WATCH: Tennessee’s Rick Barnes, Cade Phillips Preview Texas A&M Rematch on Saturday
No. 5 Tennessee will look for revenge in a rematch against Texas A&M this weekend, this time in Knoxville. The Aggies defeated the Vols in College Station by a score of 85-69 on Feb. 10. Both teams have gone in different directions since, though. Tennessee has bounced back for three straight wins against Arkansas, Vanderbilt, […]
Tennessee Freshmen ‘Play The Right Way’ Against Vanderbilt
Rick Barnes was afforded a rare opportunity during Tennessee’s 88-53 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday night. The Vols’ ninth-year head coach rested the heavily used Zakai Zeigler and Dalton Knecht and play talented freshmen Cam Carr, Freddie Dilione and Cade Phillips as the Vols decimated their instate foe. All three played at least 10 minutes […]
Tennessee Freshmen Developing Important For Home Stretch Of Non Conference Schedule
After playing top 20 KenPom teams in five of its first nine games, Tennessee basketball faces a tame four-game stretch to close out non conference play. Tennessee hosts Georgia Southern on Tuesday night before traveling to San Antonio to face an average North Carolina State team. The Vols then return home for matchups against Tarleton […]
WATCH: Rod Clark, Cade Phillips Preview Tennessee’s Matchup Against Illinois
No. 17 Tennessee will host No. 20 Illinois in a big college basketball non-conference matchup on Saturday in Knoxville. The Vols are looking for their second straight win after dropping three straight Top 17 games while the Fighting Illini work to build on their five-game winning streak in what is projected to be a rowdy […]
Why Tennessee Basketball Decided Not To Redshirt Cade Phillips
When freshman Cade Phillips arrived on campus, Tennessee basketball planned on redshirting him for his inaugural college season. That idea seemed like a lock when Phillips missed Tennessee’s three August exhibition games in Italy with a shoulder injury. But Phillips returned to the practice floor early this fall and made Tennessee question its plan. When […]
How Cade Phillips Made Tennessee Basketball Reconsider Redshirting Him
Tennessee basketball’s plan for power forward Cade Phillips’ freshman year was simple and straightforward. “There was no doubt when Cade came that we, we said from the beginning, we talked to him about he was gonna redshirt,” Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes said earlier this week. That plan made even more sense when Phillips missed […]
Tennessee Basketball Announces Four Fall Signees
Tennessee basketball signed four members of its eighth-ranked 2023 recruiting class Wednesday. All four Tennessee commits signed with the Vols during the fall signing period instead of waiting until the spring. Rick Barnes and his staff added two four-star commits and two three-star commits. Tennessee’s recruiting class ranks No. 8 nationally and No. 2 in […]
Where Tennessee Basketball’s Recruiting Class Ranks Following JP Estrella Commitment
Four-star center JP Estrella became the third member of Tennessee’s 2023 recruiting class Friday, committing to the Vols over Iowa and Syracuse. “They’ve been there pretty much from day one,” Estrella said during his announcement. “They were my third offer. They’ve just been there for me throughout this whole thing. I talk to them, their […]
BREAKING: Tennessee Lands Four-Star New England Center
Big time basketball talent doesn’t come to mind when someone thinks of Maine, nor have the Vols historically found talent in the Pine Tree State. However, Rick Barnes and his staff went into Maine and snagged a tall tree to add to the 2023 recruiting class. Four-star center J.P. Estrella committed to Tennessee over Iowa […]
WATCH: Tennessee Basketball Commit Throws Down Monster Offseason Jam
Tennessee basketball commit Cade Phillips isn’t lacking hops. The Alabama power forward showed them off on Twitter earlier this week after finishing an offseason workout. Phillips — who was the first commit in the 2023 recruiting class — snagged a ball in air and took it between his legs before throwing down a dunk. Post […]
