STATESBORO – Georgia Southern men's basketball coach Brian Burg announced today that Tai Strickland (Tampa, Fla./St. Petersburg/Temple) will attend Georgia Southern and compete for the Eagles, beginning in the 2022-23 season.

Tai Strickland, 6-2, 180, G – Tampa, Fla./St. Petersburg/Temple
Averaged 8.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 22.4 minutes a game last season at Temple • Netted a season-high 27 points on 8 of 14 shooting vs. SMU (2/16) • Began his collegiate career at Wisconsin before playing the last three seasons at Temple • Averaged 17 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals per game at St. Petersburg High School, helping the Green Devils to a record of 24-6 • Led his high school teams to three state semifinals • Named first-team All-Pinellas County and earned Team Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2017-18 • Father, Rod, was a first-team All-American at DePaul (1985-88) and spent 17 seasons playing in the NBA for nine teams from 1988-2005 • Brother, Terell, plays basketball at James Madison.

Burg on Strickland:
"We are excited to welcome Tai to Georgia Southern and to our program. Tai is an incredible young man on and off the court, and we are thrilled to add a veteran player of his caliber to our roster. Tai has an ability offensively to get into the lane almost at will and defensively, is mentioned as one of the best on-ball defenders in the American Conference. We are excited to get him to Statesboro and continue to help him develop into an outstanding player and student-athlete."

Strickland joins Tyren Moore, who signed in the fall, as the Eagle newcomers for 2022-23.