Eight newcomers changing the face of their men's basketball programs

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The transfer portal has created constant movement in men's college basketball in recent years. That reality has stripped the game of the continuity it once enjoyed, so it's not abnormal to turn on the TV today and see that the player who once wore a uniform for your favorite squad is now competing for another team. But all transfers -- including coaches who've found new teams -- are not created equal, and this season is proof.

There are teams throughout the country that are fundamentally different -- and better -- than they were a year ago because a new player or coach has changed their respective identities -- and two of them happen to be facing off Saturday.

On a giant…