I do not think they have another center on the roster
FWIW, GT has a couple of 7 footers plus 6-9 and 6-10 PFs on their 2026-27 roster.
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dish! Sounds like you have some intel!
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Not sure if it means anything but Zelee posted pics of himself in a Cal uni (w/ β#not committedβ disclaimer) after his visit to Berkeley, but didnβt do the same after the follow-ups with the Niners and Texas Tech.
As for Martinez, there were a couple of reports that he would visit NC State yesterday, but those were refuted by Pack Pride (formerly Pack Insider) and the latter seems to be the correct one.
I donβt, unfortunately
TRANSFER PORTAL CONTACTS (5-15)
Player + former school β new school
COMMITTED/SIGNED
Ryan Evans G/F 6-6 SO Gaston College (Juco) β CHARLOTTE
Dorian Finister G 6-5 RS-JR Louisiana β CHARLOTTE
Jayden Fort F 6-9 RS-FR Georgetown β CHARLOTTE
Dylan Grant F 6-8 SO Rutgers β CHARLOTTE
Jizzle James PG 6-3 JR Cincinnati β CHARLOTTE
Peyton Marshall C 7-0 SO Georgia Tech β CHARLOTTE
Tyler McKinley F 6-9 FR Cincinnati β CHARLOTTE
Jordi Rodriguez G 6-6 FR Cincinnati β CHARLOTTE
Keyshuan Tillery G 6-1 FR Cincinnati β CHARLOTTE
STILL AVAILABLE
Jerald Colonel F 6-9 SR Stephen F. Austin β ?
Josh Hayes F 6-9 JR Utah β ?
Melian Martinez C 7-0 JR Louisiana Tech β ?
Leano Rolle G/F 6-7 SO Southwest Mississippi CC (Juco) β ?
Kyree Walker SF 6-6 Mongolian BL β ?
COMMITTED ELSEWHERE
Tybo Bailey G 6-2 SO East Carolina β Southeastern Louisiana
Blake Barkley F 6-8 SO East Tennessee β Grand Canyon
Abdul Bashir G 6-7 JR Auburn β San Francisco
Matt Gray G/F 6-7 SO Davis & Elkins (D2) β Missouri State
Aaron Hall F 6-8 JR Coker (D2) β Southern
James Houser C 7-0 FR Penn State β Florida Gulf Coast
Ryan Hunt 7-0 F/C SO Eastern Arizona College (Juco) β TCU
Del Jones G 6-3 SO Radford β Seton Hall
Amir Lindsey G 5-11 SO UAlbany β Fordham
Chris Loofe F 6-11 JR Middle Tennessee β Tulsa
Sir Mohammed G 6-6 SO Notre Dame β Penn
Nyle Ralph-Beyer G 6-4 SO Sacred Heart β VCU
Justin Ray G 6-3 SO Monmouth β Wake Forest
Jason Rivera-Torres F 6-7 JR Monmouth β High Point
Elijah Strong F 6-8 JR South Carolina β Saint Louis
Aly Tounkara C 7-0 SO Arkansas State β Boston College
EJ Walker F 6-7 FR South Carolina β Western Kentucky
Cameron Wallace F 6-8 JR Little Rock β Southern Miss
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2026 HS/PREP RECRUITING (5-15)
COMMITTED TO CHARLOTTE
Frank Oguche 6-7 SF
1 of 1 Academy (NC)
Reclassified to 2025 and signed
Lance Barnes 6-3 CG
Early Legacy College (SC)
Re-opened recruitment following coaching change at Tennessee Tech and committed 5-15-26
OFFERED - STILL AVAILABLE
Kaleb Davis 6-11 F
Houston HS (Memphis, TN)
Mike Jones 5-10 PG
Moravian Prep (NC)
Markus Kerr 6-6 SG
Brewster Academy (NH)
Reclassified to 2027
Joseph Martin 6-2 CG
The Rock School (FL)
Isaiah Williams 6-6 G
1 of 1 Academy (NC)
Reclassified to 2027
Marcus Zelee 6-3 PG
Austin Prep (TX)
Niners re-offered 3-31-2026
CONTACTED/INTERESTED - STILL AVAILABLE
Yale Davis 5-11 PG
Zephyrhills Christian Academy (FL)
Reclassified to 2027
Teodor SimiΔ 7-1 C
North Macedonia
OFFERED - COMMITTED ELSEWHERE
Trey Beamer 6-3 G - FIU
Tarris Bouie 6-6 G - Alabama
Justin Caldwell 6-9 F - Georgetown
Bradley Floyd 6-5 G - Austin Peay
Devin Hutcherson 6-5 G - Kansas State
Cody Peck 6-10 F - Dayton
Ashton Pierce 6-2 G - Sacramento St
Rider Portela 6-5 G - Colorado
Will Stevens 6-10 C - Clemson
Rassell Young 6-2 G - Gaston College (Juco)
CONTACTED/INTERESTED - COMMITTED ELSEWHERE
Korie Corbett 6-4 G - UAB
Kobe Edwards 6-2 G - Charleston
Elton James 6-7 W - Georgia Southern
Logan Johnson 6-4 G - UNC Asheville
Rivers Knight 6-9 F - Purdue
Michael Phillips 6-6 G
Reclassified to 2025 and signed with Marquette
Lance Barnes stood out in high school. Local kid. Will be interesting to see how he plays in college.
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New portal rankings? Do we go up, down, stay the same? Hoping a 7β center from Georgia Tech, former 4* will help.
Per 247, Niners have dropped to #67 after being in a tie at #62 when I checked a week and a half ago. Memphis still tops in AC at #49 - down from #47 on May 5th.
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Iβd take tgese portal rankings with a grain of salt as they havenβt even evaluated some of our best guys like grant
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Did you ever see him play?
Do we have any scholarships remaining?
Four.
Three
Two! One! Happy new year
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Agree to take rankings with a grain of salt.
Link to the 247 list for Charlotte, which rates Grant a 3 star 
https://247sports.com/college/charlotte/season/2026-basketball/transferportal/?institutionkey=24318
Itβs like gardening.
You might get a great crop. You might not. If you do a good job tending to it and have some luck then it could be great. If you get bad luck it could be bad.
From my perspective all these players seem like they have something to offer and with good coaching and a little luck we should be very competitive in the conference.
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Should be a top half of conference team.
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