North Texas Transfer Guard Has Connections To Tennessee Coaching Staff
North Texas transfer guard Tylor Perry has ties to and interest in Tennessee basketball, according to a report by 247sports Brandon Jenkins. Perry was the leading scorer for NIT Champion North Texas a season ago, tallying 17.2 points per game on 44% shooting from the field and 42% shooting from three-point range. The 5-foot-11 guard […]
No. 11 Tennessee at No. 25 Texas A&M: How To Watch, Key Stats, Betting Odds, Prediction
No. 11 Tennessee heads back on the road Tuesday night to face red-hot No. 25 Texas A&M in a critical game for SEC seeding. The Vols are losers of three of their last four after splitting games against then-No. 1 Alabama and Kentucky last week. Texas A&M is winners of five straight and has played […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Rod Clark, Olivier Nkamhoua Move Forward After Kentucky Loss
It’s a new week for the Volunteers with a big challenge on the immediate horizon. After losing three of their last four games, with a win over No. 1 Alabama sandwiched in nonetheless, Tennessee will now prepare to head west to Texas for a matchup with No. 25 Texas A&M on Tuesday night in College […]
Everything Tennessee Assistant Rod Clark Said Ahead Of Texas A&M Game
Tennessee assistant coach Rod Clark met with the local media Monday following a 1-1 week and ahead of the Vols’ trip to No. 25 Texas A&M. The Aggies are in second place in the SEC but still find themselves on the bubble due to an underwhelming non conference slate. Texas A&M is red-hot, entering the […]
How Josiah-Jordan James is Like the ‘Kobe’ of Tennessee’s Basketball Team
Josiah-Jordan James is one of the veteran leaders on Tennessee’s basketball team. And considering the fact that he is in his fourth season with the program, James has earned that right. Whether it is with his aggressive and intelligent play on the court or his infectious personality off of it, James is the guy for […]
WATCH: Rod Clark, Uros Plavsic Dive Into Vanderbilt Matchup
Just about a day and a half prior to Tennessee hosting Vanderbilt in an SEC matchup in Knoxville, Vols assistant coach Rod Clark and center Uros Plavsic met with the media to discuss the upcoming game. No. 5 Tennessee (13-2, 3-0 SEC) will host in-state rival Vanderbilt (8-7, 1-1 SEC) on Tuesday night at 9:00 […]
‘Our Kind Of Kid’: Mashack’s Faith, Defense Helping Him Thrive With Tennessee Basketball
Wearing gold cross earrings, Jahmai Mashack’s eyes light up as he talks about playing defense and feeding off the energy from Thompson-Boling Arena after an elite defensive possession. Tennessee’s sophomore guard talks about how he’s prided himself on being a player that “has heart and grit” since the first time he picked up a basketball. […]
Tennessee Basketball Looking For More Aggressive Tyreke Key
Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes was discussing the Vols’ interior scoring following their, 94-40, win over Alcorn State when a beside the topic thought popped into his head. “Tyreke is still turning down too many shots that he needs to take for us from the perimeter,” Barnes said. Indiana State transfer Tyreke Key hit a […]
Despite Challenges, Tennessee’s Defense Keeps Getting Better
Defense is the identity of Tennessee’s basketball program. It doesn’t take long listening to eighth-year head coach Rick Barnes or anyone else involved with the program to figure that out. Assistant coach Rod Clark says Tennessee players “are going to guard. If they don’t, it is going to be really hard to play here.” “I […]
‘Tyreke Can Put That Ball In The Bucket’: Key Brings Scoring Prowess To Tennessee
Indiana State transfer Tyreke Key came to Tennessee as a relatively unknown commodity for a grad transfer who’s already played four years of college basketball. Key hasn’t played in over a year due to a shoulder injury, transferred from a mid-major and was mildly recruited coming out of Clay County High School. So, what is […]