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Tennessee basketball: Ranking all 15 offseason roster changes by impact in 2021

By Caleb Calhoun

Jan 23, 2021; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Rick Barnes speaks with Tennessee Volunteers guard Yves Pons (35) and forward John Fulkerson (10) during the second half against the Missouri Tigers at Thompson-Boling Arena. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 23, 2021; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Rick Barnes speaks with Tennessee Volunteers guard Yves Pons (35) and forward John Fulkerson (10) during the second half against the Missouri Tigers at Thompson-Boling Arena. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 4, 2020; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; SEC logo on the floor at Thompson-Boling Arena before a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and LSU Tigers. Mandatory Credit: Bryan Lynn-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 4, 2020; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; SEC logo on the floor at Thompson-Boling Arena before a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and LSU Tigers. Mandatory Credit: Bryan Lynn-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Brandon Huntley-Hatfield commits

One day after four-star center Jonas Aidoo’s commitment confirmed that Tennessee basketball would at least be able to go two-deep in the frontcourt, Brandon Huntley-Hatfield further helped with that and became their star addition. A 6’10” 235-pound power forward out of Clarksville, Tenn., he became the Vols’ fifth commitment.

Initially a member of the 2022 class out of Scotland Campus Prep in Pennsylvania, Huntley-Hatfield reclassified as a member of the 2021 class. He is also a five-star across the board. Simply put, he became another superstar prospect to commit to Rick Barnes, and he and Kennedy Chandler could make for an epic freshman duo on Rocky Top this year.

Being a five-star and filling a position of need make Huntley-Hatfield far and away the most impactful addition to the Vols’ roster. His decision helped make sure the Vols would have options and potential advantages in the post, and he is another guy who could start immediately.

There was nobody of Huntley-Hatfield’s profile on UT last year. They had a couple of wings who could play the four, and still do have one, and they had a couple of fours who could play the five, but they didn’t have any elite talent who belonged firmly at the four. A guy like Huntley-Hatfield should immediately allow Barnes and the Vols to remain elite.

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