Former North Florida guard Chaz Lanier, one of many high accessible gamers within the switch portal, has dedicated to Tennessee, he informed ESPN on Friday.
“I am going again residence,” Lanier stated. “I used to be born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. I could not move up the chance to come back again to my residence state and placed on for my metropolis and household. My complete household will likely be at each recreation subsequent 12 months, lord prepared.”
Lanier, a first-team All-Atlantic Solar participant, averaged 19.7 factors per recreation final season. He ranked among the many greatest shooters in school basketball, hitting 106 3-pointers in 31 video games whereas changing 44% of his makes an attempt from past the arc.
Lanier picked the Vols over Kentucky and BYU after just lately taking official visits to all three colleges.
“UT was one of the best due to the match and the play model,” Lanier stated. “I will have the ability to showcase my skill to place the ball within the basket on the highest stage of faculty basketball, and in addition develop my protection below a corridor of fame coach in Rick Barnes, who has a observe report of sending gamers to the NBA. Our objectives are aligned. I do know that profitable is the whole lot. The tradition that he created is particular. I might really feel it on my official go to.”
Lanier says he’ll withdraw his title from the NBA draft on the Could 29 NCAA deadline after gathering worthwhile suggestions on the NBA G League’s Elite Camp in Chicago final week.
Lanier joins a Tennessee workforce coming off a SEC regular-season championship and Elite Eight look, a workforce headlined by SEC Participant of the Yr and All-American Dalton Knecht, a projected top-10 decide.
An elite shooter/scorer who performs the identical place, Knecht transferred from Northern Colorado, a indisputable fact that wasn’t misplaced on Lanier within the recruiting course of.
“Tennessee by no means in contrast me to Dalton when it comes to our play model or recreation, however we did speak concerning the route he took which is a really comparable path,” he stated. “It is potential I can do the identical factor.”