What Rick Barnes Said About Landing Vanderbilt Transfer Forward Jaylen Carey
Tennessee basketball announced the signing of Vanderbilt power forward Jaylen Care on Tuesday morning, just two days after he committed to the Vols out of the transfer portal. Carey was the fixture in the Commodores’ frontcourt in Mark Byington’s first season as head coach, helping lead Vanderbilt back to the NCAA Tournament by averaging eight […]
Impact Analysis: What Jaylen Carey Brings Tennessee Basketball
Tennessee basketball landed its second commitment in the transfer portal on Sunday night when Vanderbilt forward Jaylen Carey committed to the Vols over interest from Auburn, Texas, Mississippi State and Missouri. Carey played his freshman season at James Madison before transferring to Vanderbilt for his sophomore season where he averaged eight points and 5.7 rebounds […]
BREAKING: Highly Touted Transfer Point Guard Commits To Tennessee Basketball
Highly touted transfer point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie committed to Tennessee basketball on Friday afternoon. The 6-foot-1, 186-pound guard committed to Tennessee just four days after officially entering the portal as Rick Barnes and his staff locked down a commitment from one of the top players in the portal. Gillespie was a Third Team All-Big 10 […]
Top Tennessee Basketball Transfer Portal Target Commits To Louisville
Tennessee basketball missed out on one of its top targets in the transfer portal on Thursday afternoon when Virginia shooting guard Isaac McKneely committed to Louisville. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard announced his commitment to the Cardinals just two days after his visited Tennessee. McKneely visited Louisville shortly before his visit to Tennessee and also had […]
Former Tennessee Guard DJ Jefferson Re-Enters Transfer Portal
Former Tennessee basketball guard DJ Jefferson is re-entering the transfer portal after one year away from the program, he announced on Thursday. Jefferson spent the 2024-2025 season with Longwood and appeared in a total of 13 games. Jefferson’s final appearance this season came during the Lancers’ run in the Big South tournament with a loss […]
Sharp Shooting Virginia Transfer Visiting Tennessee Basketball Next Week
Tennessee basketball is hosting one of the top players in the transfer portal on a visit early next week. Virginia shooting guard Isaac McKneely is visiting Tennessee on Monday night and into Tuesday, multiple sources told RTI on Friday morning. A 6-foot-4 junior, McKneely averaged 14.4 points, 2.9 assists and 2.7 steals last season for […]
Report: The Latest Surrounding Tennessee’s Rickey Gibson III Ahead of Spring Training Camp
The Tennessee football team will hit the practice field on Friday morning in Knoxville to kick off spring training camp in the fifth season of the Josh Heupel era on Rocky Top. The Vols are coming off of their first trip to the College Football Playoffs in program history and aim to make it back […]
Tennessee Starting Cornerback Rickey Gibson III Reportedly Plans to Enter Transfer Portal
Tennessee cornerback Rickey Gibson III is planning to enter the transfer portal, according to a report from On3 Sports on Tuesday afternoon. The portal will open for the spring window on April 16 before closing on April 25. Gibson has been with the Tennessee program for two seasons and saw a significant uptick in action […]
Why Excitement Surrounds Tennessee Football’s New ‘Star’ Transfer Player
After racking up more than 1,000 all-purpose yards and eight total touchdowns last season at Duke, running back Star Thomas is taking his talents to play SEC football at Tennessee next season. Thomas announced that he would be transferring to Rocky Top nearly one month ago on Jan. 19, 2025. The six-foot, 210-pound running back […]
Where Tennessee Football’s Outgoing Transfers Landed After Entering Portal
With the National Championship game two weeks in the rearview, the vast majority of the transfer portal movement during the winter portal period is over. Tennessee was not immune to said movement, losing 14 scholarship players and another valuable walk on in backup quarterback Gaston Moore. Of the 15 transfers, one was a starter last […]