MBB Offseason '26 Transfer Portal / HS Tracker

Thought it would be a good time to start this thread up as we've already had two players state their intentions to enter the portal. The 2026 men's college basketball transfer portal officially opens on April 7, the day after the NCAA Tournament championship game. The portal remains open for a 15-day period, closing on April 21. Early reports are that Wade will have around $12-15 million in roster construction funds this season which is about double the amount we were working with last year. We're definitely in for a fun offseason.

PORTAL / HS COMMITMENTS:

Mo Dioubate (Kentucky)- 8.8 ppg, 5.5 reb, 1.0 ast LINK

Saliou Niang ( International / Virtus Bologna)- 7.9 ppg, 5.0 reb, 1.7 apg LINK

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Portal Players LSU has contacted:

Guards:

Tijan Saine Jr (Weber State)- 17.5 ppg, 2.3 reb, 4.3 ast LINK
Divine Ugochukwu (Michigan State)- 5.1 ppg, 1.5 reb, 1.5 ast LINK
Jaylen Curry (Oklahoma State)- 10.1 ppg, 3.2 reb, 3.5 ast LINK
Abdi Bashir Jr. (K-state)- 13.2 ppg, 2.2 reb, 2.3 ast LINK
Akai Fleming (Georgia Tech)- 10.4 ppg, 3.2 reb, 1.3 ast LINK
Ty Rodgers (Illinois)- 6.2 ppg, 5.3 reb, 2.0 ast LINK


Wings:

Jordan Burks (UCF)- 13.3 ppg, 4.8 reb, 0.7 ast LINK
Kyree Walker (G-League)- 8.7 ppg, 2.7 reb, 1.0 ast LINK
Jerald Colonel (SFA)- 5.0 ppg, 7.3 reb, 1.3 ast LINK
RJ Luis Jr. (G-League Celtics)- Last year of college: 18.2 ppg, 7.2 reb, 2.0 ast LINK
Jahki Howard (Utah)- 3.6 ppg, 1.2 reb, 0.1 ast LINK
Dennis Parker Jr. (Radford)- 18.3 ppg, 5.9 reb, 1.3 ast LINK


PF's/Centers:

Allen Graves (Santa Clara)- 11.8 ppg, 6.5 reb, 1.8 ast LINK
Marcio Santos (Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv)- 7.3 ppg, 2.4 reb, 0.7 ast LINK
Bassala Bagayoko (Bilbao Basket)- 4.9 ppg, 3.9 reb, 0.8 ast LINK
Juan Fernandez (CB Girona)- 7.9 ppg, 4.5 reb, 1.2 ast LINK
Franck Kepnang (Washington)- 6.2 ppg, 6.3 reb, 0.2 ast LINK
Devin Williams (FAU)- 7.5 ppg, 5.2 reb, 1.3 ast LINK

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HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITS

2026:

Alex Costanza (Spire Academy)- 4-star 6'8 SF, #44 national rank LINK
LaDarius Givan (John Marshall)- 3 star 6'9 PF LINK
Trevon Carter-Givens (SoCal Academy)- 4-star 6'10 C, #133 national rank LINK
Chidi Nwigwe (Wasatch Academy)- 4-star 6'6 SF, #143 national rank LINK
DJ Ogoemeka (Utah Prep)- Unranked 7'0 Center LINK

2027

RJ Hampton (DME Academy)- 5-star 6'6 SG, #9 national rank LINK
King Gibson (Spire Academy)- 5-star 6'4 CG, #3 national rank LINK
Marcus Spears Jr. (Dynamic Prep)- 5-star 6'8 PF, #4 national rank LINK

*** There are rumors of reclassification to 2026 for both RJ Hampton and King Gibson***