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 […]
BREAKING: Tennessee Beats Out Rival For Four-Star Combo Guard
Four-star shooting guard Freddie Dilione committed to Rick Barnes and Tennessee basketball Tuesday morning, On3’s Joe Tipton first reported. #volnation🧡🍊 pic.twitter.com/cWUIRVLiMf — frederick (@Freddiedilione5) August 16, 2022 Dilione is one of the highest rising players in the whole 2023 recruiting class after turning in a fantastic July on the AAU circuit. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard […]
Four-Star Tennessee Basketball Target Sets Imminent Commitment Date
Four-star Coen Carr will announce his college commitment on Aug. 9, the small forward shared on Twitter Friday night. Carr hasn’t released a top contenders list at any point but his visit history does tell us which teams have a real chance at landing his services. The Greeneville, South Carolina native took three official visits […]
Five-Star Forward Reportedly Has His Decision Date
Top five recruit Justin Edwards announced last week that he would announce his college decision at Nike’s Peach Jam EYBL tournament in Augusta, Georgia. That decision will come on Monday, July 25 according to a report Kentucky Sports Radio’s Jack Pilgrim. Five-star wing Justin Edwards will announce his commitment after Peach Jam — likely Monday, […]