2025 Portal Season

[mkaufman1]

When it comes to Justyn I was expecting someone who would attack the rim like below.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhxXZm8v0c0


What we got was someone who played passively and relied too much on the 3. Maybe he's just too nice. Who knows......

If I recall - he started putting it together later in his frosh year (attacking, nailing 3s, defending, etc)- but perhaps my mind is fuzzy at this point. His injury may have derailed him at this point. We'll see.

 

[thebiasedannouncer]

When it comes to Justyn I was expecting someone who would attack the rim like below.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhxXZm8v0c0


What we got was someone who played passively and relied too much on the 3. Maybe he's just too nice. Who knows......

I would call that change in style a symptom of who was coaching him the last three years...

 

[Where's the party?]

Roster - a different look
and somewhat happy that our last 2 returning players didnt jump into the portal yesterday

NAME:	POSITION:	HEIGHT:	YEAR:	PPG:	RPG:	APG:	MPG:	GS:	ON3 RANK:	TYPE:
Brayden O'Connor	PG	4-Jun	SR	9.1	2.8	3	27.9	36/36	---	RETURNING
Stas Sivka	PF	10-Jun	SO	1.5	0.9	0.1	4.6	0/14	---	RETURNING
Devin Booker	SG	5-Jun	FR	---	---	---	---	---	---	RECRUIT
Emmanuel Kanga	C	8-Jun	FR	---	---	---	---	---	113	RECRUIT
Dola Adebayo	PF	8-Jun	SR	13.2	6.9	1	29.1	36/36	---	TRANSFER
Nick Ellington	PF	7-Jun	SR	9.9	5.4	0.5	23.5	30/33	---	TRANSFER
Jermarhi Hill	SG	5-Jun	SR	15.8	5.1	3.2	32.4	30/31	---	TRANSFER
Jahari Long	SG	5-Jun	RS SR	4.7	1.2	1.4	18.5	30-Mar	176	TRANSFER
Kory Mincy	PG	2-Jun	JR	15	2.6	4.4	31.8	33/33	---	TRANSFER
Masai Troutman	SG	4-Jun	SR	13.5	1.7	0.8	24.2	13-May	---	TRANSFER
TJ Prosise	SG	3-Jun	SO	2	0	0	2	0/1	---	FWO
Ben Woodward	SG	4-Jun	JR	6	0	0	2	0/1	---	FWO
KEY LOSSES:
Justin Begg	PG	Jun-00	FR	2.9	0.7	1.2	9.2	0/33	---	TRANSFER
Giovanni Emejuru	C	11-Jun	JR	6.2	4	0.2	16.2	0/36	---	TRANSFER
Jalen Haynes	PF	8-Jun	JR	14.1	6.9	1.4	25.7	36/36	---	TRANSFER
Jeremiah Quigley	PG	11-May	SO	1.2	0.8	1.2	8.1	0/9	---	TRANSFER
Zach Anderson	SF	7-Jun	SR	5.3	3.5	0.9	21.7	31/36	---	GRADUATION
Jared Billups	SG	4-Jun	SR	5.2	5.8	1.5	27.4	Jun-34	---	GRADUATION
KD Johnson	PG	Jun-00	SR	7.9	2.7	2.7	21.9	Jan-34	83	GRADUATION
Darius Maddox	SG	5-Jun	SR	13.8	2.9	1.1	32.5	35/35	113	GRADUATION
Woody Newton	SF	9-Jun	SR	6.9	3.8	0.8	22	35/35	126	GRADUATION

So are we done?

 

[Patriot8]

So are we done?

No

 

[Verdad]

3 open spots still:

2025-26 ROSTER

GP

MIN

PTS

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

FG%

FT%

3P%

PRIOR SCHOOL

BACKGROUND/25-26 status

K. Mincy PG 6'1 185

33​

31.8​

15​

2.6​

4.4​

1.5​

0.1​

2.3​

40​

79.1​

36.8​

Presbyterian

True junior w/ 44 career starts

B. O'Connor G 6'4 207

36

27.9

9.1

2.8

3

0.9

0.3

2.1

44.8

80.4

37.6

Senior

M. Troutman G 6'4

13​

24.2​

13.5​

1.7​

0.8​

0.5​

0.1​

1.8​

43.5​

80​

39.6​

Northeastern

rising true senior with 46 career starts

J. Long G 6'5 200

30

18.5

4.7

1.2

1.4

0.6

0.2

0.9

41.6

77.4

35.5

UMD - 23/24 stats

2 years at Seton Hall, 2 years at UMD, did not play last year due to ACL - 2 years remaining per Kaufman

J. Hill G 6'5 185

31​

32.4​

15.8​

5.1​

3.2​

1​

0.3​

2.8​

42.3​

67.1​

23.2​

Ball St.

Senior? 1st 2 years at Juco, last year was 1st/only year at D1

D. Adebayo F 6'8 210

36​

29.1​

13.2​

6.9​

1​

0.9​

1.1​

2.3​

51.5​

73.8​

30.6​

Mt. St. Mary

5th year Senior with 51 career starts

N. Ellington F 6'7 235

33

23.4

9.9

5.4

0.5

0.7

1.2

1.2

56.1

61.4

0

Murray State

1st year at JUCO, 1 year at Eastern Illinois, last 2 as starter at Murray St, who made 2nd round of NIT last year - 1 year left if JUCO didn't count?

S. Sivka F 6'10 210

14

4.6

1.5

0.9

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

61.5

33.3

50

Sophomore

E. Kanga F 6'8 215

Freshman - 4star recruit, potential immediate impact player/contributor

D. Booker G 6'5 180

Freshman

OPEN1

OPEN2

OPEN3

Total

192

82.7

14.4

14

 

[Pablo]

The $10 million club: College basketball's portal recruiting hits unthinkable levels of financial chaos

The price of talent is spiking to record amounts -- again -- now with hundreds of millions at stake in college hoops' unregulated economy

www.cbssports.com

"Three years ago, Nijel Pack left Kansas State and signed a two-year NIL deal that paid him $400,000 per season to play at Miami. It made him, at that point, the highest-paid player in college basketball and predictably precipitated geyser-like response. Shock, awe, cynicism, celebration, criticism, admiration, you name it.

Pack's publicly disclosed contract by a high-profile Miami booster made national news and signaled a dam-breaking event amid an uncertain, fledgling era of college athletics that guaranteed one thing and one thing only: NIL agreements would get exponentially more excessive in the years to come. All the way back in 2022, it was hard for some people to wrap their minds around the idea of a college basketball player with minimal name recognition earning a $400K/year contract.

Three years later, the size of Pack's payday barely registers as a headline-worthy transaction in college athletics.

Here's what $400,000 will get you for one season in 2025: a mid-major guy who averaged fewer than 10 points on a non-NCAA Tournament team. This isn't hypothetical; that very thing has already happened multiple times in recent weeks."

 

[gmujim92]

$10 million? Kentucky’s roster for next season supposedly cost $20 million.

Absolute insanity.

 

[Verdad]

Good for the players - how much did Miami benefit from the elite 8 and final 4 Pack helped achieve? (rhetorical)

 

[jessej]

the scholarship musical chair game has entered the terminal phase - and a large number of players will lose

" In 2021, only half (50%) of the 9,567 athletes who entered the transfer portal enrolled at another NCAA school, while 43% either continued searching for opportunities, transferred to non-NCAA schools, or left their sport altogether.

The remaining athletes withdrew from the portal. While returning to the original school is an option for some, it is contingent on factors like the coach’s decision, roster needs, and academic considerations. "

MSN

 

[Patriot8]

Another front court prospect

https://x.com/GMURecruiting/status/1915119823836635257

 

[gmujim92]

Another front court prospect

https://x.com/GMURecruiting/status/1915119823836635257

Good looking combo forward. Would provide a lot of lineup flexibility being athletic enough to play both the 3 and 4. Hope the staff can close the deal.

 

[NewPatriot]

Kaseem Watson - Delaware State Hornets Forward - ESPN

View the profile of Delaware State Hornets Forward Kaseem Watson on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.

www.espn.com

His shooting splits are fantastic!

50.9/36.4/77.5

 

[Patriotsince81]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZsxSYAiH-Q

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYGGNa1yaR4

 

[mkaufman1]

Would be a solid pickup , I like his tape and his stats. He is a good fit for what we need.

 

[Verdad]

2025-26 ROSTER	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	FT%	3P%	PRIOR SCHOOL	BACKGROUND/25-26 status
K. Mincy PG 6'1 185	33​	31.8​	15​	2.6​	4.4​	1.5​	0.1​	2.3​	40​	79.1​	36.8​	Presbyterian	True junior w/ 44 career starts
B. O'Connor G 6'4 207	36	27.9	9.1	2.8	3	0.9	0.3	2.1	44.8	80.4	37.6		Senior
M. Troutman G 6'4	13​	24.2​	13.5​	1.7​	0.8​	0.5​	0.1​	1.8​	43.5​	80​	39.6​	Northeastern	rising true senior with 46 career starts
J. Long G 6'5 200	30	18.5	4.7	1.2	1.4	0.6	0.2	0.9	41.6	77.4	35.5	UMD - 23/24 stats	2 years at Seton Hall, 2 years at UMD, did not play last year due to ACL - 2 years remaining per Kaufman
J. Hill G 6'5 185	31​	32.4​	15.8​	5.1​	3.2​	1​	0.3​	2.8​	42.3​	67.1​	23.2​	Ball St.	Senior? 1st 2 years at Juco, last year was 1st/only year at D1
D. Adebayo F 6'8 210	36​	29.1​	13.2​	6.9​	1​	0.9​	1.1​	2.3​	51.5​	73.8​	30.6​	Mt. St. Mary	5th year Senior with 51 career starts
N. Ellington F 6'7 235	33	23.4	9.9	5.4	0.5	0.7	1.2	1.2	56.1	61.4	0	Murray State	1st year at JUCO, 1 year at Eastern Illinois, last 2 as starter at Murray St, who made 2nd round of NIT last year - 1 year left if JUCO didn't count?
S. Sivka F 6'10 210	14	4.6	1.5	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	61.5	33.3	50		Sophomore
E. Kanga F 6'8 215													Freshman - 4star recruit, potential immediate impact player/contributor
D. Booker G 6'5 180													Freshman
3 OPEN SPOTS
Total		192	82.7		14.4			14
PORTAL TARGETS	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	FT%	3P%	SCHOOL	Status
K. Watson 6'9 190	30	32.5	15.5	5.8	1.7	1	0.1	1.6	50.9	77.5	36.4	Delaware St	On Campus visit 4/23; rising true Junior
R. Allenspach 6'11 247	33	13.7	7.8	3	0.7	0.2	0.3	0.9	57.5	67.1	48	Samford	On Campus visit 4/20; rising true Junior
K. Martin G 6'4	32	28	8.4	1.7	1.4	0.9	0.2	1.6	39.8	81.3	34.6	Long Beach State	On campus visit 4/2, MD kid, played at Blue Ridge School in VA, rising true sophomore

 

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[gmujim92]

Watson had 23 against Saint Joe’s and 18 vs Providence, for anyone wondering if his game can play up at the A-10 level

 

[NewPatriot]

https://x.com/GMUGiantKiller/status/1915168127383474411?t=Cqme18SuECmkq375cpxU5Q&s=19

 

[Verdad]

Watson had 23 against Saint Joe’s and 18 vs Providence, for anyone wondering if his game can play up at the A-10 level

How is Providence relevant to playing up at the A-10 level?

 

[DRK331]

Here are the transfers Tony Skinn has brought in so far (no particular order):

1. 6'8 Dola Adebayo
2. 6'4 Masai Troutman
3. 6'2 Kory Mincy
4. 6'5 Jermahri Hill
5. 6'5 Jahari Long
6. 6'7 Nick Ellington

Who are you looking forward to seeing play next season?