Originally Posted by Lifelong Flyer Fan
From an Indy Star article in Nov 2017:
According to the NCAA, about 40 percent of Division I players leave their first school by end of sophomore year. Percentage of players transferring from one four-year school to another increased from 9.4 in 2003-04 to 13.8 in 2013-14, according to Sports Illustrated and the NCAA. That represents a 47 percent increase. The figure dipped slightly last year.
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I am not understanding this stat, 40% of D1 players leave their D1 school by the end of year 2? That would mean at the average school a two year class of 7 kids would have 3 leaving in year one or two.