Miles Rubin, who set a Loyola of Chicago record for career blocks with 237 in three seasons, announced Sunday afternoon that he would be playing his final year at Tennessee.
The 6-foot-10, 220-pound center from Chicago is the third player to join the Volunteers via the NCAA transfer portal since their run last month to the Elite Eight, where they were downed by eventual national champion Michigan. Previously committing to Tennessee were former Belmont guard Tyler Lundblade, the Missouri Valley Conference player of the year, and former California guard Dai Dai Ames, who committed on Saturday.
Tennessee has already announced Lundblade’s signing.
Rubin started 100 games for the Ramblers, including 37 in his sophomore season, when Loyola went 25-12 and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT before getting bounced 80-73 by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He scored 14 points against the Mocs on 7-for-7 shooting and collected six rebounds and a block, with that accuracy capping a single-season school mark of 71.4%.
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