Despite Dalton Knecht’s Ability, Tennessee is Still Looking For Scoring from Santiago Vescovi
Santigo Vescovi is one of Tennessee’s most experienced veterans on the Vols’ roster as the sun begins to set on his collegiate career. The native of Montevideo, Uruguay, has played in 145 career games for the Vols, with seven SEC tournament games and six NCAA tournament games under his belt during his time on Rocky […]
WATCH: Tennessee Senior Day Presentations – Dalton Knecht, Santiago Vescovi, Josiah-Jordan James, Colin Coyne
Tennessee hosted Senior Day before the Vols’ regular-season finale against Kentucky on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville. The Vols honored four seniors during the presentation: fifth-year senior Josiah-Jordan James, fifth-year senior Santiago Vescovi, first-year transfer Dalton Knecht, and two-year walk-on Colin Coyne. James and Vescovi began their Tennessee careers during the 2019-2020 season but came to […]
Josiah-Jordan James, Santiago Vescovi Talk Tennessee Memories Before Senior Day
Tennessee basketball’s Josiah-Jordan James and Santiago Vescovi met with the local media on Friday afternoon before their Senior Day matchup against Kentucky. Bot James and Vescovi went through Senior Day festivities a season ago before deciding to return for their super senior seasons. As Rick Barnes said on Friday, if anyone deserves two senior days […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Josiah-Jordan James and Santiago Vescovi Talk Senior Day in Knoxville
Tennessee’s senior class will play their final game in Thompson Boling Arena this Saturday afternoon in Knoxville as the No. 4 Vols host the No. 15 Kentucky Wildcats in the regular-season finale. The game will be played at 4:00 p.m. ET in the Food City Center as Tennessee looks for their second straight win and […]
Rick Barnes: Tennessee Basketball’s SEC Title A Complete ‘Program Championship’
When Tennessee basketball fell to South Carolina in Knoxville back in late January, the Vols’ SEC Championship hopes were teetering. Tennessee was 5-2 in conference play and were staring down a potential 5-3 start with a challenging to road trip to Kentucky looming. Then the Vols won in Rupp Arena, beginning a run of nine […]
WATCH: Tennessee HC Rick Barnes and Players React to Big Win Over Vanderbilt in Knoxville
No. 8 Tennessee dismantled Vanderbilt on Saturday night in Knoxville to complete the regular-season sweep over their in-state rival. The Vols took down the Commodores by a final score of 88-53 on Rocky Top behind a very balanced scoring effort. While both Tennessee and Vanderbilt knocked down a three-pointer to start the game, that was […]
Game Line: Tennessee Basketball Opens As Road Favorites At Arkansas
Tennessee basketball opened as nine-point favorites ahead of its Wednesday night showdown at Arkansas according to Draft Kings. The over/under is set at 150.5. The Vols are desperate to pick up a road win. Entering the matchup 7-3, a loss would all but eliminate Tennessee from SEC Championship consideration. Analytical based college basketball website KenPom projects […]
How An April One-on-One Game Was An Early Sign Of Dalton Knecht’s Brilliance
Wander into Pratt Pavilion while Tennessee basketball is practicing and there’s a strong chance you’ll watch super senior Dalton Knecht and junior Jahmai Mashack going at it one-on-one during a drill. One rep, Knecht makes a left-handed layup with Mashack draped on his right hip. The next Mashack meets Knecht at the basket and blocks […]
Santiago Vescovi’s ‘Unselfish’ Play Leads to Vols’ Win in Rupp
Despite Santiago Vescovi averaging his lowest points average per game of his career this season, the Vols’ fifth-year guard’s selflessness has been instrumental to Tennessee’s success on the court so far this season. As a player who has been in college basketball for years, most have already familiarized themselves with Vescovi’s acrobatic athleticism on the […]
Tennessee Basketball Looking To ‘Turn Page Quick’ After Loss Against South Carolina
Tennessee basketball is coming off a disappointing 63-59 loss at home against South Carolina on Tuesday night. The Vols were 13.5-point favorites and their first home loss of the season was a major blow to their chances of winning the regular season SEC Championship. “We all know it’s a tough loss. Give a lot of […]
