Hofstra transfer wing Darlinstone Dubar is officially visiting Tennessee basketball this weekend, 247sports Travis Branham first reported and a source confirmed to RTI on Wednesday morning.
Dubar is a rising super senior after averaging 17.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game last season at Hofstra. The 6-foot-8 wing was an incredibly efficient scorer shooting 54% from the field and 40% from three-point range. Dubar scored nearly 18 points per game on just 12.5 shots while making 73 three-pointers over the course of the season— a mark that would have ranked second on the Vols’ roster behind only Dalton Knecht last season.
A Charlotte native, Dubar fits a major position of need for Tennessee basketball in the portal this offseason. The Vols need to replace the versatility that Josiah-Jordan James brought them last season with James’ ability to defend multiple positions, particularly power forwards, while also spacing the court with his ability to make perimeter jumpers.
At 6-foot-8, Dubar brings that exact ability to Tennessee. The Hofstra transfer is a better perimeter shooter than James but isn’t as strong of a defender as James is.
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Dubar is a blue-chip transfer as is viewed as one of the strongest available players in the transfer portal. He ranks as a four-star recruit and the No. 54 player in the transfer portal according to EvanMiya.com and as a four-star recruit and the No. 65 player in the transfer portal according to the 247sports transfer rankings.
While the 2023-24 season was the best of Dubar’s career he’s been a productive player all three seasons at Hofstra, averaging double-digit points each season on efficient shooting. The North Carolina native played his first collegiate season at Iowa State before transferring to Hofstra.
Tennessee basketball has lost three players to the transfer portal to date— redshirt freshmen guards Freddie Dilione and D.J. Jefferson as well as sophomore power forward Tobe Awaka.
The Vols currently have five scholarships to fill in their 2024-25 roster and will looking to address position of the needs in the transfer portal.
