Tennessee snagged one of the top college basketball players in the transfer portal Wednesday night, receiving a commitment from Harvard guard/forward Chris Ledlum.
The 6-foot-6, 225-pounder from Brooklyn averaged 18.8 points and 8.4 rebounds this past season for the Crimson and was a unanimous All-Ivy first-team selection. He picked the Volunteers over Indiana and St. John’s, which is now under the guidance of Rick Pitino.
Ledlum signed with Harvard in 2019 but has only played three seasons due to the Ivy League canceling its 2020-21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. During the 2021-22 season, he averaged 16.7 points.
This past season, Ledlum started 26 of 28 games and also averaged 1.8 steals and 1.1 blocks per contest.
Ledlum becomes Tennessee’s second acquisition through the transfer portal after adding USC Upstate guard Jordan Gainey on Tuesday. The 6-4 Gainey, who averaged 15.2 points per game this past season, is the son of Vols assistant coach and former N.C. State point guard Justin Gainey and has two years of eligibility remaining.