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Tennessee Basketball to host four-star in-state forward Trey Thompson on visit

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(Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes watches the action against Florida during the first half of the Southeastern Conference tournament championship at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, March 16, 2025.

Tennessee Basketball is scheduled to host in-state four-star power forward Trey Thompson on a visit this weekend. The 6-foot-8, 220-pound prospect out of Greeneville is the No. 55 overall player in the 2026 class according to the On3 ratings. 

Thompson’s list of offers includes Tennessee, Purdue, Connecticut, Indiana, Providence, Villanova, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Stanford, among others. 

He was one of the biggest risers in the 2026 class when On3 updated its rankings on Tuesday, jumping up 60 spots. Along with being ranked No. 55 overall in the class, he’s the No. 8 power forward in the class and the No. 3 in-state prospect. 

Only four-star small forward Chris Washington Jr., out of Murfreesboro, and four-star power forward Preston Wade, out of Nashville, are ranked ahead of Thompson in the state of Tennessee. 

Trey Thompson averaging 17.6 points in AAU play this summer

“Trey Thompson has come out of the gates proving to be a consistent threat scoring the ball,” On3’s Jamie Shaw wrote on Tuesday. “To this point, with the Tennessee Impact team on the Adidas 3SSB Circuit, he is averaging 17.6 points on 39.2 percent shooting from three on 7.0 attempts per game. 

“He has also held down the fort around the basket, grabbing 7.9 rebounds per contest. He has had quality volume while consistently scoring in an efficient manner, averaging 1.146 points per possession during Circuit play.”

Tennessee does not yet have any commitments in the 2026 class. The Vols signed five prep prospects in 2025, headlined by five-star small forward Nate Ament, the No. 2 overall player in the class. 

The 6-foot-9 Ament is a consensus five-star prospect, ranked no lower than No. 4 in any of the ranking systems.

His commitment moved Tennessee’s 2026 class up to No. 14 nationally in the class rankings. The Vols are No. 4 in the SEC and have an average class score of 92.29.

Tennessee has added eight new players to 2025-26 roster

Amari Evans, the 6-foot-5, 204-pound shooting guard, is ranked No. 69 overall in the On3 Industry Rating. Dewayne Brown II, the 6-foot-9, 235-pound big man and the first commitment in the class, is ranked No. 96 overall.

The Vols this spring added three-star point guard Troy Henderson and three-star shooting guard Clarence Massamba, a French prospect from AS Monaco.

Tennessee’s offseason roster overhaul also included the addition of three players from the NCAA Transfer Portal: Point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie, power forward Jaylen Carey and combo guard Amaree Abram. 

Gillespie, another Greeneville native, spent last season at Maryland after playing two seasons at Belmont. Carey transferred from Vanderbilt and Abram was the last transfer addition, coming to the Vols from Louisiana Tech.

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