2024 NCAA Transfer Portal Megathread

[Lobot]

Just my two cents here-
But I would rather kick the tires on a guy like Arrinten Page (didn't show much of anything at USC this year, but their year was a tire fire and the coaches/pundits clearly saw potential in him prior) rather than wasting effort on Jayden Quintance or Somto Cyrril-they are both more likely to go G league or Fayetteville (or reconsider UK if they make a home run hire), and they are very clearly planning one and done. Page at least showed real interest here (and maybe we would have had a legitimate shot if he didn't go to USC as a package with his teammate Isaiah Colier), and maybe his rough year will have helped him see the value of working in a program to get better. If he were to come, buy in, and iimprove, he would be here for a few years to set us up for Aziz leaving.

Please lord not Kriisa-would really test me to have to root for that guy.

You might get your wish. Smoke around Page coming to UC is out there

[Lobot]

Wazzu G Myles Rice just committed to IU which means IU may be out on Trevor Hickman

[GoBearcats31]

TCU adding talented guard Frankie Collins from Arizona State / Michigan

[GoBearcats31]

Oklahoma big John Hughley to the portal

Visiting Xavier (Ohio) early next week

[GoBearcats31]

First BYU portal entrant since Mark Pope left for Kentucky -- Dallin Hall. The sophomore averaged 9.0 points, 3.5 points, and 5.1 rebounds per game.

Not expecting at BYU kid from Utah to end up at UC, just general Big 12 portal movement.

Aly Khalifa also has entered -- ESPN's Jeff Borzello says he has a "Do not contact" designation, which is usually what the guys put when they are following their coach. Cream Abdul Jabbar/Larry Blurred did the same and is expected to follow his coach to SLU.

[GoBearcats31]

Nothing new, but first I have seen this in writing not on a message board
Bloomington South grad, Bradley transfer Connor Hickman will visit IU, Cincinnati

https://www.indystar.com/story/sport...t/73304082007/

Former Bloomington South standout guard Connor Hickman plans to visit Indiana on Sunday.
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Hickman’s father, Ted, said Connor will follow the IU visit with a trip to Cincinnati on Monday. There is a connection there, too, as Cincinnati assistant and recruiting coordinator Drew Adams coached at Bradley for seven seasons prior to coming to the Bearcats’ staff in 2022.

[GoBearcats31]

Mark Mitchell -- a former 5-star recruit who averaged 11.6 points, 6.0 rebounds this year at Duke -- is trending towards Kansas State. He is a Kansas native.

[GoBearcats31]

First BYU portal entrant since Mark Pope left for Kentucky -- Dallin Hall. The sophomore averaged 9.0 points, 3.5 points, and 5.1 rebounds per game.

Not expecting at BYU kid from Utah to end up at UC, just general Big 12 portal movement.

[Carthage World]

Zach Loveday, a coveted 7'0 center recruit for Brannen in the c/o 2020, is in the transfer portal again as a grad transfer.

Averaged 2.8 ppg & 1.7 rpg over 6.5 mpg at Samford this past season after playing sparingly at Baylor for three seasons (1.4 ppg & 0.9 rpg over 3.7 mpg).

[loshow22]

He's not. There is buzz for a couple stud Pac-12 freshmen (Rice from Washington State, Carlyle from Stanford). Hickman would appear to have a potentially bigger/better role at UC if Indiana landed both of the other two.

Ok...works for me!

[GoBearcats31]

Is Hickman not one of the ones they are buzzing about?

He's not. There is buzz for a couple stud Pac-12 freshmen (Rice from Washington State, Carlyle from Stanford). Hickman would appear to have a potentially bigger/better role at UC if Indiana landed both of the other two.

[loshow22]

Buzz about Indiana being close to landing 1-2 talented guards, which would only boost the chances of UC with Connor Hickman of Bradley.

Is Hickman not one of the ones they are buzzing about?

[GoBearcats31]

Buzz about Indiana being close to landing 1-2 talented guards, which would only boost the chances of UC with Connor Hickman of Bradley.

[Lobot]

According to 247 , John Tyson said he promised Coach Cal 5-7 million for NIL. He said they are at 3 million now and pretty easily get to 5. How do you compete? He mentioned 3 million and three families -- Hunt , Stevens and his. I read where tOSU is giving their BB team 5 million too. I am sure UK will match. I can see why more will stay in college and go from team to team. Is this a serious problem?

I think it's definitely a problem. It's highest bidder for players at this point and if you don't keep up with the Jones' in NIL, you risk being irrelevant on the court. It's not sustainable for the average school.

If you need an example look at the market for football coaches and the salary trend there after Nick Saban /Jimmy Sexton got a $10M/yr contract out of Alabama. It completely reset the market and got out of control very quickly when MSU hired Mel Tucker for $92M when he'd never won a damn thing.

In college basketball we've got players out there asking for $1.5M to commit to a new school before they ever even hit the portal. That came out yesterday from an anonymous coach. That's more than the bottom tier of the NBA minimum rookie salary at $1.1M.

Even the NBA and NFL have a salary structure and a cap to prevent teams from loading up on top tier players. College sports is going to need something similiar soon or things are going to get totally insane. You almost need a players union to negotiate in that realm and set some rules. Anything the NCAA puts forward without player input will get shot down in court.

[Rufus]

Yes it's free agency. Just like professional ball players take your services to the highest bidder. These are no longer amateur players.