After watching six players depart the program through the transfer portal this offseason, Tennessee Basketball has been putting in the work to reload its roster with talent. And they’ve been successful at doing so. With Juke Harris’ commitment on Monday morning, Tennessee now has seven incoming portal players to go along with its two returners and four high school additions.
The biggest thing that stands out about Tennessee’s portal players is their offensive capabilities and shooting ability, especially in the backcourt. The Vols were intentional about who they added, including Top 100 standouts such as Harris, Terrence Hill Jr., Dai Dai Ames, Jalen Haralson, and Tyler Lundblade.
Here’s a look at the 2025-2026 offensive numbers that Tennessee’s incoming portal additions put up:
G Juke Harris – Wake Forest – 6’7″, 200 lbs
- 21.4 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.9 APG
- 44.4 FG%, 33.2 3FG%
G Terrence Hill Jr. – VCU – 6’3″, 180 lbs
- 15.0 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 2.8 APG
- 46.6 FG%, 37.0 3FG%
G Dai Dai Ames – Cal – 6’2″, 190 lbs
- 16.9 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.2 APG
- 46.4 FG%, 37.6 3FG%
G Tyler Lundblade – Belmont – 6’5″, 195 lbs
- 15.6 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 1.8 APG
- 43 FG%, 40.6 3FG%
F Jalen Haralson – Notre Dame – 6’7″, 220 lbs
- 16.2 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.6 APG
- 51.5 FG%
C Miles Rubin – Loyola Chicago – 6’10”, 220 lbs
- 11.3 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 2.3 APG
- 58.5 FG%
F Braedan Lue – Kennesaw State – 6’9″, 235 lbs
- 10.9 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.2 APG
- 45.2 FG%
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Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes spoke about UT’s transfer portal mindset on Sunday night’s episode of The RTI Low-Down with Bob Baskerville and Chris Low:
“This year we knew that we wanted more offense,” Barnes said. “We didn’t want to really rely on two or three guys. We felt like we needed to get some guys that, as it gets down to the end of the shot clock – what it really gets down to, we don’t want to coach these guys on every play. We don’t. We want some guys that can go create offense, some guys that can break down defenses for you, and get things done. We’ve never been a staff that wants to joystick the game. We like to teach basketball, we want to see flow on dead balls. You certainly have a chance to call guys numbers, those type things within the flow of the game. We wanted to be more lethal, and set out knowing it.”
“We wanted to be more lethal, and we set out knowing it.”
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— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) May 4, 2026
