2025 Transfer Portal

[TC22]

I was just joking about Hildalgo to mess with ND fans. Had no idea what I was wading into at the time til I saw the Notre Dame program thread.

But if Hidalgo did leave (I DO NOT THINK THIS IT LIKELY NOR HAVE I HEARD ANY RUMORS), I would love to have her. Koval is the ND transfer we need. Assuming Raven is back, we don't need OM and she wouldn't want us.

Why? It doesn’t raise a red flag that EVERYBODY else on her team is leaving? Don’t you know how particular Dawn is that she brings in? Read the room.

 

[DefenseBB]

Not to mention being a pretty big roadblock to PT for incoming freshman Kellis Fisher.

I don't think Miles would come to UConn but UConn was one of her finalists and she is from New Jersey. She also knows she would have a great chance at a Final Four. I am less concerned about Kelis Fisher and more concerned about KK Arnold as this would be the second year in a row a transfer was brought in. Kelis for as good as she MIGHT be, was only ranked #27 and if the #7 player can't get playing time, how is the #27 player going to get it? To me, we still need an experienced PG to transfer in behind KK to give us more depth.

 

[TC22]

My f

One thing to watch: do players that had a lot of travel this year decide it's too much?

I can’t imagine flying from Stanford to Miami to play a basketball game and then the next week flying to Clemson, or UCLA to Boston College, etc. it’s got to be A LOT.

 

[cancontent]

My f

I can’t imagine flying from Stanford to Miami to play a basketball game and then the next week flying to Clemson, or UCLA to Boston College, etc. it’s got to be A LOT.

In their case Rutgers, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, etc. Technically, UCLA flies out east, but not to Boston.

 

[stwainfan]

Avery Strickland in the portal.

 

[Vowelguy]

My f

I can’t imagine flying from Stanford to Miami to play a basketball game and then the next week flying to Clemson, or UCLA to Boston College, etc. it’s got to be A LOT.

I believe they alternate travel weekends. Not that that's a lot better. Tho teens are a lot more oblivious to things.
I think they also have one 3-game road-trip, so it ended up as 4 trips to the midwest/east.
I'm guessing they'll also play more local non-conference games in anticipation of travel later in the year. For one, they can now play their old PAC rivals for quality-non-conf games that aren't too far.

 

[Plebe]

My f

I can’t imagine flying from Stanford to Miami to play a basketball game and then the next week flying to Clemson, or UCLA to Boston College, etc. it’s got to be A LOT.

I’m sure it’s a lot of travel but these teams fly charter and it’s downright luxurious compared to the cattle cars I mean commercial flights most of us commoners are used to.

 

[Vowelguy]

Avery Strickland in the portal.

I figured it was a Tenn player, but in the future helpful to list the school.

 

[stwainfan]

I figured it was a Tenn player, but in the future helpful to list the school.

Yes it's not a big surprise. She didn't get a lot of playing time.

 

[JstVisiting]

Yes it's not a big surprise. She didn't get a lot of playing time.

Man, I thought everybody on that roster got a lot of playing time.

 

[Hist-teacher]

Even if the article was semi-true, Miles wouldn't be a good fit here, given her "hero ball" mentality that developed at the end of the season. Geno would not put up with Miles driving the lane on a 6'2 shot blocking big instead of kicking the ball out. Or trying for flashy, highlight layups when the team is down 4 in the last quarter.

Unless he can knock that mentality out of her, she would not fit in here as a Paige replacement per se.

I agree. Tremendous talent, I never liked her attitude. Chemistry??

 

[YoDore]

Transfer from Auburn. She arrived from China for the second half oof the season, and by the end, she was playing very well.

 

[cancontent]

Transfer from Auburn. She arrived from China for the second half oof the season, and by the end, she was playing very well.

That's quite a mix of schools to choose from. Assuming there's a shorter list that they're working with if the goal is to make a decision in 2 weeks.

 

[YoDore]

That's quite a mix of schools to choose from. Assuming there's a shorter list that they're working with if the goal is to make a decision in 2 weeks.

I wonder if Baylor would be the leader in the clubhouse. Johnnie Harris has landed there as assistant head coach. Yuting faced some big challenges. Her English is not very good, and they were at times communicating with her on the sidelines via Google translate and pantomime.

 

[cancontent]

I wonder if Baylor would be the leader in the clubhouse. Johnnie Harris has landed there as assistant head coach. Yuting faced some big challenges. Her English is not very good, and they were at times communicating with her on the sidelines via Google translate and pantomime.

Interesting point. Forgot about that.

 

[Zarathustra]

Transfer from Auburn. She arrived from China for the second half oof the season, and by the end, she was playing very well.

Sounds to me that someone just "baited the hook" again on the clickbait machine.
Are you going to bite? I didn't. Like the old commercial: "bet you
can just eat/click one"!!!

 

[Vowelguy]

Transfer from Auburn. She arrived from China for the second half oof the season, and by the end, she was playing very well.

Uconn has offered her??

 

[ISUnorth]

Uconn has offered her??

Per the graphic who has not?

LOL, I see Iowa State on there, not even sharing that on the Cyclone board because the post is such silly nonsense.

 

[southie]

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Transfer from Auburn. She arrived from China for the second half oof the season, and by the end, she was playing very well.

 

[BobbyJ]

Uconn has offered her??

I believe there is confusion here between interest and offer. With UConn's roster of guards, I doubt that Auriemma would commit this quickly to one with 3 years of eligibility left by offering. Especially with only one roster spot open at this time.

 

[Geew1992]

Here it is

 

[Jonathan14]

Here it is

Here's something that just occurred to me: Do you think the LA wildfires might have influenced the USC freshmen's decisions to enter the portal? All the speculation about NIL money, wanting to be in a more balanced offensive system, etc., definitely makes sense, but part of me wonders if living through a natural disaster that could easily happen again during their time in school might make a kid from Canada/Idaho or New York wish for (literally) greener pastures. Does that sound totally bonkers?

 

[Vowelguy]

Here's something that just occurred to me: Do you think the LA wildfires might have influenced the USC freshmen's decisions to enter the portal? All the speculation about NIL money, wanting to be in a more balanced offensive system, etc., definitely makes sense, but part of me wonders if living through a natural disaster that could easily happen again during their time in school might make a kid from Canada/Idaho or New York wish for (literally) greener pastures. Does that sound totally bonkers?

I didn’t think the fires were close to USC?

 

[TheFarmFan]

I didn’t think the fires were close to USC?

Yeah, UCLA was much more affected, and its campus was on evacuation alert for several scary touch and go days. Of all the reasons for entering the portal, I don't see that as a big one.