WATCH: Tennessee Guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Assistant Justin Gainey Preview Bounce-Back Opportunity Against Illinois
After starting the season at 7-0 with a win over No. 3 Houston in the Players Era Festival from Las Vegas, Tennessee Basketball has dropped two straight games. The Vols fell to Kansas in a neutral-site contest in Las Vegas before losing to Syracuse in a true road contest this past Tuesday. Tennessee will have […]
What Tennessee AHC Justin Gainey Said Following Vols’ Second Straight Loss
Tennessee basketball associate head coach Justin Gainey met with the local media on Friday morning before the Vols leave for Nashville and a top 20 matchup against Illinois. Ahead of the matchup, Gainey discussed what went wrong in the loss at Syracuse Tuesday night, Nate Ament searching for his footing and much more. Here’s everything […]
Everything Tennessee AHC Justin Gainey Said After Win Over North Florida
Tennessee associate head coach Justin Gainey met with the local media on Thursday afternoon following the Vols’ win over North Florida to approve to 3-0 on the young season. Gainey discussed what he’s learned about the team through the first three games, JP Estrella’s strong start to the year and much more. Here’s everything Gainey […]
Ja’Kobi Gillespie Raising Already High Expectations During Summer With Tennessee Basketball
Maryland point guard transfer Ja’Kobi Gillespie was the prize of Tennessee basketball’s transfer portal class. Gillespie averaged 14.7 points and 4.8 assists per game on his way to earning Third Team All-Big 10 honors in his junior season. No one on Tennessee’s roster has had more success at the college level than Gillespie. Yet the […]
Everything Tennessee AHC Justin Gainey Said After Summer Practices
As Tennessee basketball turns its attention from its summer slate of practices to the preseason stretch, the Vols made a pair of freshmen and associate head coach Justin Gainey open to the media. Gainey spoke on that pair of newcomers, Nate Ament and Clarence Massamba, incoming Ethan Burg, how the team fits together and more. […]
Everything Tennessee AHC Justin Gainey Said As Vols Continue Summer Work
Tennessee basketball associate head coach Justin Gainey met with the media Tuesday afternoon as the Vols continue their summer work at Pratt Pavilion. Before Tennessee’s open practice, Gainey discussed his thoughts on Tennessee’s newcomers, five-star freshman Nate Ament and much more. Here’s everything Gainey said. More From RTI: Tennessee Basketball Practice Notes And Observations From June […]
WATCH: Tennessee Associate Head Coach Justin Gainey Previews Vols’ Summer Hoops Storylines
Tennessee associate head coach Justin Gainey met with the media on Tuesday afternoon to preview some summer storylines for the Volunteers this month. Rick Barnes’ program underwent a number of changes following their second-straight Elite 8 run this past March, including a handful of fresh new faces to the roster and a few new additions […]
Tennessee Basketball’s ‘Mentality Switch’ The Difference In Sweet 16 Win Over Kentucky
INDIANAPOLIS — Tennessee associate head coach Justin Gainey stood in a victorious locker room recounting the Vols’ defensive breakdowns in their first two losses against Kentucky like he had watched them just a moment before. “I felt like those first two (games) we didn’t come in, for whatever reason, with the intensity we needed, with the […]
‘A Point Guard’s Dream’: Troy Henderson Discusses His Commitment To Tennessee Basketball
Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes was watching five-star power forward Nate Ament an an AAU tournament late last summer when Ament’s Team Loaded point guard Troy Henderson grabbed his attention. “The ball had went out of bounds and I had gone to take the ball out of bounds and Coach Barnes was like, ‘you look […]
Tennessee Challenged Its Frontcourt Before UCLA Game, Trio ‘Answered The Bell’
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Tennessee’s five starters broke their tight huddle to walk to mid court for the opening tip off when Zakai Zeigler grabbed Felix Okpara and Igor Milicic and shared a few more words. “I was just telling them, go get every rebound,” Zeigler said postgame. “If nobody else gets a rebound, nobody on our […]