03-07-2025
Ethan Butler Burg visits Tennessee basketball as Israeli prospect
Tennessee basketball hosted an international guard on a visit as it seeks to potentially fill the final scholarship spot on the 2025-26 roster.
Israeli guard Ethan Butler Burg visited UT in late June, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. The source requested anonymity because Burg's visit has not been made public.
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Burg is still navigating the NCAA eligibility process to see if playing for Tennessee or any school is a possibility.
Burg has played the past two seasons with Bnei PenLink Herzliya in Israel. The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 11 points in the two seasons, shooting 32.9% on 3-pointers. The 23-year-old shot 37.9% on 3-pointers last season, while averaging 11.1 points.
Tennessee has 12 players on its roster for the upcoming season.
It returns senior forward Felix Okpara, junior forwards Cade Phillips and JP Estrella and sophomore guard Bishop Boswell.
The Vols added senior guards Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Amaree Abram along with junior forward Jaylen Carey through the transfer portal.
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UT signed five players in the 2025 class, which ranked No. 13 nationally.
Five-star prospect Nate Ament is the highest-ranked recruit in program history as the No. 4 recruit nationally. Tennessee signed four-star forward DeWayne Brown II and four-star guard Amari Evans in November. Three-star guard Troy Henderson signed in April. Henderson and Ament played AAU basketball together with Team Loaded 17U. French guard Clarence Massmaba signed with UT in late April.
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This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee basketball roster: Ethan Butler Burg visits Vols
