ESPN Spotlights Trio of Tennessee Players With Regular Season Winding Down
After making the Elite Eight last season, Tennessee saw several key players depart the program through graduation or the portal including Dalton Knecht, Josiah-Jordan James, Santiago Vescovi, Tobe Awaka, and Jonas Aidoo. While Tennessee still returned a trio of senior guards and a few rising underclassmen, Rick Barnes and his staff needed to hit the […]
Where Every Outgoing Tennessee Basketball Transfer Landed
Four Tennessee basketball players entered the transfer portal at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season and after two announced their commitments on Monday all four players have found homes in the portal. Three players landed at power five schools including one in the SEC. Redshirt freshmen Freddie Dilione and D.J. Jefferson entering the transfer portal […]
Former Tennessee Big Man Announces Transfer Destination
Tennessee big man transfer Tobe Awaka committed to Arizona basketball on Monday morning, he announced on his Instagram. Awaka committed to Tommy Lloyd and the Wildcats just under three weeks after he entered the transfer portal. While the rising junior big man considered returning to Tennessee after Jonas Aidoo entered the portal he never did […]
How Tennessee Basketball Signee Felix Okpara Compares to Jonas Aidoo, Tobe Awaka
Tennessee basketball has lost four players to the transfer portal to date, but only the departures of Jonas Aidoo and Tobe Awaka were of significant consequence. With Rick Barnes and his staff having significant confidence in rising sophomore JP Estrella, Tennessee needed to land just one big man in the portal to have replace its […]
Rick Barnes, Tennessee Basketball Not Closing Door On Tobe Awaka Returning
Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes called April the most hectic month of the year while meeting with the media on Thursday afternoon. The first 18 days of the month have definitely been chaotic for Tennessee basketball as they’ve lost four players in the transfer portal and have added one transfer— Hofstra’s Darlinstone Dubar— to date. […]
Tennessee Sophomore Power Forward Enters Transfer Portal
Tennessee basketball forward Tobe Awaka entered the transfer portal after two seasons in Knoxville, as first reported by an Instagram post from Awaka and On3’s Joseph Tipton on Tuesday. “Dear Vol nation,” Awaka said in an Instagram post. “The past two years have been some of the most influential of my life. The relationships gained and […]
Kentucky Big Man Hits the Portal Following Calipari’s Departure
The first domino from John Calipari’s reported transition to Arkansas has fallen, setting up what will be an incredibly interesting offseason from an SEC perspective with all of the unexpected movement. Kentucky freshman forward Aaron Bradshaw officially hit the portal Monday before noon, according to a report from 247 Sports’ Travis Branham. Bradshaw played in […]
What Rick Barnes, Tennessee Players Said About Officiating In Elite Eight Loss
As has been the case all season, the way Purdue star center Zach Edey was officiated was a major conversation point in the Boilermakers 72-66 win over Tennessee in the Elite Eight on Sunday afternoon. Edey shot 22 free throws himself, double Tennessee’s team total, while recording just one foul himself in the win. The […]
WATCH: Tennessee Players React to March Madness Win Over Texas
(2) Tennessee is heading to the Sweet 16 after knocking (7) Texas out of the NCAA Tournament with a 62-58 win on Saturday night in Charlotte, North Carolina. While Tennessee struggled to shoot the ball throughout the game, especially from the perimeter, the Vols survived and advanced past the Longhorns behind a strong defensive performance. […]
Role Players Step Up As Tennessee Basketball Grits Past Texas
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It all looks easy for Tennessee basketball when stars Dalton Knecht, Zakai Zeigler and Jonas Aidoo play well on the offensive end. A question for the Vols this NCAA Tournament was what would happen if two of those guys struggle on the offensive end. In Saturday night’s 62-58 Round of 32 victory against […]
