If you spend any time on Twitter, pretty much every day you will see a new tweet from Jon Rothstein mentioning a player who has entered the transfer portal and the teams they have already hear from. Inevitably, Gonzaga is on that list.
Welcome to the newest level of recruitment in college hoops—the transfer portal! Last season, nearly 1,700 players entered the portal to change schools. This season, we will probably shoot well past that mark, partially thanks to the extra year of eligibility provided due to COVID.
One of the wacky things about the transfer portal, however, is dealing with the other gorilla in the room—early departures for the pros.