Transfers/Seniors with Remaining Eligibility

[WUPHF]

Eau Claire sophomore

@grantpaetzold
Officially in the transfer portal with 2 years of eligibility left

[Greek Tragedy]

https://x.com/ThePortalReport/status/1902432358730457190?t=Udka-nS0G-aNsEaUAKJUJQ&s=19

Eli Beard from UMHB in the portal, but I guess we really don't need to include guys who have an extra year because of the JUCO rule since they are only eligible for D1, correct?

[Flying Dutch Fan]

https://x.com/ThePortalReport/status/1902432358730457190?t=Udka-nS0G-aNsEaUAKJUJQ&s=19

Eli Beard from UMHB in the portal, but I guess we really don't need to include guys who have an extra year because of the JUCO rule since they are only eligible for D1, correct?

Why not include them?  They are still D3 guys who are in the portal.  Drew Moore from Trine is in the same situation - has a 5th year due to JUCO.  I'm still unlcear on the rules around the JUCO extra year

[CNU85]

At the D3 level, what is the goal of entering the portal? Is it to see if a D1 school is interested? Is it to let other D3 coaches know you want to play somewhere else? What message does it send to your current coach?

Or do you simply enter the portal because it's there and seemingly everyone is doing it?

The reason I ask is because I just looked at the stats of one of the players mentioned below. I'm not impressed just based on stats. Played less than half the games as a freshman. 2.9ppg. 1.4rpg. more turnovers than assists.

What's the purpose? I know the answer is that for every individual there is a different purpose/goal. I remember when a CNU player was in the portal. Really good player but I had a feeling no D1 school would be interested. And they were correct in staying away from him.

I'm more curious than anything else. Just pondering life at the D3 level.

[nescac1]

Another big entry in the portal, Shane Regan from Wesleyan, who had a redshirt year due to an injury as a FY. 

CNU85, folks have different agendas with entering the portal.  But a lot of D3 players (in the double digits) transferred to D1 last year alone, and most of them performed really well -- some, like Mile Barnstable, so well that they are in the portal AGAIN looking, presumably, to move up the D1 chain.  Now that D1 players no only get full scholarships but also may in some cases earn big NIL $$$, it's certainly more appealing than ever to try to make the move to D1. Of course, plenty have no chance to go D1 and may just be unhappy with their current program and want to make a move elsewhere at the non-scholarship level.   

This year, I'd say Justin Allen, Toby Harris, Shane Regan, Owen Varnado, Nick Roper, EJ Matthews-Spratley, and Tye-Rell Monroe, plus maybe 1-2 others, are all very likely to end up with D1 offers, or at least, most of them surely will. 

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

You're also going to have a bunch of guys in the portal because they went to JUCO and have D1 eligibility.  I think Ty-Rell Monroe is in that boat.  He can't play at d3 anymore, but if he can get a D1 offer, he can keep playing.

NIL does exist in D3, too.  It's been on the down low and hard to get info on, but the only way to really know what you're worth is to take offers and have conversations.  Even if you stay with the school you're at, it gives you leverage to negotiate something better.

A lot of the d3 guys in the portal are getting diplomas this spring and want to know what their grad school options looks like.

It's just the way things will work from now on.  Maybe better to focus on the thousands and thousands of players perfectly content with their school and situation who sit this process out.

[CNU85]

Thanks for the input. I can understand if someone feels they have a legit, or even a slight, chance at D1. Then go for it. NIL is real. Scholarships are real. But sometimes I come across someone in the portal and even amateur me knows they have no shot.

NIL in D3 is real. However, I know personally some of the deals made. It's hardly worth the "enter the portal to get a better deal at my existing school" category. I just don't see some of these local businesses entering a negotiation with a D3 athlete....."stay here and we will throw in an extra hoodie and a pair of shoes".

I still find it all interesting. My thoughts are that other than the elite d1 athletes who eventually turn professional, this entire NIL, portal concept is destroying the NCAA.

[Little Giant 89]

I keep hoping that the "fever" will break.  That alumni (especially at the D3level) will finally see that the juice isn't wort the squeeze in terms of paying a kid in an attempt to lure him to come/stay at your alma mater.  The team isn't markedly better.  They didn't win more games or more trophies because of the money you spent.  And your business isn't markedly better because the starting right guard tweeted a picture of himself eating "the gutbuster" at your restaurant. 

He didn't stay on campus, or play any better when he did, because you paid $25 for a basketball that he autographed.

Maybe I'm the naive one, but if you want to see your money open the door of the college to a student, donate the money to the general scholarship fund.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I don't have enough confirmation to do any real reporting, but I'm fairly certain there have been a few instances in D3 where an NIL collective has come up with several thousand dollars to match a financial aid package offered at another school to keep a star player.

Most of the NIL deals are gift cards and hoodies, for sure - but there is money available when teams need it - and players don't get that unless they've got leverage.



I do think there will have to be some regulation at some point.  I think you're going to see a model that looks like international soccer.  Players can sign contracts with schools, but with release clauses that other schools can pay to steal them away.  You'll also likely have one or two windows a year where players can switch teams.

It'll be less of a thing in D3, because the money is so much less and players can switch teams between semesters already anyway.

They're waiting for the lawsuits to work themselves out, so they know what can be mandated, in terms of eligibility, etc.  In the end, I think D3 will largely be shielded - so long as there's a division with no rules, we'll be able to get by with what has always been the traditional d3 way of working (or something pretty close to it).

[Greek Tragedy]

https://x.com/ThePortalReport/status/1902432358730457190?t=Udka-nS0G-aNsEaUAKJUJQ&s=19

Eli Beard from UMHB in the portal, but I guess we really don't need to include guys who have an extra year because of the JUCO rule since they are only eligible for D1, correct?

Why not include them?  They are still D3 guys who are in the portal.  Drew Moore from Trine is in the same situation - has a 5th year due to JUCO.  I'm still unlcear on the rules around the JUCO extra year

The only reason I suggest not including them is because there is no chance they are returning to their current team or transferring to another D3 school. Through the JUCO rule, the only path to an additional year is to play D1. So I just thought its a waste of time to list someone who is done with D3. Just my thoughts. I'm not running this board, so that's Neacac1's call.

[nescac1]

Big update with lots of new additions.  I've also divided up the outgoing transfer pool by my own (subjective, so feel free to disagree) guess regarding guys who could end up on a D1 scholarship of if not would be massive additions to any D3 program vs. all the rest of the transfers:


In the transfer portal (top-tier transfers, the majority will end up in D1):

Toby Harris, Brandeis (one year of eligibility as a grad transfer)
Justin Allen, CMU (one year)
Owen Varnado, Calvin (one year)
Nick Roper, IWU (one year)
Tye-Rell Monroe, St. Elizabeth's (one year, JUCO exception)
EJ Matthews-Spratley, Stockton (one year)
Charlie Randall, Amherst (two years)
Eli Beard, MHB (one year)
Tyrese Rho, Salem State (one year)
Brandon Kulakowski, Fredonia State (one year)
Kenneth Rogers, Westfield State (three years)
Shane Regan, Wesleyan (one year)
Drew Moore, Trine (one year)
Antonio Redding Jr., Delaware Valley (one year)
Livingston Cross, Penn College (one year)


In the transfer portal (the rest)

Darrius Bolden, Stevens Point (one year, JUCO exception)
Payton Thomsen, Bethel (one year)
Charles Nelson, Fontbonne (one year)
Nas Johnson, Arcadia (one year)
Isaiah Amato, Whitman (I believe one year of eligibility as a grad transfer)
Khai Champion, Tufts (one year - maybe two?)
Sunny Parker, McMurray (three years)
Moustapha Diop, Randolph (two years)
Darren Rubin, Denison (one year)
Ethan Edwards, Brandeis (one year)
DeAndre Vortes, Illinois Tech (one year)
Hamilton Campbell, HSC (one year)
Andre Treadwell, Lewis and Clark (one year)
Nate Jacobson, Cornell College (one year)
Colt Donley, Covenant (two years)
Tyler Bergmans, Vermont-Lyndon (three years)
Jacob Morgan, Goucher (two years)
Anthony Davis, Knox (two years)
Jakorri Arnold, Warren Wilson (three years)
Dakota Sellers, Mary Washington (three years)
Matthew Puodziukaitis, Saint Vincent (three years)
Carter Reese, Ohio Northern (two years)
Grant Paetzold, Eau Clair (two years)
Cade Hogan, ETBU (three years)
Elijah Thomas, Carthage (one year)
KJ Williams, Carthage (one year)


Playing a fifth year at current school:

Luke Chicone, John Carroll (injury redshirt)
Omari DeVeaux, VWU (injury)
Peter Lash, NWU (one year)


Seniors / grad students of note with (I believe) remaining eligibility:

Malcolm Newman, Drew (injury)
Antuan Nesbit, Carthage (listed on roster but did not play this year, not sure why)
Zach Rosenthal, Roanoke (injury)


Transferring to D3:

[Gregory Sager]

Jamisen Young, UW-Parkside (three years)

UW-Parkside is a D2 school, not a D3 school.

Great list, though. Thanks for doing this!

[nescac1]

Thanks Greg!  And good catch, I'll delete that. 

[HoopsDad34]

At the D3 level, what is the goal of entering the portal? Is it to see if a D1 school is interested? Is it to let other D3 coaches know you want to play somewhere else? What message does it send to your current coach?

Or do you simply enter the portal because it's there and seemingly everyone is doing it?

The reason I ask is because I just looked at the stats of one of the players mentioned below. I'm not impressed just based on stats. Played less than half the games as a freshman. 2.9ppg. 1.4rpg. more turnovers than assists.

What's the purpose? I know the answer is that for every individual there is a different purpose/goal. I remember when a CNU player was in the portal. Really good player but I had a feeling no D1 school would be interested. And they were correct in staying away from him.

I'm more curious than anything else. Just pondering life at the D3 level.

Good questions all. I would note that the player you referenced was injured a good part of the year and is likely seeking to go to another D3 school would be my educated guess. You're not wrong that his stats seem hard to merit a move but....kids are kids. 

[GusD]

Another D3 player in the graduate transfer portal is Lance Nelson a PG/SG from North Park. He was 2nd team All-Conference in the CCIW this season. Attended NPU for three years. I believe he attended U of Wisconsin his freshman year but didn't play basketball. Guess this means 1 year of eligibility left.