All-ACC standout spurns Tar Heels for Tennessee move

Former Wake Forest wing Juke Harris, one of the top players in the transfer portal, has committed to Tennessee over North Carolina and Michigan.

Harris, a 6-foot-7 sophomore who earned second-team All-ACC honors last season, chose the Volunteers after being heavily recruited by multiple high-major programs.

North Carolina head coach Michael Malone and several assistants visited Harris for an in-home meeting in Salisbury, N.C., in mid-April, but the Tar Heels eventually faded from contention as the race narrowed to Tennessee and Michigan. Predictions in recent days increasingly favored the Volunteers.

Harris is ranked the No. 3 overall player in the transfer portal by On3 and No. 6 by 247Sports.

He is coming off a breakout season with the Demon Deacons, averaging 24.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game while shooting 44 percent from the field and 33 percent from 3-point range. He scored 28 points on Jan. 10 at the Smith Center against North Carolina, shooting 10-for-18 from the field, and posted a season-high 38 points at Boston College.

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