04-14-2021, 08:17 AM
The WSJ (possibly paywalled) had an article about this:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ncaa-colleg...listc_pos3
At this point, 28%(!) of Div. 1 basketball players are in the transfer portal.
I'm not sure how I feel about this. I support increased choices for student-athletes and I generally think fewer restrictions on transferring is probably a good thing. But when 1 in 4 student athletes is transferring, it seems less like a transfer portal and more like free agency. It's probably worth seeing how this settles out in the post-coronavirus environment.
BC
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ncaa-colleg...listc_pos3
At this point, 28%(!) of Div. 1 basketball players are in the transfer portal.
Quote:The trend isn’t exclusive to men’s basketball. In women’s hoops, where teams carry 15 scholarships, about one in every six players is looking for a new home with 863 in the transfer portal as of April 12. Transfers are becoming more popular in football, too, where more than 1,400 players have put their names in the portal, according to data from 247sports.com.
I'm not sure how I feel about this. I support increased choices for student-athletes and I generally think fewer restrictions on transferring is probably a good thing. But when 1 in 4 student athletes is transferring, it seems less like a transfer portal and more like free agency. It's probably worth seeing how this settles out in the post-coronavirus environment.
BC