Pair of Tennessee Basketball Players Named to Preseason All-SEC Team
The good news keeps rolling in for Tennessee basketball as the countdown to the 2025-26 season dwindles. On Monday, the SEC released its Preseason All-SEC Teams, which featured a pair of Vols. Both freshman forward Nate Ament and senior guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie were named to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team. The duo of Ament and […]
Stats And Notes From Tennessee Basketball’s Open Scrimmage On Oct. 11
Tennessee basketball worked at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center Saturday afternoon in an open scrimmage before the Vol football matchup with Arkansas. The Vols held two 20-minute scrimmages though the teams were largely the same. The only difference is that Ethan Burg and Amaree Abram switched teams. So the stats below are from the […]
Tennessee Basketball Practice Notes And Observations: Oct. 9
Tennessee basketball held a practice open to the media at Pratt Pavilion on Thursday afternoon as part of its in-house media day. The Vols are less than a month away from tipping off their season with a closed door scrimmage against Ohio State and an open practice beforehand. Starting on the injury front, French freshman […]
See Which Players Tennessee Basketball Is Bringing To SEC Media Days Next Week
With the college basketball season rapidly approaching, SEC Basketball Media Days is next week in Birmingham. In the past, each program has brought its head coach and two players to media days but they’re expanding it to three players this year. Both the Tennessee men’s and women’s teams will participate in media days next Wednesday, […]
‘Typical Barnes Team’: SEC Announcer Gives First Impression of Tennessee’s Rebuilt Basketball Team
While most of the nation was locked into college football action on Saturday, SEC Basketball broadcaster Jimmy Dykes had his sights set on the Volunteers’ hoops team. Dykes was in Knoxville over the weekend with a first-hand view of Tennessee’s rebuilt roster as it prepares for the upcoming 2025-2026 season. The outgoing talent that Tennessee […]
What Point Guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie Said In First Tennessee Press Conference
Tennessee basketball officially began its preseason practice Tuesday afternoon with tipoff for the 2025-26 season just under six weeks away. Maryland transfer point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie met with the local media for the first time since arriving in Knoxville Tuesday afternoon ahead of the practice. Gillespie talked playing for his hometown team, growing as a […]
WATCH: Tennessee Basketball’s Rick Barnes, Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Ethan Burg Preview Season
Tuesday afternoon marked the start of official practices for Tennessee basketball ahead of the 2025-26 season. To kickoff the important milestone of the offseason, Vols head coach Rick Barnes and guards Ja’Kobi GIllespie and Ethan Burg spoke to the media in press conferences to give their thoughts. Barnes, freshly off of signing a lifetime contract […]
Three Tennessee Basketball Questions To Begin Preseason Practice
Tennessee basketball officially begins its preseason practice Tuesday afternoon as the Vols are just six weeks away from tipping off Rick Barnes’ 11th season as head coach. The Vols project as a top 25 team again this season and have the potential to again spend most the season in the top 10 and make a […]
Ja’Kobi Gillespie Raising Already High Expectations During Summer With Tennessee Basketball
Maryland point guard transfer Ja’Kobi Gillespie was the prize of Tennessee basketball’s transfer portal class. Gillespie averaged 14.7 points and 4.8 assists per game on his way to earning Third Team All-Big 10 honors in his junior season. No one on Tennessee’s roster has had more success at the college level than Gillespie. Yet the […]
Tennessee Basketball Practice Notes And Observations: July 31
Tennessee basketball wrapped up its summer practices on Thursday afternoon at Pratt Pavilion and the action was open to the media for the third time this summer. The Vols were banged up and didn’t have a full end of summer schedule like they often do but there are still plenty of notes to get to. […]