Tennessee basketball recruiting names to know in the 2026 class for Rick Barnes
The Vols have their sights on the 2026 class, hosting top prospects and working to build another elite class under coach Rick Barnes.
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Here are the names to know for Tennessee's 2026 recruiting class:
Gage Mayfield
Tennessee landed the top-ranked prospect in Alabama in the 2025 class and is trying to do it again in 2026.
Mayfield is the No. 78 prospect in the nation and the top-ranked player in Alabama in the 247Sports Composite. The 6-foot-7, 190-pound forward visited UT from June 23-24. He plays at Hale County High School.
The Vols landed DeWayne Brown II from Hoover, Alabama, in the 2025 class.
Feb 19, 2024; Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Hale County forward Gage Mayfield (4) shoots in heavy traffic at Bill Harris Arena after the Central Region semifinal game Monday. Hale County defeated Fultondale 52-51 to advance to the regional final.
Trey Thompson
Thompson is the top in-state target for the Vols as a rising star at Greeneville High School.
The 6-8, 220-pound forward is the No. 120 prospect and the No. 4 recruit in Tennessee. He took an official visit from June 7-9.
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Tennessee offered Thompson a scholarship in September. His recruitment gained momentum this summer with the likes of UConn, Indiana, Kansas, Stanford and Virginia offering him a scholarship.
Greeneville's Trey Thompson (21) sets up to shoot against Upperman during the second quarter of a TSSAA Class 3A basketball state semifinal game at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Friday, March 21, 2025.
Miles Sadler
Sadler is one of the best point guards in the nation and the top point guard prospect for Tennessee.
The 5-10, 165-pound Sadler is expected to visit Tennessee in the coming months. He is the No. 4 point guard in the nation and the No. 34 prospect. He plays at Bella Vista Prep School in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Bo Ogden
Ogden has ties to Tennessee and is an elite wing recruit.
The 6-5, 180-pound Ogden is the No. 67 prospect nationally. His father, Chris, played for Barnes in 2003 and spent 12 seasons on Barnes' staff at Texas. He followed Barnes to Tennessee for the 2015-16 season before he was hired as the University of Texas-Arlington coach.
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Bo Ogden is a standout at Westlake High School in Austin.
Latrell Allmond
Allmond is the No. 40 prospect in the nation out of Richmond (Virginia) Petersburg High School. The 6-8, 225-pound Allmond has made a visit to Tennessee.
Deron Rippey Jr.
Rippey is the No. 17 prospect in the nation and the No. 2 point guard. The 6-2, 175-pound Rippey plays for Blair Academy in New Jersey.
Tennessee offered Rippey in May.
Billy White III
White got his first high-major offer from Tennessee in July 2024. He made the trip from Texas to Knoxville to see Tennessee beat South Carolina in its regular-season finale in March.
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The No. 53-ranked prospect plays at Veterans Memorial High School in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is a 6-6, 195-pound wing.
Mike Wilson covers University of Tennessee athletics. Email him at michael.wilson@knoxnews.com and follow him on X @ByMikeWilson. If you enjoy Mike's coverage, consider a digital subscription that will allow you access to all of it.
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee basketball recruiting: Who Vols are recruiting in 2026 class
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