High School phenom Tobias Harris has signed on to play basketball with the University of Tennessee Volunteers.

In what has been a highly anticipated announcement, the young man is quite possibly the biggest recruit that coach Bruce Pearl has landed in his five years as head coach at Tennessee.

Harris was the No. 7 rated recruit in the nation by ESPN and some publications have him as high as No. 5 overall. He is the No. 1 rated power forward in the country.

The 6'8, 210 pound forward chose Tennessee over offers from Maryland, Syracuse, West Virginia, Louisville, Kentucky, and Georgia Tech.

Since taking over the program, Bruce Pearl has quickly made Tennessee a destination for talented players from all across America. Last year's big signing of Scotty Hopson came with plenty of hype and the expectations appear to be coming to fruition in his sophomore season.

By following that signing with a high profile player like Harris, Tennessee becomes a major player for the nation's top recruits, a distinction Tennessee basketball has never had.

Harris made headlines in Knoxville just two nights ago, as he purchased his own ticket and sat in the upper deck for Tennessee's 124-49 thrashing of UNC-Asheville.

According to multiple recruiting services, Harris is the highest rated recruit in Tennessee basketball history to sign with the Vols.

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