2026 Portal Prospects

[sman]

the list isn't impressive, but he was a pretty big recruit out of HS.
this is the kind of target we've talked about. kid at a (bad) high major program who wasn't playing.

 

[97spiderfan]

Bryce Dortch out of Rutgers, 6'9" sophomore with two seasons of eligibility left. Averaged 14 minutes this season and started 3 games, but only averaged 2 points and 3 rebounds per game. Has not attempted a three in his college career. Shoots 62% from the field, so obviously taking a lot of his shots close to the basket as the rim running mention suggests.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2042652593030128063

Looks like we are fishing in the same portal pond as Robert Morris, UMBC, Hoftrsa, and Jacksonville State. All is well, my friends.

 

[Spide]

Looks like we are fishing in the same portal pond as Robert Morris, UMBC, Hoftrsa, and Jacksonville State. All is well, my friends.

It’s all about fit.

 

[SFspidur]

Hey, here was Kaiser's interest list!

Oklahoma
Kansas State
Georgetown
Georgia
Mississippi State
San Diego State
Seton Hall
Colorado State
VCU
Richmond
George Washington
Texas State

 

[*23*]

Yes, saw an SDSU twitter fan that tracks interest and a wing he had ID'd that he liked for SDSU went elswhwere and he was high on Kaiser. Good list to beat out. Mojo taketh away and now bringeth back, hopefully Bizjack too. That would be a tremendous start to the portal wars.

 

[Spider17]

With Mojo coming back, I’ll reiterate here that Jamie Kaiser has to be our number 1 priority right now. Would be perfect at the 3, maybe 4 spot for us. Produced well offensively at Butler and was also good defensively. We can’t just think about offense this portal. Have to prioritize players who are good defensively too.

Looks like I am 1 for 1 in my predictions. Let’s see if I can keep the momentum going.

Next priority is Kevair Kennedy out of Merrimack. Would be great to pair with AA. Reports show other top P4 teams having interest but who knows to what extent that would be. Kaiser was getting a lot of P4 interest too and we landed him but we also had the Mojo connection.

Edit: Actually, I’ll edit this to say that Ben Defty out of BU should be our next priority but Kennedy is a close second.

 

[Spider17]

the list isn't impressive, but he was a pretty big recruit out of HS.
this is the kind of target we've talked about. kid at a (bad) high major program who wasn't playing.

Personally I would not go after those kinds of recruits first. Look at GW3 and AP in recent years who came from Michigan and UConn, respectively. There was a reason why they weren’t playing. Now, those schools were literally the 2 best teams in the country this year so a guy on their bench can still be really good, but personally I want to see at least some production at the P4 level.

 

[sman]

I worry about Kennedy being a non-shooter at the 2.

 

[SFspidur]

Have to think landing a Kaiser-level guy out of the gate may carry a little weight with other portal guys. Not a ton, but a little. Guys want to play with other good guys, and our roster already looks better than it did 90 minutes ago.

 

[Spider17]

He scored 18 ppg and seems to have a great sense on how to get to the basket. 45% FG, 32.5% 3PT, 80% Free throw. Averages 4 rebounds and assists per game as well. Has good quickness. I like his game seen on the highlights below.

I think we focus too much on shooting percentage. We touted Roche a few years ago shooting 40% from 3 at the citadel but didn’t translate here and he didn’t have any other dimension to his game if those shots weren’t falling. We need all around good basketball players. Guys who can get hot and shoot the 3 some days, drive to the basket, or distribute to teammates. Guys who play defense. I think Kaiser is an overall complete basketball player and so is Kennedy.

 

[zeeter]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2041603154467274764

Not sure what sort of interest he is getting in the portal but was a teammate of Kaiser's at IMG Academy.

 

[Spider17]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2041603154467274764

Not sure what sort of interest he is getting in the portal but was a teammate of Kaiser's at IMG Academy.

I like those stats more than Bryce from Rutgers.

 

[URFan1]

He scored 18 ppg and seems to have a great sense on how to get to the basket. 45% FG, 32.5% 3PT, 80% Free throw. Averages 4 rebounds and assists per game as well. Has good quickness. I like his game seen on the highlights below.

I think we focus too much on shooting percentage. We touted Roche a few years ago shooting 40% from 3 at the citadel but didn’t translate here and he didn’t have any other dimension to his game if those shots weren’t falling. We need all around good basketball players. Guys who can get hot and shoot the 3 some days, drive to the basket, or distribute to teammates. Guys who play defense. I think Kaiser is an overall complete basketball player and so is Kennedy.

Like his ability to attack, quick first step and body control.

 

[brooklyn brownstone]

I do not think we should go after the Boston Univ. center. Need to vastly upgrade that position’s athleticism and defense, not find another player who figures out Moon’s system only at game 50 of his 60 games at UR. BU guy is a 1980s back to basket guy. Moon will have him at 3 point line.

Dying for that position’s archetype to be broken.