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Tennessee Closes In on Top 2026 Basketball Recruit
2 Aug
Summary
- Four-star point guard Anthony Brown Jr. lists Tennessee in top 10
- Brown Jr. ranked 12th nationally at his position, #1 in Washington, D.C.
- Tennessee offered Brown Jr. a scholarship on June 23

As of August 2, 2025, Tennessee is closing in on a top prospect for its 2026 basketball recruiting class. Four-star point guard Anthony Brown Jr. has announced that Tennessee is one of his top 10 schools he is considering.
Brown Jr., a 6-foot-1, 160-pound prospect, plays for Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C. The talented point guard is ranked as the 12th-best player at his position in the 2026 class and the top player in the nation's capital, according to 247Sports.
Tennessee offered Brown Jr. a scholarship on June 23 of this year. The Volunteers are up against several other programs in the race for the highly touted recruit, including VCU, Vanderbilt, Memphis, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Villanova, Mississippi State, Maryland, and UCF.