2024 Transfer Portal news

[Da Coach]

Missouri State transfer Chance Moore commits to St. Bonaventure - https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/sta...61481849069678

[Da Coach]

No word yet on any new signings by Evansville, but they appear to have lost another starter from 2023-24- Yacine Tuomi entered the transfer portal - https://twitter.com/JamieShaw5/statu...74549240508867
Tuomi played his freshman season at Arkansas-Little Rock, then spent a year at Indian Hills junior college, and the last 2 seasons at Evansville. he has one year of eligibility left for his Covid year. This past season, he averaged 10.8 ppg and 6.5 rpg.
Stats- https://www.espn.co.uk/mens-college-...8/yacine-toumi

[Da Coach]

Is Evansville about to announce an impact commitment today?
Evansville head coach David Ragland tweeted "It's a great day to be an Ace!" - https://twitter.com/CoachRagsUE/stat...51015588049298

And yesterday, assistant coach DJ Balentine tweeted "BOOOM!!!!!!" - https://twitter.com/Coach_DJB_/statu...58350556348513

From an Evansville source, the consensus guess is that the player might be Connor Turnbull, a 6'10" forward from Butler who Evansville is recruiting fromthe transfer portal - https://www.indystar.com/story/sport...r/73111671007/
Bio- https://butlersports.com/sports/mens...turnbull/11337
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...onnor-turnbull

I guess we'll find out today. So far, Evansville has signed one transfer, plus a couple international players and a juco player.
They have lost 4 of their top 5 scorers from '23-'24, when they finished in 10th place (Humrichous, Strawbridge, Bailey, Thomas)

[bradleyfan124]

Is Evansville about to announce an impact commitment today?
Evansville head coach David Ragland tweeted "It's a great day to be an Ace!" - https://twitter.com/CoachRagsUE/stat...51015588049298

And yesterday, assistant coach DJ Balentine tweeted "BOOOM!!!!!!" - https://twitter.com/Coach_DJB_/statu...58350556348513

I wish them luck. I wish all the teams in the MVC good luck in finding recruits. It makes the Valley look better and makes us look better

[Da Coach]

Is Evansville about to announce an impact commitment today?
Evansville head coach David Ragland tweeted "It's a great day to be an Ace!" - https://twitter.com/CoachRagsUE/stat...51015588049298

And yesterday, assistant coach DJ Balentine tweeted "BOOOM!!!!!!" - https://twitter.com/Coach_DJB_/statu...58350556348513

[BU freak]

Noah Reynolds to TCU- https://x.com/noahreynolds21/status/...TA-Uv-ozFipg-Q

[Da Coach]

Illinois State gets a portal transfer- Landon Wolf, a 6'4" sophomore guard from Northern Iowa is transferring to Ryan Pedon and Illinois State.
Wolf played 24 minutes per game as a freshman, but his playing time dropped to 13.7 mpg as a sophomore. Likewise, his scoring average dropped from 7.4 ppg as a freshman to 4.7 ppg this past season as a sophomore. He is from Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Bio- https://unipanthers.com/sports/mens-...ndon-wolf/7315
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...78/landon-wolf


Updated MVC Transfer Portal commits as of 1:00 pm 4/22/2024- could more commitments coming today...
3/27 Max Weisbrod (Northern Michigan)- to UNI
3/28 Brody Peebles (Liberty)- to Belmont
3/29 Carter Whitt (Furman)- to Belmont
4/1 Ahmad Henderson II (Niagara)- to UIC
4/2 Joshua Reaves (Mount St. Mary's)- to UIC
4/3 Devon Ellis (Maryland-Eastern Shore)- to Valparaiso
4/5 Connor Dillon (Winona State)- to Bradley
4/5 Tayshawn Comer (Eastern Kentucky)- to Evansville
4/9 Zek Montgomery (Rhode Island)- to Bradley
4/10 Boden Skunberg (North Dakota State)- to Illinois State
4/13 Terence Harcum (Appalachian State)- to Murray State
4/14 Kylen Milton (Arkansas Pine-Bluff)- to Murray State
4/15 Vincent Brady II (IUPUI)- to Missouri State
4/16 Bennett Stirtz (Northwest Missouri State)- to Drake
4/16 Isaiah Jackson (Northwest Missouri State)- to Drake
4/16 Daniel Abreu (Northwest Missouri State)- to Drake
4/17 Sam Murray II (Murray State)- to Missouri State
4/18 Ben Schwieger (Loyola)- to UNI
4/19 Isaiah Shaw (Grand Canyon)- to Valparaiso
4/19 Drew Steffe (Texas Yech)- to SIU
4/19 Aaron Gray (Indiana State)- returned to Indiana State
4/19 Devon Ellis (UMES)- to Valparaiso
4/20 Carson Schwieger (Wright State)- to Valparaiso
4/21 Jonathan Pierre (Memphis)- to Belmont
4/22 Landon Wolf (UNI)- to Illinois State
4/23 Connor Turnbull (Butler)- to Evansville
4/23 Saša Ciani (Xavier)- to UIC

Valparaiso- 4
Drake- 3
Belmont- 3
UIC- 3
Bradley- 2
Murray State- 2
Missouri State- 2
UNI- 2
Illinois State- 2
Evansville- 2
SIU- 1
Indiana State- 1

[BraveBird]

Landon Wolf, formerly of UNI is headed to Illinois State.

[Tommy]

Belmont gets a portal commitment from Jonathan Pierre of Memphis. He is a 6'10" forward who played his first 2 college seasons at Nova Southeastern, a Division II school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. One year ago, after averaging 14.5 ppg and 5.2 rpg in helping to lead Nova Southeastern to a 36-0 record and a D2 National Championship, he transferred to Memphis. This past season as a junior at Memphis, he did not do very well at the D1 level. He appeared in 19 games, averaging just 6 minutes per game. He averaged 1.9 ppg and 0.7 rpg.
>> https://www.commercialappeal.com/sto...l/73011819007/
Bio- https://gotigersgo.com/sports/mens-b...n-Pierre/11077
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...onathan-pierre

How fun would that be! 36-0!

[Da Coach]

Belmont gets a portal commitment from Jonathan Pierre of Memphis. He is a 6'10" forward who played his first 2 college seasons at Nova Southeastern, a Division II school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. One year ago, after averaging 14.5 ppg and 5.2 rpg in helping to lead Nova Southeastern to a 36-0 record and a D2 National Championship, he transferred to Memphis. This past season as a junior at Memphis, he did not do very well at the D1 level. He appeared in 19 games, averaging just 6 minutes per game. He averaged 1.9 ppg and 0.7 rpg.
>> https://www.commercialappeal.com/sto...l/73011819007/
Bio- https://gotigersgo.com/sports/mens-b...n-Pierre/11077
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...onathan-pierre

[Da Coach]

SIU's Clarence Rupert commits to Iona. He played one season at St. Peter's University, and the last 2 seasons at SIU. - https://twitter.com/CMILLLY4/status/1782166450620313966

[BUDUCK]

Yes Nebraska. https://badgerswire.usatoday.com/202...a-cornhuskers/

[Da Coach]

Indiana wasn't able to land Connor HIckman, so now it's rumored that Indiana is targeting Wisconsin transfer Connor Essegian - https://twitter.com/JeffRabjohns/sta...47698064818321

Wisconsin transfer Connor Essegian will announce his choice at 3 pm - https://twitter.com/CEssegian/status...79261462905165

Nebraska?

[yoda]

Nebraska's Rienk Mast has not yet made any comment regarding transfer vs return to Nebraska,
but this morning there's one comment from a Husker fan site saying..
"Hearing it may be a knee/surgery issue and not as much about a transfer"

[Nashville Cat]

Robbie Avila commits to SLU

Poor Jason Kent! The heartbreak must be unbelievable !