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Latest Tennessee basketball news on final day of spring transfer portal window
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The NCAA basketball transfer portal window closes Tuesday.
Tennessee has five scholarships available to use on 2025-26 roster additions from the transfer portal or high school prospects.
The Vols have Felix Okpara , J.P. Estrella , Cade Phillips and Bishop Boswell returning from its 2024-25 basketball roster. Tennessee's 2025 signing class consists of forward DeWayne Brown , small forward Amari Evans , point guard Troy Henderson and power forward Nate Ament . Tennessee's two additions from the transfer portal are former Maryland guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie and former Vanderbilt forward Jaylen Carey .
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Below are prospects to monitor for Tennessee with the NCAA transfer portal closing Tuesday. Keep in mind, players can sign with new teams at any time. The portal's closure only means no new undergraduate players can enter the transfer market.
Rodney Rice
Rice played with Gillespie on Maryland's "Crab Five" team that made the Sweet 16 in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. He averaged 13.8 points per game, while shooting 37.4% in 3-point attempts.
Villanova is Tennessee's biggest competition for Rice. Former Maryland coach Kevin Willard was hired by Villanova in March. Rice also visited USC after going to Tennessee.
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Class: Sophomore
Height: 6 feet, 4 inches
Weight: 198 pounds
High school: DeMatha Catholic High School (Hyattsville, Maryland)
Duke Miles
Miles averaged 9.4 points per game with Oklahoma in the 2024-25 season. In a win against Mississippi State , he chipped his teeth while diving for a loose ball and returned to the game minutes later.
Miles is visiting Texas A&M , USC and Baylor this week.
Class: Senior
Height: 6 feet, 2 inches
Weight: 188 pounds
High school: Percy Julian High School (Montgomery, Alabama)
Rakease Passmore
Passmore was a four-star high school prospect, but did not receive much playing time at Kansas . He finished the 2024-25 season averaging 0.7 points and 0.6 rebounds per contest with the Jayhawks.
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Miami and North Carolina are other programs recruiting Passmore.
Class: Freshman
Height: 6 feet, 5 inches
Weight: 185 pounds
High school: Combine Academy (Lincolnton, North Carolina)
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Players to watch for Tennessee on final day of spring transfer portal
