Tennessee basketball made its biggest splash in the transfer portal to date Monday morning when star Wake Forest transfer Juke Harris committed to the Vols over Louisville, Michigan and North Carolina.
A near consensus top 10 player in the transfer portal, Juke Harris was a major addition for Tennessee. Harris gives the Vols a bonafide perimeter scorer who can take over a game offensively and score from all three levels.
The Vols are still looking to add at least one more piece to their roster for next season, but Rick Barnes’ 12th Tennessee roster is mostly set. A pair of media outlets have updated their way-too-early rankings since Tennessee landed Harris and both have the Vols moving up.
Tennessee moved up to No. 10 in Jon Rothstein’s latest top 45 rankings following the addition of Harris to its roster.
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The Vols are one of 11 SEC teams in the top 45 rankings, coming in behind No. 1 Florida but ahead of No. 11 Texas, No. 12 Arkansas, No. 19 Vanderbilt, No, 20 Alabama, No. 24 Missouri, No. 38 Texas A&M, No. 40 Kentucky, No. 42 Georgia and No. 45 Auburn.
Tennessee moved up two-spots to No. 15 in CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish’s top 25 and 1 following the addition of Harris to its roster.
The Vols are one of six SEC teams in the top 25 and 1, coming in behind No. 1 Florida, No, 7 Arkansas and No. 9 Texas while coming in ahead of No. 18 Alabama and No. 24 Vanderbilt.
With Harris in fold, Tennessee now has two scholarships remaining as it builds its roster for next season. The Vols will look to add at least one more post player, if not two, to their roster by the time summer practices begin in June.
Tennessee has over gone a major roster overhaul this offseason. They lost six players to the transfer portal while adding seven players out of the transfer portal and four from the prep ranks.
