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Tennessee's Rick Barnes loses recruiting battle to Virginia for 7-footer, urgent need at center remains | Sporting News The Tennessee Volunteers are in desperate need of another big man. However, the one they were wanting to fill the roster just committed to V...

20 HOURS AGO • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Tennessee's Juke Harris reveals what set Rick Barnes apart from Michigan, UNC in recruitment | Sporting News Juke Harris was one of the top players in this year's portal class. He chose the Volunteers over programs like Michigan and North Carolina....

1 DAY AGO • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Recent champs Michigan and Florida headline fields in Players Era as its splits into 2 tournaments

The Players Era will expand from 18 to 24 teams this year and split into two tournaments

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Juke Harris to Tennessee sparks big question as analysts weigh Rick Barnes' Volunteers' "too much talent" problem Tennessee basketball secured a major victory in the transfer portal on Monday as former Wake Forest standout Juke Harris committed to the Volunteers.

4 DAYS AGO • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Former Vol Bishop Boswell has comical response to Rick Barnes' comments on hunting offense | Sporting News This former Vol was not a fan of Rick Barnes recent comments.

5 DAYS AGO • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

"Zero chance Ament comes back," "Mark cope in shambles": Hoops fans rip Kentucky's Mark Pope on missing Juke Harris after missed Tyran Stokes chase Juke Harris committed to the Tennessee Volunteers on Monday. He was widely considered a top 10 talent in the transfer portal and chose the Volunteers over finalists Michigan and No...

5 DAYS AGO • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

High-scoring guard Juke Harris commits to Tennessee after breakout season at Wake Forest

Former Wake Forest guard Juke Harris has committed to Tennessee, giving the Volunteers one of the top scorers in this year’s portal

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Juke Harris - Commits to Tennessee Harris will transfer to Tennessee, per Joe Tipton of On3.com.

Impact Harris initially entered the 2026 NBA Draft as well as the transfer portal, but he'll now officially return to college where he'll suit up fir the Vols in 2026-27. Harris, a 6-foot-7 wing, just averaged 21.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists in his sophomore season at Wake Forest. This is a huge pickup for Tennessee, and Harris should immediately assume a big-time role in Knoxville.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Men's College Basketball Rankings: Florida, Illinois Highlight Post-Portal Top 25

With the portal closed and the NBA early-entry deadline in the rearview mirror, FOX Sports' Casey Jacobsen shares his way-too-early men's co...

APRIL 30 • FOX SPORTS

Men's College Basketball Rankings: Florida, Illinois Highlight Post-Portal Top 25

Michigan basketball reloads with 9 newcomers for potential run to another national title

Michigan basketball coach Dusty May has announced that three players have been added from the transfer portal and two incoming freshman are joining four high school seniors who wer...

APRIL 28 • Associated Press

Dai Dai Ames - Withdraws from NBA Draft Ames will withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to school next season, per Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress.com.

Impact This was the expected outcome for Ames, who will now officially suit up for Tennessee in 2026-27 after he committed to the Vols out of the transfer portal. The 6-foot-2 guard, who averaged 16.9 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists last season at Cal, will be a big factor for Tennessee next season.

APRIL 27 • ROTOWIRE

Braedan Lue - Commits to Tennessee Lue has committed to Tennessee, according to Mike Wilson of On3.com.

Impact According to Wilson, Tennessee's coaching staff is why Lue will transfer colleges. "I know coach (Rick) Barnes and Tennessee can bring out what I know I'm capable of," the sophomore recently said. "I feel like this is the change I need to be great and to get closer to my goals." Tennessee's assistant coach Amorrow Morgan also knows Lue's trainer, which is how the two got connected. He averaged 10.9 points and 5.3 rebounds for Kennesaw State last season.

APRIL 24 • ROTOWIRE

Tennessee forward Nate Ament declares for the NBA draft after 1 season

Tennessee forward Nate Ament declared Thursday that he’s heading to the NBA draft after one season in college

APRIL 23 • Associated Press

Nate Ament - Declares for NBA Draft Ament is declaring for the NBA draft, Jeff Borzello of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Ament, who is coming off an excellent freshman campaign with Tennessee, will look to take his talents to the NBA. He started all 35 games this season, averaging 16.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.6 blocks across 29.7 minutes per game. He also made 33 percent of his 3.9 three-point attempts per game, a solid clip for the six-foot-10-inch forward.

APRIL 23 • ROTOWIRE

Tennessee basketball reportedly lands visit with elite shot blocker to pair with Miles Rubin | Sporting News The Tennessee Volunteers are trying to solidify their frontcourt in the portal.

APRIL 23 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Ranking the Best Landing Spots For Top Men's College Basketball Transfers

Here are the 20 best landings spots and fits for players in the NCAA transfer portal who have already committed to their new school.

APRIL 23 • FOX SPORTS

Ranking the Best Landing Spots For Top Men's College Basketball Transfers

Nate Ament's NBA decision has gotten super complicated for Tennessee Volunteers | Sporting News The freshman phenom will have to make a tough call.

APRIL 22 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Terrence Hill Jr. - Commits to Tennessee Hill (thumb) has committed to Tennessee, according to Ryan Schumpert of RockyTopInsider.com.

Impact Even though VCU primarily used Hill as a backup during their season together, he took advantage of being the Rams' sixth man to somehow score 15.0 points and 2.3 three-pointers per game. He brings additional guard experience to a Tennessee team that also landed Dai Dai Ames. So while it looks like Hill will remain a reserve next season, he can operate in the same VCU role for an even bigger program.

APRIL 19 • ROTOWIRE

Jalen Haralson - Heading to Knoxville Haralson has committed to Tennessee, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.

Impact Haralson will join the Volunteers for his sophomore campaign after a big freshman year at Notre Dame this past season. In the 2025-26 season, the 6-foot-7 combo guard averaged 16.2 points and four rebounds per game across 27 showings. He's primed to be a big piece and starter candidate for Tennessee this upcoming year.

APRIL 15 • ROTOWIRE

Miles Rubin - Commits to Tennessee Rubin has committed to Tennessee, according to Ryan Schumpert of RockyTopInsider.com.

Impact Except for DeWayne Brown of Tennessee's latest roster, all its centers and forward-centers either entered the transfer portal or maximized their collegiate eligibility. UT's assistant coach Amorrow Morgan is partly how Loyola-Chicago signed Rubin. For the 2025-26 Atlantic Conference's regular season, his 18 games feature 10.8 points and 7.4 rebounds averaged. Now that Rubin is proven, a center-needing Tennessee will sign him.

APRIL 12 • ROTOWIRE

Dai Dai Ames - Commits to Vols Aimes is transferring to Tennessee, Joe Tipton of On3.com reports.

Impact Ames announced earlier in the week that he was hitting the portal as well as testing the NBA Draft waters. The 6-2 junior quickly made up his mind and figures to slot in as the Vols new starting point guard with Ja'Kobi Gillespie no longer having eligibility.

APRIL 11 • ROTOWIRE

J.P. Estrella transferring from Tennessee to national champion Michigan

Three days after winning its first national title since 1989, Michigan has started retooling its roster for next season

APRIL 10 • Associated Press

Troy Henderson - Returning to Knoxville Henderson is returning to Tennessee for the 2026-27 season, he announced via X.

Impact Henderson will run it back with the Volunteers for his sophomore campaign after serving a limited role this past season. The 6-foot-1 guard will look to improve on his average of 1.8 points per game as he approaches his second college year.

APRIL 8 • ROTOWIRE

Tennessee Vols' Amari Evans exit after failed NIL agreement exposes flaws in college basketball | Sporting News The Vols losing their freshman guard shows the hardship of the transfer portal.

APRIL 7 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Michigan ranked No. 1 in final AP Top 25 poll of season ahead of UConn, Arizona, Duke and Illinois

Michigan is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the 2025-26 season after winning the program’s first national championship in 37 years

APRIL 7 • Associated Press

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