After a tough weekend for the Tennessee football team, Vol fans received good news from basketball head coach Cuonzo Martin.
Martin, entering his second year as head coach, landed two major recruits for his Class of 2013.
News came first of five-star and consensus top-20 prospect Robert Hubbs signing with the Volunteers after his visit to campus this past weekend.
Hubbs, a 6-foot-4 guard from Dyer County, Tenn., had also received scholarship offers fom Florida, Missouri, Duke, Memphis and Vanderbilt but decided on Tennessee.
Hubbs in currently the second leading scorer in Dyer County High School history with 1,602 points. The guard was invited to try out for the USA U-17 World Championship team and was one of the final 31, though he didn’t make the final 12-man roster.
Later in the evening, basketball fans around the country waited to hear where 6-foot-8 forward A.J. Davis would commit to, and he gave Vols fans even better news.
Davis tweeted out, “I’ll be attending the University of TENNESSEE,” on Monday night around 10 p.m.
Davis is the son of former NBA player Antonio Davis and is from Buford, Ga. Though not as highly touted as Hubbs, he is a good sign for Martin and his staff.
Davis is ranked just ouside of the ESPN top-150, but has made strides in his game recently.
The Volunteers still have one scholarship available for the 2013 class.
