Tennessee basketball loses key starter to transfer portal, per report
By Mark Kern
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Tennessee basketball experienced a fantastic season this year, as the Volunteers made it all the way to the Elite Eight before running into the buzzsaw that is Michigan.
The Volunteers entered the NCAA Tournament as a No. 6 seed, but they were able to pull an upset over the No. 3 seed Virginia Cavaliers, as well as the No. 2 seed Iowa State.
Despite all that success, in today’s college sports, that doesn’t guarantee that teams are going to be able to keep all of their guys for the following season. Guard Bishop Boswell, who started 33 games for the team, is expected to be entering the transfer portal when it opens on Tuesday.
On3’s Joe Tipton first reported that news:
Boswell averaged 6.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Arguably one of the best games of his career was in the second round win against Virginia, when he tied a career-high with 13 points, while also dishing out 9 assists.
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That isn’t the only bad news that Tennessee received on Monday, as forward JP Estrella is also reportedly entering the transfer portal. Estrella also was a key contributor for the Volunteers this season, as he averaged 10 points and 5.4 rebounds.
The transfer portal officially opens up tomorrow, and there figures to be many more players entering and hoping to land somewhere new. Coach Rick Barnes and the Volunteers have shown they can navigate the transfer portal, while also being able to contend and make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.
