Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by Stonewall » Tue Apr 21, 2026 6:34 am

Did we talk to him ? Yes. Was it clear to us what he was looking for in an “ offer”? I’m told yes. Did we offer what he asked for? I’m told no.

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by 311neers » Tue Apr 21, 2026 8:46 am

Wilson and UCLA didn’t pan out.

Syracuse the favorite to land him now.
Sounds expensive.

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by hapapp » Tue Apr 21, 2026 10:54 am

311neers wrote:
Tue Apr 21, 2026 8:46 am
Wilson and UCLA didn’t pan out.

Syracuse the favorite to land him now.
Sounds expensive.
Saw that Purdue was also looking at him.

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by Bootsy » Tue Apr 21, 2026 8:10 pm

Somebody got paid today. It wasn’t one of us.

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by biggie » Wed Apr 22, 2026 9:33 am

Still lack of bigs so far.

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by NattyBumppo'sRevenge » Wed Apr 22, 2026 9:42 am

biggie wrote:
Wed Apr 22, 2026 9:33 am
Still lack of bigs so far.
We will compensate for having no bigs with not missing any free throws.

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by JTApps1 » Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:24 am

NattyBumppo'sRevenge wrote:
Wed Apr 22, 2026 9:42 am
biggie wrote:
Wed Apr 22, 2026 9:33 am
Still lack of bigs so far.
We will compensate for having no bigs with not missing any free throws.
We had a pair of good bigs this year and have nothing to show for it. Maybe Kerns is going all in on shooters?

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by pop5app » Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:31 am

firemoose wrote:
Wed Apr 22, 2026 9:43 am
biggie wrote:
Wed Apr 22, 2026 9:33 am
https://247sports.com/player/mason-costello-46165997/
His bio says he’s from Ottumwa Iowa. That’s where the character Radar on MASH was from. Hope he’s good enough to be called Radar!!

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by biggie » Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:52 am

pop5app wrote:
Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:31 am
His bio says he’s from Ottumwa Iowa. That’s where the character Radar on MASH was from. Hope he’s good enough to be called Radar!!
Wonder if he has ever heard of Radar from MASH. I would doubt it.

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by Stonewall » Wed Apr 22, 2026 11:31 am

We have a salary cap and big guys are expensive. I do expect that we are bargain hunting. I would rather have the ODU kid though.

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by NattyBumppo'sRevenge » Wed Apr 22, 2026 12:46 pm

Wilson, Marcus, Clarke, Brim and McKinnon are all gone. Looks like Banks, Moodie, Njock, Vasser and Neal all returning (I think). Adding PG Kopetski (21ppg and 38% from 3, 88% FT), SG Chaney (15ppg, 9.4 rpg, 75% FT), and CG Costello (8.2ppg, 32.5% from 3 and 84.4% FT). Also, Freshman PG Jonathan Moss. As of now, we have Moodie, Neal and Njock holding down the post. We are likely going to be looking at a 4 guard rotation. Need to get a post player that is good on defense and rebounding. Probably can't afford one that can also score a lot, but someone our coaching staff can develop like Wilson and Abson.

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by app97 » Thu Apr 23, 2026 11:59 am

NattyBumppo'sRevenge wrote:
Wed Apr 22, 2026 12:46 pm
Wilson, Marcus, Clarke, Brim and McKinnon are all gone. Looks like Banks, Moodie, Njock, Vasser and Neal all returning (I think). Adding PG Kopetski (21ppg and 38% from 3, 88% FT), SG Chaney (15ppg, 9.4 rpg, 75% FT), and CG Costello (8.2ppg, 32.5% from 3 and 84.4% FT). Also, Freshman PG Jonathan Moss. As of now, we have Moodie, Neal and Njock holding down the post. We are likely going to be looking at a 4 guard rotation. Need to get a post player that is good on defense and rebounding. Probably can't afford one that can also score a lot, but someone our coaching staff can develop like Wilson and Abson.
Was Neal even enrolled in classes this year? He wasn’t with the team at all. Redshirted players are normally with team at games, just not dressed out.

He appeared to be more of a taller wing on his high school film.

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by 311neers » Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:32 pm

app97 wrote:
Thu Apr 23, 2026 11:59 am
NattyBumppo'sRevenge wrote:
Wed Apr 22, 2026 12:46 pm
Wilson, Marcus, Clarke, Brim and McKinnon are all gone. Looks like Banks, Moodie, Njock, Vasser and Neal all returning (I think). Adding PG Kopetski (21ppg and 38% from 3, 88% FT), SG Chaney (15ppg, 9.4 rpg, 75% FT), and CG Costello (8.2ppg, 32.5% from 3 and 84.4% FT). Also, Freshman PG Jonathan Moss. As of now, we have Moodie, Neal and Njock holding down the post. We are likely going to be looking at a 4 guard rotation. Need to get a post player that is good on defense and rebounding. Probably can't afford one that can also score a lot, but someone our coaching staff can develop like Wilson and Abson.
Was Neal even enrolled in classes this year? He wasn’t with the team at all. Redshirted players are normally with team at games, just not dressed out.

He appeared to be more of a taller wing on his high school film.
He's 185 pounds soaking wet. Unless he put on 20-30 pounds. Not a big. And have no clue if he's still with the team. The rest have to be bigs down low. Moodie is okay in spurts- loved his energy down the stretch.

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by Stonewall » Thu Apr 23, 2026 2:13 pm

He is expected to be.

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by Saint3333 » Fri Apr 24, 2026 7:49 am

Who makes more, CJ Huntley at $225k for the Suns or Wilson, backup center at Syracuse?

Madness.

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by AppSt94 » Fri Apr 24, 2026 7:55 am

And therein lies the problem.

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Re: Offseason thread: recruiting, transfer portal schedule, general discussion

Unread post by t4pizza » Fri Apr 24, 2026 7:57 am

Saint3333 wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2026 7:49 am
Who makes more, CJ Huntley at $225k for the Suns or Wilson, backup center at Syracuse?

Madness.
My money would be on Wilson. NIL is out of control when players make more in college than the pros. Does anyone think that Carsen Beck will make 4 million this year if he makes an NFL team? I doubt he does.

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