It's official. Lanier commits to Tennessee.

[Freak]

Quotes from ESPN.

"I'm going back home," Lanier said. "I was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to come back to my home state and put on for my city and family. My whole family will be at every game next year, lord willing."

"UT was the best because of the fit and the play style," Lanier said. "I'll be able to showcase my ability to put the ball in the basket at the highest level of college basketball, and also develop my defense under a hall of fame coach in Rick Barnes, who has a track record of sending players to the NBA. Our goals are aligned. I know that winning is everything. The culture that he created is special. I could feel it on my official visit."

Vols land sharp-shooting guard Lanier from UNF

Chaz Lanier, a first-team All-Atlantic Sun player at North Florida last season, will transfer to Tennessee, he told ESPN on Friday.

www.espn.com

 

[ohhbother]

Let's do the damn thing baby...

Now I'm going to rupp rafters tonight to watch the crying

The "He's not any good anyway" crowd is out in full force over there.

 

[CAVPUT]

Richard West called it 2 days early yet again.

When are people going to stop doubting him?

 

[Zues1]

So are we full house now ?
Any spots left?

 

[Putbacks]

GAME OVER.
BARNES WINS.

 

[zaqhhh]

So are we full house now ?
Any spots left?

1 but unlikely to fill it. Barnes likes to leave one open jic

 

[Lefteye]

Boom!!!

 

[cncchris33]

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GAME OVER.
BARNES WINS.

Finish them!

 

[IveGotBigVols]

Typical Kensucky response from Corrupt Rafters.

“No surprise … he knows he wouldn’t get the minutes here that he will get at Tenn.”

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

If Barnes could take someone not even on NBA radar and turn him into a lottery pick for the 2nd year in a row.....that's amazing

 

[Smokey 77]

Depth Chart:
Starters:
ZZ
Chaz
Mashack
Dubar
Okpara
Subs:
Gainey
Carr
Igor
JP
Phillips
Bishop

LET'S GOOOOOO!!! I like the depth! We got scoring and we got defense! Just a little excited here!

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Typical Kensucky response from Corrupt Rafters.

“No surprise … he knows he wouldn’t get the minutes here that he will get at Tenn.”

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Typical Kensucky response from Corrupt Rafters.

“No surprise … he knows he wouldn’t get the minutes here that he will get at Tenn.”

Lol. Lanier would immediately be the best player on their roster if he had committed to them. Same exact thing they said about Knecht.

 

[CAVPUT]

1 but unlikely to fill it. Barnes likes to leave one open jic

Thought it was 2?

 

[CAVPUT]

Depth Chart:
Starters:
ZZ
Chaz
Mashack
Dubar
Okpara
Subs:
Gainey
Carr
Igor
JP
Phillips
Bishop

LET'S GOOOOOO!!! I like the depth! We got scoring and we got defense! Just a little excited here!

Hate to say it, but if he can play decent defense, I suspect Igor starts over Mashack.

 

[Smokey 77]

Hate to say it, but if he can play decent defense, I suspect Igor starts over Mashack.

I don't care who starts! WE GOT A TEAM BABY! LET'S GO!!!!!!!!

 

[aaronvol]

Yep...we saw this.

 

[hbvol1982]

His film is great! That said, in all the highlights I saw he never goes right, yet he is right handed. Weird. Drives left like a champ, loves going to the rack to dunk it. Jump shot unconventional but drains it. Definitely a keeper.
Could we be elite 8 good again? Who knows? With ZZ at the point and this team anything is possible.

 

[LordVOLdemort]

BOOOOM

 

[onevol74]

Typical Kensucky response from Corrupt Rafters.

“No surprise … he knows he wouldn’t get the minutes here that he will get at Tenn.”

He is right. Lately post season minutes at UK have been pretty limited.

 

[GoodTimeVol]

His film is great! That said, in all the highlights I saw he never goes right, yet he is right handed. Weird. Drives left like a champ, loves going to the rack to dunk it. Jump shot unconventional but drains it. Definitely a keeper.
Could we be elite 8 good again? Who knows? With ZZ at the point and this team anything is possible.

We were final 4 good last year not just elite 8, sometimes the chips don’t fall that way in a tournament

 

[VolTull]

ZZ II

 

[Jimmy Football]

He is right. Lately post season minutes at UK have been pretty limited.

60 and out, I’m afraid.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

1 but unlikely to fill it. Barnes likes to leave one open jic

There are 2 open spots.

 

[vol4eva]

We were final 4 good last year not just elite 8, sometimes the chips don’t fall that way in a tournament

Seems like we can’t catch a break. We were definitely Final 4 caliber. Unfortunately we ran into Freak Show