An experienced rival is hitting the college basketball transfer portal, which opens the door for Texas A&M to potentially be in play as a next destination.
With multiple outlets reporting and having been shared through Rivals.com, Alabama‘s Jahvon Quinerly intends to enter the transfer portal. The Crimson Tide guard spent the past four seasons in Tuscaloosa after transferring from Villanova in 2019. In 35 games last season, Quinerly averaged 8.7 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game with an average playing time of 21.2 minutes per contest.
Quinerly has ample playing experience and is no stranger to facing the Aggies. In three career games against the Maroon and White, he’s averaged 16.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game on 50.0 percent shooting from the floor.
Alabama guard Jahvon Quinerly intends to enter the transfer portal. Quinerly avg 8.7 pts, 1.9 rebs & 3.6 asts last season. https://t.co/syqKDnVrVo
— NCAA Transfer Portal (@RivalsPortal) June 26, 2023
It’s only right for Buzz Williams and his staff to assess every opportunity to make their roster better, and that includes entertaining the thought of adding Quinerly to their rotation. His four seasons worth of experience would be a boon to a young A&M team that is looking to take a leap following their successful 2022-23 campaign.
As the Maroon and White hope to make a deep postseason run next year, having a veteran talent like Quinerly will go a long way in competing with the best teams in the nation.
However, the reality is that the Aggies’ backcourt depth seems pretty solidified in its current state. Wade Taylor IV returns following his All-SEC season and Tyrece “Boots” Radford announced he’s coming back for his final year of eligibility, giving the Aggies one of, if not the most talented starting backcourt in the conference.
Andersson Garcia, who averaged 16.5 minutes per game last season, figures to play an even more prominent role off the bench this year. That’s on top of the Aggies’ two prior transfer portal additions of Eli Lawrence and Jace Carter. Based on how the depth chart is shaping up, minutes for Quinerly may be hard to come by.
Still, for a coach like Buzz Williams who is as bright and tactical as they come, you can be sure he’ll assess any path toward gearing up Aggies basketball for success moving forward.
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