Former Alabama PG Jahvon Quinerly commits to Memphis

Alabama guard Jahvon Quinerly (13) plays against Vanderbilt during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Point guard Jahvon Quinerly is leaving Alabama for Memphis. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)

Former Alabama point guard Jahvon Quinerly is headed to Memphis.

The graduate transfer and former five-star recruit announced his commitment to play his fifth and final season at Penny Hardaway's program on Thursday, after entering the transfer portal last month.

Quinerly is coming off a senior year with the Crimson Tide in which he posted 8.7 points, 3.6 assists and 1.9 rebounds per game, mostly coming off the bench for a team that went 31-6 and earned the top overall seed in the NCAA men's tournament. Alabama was eliminated in the Sweet 16 by No. 5 seed San Diego State.

Quinerly spent four years, with one redshirt year, in Tuscaloosa, after a freshman season at Villanova.

His addition gives Memphis a veteran presence in the backcourt, who started mostly as a junior before tearing his ACL in March 2022. He'll be part of a roster overhaul for the Tigers, who have landed eight transfers this offseason, per the Commercial Appeal.