Call it an epidemic. Call it a natural trend. Call it a sign of the times. Call it whatever you want.
Regardless of how it’s framed, there’s no denying what’s happening. College basketball players are transferring at an increasing rate, which puts coaches, such as Chris Holtmann, in the position of determining how to manage a roster in an ever-fluctuating sport.
According to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman, who has tracked player movement for about a decade, more than 800 players had announced their intention to transfer by April 25. Forty percent of players who enter Division-I programs out of high school depart their school by the end of their sophomore year, per a study released by the NCAA in December.