Tennessee basketball's Cade Phillips entering transfer portal, per source
Tennessee basketball junior forward Cade Philips is entering the NCAA transfer portal. He is the first Vols player to leave this offseason.
Tennessee basketball forward Cade Phillips is entering the transfer portal, a source confirmed to Knox News on April 3. Phillips, a 6-foot-9 junior, spent three seasons with the Vols . He appeared in 13 games as a freshman, then became a consistent rotation player as a sophomore in the 2024-25 season.
He played in 38 games and averaged 4. 6 points, 3. 5 rebounds and 0.
9 blocks while shooting 63% from the field. Phillips was primed for a breakout junior season, but multiple injuries to his left shoulder forced him to get season-ending surgery on Dec. 12.
He started in nine of 10 games for the Vols this season and registered double-digit minutes in each appearance. Phillips is the first Tennessee player to enter the transfer portal. The Vols brought in Belmont shooter Tyler Lundblade as their first portal addition on April 1.