Transfer portal opens today.

[Bpilktree]

Current roster
2 guys returning from last years team Holloway and Sherrill
2 guys coming back from medical redshirts
3 guys coming from high school
3 guys coming from transfer portal
They might need name tags to start the year.

 

[Coach D]

Philon to enter NBA draft.

ouch. Unless we get another ball handler guard think that lowers this coming seasons expectations. Just can’t feel good having Holloway, and two coming off season ending injuries.

 

[imauafan]

"One and Done" used to mean we would be watching you in the NBA for the next decade. Now it means we get to watch you at ITT Technical next year where you have announced you are "taking your talents".

Don't sleep on ITT Tech, I hear they are going to be pretty good next season.

 

[Joefus]

Philon to enter NBA draft.

Welp we’re cooked. Barring something positively shocking don’t see how we are gonna make this work. Surprising he didn’t leave the door open to come back just in case but everybody’s got a dream. He’s not ready but d league is still part of the league I guess

 

[CajunCrimson]

We aren't cooked -- but we did open up some serious NIL money -- so we may surprise people with what we are about to do -- so hang tight all

 

[CajunCrimson]

BTW -- the portal closes on the 22nd... so 8 more days!

 

[Bpilktree]

They should have a decent amount of money left now they they have answers from Reid, Stevenson, and Philon look to be gone. I think they make push for Pierre or Ian Jackson then bring in the guy from Mississippi State Murphy then either go after a point guard or Rylan Griffin.

 

[4Q Basket Case]

Anybody know why a football intra-conference transfer has to sit out a year, but a basketball intra-conference transfer can play immediately?

We’ve been helped and hurt by this…I’m not complaining. I’m just wondering why the inconsistency.

 

[BAMARICH]

We aren't cooked -- but we did open up some serious NIL money -- so we may surprise people with what we are about to do -- so hang tight all

Yep… sometimes folks may jump onto the market due to such opportunities. 😉

 

[rolltide_21]

Welp we’re cooked. Barring something positively shocking don’t see how we are gonna make this work. Surprising he didn’t leave the door open to come back just in case but everybody’s got a dream. He’s not ready but d league is still part of the league I guess

It’s the route JD took. He’s the G league MVP and was just added to the Celtics main roster in time for the playoffs. He’s developed big time from his time @ bama. Even with NIL I think we’ll see more of this in the future.

 

[BAMARICH]

It’s the route JD took. He’s the G league MVP and was just added to the Celtics main roster in time for the playoffs. He’s developed big time from his time @ bama. Even with NIL I think we’ll see more of this in the future.

I know most of us would prefer to have him for another year, but if you look at it from LP’s shoes, development in the G League is probably more likely there than here. I don’t think his chances of flaming out are high - he’s got size and ability to score.

 

[JDCrimson]

And he wont have to play as much defense in the G League...

I know most of us would prefer to have him for another year, but if you look at it from LP’s shoes, development in the G League is probably more likely there than here. I don’t think his chances of flaming out are high - he’s got size and ability to score.

 

[cdub55]

We aren't cooked -- but we did open up some serious NIL money -- so we may surprise people with what we are about to do -- so hang tight all

Give me Mississippi State's guard and lets roll!

 

[BamaMoon]

We aren't cooked -- but we did open up some serious NIL money -- so we may surprise people with what we are about to do -- so hang tight all

Is that NIL money "freed up" coming from the players that are leaving OR did CNO get the University to invest more in basketball???

Whatever the case, sounds like we need to go hire a good PG.

So a fella can dream, but with the tranfer of the big 7 foot center who has some perimeter game, I now think the one player CNO really hasn't had that completely fits his system is a PG.

We've had guys who were good at getting to the rim, guys who could shoot, but we haven't really had the kid who could run the offense, get to the rim and was a legit 3 point threat; a three in one type player.

Philon was about as close has we've had, but his 3 point shot really wasn't there until later in the year and even then, teams didn't really respect it.

That type of player could feast in CNO's system. Surely there's a guy out there who'd love to run it!

 

[day-day]

Anybody know why a football intra-conference transfer has to sit out a year, but a basketball intra-conference transfer can play immediately?

We’ve been helped and hurt by this…I’m not complaining. I’m just wondering why the inconsistency.

From SEC by-laws:

14.5.5 Four-Year College Transfers.

14.5.5.1 Transferring within the Southeastern Conference. A transfer student, including a graduate transfer, from a member institution may be eligible for intercollegiate competition during the individual’s initial academic year in residence at another member institution provided the student provides written notification of transfer to the institution within their sport’s regular NCAA transfer window immediately following the sport’s championship segment (see, NCAA Bylaw 13.1.1.3.1) [Revised: 6/2/00; effective 8/1/2001; Revised: 6/1/08; Revised 6/3/21, effective 10/1/21, Revised: 6/2/23, effective 10/1/23]

14.5.5.1.1 Exception - Head Coach Departure. A student-athlete may initiate notification of transfer during a 30 consecutive-day period beginning the day after the head coach of the student-athlete's team departs or announces departure from the institution. [Adopted: 6/2/23, effective 10/1/23]

The eligibility for immediate competition is dependent on the timing of the portal and the sport.

Football players are not immediately eligible if transferring during the spring which takes place after the teams have finished spring practice and the team roster is pretty well determined (except for transfers to schools outside of the conference...). They are eligible if transferring during the winter portal.

SEC transfer portal rules: Why players can't transfer in-conference

 

[cdub55]

So a fella can dream, but with the tranfer of the big 7 foot center who has some perimeter game, I now think the one player CNO really hasn't had that completely fits his system is a PG.

We've had guys who were good at getting to the rim, guys who could shoot, but we haven't really had the kid who could run the offense, get to the rim and was a legit 3 point threat; a three in one type player.

Philon was about as close has we've had, but his 3 point shot really wasn't there until later in the year and even then, teams didn't really respect it.

That type of player could feast in CNO's system. Surely there's a guy out there who'd love to run it!

Brandon Miller wasn't a "PG" per se but he is the prototypical guy that thrives in our system.

 

[BamaMoon]

Brandon Miller wasn't a "PG" per se but he is the prototypical guy that thrives in our system.

Yeah, not a PG by any stretch, but we used him that way some. I remember a game against Vandy we just basically gave him the ball at the top of the key and let him go one on one.

He's type of player (like a Cooper Flag) that is a super star and when you've got one of them you've got to give them the ball.

AJ Dybantsa could have been that player in this cycle like Brandon Miller. Supposedly BYU paid in 7 million in NIL.

 

[BAMARICH]

There are whispers that are claiming Philon has left the door open to returning if the draft options don't fall his way... similar to what Sears did last year. The announcement didn't read that way, but that's what some are saying. TIFWIW

 

[Bama9001]

There are whispers that are claiming Philon has left the door open to returning if the draft options don't fall his way... similar to what Sears did last year. The announcement didn't read that way, but that's what some are saying. TIFWIW

So we'll need to hold a spot and NIL money in case he changes his mind?

If he changes his mind a month from now he wouldn't be able to enter the portal, correct? We'll have to have money available, at least as much as he would make in the developmental league.

This stuff really gets complicated.

 

[TiderJack]

FWIW, I like Stevenson more than Reid. Reid was a "get the best we can get" signee but didn't fit the system. He is a much better fit in a system like Awbarn's where they utilized Jawnee Bum in the paint in a more traditional center role. He isn't a deep range shooter and he isn't an exceptional guy off the dribble. Free throws were abysmal. I think he can be a good player at the college level but not for us. I think Oats realized it and encouraged him to move on. Best of luck to him but to me Stevenson is a bigger loss. All in all, I think we will be fine without either if we are able to replace them with quality guys.

Stevenson not a loss at all IMO. He had 2-3 good games and was weak taking to the basket and getting tied up. Glad he is gone. Not sure about Reid but he has a big upside that I don't see in Stevenson.