2023/2024 Portal News

Discussion in 'Women’s Basketball' started by Zig72, Feb 18, 2023.

  1. DFW_Horn

    DFW_Horn 2,500+ Posts

    Arizona is losing a lot with Cate Reese and Shaina Pellington out of eligibility as well…

     
  2. racerx5908

    racerx5908 2,500+ Posts

    That coach tends to lose a lot of players into the portal. But if you look at Texas the right way, so do we.
     
  3. racerx5908

    racerx5908 2,500+ Posts

     
  4. brnkj

    brnkj 2,500+ Posts

    It's not unusual to have players hit the portal under the first few years of a new coaching staff. IMO the only transfer that doesn't look so good on us is Matharu. She followed Vic to UT from MSU then left. **** happens.
     
  5. Born in ATX

    Born in ATX 500+ Posts

    Ok, so now (i.e. today), JJQ is herself now following Blair and Sydney on IG, thereby reciprocating their follows from last week. I checked this yesterday and I do not recall seeing those follows by JJQ, so maybe those just happened. And interestingly, right after those follows, it seems to show that JJQ added a follow of Kiki Jefferson, the awesome wing who just entered the portal from James Madison. Is anyone else seeing this on their IG account?
     
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  6. brnkj

    brnkj 2,500+ Posts

    All the social media clues are very interesting indeed. I try not to read too much into them, because I've been wrong too many times in my assumptions.
     
  7. Sangre Naranjada

    Sangre Naranjada 10,000+ Posts

    Yes. I'm happy to let @Moooooo and others do the heavy lifting regarding social media accounts.
     
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  8. brnkj

    brnkj 2,500+ Posts

    Yes, and I appreciate them for keeping us informed because I don't have the patience for too much social media.
     
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  9. Born in ATX

    Born in ATX 500+ Posts

    NCAA makes it harder for that second transfer. I think this is a good idea. If you can't get it right the 2nd time, then you've got bigger issues than where you will attend college. This also supports the notion that portal recruiting is much more important now than high school recruiting b/c portal recruits will have to stay put, while high school recruits will still have one transfer to burn.
    NCAA makes massive decision on transfer rules (msn.com)
     
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  10. brnkj

    brnkj 2,500+ Posts

    Glad to see this tweak to the transfer rules! Watch and see... if we think the mental health excuse is being overplayed now, just wait.
     
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  11. hoopsalot

    hoopsalot 500+ Posts

    Unless players from Texas enter the transfer portal, I hope Vic stays out of the transfer portal this summer with the possible exception of a combo (1-2) guard. Let this group of players grow over the summer and gel in the fall. Gonzales has not had a summer with the Texas strength and conditioning coaches. The development of Taylor Jones was affected by injuries. This team has multiple players with great potential at the three, four, and five. When, out of dire necessity, Ndjakalenga played late in the season, she showed poise under pressure and showed at times why Vic has referred to her as having All-American potential. She needs to be on the court to reach that potential.
     
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  12. xdxmmxchxxl

    xdxmmxchxxl 250+ Posts



    Best PG to enter yet, 2 years of eligibility remaining.
     
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  13. racerx5908

    racerx5908 2,500+ Posts

    Year 2 of Johnnie Harris
     
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  14. xdxmmxchxxl

    xdxmmxchxxl 250+ Posts



    Great all around hustle player, strong defensively.
     
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  15. Moooooo

    Moooooo 5,000+ Posts

    No biggie. So much that we don't know regarding NIL and the motivation or incentive it plays throughout the entire process. What I think we are going to see is more players wanting the NIL deals they see/believe players at other schools are getting; if their current school can't help them reach those (financial) goals, they will move on to where they believe they can.
     
  16. Moooooo

    Moooooo 5,000+ Posts

    Just to kind of clarify the timeline (based on earlier posts here), it was Jacob Johnson who posted on Tuesday that he noticed Blair and Sydney following JJ Quinerly on IG; prior to that (back to March 6), all we had seen was Vic and some other of our coaches (Lovato) following her Dad's IG. Hope I got that right.

    After Jacob's post, I went to view JJ Quinerly's IG account for the first time later on Tuesday. Blair, Lovato, Wisdom-Hylton and Sydney Carter had all started following her. At that time, I did not see that JJ was following any of them. When I viewed yesterday (Wednesday), I did see that JJ had returned the follows of Blair and Sydney. So, you might have had some refresh issues like I encounter, or I checked later on Wednesday than you had, but only a few hours difference it seems.

    Bottom line is that these all seem like positive signs, and show some level of mutual interest. I am surprised there has been no confirmation if she actually is in the transfer porta.
     
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  17. DFW_Horn

    DFW_Horn 2,500+ Posts

    Kane leaving to play her final season elsewhere. Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw and Maggive Vick already in the Portal.

     
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  18. DFW_Horn

    DFW_Horn 2,500+ Posts

    On the road again…

     
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  19. Jacob Johnson

    Jacob Johnson 2,500+ Posts

     
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  20. Moooooo

    Moooooo 5,000+ Posts

    I just mentioned her name here last night!

    Will be interesting to see if she can be eligible immediately. Can't remember if she grad-transferred to Arizona after 3 seasons at Okie State.

    Despite her low numbers at UofA, I think she could help us next season, and wouldn't affect the 2024 scholarship numbers.
     
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  21. brnkj

    brnkj 2,500+ Posts

    I think we pass. She had her chance to come to Texas. Next...
     
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  22. Jacob Johnson

    Jacob Johnson 2,500+ Posts

    Based on who’s in the portal as of now I would be happy to get the following…

    1. Jada Curry
    2. Kennedy Todd Williams
    3. Kiki Jefferson
    4. Taylor Valladay
    5. Jada Walker

    there will of course be more entries into the portal but that’s my list as it stands. Would love for JJ to officially enter and another true big. My next statement has no meaning whatsoever but I still think Deja Kelly belongs in a Texas uniform:)
     
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  23. Moooooo

    Moooooo 5,000+ Posts

    I guess it's okay to feel that way.

    But, I'm glad Jerritt Elliott didn't hold grudges when transfers like Zoe Fleck, Madi Skinner, and Jenna Wenaas wanted to come to Texas later in their college careers.
     
  24. brnkj

    brnkj 2,500+ Posts

    Were they two-time transfers?
     
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  25. brnkj

    brnkj 2,500+ Posts

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  26. TempestHorn

    TempestHorn 500+ Posts

    Fleck was. Started at UCSB then transferred to UCLA before coming to Texas. But let's be clear about one thing, Fields is no Fleck caliber player.
     
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  27. Moooooo

    Moooooo 5,000+ Posts

    Zoe Fleck was. After deciding to transfer out of UCSB, she visited Texas officially before deciding to transfer to UCLA. A couple of years later, she grad-transferred to Texas.

    We don't win the national title without Madi Skinner and Zoe Fleck. Not saying that Lauren Fields would have that kind of impact, but Vic pursued her one year ago for a reason.
     
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  28. Moooooo

    Moooooo 5,000+ Posts

    If there is another guard in the portal who wants to come to Texas and is capable of having an impact like Fleck, of course they should be Vic's first choice.

    If there isn't, you keep the lines of communication open with those transfer guards who do have an interest in coming to Texas. No need to cut off your nose to spite your face.
     
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  29. Born in ATX

    Born in ATX 500+ Posts

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  30. Moooooo

    Moooooo 5,000+ Posts

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