Louisiana Tech transfer shooting guard Amaree Abram is visiting Tennessee basketball on Monday, KnoxNews Mike Wilson first reported and multiple sources confirmed to RTI.
A rising senior, Abram averaged 12.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 per game last season for the Bulldogs. Abram was a true three-and-defense guard for Louisiana Tech last season making 66 three-pointers at a solid 37% clip.
In a three game stretch during conference play, Abram defended three of the conference’s best scorers and held them to 10 points per game on 27% shooting from the field.
Abram is back in the portal for the third straight season. The California native spent his freshman season at Ole Miss where he impressed, starting 22 games on his way to eight points, two rebounds and two assists per game. Abram transferred to Georgia Tech after his freshman season and struggled with the Yellow Jackets, playing just 10 games and averaging 3.4 points in those contests.
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Tennessee basketball currently has three scholarships to work with in the transfer portal. They’ve landed Maryland point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie as well as Vanderbilt power forward Jaylen Carey in the portal to date. Rick Barnes and his staff also landed five-star prep wing Nate Ament alongside three other high school recruits.
The Vols are badly in need of guards, particularly shooting guards, at this point in time. Tennessee has missed out on three different shooting guard targets in Virginia’s Isaac McKneely, Maryland’s Rodney Rice and Oklahoma’s Miles Duke. The first two visited Tennessee while Duke cancelled a visit to Tennessee after committing to Texas A&M.
