The Extra Point: The Impact of Jahvon Quinerly’s Return to Alabama Basketball

Final week, Alabama basketball’s Jahvon Quinerly introduced he can be returning for his redshirt senior season.

The return got here as a shock to some, as final season Quinerly graduated and took part in senior day festivities, however the 6-foot-1 level guard will use his fifth 12 months of eligibility to return some scoring to Alabama’s staff.

After successful the SEC Match’s Most Oustanding Participant award after the 2020-21 season, Quinerly averaged 13.8 factors per recreation and 4.2 assists per recreation as Alabama’s major place to begin guard in 2021-22. He was the staff’s second chief scorer and second  main help man. 

In Alabama’s closing recreation of the season, a loss within the first spherical of the NCAA Match to 11-seed Notre Dame, Quinerly suffered a torn ACL within the opening minutes. Alabama’s coaching employees will definitely make certain Quinerly is 100% earlier than he returns, which might slate his return to the courtroom close to SEC play.

Within the meantime ready for Quinerly’s return, Alabama’s guard play can be in glorious palms. The Crimson Tide picked up Ohio switch Mark Sears, who averaged practically 20 factors per recreation a season in the past, who can be in competition to be the place to begin guard. His competitors for the beginning spot will come from five-star recruit Jaden Bradley, an outstanding on-ball defender who is available in from IMG Academy.

Irrespective of who begins, Alabama could have unbelievable depth on the level guard place. There’s a chance that when Quinerly returns he’ll concede again to the sixth-man position that led to his unbelievable play in March of 2021. 

Try the video on the prime of the web page the place BamaCentral’s Blake Byler and Tony Tsoukalas focus on how Jahvon Quinerly’s return will influence Alabama basketball subsequent season.

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