Tyler Lundblade commits to Tennessee basketball as Belmont transfer

Tyler Lundblade has committed to Tennessee basketball, giving the Vols and coach Rick Barnes an elite shooter out of the transfer portal.

The Belmont transfer committed during an official visit, which spanned Monday through Wednesday and including attending the Tennessee baseball game on Tuesday. He extended his visit into Wednesday afternoon after being slated to leave in the morning.

Lundblade is transferring from Belmont, where he made 219 3-pointers in the past two seasons while shooting 43.9% from three. The 6-foot-5 guard has one season of eligibility remaining to play for the Vols. He is the first commitment out of the portal this cycle for the Vols, who targeted Lundblade immediately and got him on campus as soon as their season ended.

Lundblade, the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year in the 2025-26 season, entered the portal on March 23 as graduate transfer.

Lundblade averaged 15.6 points, shooting 40.6% on 3-pointers in the 2025-26 season. He was one of 17 players to make more than 100 3-pointers this season. He made 115 in the 2025-26 season.

The Dallas, Texas, native made 104 and led the nation by hitting 48.1% from three in the 2024-25 season.

Lundblade led the nation in free-throw percentage, hitting 93.4% of his free throws this season after hitting 94.4% a season prior.

He started his career at SMU as a walk-on. He transferred to TCU for the following two seasons.

Tennessee is expected to look to pursue guards heavily in the portal, especially high-level shooters. It will be looking for a starting point guard and a pair of starting-caliber guards along with rim protection for the 2026-27 roster.