Portal MBB 2025

[Berkman]

I would not miss either of them if they leave.

[Juice Stand]

What level of confidence do you have that we'll be able to recruit at a higher level than those two guys? I tend to want to give guys a chance to develop, even if they were underwhelming, and I believe in building continuity. I'm just not sure we'll find anyone better than those two. VCU and ASU thought they were good enough, I'm willing to give them a chance.

I have very little confidence in anything this staff does, but if we can’t get any better than Watson and Foster than we really are cooked. There was minimal development throughout the season and they’re both sophomores… they hardly cracked the rotation on one of the worst UMass teams in the last 20 years.

I agree with everything you said about the players. I'm just willing to give a little more time for development, and also seeing what they could do moving to the MAC. I'm reminded of Dyondre Dominguez, who was useless and totally out of place for two years, then blossomed in his 3rd to become an important piece on a team that was making some noise until they lost their star PG to injury. With Akil gone, maybe Foster makes that 3rd year jump, maybe not, or maybe he transfers.

[bobolink]

Marqui Worthy reported to be in the portal now

[NilesGold]

Mass Collective indicating something is happening imminently.

My guess is that they have a portL commitment from Gavin Walsh.

[Juice Stand]

Marqui Worthy reported to be in the portal now

Not surprised by Marqui moving on. California kid that stuck with it for a second year and showed some improvement. He did good things for this squad and gave plenty of hustle. Best of luck to him going forward.

[minutefanjsf]

Marqui Worthy reported to be in the portal now

Not surprised by Marqui moving on. California kid that stuck with it for a second year and showed some improvement. He did good things for this squad and gave plenty of hustle. Best of luck to him going forward.

Not surprised. Hoped he would stay. He definitely improved.

[MikeUMA]

^Ha ha, and just like that...Akil Watson has entered the portal: https://twitter.com/acsamaha/status/1907096990514585892

I wonder if he tries to play with his brother, Tarik, who just finished his freshman season at Marist. They're from the area in NY State.

[DoctorJ]

I like Worthy and thought he'd be back. Bummer...

Malek and Akil were not as productive as I hoped. I think Akil should go play with his brother at Marist. They were pretty good last year. I'd be surprised if Malek sticks around.

If Gavin Walsh is the guy from Binghamton, mentioned above, he has nice numbers, was a starter. Interesting...

Just listened to Being Frank, it was pretty informative.

[JoleonLescottsHair]

Worthy improved, yes, but…hopefully we all do. To his credit, he was one of the few guys who showed stones down the stretch and showed me something with his taking it to the hoop. But he still made really bad decisions and couldn’t shoot outside of 10 feet. That said, if we can trade his portal announcement for Rivera or Abdelgowad’s, PLEASE let’s do so.

[69MG]

There should at least be a small plaque somewhere recognizing Worthy's 3-pointer at the end of regulation in the Fordham game to send it to overtime. Most likely his biggest contribution. Maybe the commitment of Brown influenced his decision.

[NilesGold]

Mass Collective indicating something is happening imminently.

My guess is that they have a portL commitment from Gavin Walsh.

Starting to doubt my guess, maybe it's DHS staying and signing an NIL deal?

[Juice Stand]

There should at least be a small plaque somewhere recognizing Worthy's 3-pointer at the end of regulation in the Fordham game to send it to overtime. Most likely his biggest contribution. Maybe the commitment of Brown influenced his decision.

He was also nails for us in the home win over Dayton. Made some absolutely clutch plays.

[stevemaz]

I salute Worthy for his exceptional effort. That said, I do no want a guard who is a horrific 3 pt shooter on the team.

[doubledribble]

Frank’s thoughts on season…

https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-men-s- ... n-60366254

[MakeMullinsGreatAgain]

DHS just announced he's back!!!