Maryland men’s basketball guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie entered the transfer portal on Monday. 247Sports first reported the junior’s decision.
The former Belmont transfer and All-Big Ten third team selection averaged 14.7 points, 4.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds while leading the conference in 3-pointers. In Big Ten play, Gillespie had the 15th-highest points per game and the fifth-most assists, leading the Terps in both categories.
[Kevin Willard leaves Maryland men’s basketball to become head coach at Villanova]
Gillespie is the fourth Terp to enter the portal after coach Kevin Willard left for Villanova Sunday. Gillespie joins Tafara Gapare, Rodney Rice and Jay Young.
Gillespie and Rice’s departures likely means Maryland could lose its entire starting five, the highest-scoring starting lineup in college basketball affectionately dubbed the “Crab Five.” Selton Miguel and Julian Reese each exhausted their college eligibility, while freshman center Derik Queen is a projected lottery pick in the NBA draft.
