Tennessee NBA Players (2026-27)
All 11 former Tennessee players on an NBA roster this season.
Updated Oct 16, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 11
- Average height
- 6'5"
- Average age
- 24.5
- Teams represented
- 10 of 30
- Tallest
- Felix Okpara (6'10")
- Shortest
- Kennedy Chandler (5'11")
- Oldest
- Tobias Harris (34)
- Youngest
- Nate Ament (19)
11 Tennessee alumni are on NBA rosters for the 2026-27 season, spread across 10 different teams. The group spans a wide age range, from 19-year-old Nate Ament with the Milwaukee Bucks to Tobias Harris, 34, with the San Antonio Spurs.
The roster splits 6 forwards and 5 guards — no centers among them. Heights run from Kennedy Chandler's 5'11" up to the 6'10" shared by Okpara and Ament, with an average height of 6'5".
Think you'd know these players from their team, height, age and jersey number alone?
Play Guess-the-Player with only Tennessee alumni →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chaz Lanier
|
Detroit Pistons
|
G | 6'3" | 24 | #8 |
Dalton Knecht
|
Los Angeles Lakers
|
F | 6'6" | 25 | #4 |
Felix Okpara
|
Washington Wizards
|
F | 6'10" | 22 | #34 |
Grant Williams
|
Charlotte Hornets
|
F | 6'7" | 27 | #2 |
Ja'Kobi Gillespie
|
San Antonio Spurs
|
G | 6'1" | 22 | #17 |
Jahmai Mashack
|
Memphis Grizzlies
|
G | 6'3" | 23 | #21 |
Julian Phillips
|
Houston Rockets
|
F | 6'6" | 22 | #3 |
Kennedy Chandler
|
Phoenix Suns
|
G | 5'11" | 24 | #2 |
Nate Ament
|
Milwaukee Bucks
|
F | 6'10" | 19 | #15 |
Tobias Harris
|
San Antonio Spurs
|
F | 6'8" | 34 | #23 |
Tyreke Key
|
Toronto Raptors
|
G | 6'2" | 27 | #11 |
Click any column heading to sort. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
How Tennessee alumni spread across the league
San Antonio is the only team carrying 2 Tennessee players — Tobias Harris (#23) and Ja'Kobi Gillespie (#17). Every other team on the list has 1, meaning the Volunteers' NBA alumni are distributed broadly rather than concentrated on any single roster. The 10 teams represented include the Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, Washington Wizards, and others listed in the table above.
Ages and birthplaces across the group
The group skews young, with an average age of 24.5. Four players were born in Tennessee itself, while the rest come from states including New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, California, Virginia, and Colorado. Felix Okpara (#34) is the one player born outside the United States, born in Lagos, Nigeria.
The oldest player, Tobias Harris, was born in 1992. The youngest, Nate Ament, was born in 2006 — a gap that underlines how broadly this alumni group spans generations of Tennessee basketball.
Positions and size in this alumni group
Forwards make up the slight majority of the group, with guards close behind. The tallest players — Felix Okpara at 6'10" and Nate Ament also at 6'10" — both play forward. Kennedy Chandler (#2) is the shortest at 5'11" and plays guard for the Phoenix Suns. Grant Williams (#2) at 6'7" and Tobias Harris at 6'8" add size on the wing for their respective teams.