Tennessee basketball keeps adding to its star-studded transfer portal haul, adding Wake Forest guard Juke Harris on Monday, May 4.
Harris, the No. 2-ranked overall player in the transfer portal in USA TODAY’s rankings, averaged 21.4 points with 6.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game last season on 44.4% shooting. He chose the Vols over Michigan, which he visited, and North Carolina, among others.
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Harris is Tennessee’s third transfer portal addition inside USA TODAY’s top-50 rankings, along with former VCU guard Terrence Hill Jr. (No. 17) and former Notre Dame forward Jalen Haralson (No. 33). The Vols will likely be one of the best offensive teams in the country next season, as they also added Cal transfer Dai Dai Ames (16.9 points per game in 2025-26) and sharpshooter Tyler Lundblade from Belmont (15.6 points per game).
The All-ACC second-team selection was the conference’s Most Improved Player last season, and has the longest streak of games (over 35) with 10 or more points in Wake Forest history. His 730 points in 2025-26 were also the second-most in program history.
The Salisbury, North Carolina, native was a four-star recruit in the 2024 recruiting class, tabbed as the No. 88-ranked player and No. 15 shooting guard in the class, per 247Sports’ Composite rankings. He visited Tennessee as a high school recruit before choosing Wake Forest.
Harris scored 30 or more points in three games last season, two of which resulted in losses against NC State and Boston College. He scored 38 points in Wake Forest’s 68-67 loss to Boston College in February, scoring more than half of the Demon Deacons’ points.
Coach Rick Barnes should have his best roster on paper at Tennessee next season, with Harris assuredly being the Vols’ go-to scorer.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Juke Harris commits to Tennessee, adding to Vols’ transfer portal haul
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