College Basketball Transfer Portal 2024-2025

[xuphan]

So the final four seeds are 1/1/4/11. For those saying NIL is killing the sport, especially those worried about who spend the most always winning/ a recap:


Alabama - First Ever Appearance
Purdue - First Appearance Since 1980
NC State - First Appearance Since 1983


Fresh off of a final four of seeds:4/5/5/9

Tough look for those worried that teams who spend the most will win the most.

A much larger sample is needed before we can truly make judgements on NIL. We will see if this is still accurate over the next 5 or so years.

[Xville]

I have no dog in this fight but how do we know which teams are spending the most?

How do we know if UConn, Alabama, Purdue and NC State are at the top (or not)?

You think a football school like bama is spending a lot of their nil on basketball?

Ya think nc state pays more in nil or duke/unc? I mean come on pretty common sense with the first two.

Rumor is that UConn is in line with most of the other big East in the 2-3 mil range.

Purdue I have no idea. I know edey reportedly makes quite a bit. Outside of that, no idea

[Xavier]

I have no dog in this fight but how do we know which teams are spending the most?

How do we know if UConn, Alabama, Purdue and NC State are at the top (or not)?

For sure. Thought the same thing with FAU and SDST last year. Probably just spending more than everyone else. But IF we say that Alabama, Purdue and NC State just spent the most- then that’s great. NIL created three teams that haven’t that haven’t been to the final four in 30+ years. An opportunity they otherwise wouldn’t have had. That’s awesome


To be clear my argument is not that the teams that spend the most will be most talented.I’m guessing they will. Which is no different than it’s ever been...I think it ends up creating more parity. Players will stay in college longer (vs going oversees) which creates more talent spread around. Different ways you can build teams and be successful.

I’d be curious to see a stretch of pre NIL where you had a final four of 4 seed, with the rest being worse- followed by a year with 3 programs that haven’t been in over 30 years. So far, NIL hasn’t hurt the ability to be successful…..at all.

[xuphan]

For sure. Thought the same thing with FAU and SDST last year. Probably just spending more than everyone else. But IF we say that Alabama, Purdue and NC State just spent the most- then that’s great. NIL created three teams that haven’t that haven’t been to the final four in 30+ years. An opportunity they otherwise wouldn’t have had. That’s awesome


To be clear my argument is not that the teams that spend the most will be most talented.I’m guessing they will. Which is no different than it’s ever been...I think it ends up creating more parity. Players will stay in college longer (vs going oversees) which creates more talent spread around. Different ways you can build teams and be successful.

I’d be curious to see a stretch of pre NIL where you had a final four of 4 seed, with the rest being worse- followed by a year with 3 programs that haven’t been in over 30 years. So far, NIL hasn’t hurt the ability to be successful…..at all.

Sounds like Xavier has reached out to former Iowa State forward Omaha Biliew.

[MHettel]

Sounds like Xavier has reached out to former Iowa State forward Omaha Biliew.

Also known as Kachi Nzeh

[SkyWalker]

I have no dog in this fight but how do we know which teams are spending the most?

How do we know if UConn, Alabama, Purdue and NC State are at the top (or not)?

All big state schools. Not seeing a lot of smaller, private schools in that list.

[GoMuskies]

Saw on another board that this is the second straight Final Four without a McDonalds All-American.

Seems like the transfer portal and NIL have kind of made the college system go haywire, and it's going to take a bit of time for some order to be restored. But for now the best high school players aren't ending up on the best college teams.

[A Fan]

Also known as Kachi Nzeh

I get your point but not exactly. A 5 star McDonald All American.
https://athlonsports.com/college-bas...ransfer-portal

[xuphan]

I get your point but not exactly. A 5 star McDonald All American.
https://athlonsports.com/college-bas...ransfer-portal

Hopefully we lock down on one of these Bigs this week. Need to get the dominos falling on the front court.

[drudy23]

All big state schools. Not seeing a lot of smaller, private schools in that list.

Well yeah.

It's not much different than small/large market baseball. More people = more money to go around.

That's why the small market (private schools) teams have to be more strategic with their money and focus more on the development of their HS recruits.