2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 7
Grant Hurst
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 208
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Tenn.
- High School:
- Cleveland High School
- Prev School:
- UT Martin
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Points: 9 // at Belmont, 1/29/22
- Rebounds: 4 // vs. Carver, 11/24/21
- Assists: 4 (2x) // last vs. Southeast Missouri State, 2/3/22
- Steals: 2 (3x) // last at Belmont, 1/29/22
- Blocks: 1 // at Murray State, 1/22/22
- Field Goals: 4 // at Belmont, 1/29/22
- Field-Goal Attempts: 5 // at Belmont, 1/29/22
- 3-Pointers: 1 (2x), last at Belmont, 1/29/22
- 3-Point Attempts: 2 (3x), last at Eastern Illinois, 1/27/22
- Free Throws: 1 (2x) // last at Tennessee Tech, 2/26/22
- Free-Throw Attempts: 3 // at Tennessee Tech, 2/26/22
- Minutes: 23:07 // vs. Carver College, 11/24/21
HONORS
- 2024-25 NABC Honors Court
- 2024-25 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2023-24 NABC Honors Court
- 2023-24 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2021-22 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2025-26 - REDSHIRT SENIOR
- Earned a scholarship in advance of his final collegiate season.
2024-25 - REDSHIRT JUNIOR
- Competed in nine games, the most of any walk-on, and served as an important member of the scout team.
- Scored eight points on 4-of-9 shooting from the field on the season.
- Recorded his first assist as a Volunteer in the triumph against Western Carolina (12/17/24).
- Made two field goals for the first time at Tennessee in the victory against Syracuse (12/3/24), finishing with four points.
- Facing his former school, UT Martin (11/27/24), scored two points and connected on his lone field-goal attempt.
- Received two minutes of playing time versus Austin Peay (11/17/24) and logged his first made field goal as a Volunteer.
- Made his season debut in the victory over Montana (11/13/24), playing the final 64 seconds of the contest.
2023-24 - REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
- Participated in four contests during his first season on Rocky Top, plus provided valuable assistance on the scout team.
- Made his NCAA Tournament debut in the Round of 64 victory over Saint Peter's (3/21/24).
- Grabbed his first rebound as a Volunteer in the win versus Vanderbilt (2/17/24).
- Made his official Tennessee debut in the 80-42 season-opening victory over Tennessee Tech (11/6/23).
2022-23 - SOPHOMORE (at UT Martin)
- Did not compete and took a redshirt to retain eligibility.
2021-22 - FRESHMAN (at UT Martin)
- Appeared in 23 of 30 games, averaging 10.0 minutes per outing as the backup point guard.
- Compiled 22 rebounds, 20 points, 16 assists, 10 steals and one block in 230 total minutes of playing time.
- Dished out multiple assists four times, with four twice, as well as pulled down multiple rebounds in seven outings, notched multiple steals thrice and scored five-plus points twice.
- Notched 11 assists and just four turnovers, a 2.75 ratio, in 135 minutes of OVC play, across 13 appearances.
- Tied a season high with four assists in 22 minutes of court time against Southeast Missouri State (2/3/22).
- Scored a season-best nine points on 4-of-5 shooting at Belmont (1/29/22), adding two rebounds and a co-season-high two steals.
- Set or tied season highs in assists (four), steals (two) and minutes (23), as well as scored five points, versus Carver College.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Four-year letter winner at Cleveland High School helped his team to a 106-19 (.848) record during his career, including three Region 3-AAA championships and two state tournament appearances.
- Three-time all-region designee, including twice winning region MVP, and three-time all-district selection, who totaled 1,469 points to finish his career fifth in school history.
- Averaged 18.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game as a senior and collected TSWA All-State accolades, en route to an appearance in the BCAT Tennessee All-Star Game.
- Scored 30-plus in his final two games, including posting 32 points and eight rebounds against Collierville in the TSSAA Class AAA state quarterfinals, and received All-State Tournament Team distinction.
- Hit two 3-pointers in the final minute of the TSSAA Class AAA section to lead his team to a 46-43 comeback win over Blackman.
- As a junior, aided his team to 29 straight wins, a No. 1 state ranking and a 33-1 final record, before the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the state tournament.
- Posted a 35-point triple-double against McMinn County during his sophomore campaign, during which the team went 23-4, earned a ranking of third in the state and, aided by his game-winning buzzer-beater, claimed the district title.
- Graduated from the same school as former NBA and Tennessee guard Vincent Yarbrough, a three-time All-SEC performer during his 1998-2002 career with the Volunteers.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Grant Matthew Hurst.
- Born June 28, 2002, in Knoxville, Tenn.
- Parents are Matt Hurst, a banker, and Wendy Hurst, a teacher.
- Father scored 1,113 collegiate points, good for 10.5 per game, as an all-conference guard from 1993-96 at Mars Hill, a Division II school in North Carolina, at which he set single-game records that still stand for free throws made (23) and attempted (24) on 12/4/95 against Newberry.
- Mother, then Wendy Haneline, also earned all-conference accolades as a basketball player at Mars Hill.
- Has two younger sisters, Addison, a libero/defensive specialist on the South Alabama volleyball team, and Lauren, a member of the Tennessee women's basketball team.
- Joins Lauren to form the second brother/sister combination in Tennessee basketball history, alongside Nicky (2004-08) and E.J. (2020-21) Anosike, including the first to play at the same time.
- Three direct relatives—uncle Brett Hurst, aunt Jamie Hurst and cousin Mallory Hurst—attended Tennessee.
- Graduated from Tennessee in May 2025 with a degree in recreation & sport management.
- Enrolled in the agricultural leadership, education & communication master's program at Tennessee.
- Interests outside of basketball include camping, fishing, hiking, hunting and going to the lake.
- Favorite athlete is LeBron James because he considers him the most dominant player of this generation.
- Chose Tennessee because he is a lifelong fan and it was an amazing opportunity to represent his home state.
- Wore No. 23 during his first two seasons at Tennessee after donning No. 11 while at UT Martin.
- Improved his max bench press by 38 pounds during the offseason in advance of his redshirt junior season.
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