Pair Of Tennessee Basketball Guards Land On Preseason National Watch Lists
With the season officially tipping off next week, it’s college basketball watch list week and a pair of Tennessee guards landed on a pair of lists early this week. Point guard Zakai Zeigler landed on the Bob Cousy Award Preseason Watch List on Tuesday while shooting guard Chaz Lanier landed on the Jerry West Award […]
Why Tennessee Basketball Believes Its Offense Won’t Regress Post Dalton Knecht
Tennessee basketball has a new look as it prepares to open up its 10th season under head coach Rick Barnes. Gone are four starters from last season’s SEC Regular-Season Championship and Elite Eight team including program stalwarts Santiago Vescovi and Josiah-Jordan James. The duo leave a hole in Tennessee program particularly from a leadership and […]
WATCH: Tennessee Basketball Players, Coaches Preview Season During Vols’ Media Day in Knoxville
Tennessee’s basketball season is right around the corner as the team held their local media day on Thursday afternoon in the Food City Center. Excitement is high off of last season’s run to the Elite Eight but there’s been a lot of change between then and now. Tennessee saw a lot of departures through graduation […]
Rick Barnes Provides Tennessee Basketball Injury Update With Season Less Than Month Away
Tennessee basketball is less than a month away from its season opener against Gardner Webb. Tenth-year coach Rick Barnes provided an injury update on a pair of injured Vols during Tennessee’s in-house media day on Thursday afternoon. Both sophomore center JP Estrella is dealing with a left foot injury that’s been hampering him since the […]
WATCH: Tennessee Basketball Highlights as Vols Open Up Preseason Slate
Tennessee Basketball officially opened the preseason slate on Tuesday afternoon with six weeks between now and the start of the Vols’ 2024-2025 season. The Vols’ roster is a lot different than it looked last season with a handful of departures and additions this past offseason. While Tennessee lost Dalton Knecht, Santiago Vescovi, Josiah-Jordan James, Jonas […]
Tennessee Basketball Practice Notes And Observations: Sept. 24
Tennessee basketball worked inside Pratt Pavilion on Tuesday afternoon as they officially started preseason practice six weeks ahead of the season opener. Rick Barnes said at his charity golf outing on Monday that they were going to “handle things slowly” with JP Estrella as he deals with a banged up left foot. But Estrella did more […]
Chaz Lanier Details Reasons For Picking Tennessee Over Other Contenders
Chaz Lanier had a few different options on the table this offseason. After spending four seasons as a guard at North Florida in the A-Sun conference, Lanier made the decision to take the next step in his collegiate career. Lanier entered his name into the transfer portal and NBA Draft considerations as he sought out […]
WATCH: Chaz Lanier, Rod Clark Talk Tennessee Basketball Offseason Storylines
Tennessee held a summer practice in front of the media in Knoxville on Tuesday afternoon, giving a first look at all five of the Vols’ offseason newcomers. Tennessee brought in four players from the transfer portal and one player from the 2024 recruiting class. The last of the four transfer players to announce his commitment […]
What Chaz Lanier Said in His First Tennessee Basketball Press Conference
Incoming Tennessee transfer Chaz Lanier met with the local media on Tuesday afternoon for the first time since arriving in Knoxville earlier this summer. Lanier was the most notable recruiting win for Tennessee basketball in the transfer portal this offseason when he chose the Vols over Kentucky and BYU. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard averaged 19.7 […]
Tennessee Basketball Practice Notes And Observations: July 23
Tennessee basketball continued its summer practices on Tuesday afternoon at Pratt Pavilion. It was the first time that practice has been open to the media this summer which makes it the first time that we’ve gotten the chance to watch this new roster practice. The Vols did a number of drills while also getting up-and-down […]