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Tobias Harris signs with Tennessee

In what could be considered the biggest recruiting pickup in the history of Tennessee Basketball, 6'8" power forward Tobias Harris - Rivals' #1 power forward and #5 overall player in the 2010 class - has signed with Bruce Pearl and the Vols.  Harris revealed his choice tonight on ESPNU.

Harris, a native of Glen Head, New York, was also considering Syracuse, Maryland, Louisville and our friends at Kentucky, among others.  This is a huge get for Pearl and the Vols, and Tennessee's ability to go up to New York and get the fifth best player in the country is the most recent example of the difference Pearl has made in changing the basketball culture in Knoxville.

Harris joins 2010 signees Trae Golden (Rivals overall #55) and Jordan McRae (Rivals overall #42), both guards from Georgia.  Fellow big man Jayvaughn Pinkston has elected to wait until the spring to sign, though the Vols were thought to be among the leaders.  And the saga of Josh Selby also continues, as the former Vol commit continues to test the waters.  But regardless of Pinkston's or Selby's decision, the presence of Harris ensures a great recruiting class for the Vols in a year where Rivals already had Tennessee ranked 18th on just Golden and McRae alone.BruceBall may lose four senior starters this year, but Pearl is working hard to ensure that the Vols will no longer be rebuilding, but reloading.  Harris looks to be the biggest piece of the 2010 puzzle, and continued evidence that Bruce Pearl is getting it done.

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Tough crowd watching this live

Harris announced his commitment to the Vols (he signed late last night) in front of a room full of Syracuse fans in his native New York. They’ll get over it. This is huge for us.

by Will Shelton on Nov 19, 2009 6:24 PM EST reply actions  

Yeah...

I was actually watching their open thread to get the announcement (at work) and knew we had him when the vulgarity started…probably the first time I was ever actually happy to hear bad language. ;-)

"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti

by sddbaker on Nov 19, 2009 6:56 PM EST up reply actions  

Woooooooooooooo!!!!

I’m a happy Vol right now!

Give that young man an orange jersey!

"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti

by sddbaker on Nov 19, 2009 6:39 PM EST reply actions  

Basketball is all Syracuse has left

I remember getting a semi-chuckle out of people posting “I hope Eric Berry breaks Nu’Keese’s (insert body part of your choice)” one minute and then posting “Nu’Keese for Heisman!” a few hours later when we turned him. Ah, recruiting.

by Will Shelton on Nov 19, 2009 6:56 PM EST up reply actions  

Cuse board got ugly FAST

unfortunately I missed the announcement, does anybody know where I could watch a video replay of it? I read that there were some Cuse fans in the background, I’d like to see their reactions… :) Go Vols baby! In Bruce I trust!

Neyland Stadium-It goes to eleven.

by jimvols on Nov 19, 2009 7:31 PM EST reply actions  

This

is fantastic. Woo for us!

Rocky Top Talk

by Joel Hollingsworth on Nov 19, 2009 8:01 PM EST reply actions  

Awesome

Go Bruce Go!

I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.

by RockyTopinKY on Nov 19, 2009 8:57 PM EST reply actions  

Wow!

This..is..AWESOME! 3 players already signed in the top 55 in the country? with the possibility of adding more talent? What a recruiting class this is turning out to be! I am worried after all that we are losing after this year, but Bruce just keeps bringing in the good players!

by Solid Orange on Nov 19, 2009 9:59 PM EST reply actions  

Congrats

Huge get for Bruce Pearl. Everyone thought Louisville or Syracuse with him.

First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...

by btcoop71 on Nov 20, 2009 9:29 AM EST reply actions  

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