Yale transfer EJ Jarvis commits to Florida

Yale graduate transfer EJ Jarvis has committed to Florida, he told On3.

The 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward averaged 11.3 points and 5.5 rebounds this season while shooting 55-percent from the field and 40.6-percent from three. Jarvis is a Washington, D.C. native. Florida finished the year with an overall record of 16-17 this season.

EJ Jarvis discusses his commitment to Florida

“When I first put my name in the portal, I knew very little about Coach Golden and his program,” Jarvis said to On3. “But within 20 minutes of being in the database, they reached out. That was something that I really appreciated from the start. Throughout the recruiting process, they made it clear that I was a priority recruit, something other schools didn’t really do. The entire staff really focused on me as a person and not just a player.”

Jarvis’ official visit to Florida sealed the deal for him.

“I had completed an in-home visit with the staff prior to releasing my Top 8 and even after that announcement, they were still the first school to reach out from that list. Once I took my official visit, I fell in love with the University and the city of Gainesville.”

Several factors went into EJ Jarvis choosing the Gators.

“Ultimately, I committed to Florida because of the the winning culture they are looking to establish on and off the court, the genuine coaching staff, and the incredibly strong fan base.

“I’ll be graduating Yale with a degree in Urban Studies and have decided to pursue my MBA at Florida’s Warrington College of Business.”

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. 

Transfer portal background information

The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.

The process of entering the portal is done through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request and that request cannot be refused.

Once a player’s name shows up in the portal, other schools can contact the player. Players can change their minds at any point and withdraw from the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship no longer has to be honored. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school is not obligated to provide a scholarship anymore.

The database is a normal database, sortable by a variety of topics, including (of course) sport and name. A player’s individual entry includes basic details such as contact info, whether the player was on scholarship and whether the player is transferring as a graduate student.

A player can ask that a “do not contact” tag be placed on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want to be contacted by schools unless they’ve initiated the communication.

The portal has been around since Oct. 15, 2018 and the new calendar cycle within the portal begins each August. For example, the 2021-22 cycle started Aug. 1. During the 2020-21 cycle, 2,626 FBS football players entered the transfer portal (including walk-ons). That comes after 1,681 entered during the 2019-20 cycle and 1,709 during the abbreviated 2018-19 cycle. In comparison, 1,833 Division I basketball players entered the portal during the 2020-21 cycle after totals of 1,020 in 2019-20 and 1,063 in 2018-19.