Tennessee Basketball Recruiting Target Cancels Weekend Official Visit With Alabama
Five-star point guard Deron Rippey Jr. is one of the top targets on Tennessee basketball’s recruiting board this fall. The Vols are battling some of the top programs in the country to land Rippey and they received a small bit of good news Wednesday. Rippey will no longer officially visit Alabama this weekend as he […]
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi Drops Tennessee Basketball Below Alabama In Latest Bracketology Update
Tennessee basketball wrapped up its regular season with a 75-65 victory over South Carolina on Saturday afternoon. But despite the victory, the Vols fell in ESPN Joe Lunardi’s latest bracketology update. Tennessee entered Saturday as the top two-seed matched with Houston in the Midwest Region but is now the two-seed in the East Region with […]
Chaz Lanier Becomes Third Player In Tennessee History To Make 100 Three-Pointers In A Season
Chaz Lanier became the third Tennessee men’s basketball player to make 100 three-pointers in a season on Wednesday. Lanier’s first triple against Ole Miss, a wide open look from the left wing, helped the sharpshooter reach triple digits on the season. Lanier joins Chris Lofton and Santiago Vescovi as the only Tennessee players to make […]
Five-Star Shooting Guard Matthew Able Talks ‘Exciting’ Unofficial Visit To Tennessee Basketball
A new target emerged on Tennessee basketball’s recruiting board last week when five-star shooting guard Matthew Able signed a release from his NLI to Miami. Able signed with the Hurricanes back in the fall but de-committed after longtime Miami head coach Jim Larranaga announced his retirement in December. The Vols’ coaching staff quickly reached out […]
ESPN Joe Lunardi Moves Tennessee Basketball To One-Seed Following Win Over Alabama
Tennessee basketball earned a marquee win for its resume on Saturday afternoon, defeating sixth-ranked Alabama 79-76 in Knoxville. The Vols entered the weekend as ESPN Joe Lunardi’s top two-seed in the NCAA Tournament. But Tennessee jumped Alabama and is now Lunardi’s last one-seed following the thrilling victory. Lunardi has Tennessee as the one-seed in the […]
Jahmai Mashack Came Up Huge For Tennessee Basketball Before Game Winning Shot
Jahmai Mashack played hero for Tennessee basketball on Saturday afternoon, hitting the 35-foot jumper that lifted the fifth-ranked Vols past sixth-ranked Alabama 79-76. But Mashack had come up huge for Tennessee countless times before the 41st made three-pointer of his career went done. All you have to do is look at the moments right before. […]
Social Media Reacts: Tennessee Uses ALL 40 Minutes to Defeat Alabama in Stunning Fashion
Tennessee used all 2,400 seconds of the game clock on Saturday evening as the Vols stunned Alabama with a 35-foot buzzer-beating three-pointer from senior guard Jahmai Mashack to win the game. The No. 5 Vols defeated the No. 6 Crimson Tide by a score of 79-76 thanks to the shot from Mashack. Tennessee guards Jordan […]
Jordan Gainey’s Growth On Display In Tennessee Basketball Win Over Alabama
Tennessee and Alabama were tied exiting a timeout with just over four minutes to play on Saturday afternoon. The Vols were fully healthy and had their winning-time lineup on the court. Rick Barnes drew up a play for senior guard Jordan Gainey. He got downhill and drew a foul before making both free throws to […]
‘Welcome To March’: Inside Jahmai Mashack’s Buzzer-Beater To Beat Alabama
Jahmai Mashack ends every Tennessee basketball shoot around the same way. Felix Okpara comes and stands in front of him as he attempts a deep three-pointer of the Volunteer big man. Hours after the Vols’ Saturday shoot around and with the game’s final seconds waning away, Okpara set a screen and Alabama’s Clifford Omoruyi was […]
Everything Nate Oats Said Following Alabama Basketball’s Loss At Tennessee
Tennessee basketball earned its fourth straight win over Alabama on Saturday afternoon as Jahmai Mashack drilled a 35-footer as time expired to give the Vols a 79-76 win. Following the game, Alabama head coach Nate Oats met with the media and discussed a pair of late game coaching blunders, feeling like Alabama was controlling the […]