2023 - MBB Possible Incoming Transfer List

[MSU01]

That is good news.

That would be great news! I'm also anxious to find out what Raequan Battle does, after seeing his list of interested schools and scheduled visit to WVU this weekend it seems highly unlikely he'd consider returning...but it was rather interesting to see him participate in the team "huddle" after the press conference last week along with Ford and the other returning players.

Battle has a visit or two scheduled, I think it'll be hard to keep a guy after they see what other schools have to offer. Although he is from U Wash so maybe that won't wow it like it would someone who has never seen top tier facilities before.

I agree, seems like a done deal especially if he'll be able to transfer with immediate eligibility. I just found it rather interesting to see him participating in the press conference in that way if he knows 100% that he isn't going to play for MSU next year.

Pure speculation but I think he's giving Logie a legit chance to recruit him. I don't know Battle personally but I think he made a lot of connections through his Native American heritage at MSU and by all accounts that is very important to him, so if he ends up really likes Logie and wants to maintain those relationships, there's a shot...

We may not hear a lot from the recruiting trail just either until Logie figures out who he can recruit back to MSU. If he can get Battle back I mean you recruit a roster around him.

Seems as though Battle could put up absolutely monster stats next year in what should be a higher scoring and less post-oriented offense than what Sprinkle was running the past two years. I suppose Logie's pitch would be for Raequan to stay, put up massive numbers instead of being just another guy on a Big 12 or SEC team, and trust that the NBA scouts will find him if he's good enough to play at that level. Interesting stat, Raequan averaged 17.7 PPG last year as a junior. Another ex-Big Sky player who averaged 17.7 PPG as a junior and turned out doing pretty well for himself is Damian Lillard, though of course he didn't have the portal to allow himself to transfer more freely.

[thefrank1]

That is good news.

That would be great news! I'm also anxious to find out what Raequan Battle does, after seeing his list of interested schools and scheduled visit to WVU this weekend it seems highly unlikely he'd consider returning...but it was rather interesting to see him participate in the team "huddle" after the press conference last week along with Ford and the other returning players.

Never underestimate the "Huggie Bear" as he is a great recruiter.

[Joe Bobcat]

That is good news.

That would be great news! I'm also anxious to find out what Raequan Battle does, after seeing his list of interested schools and scheduled visit to WVU this weekend it seems highly unlikely he'd consider returning...but it was rather interesting to see him participate in the team "huddle" after the press conference last week along with Ford and the other returning players.

Never underestimate the "Huggie Bear" as he is a great recruiter.

I am obviously out of the loop, who is the Huggie Bear?
Edit to add: There is no doubt that our ability to offer NIL money pales in comparison to some of the programs that appear to have interest in Raequan but I wonder just how big the gap might be considering that he would seem to be in the number one position for NIL $$ on our team.

[profisme]

That is good news.

That would be great news! I'm also anxious to find out what Raequan Battle does, after seeing his list of interested schools and scheduled visit to WVU this weekend it seems highly unlikely he'd consider returning...but it was rather interesting to see him participate in the team "huddle" after the press conference last week along with Ford and the other returning players.

Never underestimate the "Huggie Bear" as he is a great recruiter.

I am obviously out of the loop, who is the Huggie Bear?

Bob Huggins.

[Joe Bobcat]

That is good news.

That would be great news! I'm also anxious to find out what Raequan Battle does, after seeing his list of interested schools and scheduled visit to WVU this weekend it seems highly unlikely he'd consider returning...but it was rather interesting to see him participate in the team "huddle" after the press conference last week along with Ford and the other returning players.

Never underestimate the "Huggie Bear" as he is a great recruiter.

I am obviously out of the loop, who is the Huggie Bear?

Bob Huggins.

Oh derp, Thanks

[AFCAT]

That is good news.

That would be great news! I'm also anxious to find out what Raequan Battle does, after seeing his list of interested schools and scheduled visit to WVU this weekend it seems highly unlikely he'd consider returning...but it was rather interesting to see him participate in the team "huddle" after the press conference last week along with Ford and the other returning players.

Never underestimate the "Huggie Bear" as he is a great recruiter.

I am obviously out of the loop, who is the Huggie Bear?
Edit to add: There is no doubt that our ability to offer NIL money pales in comparison to some of the programs that appear to have interest in Raequan but I wonder just how big the gap might be considering that he would seem to be in the number one position for NIL $$ on our team.

[84CatGrad]

Bob Huggins may be called Huggie Bear. But the name comes from Starsky & Hutch where Huggie Bear was the street smart snitch (see GIF in post above) who always gave "the word on the street" tip to S&H when their investigation was stalling. Then they would go nab the bad guy.

[MinnesotaBobcat]

Recruiting going forward will be interesting. Given that all the big schools are filling out their rosters with portal players, there must be a few more good high school players available for schools such as MSU. However, do the Cats bring those players in and accept that if they turn out to be good players they probably won’t finish their careers in Bozeman, or do we try and target kids in the portal with 2-3 years of eligibility because they will be more likely to finish up in Blue and Gold. Anyway, sure seems like there isn’t a whole lot of benefit in recruiting high school players into the Big Sky, as the good ones will
most likely be gone by their junior season.

[Newcatnav]

Here is a post I put in another thread, probably the wrong, but here is a kid some right remember. 24ppg and shoots high percentages.

I know I am new here, but some of you might remember the name Famous Lefthand out of Hardin, MT. Originally signed at Rocky then decided to go the JUCO route. If I remember right it worked out pretty well for a Skyview kid who did the same thing. Lefthand was voted MVP of the Mon Dak Conference Region XIII and has been an All American. I don't know if it means much in today's D1 basketball world to take a shot on local kids, but he might be worth a look.

https://www.tiktok.com/@freshcoasthoops ... 2965220650

[Rich K]

Here is a post I put in another thread, probably the wrong, but here is a kid some right remember. 24ppg and shoots high percentages.

I know I am new here, but some of you might remember the name Famous Lefthand out of Hardin, MT. Originally signed at Rocky then decided to go the JUCO route. If I remember right it worked out pretty well for a Skyview kid who did the same thing. Lefthand was voted MVP of the Mon Dak Conference Region XIII and has been an All American. I don't know if it means much in today's D1 basketball world to take a shot on local kids, but he might be worth a look.

https://www.tiktok.com/@freshcoasthoops ... 2965220650

https://www.tiktok.com/@freshcoasthoops ... 2965220650

[MSU01]

Recruiting going forward will be interesting. Given that all the big schools are filling out their rosters with portal players, there must be a few more good high school players available for schools such as MSU. However, do the Cats bring those players in and accept that if they turn out to be good players they probably won’t finish their careers in Bozeman, or do we try and target kids in the portal with 2-3 years of eligibility because they will be more likely to finish up in Blue and Gold. Anyway, sure seems like there isn’t a whole lot of benefit in recruiting high school players into the Big Sky, as the good ones will
most likely be gone by their junior season.

There's probably also some good talent still left in the JC ranks for the same reason. At this point I think you just have to recruit the best players you can get - if they play their whole careers as Bobcats then great, if they transfer then fill the spot when they do with the best player you can find at that time. I would hope that Coach Logie takes a somewhat measured approach to the portal (this year maybe excluded given the number of roster spots to fill) and follows the football model of building through high school recruits and filling gaps with the portal when needed. Of course, that means we as fans will need to be patient as well since building a program that way likely won't lead to instant success.

[homeytennis]

This isn't Logie's first rodeo at doing this recruiting thing. As the OP mentioned there is a ton of juco talent still unsigned.

[84CatGrad]

Here is a post I put in another thread, probably the wrong, but here is a kid some right remember. 24ppg and shoots high percentages.

I know I am new here, but some of you might remember the name Famous Lefthand out of Hardin, MT. Originally signed at Rocky then decided to go the JUCO route. If I remember right it worked out pretty well for a Skyview kid who did the same thing. Lefthand was voted MVP of the Mon Dak Conference Region XIII and has been an All American. I don't know if it means much in today's D1 basketball world to take a shot on local kids, but he might be worth a look.

https://www.tiktok.com/@freshcoasthoops ... 2965220650

Worth a look but very few Montana kids pan out at the Big Sky level on the men's side. There's generally 1 or 2 on the roster but playing time is scarce. A perfect example is the Bellach kid out of Manhattan Christian. Began at Bozeman and played little then transferred to MT Tech and became a star.

[mslacat]

I just updated the list at the top of this thread. It is being reported that the Bobcats have shown an interest in Jaden Geron a 6-8 forward transfer from Rice University. He averaged 2 points 1 rebound and about 8 minutes in 11 games of playing time last. he is receiving D-1 interest from Montana St, Idaho, Houston Baptist, Denver, Boston, IUPUI, Detroit-Mercy, and Portland. He also has a handful of D2 schools courting him including Logie's former school Point Loma..

[mslacat]

List updated

[The Butcher]

I am not familiar with timing for college basketball's portal transfers, but it seems like it is getting pretty late to add new players. Is this perception right or wrong?

[MSU01]

I am not familiar with timing for college basketball's portal transfers, but it seems like it is getting pretty late to add new players. Is this perception right or wrong?

https://www.on3.com/transfer-portal/wir ... ball/2023/

According to this Transfer Portal tracker, only 29% of D-1 players to enter the portal have committed to a new school so far. So there are plenty of available players still out there to add, not to mention JC players or those from lower NCAA divisions that wouldn't be included here. Players can also continue to enter the portal until May 11. So I'd say your perception is somewhat wrong, although obviously we'd like to see some roster spots start getting filled sooner rather than later!

[The Butcher]

I am not familiar with timing for college basketball's portal transfers, but it seems like it is getting pretty late to add new players. Is this perception right or wrong?

https://www.on3.com/transfer-portal/wir ... ball/2023/

According to this Transfer Portal tracker, only 29% of D-1 players to enter the portal have committed to a new school so far. So there are plenty of available players still out there to add, not to mention JC players or those from lower NCAA divisions that wouldn't be included here. Players can also continue to enter the portal until May 11. So I'd say your perception is somewhat wrong, although obviously we'd like to see some roster spots start getting filled sooner rather than later!

Well that makes me worry less. Thanks!

[lv2hoop]

It is going to be an eventful Spring & Summer of roster construction for the Cats Mbb team. I know that last week they had two visits. One player was a big and he is in the portal from the U of Portland - Chika Nduka. The other was a player from Pt. Loma-didn't get his name. Not sure whether either is going to commit. Neither of the guys played with our current team, as I think it's an NCAA rule possibly.

Our roster has 8 scholarship openings if you do the math.

Current Roster: Patterson, Lecholat, McMahon, Jed Miller, Luca, and Carter Ash. (Rob Ford in portal)

Coaching Staff: Coach Logie (assistants are apparently all working on campus but not officially named yet)

Honestly, if I were a player in the portal, MSU would look like a great spot to land. So much of a new team that is being constructed with both new players and new coaches that it would be an exciting place to visit and look at making a commitment. Not to mention, that the fan base has had an awakening of sorts during the past few seasons and there's positive momentum in town and on campus for the hoops program.

[seacat85]

Is there really a shot at getting Cam? Would daddy allow him to put on a Bobcat uni or would he be disowned?