Tennessee's Rick Barnes lands commitment from elite shooter in mold of Dalton Knecht, Chaz Lanier
The Vols just got a commitment for a type of player they failed to get last season.
Tennessee's Rick Barnes lands commitment from elite shooter in mold of Dalton Knecht, Chaz Lanier originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball are off to a strong start in the transfer portal after losing more than half their roster.
The good news for Tennessee and head coach Rick Barnes is that the program is working with the most NIL money of his tenure. “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.
The Vols went all in on top guard transfer Terrence Hill Jr.. The VCU transfer had a breakout performance against North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball in last year’s NCAA Tournament, and his recruitment came down to Tennessee and Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball. “VCU transfer Terrence Hill Jr.
will visit both Kansas and Tennessee this week, source tells 247 Sports. Hill will visit Kansas on Monday and Tennessee on Wednesday,” 247Sports’ Dushawn London posted. On Sunday morning, Hill Jr.