Dick Vitale said college basketball has “a big problem” with the NIL and the transfer portal.
Vitale, 85, discussed the state of college basketball during his recent appearance on Outkick's “Don't @Me With Dan Dakich.”
“I think we've had a mess with college basketball. Complete disruption. Stability isn't banged. It's Wild West. In one day at the opening of the portal, never open to the heart of the NCAA tournament.
“But the bottom line has over 1,000 people in the portal and they ask, “How much money am I making?” Everyone is chasing the Bucks.
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ESPN analyst Dick Vitale before the match between Tennessee volunteers and the Alabama Crimson Tide on March 1, 2025 at the Thompson Bowling Arena at the Food City Center. (Randy Sartin/Imagn image)
“I recently played games. Kids (playing in four schools). Four schools. What's going on? I don't know how you feel, but I think there are some rules for the transfer portal and NIL. They need some rules. You are the best free agency in all sports. Even if you are a professional athlete, you are a professional athlete.
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Dick Vitale of the Coleman Coliseum was on February 22, 2025 for a basketball game between Alabama and Kentucky. (Gary Cosby Jr./Tuscaloosa News)
“I think this is definitely the end of the day that players deserve money because they're making cash. But basically, the commercial, you're coming in and you get paid for it.
“And let's look at what happened there, a sweet 16. The mid-major team isn't another team and really doesn't have a chance.
Vitale coached at Detroit University and then spoke about how his best players weren't there if they were.
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Dick Vitale will be attending the 2022 ESPY Awards at the Dolby Theatre, held in Hollywood, California, July 20, 2022. (Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
“When I was in Detroit, I was telling people that we were pretty good. We won 21 straight. We were the national champions in the year when we beat them on their court. We beat Arizona.
“I had four NBA players in my program. Terry Tyler, John, I'm thinking of sitting for a long time, but those guys would be gone. They would have gone to Michigan, Indiana.
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