2025 Target List

[FeelVol]

Yes, younger brother.

Thanks

 

[LeannaVol]

St. Louis and Murray State are typically considered solid mid majors, better than who was pushing for Tamba iirc, also don’t think Tamba was ever dropping 40 in a HS game, never mind multiple times.

My thought is we don’t play 10 guys as is, never mind 13 guys, add in the NIL factor and filling the back end of a roster with quality is going to get tougher and tougher imo. Look at this year alone as an example, would having an Okpara and/or Collins on the roster benefit us right now, even if just in practice alone, yea, probably so.

Offering the younger Okpara May save us NIL on keeping the older Okpata around.

 

[MoB_MoVols]

On the recruiting front associate head coach Justin Gainey was in Raleigh last week for the John Wall Holiday Invitational where two significant 2025 targets were in action.

Five-star forward Nate Ament and four-star point guard Chance Mallory were both in action at the event, a convenient development for Gainey and the Vols.

Ament has always maintained that he’s waiting until the spring to sign and that continues to be the case.

It feels like Tennessee is doing as good of a job as possible in this recruitment, but it’s also a dogfight with Duke, Kentucky, Kansas and Arkansas all clamoring to get an official visit at this stage.

Ament has already visited Louisville, Texas and Notre Dame in addition to Tennessee.

It feels like Tennessee is in a great position with Mallory, the one time Virginia commit. He had. Brief, but very productive unofficial visit with his parents last month to see the Vols and watch a practice.

Mallory hasn’t come out and named a leader, but it feels like Tennessee might be the team to beat here at the moment, but he has said he doesn’t intend to make a decision until after his high school season.

-VQ

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Offering the younger Okpara May save us NIL on keeping the older Okpata around.

Also true…retaining your players is always a key, and 99% of the time that requires a NIL boost, we’ve also got at least 2 open spots currently and that’s if the number is 13 and not 15. It’s not Monopoly money and there’s a budget, how do you increase the NIL of returners, land 6-7 from the HS ranks, and still have a budget to add 3-4 quality portal pieces? Gotta try and get creative where you can while also not compromising team chemistry or the type of kids you’re bringing in and overall team culture.

As I’ve said, if we’re recruiting Collins and Okpara to be starters or key rotational pieces next year then I’ve got questions, if they’re being taken to fill out a roster and contribute largely as practice pieces then I’m here for it.

 

[Legion of Doom]

Take both Collins and Okpara and add one of the high rated guys. We have plenty of room.

 

[CNeagleVolFan]

Zyree Collins make it in for his visit? He saw one heckuva show! If we offer him I don’t see how he doesn’t end up here. He’s low key a solid PG prospect.