Three Tennessee Basketball Bold Predictions Ahead Of 2024-25 Season
Tennessee basketball opens up its 2024-25 season on Monday night when the Vols face Gardner-Webb at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. Over the last two days, we’ve looked at five things I think I know about Tennessee and five questions that I have about them ahead of Rick Barnes’ 10th season as head coach. […]
Tennessee’s Recent Three-Point Shooting Woes Extend Past Texas Game
Tennessee basketball survived its Round of 32 scare against Texas despite making just three-of-25 three-point attempts against the Longhorns. Finding a way to survive a NCAA Tournament game shooting that poorly says a lot about Tennessee’s culture and toughness. But the Vols almost certainly can’t survive another NCAA Tournament game shooting that poorly, and their […]
RTI Instant Reaction: Breaking Down Tennessee Basketball’s Win At Arkansas
Tennessee basketball improved to 18-6 (8-3 SEC) by dominating Arkansas 92-63 on Wednesday night in Fayetteville. The Vols earned their first win at Bud Walton Arena since 2009, ending a seven-game road losing streak in the series. Rick Barnes team did it in style, earning their second most lopsided SEC win this century. Tennessee faced […]
WATCH: Tennessee HC Rick Barnes, G Jordan Gainey Preview Arkansas Game
Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes and guard Jordan Gainey met with the media in Knoxville on Tuesday afternoon ahead of their contest against Arkansas in Fayetteville on Wednesday night. The Vols (17-6, 7-3 SEC) will take on the Razorbacks (12-11, 3-7 SEC) at 9:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2 from Bud Walton Arena. Despite holding on […]
Jordan Gainey Gives Tennessee Basketball A Spark With His Defense Against LSU
Jordan Gainey checked into the game for Tennessee basketball against LSU with the Vols already leading comfortably. On his second defensive possession, he deflected a pass and scored on a goaltending call in transition. The next possession he stripped LSU guard Tyrell Ward at the basket. At his best earlier this season, Gainey sparked Tennessee […]
Jordan Gainey Reverses Course With Big Scoring Night Against the Tide
Tennessee guard Jordan Gainey burst through the gates during his first few games in a Volunteers uniform this season. The former USC Upstate transfer found double-digit scoring outputs in six out of his first seven contests with a high of 16 against Wofford in the third game of the season. With Tennessee looking to figure […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Bludgeons Alabama To Stay Unbeaten At Home
Tennessee basketball dominated Alabama 91-71 at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in a pivotal SEC matchup on Saturday afternoon. The Vols never trailed and physically dominated Alabama for 40 minutes in a complete performance. Here’s three quick takeaways on the victory. Turnovers And Rebounding A Massive Difference Last season, Tennessee shut down No. 1 […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Jordan Gainey, Gregg Polinsky Preview Mississippi State SEC Matchup
Tennessee guard Jordan Gainey and assistant coach Gregg Polinsky met with the media on a rainy Tuesday morning in Knoxville to preview the Vols’ game against Mississippi State on Wednesday. Mississippi State (11-3, 0-1 SEC) will host No. 5 Tennessee (11-3, 1-0 SEC) at 7:00 p.m. ET in Starkville on Wednesday night. With a win […]
Familiar Issue Bites Tennessee In Loss Against No. 1 Kansas
Tennessee was neck-and-neck with Kansas with 12 minutes remaining. The Vols’ offense hadn’t been perfect or shot great but they were overall getting good looks and had 49 points through the game’s first 12 minutes. And then the all-to familiar happened with Tennessee. Its offense collapsed and the Vols couldn’t get shots to fall. From […]
Jordan Gainey Sparking Tennessee Basketball Off The Bench
It’s been a long time since Tennessee junior guard Jordan Gainey has come off the bench. The USC Upstate transfer started for the Spartans from the first game of his freshman year and even started this preseason for Tennessee while the Vols dealt with a number of injuries and absences. But through three games, Gainey […]