2023 College Basketball Transfer Portal

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Originally Posted by muskiefan82

I am thinking it became very clear that X needs depth on the front line to compete in March in to the 3rd weekend.

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Agree….right Moe there are 11 spots filled, including Free. That leaves 2 open spots. Might as well fill them.

Can’t worry about players leaving if they aren’t getting playing time as even starters are using the transfer portal with regularity. Fill your roster with the best players you can and let the chips fall where they may. If nothing else it might keep him from going to Nova. He spent 3 years with LaSalle and one year with NC State, this is his extra Covid year. Maybe he wants to attend X for the free grad school.

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Originally Posted by Uncle Joe

Would the fact that they're pursuing this guy suggest Free isn't coming back? If he was going to another school surely he would've entered the portal by now? MOR - you know anything about his status/intentions?

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I mean, all indications are that he’s coming back. His foot issues make him a question mark for other schools rn. There is also another factor that I can’t share.
But it’s Free. So………

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Originally Posted by XUGRAD80

Agree….right Moe there are 11 spots filled, including Free. That leaves 2 open spots. Might as well fill them.

Can’t worry about players leaving if they aren’t getting playing time as even starters are using the transfer portal with regularity. Fill your roster with the best players you can and let the chips fall where they may. If nothing else it might keep him from going to Nova. He spent 3 years with LaSalle and one year with NC State, this is his extra Covid year. Maybe he wants to attend X for the free grad school.

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This is fair.

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Originally Posted by Masterofreality

I mean, all indications are that he’s coming back. His foot issues make him a question mark for other schools rn. There is also another factor that I can’t share.
But it’s Free. So………

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I have to assume, with Free, that NIL money is a factor. But one thing nobody on this board seems to question, is how healthy is he? We all seem to assume that if he comes back, he's the same Free with no further issues. His surgery at the end of the season was his second on the same foot. And we are all aware of the on-going foot issues that ended the professional careers of Buie and Oden. I don't know if Free's injury is the same type as those individuals, but can we really assume that Free can make it through this season without another problem? I haven't a clue but if I'm Miller, I don't allow another Free injury to derail my objectives for the 23-24 season.

Like most of us on this board, I hope he comes back, has a great season, matures a bit and is successful beyond Xavier. However, as MOR implies, Free is a bit different.

X needs bigs regardless if free comes back or not. Even with free, x has just hunter and Logan who couldn’t get off the bench injuries or not. Doesn’t seem that x is going to get Ike, need a big guy desperately

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Originally Posted by Jumpin_Jamal_Forever

I have to assume, with Free, that NIL money is a factor. But one thing nobody on this board seems to question, is how healthy is he? We all seem to assume that if he comes back, he's the same Free with no further issues. His surgery at the end of the season was his second on the same foot. And we are all aware of the on-going foot issues that ended the professional careers of Buie and Oden. I don't know if Free's injury is the same type as those individuals, but can we really assume that Free can make it through this season without another problem? I haven't a clue but if I'm Miller, I don't allow another Free injury to derail my objectives for the 23-24 season.

Like most of us on this board, I hope he comes back, has a great season, matures a bit and is successful beyond Xavier. However, as MOR implies, Free is a bit different.

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I'll be brutally honest here: this bothers the hell out of me. There seems to be enough smoke around to concern ourselves over there being a fire or having one flare up along the way.

I fully trust Sean Miller to manage every situation, including whatever this "situation" is about, but we don't need any form of negative dynamics working against what otherwise will hopefully be a cohesive team culture.

Since I don't know enough about this and don't want to over-assume anything, I'll stop right here and just hope that he comes back, is fully healthy, doesn't get reinjured, and has a positive year.

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Originally Posted by Xville

X needs bigs regardless if free comes back or not. Even with free, x has just hunter and Logan who couldn’t get off the bench injuries or not. Doesn’t seem that x is going to get Ike, need a big guy desperately

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That’s the plan. With Ike most likely heading to Gonzaga I think it’s down to two guys at the moment from what I saw on Twitter. I think Ousmane from North Texas is visiting maybe tomorrow and I think the staff visited him yesterday. Shedrick is supposed to visit next weekend but if Ousmane commits that won’t happen.

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Originally Posted by xavierj

That’s the plan. With Ike most likely heading to Gonzaga I think it’s down to two guys at the moment from what I saw on Twitter. I think Ousmane from North Texas is visiting maybe tomorrow and I think the staff visited him yesterday. Shedrick is supposed to visit next weekend but if Ousmane commits that won’t happen.

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I have nothing on this, my speculation only, but I’d put my money on Ousmane being here.

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Originally Posted by Masterofreality

I have nothing on this, my speculation only, but I’d put my money on Ousmane being here.

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What’s the word on Ousmane’s potential role? Last year he averaged 11 pts, 6 boards, and 1.3 blocks per game. He doesn’t shoot from 3 and was only 48.7% from the field. He’s listed on ESPN at 6’10”, 230, so he’s a big boy. That’s all I know, but that doesn’t sound like a Nunge replacement.

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Originally Posted by Masterofreality

I have nothing on this, my speculation only, but I’d put my money on Ousmane being here.

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Me too. I’d rather Shedrick because of his defensive ability. But can’t really be picky here