**2026 Iowa Basketball Offseason & Transfer Portal Thread**

[HiawathaHawk]

Frankly looks and sounds like a slightly beefier but slower version of folgers.

Not sure how you’d watch and come to that conclusion.

 

[Jim Tebow]

Point being not clear that he provides the shot blocking and rebounding we all agreed a few days ago we needed to replace folgers with.

 

[CurdMan]

Point being not clear that he provides the shot blocking and rebounding we all agreed a few days ago we needed to replace folgers with.

That’s true. He’s nothing like Alvaro lol. He doesn’t shoot well, but is physical, really good defender, dunks the shit out of everything, rebounds, etc. He’d be a great fit.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

He would rebound. I doubt he would block shots, but he does have long arms to contest at least.

 

[CurdMan]

He would rebound. I doubt he would block shots, but he does have long arms to contest at least.

He is a better shot blocker than McKeever. Long arms and better instincts. Others have said it, but Scharnowski moves well enough to keep the hard hedge that Iowa employed this year with Cam.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

He would rebound. I doubt he would block shots, but he does have long arms to contest at least.

Caveat that he was coming from the MVC but his shot block rate was top 50 nationally. Significantly higher than what Cam’s was the year before. Probably would be worse than Fru, better than McKeever.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Caveat that he was coming from the MVC but his shot block rate was top 50 nationally. Significantly higher than what Cam’s was the year before. Probably would be worse than Fru, better than McKeever.

I don’t think they necessarily need a shot blocker. Honestly if Folgers would have been able to hold his spot in the post or wall up better he would have been fine, and probably worth what he is going to get paid.

 

[The Dad]

I don’t think they necessarily need a shot blocker. Honestly if Folgers would have been able to hold his spot in the post or wall up better he would have been fine, and probably worth what he is going to get paid.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

 

[Gushawk]

Folgers certainly had a lightness in the cakes about him as a post defender.

I however would like some shot blocking out of his replacement budget

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Folgers certainly had a lightness in the cakes about him as a post defender.

I however would like some shot blocking out of his replacement budget

Right, but our school has to make some choices about what is really important and what is nice to have.

 

[Gushawk]

A PG and limiting Pear minutes are the essentials.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Shot blocking is good but we need a Woodbury type. He would be great in this system.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

A PG and limiting Pear minutes are the essentials.

I would like a rebounder who can hold his spot against douche bigs, and can pass and finish on pick and roll plays.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

But a scoring guard is the most important thing.

 

[RecreationalGynecologist]

How do the two incoming FR project for next year ?

 

[Hawk&Balls]

*one

 

[RecreationalGynecologist]

For some reason I thought Coon and the west coast kid were both 2026

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Whoops. I forgot about coon

 

[Fletch]

 

[cloudhawk]

Lulz- plus Jesus johnny

 

[TurdBurgler]

The pear could develop physically into a usable piece. He's got skills offensively. Prolly not next year though.

 

[Fritz Fequiere]

What's the deal with Matteoni? Seems unlikely to be much of a contributor next year in his 3rd year out of high school. They really going to let him eat up a scholarship?

 

[Fletch]

I don’t care about the scholarship (don’t they get 15?), but his NIL should be $0

 

[LifelongHawk]

The pear could develop physically into a usable piece. He's got skills offensively. Prolly not next year though.

Way more optimistic than a year ago, he was far better than Les Jepson as a freshman=and Les Jepson sure would have helped this year.

 

[Fletch]

Who is Les Jepson?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Carly Rae’s dad

 

[HiawathaHawk]

 

[Dr. Zaius]

The pear could develop physically into a usable piece. He's got skills offensively. Prolly not next year though.

I bet he gets some decent minutes next year.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

I bet he gets some decent minutes next year.

I wouldn’t be surprised if he redshirts.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

@Shawneemicks would you like to weigh in

 

[cloudhawk]

Who is Les Jepson?

7'er From Bowbells North Dakota

 

[Russell Ziske]

Jespen

 

[Stomper15]

Maybe they go both bigs, and one guard. Would be virtually what they did this year on the guard front except more size and length down low.

 

[Shawneemicks]

@Shawneemicks would you like to weigh in

They need size. I’d probably be cool with two big fuckers that just defend & rebound

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

I would like Matteoni to quit and would like another ball handler in addition to Jan's totally real boyfriend.

 

[Jim Tebow]

Meh. You need a pipe hitting big rebounder. But beyond that stockpile guards. Cbb Is now and always will be a guards game.

 

[RecreationalGynecologist]

I see UCONN’s 7 footer hit the portal. He worth a look?

 

[Revolver]

Everybody needs to calm down.

 

[CleteyColgate]

I would like Matteoni to quit

Seems like we should have higher priorities

 

[Mitchandrsn]

 

[Gushawk]

Matteoni needs to be run off.

 

[Mitchandrsn]

Posting here as I think there was some buzz on him to Iowa as a possibility.

 

[Gushawk]

Actual didn’t want him anyway.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Matteoni needs to be run off.

He just got here

 

[Gushawk]

He just got here

 

[The Dad]

Hey Sunshine Bois, any updates on why we haven’t landed any of our targets yet? It seems like other schools are picking off their guys pretty easily and quickly.

Did I see ISU already has 5 commitments?

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Oh my god.

 

[The Dad]

Oh my god.

I’m going to need more info than that, buddy. Any ideas?

 

[Hawkmi]

Hey Sunshine Bois, any updates on why we haven’t landed any of our targets yet? It seems like other schools are picking off their guys pretty easily and quickly.

Did I see ISU already has 5 commitments?