2025 Target List

[cncchris33]

Hope we are back channeling ja’kobi Gillespie for next year. Starting to look like a serious big ten player of the year candidate.

He won't come cheap. We missed out on the opportunity to get him last offseason. That was the time.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

He won't come cheap. We missed out on the opportunity to get him last offseason. That was the time.

He’s playing starting PG for Maryland, I wonder if that was his catch, I know at Belmont he played off ball a good amount, and that would’ve been the case here obviously. Wonder if he and his camp wanted him to get full time PG duties somewhere

 

[Brawlvol]

Hoping ZZ gets an extra year

 

[Legion of Doom]

He should get that 5th year. I think they are probably thinking that passes.

 

[D3Athlete]

He should get that 5th year. I think they are probably thinking that passes.

No one really knows rn. I asked Trilly and still not certain on when or if it gets passed

 

[Vol49er]

No one really knows rn. I asked Trilly and still not certain on when or if it gets passed

If it passes, a starting lineup of Z (5th year senior) Gainey (5th year senior) Jahmai (5th year senior) Igor (5th year senior) and Felix (senior) would have to be one of the great defensive starting fives assembled on a college basketball team.

 

[cncchris33]

He’s playing starting PG for Maryland, I wonder if that was his catch, I know at Belmont he played off ball a good amount, and that would’ve been the case here obviously. Wonder if he and his camp wanted him to get full time PG duties somewhere

Possible. I'm just saying that the window of opportunity to get him was last offseason. If he wanted something Tennessee couldn't give him, then I get it. But if we pursue this spring, he will be expensive. If ZZ is able to return, it may not matter.

 

[Chaz-Vol]

Possible. I'm just saying that the window of opportunity to get him was last offseason. If he wanted something Tennessee couldn't give him, then I get it. But if we pursue this spring, he will be expensive. If ZZ is able to return, it may not matter.

Do we have any idea yet if ZZ and others will get approval to stay one more year? I'd be curious which of the 4 seniors will 100% stay.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

If it passes, a starting lineup of Z (5th year senior) Gainey (5th year senior) Jahmai (5th year senior) Igor (senior) and Felix (junior) would have to be one of the great defensive starting fives assembled on a college basketball team.

Igor would be 5th year (he's in his 4th year now), Felix would be Senior (He's a Junior this year)

But I agree it would be an intense group if we returned all of them.

Chaz and Dubar are both in their 5th years right now...so I don't think either would return or be eligible.

 

[cncchris33]

Igor would be 5th year (he's in his 4th year now), Felix would be Senior (He's a Junior this year)

But I agree it would be an intense group if we returned all of them.

Chaz and Dubar are both in their 5th years right now...so I don't think either would return or be eligible.

No, it's not been passed as of now.

I'd think all 4 eligible seniors would likely return, or transfer somewhere else to play their 5th year. Igor is the only one that I think may explore options (euro ball or transfer) only because he's not as attached to Tennessee as ZZ, Mashack, or Gainey.

Lanier and DD are both in their 5th year, so theoretically they are out of eligibility regardless.

 

[Vol49er]

Igor would be 5th year (he's in his 4th year now), Felix would be Senior (He's a Junior this year)

But I agree it would be an intense group if we returned all of them.

Chaz and Dubar are both in their 5th years right now...so I don't think either would return or be eligible.

You’re right. Edited

 

[MoCo_Vol]

No, it's not been passed as of now.

I'd think all 4 eligible seniors would likely return, or transfer somewhere else to play their 5th year. Igor is the only one that I think may explore options (euro ball or transfer) only because he's not as attached to Tennessee as ZZ, Mashack, or Gainey.

Lanier and DD are both in their 5th year, so theoretically they are out of eligibility regardless.

Yeah, just depends on if Igor feels he will benefit more from a 2nd year with Barnes. He's still got some growing to do. There's certain games where it's all going for him and then others where he's making frustrating mistakes.

 

[D3Athlete]

Nate Ament on an unofficial visit tomorrow for the game

 

[CNeagleVolFan]

Nate Ament on an unofficial visit tomorrow for the game

Gotta give him a good showing. Kentuckys defense has been very suspect this season, however their offense has been elite like it always is. If we play our game defensively and Chaz, Zakai, and Gainey are able to find some separation I can see us putting at least 80 points against the cats. I think it’ll be 80-68 or something like that.