Basketball Transfer Portal '25

[BearKatz]

Skillings indicated following the 23-24 season that 24-25 would be his last. We all assumed he meant he would declare for the NBA draft but perhaps he had other intentions behind that statement. Maybe everyone stuck around to give CWM and staff one last chance to make a run. When it didn't happen according to expectations, they decided to bail. Speculation on my part but there could be some truth in there.

I thank Skillings for being a Bearcat and wish him well in any future plans.

That's a great possibility! I would have more confindence in Drew taking me to the next level, over Wes!

[London 'Cat]

That's a great possibility! I would have more confindence in Drew taking me to the next level, over Wes!

Baylor has been a fixture in the NCAA tournament lately, winning a NC in 2021. Skillings should thrive at Baylor.

[GoBearcats31]

Baylor has been a fixture in the NCAA tournament lately, winning a NC in 2021. Skillings should thrive at Baylor.

A note on Baylor -- the entire roster from this past season is gone. Sure there were some seniors and VJ Edgecombe will be a lottery pick, but teams can hit a complete reset even without a coaching change or missing the NCAA Tournament.

[sedz]

A note on Baylor -- the entire roster from this past season is gone. Sure there were some seniors and VJ Edgecombe will be a lottery pick, but teams can hit a complete reset even without a coaching change or missing the NCAA Tournament.

Good point. Drew has already assembled a high level roster featuring elite offensive guards in Obi Agbim and JJ White, elite rebounding bigs in Juslin Bodo Bodo and Caden Powell, and 5 star freshman Tounde Yessoufou. Skillings will give them an experienced rebounder and slasher on the wing along with Michael Rataj. Baylor has all the pieces to compete for a protected seed.

[bearcatbret]

Where the Big 12 currently stands with the portal in the way too early polls. https://fanrecap.com/big-12-loaded-i...1UndA4XFASNFHA

[GoBearcats31]

https://www.si.com/college-basketbal...-is-shaping-up

Based on EvanMiya.com’s transfer rankings, just 19 of the top 100 players to enter the portal are uncommitted and don’t need a waiver for additional eligibility.
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Either way, the pool has shrunk to the point where high-major programs that have several spots left to fill have begun scrambling for additional options or are working their way back down the list of players they initially had held off on pursuing. And with that, agents representing players who otherwise might be on the fringes of earning a high-major roster spot are now in some cases holding off to maximize their leverage. Every year, there are a handful of players who capitalize on the desperation late in the market, and agents I’ve spoken to are happy to have their clients wait out the market as much as possible until that desperation hits. That’s a dangerous game, however, as doing so often limits the ability to be selective based on fit.

With options in the portal dwindling, the international market has heated up as an alternative, particularly in positions that are especially depleted in the portal like point guard and center. Expect a slew of high-level commitments coming over from European leagues in the coming weeks. You’ll see a mix of younger top prospects hoping to use college as a springboard to the NBA the way Egor Demin and Kasparas Jakucionis used it this year and older players (many of whom have been playing rotation minutes in high-level pro leagues) hunting a bigger payday in college than they can get in Europe.

[sedz]

Based on EvanMiya.com’s transfer rankings, just 19 of the top 100 players to enter the portal are uncommitted and don’t need a waiver for additional eligibility.

This tracks with what I'm seeing on Torvik. Only 17 players in the portal right now with a 5+ BPM, which is what you need to average at each position to be a top 16 team. Another 17 (34 total) are 4+ BPM, the target for a top 35 team, safe for an at large bid.

But there are still 87 2+ BPM players with strengths who can fill out a roster. And many unproven underclassmen with upside.

[GoBearcats31]

Connor Hickman >>> Transfer Portal

Didn't see that one coming

Hickman headed to College of Charleston to play for Chris Mack...if eligible


Yesterday, BearKatz said "Not a single Bearcat has committed as of today!" Well, that's now 3 in less than 24 hours

[longtimefan]

Hickman headed to College of Charleston to play for Chris Mack...if eligible


Yesterday, BearKatz said "Not a single Bearcat has committed as of today!" Well, that's now 3 in less than 24 hours

Three others left open the option to return.

[GoBearcats31]

G Mekhi Mason is the portal from UW. We’re in contact

Wake Forest

[GoBearcats31]

We've contacted Jadrian Tracey, 6'5 senior wing from Oregon. Posted a 4.4 BPM this year as a glue guy. He's an efficient low volume scorer and good defender without any major strengths or weaknesses. Just a solid all around game. Maybe a John Newman type.

VCU commit

[sedz]

The portal continues to swell. Up to 2200 now on VerbalCommits.

One of today's entrants is Sean Durugordon, a 6'6 elite rebounding wing from Old Dominion.

[swilsonsp4]

Three others left open the option to return.

Chad Brendel didn't address all of the UC guys still in the portal, but he specifically said today that Dillon Mitchell definitely will not be back.

[GoBearcats31]

Chad Brendel didn't address all of the UC guys still in the portal, but he specifically said today that Dillon Mitchell definitely will not be back.

Mitchell is visiting Ole Miss apparently, coached by Chris Beard who was briefly his coach freshman year at UT before getting fired

I feel like Rayvon has a decent chance of returning. If he wants to play more, there are better opportunities out there. But I'd guess he could make more NIL deals locally.

Arrinten Page would seem to be gone unless there are no suitors for his services. He'd have to be comfortable busting his butt to come off the bench again next season at UC.

[Bearcatattack]

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