DeVries Announces KJ Tenner Signing
April 18, 2024 10:19 AM | Men's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University men's basketball coach Darian DeVries has announced the signing of Emerson "KJ" Tenner to a national letter-of-intent for the 2024-25 academic year.
Tenner is a 6-foot guard from Memphis, Tennessee, where he is in his senior year at Cordova High. Tenner won Mr. Basketball in Class 4A in the state of Tennessee this past season after he averaged 21 points per game. He was recently named the Memphis Commercial Appeal 2024 Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
"We are elated to have KJ join our Mountaineer basketball program," DeVries said. "He is the ultimate competitor who possesses incredible leadership qualities and cares a great deal about winning. KJ has great feel and vision and does an outstanding job of making his teammates better."
Tenner led the city of Memphis in scoring as a sophomore, averaging 28 points per game and then 23 points per game as a junior.
Tenner reached 1,000 career points after just 42 games, the fastest to reach that milestone in school history.
Tenner is a 6-foot guard from Memphis, Tennessee, where he is in his senior year at Cordova High. Tenner won Mr. Basketball in Class 4A in the state of Tennessee this past season after he averaged 21 points per game. He was recently named the Memphis Commercial Appeal 2024 Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
"We are elated to have KJ join our Mountaineer basketball program," DeVries said. "He is the ultimate competitor who possesses incredible leadership qualities and cares a great deal about winning. KJ has great feel and vision and does an outstanding job of making his teammates better."
Tenner led the city of Memphis in scoring as a sophomore, averaging 28 points per game and then 23 points per game as a junior.
Tenner reached 1,000 career points after just 42 games, the fastest to reach that milestone in school history.
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