saw toppin in person in memphis. Would love to have him, but seems like a very long shot...

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saw toppin in person in memphis. Would love to have him, but seems like a very long shot...

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A long shot?

Kinda like that shot Garcia made to send us into overtime against the 1 seed in the round of 32?

Agree that it is unlikely we can get or "afford him" - but we all saw that when Henry was hurt and Marble not playing, even with Leveque, we were really thin in the front court and Garcia was getting exhausted. Now with Payne replacing Leveque (seemingly a talent upgrade- though probably not on the drums :-) - we are still not deep enough at the forward/center positions if there is an injury and/or one (or two) of our guys fouls out.

ANOTHER talented BIG like Toppin is what we need in the front court to make this a likely second weekend NCAAT team - and a potential Final Four team if everything breaks right for us and we get the right matchups.

C'mon NIL dudes! Let's go get Toppin and bring him home to Texas!

I really think anyone going in the portal on the very last day got an offer they couldn't pass up and generally knows where they're going. Maybe I'm wrong though and he just couldn't come to an agreement with KSU.

I imagine his list of suitors will be long and a lot more high profile than A&M, but I'd love to be wrong.

BREAKING: FAU transfer guard Johnell Davis has committed to Arkansas, per @GoodmanHoops🐗

Davis is the No. 1 player in the On3 Transfer Portal rankings. He averaged 18.2 PPG last season👀https://t.co/9oCsnTOkH4 pic.twitter.com/wbit4O8s5H

— On3 (@On3sports) May 1, 2024

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BREAKING: FAU transfer guard Johnell Davis has committed to Arkansas, per @GoodmanHoops🐗

Davis is the No. 1 player in the On3 Transfer Portal rankings. He averaged 18.2 PPG last season👀https://t.co/9oCsnTOkH4 pic.twitter.com/wbit4O8s5H

— On3 (@On3sports) May 1, 2024

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Massive pickup for Arkansas.

Definitely a great add for Arkansas. Now it will be interesting to see where Wagner ends up with this signing.

Mikesyracuse1

We need to pick up a younger guard badly who can handle the ball. Wade, Manny, and Phelps all have one more year right?

I am feeling really good about the team for next year after the Phelps pick up, but the following year...yikes.

As much as I would like to get Toppin or one of the other bigger men we are discussing, I agree with the poster who cited concern that almost (other than Mills) ALL of our guards are essentially gone after this year.

Pope, with 2 years left, would've been the heir apparent and future leader had we been able to get him... but we did not.

So, with the future in mind, anybody know if any decent ball handlers with at least two seasons of eligibility left are still out there and looking for a landing spot?

Or is it very unlikely due to lack of available scholarships? (Could Hefner become pure NIL to stay here and free up his scholarship?).

Just watched highlights of the Millender kid from South Alabama. Really like the looks of this guy.

Small but strong, quick, ball handler, really good looking shot...maybe gets over-powered some but looks like he can stay in front of the ball.

Bio says he went to Clear Brook so maybe that helps being closer to home. This would be a very big pick up.

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Or is it very unlikely due to lack of available scholarships? (Could Hefner become pure NIL to stay here and free up his scholarship?).

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Think Marc has pointed this out on several threads but you can't do this (unless the rules have changed.) A player on scholarship can't be dropped to a walk-on.

We need to get basketball NIL in order before the end of next season. With the number of players we will be replacing, it will be expensive.

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We need to get basketball NIL in order before the end of next season. With the number of players we will be replacing, it will be expensive.

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Agree.

Though Wade leaving will probably free up a chunk of change (with no real knowledge of what his NIL deal has become for this final season).

Arkansas forward Trevon Brazile has gone portaling, the portal told @TheFieldOf68.

The 6-10 Brazile averaged 8.6 points, 5.9 boards and 1.2 blocks last season after coming back from an injury that ended his sophomore season after 9 games.

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) May 1, 2024

NEWS: Minnesota's Cam Christie is entering the NCAA transfer portal, a source told ESPN. Christie will be listed as "do not contact," as he's currently focused primarily on the NBA draft process. pic.twitter.com/BI4PJsVhDk

— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 1, 2024

This would be a home run. Maybe Payne can help us.

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Arkansas forward Trevon Brazile has gone portaling, the portal told @TheFieldOf68.

The 6-10 Brazile averaged 8.6 points, 5.9 boards and 1.2 blocks last season after coming back from an injury that ended his sophomore season after 9 games.

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) May 1, 2024

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is that the dude that was banging out the other arky dude?

He, Devo Davis and Tramon Mark were allegedly all wadded up with each other. Butt naked, of course.

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TexasAGGIEinAR said:

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He, Devo Davis and Tramon Mark were allegedly all wadded up with each other. Butt naked, of course.

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It all came from a Missouri fan on a Missouri message board. It's basically their Sliced Bread incident.

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I choose to believe it

𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎: Dayton transfer Koby Brea has committed to #Kentucky, a source tells @247Sports.

Brea is one of the best shooters who entered the portal this offseason. #BBN

STORY | https://t.co/zvFBOyTifT pic.twitter.com/POlPZ9OI6Q

— Brandon Jenkins (@BJenkins247) May 1, 2024

Since entering the transfer portal, RJ Jones has heard from:

TCU
SMU
Utah
Texas A&M
Virginia Tech
UNLV
Grand Canyon
Davidson
Tulsa
South Carolina
George Washington
and many more

Jones was a 4⭐ recruit that played in 28 games this season at Kansas State and is looking to… pic.twitter.com/lkrfiSaI1I

— Tobias Bass (@tobias_bass) May 1, 2024

So if we've reached out it means we expect some movement out.

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Since entering the transfer portal, RJ Jones has heard from:

TCU
SMU
Utah
Texas A&M
Virginia Tech
UNLV
Grand Canyon
Davidson
Tulsa
South Carolina
George Washington
and many more

Jones was a 4⭐ recruit that played in 28 games this season at Kansas State and is looking to… pic.twitter.com/lkrfiSaI1I

— Tobias Bass (@tobias_bass) May 1, 2024

So if we've reached out it means we expect some movement out.

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He entered the portal a week ago. We had a scholarship at that time. Doesn't mean we won't have room, just saying it doesn't mean we will.

One of your better traits. You know I enjoy being miserable.

Can't wait for the day we finally cut down the nets and are headed to our first ever final four to log on and see you mad about something.

I wouldn't be mad...until the next day.

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I wouldn't be mad...until the next day.

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You would be excited we got to the final 4, but you would also message me and say; "We are going to get killed by ______ (in the final 4)".

Yeah if our game was the first Elite Eight game to finish so we didn't know who we were playing yet you might be happy for a few hours.

remember when we had big man transfers from Duke, UConn, and Michigan State and couldn't get out the 1st rd

Another new Wildcat 😸

Kerr Kriisa joins Kentucky as Mark Pope’s latest addition ✍️ pic.twitter.com/XEFsEgxDIo

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) May 2, 2024

they've now signed complimentary scorers from WVU, Dayton, WF, SDSU, OU, Drexel, and OSU's center..

was still expecting them to pull an Antonio Reeves outta somewhere (not even Mashburn?) after also losing Sheppard/Dillingham/BigZ/Mitchell/Thiero plus all three 5 star 2023 recruits
wild roster action

4 players projected to be drafted from a team that got torched by an insurance salesman rd 1