Players Entering Transfer Portal, As of March 2024

[Ladeeeeda]

Now that Iriafen has committed to Southern Cal, what does that do for Timea Gardner who had a supposed Top 4 of Southern Cal, Colorado, Louisville and Kentucky?

Unconfirmed rumors that Gardner might have been visiting Texas this weekend. But, that doesn't jive if that reported Top 4 was accurate.

Money talks and Texas has it, so she may have changed her mind

 

[southie]

Think you have her confused with von Oelhoffen. She was the one who posted that final four.

Oh, my bad. So what do we know about Gardiner? She's the one who visited home state Utah?

 

[southie]

Biggest names in portal at the moment IMO:

Talia von Oelhoffen, Oregon State
Timea Gardiner, Oregon State. Top 4 are USC, Louisville, Kentucky and Colorado

Other poster telling me I had Gardiner confused with TVO for those 4 schools. Maybe I wasn't confused.

 

[cancontent]

Oh, my bad. So what do we know about Gardiner? She's the one who visited home state Utah?

Haven't seen any from my end. It's anyone's guess at this point.

 

[cancontent]

Other poster telling me I had Gardiner confused with TVO for those 4 schools. Maybe I wasn't confused.

 

[triaddukefan]

My what an attractive mausoleum.

A great Mausoleum for visiting teams

 

[bballnut90]

Now that Iriafen has committed to Southern Cal, what does that do for Timea Gardner who had a supposed Top 4 of Southern Cal, Colorado, Louisville and Kentucky? EDIT: had her confused with another OSU player.

Unconfirmed rumors that Gardner might have been visiting Texas this weekend. But, that doesn't jive if that reported Top 4 was accurate.

Fixed the list—I mixed up TVO and Timea

 

[oldhusky]

I am not expecting a major announcement, but am hoping a top line big surprises and enters the portal last second given the dwindling choices.

 

[Rooster C.]

Did someone say there are no quality bigs left in the portal? Not including Beers as she is deciding between two schools. Obviously "quality" is subjective but it looks like there are still plenty of post players with "big" potential available.

1. Lety Vasconcelos, Baylor 6’7, C, Fr. (1.1 ppg) (#36 2023 HG)
2. Isnelle Natabou, Iowa St 6’5, C, Jr. (4.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg)
3. Janiah Barker, Tx A&M 6’4, F, So. (12.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg) (#3 2022 HG)
4. Tionna Herron, Tx 6’4, C, Fr. (1.5 ppg)(#69 2022 HG)
5. Maryam Dauda, Ark. 6’4, F, Soph. (10.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg)(#13 2021 HG)
6. Ramani Parker, Miss.St. 6’4, F, Sr. (3 ppg, 5.5 rpg)
7. Cameron Williams, Mich. 6’3, F, Sr. (7.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg)(#30 2020 HG)
8. Maliyah Johnson, Tx.A&M 6’3, F, Jr. (3 ppg) (#76 2020 HG)
9. Nyah Leveretter, Ky. 6’3, F, Sr. (2.5 ppg) (#83 2020 HG)
10. Jayla Kelly, UCF 6’3, C, Sr. (3.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg) (#72 2020 HG)
11. Liza Karlen, Marq. 6’2, F, Sr. (17.7 ppg, 7.9 rpg
12. MaryAshleyStevenson,Purdue 6’2, F,Fr.(9.7 ppg5rpg)(#97 2023 HG)
13. Christeen Iwuala, UCLA 6’2, F, Soph. (3.7 ppg) (#49 2022 HG)*signed with Ole Miss

• Kyla Oldacre, Miami 6’6, F, Soph. (5 ppg, 4.4 rpg) (#25 2022 HG)* signed with Texas
• Amina Muhammad, Tx 6’4, F, So. (6.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg)(#63 2022 HG)* signed with Oregon
• Khadija Faye, Tx 6’4, F, Sr. (5.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg) *signed with Pitt
• Timea Gardiner, Ore.St. 6’3, F, So. (11.6 ppg, 7 rpg)(#6 2022 HG)*signed with UCLA
• Journey Thompson Az.St. 6’3, F, So.(5.5 ppg,4.4 rpg) *signed with Syracuse
• Rylee Grays, NC 6’3, F, Fr. (1.4 ppg) (#90 2023 HG) *signed with Virginia
• Anya Poole, NC 6’2, F, Sr. (2.8 ppg) (#49 2020 HG)* signed with Clemson
• Christina Dalce, Vill. 6’2, F, Jr. (8.3 ppg,9.4rpg) *signed with Maryland
• Christeen Iwuala, UCLA 6’2, F, Soph. (3.7 ppg) (#49 2022 HG)*signed with Ole Miss

 

[oldhusky]

Did someone say there are no quality bigs left in the portal? Not including Beers as she is deciding between two schools. Obviously "quality" is subjective but it looks like there are still plenty of post players with "big" potential available.

1. Lety Vasconcelos, Baylor 6’7, C, Fr. (1.1 ppg) (#36 2023 HG)
2. Kyla Oldacre, Miami 6’6, F, Soph. (5 ppg, 4.4 rpg) (#25 2022 HG)
3. Isnelle Natabou, Iowa St 6’5, C, Jr. (4.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg)
4. Janiah Barker, Tx A&M 6’4, F, So. (12.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg) (#3 2022 HG)
5. Amina Muhammad, Tx 6’4, F, So. (6.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg)(#63 2022 HG)
6. Khadija Faye, Tx 6’4, F, Sr. (5.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg)
7. Tionna Herron, Tx Tech 6’4, C, Fr. (1.5 ppg) (#69 2022 HG)
8. Maryam Dauda, Ark. 6’4, F, Soph. (10.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg)(#13 2021 HG)
9. Ramani Parker, Miss.St. 6’4, F, Sr. (3 ppg, 5.5 rpg)
10. Timea Gardiner, Ore.St. 6’3, F, So. (11.6 ppg, 7 rpg)(#6 2022 HG)
11. Cameron Williams, Mich. 6’3, F, Sr. (7.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg)(#30 2020 HG)
12. Journey Thompson Az.St. 6’3, F, So.(5.5 ppg,4.4 rpg)
13. Maliyah Johnson, Tx.A&M 6’3, F, Jr. (3 ppg) (#76 2020 HG)
14. Nyah Leveretter, Ky. 6’3, F, Sr. (2.5 ppg) (#83 2020 HG)
15. Rylee Grays, NC 6’3, F, Fr. (1.4 ppg) (#90 2023 HG)
16. Jayla Kelly, UCF 6’3, C, Sr. (3.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg) (#72 2020 HG)
17. Liza Karlen, Marq. 6’2, F, Sr. (17.7 ppg, 7.9 rpg)
18. Anya Poole, NC 6’2, F, Sr. (2.8 ppg) (#49 2020 HG)
19. Christina Dalce, Vill. 6’2, F, Jr. (8.3 ppg, 9.4 rpg)
20. MaryAshleyStevenson,Purdue 6’2, F,Fr.(9.7 ppg5rpg)(#97 2023 HG)
21. Christeen Iwuala, UCLA 6’2, F, Soph. (3.7 ppg) (#49 2022 HG)

That is an extensive list, with many players that can help some programs. The limited bigs issue is mostly from the standpoint of Uconn's needs. Those are quite different for a couple of reasons. First because of roster constraints that affect potential 2025 recruits, Uconn is probably only interested in players with one year of eligibility left, unless it is a true superstar like Beers.

That probably rules out top players like Barker, Muhammed, Dauda, and Gardiner for example. Further to make a significant difference, it probably needs to be a player that could beat out current players like Ayanna Patterson and Ice Brady who were ranked 4 and 5 on Hoops Girls, which eliminates many.

Now if they can't get someone that meets those criteria, they might pursue someone that might just represent injury insurance with just one year remaining, and your list has several candidates for that role. For difference makers with one year left my list would include Karlen and Dalce from yours, plus King from Pittsburg who is not really a big (6-0) but plays like one, and I want to look further at Williams stats from Michigan, who could be interesting.

 

[southie]

Did someone say there are no quality bigs left in the portal? Not including Beers as she is deciding between two schools. Obviously "quality" is subjective but it looks like there are still plenty of post players with "big" potential available.

1. Lety Vasconcelos, Baylor 6’7, C, Fr. (1.1 ppg) (#36 2023 HG)
2. Kyla Oldacre, Miami 6’6, F, Soph. (5 ppg, 4.4 rpg) (#25 2022 HG)
3. Isnelle Natabou, Iowa St 6’5, C, Jr. (4.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg)
4. Janiah Barker, Tx A&M 6’4, F, So. (12.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg) (#3 2022 HG)
5. Amina Muhammad, Tx 6’4, F, So. (6.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg)(#63 2022 HG)
6. Khadija Faye, Tx 6’4, F, Sr. (5.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg)
7. Tionna Herron, Tx Tech 6’4, C, Fr. (1.5 ppg) (#69 2022 HG)
8. Maryam Dauda, Ark. 6’4, F, Soph. (10.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg)(#13 2021 HG)
9. Ramani Parker, Miss.St. 6’4, F, Sr. (3 ppg, 5.5 rpg)
10. Timea Gardiner, Ore.St. 6’3, F, So. (11.6 ppg, 7 rpg)(#6 2022 HG)
11. Cameron Williams, Mich. 6’3, F, Sr. (7.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg)(#30 2020 HG)
12. Journey Thompson Az.St. 6’3, F, So.(5.5 ppg,4.4 rpg)
13. Maliyah Johnson, Tx.A&M 6’3, F, Jr. (3 ppg) (#76 2020 HG)
14. Nyah Leveretter, Ky. 6’3, F, Sr. (2.5 ppg) (#83 2020 HG)
15. Rylee Grays, NC 6’3, F, Fr. (1.4 ppg) (#90 2023 HG)
16. Jayla Kelly, UCF 6’3, C, Sr. (3.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg) (#72 2020 HG)
17. Liza Karlen, Marq. 6’2, F, Sr. (17.7 ppg, 7.9 rpg)
18. Anya Poole, NC 6’2, F, Sr. (2.8 ppg) (#49 2020 HG)
19. Christina Dalce, Vill. 6’2, F, Jr. (8.3 ppg, 9.4 rpg)
20. MaryAshleyStevenson,Purdue 6’2, F,Fr.(9.7 ppg5rpg)(#97 2023 HG)
21. Christeen Iwuala, UCLA 6’2, F, Soph. (3.7 ppg) (#49 2022 HG)

Thanks for the list. Minor flaw: Tionna Herron was at Texas, not Texas Tech.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

I find Dauda to be as interesting a name as any of them.

Probably looking for more than a support role, but I'd take her at SCar.

 

[visitingcock]

I find Dauda to be as interesting a name as any of them.

Probably looking for more than a support role, but I'd take her at SCar.

I’m not interested. Solid big, but we have three solid, experienced bigs plus Edwards and Tac in “support roles.” Don’t toy with the formula of the chemistry that worked perfectly last season.

 

[triaddukefan]

I find Dauda to be as interesting a name as any of them.

Probably looking for more than a support role, but I'd take her at SCar.

Of course you would

 

[savoy33]

Re: Karlen and Dalce... Not certain why, maybe it's just gut instinct, but I have a sense that Coach and Co would be reluctant to take a transfer from another Big East school. If that's not actually a factor in the decision-making process... Karlen could be a good fit.

 

[visitingcock]

That is an extensive list, with many players that can help some programs. The limited bigs issue is mostly from the standpoint of Uconn's needs. Those are quite different for a couple of reasons. First because of roster constraints that affect potential 2025 recruits, Uconn is probably only interested in players with one year of eligibility left, unless it is a true superstar like Beers.

That probably rules out top players like Barker, Muhammed, Dauda, and Gardiner for example. Further to make a significant difference, it probably needs to be a player that could beat out current players like Ayanna Patterson and Ice Brady who were ranked 4 and 5 on Hoops Girls, which eliminates many.

Now if they can't get someone that meets those criteria, they might pursue someone that might just represent injury insurance with just one year remaining, and your list has several candidates for that role. For difference makers with one year left my list would include Karlen and Dalce from yours, plus King from Pittsburg who is not really a big (6-0) but plays like one, and I want to look further at Williams stats from Michigan, who could be interesting.

I doubt Geno cares what Paterson and Brady were ranked when looking at transfers. He is going to compare transfers based on what he has seen so far from those two in practice and games - not where they were ranked. Frankly, Patterson showed nothing in her first year games. Patterson showed more - but not much more. (He may have more confidence based upon practice performance.) Haven't we learned that high school ranking should be thrown out after the first year? College performance is what counts.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

I doubt Geno cares what Paterson and Brady were ranked when looking at transfers. He is going to compare transfers based on what he has seen so far from those two in practice and games - not where they were ranked. Frankly, Patterson showed nothing in her first year games. Patterson showed more - but not much more. (He may have more confidence based upon practice performance.) Haven't we learned that high school ranking should be thrown out after the first year? College performance is what counts.

Showed nothing to who? You? Ayanna provided a lot of needed rebounding and defense her freshman year while playing on injured in a knee that needed surgery. I think most UConn fans and the UConn coaches were quite pleased for what both Ice and Ayanna can do fully healthy in the front court. That the coaches only seriously pursued a center in the portal shoes they are happy with what Ayanna and Ice have shown thus far.

 

[BRS24]

Last few days of portal without the sitting out penalty -

 

[Geew1992]

Last few days of portal -

It is not the last few days of the portal. It's the last few days of transferring without sitting out. And, how does it work now with the new transfer rules.?

 

[BRS24]

It is not the last few days of the portal. It's the last few days of transferring without sitting out. And, how does it work now with the new transfer rules.?

Fixed it, thanks. I think there's still a portal deadline, which makes the whole thing manageable, and everyone can transfer > 1 time without the sit out penalty. There are, however, academic requirements with both the outgoing and incoming schools.

 

[visitingcock]

Showed nothing to who? You? Ayanna provided a lot of needed rebounding and defense her freshman year while playing on injured in a knee that needed surgery. I think most UConn fans and the UConn coaches were quite pleased for what both Ice and Ayanna can do fully healthy in the front court. That the coaches only seriously pursued a center in the portal shoes they are happy with what Ayanna and Ice have shown thus far.

Maybe so. But that has nothing to do with how they were ranked by Hooopgurlz or Prospect Nation or anybody else other than Geno

 

[hoopsnloops32]

Maybe so. But that has nothing to do with how they were ranked by Hooopgurlz or Prospect Nation or anybody else other than Geno

Yea and Geno hasn’t been looking at bigs that play their position so what does that tell ya? Its
one to say their high school ranks don’t matter and it’s another to say a player or players have shown nothing which is just disrespectful and rude especially given the injuries both player hav had to overcome.

 

[jeff30189]

Re: Karlen and Dalce... Not certain why, maybe it's just gut instinct, but I have a sense that Coach and Co would be reluctant to take a transfer from another Big East school. If that's not actually a factor in the decision-making process... Karlen could be a good fit.

As badly as UConn needs a true post player, I don't hate Karlen as a consolation prize. She can play, she can mix it up inside, and she's a one year rental who will help ease the transition to Jana while giving Brady/Patterson a glimpse at what is expected of them.

 

[Centerstream]

Fixed it, thanks. I think there's still a portal deadline, which makes the whole thing manageable, and everyone can transfer > 1 time without the sit out penalty. There are, however, academic requirements with both the outgoing and incoming schools.

Are the academic requirements for every transfer or only for non first time transfers?

 

[BRS24]