Four-star shooting guard Amari Evans is down to a top three that includes Pitt, Tennessee and Xavier, he told On3’s Joe Tipton on Friday. Evans plans on announcing his college commitment on Nov. 1 just under two weeks ahead of the fall signing period.
NEWS: Amari Evans, a 6-5 Shooting Guard in the 2025 class, is down to three schools, he tells @On3Recruits.
He’s also set his commitment date: https://t.co/y4GJvfIt2R pic.twitter.com/NY82X1i6cu
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) September 20, 2024
Evans ranks as a four-star recruit and the No. 74 player in the 2025 recruiting cycle according to the 247sports composite rankings. The 6-foot-5 wing also ranks as the No. 14 small forward in the 2025 recruiting cycle.
The blue-chip recruit is a Pittsburgh native who plays his prep basketball at Overtime Academy in Atlanta. Evans announced his commitment date coming off official visits to all three top contenders. The small forward took an official visit to Pitt in June and Tennessee and Xavier earlier this month.
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The 2025 recruiting class is a critical one for Tennessee basketball. Tennessee definitively has eight scholarships to work with this offseason. Tennessee’s current roster contains only 11 scholarship players meaning the Vols are two under the limit entering the season. Rick Barnes’ 10th team at Tennessee has six seniors on its roster including returners Zakai Zeigler, Jahmai Mashack and Jordan Gainey as well as incoming transfers Igor Milicic Jr (Charlotte), Darlinstone Dubar (Hofstra) and Chaz Lanier (North Florida).
