Originally Posted by Brad S.
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.
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No, the player is not resigning from the team imo, he can always withdraw from the transfer portal and rejoin the team, that has happened, although I imagine that is awkward.
The coach can also give that player's scholarship to someone else as soon as that player enters the portal, so even if the player changed his mind and wanted to come back, there may no longer be a scholarship for him to come back to if the coach already gave his scholarship to someone else.