Basketball Jacob Young in the Portal

[Raritan83]

So much for going overseas for money.

TheKnightReport - TRANSFER: Rutgers Basketball's Jacob Young enters transfer portal

Rutgers Hoops guard Jacob Young enters the transfer portal as a graduate transfer with the intent to play elsewhere.

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[MV9000]

What the hell? He’s 24. This one I can’t believe.

 

[Raritan83]

Exploring options apparently.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

What the hell? He’s 24. This one I can’t believe.

Why?

 

[zebnatto]

Yup, a surprise.

 

[MV9000]

Why?

everything pointed to him going for $$$

 

[RU to the Core]

This one is a head scratcher.

 

[Raritan83]

This is one that to me points to things being off. He is 24. I understood going professional overseas for the dollars but if he is open to staying in school for a year why not here. This isn't a move based on grad school.

 

[MadRU]

Doing to keep his options open. Not a surprise really.

 

[RUfan620]

Since everyone gets an extra year, why not throw your name in the portal (if you graduated)? Keeps another door opened if anything interests you. You can still go pro (which is where my money would still be for JY), but if an opportunity you can’t pass up comes up you can now go that route.

 

[RU to the Core]

Maybe he wants to go to a team where he’s the guy and he can put up 20+ points and improve his stock he’s been to the NCAA tournament now with two different teams so the glory of that maybe isn’t as sweet as being the superstar increasing your stock to make even more money overseas overseas

 

[S_Janowski]

He could just be testing the portal waters to see what options are out there.

If a top 5-10 team shows interest (which I’m sure they would) maybe he thinks it’s one last shot to get exposure and make to the league vs. going oversees.

 

[RU to the Core]

He’s the kind a player if given a long lease and you just have to go he could probably put up close to 30 points a game the team will probably lose a lot of those games but he could do that

 

[MV9000]

Being 24-25 in the ncaa isn’t going to improve his stock lol

 

[gregkoko]

If he is going to play college ball, obviously I'd prefer he stayed. If a blue blood came calling and basically handed him the keys, would be tough to say no though. Could really bump up his stock if he has any dream of playing in the NBA

 

[Raritan83]

He could just be testing the portal waters to see what options are out there.

If a top 5-10 team shows interest (which I’m sure they would) maybe he thinks it’s one last shot to get exposure and make to the league vs. going oversees.

Ok great so all good if Cliff O, Harper and Jones did that too? Let's see if someone better comes calling.

 

[cm_13]

Maybe he wants to go to a team where he’s the guy and he can put up 20+ points and improve his stock he’s been to the NCAA tournament now with two different teams so the glory of that maybe isn’t as sweet as being the superstar increasing your stock to make even more money overseas overseas

He turns 24 in September, so at this point if he stays in college for another year he wouldn’t be starting his pro career until age 25. Seems like an odd move.

 

[fluoxetine]

Ok great so all good if Cliff O, Harper and Jones did that too? Let's see if someone better comes calling.

Meh Young graduated right? It’s a bit different.

 

[NickKnight 1]

He left his first college to come to us. Now he is leaving us to go to his third. Why the surprise?
There is no such thing as loyalty anymore. You can give a scholarship to an unknown kid, invest 3 years
in him, he get famous and leaves not even having to explain himself. It is going to get worse and more worser, wait and see.

 

[AshCatchEm]

Pikiell has little control over his own program. Sad.

 

[RUSCFORMERLYRULOU]

Pikiell has little control over his own program. Sad.

Be careful. The board police will shout you down.

 

[JerseyShoreKnight]

It’s a backup plan. Put your name in the portal so you still have another shot at showing scouts what you can do if there isn’t any G-League or overseas interest. There should be interest though.

 

[ColonelRutgers]

Pikiell has little control over his own program. Sad.

Good one. There are 919 players not from Rutgers in the portal as of 3:49pm in case you haven't been paying attention.

Just curious, what coach out there does have control over his own program this year? I'll hang up and listen.

 

[Shields2]

Maybe seeing if there’s an option close to home for a year before going overseas? I figure Myles is going closer to home too.

 

[Raritan83]

Meh Young graduated right? It’s a bit different.

Why? He has the same opportunity to stay here and play as the others. The others might also want to lead a team, want to hear feedback, be on one that goes deeper in tourney, etc.

 

[AshCatchEm]

Good one. There are 919 players not from Rutgers in the portal as of 3:49pm in case you haven't been paying attention.

Yea? Are they starters from a tourney team too?

 

[RocktheRac]

There will be more. It' happing guys.

 

[hiwater]

Being 24-25 in the ncaa isn’t going to improve his stock lol

Maybe it will if he progresses next year as much as he did from last year to this year. He turned into a much better offensive and defensive player this year compared to last. If he made that kind of improvement next year, I think that he definitely winds up on an NBA roster despite being 25.

 

[RUSCFORMERLYRULOU]

I have no problem if he goes pro. But the transfer would bother me

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

If you didn’t see friction between him and some of his teammates throughout the year you weren’t looking.

 

[Joey Bags]

He'll put up MASSIVE numbers in an actual offense

 

[Joey Bags]

If you didn’t see friction between him and some of his teammates throughout the year you weren’t looking.

Please enlighten us.

The only friction I saw all season was RHJ and Myles woofing at each other during a few games.

 

[S_Janowski]

Ok great so all good if Cliff O, Harper and Jones did that too? Let's see if someone better comes calling.

Not sure why you would compare Young to any of them - totally different situation. None of them have graduated.

Young is graduated - it’s so common for kids to do a grad transfer year at a school that could be a perfect fit these days (for both basketball and football).

 

[RUChoppin]

Honestly surprised he's even entertaining a transfer - really thought he was 100% to professional ball in Europe, with a possibility of trying to get into the G-League. Really don't see how another year in college is going to improve his stock much.

 

[S_Janowski]

Pikiell has little control over his own program. Sad.

Lol not bothered by this one bit and don’t think it’s a reflection of Pikiell. Or the Myles transfer.

Now if Harper, Cliff, Paul or McConnell transfer then I would be very concerned.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

I am making an educated guess he is not going to Marquette.

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

This will all be interesting to see what happens. No comments or conclusions yet as this is still all up in the air. But Pikiell is so on the record with loving his players, how special things are, etc. Its certainly a different time, generation, process...but the ending will be interesting to dissect.

 

[MadRU]

 

[kapyoche]

The whole CBB is a total fraud.
He will be in big demand since he is very good.
Who cares how old he is?
Players are now playing into their 50s. Look at Brady.
He has 25 years left as a pro when he decides to go to the NBA.
Wish him the best.

 

[PiscatawayMike]

The transfer portal. It's...