WBB 2026 Transfer Portal
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Wood Hall
Bench player
Must have found a bigger bag. Can't blame her for getting away from GMU as quickly as possible, though, burning rubber up Chain Bridge Road.
Makes one appreciate Maggie and Rachel all the more.
Spider17
Assistant coach
This is a big time portal target. From Midlothian, VA. Went to James River. Former top 100 recruit. If I’m Roussell I’m putting whatever NIL we have and heavily recruiting her to come here. Instant starter and 30 mpg. Play along Sweeney and will be best backcourt play in A10 and one of the best in nation. My guess is she’s looking to play higher level. Average 10 ppg. But has to be worth a shot to recruit her to come home.
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Sections 204and5
Bench player
I followed her a bit because she went to the same high school my kids did. My recollection is that she committed to UNC very early, particularly in comparison to other recruits. We had zero shot of getting her out of high school. But agree she is worth checking in on now.
Spider17
Assistant coach
Different situation now. 3 NCAAs in a row, future WNBA pick in Doogan, and one of the best coaches in the country in Roussell who seems committed here for the long term.
If she is looking for guaranteed starter and significant minutes, she has that here. If she is looking to still play at a high level and for one of the best coaches in the country and a coach who will bring the best out of her, she has that here. If she still wants to play a high level basketball with good fan support, well respected team in the country, NCAA and strive for WNBA, she has that here. Plus we have the advantage of recruiting to be back home and play in front of family. I know it’s more of a long shot but we have to roll out the red carpet for her. I don’t know how much payroll we are operating with next year, but she is the exact kind of recruit where we can put that NIL to good use.
If she is looking for guaranteed starter and significant minutes, she has that here. If she is looking to still play at a high level and for one of the best coaches in the country and a coach who will bring the best out of her, she has that here. If she still wants to play a high level basketball with good fan support, well respected team in the country, NCAA and strive for WNBA, she has that here. Plus we have the advantage of recruiting to be back home and play in front of family. I know it’s more of a long shot but we have to roll out the red carpet for her. I don’t know how much payroll we are operating with next year, but she is the exact kind of recruit where we can put that NIL to good use.
Doesn’t seem like a 5-9 guard is the piece that UR is missing unless there are transfers to come. A quality player, but not one that I see as a UR target.
Spider17
Assistant coach
If there’s even a 1% interest she would come here, we should absolutely recruit her. I get that we have a lot of guards but if she decides to come back home, then we have to say yes. We can’t ignore recruiting someone of her caliber just because she’s a guard and we have other guards. She would make an instant impact. A back court of her and Sweeney will be best mid major backcourt in the country in my opinion.
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Spider17
Assistant coach
Whatever the reason may be whenever the clock turns midnight on April 6th, she better be the first call we make. Again, no clue how much of a chance we have but we have to try. Great player from Richmond. We’ve had tremendous success the past few years. We can give her good amount of NIL and sell her on the idea of playing for an award winning coach, in front of 2K fans in her hometown, with a ton of playing time and against great competition. Again, not sure whether that’s enough to convince her to come here, but I’m sure she will at least listen and consider our recruiting pitch. Our team’s situation and reputation now is different than 3 years ago when she was being recruited from high school and even reclassified a year early to go to college.
PhillySpider
Starter
UNC has a 5 star shooting guard coming in next year and she is not just a 5 start but literally Top of the 2026 class. Sure they are paying her a boatload and the others probably see that and know they are likely a lower priority and choose to go elsewhere. Not saying thats all going on here, but the 5 star recruit is fact and the rest logically follows.
PhillySpider
Starter
Agreed that if we could pick and choose a profile, we'd be looking for bigs, but we can't. We won't have a shot at many players of this caliber (and may not here either) but if by some chance she'd entertain it, we must grovel and pay up and certainly must take her!
Wood Hall
Bench player
As I said, there must be a backstory.
A good local kid would be helpful, no matter how stocked we think we are at a position.
we likely got to scout her in person.
Mia should definitely be a target. She is Pete's daughter.
