The transition to portal windows for college basketball could change under the new proposal

Men’s and women’s college basketball transfer portal windows will be shortened to 15 days and will open after the men’s and women’s Final Four under a measure recommended by the Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee.

The Division I Cabinet is scheduled to review the proposal in January. If approved, the legislation would take effect in April.

Under these proposals, the Division I women’s basketball notification of transfer window will be open from April 6 to 20. The men’s window will be open from April 7-21.

Transfer windows currently open after the second round of the Division I men’s and women’s tournaments, and they remain open for 30 days.

The oversight committees also proposed a change to when student-athletes can request to enter the transfer portal after a coaching change.

Under the proposal, there would be a five-day period for the new staff to meet with their current players after the head coaching hire is announced. When those five days are up, student-athletes will have a 15-day window to notify their school of enrollment in the transfer portal.

If a new head coach is not hired within 30 days of the previous coach’s departure, the 15-day window begins on the 31st day.

But if a coaching change is made after Jan. 1, student-athletes must wait until the notification-of-transfer window in April.