With student-athletes earning an extra year of eligibility because of COVID-19 and the blossoming name, image and likeness landscape, the men's basketball transfer portal is on pace to threaten the record number of transfers set in the 2020-21 academic year.
In that cycle, 1,832 names entered the portal. Last year, it was 1,786, and there were around 1,800 names in the portal at the beginning of June.
There's an interesting subplot to watch over the next few months, though, even with the transfer window now shut.
Earlier this spring, the NCAA sent out a memo regarding two-time transfers who aren't classified as graduate transfers.