Uros Plavsic Becomes Third Olympic Medalist in Tennessee Basketball Program History
Uros Plavsic is now the third Olympic medalist in Tennessee men’s basketball program history. Plavsic received his bronze medal after Serbia defeated Germany by a score of 93-83 in the third-place game on Saturday morning. While Plavsic did not play in Saturday’s game, the former Vol did record a quick run during Serbia’s opening game […]
Former Vol Uros Plavsic One Step Closer To Olympic Medal
Former Tennessee basketball player Uros Plavsic is one step closer to achieving a medal at the Olympics. Plavsic and the Serbian national team defeated Australia in overtime, 95-90, in the Olympic quarterfinal round. Plavsic did not appear in the quarterfinal round but did get a quick run during Serbia’s opening game against Puerto Rico. If […]
Two Former Vols Land on Atlanta Hawks Summer League Roster
Two former Tennessee players are set to compete with the Atlanta Hawks NBA Summer League team this July. According to Brad Rowland on Twitter, former Tennessee basketball players Yves Pons and Uros Plavsic are on the Hawks’ roster. The 2023 NBA Summer League will take place in early to mid-July in Salt Lake City, Sacramento, […]
Uros Plavsic Pens Farewell Message To Tennessee Basketball, Vol Nation
Tennessee basketball center Uros Plavsic penned his farewell message to the Vols’ program and fanbase Monday afternoon after spending four years in Knoxville. “This time I spent on Rocky Top these past four years has taught me a lot of valuable lessons,” Plavsic wrote. “The University of Tennessee gave me an opportunity to grow as […]
Tennessee Center Declares For NBA Draft While Maintaining College Eligibility
The deadline for college players to declare for the NBA Draft was earlier this week and there’s a handful of Vols on the list. Both Julian Phillips and Josiah-Jordan James were on the list — as Rick Barnes stated last week — but so was Tennessee center Uros Plavsic. The redshirt senior has one year […]
Tennessee Basketball Seniors Sustained Program’s Success
Tennessee basketball’s 2022-23 season came to a close Thursday night when Florida Atlantic knocked off the Vols in the Sweet 16. The loss marked the end of one of the stranger Tennessee basketball seasons in recent memories. A sizable portion of Vol fans never truly embraced this team. Whether that was because of football’s success […]
Tennessee Basketball’s Message To The Haters
Tennessee basketball has had many doubters and haters this season. National and local pundits, Vol fans and many more have expressed their disbelief in this Tennessee team over the course of the season. It’s something Tennessee players have acknowledged, most only on Twitter, this season. Josiah-Jordan James talked about it Monday before Tennessee departed for […]
‘Taking Them To The Mud’: How Tennessee Basketball Defeated Duke In NCAA Tournament
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tennessee basketball’s game plan against Duke was simple. “We called it ‘taking them to the mud,’” senior Josiah-Jordan James said. “Being physical, making it a dogfight. … That’s what we do day in and day out. We don’t think anyone else can emulate what we do or do what we do on a […]
RTI Game Predictions: No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Louisiana
Tennessee basketball opens up NCAA Tournament in Orlando tonight against 13-seed Louisiana. The Vols are double-digit favorites over Louisiana and are looking to advance to the Round of 32 for the second consecutive season. Louisiana enters the NCAA Tournament coming off a Sun Belt Tournament championship after finishing second in the conference in the regular […]
WATCH: Tennessee Celebrates Win Over No. 1 Alabama
Tennessee Basketball knocked off top-ranked Alabama, 68-59, in Thompson-Boling Arena on Wednesday night. After the game, the Vols took time to celebrate on the court while ‘Dixieland Delight’ was blasting inside the arena. Highlights from Tennessee celebrating the win are below. Uros Plavsic joins the Student Section Dixieland Delight rains down from the Tennessee student […]