Basketball Transfer Portal '25

[sedz]

Thiam is a rim protector I'd be happy to bring on board. He posted an impressive 3.1 BPM as a freshman and showed maturity with a low turnover rate and under 4 fouls per 40 minutes. He also showed nice touch for 7'2, converting 49% on twos away from the rim. I think he'd be a great complement to Haynes. Lots of upside. Thiam improved as the season went on, recording a 4.7 BPM in B12 play.

I should clarify that Thiam is not in the portal as of now. I'm hoping Bearcatattack is our own version of Trilly Donovan, having first mentioned Haynes here.

[London 'Cat]

Thiam is a rim protector I'd be happy to bring on board. He posted an impressive 3.1 BPM as a freshman and showed maturity with a low turnover rate and under 4 fouls per 40 minutes. He also showed nice touch for 7'2, converting 49% on twos away from the rim. I think he'd be a great complement to Haynes. Lots of upside. Thiam improved as the season went on, recording a 4.7 BPM in B12 play.

I have not found a source that Thiam has entered the portal. It may be true but I can’t confirm that. If someone has a link to that please furnish.

[leeraymond]

It's not. There are a handful of trustworthy sources and I'd suggest sticking to those. In our sphere we have BearcatJournal and BearcatBunch. On social media there's Jon Rothstein, Joe Tipton, DuShawn London, Jamie Shaw, and Trilly Donovan. VerbalCommits is the best place to track portal status. If you see something from other sources, it's probably either a rumor or a troll.

Yeah. Other than Bearcatnews, I am not on social media. So, I miss that entire aspect of obtaining basketball information. I am aware of BearcatJournal and BearcatBunch. Thanks just the same.

[sedz]

BearcatBunch added Kevin Overton to their portal tracker, 6'5 sophomore wing from Texas Tech. Overton posted a 2.1 BPM with no major strengths or weaknesses. A decent all around player on both sides of the ball. Mostly a catch and shoot three point shooter at 33%.

[leeraymond]

Mitchell hasn't committed yet as far as I know. Griffith's contacts were listed here last week. Betsey doesn't have an agent I think, so no one to leak contacts. Not sure about Reed but any coach that values analytics will like his defense. Things are happening even if the public doesn't hear about it.

Yeah. I saw the schools that were interested in Griffith.

[leeraymond]

That was my question as well. These guys can't be getting anything resembling an education and we're not even trying to cover that up anymore. What a joke!

Very good point. Typically, when a student transfers, there are class credits that are lost or that do not transfer. All of these transfers must be putting players behind academically. The NCAA has yet to address this issue publicly. Are players interested in getting degrees at all anymore? Most will not go pro. What will they do for money?

[leeraymond]

Mitchell commits to St. Johns.

My fault...not official.

Okay. There it is, "not official". Loshow22 must have gone back after I read it and updated the message. Interesting possibility just the same.

[sedz]

I read somewhere on THIS thread that Mitchell committed to St. Johns. I did not go back and check to determine if that was true or not. Is it?

It's not. There are a handful of trustworthy sources and I'd suggest sticking to those. In our sphere we have BearcatJournal and BearcatBunch. On social media there's Jon Rothstein, Joe Tipton, DuShawn London, Jamie Shaw, and Trilly Donovan. VerbalCommits is the best place to track portal status. If you see something from other sources, it's probably either a rumor or a troll.

[leeraymond]

Mitchell hasn't committed yet as far as I know. Griffith's contacts were listed here last week. Betsey doesn't have an agent I think, so no one to leak contacts. Not sure about Reed but any coach that values analytics will like his defense. Things are happening even if the public doesn't hear about it.

I read somewhere on THIS thread that Mitchell committed to St. Johns. I did not go back and check to determine if that was true or not. Is it? I just checked the St. Johns' website. There is no mention of Mitchell at all. Not sure where that news came from, but I never checked it for myself.

Usually, the information on these threads is pretty reliable. Can never be too sure until you are.

[sedz]

Josh Ojianwuna is in the portal. 6'10 230 elite rebounder from Baylor who missed most of February and March with an injury.

[sedz]

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb...a-thiam-1.html

Thiam is a rim protector I'd be happy to bring on board. He posted an impressive 3.1 BPM as a freshman and showed maturity with a low turnover rate and under 4 fouls per 40 minutes. He also showed nice touch for 7'2, converting 49% on twos away from the rim. I think he'd be a great complement to Haynes. Lots of upside. Thiam improved as the season went on, recording a 4.7 BPM in B12 play.

[Gmann]

Good point. Is there anything such as APR anymore? As it is a player could transfer in, take a minimum load for one semester, and be gone again. Are there any academic requirements left?

That was my question as well. These guys can't be getting anything resembling an education and we're not even trying to cover that up anymore. What a joke!

[Bearcatattack]

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb...a-thiam-1.html

[longtimefan]

Everyone didn't stay last year. Lakhin, Reynolds, and Tolentino left.

More and more players are entering the portal each year across the league. The NCAAs attempts to limits transfers were struck down in court. I think that's the only real difference. Every player can shop around for money or minutes.

Good point. Is there anything such as APR anymore? As it is a player could transfer in, take a minimum load for one semester, and be gone again. Are there any academic requirements left?

[GoBearcats31]

Old friend A.J. McGinnis has gone portaling. After going for 13.2 ppg at Lipscomb two seasons ago, he averaged 3.8 at Wichita State. He might have one year left...?