The transfer portal has been on fire, but we are seeing some Mid-Majors beat the odds and return key players, including:
- Austin Peay
- McNeese
- Vermont
- UIC
- Valparaiso
- And more!
Check out the full list below!👇
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Marlins fan here, so actually entering the season with expectations means that I'm going to face heartbreak by September.
He jumped to Lyonso in the France-NM1 League where he finished averaging 9.6 points, 2.1 assists, and shooting nearly 47% from inside through 17 games.
Martinez is crafty on offense and can take over to facilitate offense for the rest of the team.
Anthony Martinez has told us that he is entering the transfer portal.
The 6'2 guard played his freshman season at Monmouth after stellar campaigns in France.
While playing for Orleans in the U21 circuit, he averaged 20.8 points, 3.9 assists, and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 51% from inside.
With two of their most talented players coming back, the Governors are already positioning themselves for success in the 2026-2027 season after putting together a strong campaign this year.
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He averaged 16.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and one steal per game while shooting 65.5% overall from the floor.
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Rashaud Marshall finished the season in the top percentile of offensive players with a 130.2 offensive rating which was 55th overall. He was 24th in effective field goal percentage, 21st in true shooting percentage, and 87th in two-point shooting percentage.
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He averaged 13.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 2.1 steals per game while shooting 43.1% overall from the floor and 31.3% from beyond the arc. He put up some incredible games like 16 points with 14 assists against Bellarmine and racking up seven steals against North Florida.
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Collins put up incredible metrics in his freshmen season. He finished with a 26.4 assist rate which was 164th best in the country and a 4.1 steal percentage which was 30th overall.
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While the transfer portal has exploded with an enormous volume of entries, some mid-major teams are finding success at retaining key talent.
The Austin Peay Governors are returning two of their key players in Zyree Collins & Rashaud Marshall.
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My Pacers are a tough watch, but looking forward to a potential top pick so 🤷♂️
Let's go! Catching a couple next weekend as well
Ring Malith was phenomenal to follow at SIUE. Paired with Ray'Sean Taylor, he helped lead the Cougars to their best season in program history and first NCAA Tournament appearance.
There will be a long list of suitors.
I'm not for sure why, but Kevair Kennedy would just make sense to me
That'd be the lineup to get Boston College going in the right direction
Other schools can't win if you take them all 🤷
With over a thousand of players in the portal already, who do you want your team to target?
Dusty May...FAU legend.
Congratulations to the Michigan Wolverines!
With that, the 2026 season comes to a close.
Time to lock in on the portal. We'll see you tomorrow 🫡
WE'RE GETTING FROSTIES
As the season officially comes to a close, thank you all for following along this year!
It's hard to believe that on our first article we published we had just 26 views to now growing towards 1,000 subscribers and over 2,300 of you here.
Cheers to continued growth!
The 2026 Coaching Carousel has been a rollercoaster and it's still not over.
Landing a coach with experience and a winning track record can flip your program in just one year.
These are five of the top Mid-Major hires we'll be keeping an eye on:
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Disappointing end to the NIT
What a disaster of an ending to regulation for Tulsa
We're headed to overtime in the NIT Championship
Tulsa 💔💔💔
Game of the day (4/5):
- Tulsa vs Auburn in the NIT Finals ~ 7pm CST
Al Gore is running in this one right?
Michigan might be a wagon....what a first half
If you think that the Selection Committee is going to put in 26+ win Mid-Majors over sub .500 Power Conference teams in the expanded tournament...you are out of your mind.
