Auburn transfer Justin Powell will not be a Kentucky Wildcat. Instead, the former North Oldham star will head to Knoxville to play for Rick Barnes at Tennessee.
After entering the transfer portal back on March 9, Powell announced this morning that he will be committing to Tennessee.
rocky top?? pic.twitter.com/DajU3q6tJC
— Justin Powell (@jtpowell241) April 3, 2021
After weeks of speculation that Powell favored Kentucky and would likely commit with an offer, that scholarship reportedly never came, with KSR’s own Matt Jones writing late last night that Tennessee was the new favorite and an announcement was on the horizon.