2024 Transfer Portal news

[bradleyfan124]

It's getting even more severe than I thought it would. Last year approximately 38% of all D-1 basketball players entered the transfer portal. Will be interesting to see how many do so this year.

This is really getting kind of crazy. How many kids can actually move up? Are there really going to be that many open spots available? I guess if the power teams graduate a couple seniors and jettison a few of their players that never worked out, that is around 5 players leaving a year for them. Let's say there is about 80 teams "above" the mid-major level. That would be about 400 open spots on those teams a year. However, those teams are going to have some freshmen coming in. Last year there were 1,500 in the transfer portal. Seems to me that most of those transfer portal players will be either making horizontal moves or going down. Likely there are only a couple hundred or less actual players that are moving up and then having success like Rienk, Domask, and Jones etc this year. Still, it is a lot of players, and MVC is hit hard because it is just good enough to get some great players.

You make a good point. I think most players in the Div 1 portal really don't " move up". They go laterally. To clarify most players in Div. 2 are moving up but they move to the mid - major range. I was going to run a study on that last year but didn't. I think this year I might. I think the players like Rienk moving from Mid-major to one the Power Corruption conferences is the exception rather than the rule.

[Stryker]

The Valley has been decimated. If I’m the commissioner of the Valley, I’m fighting for contracts to try to lessen the impact of all this. It’s not sustainable and basically mid-majors are dead. It’s the big boys and everyone else. I don’t know what the mountain west did this year, but we need to look into that too. Probably helps being on the west coast, where the PAC conference is the only power and being destroyed itself.

It's getting even more severe than I thought it would. Last year approximately 38% of all D-1 basketball players entered the transfer portal. Will be interesting to see how many do so this year.

This is really getting kind of crazy. How many kids can actually move up? Are there really going to be that many open spots available? I guess if the power teams graduate a couple seniors and jettison a few of their players that never worked out, that is around 5 players leaving a year for them. Let's say there is about 80 teams "above" the mid-major level. That would be about 400 open spots on those teams a year. However, those teams are going to have some freshmen coming in. Last year there were 1,500 in the transfer portal. Seems to me that most of those transfer portal players will be either making horizontal moves or going down. Likely there are only a couple hundred or less actual players that are moving up and then having success like Rienk, Domask, and Jones etc this year. Still, it is a lot of players, and MVC is hit hard because it is just good enough to get some great players.

[BUfan14]

The Valley has been decimated. If I’m the commissioner of the Valley, I’m fighting for contracts to try to lessen the impact of all this. It’s not sustainable and basically mid-majors are dead. It’s the big boys and everyone else. I don’t know what the mountain west did this year, but we need to look into that too. Probably helps being on the west coast, where the PAC conference is the only power and being destroyed itself.

[Da Coach]

Illinois State's leading scorer in both of the last 2 seasons, Darius Burford, has entered the transfer portal. He has one season of eligibility left - https://twitter.com/VerbalCommits/st...58519817200054

[BUfan17]

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).
What is going on?
Transfers and (potential) coaching changes could hurt the top 6 teams from this past year-
1st place Indiana State- Josh Schertz rumored to be leaving
2nd place Drake- Coach DeVries leaving and most of their key players done or transferring
3rd place Bradley- only losing Malevy Leons, so far
4th place tie Belmont- Top 3 players transferring- Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Malik Dia, and Cade Tyson
4th place tie UNI- Nate Heise, MIchael Duax, Landon Wolf, Cole Henry, and Drew Daniel, Ege Peksari transferring so far
6th place SIU- Bryan Mullins fired, Xavier Johnson done, and multiple other key payers transferring

The Valley is going to be wide open next year.

Bad overall for the strength of the conference but if we can keep most of our players we would have to be the favorite next year.

[bradleyfan124]

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).
What is going on?
Transfers and (potential) coaching changes could hurt the top 6 teams from this past year-
1st place Indiana State- Josh Schertz rumored to be leaving
2nd place Drake- Coach DeVries leaving and most of their key players done or transferring
3rd place Bradley- only losing Malevy Leons, so far
4th place tie Belmont- Top 3 players transferring- Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Malik Dia, and Cade Tyson
4th place tie UNI- Nate Heise, MIchael Duax, Landon Wolf, ould have been Cole Henry, and Drew Daniel, Ege Peksari transferring so far
6th place SIU- Bryan Mullins fired, Xavier Johnson done, and multiple other key payers transferring

I thought Cade Tyson was a terrific player. I was hoping he would stay. Would have been good for the Valley

[Bball31]

I think most players transfer up in the portal because they’ll get a better chance to play in the NCAA Tournament, even if it might mean coming off the bench. Most players aren’t getting a pot of gold when it comes to money.

[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).
What is going on?
Transfers and (potential) coaching changes could hurt the top 6 teams from this past year-
1st place Indiana State- Josh Schertz rumored to be leaving
2nd place Drake- Coach DeVries leaving and most of their key players done or transferring
3rd place Bradley- only losing Malevy Leons, so far
4th place tie Belmont- Top 3 players transferring- Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Malik Dia, and Cade Tyson
4th place tie UNI- Nate Heise, MIchael Duax, Landon Wolf, Cole Henry, and Drew Daniel, Ege Peksari transferring so far
6th place SIU- Bryan Mullins fired, Xavier Johnson done, and multiple other key payers transferring

[egib52]

I agree with what a few others have said. Keep as much of the core as possible, then BW should go out and sell a few guys on a manageable path to the tournament and national exposure.

[Classof77]

Bradley please please please don't go after that flopper.

[Fetz86]

He is over 5’ 10” and not from overseas so he would never make it was a true Wardle PG, lol. I love Duke as a scorer but wish he was bigger for defense and beating some of the traps he got pressed by this year.

[Tommy]

Drake's Conor Enright is in the transfer portal - https://verbalcommits.com/players/conor-enright

Yes, please!

Just kidding. No room for floppers with mullets. Gotta draw a line somewhere.

[Fetz86]

Overton would be a great pick up.

[egib52]

I would take Reynolds.

I said that last off-season. I'm sure his sights are set in the P5 realm.

[tomahawk chop]

Same, Reynolds is exactly the type of guard BU needs at this point, high scorer that appears to be able to get his own shot. Would help tremendously, but he likely has his sights set higher than BU.

Depends on whether or not he wants to play at home.