Star incoming Tennessee basketball transfer Juke Harris has officially withdrawn his name from the 2026 NBA Draft, NBA Communications shared on Tuesday.
With his withdrawal from the draft, Harris will not compete in the upcoming NBA Draft combine and will officially play his junior collegiate season with Tennessee basketball. Harris officially withdrew from the NBA Draft a day after announcing his commitment to Tennessee.
Harris committed to Tennessee over a top group that included Louisville, Michigan and North Carolina. The Wake Forest transfer visited Michigan a week after the season ended before hosting both Tennessee and North Carolina on in-home visits.
Last week, Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes and members of his coaching staff flew to California to meet with Harris as he went through the NBA Draft process.
Harris is coming off a sophomore season where he averaged 21.4 points on 44.4% shooting from the field and 33.3% shooting from three-point range. The Salisbury, North Carolina native made 87 three-pointers during the 2025-26 season.
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The star guard scored 20-plus points in 20 games last season and scored 30-plus points against NC State, Boston College and Cal.
The 6-foot-7, 200-pound guard also added 6.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game. He ranked in the top 400 nationally with a 17.6% defensive rebound rate and a 10% turnover rate. Harris’ strong performances were enough for him to win ACC Breakout Player of the Year honors and Second Team All-ACC honors.
Harris is one of seven players to commit to Tennessee basketball out of the transfer portal, joining Belmont sharpshooter Tyler Lundblade, Cal combo guard Dai Dai Ames, Loyola (Chicago) center Miles Rubin, VCU combo guard Terrence Hill Jr, Notre Dame wing Jalen Haralson and Kennesaw State forward Braedan Lue.
Along with Hill, Ames, Haralson and Lundblade, Harris gives Tennessee one of the nation’s best backcourts entering the 2026-27 season. The Vols currently have two scholarships to work with as they complete their roster for next season.
