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Ø About 40% of all men’s basketball players who enter Division I directly out of high school depart their initial school by the end of their sophomore year.
Ø The number of postseason transfers has remained relatively constant in men’s basketball for the last four years, between 650 and 700 student-athletes.
Ø 2020 saw the largest increase in the number of transfers remaining in Division I. This increase in Division I-to-Division I transfers led to a significant decrease in those transferring to junior colleges.
Ø Division I-to-Division II transfers remained near 25%, as has been the case for the past five years.
Ø In 2020, 1 in 10 are “up transfers” (transferring to a more prestigious program), while 38% are “lateral transfers” and 51% are “down transfers”.
Ø While the proportion of up transfers remains consistent with years past, an increase in lateral transfers reflects the greater proportion of transfers remaining in Division I.
Ø Of those men’s basketball transfers remaining in Division I, a third are “graduate transfers”. Graduate transfers are more likely to “up transfer” than undergraduate transfers in men’s basketball.
Ø Approximately 90% of all men’s basketball transfers say they leave for athletic reasons. Absent proper academic planning, many of these student-athletes lose credits upon transfer and register lower Academic Progress Rates and graduate rates at their new schools than seen among nontransfers.
Ø The number of postseason transfers has remained relatively constant in men’s basketball for the last four years, between 650 and 700 student-athletes.
Ø 2020 saw the largest increase in the number of transfers remaining in Division I. This increase in Division I-to-Division I transfers led to a significant decrease in those transferring to junior colleges.
Ø Division I-to-Division II transfers remained near 25%, as has been the case for the past five years.
Ø In 2020, 1 in 10 are “up transfers” (transferring to a more prestigious program), while 38% are “lateral transfers” and 51% are “down transfers”.
Ø While the proportion of up transfers remains consistent with years past, an increase in lateral transfers reflects the greater proportion of transfers remaining in Division I.
Ø Of those men’s basketball transfers remaining in Division I, a third are “graduate transfers”. Graduate transfers are more likely to “up transfer” than undergraduate transfers in men’s basketball.
Ø Approximately 90% of all men’s basketball transfers say they leave for athletic reasons. Absent proper academic planning, many of these student-athletes lose credits upon transfer and register lower Academic Progress Rates and graduate rates at their new schools than seen among nontransfers.
