@Jhawk69 said in The portal.:
Whom would you fellows rather have, Okareke or Rataj?
Both
BeddieKU23
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Silas Demary Jr in the Portal! Shall we??
If my math is correct, West Virginia does not currently have a scholarship player remaining on its roster after its coach left for Indiana.
@BShark said in The portal.:
@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
AK Okereke is another of interest
Meant to mention him too, film was rather fun
Just absolutely bullies guys. Insanely efficient on offense.
For sure, I hope we inquire and see what's up with him unless there's already some destination for him
Coaches have been doing shady crap for a while now. It's wrong but there's a deeper root cause to it all from coaches to players.
@BShark said in The portal.:
AK Okereke is another of interest
Meant to mention him too, film was rather fun
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Other games 2024-2025:
@wissox said in Other games 2024-2025:
Anyone remember this name? Ali Farokmanesh hired as coach of Colorado St.
Never had anything against CSU before, now hope they go 0-30 every year.
Couldn't have said it better
KU working to get Dix in for a visit this weekend
Adrian Wooley, freshman from Kennesaw St. Major want..
@BShark said in The portal.:
Sounds like Creighton is out for Dix. KU vs return to Iowa, per the immaculate Trilly.
Well that's promising
Lots of movement in the Big 12 so far.
TCU- (Allette, Collins)
West Virginia (Powell, Tenner, Devries, Hansberry)
Baylor (Asemota, Love, Adegbola)
Iowa St (Jackson, Watson)
UCF (Sellers, Hendricks, Machowski, Williams)
Utah (Wahlin, Lovering, Little, Erickson)
Arizona St (Sanon)
Josh Dix is a major target and the first one to really pay attention to it sounds. Creighton mentioned as other strong contender (UK, Illinois also involved). Also new Iowa Coach is expected to try and recruit him back.
@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
KU Completed a zoom call with Cooper Schweiger (one of 5 to do so)
Saw where KU may have passed on him on twitter. Should be setting up visits and we shall see.
There are a few things I like about him and I think we ultimately just need to keep stacking these kind of athletes into each class going forward and see what sticks. Now he's a bit old for a College Freshman so there's a lot of skepticism he will become anything. We shall see
KU Completed a zoom call with Cooper Schweiger (one of 5 to do so)
One to monitor at the 4, Oregon St transfer Michael Rataj. Pretty much the ideal 4 from size, skill and rebounding, can also shoot the 3.
Keyshawn Hall declared for the NBA Draft, no mention of entering the portal at this time.. Sigh
Eric Bossi is saying take a lot of these with a grain of salt..
Also reporting he expects Samis Calderon to be at KU.. (HS signee that's had some doubt whether he'd be here or not)
Virginia transfer Anthony Robinson reporting interest from KU.
FAU forward Kaleb Glenn reporting interest from KU.
Malik Reneau reporting interest from KU.
Virginia Tech guard Jaydon Young reporting interest from KU per his agent.
Perhaps a big one for us to follow. New Mexico guard Donovan Dent in the portal, Mountain West POY averaged 20ppg, 6.4 assists & 41% from 3. He's really good and will have a Christmas list of suitors.
@Crimsonorblue22 said in KU Roster for 25-26:
@BeddieKU23 be crazy to pay them much!
I would agree on both. Storr was the bigger miss due to his price tag but really both were just not effective here.
I wouldn't be surprised to see both get paid well (but agree they probably won't make what they did this year) at new schools if both move on as is expected.
There's some stuff out there that the price of P4 starters will be going up with the revenue sharing.
Good Q, not sure how that convo is going with this new era. I'm sure guys like Storr/Griffen have been back channeling about their options before the meeting even occurs so it's likely players have decisions made going in (I'm sure the coaches know as well). In both players cases, it's been heavily rumored both have been shopping for a while. Tampering and shopping behind the scenes is the new way.
Player/Coach meetings ongoing. We'll likely see movement starting this week I'm guessing.
I'll gain even more respect for Elmarko/Jamari if they stick around another year which seems likely at this stage. I hope to be pleasantly surprised at their developments. Elmarko came in with high hopes/former burger boy. Jamari was a Top 100 kid as well in what was a weak class overall. Big offseasons for this duo
Xavier's Dailyn Swain is intriguing.
I think we just need to see what a new group of players look like. Many from this past season just didn't seem to have the genetics to become something else.
Update:
Jackson expects to be full go by May, his doctors tell him. Good article on 247 about his recovery, what he's focused on and how he's managed this year. Sounds like beloved Hawk Tyrel Reed has been a big part of his recovery.
@SlimShaddy54 said in The portal.:
@BeddieKU23 From what I've hearing people no to high on Mgbako
Swain does not expect KU to pursue. Bridges burned there..
@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
KU has been in contact with Drexel transfer Kobe Magee, who was 43% from 3 on a lot of attempts. Talented shooter with good size 6'6
Visiting FSU/Wake this week.
Josh Dix is visiting Creighton with Freeman from Iowa. Hopefully not his last visit or onto the next target it is.
Zuby came to KU with the physic, but he's certainly made the most of S & C in 3 years to enhance himself and become the athlete he is today.
KJ came in similar and never missed leg/arm day.
I'm interested to see what Elmarko looks like this summer as he mentioned he bulked up. Also interested to see what Kease look like by fall. Kease has the body to be molded into an Ochai type. Not sure what we'll see from Flory by fall but hopefully some positive gains to his frame (if he can). That's as big of part of his development as any in my opinion.
South Carolinas Nick Pringle in, good backup big type
Sam Houston St's Lamar Wilkerson in, deadly from 3. Avg 20ppg
Iowa St's Dishon Jackson in, grown man in the post
Old friend Elijah Fisher in. Productive yr at Pacific, very athletic dude. Small ball 4?
Shot 28% as a freshman. Hope he's improved there
Baylor's Langston Love in. Dealt with a bunch of injuries but talented when right
Personally I would love to see them go after Magoon Gwath transfer from San Diego St. Freshman with high upside, can shoot the 3 and avg 2 blocks a game as a freshman on a known good defensive team/scheme.
@SlimShaddy54 said in The portal.:
@BeddieKU23 It's really just a crap shoot anymore with these kids. They can be good one year and regress the next
In his case he has identical stats Fr to Soph yr and I've never seen anything like it.
But on a serious note I have always loved his size and your getting someone who has production already. He is a streaky shooter and not sure what else he does well which makes the fit difficult.
@SlimShaddy54 said in The portal.:
@BeddieKU23 From what I've hearing people no to high on Mgbako
He's not that good but perhaps a new scenery will help. Basically had the same year back to back
Christopher Tilly- mutual interest
Old friend Mackenzie Mgbako in from Indiana.
Bill could form a starting 5 of 5 star missed prospects from HS from the past few cycles alone
Lajae Jones is another potential prospect, transfer from St Bonaventure.
Pepperdine transfer G Moe Odum shares KU among programs showing interest.
Swain reporting mutual early interest with Deuce Jones- Transfer guard from Lasalle that was A-10 Rookie of the Year as a freshman.
Josh Dix SF transfer from Iowa thinks KU will be a player for him (Creighton/UK also mentioned).
Treysen Eaglestaff reports interest from KU (Among many other top programs)
Peterson for sure at this stage. Flory I'm not sure about next year, TBD for sure. I'd like to think we have a punters shot at getting a 3rd year from him. He isn't magically going to become a polished scorer or show the strength to handle the post full-time so I see that as more of a 2 year plan. Wishful thinking on that end some though.