Four-Star Tennessee Basketball Target Releases Top Three, Sets Commitment Date

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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.

Evans ranks as a four-star recruit and the No. 74 player in the 2025 recruiting cycle according to the 247sports composite rankings. The 6-foot-5 wing also ranks as the No. 14 small forward in the 2025 recruiting cycle.

The blue-chip recruit is a Pittsburgh native who plays his prep basketball at Overtime Academy in Atlanta. Evans announced his commitment date coming off official visits to all three top contenders. The small forward took an official visit to Pitt in June and Tennessee and Xavier earlier this month.

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The 2025 recruiting class is a critical one for Tennessee basketball. Tennessee definitively has eight scholarships to work with this offseason. Tennessee’s current roster contains only 11 scholarship players meaning the Vols are two under the limit entering the season. Rick Barnes’ 10th team at Tennessee has six seniors on its roster including returners Zakai Zeigler, Jahmai Mashack and Jordan Gainey as well as incoming transfers Igor Milicic Jr (Charlotte), Darlinstone Dubar (Hofstra) and Chaz Lanier (North Florida).

With at least eight scholarships to work with this offseason, Tennessee will sign more high school prospects this cycle than they have in a number of years. The Vols last signed five recruits in the 2022 recruiting cycle and will likely be in that ballpark if not matching it in the 2025 cycle.

Tennessee basketball currently holds one commit in its 2025 recruiting class and it comes from four-star center DeWayne Brown. The Hoover, Alabama native committed to the Vols over Mississippi State back in April. Brown’s commitment is good enough to give Tennessee the No. 32 recruiting class in the 2025 recruiting cycle according to the 247sports team rankings.

The Vols have also been active recruiting a number of blue-chip recruits. Four-star guard Dante Allen, five-star guard Darius Adams and five-star center Chris Cenac have each officially visited Tennessee basketball earlier this fall. Blue-chip recruits Isaiah Dennis and Brayden Burries also have visits planned for later this fall.

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