Ethan Burg received three years of eligibility to play with Tennessee basketball in an NCAA ruling, a source told Knox News on July 23.
The source spoke on the condition of anonymity because the NCAA’s decision has not been made public.
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Burg committed to Tennessee on July 18 after visiting in late June. He had been deemed eligible by the NCAA at the time, but it was not yet settled how many years of eligibility he would have at Tennessee. The NCAA ruled he will have three, thus starting his career as a sophomore.
The 6 foot-3 guard spent the past two seasons playing professionally in Israel, which affects how many years of NCAA eligibility he will have.
The 22-year-old 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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Tennessee has all 15 spots accounted for on its roster.
The Vols return senior forward Felix Okpara, junior forwards Cade Phillips and JP Estrella and sophomore guard Bishop Boswell.
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. French guard Clarence Massmaba signed with UT in late April.
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Guards Grant Hurst and Campbell Duncan round out the roster.
Mike Wilson covers University of Tennessee athletics. Email him at michael.wilson@knoxnews.com and follow him on X @ByMikeWilson. If you enjoy Mike’s coverage, consider a digital subscription that will allow you access to all of it.
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Ethan Burg: Tennessee basketball guard has three years to play with Vols
