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Kellogg and his staff have had no time to sit back and relax since wrapping up that endeavor. They quickly transitioned from last season to the next one in trying to fill the big shoes left by the departures of graduating senior starters JJ Quinerly, Kyah Watson and Kylee Blacksten.

òòò½ÊÓƵœThis is total chaos right now, and weòòò½ÊÓƵ™re thriving in chaos, though we donòòò½ÊÓƵ™t have much choice,òòò½ÊÓƵ� Kellogg said. òòò½ÊÓƵœIòòò½ÊÓƵ™m telling you, the last two weeks of my life, Iòòò½ÊÓƵ™ve never had anything like this. This has just been crazy.

òòò½ÊÓƵœI think we had six different visits over six straight days,òòò½ÊÓƵ� Kellogg told MetroNews. òòò½ÊÓƵœLiterally, weòòò½ÊÓƵ™d fly one in and have the visit the next day. Then weòòò½ÊÓƵ™ll repeat that the next day. Itòòò½ÊÓƵ™s like Groundhog Day for six days in a row.òòò½ÊÓƵ�

It may be chaotic, but it is paying off for Kellogg, as òòò½ÊÓƵU has secured official commitments from highly regarded transfers such as Kierra Wheeler, a 6-foot-1 senior forward from Norfolk State; Carter McCray, a 6-foot-1 junior forward from Wisconsin; Riley Makalusky, a 6-foot-2 junior wing from Butler; and Loghan Johnson, a 5-foot-10 junior guard from Texas Tech.

This quartet of transfers will join a returning core contingent of seniors-to-be Jordan Harrison, Sydney Shaw, Sydney Woodley and CeCe Riviere and sophomore-to-be Jordan Thomas, as well as incoming freshman Madie Parrish.

Johnson averaged 5.4 points while shooting 52.3% for Texas Tech last season. Makalusky averaged 8.1 points per game for Butler, and McCray, the Horizon League Freshman of the Year at Northern Kentucky in 2023-24, transferred to Wisconsin last season and averaged 10.6 points and 7.1 rebounds for the Badgers. Wheeler was an inside force for Norfolk State, averaging 15.8 points and 8.9 rebounds while earning first-team All-MEAC honors this past season.

òòò½ÊÓƵœLoghan Johnson is a tough kid who played really well at the end of the year,òòò½ÊÓƵ� Kellogg said of the Houston native. òòò½ÊÓƵœSheòòò½ÊÓƵ™s a phenomenal fit for what we do.

òòò½ÊÓƵœRiley Makalusky led the Big East in 3-point shooting as a freshman, shooting 47% from 3. She is really skilled. We also recruited her sister (Maya, who signed last fall with Indiana), so we got to know the family well,òòò½ÊÓƵ� Kellogg continued.

òòò½ÊÓƵœCarter McCray is an elite defender and rebounder. She also scores at a really high rate, one of the most efficient kids in the country offensively. Then Kierra Wheeler òòò½ÊÓƵ” she goes by MeMe òòò½ÊÓƵ” is just a winner. They won so many games at Norfolk State (83-18 in Wheeleròòò½ÊÓƵ™s three seasons with the Spartans). She had 20 (points) and seven (rebounds) in the NCAA tournament against Maryland in a game they couldòòò½ÊÓƵ™ve and probably shouldòòò½ÊÓƵ™ve won.òòò½ÊÓƵ�

Like most of college athletics today, assembling a womenòòò½ÊÓƵ™s basketball roster entails having the ability to offer money to athletes in the form of NIL and/or revenue sharing.

òòò½ÊÓƵœWeòòò½ÊÓƵ™re (general managers) now,òòò½ÊÓƵ� Kellogg said. òòò½ÊÓƵœWeòòò½ÊÓƵ™re piecing it together. How much money do you have left to go get kids, and who are those still available. Itòòò½ÊÓƵ™s an interesting dynamic, thatòòò½ÊÓƵ™s for sure.òòò½ÊÓƵ�