Tennessee freshman guard plans to enter transfer portal

A member of Tennessee’s 2025-26 roster entered the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday. Vols’ freshman guard Amari Evans declared his entry into the transfer portal, according to Joe Tipton of On3 . The 6-foot-5, 220-pound guard is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and played for Overtime Elite in Atlanta, Georgia while high school.

247Sports ranked him as the No. 11 small forward and No. 4 player in Georgia when he committed to the Vols’ 2025 signing class.

In his lone season at Tennessee, Evans averaged 4. 1 points, 3. 2 rebounds and 0.

8 assists per game. Three players from Tennessee's 2025-2026 roster are graduating: point guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie , shooting guard Amaree Abram and center Felix Okpara . Tennessee has three commitments in its 2026 basketball recruiting class: small forward Ralph Scott , power forward Manny Green and point guard Marquis Clark .