The 2025 cycle brings a few key changes. Most notably, the portal opens a week later than it did in 2024, no longer overlapping with the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. This shift means 75% of tournament teams will already be eliminated by the time players can officially enter.

The price of building a contender has ballooned to well above what most men’s basketball programs will have to work with in revenue sharing.

After multiple years in Chapel Hill, UNC staples Elliot Cadeau and Jalen Washington have entered their names into the NCAA basketball transfer portal.