Basketball Transfer Portal '25

[leeraymond]

But, to take it from the players' perspective-if boosters are going to pay good money for you to play (for the same or more than you would make overseas without having to move out of the country), why wouldn't you? They have a finite amount of time before their bodies can't keep up and they stop being good enough to get paid-and if they graduated and went pro, none of us would tell them it was time to move on. Like it or not, until the NCAA grows a pair (not likely), college sports is just another pro league right now-I'm not going to fault the players for taking advantage of a system the schools are too stupid to fix. I'd love to think that at least some of them are getting some education during this time, and they have the rest of their life (with a nest egg to pay for it) to finish their education, get a "real job", etc.

Yeah. I can see it from the players' perspective too. However, these players are asking the NCAA, with the help of lawyers, to grant more eligibility just to play basketball. How should the NCAA treat students that have their degrees already? Should these students be allowed to go back to school and play If granted extra eligibility? Some of these players are going be 26 and 27 years old, and maybe older, and still playing college ball.

At what point should the NCAA say, hey you have no eligibility left. Move on to a pro career if you still want to play basketball. It is time to move on. Let some of the younger players, that are still in school, make some money too.

[leo from jersey]

They're not moving on because they haven't prepared to do anything else in life to make a living. Most are in for a rude awakening when the gravy train ends and they discover how hard most of society has to work to earn a fraction of what is being thrown at them now. NIL is like many things in society that rather than just address a problem it overcorrects and creates a mess. I hope it finds some balance at some point.

in all fairness many if not most have been separated from the pack and given intense training since the third grade. This is all they know and have spent countless hours in preparation. So many don't see the hours of hard work to play at this level. There is little time for other things if you are elite. The parents must go beyond just seeing stars and have other expectations. Many do not. It starts at home. At school, there are conflicts between the coaches and the teachers. The coaches usually win. I am not speaking concerning the average player (even they go through countless hours of work in a good program), but those who go high up the ladder. This has been going on long before the NIL came.

[Gmann]

What is it with these guys? What about moving on to take on new challenges in life? I understand the money, but I also understand that nothing lasts forever. At some point these guys have to move on. Fortune favors those that move (or something like that I once read).

Also, why bring lawyers into it? When lawyers get involve, a bigger mess is created.

They're not moving on because they haven't prepared to do anything else in life to make a living. Most are in for a rude awakening when the gravy train ends and they discover how hard most of society has to work to earn a fraction of what is being thrown at them now. NIL is like many things in society that rather than just address a problem it overcorrects and creates a mess. I hope it finds some balance at some point.

[leo from jersey]

I don't know for sure but I'd be willing to bet that ever since the advent of NIL and all of its collateral damage that over half of these student athletes are no longer students but only athletes.

on line courses can make that easy.

[Rufus]

I don't know for sure but I'd be willing to bet that ever since the advent of NIL and all of its collateral damage that over half of these student athletes are no longer students but only athletes.

[Longtime Lurker]

What is it with these guys? What about moving on to take on new challenges in life? I understand the money, but I also understand that nothing lasts forever. At some point these guys have to move on. Fortune favors those that move (or something like that I once read).

Also, why bring lawyers into it? When lawyers get involve, a bigger mess is created.

But, to take it from the players' perspective-if boosters are going to pay good money for you to play (for the same or more than you would make overseas without having to move out of the country), why wouldn't you? They have a finite amount of time before their bodies can't keep up and they stop being good enough to get paid-and if they graduated and went pro, none of us would tell them it was time to move on. Like it or not, until the NCAA grows a pair (not likely), college sports is just another pro league right now-I'm not going to fault the players for taking advantage of a system the schools are too stupid to fix. I'd love to think that at least some of them are getting some education during this time, and they have the rest of their life (with a nest egg to pay for it) to finish their education, get a "real job", etc.

[GoBearcats31]

Rayvon formally commits to Kent State.

Best of luck to Ray. Seems like ages ago that he committed to UC and Wes did the griddy.

Hope he finds success. Who knows. With a good year he could always transfer back.

[steveedwards]

Rayvon formally commits to Kent State.

[leeraymond]

It is very interesting that UC's two best players that hit the portal, Mitchell and Skillings, both ended up with winning coaches (Pitino and Drew, respectively). That is NOT by accident. Also, I do not think it was about money either.

Any word on Tyler Betsey?

[leeraymond]

Aziz Bandaogo has entered the portal.

This is not a joke. Even though he's out of eligibility, he and other players across the country are going into the portal in the event that the NCAA House ruling invalidates the current eligibility limits. I think Clemson's Ian Schefflein was the first to do this.

What is it with these guys? What about moving on to take on new challenges in life? I understand the money, but I also understand that nothing lasts forever. At some point these guys have to move on. Fortune favors those that move (or something like that I once read).

Also, why bring lawyers into it? When lawyers get involve, a bigger mess is created.

[Rufus]

Nothing surprises me anymore. He may as well potentially make more money in a year more than going pro football overseas. Out of 364 schools someone is sure to risk it

[Lobot]

Aziz Bandaogo has entered the portal.

This is not a joke. Even though he's out of eligibility, he and other players across the country are going into the portal in the event that the NCAA House ruling invalidates the current eligibility limits. I think Clemson's Ian Schefflein was the first to do this.

[GoBearcats31]

C.J. Anthony will play his final season at Iona

[sedz]

UC has reportedly contacted Tanner Thomas, a 6'6 forward for Sacred Heart (14.5 and 6.1 this season). He was a RS junior this year, it seems, after playing just 9 games due to injury in 23-24. Sacred Heart, of course, was Cane Broome's first school.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba.../tanner-thomas

Negative 1.9 BPM. Decent three level scorer and 38% from three, but an awful negative 2.4 defensive BPM.

[GoBearcats31]

Rumor of Arrinten Page to Northwestern. Seems random!

And this is happening. Committed.