Back to the Pepperdine Waves Newsfeed

Welcome to Transfermania: College Basketball’s Hectic Offseason

Images by Kyle Cajero

What is “Transfermania?”

Transfermania is college basketball’s off-season, which officially starts April 12 and lasts until early October: the first time Division I college basketball teams can hold official practices. More than 700 college basketball players pack their bags and leave for one of the other 350 Division I schools, Division II schools or community colleges. When the dust settles, an average of two players per school transfer every year, according to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello and Jeff Goldman, and it’s already begun.

College basketball’s version free agency market is decidedly more lo-fi than its professional counterpart.