Georgia Tech’s competition to run the Yellow Jackets offense officially became a three-way battle Wednesday with the signing of point guard Travis Jorgenson, from Columbia, Mo.
Jorgenson, who played his senior season at the New Hampton (N.H.) School, is ranked the No. 31 point guard in the country by ESPN. He will vie for the starting point guard spot with rising sophomore Solomon Poole and redshirt freshman Corey Heyward. Poole played 21 games this season after graduating from high school in the fall and is recovering from shoulder surgery. Heyward, a Peachtree Ridge High grad, is rehabilitating a torn ACL. At New Hampton, Jorgenson averaged a team-high 13.2 points and 5.0 assists per game.
“We’re really pleased that Travis is joining our program,” coach Brian Gregory said in a statement. “He’s got a tremendous basketball IQ and the unique ability to create scoring opportunities for himself and others, qualities which are very important in our program as we continue to move forward.”
Jorgenson, 6-foot-0 and 170 pounds, also received scholarship offers from Boston College, Creighton and Kansas State. Tennessee, Michigan State, Florida and Miami were also showing interest when he committed to Tech in February. Jorgenson joins November signee Quinton Stephens, a forward from the Marist School.
With the transfer of forward Julian Royal, Tech has one scholarship available. Gregory’s coaching staff is considering transfer candidates to complete the roster.
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