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Miami basketball transfer target Jayden Gardner can be Hurricanes star

Jan 19, 2020; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports

A Miami basketball program desperate to add multiple players to a roster that is less than half its scholarship limit for the 2021-22 season is selling East Carolina transfer, Jayden Gardner, on the opportunity to be one of the Hurricanes top scorers if he transfers to Coral Gables from Greeneville, North Carolina.

Miami lost five players to the transfer portal since January including point guard Chris Lykes to Arkansas. Arkansas is one of the five schools that Gardner is considering. The 6’7, 235 pound forward averaged 18.