‘It Changes Everything’: JP Estrella Giving Tennessee Basketball Early Season Boost
The first sentence came flying out of Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes mouth. What does JP Estrella’s early season emergence change for the Vols’ offense? “It changes everything,” Barnes said following Tennessee’s 95-56 win over Northern Kentucky on Saturday afternoon. Estrella went for 17 points on a crisp eight-of-11 shooting from the field against the […]
RTI Reaction | Biggest Takeaways From Nate Ament’s Best Game Yet With Tennessee Basketball
On Saturday afternoon, Tennessee basketball won its second game of the season to stay undefeated early in the year. The Vols took down Northern Kentucky 95-56 at home to stay perfect on the season. Leading the way was five-star freshman Nate Ament, who produced a team-high 23 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the field. He […]
WATCH: Tennessee HC Rick Barnes, UT Players React to Vols’ Season-Opening Win Over Mercer
Tennessee Basketball is in the win column to begin the 2025-2026 regular season with a 76-61 win over Mercer in the season opener from Knoxville. It’s the first of five straight home games that Tennessee will have to begin the season, and the Vols are officially off to a 1-0 start. It wasn’t the fastest […]
Tennessee Basketball Practice Notes And Observations: Sept. 23
Tennessee basketball officially began its preseason practices Tuesday afternoon at Pratt Pavilion in Knoxville with the season just under six weeks away. Practice was open to the media though it was only about an hour and a half instead of the usual full practice. My understanding is that the shortened viewing portion was just a […]
What Rick Barnes Said About Tennessee Basketball’s Health To Begin Preseason Practice
Tennessee is a mostly healthy basketball team as they officially begin preseason practice but do have a few minor injuries. “JP (Estrella) had come back and was doing really well, turned his ankle and got it pretty good but again we made sure that we wanted to bring that along slow,” Tennessee head coach Rick […]
Where Tennessee Basketball Goes After Losing JP Estrella To Season-Ending Injury
Tennessee basketball received a major injury blow on Monday morning when center JP Estrella announced that he’s having season-ending left foot surgery. Estrella is Tennessee’s backup center and was averaging 4.7 points and 2.7 rebounds in 10.3 minutes in the first three games of the season. The sophomore is one of just two true centers […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said About Tennessee’s Wins At Baha Mar Championship
Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes met with the local media on Tuesday afternoon following the Vols’ two wins over power five opponents at the Baha Mar Championship. Barnes discussed the strong play of Chaz Lanier in the Bahamas, JP Estrella having season-ending surgery and much more. Here’s everything Barnes said. More From RTI: Tennessee Basketball’s Chaz […]
J.P. Estrella Pens A Letter to Vol Nation in Wake of Season-Ending Surgery Announcement
Tennessee forward J.P. Estrella will miss the remainder of the 2024-2025 season as he prepares to undergo surgery on a lingering left foot injury. The Vols’ sophomore big man began dealing with the injury over the summer as his offseason work was limited. Tennessee slowly ramped up Estrella’s preseason work as he played limited minutes […]
Tennessee Basketball Forward J.P. Estrella Announces Season-Ending Surgery
Tennessee basketball will be without forward J.P. Estrella on the court this season. The Vols’ sophomore big man announced on social media Monday morning that he is set to undergo season-ending surgery. Estrella is looking to address a left foot injury that has been lingering for months now. “We feel badly for J.P. that he […]
Tennessee Basketball Center Ruled Out For Baha Mar Championship With Foot Injury
Bad news for Tennessee basketball on the injury front continues to come in. Center JP Estrella will miss both of Tennessee’s games at the Baha Mar Tournament in the Bahamas. The Vols face off against Virginia at 9:30 p.m. ET on Thursday night before facing either Baylor or St. John’s on Friday night. It’s the […]