{"id":86993,"date":"2025-03-31T13:31:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T18:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/maryland-guard-jakobi-gillespie-plans-to-enter-ncaa-transfer-portal\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T13:31:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T18:31:36","slug":"maryland-guard-jakobi-gillespie-plans-to-enter-ncaa-transfer-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/maryland-guard-jakobi-gillespie-plans-to-enter-ncaa-transfer-portal\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland guard Ja\u2019Kobi Gillespie plans to enter NCAA transfer portal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maryland<\/a><\/strong> guard Ja\u2019Kobi Gillespie<\/a><\/strong> plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal<\/strong><\/a>, Travis Branham reports. Gillespie just wrapped up his first season with the program but is set to be back on the open market. Big-time teams across college basketball will certainly be after.<\/p>\n

Gillespie played and started in all 36 games for Maryland this season, averaging over 30 minutes a night. He was the team\u2019s second-leading scorer with an average of 14.7 points per game. Maryland relied on him on the playmaking front too, topping the squad at 4.8 assists a night.<\/p>\n

The efforts were good enough to be named third-team All-Big Ten. A massive honor for Gillespie considering this was his first year of playing in a high-major program.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, it\u2019s been fun just coming here with a whole bunch of \u2014 because there was a lot of transfers coming in together,\u201d Gillespie said<\/a> during the NCAA Tournament. \u201cI feel like we all came in and had the same goal to play deep in the postseason. So I feel like we\u2019re finally here doing that. So, yeah, it\u2019s been fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gillespie played high school basketball at Greenville<\/strong><\/a> (TN) but was not ranked at the time. His first go-round in the transfer portal saw him as the No. 48 overall recruit in the 2024 cycle<\/strong><\/a>, according to the On3 Industry Ranking<\/strong><\/a>, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.<\/p>\n

In-state Belmont<\/a><\/strong> is where Gillespie began his playing days. Maryland won out last offseason but schools such as Florida<\/a><\/strong>, Oklahoma<\/a><\/strong>, and Virginia<\/a><\/strong> were involved last time. Another opportunity is there if any of them want to reengage.<\/p>\n

Buzz Williams reportedly interested in Maryland job<\/h2>\n

What\u2019s going on right now at\u00a0Maryland<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is having an effect on the coaching landscape all over\u00a0college basketball<\/a>. That, reportedly, includes a development now down in College Station.<\/p>\n

Per<\/a>\u00a0Jeff Goodman at the Field of 68,\u00a0Texas A&M\u2019s<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Buzz Williams<\/a>\u00a0is \u201ctrying to get involved\u201d with the Terrapins\u2019 job if\u00a0Kevin Willard<\/a>\u00a0were to leave. That\u2019s with Willard still in connection to the current vacancy at\u00a0Villanova<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cTexas A&M\u2019s Buzz Williams trying to get involved in Maryland if\/when it opens, source told\u00a0@TheFieldOf68<\/a>,\u201d Goodman tweeted on Friday.<\/p>\n

Time will tell if Maryland even has a job that becomes available. If it does, though, Williams could quickly become a candidate considering his apparent interest in it per Goodman.<\/p>\n

On3\u2019s Sam Gillenwater contributed to this report<\/em><\/p>\n

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