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 […]
No. 7 Tennessee at Ole Miss: How To Watch, Key Stats, Betting Odds
Tennessee basketball opens SEC play Wednesday evening at Ole Miss. The seventh-ranked Vols are heavy favorites at struggling Ole Miss as they look to begin their SEC Championship hunt with a win. The Vols went 10-2 in the pre conference slate with wins over top 25 teams Maryland and Kansas and losses against Pac 12 […]
The Starting Five: Tennessee Basketball Opens SEC Play
Tennessee basketball (10-2) begins SEC play Wednesday evening at Ole Miss. The Vols are off to a strong start to the season, moving past a bad early season loss to Colorado to earn marquee wins over USC, Kansas and Maryland. The Vols have dealt with injuries throughout the first two months of the season and […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said Previewing Tennessee’s Start To SEC Play
Tennessee basketball opens up SEC play Wednesday evening at Ole Miss as a new season begins for the Vols. Rick Barnes is looking for his second SEC regular season championship in his Tennessee tenure and the Vols have as good a chance as anybody to earn the conference crown. The Vols enter the 18-game SEC […]
‘No Change’ To Josiah-Jordan James’ Status At Tennessee Opens SEC Play
Tennessee begins a new stage of the season Wednesday afternoon as the Vols open SEC play at Ole Miss. It’s a new stage of the season for Tennessee but Josiah-Jordan James’ status remains unchanged as he continues to battle knee soreness. “No change,” Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes said of James’ status. “He’s doing a […]
Where SEC Basketball Stands in Rankings as Conference Play Nears
It’s almost conference play time in basketball season now that the calendar year is drawing to a close. Through nearly two months of the 2022-2023 season, several SEC teams have played at a high level, with six southeastern squads cracking the latest edition of the AP Top 25 poll. Tennessee leads the group, coming in […]
Where Tennessee Basketball Ranks In Dec. 26 AP Poll
Tennessee basketball moved up one spot to No. 7 in the Dec. 26 AP Poll after going 1-0 on Christmas week. Virginia’s loss shook up the back half of the Top 10. The Vols played just one game on the week before having six days without a game and time off for Christmas break. Bouncing […]
Grant Williams In Midst Of Best Professional Season
Former Tennessee basketball star Grant Williams is in the midst of his best professional basketball season in his fourth year in the NBA. Williams is averaging 9.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists 33 games into the 2022-23 season. All three marks are career highs for the power forward out of North Carolina. The 6-foot-6 […]
Tennessee’s Tobe Awaka Dominating Glass In Limited Opportunities
Tobe Awaka is carving out a role on the Tennessee basketball team as a freshman. The reason is simple— an elite rebounding ability that head coach Rick Barnes wishes “you could just give to everybody.” Tennessee didn’t anticipate using Tobe Awaka playing a very sizable role this season. The lightly recruited big man didn’t sign […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said After Tennessee Dominated Austin Peay
Tennessee capped off its pre conference play with a dominant, 86-44, victory over Austin Peay at Thompson-Boling Arena Wednesday night. The Vols jumped out to a 20-2 lead and never looked back cruising to the victory over the instate foe. In Tennessee’s last game before SEC play, Santiago Vescovi broke out of his shooting slump […]