UNC basketball 2026 transfer portal

[ChileG]

I'm telling you; the landscape is about to change drastically, again. Whole bunch of rosters are going to have to figure out how to make space. Realistically, roster sizes will also need to be increased to offset an extra year of eligibility.

Another change that will make me less interested in college sports.

 

[Centerpiece]

Do current rules still apply different rules to "grad transfers" vs. other transfers? I have no idea. But treating transfers have an undergraduate degree at the school from which they are transferring differently from every other transfer doesn't make any sense at this point. There's no reason not to just have everyone go through the portal and you get five years total of eligibility to play within D1.

Who knows for sure now? I certainly don't. But my suspicion is a grad transfer can simply transfer like they used to... like when we picked up Justin Knox. However, Knox graduated in 3 years and still had another year of eligibility. But even with that, he was able to transfer to UNC without having to sit out a year like an undergrad transfer would have back then.

Today? Who knows. My best guess is that individual doesn't have to "enter" any sort of portal. I mean, they've graduated for Chrissakes.

 

[Peppers49]

I (maybe naively) have been assuming that the 5th year of eligibility thing would get kicked down the road. If they end up allowing that for this CBB portal cycle then I don’t even know what to say haha. That would be ultimate chaos.

 

[Icky Mettle]

I'm telling you; the landscape is about to change drastically, again. Whole bunch of rosters are going to have to figure out how to make space. Realistically, roster sizes will also need to be increased to offset an extra year of eligibility.

Why not make it 7 years?

 

[Bigs23]

I think 5 years will happen starting after the 26-27 season. 26-27 seniors will have a 5th season. The current 25-26 seniors will not.

 

[sringwal]

I think 5 years will happen starting after the 26-27 season. 26-27 seniors will have a 5th season. The current 25-26 seniors will not.

My sense is that the current seniors are likely to be given a fifth season. I have no idea how that is going to play out.

 

[Bigs23]

My sense is that the current seniors are likely to be given a fifth season. I have no idea how that is going to play out.

That will create absolute chaos, so you are probably right.

 

[CarolinaFever]

I feel like Trump is running the NCAA now

 

[hedge]

That would be ultimate chaos.

Chaos is a ladder...

 

[Ramrouser]

That will create absolute chaos, so you are probably right.

If that's the case won't the teams that hold roster spots and $$$ in anticipation of this ruling benefit tremendously? The trend is that older rosters are reaching the FF.