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MBBALL 2026 Big Sky Conference Transfer Tracker (New and Improved 2026 Model!)

oldrunner said:
I have no clue what Weber has for NIL/Revenue Share money. I also don't know all of the rules for distributing those funds. I have just heard rumors that may or may not have any truth to them. I do know that Weber has been building a war fund over the last several years and that it doesn't hurt to have a dozen or so former players out in the professional markets, with some means to support the program. Some local businesses have also stepped up in a significant way, as have individuals in the community. All of that is probably why we had the coaching changes at this point in time. One thing I am certain of is that we are still not in the same market as BYU or Utah. The fairly established rumor I heard was that BYU has over $9 million to spend on players for NIL and revenue sharing that is in a similar ball park. Utah, not having Church money to back them up, is not likely to have quite as much to spend. I have no idea what USU has to spend, but I'm sure that it is not anywhere close to those two, while considerably more than Weber. All of that has actually made it easier to get local talent, because those schools feel the need to go bigger.

I don't know where it will all end, but there is a need to establish rules and boundaries.
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Yeah. When you consider this isn't one time investment, I'm not sure most D1 schools can keep up with this pace of spending long term. I don't think Montana can. I don't know how I can expect Montana to get 1 million plus per year for basketball alone (which is where it seems to be headed) to be competitive for HS and College players they otherwise might have had a shot at in years past.

Montana had a 250Kish amount to revenue share last year among MBB, WBB and FB (which is not nothing) and NIL department wide might have pushed 750K or so (maybe higher). You'd almost need corporate sponsorship because grass roots funding in this environment is only going to get harder.

Weber, UM are a bit better off in terms of the ability to 'buy' players than others at the mid-major level, but it is going to put a premium on talent identification to find value in high school kids and recruiting lower divisions to bridge that gap. The environment is just not sustainable for schools outside power 4 conferences. Just isn't. The NCAA needs to get its poop in a group, but I just don't see it unless its member driven and self-imposed changes with a ton of 'gentlemens agreements' to regulate the market.
 
Griz til I die said:
Well considering he hired an agency and then that agency was going on social media posting that he was receiving P4 and high major interest, logic would say that never quite came to fruition for him.
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Yeah, he might have gotten a better pay day but a mostly sideways move. I think this is a bit of what we seen throughout the industry: reshuffling of deckchairs. Unless you had helium (ie someone like Money or Darling last year), that huge jump isn't the norm.
 
That guy has some bounce to him. Looks like a good prospect to me. Although, it is a highlight reel. Seems like you guys had a player just like him a few years back and it seems like he did well.
 
Grizfan-24 said:
Montana has to play the valuation/market game. You don't fill 8-10 roster spots with limited NIL resources, and some of that NIL money is already earmarked for existing players as well as incoming HS players. Lets say the program has 70% of its NIL allotment for the 2026-27 season to spend. As of last night there were roughly 2500 players in the portal, with probably less than 2,000 of those who have actual defined eligibility.

The portal market is drunk, absolutely drunk. As I noted elsewhere we are seeing somewhere between 50% to 75% higher agent demands than last year. There are say 25% of those power 4 roster spots open, and a lot more players still available. There are a ton of quality players available. A ton of them. Prices demanded by agent/players (heard some absurd starting points for certain types of D1 players around 250K for power 4 upper end role players and lower tier D1 players). Money's valuation was all over the place but there were rumors of offers of 600K plus before he put his name into the portal.

I really don't know what Weber had to spend on their roster, but what I do know is that Montana didn't have 600K to spend on one player. TDC and staff, as well as the players made decisions that put the staff in the position of negotiating NIL in a market that may well have priced them out markets for players that they in a semi-normal environment might have had a chance at. Montana lost probably 80% of its 2025-26 distribution in Keply, Betts, Money and Hicks. DII players seem to have been getting somewhere between 25K and 50K from D1 schools. If every UM player averaged 50K that would represent 750K plus in NIL which is a vastly larger number than what I have heard the school/program had alotted for NIL for basketball in years prior.

Anyhow, outside of schools who had concentrated sums to spend on 1 or 2 players, if you are TDC and staff you hope the valuation you set on players versus the market that has been set currently levels out. Odds are that it will, and you get talented players to start circling back to earlier interest provided by the staff that gets guys in the door that will help the program on the floor next year. I think that is why you've seen very few BSC signings outside of WSU who might have a bit larger NIL pool to work with this year.
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Griz til I die said:
Brooklyn Hicks to CSUN. I don't think that worked out the way he thought it was going to.
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Grizfan-24 said:
Montana has to play the valuation/market game. You don't fill 8-10 roster spots with limited NIL resources, and some of that NIL money is already earmarked for existing players as well as incoming HS players. Lets say the program has 70% of its NIL allotment for the 2026-27 season to spend. As of last night there were roughly 2500 players in the portal, with probably less than 2,000 of those who have actual defined eligibility.

The portal market is drunk, absolutely drunk. As I noted elsewhere we are seeing somewhere between 50% to 75% higher agent demands than last year. There are say 25% of those power 4 roster spots open, and a lot more players still available. There are a ton of quality players available. A ton of them. Prices demanded by agent/players (heard some absurd starting points for certain types of D1 players around 250K for power 4 upper end role players and lower tier D1 players). Money's valuation was all over the place but there were rumors of offers of 600K plus before he put his name into the portal.

I really don't know what Weber had to spend on their roster, but what I do know is that Montana didn't have 600K to spend on one player. TDC and staff, as well as the players made decisions that put the staff in the position of negotiating NIL in a market that may well have priced them out markets for players that they in a semi-normal environment might have had a chance at. Montana lost probably 80% of its 2025-26 distribution in Keply, Betts, Money and Hicks. DII players seem to have been getting somewhere between 25K and 50K from D1 schools. If every UM player averaged 50K that would represent 750K plus in NIL which is a vastly larger number than what I have heard the school/program had alotted for NIL for basketball in years prior.

Anyhow, outside of schools who had concentrated sums to spend on 1 or 2 players, if you are TDC and staff you hope the valuation you set on players versus the market that has been set currently levels out. Odds are that it will, and you get talented players to start circling back to earlier interest provided by the staff that gets guys in the door that will help the program on the floor next year. I think that is why you've seen very few BSC signings outside of WSU who might have a bit larger NIL pool to work with this year.
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Griz til I die said:
If they bring in another JC guy then I’m gonna start getting worried.
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The list of schools interested are low level D1 programs, with over 1500 players in portal can we do better.
 
oldrunner said:
That guy has some bounce to him. Looks like a good prospect to me. Although, it is a highlight reel. Seems like you guys had a player just like him a few years back and it seems like he did well.
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That’s the problem with the portal and JC players. They don’t get the tv coverage as most D1 players so it’s hard to evaluate looking at highlights unless you go watch in person for a few games. Highlights are only as good as your competition.
 
Where Weber stands, as of now. 4 of the 9 transfers had red shirted their freshman year and will enroll with 4 years to play. 4 of the 9 have only used one year of E and will enroll as sophomores. 1 of the transfers will be a senior. With the returning players, that gives us 12 so far. 5 Freshmen, 5 Sophomores, 1 junior, and 1 senior. We will be young. I'm not sure what they may do with the remaining 3 spots, but I would guess upperclassmen and a mix of positions.
 
Griz til I die said:
A few updates:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2047383446419378336
https://twitter.com/x/status/2047383178080334175
Idaho's Kolton Mitchell has transferred to Ohio.

The two recruits I'm watching really close for the Griz right now is Jermaine Washington from San Jose State and Miles Goodman from UT Arlington. If we get these two guys then I'm gonna feel pretty good about the team next year!
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Washington and Goodman would be excellent gets. That’s a ball handing a guard and an athletic post. I hope we get them. Need another big or even two on top of that.
 
Because its not player-coach but more player-agent-coach scenarios, it is nearly impossible to get details. In the past there have been certain guiding principles about who the UM would pursue in the portal, but the more and more I dig the less and less I know.

I like Miles Goodman as a likely candidate because he's literally everything we need, fits the past pattern (existing recruiting relationships) but part of me doesn't want to get too excited because there has been literally no evidence that he is currently in contact w/ the staff.

I'd like to think the Curtis twins out of North Dakota are options, but a similar M.O as Goodman. They (Marley primarily) posted or a portal reported Montana contact three weeks ago and its crickets. I could be all wet there as well. They are 6'8'' athletic, staff is familiar with Marley.

Again it is player-agent-coach-agent-player scenario where it is in the best interest to keep the negotiating on the down low by all parties. You just don't hear about anything until the agency or player announce. Just makes it stressful for us who trying to make sense of the environment.
 
Grizfan-24 said:
Because its not player-coach but more player-agent-coach scenarios, it is nearly impossible to get details. In the past there have been certain guiding principles about who the UM would pursue in the portal, but the more and more I dig the less and less I know.

I like Miles Goodman as a likely candidate because he's literally everything we need, fits the past pattern (existing recruiting relationships) but part of me doesn't want to get too excited because there has been literally no evidence that he is currently in contact w/ the staff.

I'd like to think the Curtis twins out of North Dakota are options, but a similar M.O as Goodman. They (Marley primarily) posted or a portal reported Montana contact three weeks ago and its crickets. I could be all wet there as well. They are 6'8'' athletic, staff is familiar with Marley.

Again it is player-agent-coach-agent-player scenario where it is in the best interest to keep the negotiating on the down low by all parties. You just don't hear about anything until the agency or player announce. Just makes it stressful for us who trying to make sense of the environment.
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Can you imagine if some Griz greats would have had portal options during their time? Krysko? Michael Ray? I was standing in line at a car rental place in Vegas quite a few years ago with some assistant coaches from West Virginia and they found I was from Montana and we started talking hoops. They were assistants under John Beilien who later ended up at Michigan. They started talking to me about Derek Selvig when he was still in high school and how Beilien loved him. They said he was perfect for what they run offensively. He would have made huge bucks in portal in today’s game as 6’10 guy that could pass and hit 3’s at 40 percent? Others like Pridgett and Rorie would have been gone too. I think the reality is we are going to get really good D2 and JUCO transfers and some highly rated young guys looking to get exposure and move up.
 
UncleRico said:
Can you imagine if some Griz greats would have had portal options during their time? Krysko? Michael Ray? I was standing in line at a car rental place in Vegas quite a few years ago with some assistant coaches from West Virginia and they found I was from Montana and we started talking hoops. They were assistants under John Beilien who later ended up at Michigan. They started talking to me about Derek Selvig when he was still in high school and how Beilien loved him. They said he was perfect for what they run offensively. He would have made huge bucks in portal in today’s game as 6’10 guy that could pass and hit 3’s at 40 percent? Others like Pridgett and Rorie would have been gone too. I think the reality is we are going to get really good D2 and JUCO transfers and some highly rated young guys looking to get exposure and move up.
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I recently wondered how Brian Qvale would've handled todays portal.
 
Grizfan-24 said:
Noah Bendinger. Committed. Boise State. From Salt Lake City. Per Verbalcommits.

6'4'' Shooting guard. Freshmen. DNP in 2025-26.

Griz recruited him out of HS. Chose BSU.

Adds depth on the perimeter.
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Looks like a good get! Was very productive during his time at Corner Canyon where he had 1,519 career points. BSU is a good program and they wouldn't recruit him if he wasn't good enough! Added depth is a good thing and he still has 4 years of eligibility. Now let's get some bigs!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2047697259450802269
 
Grizfan-24 said:
Yeah. When you consider this isn't one time investment, I'm not sure most D1 schools can keep up with this pace of spending long term. I don't think Montana can. I don't know how I can expect Montana to get 1 million plus per year for basketball alone (which is where it seems to be headed) to be competitive for HS and College players they otherwise might have had a shot at in years past.

Montana had a 250Kish amount to revenue share last year among MBB, WBB and FB (which is not nothing) and NIL department wide might have pushed 750K or so (maybe higher). You'd almost need corporate sponsorship because grass roots funding in this environment is only going to get harder.

Weber, UM are a bit better off in terms of the ability to 'buy' players than others at the mid-major level, but it is going to put a premium on talent identification to find value in high school kids and recruiting lower divisions to bridge that gap. The environment is just not sustainable for schools outside power 4 conferences. Just isn't. The NCAA needs to get its poop in a group, but I just don't see it unless its member driven and self-imposed changes with a ton of 'gentlemens agreements' to regulate the market.
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Griz til I die said:
A few updates:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2047383446419378336
https://twitter.com/x/status/2047383178080334175
Idaho's Kolton Mitchell has transferred to Ohio.

The two recruits I'm watching really close for the Griz right now is Jermaine Washington from San Jose State and Miles Goodman from UT Arlington. If we get these two guys then I'm gonna feel pretty good about the team next year!
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Griz til I die said:
Looks like a good get! Was very productive during his time at Corner Canyon where he had 1,519 career points. BSU is a good program and they wouldn't recruit him if he wasn't good enough! Added depth is a good thing and he still has 4 years of eligibility. Now let's get some bigs!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2047697259450802269
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Boise also needs to replace most of there starting lineup, they had a bad year and going into the PAC, they increased there revenue share for this upcoming season to 2million, so they have money to spend.
 
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