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Posted: 4/8/2025 8:22 PM

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Former Ohio recruit Zane Meeks is in the portal. It will be four schools in six years if he finds another landing spot.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/zane-meeks-1...

Rediculous. Easy fix is that you get two transfers and that's it. Then you have to prove hardship again. This is stupid.

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Posted: 4/10/2025 9:21 AM

Some new guards/wings staff following (if for nothing else than speculation purposes):

Deyton Albury 6'2 - Queens/Utah State
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/...

Cody Head 6'2 - Lipscomb/Arkansas State (he's from Cleveland)
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/...

Devin Haid 6'5 - Central Connecticut State (from Wooster). All-NEC 2nd Team.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/...

Tristan Smith 6'5 - Concordia University. NAIA All-American. I'm unsure how NAIA compares, but this kid has Mac McClung-like bounce.
https://x.com/naiahoopsreport/status/1907148238194426024?...

I didn't think much of the staff following Javan a few weeks back, other than maybe just a MAC staff following a MAC player. But, Tyler Cochran has recently been followed.

He has Charleston listed as one of his contact schools. Javan was considering Charleston too, so perhaps they're interested in reuniting?

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Posted: 4/10/2025 10:42 AM

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Former Ohio recruit Zane Meeks is in the portal. It will be four schools in six years if he finds another landing spot.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/zane-meeks-1...

Rediculous. Easy fix is that you get two transfers and that's it. Then you have to prove hardship again. This is stupid.

Really rediculous.

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Posted: 4/10/2025 10:53 AM

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I would take Tyler Cochran

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Posted: 4/10/2025 11:56 AM

Boals might be really swinging for the fences, following AJ Storr as of today. Also started following ND's JR Konieczny.

FWIW -- not a single player I've referenced the staff following has been followed by Boals this portal season up until Simmons and Braeth committed.

Edit -- not implying Storr is going to commit. Just an interesting observation.

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Posted: 4/10/2025 12:54 PM

Gotta imagine Storr is going to be expecting a bag after playing at St. Johns, Wisconsin and Kansas. Just hope it doesn't turn into another Anrio Adams situation.

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Posted: 4/10/2025 1:32 PM

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I would not think either of these guys will come to OU to play on a team that has three guys back who average double figures as well as a guy like Breath and a dude in Elliott who will be looking for shots. I still think we need a D-2 or JUCO guy who averaged double figures and is looking for his D1 spot like Vic or Tommy Schmock or even Travis Wilkins. We have enough Dudes, let's get a complimentary guy who can play. JJ Kelly is going to be the big time get anyways so let's not get big portal names just to squash our frosh.

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Posted: 4/10/2025 1:40 PM

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I would take Tyler Cochran

Damm skippy. Cochran + Simmons = big D-1 men bully-ball. 😎👍

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Posted: 4/10/2025 1:51 PM

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I would take Tyler Cochran

Damm skippy. Cochran + Simmons = big D-1 men bully-ball. 😎👍

Cochran is a guard.

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Posted: 4/10/2025 1:53 PM

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I would take Tyler Cochran

Just so we're clear you're cool with Cochran potentially being at his fifth school but not Zane Meeks at his fourth? Got it.

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Posted: 4/10/2025 2:00 PM

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I would take Tyler Cochran

Damm skippy. Cochran + Simmons = big D-1 men bully-ball. 😎👍

Cochran is a guard.

Yes, built like an tOSU linebacker.

He won't get sand kicked in his face. Since we lost a guard like that.

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Posted: 4/10/2025 2:01 PM

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How would Storr or Konieczny be any different than Cochran? Outside of their P5 credentials (which technically, Cochran has now). Storr is probably a pipe dream and I'm all for JUCO/D2 additions, but we shouldn't let the thought our incoming freshman's potential dictate who we're bringing in via portal.

If a proven guard/wing at the D1 level wants to come to OU, I wouldn't let JJ Kelly prevent that.

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Posted: 4/10/2025 7:44 PM

Ben Estis in the portal

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Posted: 4/11/2025 10:15 AM

Did we all just skip over Elmore into the portal?

I suspected he would leave, but I don't see anyone talking about it.

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Posted: 4/11/2025 10:29 AM

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Did we all just skip over Elmore into the portal?

I suspected he would leave, but I don't see anyone talking about it.

There was some conversation about it back when it happened. Basically the first couple of pages of the transfer portal thread.

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Posted: 4/11/2025 6:06 PM

Cade Tyson is back in the portal after a scantly used season at UNC.

He hit the buzzer beater 3 that time after Clayton hit what seemed to be the game winning shot. (@Belmont)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcW_016midI

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Posted: 4/12/2025 10:45 AM

Emeka Opurum has been offered by Auburn. Kinda figured he was waiting for something bigger.

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Posted: 4/13/2025 8:57 AM

Gabe Dynes to USC

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Posted: 4/13/2025 1:08 PM

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Gabe Dynes to USC

Going from Youngstown to Los Angeles

lol good for him

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Posted: 4/13/2025 1:35 PM

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Gabe Dynes to USC

Going from Youngstown to Los Angeles

lol good for him

It's a good school. Hope Mussman doesn't kick him to the curb after one year.

After all in the one game he played iirc vs a power conference team last season (Syracuse), Gabe ended up with zero points and five fouls in 24 minutes. Ouch.

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Posted: 4/14/2025 12:42 PM

Aljanjic to Holy Cross.

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Posted: 4/14/2025 1:16 PM

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Aljanjic to Holy Cross.

That's a weird one considering he is an Ohio kid with a bunch of Ohio offers. Methinks he will be back in the portal next year.

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Posted: 4/14/2025 1:43 PM

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Aljanjic to Holy Cross.

That's a weird one considering he is an Ohio kid with a bunch of Ohio offers. Methinks he will be back in the portal next year.

I'm unsure if we actually offered Aljanjic -- same could be said for the other Ohio schools. That or the guaranteed PT wasn't there.

I feel like Boals might be really interested in Konieczny, the ND kid a few posts up. They're now following each other on IG (Boals was just following him on Twitter last week). Mike Cifliku, our DOBO, is also now following Konieczny on IG.

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Posted: 4/15/2025 9:05 AM

AJ McGinnis entered to portal last night and staff started following.

Was at Wichita State this past season, Lipscomb for two seasons, UC, and then UNCG before that. He didn't overlap with Braeth. He only played in 8 games during his lone season at UC, guessing that's why he still has eligibility.

I'd take his 23/24 Lipscomb numbers as an AJB replacement. Would it be a Bobcat season without multiple AJs?

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats...

Last Edited: 4/15/2025 9:08:37 AM by FJC31