#12 Tennessee Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
Tennessee Volunteers

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #12
 
Conference Rank: #2 SEC
 
 
2024-25 Record: 30-8, 12-6
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Rick Barnes
Coach Record: 232-109 at Tennessee, 836-423 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Chaz Lanier, Guard, 18.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.1 apg
Zakai Ziegler, Guard, 13.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 7.4 apg
Jordan Gainey, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.9 apg
Igor Milicic, Forward, 9.4 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.9 apg
Jahmai Mashack, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.5 apg
Darlinstone Dubar, Forward, 3.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Felix Okpara, Senior, Center, 7.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 0.3 apg
JP Estrella, Sophomore, Forward, 4.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.3 apg (3 games)
Cade Phillips, Junior, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.6 apg
Bishop Boswell, Sophomore, Guard, 0.3 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key New Players:
Amaree Abram, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Louisiana Tech
Nate Ament, Freshman, Forward
DeWayne Brown, Freshman, Forward
Ethan Burg, Sophomore, Guard
Jaylen Carey, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Vanderbilt
Amari Evans, Freshman, Guard
Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Maryland
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.0 (166th in nation, 14th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.0 (10, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.2 (144, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.6 (7, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.2 (118, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.8 (189, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.5 (96, 4)
Rebound Margin: 4.7 (41, 4)
Assists Per Game: 15.4 (60, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.4 (59, 5)