Tennessee Forward Olivier Nkamhoua Transferring to Big 10 Program
Former Tennessee forward Olivier Nkamhoua is taking his talents to the University of Michigan, as reported by On3 Sports’ Joe Tipton on Wednesday afternoon. Nkamhoua committed to the Wolverines over Baylor, West Virginia, and Kansas State. After spending four years on Rocky Top, the native of Helsinki, Finland jumped into the transfer portal on Mar. […]
Former Tennessee Forward Withdraws From NBA Draft
Former Tennessee basketball forward Olivier Nkamhoua has withdrawn from the NBA Draft, per a report from NBA Draft analyst Jonathan Givony. Nkamhoua will remain in the transfer portal and look to land with another team ahead of his fifth collegiate season. Potential landing spots for Nkamhoua include Kansas State, Michigan, Baylor, Memphis, West Virginia and […]
Tennessee Basketball Forward Enters Transfer Portal
Tennessee basketball power forward Olivier Nkamhoua entered the transfer portal Thursday evening, VerbalCommits first reported on Twitter. Nkamhoua spent four-years at Tennessee and is using his extra COVID-19 year of eligibility to transfer and play a fifth season. Fellow seniors Santiago Vescovi, Josiah-Jordan James and Uros Plavsic all have a final year of eligibility but […]
Tennessee Basketball Seniors Sustained Program’s Success
Tennessee basketball’s 2022-23 season came to a close Thursday night when Florida Atlantic knocked off the Vols in the Sweet 16. The loss marked the end of one of the stranger Tennessee basketball seasons in recent memories. A sizable portion of Vol fans never truly embraced this team. Whether that was because of football’s success […]
Tennessee Basketball’s Season Ends In Fitting Fashion
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The 2022-23 Tennessee basketball team could beat anybody, taking down a pair of one seeds and a two-seed in the regular season. But any quality team could play with Tennessee on any given night. Ole Miss pushed the Vols to the brink and NIT teams Florida and Vanderbilt knocked off the […]
Olivier Nkamhoua: Rick Barnes ‘A Winner At Heart’
Tennessee basketball silenced the critics and haters Saturday afternoon, knocking off popular Final Four pick Duke in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. The Vols and their seniors had plenty to prove after a lackluster final six weeks entering the NCAA Tournament. Nkamhoua led the way for that group with 27 points as […]
Tennessee Basketball’s Message To The Haters
Tennessee basketball has had many doubters and haters this season. National and local pundits, Vol fans and many more have expressed their disbelief in this Tennessee team over the course of the season. It’s something Tennessee players have acknowledged, most only on Twitter, this season. Josiah-Jordan James talked about it Monday before Tennessee departed for […]
‘Taking Them To The Mud’: How Tennessee Basketball Defeated Duke In NCAA Tournament
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tennessee basketball’s game plan against Duke was simple. “We called it ‘taking them to the mud,’” senior Josiah-Jordan James said. “Being physical, making it a dogfight. … That’s what we do day in and day out. We don’t think anyone else can emulate what we do or do what we do on a […]
WATCH: Tennessee Postgame Video – Barnes, Nkamhoua, Aidoo, James, Vescovi
Four-seed Tennessee is officially Sweet 16 bound. The Vols defeated a red-hot five-seed Duke squad by a score of 65-52 on Saturday afternoon in Orlando, FL, to advance to their first Sweet 16 since the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Tennessee forward Olivier Nkamhoua was certainly the star of the show for Rick Barnes’ Tennessee squad. The […]
WATCH: Rick Barnes and Tennessee Players React to SEC Tournament Ending Loss
After just a day and a half in Nashville, Tennessee’s hopes of becoming back-to-back SEC Tournament champions are over. Five-seed Tennessee was defeated by four-seed Missouri by a score of 79-71 in the quarterfinals of the tournament located in Bridgestone Arena. Similarly to their previous matchup in Knoxville, Missouri’s offense lit up the scoreboard on […]
