Some seeing limited action. if money was the main factor, then so be it, take your fewer minutes and less game time and move on.

If I was a basketball player and I could make tens of thousands more at 20 years old, it would be hard to turn down, especially with a new coach coming in, and a bigger conference offer on the table.

None of the guys who left had what I would call successful years. Injuries, dismissals, limited minutes down the stretch.

AJ George gets spot minutes for SMU in NIT. Traore might get another year at Xavier after big injury, and Traore at Louisville got spot minutes in NCAA game loss, and all season. Jones had a back injury early, maybe he gets another year after not playing all season. He was said to be practicing full in January, potential starter, and more the staff evaluating what was best choice by him. Going back, Romelle Mansel bounced back from injury last year to have productive season at Jackson State.