2025 Portal Tracker
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23, any chance we get some player write ups this year? I would try something, but it wouldn’t be as good as yours. I really enjoy them.
good shooter and maybe we'll want him to be a gunner, but he only averaged 9.5 shots per game the last 2 years. that's no where near the volume of someone like Jordan King. more in line with Delonnie, Dusan or Tyne.
Originally I was pretty high on Richardson bc it was reported he was a PG, and I envisioned a big backcourt finally and a point forward type. But yeah I think he's more combo guard. and in reality for us that means a 3, more in Dji mold slasher, some ball handling, non shooter, hopefully D. because he's a 26% 3 pt shooter, and just a 60% FT shooter over 2 full hs seasons. Better for us if he's that point forward distributor. the shooting is a little alarming for high school. Mooney will tell us he's a great shooter just like last year was supposed to be. I guess we look good in practice against each other. Then came ECU scrimmage (credit 23).
This guy from Penn just entered the portal. More of a traditional forward type, so maybe not a fit, but nice numbers and he scored double digits at vcu and against St. Joe's this year. Grad transfer.
pennathletics.com
Nick Spinoso - Men's Basketball - University of Pennsylvania Athletics
Nick Spinoso (13) F/C - Career Honors 2022-23: Philadelphia Big 5 Most Improved Player (co-recipient) 2024-25: (Game-by-Game in PDF) Played in all 27 games
pennathletics.com
This guy from Penn just entered the portal. More of a traditional forward type, so maybe not a fit, but nice numbers and he scored double digits at vcu and against St. Joe's this year. Grad transfer.
Nick Spinoso - Men's Basketball - University of Pennsylvania Athletics
Nick Spinoso (13) F/C - Career Honors 2022-23: Philadelphia Big 5 Most Improved Player (co-recipient) 2024-25: (Game-by-Game in PDF) Played in all 27 games
looks like just 1 of the hundreds of players with no eligibility who entered portal in hopes of something happening with courts, settlement, or just the fact that there is no governing body for rules or eligibility and a school will likely just take & play them.
btw isn't today technically the last day to get in portal? lol. if someone wanted to transfer in August who is going to say no.
Schieffelin said the same thing...out of eligibility and aiming to be done and go pro, but was advised to enter the portal just in case.
And yeah, today is the last day of regular portal entry...but we'll see how many exceptions there end up being. Women's portal closes tomorrow.
And yeah, today is the last day of regular portal entry...but we'll see how many exceptions there end up being. Women's portal closes tomorrow.
Another guy with a Spider history who should be done...Daeshon Shepherd has entered the portal despite having played four countable seasons at La Salle. We recruited him out of high school and then again last year when he portaled before opting to return to La Salle.
any idea when these guys who've played 4 full years will know if they have another?
tough to commit to a kid not knowing.
tough to commit to a kid not knowing.
Not very good shooting at HS level for a guard for Richardson. Certainly not going to get easier looks at A10 level, especially with our offense. Great to see that sources have us at bottom of A10 though!! Moon will like that as it gives him easy runway to overachieve.
8legs1dream
Graduate Assistant
Just suit him up, roll him out there, and dare the NCAA to stop you 😉
Unless Mooney changes his offense we will still smell with Big Walz in there.
I will go to my grave believing we'd have been better to let Neskovich facilitate the offense last year for the foul line. And sight unseen I believe we'll be better next year with Daughtry there rather than Walz.
Think he could have gone a little higher than Longwood. This feels like go low major be the guy blow up & then payday the following season.
You don’t even understand what we are disappointed about.
Everyone is disappointed in our team.
8legs1dream
Graduate Assistant
Your incessant posting of a negative and the fact that other posters find it amusing.
It seems to me we see fewer and fewer new members on this site. Not everyone
wants to see a negative.
We just finished a 8-22 season. What else is there besides negatives to incessantly post about? The men’s basketball team made the University I love look like a joke all season. Knowing that nobody in the administration or coaching staff feels any pressure as a result of that really pisses me off.
Looking at what Longwood brought in, I think they would beat us.
8legs1dream
Graduate Assistant
Seriously, it wasn't the laugher of a season with 8 wins or the totally pathetic record against our crosstown rival that keeps new posters and fan interest away it's ME apparently. Didn't realize I was so powerful.
Well, if you had been paying attention, he has had that avatar long before the past season even started.
You may be one of a very small number of people who even notice his avatar.
You’re giving this topic more oxygen talking about his avatar than his avatar itself does.
8legs1dream
Graduate Assistant
Nobody on the planet talks about that billboard more than you. That’s a fact. I’ve told you before and I’ll tell you again — seek help!
Back to topic, the more I think about it, the more I'd lean towards using the last spot for a developmental big man. I understand and respect the opinions that we should get best player available regardless of position, but I simply do not think we are one player away.
I would take my medicine this coming year and (1) leave opportunity for one of the freshman to step forward -- best guy plays the most; and (2) plan a little for the future with a big man. We'll lose two after this year, and if we think it is hard bringing in one big man in the portal, I think math says it is twice as hard to bring in two. I think finding another seasoned vet that will block the freshman just prolongs the mediocrity, and prevents us from truly seeing if our young guys can play.
For those that say that you bring someone in and let the freshmen beat them out, I would normally probably agree with you, except that (1) I truly don't know the impact that NIL $$ has in attracting players, and if player agents are paying attention to what coaches say are going to play a guy who transfers in and then doesn't, potentially impacting relationships moving forward (think, GWIII); and (2) I don't really trust Mooney to do play a young guy over a more experienced guy anyway, regardless of whether they deserve it. Last year was an example, but I don't think the only one. The main one I could think of was Shawn'Dre Jones, who looked very capable in tiny bits and pieces but couldn't get any run at all until Ced got hurt, and turns out he was very capable and could have been spelling Ced and KA the whole time.
My two cents.
I would take my medicine this coming year and (1) leave opportunity for one of the freshman to step forward -- best guy plays the most; and (2) plan a little for the future with a big man. We'll lose two after this year, and if we think it is hard bringing in one big man in the portal, I think math says it is twice as hard to bring in two. I think finding another seasoned vet that will block the freshman just prolongs the mediocrity, and prevents us from truly seeing if our young guys can play.
For those that say that you bring someone in and let the freshmen beat them out, I would normally probably agree with you, except that (1) I truly don't know the impact that NIL $$ has in attracting players, and if player agents are paying attention to what coaches say are going to play a guy who transfers in and then doesn't, potentially impacting relationships moving forward (think, GWIII); and (2) I don't really trust Mooney to do play a young guy over a more experienced guy anyway, regardless of whether they deserve it. Last year was an example, but I don't think the only one. The main one I could think of was Shawn'Dre Jones, who looked very capable in tiny bits and pieces but couldn't get any run at all until Ced got hurt, and turns out he was very capable and could have been spelling Ced and KA the whole time.
My two cents.
What good, developmental or not, big hasn't signed with someone already? And what big still out there wants to come here with 2 other bigs to compete with? Next year, when our big spot is wide open, we should be a very attractive spot for an experienced big.
I'd agree with you if this were five years ago. But since guys are moving around every year, we have to put together the best team possible for this year. If we are in a situation where we have to "take our medicine" two years in a row in the NIL era, that's an indictment on the coaching staff and tells me they are not capable of competing in this new format.
Is there no money to spend, because that's how it rolls these days.
If you spend, they will come.
If you spend, they will come.
Eli DeLaurier. it hasn't worked out in 2 years at Providence. 2 years left ... or who knows these days?
6'10" 220 from Shipman VA (Miller School)
sales pitch is we have 2 centers ... just like every school you'll talk to. they're ok. there's no set hierachy. if you beat out both, you're the starter. if you beat out one you're playing 15 mpg. if you beat out none, you're on the bench like you should be ... but they both graduate so you're in great shape the following year.
we could do a lot worse. so could he.
How about Soulis? He went into the portal, but maybe the grass isn’t greener.
I thought Beagle would be the one to leave and still surprised he didn’t. I also can’t see an experienced big coming and fitting into Mooney’s scheme in year one. I agree with @kneepadmckinney on this one.
As far as whether this staff can adapt to the new NIL world, I don’t need any further data. Answer is no. The path to success is going to be the same “traditional” path with under the radar types and development. Problem is that the success rate has been very low. Seems like UR should be able to get better high school recruits since the majority of the teams are building from the portal, but so far that hasn’t proved to be the case.
Again like kneepad said, got to get something out of the freshmen and hope you can hold onto them if they are A10 level talent.
Agree that we should be able to make some inroads in HS recruiting, since the big schools are pretty much getting out of that business. Problem is that we weren't great at it before, so I don't know how good we will be now. Plus, we also should be able to grab proven college players in the portal ourselves. Feels like we ought to be able to land at least one HS recruit each year who can play and contribute immediately. He may transfer after that, but it's the game we need to play.
yeah, I agree. we should certainly be checking in with him on the interest he's receiving. let him know the door's still open ... but won't be for long if someone commits.
This is an interesting thought I hadn't really considered. We hear every year about guys that end up staying where they were after portaling.
"Hey Ryan, looks like you have very little interest in the portal, and u aren't good enough to beat out Walz and Beagle.....but we'll take u back"??? Why?
Is he any good though? I said what "good" big. Hopefully, we llearned our lesson with GW3. And, Kwesi.
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because he's a talented developing big man with 2 years remaining?
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