Transfer Portal 2026

[Gophermangeek]

Lana McCarthy is in the portal with a do not contact. That usually means she has picked her school already

 

[bball_craz_31]

Lana McCarthy is in the portal with a do not contact. That usually means she has picked her school already

Actually, while already knowing their school could be why, the more common reasons now for Do Not Contact is not wanting all the schools and coaches to reach out to them directly. It’s to have them go through their agent (if they have one) or their AAU coach or whoever they have assigned to handle the communication. It helps them weed out schools they don’t have interest in further talking with or considering but doesn’t necessarily mean they have a set school in mind.

 

[bball_craz_31]

Correct. South Carolina or TCU is 99% more likely.

Think possibly more west

 

[bball_craz_31]

Curious is NIL still the biggest factor for these high impact players?
Do the Gophers have eyes on particular players?

Money is a huge thing. Teams like TCU, UCLA, Ole Miss, Maryland, Tennessee, Iowa State etc all have 6-10 openings and that also means A LOT of money to throw at the star players. Gophers are not poor or in the dumps money wise at all.......but swinging for a big name will likely take all that they have.

 

[MNGopher74]

Liv McGill is entering the portal, it’ll be very interesting to see where she lands; obviously a highly talented player.

 

[Lynx]

Money is a huge thing. Teams like TCU, UCLA, Ole Miss, Maryland, Tennessee, Iowa State etc all have 6-10 openings and that also means A LOT of money to throw at the star players. Gophers are not poor or in the dumps money wise at all.......but swinging for a big name will likely take all that they have.

I really appreciate the insights!

Since we won’t be swapping a Hopkins grad point guard for another, how about swapping one NC State post transfer with another?! Tulsa Tryyger is a 6’6” post in the portal that averaged 10.6 points and 7.1 rebounds. From Sweden. Reminds me I want to grab lunch at the Swedish Institute in S. Mpls this week.

Our last Swedish post, Amanda Zahui B., turned out pretty great!

 

[Gophermangeek]

Over the last 2 years. 2,500 players have entered the portal in woman’s college basketball. Only 2 of those names are gophers. Once again massive props to Dawn and staff

 

[Whytetale]

I really appreciate the insights!

Since we won’t be swapping a Hopkins grad point guard for another, how about swapping one NC State post transfer with another?! Tulsa Tryyger is a 6’6” post in the portal that averaged 10.6 points and 7.1 rebounds. From Sweden. Reminds me I want to grab lunch at the Swedish Institute in S. Mpls this week.

Our last Swedish post, Amanda Zahui B., turned out pretty great!

Ya, dats fur sure!

 

[gopherdudepart2]

Liv McGill is entering the portal, it’ll be very interesting to see where she lands; obviously a highly talented player.

I'm guessing UCLA. That was the rumor before portal entry.

 

[MaroonMagic]

Over the last 2 years. 2,500 players have entered the portal in woman’s college basketball. Only 2 of those names are gophers. Once again massive props to Dawn and staff

Technically there were 5 Gophers. Jordan Brooks and Tracy Bershears also went to the portal, but I suppose that means they exhausted whatever "eligibility" Dawn was willing to offer them here. Then you forgot Mallory.

 

[Gophermangeek]

Technically there were 5 Gophers. Jordan Brooks and Tracy Bershears also went to the portal, but I suppose that means they exhausted whatever "eligibility" Dawn was willing to offer them here. Then you forgot Mallory.

You’re right. I’m struggling today! Hahaha

 

[AllEars]

You’re right. I’m struggling today! Hahaha

Whether it's 5 or 2 in 2500 is statistically insignificant. IMO, what is important and significant is the ability of Coach P and her staff to retain players. Players that value team and culture over perhaps more $$.

 

[TruthSeeker]

I really appreciate the insights!

Since we won’t be swapping a Hopkins grad point guard for another, how about swapping one NC State post transfer with another?! Tulsa Tryyger is a 6’6” post in the portal that averaged 10.6 points and 7.1 rebounds. From Sweden. Reminds me I want to grab lunch at the Swedish Institute in S. Mpls this week.

Our last Swedish post, Amanda Zahui B., turned out pretty great!

This is the center we need.

 

[TruthSeeker]

McGill and Trygger would make the Gophers an Elite 8 team and contend for the Big Ten title.

 

[GringaGopher]

Money is a huge thing. Teams like TCU, UCLA, Ole Miss, Maryland, Tennessee, Iowa State etc all have 6-10 openings and that also means A LOT of money to throw at the star players. Gophers are not poor or in the dumps money wise at all.......but swinging for a big name will likely take all that they have.

Thanks for bringing the reality of the current landscape of college basketball. Coach Staley was quoted this weekend as saying that money expectations for the players is her 1st ? This is primarily not as much about fit/ culture but more about money and playing time. Gophers can’t afford a TCU like paying Miles a million for 1 year.

 

[ndnae]

Richard petino was asked on kfan What to do now when the portal opens? This is paraphrasing him, but he said, get all the money you can. He said the cheapest athletes are high school kids. Then, you hope to get a discount on the kids You have, and the most expensive are in the portal because they have the leverage

 

[EaganGopher22]

Women's college basketball transfer portal rankings: The 10 best players set to change teams (CBS Sports)​

1. Audi Crooks -- C, Iowa State
2. Liv McGill -- G, Florida
3. Talaysia Cooper -- G, Tennessee
4. Addy Brown -- F, Iowa State
5. Jada Williams -- G, Iowa State
6. Kymora Johnson -- G, Virginia
7. Kiyomi McMiller -- G, Penn State
8. Zam Jones -- G, NC State
9. Gracie Merkle -- C, Penn State
10. Skylar Forbes -- F, Marquette

Honorable mentions
Achol Akot -- F, Oklahoma State
Taryn Barbot -- G, Charleston
Lanie Grant -- G, North Carolina
Madison St. Rose -- G, Princeton
Tilda Trygger -- F, NC State

MSN

 

[Whytetale]

It'd be nice to have Kymora Johnson NIL money.

 

[Gophermangeek]

 

[AllEars]

... and so it begins.

 

[Gophermangeek]

Per Skim Milkey Aliyah Crump expected to hit the portal

 

[thatjanelpick]

Liv McGill is entering the portal, it’ll be very interesting to see where she lands; obviously a highly talented player.

Also "do not contact"

 

[NextYear_76]

Also "do not contact"

USA Today lists Minnesota, South Carolina, Duke, Maryland,and UCF as possibles. Minnesota sounds great but likely should think the bigger players like UCLA or UConn might figure

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

 

[TruthSeeker]

Hopefully Crump and McGill get a giant bag if they're not Gophers.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Yikes, talk about ruff.

TN down to one player on their roster and just lost their top recruit as well.

Oliviyah Edwards decommits as Tennessee roster shrinks to 1

On the same day that Tennessee guard Jaida Civil announced she's entering the transfer portal, Oliviyah Edwards, the No. 2 recruit in the SC Next 100 class of 2026, requested a release from her national letter of intent with the Lady Volunteers on Monday.

www.espn.com

 

[rowdaboat]

How many vodka bottle sales to get crump?

 

[Slim Tubby]

How many vodka bottle sales to get Crump?

I'll get started on this immediately.

 

[LakeWoebegone]

If I read right, 1,100 D1 WBB players entered the portal today so that's about 3 per team on average.

 

[99Gopher]

All of a sudden Texas is getting pretty thin with two seniors graduating and only 2 recruits coming in at the forward position if I heard correctly, as starter Justice Carlton decides to enter NCAA's transfer portal.

Justice Carlton enters transfer portal

The local paper (Austin American-Statesman) hasn't made it official for Crump yet saying she appears to be transferring.