In a move that will likely shock no one... former Tulane star Ricky Tarrant announced that he will be taking his talent to Alabama.

#RollTide #futuresecchanps #finalfour
— Ricky Tarrant (@RickyTarrant2) April 13, 2013

Tarrant told an Alabama paper that: "It was about representing the state of Alabama and coming back to play basketball in my home state." Whatever that means.

Unlike some of his transferring comrades, Tarrant is a sophomore and thus will have to sit out the 2013-2014 season for the Crimson Tide.

As a former runner-up for Alabama's Mr. Basketball title, Tarrant drew interest from the likes of Butler, Ohio State, and Marquette. Nonetheless, there was little doubt for outsiders that Tarrant was headed to 'Bama.

After the Tulane guard appeared at Alabama's NIT matchup last month, fans figured a move could be in the works.

Scott Kushner of The Advocate pretty much hit the nail on the head with this one.

It's dripping with sarcasm. This is such an obvious case of tampering but nothing will be done about (nor should it). The rules are ignored
— Scott Kushner (@ScottDKushner) April 13, 2013

So it goes. But still...

So... if you know anything about Tulane basketball, you are aware that today was crazy. The Green Wave program - fresh off its first postseason appearance in 13 years - was rocked by a rapid series of transfers by key members of the program.

You can read a million articles with news of the unexpected exodus from Ed Conroy's program. Like here, here, here, and finally... here too. Conference USA first team selection Josh Davis, second team selection Ricky Tarrant, redshirt senior Ben Cherry, and Lotanna Nwogbo are headed out of the program.

Here's a little breakdown of the action on Twitter.

First, Ricky Tarrant declares that he's transferring out of the program:

I will not be attending nor playing basketball for Tulane University next year..
— Ricky Tarrant (@RickyTarrant2) April 2, 2013

Tulane beat writer Scott Kushner confirms that Tarrant would be granted a release and announced two other departing players:

Ricky Tarrant confirms he'll receive a release from #Tulane. It appears Davis & Nwogbo will be getting the same. Quite a day for Dickson.
— Scott Kushner (@ScottDKushner) April 2, 2013

Graduating senior Kendall Timmons - after retweeting several messages about the transfers - tweets:

Hahaha
— Kendall Timmons (@ktimmons22) April 2, 2013

Big man Lotanna Nwogbo follows with the announcement of his departure with his take on the situation:

Boy its getting wild at Tulane lol
— Lotanna Nwogbo (@Lo_Tunechi) April 2, 2013

Marc-Eddy Norelia, a current member of the team, comments:

"@rickytarrant2: I will not be attending nor playing basketball for Tulane University next year.."April fools?
—Marc-Eddy Norelia (@Marceddy25) April 2, 2013

And finally... a Green Wave fan pretty much hits the nail on the head with this one:

#tulane hoops in big trouble.The fact all those players announced on same day suggests organized mutiny.Timmons tweets suggest same
— bham wave (@bhamwave) April 2, 2013 

So there you have it. In spite of a pretty promising season, the team has changed its dynamic dramatically. Worse yet, it's pretty evident that it wasn't a coincidence that these players left at the same time.