Four-star shooting guard Darius Adams on Tuesday named Tennessee, UConn and Michigan State as his three finalists. The 6-foot-5 top-20 prospect will announce his commitment decision on Monday, September 30, according to a report from On3’s Joe Tipton.
Adams is coming off a visit to Michigan State and has also taken visits to Tennessee and UConn. He recently cancelled a visit scheduled to Alabama.
Adams, a New Jersey native who attends La Lumiere School in Indiana, is the No. 17 overall prospect in the 2025 class according to the On3 Industry Ranking. He’s the No. 5 shooting guard in the country and the No. 2 overall player in the state of Indiana.
Tennessee hosted Adams and five-star power forward Chris Cenac on official visits the weekend of September 14.
“Rick Barnes is a great coach obviously,” Adams told On3’s Jamie Shaw in July. “I went there on a visit and it was pretty cool. The campus was great. I went to a football game and was able to see them scrimmage. The atmosphere at the game was great. So it was good to see all that.”
“I want to play for a coach who cares about his players and play in a program where I can make an impact right away,” Adams added at the time. “I want to play in a style that fits how I play.”
Four-star shooting guard Amari Evans on Friday named Tennessee as one of his three finalists, alongside Pitt and Xavier.
Evans is a 6-foot-5, 204-pound four-star prospect in the class of 2025. He’s ranked as the No. 128 overall recruit in the On3 ratings. He’s the No. 32 shooting guard in the country and the No. 15 overall player in Georgia, where he plays in the Overtime Elite prep league.
The Vols currently have one commitment in the 2025 recruiting class, from four-star center Dewayne Brown. The 6-foot-9, 235-pound prospect out of Hoover, Alabama, committed to Tennessee on April 20. He’s ranked No. 103 overall in the On3 Industry Ranking and is the No. 10 center in the country and the No. 1 player in the state of Alabama.
On3’s Jamie Shaw: “Darius Adams’ skill base is very intriguing. A player who stands in the 6-4/6-5 range, he has a smooth jump shot. That is the piece his game is predicated on. Adams has good balance going from finger tips to toes with a consistent release. He is developing off the bounce, able to get yo his comfort spots in the half court off two and three dribbles. He will need to continue adding strength and he is a late bloomer physically. He is also someone who continues to add something to their game each time you see them. There will be some defensive questions as he can lose engagement off ball and plays upright at times. There are a lot of translatable pieces to his game and those flashes are become much more consistent.”
