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 […]
BREAKING: Josiah-Jordan James Announces Return To Tennessee For Final Season
Forward Josiah-Jordan James is returning to Tennessee for his super senior season, the wing announced on Twitter Wednesday afternoon. One more year🙏🏾🧡 pic.twitter.com/F1moV55WI2 — Josiah-Jordan James (@jjjames30) May 31, 2023 James announces his decision on the deadline for college basketball players to remove their name from the NBA Draft and retain collegiate eligibility. The Charleston, […]
Julian Phillips, Josiah-Jordan James Testing NBA Waters
Tennessee freshman wing Julian Phillips and senior wing Josiah-Jordan James are testing NBA waters while maintaining their college eligibility, Vols’ coach Rick Barnes announced at the Big Orange Caravan in Nashville Wednesday night. “Both Josiah and Julian are gong through the NBA process,” Barnes said. “That’s why they have to do and it’s a process […]
Tennessee Basketball Seniors Sustained Program’s Success
Tennessee basketball’s 2022-23 season came to a close Thursday night when Florida Atlantic knocked off the Vols in the Sweet 16. The loss marked the end of one of the stranger Tennessee basketball seasons in recent memories. A sizable portion of Vol fans never truly embraced this team. Whether that was because of football’s success […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee’s Season Ends At Hands Of Florida Atlantic
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Trailing by seven points in the final minute Tennessee basketball missed a trio of three-pointers on the same possession as they desperately made attempted to make a miracle push. It was a fitting way for Tennessee’s season to end as the Vols’ offense failed to hit shots when they needed them. Florida […]
Tennessee Basketball’s Message To The Haters
Tennessee basketball has had many doubters and haters this season. National and local pundits, Vol fans and many more have expressed their disbelief in this Tennessee team over the course of the season. It’s something Tennessee players have acknowledged, most only on Twitter, this season. Josiah-Jordan James talked about it Monday before Tennessee departed for […]
‘Taking Them To The Mud’: How Tennessee Basketball Defeated Duke In NCAA Tournament
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tennessee basketball’s game plan against Duke was simple. “We called it ‘taking them to the mud,’” senior Josiah-Jordan James said. “Being physical, making it a dogfight. … That’s what we do day in and day out. We don’t think anyone else can emulate what we do or do what we do on a […]
‘The Devastation Was There’: Tennessee Looking To Avenge Last Season’s Round Of 32 Loss
Five months ago Josiah-Jordan James sat at a table in Pratt Pavilion previewing his senior season. James was hopeful for what the 2022-23 Tennessee team could accomplish but couldn’t help but look in the rearview mirror. Thoughts of what could have been and the bitter taste Tennessee’s 76-68 defeat against Michigan in the Round of […]
Why Tennessee Basketball Will Or Won’t Make The Sweet 16
Tennessee basketball heads to Orlando for the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, looking to win two games and punch its ticket to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2019. The Vols are a four-seed in the South Region and have to win a four-team tournament that includes Louisiana, Oral Roberts and Duke […]