OB73-I explained my rationale quite clearly so your statement is garbage. Why don't you put my posts on inactive status so that you don't have to read 'em. You're the most negative poster that I have to deal with here.

stu said:

---

Stanford's Kiki Iriafen entered the portal with a no-contact tag and will graduate this spring.

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/04/12/stanford-cardinal-star-iriafen-enters-transfer-portal-days-after-vanderveers-retirement-announcement/

---

although Brink got all the headlines and was deserving of National Defensive Player of the Year, and I actually thought Kiki was the better player.

huge loss for Stanford

given she's from southern cal, I wonder if she will transfer to ucla or usc who could probably pull together a big NIL bag to sign her

HoopDreams said:

---

stu said:

---

Stanford's Kiki Iriafen entered the portal with a no-contact tag and will graduate this spring.

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/04/12/stanford-cardinal-star-iriafen-enters-transfer-portal-days-after-vanderveers-retirement-announcement/

---

although Brink got all the headlines and was deserving of National Defensive Player of the Year, and I actually thought Kiki was the better player.

huge loss for Stanford

given she's from southern cal, I wonder if she will transfer to ucla or usc who could probably pull together a big NIL bag to sign her

---

Apparently when she committed to Stanford, her other finalists were Baylor, UCLA, UConn and Notre Dame according to Raoul's WBB Blog.

Used to be that a Stanford degree was enough to keep academically-oriented student~athletes wanting to stick around. Shows the effects that the growing NIL money is having. All top players have to consider it.

annarborbear said:

---

Used to be that a Stanford degree was enough to keep academically-oriented student~athletes wanting to stick around. Shows the effects that the growing NIL money is having. All top players have to consider it.

---

With summer bridge and summer school, many student athletes (including Kiki) actually get their degrees early. IIRC, Kiki will leave with a bachelor's from Stanford.

This Associated Press article names the 8 Oregon State Beavers that have entered the transfer portal. It was their starting five in the NCAA Tournament.
Paurova becomes eighth Oregon State player to enter the portal (yahoo.com)

Schroeder71 said:

---

This Associated Press article names the 8 Oregon State Beavers that have entered the transfer portal. It was their starting five in the NCAA Tournament.
Paurova becomes eighth Oregon State player to enter the portal (yahoo.com)

---

Ironic that some of these players, not being all that great, may get their best offer only from another WCC team. Or will ride the bench some place else.

Schroeder71 said:

---

This Associated Press article names the 8 Oregon State Beavers that have entered the transfer portal. It was their starting five in the NCAA Tournament.
Paurova becomes eighth Oregon State player to enter the portal (yahoo.com)

---

Maybe this gives center Sela a chance for more play time

annarborbear: Dominika Paurova led the comeback in the fourth quarter in Berkeley that gave the victory to Oregon State. She is a freshman guard who hit 6-6 field goals down the stretch to key the rally. Nobody on Cal had an answer for her and she finished with 16 points. Heck-I would not mind if she considered Cal. She could develop into a star.

Women's Basketball vs Oregon State on 1/19/2024 - Box Score - California Golden Bears Athletics (calbears.com)

Schroeder71 said:

---

OB73-I explained my rationale quite clearly so your statement is garbage. Why don't you put my posts on inactive status so that you don't have to read 'em. You're the most negative poster that I have to deal with here.

---

I don't even reply to you and only agreed to the posters comments about you. I don't read 99% of your comments but only when others reply to you.

CalWSportsFan said:

---

Re grad school options, I really think it depends on the discipline a student athlete may be looking for. Stanford has some strong programs as does Cal. " In all, some 30 Berkeley graduate programs ranked in the Top 10 in the country "

https://news.berkeley.edu/2024/04/08/best-graduate-schools-2024-rankings-us-news#:~:text=Schools%20and%20disciplines%20at%20Berkeley,Systems%20(No.%201)

---

Tara couldn't get the Ivy League transfers in Stanford so they went to USC.....this is what I have read or heard in the last few days.....There was no explanation given....

I don't know if she couldn't, or didn't want grad transfers given only a year of eligibility. It worked for Stanford…until it didn't.