The hopefully definitive 2021 transfer portal thread

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » April 15th, 2021, 9:03 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
April 15th, 2021, 8:55 pm

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑
April 15th, 2021, 8:51 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
April 15th, 2021, 8:46 pm

nvspuds wrote: ↑
April 15th, 2021, 6:50 pm
I see where New Mexico just grabbed Jaelen House from Arizona State. He was a 4 star out of high school but has mostly just been a role player so far..I think we will see more and more of these sorts of recruits..Dudes that are looking for minutes..

We'll see more and more of them......... just not in USU jerseys
Hopefully we at least see Eytle-Rock.
I think nvspuds and I are both talking about highly rated guys from P-5 schools that have not got a lot of playing time at those schools. Eytle-Rock may transfer, but it won't be because of lack of playing time at UMBC.

Fair enough. Eytle-Rock is transferring and I have to imagine USU will at least be on his short list with the entire coaching staff he has played for being at USU now.

As for higher rated guys, yeah that is a different deal. I think Desi Sills from Arkansas would do well at USU and hope Odom is recruiting him.

ThunderAggie · Post by **ThunderAggie** » April 16th, 2021, 12:02 pm

New Mexico just landed another P5 transfer. Freshman who averaged 8 points for Minnesota.

https://www.startribune.com/former-goph ... 600046798/

Post by **aggies22** » April 16th, 2021, 12:26 pm

ThunderAggie wrote: ↑
April 16th, 2021, 12:02 pm
New Mexico just landed another P5 transfer. Freshman who averaged 8 points for Minnesota.

https://www.startribune.com/former-goph ... 600046798/

But he played for Pitino the younger at Minnesota and his dad played for the elder Pitino at Kentucky.

AGGIEinIOWA · Post by **AGGIEinIOWA** » April 16th, 2021, 1:44 pm

A few guys that some of you may have been keeping eyes on committed today.
Payton Willis (CofC) --> Minnesota (2nd stop there)
Justin Webster (Hawaii) --> UNLV
Trey Wade (Wichita) --> Nevada

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » April 16th, 2021, 1:48 pm

ThunderAggie wrote: ↑
April 16th, 2021, 12:02 pm
New Mexico just landed another P5 transfer. Freshman who averaged 8 points for Minnesota.

https://www.startribune.com/former-goph ... 600046798/

That’s a nice add for them.

ThunderAggie · Post by **ThunderAggie** » April 16th, 2021, 3:12 pm

We could really use a shooter like this. He will probably go to a P5 team though.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... tin-butler

Roy McAvoy · Post by **Roy McAvoy** » April 16th, 2021, 9:36 pm

I've got to admit, I find it frustrating that I see constant transfer news & scoop on Twitter with good players & and who they're being pursued by and Utah State is basically never listed.

I won't spam this thread & list out all the Tweets I see, but it's a little deflating to not see us even in the mix for a lot these guys. I'm sure the coaching staff has a plan in their minds, but man there's 3 spots available. That's not stopping schools similar to us from going after a bunch of dudes.

ThunderAggie · Post by **ThunderAggie** » April 16th, 2021, 9:38 pm

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑
April 16th, 2021, 9:36 pm
I've got to admit, I find it frustrating that I see constant transfer news & scoop on Twitter with good players & and who they're being pursued by and Utah State is basically never listed.

I won't spam this thread & list out all the Tweets I see, but it's a little deflating to not see us even in the mix for a lot these guys. I'm sure the coaching staff has a plan in their minds, but man there's 3 spots available. That's not stopping schools similar to us from going after a bunch of dudes.

100% agree

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » April 17th, 2021, 12:12 am

Apparently we had not contacted RJ Eytle-Rock as of Friday.

https://www.basketballforum.com/threads ... 149/page-2

Which is consistent with the statement on the above thread that we have only offered Horvath of the UMBC guys.

Be interesting to see how this shakes out.

Post by **aggies22** » April 17th, 2021, 7:13 am

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 12:12 am

Apparently we had not contacted RJ Eytle-Rock as of Friday.

https://www.basketballforum.com/threads ... 149/page-2

Which is consistent with the statement on the above thread that we have only offered Horvath of the UMBC guys.

Be interesting to see how this shakes out.

Whoever put that tweet out has deleted it.

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » April 17th, 2021, 7:56 am

aggies22 wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:13 am

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 12:12 am

Apparently we had not contacted RJ Eytle-Rock as of Friday.

https://www.basketballforum.com/threads ... 149/page-2

Which is consistent with the statement on the above thread that we have only offered Horvath of the UMBC guys.

Be interesting to see how this shakes out.
Whoever put that tweet out has deleted it.

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » April 17th, 2021, 8:21 am

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:56 am

aggies22 wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:13 am

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 12:12 am

Apparently we had not contacted RJ Eytle-Rock as of Friday.

https://www.basketballforum.com/threads ... 149/page-2

Which is consistent with the statement on the above thread that we have only offered Horvath of the UMBC guys.

Be interesting to see how this shakes out.
Whoever put that tweet out has deleted it.

Twitter is not working on here right now.

But man disappointed if true. Perhaps it was just missed.

BLUERUFiO · Post by **BLUERUFiO** » April 17th, 2021, 8:45 am

I think that bodes well for us? It would seem that we have bigger targets in mind.

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » April 17th, 2021, 8:51 am

BLUERUFiO wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 8:45 am
I think that bodes well for us? It would seem that we have bigger targets in mind.

Maybe? I worry Odom is still mostly focused on talking guys we don’t need back or that aren’t coming back to come back... As others have said, we’ve not been linked with many guys in the portal in the Twitterverse. Hopefully it’s nothing!

Post by **Aglicious** » April 17th, 2021, 4:08 pm

BLUERUFiO wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 8:45 am
I think that bodes well for us? It would seem that we have bigger targets in mind.

I have been hoping so. Between tape and confirmation from our UMBC fan I just don't see a PG that will thrive at this level. I know some are excited by the prospect of adding him to the roster but I think we need someone with a much higher skill level if we want to compete.

I trust Odom and Co. will do what is best. They know him better than anyone so if they bring him on then I'll trust they think he is part of the solution. If not, then good luck to him wherever he goes.

Bank Shot · Post by **Bank Shot** » April 17th, 2021, 4:15 pm

Aglicious wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 4:08 pm

BLUERUFiO wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 8:45 am
I think that bodes well for us? It would seem that we have bigger targets in mind.
I have been hoping so. Between tape and confirmation from our UMBC fan I just don't see a PG that will thrive at this level. I know some are excited by the prospect of assing him to the roster but I think we need someone with a much higher skill level if we want to compete.

I trust Odom and Co. will do what is best. They know him better than anyone so if they bring him on then I'll trust they think he is part of the solution. If not, then good luck to him wherever he goes.

I agree. RJ doesn't excite me too much, but if Odom thinks he's the guy then I guess we have to trust him.

frankiesaysrelax · Post by **frankiesaysrelax** » April 17th, 2021, 4:18 pm

Has it been discussed anywhere on the forum about whether Odom has any high school recruits he was working in getting to join umbc next year that maybe he will flip to USU

ususports · Post by **ususports** » April 17th, 2021, 5:22 pm

Aglicious wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 4:08 pm
I know some are excited by the prospect of assing him to the roster...

That seems like it would be a recruiting violation.

BLUERUFiO · Post by **BLUERUFiO** » April 17th, 2021, 5:31 pm

Yeah, this ain't Penn State.

Zaggie07 · Post by **Zaggie07** » April 17th, 2021, 5:37 pm

ususports wrote:
Aglicious wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 4:08 pm
I know some are excited by the prospect of assing him to the roster...
That seems like it would be a recruiting violation.

Definitely a violation of some sort.

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Bank Shot · Post by **Bank Shot** » April 17th, 2021, 5:39 pm

Zaggie07 wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 5:37 pm

ususports wrote:
Aglicious wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 4:08 pm
I know some are excited by the prospect of assing him to the roster...
That seems like it would be a recruiting violation.
Definitely a violation of some sort.

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I hope it doesn't scare off potential recruits.

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » April 17th, 2021, 5:53 pm

Guilty of being excited about assing him to the roster. I think he’s big and crafty enough to be effective in the MW.

Bank Shot · Post by **Bank Shot** » April 17th, 2021, 6:07 pm

I don't care if he's the 2nd coming of Shaq. If we have to resort to Cougar recruiting tactics, that's just more than I can tolerate.

Post by **Aglicious** » April 17th, 2021, 6:13 pm

Bank Shot wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 5:39 pm

Zaggie07 wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 5:37 pm

ususports wrote:
Aglicious wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 4:08 pm
I know some are excited by the prospect of assing him to the roster...
That seems like it would be a recruiting violation.
Definitely a violation of some sort.

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
I hope it doesn't scare off potential recruits.

Definitely one of my better typos!! So embarrassing.

Bank Shot · Post by **Bank Shot** » April 17th, 2021, 6:53 pm

Say 3 "Hail Bean" and you are forgiven.

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » April 17th, 2021, 7:31 pm

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » April 17th, 2021, 7:51 pm

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:31 pm

Texas kid going back to Texas.

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » April 17th, 2021, 8:38 pm

slcagg wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:51 pm

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:31 pm

Texas kid going back to Texas.

Big loss for Wyoming and the conference.

cdaAg · Post by **cdaAg** » April 17th, 2021, 9:12 pm

Excited to see what results of the current group's efforts.

2004AG · Post by **2004AG** » April 17th, 2021, 9:26 pm

Yossarian wrote:
slcagg wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:51 pm

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:31 pm

Texas kid going back to Texas.
Big loss for Wyoming and the conference.

I was told players coming in, playing really well and then transferring up was a really good thing in another thread.

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slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » April 17th, 2021, 9:43 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 8:38 pm

slcagg wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:51 pm

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:31 pm

Texas kid going back to Texas.
Big loss for Wyoming and the conference.

Agreed. He was a stud.

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » April 17th, 2021, 10:02 pm

2004AG wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 9:26 pm

Yossarian wrote:
slcagg wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:51 pm

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:31 pm

Texas kid going back to Texas.
Big loss for Wyoming and the conference.
I was told players coming in, playing really well and then transferring up was a really good thing in another thread.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It is crazy people are arguing that. Do you think any Wyoming fans are saying, "hey we just lost the freshmen of the year in the conference who was all MW and our leading scorer, but hey at least we got him for a year!"? I imagine this board will feel a lot differently when we start losing legitimate star players to the new transfer rule. I hope I'm wrong, but over the next 10 years, I see the odds of us losing star underclassmen far more likely than us landing a ton of disgruntled soon to be stars from major P5 programs like some believe.

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » April 17th, 2021, 10:26 pm

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 10:02 pm

2004AG wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 9:26 pm

Yossarian wrote:
slcagg wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:51 pm

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:31 pm

Texas kid going back to Texas.
Big loss for Wyoming and the conference.
I was told players coming in, playing really well and then transferring up was a really good thing in another thread.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It is crazy people are arguing that. Do you think any Wyoming fans are saying, "hey we just lost the freshmen of the year in the conference who was all MW and our leading scorer, but hey at least we got him for a year!"? I imagine this board will feel a lot differently when we start losing legitimate star players to the new transfer rule. I hope I'm wrong, but over the next 10 years, I see the odds of us losing star underclassmen far more likely than us landing a ton of disgruntled soon to be stars from major P5 programs like some believe.

Our blueprint moving forward, IMO, is a balance of HS mission/utah kids (that aren’t near the flight risks for .....”cultural” reasons), guys transferring up from smaller conferences, P5 kids sliding down, and JC transfers (where a lot of developmental freshman are likely to go moving forward, as less and less low and mid-majors are going to want to take on the risks and costs associated with trying to develop these guys). There will probably always some other HS sprinkled in, but I do think you’ll see low and mid-majors start recruiting differently so as to not just become farm teams for the P5.

I think the JCs may be one of the big winners here.

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » April 17th, 2021, 10:44 pm

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 10:26 pm

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 10:02 pm

2004AG wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 9:26 pm

Yossarian wrote:
slcagg wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:51 pm

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:31 pm

Texas kid going back to Texas.
Big loss for Wyoming and the conference.
I was told players coming in, playing really well and then transferring up was a really good thing in another thread.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It is crazy people are arguing that. Do you think any Wyoming fans are saying, "hey we just lost the freshmen of the year in the conference who was all MW and our leading scorer, but hey at least we got him for a year!"? I imagine this board will feel a lot differently when we start losing legitimate star players to the new transfer rule. I hope I'm wrong, but over the next 10 years, I see the odds of us losing star underclassmen far more likely than us landing a ton of disgruntled soon to be stars from major P5 programs like some believe.
Our blueprint moving forward, IMO, is a balance of HS mission/utah kids (that aren’t near the flight risks for .....”cultural” reasons), guys transferring up from smaller conferences, P5 kids sliding down, and JC transfers (where a lot of developmental freshman are likely to go moving forward, as less and less low and mid-majors are going to want to take on the risks and costs associated with trying to develop these guys). There will probably always some other HS sprinkled in, but I do think you’ll see low and mid-majors start recruiting differently so as to not just become farm teams for the P5.

I think the JCs may be one of the big winners here.

That was a great blueprint before. We had a lot of success during the early years of Stew's tenure with Juco guys. Shawn Daniels, Bernard Rock, Troy Rolle, Curtis Bobb, Desmond Penigar and Cardell Butler were all Juco guys.

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » April 17th, 2021, 11:01 pm

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 10:44 pm

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 10:26 pm

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 10:02 pm

2004AG wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 9:26 pm

Yossarian wrote:
slcagg wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:51 pm

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
April 17th, 2021, 7:31 pm

Texas kid going back to Texas.
Big loss for Wyoming and the conference.
I was told players coming in, playing really well and then transferring up was a really good thing in another thread.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It is crazy people are arguing that. Do you think any Wyoming fans are saying, "hey we just lost the freshmen of the year in the conference who was all MW and our leading scorer, but hey at least we got him for a year!"? I imagine this board will feel a lot differently when we start losing legitimate star players to the new transfer rule. I hope I'm wrong, but over the next 10 years, I see the odds of us losing star underclassmen far more likely than us landing a ton of disgruntled soon to be stars from major P5 programs like some believe.
Our blueprint moving forward, IMO, is a balance of HS mission/utah kids (that aren’t near the flight risks for .....”cultural” reasons), guys transferring up from smaller conferences, P5 kids sliding down, and JC transfers (where a lot of developmental freshman are likely to go moving forward, as less and less low and mid-majors are going to want to take on the risks and costs associated with trying to develop these guys). There will probably always some other HS sprinkled in, but I do think you’ll see low and mid-majors start recruiting differently so as to not just become farm teams for the P5.

I think the JCs may be one of the big winners here.
That was a great blueprint before. We had a lot of success during the early years of Stew's tenure with Juco guys. Shawn Daniels, Bernard Rock, Troy Rolle, Curtis Bobb, Desmond Penigar and Cardell Butler were all Juco guys.

Gary Wilkinson. Spencer Butterfield.

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