NCAA pitches shorter transfer windows for hoops

"The Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Oversight Committees have proposed that the notification-of-transfer windows open for 15 days following the conclusion of the men's and women's NCAA tournaments, the NCAA announced Wednesday. The Division I Cabinet will review the proposal in January; if approved, it would go into effect in April. The men's basketball notification-of-transfer window would be open April 7-21, while the women's window would be open April 6-20."

"This would mark the third change to the window since they were introduced for the 2022-23 academic year. Initially a 60-day window that began following the NCAA tournament selections, it was cut to 45 days beginning the Monday after Selection Sunday in 2023. Last October, it was announced that the window would be 30 days and begin after the second round of the men's and women's NCAA tournaments."

"The Oversight Committees also proposed a change to the transfer process following a coaching change, one more in line with a change that was adopted in football in October. Under the new proposed legislation, there will be a five-day period that begins once a school announces a new head coach hire for the new staff and current players to meet. After that period, the players will have a 15-day window to enter the transfer portal."

Oversight Committees proposed notification-of-transfer windows open for 15 days after the men's and women's NCAA tournaments, with men's April 7–21 and women's April 6–20. The Division I Cabinet will review the proposal in January; if approved, it would take effect in April. The windows have been reduced progressively from 60 to 45 to 30 days since 2022–23. The committees cited a desire to wait until championships conclude. Proposed coaching-change rules would allow a five-day meeting period after a new head coach announcement, followed by a 15-day transfer portal window; if no hire occurs within 30 days, a 15-day window would begin on day 31. Coaching changes after Jan. 1 would require waiting until April. Currently, a 30-day portal window follows a coaching change.

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