Amaree Abram transfers to Georgia Tech from Ole Miss

Former Ole Miss guard Amaree Abram has committed to play at Georgia Tech next season, he told ESPN on Wednesday.

Abram picked Georgia Tech and coach Damon Stoudamire over offers from the likes of Georgia, LSU, Maryland, Ohio State and others.

«His read on my game was unique,» Abram said of Stoudamire. «He made it clear how he planned to utilize my strengths, as well as how he planned to help me improve in some of the areas I need to work on. He was honest and transparent with my family, and I, and I could tell that he genuinely cares about me and wants to help me reach my ultimate goal of playing in the NBA.

»The more I learned about his vision for the program and for my development as a player and young man, the more I realized that Georgia Tech is the place for me."

Abram, a four-star recruit coming out of high school, averaged 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in 21 minutes per game as a freshman, shooting 36% from 3-point range. He elected to transfer after the head coach that recruited him, Kermit Davis, was fired in late February.

«I appreciate everything that Coach Davis and his staff did for me, but after the season ended, and given the fact that he was let go, I met with my family and decided that it would be best for me to enter the transfer portal and see what my options were,» Abram said.

One of the youngest players in the portal, Abram, who turns 19 in late May, was considered among the most promising freshman guards in the SEC thanks to his positional size for a point guard, live-dribble passing ability, explosive scoring prowess in the open court, dynamic shot-making and the high-level intensity that he brings defensively.

Abram says the opportunity to play for a former NBA point guard in Stoudamire, who