KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A former five-star prospect from the Midlands is in the NCAA Transfer Portal.
Julian Phillips, who spent one season at Tennessee, will be playing for a new team as he officially entered the transfer portal Wednesday.
A former star at Blythewood, Phillips finished his prep career at Link Academy in Missouri. In his one season with the Volunteers, Phillips played in 32 games, starting 25. He averaged 8.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per contest.
Phillips is going through the NBA Draft process but without an agent, he keeps the option of returning to college in play. He was invited to the NBA Draft Combine which begins next week in Chicago.
The deadline to withdraw from the draft is June 12. But if Phillips wants to maintain NCAA eligibility, Phillips would have to make his decision by May 31.
Phillips did not enter the portal by the May 1 deadline that the SEC imposed for winter sport athletes to be granted guaranteed immediate eligibility at another SEC school. If Phillips were to return to college and then transfer to an SEC program, he would have to sit out a year or get a waiver from the NCAA.