With former Terrapin Ja'Kobi Gillespie now fully locked in with Tennessee, he's all-in on trying to reunite with his Terrapin teammate in Knoxville. On Thursday, Rodney Rice dropped his final six choices - a list that includes Villanova, Auburn, USC, Gonzaga, Tennessee, and Maryland.
The Tennessee Vols have found some early offseason success in the NCAA transfer portal by landing Maryland transfer guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Vanderbilt
Although Maryland fans are still holding out hope that Rodney Rice will remain in College Park, it feels like an uphill battle at this point. Rice, once of the key members of Maryland's "Crab Five" last season, entered his name into the transfer portal earlier this week.
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Former Maryland point guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie announced Friday that he is joining the Tennessee program. That marks a homecoming for Gillespie, who is a native of Greenville, Tenn., located about 70 miles east of the Tennessee campus in Knoxville.
After starring for Maryland basketball this past season, Ja'Kobi Gillespie is heading back home. The Tennessee native has committed to the Volunteers, and the best part for Terrapin fans -- he spurned his former coach.
Maryland guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie entered the transfer portal this week and already has two major visits lined up. Gillespie was one of the Terps' best players this past season, averaging 14.7 points, 4.8 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per game.
Once Kevin Willard left Maryland basketball for Villanova, there was a mass exodus in College Park. Both Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Rodney Rice entered the transfer portal, and so did most of the bench.
When Kevin Willard left Maryland, the worry was that he was going to take some Terrapins with him. So far, nobody has followed Willard to the 'Cats, but Maryland has lost almost its entire roster to this point to either graduation or the transfer portal.
It looks like the Tennessee Vols may be the team to beat for one of the most coveted guards in the NCAA transfer portal. CBS Sports college basketball
After a stellar season with the Maryland Terrapins, Ja'Kobi Gillespie entered the transfer portal this week. Gillespie, who spent his first two years of college basketball at Belmont, recorded 14.7 points and 4.8 assists per game during the 2024-25 season.
It was a tough ending to the season for the Tennessee Volunteers, falling just short of the program's first ever Final Four with a 69-50 loss to Houston
After missing out on point guard Donovan Dent, who committed to UCLA, the Kentucky Wildcats have redirected their focus to alternative options in the transfer portal.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Rodney Rice, two starters for Maryland's Sweet 16 team, reportedly entered the transfer portal Monday in the wake of coach Kevin Willard bolting the program for Villanova.
It's been a rough stretch for the Maryland Terrapins following Kevin Willard's departure to Villanova over the weekend. On Monday, both Rodney Rice and Ja'Kobi Gillespie - two key memebers of the "Crab Five" - entered their names into the transfer portal.
It has been a rough couple of days for Maryland basketball fans. The Terrapins were eliminated in the Sweet 16 by Florida, Kevin Willard acted clueless as to what his plans were, and then he accepted the Villanova job past the midnight hours.
The top-seeded Florida Gators defeated No. 4-seed Maryland 87-71 in an NCAA Tournament West Regional Sweet 16 game at Chase Center on Thursday night.
Following a stellar 2024-25 regular season, a trio of Terrapins were named to the NABC All-District First Team on Tuesday. Junior point guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie, freshman center Derik Queen, and senior forward Julian Reese each received the honor.
Tre Donaldson played hero and sent the Wolverines to the conference championship game.
Rodney Rice scored 18 of his game-high 26 points in the first nine minutes Friday night and No. 2 Maryland emphatically advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament by routing 7th-seeded Illinois 88-65 in Indianapolis.
With the 2024-25 regular season in the books, the postseason conference honors are rolling in for a host of Maryland Terrapins. On Tuesday, Derik Queen, Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Julian Reese, and Selton Miguel all received various Big Ten honors.
Derik Queen scored 23 points to highlight No. 16 Maryland's 68-64 win over Penn State on Saturday in University Park, Pa. Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 19 points
It looked like the Terrapins were well on their way to a a convincing win early. Veteran point guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie came out firing and scored all of the Terps first eight points of the game.
No. 16 Maryland is hoping to get back in the win column after a heartbreaking defeat against Michigan State on Wednesday. The Spartans would hit a half-court shot after Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed a 3 with the game tied.
The Terrapins stormed back to tie the game with under a minute remaining; then Tre Holloman happened.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 16 of his career-high 27 points in the first half to put Maryland in charge on its way to a 79-61 victory over No. 22 UCLA in Big Ten play on Friday night in College Park, Md.
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