Tennessee basketball guard Clarence Massama transfers to UC Irvine

Tennessee basketball guard Clarence Massamba has transferred to UC Irvine, according to media reports on April 30.

Massamba, who announced his plan to enter the portal on April 6, is the last of the six Vols to commit, joining forward J.P. Estrella (Michigan), forward Jaylen Carey (Missouri), guard Bishop Boswell (Maryland), forward Cade Phillips (Texas A&M), and freshman guard Amari Evans (Texas).

Massamba logged minutes in 12 games for Tennessee and averaged 0.3 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 3.5 minutes per game. He previously played professionally in the LNB Espoirs league for AS Monaco Basket for 2024-25.

The Vols have 12 players for the 2026-27 season.

Tennessee bulked up with six transfer additions. It added Belmont graduate transfer guard Tyler Lundblade, junior Cal guard Dai Dai Ames, junior Loyola (Chicago) center Miles Rubin, sophomore VCU guard Terrence Hill Jr., freshman Notre Dame forward Jalen Haralson and sophomore Kennesaw State forward Braedan Lue.

Freshman forward DeWayne Brown II and freshman guard Troy Henderson are the only two returners for the Vols.

Star freshman forward Nate Ament declared for the 2026 NBA Draft and sophomore guard Ethan Burg returned home to Israel.

The high school class consists of three four-star recruits in forward Chris Washington Jr., forward Ralph Scott and wing Manny Green, and three-star guard Marquis Clark.

Wynton Jackson covers high school sports for Knox News. Email: wy************@******ws.com

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