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After making his top schools list just over a week ago, Tennessee basketball has now set up an official visit with one of the top point guard recruits in the class of 2027, according to a report from Dushawn London. J’Lon Lyons will be on campus on October 1, with Vols football hosting Auburn that […]
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Four-star shooting guard Justin Wise committed to Georgia basketball over Tennessee and others on Friday afternoon. Wise released a top six including Clemson, Georgia, Miami, Tennessee, Texas and Vanderbilt earlier this summer before committing to the Bulldogs. Wise was originally scheduled to officially visit Tennessee on Sept. 19 when the Vol football team faced Kennesaw […]
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Tennessee basketball landed the final piece to its 2026-27 roster on Monday when Vanderbilt transfer center Jalen Washington committed to Rick Barnes and his staff. Washington was originally out of eligibility before courts forced the NCAA to grant seniors in the 2025-26 academic year an additional year of eligibility to match up with the governing […]
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Vanderbilt transfer center Jalen Washington committed to Tennessee basketball out of the transfer portal on Monday On3’s Joe Tipton first reported and a source confirmed to RTI. His commitment comes just three days after a court granted Washington an additional year of college eligibility. Washington entered the transfer portal back in the spring. The center […]
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Tennessee basketball is one of the eight schools still in the mix for a top recruit in the class of 2027. This past week, J’Lon Lyons named the Vols, Maryland, Syracuse, Butler, Virginia, Georgetown, Washington and VCU as his top schools, according to Dushawn London. Lyons is a top-50 recruit in the cycle on 247 […]
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Tennessee basketball is hosing a pair of blue-chip recruits on an official visit the same weekend in September. Four-star shooting guard Justin Wise and four-star center Chris Brown have each scheduled official visits for Sept. 19, a trusted source told RTI on Friday morning. It’s shaping up to be a busy September for Tennessee on […]
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Tennessee basketball is one of the eight schools remaining in the recruitment of four-star point guard Antonio Pemberton. On Wednesday, the playmaker named the Vols, Michigan State, Kansas, UCLA, Boston College, Creighton, Ohio State and Marquette as his top eight, according to Joe Tipton. Schools to offer Pemberton but not make the cut were Utah, […]
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Instate forward Davis Cochran has scheduled an official visit with Tennessee basketball from Sep. 25-27, GoVols247’s Ben McKee first reported and Cochran confirmed to RTI on Thursday. Cochran’s visit will be the same weekend that the Tennessee football team hosts Texas in its 2026 SEC opener. Cochran also won’t be the only Tennessee target on […]
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Five-star wing Malachi Jordan released his top eight including Tennessee basketball on Wednesday afternoon. The Vols joined Alabama, Kansas, UConn, USC, Ohio State, Vanderbilt and Washington in Jordan’s top group. The Vols are one of the top contenders for the mid-state native with Jordan scheduling an official visit to Tennessee for Sept. 20— the weekend […]
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This past week, Lady Vols basketball hosted a class of 2029 recruit on an unofficial visit. On Tuesday, July 21, Laine Lyles was in Knoxville to see Kim Caldwell and her Tennessee program in person. Lyles is currently 15 years old, with Caldwell and her staff looking to leave an early positive impression. She’s already […]
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Tennessee basketball is hosting a new target in the 2025 recruiting cycle on campus this weekend. Three-star point guard Zyree Collins is taking his first visit to Tennessee for the Vols’ SEC opening matchup against No. 23 Arkansas, a source confirmed to RTI on Thursday. Collins is a 6-foot, 165-pound point guard from St. Louis […]
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Tennessee basketball made the top five for five-star wing Caleb Wilson on Monday afternoon according to On3’s Joe Tipton. The Vols joined Central Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina and Ohio State in Wilson’s top group. Wilson is also planning to announce his commitment either in December or January after taking official visits to all of his […]
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Tennessee women’s basketball inked three blue-chip recruits this week during the early signing period. But that was just the start to Kim Caldwell and the Lady Vols’ big week on the recruiting trail. Five-star wing Jaida Civil committed to the Lady Vols on Friday afternoon becoming the fourth commit in Caldwell’s first recruiting class in […]
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Tennessee basketball announced the signings of commits Amari Evans and DeWayne Brown on Wednesday afternoon. The pair of four-star recruits are Vol basketball’s only commits in their 2025 recruiting at the moment and they both signed on the first day of the early signing period. Brown was Tennessee’s first commit in its 2025 recruiting class, […]
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Kim Caldwell and the Lady Vols basketball program made a major splash on the recruiting trail Monday night when five-star wing Deniya Prawl committed to Tennessee over a top group that included Baylor and Notre Dame. 5⭐️ Deniya Prawl (no. 14 espnW 100) has committed to Tennessee!@DeniyaPrawl | @LadyVol_Hoops pic.twitter.com/xqdXUO84pJ — SportsCenter NEXT (@SCNext) November […]
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Amari Evans first visited Tennessee basketball last January when the Vols hosted South Carolina at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. The Gamecocks upset Tennessee that night but the way Rick Barnes coached Dalton Knecht, on a night the star scored 31 of the Vols’ 59 points, made a major early impression on Evans. “The […]
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Four-star small forward Amari Evans committed to Tennessee basketball over a top group that included Pitt and Xavier on Friday night. Tennessee has long targeted the the 6-foot-5, 200-pound wing and hosted him on a pair of visits this fall, first for an official visit the weekend of the Chattanooga football game and then for […]
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A pair of Tennessee basketball targets are announcing their college commitments this weekend after taking official visits to Knoxville this week. Four-star small forward Amari Evans is announcing his college commitment on Friday night and is down to a top group that includes the Vols, Pitt and Xavier. Four-star combo guard Isaiah Denis is announcing […]
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Tennessee basketball is preparing for a major recruiting weekend around Vol football’s matchup against Alabama. The Vols are hosting a top five recruit in the 2025 recruiting cycle on an official visit as well as six total players, including a pair of top 25 recruits, in the 2026 cycle on unofficial visits, sources told RTI. […]
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Tennessee basketball is preparing for a massive recruiting weekend where they’ll host a trio of top targets on visits. Five-star wing Caleb Wilson and four-star combo guard Isaiah Denis are each coming in for official visits while four-star Amari Evans is unofficially visiting. Wilson ranks as a five-star recruit and the No. 5 player in […]
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Five-star shooting guard Darius Adams released his top three including Tennessee basketball as well as an upcoming commitment date on Tuesday afternoon. Adams is down to a top three that includes Connecticut, Michigan State and Tennessee. The blue-chip recruit is announcing his college commitment on Monday, Sept. 30 at 5 p.m. ET on the 247sports […]
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Four-star shooting guard Amari Evans is down to a top three that includes Pitt, Tennessee and Xavier, he told On3’s Joe Tipton on Friday. Evans plans on announcing his college commitment on Nov. 1 just under two weeks ahead of the fall signing period. NEWS: Amari Evans, a 6-5 Shooting Guard in the 2025 class, […]
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Tennessee basketball is preparing for a massive fall recruiting weekend with a pair of five-star recruits officially visiting around Vol football’s matchup against Kent State. Five-star center Chris Cenac and five-star shooting guard Darius Adams are all officially visiting Tennessee this weekend, a source told RTI. Three-star shooting guard Josiah Sanders was also originally officially […]
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Five-star big man Chris Cenac is officially visiting Tennessee basketball on Sept. 14, On3’s Joe Tipton first reported on Wednesday morning. Cenac is one of Tennessee basketball’s top targets in the 2025 recruiting cycle where the Vols will sign more prep prospects than they have in recent years. The 6-foot-10, 230-pound big man ranks as […]
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Four-star shooting guard Dante Allen officially visited Tennessee basketball over the weekend less than a month after including the Vols in his top four. It was Allen’s first visit to Tennessee and allowed him the chance to get a closer look at the Vols’ program. “Love the place,” Allen told RTI. “Definitely stood out how […]
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With Tennessee students and basketball players back on campus for the start of the school year, the Vol basketball program is starting to host recruits on campus. That started this weekend with four-star shooting guard Dante Allen currently on his official visit to Tennessee. Allen ranks as a four-star recruit and the No. 77 player […]
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Four-star point guard JJ Mandaquit released his top nine on Monday with Tennessee basketball making the cut. BYU, California, Creighton, Hawaii, Louisville, Southern Cal, Virginia and Washington joined the Vols in Mandaquit’s top group. Madaquit also has official visits lined up to BYU, Cal, Creighton, Louisville, Southern Cal, Virginia and Washington but hasn’t lined up […]
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Four-star combo guard Josiah Sanders released his top five including Tennessee basketball on Saturday afternoon. The Vols joined Colorado, Northwestern, San Diego State and Stanford in the 6-foot-4 guard’s top group. NEWS: Josiah Sanders, On3’s No. 136 overall recruit in the 2025 class, has narrowed his list of schools to five, he tells @On3Recruits. The […]
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Five-star forward Tounde Yessoufou is officially visiting Tennessee basketball on Sept. 14, On3’s Joe Tipton first reported on Friday morning. Yessoufou ranks as a five-star recruit the No. 20 player in the 2025 recruiting cycle according to the 247sports composite rankings. The Santa Maria native also ranks as the No. 2 player in the state […]
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Four-star shooting guard Dante Allen included Tennessee basketball in his top four on Thursday night, 24/7 High School Hoops first reported. The Vols joined Georgia, Notre Dame and Villanova in Allen’s top group. NEWS: 2025 4⭐️ Dante Allen told @LeagueRDY he’s down to four schools: Notre Dame Tennessee Villanova Georgia Allen is a physical, high-IQ […]
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Tennessee forward Igor Milicic Jr. is playing on the Polish national team this week as they look to qualify for the 2024 Olympics. Poland is one of six nations competing in a tournament this week in Valencia, Spain with a spot in the 2024 Olympics on the line. Eight of the 12 spots in the […]
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Tennessee basketball made a major splash in the transfer portal last week when North Florida guard Chaz Lanier committed to and signed with the Vols. Lanier visited BYU, Kentucky and Tennessee consecutively before committing to Rick Barnes and his staff for his final season of college eligibility. “I just feel like I’ll be joining something […]
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After losing Dalton Knecht this offseason, Tennessee basketball needed to add offensive talent to its roster this offseason. That’s exactly what the Vols did with their additions to the roster in the transfer portal. Two of those players, North Florida’s Chaz Lanier and Hofstra’s Darlinstone Dubar, are particularly talented offensive players. In fact, Lanier and […]
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Tennessee basketball made a major splash in the transfer portal Friday. Star North Florida guard Chaz Lanier committed to Rick Barnes and the Vols over a top group that included BYU and Kentucky, as reported by Joe Tipton of On3 Sports. Lanier also posted the news to social media. Home is where the heart is!! […]
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North Florida transfer guard Chaz Lanier is visiting Tennessee basketball on Tuesday, KnoxNews Mike Wilson first reported and a source confirmed to RTI. Lanier is one of the top remaining players in the transfer portal and a top target for Rick Barnes and the Tennessee basketball program. The rising super senior is currently going through […]
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Tennessee basketball transfer portal target Chaz Lanier earned an invitation to the G League Elite Camp on Monday evening, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reported. The G League Elite Camp is a place for NBA Draft prospects who didn’t receive an invited to the NBA Draft combine to workout in front NBA scouts. While it isn’t certain […]
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Three-star prep point guard Ben Hammond plans on taking an official visit to Tennessee basketball on Monday, May 6, 24/7 High School Hoops reported on Wednesday. A Fairfax, Virginia native, Hammond originally signed with Rhode Island basketball but asked out of his letter of intent after a handful of staff changes with the Rams. Hammond […]
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Tennessee landed a commitment from Charlotte transfer forward Igor Milicic Jr. on Monday morning, marking Rick Barnes’ third pickup from the portal this offseason. The Vols have also hauled in Ohio State transfer center Felix Okpara and Hofstra transfer forward Darlinstone Dubar. Milicic will have one season of eligibility as the rising super-senior previously played […]
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Charlotte transfer Igor Milicic Jr. committed to Tennessee basketball on Monday morning, CBS sports Jon Rothstein first report and a source confirmed to RTI. Milicic committed to Rick Barnes and his staff after taking visits to Nebraska, Tennessee and Baylor. A 6-foot-10, 225-pound forward, Milicic played his freshman season at Virginia before transferring to Charlotte […]
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Ohio State center transfer Felix Okpara was in the transfer portal for just five days before shutting down his recruitment and signing with Tennessee basketball on Friday. It was a simple recruitment for Okpara. Tennessee had familiarity, opportunity and a coaching staff that he meshed with. “For me it was, one, it was close to […]
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Ohio State center transfer Felix Okpara committed to and signed with Tennessee basketball on Thursday just two days after officially visiting the Vols, he announced on Instagram. A 6-foot-11, 235-pound center, Okpara started 34 game for the Buckeyes last season where he averaged 6.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game. Okpara is one […]
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Ohio State center transfer Felix Okpara is visiting Tennessee basketball on Tuesday, a source confirmed to RTI. The rising junior is visiting Tennessee just two days after entering the portal as the Vols look to address a major need on their roster. Okpara started 34 games for Ohio State in his sophomore season averaging 6.6 […]
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Tennessee landed their first commitment in the 2025 class with 6-foot-9 center DeWayne Brown on Saturday evening. Brown, a current junior in high school, will arrive to Rocky Top before the 2025-2026 season. The 235-pound prospect from Hoover High School in Hoover, AL, is ranked as a four-star prospect according to On3 and ESPN’s rankings […]
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Class of 2025 center DeWayne Brown committed to Tennessee basketball on Saturday evening, he announced on an Instagram live. The four-star recruit committed to Rick Barnes and the Vols over Mississippi State. Brown boasts 11 total offers and took visits to LSU, Alabama and Auburn as well as two visits to Mississippi State and a […]
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Tennessee landed a big commitment from the 2025 class on Saturday evening with the addition of DeWayne Brown. The 6-foot-9, 235-pound center is a force out of Hoover, AL, ranking as the No. 1 prospect out of the state, a top 150 player overall, and the No. 22 center in the class according to 247 […]
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Four-star class of 2025 center DeWayne Brown is announcing his college commitment on Saturday. Brown is deciding between a top two of Mississippi State and Tennessee. He is announcing at 6 p.m. ET on Instagram Live. Brown is a 6-foot-9, 250-pound big man that ranks as a four-star recruit and the No. 143 player in […]
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Charlotte transfer Igor Milicic is down to three schools according to CBS Sports Jon Rothstein. Milicic is considering Baylor, Nebraska and Tennessee. The top three adds up considering it is the three schools that Milicic has either visited or plans to visit. Milicic visited Nebraska last weekend before visiting Tennessee on Tuesday. The 6-foot-10, 225-pound […]
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Class of 2025 center DeWayne Brown is down to two schools. The four-star recruit released his top two including Mississippi State and Tennessee on Wednesday night while also sharing that he’ll announce his college commitment on April 20. NEWS: 2025 four-star center Dewayne Brown tells @On3Recruits he’s cut his list to two schools: Tennessee and […]
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Tennessee basketball is preparing for a big recruiting weekend around Saturday afternoon’s rivalry matchup against No. 15 Kentucky at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. The Vols will host four blue-chip recruits— two in the 2025 recruiting cycle and two in the 2026 recruiting cycle— for unofficial visits around the top 15 matchup. In the […]
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Tennessee basketball is entering an important recruiting weekend as they host four-star guard Bishop Boswell to campus for an official visit. The Vols were originally planning on hosting four-star power forward Pharaoh Compton for an official visit this weekend but the Arizona native is now visiting Tennessee on Sept. 23, a trusted source told RTI […]
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Five-star class of 2025 guard Aaron Rowe is officially visiting Tennessee basketball on Sept. 29, On3’s Joe Tipton first reported Thursday evening. Rowe is one of the top players in the 2025 recruiting cycle, ranking as a five-star and the No. 18 player in the country according to the 247sports composite rankings. The 6-foot, 150-pound […]
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Four-star class of 2025 recruit Aleks Alston is officially visiting Tennessee basketball on Oct. 14 according to a report from 24/7 High School Hoops. Alston is a Chicago native and standout at Kenwood Academy. He’s one of the top players in the midwest in the 2025 recruiting cycle and ranks as the No. 1 player […]
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Tennessee basketball is hosting four-star class of 2025 forward Tylis Jordan on an unofficial visit on Oct. 14, Stockrisers’ Jake Weingarten first reported Monday morning. The 6-foot-7, 180-pound wing’s unofficial visit to Tennessee comes the same weekend the Volunteer football team hosts Texas A&M at Neyland Stadium. Jordan currently holds seven scholarship offers including from […]
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Four-star class of 2025 guard Jeremiah Fears is officially visiting Tennessee on Sept. 23, 24/7 High School Hoops first reported Sunday night. Fears is just now entering his junior year of high school and unless he reclassifies he won’t play college basketball until the 2025-26 season. The 6-foot-2, 165-pound combo guard ranks as a four-star […]
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Four-star power forward Pharaoh Compton plans on officially visiting Tennessee basketball from Sept. 8-10, 24/7 High School Sports Hoops first reported Monday afternoon. The trip to Knoxville is one of three planned fall official visits for Compton. The 6-foot-6, 215 pound power forward also plans on officially visiting San Diego State in August and LSU […]
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Four-star combo guard Bishop Boswell is officially visiting Tennessee basketball from Sept. 8 to Sept. 10, 24/7 High School Hoops first reported earlier this week. The visit comes on the weekend Tennessee football hosts Austin Peay at Neyland Stadium. It’s one of three official visits Boswell has scheduled for this fall including trips to Wake […]
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Four-star class of 2024 combo guard Ahmad Nowell released a top four including Tennessee basketball Monday night. The Vols joined Connecticut, Georgia Tech and Kentucky in Nowell’s top group. 2024 Top-40 guard Ahmad Nowell tells me he’s down to four schools. He breaks down each program and has a timeline for a commitment: https://t.co/wc9d7ItJDA pic.twitter.com/klxfWe9yBw […]
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Tennessee basketball made the top seven for blue chip center Tyler McKinley Monday morning. The Vols joined Alabama, Cincinnati, Michigan State, Ohio State, Virginia Tech and Xavier in McKinley’s top group. NEWS: 2024 four-star power forward Tyler McKinley tells me he’s down to seven schools. Story: https://t.co/UeEc7uEBL2 pic.twitter.com/oeIWXLRJxM — Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) May 15, 2023 […]
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Tennessee basketball announced the signing of transfer wing Dalton Knecht Thursday completing a three-day stretch that saw the Vols announce the signings of all three of their transfer commits. The Vols improved their roster this spring by adding three players from the portal for what ranks as the nation’s No. 10 transfer portal class according […]
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The Tennessee Volunteers have extended a scholarship offer to the son of one of the great players in NBA history. Kiyan Anthony, the son of NBA legend Carmelo Anthony, announced on May 1 that he had officially received an offer from Rick Barnes and the University of Tennessee. Anthony posted his announcement to social media […]
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After a quiet first few weeks of the offseason, Tennessee basketball had a dramatic week as its 2023-24 roster is starting to come into picture. Part of that roster configuration included Santiago Vescovi announcing he is returning for his super senior season at Tennessee but the majority of it was adding players from the transfer […]
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Tennessee basketball landed its third prospect out of the transfer portal Friday night when Northern Colorado wing Dalton Knecht committed to the Vols. The 6-foot-6 wing started his college career at the junior college level before transferring to Northern Colorado in his junior season. Knecht averaged just shy of 9 points per game as a […]
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Northern Colorado transfer wing Dalton Knecht committed to Tennessee basketball Friday night, the highly touted transfer announced on Twitter. #Committed 🧡 pic.twitter.com/ANdwNzijOo — Dalton Knecht-2 (@DaltonKnecht3) April 22, 2023 Knecht commits to Tennessee just a week after visiting Knoxville. The talented wing also visited Oregon after entering the transfer portal and was pursued by a […]
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USC Upstate transfer guard Jordan Gainey committed to Tennessee basketball Tuesday evening becoming the Vols’ first transfer commit for the 2023-24 season. “Mainly just was a good fit for me offensively and defensively,” Gainey told RTI of why he chose Tennessee. “It was a great connection with me and Coach Barnes and Coach P(olinski). It […]
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Tennessee basketball added a player to the roster on Tuesday in transfer guard Jordan Gainey from USC Upstate. Gainey joins the Tennessee program from the transfer portal and reunites with his father, Justin Gainey, who is the associate head coach for Rick Barnes’ Tennessee program. Justin Gainey has served as a coach on Barnes’ staff […]
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USC Upstate transfer guard Jordan Gainey committed to Tennessee basketball Tuesday afternoon, the shooting guard announced on his Instagram. Gainey is the son of Tennessee associate head coach Justin Gainey and has two years of eligibility remaining. Gainey has been a key shooting guard for USC Upstate in each of his two seasons, averaging 13.8 […]
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North Texas transfer guard Tylor Perry has ties to and interest in Tennessee basketball, according to a report by 247sports Brandon Jenkins. Perry was the leading scorer for NIT Champion North Texas a season ago, tallying 17.2 points per game on 44% shooting from the field and 42% shooting from three-point range. The 5-foot-11 guard […]
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Tennessee basketball made the top six for Washington transfer guard Keyon Menifield Sunday night, Menifield announced on Twitter. Menifield included his current school, Washington, in his top six along with Alabama, Arkansas, Louisville, Ohio State and Tennessee. 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/WevEu9gJYl — Keyon Menifield Jr1️⃣ (@TheCh0sen0ne_) April 2, 2023 Menifield entered the transfer portal last week after […]
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Tennessee basketball is one of 17 teams that has reached out to Temple transfer guard Damian Dunn, ESPN’s Jeff Borzello reported Monday night. Dunn entered the transfer portal Monday morning after spending four seasons at Temple. Despite a long tenure at Temple, Dunn still has two seasons of eligibility remaining. The Kingston, North Carolina native […]
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Class of 2024 shooting guard Jayden “Juke” Harris is announcing his college commitment on March 24, the four-star recruit announced Thursday. Harris is choosing between a top six schools he released in January including Kansas, LSU, Miami, Tennessee, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. The Salisbury, North Carolina native is a blue-chip recruit and ranks as […]
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Four-star class of 2024 shooting guard Austin Swartz is unofficially visiting Tennessee this weekend for its matchup against South Carolina, 24/7 High School Hoops first reported. Swartz is a rapidly rising junior high school recruit, ranking as the No. 86 player and No. 18 shooting guard in the country according to the On3 consensus rankings. […]
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Four-star class of 2024 guard Jayden “Juke” Harris released a top six including Tennessee basketball Friday afternoon. Kansas, LSU, Miami, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest joined Tennessee in the top group for the talented high school guard. Top 6❤️ pic.twitter.com/KxmBeuZZC9 — JAYDEN “Juke” HARRIS (@Juke2Timez) January 20, 2023 Harris is one of the top guards […]
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Tennessee basketball signee Freddie Dilione plans to enroll at Tennessee for the spring semester while joining the basketball team, head coach Rick Barnes confirmed to the media Monday morning. “Freddie decided he wanted to get here as early as he could,” Barnes said. “We’ll get him here and we’ll get him, I don’t know how […]
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Class of 2024 five-star Airious (Ace) Bailey released a top 12 schools list including Tennessee basketball Saturday. Bailey’s first cut includes Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Memphis, Oregon, Rutgers, South Carolina Texas and West Virginia. Glory to God…AB4 pic.twitter.com/cumpggbSHc — Ace Bailey (@AiriousB) January 1, 2023 The Powder Springs, Georgia native’s first cut shows his […]
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Tennessee basketball signee Freddie Dilione plans to enroll at Tennessee for the 2023 spring semester while joining the Vols’ basketball program, the Charlotte Observer’s Alex Bass first reported. Dilione is the highest ranked player in Tennessee’s four-player 2023 signing class, coming in as the No. 27 player and No. 8 combo guard in the country […]
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Four-star class of 2024 shooting guard Cam Scott released his top six including Tennessee Saturday afternoon. Auburn, Florida State, Kansas, South Carolina and Texas join Tennessee in Scott’s top six. 2024 Top-25 prospect Cam Scott is down to six schools and has a timeline for a decision. More here: https://t.co/1SrDIc800S pic.twitter.com/pQJPl4pvyr — Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) […]
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The Tennessee Basketball program picked up a commitment from a versatile combo guard on Tuesday. Cameron Carr, a guard from the class
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Tennessee basketball offered class of 2025 small forward Jermaine O’Neal Jr. Wednesday afternoon. I am blessed to say I’ve received a D1
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Tennessee football is hosting a massive recruiting weekend as the 2022 Vols prepare to face off with Florida. Rick Barnes and his
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Tennessee is set to host a Top 100 class of 2024 basketball recruit this fall. According to a report from 24/7 High
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Four-star shooting guard George Washington III de-committed from Ohio State Monday morning after spending 10 months as a Buckeye commit. “At this
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Four-star center JP Estrella became the third member of Tennessee’s 2023 recruiting class Friday, committing to the Vols over Iowa and Syracuse.
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Big time basketball talent doesn’t come to mind when someone thinks of Maine, nor have the Vols historically found talent in the
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Recent Tennessee basketball commit Freddie Dilione impressed seemingly everyone who watched him during the summer AAU circuit. We noted when Dilione committed
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Four-star New England center JP Estrella is under two weeks from announcing his college decision on Sept. 2. Rick Barnes and his
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Tennessee basketball commit Cade Phillips isn’t lacking hops. The Alabama power forward showed them off on Twitter earlier this week after finishing
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The Tennessee basketball team received its second commit to their class of 2023 on Tuesday in combo wing Freddie Dilione. According to
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