NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Jahvon Quinerly 7th player in Alabama’s 2019 class

The Daily NCAA Basketball Recruiting Notebook (June 3) will examine the transfers of Jahvon Quinerly, Jaume Sorolla and Anthony Mathis amongst other items.

Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats completed a strong first recruiting class by inking Villanova transfer Jahvon Quinerly on Sunday night. The 6’1″ point guard, who was ESPN’s No. 5 sit-out transfer, decided to leave the Wildcats after a frustrating freshman campaign where he averaged 3.2 points in just under 10 minutes of action over 25 appearances. He took official visits to Tuscaloosa and Pittsburgh this past week while also giving consideration to Gonzaga and Oregon. Oats made Quinerly a priority after coming over to the Tide from Buffalo in late March.

Quinerly seems like a perfect fit for Oats’ system as he thrives in transition and is an excellent playmaker for himself and others. While at Buffalo, Oats liked to play uptempo basketball that was driven by ball-movement, unselfishness, and 3-point shooting. Last year, the Bulls ranked 16th in the nation in pace, 59th in 3pt rate, 84th in assist rate, and 64th in turnovers forced rate.     Defensively, Oats had his guards apply pressure all over the court.

Quinerly, who is seeking a hardship waiver that will allow him to play this upcoming season, is the Crimson Tide’s third transfer and seventh recruit in the 2019 class.  Six-foot point guard James Bolden (WVU) and 6’7” forward James Rojas (Hutchinson CC) are the team’s other two transfer players. They join a pair of four-star guard recruits — Jaden Shackleford and Jalen Forbes — along with three-star center Raymond Hawkins and three-wing Juwan Gray in the class.

Alabama currently has 13 scholarship players on its roster so unless a player unexpectedly leave, the Crimson Tide’s roster is basically set. If Quinerly does secure from the NCAA, he would join sophomore Kira Lewis Jr., Bolden — who is eligible immediately as a grad student –, John Petty, Herb Jones, along with the two incoming freshmen to give the Tide a fearsome deep backcourt.