Dayton forward Nate Santos plans to enter NCAA transfer portal

Dayton forward Nate Santos plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal following a breakout 2023-24 campaign, On3 has learned.

Santos enters the portal on the heels of a season in which he scored 11.7 points and pulled down 6.3 rebounds per game. He also dished out 1.5 assists per contest.

A former Pittsburgh player, Santos spent two seasons with the Panthers before transferring to Dayton. He played in 54 games for the Panthers but started just six of them, averaging 12.8 minutes per game as a freshman but then just 7.3 minutes per game as a sophomore.

He sought greener pastures after that. And it paid off.

Santos started all 33 games for the Flyers. He scored in double figures in 19 different games, while scoring 20 or more in three contests, including a season-high 26-point outing in a win over Grambling.

He turned in double-digit rebounds twice, logging 14 in his debut against SIU-Edwardsville, then turning in 13 against Youngstown State.

Nate Santos plans to enter transfer portal, 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 asynchronous 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.

Track transfer portal activity

While the NCAA Transfer Portal database is private, the On3 Network has streamlined the reporting process tracking player movement. If you find yourself asking, ‘How can I track transfer portal activity?’ our well-established network of reporters and contacts across college athletics keeps you up to speed in several ways, from articles written about players as they enter and exit the transfer portal or find their new destination, to our social media channels, to the On3 Transfer Portal.

The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking and original On3 Industry recruiting ranking, as well as NIL valuation (name, image and likeness).

The On3 Transfer Portal Rankings allow for you to filter the On3 Industry Rankings to find the best of the best in the portal, starting with Overall Top Players. 

The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.