I couldn't find hard numbers for college basketball, but for football, last season 42% of the players who entered the portal didn't find a new school. That seems like a huge number to me. I'm all for student-player freedom and labor movement, but it's a big risk not just for the programs, but for the players.
What I would like to see for college basketball (and all of college sports really) is for HS seniors to make one of two choices. A) Go straight to the pros (the NBA really needs 2-3 levels of development leagues similar to MLB). B) Commit to college for 3-4 years. Now, loyalty needs to go both ways. A school should have to guarantee a scholarship for at least 3 years and by the same token the student-player can't transfer without a scholarship release or a waiver.Statistics: Posted by byufan4ever — Mon May 08, 2023 3:06 pm
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