Former Tennessee guard Freddie Dilione is transferring to Penn State, 247sports’ Travis Branham first reported on Wednesday morning.
An offensively talented 6-foot-5, 180-pound combo guard, Dilione struggled to consistently find the court during his freshman season at Tennessee. Stuck behind Zakai Zeigler at point guard and Santiago Vescovi, Dalton Knecht, Jordan Gainey and Jahmai Mashack at shooting guard and small forward, Dilione played just 5.2 minutes in 18 games played during the 2023-24 season.
In those 18 games, Dilione averaged 1.7 points, 0.8 assists and 0.6 rebounds per game. The Fayetteville, North Carolina native played double-digit minutes just twice last season, playing 16 minutes in a season opening blowout win over Tennessee tech and 13 minutes in a blowout win over Vanderbilt.
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Dilione was originally the highest ranked recruit in the Vols’ 2023 recruiting class before early enrolling at Tennessee in January of 2023. Joining Tennessee midseason, Dilione redshirted his freshman season while practicing with the team and getting adjusted to college basketball and Tennessee’s system.
