Basketball Transfer Portal '25

[sedz]

Into the portal today is Dylan Faulkner, 6'9 sophomore forward from Lipscomb. He missed most of the season with injury but posted an 8.6 BPM in his time on the court and a 2.9 BPM as a freshman. He had an elite 12% OReb rate both years. That's the kind of player I'd like to bring in.

Griffith could also give us a good rebounding slasher on the wing if he comes back.

[Rufus]

And they wouldn't be able to show everyone the trey sign if they were tasked with following their own shot if they did make a trey. < more sarcasm>

[swilsonsp4]

And they wouldn't be able to show everyone the trey sign if they were tasked with following their own shot if they did make a trey. < more sarcasm>

I don't think I've ever seen any trey shooter for any team follow his shot, unless the ball caroms back to him, which is rare. 70% of missed shots come off on the weak side, while the remaining 30% mostly fall somewhere in the lane.

[sedz]

A three point shooter's job is to defend the break, not rebound. Sending 5 guys to the offensive glass is not a good idea.

[GoBearcats31]

I think the only guy we've been linked to that fits this description is Christian Coleman from UAB. Apparently he had a Zoom call with us back on April 2. Not sure if he's still considering us.

Dushawn London 247 says Coleman is visiting Arizona State on Monday, also hearing from other schools including UC

[swilsonsp4]

Memphis forward Dain Dainja (14.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg) to enter portal, per his agents. 1st team all-AAC.

[zykarious]

With Thiam and Haynes, how is that supposed to work out? Remember what happened with Aziz, Reynolds, and Lakhin. Everybody was unhappy with their minutes except Aziz. Let's hope that Miller is better at managing the minutes between these two bigs so that both are happy and want to give maximum effort.

I had that thought too. On paper, I'd bet on Thiam getting the majority of the minutes at the 5 and Dzellat may get a few, is Wes going to try to get Haynes 10+ minutes at the 4 and will it work out? Haynes doesn't look like he's skilled enough to defend the perimeter at the 4. But Haynes probably didn't come here to play 10-15 minutes per night as a backup center.

[leeraymond]

Memphis forward Dain Dainja (14.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg) to enter portal, per his agents. 1st team all-AAC.

This guy is very physical in the paint. Not sure if UC should go after him. UC already has two 5s. No need to create unnecessary tension in the locker room. On the other hand, Dainja can really play.

[longtimefan]

Is Moustapha Thiam to UC official? These days I’ll wait until it comes from UC.

[swilsonsp4]

Drew Richards, head basketball coach at UNC-Pembroke (D2), tweeted the following:

"Lawyers are contacting players with no eligibility and having them get in the portal. They are convincing them that if a college wants them bad enough, the college will pay for the lawyer to sue the NCAA for an additional year of eligibility."

This practice is worse than ambulance chasing. Any attorney involved in this is creating the "accident".

[Lobot]

Is Moustapha Thiam to UC official? These days I’ll wait until it comes from UC.

Not yet. I suspect the negotiations are still on ongoing.

[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%.

Committed to Auburn.

[sedz]

Wes Enis, 6'1 guard from D-II Lincoln Memorial U . Shoots 40% from deep on a high volume of 3s. Has two years left.

Committed to South Florida.

[red_n_black_attack]

Memphis forward Dain Dainja (14.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg) to enter portal, per his agents. 1st team all-AAC.

I doubt he wll come cheap.

[GoBearcats31]

UC also contacted McNeese State guard Sincere Parker, who averaged 12.2 points this year (15.9 points at SLU the year before), per Sam Kayser of 247 HS Hoops.

I would love to have a Sencire and a Sincere on the same roster.

Parker will be walking in Memphis