Transfer portal causing college basketball coaches headaches

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2020, file photo, Kansas head coach Bill Self reacts as Kansas plays TCU during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Fort Worth, Texas. The NCAA transfer portal was implemented two years ago, intended to help ease the burden on administrators, increase transparency and empower athletes who complained about being prevented at times from going elsewhere. “There’s a lot of juggling that has to take place because of the transfer portal,” said Kansas coach Bill Self, who lost elite guard Isaac McBride to Vanderbilt but enjoyed the benefit of getting sharp-shooter Isaiah Moss from Iowa this past season. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2020, file photo, Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall reacts in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Connecticut, in Hartford, Conn. Marshall learned how to build a basketball team while on the staff of Hall of Fame coach John Kresse at College of Charleston. Many of those lessons have helped Marshall become Wichita State's winningest coach. But many have lost their value, and the reason is simple: The NCAA transfer portal has forced coaches to build teams rather than programs. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2020, file photo, Wichita State's Erik Stevenson, left, goes to the basket against East Carolina's Brandon Suggs during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Wichita, Kan. The NCAA transfer portal was implemented two years ago, intended to help ease the burden on administrators, increase transparency and empower athletes who complained about being prevented at times from going elsewhere. But in the eyes of many coaches, the portal has made transferring too easy, giving players an easy out for any reason: amount of playing time, location, level of competition, even something as silly as school colors. Erik Stevenson has committed to Washington. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2020, file photo, Kansas guard Isaiah Moss (4) scores on a 3-point shot as TCU forward Diante Smith (10) looks on during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Fort Worth, Texas. In the eyes of many coaches, the NCAA transfer portal has made transferring too easy, giving players an easy out for any reason: amount of playing time, location, level of competition, even something as silly as school colors.“There’s a lot of juggling that has to take place because of the transfer portal,” said Kansas coach Bill Self, who lost elite guard Isaac McBride to Vanderbilt but enjoyed the benefit of getting sharp-shooter Isaiah Moss from Iowa this past season. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2020, file photo, Wichita State's Grant Sherfield (52) shoots against East Carolina's Tremont Robinson during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Wichita, Kan. Talented freshman Grant Sherfield is headed to Nevada. In the eyes of many coaches, the NCAA transfer portal has made transferring too easy, giving players an easy out for any reason: amount of playing time, location, level of competition, even something as silly as school colors. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP, File)