Might just be me, but listening to the way that Boals, Hunter, and James answered some of those questions about next year (e.g. Boals saying he has to "re-recruit" his guys), I feel like they already have an idea of some players who could be hitting the portal.
Hope I'm wrong and it's not any of Hunter, James, AJB, or Miles.
While they may have a sense of where certain players are leaning, I don't want to make any assumptions on which players could enter the transfer portal.
Hunter talked about playing in the MAC Tournament again next year. Plus, he's already transferred once which could potentially factor into his decision this offseason.
Elmore James didn't discuss anything about the portal. Boals addressed it during his final question but was stating the obvious, mentioning that you sit down and figure things out with your players a week after the season concludes and re-recruit everyone.
In the current state of college basketball, that's just the way it is. You can only look at things one year at a time.
Ohio will likely have players transferring out like the majority of programs now. This "appears" to be a close knit team from what I've seen up close in person and I feel confident about the direction of this squad moving forward regardless of what happens this offseason.
Last Edited: 3/11/2023 10:55:47 PM by Clown Ohio Fan