College Sports Insider Predicts Top Transfer To Commit To Tennessee Basketball

It’s been 20 days because the switch portal opened. Tennessee basketball has added six transfers since its season ended and now has three scholarships to work with because it builds its roster for subsequent season.

The Vols’ prime switch goal continues to be out there as Wake Forest guard Juke Harris stays uncommitted. Harris is right down to a prime three together with Michigan, North Carolina and Tennessee. But a choice could possibly be coming sooner for Harris.

College sports activities insider Chris Low mentioned on the RTI Low Down Podcast Sunday night time, that his intel factors to Harris committing to Tennessee someday this week.

“You never say never, but all my intel says this week that Juke Harris will pull the trigger and come to Tennessee,” Low said. “I know his mom is a big fan of the program, a big fan of Rick Barnes. Tennessee was right there in it out of high school.”

Harris is coming off a sophomore season the place he averaged 21.4 factors on 44.4% taking pictures from the sphere and 33.3% taking pictures from three-point vary at Wake Forest. The Salisbury, North Carolina native made 87 three-pointers throughout the 2025-26 season.

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Tennessee completed runner-up for Harris out of highschool when the 6-foot-7 guard dedicated to Wake Forest. But Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes has constructed a robust relationship with Harris and his mom.

The defending nationwide champion Michigan is Tennessee’s prime competitors to land Harris. One of the highest gamers within the portal, Harris has slowly performed a choice whereas he goes by means of the NBA Draft course of. But barring a change in plans, Low believes Harris will pull the set off for Tennessee this week.

“In this era, you never say anything is a lock because someone could always drop ‘what if we pay him $5 or $6 million,’ Low said. “In fact, I think probably to your point, that Michigan has probably been in Juke Harris’ ear telling him, ‘hey, (Nate) Ament is coming back so you might want to rethink that decision.’ Well we know that isn’t happening now. So I think, unless there’s a big snag or curveball at the end, I think Juke Harris will be a Tennessee Vol and we’ll probably hear something this week.”

A Second Team All-SEC choice a season in the past, Harris scored 20-plus factors in 20 video games final season and scored 30-plus factors towards NC State, Boston College and Cal. Harris additionally added 6.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals per recreation. He ranked within the prime 400 nationally with a 17.6% defensive rebound charge and a ten% turnover charge.

Tennessee basketball has landed six transfers up to now together with VCU combo guard Terrence Hill Jr, Cal combo guard Dai Dai Ames, Belmont sharpshooter Tyler Lundblade, Notre Dame wing Jalen Haralson, Kennesaw State ahead Braedan Lue and Loyola (Chicago) heart Miles Rubin.