WATCH: Tennessee HC Rick Barnes, Players React to Maui Invitational Opening Win Over Syracuse
No. 7 Tennessee is moving on to the second round of the 2023 Maui Invitational Tournament after a 17-point win over Syracuse on Monday in Honolulu, Hawai’i. Tennessee defeated Syracuse by a score of 73-56 after a strong offensive performance from Dalton Knecht (17 points) and a 12-0 run in the final three minutes to […]
Tennessee’s Veterans Deliver Down The Stretch Against Syracuse
Tennessee basketball looked out of sorts offensively in the first half of its 73-56 win over Syracuse in its Maui Invitational opener on Monday afternoon. These 2023 Vols looked like the 2022 Vols in the first half and would have trailed at halftime if it weren’t for Dalton Knecht’s spectacular play. The Northern Colorado scored […]
What Rick Barnes, Tennessee Players Said After The Vols Defeated Syracuse
Tennessee basketball didn’t play its best game but still did enough to outlast Syracuse and defeat the Orange 73-56 in its Maui Invitational opener on Monday afternoon. The Vols trailed for most of the first half before ending the half on a run that gave them the lead. The run extended into the second half […]
Josiah-Jordan James Reaches Career Scoring Milestone With Tennessee Basketball
Tennessee fifth-year senior Josiah-Jordan James reached a major scoring milestone during Tennessee’s 82-61 win over Wofford on Tuesday night in Knoxville. James became the 55th member of Tennessee’s 1,000 career points club with an eight-point performance over the Terriers in front of the home crowd. The 6-foot-7, 220-pound guard entered the game with 994 career […]
‘We Have Everything’: Tennessee’s Offense Silences Doubters At Wisconsin
MADISON, Wisc. — Tennessee talked about getting better offensively this offseason. They went out and added a pair of offensively minded players in the transfer portal. They looked much improved in an 89-88 exhibition win over No. 4 Michigan State. But it was the preseason and Tennessee scored 99 against Gonzaga last preseason. All of […]
Trio Of Tennessee Basketball Players Land On Coaches Preseason All-SEC Teams
A trio of Tennessee basketball players landed on the two Preseason Coaches All-SEC teams on Thursday afternoon. Super senior shooting guard Santiago Vescovi and junior point guard Zakai Zeigler landed on the eight-player First Team while super senior forward Josiah-Jordan James landed on the eight-player second team. Vescovi was a First Team All-SEC selection by […]
WATCH: Tennessee Forward Josiah-Jordan James Previews Michigan State Exhibition
Tennessee guard/forward Josiah-Jordan James is entering his fifth season on Rocky Top after helping lead the Volunteers to a Sweet 16 appearance last season. James tested the NBA waters during the offseason but ultimately decided that it was best to return to Knoxville for another year under Rick Barnes and in the Tennessee program. The […]
What Chris Ledlum Transferring Means For Tennessee Basketball
Tennessee basketball’s Chris Ledlum re-entered the transfer portal Thursday morning after committing to the Vols back in April and arriving in Knoxville in May. Ledlum averaged 18.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game for Harvard in his junior season before originally entering the transfer portal and committing to Tennessee over Indiana and St. Johns. So […]
Tennessee Basketball Highly Projected After Productive Offseason and Josiah-Jordan James Return
Tennessee is going to be looked at as one of the highest-ranked preseason teams this offseason with the moves that Rick Barnes and his program have made since the season-ending Sweet 16 loss to Florida Atlantic. The Vols have been widely talked about as one of the transfer portal winners this offseason after bringing in […]
Tennessee Forward Julian Phillips Staying In NBA Draft
Tennessee forward Julian Phillips is staying in the NBA Draft, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony first reported Wednesday afternoon. The announcement comes on the final day collegiate players could withdraw from the NBA Draft while maintaining their college eligibility. Phillips is Tennessee basketball’s fourth one-and-done prospect in the last three years joining Kennedy Chandler, Keon Johnson and […]
