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2. Tennessee Volunteers
2025-26 record: 25-12 (11-7)
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)Â
- 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)
- Juke Harris (21.4 ppg and 6.5 rpg at Wake Forest)
- 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)
- Christian Fermin (0.8 ppg and 0.5 rpg in 4 games at VCU)
The Vols lost almost everyone from its Elite 8 roster this offseason. Yet a real case can be made that they’ve upgraded all throughout the roster, including landing several big-name scorers. The latest is Harris, who came back from the draft process and picked Tennessee over Michigan and UNC.
Having five players with at least 15+ ppg, including three at the high-major level, gives Tennessee potentially the best offense in the SEC. Add former All-A10 defensive big man Rubin anchoring the defense and the Vols could be the most complete team in the league next year and a real threat to win the regular season title.
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