Louisville freshman Kamari Lands to enter transfer portal

Louisville freshman Kamari Lands plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, he told On3.

The 6-foot-8, 220-pound small forward originally from Indianapolis, Indiana played in all 32 games for the ‘Cards this year. He averaged 5.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in 21.1 minutes per game.

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

According to the On3 Industry Ranking, Lands was rated as a four-star recruit and ranked No. 64 overall in the class of 2022. He was also the No. 18 small forward.

Coming out of high school, Lands received offers from Memphis, Arizona State, Kansas, Auburn, Maryland, Georgia, and others to go along with Louisville.

Lands was also a one-time Syracuse pledge before reopening his recruitment a few months later, citing that he decommitted because of potential NIL opportunities.

Lands transfer statement

“I would like to thank my family, friends, and teammates for all the support they have given me throughout my decision. I would also like to thank the Louisville staff and fan base for everything they have done for me and my season here at Louisville. I have nothing but love for you guys. With that being said the staff and I have come to the mutual decision to part ways, and I plan on putting my name in the transfer portal to further my journey.”

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.