2024 - Portal Tracker

[FireballPhil]

Not surprised. He has already been there for 5 years.

The youngest of the 3 brothers is currently a junior in high school. He has already said he wants to play for someone other than his dad and Iowa.

His dad may not be here much longer...

 

[UpstateSM]

Yes please

 

[Cusefan0307]

Yes please

From NC and has 2 years of eligibility left.

 

[007]

The staff needs to show they can bring in guys they don’t have prior relationships with. Too many fish to limit yourself to a comfort zone.

This has become a board myth. Of course, you start with kids with whom you have an existing relationship if you ID that player as an add. But, my understanding is that the staff is looking "everywhere" to find the right talent.

 

[orangefog]

This has become a board myth. Of course, you start with kids with whom you have an existing relationship if you ID that player as an add. But, my understanding is that the staff is looking "everywhere" to find the right talent.

I like that we are not hearing much. Last year we heard about some players and then it didn't happen. I think that in at least one case, it was because his current school heard about the interest and ponied up the dough. It's best to get the job done without causing a bidding war.

 

[007]

I like that we are not hearing much. Last year we heard about some players and then it didn't happen. I think that in at least one case, it was because his current school heard about the interest and ponied up the dough. It's best to get the job done without causing a bidding war.

Yup. ANYTHING we do hear is coming from the players or their agents. It's an interesting leap in "logic" to assume that SU isn't involved because we haven't heard anything or that the staff is only looking at kids we had a relationship with.

 

[Cusesky8214]

 

[orangefog]

It looks like he shed some pounds.

 

[Orangezoo]

It looks like he shed some pounds.

Didn’t play a minute last year. This kid is the usual Wisky big man to stash and you can see how the new normal puts a huge strain on that strategy

 

[Melancer46]

It looks like he shed some pounds.

I was going to say he doesn't look like the same dude I watched in AAU at all lol

 

[tbonezone]

just curious . old school recruiting usually meant keeping a schollie or 2 in your pocket.
in today's game of one and done and the portal how many legit schollie players should be on the bench ? not talking walk-ons gifted leftovers like the old days but legit minute guys .

 

[littlereg]

 

[Cuse4455]

He got two citations for Marijuana possession according to Winsconsin fans.

 

[littlereg]

He got two citations for Marijuana possession according to Winsconsin fans.

Oh god he’s a killer!

 

[littlereg]

 

[Cuse4455]

Oh god he’s a killer!

Hey I don't mind weed, but we all know how prude Universities can be about that stuff lol.

 

[two3zone]

This is why we shouldn't even recruit kids who won't be an immediate impact as a freshman. Let them leave some other program, not the Orange, and if they end up a good player just catch them in the portal.

100%.

 

[Sherman20]

Ja’Kobi Gillespie of Belmont committed to Maryland.

BREAKING: Maryland Terrapins land stud out of the transfer portal

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www.on3.com

That likely reduces the minutes they have available for other portal PGs, say someone like … Malik Mack

Maryland is working fast! They have two guys already.

 

[Sherman20]

I do wonder if Estrella is the play. Red was his recruiter. The guys in front of him still have eligibility at Tennessee.

This is Dean Francis’s speculation as well.

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

This is Dean Francis’s speculation as well.

Is this the same kid who was looking for 250k per year in NIL money and he never ended up playing?

 

[Domedog84]

Is this the same kid who was looking for 250k per year in NIL money and he never ended up playing?

Not sure he was "looking" for that, but the Tennessee collective was rumored to have offered him that to get him to commit.

 

[Sherman20]

Is this the same kid who was looking for 250k per year in NIL money and he never ended up playing?

JP Estrella. He’s stuck behind other, much more experienced guys at Tennessee and he might be next season too. So I could see a transfer. We were pretty much his #2 choice and Red was his recruiter.

 

[kingtidge]

Another Freeman... Are they related?

Combo guard... c'mon down to combo guard-U young man!

 

[Orangezoo]

Another Freeman... Are they related?

Combo guard... c'mon down to combo guard-U young man!

His game reminds a lot of Frank Howard to me… just without all the head case stuff hopefully

 

[kingtidge]

His game reminds a lot of Frank Howard to me… just without all the head case stuff hopefully

Howard never sniffed 21+pts a game...

That said, if we portal-in a combo guard to play point, I might lose my shiznit...

We need a real PG...