Ethan Burg is arriving in Knoxville on Sept. 8, to join Tennessee basketball following the conclusion of Israel’s run in the FIBA EuroBasket 2025, a source told Knox News.
The source requested anonymity because no official announcement has been made.
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Burg is the final player to arrive to join the Vols, who now have all 15 players on their roster in Knoxville prior to the 2025-26 season.
The 6-foot-3 guard played 17 minutes in four games. He scored five points and had two rebounds in an 82-69 win against France. He was 2-for-3 shooting and 1-for-2 at the free-throw line in 11 minutes.
Burg has three years of eligibility to play at Tennessee based on the NCAA’s ruling on his standing. He spent the past two seasons playing professionally in Israel, which meant he lost one year of NCAA eligibility.
He played the past two seasons with Bnei PenLink Herzliya in Israel. He averaged 11 points, shooting 32.9% on 3-pointers. He shot 37.6% on 3-pointers last season, while averaging 11.1 points.
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French guard Clarence Massamba arrived in Knoxville on Aug. 17, the day before the fall semester began as the penultimate arrival for the 2025-26 roster.
Tennessee has nine newcomers on its roster, including Burg and Massamba.
The Vols added senior guards Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Amaree Abram along with junior forward Jaylen Carey through the transfer portal.
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UT signed five players in the 2025 class, which ranked No. 13 nationally.
Five-star prospect Nate Ament is the highest-ranked recruit in program history as the No. 4 recruit nationally. Tennessee signed four-star forward DeWayne Brown II and four-star guard Amari Evans in November. Three-star guard Troy Henderson signed in April. Henderson and Ament played AAU basketball together with Team Loaded 17U.
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The Vols return senior forward Felix Okpara, junior forwards Cade Phillips and JP Estrella and sophomore guard Bishop Boswell. Guards Grant Hurst and Campbell Duncan round out the roster.
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