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Jeff Goodman: Tennessee's Josiah-Jordan James announces he will withdraw from the NBA draft and return to school. Averaged 10 points and 4.7 boards last season for the Vols.
Tennessee freshman wing Julian Phillips and senior wing Josiah-Jordan James are testing NBA waters while maintaining their college eligibility, Vols’ coach Rick Barnes announced at the Big Orange Caravan in Nashville Wednesday night. “Both Josiah and Julian are gong through the NBA process,” Barnes said. “That’s why they have to do and it’s a process they have to go through. They’re certainly training for it. We want what’s best for them. That’s just a process they have to go through.”
Jordan Schultz: #Tennessee forward Grant Williams worked out for the #Warriors today, per source. Williams (19 PPG, 8 RPG, 56 percent FGs, 82 percent FTs) was the first back-to-back SEC POY since 1995 and was a consensus first-team All-American for the Vols.
One of Tennessee's most integral players announced his intentions to declare for the 2019 NBA Draft Wednesday. Tennessee Vols junior point guard Jordan Bone posted a video on Twitter Wednesday to announce he is declaring for the 2019 NBA Draft. ... Bone has until June 10 to decide to officially enter the draft. He could still return to Tennessee for his senior season if he does not hire an agent during that time and withdraws from draft consideration by June 10.
Tennessee men's basketball players Tobias Harris and Scotty Hopson have submitted paperwork to make themselves eligible for the NBA draft, UT associate sports information director Tom Satkowiak confirmed Monday. New Vols Coach Cuonzo Martin said Monday he wasn't surprised by the players' decisions. Both had indicated since the end of the season that they planned to test the NBA draft waters. The deadline for underclassmen to enter the draft was 11:59 p.m. Sunday.
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Danny Ainge, Boston's president of basketball operations, told CSNNE.com that Tennessee has yet to ask for permission to speak with Frank about becoming the Vols' next head coach. However, Ainge said he's not surprised to hear Frank's name come up as a potential head coaching candidate. "He's a good coach, but Lawrence is committed 100 percent to our quest to win a championship this year," Ainge told CSNNE.com. "He's a quality coach who should be a candidate for a number of coaching opportunities in the future."
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