2026 Vols Transfer Portal Thread

[MoCo_Vol]

I’ll just randomly throw out the Baylor dude as the secret visitor.

I'll throw out a name, Nico Onyekwere

 

[Mountvol]

Let’s see who flops their dong on the table first

 

[McGeesPub]

I'll throw out a name, Nico Onyekwere

Didn’t he withdraw from the portal?

 

[RyanWalkerPGH]

I'll throw out a name, Nico Onyekwere

Removed his name from the portal

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I always see so many people praising Evan Miya’s work but it’s weird because he is almost always an outlier. This has Tennessee as the 19th best transfer class right now.

 

[Vol49er]

I always see so many people praising Evan Miya’s work but it’s weird because he is almost always an outlier. This has Tennessee as the 19th best transfer class right now.

Other than Rubin none of our transfers are big pluses on defense according to him, and Hill is a strong negative. I think his formula weighs that side of the ball more

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Didn’t he withdraw from the portal?

Removed his name from the portal

That was the joke...thus I threw it out.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

 

[TrippieRedd]

Other than Rubin none of our transfers are big pluses on defense according to him, and Hill is a strong negative. I think his formula weighs that side of the ball more

He had Brown rated higher than Dai Dai and Lundblade.

That’s all I need to know.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Other than Rubin none of our transfers are big pluses on defense according to him, and Hill is a strong negative. I think his formula weighs that side of the ball more

Yeah, I do see him tweeting out a lot of snapshots of individual defensive metrics and impact. Still, you wouldn’t think one side of the ball would weight as heavily. I mean he has Kansas with the 8th best class and they have 2 players committed.

 

[Vol49er]

He had Brown rated higher than Dai Dai and Lundblade.

That’s all I need to know.

On defense? Then sure. But if you’re saying overall, yeah that’s silly

 

[wtmvol]

I’ll just randomly throw out the Baylor dude as the secret visitor.

He said he gave a hint. Earlier, he said he thought we'd add a "so-so center". I think I'm probably too stupid to solve the riddle. I don't see a top 400 Center where that makes sense. Or maybe that wasn't even the hint. I mean, one time I did one of those real-life puzzle adventures where you have to drive around a city solving the next clue to figure out where to go next. One of the clues referenced reindeer poop. I had no idea what that meant, but in the vicinity of that clue I found a peppermint on the ground. I thought that must be it and got really excited. Turns out it was just a random peppermint on the ground probably left by a homeless person. So yeah, I'm not the best at solving riddles...

 

[Heupel's Offseason Beard]

Hill is the 25th overall player per On3 rankings
Ja'Kobi was the 11th overall player last year
Chaz was the 4th overall player the year before
Dalton was the 20th overall player the year he came in

I think Hill a great addition not sure I'd agree he is on the same level, at least based on On3 ratings as Chaz or Ja'Kobi. But this class of portal additions includes far more help around Hill than any of the other 3 had gotten.

Should be noted that Hill scored 15 ppg on 25 mins coming off the bench. He also shot a better FT% 3pt % FG% and averages one less turnover per game. Gillespie got him beat in steals and and has about double the assists.

Also should be noted that these rankings are thrown together in a matter of weeks.

 

[CamVol8]

I really hope it’s not Lue. He’s only 6’9 and his stats aren’t really impressive

247 also lists him as a small forward which is odd. I was hoping for a center who is good defensively

 

[cwbytruckers]

I'll throw out a name, Nico Onyekwere

he is supposedly returning to Villanova

 

[MoCo_Vol]

He said he gave a hint. Earlier, he said he thought we'd add a "so-so center". I think I'm probably too stupid to solve the riddle. I don't see a top 400 Center where that makes sense. Or maybe that wasn't even the hint. I mean, one time I did one of those real-life puzzle adventures where you have to drive around a city solving the next clue to figure out where to go next. One of the clues referenced reindeer poop. I had no idea what that meant, but in the vicinity of that clue I found a peppermint on the ground. I thought that must be it and got really excited. Turns out it was just a random peppermint on the ground probably left by a homeless person. So yeah, I'm not the best at solving riddles...

CENTER:
Braedan Lue 6’9” 235lbs SO 26.5mpg 10.9ppg 5.3rpg 1.4bpg 48.8%efg
Jayden Hastings 6’9” 240lbs SO 22.6mpg 6.7ppg 5.6rpg 1.5bpg
Luke Bamgboye 6’10” 200lbs SO 16.8mpg 4.5ppg 3.4rpg 1.7bpg
Massamba Diop 7’1” 230lbs FR 29.6mpg 13.6ppg 5.8rpg 2.1bpg
Moustapha Thiam 7’2” 235lbs SO 27.2mpg 12.8ppg 7.1rpg 1.6bpg
Devin Williams 6’10” 210lbs SO 23.8mpg 7.5ppg 5.2rpg 2.6bpg
Johan Munch 6’11” 200lbs SO 21.0mpg 7.9ppg 5.1rpg 0.7bpg
Robert Miller lll LSU 6’10” 220lbs 19.3mpg 6.1ppg 3.9rpg 1.4bpg 65.7%efg
Ben Defty Boston U 7’0” 255lbs 29.5mpg 15.1ppg 6.8rpg 1.7bpg 69.4%efg
Jalen Reed LSU 6’10” 230lbs 18.0mpg 9.5ppg 5.7rpg 0.3bpg 61.4%efg
Tylik Weeks Southern Miss 6’7” 225lbs 33.6mpg 19.7ppg 5.4rpg 0.3bpg 47.7%efg
Justin McBride James Madison 6’8” 230lbs 27.1mpg 15.3ppg 5.6rpg 0.6bpg 54.9%efg
David Fchs San Francisco 6’9” 225lbs 24.0mpg 12.7ppg 7.8rpg 0.3bpg 53.9%efg

No clue who you call "so-so" from that list...

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I really hope it’s not Lue. He’s only 6’9 and his stats aren’t really impressive

247 also lists him as a small forward which is odd. I was hoping for a center who is good defensively

You're obviously the size queen of this thread...

 

[PowerT.]

I hope its the Georgetown or Boston center

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

I think the Ament situation is a head vs. Heart deal. He wants to be here, but its just gonna make too much sense for him to go on and go pro. Just my take anyway.

 

[i2amavol]

CENTER:
Braedan Lue 6’9” 235lbs SO 26.5mpg 10.9ppg 5.3rpg 1.4bpg 48.8%efg
Jayden Hastings 6’9” 240lbs SO 22.6mpg 6.7ppg 5.6rpg 1.5bpg
Luke Bamgboye 6’10” 200lbs SO 16.8mpg 4.5ppg 3.4rpg 1.7bpg
Massamba Diop 7’1” 230lbs FR 29.6mpg 13.6ppg 5.8rpg 2.1bpg
Moustapha Thiam 7’2” 235lbs SO 27.2mpg 12.8ppg 7.1rpg 1.6bpg
Devin Williams 6’10” 210lbs SO 23.8mpg 7.5ppg 5.2rpg 2.6bpg
Johan Munch 6’11” 200lbs SO 21.0mpg 7.9ppg 5.1rpg 0.7bpg
Robert Miller lll LSU 6’10” 220lbs 19.3mpg 6.1ppg 3.9rpg 1.4bpg 65.7%efg
Ben Defty Boston U 7’0” 255lbs 29.5mpg 15.1ppg 6.8rpg 1.7bpg 69.4%efg
Jalen Reed LSU 6’10” 230lbs 18.0mpg 9.5ppg 5.7rpg 0.3bpg 61.4%efg
Tylik Weeks Southern Miss 6’7” 225lbs 33.6mpg 19.7ppg 5.4rpg 0.3bpg 47.7%efg
Justin McBride James Madison 6’8” 230lbs 27.1mpg 15.3ppg 5.6rpg 0.6bpg 54.9%efg
David Fchs San Francisco 6’9” 225lbs 24.0mpg 12.7ppg 7.8rpg 0.3bpg 53.9%efg

No clue who you call "so-so" from that list...

Is Tylik Weeks a SOphmore from SOuthern Miss?

 

[CamVol8]

You're obviously the size queen of this thread...

Lol

 

[cwbytruckers]

I really hope it’s not Lue. He’s only 6’9 and his stats aren’t really impressive

247 also lists him as a small forward which is odd. I was hoping for a center who is good defensively

Have you watched his highlights. The dude has a nice stroke from 3 and can take a guy off the bounce. For an underclassman with talent around him could have better stats. You could do a lot worse than Braedan. I say if its him bring him on board. The guy is a gamer.

 

[Geronimo]

Is Tylik Weeks a SOphmore from SOuthern Miss?

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[McGeesPub]

Is Tylik Weeks a SOphmore from SOuthern Miss?

Exactly where my mind went. But, he’s a junior.

 

[Chaz-Vol]

Other than Rubin none of our transfers are big pluses on defense according to him, and Hill is a strong negative. I think his formula weighs that side of the ball more

Defense although obviously important is something that can be taught with scheme and effort. Lundblade will never be Mashack but who's to see he can't be as serviceable as Vescovi?