Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2026 basketball signing class.
Five-star point guard Deron Rippey Jr. listed Tennessee in his top 10 schools, along with Louisville, North Carolina, Miami, Syracuse, Alabama, Kentucky, Duke, Texas and North Carolina State, according to Joe Tipton of On3.
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The 6-foot-2, 175-pound prospect is from Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey. 247Sports Composite ranks him as the No. 1 point guard in the class and No. 1 player in New Jersey.
Tennessee offered Rippey Jr. a scholarship on May 22. He will visit Tennessee for the Vols’ exhibition game against Duke on Oct. 26 at Food City Center.
Other SEC schools to offer Rippey Jr. a scholarship include Texas A&M, LSU, Georgia and Auburn.
Tennessee does not have a commitment in its 2026 basketball recruiting class. The Vols have six commitments in their 2025 basketball recruiting class: forward DeWayne Brown, small forward Amari Evans, point guard Troy Henderson, forward Nate Ament, shooting guard Clarence Massamba and shooting guard Ethan Burg.
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