Shaka was ever so dumb to truly believe that the RGV crap would work" is nonsensical - it clearly works. Just now it's working with good players and not bad players.

I think you're confused by what I'm saying.

The portal and nil has only existed in its current form for a year and a half.

So anything before that DOES NOT MATTER. PERIOD.

In that time Shaka has chosen to grab a transfer exactly zero times. This was someone who used the transfer portal to large success in his first few years at Marquette.

So either Shaka is dumb, and went away from what made him successful at Marquette, OR Marquette has had difficulty lining up funds for NIl.

Im leaning on the side of Shaka NOT being dumb.

[#UnleashThePortal]

This is really stupid.
Shaka hasn't lost ONE player worth keeping in his entire tenure at Marquette: that includes 4 NBA players, 2 All-Americans, BE POY, BE ROY, BE 6MOY. Nigel could have topped the entire portal market if he entered, but he was quite literally the first notable high major player who announced he was returning to his current school. Sounds like he got ~$3M, could have easily doubled that if he portaled.

Now, where I will agree is it felt like RGV became in part synonymous with an unearned commitment to players we recruited from high school - Tre Norman, Sean Jones, Caedin Hamilton, Al Amadou, Ben Gold and Chase Ross taking on much larger roles than their talent warranted. But to say "I don't think Shaka was ever so dumb to truly believe that the RGV crap would work" is nonsensical - it clearly works. Just now it's working with good players and not bad players.

Oh secondly..... Nigel is absolutely not the top of the transfer portal. Holy christ.

[#UnleashThePortal]

From all I've heard, we're in better NIL shape than Creighton. The $15M figure has been thrown around by a lot of people (myself included) whereas it sounds like Creighton is more $8M-$10M. I'm A OK with missing on Oswin because I think there are better options out there for us.

Where's the 15m (per year) coming from? Wisconsin is trying to get it from public funding. That's not possible for Marquette. So where is it coming from? And how will they pony up 15m per year?

It's amazing no one has answered that yet.

[#UnleashThePortal]

They retained their three top returning players, including the Big East freshman of the year.

So they spent money on Nigel. We neither know how much, or how much is remaining.

[onepost]

Oh secondly..... Nigel is absolutely not the top of the transfer portal. Holy christ.

I said could have topped the market. He and John Blackwell were the most tampered with players all season and a high major ROY PG with his stats who still has 3 years of eligibility would ABSOLUTELY be in the realm for that title, per people who know much more than me. Sure he may not make what Flory Bidunga makes, but I guarantee he'd be one of the top earners.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

I think you're confused by what I'm saying.

The portal and nil has only existed in its current form for a year and a half.

So anything before that DOES NOT MATTER. PERIOD.

In that time Shaka has chosen to grab a transfer exactly zero times. This was someone who used the transfer portal to large success in his first few years at Marquette.

So either Shaka is dumb, and went away from what made him successful at Marquette, OR Marquette has had difficulty lining up funds for NIl.

Im leaning on the side of Shaka NOT being dumb.

Your "either-or" scenario is laughable.

[onepost]

Where's the 15m (per year) coming from? Wisconsin is trying to get it from public funding. That's not possible for Marquette. So where is it coming from? And how will they pony up 15m per year?

It's amazing no one has answered that yet.

Marquette has always had wealthy donors like Dick Strong, Todd Adams. Guys who personally buy out Wojo or offer to put up as much money as it would take for Tyler Kolek to come back (he opted to go to the NBA). For all his faults, Lord knows I'm no fan of his, Broeker has done a great job of landing 6-figure donations that have amounted to a very healthy NIL pot.