Tennessee basketball guard Cameron Carr is leaving the program with the intentions of entering the transfer portal when it opens in late March, GoVols247 confirmed on Monday. The sophomore has only played in four games this season due to a left thumb injury that he suffered in November.
Mike Wilson of the Knoxville News Sentinel was the first to report the development with Carr.
Carr injured his thumb in UT’s 103-68 win over Austin Peay on Nov. 17. Tennessee announced four days later that he would be out four to six weeks due to the injury. He scored four points in the victory, making his lone three-point attempt and, for the second time in his career, blocked two shots.
The Eden Prairie, Minn. native scored 13 points on 3-of-4 shooting in 16 minutes during UT’s 92-57 win over Montana on Nov. 13. Carr was 6-of-7 from the free-throw line, adding two assists to set career highs in points, made free throws, free-throw attempts and minutes, while tying his top mark in made field goals and assists.
Carr averaged 4.8 points per game and 1.5 rebounds in Tennessee’s first four games of the season. He averaged 10.6 minutes off the bench, was 5-of-8 (62.5%) from the floor, 7-of-9 at the free throw line (77.8%) and 2-of-5 from three. Carr dished out four assists and blocked a pair of shots.
“With Cam, really, the last two weeks, I think he’s starting to figure out exactly what he’s gotta do to play,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said following the Montana win. “It has nothing to do with the offensive end. It’s being effective defensively.”
Carr played in 14 games as a true freshman last season, including six in SEC play and two in the NCAA Tournament. He scored 23 points and dished out seven assists in 60 minutes, scoring in half of his appearances and making at least one 3-pointer in five of them.
“Cam has been really good in his rehab process and doing some court stuff,” assistant coach Rod Clark said earlier this month.
Barnes is expected to address Carr’s situation following Monday night’s game against Middle Tennessee State. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on the SEC Network.
