Kennedy Chandler Wins Fan Poll, Robbed by FOX Sports
The latest Duke sunshine post from FOX Sports is rather laughable. On Monday, the FOX College Hoops Twitter account ran a poll, asking for users to vote on their pick for college basketball’s freshman of the year. The candidates for the poll included Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren, Auburn’s Jabari Smith, Duke’s Paolo Banchero, and Tennessee’s Kennedy […]
Tennessee Star Forward Testing NBA Waters
Tennessee small forward Josiah-Jordan James is following the lead of Kennedy Chandler and Santiago Vescovi by declaring for the NBA Draft. James never made a formal announcement that he would test NBA waters, but with the deadline to enter the draft in the rearview, the South Carolina native is one of the 283 players currently […]
NBA Mock Draft Round-Up: Where Does Kennedy Chandler Land?
After a memorable debut year in Knoxville, former Tennessee freshman Kennedy Chandler is heading to the NBA Draft this June. In March, Chandler, a former five-star recruit, helped lead Tennessee to its first SEC Tournament Championship since 1979. In addition, the former freshman led Tennessee in scoring (13.9) and assists (4.7) in his first year […]
St. Louis Writer Links Tennessee To Talented Billikens’ Transfer
St. Louis point guard Yuri Collins entered the transfer portal on Monday just shy of two weeks after declaring for the NBA Draft without hiring an agent. pic.twitter.com/EV7TwTNK30 — Yuri Collins (@smoovYC1) April 18, 2022 Tennessee is in need of adding another point guard to its roster after Kennedy Chandler hired an agent and declared […]
What Rick Barnes Said About Tennessee’s Roster Movement Following NCAA Tournament
Roster building is a never ending process in modern college basketball. Instant eligibility transfers and the addition of the transfer portal has changed how college coaches build their teams. This can be a negative — like at LSU where every single scholarship player has declared for the NBA Draft or entered the portal — or a […]
Tennessee Freshman Forward Likely Entering The Transfer Portal
Tennessee basketball has had two players enter the transfer portal this offseason and one more addition could soon be coming according to Rick Barnes. Freshman wing Quentin Diboundje “has a decision to make” according to Barnes about his future in Knoxville. The french freshman played 35 minutes in his first collegiate season, tallying 12 points […]
Report: Tennessee In Final Three For Highly Touted LSU Transfer
Tennessee is in the top group for LSU transfer guard Brandon Murray, Jon Rothstein reported Wednesday night. According to the report, Murray is down to Tennessee, Georgetown and Illinois and plans on visiting all three schools before making his final decision on Monday. Visiting all three schools in that time period could be difficult. Georgetown […]
Tennessee Big Man Enters Transfer Portal
Tennessee freshman big man Handje Tampa entered the transfer portal Tuesday afternoon, 247sports’ Travis Branham first reported. The 6-foot-11 forward reclassified from the 2022 class into the 2021 class, graduating from Knoxville Catholic a year early to enroll at Tennessee. Tamba redshirted his lone collegiate season not appearing in any of Tennessee’s 35 games. “He’s […]
Tennessee PG Declares For NBA Draft
Tennessee point guard Kennedy Chandler is professional basketball bound, declaring for the NBA Draft Tuesday. Chandler announced his plans on ESPN before posting a farewell message to Tennessee on Instagram. “To Coach Barnes, thank you for coaching me with such high standards and holding me accountable to my teammates,” Chandler wrote. “I will miss you guys […]
Where Tennessee Basketball Stands In Way-Too-Early Top 25s
The day a college football or basketball season ends means the beginning of one of the ironically great traditions — the way-too-early rankings for the next season. It’s a particularly flawed concept in college basketball where at least 25% of most teams will change between now and opening day with invention of the transfer portal […]