Jahvon Quinerly, a former five-star recruit from New Jersey, entered the college basketball transfer portal this week with one year of eligibility remaining.
A member of the 2018 recruiting class for Alabama, Quinerly is one of the highest-ranked players ever produced from New Jersey. He was offered by Rutgers in addition to Arizona, Cincinnati, UConn, Duke, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Vanderbilt, Villanova and UCLA among others
Having spent his previous four seasons at Alabama, Quinerly saw his role diminish last season, averaging 8.7 points per game, a drop from his double-digit scoring average of the past two seasons. During his four seasons at Alabama, he averaged 8.7 points per game and shot 40.2 percent from the floor.
He scored in double-digits in each game in the NCAA Tournament last season, including a 22-point effort over Maryland in the Sweet 16 where he also had two rebounds and two assists.
A consensus five-star recruit out of Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, N.J.), Quinerly was a top 30 player in the nation according to ESPN and 247Sports.
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Rutgers has already added a guard this offseason with the addition of Noah Fernandes from UMass. In late May guard Cam Spencer, who led Rutgers in scoring last season, entered the transfer portal and committed to UConn.
In early June, Quinerly announced he was returning to Alabama for one more season of college basketball.
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