Seven Former Vols Set for NBA Summer League Competition
Whether they are returning to the NBA or coming in fresh off of Rocky Top, seven former Tennessee Volunteers are set for NBA Summer League action this July. Representing the 2022 SEC Tournament champions, former Vol Kennedy Chandler will be making his professional debut when he suits up for the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. […]
Ja Morant Reacts To Grizzlies Selecting Kennedy Chandler
The Memphis Grizzlies selected Tennessee point guard Kennedy Chandler with the 38th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft Thursday night. Chandler returns to his hometown to play — and likely back up — one of the league’s budding young stars in Ja Morant. Morant and Chandler have a relationship dating back to when Morant first […]
What Experts Are Saying About Kennedy Chandler to Memphis
Kennedy Chandler is officially an NBA Draft selection. After San Antonio drafted Kennedy Chandler with the 38th overall pick (Round 2, Pick 8), the former Tennessee player’s draft rights were immediately traded over to Memphis. Now, the player that played high school basketball in Memphis and college basketball in Knoxville will be gearing up for […]
Kennedy Chandler Slides To The Right Landing Spot | RTI Press Pass
The Rocky Top Insider Press Pass podcast is back for another episode as Ryan Schumpert and Ric Butler are bringing you some of the latest stories surrounding Tennessee. The guys start off the show by discussing Kennedy Chandler’s surprising slide in the NBA Draft on Thursday, yet still managing to land with the right team […]
BREAKING: VFL Kennedy Chandler Taken in Second Round of 2022 NBA Draft
Former Tennessee freshman phenom Kennedy Chandler has officially been selected in the second round of the 2022 NBA Draft on Thursday night. With the eighth pick in the second round, the San Antonio Spurs selected Chandler and then immediately traded Chandler’s draft rights to the Memphis Grizzlies. Chandler, a Memphis native, will now be playing […]
What NBA Draft Experts Are Saying About VFL Kennedy Chandler
The buzz around former Tennessee point guard Kennedy Chandler continues to grow as the NBA Draft draws near. During a terrific freshman season with the Volunteers in Knoxville, Chandler helped lead Tennessee to the school’s first SEC Basketball Tournament title since 1979. With the 2022 NBA Draft just over a week away, new mock drafts […]
Will Kennedy Chandler Be Selected In First Round Of NBA Draft?
The 2022 NBA Draft is just over two weeks away as the 2022 NBA Finals are in full swing. Former Tennessee point guard Kennedy Chandler is the only Vol projected to get selected in this year’s draft. The Second Team All-SEC selection is the third one-and-done of the Rick Barnes era and is looking to […]
Tracking Tennessee Basketball’s Roster Movement As Calendar Turns To June
The new era of college athletics is here and that includes radically changing rosters season-to-season. No sport greater represents the modern roster movement than college basketball where the 13-scholarship players leads to major turnover year-after-year. A season after having seven newcomers, Tennessee basketball had six open scholarships this offseason. Even with nearly half the roster […]
Tennessee Baseball, Basketball Team Up To Make SEC History
It’s been a history making spring for the Tennessee athletic department. The Tennessee basketball team ended a 43-year SEC Tournament drought in March, the baseball team ended a pair of 27-year conference championship droughts — both in the regular season and SEC Tournament —and the men’s tennis program returned to the Final Four for the […]
Josiah-Jordan James Confirms Decision Regarding Future Status
Tennessee guard/forward Josiah-Jordan James began testing the NBA waters this spring back in April. Despite declaring for the NBA Draft though, James still had the option to return to Tennessee for his final year of collegiate eligibility. On Saturday afternoon, CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein first reported that Josiah-Jordan James would be returning to Tennessee next […]
