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Syracuse Basketball: Jim Boeheim says SU will ‘have eight or nine’ players

Syracuse basketball, Jim Boeheim (Syndication: The Enquirer)

The new transfer measure in collegiate hoops is creating a free-agent explosion for Syracuse basketball and its peers around the country, and head coach Jim Boeheim recently had some interesting things to say on the topic.

In mid-April, the NCAA passed a new policy that enables student-athletes in all sports, including college basketball, to transfer once and retain immediate eligibility.

That action, combined with the NCAA granting student-athletes in many sports an extra season of competition due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, has fueled a seismic shift in college basketball.