Transfer portal news

[Steve Zalutsky]

I wonder if Cooper was invited to the game tonight?

[Da Coach]

I wonder if Cooper was invited to the game tonight?

I did not see any recruits at the game.

[BradleyBiz]

I don’t believe you can invite/pay for recruit to attend in a postseason game, but they can attend on their own dime. Seems odd given the state of everything right now with NIL.

[Da Coach]

Another interesting name in the portal today- 2024 Illinois Mr. Basketball, and freshman big man for Illinois Morez Johnson, Jr. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/morez-johnson-jr

He averaged 7.0 ppg and 6.7 rpg as a freshman- https://www.thechampaignroom.com/202...ale-basketball

[egib52]

Another interesting name in the portal today- 2024 Illinois Mr. Basketball, and freshman big man for Illinois Morez Johnson, Jr. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/morez-johnson-jr

He averaged 7.0 ppg and 6.7 rpg as a freshman- https://www.thechampaignroom.com/202...ale-basketball

Rumors flying online, so take it fwiw, that he wants $2 mil

[Canton BU fan]

Dont get Congress involved .. They would screw it up even more

The wrong courts with the wrong judges can ruin anything

[Canton BU fan]

In business contracts, those stipulations are called "restrictive covenants". In some cases, restrictive covenants have been ruled by courts as non-binding, because they restrict an employees' freedom to leave and earn a living elsewhere. But there have been other cases where they are upheld and considered legal, especially if the knowledge the employee has gained at a company, like confidential business secrets, could cause extreme harm to that company, and unfairly benefit a competitor. I don't know how a court would look at such restrictive college NIL contracts. But, if they happen, it will surely lead to more lawsuits.

Maybe the restrictions can be worded in a way similar to a no compete clause when some leaves a company

[Da Coach]

Maybe the restrictions can be worded in a way similar to a no compete clause when some leaves a company

A year ago, the Federal Trade Commission essentially banned non-compete clauses in business contracts - https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news...ng-noncompetes

It was appealed, but the ban was upheld by a Federal judge- https://www.littler.com/publication-...n-compete-rule

...but then, last fall, a second judge issued an injunction against the FTC enforcing the ban. So the battle continues over whether non-compete clauses are legal. - https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/s...ts-2024-08-15/

[Nashville Cat]

All quiet on the Cooper Koch front. He's trying to get a redshirt for last year.

[yoda]

Former Bradley recruit Flory Bidunga is in the portal

[Steve Zalutsky]

Wasn't Bradley the first school to offer & contact him? We know it's a huge Longshot, but you have to hope Bradley has contacted him! I mean we discovered him when he wasn't known by anyone! He should have at least given us the courtesy of a visit! We have nothing to lose by staying in contact! Who knows, with everyone transferring each year, maybe we could snag him for a year within the next 3 years!!!!! It's a crazy portal that Coach Wardle may get lucky and land a huge get!

[Da Coach]

There are reports that Bidunga was getting $500,000 NIL money at Kansas. But the going rate for a 5-star center now is around $1 million per year. So the reports are that he doesn't necessarily want to leave Kansas, but has entered the portal to force Kansas (or another school) to bid his NIL number higher.

[Steve Zalutsky]

Thanks Coach for explaining that to me! Now I'm thinking at least some players enter the Portal for the same reason Bidunga Did! It will be interesting which players come back to their old team! I know Bidunga probably forgot about Bradley and we don't stand a chance.

[yoda]

IMG_3887.jpg Bidunga will be playing for his fav asst coach in Indiana, who is already buddying up with the new coach

[houstonbrave]

It will be interesting to see how this all plays out. A lot of players/agents are saying player X wants 1 mil or 2 mil but that is a long way from getting that much. Take Iowa - there are reports out there that their NIL budget for basketball was 1.5 mil. If you give one kid 1 mil you have 500 k to dole out to the other 12 players-about 40 k per player. I just don’t believe the pile of money is quite as large as some think. Now a bunch of other schools will have much bigger NIL budgets than Iowa-but not everybody.
Don’t get me wrong a few kids will get that much but I don’t think many will. I may be wrong but that is my sense.