Entering the portal - 2026

[dennismenace]

I hope you didn’t just misspell Diop, and not because I care about spelling

 

[UCfor3]

We will definitely be adding a couple emergency/practice players but I really want a 7 footer for a two headed monster at center. We're short and lacking length up front compared to the other top teams.

And if they don't do that, at least grab a backup 4 man with some height/length to help us match up with the bigger teams defensively and on the backboards.

 

[Edward Sargent]

It's hysterical - I don't know what Scheyer is selling them, it's impressive. They can field two top 25 teams if they wanted to right now.

My theory is that Scheyer has been given an open pocket book after the Houston/UConn losses.

Maybe the smarter business move would be to give someone else an open pocketbook

 

[ec33]

Am I missing where someone else mentioned this (unlikely?) report?

 

[RuffRuff]

Am I missing where someone else mentioned this (unlikely?) report?

I think Hurley likes a little NYC on the team at all times. Hassan --- Malachi ----- Traore??

 

[ec33]

I think Hurley likes a little NYC on the team at all times. Hassan --- Malachi ----- Traore??

Don't get me wrong, he would a great pickup at this point. While 6'6" he has some strength to him. Personally I'd rather a good player pretending to be a 4 in an emergency than a taller guy pretending to be a basketball player -- especially in the UConn system.

 

[305Husk]

Rioux went to UC Irvine, not that anyone was holding their breath for him.

 

[RuffRuff]

Goodman suggests he thinks UConn spent 80% of the UConn spend on Mullins/Demary/Hines/Khamenia, seems to think it was 4/3/3/2-3 and UConn's budget is around 15mm.

 

[Mike Honcho]

Goodman suggests he thinks UConn spent 80% of the UConn spend on Mullins/Demary/Hines/Khamenia, seems to think it was 4/3/3/2-3 and UConn's budget is around 15mm.

He also says he's completely guessing and has zero inside knowledge.

 

[Horatio]

Am I missing where someone else mentioned this (unlikely?) report?

This is NOT a practice player.

 

[RuffRuff]

He also says he's completely guessing and has zero inside knowledge.

He's guess, but if there is anything Goodman has a good nose for, it's the $$ factor in CBB. I guessed very similar numbers based on what i was seeing. I'd imagine he's not far from accurate in his guessing.

Mullins 4
Silas 3
Hines 3ish
Khamenia 2-2.5ish.

 

[superjohn]

He's guess, but if there is anything Goodman has a good nose for, it's the $$ factor in CBB. I guessed very similar numbers based on what i was seeing. I'd imagine he's not far from accurate in his guessing.

Mullins 4
Silas 3
Hines 3ish
Khamenia 2-2.5ish.

He's guessing and you're saying you're a good guesser because your guess is similar to his guess. Lolz

 

[RuffRuff]

He's guessing and you're saying you're a good guesser because your guess is similar to his guess. Lolz

Educated guessers, lol. Doubt it's far off.

 

[superjohn]

Educated guessers, lol. Doubt it's far off.

Oh cool, now it's educated.

 

[SoCalCanine]

He also says he's completely guessing and has zero inside knowledge.

When Goodman says that he has zero knowledge, believe him. 😉

 

[GampelGladiator]

When Goodman says that he has zero knowledge, believe him. 😉

When Goodman says that he has knowledge, don't believe him. 😉

 

[TheDude]

This is NOT a practice player.

No he is not

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Educated guessers, lol. Doubt it's far off.

Your persistence rivals that of an AI sexbot.

 

[RuffRuff]

Your persistence rivals that of an AI sexbot.

Now I know where you spend the majority of your time.

 

[Mr. French]

Seeing Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje’s kid commit to Duke was not on my bingo card. I remember him well at Gtown vs our Rip/Khalid teams.

Julius Page dunked on him

 

[RuffRuff]

Does Roster Retention Still Matter?

An updated study on roster continuity in the portal era

blog.evanmiya.com

 

[HooperScooper]

Does Roster Retention Still Matter?

An updated study on roster continuity in the portal era

blog.evanmiya.com

In a world of more player movement than ever in college basketball, the best teams have found success by prioritizing roster continuity. Since the introduction of free transfer movement and NIL, player loyalty has seemingly vanished. Isaac Trotter reported in March that only 22 high-major seniors played with the same team all four years.

That is a crazy stat.

 

[RuffRuff]

In a world of more player movement than ever in college basketball, the best teams have found success by prioritizing roster continuity. Since the introduction of free transfer movement and NIL, player loyalty has seemingly vanished. Isaac Trotter reported in March that only 22 high-major seniors played with the same team all four years.

That is a crazy stat.

Quarter of those were on Purdue & Michigan State.

 

[boog204]

In a world of more player movement than ever in college basketball, the best teams have found success by prioritizing roster continuity. Since the introduction of free transfer movement and NIL, player loyalty has seemingly vanished. Isaac Trotter reported in March that only 22 high-major seniors played with the same team all four years.

That is a crazy stat.

Nuts. I think every year that number will decrease, too.

 

[GampelGladiator]

Does Roster Retention Still Matter?

An updated study on roster continuity in the portal era

blog.evanmiya.com

Our returners played 37% of possible minutes in 25-26.

• Silas 28 mpg
• Braylon 28 mpg
• Jayden 17 mpg

Reasonable projection would boost it to 43% for 26-27.

• Silas 30 mpg
• Braylon 30 mpg
• Jayden 25 mpg

So very likely that we will be above the national average (31% in 25-26)...but well below teams like Florida (83%), Illinois (64%), Michigan State (68%), and Virginia (83%).

 

[RuffRuff]

Our returners played 37% of possible minutes in 25-26.

• Silas 28 mpg
• Braylon 28 mpg
• Jayden 17 mpg

Reasonable projection would boost it to 43% for 26-27.

• Silas 30 mpg
• Braylon 30 mpg
• Jayden 25 mpg

So very likely that we will be above the national average (31% in 25-26)...but well below teams like Florida (83%), Illinois (64%), Michigan State (68%), and Virginia (83%).

37% seems low given Karaban, Reed, Ball, Ross, Stewart. Some of that has to be due to injury - when all are healthy:

Karaban 34
Reed 30
Ball 28
Ross/Stew 30

122/200 - closer to 60%

Is that starters minutes or overall?

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Now I know where you spend the majority of your time.

Do you know what a majority is?

 

[GampelGladiator]

37% seems low given Karaban, Reed, Ball, Ross, Stewart. Some of that has to be due to injury - when all are healthy:

Karaban 34
Reed 30
Ball 28
Ross/Stew 30

122/200 - closer to 60%

Is that starters minutes or overall?

The 26-27 returners played 37% of possible minutes in 25-26.

 

[GampelGladiator]

The 26-27 returners played 37% of possible minutes in 25-26.

Miya basically calculated two figures.

Percentage of actual minutes per game in 25-26 for 26-27 returners.

Percentage of projected minutes per game in 26-27 for 26-27 returners.