The biggest event in college basketball has opened. People are tweeting, eyeballs are drawn from across the nation, coaches are scrambling, players are reviewing film, and, my goodness the tweeting. No, I’m not talking about the NCAA tournament, the crown jewel of American sport, but rather the transfer portal opening.
According to the NCAA, the transfer portal for winter sports, such as basketball, is “A 60-day window opening the day after championship selections are made in that sport.” That means that after Selection Sunday comes Get Me Out of Here Monday. This creates something of an arms race in basketball.