New 2027 Additions: East Tennessee

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: Boyd-Buchanan w/ #4 [player_tooltip player_id='2765352' first='Asa' last='Fortune']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players listed below are making their debut in the <a href="https://prephoops.com/tennessee/rankings/2027-rankings/?position=PG">Class of 2027 rankings</a>, released late February.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Class of 2027</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2765352' first='Asa' last='Fortune'] / Boyd-Buchanan<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2779428' first='Celeste' last='Sompa'] / Grace Christian<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2779401' first='Terrion' last='Thomas'] / Grace Christian<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2765358' first='Parker' last='Holland'] / Silverdale Baptist<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2765368' first='Jake' last='Burger'] / Silverdale Baptist<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2735368' first='Trevor' last='Kibler'] / Tellico Plains<br>Aiden Redner / Notre Dame<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2401348' first='Will' last='Croley'] / Campbell County<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2754640' first='Zach' last='Davis'] / Walker Valley<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2735369' first='Jordan' last='Felder'] / Tyner Academy<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2781005' first='Benjamin' last='Barr'] / Lenoir City<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2735399' first='Mason' last='Davis'] / Meigs County<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2780262' first='Thomas' last='Snow'] / Chattanooga Central<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2721480' first='Will' last='Harper'] / Lenoir City<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2719374' first='Gaven' last='French'] / Heritage<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2767368' first='Cooper' last='Queener'] / Midway</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2765352"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67b6b1d29d8a2"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>2/19/25:</strong> Athletic slasher. Asa looks like a D2/D1 guard in the making. Though teammate [player_tooltip player_id='2765371' first='Caleb' last='Hardaway'] earned the spotlight throughout the season Asa also made All-District Team. Fortune can hop with the best of 'em.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2765368"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67b6b57284c62"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>2/19/25:</strong> Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='2765368' first='Jake' last='Burger'] was a solid center/PF for Silverdale this season. He is a throwback big man in that he starts and finishes every possession under the basket. Burger is a strong dude with size.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2780262"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67b8a58f216d5"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>2/21/25:</strong> Chattanooga Central sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='2780262' first='Thomas' last='Snow'] made his first impression this week in a critical elimination game. Snow is very, very raw as a hooper, but plays with strength and stands 6-foot-3 as a guard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2779401"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67b8a58f21756"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">2/21/25: A bull of a young guard. Terrion helped his Grace Christian squad upset and eliminate Notre Dame on ND's home floor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2719374"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67b8a58f217b7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>2/21/25:</strong> Gaven plays solid basketball. Better than average athlete. Gaven excels at high school baseball, as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->