Transfer Portal 2025

[BetweenTheLines]

Ty Xanders tweeted that Balsamo is a "no contact" portal entry. Meaning that he does not want schools reaching out to him. The only school's in contact with him will be through him reaching out.

Duke is one helluva degree. Outside of Ivy's... maybe a ND or UM degree would be comparable?

https://x.com/tyxanders/status/1796185514036408699

Chaminade West would welcome him. ND could get him back to Wall Street too.

[norcalhop]

Ty Xanders tweeted that Balsamo is a "no contact" portal entry. Meaning that he does not want schools reaching out to him. The only school's in contact with him will be through him reaching out.

Duke is one helluva degree. Outside of Ivy's... maybe a ND or UM degree would be comparable?

https://x.com/tyxanders/status/1796185514036408699

i think you're forgetting Hopkins..=). A few of us turned down Ivies as cross-admits.

[DA/PU]

Called someone a lil more in the know. Sounds like cuse is just a rumor. He’s trying to go Ivy - hearing UPenn.

That would make sense, Penn one of few IVY's who takes transfers and he'd certainly be a Day 1 starter.

Hm, I think every lax ivy allows transfers?

I thought Princeton and a few other's didn't but maybe your right.

Much to my dismay Princeton does not take transfers. Seems like the admin takes pride in being the most strict in the league (see their disastrous Covid policies). To my knowledge all of the other ivies take transfers, but vary in terms of how active they are with it and what sports take transfers. Off the top of my head Yale and Penn have been most willing recently to take transfers.

[norcalhop]

Called someone a lil more in the know. Sounds like cuse is just a rumor. He’s trying to go Ivy - hearing UPenn.

That would make sense, Penn one of few IVY's who takes transfers and he'd certainly be a Day 1 starter.

Hm, I think every lax ivy allows transfers?

I thought Princeton and a few other's didn't but maybe your right.

Much to my dismay Princeton does not take transfers. Seems like the admin takes pride in being the most strict in the league (see their disastrous Covid policies). To my knowledge all of the other ivies take transfers, but vary in terms of how active they are with it and what sports take transfers. Off the top of my head Yale and Penn have been most willing recently to take transfers.

They do take general transfers - it is just rare like most of the ivies and top privates (for undergraduate transfers):

https://admission.princeton.edu/transfer-students

[Finster]

Ty Xanders tweeted that Balsamo is a "no contact" portal entry. Meaning that he does not want schools reaching out to him. The only school's in contact with him will be through him reaching out.

Duke is one helluva degree. Outside of Ivy's... maybe a ND or UM degree would be comparable?

https://x.com/tyxanders/status/1796185514036408699

Chaminade West would welcome him. ND could get him back to Wall Street too.

Huge respect to Chaminade, but how often have they beaten St Anthony’s the last five years? The rivalry seems one sided these days? Duke South.

[DA/PU]

Called someone a lil more in the know. Sounds like cuse is just a rumor. He’s trying to go Ivy - hearing UPenn.

That would make sense, Penn one of few IVY's who takes transfers and he'd certainly be a Day 1 starter.

Hm, I think every lax ivy allows transfers?

I thought Princeton and a few other's didn't but maybe your right.

Much to my dismay Princeton does not take transfers. Seems like the admin takes pride in being the most strict in the league (see their disastrous Covid policies). To my knowledge all of the other ivies take transfers, but vary in terms of how active they are with it and what sports take transfers. Off the top of my head Yale and Penn have been most willing recently to take transfers.

https://admission.princeton.edu/transfer-students

I can’t name one transfer to the Princeton lacrosse team in program history. Can you? So they may take transfers in rare cases as a whole, but don’t see any evidence that applies to lacrosse. I’d be thrilled to be wrong and get Balsamo on the team haha. Just saying Penn and Yale seem to be more likely from Ivy.

[norcalhop]

Called someone a lil more in the know. Sounds like cuse is just a rumor. He’s trying to go Ivy - hearing UPenn.

That would make sense, Penn one of few IVY's who takes transfers and he'd certainly be a Day 1 starter.

Hm, I think every lax ivy allows transfers?

I thought Princeton and a few other's didn't but maybe your right.

Much to my dismay Princeton does not take transfers. Seems like the admin takes pride in being the most strict in the league (see their disastrous Covid policies). To my knowledge all of the other ivies take transfers, but vary in terms of how active they are with it and what sports take transfers. Off the top of my head Yale and Penn have been most willing recently to take transfers.

https://admission.princeton.edu/transfer-students

I can’t name one transfer to the Princeton lacrosse team in program history. Can you? So they may take transfers in rare cases as a whole, but don’t see any evidence that applies to lacrosse. I’d be thrilled to be wrong and get Balsamo on the team haha. Just saying Penn and Yale seem to be more likely from Ivy.

That's because Princeton didn't take transfers as a matter of policy until fall 2018 after discontinuing the transfer program in 1990. Still, to your point, I don't expect any undergraduate transfers to lax given the small number of transfers to begin with,

[DA/PU]

Called someone a lil more in the know. Sounds like cuse is just a rumor. He’s trying to go Ivy - hearing UPenn.

That would make sense, Penn one of few IVY's who takes transfers and he'd certainly be a Day 1 starter.

Hm, I think every lax ivy allows transfers?

I thought Princeton and a few other's didn't but maybe your right.

Much to my dismay Princeton does not take transfers. Seems like the admin takes pride in being the most strict in the league (see their disastrous Covid policies). To my knowledge all of the other ivies take transfers, but vary in terms of how active they are with it and what sports take transfers. Off the top of my head Yale and Penn have been most willing recently to take transfers.

https://admission.princeton.edu/transfer-students

I can’t name one transfer to the Princeton lacrosse team in program history. Can you? So they may take transfers in rare cases as a whole, but don’t see any evidence that applies to lacrosse. I’d be thrilled to be wrong and get Balsamo on the team haha. Just saying Penn and Yale seem to be more likely from Ivy.

That's because Princeton didn't take transfers as a matter of policy until fall 2018 after discontinuing the transfer program in 1990. Still, to your point, I don't expect any undergraduate transfers to lax given the small number of transfers to begin with,

Good clarity on their policies though thanks. In some ways I think it helps them in recruiting (and ivies as a whole) in that guys know transfers won’t take their spots.

[norcalhop]

https://x.com/tyxanders/status/1796194362356904292

Balsamo's finalists in high school were Duke, Princeton, Yale, Penn. So it does look like it will be ivy.

[BrownDad]

https://x.com/tyxanders/status/1796194362356904292

Balsamo's finalists in high school were Duke, Princeton, Yale, Penn. So it does look like it will be ivy.

In terms of Ivy transfer activity, Brown has taken 5 in the last 2 years. I think that makes them the most active recently.

[Typical Lax Dad]

Called someone a lil more in the know. Sounds like cuse is just a rumor. He’s trying to go Ivy - hearing UPenn.

That would make sense, Penn one of few IVY's who takes transfers and he'd certainly be a Day 1 starter.

Hm, I think every lax ivy allows transfers?

I thought Princeton and a few other's didn't but maybe your right.

Much to my dismay Princeton does not take transfers. Seems like the admin takes pride in being the most strict in the league (see their disastrous Covid policies). To my knowledge all of the other ivies take transfers, but vary in terms of how active they are with it and what sports take transfers. Off the top of my head Yale and Penn have been most willing recently to take transfers.

Aside from TD, who has transferred into Yale for lacrosse? Brown, Cornell and Penn have been more active but not sure of rising juniors for Brown. Harvard took a transfer from Amherst a few years ago. As for Princeton, supposedly Matt Moore and TD wanted to transfer in…

[Typical Lax Dad]

Called someone a lil more in the know. Sounds like cuse is just a rumor. He’s trying to go Ivy - hearing UPenn.

That would make sense, Penn one of few IVY's who takes transfers and he'd certainly be a Day 1 starter.

Hm, I think every lax ivy allows transfers?

I thought Princeton and a few other's didn't but maybe your right.

Much to my dismay Princeton does not take transfers. Seems like the admin takes pride in being the most strict in the league (see their disastrous Covid policies). To my knowledge all of the other ivies take transfers, but vary in terms of how active they are with it and what sports take transfers. Off the top of my head Yale and Penn have been most willing recently to take transfers.

https://admission.princeton.edu/transfer-students

I can’t name one transfer to the Princeton lacrosse team in program history. Can you? So they may take transfers in rare cases as a whole, but don’t see any evidence that applies to lacrosse. I’d be thrilled to be wrong and get Balsamo on the team haha. Just saying Penn and Yale seem to be more likely from Ivy.

That's because Princeton didn't take transfers as a matter of policy until fall 2018 after discontinuing the transfer program in 1990. Still, to your point, I don't expect any undergraduate transfers to lax given the small number of transfers to begin with,

Good clarity on their policies though thanks. In some ways I think it helps them in recruiting (and ivies as a whole) in that guys know transfers won’t take their spots.

Yep. Supposedly transfers will be from ex-military, community college or other low/moderate income candidates. Won’t be another lacrosse player from Chevy Chase or Garden City or so it seems.

[HopFan16]

Aside from TD, who has transferred into Yale for lacrosse? Brown, Cornell and Penn have been more active but not sure of rising juniors for Brown. Harvard took a transfer from Amherst a few years ago. As for Princeton, supposedly Matt Moore and TD wanted to transfer in…

Penn has taken some recently, including Mac Eldridge and Connell Kumar, both from UVA. Could definitely see Balsamo going to there. They need the offensive punch.

EDIT: Sorry misread your post, but the point still stands. Penn seems like a likely destination

[Typical Lax Dad]

Aside from TD, who has transferred into Yale for lacrosse? Brown, Cornell and Penn have been more active but not sure of rising juniors for Brown. Harvard took a transfer from Amherst a few years ago. As for Princeton, supposedly Matt Moore and TD wanted to transfer in…

Penn has taken some recently, including Mac Eldridge and Connell Kumar, both from UVA. Could definitely see Balsamo going to there. They need the offensive punch.

EDIT: Sorry misread your post, but the point still stands. Penn seems like a likely destination

Thanks. I can see Penn being and option. Burkinshaw was also a UVA transfer to Penn. I would speculate that Harvard, Princeton, Yale and Dartmouth are not likely transfer destinations.

[rolldodge]

Ty Xanders
@tyxanders
@TerpsMLax
attackman Eric Malever has entered the portal as a grad transfer, per a source. Posting 15g/22a as a senior, the former Top 10 recruit racked up 105 points in three seasons in College Park, missing all of 2023 after putting up 48 points for the national champs in ‘22.

https://x.com/tyxanders/status/1796249493223899235

[ALaudico7]

Eric Malevar (Maryland) entering the portal

https://twitter.com/tyxanders/status/17 ... 3223899235

[JeremyCuse]

Malever in the portal. That's more shocking then Balsamo.

[HopFan16]

Wowza

[HopFan16]

Incoming transfers to
Boston U: Sam Burns (M, Ohio State)
Canisius: Jeff Douglas (D, Ursinus)
Delaware: Cory Capri (A, Yale)
Duke: Aiden Blake (M, Cornell), Graham Blake (A, Harvard), Paul Weathington (SSDM, Princeton)
Hofstra: Jon Singer (G, Ursinus)
Jacksonville: Drew Kessenich (M, Detroit Mercy)
Johns Hopkins: Jack Monfort (SSDM, Yale), John McKee (FO, Dickinson), Patrick Hackler (SSDM, Yale)
Maryland: Noah Armitage (M, Stony Brook), Bryce Ford (A, Fairfield)
Michigan: Pace Billings (LSM, Princeton), Lukas Stanat (M, Princeton), Will Byrne (A, Bowdoin), DJ Dixon (M, Wesleyan)
NJIT: Russ Maher (M, Johns Hopkins)
North Carolina: Michael Gianforcaro (G, Princeton), Spencer Wirtheim (M, Cornell), Nick Dupuis (A, Stony Brook), Andrew O'Berry (SSDM, Harvard)
Notre Dame: Greg Campisi (LSM, Harvard)
Rutgers: Joseph Juengerkes (SSDM, Princeton), Ethan Barnard (FO, Bowdoin)
Syracuse: Mike Grace (D, RIT)

*Notable* players in portal:
Attack
Eric Malever, Maryland
Luke Grayum, Richmond
Dutch Furlong, Bucknell
Matthew Keegan, Binghamton
Chris Patterson, Hobart
Jeb Brenfleck, Penn State
Mason Bregman, UMass
Fulton Bayman, Notre Dame
Davis Lindsey, Loyola
Blake Behlen, Stony Brook
Matt Caputo, Ohio State

Midfield
Johnny Hackett, Bryant
Ryan Donnery, Quinnipiac
Trace Hogan, Merrimack
Brian Russell, Merrimack
Tommy Barnds, Princeton
Chris Cusolito, Providence
Shane O'Leary, UMass
Jack Aimone, Rutgers
Vinnie Trujillo, Syracuse
Charles Balsamo, Duke

Defense
Colin Hart, Brown
Mitch Dunham, Mount St. Mary's
Aiden Bodonyi, Ohio State
AJ Hernandez, Navy
Brooks Rhine, Hobart

Goalie
Luke Staudt, Loyola
Jamison MacLachlan, Stony Brook
Connor Theriault, Brown
Jack VanValkenburgh, Albany

FO
Nick Ramsey, Yale
Tyler Sandoval, Princeton
Caleb Hammett, UMass
Rocco Mareno, Towson

[DocBarrister]

Malever in the portal. That's more shocking then Balsamo.

Good players.

Think the transfer portal will always have significant talent in it. It won’t end with the Covid classes. If anything, NIL and even (possibly in the future) direct payments (for example, “transfer bonuses”) will draw players into the portal. Most transfers will transfer for the most common reasons today: academic, lacrosse, and personal reasons.

DocBarrister