Transfer Portal (2022-2023)

[nwhoopfan]

I'm not sure why this idea keeps circulating that the Cavinders are only in it for social media. Nobody says anything like that about Bueckers, and she has by far the biggest social media profile. Fresno St. was decent their first 2 years, then fell off a cliff. Maybe they just want to be on a better team. Mountain West is usually a 1 bid league and they haven't gotten to play in the NCAA Tourney yet.

 

[cancontent]

Also posted it in the WNIT thread, but the comment about potential West Virginia transfers caught my attention.

 

[Plebe]

Also posted it in the WNIT thread, but the comment about potential West Virginia transfers caught my attention.

I love how Carey was like "Hey y'all we get to play in the WNIT!" and multiple players were like "we out"

 

[dws3665]

Not super surprising. WVU is always very active in the portal. Over 1/3 of their roster this year were players who started at other DI programs (Beh, Samuel, Hemingway, Ejiofor, Morris). Even Martinez had been committed to 1 or 2 other programs (MS State, Texas) before she finally landed at WVU.

Kind of amazing to me how they keep pulling that off -- like, do the recruits just not see the patterns? Also, Morgantown is ... not for everyone.

 

[southie]

 

[dws3665]

I love how Carey was like "Hey y'all we get to play in the WNIT!" and multiple players were like "we out"

The news today about Carey's retirement seems pretty germane here.

Even Carey wants out of Morgantown!

 

[bballnut90]

I'm not sure why this idea keeps circulating that the Cavinders are only in it for social media. Nobody says anything like that about Bueckers, and she has by far the biggest social media profile. Fresno St. was decent their first 2 years, then fell off a cliff. Maybe they just want to be on a better team. Mountain West is usually a 1 bid league and they haven't gotten to play in the NCAA Tourney yet.

Worth noting--Cavinders have 4m+ followers on TikTok which is 4x more than any of Bueckers social media accounts. I'm sure NIL plays a role (as it likely is for many collegiate athletes), but it's not the only factor.

I haven't seen them play but both have nice numbers, especially Haley. 19.8 points, 9.4 rebounds (as a 5-6 guard), 5.7 assists, 45% FG, 37% 3pt, 97% FT...those look like Sabrina Ionescu numbers. They'll be a great pickup for some team out there.

 

[southie]

 

[Plebe]

"I have decided to opt out of the WNIT and enter my name into the transfer portal for my 5th year."

 

[Dwilliams02]

A few weeks from now. The transfer portal will be looking very interesting

 

[TheFarmFan]

"I have decided to opt out of the WNIT and enter my name into the transfer portal for my 5th year."

Alternative caption: "Once a mountainer, always a mountainer, except when Nit Important Tournaments conflict with my transfer campus visit schedule."

 

[BRS24]

"I have decided to opt out of the WNIT and enter my name into the transfer portal for my 5th year."

She didn't play in WV loss to Iowa State - Big 12 Conference Tournament:

And there was a lot of chatter on social media about her sitting that whole game without any explanation.

 

[southie]

She didn't play in WV loss to Iowa State - Big 12 Conference Tournament:

And there was a lot of chatter on social media about her sitting that whole game without any explanation.

The explanation from Carey was "coach's decision".

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Live feed into the transfer portal

 

[UcMiami]

Hopefully it's a large one. Over 100 players have entered the portal since March 1, per Raoul. He's predicting possibly 1,200 this season.

Hmm, some were saying last year's 1000+ was a one time spike. Nope, this genie is not going back in the bottle.

Until we get past the covid 5th year of eligibility there are going to be a lot of transfers of graduate students - a 5th year gives student athletes a free ride for their first year of grad school and most graduate students do not find their grad program at their undergraduate school.

I would also guess that last year saw an extra level of undergraduates based on a pent up desire once the sit-out year disappeared.

Bad coaching, program issues, and coaching changes have always driven transfers, and with the changed rules that can now lead to stampedes to the exits but those situations do not apply to the majority of the D1 programs.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Live feed into the transfer portal

I hope some of those cars are headed to BR...

 

[Coler]

I hope some of those cars are headed to BR...

I hope the nice talented cars are.

 

[nwhoopfan]

My goodness, Washington is going to be out of players soon. Jess Finney and Alexis Whitfield latest to enter the portal. Wynn's last class had 5 players. 1 never arrived, the other 4 are all gone now. 2 from the previous class are also gone. They have a class of 3 coming in, Langley is gonna have to add a bunch of players from the portal.

 

[jbc021592]

 

[Plebe]

 

[Basket]

I think Coach Q at Syracuse wasn’t fazed by the first 8 or 9 transfers last year, still confident he could replace them and then he lost his 6’7” post to S.C. and then his job.

 

[Mdoggie]

But do they care about the brand of basketball or do they care about their own personal brands? Probably both, I guess.

As they should

 

[DaBball]

 

[nwhoopfan]

Not exactly surprised. Her role appeared to have diminished significantly from Fr. to Soph year.

Not holding my breath, but if Jenkins and Daniels both want to come home, I'd be fine with that.

 

[DefenseBB]

Not exactly surprised. Her role appeared to have diminished significantly from Fr. to Soph year.

Not holding my breath, but if Jenkins and Daniels both want to come home, I'd be fine with that.

Wouldn't Daniels go to USC where the coach that initially recruited is currently located, also within the PAC12?