2019-20 Season Predictions for Vols Basketball

The RTI team shares their season and SEC record predictions along with MVP picks and NCAAT projections for the Vols’ 2019-20 men’s basketball season.
Tennessee Working on Details for Season Opener with UNC Asheville

UNC Asheville won four games all of last season. Rick Barnes doesn’t care about that, though. On the eve of his fifth season-opener as Tennessee’s head basketball coach, he would tell you that the Bulldogs return DeVon Baker, a 6-foot-2 guard who was a Big South All-Freshman selection last season. In addition to Baker, the […]
“Only a Matter of Time” Before Nkamhoua “Blows Up” for Vols

According to his high school head coach, it’s only a matter of when, not if, Tennessee freshman forward Olivia Nkamhoua “blows up” at UT.
RTI Podcast: Football Optimism and Plavsic Denied

The RTI Podcast looks back at the Vols’ win over UAB and discusses some talking points from the game. We also talk Vols hoops, specifically Uros Plavsic.
Barnes: Uros Plavsic “Deserves a Chance to Play”

Rick Barnes said on Monday that UT will file another appeal for Uros Plavsic to play immediately, and he was “surprised” at the original denial.
Video: Barnes Discusses Plavsic, Vols’ Season Opener

Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes met with the media on Monday to discuss the NCAA denying Uros Plavsic’s waiver, the Vols’ season opener, and more.
Barnes: Vols Will Appeal NCAA Ruling on Uros Plavsic Again

Head coach Rick Barnes confirmed on Monday that Tennessee has another appeals process they can go through for Uros Plavsic, and they plan to do so.
Uros Plavsic Reacts to NCAA Denying Waiver

Tennessee center Uros Plavsic reacted to the news on Saturday that his immediate eligibility waiver from the NCAA had been denied.
Vols Get Ruling on Uros Plavsic’s Waiver

Tennessee’s men’s basketball program has heard back from the NCAA about the immediate eligibility waiver for Arizona State transfer Uros Plavsic.
Vols Have a New Point Guard Target
It looks like Tennessee’s men’s basketball team has a new point guard target in the 2020 class in international prospect Santiago Vescovi.