Tennessee Vols basketball reportedly loses another guard to the NCAA transfer portal
The Tennessee Vols basketball program is undergoing a massive transformation this offseason. The Vols have already lost several starters to the NCAA transfer portal as Rick Barnes looks to revamp his roster.
At this point, I’m not sure Rick Barnes and Kim Caldwell could combine to put five players on the court for the Tennessee Vols.
The Lady Vols have lost their entire roster to the NCAA transfer portal, and the men’s team isn’t far behind.
By the end of Monday, Barnes and the Vols had lost forward J.P. Estrella, forward Jaylen Carey, guard Bishop Boswell, guard Clarence Massamba, and forward Cade Phillips to the transfer portal.
On Tuesday morning, Tennessee suffered another portal loss as On3 reported that true freshman guard Troy Henderson is entering the portal.
Henderson, 6-foot-1/186 pounds from Richmond, VA, played in 28 games for the Volunteers this past season and averaged 1.8 points per game while playing 6.8 minutes per game. He was rated as a three-star guard in the 2025 recruiting class.
Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Vols are committed to being aggressive in the transfer portal
Tennessee’s mass portal departures may be a little jarring for fans, but it’s all by design.
While the Vols would’ve liked to have kept several of the players they lost, the program wasn’t going to overspend on a player just because they wore orange and white this past season.
On3’s Chris Low noted on Monday that Tennessee is “willing to pay, but not overpay”.
Low also pointed out that Barnes plans to be aggressive in the portal as he knows the Vols need more scorers to get over the Elite Eight hump.
The report from Low aligns with a report from OutKick’s Trey Wallace last week, who noted that Tennessee is going “all in” on giving Barnes the resources he needs to get to a Final Four.
Tennessee will essentially have an entirely new team in 2026-27. We’ll see how Barnes’ roster develops in the coming days and weeks.
It should be an exciting offseason for Vols basketball as the program looks to “level up” heading into Barnes’ 12th season on Rocky Top.
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Tennessee Vols sophomore guard Bishop Boswell is reportedly planning to enter the NCAA transfer portal when it officially opens on April 7. Boswell started 33 games for the Volunteers this past season.
