2026 Tennessee Basketball Transfer Tracker: Analysis on Every Portal Commitment

The Tennessee Volunteers and Rick Barnes have struck gold in the transfer portal in recent years with the likes of Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Felix Okpara and Dalton Knecht. Coming off their third consecutive trip to the Elite Eight, historic NIL investment into the men’s basketball team has culminated in one of the program’s strongest classes ever.

Tennessee Basketball Transfer Portal Commits: Five

Let’s dive into the 2026 Tennessee college basketball transfer portal class, highlighting each of the arrivals in Knoxville.

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The Volunteers have prioritized adding guards who can get buckets in the college basketball transfer portal. However, with Okpara graduating, Barnes also recognized the glaring need in the frontcourt. Enter former Loyola Chicago Ramblers center Miles Rubin, who offers plenty of size for Tennessee at 6-foot-10. He’s the second Chicago native (Dai Dai Ames) coming to Knoxville next season.

Miles Rubin stats (2025-26): 11.3 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 2.3 BGP, 2.3 APG, 58.5% FG, 54.3% FT

Rubin gives you exactly what you’d expect from someone with his stature at 205 pounds, earning him a rating as a four-star transfer recruit by 247Sports and the 90th-best player in the portal. Rubin recorded a double-double in six starts this past season and recorded double-digit rebounds in 10 games. Where he really stands out is with his shot-blocking prowess, having recorded five blocks in three games and three-plus blocks in 36 percent of his starts. The Vols are expected to keep adding to their frontcourt, likely bringing in a player for depth.

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Dai Dai Ames, Point Guard

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One theme with the Tennessee transfer portal class is poaching players coming off breakout seasons. Dai Dai Ames, a 6-foot-1 guard, bounced around early in his collegiate career with Kansas State and Virginia. He found a home this past season at Cal, becoming a full-time starter,…

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