D1 basketball committees propose changes to transfer portal
The Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Oversight Committees have proposed new notification-to-transfer windows.
The new windows would open 15 days after the conclusion of the 2025 men’s and women’s Final Four. The new recommendation needs to be approved by the Division I Cabinet in January and could go into effect as early as April 2026.
Under the new proposal, the notification-of-transfer for the DI women’s basketball would open April 6-20. Meanwhile, the men’s transfer window would be April 7-21. Currently, the window opens at the conclusion of the second round of both NCAA Tournaments and is open for 30 days.
The new notification-to-transfer window is recommended by both committees to open after the championships have concluded. This would allow teams that play deeper into the tournament the same chance in the portal as those eliminated.
Additionally, both committees proposed a change to when student-athletes can request to enter the portal when a coaching change occurs. The new proposal will allow for five days for the new coaching staff and current players to meet once a school announces a new head coach hire.
After that period, student-athletes would have a 15-day window to notify their school of intent to enter the portal.
However, if a new head coach is not hired within the 30 days of the previous coach’ departure, the student-athletes would be allowed to enter the portal on the 31st day. But if a coaching change is made after Jan. 1, the student-athletes will have to wait until the April window for notification-of-transfer.
