The Tennessee Vols are shooting their shot with a coveted transfer guard who has plenty of suitors
The Tennessee Vols are working to get into the mix for one of the most coveted guards in the NCAA transfer portal. Rick Barnes and the Vols are continuing to look for ways to upgrade the roster.
Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Vols are shooting their shot with one of the top guards in the NCAA transfer portal.
According to a report from VolQuest, the Vols held an in-home visit with Wake Forest Demon Deacons transfer guard Juke Harris on Sunday evening.
Harris, 6-foot-7/200 pounds from Salisbury, NC, averaged 21.4 points per game as a sophomore for the Demon Deacons this past season.
The North Carolina native was recruited by Tennessee before he eventually landed with Wake Forest out of high school.
Juke Harris is already very familiar with Tennessee
Harris would fill the go-to scorer role that Vols head coach Rick Barnes knows he needs.
Several other notable programs, however, are also very much in the mix for Harris, including the Michigan Wolverines.
Harris visited Michigan over the weekend.
The Wake Forest transfer, though, is already familiar with Barnes and the Vols after being recruited out of high school by Tennessee.
Harris, in fact, was on a recruiting visit to Tennessee in 2022 when the Vols knocked off Alabama in Neyland Stadium.
“The most memorable part of the visit was when we all rushed the field after the game,” said Harris to On3 after his official visit to UT for the Bama game in 2022. “So many Tennessee fans were saying my name and stopping their celebration to tell me they wanted me to commit. That made me feel super welcomed.”
The existing relationship with Harris should help the Vols in their pursuit of the talented guard. But if Tennessee is going to land Harris, they’ll likely need to be the top bidder for his services.
Harris is also going through the NBA Draft process, so there’s no guarantee that he’ll spend another season in college.