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Transfer portal era allows some players to experience March Madness at multiple schools
Several players, including Nick Boyd and Ryan Conwell, have competed in March Madness at multiple schools due to transfers seeking better opportunities, NCAA records show.
- This year, the transfer portal has enabled numerous players to compete in March Madness for multiple schools, reshaping tournament rosters with athletes seeking new opportunities.
- Players often move through the portal seeking better fits or following coaches between programs, as exemplified when Drake hired coach Ben McCollum away from Northwest Missouri State and Bennett Stirtz made the same move.
- Wisconsin guard Nick Boyd has seven career NCAA Tournament games across three programs, including a Final Four run with Florida Atlantic in 2023, and arrives in Portland after averaging 20.6 points and 4.2 assists with the Badgers.
- Transfers are delivering immediate production: Malik Reneau, Miami forward, is averaging 18.8 points and 6.6 rebounds as an AP first-team All-ACC selection, while Tyon Grant-Foster, Gonzaga guard, has averaged 11.2 points and 5 rebounds this season.
- Some players trace unusual paths: Ryan Conwell, Louisville guard, is at his fourth school in four years, while Bennett Stirtz scored 21 points in each of two NCAA Tournament games at Drake before averaging 20 points at Iowa.
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Transfer portal era allows some players to experience March Madness at multiple schools - The Morning Sun
Wisconsin guard Nick Boyd’s NCAA Tournament experiences have run the gamut at his previous schools. Boyd reached the Final Four with Florida Atlantic in 2023, endured an overtime loss in the round of 64 with the Owls a year later and then lost in the First Four with San Diego State last season. Now at his third school, Boyd has a keen understanding of what it takes to thrive this time of year. “I just think it’s all about the mental aspect for t…
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