Physical Altercation On Auburn Basketball Flight Leads To Deplaning
We’re just a few days into the college basketball season but Bruce Pearl and Auburn are in the early driver’s seat for the most bizarre story of the season. Shortly after the Tigers’ chartered flight from Auburn to Houston for Saturday night’s top 15 showdown, the plane turned around and landed in Auburn due to […]
Auburn Assistant Steven Pearl Trolls Tennessee After Loss Against Mississippi State
Tennessee basketball had an incredibly disappointing Friday afternoon as Mississippi State defeated the Vols 73-56 in their worst loss of the season to date. Former Tennessee forward and current Auburn assistant coach Steven Pearl was quick to throw salt on the wound. After Auburn knocked off South Carolina 86-55 in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals, Pearl […]
What Bruce Pearl Said After Tennessee Defeated Auburn In Knoxville
Tennessee basketball all but eliminated Auburn from the SEC Championship race on Wednesday night by knocking off the Tigers 92-84 in an instant classic in Knoxville. Auburn led by eight-points in the second half before Dalton Knecht erupted for 25 of his career-high 39 points in the game’s final 12 minutes. Following the game, Auburn […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Rick Barnes, Auburn’s Bruce Pearl React to Vols Win Over the Tigers in Knoxville
No. 4 Tennessee defeated No. 11 Auburn on Wednesday night in Knoxville by a score of 92-84 behind a dominant performance from Dalton Knecht. The Vols held a slight lead over the Tigers heading into halftime and gave up the lead to Auburn just about seven minutes into the second half. Just as Auburn was […]
Auburn Star ‘Questionable’ For Wednesday Night’s Matchup At Tennessee
Auburn basketball star Jaylin Williams missed the Tigers’ last game after suffering a knee injury in their 70-59 loss against Kentucky. While Auburn hasn’t made a decision either way, Tigers coach Bruce Pearl says there’s a chance that Williams could return to the court against Tennessee on Wednesday night. “Jaylin will travel,” Pearl said on […]
WATCH: No. 2 Tennessee Basketball Drops No. 1 Memphis in 2008 – Highlights
Thursday marks the 15-year anniversary of one of the most memorable and historic moments in the history of Tennessee athletics: the night that Tennessee basketball became the No. 1 team in the country for the first time in program history. Achieving that ranking, though, was no easy task. The No. 2-ranked Vols, led by head […]
‘No Ordinary Game’: An Oral History Of The Day No. 2 Tennessee Beat No. 1 Memphis
Nearly 18 years ago, Tennessee basketball hired Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Bruce Pearl as the school’s 19th men’s basketball coach with little fanfare. The program was coming off four unsuccessful seasons under Buzz Peterson and had made just five NCAA Tournaments (Jerry Green making four in as many years) in the previous 22 seasons. Pearl inherited a talented […]
Bruce Pearl Upset With Officiating After Loss to Tennessee
Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl seemed fairly upset with the officiating in the Tigers’ 46-43 loss to Tennessee on Saturday in Knoxville. When meeting with Auburn media following the loss, Pearl applauded his team for being un-affected by the Thompson-Boling Arena environment. However, he made sure to note that although they weren’t affected, not […]
Where SEC Basketball Stands in Rankings as Conference Play Nears
It’s almost conference play time in basketball season now that the calendar year is drawing to a close. Through nearly two months of the 2022-2023 season, several SEC teams have played at a high level, with six southeastern squads cracking the latest edition of the AP Top 25 poll. Tennessee leads the group, coming in […]
Tennessee Basketball A Top 20 Program In Last Quarter Century
Rich tradition doesn’t come up when you’re discussing Tennessee basketball. Especially when compared to Tennessee football’s six national titles and Lady Vols basketball’s eight national titles, Tennessee’s men’s hoops pedigree lags behind. However, Tennessee basketball has had serious success over the last quarter century. Ken Pomery of KenPom.com compiles a division one program ratings every […]
