Transfer Portal

duke0527

All-American
Jan 5, 2005
5,508
7,636
113
I like Nik and didn’t want to lose him but I’m over it. It’s only highlights, but I already like this Belmont guy more than Nik based on his defense alone. Duke wasn’t super athletic last year and Nik certainly didn’t help in that regard.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: The Only Blue

dukesince91

All-American
Mar 16, 2012
3,709
6,696
98
Anybody that could go through a whole season with their teammates and lose the way they did against UCONN and then transfer to that team is beyond belief. I hope Duke gets a crack at them next year.

I coached a middle school basketball team years ago and we had a player transfer to our biggest rival which was much better than us. Our players played harder that game than any all season and came out on the winning end. Much different circumstances, but this UCONN thing is a whole lot worse to me. I couldn’t even look at my ex-teammates, especially Cayden with what he had to deal with.
 

duke0527

All-American
Jan 5, 2005
5,508
7,636
113
Hurley probably sold him on taking Kharaban’s spot. It’s all good . He’s gone now onto completing next seasons roster .
Hopefully he guaranteed him the 4 spot. I just don’t think UConn is that talented. They have great coaching, incredible grit and honestly a **** ton of luck/good fortune, whatever you want to call it. But those 2 guards, Mullins and Nik doesn’t scare me at all. Don’t know who they have at the 5 now.
 
  • Like
Reactions: The Only Blue

bullcitygamer

Senior
Sep 26, 2025
237
403
63
Hopefully he guaranteed him the 4 spot. I just don’t think UConn is that talented. They have great coaching, incredible grit and honestly a **** ton of luck/good fortune, whatever you want to call it. But those 2 guards, Mullins and Nik doesn’t scare me at all. Don’t know who they have at the 5 now.

they’ll return Ball & Demay as well from this past season’s team.

edit, I just saw you included them in your post. My bad duke0527.
 
  • Like
Reactions: duke0527

duke0527

All-American
Jan 5, 2005
5,508
7,636
113
Michigan is going to be the biggest threat again. They got the Estella kid, have the cincy 7’2 big visiting and are the favorites for juke Harris.
 
Jun 30, 2025
467
815
93
He has a couple of years left, too. So let's hope he works out. Plays great defense, good passer, he scores around the basket, not a jump shooter, and he shoots free throws about as badly as I do. Nice pick up with a ton of potential.
 
  • Like
Reactions: duke0527

JustAfanatic

All-Conference
Dec 9, 2007
947
1,033
48
I like this more than I did initially.

He’s athletic.

Not a Ryan, the Northwestern transfer we had, drawing blanks….
 

duke0527

All-American
Jan 5, 2005
5,508
7,636
113
This guy is your brown replacement and he looks very athletic. I’m happy with it. Add Blackwell and Graves or similar and let’s go
 

JimboSlice00

All-American
Sep 19, 2021
2,867
5,067
42
Yeah it’s a good depth piece as he’s 6’9 and he really bangs the boards. I don’t think he’s a big part of the rotation, but he should make guys better in practice and could give some minutes if the bigs get into foul trouble. Still wish we had 5th year for Maliq 😫
 

Mac9192

Heisman
Jan 25, 2017
9,936
13,995
107
I hope he is physical, and can actually contribute on offense. We don’t need another cold body on offense.
 
Oct 27, 2025
738
235
43
If I have my math right, Scharnowski is 3 years removed from hs, so about 21. That's maturity.
While Belmont is not on the academic level of some schools we've gotten transfers from, their basketball program is better than Rice or Princeton or other Ivies.

10 & 6 at a midmajor isn't going to turn heads, but for other context, I think he was the 2nd leading scorer on a team that was a reg season conf champ and upset in their conference tournament to miss out on the NCAAT.
 

Mac9192

Heisman
Jan 25, 2017
9,936
13,995
107
I know videos of players can be made to look better than they are, but this Drew kid from Belmont has some swag. He looks to be very athletic. I didn’t see him take an outside shot, but he had strong similarities to Flagg.
 

christophero

Heisman
May 2, 2017
17,371
21,082
113
Get Sarr back and I'll be thrilled. I've been saying for years we need these non lottery drafted guys back. Blackwell visiting right before the portal deadline which is interesting.
 
Devils Illustrated

Latest

  1. 01 Devils Illustrated Football Good news, bad news in Duke’s first injury report
  2. 02 Devils Illustrated Football Duke’s ACC opponents for 2027 announced
  3. 03 Rivals Basketball Recruiting The biggest value in the 2027 recruiting class may be the high-upside wings; it starts with Rosser, Henry, and Montgomery
  4. 04 Devils Illustrated Football Know the foe: 5 things to know about Stanford
  5. 05 Rivals Football Recruiting Major programs stand out to 2028 4-star CB Franck Atangana with key visits happening this fall