2025 Target List

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#577
bleedingTNorange said:
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From that interview he sounds like he's leaning to UGA and maybe Villanova. He said he wants to come in and contribute immediately and noted that when talking about those 2 schools. When he spoke on UT he mentioned development which makes sense because guards rarely contribute from day 1 in Barnes system. Then again maybe he can buy in and earn some minutes? Next year is the year for a freshman to contribute if ever because we are gonna be cupboard bare. Next year we return only Boswell and Carr who will both be rotational players this year.

We gotta get a couple High school guys in that are ok with sitting and learning for a year or two or we are stuck depending on the portal every year.
 
#578
#578
bleedingTNorange said:
Commits:
#110 Dewayne Brown-COMMITTED


Priority Targets:
#3 Nate Ament-OV SCHEDULED 10/19
#5 Chris Cenac-OV TAKEN 9/14
#6 Caleb Wilson-OV SCHEDULED 10/11 & UOV


Other offers:
#7 Meleek Thomas
#9 Koa Peat
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On those players ranked in the top 10 in your list above, I am going to guess Ament to UNC, Cenac to Arkansas, Wilson to Kentucky, Peat to Arizona, and I don't even have a guess on Thomas.
 
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#579
AurantiacoFan said:
On those players ranked in the top 10 in your list above, I am going to guess Ament to UNC, Cenac to Arkansas, Wilson to Kentucky, Peat to Arizona, and I don't even have a guess on Thomas.
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Well we currently we lead on the RPM on ON3 for Ament, so that’s good

I have a feeling Cenac will stay home, just a hunch.
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#580
#580
AurantiacoFan said:
On those players ranked in the top 10 in your list above, I am going to guess Ament to UNC, Cenac to Arkansas, Wilson to Kentucky, Peat to Arizona, and I don't even have a guess on Thomas.
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Sounds like Kansas State or Arkansas for Thomas currently
 
#582
#582
Evans plays tonight against Shahbaz Elite tonight.

Been playing well in those preseason games.

Against Hoop Nation: 26 / 5 / 7
Against FL Rebels: 19 / 3 / 11
Against Air Nado: 10 / 7 / 6

Averaging: 18ppg / 5apg / 8rpg / 2.7spg
12/15 from 2pt
4/16 from 3pt
17/23 FT
 
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From Vols insider on Trilly discord:

I think we feel good on Denis to a point. A few weeks ago staff thought he was a lock to UNC so not sure what’s going on there but I think they would be the biggest worry by far.

Clark has made up a lot of ground on Cenac. A lot of help with him at Link and NIL wise we’re right there. The LSU pull and bag is what we’re working against.

UK in there as well. I was told Houston was in the mix as well but that was a week or so ago. I believe his camp prefers Tennessee but LSU has the biggest NIL offer by far.

Cenac seems to be by far the most likely of the 5 star guys we’re involved with. I think we have more than a puncher’s chance there
 
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#592
Lefteye said:
Fluid man, not you or the source, the word is always fluid. lol
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Thanks...:) I have no sources as you can see. I do have a strong connection at Link Academy in Branson so I sometimes know a few things about the kids there, but that is all I have...so I will accept the "fluid" argument...:)
 
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#593
It’s another big recruiting weekend for Tennessee, though not quite as star studded as it looked a couple of weeks ago.

Tennessee is set to host five-star forward Nate Ament this weekend, a highly versatile prospect from Manassas, Va.

Five-star wing Brayden Burries, from California, had earlier been scheduled as an official visitor but that’s no longer happening.

That means all the focus for the staff this weekend will be on Ament, a prospect that Tennessee has coveted since the end of the 2023 summer cycle.

Rick Barnes has been in to see Ament multiple times this fall and Tennessee is definitely putting on the full court press here.

Like fellow five-star Caleb Wilson though, this looks like a recruitment the Vols are going to have to wait out. Ament has been pretty emphatic for some time now that he intends to wait and commit some time after the New Year in 2025.

He has said repeatedly that he wants to watch some of the season play out to further judge the programs recruiting him.

Ament took an official visit to Louisville this past weekend and previously visited Texas this fall. He has a visit on the books way in the future to Kansas State in February.

He has seen Duke multiple times unofficially and the Blue Devils are heavily involved. Kansas, Arkansas and Notre Dame are other programs frequently mentioned with Ament.

Ament is one of three five-star prospects along with Wilson and Chris Cenac that Tennessee remains heavily involved with late in the cycle.

As noted above, Wilson and Ament apparently will sign late.

There has also been some (uncomfirmed) chatter around Cenac that he may sign late as well, but that one seems more up in the air. There’s also some rumblings out there according to On3 national analyst Jamie Shaw that Tennessee is making a push with Cenac to get into a group of finalists that has thought to consist of just LSU and Kentucky. We have also heard some buzz that Houston shouldn’t be dismissed in this one.

Cenac attends Link Academy in Missouri but is originally from New Orleans. The feeling, not surprisingly, is that LSU will push hard to get him to sign in November.

The Vols got some good news on the Isaiah Denis front this week. The four-star point guard from Charlotte elected to cancel an official visit to Kansas that was planned for this weekend.

Kansas had apparently cooled on Denis coming out of the summer, but tried to circle back late and secure a visit. Initially the Jayhawks got his attention, but apparently after some reflection he opted to stick with the group of schools that had stayed on him consistently.

Tennessee is definitely one of those schools and as a result of his Kansas decision, the Vols got the last visit last week.

That doesn’t guarantee anything, but it is a nice spot to be in.

With Kansas out it’s down to UNC and the Vols in our minds, but don’t discount Wake Forest. Denis also visited Ohio State and Miami.

UNC recently took a commitment from four-star point guard Derek Dixon, but the Tar Heels presumably are still recruiting Denis and he is reportedly still a ‘take’ for them from what we’re hearing. Anytime that’s the case with a North Carolina prospect you keep a wary eye on it.
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#594
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MoB_MoVols said:
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Denis sounds positive.

I am pretty sure their information on Cenac is inaccurate. Weird actually unless something dramatic has changed in the last few weeks. I don't think we are in his top 2 (possibly top 3).

Ament - our NIL offer helps, but I wonder if his new Reebok deal affects his school choice at all?
 
#596
#596
AurantiacoFan said:
LSU might be pulling out a bag of tricks for Chris Cenac. Rumor is that Shaq showed up at the restaurant in Fayetteville during the Arkansas basketball recruiting visit. Hmmm...I assume he was there for the game, but I wonder if that was just a coincidence?
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Don’t.
 
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