šŸ€ PORTAL SEASON (UVa Offseason) 2026

Chief scientist who can afford to live in San Francisco, surely you’ve got $10/month to donate to the cause? If my broke blue collar ass does, I know you can do it! :rofl:

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I’ll eat my shoe if Gertrude is starting at the 2 next year. I feel better today than I did yesterday is what I’ll say with my zero sources but fun shiny VIP crown

Inflation has affected cost

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Whoops, edited

https://x.com/TravisBranham_/status/2046723072082776135?s=20

He’s been mentioned here a decent amount. Will probably be a starter for NCST.

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Thank you Dr. Seuss.

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Damn those were some bars and I didn’t even realize

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Lmao if he’s starting for State our bigs are gonna feast against them

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https://x.com/jamieshaw5/status/2046749404418195784?s=46

Big name. Will probably go through the draft process but if he comes back he’ll have a load of suitors.

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Lajae Jones and Thomas Bassong from FSU both hit the portal. Jones needs a waiver for another year but I think he has a case without needing the eligibility to go to 5 years. He’s played four with one being at a JUCO.

https://x.com/jeffborzello/status/2046766781314850898

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Bassong was initially set to, and wanted to return to the Seminoles program, as announced on social media and in a press conference with local media after his standout freshman season.

According to sources, after verbally agreeing to terms, which prompted the social media announcement of his return, the two sides couldn’t finalize an agreement on a new deal before the deadline to enter the portal, which is Tuesday, April 21.

Status check as of portal closure:

  • Retention - 100%**. Kept everyone we could. Gives us 4 likely starters and 1-2 likely rotation guys (from Elijah, Silas, Martin).
  • Portal - nothing. Two visitors (right? Cloer and Fiegen?), both committed elsewhere. Nobody that we have a visit with (publicly known) or are publicly pursuing.
  • HS - Nothing. We aren’t bringing in anyone / haven’t flipped anyone yet.

Stay tuned, but it’s an odd situation we seem to be in (ā€œoddā€ meaning: HR on retention, but we haven’t been able to bring anyone in yet).

** at least, so far as we know publicly.

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Seems to be smoke around a rotational big from europe Michael Ruzic. Looks like he would be a good pickup. Would complete our front court assuming Barksdale can be that rotational 4 (different strengths).

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More info than anyone needs

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Anyone able to confirm that smoke is real rather than random wish casting?

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He started with Joventut Badalona the season after Kyle Guy’s last season there, so no overlap.

Eh, KG would still pick us to lose in the 2nd round regardless.

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He wasn’t wrong was he?

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ā€œHe wasn’t wrong was he?ā€

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