On the rise. And just like that, Tennessee is a contender once again. The Volunteers lost a ton of experience and production from last year’s team, headlined by likely lottery pick Dalton Knecht.
All-ASUN guard Chaz Lanier will transfer to Tennessee for his fifth year of eligibility. He averaged 19.7 points last season for the Ospreys. Chaz Lanier, one of the hottest commodities in the transfer portal, made the move to transfer to SEC powerhouse Tennessee.
There was massive movement in the NCAA basketball portal on Friday, with several schools picking up key transfers. Here is a look at some NCAA basketball recruiting news from May 24 involving the Tennessee Volunteers, Washington State Cougars, and Gonzaga Bulldogs.
Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Volunteers just scored a major victory over the Kentucky Wildcats on Friday evening without a single point being scored.
Chaz Lanier, a first-team All-Atlantic Sun player at North Florida last season, will transfer to Tennessee, he told ESPN on Friday.
Lanier has taken visits to BYU, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Mark Pope still has two scholarship spots that he can fill as he builds his first roster as the Kentucky Wildcats head coach.
North Florida transfer Chaz Lanier is in Lexington today on his official visit to Kentucky. Lanier is an elite talent and is the second-best uncommitted player in the transfer portal.
Tennessee fans had a message for him, too. Chaz Lanier’s whirlwind of an offseason continued on Monday as he arrived in Knoxville for his visit with Tennessee.
Pope still has two scholarship spots to fill. Mark Pope has two scholarship spots remaining as he continues to build his first roster as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats.
A big day for Kentucky Basketball. Mark Pope and his staff are showing no signs of slowing down as they continue to put the final touches on this upcoming season’s Kentucky Wildcats roster.
Mark Pope has filled 11 of 13 scholarship spots on his first Kentucky roster. With just two spots remaining, he is targeting two of the top scorers in the portal, Jaxson Robinson, who played for him last season at BYU, and North Florida transfer Chaz Lanier.
The Tennesee Volunteers have had a relatively quiet spring, comparatively speaking. Meanwhile, UT’s archrival, Kentucky Wildcats, has had to completely overhaul its roster following mass departures after John Calipari left for Arkansas.
BYU Basketball is right in the middle of a recruiting windstorm. Brody Kozlowski and Utah transfer Keba Keita have already committed to BYU, and BYU has completed other visits and will host other visitors.
Kentucky views Chaz Lanier as the missing piece. What happens if he doesn’t pick the Cats? The Kentucky Wildcats scored another transfer pledge Thursday, landing Fairleigh Dickinson forward Ansley Almonor.
Music to the ears of the BBN (and Chaz Lanier). Last year, John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats tried to change the offensive philosophy by shooting more 3-pointers.
The Tennessee Vols' top remaining transfer portal target is North Florida guard Chaz Lanier. Lanier, 6-foot-4 from Nashville, took part in the G League
Will this be the week we see the highly-touted transfer announce? The Kentucky Wildcats and Tennessee Volunteers have had many battles over the decades, and you can now add the recruitment of North Florida guard Chaz Lanier to that list.
Mark Pope is still hard at work preparing his roster for this upcoming season. The new era in Lexington is in full swing, and the newest Kentucky Basketball head coach, Mark Pope, has taken no days off since being hired.
One of Kentucky's new targets in the transfer portal is Chaz Lanier, who played for North Florida last season. Last season for the Ospreys, Lanier averaged 19.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. He is a guy who can score from all levels of the court, and he isn't a small guard, as he is 6'4.
The Tennessee Vols have had a productive offseason. Despite losing several players to the transfer portal/eligibility (Dalton Knecht, Josiah-Jordan James,
After the Suns exit from the NBA playoffs and Big 12 meetings in Phoenix, BYU head coach Kevin Young has finally been able to put 100% of his focus on BYU the last several days.
Mark Pope started out adding defensive players in the transfer portal, but recently, he added two scorers as the sharpshooter Koby Brea and facilitator Kerr Kriisa both committed to Kentucky. Coach Pope is putting together a really good roster, but don't worry, he isn't done quite yet.
Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Vols have done a fantastic job of improving UT's roster this offseason via the NCAA transfer portal. And they're not done
Chaz Lanier enjoyed an epic breakout campaign this past season at North Florida, bumping his scoring average up 15 points from the previous year to 19.7 per game.
The Bearcats have contacted a couple of other talents in recent days as they look to fill the final available scholarship left on the roster. We start with UTSA big man Trey Edmonds III planning a visit to UC soon.
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