Ja’Kobi Gillespie, a standout graduate of Greeneville High School, delivered an impressive showing for the Tennessee Volunteers with 26 points, eight steals and seven assists, though the team narrowly lost 71-69 to the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday, February 28.
The 6-foot-1 senior guard logged 36 minutes on the court, making significant contributions on both ends.
Gillespie and the Volunteers are set to face the South Carolina Gamecocks in an away matchup on Tuesday, March 3 at 6 p.m.
On Saturday, May 2, these former Johnson City Metro area high school standouts will be in action.
East Tennessee State University’s softball team will face Mercer in Macon for their final regular season Southern Conference series on May 2-3. Both teams share identical records heading into this important matchup.
East Tennessee State University’s softball team split its final home doubleheader of this season against Gardner-Webb. The Bucs won one close contest before dropping a narrow loss in game two. They will finish their regular season on the road at Mercer.
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