As far as us being upperclassmen-laden next season, and it looking like we'll be gutted after next year, we may just be getting used to the new Transfer Portal Era norm of college basketball. It's tough to take high school seniors and wait 2 years (or possibly never) for them to develop into consistent contributors, all while crossing your fingers they don't transfer out, when you can recruit a known commodity junior who you can plug-in-and-play?
After next year's graduating seniors depart we'll still be left with
PG - Tavari, Shammah
W - Shammah, Prather, Nate, Marvin
P - Amani, Darrion, Marvin
Plug a couple ready-to-play upperclassmen transfers into that lineup and I still think you've got something.