“A lot of schools have been calling... so far I've heard from Pittsburgh, Virginia, Oklahoma, Indiana, Illinois, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Loyola Chicago, West Virginia, Arizona State and receiving serious interest from West Virginia, Iowa State, Loyola Chicago, Indiana so far.”

“I want the school I choose to be a program who wants to win. I want to go to a coach that's going to push me to the highest level and where I'm surrounded by a bunch of guys who want to be there.”

Wrap it up. All that's left is the pretty new bow.

https://247sports.com/college/arizona-state/Article/Baske... /

There's a 0.00000000000001% chance he returns to Balls State

Why have no MAC schools shown interest? Is there a gentlemen's agreement that you don't openly pursue other teams' players when they enter the portal? I'd love to have him in Athens.

Lots of this is self reported. So, he may have told MAC schools, thanks but no thanks.

Grunkemeyer transferred from OU to Fiami....wait...too soon? :)

I get that. My question is why he didn't mention a single MAC school among those interested in him. I can't believe Kent, Akron, us and others haven't been interested. Not even a mention of "and a few MAC programs."

Is there some courtesy deal where we don't openly talk about intraconference transfer opportunities?

It's interesting that back when Saul was coach and he was recruiting some clearly not-all-that-athletic kids (I won't name them but we all know which ones)... people objected to "recruiting athletes" for the basketball team because... {quote} "this is basketball, not a track team."

Now some years later, recruiting "athletic" basketball players is something people have stopped complaining about and now they even endorse the idea.

Welp, not surprised by this at all. Wish him the best wherever he ends up.

Ha....that's not being a pessimist...that's being a realist. Those numbers are pretty staggering and as they get released folks will be surprised how many of those transfers do not play, play less or get to a worse situation....and see their academic situation deteriorate.

I have been anxious since this whole thing started to see how the numbers of kids who fail compare to the small percentage that make their basketball situation a real life changer.

Find the spot to send the fine folks at Verbal Commits a little feedback. ;-)

What's going on at Murray St?

31-win season followed by 5 (or more) players entering transfer portal, including starters KJ Williams (leading scorer/rebounder) and guard Justice Hill. Three of top 4 scorers in portal.

Just crazy where college sports finds itself in with free agency, paid students, selfishness over loyalty, all decisions based on the almighty dollar.

I think at least one player from Murray State is following the coach to LSU, which, okay, enjoy your upcoming postseason ban.

What baffles me is that everyone else is going to play for a new coach regardless of if they transfer or stay at Murray State. Does playing basketball for Murray State suck so much that you need a really good head coach to make committing to that program worth it?

EDIT: I didn't realize Murray State had already hired Steve Prohm. Maybe he's encouraging the players to move on? But why push out a 30-win roster?

BVP made the list on the Athletic story - "Ranking the best available men’s college basketball transfers and high school recruits for 2022-23"

https://theathletic.com/3211734/2022/03/30/ranking-the-be...


21. Ben Vander Plas | 6-8 forward | graduate | Ohio

Anyone looking for a hyper-smart, floor-spacing, ball-moving forward? Vander Plas fits the billing. He was the running partner out of pick-and-pops for now-Clippers guard Jason Preston and terrific sophomore guard Mark Sears, working to cover up every single crack and hole that exists in their offense. If Preston and Sears were the engines, Vander Plas was the oil that kept things running smoothly. The MAC coaches recognized how effective he was, too, naming him the league freshman of the year in his first season, followed by naming him to the all-league team three straight times, including the first team this last season. It’s worth noting that his full first name is Bennett. As in, Dick and Tony Bennett, who Vander Plas’ father played for and with at Wisconsin-Green Bay. Virginia could absolutely use a playmaking big like this, and got to see him up close in the 2021 NCAA Tournament when Ben dropped 17 points en route to Ohio’s upset over the Cavaliers.