Jahmai Mashack will remain in the Volunteer State.
The Tennessee basketball guard was drafted No. 59 overall by the Houston Rockets in Thursday's second round of the 2025 NBA Draft, but will play for the Memphis Grizzlies as part of a proposed trade.
Mashack was one of two Vols drafted in this year's draft. Tennessee guard Chaz Lanier was selected earlier in the night by the Detroit Pistons in the second round with the No. 37 overall pick.
Mashack was a finalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year in his final season of a decorated four-year career with the Vols. He also earned All-SEC defensive honors for the first time in his career.
The Fontana, Calif. native had a defensive-box plus-minus (DBPM) of 6.6 this season, the fourth-best in the country, per College Basketball Reference. His career number of 6.12 slotted him at No. 11 among Division I players (min. 50 games played) over the last 15 seasons (2010-25).
Mashack held opponents to 32.8% shooting as the primary defender this season, as well as 0.585 points per possession on drives. He was one of only five Power Five players nationally with at least 55 steals and 20 blocks on the year.
Tennessee ranked third nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency (89.7) on KenPom with Mashack leading the way. UT ranked third in 3-point percentage defense (28.2), third in effective field-goal percentage defense (44.7), fourth in field-goal percentage (38.3) and No. 11 in scoring defense (63.0).