One of Penn State’s top basketball players appears to be heading to the SEC to continue his college basketball career. Myreon Jones is closing in on making his decision for his transfer, and all four remaining candidates reside in the Southeastern Conference.
According to Dushawn London of 247 Sports, Jones is expecting to make a final decision between Florida, LSU, Arkansas, and Ole Miss. A decision could come as early as next week.
It had been previously reported that Ole Miss was among the first schools to contact Jones once he made the decision to enter the transfer portal. But programs like LSU and Florida would certainly appear to be lucrative transfer options. Arkansas also is coming off a solid run in the NCAA Tournament.
Jones was Penn State’s leading scorer in the 2020-21 season with 15.3 points per game.
Jones was one of six players from the Penn State men’s basketball team to enter their name in the NCAA transfer portal at the conclusion of the season. Izaiah Brockington decided to remain at Penn State to play for newly hired head coach Micah Shrewsberry. Guard Jamari Wheeler opted to commit to a Big Ten rival, Ohio State. Jones is currently sitting in the transfer portal with forwards John Harrar, Seth Lundy, Trent Buttrick, and Patrick Kelly.
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