New school commitments by Transfers - March 2024

[Vowelguy]

Beers to Oklahoma is very intriguing, as it should elevate OU to the upper echelon of teams

in the Big 12

with their whole roster (or almost their whole roster) back next year. Watching her go up against Ashlyn Watkins will be a treat next season.

TVO at USC is another big domino to fall. Her and Iriafen joining forces with Watkins helps ensure USC doesn’t drop off next year with so many new freshmen and helps the transition period as they get up to par next season. USC’s offense will be interesting though as both Kiki/TVO come from more passing oriented teams vs the hero ball style Gottlieb used last year.

Right now I think Barker and Gardiner are the last 2 big game changers in the portal. Barker with the right fit could be an absolute monster of a player and Gardiner has inside out ability and potential to be a 2nd or 3rd option on a title contender.

I had OU 4th in the SEC. I might move them over LSU to 3rd.

 

[cancontent]

Oklahoma will be in the SEC as of July 1, 2024.

Hey, they did have the match up versus Watkins right though

 

[GamecockFam]

Beers to Oklahoma is very intriguing, as it should elevate OU to the upper echelon of teams in the Big 12 with their whole roster (or almost their whole roster) back next year. Watching her go up against Ashlyn Watkins will be a treat next season.

TVO at USC is another big domino to fall. Her and Iriafen joining forces with Watkins helps ensure USC doesn’t drop off next year with so many new freshmen and helps the transition period as they get up to par next season. USC’s offense will be interesting though as both Kiki/TVO come from more passing oriented teams vs the hero ball style Gottlieb used last year.

Right now I think Barker and Gardiner are the last 2 big game changers in the portal. Barker with the right fit could be an absolute monster of a player and Gardiner has inside out ability and potential to be a 2nd or 3rd option on a title contender.

Ummm...I have some new for you...

EDIT: I see the news has been made quite clear.

 

[bballnut90]

Oklahoma will be in the SEC as of July 1, 2024.

Fixed! Thanks for continuing to catch my bad typos

 

[LoTrader]

Beers to Oklahoma is very intriguing, as it should elevate OU to the upper echelon of teams in the SEC with their whole roster (or almost their whole roster) back next year. Watching her go up against Ashlyn Watkins will be a treat next season.

TVO at USC is another big domino to fall. Her and Iriafen joining forces with Watkins helps ensure USC doesn’t drop off next year with so many new freshmen and helps the transition period as they get up to par next season. USC’s offense will be interesting though as both Kiki/TVO come from more passing oriented teams vs the hero ball style Gottlieb used last year.

Right now I think Barker and Gardiner are the last 2 big game changers in the portal. Barker with the right fit could be an absolute monster of a player and Gardiner has inside out ability and potential to be a 2nd or 3rd option on a title contender.

Gardiner could easily be the #1 option at her new team. Gardiner was sometimes the #1 scoring option at Oregon State and also #2 option (to Raegan Beers). But there were multiple games late in the season that Gardiner was our leading scorer.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Gardiner could easily be the #1 option at her new team. Gardiner was sometimes the #1 scoring option at Oregon State and also #2 option (to Raegan Beers). But there were multiple games late in the season that Gardiner was our leading scorer.

I felt like she was just starting to tap her potential late in the season. She could be a star if she continues to develop.

 

[BRS24]

Another Oregon commit -

 

[Gus Mahler]

More BE transfer news -

Kevin's daughter?

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

Am I the only one that doesn’t see the hype with Talia?! Like she never passed the eye test for me and her stats are mid as hell. Her handle is iffy, athleticism weak and shooting is average. What am I missing?

Everyone is saying this elevated USC over SC and I honest to God don’t see it? Top 5 yes definitely. But I don’t see them as the NC favorite now.

The big thing I think people forget is continuity. Players who have played together for 2 or 3 years are going to outperform those new to playing together for the first time, if the talent levels are similar. Chemistry is a way underrated component to success.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

How many hundreds left?

 

[Kaizen]

Kevin's daughter?

Yes, her Father is head women's basketball coach at Ohio State Univ. Sister, Kilyn, is on the women's basketball team at Belmont Univ.

Keiryn McGuff - Women's Basketball - Bowling Green State University Athletics

Keiryn McGuff (14) Guard/Forward - Years of Eligibility Remaining (including the 2024-25 season): 3 NCAA GAME-BY-GAME & CAREER STATISTICS Bowling Green 2024-...

bgsufalcons.com

 

[BRS24]

How many hundreds left?

As of a few days ago, roughly 1300 into the portal, and 400+ have new homes, so still a long way to go ...

 

[packwrap]

Am I the only one that doesn’t see the hype with Talia?! Like she never passed the eye test for me and her stats are mid as hell. Her handle is iffy, athleticism weak and shooting is average. What am I missing?

Everyone is saying this elevated USC over SC and I honest to God don’t see it? Top 5 yes definitely. But I don’t see them as the NC favorite now.

There really wasn't much hype with TVO, ESPN had her ranked as#12 transfer.

The hype for USC is that last year with JuJu show year 1, the NCAA committee already had them ranked top 4 with a #1 seed.

Now in year 2 of JuJu, you add an all-american forward, a top ranked Freshman class, and an experienced guard with great leadership skills. Certainly the improved team can't now be worse than top 4 again.

On TVO, you know exactly what you are getting. 10, 5 and 5 with career 34% 3pt shooting, defense and most importantly selflessness and leadership for the freshmen. As a combo guard, she'll just slide in next to JuJu and do what's necessary to win.

What's exciting about the add is the great fit.
If you don't like TVO, who from the portal would have been a better option?

 

[12au]

Ruby Whitehorn?

could be Leilani Kapinus too

 

[hoopsnloops32]

There really wasn't much hype with TVO, ESPN had her ranked as#12 transfer.

The hype for USC is that last year with JuJu show year 1, the NCAA committee already had them ranked top 4 with a #1 seed.

Now in year 2 of JuJu, you add an all-american forward, a top ranked Freshman class, and an experienced guard with great leadership skills. Certainly the improved team can't now be worse than top 4 again.

On TVO, you know exactly what you are getting. 10, 5 and 5 with career 34% 3pt shooting, defense and most importantly selflessness and leadership for the freshmen. As a combo guard, she'll just slide in next to JuJu and do what's necessary to win.

What's exciting about the add is the great fit.
If you don't like TVO, who from the portal would have been a better option?

Maybe you aren’t on Twitter but all her visits were hyped and talked about as if it was JuJu deciding. My algorithm showed a tone of Talia hype before she ever announced her “finsl
Four” and then after that it doubled.

She is a perfectly fine pick up but she doesn’t elevate them above the undefeated national champions, which is currently the narrative some are pushing.

 

[TheFarmFan]

If only they had the coach for it...

 

[TheFarmFan]

https://x.com/SkimMilkey/status/1785067091457913098

Color me intrigued. Cardinal color intrigued...

 

[triaddukefan]

https://x.com/SkimMilkey/status/1785067091457913098

Color me intrigued. Cardinal color intrigued...

Off topic, but do they bring that thing to conference tournaments?

 

[triaddukefan]

Since that dude Slim won't post a dancing bulldog... I'll post up some dancing Aggies. (My Aggies)

 

[Vowelguy]

Since that dude Slim won't post a dancing bulldog... I'll post up some dancing Aggies. (My Aggies)

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Darn I thought you said dancing bullFRog

 

[nwhoopfan]

Darn I thought you said dancing bullFRog

It's a real shame, I don't think any D1 teams have a frog for a mascot (or any kind of amphibian?). A Horned Frog is as close as we get, and that's not a frog at all, it's a lizard. Real missed opportunity.

Now smaller schools have some classy mascots. Out West I'm aware of a Geoduck (clam) and a Banana Slug.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Another Oregon commit -

Long is intriguing. Showed a knack for scoring, but couldn't find many minutes once conference play started. Given UW's lack of scoring punch, that was a bit puzzling.

 

[cancontent]

 

[Geew1992]

I'm guessing it may be more than players with new homes

 

[southie]

Could Timea Gardiner be announcing today? Her other finalists out of high school were UCLA and Stanford, I believe.