TENNESSEE'S PLAYERS WHOSE STOCK IS RISING

Below are 15 players in Tennessee whose stock is rising for the 2017-18 season. Players are listed alphabetically.

VANN BRYANT 6-7/SR JACKSON TRINITY CHRISTIAN (A BLUE COLLAR COMBO FORWARD FOR A LOW D-1/TOP 2 PROGRAM)

STERLING CRAIG 6-8/JR BRENTWOOD RAVENWOOD (BEST DAYS LIE AHEAD FOR THIS UP AND COMING INSIDE PLAYER. D-1)

KEVIN FERGUSON 6-1/JR MEMPHIS MIDDLE COLLEGE (COMBO GUARD IS SMOOTH AS SILK AND WILL BE READY FOR D-1 BY SENIOR YEAR)

KYELOR GIPSON 5-9/SR MEMPHIS MASE (THIS DYNAMIC POINT CAN TURN A GAME AROUND IN A HEARTBEAT. D-2/NAIA)

ALLEN HATCHETT 6-4/SR MEMPHIS WHITE STATION (A VERSATILE SWINGMAN FOR THE D-2/NAIA COMMUNITY)

KELAN JONES 6-4/SR MIDDLETON (BOLIVAR CENTRAL TRANSFER IS A NICE WING PROSPECT FOR LOW D-1/TOP D-2)

SIMON KLOMPIEN 6-3/SR SOUTH PITTSBURG RICHARD HARDY (NOT FLASHY BUT GETS RESULTS INSIDE 15 FT OF THE BASKET. NAIA)

JACOB LLUMBET 6-7/SR MARYVILLE (HAS IMPROVED LEAPS AND BOUNDS SINCE SOPH SEASON AND CAN PLAY D-2/NAIA)

ANTHONY POLLARD 5-7/SR SMYRNA (AN UNSELFISH LEAD GUARD WHO SPECIALIZES IN DEFENSE AND DISTRIBUTING THE ROCK. NAIA)

D.J. SMITH 5-9/JR BOLIVAR CENTRAL (A JET QUICK LEAD MAN WHO MAY MISS THIS SEASON DUE TO INJURY. D-2/NAIA)

JOHN COLE SUEY 6-5/SR MT. JULIET/HOME SCHOOLED (A SOLID COMBO FORWARD WHO WOULD BE A NICE FIT FOR THE RIGHT D-2/NAIA PROGRAM)

PARIS TAYLOR 6-6/SR BOLIVAR CENTRAL (AN ATHLETIC WING FORWARD WHO CAN RUN THE FLOOR AND SCORE. OF LOW D-1/TOP D-2 CALIBER)

JOHN WAGNER 6-8/SR MARYVILLE HERITAGE (A BLUE COLLAR INSIDE PLAYER WHO WILL BANG FOR POINTS AND REBOUNDS. D-2/NAIA)

BRANDON WHARTON 6-4/JR NOLENSVILLE (A D-1 ATHLETE WHO WILL HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE HARDWOOD AND GRIDIRON)

ROBERT WILCOX 6-3/SR NASHVILLE HILLWOOD (AN ATHLETIC TWO GUARD WHO CAN PLAY D-1)