Originally Posted by bcross
There is minimal risk of entering the transfer portal. It doesn't make a kid "lose" their scholarship. Scholarships are for one year and renewable annually. Coaches are forcing some of these kids hands when it comes to entering the transfer portal which is likely the case for the majority of kids that do not find another home. Plenty of innocent kids out there.
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Someone earlier stated that once a player enters the transfer portal, he is effectively "resigning" from the team. Is that true?
Scholarships are indeed renewed yearly, but in reality it's pretty hard for a coach or school to "pull" a scholarship from a player absent misconduct. This is especially true for a counter sport like basketball, particularly when all of the scholarships are fully funded.
That said, does anyone understand the transfer system enough to comment on what the real risk is for a player? Not a rhetorical question, I'd really like to know how it all works.