KNOXVILLE — Redshirt junior guard Victor Bailey Jr. transferred to Tennessee following the 2018-19 season.
He transferred to Tennessee from Oregon and sat out last season at UT. Bailey Jr. appeared in 37 contests with eight starts at Oregon during the 2018-19 season, averaging 7.4 points per game.
Bailey Jr. met with media Friday on a Zoom call to discuss the upcoming season. Below is a transcript provided by the University of Tennessee.
On feeling more comfortable running the point:
“That year sitting out for me was good, it was a struggle because it’s hard to watch my teammates play. I was able to sit down and watch tape and watch film of (Jordan) Bone and get to see Santi and those guys run the point and do it everyday in practice. It helped a lot.”
On if the point will be his primary position:
“I think it’s still a combo, I can still do both. Whatever coach asks me to do at this point I can do it, which I feel comfortable being able to say.”
On the factors that led him to Tennessee:
“To me it was the culture, the first day I got here and seeing how our guys were working every day, seeing how invested the coaches were in the players and the process. Sitting down with (Garrett Medenwald) and seeing how meticulous and serious he was in guys getting better. I was sold the first day I got here.”