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2026 Recruiting: Transfer Portal

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Huskyforlife said:


It’s starting up again. Seen a lot of UConn fans clamoring for this guy already. Not sure I like the fit tbh.

CCSU Star Darin Smith Jr also announced yesterday. Averaged 20 points.

Also as a reminder. Let’s not get this thread locked, this is to discuss potential incoming transfers only.
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This is my #1 wish. The kid is electric but very raw. Danny and Luke would have a field day with him.
 
HuskyHawk said:
We'd need to be really sure that Hurley can coach up his defense. Starting him at the 3 next to Ball is a recipe for disaster. I'd rather just roll with Landrew and Ross and see what we can add at PF, C and PG. Adding a defensively deficient wing doesn't make much sense.
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I can't stress enough how much pressure we put on our 4 on defense. Not the spot to have a minus defender in our system.
 
karstenkibbe said:
One other thing I’ll say about Mozes. He has made all the right decisions. The best basketball trainers and advisers in Israel. He chose to be repped by a respected, legacy agency like Octagon, and not his 2nd cousin who owns a falafel stand in the suburbs of Tel Aviv. You often see family/friends repping many of the Euros. Not the case here.
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Wonder what his IDF status is vis a vis the Iran war
 
husky429 said:
I can't stress enough how much pressure we put on our 4 on defense. Not the spot to have a minus defender in our system.
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Both wings actually. I don't think Vaaks is a 4 anyway, I see him as a 3. But in any event, you're right and I have commented several times that when we high hedge the 3 and 4 both have defined rim protection responsibilities. It's one reason our metrics were better when Stewart was starting for Mullins (although the best lineup was Mullins at the 2).

I don't know what Dan will do, but I think he's going to care about those defensive concerns.
 
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Portal needs for our starting lineup: Power Forward, another CG creator like Castle/Jackson who plays ferocious defense and slashes to the hoop, and another starting caliber center.

Starting lineup should be Silas, CG Portal, Landrew, PF Portal, Reibe or Portal Center (whoever wins the battle).

Bench: Stewart, Ross, Ball (unless he plays defense, he has to move to the bench), backup PG, then whoever loses the starting battle between Reibe/portal center).

Reibe needs to put on 20lbs of muscle if he wants to start next year. I think he'll develop nicely, but we should definitely get another beefy big to compete for that starting spot.

And we need to get back to having 2 PG-like players on the court at all times. Silas can't be alone out there again next season. He needs a robin.
 
aburks41 said:
Portal needs for our starting lineup: Power Forward, another CG creator like Castle/Jackson who plays ferocious defense and slashes to the hoop, and another starting caliber center.

Starting lineup should be Silas, CG Portal, Landrew, PF Portal, Reibe or Portal Center (whoever wins the battle).

Bench: Stewart, Ross, Ball (unless he plays defense, he has to move to the bench), backup PG, then whoever loses the starting battle between Reibe/portal center).

Reibe needs to put on 20lbs of muscle if he wants to start next year. I think he'll develop nicely, but we should definitely get another beefy big to compete for that starting spot.

And we need to get back to having 2 PG-like players on the court at all times. Silas can't be alone out there again next season. He needs a robin.
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I agree that we cannot go into next season leaving Silas on an island again when it comes to on ball creation/press handling.
 
I think we need 4 players from the portal. Center, PF and 2 pgs. Demery is a CG, ball is a shooting guard and County is a freshman. We need a couple strong ball handlers. We have none on the team right now.
 
aburks41 said:
Portal needs for our starting lineup: Power Forward, another CG creator like Castle/Jackson who plays ferocious defense and slashes to the hoop, and another starting caliber center.

Starting lineup should be Silas, CG Portal, Landrew, PF Portal, Reibe or Portal Center (whoever wins the battle).

Bench: Stewart, Ross, Ball (unless he plays defense, he has to move to the bench), backup PG, then whoever loses the starting battle between Reibe/portal center).

Reibe needs to put on 20lbs of muscle if he wants to start next year. I think he'll develop nicely, but we should definitely get another beefy big to compete for that starting spot.

And we need to get back to having 2 PG-like players on the court at all times. Silas can't be alone out there again next season. He needs a robin.
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That's pretty much where I'm at. Despite our record I don't really like the construction of our team. Can't roll out another starting lineup with three set shooters and just one guy Silas who can get in the lane off the bounce. There's so much pressure on Silas and Tarris because as we've seen we have little margin for error especially when those three shooters can't hit anything as we saw against Marquette and in the Big East title game.

Pettiford sharing the backcourt with Silas would be awesome, IMO and Diop at power forward and sharing some of the center minutes. I would also never turn down Vaaks shot creation and talent. There will be a lot of really good/great players in the portal but I hope we are serious about some of these guys.
 
superjohn said:
That's pretty much where I'm at. Despite our record I don't really like the construction of our team. Can't roll out another starting lineup with three set shooters and just one guy Silas who can get in the lane off the bounce. There's so much pressure on Silas and Tarris because as we've seen we have little margin for error especially when those three shooters can't hit anything as we saw against Marquette and in the Big East title game.

Pettiford sharing the backcourt with Silas would be awesome, IMO and Diop at power forward and sharing some of the center minutes. I would also never turn down Vaaks shot creation and talent. There will be a lot of really good/great players in the portal but I hope we are serious about some of these guys.
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Vaaks is redundant. He is Solo 2.0. Chucker and no defense. Hard pass on him. He has zero athleticism too. So slow footed. No thanks
 
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aburks41 said:
Portal needs for our starting lineup: Power Forward, another CG creator like Castle/Jackson who plays ferocious defense and slashes to the hoop, and another starting caliber center.

Starting lineup should be Silas, CG Portal, Landrew, PF Portal, Reibe or Portal Center (whoever wins the battle).

Bench: Stewart, Ross, Ball (unless he plays defense, he has to move to the bench), backup PG, then whoever loses the starting battle between Reibe/portal center).

Reibe needs to put on 20lbs of muscle if he wants to start next year. I think he'll develop nicely, but we should definitely get another beefy big to compete for that starting spot.

And we need to get back to having 2 PG-like players on the court at all times. Silas can't be alone out there again next season. He needs a robin.
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Agree with almost everything on here. I see an almost open competition between Ross/Landrew to start at the 3, though I don’t see total minutes being too far off between the two. Ross either needs to take a big stride in his creation ability or whoever is at the 4 and 2 need to be able to supplement enough that he can be that pure 3 and D guy and not have pressure to create his own shot.
 
BFieldHusky said:
Jones and Pettiford would be great portal adds.

They both have years of eligibility left. That's what Hurley is looking for.
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I like Jones a lot too. I'm still worried Hurley will try to get an AK clone but he did back off of Pierce which is good and he has at least talked about getting more athletic.
 
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Can easily see the allure for Pettiford to come back home and play in BE/MSG games. PT is gonna be a key for him. Could see UConn/ST J/SH/Nova reaching out to him. Dan and his Dad are tight -think he surprised some folks by going Auburn.

A Demary/Pettiford backcourt combination would be explosive on offense and disruptive on D. Wouldn't have to worry about breaking any presses.
 
I am pretty sure we've seen the last of our non-athletic teams. Word is Hurley knows he needs to make the roster stronger and faster. He's got friends, including a couple of HOF coaches, telling him that. He also made his career having very physical and athletic payers that made up for their lack of skill with speed, power and hustle. The goal now needs to be players that have it all. Hopefully, our NIL coffers are up to the challenge.
 
Hoophound said:
I am pretty sure we've seen the last of our non-athletic teams. Word is Hurley knows he needs to make the roster stronger and faster. He's got friends, including a couple of HOF coaches, telling him that. He also made his career having very physical and athletic payers that made up for their lack of skill with speed, power and hustle. The goal now needs to be players that have it all. Hopefully, our NIL coffers are up to the challenge.
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One thing we know about Dan - he can adjust when he sees a need for improvement. One thing we know about this staff - they can get it done.
 
superjohn said:
That's pretty much where I'm at. Despite our record I don't really like the construction of our team. Can't roll out another starting lineup with three set shooters and just one guy Silas who can get in the lane off the bounce. There's so much pressure on Silas and Tarris because as we've seen we have little margin for error especially when those three shooters can't hit anything as we saw against Marquette and in the Big East title game.

Pettiford sharing the backcourt with Silas would be awesome, IMO and Diop at power forward and sharing some of the center minutes. I would also never turn down Vaaks shot creation and talent. There will be a lot of really good/great players in the portal but I hope we are serious about some of these guys.
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You could argue not getting Pettiford cost us 2 national championships.

If he’s on the team last year instead of Mahaney there’s a real chance we would have three-peated.

And his play on a team like this would add a new ceiling to what we’ve been all year. You could argue we don’t get Silas if he’s here, but man, that was maybe the most consequential recruiting battle we’ve had in a while, even more than Flagg.
 
Hoophound said:
I am pretty sure we've seen the last of our non-athletic teams. Word is Hurley knows he needs to make the roster stronger and faster. He's got friends, including a couple of HOF coaches, telling him that. He also made his career having very physical and athletic payers that made up for their lack of skill with speed, power and hustle. The goal now needs to be players that have it all. Hopefully, our NIL coffers are up to the challenge.
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Very good points- Perfect example are the PC guys of BY interest-Vaaks and Jones. Both have NBA potential for different reasons. If I had to choose just one of these two guys-and there was mutual interest- I would ride with Jones. Much more athletic with a higher ceiling than Vaaks. IMO-Vaaks is less athletic but has a mature shot-making bag but with a limited commitment to D/boards. Do we need shot-makers next year? Yes- Still taking Jones.
 
Umami Zen said:
Very good points- Perfect example are the PC guys of BY interest-Vaaks and Jones. Both have NBA potential for different reasons. If I had to choose just one of these two guys-and there was mutual interest- I would ride with Jones. Much more athletic with a higher ceiling than Vaaks. IMO-Vaaks is less athletic but has a mature shot-making bag but with a limited commitment to D/boards. Do we need shot-makers next year? Yes- Still taking Jones.
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I want both of those guys. Jones is great and everyone sees the potential. I think Vaaks would absolutely ball out in our system.
 
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Hoophound said:
I want both of those guys. Jones is great and everyone sees the potential. I think Vaaks would absolutely ball out in our system.
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I may be wrong on this-But my gut says Dan would hesitate taking both from a BE program assuming there's even interest on their part. Can see potential in both.. Some prognosticators predicting Kentucky would/will show interest in Vaaks once portal opens up.
 
superjohn said:
Why?
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He has mentioned in the press for his disdain for taking BE guys from the portal. Do other BE coaches do it? Yes. Pitino for example. Could it be different this year with the PC guys? Who knows? Just stating my opinion based on his previous comments. BTW-Relating this to taking both vs one or the other. Times are changing in the NBE.
 
Umami Zen said:
He has mentioned in the press for his disdain for taking BE guys from the portal. Do other BE coaches do it? Yes. Pitino for example. Could it be different this year with the PC guys? Who knows? Just stating my opinion based on his previous comments. BTW-Relating this to taking both vs one or the other. Times are changing in the NBE.
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it's different when a guy transfers because a coach gets fired vs doing what Pitino did with Hopkins
 
Umami Zen said:
He has mentioned in the press for his disdain for taking BE guys from the portal. Do other BE coaches do it? Yes. Pitino for example. Could it be different this year with the PC guys? Who knows? Just stating my opinion based on his previous comments. BTW-Relating this to taking both vs one or the other. Times are changing in the NBE.
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I think he would really hesitate taking from PC even moreso, given his relationship with RI. Maybe the fact English is gone makes it possible. Not sure. Keeping talent in the conference is a win for the league. If they can lock up a coach quick, maybe that guy can lure them back.
 
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