Tennessee Vols Basketball Recruiting

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Ranking men's college basketball's top transfers: Where does Emoni Bates land?

1. Kendric Davis, 5-11, 180 lbs., PG, Sr., SMU
2. Nijel Pack, 6-0, 180 lbs., PG, Soph., Kansas State
3. Tyrese Hunter, 6-0, 178 lbs., PG, Fr., Iowa State
4. AJ Green, 6-4, 190 lbs., SG, Jr., Northern Iowa
5. KJ Williams, 6-10, 245 lbs., PF, Jr., Murray State
6. Johni Broome, 6-10, 235 lbs., C, Fr., Morehead State
7. Kenneth Lofton Jr., 6-7, 275 lbs., PF, Soph., Louisiana Tech
8. Norchad Omier, 6-7, 232 lbs., PF, Fr., Arkansas State
9. Mark Sears, 6-1, 185 lbs., PG, Soph., Ohio
10. Terrence Shannon Jr., 6-6, 215 lbs., SF, Jr., Texas Tech
11. David Jones, 6-6, 195 lbs., F, Soph., DePaul
12. Brandon Murray, 6-5, 214 lbs., SG, Fr., LSU
13. Trevon Brazile, 6-9, 215 lbs., PF, Fr., Missouri
14. Tristen Newton, 6-5, 190 lbs., PG, Soph., East Carolina
15. Fardaws Aimaq, 6-11, 245 lbs., C, Jr., Utah Valley
16. Andre Curbelo, 6-1, 175 lbs., PG, Soph., Illinois
17. Jahmir Young, 6-1, 185 lbs., PG, Jr., Charlotte
18. Yuri Collins, 6-0, 185 lbs., PG, Soph., Saint Louis
Collins led the nation in assists this past season, dishing out 7.9 per game. Also averaged 11.1 points and shot 36.2% from 3. Tennessee is perceived as the early favorite.
19. Will Richard, 6-5, 195 lbs., SG, Fr., Belmont
20. Courtney Ramey, 6-3, 185 lbs., G, Sr., Texas
21. Antoine Davis, 6-1, 165 lbs., G, Sr., Detroit
22. Tanner Holden, 6-6, 185 lbs., SG, Jr., Wright State
23. Manny Bates, 6-11, 230 lbs., C, Jr., NC State
24. Emoni Bates, 6-9, 190 lbs., SF, Fr., Memphis
25. Efe Abogidi, 6-10, 225 lbs., PF, Soph., Washington State
26. Dawson Garcia, 6-11, 235 lbs., PF, Soph., North Carolina
27. Jake Stephens, 6-11, 266 lbs., C, Sr., VMI
28. Noah Carter, 6-6, 229 lbs., SF, Soph., Northern Iowa
29. Grant Sherfield, 6-2, 189 lbs., Jr., Nevada
30. Antonio Reeves, 6-6, 185 lbs., SG, Jr., Illinois State
31. Terry Roberts, 6-3, 180 lbs., G, Jr., Bradley
32. Jalen Graham, 6-9, 220 lbs., PF, Jr., Arizona State
33. Ben Vander Plas, 6-8, 232 lbs., PF, Sr., Ohio
34. Jalen Bridges, 6-7, 225 lbs., F, Soph., West Virginia
35. Adam Miller, 6-2, 185 lbs., G, Soph., LSU
36. Souley Boum, 6-3, 165 lbs., SG, Jr., UTEP
37. Femi Odukale, 6-5, 185 lbs., PG, Soph., Pittsburgh
38. Efton Reid, 6-11, 238 lbs., C, Fr., LSU
39. Devin Carter, 6-3, 188 lbs., G, Fr., South Carolina
40. Xavier Pinson, 6-2, 154 lbs., PG, Sr., LSU
41. Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, 6-10, 246 lbs., PF, Fr., Tennessee
42. Bryce Hopkins, 6-6, 220 lbs., SF, Fr., Kentucky
43. Nahiem Alleyne, 6-4, 185 lbs., SG, Jr., Virginia Tech
44. Sean McNeil, 6-3, 205 lbs., SG, Sr., West Virginia
45. Tyreke Key, 6-3, 205 lbs., SG, Sr., Indiana State
Key missed the entire season after undergoing shoulder surgery, but he has three years of big-time production to fall back on. He averaged 17.4 points in 2018-19, 15.6 in 2019-20 and 17.2 in 2020-21. Career 37.4% 3-point shooter.
46. Alex Fudge, 6-8, 185 lbs., PF, Fr., LSU
47. Elijah Harkless, 6-3, 194 lbs., SG, Sr., Oklahoma
48. Eric Gaines, 6-2, 150 lbs., PG, Soph., LSU
49. Jaelin Llewellyn, 6-2, 185 lbs., PG, Sr., Princeton
50. Jermaine Couisnard, 6-4, 211 lbs., SG, Jr., South Carolina
51. Landers Nolley II, 6-7, 208 lbs., SG, Jr., Memphis
52. Emmanuel Akot, 6-8, 210 lbs., SF, Sr., Boise State
53. Justice Hill, 6-0, 170 lbs., PG, Soph., Murray State
54. Michael Jones, 6-5, 210 lbs., SG, Jr., Davidson
55. Jarkel Joiner, 6-1, 180 lbs., SG, Sr., Ole Miss
56. Jarod Lucas, 6-4, 195 lbs., SG, Jr., Oregon State
57. Andre Kelly, 6-9, 255 lbs., PF, Sr., California
58. Cam Spencer, 6-4, 207 lbs., SG, Jr., Loyola Maryland
59. Ali Ali, 6-8, 196 lbs., SF, Soph., Akron
60. Desmond Cambridge Jr., 6-4, 180 lbs., SG, Sr., Nevada
61. D'Moi Hodge, 6-4, 180 lbs., SG, Sr., Cleveland State
62. Jaylon Tyson, 6-7, 210 lbs., SF, Fr., Texas
63. Noah Williams, 6-5, 195 lbs., SG, Jr., Washington State
64. Tre Mitchell, 6-9, 220 lbs., PF, Jr., Texas
65. Samuell Williamson, 6-7, 205 lbs., SF, Jr., Louisville
66. Marcus Hammond, 6-3, 173 lbs., G, Sr., Niagara
67. Nelly Cummings, 6-0, 180 lbs., PG, Sr., Colgate
68. Keeshawn Barthelemy, 6-2, 171 lbs., G, Soph., Colorado
69. Grant Basile, 6-9, 225 lbs., PF, Jr., Wright State
70. Darrion Trammell, 5-10, 165 lbs., PG, Soph., Seattle
71. Kendal Coleman, 6-8, 220 lbs., PF, Fr., Northwestern State
72. Qudus Wahab, 6-11, 240 lbs., C, Jr., Maryland
73. Earl Timberlake, 6-6, 220 lbs., SF, Soph., Memphis
74. Sam Griesel, 6-6, 220 lbs., SG, Jr., North Dakota State
75. Tyree Appleby, 6-1, 163 lbs., G, Sr., Florida
76. Ryan Young, 6-10, 240 lbs., C, Jr., Northwestern
77. Dylan Penn, 6-3, 190 lbs., PG, Sr., Bellarmine
78. Joe Bamisile, 6-4, 195 lbs., SG, Soph., George Washington
79. Amir Spears, 6-3, 185 lbs., G, Fr., Duquesne
80. Al-Amir Dawes, 6-2, 182 lbs., G, Jr., Clemson
81. Eric Williams Jr., 6-7, 200 lbs., F, Sr., Oregon
82. David Jenkins Jr., 6-1, 204 lbs., SG, Sr., Utah
83. Jao Ituka, 6-1, 196, G, Fr., Marist
84. Erik Stevenson, 6-4, 209 lbs., SG, Sr., South Carolina
85. Justin Hill, 6-0, 185 lbs., PG, Soph., Longwood
86. Tre King, 6-8, 225 lbs., PF, Jr., Georgetown
87. Camren Wynter, 6-2, 185 lbs., PG, Sr., Drexel
88. Dwon Odom, 6-2, 181 lbs., PG, Soph., Xavier
89. Caleb Murphy, 6-4, 185 lbs., PG, Soph., South Florida
90. Dashawn Davis, 6-2, 185 lbs., PG, Jr., Oregon State
91. Ledarrius Brewer, 6-5, 190 lbs., SG, Jr., East Tennessee State
92. Kevin Samuel, 6-11, 255 lbs., C, Sr., Florida Gulf Coast
93. Jaiden Delaire, 6-9, 215 lbs., F, Sr., Stanford
94. Sam Sessoms, 6-0, 189 lbs., G, Sr., Penn State
95. Javon Pickett, 6-5, 215 lbs., SG, Sr., Missouri
96. Marcus Williams, 6-2, 197 lbs., PG, Soph., Texas A&M
97. Franck Kepnang, 6-11, 225 lbs., C, Soph., Oregon
98. Neal Quinn, 7-0, 260 lbs., C, Jr. Lafayette
99. Andrew Funk, 6-5, 188 lbs., G, Sr., Bucknell
100. Morris Udeze, 6-8, 245 lbs., PF, Jr., Wichita State
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Grant Basile 🤔
6'9, 225 Jr.
Averaged 18/8/2, 78% FT, 1.6 blocks per game (reference, KA averaged 1.7 his senior year)

Had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks snd 2 steals against Zona
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Or Ben Vander Plas. Plays 4/5. Would be a solid role player IMO.

Against LSU and Kentucky had 12 and 15 points and shot 47% from 3.

Looks like he’s already narrowed a list down though
 
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Weezer said:
If Collins and Key are all we add, that's concerning.
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I dont think it is the end of the word. We had a very good team this last year, and as others have pointed out, when you consider the development of returning players, it doesnt look too bleak
Chandler -> Collins (slight downgrade)
BHH -> Oliver return from injury (upgrade from BHH's impact last year)
Bailey -> Key (upgrade)
QD -> BJ (upgrade)
Fulk -> ??? This is where Phillips would have been nice, but Fulk wasn't sensational last year, I think his impact could be appropriated by a lower tier get, especially when considering the impact of development of Santi, JJJ, Z, Mashack, Aidoo, Uros, etc
 
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Vol49er said:
I dont think it is the end of the word. We had a very good team this last year, and as others have pointed out, when you consider the development of returning players, it doesnt look too bleak
Chandler -> Collins (slight downgrade)
BHH -> Oliver return from injury (upgrade from BHH's impact last year)
Bailey -> Key (upgrade)
QD -> BJ (upgrade)
Fulk -> ??? This is where Phillips would have been nice, but Fulk wasn't sensational last year, I think his impact could be appropriated by a lower tier get, especially when considering the impact of development of Santi, JJJ, Z, Mashack, Aidoo, Uros, etc
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we will be lucky at this point if we even find a guy to replace BHH’s production (end of season). No chance we get anyone close to Fulky’s level if we indeed missed on Phillips. Maybe there’s another round of transfers but it doesn’t look good for big men.
 
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Vol49er said:
I dont think it is the end of the word. We had a very good team this last year, and as others have pointed out, when you consider the development of returning players, it doesnt look too bleak
Chandler -> Collins (slight downgrade)
BHH -> Oliver return from injury (upgrade from BHH's impact last year)
Bailey -> Key (upgrade)
QD -> BJ (upgrade)
Fulk -> ??? This is where Phillips would have been nice, but Fulk wasn't sensational last year, I think his impact could be appropriated by a lower tier get, especially when considering the impact of development of Santi, JJJ, Z, Mashack, Aidoo, Uros, etc
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I loved last year's team and how they gelled. I still think we need more. It's not about things looking bleak. We'll make the tournament IMO. But I'm not convinced there's enough there for a run. I want to see us get better, and if Collins and Key are the only additions, I don't think that happens. Doesn't mean we'll be bad. Does mean we're not likely to take a step forward.

I hoped for more than what we've seen. I actually thought last year and NIL would make that happen. Looks like I was wrong. But maybe CRB pulls a penguin out of his ass and surprises us all?
 
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I think Fulk and BHH's contributions at the end of the year are being overstated. Now I expected BHH to improve alot so its a shame missing out on that, but in terms of actual production lost, he still wasn't all that even at seasons end. I dont think ON returning and Aidoo getting more run will be a great drop-off
I think its a 5 seed type or better team and at that point thats high enough to have a run in the tourney, which is a crapshoot
 
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Vol49er said:
I think Fulk and BHH's contributions at the end of the year are being overstated. Now I expected BHH to improve alot so its a shame missing out on that, but in terms of actual production lost, he still wasn't all that even at seasons end. I dont think ON returning and Aidoo getting more run will be a great drop-off
I think its a 5 seed type or better team and at that point thats high enough to have a run in the tourney, which is a crapshoot
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I expect ON to continue to get better. I complained about some of the low quality shots he took but it was mostly because we didn’t have a reliable scorer in the post late in the shot clock. Im pretty optimistic about Aidoo filing that role.
 
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I expect ON to continue to get better. I complained about some of the low quality shots he took but it was mostly because we didn’t have a reliable scorer in the post late in the shot clock. Im pretty optimistic about Aidoo filing that role.
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Yeah I feel like not enough credence is given to development as a whole. ON was looking better before his injury too
 
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Vol49er said:
Yeah I feel like not enough credence is given to development as a whole. ON was looking better before his injury too
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His midrange game was improving and though he didn’t have many attempts shot 45% from 3! I feel like we can tap into that more if Aidoo is able to step up, which I think he has the tools to do so
 
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His midrange game was improving and though he didn’t have many attempts shot 45% from 3! I feel like we can tap into that more if Aidoo is able to step up, which I think he has the tools to do so
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Yup. Aidoo flashed a jumper himself, and that was a skill he had in high school
 
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I think Fulk and BHH's contributions at the end of the year are being overstated. Now I expected BHH to improve alot so its a shame missing out on that, but in terms of actual production lost, he still wasn't all that even at seasons end. I dont think ON returning and Aidoo getting more run will be a great drop-off
I think its a 5 seed type or better team and at that point thats high enough to have a run in the tourney, which is a crapshoot
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I won't even touch on Fulk, but I think saying BHH's contributions being overstated is an understatement. The guy was awful, maybe he would've improved a lot, but I will take a 4th year ON over BHH any day of the week. In SEC play, BHH averaged 2.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in just 10.8 minutes a game. Now as a starter that bumped all the way up to 4.6 points and 3.7 rebounds, but at the detriment of his shooting % (49% vs 41%). The reality is if ON hadn't gotten injured, BHH would've been getting either DNPs or 3-5 minutes a game.

All he would've been was depth, he wouldn't have made a huge impact on next year's squad. Aidoo's impact on the game was far higher if you look at advanced stats, on both offense and defense, and that was despite some inefficiency around the rim from Aidoo. ON impact is off the charts compared to BHH via the same metrics, in fact BHH was by far our worst player as far as the BPM is concerned.

Fulk's impact will be harder to replace for sure, not only on the court but from an effort and energy perspective. We do return 4 of our top 6 as far as BPM (box Plus/ Minus) is concerned, so that's a great thing to work with. Josiah will be playing more of the 4 next year anyway, with probably more of a role for both Powell and Mashack replacing the minutes Fulky and BHH left behind. I'm all for that personally. I worry about the depth, but with Key and Collins, I don't worry at all about top end talent.
 
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Our potential upside with an improved Aidoo, a healthy ON, aggressive Jo and Santi, and either Collins or Z is even higher than last year. We were limited by our frontcourt particularly after ON went down. Fulky was solid, but limited offensively and defensively. Uros is what he is, and BHH just never really played with any fire or confidence.

In theory, all 5 starters can stretch the floor. The spacing should be even better, which should open up driving lanes and prevent people from helping off as much. At times when we had Fulky and either BHH or Uros, you literally had no spacing as neither frontcourt player could score from outside of 10 ft. That won't be as much of an issue next year.
 
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In theory, all 5 starters can stretch the floor. The spacing should be even better, which should open up driving lanes and prevent people from helping off as much. At times when we had Fulky and either BHH or Uros, you literally had no spacing as neither frontcourt player could score from outside of 10 ft. That won't be as much of an issue next year.
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BHH could stretch the floor as well as Aidoo.

The real issue is you’re potentially going into the season with 3 post guys. 1 who has no business playing major minutes in the SEC due to limited athleticism but will play 20-25 here, another coming off injury who has a good midrange and outside shot but he’s extremely limited with post moves and the 3rd is a great talent but really raw with no post game to speak of. The last 2 are great shot blockers.

Fulky was the only guy we could occasionally dump it down low to and get a basket reliably. You also have to consider what happens if we have another unfortunate injury in the front court. Or what about foul trouble? You gotta have more bodies down there.
 
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BHH could stretch the floor as well as Aidoo.

The real issue is you’re potentially going into the season with 3 post guys. 1 who has no business playing major minutes in the SEC due to limited athleticism but will play 20-25 here, another coming off injury who has a good midrange and outside shot but he’s extremely limited with post moves and the 3rd is a great talent but really raw with no post game to speak of. The last 2 are great shot blockers.

Fulky was the only guy we could occasionally dump it down low to and get a basket reliably. You also have to consider what happens if we have another unfortunate injury in the front court. Or what about foul trouble? You gotta have more bodies down there.
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Yeah your knowledge of front court players went out the window when you criticize Uros on not being a SEC player and incorrectly think he gets 20-25 minutes a game
 
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Vol49er said:
Yup. Aidoo flashed a jumper himself, and that was a skill he had in high school
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Aidoo has the potential to improve more than anyone on the team IMO. Remember that he didn't even play for a significant portion of the season. Collins won't replace Chandler's scoring or his D. Chandler played bigger than his size on D. ON has been so inconsistent that I am not sure how you can depend on him game to game. Key might be the key (sorry) to this team's success. This team will need toughness and scoring (both driving and outside shooting) and Key might be able to provide this. I hope we get him.
 
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