What Rick Barnes said about Jordan Gainey signing as Tennessee basketball transfer

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The first Tennessee basketball transfer officially signed Tuesday as guard Jordan Gainey joined the Vols.

Gainey, the son of Vols associate head coach Justin Gainey, was an All-Big South performer at USC Upstate as a sophomore. The 6-foot-4, 175-pound guard averaged 15.2 points last season and is a career 40.8% 3-point shooter.

“We obviously know and love Jordan’s family, but his ability as a player stands on its own merit,” Vols coach Rick Barnes said in a school release. “He plays with a high basketball IQ and is a guy who makes his teammates better. We love his offensive versatility and his ability to shoot and score the ball in a variety of ways. In addition to giving us another shot-maker, he also competes on the defensive end and led (the Big South) in steals last year.”

Gainey was the Big South’s freshman of the year in 2021-22 after averaging 13.8 points and shooting 49.3% on 3-pointers. He was a second-team all-conference pick as a freshman. He committed on April 18.

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He is one of three transfers to commit to the Vols along with Harvard forward Chris Ledlum and Northern Colorado guard Dalton Knecht.

Ledlum averaged 18.8 points and 8.5 rebounds as a senior for the Crimson. The 6-foot-6 forward was a unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection. Knecht averaged 20.2 points and 7.2 rebounds last season. The 6-6 Knecht was a second-team All-Conference selection in the Big Sky and is a former juco All-American.

Tennessee has seven newcomers next season, including guard Freddie Dilione who enrolled in January but did not play. UT also signed four-star forward JP Estrella, four-star guard Cameron Carr and three-star forward Cade Phillips to join the trio of transfers.

Guard Santiago Vescovi announced he is returning for a fifth season on April 18.

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Publish date : 2023-05-09 19:37:53

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