Ja'Kobi Gillespie averaged 14.7 points and 4.7 assists at Maryland last season. He is transferring to Tennessee basketball.

T he Tennessee Volunteers have been aggressively pursuing players through the NCAA transfer portal after their loss to the Houston Cougars last weekend. Rick Barnes and his staff

Ja’Kobi Gillespie will transfer to Tennessee next season, the former Maryland point guard announced on his Instagram on Friday.

Tennessee has been heavily connected to former Maryland point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie, who is a Greeneville, Tennessee native. The staff visited with him on Wednesday. Gillespie averaged 14.7 points per game and 4.8 assists this season after transferring in from Belmont.

Lady Vols guard Avery Strickland entered the transfer portal. She's the first Tennessee player to enter the portal after Kim Caldwell's first season.

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Tennessee Basketball picked up its first commitment out of the portal for the 2025-26 season. Maryland transfer Ja’Kolbi Gillespie announced on his Instagram that

Maryland transfer guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie has committed to Tennessee Basketball, a major addition of one of the highest-rated guards in the NCAA Transfer Portal as the Vols rebuild their backcourt. Gillespie announced the commitment on social media on Friday.