Tennessee Basketball Forward Josiah-Jordan James Out Against No. 1 Alabama
Tennessee starting forward Josiah Jordan-James is out for Wednesday night’s contest against No. 1 Alabama in Knoxville. James was not present for pregame warm-ups with less than 30 minutes until tip-off. James suffered an ankle sprain during the final minute of the game against Vanderbilt in Nashville last Wednesday night. The Tennessee senior has been […]
Tennessee Basketball Starting Wing Out Against Alabama
Tennessee starting wing Julian Phillips is out for the Vols’ marquee Wednesday night matchup against No. 1 Alabama. Phillips did not go through pregame warmups with his Tennessee teammates. Phillips injured his hip in a Tennessee practice ahead of its Saturday matchup with Missouri and after scoring four points in 10 minutes in the first […]
No. 10 Tennessee vs. No. 1 Alabama: How To Watch, Key Stats, Betting Odds, Prediction
No. 10 Tennessee is reeling entering its marquee midweek matchup with No. 1 Alabama, losing three of its last four and each its last two games on buzzer beaters. The 17-point comeback in Tennessee’s loss against Missouri left head coach Rick Barnes positive but the Vols are in desperate need of a victory and could […]
Tennessee Checkering TBA For Midweek Rivalry Bout
The top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide rolls into Knoxville Wednesday night for the third top 10 tilt in Thompson-Boling Arena history. Tennessee is checkering Thompson-Boling Arena for the top 10 rivalry matchup, marking the first time the Vols have checkered the arena this season. big game calls for a big-game atmosphere • be early• be loud• […]
Pair Of Tennessee Starters Questionable For Matchup Against No. 1 Alabama
Tennessee forwards Josiah-Jordan James and Julian Phillips are questionable for the Vols’ Wednesday night matchup against No. 1 Alabama. “It will be game-day ready,” Barnes said. “We won’t do much with either of them today, obviously. Let them try to get as healed as they possibly can. If not, whatever we have, we’ve got to […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said Ahead Of Tennessee’s Matchup With No. 1 Alabama
Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes met with the local media Monday following the Vols’ two-loss week and ahead of their matchup with No. 1 Alabama. The Vols are on a slide losing three of their last four games and life isn’t going to get any easier as they prepare to face the top-ranked Crimson Tide […]
Tennessee Basketball Falls But Remains In Top 10 In Feb. 13 AP Poll
Tennessee basketball fell four spots to No. 10 in this week’s AP Poll after the Vols dropped a pair of games as sizable favorites. The pair of losses were full of drama and heartbreak. Tennessee had a chance to ice both games at the free throw line in the final seconds before a buzzer beater […]
Barnes, Tennessee Players Go To Bat For Santiago Vescovi After Missed Free Throw
Santiago Vescovi hit two free throws with seven seconds to play, giving Tennessee a three-point lead. The senior looked like he put his late game mistakes against Vanderbilt away to redeem himself. Only there was one more trip to the foul line coming. Tennessee intentionally fouled and after Missouri went one-of-two at the line, Vescovi […]
Julian Phillips Exits Tennessee’s Loss Against Missouri With Injury
Tennessee freshman forward Julian Phillips exited the Vols’ loss against Missouri with a hip flexer strain. The former five-star recruit originally suffered the injury in Tennessee’s Friday practice before trying to tough it out against the Tigers. “Julian (Phillips), I’m proud of him too,” Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes said. “He hurt himself in practice […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Rick Barnes, Jahmai Mashack, Tyreke Key React to Missouri’s Buzzer Beater
For the second time in the last week, No. 6 Tennessee suffered heartbreak on the basketball court at the hands of a buzzer-beating three-point make. While this wasn’t the defensive breakdown that Tennessee had against Vanderbilt on Wednesday, the Vols still felt the pain of defeat as Missouri’s DeAndre Gholston knocked down the shot from […]