Tennessee Basketball Practice Observations: September 29
Tennessee hit the court at Pratt Pavilion Wednesday for its second official preseason practice of the 2021-22 season. Unlike football, UT allowed access to the Vols’ full practice. Here are observations from Tennessee’s second preseason practice. With six returning scholarship players and eight newcomers, the Vols’ first team group was all returners. Santiago Vescovi, Victor […]
Five Tennessee Basketball Questions At The Start Of Preseason Practice
Tennessee basketball begins its preseason practice today with the season opener against UT-Martin six weeks away. The Vols are coming off an 18-9 season that saw Tennessee finish fourth in the SEC and earn a five-seed in the NCAA Tournament before losing in the first round to Oregon State. Tennessee experienced major turnover entering this […]
Tennessee Basketball Ranked In Top 10 In Preseason Poll
The first college basketball preseason poll is out, as the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook released its 2021-22 rankings Thursday. Rick Barnes’ seventh SEC squad comes in at No. 10 nationally and the second best team in the SEC behind No. 7 Kentucky. Tennessee returns just two starters from last seasons team that Oregon State […]
Tennessee Makes Top Eight For Top 150 Forward
Three-star power forward KyeRon Lindsay has released a top eight including Tennessee, 247sports Brandon Jenkins first reported Tuesday. The 6-foot-8, 205 pound power forward’s top eight includes Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma State, TCU, UNLV, Tulsa and Texas A&M. A late blooming big man, Lindsay isn’t ranked in the 247sports composite rankings but is the nation’s […]
Where Tennessee Basketball Players Stand In 2022 NBA Mock Drafts
It’s been just two weeks since the 2021 NBA Draft when former Vols Keon Johnson and Jaden Springer heard their name called in the first round. However, it isn’t too early to look ahead to the 2022 NBA Draft that will likely see at least one Vol drafted and potentially as many as four. Freshman […]
Barnes Adds Final Piece To 2021 Signing Class
Knoxville Catholic center Handje Tamba has reclassified into the 2021 class and committed to Tennessee basketball, 247sports Travis Branham first reported Tuesday. The commitment from the 7-foot prospect is the final piece in Rick Barnes’ top five signing class. Tamba has a plethora of ties to Tennessee, playing locally at Knoxville Catholic with Tennessee class […]
Chandler Talks Team Chemistry, Leadership On 2021-22 Vols
Tennessee basketball point guard Kennedy Chandler is back in Knoxville after earning a gold medal at the FIBA World Cup with U19 Team USA of college freshmen and sophomores. Chandler is looking to build chemistry on a Vols team full of new faces. Tennessee lost four players to the transfer portal and three players to […]
Tennessee Forward Shines In Pair Of International Wins
Tennessee power forward Olivier Nkamhoua turned in two strong performances for Finland’s International team in Japan. After dropping its first game to Belgium, Finland won its last two games of the event beating Hungary, 89-72, and Japan, 76-71. The junior forward scored eight points on 3-of-5 shooting while adding eight rebounds against Hungary. Nkamhoua earned […]
Where Tennessee Basketball Stands In Post NBA Draft Declaration Rankings
With the exception of a few transfers, college basketball rosters are mostly set after the July 7 deadline for players to pull their name out of the NBA Draft passed this week. It’s been a productive offseason to date for Rick Barnes, let’s look at where Tennessee basketball stands in the most recent power rankings. […]
Rick Barnes Discusses Tennessee’s New Roster And Staff
The Tennessee basketball team has experienced an overhaul when it comes to players and coaches over the past month, as Rick Barnes added two new assistants and a plethora of talent. As Tennessee assistant coaches Kim English and Desmond Oliver moved on to take head coaching jobs, Barnes already had an eye for who he […]
