2024 Transfer Portal news

[yoda]

Murray State lands a player from the portal
Appalachian State transfer Terence Harcum, 12 ppg, 36% 3-pt shooter

https://appstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/terence-harcum/8466

[Da Coach]

Another huge hit for Belmont- Cade Tyson enters the transfer portal - https://twitter.com/VerbalCommits/st...65720040460340

Belmont has now lost their top 3 scorers and 3 best players, Ja'Kobi Gillespie (17.2 ppg), Malik Dia (16.9 ppg), and Cade Tyson (16.2 ppg)....

2nd team All MVC player Cade Tyson of Belmont will be visiting Tennessee this weekend, and also has a visit scheduled to North Carolina next weekend - https://twitter.com/TravisBranham_/s...70176838975896


And Valparaiso, which has not been hit as hard by portal transfers as most MVC teams, did lose 2 players today to the portal.
Both players redshirted and did not play this past season for Roger Powell.
Luke Carroll- 6'6" G/F- played 2 seasons at Lake Land Junior College, though he tore his ACL midway through the 2022-23 season there. He transferred to Valparaiso and was a walk-on in 2023-24, but he redshirted as he continued to rehab from the knee injury. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/luke-carroll

Lual Manyang- 6'10" Center- Redshirted in 2022-23 at Hofstra, then transferred to Valpo. Redshirted in 2023-24 at Valpo due to a season-ending knee injury in the preseason. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/lual-manyang

[egib52]

I wish we would go after 3 transfer players instead of just one after what happened last season with 2 quitting and 3 to 4 on our bench rarely playing at all during games.

How do you know BW won't?

[tomahawk chop]

I wish we would go after 3 transfer players instead of just one after what happened last season with 2 quitting and 3 to 4 on our bench rarely playing at all during games.

[Da Coach]

Northern Iowa transfer Michael Duax has committed to Florida Gulf Coast - https://twitter.com/TravisGrafHoops/...10010307277057

[egib52]

He was at 2 different junior colleges in 2020-21 and 2021-22, and 2 different Universities for 2022-23 and 2023-24. So are there other issues that explain why he transfers every year?
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Unfortunately I think this is the new norm. We are going to see many kids go to 2, 3, 4 colleges during their careers

[yoda]

One more name to ponder
Rienk Mast has yet to decide if he will return to Nebraska. Speculation that he may transfer again or play pro in Europe.
Would he consider returning to BU?

[Da Coach]

Here's an interesting name in the portal...

Bruce Zhang, the 7-footer who Bradley aggressively recruited a year ago, but who landed at Saint Louis. - https://twitter.com/VerbalCommits/st...95234139435363

His numbers were small but he did play some key minutes in 30 games and looked good at times, and has potential.
Gotta wonder if Coach Wardle is still interested.-

Likewise Bryant Selebangue is also in the portal - another big man that Bradley aggressively recruited but he went to Tulsa, then
Arizona State. At Tulsa he averaged 12 ppg & 9.2 rpg, hitting 62% of his shots
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ant-selebangue

Zhang's numbers were not good this past season at St. Louis, but he does have skills and a potential upside that could help a mid-major like Bradley. Recall that when he visited Bradley (he sat a few rows in front of me at the exhibition game vs. Illinois Wesleyan on Nov. 2, 2022), he told our coaches he would commit. But after he left Bradley, he visited St, Louis and committed there.
2023-24 Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...41/bruce-zhang

Bryant Selebangue had great numbers at Tulsa his junior year (12 ppg and 9.2 rpg), but for some reason, didn't play so much at Arizona State this past season and only averaged 4.8 ppg and 4.1 rpg. He was at 2 different junior colleges in 2020-21 and 2021-22, and 2 different Universities for 2022-23 and 2023-24. So are there other issues that explain why he transfers every year?
D1 Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ant-selebangue

And there is another big kid who entered the portal today that Bradley knows. Zane Meeks was recruited by Bradley at Brewster Academy prep school in 2019. He ended up committing to Nevada and played 2 years there one of which was limited due to injuries. Then he played 2 years at San Francisco and put up decent numbers. This past year, he played at Arizona State with Selebangue, but played in only 5 games. So he has 1 season of eligibility left.
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...064/zane-meeks

I suspect the coaching staff is in contact with all 3 of these transfers.

[yoda]

Here's an interesting name in the portal...

Bruce Zhang, the 7-footer who Bradley aggressively recruited a year ago, but who landed at Saint Louis.

https://twitter.com/VerbalCommits/status/1778495234139435363

His numbers were small but he did play some key minutes in 30 games and looked good at times, and has potential.
Gotta wonder if Coach Wardle is still interested.

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Likewise Bryant Selebangue is also in the portal - another big man that Bradley aggressively recruited but he went to Tulsa, then
Arizona State. At Tulsa he averaged 12 ppg & 9.2 rpg, hitting 62% of his shots

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5106643/bryant-selebangue

[LittleBrave]

LittleBrave is accepted back by a unanimous vote!

I want to thank God, JC, and DC (Da Coach) for allowing me the chance to make my return to Bradleyfans.com. I feel this place gives me the best opportunity to succeed. I hope that my assessed worth increases (from 1 penny) with much support from my BU fan-mates.

I am truly a blessed man today as I stand in the presence of my fellow Braves and look forward to what lies ahead!
ZEK - let's DO this!!!

[Da Coach]

A familiar name in the portal today- James "Pop" Weathers, who played 2 seasons at State College of Florida, then a year at Bradley, and a year at Texas A&M Commerce. He didn't have much success this past season at Texas A&M-Commerce, playing 15.7 minutes per game and averaging 2.2 ppg. He shot just 22.9% overall and 19.6% from three. - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...james-weathers
He has one season of eligibility left for his Covid year. For a kid who had success in his 2 years at the juco (19.5 ppg his freshman year and 18.2 ppg his sophomore year), he has struggled at the D1 level.
D1 stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...james-weathers
I hope he has a good year wherever he lands.

[Da Coach]

We have been notified that LittleBrave has withdrawn from the Fan Transfer Portal and has expressed a desire to return to Bradley Fandom.
That is a disappointment to Illinois State who targeted LittleBrave for an NIL package of $0.02, which was well over his estimated NIL value.
The NCAA has launched an investigation into Illinois State's apparent blatant recruiting violation.

For now, the rest of the Bradley Fandom will be meeting to consider whether to take LittleBrave back.

LittleBrave is accepted back by a unanimous vote!

[Da Coach]

North Dakota State's Boden Skunberg, a 6-5, 210-pounder who averaged 14.1 points and 5.4 rebounds last season, is transferring to Illinois State.

Thanks for posting. Illinois State lands their first portal transfer of 2024.
Boden Skunberg is a 6'5" senior guard from Jamestown, ND. He has played 4 seasons at North Dakota State U. He was the Gatorade Player of the Year in North Dakota in 2020. He committed to North Dakota State early in his junior year of high school. He didn't play much his freshman season at NDSU, appearing in only 19 games, averaging 11.9 minutes, and 1.7 ppg. His sophomore year, as a part-time starter, he averaged 5.9 ppg. His junior year, as a starter in 28 of 32 games, he averaged 15.1 ppg. This past year as a senior, he averaged 34.0 minutes per game, and 14.1 ppg. He shot 35.5% from three for his career. He has 1 year of eligibility left for his Covid year.
Bio- https://gobison.com/sports/mens-bask...skunberg/19081
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...boden-skunberg

[egib52]

North Dakota State's Boden Skunberg, a 6-5, 210-pounder who averaged 14.1 points and 5.4 rebounds last season, is transferring to Illinois State.

[Da Coach]

A new name for the Fan Transfer Portal-
LittleBrave

His NIL value is assessed at $0.01

Wow - I wish I had an agent, or BraveSince09, to help me with my approach!

BUT...I am now announcing this...I am OUT of the fan transfer portal (pending DC's blessing) with my incredibly low assessed fan value, and like Zek, I'm BAAAAA-AAAAACK!!!
Love u guys!

We have been notified that LittleBrave has withdrawn from the Fan Transfer Portal and has expressed a desire to return to Bradley Fandom.
That is a disappointment to Illinois State who targeted LittleBrave for an NIL package of $0.02, which was well over his estimated NIL value.
The NCAA has launched an investigation into Illinois State's apparent blatant recruiting violation.

For now, the rest of the Bradley Fandom will be meeting to consider whether to take LittleBrave back.