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OhioCatFan
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/6/2026 11:45:10 AM 
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
OhioCatFan wrote:
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
. . . He’s a skilled tweeter who has had a solid career. . . .


This is probably the most important credential for a prospective transfer that I think I've ever read on any board anywhere. If we could only recruit a starting lineup with five skilled tweeters I think we'd be destine for the Final Four!


Volume of posts might be an unlock we haven't considered!


You certainly are thinking out of the box here recently. The insights one gains on this board are something you just can’I find anywhere else! ;-)


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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/6/2026 2:21:39 PM 
Who actually wants Conners back? By all accounts, he was a role player who couldn't beat out Sheldon for more minutes. Hard pass.
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/6/2026 2:39:02 PM 
A little strange that CMU is the only school without any portal entrants so far.
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/6/2026 4:28:56 PM 
GoCats105 wrote:
Who actually wants Conners back? By all accounts, he was a role player who couldn't beat out Sheldon for more minutes. Hard pass.


Did he get a fair shot? Given his past record at App State he was a better 3-point shooter than Sheldon. Nah, that can't be. Coaches never play favorites, do they?


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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/6/2026 5:12:21 PM 
OhioCatFan wrote:
GoCats105 wrote:
Who actually wants Conners back? By all accounts, he was a role player who couldn't beat out Sheldon for more minutes. Hard pass.


Did he get a fair shot? Given his past record at App State he was a better 3-point shooter than Sheldon. Nah, that can't be. Coaches never play favorites, do they?


I said as much during the season that he probably didn't get enough PT to prove himself, but then again why waste the effort on a somewhat known commodity. That's a big gamble to take on someone you hope returns to their former self.
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/7/2026 6:40:57 PM 
Hearing Kyler D from Alexander High is coming home. The kid can shoot it for sure. Scored a bunch in Indy and at West Liberty D two before that. This move will help attendance and this player is capable of scoring. Not a bad move.
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/7/2026 9:13:01 PM 
Bobcat1996 wrote:
Hearing Kyler D from Alexander High is coming home. The kid can shoot it for sure. Scored a bunch in Indy and at West Liberty D two before that. This move will help attendance and this player is capable of scoring. Not a bad move.


+1

We actually agree on this one!


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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/8/2026 10:46:56 AM 
Our buddy Elmore James is back in the portal.

WMU has lost their entire roster.
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/8/2026 10:54:20 AM 
Bobcat1996 wrote:
Hearing Kyler D from Alexander High is coming home. The kid can shoot it for sure. Scored a bunch in Indy and at West Liberty D two before that. This move will help attendance and this player is capable of scoring. Not a bad move.


Some Info on KDA:

- 21/3/3 vs Ohio State earlier in the season. Just 1 turnover.
- 27 points and 5 rebounds vs Cleveland State
- Averaged 26 in two games vs Wright State
- 28 points, 6 assists vs Robert Morris

Voted Third Team All-Horizon
18.5 points per game


119.2 Offensive Rating - would've been 3rd on OU last season (Jack and Simmons were both 120)
120.2 Defensive Rating - would've been #1 on OU last season (Jack was a distant 2nd)

39% from 3 - Would've been #1 on OU

Has a 30 pts / 5 rbs / 5.5 ast / 2 stls split per 100 poss.


High School: First-team All-Ohio... ranked among the leading scorers in the state at 27.9 points per game his senior year... leading scorer and Team MVP in the North-South All-Star Game. (Roster included Dailyn Swainn - averaged 17 at Texas last season)

Really excited to have him (back) in Athens County. All his numbers place him at what would've been at the top of our roster last season among nearly every single category. Really impressive stuff if he can continue that here. Got a good one to hopefully replace Jack.

Last Edited: 4/8/2026 11:12:59 AM by M.D.W.S.T

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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/8/2026 11:15:42 AM 
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
Bobcat1996 wrote:
Hearing Kyler D from Alexander High is coming home. The kid can shoot it for sure. Scored a bunch in Indy and at West Liberty D two before that. This move will help attendance and this player is capable of scoring. Not a bad move.


Some Info on KDA:

- 21/3/3 vs Ohio State earlier in the season. Just 1 turnover.
- 27 points and 5 rebounds vs Cleveland State
- Averaged 26 in two games vs Wright State
- 28 points, 6 assists vs Robert Morris

Voted Third Team All-Horizon
18.5 points per game


119.2 Offensive Rating - would've been 3rd on OU last season (Jack and Simmons were both 120)
120.2 Defensive Rating - would've been #1 on OU last season (Jack was a distant 2nd)

39% from 3 - Would've been #1 on OU

Has a 30 pts / 5 rbs / 5.5 ast / 2 stls split per 100 poss.


High School: First-team All-Ohio... ranked among the leading scorers in the state at 27.9 points per game his senior year... leading scorer and Team MVP in the North-South All-Star Game.

Really excited to have him (back) in Athens County. All his numbers place him at what would've been at the top of our roster last season among nearly every single category. Really impressive stuff if he can continue that here. Got a good one to hopefully replace Jack.

An important note on this, defensive rating is the inverse of offensive rating. A 120 offensive rating is very good, but a 120 defensive rating is not good. Offensive rating breaks down things on a per 100 possession basis. So a 120 offensive rating means that the team scores 120 points per 100 possessions with that player on the floor. A 120 defensive rating means that a team gives up 120 points per 100 possessions with that player on the floor. A net rating is then offensive rating + defensive rating and is a very loose measure of overall impact. So a 125 Orating and a 120 Drating = a 5 net rating.

This is in no way to say Kyler is a bad defender, just to explain that Drating does not mean higher = better. The defensive rating HEAVILY reflects the style of play at IUIndy, where they played very uptempo, fast basketball, that naturally gives up a lot of points per possession with the goal of just outscoring the other team. He won't be an elite defender, but he'll be solid. Overall a VERY good get who actually ranks as a better get than Simmons was last year according to EvanMiya.
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/8/2026 11:23:11 AM 
GoCats105 wrote:
Our buddy Elmore James is back in the portal.

WMU has lost their entire roster.


How does Elmore have eligibility?

From WMU I would be interested in Jalen Griffith (5-10 PG, 12 ppg, 41% from three) and Max Burton (6-10 240 with one year left, had better production than Breath)
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/8/2026 12:06:34 PM 
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
Bobcat1996 wrote:
Hearing Kyler D from Alexander High is coming home. The kid can shoot it for sure. Scored a bunch in Indy and at West Liberty D two before that. This move will help attendance and this player is capable of scoring. Not a bad move.


Some Info on KDA:

- 21/3/3 vs Ohio State earlier in the season. Just 1 turnover.
- 27 points and 5 rebounds vs Cleveland State
- Averaged 26 in two games vs Wright State
- 28 points, 6 assists vs Robert Morris

Voted Third Team All-Horizon
18.5 points per game


119.2 Offensive Rating - would've been 3rd on OU last season (Jack and Simmons were both 120)
120.2 Defensive Rating - would've been #1 on OU last season (Jack was a distant 2nd)

39% from 3 - Would've been #1 on OU

Has a 30 pts / 5 rbs / 5.5 ast / 2 stls split per 100 poss.


High School: First-team All-Ohio... ranked among the leading scorers in the state at 27.9 points per game his senior year... leading scorer and Team MVP in the North-South All-Star Game. (Roster included Dailyn Swainn - averaged 17 at Texas last season)

Really excited to have him (back) in Athens County. All his numbers place him at what would've been at the top of our roster last season among nearly every single category. Really impressive stuff if he can continue that here. Got a good one to hopefully replace Jack.


Also all-state in soccer; leading career scorer at Alexander in both sports.


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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/8/2026 12:09:15 PM 
QuantCat wrote:
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
Bobcat1996 wrote:
Hearing Kyler D from Alexander High is coming home. The kid can shoot it for sure. Scored a bunch in Indy and at West Liberty D two before that. This move will help attendance and this player is capable of scoring. Not a bad move.


Some Info on KDA:

- 21/3/3 vs Ohio State earlier in the season. Just 1 turnover.
- 27 points and 5 rebounds vs Cleveland State
- Averaged 26 in two games vs Wright State
- 28 points, 6 assists vs Robert Morris

Voted Third Team All-Horizon
18.5 points per game


119.2 Offensive Rating - would've been 3rd on OU last season (Jack and Simmons were both 120)
120.2 Defensive Rating - would've been #1 on OU last season (Jack was a distant 2nd)

39% from 3 - Would've been #1 on OU

Has a 30 pts / 5 rbs / 5.5 ast / 2 stls split per 100 poss.


High School: First-team All-Ohio... ranked among the leading scorers in the state at 27.9 points per game his senior year... leading scorer and Team MVP in the North-South All-Star Game.

Really excited to have him (back) in Athens County. All his numbers place him at what would've been at the top of our roster last season among nearly every single category. Really impressive stuff if he can continue that here. Got a good one to hopefully replace Jack.

An important note on this, defensive rating is the inverse of offensive rating. A 120 offensive rating is very good, but a 120 defensive rating is not good. Offensive rating breaks down things on a per 100 possession basis. So a 120 offensive rating means that the team scores 120 points per 100 possessions with that player on the floor. A 120 defensive rating means that a team gives up 120 points per 100 possessions with that player on the floor. A net rating is then offensive rating + defensive rating and is a very loose measure of overall impact. So a 125 Orating and a 120 Drating = a 5 net rating.

This is in no way to say Kyler is a bad defender, just to explain that Drating does not mean higher = better. The defensive rating HEAVILY reflects the style of play at IUIndy, where they played very uptempo, fast basketball, that naturally gives up a lot of points per possession with the goal of just outscoring the other team. He won't be an elite defender, but he'll be solid. Overall a VERY good get who actually ranks as a better get than Simmons was last year according to EvanMiya.


Yea, there's definitely a team component that can impact a player's individual Drating.

Breath had a 96 Drating in his final season at UNCG. Which is outstanding. His Drating with us was 112.
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/8/2026 2:10:35 PM 
GoCats105 wrote:
Our buddy Elmore James is back in the portal.



Huh? He has played 123 games over 4 years, starting at least 15 each season. The most open and shut case of a 4 year player done with his eligibility.


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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/8/2026 3:21:09 PM 
Eian Elmer to LSU...

...supposedly

Last Edited: 4/8/2026 3:24:36 PM by shabamon

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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/8/2026 4:16:35 PM 
Andrew Ruck wrote:
GoCats105 wrote:
Our buddy Elmore James is back in the portal.



Huh? He has played 123 games over 4 years, starting at least 15 each season. The most open and shut case of a 4 year player done with his eligibility.


Depends how good his lawyer is. Never underestimate the ability of the NCAA to lose a court case.
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/8/2026 5:55:15 PM 
Oboh from Buffalo is now in the portal.

Last Edited: 4/8/2026 6:46:43 PM by FishBates

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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/8/2026 7:14:10 PM 
FishBates wrote:
Oboh from Buffalo is now in the portal.


This would be a good get.

Feel like he’s bound for a P5 bench.
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   Posted: 4/8/2026 7:45:44 PM 
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
FishBates wrote:
Oboh from Buffalo is now in the portal.


This would be a good get.

Feel like he’s bound for a P5 bench.


He does everything that we need other than one thing… making FT’s. Dude couldn’t throw it in the ocean if he was standing in the beach.
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   Posted: 4/8/2026 7:47:45 PM 
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
FishBates wrote:
Oboh from Buffalo is now in the portal.


This would be a good get.

Feel like he’s bound for a P5 bench.


Maybe. Some places with lots of $$ are getting decimated with defections.

Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oregon, Georgia, etc


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   Posted: 4/8/2026 7:53:36 PM 
Cats5 wrote:
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
FishBates wrote:
Oboh from Buffalo is now in the portal.


This would be a good get.

Feel like he’s bound for a P5 bench.


He does everything that we need other than one thing… making FT’s. Dude couldn’t throw it in the ocean if he was standing in the beach.


Had two games of 0-5 at the line and some games over 80% and one of 100%

Free throws. 90% is in your head and the other 50% is mental.

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   Posted: 4/9/2026 8:56:09 AM 
FishBates wrote:
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
FishBates wrote:
Oboh from Buffalo is now in the portal.


This would be a good get.

Feel like he’s bound for a P5 bench.


Maybe. Some places with lots of $$ are getting decimated with defections.

Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oregon, Georgia, etc




He's also British, not sure how that factors in these days. If we have some sort of limit on sponsoring F1 visas (fairly cheap, but who knows).
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/9/2026 9:20:34 AM 
WMU has landed a 6’11 Latvian transfer.

https://x.com/jucoadvocate/status/2042018266265399545?s=4...
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2026 MAC Transfer Tracker
   Posted: 4/9/2026 2:13:44 PM 
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
FishBates wrote:
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
FishBates wrote:
Oboh from Buffalo is now in the portal.


This would be a good get.

Feel like he’s bound for a P5 bench.


Maybe. Some places with lots of $$ are getting decimated with defections.

Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oregon, Georgia, etc




He's also British, not sure how that factors in these days. If we have some sort of limit on sponsoring F1 visas (fairly cheap, but who knows).


And NOT from Europe, another Dayton guy (Notre Dame) is suddenly in the portal.

This one is NOT a far fetched possibility... (6-10/240)
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/kebba-njie-1...

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   Posted: 4/10/2026 8:29:36 PM 
Akron lands Incarnate Word transfer Tajh Staveski. 6’1 PG who averaged 17ppg. Staveskie was at Cleveland State the previous season.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats...
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