What Cade Phillips’ Season-Ending Injury Means For Tennessee Basketball
Tennessee basketball’s Cade Phillips is going to undergoing left shoulder surgery which will sideline him for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. Phillips has battled the left shoulder injury since last season and re-aggravated it during summer practice. Phillips tried to play through the pain this season before Tennessee decided it was best to shut […]
Some Morning After Thoughts On Tennessee Basketball’s Loss At Syracuse
Tennessee basketball turned in its performance of the season on Tuesday night, falling to Syracuse 62-60 in the ACC-SEC Challenge. The Vols played sloppy basketball throughout the game but still had a chance to pull it off in the final minutes but could not get it done. Here’s some morning after thoughts on a bad […]
Tennessee Basketball Showed What It Lacked Last Season In Win Over Houston
LAS VEGAS — Rick Barnes found Tennessee Director of Athletics Danny White after walking off the court at Lucas Oil Stadium when Houston ended Tennessee’s 2025 season one game short of the Final Four with a singular takeaway from the game. “I said, ‘we’re going to have to get an inside game,’” Barnes told local media […]
Tennessee Basketball’s Jaylen Carey Wears Dad’s NFL Jersey for Photo Shoot
With school back in session at the University of Tennessee, the Vols basketball team got together for a first day of classes photo shoot. In the case of Vanderbilt transfer forward Jaylen Carey, he opted to wear his father’s NFL jersey for the photos. Carey’s father, Vernon Carey Sr., was an offensive tackle with the […]
Tennessee Basketball Notebook: What We’ve Seen And Heard About Summer Practices
Tennessee basketball’s summer practices come to a close this week as Rick Barnes’ 11th Volunteer team concludes their first two months of work together. The Vols have held two practices open to the media, and RTI has spoken to multiple people around the Tennessee program about the early impressions of the 2025-26 team. Here’s what […]
This Tennessee Basketball Player Considers Himself Five-Star Freshman Nate Ament’s ‘Bodyguard’
If you plan on messing with Tennessee basketball’s five-star freshman Nate Ament on the court, you’re going to have to answer to a 6-foot-8, 265-pound enforcer. Jaylen Carey, a Vanderbilt transfer forward, is taking up the role as Ament’s ‘bodyguard’ this season. The fiery big man doesn’t want opponents trying to push around the freshman, […]
Jaylen Carey on Tennessee Freshman: ‘He’s Like A Baby Kevin Durant’
Tennessee transfer Jaylen Carey has seen a lot of basketball and a lot of good players in his day. The 6-foot-8 forward began his career at James Madison before playing with Vanderbilt during the 2024-2025 season. But his new teammate at Tennessee might be on a different level entirely. True freshman Nate Ament is bringing […]
What Vanderbilt Transfer Jaylen Carey Said Monday In First Tennessee Media Availability
Vanderbilt transfer Jaylen Carey met with the media in Knoxville Monday for the first time since transferring to Tennessee from its instate rival back in the spring. Much like when he talked to RTI following his commitment, Carey wasn’t shy about his feelings towards his previous school. Carey discussed the Tennessee-Vanderbilt games from last season, […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Jaylen Carey, Troy Henderson, Garrett Medenwald Talk Summer Hoops in Knoxville
Tennessee Basketball sent two newcomers to speak with the media before a summer practice on Monday afternoon. The Vols’ interview player reps included Vanderbilt forward Jaylen Carey and freshman point guard Troy Henderson. Tennessee also had head strength and conditioning coach Garrett Medenwald talk about some of the workouts with individual players. More From RTI: Five-Star […]
Tennessee Basketball’s Roster Retention A Success Of The Early Offseason
The college basketball transfer portal officially closed on Tuesday night after a month in which over 2,300 Division 1 transfers alone entered the portal. Of the over 2,000 players in the portal, none of them came from Tennessee basketball players on scholarship. The Vols four scholarship players with eligibility remaining are all returning for next […]