Tennessee basketball reportedly in danger of losing top portal player to Michigan after latest news
Tennessee is going for the biggest name in the portal and there seems to be a heavyweight fight for him.
Tennessee basketball reportedly in danger of losing top portal player to Michigan after latest news originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Tennessee Volunteers and head coach Rick Barnes are looking to significantly improve their roster for the upcoming season.
They have already landed some of the top names in the transfer portal, and a major reason for that is the increase in NIL funding provided by the university. “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.
Tennessee is still pursuing its top portal target, Juke Harris, who would be the biggest addition of Barnes’ portal era. The Vols are going all-in this cycle, and Harris to Tennessee appears to be a strong fit. “He knows Tennessee better than he knows either one of the other schools, because he explored Tennessee coming out of high school.
North Carolina, obviously, has a new coach. So I think he’s most comfortable, or knows the most about Tennessee. That doesn’t mean they get him, so we’ll see what happens,” said VolQuest’s Brent Hubbs Tuesday on WNML’s SportsTalk.