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Ja'Kobi Gillespie enters transfer portal as Tennessee basketball target

On March 26, 2025, during NCAA Tournament West Regional Practice in San Francisco, CA, Maryland guards Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Rodney Rice, both starters on the Terrapins' Sweet 16 team, reportedly entered the transfer portal.
Maryland's coach Kevin Willard leaving for Villanova is believed to have caused Gillespie and Rice to enter the transfer portal.
Gillespie, who transferred from Belmont, averaged 14.7 points and 1.9 steals in 36 starts, while Rice, who joined Maryland from Virginia Tech after sitting out 2023-24, averaged 13.8 points in 36 games.
Gillespie shot 45.3 percent from the field, and Rice shot 43.4 percent overall.
Multiple other players also entered the transfer portal, including North Carolina guard Elliot Cadeau who is transferring to Michigan, Kennesaw State guard Adrian Wooley who is headed to Louisville, Miami guard Nijel Pack, Arkansas big man Zvonimir Ivisic, and UAB forward Yaxel Lendeborg, indicating a significant wave of player movement.

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