Tennessee basketball forward plans to enter transfer portal
Tennessee forward plans to transfer following the 2025-26 basketball season.
Tennessee basketball junior forward Cade Phillips plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal following the 2025-26 season, according to Joe Tipton of On3 . "Tennessee forward Cade Phillips plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, Joe Tipton reports," On3 announced on Friday. The 6-foot-9, 221-pound forward missed the remainder of Tennessee's season after Dec.
2025 due to a shoulder injury. He started nine of the Vols' first 10 games. "We will sincerely miss having Cade on the court and he is certainly disappointed that he won't be able to play the rest of the regular season, but it's essential he gets healthy," Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes said in Dec.
2025 . "Cade did all he could to play through this injury as long as possible. "We love Cade and we'll do everything we can to support him.
We know Cade will continue (to) help us this year, even from the sideline, because that is the type of person and teammate that he is. " NEW: Tennessee forward Cade Phillips plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, @JoeTipton reports. https://t.