Top-rated 2026 point guard, Tennessee target announces commitment date

Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2026 basketball signing class.

Five-star point guard Deron Rippey Jr. will announce his college commitment between Tennessee, Duke, Texas, Miami and North Carolina State on Dec. 30, according to Joe Tipton of On3.

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The 6-foot-2, 175-pound prospect is from Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey. 247Sports ranks him as the No. 1 point guard in the class and No. 1 player in New Jersey.

Tennessee offered Rippey Jr. a scholarship on May 22. He officially visited Tennessee on Oct. 25.

St. John’s was the first school to offer him a scholarship on Jan. 27, 2023. Other Power Five schools to offer the 2026 prospect a scholarship include Oklahoma State, TCU, Washington, Texas A&M, Syracuse, Illinois, Villanova, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Louisville, LSU, Providence, West Virginia, Seton Hall, Purdue, SMU, Stanford, Kansas, Alabama, North Carolina, Michigan, Creighton, Virginia, Georgia, Texas Tech, Auburn, Kentucky and Indiana.

Tennessee has three commitments in its 2026 basketball recruiting class: small forward Ralph Scott, power forward Manny Green and point guard Marquis Clark.

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