Tennessee Basketball Lands Key Transfer

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The Tennessee Volunteers land their second transfer thus far
The Tennessee Volunteers have landed another transfer and their second addition through the portal in not only a cycle but a few days.
The Vols dipped into the state of Tennessee as they landed Vanderbilt forward transfer Jaylen Carey. Carey averaged over 8 points a game for Vanderbilt last season and was a huge piece for them this season. Carey joins Ja'Kobi Gillespie as the transfer portal additions as both players will have the opportunity to have starting roles this season.
BREAKING: Vanderbilt transfer Jaylen Carey has COMMITTED to Tennessee! 🍊
— Vol Scoops (@VolScoops) April 7, 2025
The power forward from Davie, FL averaged 8.0 PPG, 5.7 RPG, and 20.2 Minutes Per Game this year with the Commodores
Gillespie is ranked the #19 PF and the #71 overall player in the Transfer Portal pic.twitter.com/cS5TJcCDNU
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