The NCAA transfer portal opened for men’s basketball players on Monday, and with it followed an unprecedented wave of names officially entering. Over 700 names were entered Monday, and plenty more flooded in on Tuesday, with over 1,000 players officially in the portal just two days into the 30-day window. That’s a far faster start to portal proceedings than we’ve seen in previous years, though some of that is tied to the later date to open the portal this year, which provided more time for players to do end-of-season meetings and make plans for their next move. It’s certainly possible we’ll see this be the most active transfer portal ever, but I expect the total number of players entering to not be far off last season’s approximately 2,000 despite the fast start.
