Pearl announces members of first recruiting class at Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl announced on Thursday the members of his first recruiting class.<br> <br> Forward Wayne Chism from Bolivar and guards Marques Johnson of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Josh Tabb of Carbondale, Ill., have signed with the Volunteers in a class considered among the best in the Southeastern Conference.<br> <br> ``There is a common denominator with all of these players. They have all been champions, all are tough and all of them are hungry. They had a lot of options to choose from. Tennessee will reward them for their commitment to this program,&#39;&#39; Pearl said in a statement.<br> <br> The 6-foot-9 Chism helped lead Bolivar Central High School to the Class AA state title. He averaged 13.6 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks a game and was ranked the No. 2 center at the Reebok ABCD Camp last summer.<br> <br> Johnson, who is 6-5, has been a starter since he was a freshman and averaged 21 points, 6.2 rebounds and four assists as a junior last year at Snider High School, which has a 50-15 record over the last three seasons.<br> <br> Tabb, a 6-4 point guard, averaged 21 points, five assists and six rebounds as a senior last year at Carbondale High School, which played in the 2005 state championship game. He signed with Southern Illinois and is now playing at Harmony Community School in Cincinnati.<br> <br> A fourth prospect, forward Duke Crews of Hampton, Va., has verbally committed to Tennessee.<br> <br> On the Net:<br> <br> UT Athletics: http://utsports.collegesports.com/<br> <br> (Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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