How Tennessee Basketball Signee Felix Okpara Compares to Jonas Aidoo, Tobe Awaka
Tennessee basketball has lost four players to the transfer portal to date, but only the departures of Jonas Aidoo and Tobe Awaka were of significant consequence. With Rick Barnes and his staff having significant confidence in rising sophomore JP Estrella, Tennessee needed to land just one big man in the portal to have replace its […]
Tennessee Coach Rick Barnes Surprised By Jonas Aidoo Entering The Transfer Portal
The current college basketball landscape is drastically different than it’s been for most of Rick Barnes’ time as a college basketball coach. In fact, it’s radically different then it was just five years ago. That’s been clear this offseason where Tennessee’s lost four players in the transfer portal including two of its top eight players […]
All-SEC Tennessee Forward Entering Transfer Portal
Tennessee basketball power forward Jonas Aidoo entered the transfer portal while also declaring for the NBA Draft on Thursday after spending three seasons in Knoxville, On3’s Joe Tipton first reported. Aidoo is coming off a season where he earned First Team All-SEC honors both from the league’s media and coaches. He has until June 12 […]
Dalton Knecht, Jahmai Mashack, Jonas Aidoo Preview Sweet 16 Round Against Creighton
Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht, forward Jonas Aidoo, and guard Jahmai Mashack met with the media on the big stage on Thursday afternoon ahead of their Sweet 16 matchup against 3-seed Creighton on Friday night in Detroit. The Vols and the Blue Jays are set to square off at 10:09 p.m. ET from Little Caesars Arena. […]
WATCH: Tennessee Players React to Massive Tournament Win Over Saint Peter’s
Survive and advance? Tennessee rewrote the story on Thursday night to the tune of ‘dominate and advance.’ 2-seed Tennessee took down 15-seed Saint Peter’s in a Midwest Region first-round matchup on Thursday night by a score of 83-49. Tennessee burst out of the gates to the tune of 27-7 after just 12 minutes on the […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Basketball Obliterates Saint Peter’s To Advance
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On a disastrous day for the SEC, Tennessee basketball left no doubt in a potential upset spot. The Vols jumped on Saint Peter’s early and never looked back, coasting to a 83-49 victory. Here’s three quick takeaways as Tennessee basketball never broke a sweat in its NCAA Tournament opening victory. Tennessee Comes Out […]
For Tennessee Basketball’s Jonas Aidoo, The Journey ‘Hasn’t Always Been Easy’
Jonas Aidoo’s emergence as one of the SEC’s best front court players was critical in Tennessee winning its first outright SEC Regular Season Title since 2008. The 6-foot-11 power forward is the X-factor for Tennessee. Opposing coaches have described him as a “development success story.” But with successful player development, things aren’t always easy. Aidoo […]
Dalton Knecht Wins Player Of Year, Three Vols Land On AP All-SEC Teams
The Associated Press released its postseason All-SEC teams and honors on Tuesday morning and Tennessee basketball was well represented. A panel of 14 voters unanimously voted the Vols’ Dalton Knecht as the SEC Player of the Year after the Northern Colorado transfer averaged 25.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in 18 conference games. Knecht was a […]
Pair Of Tennessee Basketball Players Land On SEC All-Defensive Team
Two Tennessee basketball players landed on the All-SEC Defensive Team on Monday afternoon. The league’s coaches voted both point guard Zakai Zeigler and power forward Jonas Aidoo on the five-player All-Defensive team for their play this season. Zeigler earned the SEC’s top defensive award, becoming the second ever Tennessee basketball player to earn the SEC […]
Trio of Vols Land on All-SEC Teams After SEC Regular-Season Championship Season
Three players from the Tennessee basketball team landed on All-SEC teams on Monday following the Vols’ SEC regular-season championship. Tennessee guards Dalton Knecht and Zakai Zeigler are First Team All-SEC selections while forward Jonas Aidoo landed as a Second Team All-SEC selection. Knecht earned his spot on the First Team after just one season in […]
