Familiar faces in new places
There will be familiar faces in new places this upcoming season. I have been hearing noise since the end of last season about certain players transferring to a different high school to begin the 2019 season.
I have contacted a long list of players to get confirmation on if the rumors are true. It took a minute for some of the players to confirm their next destination.
But, I’m here now with a long list of transfers.
Here’s what I have so far:
Anterrio Jeffries: The senior forward was at Melrose last season. He will spend his final year of high school at Overton.
Avionne Suttle: The junior guard is coming off a Class AA Championship season at Wooddale. Joining 2021 guard/forward Alex Anderson at Tipton-Rosemark Academy was once his first option. Now, a change of heart will have Suttle at Overton.
Jalen Brown: After spending his sophomore season at Trezevant, the junior guard will be at Wooddale, joining the likes of Alvin Miles and Johnathan Lawson. This is Brown’s third school in three years. He spent his freshman season at Memphis East.
Jaylon Sanders: The senior guard will be at Olive Branch after leaving Southaven.
Jehlani Willis: The junior guard will be at Memphis East this upcoming season after leaving FACS.
Hayden Ledbetter: The sophomore point guard will be at Arlington this upcoming season. His spent his freshman season at Lausanne.
Alden Applewhite: Applewhite will join Mason Miller, Zander Yates, Faizon Fields and T.J. Madlock at Houston this upcoming season. The junior spent his last two seasons at Lausanne.
Xavier Joubert: The senior forward will be at Marion High School this upcoming season after starting the school year off at Booker T. Washington. Joubert is coming from Central High School.
Duane Posey: The senior forward will be at Memphis East. Posey is coming from Melrose.
Emory Lanier: The Davidson commit is leaving the state of Tennessee and is heading to Georgia to play for Woodward Academy. Lanier will bring championship pedigree to his new team after leading Knoxville Webb to the Division II-A Boys State Championship last season.
Cam Donegan: The junior guard will be at Tipton-Rosemark Academy this upcoming season. He spent his sophomore season at Ridgeway High School.
E.J. Smith: This isn’t necessary a transfer, but I wanted to add Smith to this list. He’s entering his freshman season at Arlington High School. Smith is coming from Ridgeway Middle School.
Tony Farrar: The junior guard was with Hamilton Heights Christian Academy last season, but will be at Tyner Academy this upcoming season.
Tony Jackson: The senior forward left McCallie and will play for Tyner Academy this upcoming season.
Ray Tyler: The senior point guard will be at Blackman High School this upcoming season. He spent last season at Oakland.
Jason Wooten: The senior will attend Coffee County. Wooten attended Riverdale last season.
Tre Carlton: The senior will attend Summit after spending last season at Centennial.
Reggie Grimes: The senior will attend Ravenwood after spending last season at Mount Juliet.
Isaiah Farrior: The junior will attend Northeast after spending last season at Northwest.
Caleb Patterson: The sophomore will attend Northwest after spending last season at Kenwood.
Naquan Braithwaite: The senior will attend Northwest after spending last season at Clarksville.
Matthew Murrell: The senior guard is leaving Whitehaven and will attend IMG Academy.
Alvin Miles: Miles will be returning to Whitehaven for his senior season. He left the Tigers in the middle of the 2018 season to go to Wooddale High School. Miles helped the Cardinals capture the Class AA state title.
Marcus Fitzgerald: The Tennessee State commit is leaving Brentwood Academy and will attend Pearl Cohn.
Ricky Lofties: The senior guard will attend Bartlett High School this school year. Lofties, who was at Raleigh-Egypt last season, was part of the Panthers family as a freshman and sophomore.
Jason Coleman: The senior guard will be at Overton High School this upcoming season. Coleman is coming from Central High School.
K’Juan Banks: The 6-3 guard will attend Cordova High School this school year. The senior is coming from Bolton High School.
Ragi Phillips: The senior guard will attend Center Hill High School. Phillips is coming from Whitehaven High School.
Jacob Barnes: The sophomore guard will attend Briarcrest Christian School. He’s coming from Bartlett High School.
Dylan Wade: The 6-5 guard will join Marvin Hughes at McGavock High School. Wade spent last season at Whites Creek.
Josh Ward: The 6-0 shooting guard will attend FACS this upcoming season. Ward spent last season at KIPP.
Landen Jeffries: The sophomore guard will attend Olive Branch High School this upcoming season. Jeffries is coming from FACS.
Dylan Woods: The junior guard will attend MAHS after leaving Lausanne at the beginning of the 2019-20 school year.
Chris Nelson: The junior will attend Raleigh-Egypt this upcoming season. Nelson is coming from Kingsbury.
Chris McKnight: The senior guard/forward will attend Arlington High School this upcoming season. McKnight is coming from Raleigh-Egypt.
Mason Hanback: The sophomore big man will attend Memphis East this upcoming season. Hanback, 6-10, is coming from Jackson Southside.
Justin Borders: The senior guard will attend Cordova High School this upcoming season. Borders is coming from CPA.
Out of state transfer
After two seasons at Christ The King Regional, 6-11 forward Moussa Cisse will be transferring to Lausanne Collegiate School. The junior currently has offers from Connecticut, Pittsburgh and Georgia. Cisse is currently ranked fourth at his position and ninth overall in the 2021 class on 247Sports.