Gainey, a native of Tucson, Arizona, played for the Vols from 2023-25 for head coach Rick Barnes after transferring from USC Upstate. He is the son of Tennessee associate head coach Justin Gainey.

But this is out of Gainey's and Tennessee's hands. We'll have to wait to see what the NCAA, and the pending House vs. NCAA antitrust settlement, has to say about the situation.

The 6-foot-3 Gainey averaged 9.3 points and shot 29.8% on 3-pointers at UT, where his father, Justin, is the associate head coach. He averaged 11.6 points and shot 30.4% on 3-pointers as a senior.

Gainey, a native of Tucson, Arizona, played for the Vols from 2023-25 for head coach Rick Barnes after transferring from USC Upstate. He is the son of Tennessee associate head coach Justin Gainey.

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