Felix Okpara Good To Go For Tennessee Basketball At Kentucky
Tennessee basketball center Felix Okpara is off the SEC Availability Report and is good to go for the Vols against Kentucky on Tuesday night. The Vols listed their starting center as “probable” on their Monday night injury report after Okpara suffered a minor left ankle injury in Tennessee’s Monday afternoon practice. The Ohio State transfer […]
Tennessee Basketball Center ‘Probable’ For Rivalry Matchup At Kentucky
Tennessee basketball listed center Felix Okpara as “probable” on the SEC Availability Report ahead of its top 15 showdown at Kentucky on Monday night. Okpara suffered a left ankle injury during Tennessee’s Monday afternoon practice open to the media and did not return to the court. With Tennessee listing Okpara as “probable” it appears the […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Justin Gainey, Felix Okpara Preview Kentucky Matchup
No. 5 Tennessee will take on No. 15 Kentucky in a Top 15 tilt from Lexington on Tuesday night. The Vols head into the border battle as winners of three straight including two ranked opponents with No. 5 Florida and No. 15 Missouri. Kentucky, on the other hand, has struggled since beating Tennessee in Knoxville […]
What Tennessee Basketball Said Ahead Of Rematch With Kentucky
Tennessee basketball assistant coach Justin Gainey and starting center Felix Okpara met with the local media on Monday morning before the Vols head to Lexington to face Kentucky. The duo discussed Saturday’s commanding win over Oklahoma, what has to change from the first Kentucky game and much more. Here’s everything Gainey and Okpara said. More […]
Center Felix Okpara Turning The Corner For Tennessee Basketball
One of the biggest positives for Tennessee basketball in its first six SEC games is the play of center Felix Okpara. Okpara is one of three first-year transfers in Tennessee’s starting lineup this season and was the most underwhelming of the trio in non conference play. But just over a quarter of the way through […]
WATCH: Tennessee HC Rick Barnes, Vol Players Break Down What Happened Against Vanderbilt
No. 6 Tennessee dropped its second game of the season on Saturday afternoon with a 76-75 loss to Vanderbilt in Nashville. Several different factors led to Tennessee’s deficit throughout the game but the Vols scratched and clawed their way back from 16 points down to make it a two-point game with 2.8 seconds remaining. Tennessee […]
WATCH: Tennessee Basketball Previews Midweek Georgia Game
No. 6 Tennessee will host No. 23 Georgia in an SEC rivalry showdown this Wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. ET in the Food City Center. The Vols bounced back from a blowout loss against Florida with a win over Texas in Austin on Saturday. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, entered the AP Top 25 on Monday after […]
What Tennessee Basketball Said Ahead Of Top 25 Matchup With Georgia
Tennessee basketball is back in Knoxville after a 1-1 week on the road with a loss at Florida and a win at Texas. The Vols are no longer the top-ranked team in the AP Poll as they return home to face Georgia on Wednesday night. Vols assistant coach Lucas Campbell as well as center Felix […]
John Calipari: Tennessee Basketball ‘Manhandled’ Arkansas In SEC Opener
John Calipari brought a retooled Arkansas team built by the transfer portal and a strong recruiting class to Knoxville for its SEC opener against top-ranked Tennessee on Saturday afternoon. They weren’t ready for a Volunteer team that overwhelmed them with physicality in a 76-52 victory. “They kind of manhandled us,” Calipari said following the game. […]
Everything Tennessee HC Rick Barnes Said After Vols Routed Western Carolina
Tennessee basketball annihilated Western Carolina 84-36 on Tuesday night in its first of three buy games to conclude the non conference slate. The Catamounts jumped out to an early lead by Tennessee ended the first half on an extended 35-6 and 16-0 run to take control of the game and not look back. Following the […]