ACC transfer guard commits to Tennessee basketball

May 4, 2026 College Basketball

Wake Forest transfer guard Juke Harris committed to Tennessee, according to Joe Tipton of On3.

247Sports ranks the 6-foot-7, 200-pound guard as the No. 8 overall transfer in 2026.

Harris was a four-star prospect in the Demon Deacons’ 2024 recruiting class. In his freshman season at Wake Forest, he averaged 6.1 points, 2.8 assists and 19 minutes per game.

Harris started in all 35 games as a sophomore during the 2025-26 season. He averaged 21.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 35.2 minutes per game. Harris earned All-ACC Second Team and ACC Most Improved Player honors.

He is from Salisbury High School in Salisbury, North Carolina.

The 2026-27 basketball season will be the 12th for Tennessee under head coach Rick Barnes.

He enters the 2026-27 campaign after advancing to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in the last four years and appeared in the Elite Eight for three consecutive seasons.

Below is a NCAA transfer portal tracker for Tennessee’s incoming and outgoing student-athletes.

More: 2026 Tennessee basketball transfer portal tracker

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PHOTOS: Tennessee basketball transfer commit Juke Harris

Jan. 10, 2026; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Wake Forest Demon Deacons forward Juke Harris (2) goes for a layup against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the first half at Dean E. Smith Center.

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PHOTOS: Tennessee basketball transfer commit Juke Harris

Jan. 10, 2026; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Wake Forest Demon Deacons forward Juke Harris (2) goes for a layup against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the first half at Dean E. Smith Center.

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PHOTOS: Tennessee basketball transfer commit Juke Harris

Jan. 20, 2026; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Wake Forest Demon Deacons forward Juke Harris (2) handles the ball against Southern Methodist University Mustangs forward B.J. Davis-Ray (9) during the first half at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

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