2026 Transfer Portal Chaos/Madness Thread
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I’m sure we won’t even try but a big one just entered the portal from the mid major market. Soph wing/forward Darin Smith Jr of Central Connecticut enters after being NEC POY and averaging 20.7 ppg. Had a 40 pt game this yr. Averaged 18 against 3 power teams this yr.
Here’s your Stokes replacement and much cheaper. Upside
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Another big one in early. Providence freshman wing Stefan Vaaks. Avg 15ppg. Will be good for someone
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@BeddieKU23 traffic cone unfortunately
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First and 3rd leading scorers for Belmont in. Figure they may follow their coach to K-St
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Purdue Fort Wayne Jr leading scorer Corey Hadnot in the portal. Averaged 20ppg on 52% shooting. Should be one that gets a lot of looks for his defense too
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I really like Johnson for McNeese. He can really score, defend, and rebound. He’s a strong FT shooter on high volume so you assume the perimeter shot will eventually get there. And he’s just a RS Freshman
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50% fg is a good sign too.
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DeSean Goode is an early one to monitor
Absolutely do not click (new video sept 30 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjs1LR1sarQ
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Keanu Dawes in from Utah. Would be an ideal "3rd big". Played well against KU. Hopefully Houston isn't his destination if we don't pursue
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Dra Gibbs Lawhorn in from UNLV. Started at Illinois. Won't be too many better guards than him in the portal. 41% from 3 on 244 attempts.
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Devin Royal of Ohio St. Very similar to Tre White in ways but with more girth. Capable 3 level scorer
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@BeddieKU23 if we
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@BeddieKU23 The name Keanu means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian. TIL.
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Looking like Kohl Rosario will enter soon after removing KU from his socials. No surprise given his camp being very unhappy with how his situation turned out
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@BeddieKU23 i always appreciated the rule of not promoting to varsity a jv kid unless he will play. Same rule applies here.
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Spent a lot of money on him to be played so sparingly after non conference. A case of going too young
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2026 Transfer Portal Chaos/Madness Thread:
Looking like Kohl Rosario will enter soon after removing KU from his socials. No surprise given his camp being very unhappy with how his situation turned out
Yea that sucks if true and he's serious. I like Kohl and his effort and bouncy-ness. He probably needed to play more minutes this year, but we really need him to make some shots, and he didn't. So, that's kind of on him. A bit of self reflection couldn't hurt.
But i'm 100 percent sure he'd make great progress as a player each year. I was looking forward to seeing him next year and beyond.
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Kohl is one of the guys I really hope we can keep but I don’t see it happening unfortunately. Like I said above Gueley went on the radio and said 3 guys will stay if we are lucky. I’m hearing Elmarko and Mari are staying no matter what and that likely leaves Flory. For what it is worth Kohl X handle still says #7 Kansas on it.
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Apparently Kohl has been shopping for a month or more. Didn’t work out here after a lot of buzz leading into the year.
IMO this was just another questionable evaluation for what you paid and needed from that spot on the roster. We no longer can think about long term evals. Regardless of whether Self or the system wasn’t a fit for him or he was simply too young for this stage this quickly, this is why continued improvement on roster building has to jump to the top of this coaching staffs to do list. Rosario and Mbiya could have been replaced with more experienced players ready to contribute more than a few games. The last games they both played in tells you they have potential to compete at this level but simply need more experience and reps.
Got to think a team like Miami would be a landing spot for Rosario this time around. They were a player first time, he’s from there and Lucas is building Miami up quickly it appears
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Colorado has now lost its 3 best players to the portal and it hasn’t even officially opened
