**** Official 2026 MBB Spring Transfer Portal Thread ****

[cyclone82]

What about the guard , Johnson from Colorado? He’s a strong shooter…. % wise.

 

[GP4ISU]

Be prepared to have this post quoted a billion times if **** goes sideways all of a sudden.

I didn’t promise anything for Day 2 and beyond….

 

[Drew0311]

What about the guard , Johnson from Colorado? He’s a strong shooter…. % wise.

Guessing he comes with a high high price tag

 

[GP4ISU]

The only two reasons he goes to Indiana is they have more money than us by a long way and they are his home state. I mean devries is not the great coach everyone thought he was.

If TJ gets you on campus, he signs you.

 

[CySmurf]

No argument from me. Maybe Kiss is able to fill that role next season?

Tough ask for a freshman though.

 

[enisthemenace]

Guessing he comes with a high high price tag

Yeah…I agree. Same with Freitag. As far as I’m concerned, Colorado’s Johnson and Freitag aren’t worth discussing on this board, unless of course it’s announced either are visiting, which I personally don’t see happening, but you never know, I guess.

EDIT: And that’s OK. A lot of options out there

 

[bawbie]

Tennessee has had 7 players enter the portal from the team that beat us - and that’s not including Ament (likely going to the draft) or Oporto & Gillespie (out of eligibility).

Crazy after a successful season.

 

[enisthemenace]

Tough ask for a freshman though.

Yeah, it is. I get it. I know it’s somewhat apples and oranges, but Pleta was a hell of a lot better than I expected this season. I mean, a hell of a lot, so it is possible…maybe

 

[Cyforce]

Yeah, it is. I get it. I know it’s somewhat apples and oranges, but Pleta was a hell of a lot better than I expected this season. I mean, a hell of a lot, so it is possible…maybe

I’m ok with Kiss as our #2 PF. We didn’t have one this year.

 

[nallen34]

I think our roster was almost perfectly constructed last year. I’m not saying we beat Tennessee with a healthy Jefferson, but I’m comfortable saying we would not have been outrebounded by 30 with Jefferson out there, and that very well could have been the difference.

Saying that, and assuming we can retain everyone who played this year, I’m all in on Johnson, Singleton and Bond. Are they equals to Lipsey, Jefferson and Heise? Likely not, but they are similar molds, IMO, and with a year of development under the belt for Toure, Batemon, Pleta and Buchanan, I think we’d be a tough out again.

We needed a backup 4. We didn't have one and it killed us when we played Tennessee. Milan and Heise playing the 4 didn't work cuz they are both 2/3's.

 

[Letterkenny]

Tennessee has had 7 players enter the portal from the team that beat us - and that’s not including Ament (likely going to the draft) or Oporto & Gillespie (out of eligibility).

Crazy after a successful season.

It's definitely not just us worrying about keeping guys every year. It's pretty much a problem across the board. Even Michigan lost Tarris Reed to UCONN 2 years ago. Kansas might lose guy. Caleb Love leaving UNC for Arizona, etc...... No one is safe.

 

[nhclone]

Tennessee has had 7 players enter the portal from the team that beat us - and that’s not including Ament (likely going to the draft) or Oporto & Gillespie (out of eligibility).

Crazy after a successful season.

That includes Jaylen Carey, the 40 year old man that beat us up down low. Go get him TJ

 

[Texbudman]

Yes, I asked that last week and got the obligatory can’t trust a freshman. But if we add two PF it’s nice having a talented freshman as a plan B. The important thing is not add two guys with multiple years because preps aren’t going to wait two years

I think we're going to have to start trusting freshman more. Get 'em in and coach 'em up!

 

[bawbie]

We needed a backup 4. We didn't have one and it killed us when we played Tennessee. Milan and Heise playing the 4 didn't work cuz they are both 2/3's.

It’s a double edged sword because the NBA guys will likely tell Milan he needs to play more 4 next year.

 

[bawbie]

That includes Jaylen Carey, the 40 year old man that beat us up down low. Go get him TJ

Carey is a beast, but if we were going to poach whoever we want, I think Estrella is a better fit alongside Blake and Pleta.

 

[nallen34]

It’s a double edged sword because the NBA guys will likely tell Milan he needs to play more 4 next year.

Milan will be a SG in the NBA

 

[RagingCloner]

Milan will be a SG in the NBA

No shot. He’ll be a wing/3.

Unfortunately, just doesn’t have the foot speed for a shooting guard

 

[David Freshman1982]

No shot. He’ll be a wing/3.

Unfortunately, just doesn’t have the foot speed for a shooting guard

Euro leagues.

 

[RagingCloner]

Euro leagues.

You think Milan will go to a Euro league as opposed to the NBA?

 

[nallen34]

No shot. He’ll be a wing/3.

Unfortunately, just doesn’t have the foot speed for a shooting guard

Probably true. No way he'll ever play the 4 is all I was saying really.