4/24/2023 basketball Edit

Transfer guard Kaylan Makan commits to Tennessee

Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes picked up his fourth player out of the transfer portal in less than a week on Monday. (Randy Sartin/USA TODAY Sports)

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Noah is a graduate of the UT College of Journalism & Electronic Media and has covered Tennessee football since 2019. He joined Rivals in 2022.

Following an active week in the transfer portal, Tennessee basketball added another player on Monday.

Kaylan Makan, who spent this past season at The Citadel, announced his commitment to Rick Barnes' program via Instagram.

Makan entered the portal on April 19.

Kaylan Makan announced his commitment to Tennessee via Instagram on Monday. (Kaylan Makan’s Instagram)

The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Makan averaged just 2.5 minutes and 0.5 rebounds per game as a freshman at The Citadel in 2022-23. He appeared in two games, combining for five minutes and one rebound.

A Little Rock, Arkansas native, Makan played his prep basketball at Pulaski Academy and Hargrave Military Academy where he averaged more than 12 points per game. According to his bio on The Citadel's website, Makan scored 53 points and made 15 3-pointers in a single game at Hargrave Military Academy.

Makan is the fourth player that Tennessee has pulled from the transfer portal over past week. The Vols added USC Upstate guard Jordan Gainey, Harvard forward Chris Ledlum and Northern Colorado forward Dalton Kencht in a three-day span last week.

With forward Olivier Nkamhoua in the transfer portal and Josiah-Jordan James and Julian Phillips testing the NBA Draft process, Tennessee is currently set to return leading scorer Santiago Vesocvi, Zakai Zeigler, Jahmai Mashack, Tobe Awaka and Jonas Aidoo among a number of players that redshirted or saw limited minutes last season.

Makan has three seasons of eligibility remaining.

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