College basketball coach says top player looking at $250K-$300K in NIL money from larger schools to transfer

Oakland men's basketball coach Greg Kampe tells OutKick's Dan Dakich how hard it is to keep a good player from transferring to a bigger school.

Perhaps the biggest upset in the first round of the men’s NCAA Tournament was No. 14 Oakland University taking down No. 3 Kentucky. 

And while Jack Gohlke got all the love in that game with his insane 3-point shooting to score 32 points, forward Trey Townsend led the team with 12 rebounds while draining 17 points for a double-double in the victory. 

Oakland head coach Greg Kampe says Townsend is called "Mr. Oakland," as he was a main reason why they made the tournament in the first place. But with one more year of eligibility, Kampe doesn’t think he’ll be finishing his collegiate career with the Golden Grizzlies.

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Head coach Greg Kampe of the Oakland Golden Grizzlies during the North Carolina State Wolfpack game in the second round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at PPG Paints Arena on March 23, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

"I don’t think he will," Kampe said on OutKick’s "Don’t @ ME" with Dan Dakich."  "They call him ‘Mr. Oakland’ here, but one side of it, the only reason he’s got another year is the COVID year. So, he gave us four years, he’s got his degree, and I had a big conversation with him yesterday. 

"How can we beat [the tournament performance]? Well, we could if he’d come back. He’s going to get offered so much money. I can’t."

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Thanks to name, image, likeness (NIL) deals, Townsend can enter the transfer portal and head to another program, and they’ll pay to do so. 

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