2023 Target List

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allvolrecruiting said:
Aden Holloway shot 14% (2-14 FG/1-6 3PT) and had a 0 ast/1 tov ratio as a PG against IMG in the GEICO Nationals
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He lit them up the previous match up a couple months ago. He also hit the game winning 3 in OT that game. He is a very good point guard that can dissect defenses, dish and has a consistent jump shot. IMG probably took that game personal and made every shot attempt tough. ON3 recruiting has him going to Wake Forest with Auburn coming in 2nd.
 
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Moving into the high school ranks Tennessee is in the thick of it for Julian Phillips. The five star hasn’t given a timeline for a commitment but we think it’s going to be soon. As of now it looks like Tennessee, Florida St. or the G-League. Some feel like the Vols are the team to beat but this one isn’t to the finish line yet. This weekend is the first open evaluation period when college coaches can be on the road to watch prospects in person. With Murray in town Rick Barnes isn’t going to be traveling as much as he would normally. However, he’s going to be making one quick down-and-back trip on a private plane to Orlando on Saturday to watch five-star 2023 prospect Justin Edwards in action. Barnes made the effort to make a school visit last week to see Edwards in Philadelphia. The fact that he is taking a couple of hours out of an official visit weekend to see him on Saturday tells you all you need to know about what kind of a priority Edwards is.
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So how about Skyy Clark? The former Kentucky signee created some waves among Vol fans last week when he tweeted out that the Vols had made his final six and the frenzy only heightened when some social media types suggested the Vols were the frontrunners. Now that it’s over and Clark has picked Illinois, here is the skinny. Clark was never a take for Tennessee and never held an offer. The Vols were definitely interested, but Tennessee (and many others I would imagine based on his ‘finalists’) had serious concerns about the status of Clark’s knee that he tore an ACL in as a junior. The talk we’ve heard is that he rushed into rehab and had to completely shut things down and ended up not playing this spring after after going too hard too early. Tennessee would not have taken Clark unless he agreed to come on an official visit where he could be more closely evaluated. That obviously didn’t happen and he picked Illinois on Thursday. There was plenty of drama instigated there, but none of it came from the Tennessee side.
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-VQ
 
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updated…
#1 GG Jackson
#5 Kwame Evans Jr.
#8 Justin Edwards-OV
#18 Omaha Biliew
#20 Mikey Williams
#28 Sam Walters
#48 Chris Johnson-OV
#60 Cade Phillips-OV & UOV
#66 Jacolb Cole-OV
#70 Kordelius Jefferson-OV
#75 Cameron Barnes
#77 Keanu Dawes
#79 Blue Cain-UOV
#80 Aiden Holloway-UOV
#127 Papa Kante
#NR Amani Hansberry
NR Wesley Tubbs
NR Jared Hall-UOV
NR JP Estrella-UOV
NR Freddie Dilione
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
updated…
#1 GG Jackson
#5 Kwame Evans Jr.
#8 Justin Edwards-OV
#18 Omaha Biliew
#20 Mikey Williams
#28 Sam Walters
#48 Chris Johnson-OV
#60 Cade Phillips-OV & UOV
#66 Jacolb Cole-OV
#70 Kordelius Jefferson-OV
#75 Cameron Barnes
#77 Keanu Dawes
#79 Blue Cain-UOV
#80 Aiden Holloway-UOV
#127 Papa Kante
#NR Amani Hansberry
NR Wesley Tubbs
NR Jared Hall-UOV
NR JP Estrella-UOV
NR Freddie Dilione
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Is Tennessee limited to a certain number of recruits coming in for unofficial visits a year?
 
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cncchris33 said:
Gainey territory. Earn that check, boss.
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I’m being cautious and not jump to conclusions just yet, but sadly it seems like our recruiting has definitely taken a hit since we lost Kim English and Desmond Oliver…. I hope I’m surprised and Gainey and Clark land us some recruits soon. It seems like we have gotten only BJ Edwards and Aidoo since we hired them? Which BJ Edwards was coming here anyways and Aidoo just followed Gainey from Marquette so I don’t know how much that translates to success in recruiting here. I’m not trying to jump the gun or anything, but I’m also trying to take off my Orange glasses as well
 
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Willy14 said:
I’m being cautious and not jump to conclusions just yet, but sadly it seems like our recruiting has definitely taken a hit since we lost Kim English and Desmond Oliver…. I hope I’m surprised and Gainey and Clark land us some recruits soon. It seems like we have gotten only BJ Edwards and Aidoo since we hired them? Which BJ Edwards was coming here anyways and Aidoo just followed Gainey from Marquette so I don’t know how much that translates to success in recruiting here. I’m not trying to jump the gun or anything, but I’m also trying to take off my Orange glasses as well
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Wouldn’t you say following the assistant to whichever school he goes to constitutes the ultimate success in recruiting
 
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VolOnthePlains said:
Wouldn’t you say following the assistant to whichever school he goes to constitutes the ultimate success in recruiting
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For sure, that is why I was optimistic when they were hired and Aidoo followed. And I’m still optimistic, it’s just all the misses in 2022 class leds me to wonder a bit
 
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Willy14 said:
I’m being cautious and not jump to conclusions just yet, but sadly it seems like our recruiting has definitely taken a hit since we lost Kim English and Desmond Oliver…. I hope I’m surprised and Gainey and Clark land us some recruits soon. It seems like we have gotten only BJ Edwards and Aidoo since we hired them? Which BJ Edwards was coming here anyways and Aidoo just followed Gainey from Marquette so I don’t know how much that translates to success in recruiting here. I’m not trying to jump the gun or anything, but I’m also trying to take off my Orange glasses as well
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But we got a HoF HC. That should attract some ballers
 
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Willy14 said:
I’m being cautious and not jump to conclusions just yet, but sadly it seems like our recruiting has definitely taken a hit since we lost Kim English and Desmond Oliver…. I hope I’m surprised and Gainey and Clark land us some recruits soon. It seems like we have gotten only BJ Edwards and Aidoo since we hired them? Which BJ Edwards was coming here anyways and Aidoo just followed Gainey from Marquette so I don’t know how much that translates to success in recruiting here. I’m not trying to jump the gun or anything, but I’m also trying to take off my Orange glasses as well
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I have been of this opinion for about 6-8 months, now. It is nearly impossible to argue that we upgraded, and tough to imagine we even stayed even, at best. Recruiting was supposed to be each guy's strength, and we've not seen anything pan out, yet, beyond landing Aidoo, who was already high on Tennessee during the initial recruiting process.
 
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cncchris33 said:
I have been of this opinion for about 6-8 months, now. It is nearly impossible to argue that we upgraded, and tough to imagine we even stayed even, at best. Recruiting was supposed to be each guy's strength, and we've not seen anything pan out, yet, beyond landing Aidoo, who was already high on Tennessee during the initial recruiting process.
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Exactly, I’m with ya now. I really hope I’m wrong and they start surprising us though
 
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cncchris33 said:
I have been of this opinion for about 6-8 months, now. It is nearly impossible to argue that we upgraded, and tough to imagine we even stayed even, at best. Recruiting was supposed to be each guy's strength, and we've not seen anything pan out, yet, beyond landing Aidoo, who was already high on Tennessee during the initial recruiting process.
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I’d like to see how 2023 class goes, or portal/close of 2022 at least…Oliver, English, Schwartz etc we’re all here minimum 2 years, Clark & Gainey might be coming up on a year. I don’t recall English being hired and players flocking to Knoxville, same for Schwartz or Oliver, seems like relationships got built and the fruit of their labor was seen down the road. English gets credit for Chandler but we were sitting good before that hire, he just happened to be the guy who took leas when moves were made, but that was a full staff effort.

Tennessee is in a great spot with quite a few 2023 kids, so like I said I’d like to see how that goes.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
I’d like to see how 2023 class goes, or portal/close of 2022 at least…Oliver, English, Schwartz etc we’re all here minimum 2 years, Clark & Gainey might be coming up on a year. I don’t recall English being hired and players flocking to Knoxville, same for Schwartz or Oliver, seems like relationships got built and the fruit of their labor was seen down the road. English gets credit for Chandler but we were sitting good before that hire, he just happened to be the guy who took leas when moves were made, but that was a full staff effort.

Tennessee is in a great spot with quite a few 2023 kids, so like I said I’d like to see how that goes.
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Tennessee has already missed on several primary '23 targets, so that is also fueling my opinion. I'm holding out hope, but I think it's fair to be mildly critical or apprehensive about the recruiting abilities of two guys whose specialty was said to be recruiting.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Tennessee has already missed on several primary '23 targets, so that is also fueling my opinion. I'm holding out hope, but I think it's fair to be mildly critical or apprehensive about the recruiting abilities of two guys whose specialty was said to be recruiting.
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Who? Don’t recall many guys they legit prioritized for 2023 that they’ve already missed on. London Johnson & Blocker were 2 but I’m not not sure just how much we prioritized those guys.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Tennessee has already missed on several primary '23 targets, so that is also fueling my opinion. I'm holding out hope, but I think it's fair to be mildly critical or apprehensive about the recruiting abilities of two guys whose specialty was said to be recruiting.
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Sounds like our top target Justin Edwards is trending towards Kentucky too..
 
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