Top 2026 Four-Star Forward’s Tennessee Visit Sparks Rumors of Game-Changing Commitment

Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2026 basketball signing class.Tennessee does not have a commitment in its 2026 basketball recruiting class. The Vols have six commitments in their 2025 basketball recruiting class: forward DeWayne Brown, small forward Amari Evans, point guard Troy Henderson, forward Nate Ament, shooting guard Clarence Massamba and shooting guard Ethan Burg.The 6-foot-6, 205-pound prospect is from Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, Georgia. 247Sports ranks Green as the No. 27 small forward in the class and No. 5 player in Georgia.Four-star small forward Manny Green will visit Tennessee on Oct. 11, according to Dushawn London of 247Sports. He will also visit South Florida, California, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech.Tennessee’s gaze is firmly fixed on the horizon as they begin shaping their 2026 basketball signing class, a venture that always brims with a mix of hope and strategy. One name lighting up the chatter is Manny Green, a four-star small forward whose visit to the Vols’ campus is slated for October 11 — a pivotal moment that could tip the scales. Green, a 6-foot-6, 205-pound dynamo from Cedar Grove High in Ellenwood, Georgia, carries a solid pedigree, ranked No. 27 at his position nationally and fifth in Georgia by 247Sports. He’s got a crowded agenda too, weighing visits to South Florida, California, Georgia Tech, and Virginia Tech, showing just how tight the competition will be. With scholarship offers already on the table from heavy hitters like Cincinnati, Indiana, Clemson, Florida, Auburn, LSU, and more, Tennessee’s push to land top talent faces stiff opposition. While the Vols haven’t locked down any commitments for 2026 yet, their 2025 crop looks promising with six solid pledges—including DeWayne Brown and Nate Ament—signaling a robust foundation they hope to build upon. The recruitment dance is on, and it’s anyone’s game to win. LEARN MORE

Cincinnati was the first school to offer him a scholarship on July 25, 2023. Other schools to offer him a scholarship include Indiana, Clemson, Florida, Auburn, Kennesaw State, Cal State Bakersfield, Georgia State, Missouri, LSU and Vanderbilt.