Virginia Tech gets important transfer portal addition in Jaylen Curry

Curry is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina. He's a former three-star recruit who was ranked as the No. 22 point guard in the 2023 class.

He committed to UMass out of high school and became a great player in the Atlantic 10. As a freshman, he was a bench player for the Minutemen, but he averaged 7.4 points and 2.1 assists in 17.4 minutes per game.

Curry started all 29 games for UMass as a sophomore while averaging 13.3 points, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He had the nation's 22nd-best assist-to-turnover ratio (2.67-to-1) in that season.

Virginia Tech Hokies could have a solid sixth man in Jaylen Curry 

After transferring to Oklahoma State, Curry found a role as a rotational combo guard for head coach Steve Lutz. He played in just 23.8 minutes per game, but he made the most of his time on the court.

He was a great defensive presence for the Cowboys, leading the team in steals while notching 13 games with two or more steals. He also shot 41.8% from the field and 31.6% from three, on 2.4 attempts per game.

Chris Arvin of "VT Scoop" believes Curry will play a similar role for the Hokies that he did with Oklahoma State. He'll get the chance to be a starter, but he'll likely slot in as the first man off the bench behind Ben Hammond and Isaiah Elohim.