Tennessee’s women’s basketball recruiting class got a major boost Wednesday morning when Jordan Horston committed to the Lady Vols.

She announced her decision in a video she posted on Twitter. Horston defended her choice later via the same forum, saying: "I made my decision bc I felt it was best for me!! if you have something negative to say, you can keep it to yourself orrr get blocked."

Horston, a 6-foot guard from Columbus, Ohio, is ranked No. 2 in the Class of 2019 by Prospectsnation.com and ESPN HoopGurlz. She made an official visit to UT in late August and chose the Lady Vols over Connecticut, South Carolina, Ohio State, Louisville, UCLA and North Carolina.

Horston, who was born in Dallas, has played three seasons at Columbus (Ohio) Africentric Early College.

As a junior, she started all 30 games and averaged 18.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 5.1 steals and 1.7 blocks in helping lead Africentric to a city league title and a state championship.

She was named the most valuable player of the FIBA U17 World Cup tournament in July in Minsk, Belarus, where the United States won the gold medal. In seven tournament games, Horston averaged 10.1 points, seven rebounds, 5.1 assists and 3.4 steals.

Horston's great uncle is Joe Gilliam, a former quarterback for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers. Her cousin, Sylvia Crawley, played in the WNBA and for USA Basketball.

Tennessee also has commitments from 6-5 center Tamari Key from Cary, North Carolina, and 6-4 post Emily Saunders from Mullens, West Virginia.

Key is ranked No. 46 in the class by ESPN HoopGurlz and No. 50 by prospectsnation.com. Saunders is ranked No. 89 by prospectsnation.com.

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