Juke Harris named to Julius Erving Award preseason watch list

Tennessee junior guard Juke Harris was named to the Julius Erving Small Forward top 20 preseason watch list by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.The Wake Forest transfer was a Second-Team All-ACC performer last season for the Demon Deacons last season. He was also voted the ACC's Most Improved Player for the 2025-26 season.The Julius Erving Award, named for the class of 1993 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and 17-year professional basketball player, celebrates its 13th year of recognizing the top small forwards in Division I college basketball.Harris is one of four SEC players named to the list, alongside Alabama's Amari Allen, Florida's Thomas Haugh and Kentucky's Milan Momcilovic. The 6-foot-7, 205-pound Harris earned First-Team Preseason All-America honors by the media. He was also named a Third-Team Preseason All-American by Blue Ribbon Yearbook.Harris averaged 21.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game while playing 35.1 minutes per contest last season. He posted a .444 field goal percentage and a .783 free throw percentage. Harris ranked sixth nationally with 750 points. He was one of four players to average at least 21.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game last season, along with Duke's Cameron Boozer, BYU's A.J. Dybantsa and Texas Tech's J.T. Toppin.Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Juke Harris named to Julius Erving Award preseason watch list