Tennessee transfer G Amari Evans commits to Texas
Sean Miller adds a physical defender with remaining upside from the portal.
Tennessee guard Amari Evans (1) in the huddle during the NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma on Feb. 18, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. | Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images With guard depth remaining a need for the Texas Longhorns in the NCAA transfer portal, head coach Sean Miller’s program landed a commitment from Tennessee Volunteers transfer guard Amari Evans on Friday after buzz began to build between Evans and the Longhorns on Thursday.
BREAKING: Tennessee transfer guard Amari Evans has committed to Texas🤘 https://t. co/78sIzW9TUo pic. twitter.
com/1ThJaZrLew — Transfer Portal (@TransferPortal) April 17, 2026 The 6’5, 220-pounder with a 6’10 wingspan has three seasons of eligibility remaining after signing with Rick Barnes in 2025 as a consensus four-star prospect ranked No. 70 overall in the 247Sports Composite rankings. Miller has a prior relationship with Evans after landing an official visit to Xavier before the Georgia product picked Tennessee.
Evans also took an official visit to Pitt and held offers from Georgia, Illinois, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, TCU, and Texas A&M, among others. Like Miller, Evans is originally from Pittsburgh, but played his high school basketball in Atlanta at Overtime Elite. Here’s the 247Sports evaluation of Evans out of high school: Evans is powerful with a muscular build, very long arms (6-foot-10 wingspan), and big hands.