Transfer Portal 2026

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I did not realize Hastings was a pure 5. I thought he was a combo 4/5. He is kind of short for a pure 5. My guess is Calhoun may experiment with Hastings at the 4 and Allenspach at the 5 in practice to see if both guys can play together.

Let's not forget that the roster is not complete yet. Calhoun still has more guys to bring in. I think that UC still needs another big as was mentioned previously. Right now, UC only has three sizeable bigs. That is not enough. UC needs at least one more true big man. Either a 4 or a combo 4/5. Somebody 6'10" or taller that can move on the perimeter, defend, rebound, and hit a shot. Is that asking for too much?

Who else can UC bring in to fill that spot?

[leeraymond372@gmail.com]

UC picks up Hastings. Finally, something good on the big man front to talk about. Let's check out his stats from last season (ACC): 6.7 pts/g, 61% FG, 5.6 RB/g, 50% FT, 1.5 Blocks/g, and 3.2 PF/g. Hastings is 6'9" 240. Played his high school ball at IMG Academy.

Hastings has played at the highest levels since high school, so he knows what big time basketball is about. He has a low turnover rate, about 1/g and a good solid BPM. Needs to increase his FT % but overall, a good pick up for UC.

[GoBearcats31]

Hastings just committed!

Signed already too

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

It's a mostly complete roster now. We still don't have a true 4, but that's not a big deal in the modern game. We can succeed with 3 wings if they hit the glass, which Mahaffey, Colvin, and Carson have proven they can do and Tejada/Elamin can be persuaded to.

Hastings is a top defensive big. 3.5 DBPM even beat Thiam's 3.4 by a hair. Evan Miya is a little higher on his offense giving him a positive OBPR. He was the only player on BC with a positive +/- for the season. He profiles as a pure 5, so we'll have to see if Calhoun wants to play two bigs together or rotate Hastings and Allenspach at the 5. Might depend on what Iweze can contribute.

My previous assessment:

I seriously hope he has someone helping him with his free throw shooting. That could be a problem late in close games.

[sedz]

It's a mostly complete roster now. We still don't have a true 4, but that's not a big deal in the modern game. We can succeed with 3 wings if they hit the glass, which Mahaffey, Colvin, and Carson have proven they can do and Tejada/Elamin can be persuaded to.

Hastings is a top defensive big. 3.5 DBPM even beat Thiam's 3.4 by a hair. Evan Miya is a little higher on his offense giving him a positive OBPR. He was the only player on BC with a positive +/- for the season. He profiles as a pure 5, so we'll have to see if Calhoun wants to play two bigs together or rotate Hastings and Allenspach at the 5. Might depend on what Iweze can contribute.

My previous assessment:

Some noise around Jayden Hastings, 6'9" defensive specialist C from Boston College. Posted a 2.3 BPM in his sophomore season (negative 1.2 OBPM with a 3.5 DBPM). Low usage on offense and a poor FT shooter (under 50% for his career) but an elite shot blocker (8% block rate, top 10 in the portal among players with 20+ mpg) and a good rebounder (11% OReb). Fouls almost 6 times per 40 minutes. Would be a nice complement to Allenspach when we need some rim protection.

[Rufus]

That is good news. We have our rim protector!

[sedz]

Got Hastings!

[Natination113]

Hastings just committed!

[leo from jersey]

Agreed. He was a streaky player. Would have a few good games and follow up with a few bad games in a row. No real consistency throughout his career. I liked him as a player but definitely thought he was exposed this year. Too many bad plays/turnovers during crunch time. I wish him the best but easily replaceable.

I gave him a pass his frosh year. Speaking of pass during his second year I saw wretched passing especially at crunch time. I saw him dribble up the clock and the last second throw a pass that got his teammate off hs stride for a miss and a loss. Of course the shot lovers blamed the shooter and not the one who was supposed to be able to pass, but could not. Many just think shooting makes a gamer, but it is the complete game and JJ did not have a quality one.

[Natination113]

No doubt JJ has talent, but he probably got more credit than he should have because of his father.

Agreed. He was a streaky player. Would have a few good games and follow up with a few bad games in a row. No real consistency throughout his career. I liked him as a player but definitely thought he was exposed this year. Too many bad plays/turnovers during crunch time. I wish him the best but easily replaceable.

[leo from jersey]

Coach Bent just put up Twitter signal for incoming signing !

I saw that too. Perhaps a big who plays d.

[BorisTheCat]

Coach Bent just put up Twitter signal for incoming signing !

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

Maybe some good news coming? Saw a tweet alluding to something potentially favorable on this front.

Are we talking about Hastings or someone else?

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

That's a good start right there. His play at crunch time blamed him. Some of us saw it and just commented on what was on the court. JJ was never a victim.

No doubt JJ has talent, but he probably got more credit than he should have because of his father.

[leo from jersey]

Last year’s team finished #30 in Torvik. I’ll gladly take that or better this coming season. The key will be winning tough close games, the kind we just couldn’t finish the last few years. We won’t have Jizzle to blame anymore.

That's a good start right there. His play at crunch time blamed him. Some of us saw it and just commented on what was on the court. JJ was never a victim.