2024 Transfer Portal

[AFCAT]

Idaho State Men's team has 7 players in the portal. I haven't seen anything indicating that they made a coaching change. Did I miss something?

Now they are up to 8

Who's their coach, Attila the Hun? That is an evacuation.

As an MSU basketball fan, I can’t relate……………..oh, wait!

[MSU01]

Here are the Big Sky players in the portal so far according to https://verbalcommits.com/transfers

EWU: None
Idaho: Quinn Denker, Emmett Neal Jr.
ISU: Maleek Arrington, Gavin Gilstrap, Jordan Hansen, Trent Johnson, Turner Livingston, Kolton Mitchell, Briggs Ranstrom, Miguel Tomley
UM: None
MSU: None
NAU: None
UNC: Dejour Reaves
PSU: Kendall Munson
Sac: Austin Patterson, Duncan Powell
Weber: Cole Lake

Denker was Idaho's leading scorer this year, Neal was a bench player. Tomley and Arrington were ISU's second and third leading scorers while the rest are bench guys, but that has to be a concerning number of players to lose without a coaching change. Reaves for UNC was their second leading scorer and second-team All Big Sky. Munson was a bench player for PSU. Powell and Patterson were both starters for Sac and were their leading scorer and fourth leading scorer respectively. Lake for Weber barely played.

So far, no players have announced they are transferring from the Portal to a Big Sky school.

[RickRund]

While browsing the current transfer portal list, I noticed a 6'11" center from NMSU in the portal by the name of Yaak Yaak. If ever there was a player who seems destined for the state of Montana he is it. No news on if there's anyone named Libby Libby in the women's portal.

We could sign him and give him the keys to the city and make him the honorary Mayor.

[GrizgradCatFan]

Here are the Big Sky players in the portal so far according to https://verbalcommits.com/transfers

EWU: None
Idaho: Quinn Denker, Emmett Neal Jr.
ISU: Maleek Arrington, Gavin Gilstrap, Jordan Hansen, Trent Johnson, Turner Livingston, Kolton Mitchell, Briggs Ranstrom, Miguel Tomley
UM: None
MSU: None
NAU: None
UNC: Dejour Reaves
PSU: Kendall Munson
Sac: Austin Patterson, Duncan Powell
Weber: Cole Lake

Denker was Idaho's leading scorer this year, Neal was a bench player. Tomley and Arrington were ISU's second and third leading scorers while the rest are bench guys, but that has to be a concerning number of players to lose without a coaching change. Reaves for UNC was their second leading scorer and second-team All Big Sky. Munson was a bench player for PSU. Powell and Patterson were both starters for Sac and were their leading scorer and fourth leading scorer respectively. Lake for Weber barely played.

So far, no players have announced they are transferring from the Portal to a Big Sky school.

Makes me wonder if any of these guys Logie maybe interested in recruiting?

[msu_agfan]

I saw Idaho has offered to at least one of the players from Idaho State. What is the current recruiting calendar looking like? Will we see Logie offer anyone in the next week, or month? I'm so bad about knowing these things, and will throw this up to guys like mslacat!!

[kennethnoisewater]

Malea Egan in the portal. Not sure I understand what some of these youngsters are thinking.

"I want mine and I want it now"??? Patience is a virtue pretty much lost on Gen Z.

I agree with you completely, except that I don't think it's 100% on Gen Z. I think parents shell out a ton of money for their kid to play travel basketball, then they win some tournament in Denver and think their kid is good enough to play for UCONN. "She guarded the girl who's going to Texas and pretty much shut her down" is the kind of thing you hear from these parents all the time. So they "let" their kid "settle" for MSU, and when they don't start and score 25 a game, it's the program's fault for not identifying talent. Meanwhile, the parent got a text back in December from an assistant coach at a bigger program saying "we really liked her", so they tell their daughter they're playing at the wrong place. Yeah kids want instant success, but parents can be so delusional sometimes. To be clear, I'm NOT saying this is the case with the Egan girl...I don't know her or her family.

[tetoncat]

Here are the Big Sky players in the portal so far according to https://verbalcommits.com/transfers

EWU: None
Idaho: Quinn Denker, Emmett Neal Jr.
ISU: Maleek Arrington, Gavin Gilstrap, Jordan Hansen, Trent Johnson, Turner Livingston, Kolton Mitchell, Briggs Ranstrom, Miguel Tomley
UM: None
MSU: None
NAU: None
UNC: Dejour Reaves
PSU: Kendall Munson
Sac: Austin Patterson, Duncan Powell
Weber: Cole Lake

Denker was Idaho's leading scorer this year, Neal was a bench player. Tomley and Arrington were ISU's second and third leading scorers while the rest are bench guys, but that has to be a concerning number of players to lose without a coaching change. Reaves for UNC was their second leading scorer and second-team All Big Sky. Munson was a bench player for PSU. Powell and Patterson were both starters for Sac and were their leading scorer and fourth leading scorer respectively. Lake for Weber barely played.

So far, no players have announced they are transferring from the Portal to a Big Sky school.

I thought Zephir is a portal guy who committed to Cats. Maybe you meant Bik Sky to Big Sky?

[lv2hoop]

I saw Idaho has offered to at least one of the players from Idaho State. What is the current recruiting calendar looking like? Will we see Logie offer anyone in the next week, or month? I'm so bad about knowing these things, and will throw this up to guys like mslacat!!

Transfer portal closes on May 1. The month of April is going to be busy for coaches, players, and fans alike.

[MSU01]

Here are the Big Sky players in the portal so far according to https://verbalcommits.com/transfers

EWU: None
Idaho: Quinn Denker, Emmett Neal Jr.
ISU: Maleek Arrington, Gavin Gilstrap, Jordan Hansen, Trent Johnson, Turner Livingston, Kolton Mitchell, Briggs Ranstrom, Miguel Tomley
UM: None
MSU: None
NAU: None
UNC: Dejour Reaves
PSU: Kendall Munson
Sac: Austin Patterson, Duncan Powell
Weber: Cole Lake

Denker was Idaho's leading scorer this year, Neal was a bench player. Tomley and Arrington were ISU's second and third leading scorers while the rest are bench guys, but that has to be a concerning number of players to lose without a coaching change. Reaves for UNC was their second leading scorer and second-team All Big Sky. Munson was a bench player for PSU. Powell and Patterson were both starters for Sac and were their leading scorer and fourth leading scorer respectively. Lake for Weber barely played.

So far, no players have announced they are transferring from the Portal to a Big Sky school.

I thought Zephir is a portal guy who committed to Cats. Maybe you meant Bik Sky to Big Sky?

I didn't count Zephir because he's coming from a JC, which does not use the Transfer Portal.

[grizzh8r]

Malea Egan in the portal. Not sure I understand what some of these youngsters are thinking.

"I want mine and I want it now"??? Patience is a virtue pretty much lost on Gen Z.

I agree with you completely, except that I don't think it's 100% on Gen Z. I think parents shell out a ton of money for their kid to play travel basketball, then they win some tournament in Denver and think their kid is good enough to play for UCONN. "She guarded the girl who's going to Texas and pretty much shut her down" is the kind of thing you hear from these parents all the time. So they "let" their kid "settle" for MSU, and when they don't start and score 25 a game, it's the program's fault for not identifying talent. Meanwhile, the parent got a text back in December from an assistant coach at a bigger program saying "we really liked her", so they tell their daughter they're playing at the wrong place. Yeah kids want instant success, but parents can be so delusional sometimes. To be clear, I'm NOT saying this is the case with the Egan girl...I don't know her or her family.

Absolutely fair, overbearing sports parents are a plague, that's for certain. And are definitely a part of the larger societal problems with Gen Z.

[CatRowdy]

[homeytennis]

Denker, Tomley and Arrington were all double digit scorers. ISU is a greasefire.

[MSU01]

It went from bad to worse for UNC today with Saint Thomas (1st Team All-Big Sky) joining Dejour Reaves (2nd team) in the portal.

[msu_agfan]

It went from bad to worse for UNC today with Saint Thomas (1st Team All-Big Sky) joining Dejour Reaves (2nd team) in the portal.

Saint Thomas had at least 23 offers coming out of highschool, including Mississippi State and TCU. Decided on Loyola Chicago and then last year transfers to UNC for a one and done season. Probably will see considerable interest, but man this is a perfect illustration of why programs at our level are almost penalized for finding talent. They become Big Sky player of the year or whatever, then use that accolade to climb up higher.

[CodyCat]

Malea Egan in the portal. Not sure I understand what some of these youngsters are thinking.

Where did you see that?

[mslacatfan]

The big sky has become a farm league.

Unfortunately I don’t know if there is a way to fix that. Unless the conference somehow comes up with millions and millions of dollars to give the schools and players. NIL deals, large coaching salaries, etc….

[Mtcatfan]

Malea Egan in the portal. Not sure I understand what some of these youngsters are thinking.

Where did you see that?

406 Sports originally but it was in the Chronicle as well.

[Desert_Bobcat]

First to fall. Suspect we’ll see a couple more in the near future

[mslacatfan]

how many scholarships are now available?

[MSU01]

how many scholarships are now available?

Should just be one right now. Ford, Olmsted, Gair outgoing and Johnson, Zephir incoming unless I'm missing someone.