Prior to the NIL era changing the way that college basketball rosters were constructed, transfer portal recruiting for the top schools in the country was all about accumulating the best possible talent and figuring it out from there. Sure, plenty of coaches talked about “fit” and getting players that would compliment each other, but actions speak louder than words–and most recruiting strategy revolved around getting the best possible players on the board. Now that teams have budgetary constraints to worry about they can’t simply go out and recruit the same way (unless you’re one of the teams operating with seemingly unlimited funds–and you know who those are).
What Ohio Transfer AJ Brown Brings The Gators
