Transfers in/out 2025-2026

[CountryRoads]

Watched St. Thomas and North Dakota. Entertaining game. No BE players on the floor. I'd rather take my chances with MU's redshirts and incoming frosh. Need to find transfers from elsewhere, IMO.

I don't see Minessale as a likely target for us. Wouldn't be very RGV of Shaka to portal over Walker and Miletic after having invested a year in them during their redshirt year.

[Jay Bee]

I don't see Minessale as a likely target for us. Wouldn't be very RGV of Shaka to portal over Walker and Miletic after having invested a year in them during their redshirt year.

Well... they are outside shooters.. NM is not. Plus, his initials are great.

[JTJ3]

I don't see Minessale as a likely target for us. Wouldn't be very RGV of Shaka to portal over Walker and Miletic after having invested a year in them during their redshirt year.

Minessales game could not be more different than Walker and Miletic.  Theyre both shooters only. 

Minessale is different than everyone on the roster, in a good way.  Plays PG, gets to the rim and rebounds and defends well for a big guard.  His ability to handle and create would be huge to help take pressure off of Nigel.

[The Sultan]

Minessales game could not be more different than Walker and Miletic.  Theyre both shooters only. 

Minessale is different than everyone on the roster, in a good way.  Plays PG, gets to the rim and rebounds and defends well for a big guard.  His ability to handle and create would be huge to help take pressure off of Nigel.

Yeah, it's like he just compared him to the white guys on the roster.

[rccola42]

Minnesale is definitely a target and I fully expect him on the roster next season.

[Zog from Margo]

Minessales game could not be more different than Walker and Miletic.  Theyre both shooters only. 

Minessale is different than everyone on the roster, in a good way.  Plays PG, gets to the rim and rebounds and defends well for a big guard.  His ability to handle and create would be huge to help take pressure off of Nigel.

Herro plays PG for St. Thomas and he's a good passer. Ironically, Herro doesn't shoot well. I didn't see Minessale playing any PG. He played more of a 3 and MU is pretty loaded at the 3 (Owens, Walker, Militec, Alex E., Johnston). I think MU might try to bulk Phillips up a bit to play some 4 and Walker and Johnston I'd think would be 2/3. IMO, MU needs a 5 and a combo guard.

[CountryRoads]

Theyre both shooters only.

What are you using to come to this conclusion?

[The Sultan]

He played more of a 3 and MU is pretty loaded at the 3 (Owens, Walker, Militec, Alex E., Johnston)

So four players who have never played a minute for MU and an incredibly inconsistant DO.

Not sure that's "loaded."

[Shooter McGavin]

I think people are going to discover that landing players better than the senior versions of Ross and Gold is going to be a lot harder than people think.

The competition is going to be fierce when you consider all of the teams that have to replace the transfers they brought in this year and players going pro that will be moving on. Think about Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, UConn, and several other Big East teams as examples.

If MU challenges for an NCAA bid next year it's going to come from improvement from the underclass players, contributions from the redshirts and freshmen, and hopefully one or two veteran transfers to fill some obvious holes.

This is a good point and worth discussing.  In the perfect world Shaka would have realized very early on that Chase and Ben were really good role players and emphasized those roles.  Had he done that those two would have been good enough to get a few more wins this year.

I think it would have been hard to swallow initially for Chase given he was voted first team all Big East.  But Shaka should have recognized early and often that his ball handling in traffic was never going to be good enough for a lead scoring or creating role, especially at the end of games.  Catch and shoot threes and straight line drives on offense and continued effort on D.  Chase found his role only in the last couple months.  He filled it well and I agree he will be tough to replace from that perspective as well as his athleticism. 

Ben never changed his mentality and did not appear to do anything outside of his skill set.  He may have felt more pressure to perform his role as a leader and more pressure to hit threes in key moments as a senior.  But unlike Chase, he didn't look like he tried to do too much.  His defense was very good for the most part without fouling.  He walked up well.  He is going to be harder to replace than even Chase IMO. There is not an heir apparent on this team that can do what Ben did on the defensive side. 

But in the end, we do not have to replace all Big East players.  I think really good role players will be available and I trust Shaka will find them.  A defensive big and a defensive combo guard that can handle the ball along with the development of the current players minus one or two and this team is an NCAA tournament team next year.

It can be done. I think Shaka will get it done.  I also think Shaka likes the fact that he won't have to search for his alphas next year.  He already knows who they are which is a very good position to be in from a team building perspective. 

[Zog from Margo]

So four players who have never played a minute for MU and an incredibly inconsistant DO.

Not sure that's "loaded."

How many roster spots do you commit to that position?

[The Sultan]

How many roster spots do you commit to that position?

I don't think Shaka, or most coaches these days, view positions in the traditional 1-5 sense.

[Zog from Margo]

I don't think Shaka, or most coaches these days, view positions in the traditional 1-5 sense.

So call them wings and add Stevens to the mix. How many more does MU need?

IMO, they need someone who can backup at point and rotate with James and Stevens and they need a center.

[The Sultan]

So call them wings and add Stevens to the mix. How many more does MU need?

IMO, they need someone who can backup at point and rotate with James and Stevens and they need a center.

A wing who can score consistently is definitely a need. Bigger than a back up PG by quite a bit actually. No way I want to roll out next year with DO and four guys with zero experience.

[BCHoopster]

Minnesale brings something the other don't, he averages around 20 a game.

I have seen enough of DO, not consistent, total tease.

Phillips is so raw, he won't be ready for years, best for him to redshirt and figure out to make an easy 2 point shot! 

The other 3, will see

[Jay Bee]

After Nigel, we again have the question of who are the higher usage guys?

I could see Royce inching up a bit, but not a ton. After that, is there anyone else that we can reasonably project to be a low-to-mid 20's usage guy next season?

That said, a guy like NM may make some sense. Also, a guy who can get us to the line.

#TraditionalThoughts

[bananahammock]

Minessale made first team all defense in the Summit. Not sure if his strengths equate to Shaka's system but it appears the defensive side of the ball is not a weakness.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

So call them wings and add Stevens to the mix. How many more does MU need?

IMO, they need someone who can backup at point and rotate with James and Stevens and they need a center.

Don't mistake quantity for quality.  I'm expecting Marquette to add a starting C and the backup PG/combo guard you're asking for, as well as another wing.

Some of those lesser wing players may decide to transfer, or maybe Phillips returns and ends up redshirting.  Ethan and Alex are both pretty raw, so they are in the redshirt discussion as well.

But first and foremost, Shaka needs to address top end quality by adding a starter at the 3.

[Scoop Snoop]

Don't mistake quantity for quality.  I'm expecting Marquette to add a starting C and the backup PG/combo guard you're asking for, as well as another wing.

Some of those lesser wing players may decide to transfer, or maybe Phillips returns and ends up redshirting.  Ethan and Alex are both pretty raw, so they are in the redshirt discussion as well.

But first and foremost, Shaka needs to address top end quality by adding a starter at the 3.

I was all in your corner until the last sentence. First and foremost? A 5. Other than that, we agree. 

[panda]

Don't mistake quantity for quality.  I'm expecting Marquette to add a starting C and the backup PG/combo guard you're asking for, as well as another wing.

Some of those lesser wing players may decide to transfer, or maybe Phillips returns and ends up redshirting.  Ethan and Alex are both pretty raw, so they are in the redshirt discussion as well.

But first and foremost, Shaka needs to address top end quality by adding a starter at the 3.

Agree - we need to replace two starters and add a few rotation pieces. Big additions are necessary to get back to winning ways.

[BCHoopster]

Get a quick jumping tough rebounder, a Ric Cobb type player who is a little taller then Rick was

[Tha Hound]

I think people are going to discover that landing players better than the senior versions of Ross and Gold is going to be a lot harder than people think. 

For Chase - Maybe, but there will be dozens of guys with better or equal advanced stats.

For Ben - No, it will not be hard to land a player better than the senior version of him. He's been shocking this year and the stats bear that out.

Now that's only part of the equation. Fit, buy-in, mentality will mostly be unknowns and we'll just have to see how it plays out.

[Tha Hound]

Minnesale is definitely a target and I fully expect him on the roster next season.

Do you have any more details to share with us?

[muwarrior69]

Do you watch the games? Or just read the newspaper after every game to see the win and loss columns?

They've started to look a lot better. Our Freshman and Sophomores are our best players and they just beat a 27-3 UConn team. Assuming they use the portal as they've told us, they will be good. No reason to believe they will not be.

They also lost to a 16-15 DePaul team twice. One could also say a 27-3 team did not play their A game and lost to a bad team on the road. Playing better in the Big East is no cause for celebration as the league really stinks this season. Some here say Nova is a fraud and their record does not reflect what a bad team they are and they may be right, again, because the league really stinks. Now if we get the chance to play UCONN next Thursday and hold Karaban to 2 points again and win I will concede they are playing a lot better and hope that continues into next season.

Who wants to watch a team with players that have great stats but can't win games. The win and loss column is the only stat that matters in the end, no?

[GoldenEagles03]

I think Minnesale would be great off of our bench as a 20 mpg guy.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

I was all in your corner until the last sentence. First and foremost? A 5. Other than that, we agree. 

To clarify, I think adding a starting 5 is just as big of priority as adding a starting 3.

I was only talking about adding a starting 3 as being the top priority in relation to the other options Marquette has at the 3.

Sorry for the confusion.