Portal Possibilities???

Cooley · March 28

Now that we know we have at least 2 open slots, please list realistic UNT portal possibilities. Recent history has shown that the team will go Juco in its search. However, some notable local names to ponder:

Cameron Barnes - Slim 6-10 kid just entered the portal from Ole Miss. Still raw but started at center for powerhouse Duncanville the last 3 years. Should be a redshirt freshman

Drew Steffe - Never played his freshman season at Tech. Family issues caused him to withdraw from the program. Big time 6-5 recruit out of Frisco Memorial. Great shooter.

Davion Sykes - Texas State transfer and another former Duncanville Panther. Good wing prospect that may have undersigned

Eddie Lampkin Jr - Colorado & TCU transfer. 6-11, 265 from Morton Ranch HS in Houston. Would move right into the starting center position.

Ashton Smith - 6-9, 270 from Oral Roberts. Played with Aaron Smith in HS. Not great but a big body

Duncan Powell - Sacramento State & NC State transfer from DeSoto, TX. Played one year with Chris Morgan.

Micah Peevy - TCU & Texas Tech - Excellent player out of Duncanville HS where he played for father David. Will more than likely stay P5 or enter the draft

Jakobe Coles - TCU & Oklahoma - 6-7 C/F that played on a very good Denton Guyer team

Alex Anamekwe - UT transfer. Very good HS player out of McKinney HS. 6-5

Lee Dort - Vanderbilt transfer. 6-10, 245. May have little interest since he was arrested for aggravated assault of his ex girlfriend. From McKinney, TX

Abou Ousmane - 6-10 big transfer from Xavier. Former Mean Green starting center

BleedingGreen · March 28

Take all the ones with goud character and selflessness.

UNTLifer · March 28

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Matt from A700 · April 1

I would like us to find a big man who can score, even if that requires recruiting from D2/JUCO. It'd be nice to have big threats in the paint and behind the arc, like WKU with Hollingsworth and Bassey.

UNTLifer · April 1

Kayden Fish, Iowa St.: https://247sports.com/Player/Kayden-Fish-46127716/ We offered out of high school.

Dain Dainja, PF, Illinois: https://247sports.com/Player/Dain-Dainja-46046838/

Edited April 1 by UNTLifer

Shark84 · April 2

Central Oklahoma (Division II) guard Jaden Wells: Wells was named a Division II All-American this season with averages of 21.5 points and 4.2 rebounds. He has also heard from programs such as North Texas, Oral Roberts and UT Arlington, per PDT Scouting.

Censored by Laurie · April 3

16 hours ago, Shark84 said:

Central Oklahoma (Division II) guard Jaden Wells: Wells was named a Division II All-American this season with averages of 21.5 points and 4.2 rebounds. He has also heard from programs such as North Texas, Oral Roberts and UT Arlington, per PDT Scouting.

don't love this one...Wells basically has the exact same build and exact same stat line last year as Jason Edwards, but at the D2 level

Wells - 207/503, 41% FG ; 82/237, 35% 3pt FG
Edwards - 214/504, 42.5% ; 84/240. 35% 3pt FG

gotta assume that would regress at the D1 level

Shark84 · April 3

29 minutes ago, Censored by Laurie said:

don't love this one...Wells basically has the exact same build and exact same stat line last year as Jason Edwards, but at the D2 level

Wells - 207/503, 41% FG ; 82/237, 35% 3pt FG
Edwards - 214/504, 42.5% ; 84/240. 35% 3pt FG

gotta assume that would regress at the D1 level

Kai was a D2 guy and that worked out well. The fact that OU is interested in him makes me think he may be worth the risk. He is also went to HS in Hurst so he is a local kid. Definitely have to do our research on him.

Censored by Laurie · April 3

1 hour ago, Shark84 said:

Kai was a D2 guy and that worked out well. The fact that OU is interested in him makes me think he may be worth the risk. He is also went to HS in Hurst so he is a local kid. Definitely have to do our research on him.

I'm not knocking going the D2 route...more that Wells appears to just be an off-brand Jason Edwards based on those shockingly similar stat lines.

at UM, Kai shot almost 50% from the floor, 42% from 3pt and averaged 19.6ppg, 4.7 rpg, 4.3 apg
at UNT Kai shot around 40% from the floor, 31% from 3pt and averaged 12.3ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.2 apg

I think that is a pretty reasonable expectation of regression in production stepping up to the D1 level. Kai was also 6'4" and contributed a ton on the defensive end.

I guess if Wells is the 6th man Edwards was meant to be, there's value added...I just see another undersized, inefficient volume shooter and get nervous about fit here

Edited April 3 by Censored by Laurie

MeanGreenTexan · April 3

1 hour ago, Censored by Laurie said:

I'm not knocking going the D2 route...more that Wells appears to just be an off-brand Jason Edwards based on those shockingly similar stat lines.

at UM, Kai shot almost 50% from the floor, 42% from 3pt and averaged 19.6ppg, 4.7 rpg, 4.3 apg
at UNT Kai shot around 40% from the floor, 31% from 3pt and averaged 12.3ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.2 apg

I think that is a pretty reasonable expectation of regression in production stepping up to the D1 level. Kai was also 6'4" and contributed a ton on the defensive end.

I guess if Wells is the 6th man Edwards was meant to be, there's value added...I just see another undersized, inefficient volume shooter and get nervous about fit here

I don't have a problem with a D2 AA, if we're not having to rely on him as the go-to guy right away. Certainly can be a scoring option for us, but yeah, with the deliberate pace we play offensively, it's tough to drain shot clock, then kick to a guy like Wells with 3-5 seconds left & expect him to hit with the same efficiency he was hitting at Central OK.

I don't think it would be a wasted scholarship though. Kai was great in his role here.

Green Otaku · April 4

Following. I hope we can capitalize on the portal since losing so many starters should open up a lot of opportunities for play time.

97and03 · April 7

On 4/1/2024 at 7:57 PM, UNTLifer said:

Kayden Fish, Iowa St.: https://247sports.com/Player/Kayden-Fish-46127716/ We offered out of high school.

Dain Dainja, PF, Illinois: https://247sports.com/Player/Dain-Dainja-46046838/

Dainja is another one going to Memphis.

UNTLifer · April 8

21 hours ago, 97and03 said:

Dainja is another one going to Memphis.

Another?

Cooley · April 8

On 3/28/2024 at 2:34 PM, Cooley said:

Now that we know we have at least 2 open slots, please list realistic UNT portal possibilities. Recent history has shown that the team will go Juco in its search. However, some notable local names to ponder:

Cameron Barnes - Slim 6-10 kid just entered the portal from Ole Miss. Still raw but started at center for powerhouse Duncanville the last 3 years. Should be a redshirt freshman

Drew Steffe - Never played his freshman season at Tech. Family issues caused him to withdraw from the program. Big time 6-5 recruit out of Frisco Memorial. Great shooter.

Davion Sykes - Texas State transfer and another former Duncanville Panther. Good wing prospect that may have undersigned

Eddie Lampkin Jr - Colorado & TCU transfer. 6-11, 265 from Morton Ranch HS in Houston. Would move right into the starting center position.

Ashton Smith - 6-9, 270 from Oral Roberts. Played with Aaron Smith in HS. Not great but a big body

Duncan Powell - Sacramento State & NC State transfer from DeSoto, TX. Played one year with Chris Morgan.

Micah Peevy - TCU & Texas Tech - Excellent player out of Duncanville HS where he played for father David. Will more than likely stay P5 or enter the draft

Jakobe Coles - TCU & Oklahoma - 6-7 C/F that played on a very good Denton Guyer team

Alex Anamekwe - UT transfer. Very good HS player out of McKinney HS. 6-5

Lee Dort - Vanderbilt transfer. 6-10, 245. May have little interest since he was arrested for aggravated assault of his ex girlfriend. From McKinney, TX

Abou Ousmane - 6-10 big transfer from Xavier. Former Mean Green starting center

Ashton Hardaway, 6-8 Memphis. Penny's son. Played his junior year at Duncanville HS

Wishful thinking but this kid would be a home run:

https://butlersports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/finley-bizjack/11340

cousin oliver · April 8

8 minutes ago, Cooley said:

Ashton Hardaway, 6-8 Memphis. Penny's son. Played his junior year at Duncanville HS

Wishful thinking but this kid would be a home run:

https://butlersports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/finley-bizjack/11340

Wow he would be great!

Censored by Laurie · April 9

23 hours ago, Cooley said:

Ashton Hardaway, 6-8 Memphis. Penny's son. Played his junior year at Duncanville HS

Wishful thinking but this kid would be a home run:

https://butlersports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/finley-bizjack/11340

why would he Bizjack only be wishful thinking? 3-star...TCU/Wisconsin/Butler were his top offers, but everyone else is a pier program or beneath...contributed as a freshman in the Big East, but 4.2ppg, 27% 3pt shooter, didn't exactly light it up. this looks like the ideal candidate...take a small step down a level in order to come back home

Caw Caw · April 13

On 4/9/2024 at 4:15 PM, Censored by Laurie said:

why would he Bizjack only be wishful thinking? 3-star...TCU/Wisconsin/Butler were his top offers, but everyone else is a pier program or beneath...contributed as a freshman in the Big East, but 4.2ppg, 27% 3pt shooter, didn't exactly light it up. this looks like the ideal candidate...take a small step down a level in order to come back home

Almost certain we offered him out of high school.

UNTLifer · April 23

Noticed smu has lost 8 players to the portal. I would be interested in Zuric Phelps, Xavier Foster, Mo Njie and Jalen Smith. Of course, we would require a month of deprogramming and reeducation prior to allowing them to don the green and white.