Sophomore forward Ray Kasongo is leaving the Tennessee basketball program, according to a Thursday tweet from CBSSports.com's Jon Rothstein.

Tennessee's Ray Kasongo will transfer, source told @CBSSports. Two years of eligibility remaining. — Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 31, 2016



Kasongo, who came to Tennessee just last season from the College of Southern Idaho, averaged 1.4 points and 1.5 rebounds in 22 games last season for the Vols.

A 6-foot-8, 245-pound native of Toronto, Canada, Kasongo will have two seasons to complete his final two seasons of eligibility, but he'll have to transfer to a lower level in order to avoid sitting out the 2016-17 season.

Kasongo's exit leaves the Vols with one opening in the 2016 signing class, and Tennessee intends to fill that vacancy with another big man. The Vols are open to that addition being from the high school, junior college or transfer ranks.

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