Rick Barnes and Tennessee’s basketball coaching staff offered a scholarship to 2027 combo guard prospect LJ Smith.
“Extremely blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Smith said.
Smith is recruited by Tennessee assistant coach Justin Gainey.
The 6-foot-4, 180-pound combo guard prospect is from Lincolnton High School in Lincolnton, North Carolina.
There are not recruiting rankings currently for Smith from 247Sports, On3, Rivals or ESPN.
Smith has scholarship offers from Tennessee, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Hampton, Stetson, Tennessee State, Radford, Kansas, Georgia, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Charlotte, Wichita State and Memphis.
Memphis was the first school to offer a scholarship to Smith on May 14.