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Tennessee Basketball Down Two Guards For Final Preseason Exhibition

Zakai Zeigler SEC Media Day

Tennessee’s backcourt duo of Zakai Zeigler and Santiago Vescovi are both out for the Vols’ final preseason tuneup of the season against Lenoir-Rhyne on Tuesday night. Neither player participated in No. 9 Tennessee’s exhibition win over No. 4 Michigan State in East Lansing on Sunday afternoon. Vescovi traveled to Uruguay on Thursday to be with […]

Santiago Vescovi Out For Michigan State Exhibition Game Due To Family Matter

Tennessee basketball star Santiago Vescovi is away from the team and won’t play in Sunday’s charity exhibition against Michigan State, Vols’ coach Rick Barnes shared Wednesday. Vescovi’s grandmother is sick and the senior shooting guard is traveling back to Uruguay to spend time with his family.  “Santi won’t (be available against MSU),” Barnes said. “His […]

Which Tennessee Basketball Players Landed On Preseason Watch Lists

College basketball season is two weeks away as the Vols prepare to open their 2023-24 season against Tennessee Tech at Thompson-Boling Arena. With the season right around the corner, it is officially watch list season. Over the next week, the preseason award watch lists will release with Tennessee bound to at least have a few […]

WATCH: Tennessee’s Zakai Zeigler, Santiago Vescovi Talk at SEC Media Day 2023

Zakai Zeigler SEC Media Day

Birmingham, Alabama is playing host to SEC Basketball Tipoff ’24 on Wednesday and Thursday as both the men’s and women’s teams from the conference will converge on the city for their respective Media Day events. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes was in attendance on Wednesday along with two trustworthy players in Zakai Zeigler and Santiago […]

Pair Of Tennessee Basketball Players Land On Preseason All-SEC Teams

Zakai Zeigler SEC Media Day

Tennessee basketball’s backcourt landed on the media’s two Preseason All-SEC teams Tuesday afternoon. Shooting guard Santiago Vescovi is one of seven players on the first team while point guard Zakai Zeigler in one of five players on the second team. Vescovi was a First Team All-SEC selection by the league’s coaches each of the last […]

Tennessee Basketball Picked To Win Southeastern Conference

Tennessee Basketball

The Southeastern Conference’s media picked Tennessee basketball to win the league’s regular season title, the SEC announced Tuesday afternoon. Tennessee is coming off a season where it posted a 25-11 (11-7 SEC) record that was good for a tie for fifth place in the regular season before making a run to the Sweet 16 in […]

National Publication Picks Tennessee Basketball To Win SEC

Tennessee Basketball

The Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook is back for another season and the annual yearbook is high on Tennessee basketball entering the 2023-24 season. The preseason yearbook picked Tennessee basketball to win the SEC for the second time in the Rick Barnes era and pegged the Vols No. 6 nationally in their preseason top 25. […]

Takeaways From Tennessee Basketball’s Three August Exhibition Games

Tennessee Basketball Looking for Top-10 Win Against Texas

Tennessee basketball completed its three August exhibition games Monday afternoon by knocking off Italian club team Stella Azzurra in Rome. The Vols won all three exhibition games handedly. Tennessee knocked off the Lithuanian U21 national team twice — 97-57, 116-90 — and Stella Azzurra 97-51. Tennessee had 10 scholarship players healthy and all played extensive […]

Stats As Tennessee Basketball Defeats Stella Azzurra In Final Exhibition Game

Tennessee basketball knocked off Italian club team Stella Azzurra 97-51 in the final of its three exhibition games in its foreign trip. The Vols used balance scoring and their elite athleticism to overwhelm Stella Azzurra much like they did in their two wins over the Lithuanian U21 National Team. Here’s a look at team and […]

WATCH: Santiago Vescovi Throws a First-Pitch Strike in Lindsey Nelson Stadium

Tennessee basketball senior guard Santiago Vescovi threw out the first pitch in Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Friday night ahead of game two between Tennessee baseball and Mississippi State. Vescovi, who was welcomed with a loud round of applause from fans in Lindsey Nelson Stadium, took the mound to throw out the ceremonial first pitch while […]