2025 NSIC transfer portal

[DapperDan]

Thanks, I appreciate the context. This was mentioned previously by another poster:
Winona "lived" in the portal the last couple of years because their core was pulled a part by D1s taking their guys as part of this new phenomenon of NIL.

So I wanted to see if it were true or if it was more dramatization. Seems that’s not the case so perhaps it’s another reason?

The only one I can think of last year was Conor Dillon who was an absolute star at Winona, transferred to his hometown Bradley, and saw very little action. He was a fifth year grad student who I think had a COVID year to spend. He gave Winona four years so you can’t complain about that. We will see how Haertle is received. I expect he will be used more than sparingly as I don’t rate the Summit on balance as that much above the better NSIC teams.

[NSICHoops]

At the Big 10 level I think walk ons are pretty much viewed as practice players. The gophers always seem to have one or two and they never find the court. Maybe someone will come up with an example or two where a walk on amounted to something but I can’t think of any.

Jack Janicki from WBL is playing at Wisconsin.

[Stanger86]

Minot just picked up a transfer from NDSU

[simple as a $3 bill]

Per Verbal Commits https://www.verbalcommits.com/transfers here is a listing of the current NSIC player related to the transfer portal. I don't have all the social media platforms, so might not be absolutely up to date.
There are currently 1297 D2 players in the portal.
Updated 4-25

Augie -- Kelton Coleman, Malyk Robertz
Bemidji -- Daxton Dayley, Peyton Newburn, Jareon Mayo, Nathan Fenske(in from Southwest), Malang Athian, Caden Selby
Concordia -- Will Boser, Patrick Bath(in from NDSU), Marcus Burks(in from Northern)
Jamestown -- Henry Meyer(in from Maryville)
Mary -- Wylee Delorme(North Dakota), Nick Harrel, Daniel Hong, Ty Johnson, Jeremiah Jones, Xavier Lewis, Alex Mattes, Kevin McGaskey, Ty Rogers, Marquel Saleek
Crookston -- Christian Bowen-Webb, Micah Garrett, Andrew Stokes, Aguek Deng, Jordan Mitchell
Duluth -- Manny Montgomery
Mankato -- Holden Arnamon(Morningside), Ahrman Lewis(in from Emporia State)
Moorhead -- Jamir Price(Denver), Brody Wishart(North Central University), Logan Kinsey(Denver), Carson Johnson(Denver), Shaun Wysocki(Denver), Corleone Dandridge(Denver), Jaden Doyle
Southwest -- Nathan Fenske(Bemidji State), Matt Thompson
Minot -- Lual Lual, Caleb Van De Griend(Idaho State), Ayoube Berthe, Jaden Wysocki
Northern -- Devon Brooke, James Glenn, Kaleb Mitchell, Ethan Russell, Marcus Burks(Concordia), Kwat Abdelkarim
Sioux Falls -- Eli Ehrke(Gustavus Adolphus), Clayton Morisch(Austin Peay), Kenji Scales(Wisconsin-Eau Claire), Shawn Warrior, Jacob Taitte
SCSU -- Jamir Allen, Lucas Morgan, Hanif Muhammad
Wayne -- Aiden Sullivan, PJ Chambers
Winona --Ahmad Artis, Tyler Orr, Mikail Harmison, Jher-R Jones, Devon Fielding(Wisconsin-LaCrosse), Arias Alijosius(Lewis University), Luke Haertle(South Dakota State), Ryan Heise(in from Upper Iowa)

[simple as a $3 bill]

Jackson Moni once again in the portal.

[Moorhead123]

Minot just picked up a transfer from NDSU

Derrick Dissete (spelling?). Former Minot High School player and former ND Mr. basketball, I believe. He has some athleticism, but didn’t get much playing time at NDSU.

[Stanger86]

There are a number of reasons that players get overlooked on the recruiting trail. These include level of competition, quality of teammates, grades, location, size, skill set. Some of those reasons can correct themselves with D2 college success to where they become coveted in the transfer portal, while others do not.

For example, had Bergstraser not left for Denver, I don't know if Carson Johnson would have ever received Division I interest, largely due to his size. If the Leaf-era Warriors had the transfer portal, I don't know if John Smith would have received offers good enough to leave Winona because Division I schools rarely build around 6-foot-8 centers. On the other hand, I think guys like Jonte Flowers and Cody Schilling almost certainly would have received tempting offers. Their limited recruiting interest out of high school had nothing to do with their size or skills, I'm sure.

Each kid has to make a decision in his or her own best interest. It's easy to sit on a couch and say "that's a Division I player" or "that kid is better off in Division II". I think even coaches get stuck saying that sometimes. I remember one regional kid in particular, whose offers were SMSU, SCSU and a tiny Division I program out east. I remember thinking it was a mistake for him to go Division I because he would probably just sit on the end of the bench for his whole career. He went to the Division I program, and ended up as one of the best players in program history. I believe he's still playing pro ball in Europe after nearly a decade.

[Moorhead123]

There are a number of reasons that players get overlooked on the recruiting trail. These include level of competition, quality of teammates, grades, location, size, skill set. Some of those reasons can correct themselves with D2 college success to where they become coveted in the transfer portal, while others do not.

For example, had Bergstraser not left for Denver, I don't know if Carson Johnson would have ever received Division I interest, largely due to his size. If the Leaf-era Warriors had the transfer portal, I don't know if John Smith would have received offers good enough to leave Winona because Division I schools rarely build around 6-foot-8 centers. On the other hand, I think guys like Jonte Flowers and Cody Schilling almost certainly would have received tempting offers. Their limited recruiting interest out of high school had nothing to do with their size or skills, I'm sure.

Each kid has to make a decision in his or her own best interest. It's easy to sit on a couch and say "that's a Division I player" or "that kid is better off in Division II". I think even coaches get stuck saying that sometimes. I remember one regional kid in particular, whose offers were SMSU, SCSU and a tiny Division I program out east. I remember thinking it was a mistake for him to go Division I because he would probably just sit on the end of the bench for his whole career. He went to the Division I program, and ended up as one of the best players in program history. I believe he's still playing pro ball in Europe after nearly a decade.

I hate the “he’s a D1 player” statement. There’s been all kinds of D1 players (mostly mid major type players) that played D2 basketball in the NSIC in the past. Many different reasons for it, and in most cases probably the best decision was to play D2. The only thing that’s really changed for many players in the transfer portal era is the NIL money available today. There will be plenty guys that will get a little bit of NIL money at a mid major D1 schools and likely regret the decision to leave a good D2 situation. It will be interesting to see if some D2 schools are able to find some reasonable NIL money for players. I’m sure a few schools will be able to do so (I believe some already do, on a small scale).

[simple as a $3 bill]

Per Verbal Commits https://www.verbalcommits.com/transfers here is a listing of the current NSIC player related to the transfer portal. I don't have all the social media platforms, so might not be absolutely up to date.
There are currently 1327 D2 players in the portal.
Updated 5-5

Augie -- Kelton Coleman, Malyk Robertz
Bemidji -- Daxton Dayley, Peyton Newburn, Jareon Mayo, Nathan Fenske(in from Southwest), Malang Athian, Caden Selby, Kaleb Larson
Concordia -- Will Boser, Patrick Bath(in from NDSU), Marcus Burks(in from Northern)
Jamestown -- Henry Meyer(in from Maryville)
Mary -- Wylee Delorme(North Dakota), Nick Harrel, Daniel Hong, Ty Johnson, Jeremiah Jones, Xavier Lewis, Alex Mattes, Kevin McGaskey, Ty Rogers, Marquel Saleek
Crookston -- Christian Bowen-Webb, Micah Garrett, Andrew Stokes, Aguek Deng, Jordan Mitchell
Duluth -- Manny Montgomery
Mankato -- Holden Arnamon(Morningside), Ahrman Lewis(in from Emporia State)
Moorhead -- Jamir Price(Denver), Brody Wishart(North Central University), Logan Kinsey(Denver), Carson Johnson(Denver), Shaun Wysocki(Denver), Corleone Dandridge(Denver), Jaden Doyle
Southwest -- Nathan Fenske(Bemidji State), Matt Thompson
Minot -- Lual Lual, Caleb Van De Griend(Idaho State), Ayoube Berthe, Jaden Wysocki
Northern -- Devon Brooke, James Glenn, Kaleb Mitchell, Ethan Russell, Marcus Burks(Concordia), Kwat Abdelkarim
Sioux Falls -- Eli Ehrke(Gustavus Adolphus), Clayton Morisch(Austin Peay), Kenji Scales(Wisconsin-Eau Claire), Shawn Warrior, Jacob Taitte
SCSU -- Jamir Allen, Lucas Morgan, Hanif Muhammad, Bob Greischen(in fromWest Texas A&M)
Wayne -- Aiden Sullivan, PJ Chambers
Winona --Ahmad Artis, Tyler Orr, Mikail Harmison, Jher-R Jones, Devon Fielding(Wisconsin-LaCrosse), Arias Alijosius(Lewis University), Luke Haertle(South Dakota State), Ryan Heise(in from Upper Iowa)

[BurlingameRoad]

Per Verbal Commits https://www.verbalcommits.com/transfers here is a listing of the current NSIC player related to the transfer portal. I don't have all the social media platforms, so might not be absolutely up to date.
There are currently 1327 D2 players in the portal.
Updated 5-5

Augie -- Kelton Coleman, Malyk Robertz
Bemidji -- Daxton Dayley, Peyton Newburn, Jareon Mayo, Nathan Fenske(in from Southwest), Malang Athian, Caden Selby, Kaleb Larson
Concordia -- Will Boser, Patrick Bath(in from NDSU), Marcus Burks(in from Northern)
Jamestown -- Henry Meyer(in from Maryville)
Mary -- Wylee Delorme(North Dakota), Nick Harrel, Daniel Hong, Ty Johnson, Jeremiah Jones, Xavier Lewis, Alex Mattes, Kevin McGaskey, Ty Rogers, Marquel Saleek
Crookston -- Christian Bowen-Webb, Micah Garrett, Andrew Stokes, Aguek Deng, Jordan Mitchell
Duluth -- Manny Montgomery
Mankato -- Holden Arnamon(Morningside), Ahrman Lewis(in from Emporia State)
Moorhead -- Jamir Price(Denver), Brody Wishart(North Central University), Logan Kinsey(Denver), Carson Johnson(Denver), Shaun Wysocki(Denver), Corleone Dandridge(Denver), Jaden Doyle
Southwest -- Nathan Fenske(Bemidji State), Matt Thompson
Minot -- Lual Lual, Caleb Van De Griend(Idaho State), Ayoube Berthe, Jaden Wysocki
Northern -- Devon Brooke, James Glenn, Kaleb Mitchell, Ethan Russell, Marcus Burks(Concordia), Kwat Abdelkarim
Sioux Falls -- Eli Ehrke(Gustavus Adolphus), Clayton Morisch(Austin Peay), Kenji Scales(Wisconsin-Eau Claire), Shawn Warrior, Jacob Taitte
SCSU -- Jamir Allen, Lucas Morgan, Hanif Muhammad, Bob Greischen(in fromWest Texas A&M)
Wayne -- Aiden Sullivan, PJ Chambers
Winona --Ahmad Artis, Tyler Orr, Mikail Harmison, Jher-R Jones, Devon Fielding(Wisconsin-LaCrosse), Arias Alijosius(Lewis University), Luke Haertle(South Dakota State), Ryan Heise(in from Upper Iowa)

Jeremiah Jones from Mary is now at Washburn.

[Stanger86]

I'll add another I've seen, since Verbal Commits can be slow sometimes

Jaden Wysocki from Minot to CSP