Vols’ Freshman Kennedy Chandler Electrifies in Tennessee Debut
Kennedy Chandler looked more like a veteran than a first-year player in the Vols’ exhibition game on Saturday. With all the storylines throughout the game, including John Fulkerson’s status and an eventual 41 point win, Chandler still stole the headline by the time the clock hit zero. In an exhibition game in Thompson-Boling Arena on […]
WATCH: Tennessee Basketball Media Day Player Interviews
The 2021-2022 Tennessee basketball team had their official Media Day on Tuesday afternoon as each player and each coach was made available to the media. Overall, there were many new faces to get to know. Kennedy Chandler, Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, and Handje Tamba are just some of the marquee freshmen on the Vols’ roster. Additionally, Justin […]
Tennessee Basketball Practice Observations: October 26
Following media day, the Tennessee basketball team hit the court at Pratt Pavilion for practice with the regular season just 14 days away. Tennessee allowed the media to view the entirety of Tuesday’s practice. Here are our practice observations. While John Fulkerson was not a full participant at practice while he battles through a broken […]
Tennessee Point Guard Named To Bob Cousy Award Watch List
Tennessee point guard Kennedy Chandler was one of 20 college players named to the Bob Cousy Award Preseason Watch List, Monday. The Bob Cousy Award— which is in its 19th year of existence— honors the top point guard in the country each season. The award, and its watch list, is chosen by the Basketball Hall […]
Tennessee Basketball Practice Observations: October 16
Tennessee basketball hit the court at Thompson-Boling Arena Saturday for a 40-minute scrimmage that was open to the public. The Vols were divided into two teams and played a full game with three full time officials. The home team consisting of Santiago Vescovi, Zakai Zeigler, Brock Jancek, John Fulkeron, Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Victor Bailey Jr, Cole […]
Tennessee Basketball Practice Observations: October 14
Tennessee basketball took to Thompson-Boling Arena Thursday for a preseason practice as the 2021-22 season begins in 26 days against UT-Martin. Media were able to view the Vols’ full practice Thursday. Here are observations from the preseason practice. Tennessee’s first group running the secondary break included Santiago Vescovi, Victor Bailey Jr, Josiah Jordan James, Olivier […]
Tennessee Makes Top Four For Five-Star Forward
Five-star forward Julian Phillips released his top four on his Twitter Wednesday. Tennessee, LSU, Florida State and USC made the top group for the South Carolina native. The 6-foot-8, 200 pound power forward ranks as the nation’s 15th best player and second best power forward according to the 247sports composite rankings. Phillips is coming off […]
Tennessee Basketball Practice Observations: September 29
Tennessee hit the court at Pratt Pavilion Wednesday for its second official preseason practice of the 2021-22 season. Unlike football, UT allowed access to the Vols’ full practice. Here are observations from Tennessee’s second preseason practice. With six returning scholarship players and eight newcomers, the Vols’ first team group was all returners. Santiago Vescovi, Victor […]
Five Tennessee Basketball Questions At The Start Of Preseason Practice
Tennessee basketball begins its preseason practice today with the season opener against UT-Martin six weeks away. The Vols are coming off an 18-9 season that saw Tennessee finish fourth in the SEC and earn a five-seed in the NCAA Tournament before losing in the first round to Oregon State. Tennessee experienced major turnover entering this […]
Tennessee Basketball Ranked In Top 10 In Preseason Poll
The first college basketball preseason poll is out, as the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook released its 2021-22 rankings Thursday. Rick Barnes’ seventh SEC squad comes in at No. 10 nationally and the second best team in the SEC behind No. 7 Kentucky. Tennessee returns just two starters from last seasons team that Oregon State […]