Georgia basketball guard announces he will transfer from program
Justin Kier is on the move again. After one season of playing for Tom Crean at Georgia, Kier is exiting the program.
He shared a note on his Twitter and Instagram announcing he is entering the transfer portal.
Crean says Kier wants to play closer to family. On his UGA bio, Kier’s hometown is listed as Grottoes, Virginia.
“We loved coaching @Jkiiiiii__ Absolutely loved it,” Crean wrote on Twitter. “We never anticipated him coming back but the door was always open. We hoped he would reach his professional dreams but they are still a year away. Playing his last year near his family is his goal and we totally support him.”
Kier was a three-year starter at George Mason from 2016-19 before missing the majority of the 2019-20 season with a stress fracture in his right foot. This season at Georgia, Kier started 25 games, averaging 9.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.7 steals in 31.0 minutes of playing time per game.
In case you’re keeping count, that’s 1552 players entering the portal…so far. I would not buy my kid a named jersey just yet.
Came to UGA from George Mason, now in the portal?
I thought there was only ONE transfer?
The NCAA is fast becoming a joke.
Is there a cut off for when kids can quit on their team? Oops, I mean are there dates when kids cannot ‘transfer’? or can they up & quit/transfer at anytime. Like kid is in Summer camp, sees there’s too much competition & quit/transfer’s the third week & goes to another skool?
What are the ‘rules’ of the portal?
Undergrads now get one transfer without an eligibility penalty. After that, they have to sit a year (or file a hardship waiver).
Grad students are free to transfer without any penalty, regardless of what’s gone before. You earn your degree, you’ve fulfilled your end of the bargain. If he’s now completed a fourth year, I assume he’s graduated (or will soon). Article doesn’t say.
And apparently he’s using that 5th year or COVID eligibility.
Actually, he was also out a year medically, and the year at UGA was his fifth in school. Definitely a grad transfer with no penalty.