Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Basketball Sloppy In Season Opening Win Over Mercer
Tennessee basketball opened its season with turnovers, strong inside and a 76-61 victory over Mercer. The Vols came out slow and overall played sloppily while still earning the win in drama free fashion. Here’s three quick takeaways from the opener. Frontcourt Sparks Tennessee’s Offense After Slow Start Tennessee came out slow, particularly on the offensive […]
Two Tennessee Basketball Players Land On Preseason Coaches All-SEC Teams
A pair of Tennessee basketball players landed on the Preseason Coaches All-SEC Teams Thursday morning. The SEC’s coaches voted both Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Nate Ament on Second Team ahead of the 2025-26 season. The duo also landed on the preseason second team voted on by the league’s media earlier this month. A senior point guard, […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Basketball Falls To Duke In Exhibition
A poor start to the second half downed Tennessee basketball in its preseason exhibition matchup against Duke. The Blue Devils opened the second half on a 23-9 run and never looked back, earning an 83-76 victory. Here’s three quick takeaways on our first look at Tennessee in the exhibition matchup Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Nate Ament […]
See Tennessee Basketball’s Projected Starters For Exhibition Against Duke
Tennessee basketball gets its final tuneup before the start of the 2025-26 season Sunday night when they face Duke in an exhibition game at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. Meeting with the media Friday afternoon, head coach Rick Barnes said that he was not certain who would start for Tennessee against the Blue Devils. […]
Tennessee Basketball 6-foot-10 Freshman Nate Ament Says He Thinks He’s Still Growing
Tennessee basketball welcomes a unicorn of a prospect to campus for its 2025-26 run. Nate Ament, the No. 2 player in the 2026 cycle according to On3, stands at 6-foot-10, but has the skillset of a guard. The lengthy wing trends to play the three for the Vols this year, but could even slide down […]
Pair of Tennessee Basketball Players Named to Preseason All-SEC Team
The good news keeps rolling in for Tennessee basketball as the countdown to the 2025-26 season dwindles. On Monday, the SEC released its Preseason All-SEC Teams, which featured a pair of Vols. Both freshman forward Nate Ament and senior guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie were named to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team. The duo of Ament and […]
Where Rick Barnes, Tennessee Basketball Landed In Preseason SEC Rankings
The college basketball season is just three weeks away and SEC Media Days is later this week in Birmingham. Ahead of this week’s media days, the SEC released its preseason media predictions and all conference teams Monday. The league’s media picked Tennessee to finish third in the SEC, coming in directly behind Florida and Kentucky […]
Stats And Notes From Tennessee Basketball’s Open Scrimmage On Oct. 11
Tennessee basketball worked at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center Saturday afternoon in an open scrimmage before the Vol football matchup with Arkansas. The Vols held two 20-minute scrimmages though the teams were largely the same. The only difference is that Ethan Burg and Amaree Abram switched teams. So the stats below are from the […]
WATCH: Tennessee Basketball Practice Highlights From UT Media Day
Tennessee Basketball hit the court on Thursday afternoon after the Vols hosted their in-house media day session from the training facility in Knoxville. Thursday’s practice was a chance to see exciting newcomers to the team such as Nate Ament, Ja’Kobi Gillespie, and Ethan Burg. It also gave the opportunity to see what Felix Okpara looks […]
Tennessee Basketball Practice Notes And Observations: Oct. 9
Tennessee basketball held a practice open to the media at Pratt Pavilion on Thursday afternoon as part of its in-house media day. The Vols are less than a month away from tipping off their season with a closed door scrimmage against Ohio State and an open practice beforehand. Starting on the injury front, French freshman […]