Manny Green announced his commitment to Tennessee basketball on Oct. 10, giving the Vols and coach Rick Barnes their second member of the 2026 class.
Green is the No. 101 prospect in the nation and a four-star recruit in the 247Sports Composite. The 6-foot-6, 205-pound forward picked Tennessee over Auburn, Georgia Tech, Cal and USF. He visited three, including a late September visit to UT, which he moved up after originally being slated to visit in mid-October.
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The Ellenwood (Georgia) Cedar Grove standout also visited Cal and USF.
Green joined four-star forward Ralph Scott as Tennessee commitments. Scott committed on Sept. 30, picking Tennessee over Houston, Purdue and Texas A&M. The 6-foot-8, 190-pound Scott is the No. 38 prospect in the nation and a four-star prospect.
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Tennessee signed five recruits in the 2025 class.
Five-star prospect Nate Ament is the highest-ranked recruit in program history as the No. 4 recruit nationally. Tennessee signed four-star forward DeWayne Brown II and four-star guard Amari Evans in November. Three-star guard Troy Henderson signed in April. Henderson and Ament played AAU basketball together with Team Loaded 17U.
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French guard Clarence Massmaba signed with UT in late April.
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