Tennessee Basketball adds second commitment in 2026 class

Tennessee Basketball has its second commitment in the 2026 class, with four-star small forward Manny Green picking the Vols on Friday. Green is ranked No. 104 nationally in the Rivals Industry Ranking and picked Tennessee over Auburn, Georgia Tech, Cal and South Florida. 

The 6-foot-6, 185-pound Green, out of Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, Ga., is ranked No. 37 among small forwards and is the No. 5 overall prospect in the state of Georgia. 

Four-star small forward Ralph Scott was Tennessee’s first commitment in the 2026 class on September 30. The 6-foot-8, 185-pound Scott, a Bermuda native who attends IMG Academy in Florida, is ranked No. 57 nationally, No. 22 at small forward and No. 7 in the state of Florida. 

Green was scheduled to take an official visit to Tennessee this weekend, but moved the visit up to the September 27 weekend. 

The Vols offered Green in July 2024 and hosted him on unofficial visits in October and February. 

What’s next for Tennessee Basketball recruiting

Tennessee is two weeks away from arguably its biggest recruiting weekend of the year. 

The Vols, who host Duke in a sold-out preseason exhibition game on October 26, are scheduled to host five-star point guard Derron Rippey Jr., four-star shooting guard Bryson Howard and four-star Jasiah Jervis during the Duke weekend. Five-star small forward Christian Collins and four-star power forward Cody Peck have also been mentioned as possible visitors.

Rippey is ranked No. 13 nationally and is the No. 2 point guard in the class, Howard is ranked No. 16 overall and No. 4 at shooting guard and Jervis is No. 39 in the class and is the No. 8 shooting guard. 

Collins is ranked No. 8 nationally and is the No. 3 small forward. Peck is No. 97 in the country and is the No. 14 power forward.

Vols signed No. 14 class in 2025, added three players from portal

Tennessee has nine new players on the 2025-26 roster after losing seniors Zakai Zeigler, Jahmai Mashack, Chaz Lanier, Jordan Gainey, Igor Milicic and Darlinstone Dubar last season.

Tennessee’s 2025 signing class was ranked No. 14 nationally and No. 4 in the SEC with a class score of 92.29. The Vols signed five-star small forward Nate Ament (No. 2 overall), four-star guard Amari Evans (No. 68), four-star center Dewayne Brown (No. 96), three-star point guard Troy Henderson (No. 261) and three-star guard Clarence Massamba(No. 262).

The Vols added three players out of the NCAA Transfer Portal: former Maryland point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie, former Louisiana Tech guard Amaree Abram and former Vanderbilt forward Jaylen Carey.