Propensity To Make Fix-It Plays Driving Tennessee Basketball’s Elite Defense
Tennessee basketball has the nation’s best defense, perching atop the KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency rankings for the sixth straight week. The Vols are tenacious defending the perimeter, turning up the heat at a moment’s notice while the return of Olvier Nkamhoua and progression of Jonas Aidoo gives Tennessee strong rim protection. One area Tennessee excels […]
No. 8 Tennessee vs. Mississippi State: How To Watch, Key Stats, Betting Odds
Tennessee returns to Thompson-Boling Arena Tuesday night for its SEC home opener against Mississippi State. Two of the nation’s top defenses in the country collide in what’s likely to be a low scoring battle. The Vols are coming off a come from behind win at Ole Miss to open SEC play while Mississippi State is […]
Tennessee Basketball Drops In Jan. 2 AP Poll Despite Winning Week
Tennessee basketball fell from No. 7 to No. 8 in this week’s AP Poll after a 1-0 week that saw them open SEC play with a victory at Ole Miss. SEC rival Alabama jumped the Vols in the rankings after opening SEC play with a dominant win at Mississippi State. Tennessee received just one more […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said Ahead Of SEC Home Opener Against Mississippi State
Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes met with the local media Monday morning ahead of the Vols SEC home opener against Mississippi State. The Vols enter their first marquee game at Thompson-Boling Arena 11-2 (1-0 SEC) while Mississippi State (11-2, 0-1 SEC) is coming off back-to-back losses. The eighth-year head coach discussed four-star combo guard Freddie […]
Freddie Dilione Early Enrolling ‘Huge’ For His Future With Tennessee Basketball
Tennessee basketball signee Freddie Dilione plans to enroll at Tennessee for the spring semester while joining the basketball team, head coach Rick Barnes confirmed to the media Monday morning. “Freddie decided he wanted to get here as early as he could,” Barnes said. “We’ll get him here and we’ll get him, I don’t know how […]
Tennessee Basketball Makes Cut For Five-Star Forward
Class of 2024 five-star Airious (Ace) Bailey released a top 12 schools list including Tennessee basketball Saturday. Bailey’s first cut includes Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Memphis, Oregon, Rutgers, South Carolina Texas and West Virginia. Glory to God…AB4 pic.twitter.com/cumpggbSHc — Ace Bailey (@AiriousB) January 1, 2023 The Powder Springs, Georgia native’s first cut shows his […]
WATCH: Yves Pons Dunks Over Victor Wembanyama
Tennessee VFL Yves Pons recently partook in the LNB (France National Basketball League) Dunk Contest. Pons put together quite the highlight reel, slamming down several impressive dunks. One of which was a dunk where Pons jumped OVER the projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft Victor Wembanyama. See two angles of the […]
Vescovi’s Offense, Aidoo’s Defense Propels Tennessee Past Ole Miss
OXFORD, Miss — Santiago Vescovi is the Ole Miss killer and he doesn’t even know it. A year after scoring 12 points in the final four minutes plus overtime to claw Tennessee to a comeback win over Ole Miss, the senior shooting guard did it again. Only, Vescovi doesn’t remember doing it the first time. “To […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said After Tennessee’s SEC Opening Win At Ole Miss
Tennessee basketball knocked off Ole Miss, 63-59, in Oxford to open up SEC play in the win column Wednesday evening. The Vols fell behind 10 points in the first half before slowly crawling back into the game and holding on late to secure the win. Santiago Vescovi’s game-high 22 points highlighted a strong night for […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Outlasts Ole Miss In Oxford
OXFORD, Miss. — Tennessee overcame a double-digit first half deficit to claw back and defeat Ole Miss, 63-59, to open SEC play Wednesday evening. The Vols used an extended second half run to open up a lead and held on for dear life thanks to elite defense. Here’s three quick takeaways as Tennessee survives on […]