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19. Tennessee Volunteers
Likely departures
- Ja’Kobi Gillespie (18.4 ppg and 5.4 apg)
- Nate Ament (16.7 ppg and 6.3 rpg)
- JP Estrella (10 ppg and 5.4 rpg)
- Felix Okpara (8.0 ppg and 6.3 rpg)
- Jaylen Carey (7.4 ppg and 6.0 rpg)
- Bishop Boswell (6.2 ppg and 4.4 rpg)
- Amari Evans (4.1 ppg and 3.2 rpg)
- Amaree Abram (3.2 ppg and 1.4 rpg)
- Cade Phillips (3.8 ppg and 4.0 rpg)
Likely returnees
- DeWayne Brown (4.8 ppg and 3.6 rpg)
Roster additions
- Dai Dai Ames (16.9 ppg and 2.2 apg at Cal)
- Tyler Lundblade (15.6 ppg and 2.7 rpg at Belmont)
- Terrence Hill Jr. (15 ppg and 2.8 apg at VCU)
- Jalen Haralson (16.2 ppg and 4.0 rpg at Notre Dame)
- Miles Rubin (11.3 ppg and 7.1 rpg at Loyola Chicago)
- Braedan Lue (10.9 ppg and 5.3 rpg at Kennesaw State)
After reaching the Elite 8 again, Tennessee lost all its key frontcourt players, aside from Brown. However, Coach Rick Barnes has done a great job rebuilding the roster, led by former five-star prospect, Haralson of Notre Dame. Hill and Ames are quality scoring guards, Lundblade can shoot it, and Rubin gives the team a quality interior defender.
Scoring depth won’t be an issue, especially if they managed to get Juke Harris. The former Wake Forest star is reportedly deciding between the Vols and the NBA Draft, and if that works in their favor, Tennessee could have a top-10 caliber roster and one of the teams to beat in the SEC.
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