MEET THE TEAM

George Michalowski

Co-founder, Director of Recruiting

George Michalowski co-founded The Portal Report in 2022 with the goal of creating a media outlet completely focused on the transfer portal recruiting scene. Michalowski led TPR’s Scouting Team in 2023, working directly with more than 150 college basketball staffs in their transfer portal recruiting process. In addition to his role with The Portal Report, Michalowski works for Pittsburgh Sports Now as the site’s Pitt basketball beat writer.

Matt Kraemer

Director of Analytics

Kraemer joined The Portal Report in September 2023. A certified data analyst and certified public accountant, Kraemer provides expertise in several areas throughout the company. He leads the analytics team, creating and maintaining the new-and-improved database for “TPR Scout” – our NCAA-approved scouting service. Kraemer also creates groundbreaking content for TPR with a focus on analytics. His state-of-the-art data analysis tools allow fans to track their favorite teams’ transfer portal recruiting activities and follow performance of former transfer players in college basketball and football.

Drew Blouin

Scout

Drew Blouin joined The Portal Report in June 2023, starting as an intern. In his initial role, Blouin updated background databases, assisted clients with scouting efforts, and created football content. Blouin now reports on college athletics, focusing on men’s basketball and football. Blouin is currently a third-year student at the University of Oregon.

Jacob Harris

Social Media Manager

Jacob Harris joined The Portal Report in October 2022 with several years of experience covering Texas Tech athletics as the Managing Editor for Guns Up Nation. Harris, a graduate of Texas Tech, worked for The Portal Report on the news desk to contribute in both basketball and football. Since then, Harris has done just about everything for TPR, working with subscribing coaches on TPR Scout, designing graphics for TPR’s Social Media pages, and more.

Riley Frain

Scout

Frain has been a part of The Portal Report team since May 2022, and has moved up through the company ranks at a rapid rate. After two and a half years in Philadelphia reporting on St. Joe’s and Big 5 basketball, Frain brought loads of experience to The Portal Report having covered college hoops around the country. With TPR, he started as a News Desk Writer, where he covered breaking news, conducted interviews, and wrote features regarding transfer portal recruiting. The St. Joe’s graduate then worked with TPR’s Scouting Team, leading TPR’s Division Two coverage and updating TPR’s databases.

Ethan Bock

Recruiting Reporter

Ethan Bock has been with The Portal Report since 2022. The Cincinnati, Ohio native graduated from West Virginia University in 2023 and serves as a recruiting reporter for TPR during transfer portal season. He has previously worked as a scout for TPR as well as the WVU Mountaineers men and women’s basketball beat writer for WVSportsNow.com.

Dominic Ventura

Data Analyst
Intern data analyst.