Kerry Blackshear Jr. could be close to choosing his next team.
The former Virginia Tech forward is one of the most sought after grad transfers in college basketball and has visited several schools. While he initially declared for the NBA Draft, he elected to withdraw his name and enter the NCAA transfer portal in April.
Blackshear visited Tennessee over the weekend and is expected to meet with Kentucky on Tuesday, according to reports from Fox Sports and Kentucky Sports Radio.
Source: Kerry Blackshear, arguably the nation's top transfer, is currently on Tennessee's campus. He arrived for the visit yesterday. Averaged 14.9 PPF & 7.5 RPG at Virginia Tech last season.
— Evan Daniels (@EvanDaniels) June 15, 2019
Kerry Blackshear is visiting Kentucky Tuesday@jakeweingarten reported it first
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) June 16, 2019
His final decision will likely be between Tennessee, Kentucky and Texas A&M, according to a report from the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook.
Don't buy the Kerry Blackshear/Memphis rumors. His final choices will come down to Texas A&M, Kentucky and Tennessee. One way or another, @Vol_Hoops fans will see him play in TBA. He's one of the most impactful players in the grad transfer era.
— Chris Dortch (@cdortch) June 16, 2019
Texas A&M's new coach is Buzz Williams, who coached Blackshear at Virginia Tech last season, so that could be a contributing factor to his final choice.
Blackshear, 6-10, averaged 14.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in 2018-19 and helped lead the Hokies reach the Sweet 16 — where they ultimately lost to Duke by a narrow margin.