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

[bawbie]

Toure should develop into primary athletic slasher.

Jaquan Johnson will drive opportunistically with force and craft (something like Lipsey but smaller)

Pleta's tape shows he can drive on and has a huge leap to take.

Singleton should be a threat inside, and will be more dangerous driving if his shot catches up to his potential

I would add that Batemon showed more slashing capability as the season went along and I think Wiggins has that in his game as well - people are sleeping on Wiggins, but he’s ranked about the same as Milan and Batemon and should be expected to play about as much as a freshman.

 

[1SEIACLONE]

Yup. They have more rights and privileges than NBA and NFL players as, for one, they become a free agent after every season. Which makes me wonder how the NBA and the NFL are getting away with it. It seems to be a double standard. Not a legal expert, but it seems that at any point in time the courts dictate what the situation should be. So if the current situation in college athletics is what the courts have said that this is what it should then that's why is it so different than an NFL/NBA model as it pertains to players rights. If a player can put himself out every single year to the highest bidder why can't NFL/NBA players do that? I think the answer might be that because all these issues for the pro leagues have been litigated over the years and what you see there is how things are. But it's an evolving situation for college athletics and just hasn't got there yet. I would hope that the college situation at least morphs into a NFL/NBA model because what's going on now is simply insane and everybody knows it.

The other leagues have a collective bargaining agreement, which would mean the players become employees of the school and that is what they are trying to avoid. Unless they can come up with a system that allows them to be private contractors and bargaining, then it's not going to change.

 

[ForeverIowan]

For your analogy, we'd desperately need a true slasher that can take it to the rim, and I don't see anyone like that in our current visit list. Maybe the guard from Bradley, but he's awfully small. Does Big Daddy Kane have any eligibility left?

Is 2017 Frank Mason from Kansas available? That dude was an absolute bulldog and could get to the rim on command. DeAndre Kane would work as well.

People on here saying Jefferson made Momcilovic is just ludicrous! Think about all the space Milan gave Jefferson to operate in the paint. Defenders were scared to death to leave Milan. Both players of course benefited from the other.

 

[SoleCyclone]

Leon Bond just committed to the clones!!

 

[CHim]

Leon Bond just committed to the clones!!

That was quick...in a good way

 

[Psiclone]

Iowa State's defense is not bear hug a player around every screen. There was a big difference over what refs let teams get away with on Milan.

Iowa State does get away with a lot of cylinder fouls that don't get called, though.

In essentially every double team, our players are making contact with the ball handler often pushing them. I've been surprised it isn't being called, though we're not the only ones doing it.

 

[Psiclone]

Welcome to Cyclone Country! The name is Bond, Leon Bond. Would be fun if the James Bond theme plays when he's introduced before games.

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[Psiclone]

That was quick...in a good way

Bennett & Buchanan probably provided some input to Otz, and Buchanan may have told Bond about the team culture.

 

[cyclones500]

Sometimes we have a separate annual transfers thread, after portal season, but I'll post this here for reference anyway, after addition of Bond. If possible, I'll update this post as transfers in or out evolve, but I can't guarantee immediate revisions.

***

Roundup of approximate dates of commitment/announcement for Otz-Era transfers … in some cases it’s when news sources published, based on my basic search.

(Parentheses) previous schools … I may have missed some of double-transfer details)
*Indicates transfer-out from Iowa State or at least in portal, but does not list the destination.

—> If anyone spots errors, notify me.

2021-22
Jaz Kunc (Washington State) - March 24, 2021
Robert Jones (Denver) - April 1, 2021
Caleb Grill* (UNLV, via Iowa State) - April 10, 2021
Gabe Kalscheur (Minnesota) - April 10, 2021
Tristan Enaruna* (Kansas) - April 19, 2021
Izaiah Brockington (Penn State, via St. Bonaventure) - May 5, 2021

2022-23
Tre King (Georgetown [DNP], via Eastern Kentucky) - Dec. 29, 2021 (had to sit half-season)
Hason Ward (VCU) - April 21, 2022
Jaren Holmes (St. Bonaventure) - April 29, 2022
Osun Osunniyi (St. Bonaventure) - May 13, 2022

2023-24
Keshon Gilbert (UNLV) - April 9, 2023
Jackson Paveletzke* (Wofford) - April 11, 2023
Curtis Jones (Buffalo, via cc Indian Hills) - April 17, 2023

2024-25
Dishon Jackson* (Charlotte, via Washington State) - March 25, 2024
Nate Heise (Northern Iowa) - April 2, 2024
Brandton Chatfield (Seattle, via Washington State) - April 7, 2024
Joshua Jefferson (Saint Mary’s) - April 23, 2024

2025-26
Eric Mulder (Purdue Fort Wayne) - March 27, 2025
Mason Williams* (Eastern Washington) - March 28, 2025
Blake Buchanan (Virginia) - March 30, 2025
Dominick Nelson (Utah Valley, via cc Polk State) - April 26, 2025

2026-27
Leon Bond III (Northern Iowa, via Virginia) - April 10, 2026
Jacquan Johnson (Bradley) - April 11, 2026
Taj Manning (Kansas State) - April 11, 2026
Tre Singleton (Northwestern) - April 11, 2026
Ryan Prather Jr. (Robert Morris, via Akron) - April 12, 2026

 

[demoncore1031]

Sometimes we have a separate annual transfers thread, after portal season, but I'll post this here for reference anyway, after addition of Bond. If possible, I'll update this post as transfers in or out evolve, but I can't guarantee immediate revisions.

***

Roundup of approximate dates of commitment/announcement for Otz-Era transfers … in some cases it’s when news sources published, based on my basic search.

(Parentheses) previous schools … I may have missed some of double-transfer details)
*Indicates transfer-out from Iowa State or at least in portal, but does not list the destination.

—> If anyone spots errors, notify me.

2021-22
Jaz Kunc (Washington State) - March 24, 2021
Robert Jones (Denver) - April 1, 2021
Caleb Grill* (UNLV, via Iowa State) - April 10, 2021
Gabe Kalscheur (Minnesota) - April 10, 2021
Tristan Enaruna* (Kansas) - April 19, 2021
Izaiah Brockington (Penn State, via St. Bonaventure) - May 5, 2021

2022-23
Tre King (Georgetown, via Eastern Kentucky) - Dec. 29, 2021 (had to sit half-season)
Hason Ward (VCU) - April 21, 2022
Jaren Holmes (St. Bonaventure) - April 29, 2022
Osun Osunniyi (St. Bonaventure) - May 13, 2022

2023-24
Keshon Gilbert (UNLV) - April 9, 2023
Jackson Paveletzke* (Wofford) - April 11, 2023
Curtis Jones (Buffalo, via cc Indian Hills) - April 17, 2023

2024-25
Dishon Jackson* (Charlotte, via Washington State) - March 25, 2024
Nate Heise (Northern Iowa) - April 2, 2024
Brandton Chatfield (Seattle, via Washington State) - April 7, 2024
Joshua Jefferson (Saint Mary’s) - April 23, 2024

2025-26
Eric Mulder (Purdue Fort Wayne) - March 27, 2025
Mason Williams* (Eastern Washington) - March 28, 2025
Blake Buchanan (Virginia) - March 30, 2025
Dominick Nelson (Utah Valley, via cc Polk State) - April 26, 2025

2026-27
Leon Bond III (Northern Iowa, via Virginia) - April 10, 2026

Tre King played for Georgetown? I don't remember that.

 

[Drew0311]

Sometimes we have a separate annual transfers thread, after portal season, but I'll post this here for reference anyway, after addition of Bond. If possible, I'll update this post as transfers in or out evolve, but I can't guarantee immediate revisions.

***

Roundup of approximate dates of commitment/announcement for Otz-Era transfers … in some cases it’s when news sources published, based on my basic search.

(Parentheses) previous schools … I may have missed some of double-transfer details)
*Indicates transfer-out from Iowa State or at least in portal, but does not list the destination.

—> If anyone spots errors, notify me.

2021-22
Jaz Kunc (Washington State) - March 24, 2021
Robert Jones (Denver) - April 1, 2021
Caleb Grill* (UNLV, via Iowa State) - April 10, 2021
Gabe Kalscheur (Minnesota) - April 10, 2021
Tristan Enaruna* (Kansas) - April 19, 2021
Izaiah Brockington (Penn State, via St. Bonaventure) - May 5, 2021

2022-23
Tre King (Georgetown, via Eastern Kentucky) - Dec. 29, 2021 (had to sit half-season)
Hason Ward (VCU) - April 21, 2022
Jaren Holmes (St. Bonaventure) - April 29, 2022
Osun Osunniyi (St. Bonaventure) - May 13, 2022

2023-24
Keshon Gilbert (UNLV) - April 9, 2023
Jackson Paveletzke* (Wofford) - April 11, 2023
Curtis Jones (Buffalo, via cc Indian Hills) - April 17, 2023

2024-25
Dishon Jackson* (Charlotte, via Washington State) - March 25, 2024
Nate Heise (Northern Iowa) - April 2, 2024
Brandton Chatfield (Seattle, via Washington State) - April 7, 2024
Joshua Jefferson (Saint Mary’s) - April 23, 2024

2025-26
Eric Mulder (Purdue Fort Wayne) - March 27, 2025
Mason Williams* (Eastern Washington) - March 28, 2025
Blake Buchanan (Virginia) - March 30, 2025
Dominick Nelson (Utah Valley, via cc Polk State) - April 26, 2025

2026-27
Leon Bond III (Northern Iowa, via Virginia) - April 10, 2026

I could be wrong but I think portal season started later than it used to

 

[Drew0311]

Tre King played for Georgetown? I don't remember that.

He enrolled at Georgetown and was there like a week before they found him ineligible or something. That’s why he had to sit out basically a year at Iowa state

 

[nrg4isu]

Tre King played for Georgetown? I don't remember that.

It was a weird situation if I remember right. Like he only played 1 game? Or enrolled but didnt play?

 

[cyclones500]

Tre King played for Georgetown? I don't remember that.

It's a good question. He transferred there, but did not play / wasn't on official roster. I'm not sure how to designate that.

My list is closer to "where was he when he committed to ISU," that one is a gray area, I suppose.

 

[demoncore1031]

It was a weird situation if I remember right. Like he only played 1 game? Or enrolled but didnt play?

Oh ok, that's kinda ringing a bell now.

 

[enisthemenace]

Really nice start. Bond can play.

 

[cyclones500]

I could be wrong but I think portal season started later than it used to

I think you're correct, based on the earliest commitment dates on the list. Not sure when it changed or any specifics.

 

[cyclones500]

Sometimes we have a separate annual transfers thread, after portal season, but I'll post this here for reference anyway, after addition of Bond. If possible, I'll update this post as transfers in or out evolve, but I can't guarantee immediate revisions.

***

Roundup of approximate dates of commitment/announcement for Otz-Era transfers … in some cases it’s when news sources published, based on my basic search.

(Parentheses) previous schools … I may have missed some of double-transfer details)
*Indicates transfer-out from Iowa State or at least in portal, but does not list the destination.

—> If anyone spots errors, notify me.

2021-22
Jaz Kunc (Washington State) - March 24, 2021
Robert Jones (Denver) - April 1, 2021
Caleb Grill* (UNLV, via Iowa State) - April 10, 2021
Gabe Kalscheur (Minnesota) - April 10, 2021
Tristan Enaruna* (Kansas) - April 19, 2021
Izaiah Brockington (Penn State, via St. Bonaventure) - May 5, 2021

2022-23
Tre King (Georgetown [DNP], via Eastern Kentucky) - Dec. 29, 2021 (had to sit half-season)
Hason Ward (VCU) - April 21, 2022
Jaren Holmes (St. Bonaventure) - April 29, 2022
Osun Osunniyi (St. Bonaventure) - May 13, 2022

2023-24
Keshon Gilbert (UNLV) - April 9, 2023
Jackson Paveletzke* (Wofford) - April 11, 2023
Curtis Jones (Buffalo, via cc Indian Hills) - April 17, 2023

2024-25
Dishon Jackson* (Charlotte, via Washington State) - March 25, 2024
Nate Heise (Northern Iowa) - April 2, 2024
Brandton Chatfield (Seattle, via Washington State) - April 7, 2024
Joshua Jefferson (Saint Mary’s) - April 23, 2024

2025-26
Eric Mulder (Purdue Fort Wayne) - March 27, 2025
Mason Williams* (Eastern Washington) - March 28, 2025
Blake Buchanan (Virginia) - March 30, 2025
Dominick Nelson (Utah Valley, via cc Polk State) - April 26, 2025

2026-27
Leon Bond III (Northern Iowa, via Virginia) - April 10, 2026

I updated list with Tre King as [DNP] w/ Georgetown.

 

[demoncore1031]

Really nice start. Bond can play.

Agreed. Perfect Heise replacement.

 

[Frak]

To the people saying Momcolivc can't create his own shot....Are you serious????The dude led the entire country in 3 point makes while ALSO leading the country in 3 point %. You don't think opposing coaching staffs and defenses know this? You don't think he is a marked man on every scouting report? Milan is a catch and shoot player. His movement without the ball and his ability to get loose in transition for an open 3 is incredible! Do you know how hard it is to get up 8-10 3 point shots a game when you are that targeted of an offensive player?

If opposing defenses want to face guard him great go for it. It ruins a team defense and opens ridiculous driving lanes. So much easier to score in the halfcourt playing 4v4 than 5v5. I compare it to having an elite receiver in football. Okay you want to double our elite receiver on every snap? Ok great means everyone else is getting 1 on 1 coverage and needs to take advantage of that. Milan is a force multiplier even when he's not scoring.

No, he can’t create his own shot. I guess outside of the dirk fadeaway, which happens maybe once a game at most. Still a really good player and super valuable, but creating your own shot requires being able to take people off the dribble, which he can’t really do.