What Tennessee HC Rick Barnes Said About Assistant Rod Clark Leaving For Indiana
Tennessee basketball didn’t lose a single scholarship player to the transfer portal this offseason. But the Vols lost an assistant coach Wednesday when Rod Clark reportedly accepted a job to join Darian DeVries staff at Indiana. Eleventh-year Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes commented on Clark’s departure Wednesday night at the Big Orange Caravan stop in […]
Tennessee Basketball Assistant Coach Leaving For Indiana
Assistant basketball coach Rod Clark is leaving Tennessee basketball to join Darian DeVries staff at Indiana, Jon Rothstein first reported on Wednesday. “My family and I are overwhelmed with gratitude stemming from our time here at the University of Tennessee,” Clark wrote in a statement. “It means so much that my two little girls were […]
‘Stop Worrying!’: Chaz Lanier Shares Emotional Moment With His Mother After Winning Major College Basketball Award
Tennessee senior Chaz Lanier was named the recipient of the 2025 Jerry West Award on Saturday afternoon, given to the nation’s top shooting guard from the previous season. Lanier averaged 18.0 points per game on 39.5% three-point shooting during his lone year on Rocky Top. The former North Florida transfer also broke Tennessee’s single-season three-point […]
Zakai Zeigler’s Impact Goes Far Past His Remarkable Resume For Tennessee Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS — Zakai Zeigler wants to be remembered as a winner. If there’s any room left after that he wants to be remembered as a pretty good player. Zeigler’s college career likely came to a close on Sunday in a 69-50 loss against Houston in the Elite Eight. His resume is extraordinarily impressive. He led Tennessee […]
Chaz Lanier Searching For ‘One Shining Moment’ In Lone NCAA Tournament With Tennessee Basketball
Tennessee assistant coach Rod Clark butted in before Chaz Lanier could answer the question in the crowded entrance to the Vols’ locker room at Rupp Arena on Saturday night. Is Lanier trying to get in the ‘One Shining Moment’ video? “Yes he is,” Clark intervened from a few feet away. “He was talking about it […]
Tennessee Challenged Its Frontcourt Before UCLA Game, Trio ‘Answered The Bell’
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Tennessee’s five starters broke their tight huddle to walk to mid court for the opening tip off when Zakai Zeigler grabbed Felix Okpara and Igor Milicic and shared a few more words. “I was just telling them, go get every rebound,” Zeigler said postgame. “If nobody else gets a rebound, nobody on our […]
How Tennessee Basketball’s Rarely Used Press ‘Changed The Game’ In Win Over UCLA
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Zakai Zeigler walked up to Tennessee associate head coach and “defensive coordinator” Justin Gainey during free throws in the first half of the Vols’ 67-58 win over UCLA on Saturday night with a simple suggestion. “I asked Coach Gainey, ‘do you want to go into this press right here?’” Zeigler said postgame. “He […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Rod Clark, Jordan Gainey, Felix Okpara Preview Vols’ First Round March Madness Game
Back home in Knoxville for a few days between the SEC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament, Tennessee had a handful of representatives speak with the media before the Vols head to Lexington, KY, for March Madness this weekend. Tennessee, the runner-up in the SEC Tournament, landed a 2-seed in the Midwest Region and will take […]
What Tennessee Basketball Said Before Leaving For Lexington, NCAA Tournament
Tennessee basketball assistant coach Rod Clark as well players Jordan Gainey and Felix Okpara met with the media in Knoxville on Tuesday morning before the team left for Lexington and the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The Vols discussed what stands out about first round opponent Wofford, where they executed and struggled in the […]
Four-Star Wing Billy White Talks ‘Fit’ With Tennessee Basketball Following Weekend Visit
Four-star class of 2026 wing Billy “Blanco” White III unofficially visited Tennessee basketball over the weekend as the Vols knocked off South Carolina to conclude the regular season. White toured the campus and Tennessee’s facilities before the game, saying Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center is probably his “favorite” arena that he’s been to at […]