MVC players entering the transfer portal

[yoda]

Hard to keep up

Bennett Stirtz- Drake -we knew it was gonna happen
Gabe Pozzatto - Evansville (runner up for Freshman of the Year), Aces' 2nd best scorer
Tayshawn Comer - Evansville - Aces top scorer
Cam Haffner - Evansville - averaged almost 15 ppg in conference games
Tanner Cuff - Evansville - starter, 8 ppg, 6 rpg
Michael Day - Evansville
Aaron Gray -Indiana State- transf in from Pitt, now transferring out
Jahni Summers - Indiana State - played just 15 min/game, 5.7 ppg
Tyran Cook - Indiana State - Milwaukee kid, injured most of 2024-25, avg’ed 12.6ppg in 2023-24
Josiah LeGree - Indiana State
Dez White - Missouri State - Bears' best player
Makhai Valentine - Missouri State - very promising freshman
Jurrell Baldwin - Missouri State - "" "" ""
Davion Hill - Missouri State (left before season started) - enrolled at juco and avg 14.3 ppg
Jalen Hampton - Missouri State
John McCrear - Murray State - played little, redshirt freshman, can't imagine he'll land at DI
KyeRon Lindsay - Murray State - part time starter, 6.6 ppg
Northern Iowa - Wesley Rubin - BU looked at him in 2022, from Simeon, avg 0.8ppg/0.5rpg, a big disappointment
Northern Iowa - Charlie Miller - barely played, minimal stats
Kennard Davis - SIU - arguably their best player
Sheridan Sharp - SIU - 5 ppg reserve soph
Javon Jackson - UIC - Flames' top scorer
Joshua Reeves - UIC - a sub but averaged 9.2 min and 42% from 3-pt
Ethan Pickett - UIC
Cooper Schwieger - Valparaiso - 1st Team all conference
All Wright - Valparaiso- Freshman of the Year
Isaiah Stafford - Valparaiso - has 1 yr due to juco rule
Jefferson de la Cruz Monegro -Valparaiso - starter, 10 ppg
Devon Ellis - Valparaiso - 5 ppg sub, one yr left due to juco rule
Tyler Schmidt - Valparaiso
Lucas Scroggins - Valparaiso
Carson Schwieger - Valparaiso

[Da Coach]

Add Carson Schwieger, too for Valpo- https://x.com/MVCMadness/status/1904326915499917788


And Evansville transfer Tanner Cuff has already committed to Hawaii - https://x.com/HIsportsradio/status/1904328611836105135
They report him as a "4-star" recruit. Really? 4-star?
He was a 5 ppg scorer at Salt Lake Community College over his 2 seasons there, and in 2 seasons at Evansville, he averaged 8.1 ppg and shot 30.5% from three. He was the 5th highest scorer for Evansville this season. - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...31/tanner-cuff

[Da Coach]

Yes, but now the driving factor has completely changed. It used to be playing time that motivated kids to transfer, but now it is NIL money.

Here is more proof that NIL money is now the biggest factor in college sports - https://x.com/TheHoopHerald/status/1903985740742009051

Maryland players were asked at the postgame press conference what their coach, Kevin Willard, has meant to them.
The answer, "First, umm, he do pay us the money".

[yoda]

There’s a report that Bennett Stirtz is in the portal-
he is asking not to be contacted, wonder where he’s going to land.

Link

[Tommy]

Maryland players were asked at the postgame press conference what their coach, Kevin Willard, has meant to them.
The answer, "First, umm, he do pay us the money".

That brought a tear to my eye. Touching. Not the best grammar for a college student, though.

[Da Coach]

The MVC's 3rd leading scorer, Samage Teel of Indiana State, has entered the transfer portal.

He redshirted his first year (2020-21), then played 2 years at a Division II school, Winston-Salem State University (2021-22 & 2022-23), then one season at D1 Presbyterian (2023-24), and this last year at Indiana State (2024-25). Apparently he still has one year of eligibility because his redshirt year was the Covid year.

[yoda]

Tryin’ to keep up…

Isaiah Walker - Belmont
Bennett Stirtz- Drake -we knew it was gonna happen - commits to Iowa
Gabe Pozzatto - Evansville (runner up for Freshman of the Year), Aces' 2nd best scorer
Tayshawn Comer - Evansville - Aces top scorer
Cam Haffner - Evansville - averaged almost 15 ppg in conference games
Tanner Cuff - Evansville - starter, 8 ppg, 6 rpg
Michael Day - Evansville
Aaron Gray -Indiana State- transf in from Pitt, now transferring out
Jahni Summers - Indiana State - played just 15 min/game, 5.7 ppg
Tyran Cook - Indiana State - Milwaukee kid, injured most of 2024-25, avged 12.6ppg in 2023-24
Josiah LeGree - Indiana State
Samage Teel - Indiana State - good scorer, 17ppg, but very high volume shooter
Merritt Alderink - Indiana State - little used freshman
Dez White - Missouri State - Bears' best player
Makhai Valentine - Missouri State - very promising freshman
Jurrell Baldwin - Missouri State - "" "" ""
Davion Hill - Missouri State (left before season started) - enrolled at juco and avg 14.3 ppg
Jalen Hampton - Missouri State
Mozae Downing-Rivers -Missouri State - juco kid, 2 ppg
John McCrear - Murray State - played little, redshirt freshman, can't imagine he'll land at DI
KyeRon Lindsay - Murray State - part time starter, 6.6 ppg
Chiang Ring - Murray State - see below
Northern Iowa - Wesley Rubin - BU looked at him in 2022, from Simeon, avg 0.8ppg/0.5rpg, a big disappointment
Northern Iowa - Charlie Miller - barely played, minimal stats
Kennard Davis - SIU - arguably their best player
Sheridan Sharp - SIU - 5 ppg reserve soph
Antuan Massey - SIU - juco big man
Tyler Bey - - SIU - transf to SIU from Missouri State
Javon Jackson - UIC - Flames' top scorer
Joshua Reeves - UIC - a sub but averaged 9.2 min and 42% from 3-pt
Ethan Pickett - UIC
Cooper Schwieger - Valparaiso - 1st Team all conference
All Wright - Valparaiso- Freshman of the Year
Isaiah Stafford - Valparaiso - has 1 yr due to juco rule
Jefferson de la Cruz Monegro -Valparaiso - starter, 10 ppg
Devon Ellis - Valparaiso - 5 ppg sub, one yr left due to juco rule
Tyler Schmidt - Valparaiso
Lucas Scroggins - Valparaiso
Carson Schwieger - Valparaiso

whew - I think keeping up on this thread accounts for most of the surge in Board Stats
watch for Lathan Sommerville

[Da Coach]

A couple new names Bradley has begun recruiting recently-

2024 Chiang Ring- 6'8" forward at Park Center Senior High School in Minneapolis, MN.
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/chiang-ring
>> https://minnesotapreps.rivals.com/ne...mpionship-win-
>> https://twitter.com/MREZsports/statu...14227494354944
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm8herNvVUM
Junior year highlights- https://www.hudl.com/video/3/1892028...eeb408b865cff4

Murray State freshman forward Chang Ring is in the portal. Bradley was involved recruiting him out of high school -

He only played a few minutes as a freshman at Murray State -
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...10/chiang-ring
Game log- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...10/chiang-ring

But because he played a few minutes in a couple of blowout wins late in the season, he no longer qualifies for a redshirt year under the NCAA rules. He could apply for a waiver, but he appears to have just 3 years of eligibility left.

[Stryker]

So we already have 22% of the MVC roster (assuming scholarship players) in the portal, and none from Bradley, Belmont, and ISUred yet. Wonder how close to 50% the MVC will end up after everything is settled.

[braves16]

https://x.com/ThePortalReport/status/1904516950388003312

[Braves2006]

https://x.com/ThePortalReport/status...16950388003312

I love how his "highlights" in this X post are all from a game against Eureka College....

[houstonbrave]

Ok if Samage Teel gets another year how is it a question if Christian does ? Christian was a RS Freshman at Lemoyne in 2021-2, then 3 years at BU. So in 2020-21 he redshirted just like Teel-in addition LeMoyne was a school that did not even play in 2020-21 due to Covid.

[Kososaur]

So we already have 22% of the MVC roster (assuming scholarship players) in the portal, and none from Bradley, Belmont, and ISUred yet. Wonder how close to 50% the MVC will end up after everything is settled.

Is this just using the total roster numbers, or players that are not out of eligibility? I would think the number is higher if you exclude players with no more eligibility.

[Da Coach]

Is this just using the total roster numbers, or players that are not out of eligibility? I would think the number is higher if you exclude players with no more eligibility.

Correct. Assuming that around 20%-25% of the Valley players would be out of eligibility, the number of transfers will be more than 50% when all is done.

[Stryker]

Correct. Assuming that around 20%-25% of the Valley players would be out of eligibility, the number of transfers will be more than 50% when all is done.

Yep, the 22% is just the total % of players now in the portal divided by the amount of scholarships in the MVC (156), and doesn't take into account players without eligibility leaving their respective programs. So yes, technically, the % is much higher given the significant number of players that leave each year due to the exhaustion of eligibility.