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Tennessee basketball set to host highly coveted 4-star guard in recruiting battle with Kansas

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Tennessee is getting the final word in for one of the most sought after guards this portal class.

Tennessee basketball set to host highly coveted 4-star guard in recruiting battle with Kansas originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball are coming off their third straight Elite Eight appearance.

However, they have fallen just short in all three. With Tennessee being so close to a Final Four, they have increased their NIL spending for Rick Barnes and the basketball program. “Tennessee basketball is on track to be among the elite in NIL spending next season.

On3’s Pete Nakos on Thursday reported the Vols are one of a handful of teams set to spend $10 million or more in NIL for its roster next season,” VolQuest’s Grant Ramey wrote. Barnes and his staff have already started bringing in some big-time names. One of those is Jalen Haralson, a Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball transfer who visited on Tuesday.

“Notre Dame transfer Jalen Haralson is set to arrive on campus later today. The six-foot-seven, 220 pound wing averaged 16. 2 points on 51.