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For D-II Programs, Even Elite Ones, The Portal Is A Major Threat

Duke fans, ACC fans and people who follow Division I basketball are all very familiar with the turmoil that we’re seeing with player movement this year and it’s certainly been dramatic.

However, the turmoil is much more severe at D-II schools and many coaches seem at a loss as to how to deal with it because, as one puts it in this article, it’s more or less turning D-II hoops into a JUCO feeder system.

We’ve gone on a lot about the extraordinary job that Ben McCollum has done with three national championships and exactly 300 career wins, all by the age of 40.