No. 12 Tennessee will open its 2024-25 regular season Nov. 4 against Gardner-Webb. The Vols will defend their SEC regular-season championship this season.
During the preseason, Vols Wire previews student-athletes on Tennessee’s 2024-25 men’s basketball roster. This installment will feature senior guard Jordan Gainey.
Gainey begins his second season with the Vols after playing at USC Upstate for two years. He was a member of the 2023-24 first-year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
On the court, Gainey appeared in all 36 games for Tennessee, averaging 6.8 points, 1.7 rebounds 1.2 assists and 0.9 steals per contest. He also led the Vols in free throw percentage (.870) and converted 43 three-pointers last season.
Gainey is the son of Tennessee assistant head coach Justin Gainey. He was also a First-Team All-Big South performer in 2023 and achieved second-team honors as a sophomore in 2022. Gainey was the Big South Freshman of the Year in 2021.