Major boom.
The rumors from several weeks ago turned out to be true — Chaz Lanier is a Tennessee Volunteer. The former North Florida guard picked Tennessee over Kentucky and BYU on Friday afternoon.
NEWS: Former North Florida guard Chaz Lanier, one of the top available players in the transfer portal, has committed to Tennessee, he told ESPN. Lanier ranked among the best shooters in college basketball last season, averaging 20 points per game making 44% of his 3s. pic.twitter.com/djJ9VRZ60R
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 24, 2024
Lanier confirmed the move via X.
Home is where the heart is!!
— CHAZ LANIER (@Swaggychaz) May 24, 2024
Lanier exploded during his senior season at North Florida. After being nothing more than a role player for three straight seasons, Lanier popped with a jump to over 19 points per game as a senior. He shot a staggering 44 percent from three-point range, while shooting 88 percent from the free-throw stripe.
A Nashville native, Lanier attended high school at Ensworth Academy in the mid-state. Connecting the dots back to Tennessee wasn’t all that difficult, and today the rumors came true.
Lanier joins the Tennessee lineup at the 2-guard spot, pairing up with Jahmai Mashack. He joins transfers PF Igor Milicic, SF Darlinstone Dubar and C Felix Okpara. The new look Tennessee lineup will feature a ton of shooting, and a lot of length. Between all of the additions, Rick Barnes is hoping that’s enough to replace the outgoing output of Dalton Knecht, Santiago Vescovi, Josiah-Jordan James, Tobe Awaka and Jonas Aidoo.
Tennessee still has two open scholarships available.