In a shocking blow to men’s Tennessee basketball, Vols center Uros Plavsic was denied his eligibility clearance request from the NCAA, initially reported by CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, and WFAN college basketball insider Jon Rothstein on Twitter. The redshirt freshman transfer from the Arizona State Sun Devils will sit out this season and be eligible to play in 2020-2021.
Plavsic, who is originally from Ivanjica, Serbia but went to Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga, committed to Arizona State in 2018 but took a redshirt on the year after not playing. He was a three-star recruit at 7’0″ 240 pounds.