The portal.
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Indiana is the highest value Adidas program and was Flory’s likely destination before Kansas decided to pay him the NIL he was worth. Peterson basically said he was coming back to KU no matter that we looked like a complete dumpster fire at the time.
Pretty clear that shoeco money rules the CBB universe and university NIL is just the part of the iceberg visible above sea level.
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@approxinfinity said in The portal.:
Indiana is the highest value Adidas program and was Flory’s likely destination before Kansas decided to pay him the NIL he was worth. Peterson basically said he was coming back to KU no matter that we looked like a complete dumpster fire at the time.
Pretty clear that shoeco money rules the CBB universe and university NIL is just the part of the iceberg visible above sea level.
Flory has already said it was either KU or Auburn for him just like when he was coming out of high school.
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@msanchez said in The portal.:
Does anyone have some insights on Amarri? ref: https://www.si.com/college/kansas/basketball/transfer-portal-update-aj-storr-flory-bidunga-amarri-monroe He’ll definitely a day-1 heavy contributor IMHO.
Already announced he’s staying at Quinnipiac several days ago.
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Thanks… next!
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Someone rightly pointed out that the list we are discussing is valuation and not program revenue. However, the revenue numbers from this nasdaq article in 2023 were more alarming: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/schools-that-make-the-most-money-off-college-basketball
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@approxinfinity said in The portal.:
Someone rightly pointed out that the list we are discussing is valuation and not program revenue. However, the revenue numbers from this nasdaq article in 2023 were more alarming: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/schools-that-make-the-most-money-off-college-basketball
KU’s public filing has them right behind Nova on the list, and $22.6M just for men’s BB.
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Was scanning through and run across this site something to do with Spors Illustrated If I Remember right, and they had predicted this earlier , well they have picked/predicted where the top eighty portal transfers have or going o land.
They have gotten a lot of them right as to where they said they would commit and where they actually committed. So they are still predicting that K J Lewis will commit o KU- --we will see I guess, I wouldn’t complain if he did
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@Kcmatt7 said in The portal.:
@approxinfinity said in The portal.:
Someone rightly pointed out that the list we are discussing is valuation and not program revenue. However, the revenue numbers from this nasdaq article in 2023 were more alarming: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/schools-that-make-the-most-money-off-college-basketball
KU’s public filing has them right behind Nova on the list, and $22.6M just for men’s BB.
Less than 3mil profit. Not much wiggle room. Definitely not enough to contribute to the NIL fund. Crazy that they only pull in 23mil. TV revenue must not be optimized or the revenue isn’t there. You’d think with the fan support they would generate enough money to pay the players. They do not without significant donations - that’s wild to me.
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They count tuition as a cost on this even though it’s not a real cost. So that’s part of it.
And then the required donations to Williams fun which is not controlled by AD is also something that doesn’t show up in this entirely.
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Wright from Baylor going to BYU his NIL is around three Million. Their NIL money has to be insane.- - Three Million for Wright , then you have AJ-- got to be unworldly, then the NIL payout they putting out to keep Sanders ////////////yazaaa
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Council visit now on for Monday
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KU has been in contact with Duke Brennan.
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Whoa, Xavian Lee visiting this weekend as being reported by Tipton
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Bill Self is unreal lmao
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
Whoa, Xavian Lee visiting this weekend as being reported by Tipton
Would be a good get - can hit from deep and is actually a ranked transfer. White just 73 on ESPN’s list; Lee is 25. No one else associated with us is in the top 100. How is that possible??? Does it make sense to ink both Lee and Council? That is lot of perimeter players, none with much size. We need at least one true rotation big. Would Brennan really fill that need?
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Really good player
But at some point dude you need some bigs and wings…
He’s gonna have a 14 scholarship roster with 9 guards at this point
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I dunno. We really have no true PG on the roster. I know DP will dominate the ball though.
And what, three total playable guards right now? DP, Elmarko and Jayden Dawson? Tre White more of a 3-4?
We still need a lot, IMO. Bigs and littles. Bring ‘em on!
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@DCHawker Plus 6 rebounds a game at 6’4" is awesome. Says a lot about his hustle.
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@rockchalkjayhawk said in The portal.:
I dunno. We really have no true PG on the roster. I know DP will dominate the ball though.
And what, three total playable guards right now? DP, Elmarko and Jayden Dawson? Tre White more of a 3-4?
We still need a lot, IMO. Bigs and littles. Bring ‘em on!
I’m rooting for the kid but we genuinely have no idea if Elmarko is playable at this point.
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@Jhawk69 That’s playing the Ivy. Not sure if he could match that in the B12? No question a good player. But, what position? Would he be the PG? DP is more of a 2, even though would probably have the highest usage. A small 3? We would really need a big 4.
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Of course his numbers dip a bit in the big 12 but I would still love him to commit. I would envision him and Peterson working together as combo guards.
I am not worried about us recruiting him. We still have many more roster spots that we will fill. We will get a smaller guard, a couple wings, and a couple bigs yet. We just have to be a little patient.
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I still think they take Council and Lee ends up at Florida. Just my opinion.
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Would love for him to commit, as well. And, agree, we need to fill other slots. Patience? How much? Most the top 100 ranked transfers have already committed. Several schools have 2-3 of them. Louisville has 3 of the top 30, Michigan 3 of the top 33, Kentucky 3 of the top 52, 4 of the top 72. Curious why we need to be more patient than others?
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Kansas is also recruiting Jamir Watkins, per source @TYOHawk @BeddieKU23
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@BShark Is a third-team MAAC guy a starter for us? Or, just a good bench piece?
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@BShark I like Council as much as or more than Lee but would be happy with either and thrilled if we somehow got both.
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@BShark said in The portal.:
Kansas is also recruiting Jamir Watkins, per source @TYOHawk @BeddieKU23
An actual wing…
I can’t believe it…
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@TYOHawk We already signed two wings
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@Jhawk69 said in The portal.:
@TYOHawk We already signed two wings
I’m being respectful and I’m rooting for the kid like all the Jayhawks….but I don’t expect Calderon to play like at all.
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@TYOHawk I think he WILL PLAY
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@TYOHawk I meant White and Dawson. But Calderon is another wing assuming he plays (knock on wood).
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Malique Ewin Florida St Forward averaged 14.2 ppg &–7.6 rpg is focusing on five Schools.— KU Arkansas , Auburn , Mississippi St- - & Virginia. Could be a solid piece. I know we need to find another solid Big , that’s for sure
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@BShark said in The portal.:
Kansas is also recruiting Jamir Watkins, per source @TYOHawk @BeddieKU23
Not getting my hopes up but he’s a major ceiling raiser if we do get in this
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@DCHawker Rather have Ewin then Brennan shot 60 % from the field averages right at Eight rebounds a game and 14.2 big man from Florida St
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Talk of a second visitor this weekend as well…
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@SlimShaddy54 Agree. Against MD in the tourney, Brennan had 8 RBs, but only 2 pts as GCU got blown out.
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@BShark said in The portal.:
Talk of a second visitor this weekend as well…
Please be a big or a wing
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@TYOHawk said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
Talk of a second visitor this weekend as well…
Please be a big or a wing
Haven’t got the name yet. Swain on it too…
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@TYOHawk said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
Talk of a second visitor this weekend as well…
Please be a big or a wing
PG Xaivian Lee from Princeton. 1st team all-Ivy League last year while averaging 16.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 5.5 apg, and 1.2 steals per game. 22.7 PER last season and 24.7 as a sophomore and over 36% assist rate last season. Like other targets, not a great shooter, but gets to the line and he is a playmaker. 4.4 FTA as a sophomore and 3.8 FTA last season. Having spent his first 3 years at Princeton, we also know he’s very smart and should pick up Self’s system pretty easily.
I really enjoy how good of a passer he is in his highlights. He can create some pretty crazy passing angles and find lanes that shouldn’t be there. Him and DP in a little two man game would be insane.
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@BShark said in The portal.:
@TYOHawk said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
Talk of a second visitor this weekend as well…
Please be a big or a wing
Haven’t got the name yet. Swain on it too…
Still no word on this other possible visitor ?
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Couldn’t ask for a better weekend for visitors. LFK is positively gorgeous today
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@FarmerJayhawk Love it.
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@Woodrow said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
@TYOHawk said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
Talk of a second visitor this weekend as well…
Please be a big or a wing
Haven’t got the name yet. Swain on it too…
Still no word on this other possible visitor ?
I would guess that Swain or Vern will be the first to get it.
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@FarmerJayhawk said in The portal.:
Couldn’t ask for a better weekend for visitors. LFK is positively gorgeous today
Elite vibes.
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@TYOHawk said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
Talk of a second visitor this weekend as well…
Please be a big or a wing
Ask and ye shall receive.
Kansas a possible destination for Malique Ewin and Shawn Phillips Jr.
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Malique Ewin being a backup 5 seems to good to be true. I’m just hoping we get Phillips for some depth lol
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@Jhawk69 said in The portal.:
Malique Ewin is savage. Never seen a 7’-er’s moves like he does in college.
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A defense with him at the 5, Flory at the 4, White at the 3, Darryn at the 2, and Council at the 1 would be a wet dream for Bill Self
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Wow, yes please
This team could very much be the “not 2024-2025 Jayhawks”
Also, the url for that youtube video ends in KU. I will take that as a sign.
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The more I watch Ewin, the more I want him - this guy knows how to seal - what we miss from our bigs in the past decade. He can pass and has high bbiq. Def’ly worth 3mil. IMHO.
