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Jersey Number 2
Jordan Gainey
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 186
- Hometown:
- Tucson, Ariz.
- High School:
- South Kent School (Conn.)
- Prev School:
- USC Upstate
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Points: 28 // vs. South Carolina State, 12/10/22
- Rebounds: 7 (7x) // last vs. Georgia, 1/15/25
- Assists: 6 (4x) // last vs. South Carolina, 3/8/25
- Steals: 5 (4x) // last vs. Western Carolina, 12/17/24
- Blocks: 3 (2x) // last vs. Presbyterian, 1/18/23
- Field Goals: 9 (3x) // last vs. Gardner-Webb (N), 3/3/23
- 3-Pointers: 5 // at Charleston Southern, 12/31/22
- Free Throws: 8 (5x) // last vs. Auburn, 3/15/25
- Minutes: 43:42 // vs. South Carolina State, 12/10/22
HONORS
- 2025 NCAA Midwest Region All-Tournament Team
- 2025 SEC All-Tournament Team
- 2025 College Hoops Today Sixth Man of the Year Finalist
- 2024-25 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2023-24 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2023 First Team All-Big South
- 2x Big South Player of the Week (12/5/22 & 2/13/23)
- 2022 Kyle Macy Award Finalist
- 2022 Second Team All-Big South
- 2022 Big South Freshman of the Year
- 2022 Big South All-Freshman Team
- 7x Big South Freshman of the Week (11/15/21, 11/29/21, 1/10/22, 1/17/22, 1/24/22, 1/31/22 & 2/21/22)
2024-25 - SENIOR
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- VIDEO: The Gainey Family Bond and a Unique Basketball Journey
- One of four Volunteers to appear in all 38 games, setting a new single-season program record, and made one start.
- Averaged 11.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steal in 27.8 minutes per game, while shooting 81.3 percent at the line.
- Ranked second on the team in made free throws (117), free-throw attempts (144), free-throw percentage (81.3), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.90) and total assists (72).
- Placed third among Volunteers in scoring, assists average, steals, made field goals (137) and made 3-pointers (49), as well as fourth in minutes and fifth in offensive rebounding (0.7), defensive rebounding (2.6) and total blocks (14).
- First—alone or with a teammate—Volunteer off the bench in 33 games, the most on the team.
- Led or co-led Tennessee in steals seven times to tie for third-most on the team, as well as in scoring six times to rank third, in blocks five times, in assists twice to rank second, in minutes twice and in rebounds once.
- Ranked third on the team in number of times with double-figure points (22) and 15-plus points (13), while placing second with two showings of 23-plus, scoring at least 10 points in eight of the final 10 games with 15-plus in six of them.
- Dished out multiple assists 21 times, with five-plus twice, and had multiple steals on 10 occasions, with three-plus in five.
- Grabbed at least five rebounds in nine contests and had multiple blocks in four.
- Co-led all scorers with 17 points, including 13 after halftime, in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight outing against second-ranked Houston (3/30/25), shooting 6-of-12 from the field, 2-of-5 beyond the arc and 3-of-3 at the line.
- Recorded 16 points, shooting 6-of-12 from the field and 3-of-4 at the line, in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 triumph against No. 18/21 Kentucky (3/28/25).
- Put up 13 points and three assists in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 win over UCLA (3/22/25), shooting 3-of-6 on 3-pointers.
- Dropped a game- and season-high 24 points, including posting a personal 8-0 run in 52 second-half seconds, versus fourth-ranked Florida (3/16/25) in the SEC Tournament title game, shooting 7-of-15 from the floor to tie a season high in makes and 8-of-9 from the line to, for the second straight day, match his career best in made free throws.
- Notched 15 points and five rebounds in the SEC Tournament semifinal win versus third-ranked Auburn (3/15/25), shooting a perfect 8-of-8 from the line to tie his career best in makes.
- Tallied 10 points and a career-high-tying six assists in his final home game, a triumph over South Carolina (3/8/25).
- Led the team with 17 points on 4-of-9 long-range shooting at Ole Miss (3/5/25), setting a season high in made 3-pointers and tying his top tally as a Volunteer.
- Poured in 18 points, co-leading the team, in the comeback triumph over sixth-ranked Alabama (3/1/25), finishing 6-of-13 from the floor and a perfect 6-of-6 at the line.
- Scored 14 points, including 10 in the final 6:12, in the victory at seventh-ranked Texas A&M (2/22/25), shooting 2-of-5 from deep and 4-of-4 at the line, as well as posted three assists and a game-best three steals.
- Recorded nine points, four rebounds, three assists and one block in the comeback win over Vanderbilt (2/15/25).
- Finished with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists in the triumph against No. 15/16 Missouri (2/5/25).
- Earned his first start at Tennessee in the win against No. 5/6 Florida (2/1/25) and finished with 16 points, a season-high five assists, four rebounds and a game-best three steals in a season-high 37 minutes.
- Logged his 11th double-digit scoring output of the season, eclipsing his total from 2023-24, with a 10-point showing in the victory against No. 14 Mississippi State (1/21/25), adding two assists and two blocks.
- Tallied a game-best 19 points, his second-most as a Volunteer, and tied a career high with seven rebounds in the victory over No. 23 Georgia (1/15/25), as well as made all six of his free throws.
- Registered 12 points and shot 2-of-5 from beyond the arc in the win at Texas (1/11/25).
- Totaled 10 points, three rebounds and three assists in the non-conference finale against Norfolk State (12/31/24).
- Posted 10 points, six rebounds and two blocks against Middle Tennessee State (12/23/24).
- Recorded17 points on 6-of-8 shooting, adding career-high-tying marks in steals (five) and blocks (two), versus Western Carolina (12/17/24).
- Dropped a game-best 23 points, his most as a Volunteer and his first time leading Tennessee in scoring, at Illinois (12/14/24), capping an 18-point second half with a buzzer-beating layup to win the game, plus shot 8-of-9 at the line to tie career highs in both categories.
- Posted 12 points and six rebounds in the win over Syracuse (12/3/24), shooting 5-of-6 from the field in the second half.
- Scored 16 points in the win over No. 13/14 Baylor (11/22/24) in the Baha Mar Championship title game, finishing 3-of-6 from deep and 7-of-8 at the line.
- Totaled 15 points against Austin Peay (11/17/24), shooting 4-7 from the floor and 6-of-8 at the line, plus added two assists and a steal.
- Stuffed the stat sheet in the triumph at Louisville (11/9/24), totaling nine points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals.
- Scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting, a new high in field goals made as a Volunteer, in the season opener against Gardner-Webb (11/4/24), adding three steals.
2023-24 - JUNIOR
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- VIDEO: Mic'd Up
- FEATURE: Ball in the Family
- Among the six Volunteers to play in all 36 contests, competing in a reserve role in all of them.
- Ranked fifth on the team with 6.8 points per game, adding 1.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.9 steals in 18.4 minutes per outing.
- Shot 47-of-54 (87.0 percent) from the stripe to lead the team in free-throw clip, plus tied for fourth in made 3-pointers (43).
- Became the second Tennessee player in the last 18 seasons (2006-24) to shoot 87.0 percent from the line in a single campaign (min. 10 GP) on at least 1.5 attempts per game, joining Lamonté Turner (2017-18).
- Connected on eight 3-pointers in his first three outings as a Volunteer, tying Kennedy Chandler (2021-22) and Brandon Wharton (1995-96) for the then-third-most in program history, trailing only the 10 by Chris Lofton (2004-05), Santiago Vescovi (2019-20) and now Chaz Lanier (2024-25).
- First—alone or with a teammate—player off the bench in 21 of his appearances.
- Led or co-led Tennessee in steals five times, co-fifth-most on the team, as well as in rebounding twice, assists once and blocks once.
- Scored in double figures in 10 outings and reached 15-plus in five of them, good for co-fifth and fifth on the team, respectively.
- Amassed multiple assists 14 times and multiple steals nine times, reaching three on five and two occasions, respectively.
- Hit multiple 3-pointers in 10 appearances, with three-plus five times, as well as twice grabbed at least four rebounds.
- Produced nine points and went 5-of-6 at the stripe in the road win at No. 14/13 Alabama (3/2/24).
- Put up 17 points, one shy of his season high, in the win Arkansas (2/14/24), finishing 6-of-8 from the floor to tie a season best in makes, as well as 2-of-3 on 3-pointers and 3-of-3 at the line, adding two steals.
- Scored a season-best 18 points, shooting 3-of-6 from 3-point range and tying season bests in assists (three), steals (three) and made field goals (six) versus LSU (2/7/24).
- Finished with 10 points at Vanderbilt (1/27/24), shooting 2-of-3 from 3-point range and, for the second game in a row, an unblemished 4-of-4 at the stripe.
- Notched 15 points, shooting 3-of-5 from deep and a perfect 4-of-4 at the line, against Alabama (1/20/24) and set season highs in both rebounds (team-high five) and steals (three).
- Tallied 11 points at No. 17 North Carolina (11/29/23) and, with his first basket of the night, eclipsed 1,000 points in his career in just his 71st outing.
- Made three shots from beyond the 3-point arc to cap the Maui Invitational against top-ranked Kansas (11/22/23), totaling 13 points and four rebounds.
- Knocked down a trio of key triples in the final 5:35 of regulation versus second-ranked Purdue (11/21/23), finishing with 15 points, two assists and a pair of rebounds in the Maui Invitational semifinals.
- Buried four 3-pointers to finish with 16 points versus Wofford (11/14/23).
- Posted a double-figure scoring effort with 10 points and two made 3-pointers in a road win at Wisconsin (11/10/23).
- Tallied 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting in the season-opening win over Tennessee Tech (11/6/23) in his debut as a Volunteer.
SUMMER 2023
- Led the team in minutes, at 22:42 per outing, during the three-game exhibition tour of Italy in August, averaging 12.7 points and shooting 39.4 percent (9-of-23) from 3-point range.
- Also averaged 2.0 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game in the three international victories.
2022-23 - SOPHOMORE (at USC Upstate)
- Ranked top-10 in the Big South in six statistical categories: steals (1st, 1.9 spg), scoring (5th, 15.1 ppg), free-throw percentage (6th, 78.4), field-goal percentage (7th, 39.6), 3-pointers made per game (7th, 2.23) and minutes played (31.7 mpg).
- Led the team in scoring (15.1 ppg) and steals (1.9 spg), while ranking second in assists (2.3 apg).
- During Big South play, averaged 13.8 points, 2.6 assists and 2.2 steals per game.
- Scored a career-high 25 points on 9-of-16 shooting during the win over Gardner-Webb in the Big South Tournament (3/3/23).
- Shot 5-of-6 from 3-point range and 4-of-4 from the foul line en route to 23 points at Charleston Southern (12/31/22).
- Scored 20-plus points in three straight pre-conference games against Columbia International (26), Western Carolina (21) and South Carolina State (28).
- In the loss at Clemson (11/15/22), scored 24 points on 8-of-16 shooting.
2021-22 - FRESHMAN (at USC Upstate)
- Started all 32 contests and averaged 13.8 points and 3.8 rebounds over an average of 31.5 minutes per game.
- Shot a stellar 49.3 percent from 3-point range, making 74-of-150 attempts from beyond the arc.
- Also shot 47.1 percent (146-of-310) from the floor and 81.7 percent (76-of-93) from the free-throw line.
- Corralled 123 total rebounds for a season average of 3.8 per game.
- Totaled 69 assists, 39 steals and 16 blocked shots on the season.
- Pulled in a season-high seven rebounds on four different occasions and dished out a season-high six assists twice.
- Recorded 25 double-figure scoring games, including five games with at least 20 points.
- Ended the season with five straight double-digit scoring games.
- Scored a season-high 24 points behind a 7-for-11 shooting performance vs. Winthrop (1/26/22).
- Logged his first career 20-point game when he scored 20 on 6-of-9 shooting—including a 3-for-4 effort from long range—during a win at Presbyterian (1/8/22).
- Made his collegiate debut in the season opener at South Carolina (11/9/21), totaling 11 points and seven rebounds.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Spent a postgraduate year at South Kent School in Kent, Conn.
- In addition to basketball, also played on the golf team at South Kent.
- Initially, on 4/15/20, signed with Pima Community College in Tucson, Ariz., out of high school, before opting for a postgrad year.
- Helped lead Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson to a 30-1 record and its first 4A state championship as a senior in 2019-20.
- In two years at Salpointe Catholic, totaled 670 points.
- As a freshman at Franklin High School in Franklin, Wis., played slot receiver on the football team.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Jordan Dewaine Gainey.
- Born June 26, 2002, in Cary, N.C.
- Parents are Justin and Courtney Gainey.
- Father was a point guard at NC State from 1996-2000 and is now Tennessee's associate head coach.
- Has two younger brothers, Jayson and Jaxson.
- Enrolled in the agricultural leadership, education & communications graduate program at Tennessee.
- Earned a bachelor's degree in communication studies from Tennessee in December 2024.
- Second player in Tennessee history from the state of Arizona, joining Vegas Davis (1996-2000).
- Wore No. 11 at USC Upstate, switched to No. 2 his first year at Tennessee and went back to No. 11 for his final campaign.
- Owns a standing reach of just under 8-4, plus increased his standing vertical jump by 3.54 inches and added 14.5 pounds during his first offseason at Tennessee.
- Recipient of the Ray & Dana Mears Athletic Scholarship Endowment.
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