The men’s basketball team spent the spring recruiting season rebuilding their roster after losing nine players total, eight players to the transfer portal and one player to the NBA draft.
These losses include Dexter Dennis (Texas A&M), Tyson Etienne (Atlanta Hawks), Chaunce Jenkins (Old Dominion), Ricky Council IV (Arkansas), Clarence Jackson (Jacksonville State), Steele Gaston-Chapman (Hutchinson Community College), Qua Grant (Sam Houston State), Morris Udeze (New Mexico) and Joe Pleasant (Abilene Christian).
The transfer portal is a point of contention in the sports world, especially within college basketball. Some say that the loose rules around the transfer portal encourage players to seek instant gratification rather than wait their turn.