FSU men's basketball transfer forward Jaylan Gainey reportedly out for season

Before the 2022-23 Florida State men’s basketball season even tipped off preseason practice, the Seminoles lost a transfer acquisition that was brought in this offseason to compete for a major role.

Senior forward Jaylan Gainey, an accomplished grad transfer out of Brown University, is out for the season after suffering a knee injury, according to CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein.

Gainey, who committed to FSU out of the portal in late March as soon as last season ended, won Defensive Player of the Year in the Ivy League conference twice in three seasons, including last year.

Source: Florida State freshman Chandler Jackson is also out indefinitely with an injured thumb, but is expected to be ready for the start of the season. https://t.co/HVpVE287Jl

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) October 4, 2022

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Last season, Gainey started all 29 games for Brown and averaged 9.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game to go along with his defensive prowess.

In three seasons with the Bears and 65 career games, Gainey has 124 career blocks (116 the past two seasons), over 400 points and over 300 rebounds. He also owns an impressive 69.9 percent career shooting percentage from the floor.

Gainey joined an FSU squad that finished last season at 17-14 overall, while finishing 8th in the ACC with a 10-10 conference record. Before that, the ‘Noles reached the last four NCAA Tournaments, with one Elite Eight and two Sweet Sixteen appearances.

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