PennFan10
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05-03-23 12:51 PM - Post#356123
In response to Penndemonium
Is the transfer portal always going to be like this, or did the pandemic transfer and eligibility exemptions make this an unusually active period?
It's here to stay. The portal was active well before Covid. It started in October of 2018 as a centralized platform for transfers and schools. Prior to this it was tough for players to get their name out. They had to get permission to transfer and then a compliance officer would have to reach out to all schools the player had interest in. It was burdensome and inefficient.
The portal eliminated all that process. Now a player can enter and their risk is the school they are attending can pull their scholarship at the end of that term if they decide not to transfer. Only coaches and administrators have access to the portal and any player can enter without telling their coach. Once a player tells their schools compliance officer they want to transfer, the name has to be entered within 48 hours at which point any coach can contact that player.
Here is how the D1 Basketball transfer list has grown:
Prior to the portal there was between 400-600 transfers on average.
2018: 866
2019: 987
2020: 1,002
2021: 1,711
2022: 1,761
2023: 1,639 so far with portal closing May 11
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