Transfer Portal 2026

[clarkwgriswold]

I think we need to remember that not every portal transfer is brought in to be a star.  Some are meant to be valuable depth.

[AkronAlumnus]

15 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:

I think we need to remember that not every portal transfer is brought in to be a star.  Some are meant to be valuable depth.

He started 98 of 99 total games played at the lower level- my guess, he's expecting to start..

[clarkwgriswold]

10 minutes ago, AkronAlumnus said:

He started 98 of 99 total games played at the lower level- my guess, he's expecting to start..

Hopefully, he's that quality of a player.  My response was for those who seem disappointed.

Edited yesterday at 11:51 AM by clarkwgriswold

[AkronAlumnus]

2 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:

Hopefully, he's that quality of a player.  My response was for those who seem disappointed.

I wouldn't say I'm disappointed.  Moreso punching below our weight if this is TJ and Sharron's replacement, we'll see. 

[Zips1991]

1 minute ago, AkronAlumnus said:

I wouldn't say I'm disappointed.  Moreso punching below our weight if this is TJ and Sharron's replacement, we'll see. 

His stats at previous stops were way better than any stats Sharron has put up to this point.

 

I like Sharron and hope he can stay but there's no reason to think he's better than an incoming player who has better stats just because we like him. 

 

By the way, the Southland and Horizon League were the two conferences directly behind the MAC in conference NET Rankings last year, so it's not like he was playing at a drastically lower level for the past 3 seasons. 

[ZipsFan31]

If Sharron comes back. This guy is the perfect Scott replacement.  Combo guard who can come in a score, score score!  I am still hoping Sharron young will get the keys to the Ferrari this season. I think he could be all MAC 

[AkronAlumnus]

1 hour ago, Zips1991 said:

His stats at previous stops were way better than any stats Sharron has put up to this point.

 

I like Sharron and hope he can stay but there's no reason to think he's better than an incoming player who has better stats just because we like him. 

 

By the way, the Southland and Horizon League were the two conferences directly behind the MAC in conference NET Rankings last year, so it's not like he was playing at a drastically lower level for the past 3 seasons. 

Sharron had intangibles that no one else had and that's unmeasurable IMO.  And he was behind TJ so that's why the stats aren't there. 

[NWAkron]

2 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said:

I think we need to remember that not every portal transfer is brought in to be a star.  Some are meant to be valuable depth.

viable at the very least

[roopride]

I guess with Tajh being from Ohio, connection to Shammal, Akron success, early commitment, etc..  this cost us little.

[kreed5120]

3 hours ago, Zips1991 said:

His stats at previous stops were way better than any stats Sharron has put up to this point.

 

I like Sharron and hope he can stay but there's no reason to think he's better than an incoming player who has better stats just because we like him. 

 

By the way, the Southland and Horizon League were the two conferences directly behind the MAC in conference NET Rankings last year, so it's not like he was playing at a drastically lower level for the past 3 seasons. 

 

Yeah, I'm not sure what expectations some had for the portal. Outside of maybe Evan (whose game had limitations), this is probably the most proven player we've gotten in the NIL era. Typically we've targeted under the radar talent that we saw potential in.

 

I don't see why he can't be as good, or better, than Young. He likely can't replace what TJ did and that's okay. ~6' guards who shoot ~50%/40%/90% and average close to 20 points per game are fetching far more money than we can afford. We were never going to be able to instantaneously replace that in 1 signing.

 

Edit: I will add I would be disappointed if this was our only portal signing, but it's not going to be. Hard to make judgements until we see how things fill in.

Edited yesterday at 03:36 PM by kreed5120

[Zip JD]

2 hours ago, AkronAlumnus said:

Sharron had intangibles that no one else had and that's unmeasurable IMO.  And he was behind TJ so that's why the stats aren't there. 

There's some truth to that, but TJ shot .506 from the field (.373 from 3) vs. .403 (.333) for SY so it was more than a playing time result.  I hope SY comes back but at this point I think ZNO is looking at potential instead of results.  Either way, it looks like a good portal addition.

[ZipForNow]

11 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

Dr Darrell Scott has quite a set of posts on X!

[NWAkron]

this is the best Bud's computer program can spit out?  nothing from Ohio State, WV, or Cornell?

[Zips1991]

23 minutes ago, NWAkron said:

this is the best Bud's computer program can spit out?  nothing from Ohio State, WV, or Cornell?

I am actually interested if we keep the streak of adding one player from Ohio State each season. 😂

[Zippy87]

 

[Illini Zip]

 

First of all, the Tahj addition fits the system already in place. Time will tell, but this leads me to think Ford isn’t looking to make drastic offensive changes.

 

22 hours ago, RoyalBlu said:

 

Experienced guard who can score, rebound and assist; perfect transition guy for the freshmen guards behind him.

I agree with this statement. I thought with the loss TJ to graduation bringing in senior leadership at PG was going to be necessary. And with Young in the portal, he is a good insurance policy, but won’t necessarily step on Young’s toes if he decides to stay. They are complimentary pieces. Just like TJ, Young and Scott were this year. 

 

22 hours ago, AkronAlumnus said:

Is he PG1?  If so, I'm not impressed but I'm just one guy.  Wish him nothing but the best regardless

He could very well be PG1. Hopefully there’s a vigorous battle this offseason with Young. But again, they likely share the PG responsibilities and play together a bunch. Tai’Ree will be in the PG rotation as well. 

[72 Roo]

6 hours ago, Zippy87 said:

 

Good move for him. He will make a lot of money with the opportunity to get PT and play for a national contender. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

9 hours ago, Zippy87 said:

 

 

We all rip Sendy for being a clown,  which he is, but he seemingly brokered this with his Kelvin Sampson connection. Good on him for taking care of his guys, especially one that gave 4 years to Kent. 

 

With that being said, Kent sucks. 

[exit322]

10 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

We all rip Sendy for being a clown,  which he is, but he seemingly brokered this with his Kelvin Sampson connection. Good on him for taking care of his guys, especially one that gave 4 years to Kent. 

 

With that being said, Kent sucks. 

 

In today's NIL/portal world, this will help Kent because you can see that pipeline to "CBB contender money" from Kent State.

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

 

[kreed5120]

8 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

 

 

By God, that's Todd May's music!

[kreed5120]

He appears to have pretty good handles and decent footwork for someone of his size. I could definitely see being able to play both him and Barre at the same time without it being much of an issue.

 

https://x.com/i/status/2043368372922921403

 

Edit: Last season against us he had 6 points on 2/6 shooting, 4 boards, and 2 blocks. I'm probably most pleased with the rim protection (and obviously 3P%). That was obviously a weakness for us last year. Would prefer if he was a stronger rebounder. Likely needs to put on some muscle to better fight for position.

Edited 5 hours ago by kreed5120

[tpsjugglerdude]

 

[Zips1991]

1 hour ago, tpsjugglerdude said:

 

If we land him in addition to Staveskie, we are well and truly back.

[kreed5120]

19 minutes ago, Zips1991 said:

If we land him in addition to Staveskie, we are well and truly back.

 

I haven't seen him play, but by the numbers he looks like a chucker. A career .341 shooter from the field and .329 from 3. I'm not sure if he's an elite perimeter defender and that's the appeal, but his rebounding, blocks, and steal totals leave a lot to be desired.

 

Personally, I hope one of the other MAC teams sign him. I would hope that we could do better.

 

Edit: Evan Miya graded him as the 7th best player on a 12-21 Sun Belt team. The #2302 rated player in college basketball overall.

Edited 2 hours ago by kreed5120