2025 Transfer Portal

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Portal closes in 20 days. Pitino has 20 total days to fill 10 scholarship spots.

you can still grab any incoming frosh who've decommitted........

[MHettel]

So what is your contention then? We will get 8 maybe 9 scholarship players and then the rest of the team will be walkons? What other alternative is there?

We will find out in a matter of weeks, but I’m guessing guys 10-13 will not be walkons.

I don’t disagree with what you would like to have happen. I just do see a practical way to get there.

We appear to have 3 starters now. We should focus on a starting 2 & 3 next.

From there, we should looks for the rotation guys…6,7&8. We would reasonably “sell” those guys on some PT.

After that, what do we have to sell? Do we engage a low major D1 starter and offer him a chance to sit on our bench? Do we take a guy that failed at the high major level and offer him a chance to sit on our bench? Do we find an uncommitted freshman and offer him a chance to sit on our bench?

These guys will realize the starting jobs are taken. They might think they can compete for the 6/7/8 spots. But they could also just go to Miami or Dayton and be the starter. And probably not for less money than we were offering for a bemch role.

I guess we could pick up a Deonte Miles type of guy. And older dude that never quite clicked and he may be content. But on the other hand I’m not looking for dudes content to sit on the bench.

But yeah, we WILL fill out the roster but I’m not counting on a bunch of guys that buy into the idea of being here to develop for a year first. They can develop while PLAYING at LaSalle.

I don’t have an answer. I think it’s naive to think we are going to attract guys that have no immediate role AND they will develop into a player that eventually earns a key role. That’s what freshmen used to be. No they just leave if they didn’t play (or did play in some cases).

[Olsingledigit]

From what I heard, Fletcher was swing and a miss. Wondering if it was back to back ACL injuries or ability. He just signed with High Point. Now I really like their program, but rather a pretty big drop off from his other stops.

I heard that his family had asked Sean to not play him. The little he did play I was very impressed. He was a McDonald's All American. As long as mom and dad are dictating the pitch count i can see why he ends up at High Point. Sounds as though Pitino passed on him too.

[Xavier]

We appear to have 3 starters now. We should focus on a starting 2 & 3 next.

But yeah, we WILL fill out the roster but I’m not counting on a bunch of guys that buy into the idea of being here to develop for a year first. They can develop while PLAYING at LaSalle.

I don’t have an answer. I think it’s naive to think we are going to attract guys that have no immediate role AND they will develop into a player that eventually earns a key role. That’s what freshmen used to be. No they just leave if they didn’t play (or did play in some cases).

I’m not sure about that. I honestly don’t know that Anderson or flip are starters. Regardless, as someone who always says $$ is the only reason players go places, you dont think it’s possible X pays more for a 8th man than lasalle does for a 5th?

[D-West & PO-Z]

I don’t disagree with what you would like to have happen. I just do see a practical way to get there.

We appear to have 3 starters now. We should focus on a starting 2 & 3 next.

From there, we should looks for the rotation guys…6,7&8. We would reasonably “sell” those guys on some PT.

After that, what do we have to sell? Do we engage a low major D1 starter and offer him a chance to sit on our bench? Do we take a guy that failed at the high major level and offer him a chance to sit on our bench? Do we find an uncommitted freshman and offer him a chance to sit on our bench?

These guys will realize the starting jobs are taken. They might think they can compete for the 6/7/8 spots. But they could also just go to Miami or Dayton and be the starter. And probably not for less money than we were offering for a bemch role.

I guess we could pick up a Deonte Miles type of guy. And older dude that never quite clicked and he may be content. But on the other hand I’m not looking for dudes content to sit on the bench.

But yeah, we WILL fill out the roster but I’m not counting on a bunch of guys that buy into the idea of being here to develop for a year first. They can develop while PLAYING at LaSalle.

I don’t have an answer. I think it’s naive to think we are going to attract guys that have no immediate role AND they will develop into a player that eventually earns a key role. That’s what freshmen used to be. No they just leave if they didn’t play (or did play in some cases).

I think this is actually pretty comical and ironic because your take is actually mid major actually benefit from the NIL because they can pay players close to or similar to major schools and offer playing time. And I don’t disagree! Like I’ve said the portal works both ways. Guys who would have been on high major rosters for one reason or another are going to mid major teams.

As far as the conversation I was saying we won’t fill our roster with walkons after the 8th man. They will be guys worth a shot and scholarship who want to come in and compete for rotation minutes.

Generally these type guys aren’t being guaranteed minutes and many have great confidence in themselves and their abilities and think they can earn mins. Those are the guys that will fill the back end. Will they stay after that if they don’t play? Maybe maybe not probably depends on their options and what Pitino tells them.

I do like that the guys we have been talking to or signing are guys that are going to be in the rotation and have multiple years left. Then if your 10-13 guys leave you aren’t recruiting a whole new team and maybe the next year you hit on one of those depth pieces.

[ArizonaXUGrad]

Correct. Once someone is in the portal they stay in there until they are matriculated by a new school. Players could be in there for four years.

Missed that, thanks for the clarification.

[IM4X]

This guy is on campus today

https://x.com/pdtscouting/status/190...pouy3B6BA2rQBg

Evansville's Gabriel Pozzato is entering the transfer portal per multiple reports

The 6'7 Italian freshman averaged 15.3 points per game this season, was all MVC freshman team and one of the most prominent players in the nation

HM Prospect+ NBA upside

This kid is a beast! Wow is he exciting, looks more athletic than even Swain. 100% -GET HIM SIGNED AND IN AN X UNIFORM!

[MHettel]

I’m not sure about that. I honestly don’t know that Anderson or flip are starters. Regardless, as someone who always says $$ is the only reason players go places, you dont think it’s possible X pays more for a 8th man than lasalle does for a 5th?

In my example we filled out spots 1-8. That’s the rotation. It’s 9-13 that will be difficult to fill. I mean we could just get some awful dudes. But the thesis is that we’d get guys to develop into rotation players.

But my answer is that I would think l our #9 guy would make about the same as a LaSalle starter. But not our #8 guy. Guys in the rotation should get 90% of the money.

Heck, the 5 starters should get 70%. The 2 rotation guys should split 20%. Scraps from the rest.

[xuphan]

This kid is a beast! Wow is he exciting, looks more athletic than even Swain. 100% -GET HIM SIGNED AND IN AN X UNIFORM!

Pitino seems to be going after freshman and sophomore transfers. Figure this is him wanting to build young and keep a core group around over multiple years. Really like the strategy as long as he sprinkles in some senior leadership as well.

[Xville]

In my example we filled out spots 1-8. That’s the rotation. It’s 9-13 that will be difficult to fill. I mean we could just get some awful dudes. But the thesis is that we’d get guys to develop into rotation players.

But my answer is that I would think l our #9 guy would make about the same as a LaSalle starter. But not our #8 guy. Guys in the rotation should get 90% of the money.

Heck, the 5 starters should get 70%. The 2 rotation guys should split 20%. Scraps from the rest.

Yes, 8-9 at most will be in rotation, rest are “developmental” guys. Those could be spots anywhere from 9-13. They don’t know going in they are 8 or they are 13. Nothing is guaranteed. They will be paid, some of those guys will develop and may become key cogs the following year, the 11-13 guys probably
Move on. You can still fill 12 spots with scholarship players. Teams do it all the time, even teams in our own comference