Jordan Gainey’s Growth On Display In Tennessee Basketball Win Over Alabama
Tennessee and Alabama were tied exiting a timeout with just over four minutes to play on Saturday afternoon. The Vols were fully healthy and had their winning-time lineup on the court. Rick Barnes drew up a play for senior guard Jordan Gainey. He got downhill and drew a foul before making both free throws to […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Basketball Beats Alabama On Late Game Stunner
Tennessee was all but dead with 36 seconds remaining. But Jahmai Mashack had other ideas. The senior guard grabbed a massive offensive rebound, made two free throws and hit from 35 feet to deliver the Vols’ a 79-76 win, their fourth straight victory over Alabama. Here’s three quick takeaways on how Tennessee got it done […]
Tennessee Basketball Guard A Game-Time Decision Against LSU
Tennessee shooting guard Jordan Gainey is a game-time decision for the Vols’ matchup against LSU with flu-like symptoms according to the SEC Availability Report. Gainey was not on the availability report Monday night but was added to the game day report after coming down with the illness. UPDATE at 8:45 p.m. ET: Tennessee G Jordan […]
Tennessee Basketball’s Backcourt Carries Them To Critical Win At Texas A&M
Tennessee was leading by three points coming out of a timeout with 23 seconds remaining at Reed Arena. With five seconds remaining on the shot clock, Rick Barnes drew up a play for Jordan Gainey to throw an alley oop to Felix Okpara. But as Tennessee broke the huddle, senior point guard Zakai Zeigler had […]
Statistical Trends That Indicate Results Of Tennessee Basketball Games
Tennessee basketball had its midweek open date this week, having a full week off between its win over Vanderbilt last Saturday and ahead of its top 10 matchup at Texas A&M this Saturday. The Vols are 21-5 (8-5 SEC) ahead of the home stretch of the regular season. Tennessee has five more regular season games […]
Why Tennessee Basketball Should Make A Change To Its Starting Lineup
A disastrous first 57 seconds of the second half saw Tennessee basketball’s deficit against Missouri grow to 11 points behind a pair of turnovers and a fouled three-point shooter. The Vols were in serious trouble against the SEC’s most improved team when Rick Barnes went to a lineup that flipped the game. Jordan Gainey subbed […]
Tennessee Basketball’s ‘Special’ Win Over Florida One Of Rick Barnes’ Favorites
Rick Barnes spent much of his two press conferences following Tennessee’s loss against Kentucky talking about how he wasn’t panicking and that his team had only lost four games. From the outside, Tennessee’s three losses in two weeks and the poor offensive performance that accompanied two of them were real reason for concern. That concern […]
‘It Just Became Personal’: How Tennessee Used ‘Disrespect’ From Florida To Fuel Its Blowout Win
Tennessee’s coaches put together a small compilation of clips from the Vols’ 73-43 loss against Florida last month. But they weren’t clips of critical moments in the game or of Tennessee’s miscues. They were clips of Florida players talking trash and “disrespecting” Tennessee in the final minutes of the game. “At the end of the […]
Everything Tennessee HC Rick Barnes Said After The Vols’ Blowout Win Over Florida
Tennessee basketball avenged its loss in Gainesville earlier this month by knocking off Florida 64-44 in Knoxville on Saturday afternoon. The Vols win was all the more impressive given they were down two starters and had just seven scholarship players available. Following the game, Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes discussed Jordan Gainey stepping up at […]
Jordan Gainey, Igor Milicic Jr. Available For Tennessee Basketball Against Auburn
Tennessee basketball’s Jordan Gainey and Igor Milicic Jr are both available and are going to give it a go as the Vols prepare to face top-ranked Auburn on Saturday night. Both players were listed on Tennessee’s Friday night availability report but both are off the game day report and will play in the primetime matchup. […]