2026 Transfer Portal Wishlist

[tower912]

The more I think about it, the funnier and more revealing this becomes.

It is an incontrovertible fact that there are currently no roster openings for next season.

It is an incontrovertible fact that of the 15 players currently projected for next season, 10 are listed as between 6'3 and 6'8.

It is an incontrovertible fact that this MU team is shooting poorly from 3.

It is an incontrovertible fact that the first player listed in this wish list thread is listed at 6'5 and shooting poorly from 3 for a Summit league team.

Facts.  Panda calls them annoying tropes and Viper says nobody pays attention to them.   I mean, seriously.  What could be more revealing?   Thanks for the dopamine, boys.

[Viper]

Your DM was all performance art, wasn't it?  You knew damn well you were utterly full of crape and that you were gaslight trolling.   The funny thing is, so did I.   And you just keep proving it.  Thanks for the laughs.

at the time, no. Now? Gloves off, Crafty.

[JakeBarnes]

I worry sometimes that Scoop may be a significant contributer to the male loneliness epidemic. We've gone from tinfoil hat jokes to real tinfoil hats.

Or just a confirmation that the internet has allowed people to conflate feelings and lack of personal consequences with being right.

Either way...woof.

We should be working on slapping of fives and community around us and less on the little internet box that feeds lies all day.

Also, ND sucks. Retire 0. RGV 5 EVA.

[Markusquette]

The 2026-27 scholarship table looks very bleak in the short term. MU needs experience and skill across the board to compete over the next couple of years. To even bother discussing incoming transfers one would have to accept the roster's shortcomings and consider who would be elsewhere to make room for said players.

Upperclassmen: Between Parham, Lowery, Norman, Jones, Hamilton, and Owens I think at least two have to move on. It's possible Royce may be the only high level difference maker in his time here. Not an inspiring group of 'leaders' by any means.

MU is in desperate need of a skilled big man who is not a liability on the court. Someone they can count on to score 12+ppg, rebound and defend at a high level, and play with physicality. Royce is filling up the stat sheet a bit more lately which is good to see. I have relatively high hopes for Sheek after year 1. If no transfer joins, they'll very likely be in worse shape after Gold's departure. Sad.

With Ross graduating I have little belief in Lowery/Norman...an older wing with alpha mentality seems like a no brainer. As for guard, I'm happy with James, but it wouldn't hurt to add an experienced PG in the portal. Jones isn't going to cut it. If NJ goes down, what happens?

Hopefully 3/4 of next year's newcomers (including redshirts) can make an impact like James/Stevens this year. I'd guess Sheek, Miletic, Egbuono and maybe Walker.

If the portal remains out of the question, 3-4 of Shaka's young guys have to be recruiting home runs, and 80% of the others need to be Big East caliber players.