2026 Transfer Portal Wishlist

[panda]

This season is gone. Minimal to no hope on the development front for much of the roster.

Given it's Christmas time, drop your wish list for next season.

I'll start - Nolan Minessale. Ripping it up for the Tommies this year with flashes last year. Would be great to roster a former Hilltopper as well !

[BCHoopster]

Deciding between staying at St. Thomas or a very big money bag at of course Iowa St

[21Jumpstreet]

This season is gone. Minimal to no hope on the development front for much of the roster.

Given it's Christmas time, drop your wish list for next season.

I'll start - Nolan Minessale. Ripping it up for the Tommies this year with flashes last year. Would be great to roster a former Hilltopper as well !

Great kid and family.

[swoopem]

Wish list is a starting caliber big, a starting caliber wing, and a backup point guard.

Hopefully three spots open up

[JTJ3]

Wish list is a starting caliber big, a starting caliber wing, and a backup point guard.

Hopefully three spots open up

I see the same 3 needs.

Minessale would be interesting, just wish he could shoot.  Not sure how his game will translate to the P5 level.

[Markusquette]

Whoever had the neck obsession here would be elated to have him on the roster

[CountryRoads]

Rakim Chaney from Valpo would be an upgrade over multiple players on our current team. Not crazy about him being in the same class as Nigel though.

[Aircraftcarrier]

Just what Marquette needs a 6'5" player that shoots 29% from the 3 point line at the mid major level.😂

[panda]

Just what Marquette needs a 6'5" player that shoots 29% from the 3 point line at the mid major level.😂

70% at the rim.

[wadesworld]

We have enough non shooting, non defending wings.

[panda]

We have enough non shooting, non defending wings.

Decent defensively - high upside athletic wing who is crafty in the paint

We have enough non shooting, non defending wings.

SMH - enjoy loserville

[wadesworld]

Decent defensively - high upside athletic wing who is crafty in the paint
SMH - enjoy loserville

If Shaka decides he's right for the team then so be it.  But we have plenty of guys who can shoot and miss a lot of perimeter jumpers, and getting to/finishing at the rim is a little tougher in the Big East than it is in the Summit League.  I have doubts about a 6'5" wing who shoots sub 30% from 3 having success in the Big East.  But I've been wrong before.

[BCHoopster]

Will never get the money at MU, so forget him

[Jay Bee]

If Shaka decides he's right for the team then so be it.

True. His decisions are always perfect!

[brewcity77]

True. His decisions are always perfect!

This is my biggest concern by far. I mean, if the offense is slow to come around or the level of competition is too much on that end, that's one thing.

But this team can't defend. There's no rim protection. They suck at switching. Don't close out well. Don't fight over screens. I can forgive that from the freshmen, but guys who've been here 2-3 years and have the baseline physical tools shouldn't be putrid defenders anymore.

How is this defense our calling card?

[GoldenEagles03]

This is my biggest concern by far. I mean, if the offense is slow to come around or the level of competition is too much on that end, that's one thing.

But this team can't defend. There's no rim protection. They suck at switching. Don't close out well. Don't fight over screens. I can forgive that from the freshmen, but guys who've been here 2-3 years and have the baseline physical tools shouldn't be putrid defenders anymore.

How is this defense our calling card?

If your garbage offense is made up of athletes doing the right things you can find success. Look at Seton Hall.

But even then, if we want to be championship level competitive you cannot have as bad of an offense as we have. You have to have shot makers, we don't. You have to have finisher, we don't. You have to have an athletic front court, we don't.

Name anything a champion has, we don't.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

A new roster? Outside of NJ, Royce and Adrien, I wouldn't be sad to see any of the roster turn over. I want to believe in Zaide and Owens talent, but they've both been dreadful this season.

[MarquetteMike1977]

This season is gone. Minimal to no hope on the development front for much of the roster.

Given it's Christmas time, drop your wish list for next season.

I'll start - Nolan Minessale. Ripping it up for the Tommies this year with flashes last year. Would be great to roster a former Hilltopper as well !

Mentioned Nolan Minessale in an earlier thread on this site and that he would be my first choice.
Recently heard a week ago from a mutual friend that Nolan loves Marquette and it is one of his dream schools.

[Jay Bee]

Mentioned Nolan Minessale in an earlier thread on this site and that he would be my first choice.
Recently heard a week ago from a mutual friend that Nolan loves Marquette and it is one of his dream schools.

Maybe this is what the NM thread has always really been about!

I'll hit a few St. Thomas games in the coming weeks and report back. I'm always Quetted up, so we'll see if he takes note.

[illiniwarriors]

Illinois has added 6-foot-9 forward Toni Bilic from Croatia, and he will be immediately eligible to play upon arrival in Champaign. In the wild west of college basketball if you Want to win you need to do what it takes.
Shaka seems lost in the way the new system works.
He needs to hire a GM and stick to coaching.

[tower912]

MU is also adding a player from a foreign country who is instantly eligible. 

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Illinois has added 6-foot-9 forward Toni Bilic from Croatia, and he will be immediately eligible to play upon arrival in Champaign. In the wild west of college basketball if you Want to win you need to do what it takes.
Shaka seems lost in the way the new system works.
He needs to hire a GM and stick to coaching.

I tell my friend that Illinois looks like it rostered the Serbian national team

[MU99]

Illinois has added 6-foot-9 forward Toni Bilic from Croatia, and he will be immediately eligible to play upon arrival in Champaign. In the wild west of college basketball if you Want to win you need to do what it takes.
Shaka seems lost in the way the new system works.
He needs to hire a GM and stick to coaching.

Seems like us in the glory days of Niv Berkowitz.

[illiniwarriors]

The concept of redshirting players is over with.The NCAA will soon grant 5 years of eligibility to all athletes.
Shaka needs to let Sheek,Ian,and Nash play this year and see if they show Any ability at All to compete at the level required to play in the Big East.Most of our current roster has shown they can't.This Mess is on Shaka and his entire staff.

[Jay Bee]

The concept of redshirting players is over with.The NCAA will soon grant 5 years of eligibility to all athletes.
Shaka needs to let Sheek,Ian,and Nash play this year and see if they show Any ability at All to compete at the level required to play in the Big East.Most of our current roster has shown they can't.This Mess is on Shaka and his entire staff.

Soon? When? They recently had a memo saying "NO!" to 2026-27