In the heart of the college basketball offseason, University of Central Arkansas women's basketball Coach Sandra Rushing inspected it at least twice a week.
In Jonesboro, Mike Balado, Matt Daniel and their respective coaching staffs monitored the database constantly.
At the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, women's basketball Coach Dawn Brown began following slowly, then more and more as it grew hotter.
The NCAA transfer portal exploded in 2021, and coaches in the state and across the country -- like it or not -- had to pay attention.
This year, more than 2,700 athletes have entered the database between Division I men's and women's basketball alone, marking unprecedented movement fueled by relaxed transfer rules.