Recruiting: Good talent still remains in 2026

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Talented prospects are still on the board in the 2026 class. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's the latest on a handful of prospects in the class:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After Briarcrest Christian School's [player_tooltip player_id='1760996' first='Fred' last='Smith Jr']. committed to the University of Memphis last week, it left Providence Christian Academy's [player_tooltip player_id='1659513' first='Christopher' last='Washington Jr.'] as the only prospect inside the top 10 of the 2026 Tennessee player rankings without a college home. Well, the 6-foot-9 forward is down to 5 schools - Ole Miss, Auburn, Tennessee, Villanova, and USC - and plans to announce his college decision on Thursday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2869668' first='Cole' last='Winters'], Beech: Winters recently picked up an offer from Motlow State. He's going to decide between the Bucks and Cumberland University in the next week or two.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2139567' first='Avery' last='Coles'], White House-Heritage: Coles recently spoke with Appalachian State. He picked up an offer from UT-Martin. Other programs have reached out as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2194624' first='Eli' last='Brown'], Brentwood Academy: Brown has been in contact with Palm Beach Atlantic. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1923548' first='Jackson' last='McCutcheon'], Brentwood: McCutcheon is planning to setup an official visit to Concord University (Division 2 program in Mercer County, West Virginia). As for now, McCutcheon is staying sharp. He's been playing as an unsigned senior for the Shockers 17U team. In the Big Shots Rocky Top Tip-Off, McCutcheon averaged 20.3 points per contest, while also averaging 5 made 3-pointers per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2308938' first='Steven' last='Sherman'], Ensworth: Sherman is receiving interest from Rhode Island, Mercyhurst University, Bucknell, Belmont Abbey, Citadel, Vanderbilt, and Central Arkansas. It's expected for Sherman to have a few visits setup soon.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parker Pounds, Briarcrest: Pounds has committed to the University of Memphis. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard was originally committed to Air Force. Pounds had a solid career for the Saints. He won 2 TSSAA Division II Class AA state titles and played in the state title game 4 straight seasons. In his senior season, Pounds shot 46.7 percent from 3. He's a 2-time West Region 1st Team selection.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->