Tennessee basketball on verge of landing $3M top transfer scorer over North Carolina, Michigan

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Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball and head coach Rick Barnes are on an absolute heater right now when it comes to bringing in talent for next season. With increased NIL resources at his disposal, Barnes has taken full advantage, landing some of the biggest names in the transfer portal.

“Tennessee basketball is on track to be among the elite in NIL spending next season. On3’s Pete Nakos on Thursday reported the Vols are one of a handful of teams set to spend $10 million or more in NIL for its roster next season,” VolQuest’s Grant Ramey wrote.

The Vols’ most recent portal addition is former Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball freshman Jalen Haralson, a former McDonald’s All-American.

“Tennessee basketball has landed a commitment from Notre Dame transfer forward Jalen Haralson, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told Volquest. The 6-foot-7, 220-pound freshman averaged 16.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 27 games for the Fighting Irish this season,” Ramey wrote. “Haralson visited Tennessee on Tuesday and announced his commitment Wednesday following the end of his visit.”

Tennessee is still waiting on a decision from another major target in Juke Harris, and there is growing belief that he could end up in Knoxville.