‘Our Kind Of Kid’: Mashack’s Faith, Defense Helping Him Thrive With Tennessee Basketball
Wearing gold cross earrings, Jahmai Mashack’s eyes light up as he talks about playing defense and feeding off the energy from Thompson-Boling Arena after an elite defensive possession. Tennessee’s sophomore guard talks about how he’s prided himself on being a player that “has heart and grit” since the first time he picked up a basketball. […]
Propensity To Make Fix-It Plays Driving Tennessee Basketball’s Elite Defense
Tennessee basketball has the nation’s best defense, perching atop the KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency rankings for the sixth straight week. The Vols are tenacious defending the perimeter, turning up the heat at a moment’s notice while the return of Olvier Nkamhoua and progression of Jonas Aidoo gives Tennessee strong rim protection. One area Tennessee excels […]
Tennessee’s Best Meets Arizona’s In Saturday’s Top 10 Tilt
Sixth-ranked Tennessee boasts as good a defense as any college basketball team you will find. Ninth-ranked Arizona boasts as good an offense as any college basketball team you will find. The combination makes for an extremely compelling matchup as the Vols travel to Tucson Saturday night for their first true road game of the season. […]
How Facing Tennessee Basketball Is Like Being In A Fist Fight
Tennessee is readying for its toughest take of the pre conference slate as the Vols face No. 9 Arizona Saturday night in Tucson. It’s the second straight year the two teams have met in a top 25 matchup as Tennessee overcame a second half push a to knock off the Wildcats a season ago. Arizona […]
Tennessee Basketball Practice Observations: Oct. 4
Tennessee’s men’s basketball team held a practice open to the media Tuesday afternoon to conclude the Vols’ in house media day. Eighth-year head coach Rick Barnes put his team in an extended scrimmage portion for the majority of the afternoon practice. Freshman D.J. Jefferson worked off to the side with ankle soreness but the rest […]
How Tennessee Basketball Will Replace Olivier Nkamhoua’s Production
Super Bowl LVI Preview: Take The Rams To Beat The Bengals (-4.5) In the midst of a five-game SEC winning streak, Tennessee received bad news that power forward Olivier Nkamhoua is likely to miss the remainder of the season with a left ankle injury that will require strategy. It’s a stinging blow for Tennessee as […]
Tennessee Basketball Practice Observations: September 29
Tennessee hit the court at Pratt Pavilion Wednesday for its second official preseason practice of the 2021-22 season. Unlike football, UT allowed access to the Vols’ full practice. Here are observations from Tennessee’s second preseason practice. With six returning scholarship players and eight newcomers, the Vols’ first team group was all returners. Santiago Vescovi, Victor […]
Five Tennessee Basketball Questions At The Start Of Preseason Practice
Tennessee basketball begins its preseason practice today with the season opener against UT-Martin six weeks away. The Vols are coming off an 18-9 season that saw Tennessee finish fourth in the SEC and earn a five-seed in the NCAA Tournament before losing in the first round to Oregon State. Tennessee experienced major turnover entering this […]
Top-ranked point guard Kennedy Chandler officially signs with Vols
Kennedy Chandler, the top-ranked point guard in the country, signed with the Vols on Saturday afternoon.
Top 50 wing commit officially signs with Tennessee Basketball
Top 50 commit Jahmai Mashack officially became a Tennessee Volunteer on Wednesday when he signed his National Letter of Intent.