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Tennessee NCAA Tournament Preview: A Quick Look At Creighton

Tennessee basketball is back in the Sweet 16 for the second straight season as they look to get over the hump and make the Elite Eight for the second time in program history. Standing in the Vols’ way is a Creighton team that made it to the Elite Eight last season and is looking to […]

How Tennessee’s Opening Weekend Of The NCAA Tournament Nearly Paralleled 2022

Tennessee basketball is headed to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season after knocking off Saint Peter’s and Texas in the opening weekend of the tournament. But for much of the Vols’ 62-58 win over Texas, they were flirting with disaster as they turned in their worst shooting performance of the season. In that […]

Game Line: Tennessee Basketball Opens As Slight Favorites Against Creighton

Tennessee basketball opened as 2.5-point favorites ahead of its Sweet 16 matchup against Creighton according to Draft Kings. The over/under is set at 144. The Vols are back in the Sweet 16 for the second straight season and are looking to knock off Creighton to advance to the Elite Eight for the second time in […]

Rick Barnes Adds to Postseason Bonus Total With Win Over Texas

Rick Barnes

Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes continues to rack up bonus money this year with $600,000 heading his way over the first weekend of the tournament. According to USA Today sports writer and editor Steve Berkowitz, Barnes’ season bonus total is now up to $1 million. Berkowitz’s report states that the ninth-year Tennessee coach received $400,000 […]

Tennessee Basketball Does Rick Barnes Things In Win Over Texas

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tennessee basketball’s NCAA Tournament matchup against Texas was aptly named the Rick Barnes’ bowl due to the veteran head coach’s ties to both schools. It was a Rick Barnes type of game. The 69-year old head coach’s identity is still in the Texas program with his former assistant Rodney Terry being the Longhorns’ […]

RTI Reaction: Talking Tennessee Basketball’s NCAA Tournament Win Over Texas

Tennessee basketball is heading back to the Sweet 16 after outlasting Texas 62-58 in the Round of 32 on Saturday night in Charlotte. The Vols had one of their worst shooting performances of the season, making just three-of-25 three-point attempts on a night where both Zakai Zeigler and Dalton Knecht were uncharacteristically quiet on the […]

Tennessee Basketball To Face Creighton In The Sweet 16

It’s March Madness but there’s a whole lot of chalk in the Midwest Region so far. Two-seed Tennessee advanced to the Sweet 16 on Saturday and they now know its opponent. The Vols will face three-seed Creighton after the Blue Jays defeated 11-seed Oregon 86-73 in double overtime in the wee hours of Sunday morning. […]

Everything Rick Barnes Said After Tennessee Defeated Texas To Advance To Sweet 16

Rick Barnes

Tennessee basketball advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season by knocking off Texas 62-58 in Charlotte on Saturday night. The Vols struggled extremely badly on the offensive end but found a way by playing great defense, dominating the boards and hitting clutch free throws. After the win, Barnes discussed the poor shooting […]