Alabama men’s basketball is due for some big shakeups with the roster. There have already been a couple of big announcements, and recently rising redshirt junior forward Juwan Gary entered his name into the transfer portal and became the Crimson Tide’s fourth name with transfer intentions. The others are Jusaun Holt, Keon Ambrose-Hylton and Alex Tchikou.
The transfer was first reported on Wednesday by On3’s Matt Zenitz.
Gary started 16 games over 29 appearances for Alabama last season. The 6-6, 218-pound forward averaged 6.5 points and 3.4 rebounds over 15.5 minutes per game and shot 51.4% from the floor and 22.0% from behind the three-point line.
Gary just completed his third season with Alabama, but sat out the entire 2019-20 season with a torn ACL as a freshman before averaging 3.8 points and 2.8 rebounds over 9.4 minutes per game in 2020-21.
The Columbia, S.C., native came to Alabama rated as the No. 93 overall player and No. 23 small forward in the 2019 class, according to the 247Sports Composite.
Gary took to Twitter to post a farewell message to his Alabama coaches, fans and supporters.
Thanks BamađâĽď¸ pic.twitter.com/FMhPQbNlfb
— Juwan Gary (@takflight24) April 7, 2022
While the roster turnover appears bleak, do remember that the Tide will bring in a solid recruiting class for 2022 and could still bring in three or four more transfers, depending on JD Davison’s decision.
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