Tennessee basketball is putting their finishing touches on their 2022 recruiting class, and Friday’s announcement was music to their ears. 4-star small forward DJ Jefferson out of St. Paul, Minnesota announced on his birthday that he committed to the Volunteers.
Tennessee got in fairly late on Jefferson, who had been committed to the Tulsa Hurricanes for 8 months. But when Tulsa head coach Frank Haith announced his resignation in March, Jefferson opened up his recruitment the very next day. Enter Rick Barnes. After some evaluation and a fast recruitment, Tennessee extended an offer at the beginning of May.