re: MBB Offseason '26 Transfer Portal / HS Tracker

FYI no need to worry about that NCAA guidance from today. It will be impossible to restrict for anyone trying to play next season. It would affect too many teams and too many players the NCAA doesn’t have enough lawyers for how many lawsuits would be filed. However this will be the last season of internationals over 23. Wade knew this hence his heavy emphasis on internationals this year.

If the NCAA wanted to have this in effect for next year they would have had to do it before April.

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This doesn't sound good Might not have a roster after all

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Go NCAA! They are really something man, that’s their answer to this????

They still are so out of touch they won’t even craft or conceive legislation with Sherman in mind. Just an absolute clown show. They just paid in the 2025 fiscal year something like $28 million in legal fees not counting in house salaries and consulting fees. They still are going to write or come up with stuff at odds with antitrust federal law. Beyond me how Baker and that group can continue to say they need to be looked at for guidance or a real voice in any of this.

I’m hearing Wade has reached out to Joe Ingles and there is some interest there

6’8” 220
40% 3pt career, good passer

From Australia, played a little in nba. Recently signed to the NBL (Australian league) but is now considering NCAA

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Jordan Burks (UCF)

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Trilly discord saying there was a call last week with 50 or so Universities organizing to fight the new international rules being implemented this season. Arman Jovic saying he heard the same on his end from the agents that they are full speed ahead and no one really believes the ncaa will be able to hold on this for the 26-27 season.

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I just don't see how they cut the current seniors out, but make a workaround for the current internationals trying to come over. Theoretically, the current seniors should have way more pull given their number.

Also, I hope the international push does force a change for the current seniors. I would much rather see current seniors who would be eligible for an extra year under 5 for 5 playing next season vs. international pros who have been making a million plus for years overseas.

International pros have been able to play though, and 4 year seniors have not. They can’t change the rules in May when teams have set their rosters. Maybe 4 year seniors take them to court and gain eligibility but it’s hard to imagine disallowing players from coming over for next season. And what about international pros that were already here and have eligibility left. They going to kick them out of ncaa basketball? Hard to see that happening this late in the game.

Yea I was cracking up at the thought that Florida would lose some of their players because of Will Wade nuking college ball

Death throes

When I first talked, they had a skeleton staff of 5. They struck out on their Top 3 transfer portal targets that were the non McNeese, NC State previous connection guys. Really the day after Haggerty made a firm decision to go elsewhere, they pivoted to this strategy. I think had they gotten those 3, kept 2-3 guys from the previous LSU team then added Dioubate, Bashir, McNeil, Ugo that team is probably a middling SEC team that I would have put 8-11 wins. Probably a little above a bubble team, high floor, lower ceiling type team.

Fantastic recruiting staff Wade put together. I would put this staff among the Top-3 LSU has ever had, rivaling the best staffs Brady had (Tyndall, Kermit Davis, Butch Pierre etc..) or Brown (Abernathy, Tex Winter, Rick Huckabay, Johnny Jones year after). Which could be a great topic, I will post to the rant. Jones handling 27’ guys especially the Texas recruits. Stansbury foreigners, Hamilton and Stoudemire US transfers, high school grassroots connections, some foreign. All of the coaches based on positions will talk to every recruit and help.

To answer the question, they knew it would cause major waves with the number of guys they would go after. Where they are playing as in not getting guys from the second or third levels of the European basketball pyramid. Going after actual Euroleague pros that get above the expense/salary minimums. In the case of Luis (He will be ruled ineligible doubt there will be an injunction granted, still he could play 5-12 games off appeal and suits.) What I still do not understand or get is you have national media types, fans of CBB, even LSU local media and fans saying they aren’t eligible or will be ruled ineligible. They are not eligible because they haven’t even gone through the clearinghouse, applied for visas, or gone through the process.

If this was TLDR:
Staff thoughts they may or probably will be ruled ineligible by the NCAA which is silly and wild for a ton of reasons, in house counsel and defense firms finna eat. But like Dessert, Santos, Ruzik, in previous years they were recruited stateside by major college teams and were all but assured eligibility. But now even with new NCAA bylaws or rules, which many college coaches know and do not want because it could be fatal to their 2026-27 teams. The NCAA stuff will have no teeth. Excuse my language, f what the NCAA implements or wants. You cannot simply ignore 135 years of federal law and precedent. By the way tyfys to John Sherman for all you did for LSU and continue to do. So I think besides Luis if they all come over, which for Niang and Madar are still big ifs, they will be able to play at LSU.

Backup plan is this, go get 3-4 high school recruits that are not ready right now to go up against NCAA tourney teams, 2-3 JUCO guys they brought in one guard and a wing for visits not commitable offer guys good players IMO with 4 to play 3 I believe, maybe 4 to play 4 Idk or 3 for 3 idk, and 1-2 more transfers like Nunez that never reached their potential but have played major CBB. That team will struggle mightily but if LSUs guys aren’t able to play, a lot of SEC and major college basketball teams should and wouldn’t be able to play.

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In the case of Luis (He will be ruled ineligible doubt there will be an injunction granted, still he could play 5-12 games off appeal and suits.)

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Not great. They really need Luis on this team. Feels like this signals a bit of desperation if true.