Rakease Passmore is “in talks” with Tennessee about a possible visit, according to On3’s Jamie Shaw. Passmore, according to the report, has visits set at Virginia on Friday and at Miami on Tuesday.
Shaw reported that Tennessee and Ole Miss have discussed visit dates with Passmore while “Auburn and Oklahoma have also recently gotten involved, trying to schedule a time to move forward with a Zoom meeting.
“Things are starting to move with Passmore,” Shaw added, “and portal recruiting can happen quickly, so start paying attention to the visits.”
The 6-foot-5, 185-pound Passmore appeared in 23 games at Kansas this season, averaging 0.7 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. He shot 28.6% from the field and 22.2% from the 3-point line. He scored a season-high five points against Oakland in November and had three rebounds against UNC Wilmington.
Tennessee has signed two players out of the NCAA Transfer Portal so far
Passmore was a four-star prospect in the On3 Industry Rankings. He was ranked as the No. 42 overall in the 2024 class, was the No. 14 small forward and the No. 4 overall player in the state of North Carolina.
Tennessee currently has made two additions out of the NCAA Transfer Portal, signing Maryland point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Vanderbilt forward Jaylen Carey.
The Vols this weekend are scheduled to host Maryland shooting guard Rodney Rice on a visit alongside Gillespie, his former teammate with the Terps. Rice is currently visiting Villanova before his Tennessee visit starts on Saturday.
The 6-foot-4, 198-pound Rice averaged 13.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 36 games this season, shooting 43.4% from the field and 37.4% from the 3-point line. He started 32 times in 36 games, averaging 31.1 minutes per game. He made 80 3-pointers on the season, going 80-for-214.
