Tennessee basketball guard Clarence Massama transfers to UC Irvine

Tennessee basketball guard Clarence Massamba has transferred to UC Irvine, according to media reports on April 30.

Massamba, who announced his intention to enter the portal on April 6, is the last of six Vols to commit, joining forward JP Estrella (Michigan), forward Jaylen Carey (Missouri), guard Bishop Boswell (Maryland), forward Cade Phillips (Texas A&M) and freshman guard Amari Evans (Texas).

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Massamba logged minutes in 12 games for Tennessee and averaged 0.3 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 3.5 minutes per game. He previously played professionally in the LNB Espoirs league for AS Monaco Basket in 2024-25.

The Vols have 12 players for the 2026-27 season.

Tennessee strengthened with six transfer additions. He added Belmont graduate transfer guard Tyler Lundblade, Cal junior guard Dai Dai Ames, Loyola (Chicago) junior center Miles Rubin, VCU sophomore guard Terrence Hill Jr., Notre Dame freshman forward Jalen Haralson and Kennesaw State sophomore forward Braedan Lue.

Freshman forward DeWayne Brown II and freshman guard Troy Henderson are the only two returning players for the Vols.

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Freshman star forward Nate Ament declared for the 2026 NBA Draft and second-year guard Ethan Burg returned home to Israel.

The high school class consists of three four-star recruits: forward Chris Washington Jr., forward Ralph Scott and wing Manny Green, along with three-star guard Marquis Clark.

Wynton Jackson covers high school sports for Knox News. E-mail: wynton.jackson@knoxnews.com

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