Basketball Transfer Portal '25

[bearcatbret]

An Alpha player demanding the ball and a coaching staff unafraid to demand it from the divas. This may be the last year for a couple of guards. A forward went to Texas as well.

I was kind of hoping one of those two would leave.

[daveh]

@portal_updates on Twitter/X says Aziz has entered the portal as a grad transfer with no eligibility

i saw an article that this was now a thing (grad students with no eligibility left) - the article basically some lawyers were trying to get these guys to go portaling, so that they can file a class action for them

[GoBearcats31]

Rumor of Arrinten Page to Northwestern. Seems random!

And this is happening. Committed.

[sedz]

UC has reportedly contacted Tanner Thomas, a 6'6 forward for Sacred Heart (14.5 and 6.1 this season). He was a RS junior this year, it seems, after playing just 9 games due to injury in 23-24. Sacred Heart, of course, was Cane Broome's first school.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba.../tanner-thomas

Negative 1.9 BPM. Decent three level scorer and 38% from three, but an awful negative 2.4 defensive BPM.

[GoBearcats31]

C.J. Anthony will play his final season at Iona

[Lobot]

Aziz Bandaogo has entered the portal.

This is not a joke. Even though he's out of eligibility, he and other players across the country are going into the portal in the event that the NCAA House ruling invalidates the current eligibility limits. I think Clemson's Ian Schefflein was the first to do this.

[Rufus]

Nothing surprises me anymore. He may as well potentially make more money in a year more than going pro football overseas. Out of 364 schools someone is sure to risk it

[leeraymond]

Aziz Bandaogo has entered the portal.

This is not a joke. Even though he's out of eligibility, he and other players across the country are going into the portal in the event that the NCAA House ruling invalidates the current eligibility limits. I think Clemson's Ian Schefflein was the first to do this.

What is it with these guys? What about moving on to take on new challenges in life? I understand the money, but I also understand that nothing lasts forever. At some point these guys have to move on. Fortune favors those that move (or something like that I once read).

Also, why bring lawyers into it? When lawyers get involve, a bigger mess is created.

[leeraymond]

It is very interesting that UC's two best players that hit the portal, Mitchell and Skillings, both ended up with winning coaches (Pitino and Drew, respectively). That is NOT by accident. Also, I do not think it was about money either.

Any word on Tyler Betsey?

[steveedwards]

Rayvon formally commits to Kent State.

[GoBearcats31]

Rayvon formally commits to Kent State.

Best of luck to Ray. Seems like ages ago that he committed to UC and Wes did the griddy.

Hope he finds success. Who knows. With a good year he could always transfer back.

[Longtime Lurker]

What is it with these guys? What about moving on to take on new challenges in life? I understand the money, but I also understand that nothing lasts forever. At some point these guys have to move on. Fortune favors those that move (or something like that I once read).

Also, why bring lawyers into it? When lawyers get involve, a bigger mess is created.

But, to take it from the players' perspective-if boosters are going to pay good money for you to play (for the same or more than you would make overseas without having to move out of the country), why wouldn't you? They have a finite amount of time before their bodies can't keep up and they stop being good enough to get paid-and if they graduated and went pro, none of us would tell them it was time to move on. Like it or not, until the NCAA grows a pair (not likely), college sports is just another pro league right now-I'm not going to fault the players for taking advantage of a system the schools are too stupid to fix. I'd love to think that at least some of them are getting some education during this time, and they have the rest of their life (with a nest egg to pay for it) to finish their education, get a "real job", etc.

[Rufus]

I don't know for sure but I'd be willing to bet that ever since the advent of NIL and all of its collateral damage that over half of these student athletes are no longer students but only athletes.

[leo from jersey]

I don't know for sure but I'd be willing to bet that ever since the advent of NIL and all of its collateral damage that over half of these student athletes are no longer students but only athletes.

on line courses can make that easy.

[Gmann]

What is it with these guys? What about moving on to take on new challenges in life? I understand the money, but I also understand that nothing lasts forever. At some point these guys have to move on. Fortune favors those that move (or something like that I once read).

Also, why bring lawyers into it? When lawyers get involve, a bigger mess is created.

They're not moving on because they haven't prepared to do anything else in life to make a living. Most are in for a rude awakening when the gravy train ends and they discover how hard most of society has to work to earn a fraction of what is being thrown at them now. NIL is like many things in society that rather than just address a problem it overcorrects and creates a mess. I hope it finds some balance at some point.