Roster Tracker 2025 Edition

[bleedingTNorange]

Mods if you want to delete the old one and pin this new one if that’s easier…

Current scholarship count:
12/13= 1 spots remaining

Alright, so we had 11 on scholarship and lost 6 to graduation (Lanier, Dubar, Milicic, Zeigler, Gainey & Mashack), lost 1 mid season to transfer (Cameron Carr), so that left us with 4 returning scholarship players. To list point we’ve had no other portal entries, never say never, but would appear those 4 will be returning to Rocky Top (Felix Okpara, JP Estrella, Cade Phillips & Bishop Boswell). The current standing is 13 scholarships, there’s talk that could become 15, but it hasn’t so for now we’ll roll with it being a limit of 13. Also talk of 5th years for seniors, so some guys could potentially return, again that isn’t something that has been ruled official so for now we’ll proceed that it’s not happening.


Returning scholarship players:
Felix Okpara SR
Cade Phillips Jr
JP Estrella rsSO
Bishop Boswell SO


High School Signees:
Nate Ament (#4)
Amari Evans (#68)
Dewayne Brown (#100)
Troy Henderson (#248)
Clarence Fondeur-Massamba (NR)


Transfer Portal Additions:
Ja’Kobi Gillespie SR
Amaree Abram SR
Jaylen Carey JR


Projected lineup as is:
(Not looking to make an argument out of this, just an easier way to view the roster in a lineup form)

PG: Ja’Kobi Gillespie/Troy Henderson
SG: Amari Abram/Clarence Massamba/Bishop Boswell
SF: Nate Ament/Amari Evans
PF: Jaylen Carey/Cade Phillips
C: Felix Okpara/JP Estrella/Dewayne Brown


Current Barttorvik Roster Projection:
Offense: 115.3
Defense: 91.0
Overall: 0.9379
2025 Rank: #10

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Need a couple of guards with the last 3 spots. ZZ and Gainey?

PGs:
Ja'Kobi Gillespie (SR)
Troy Henderson (FR)

Guards:
Amari Evans (FR)
Bishop Boswell (SO)

Forwards:
Nate Ament (FR)
Cade Phillips (JR)
JP Estrella (RS SO)
Felix Okpara (SR)
Jaylen Carey (JR)
DeWayne Brown II (FR)

 

[VolHoopsInTheMix]

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Updated with Abram addition

 

[JohnnyJava]

Updated with Abram addition

When is the increase to 15 roster spots taking place?

 

[VolHoopsInTheMix]

 

[VolHoopsInTheMix]

We are shaping up to be another 25+ win team again imo

 

[tabrams]

We are shaping up to be another 25+ win team again imo

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Starters will be:
Gillespie
Abram
Massamba
Carey
Okpara

 

[cncchris33]

Starters will be:
Gillespie
Abram
Massamba
Carey
Okpara

So you think we paid and brought Ament in to come off the bench?

 

[NighthawkVol]

So you think we paid and brought Ament in to come off the bench?

He’ll be a solid bench piece. Might develop into a starter by his senior year. Nice pickup for the Vols.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Starters will be:
Gillespie
Abram
Massamba
Carey
Okpara

I’ll take that bet

 

[walkenvol]

Starters will be:
Gillespie
Abram
Massamba
Carey
Okpara

Barring injury, no chance the #2 ranked HS recruit isn’t starting

 

[tabrams]

Barring injury, no chance the #2 ranked HS recruit isn’t starting

I think Amemt is off bench to start the season. The French dude played pro. Abram played in college.

Hard to picture Ament starting over them off the bat.

 

[cncchris33]

I think Amemt is off bench to start the season. The French dude played pro. Abram played in college.

Hard to picture Ament starting over them off the bat.

Why is it hard to picture Ament starting immediately?

He doesn't have to beat both Abram AND Massamba. All 3 of those guys will be in their first year at Tennessee. Ament has the most natural talent, the most financial commitment, and the most potential.

How many top-3 players in their class don't start immediately?

 

[tabrams]

Why is it hard to picture Ament starting immediately?

He doesn't have to beat both Abram AND Massamba. All 3 of those guys will be in their first year at Tennessee. Ament has the most natural talent, the most financial commitment, and the most potential.

How many top-3 players in their class don't start immediately?

He looks very skinny.. needs college strength program… HS is not College…. If he beats out French guy then Ament will prob start.

I dont think Barnes will base it off the $$.. I think he will base it off their defense and physicality they play with.

So that’s why I think Ament will start out off the bench. But we will see.

 

[sami]

There's virtually zero chance of Ament not starting if he is healthy. This is a top 3 recruit, a kid who chose us over every blue blood school, a kid that Barnes is outwardly raving over. If this kid doesn't start, we'll never sniff another top recruit.

Barnes is going to coach him hard, which is what Ament and his family want, but he is going to be a focal point of this team from day one.