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On Tuesday, the SEC announced the opponents for each women’s basketball team in the conference and where the games will be played. This included Lady Vols basketball, who now know which teams will be traveling to Knoxville and which they will have to play on the road. One game that will be circled on Tennessee […]
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The ACC-SEC College Basketball Challenge returns this December with 16 reported matchups between the two conferences. The 16-game slate will be split up evenly, with the SEC and ACC both receiving eight home games. The challenge features some buzzworthy matchups, including Duke/Florida, Arkansas/North Carolina, and Texas/Louisville. Here’s a look at the reported lineup, according to […]
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Kentucky Basketball made headline news on Monday night when it landed a commitment from Iowa State’s Milan Momcilovic, the No. 2 overall player in 247Sports’ portal player rankings. Momcilovic was a player that the Wildcats went all in for and reportedly paid a hefty price tag to get, but it’s a huge move for Mark […]
The post Where Tennessee Basketball’s Portal Class Ranks After Kentucky’s Big Portal Addition appeared first on Rocky Top Insider.
Kentucky basketball landed the final major prize in the transfer portal this offseason with Iowa State transfer wing Milan Momcilovic committed to the Wildcats over Louisville. Momcilovic entered the transfer portal earlier this offseason while he went through the NBA Draft process. After removing his name from the NBA Draft last week, Momcilovic’s recruitment heated […]
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The deadline for college basketball players to remove their name from the NBA Draft and return to school for next season was Wednesday night. It was a quiet deadline for Tennessee with Nate Ament already announcing his intentions to remain in the draft. But there was plenty of action in the rest of the SEC […]
The post Which SEC Basketball Players Are Staying In NBA Draft, Which Are Returning To School appeared first on Rocky Top Insider.
Lady Vols basketball and Ole Miss have had some on and off-court drama this past year. Starting in Tennessee’s road loss in Oxford this past year, fans noticed that UT head coach Kim Caldwell and Rebels head coach Yolett ‘Coach Yo’ McPhee-McCuin’s handshake was brief. Then, this offseason, McPhee-McCuin landed a pair of former Tennessee […]
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Jason Williams was perhaps the first star of the Billy Donovan era at Florida, averaging 17.1 points, 6.7 assists and 2.7 steals per game in his lone season with the Gators before moving on to the NBA. But nearly 20 years after leaving the Florida program, Williams is severing ties with the Gators over repeated […]
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LSU basketball is making waves in the college hoops landscape with a recent move. Ahead of Will Wade’s first year back in Baton Rouge, he has signed RJ Luis Jr. to join the team. On paper, this looks like a great move. Formerly a St. John’s star who was named the 2025 Big East Player […]
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It’s been far from a standout transfer portal slate for Kentucky basketball. However, Tennessee’s SEC rival still has time to land some top available prospects. One of the top targets still on the board is one that Vol fans should remember, as well. According to a report from KSR’s Jacob Polacheck, the Wildcats met with […]
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The morale in Lexington, Kentucky, isn’t too high right now. After a disappointing 2025-26 season for Kentucky basketball in year two under Mark Pope, he lost a lot of favor among the Wildcats’ fan base. With the pressure on to land a top-end portal class, he’s swung and missed at a lot of his top […]
The post Mark Pope, Kentucky Basketball Make Bold Public Relations Choice Amid Transfer Portal Shortcomings appeared first on Rocky Top Insider.
The typical thought around the college basketball world going into conference play was that the SEC was the nation’s best conference with 10 teams ranked in the AP Top 25 going into the week. Saturday’s conference slate didn’t do much to slow that thought down. All 16 SEC teams were in action on Saturday as […]
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Arkansas fell to Tennessee 76-52 in its SEC opener on Saturday afternoon at a sold out Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in Knoxville. The Vols dominated Arkansas on the glass and led by double-digit points for the entire second half. Following the game, Arkansas head coach John Calipari discussed Tennessee manhandling the Razorbacks on […]
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The transfer portal has become a prominent part of college sports in recent years and Tennessee basketball is no stranger to it. The Vols have lost players to and added players from the transfer portal in recent years under Rick Barnes. But no loss was more notable than when center Jonas Aidoo entered the transfer […]
The post How Former Vol Jonas Aidoo Is Faring In First Season At Arkansas appeared first on Rocky Top Insider.
The Southeastern Conference nearly went undefeated in the first of two days in the SEC-ACC Challenge but a familiar foe spoiled the perfect day for the SEC. As nine SEC teams found a win over their ACC opponent on Tuesday, Kentucky was the only one to fall in an upset bit to the unranked Clemson […]
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We’re just a few days into the college basketball season but Bruce Pearl and Auburn are in the early driver’s seat for the most bizarre story of the season. Shortly after the Tigers’ chartered flight from Auburn to Houston for Saturday night’s top 15 showdown, the plane turned around and landed in Auburn due to […]
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Tennessee Basketball’s upcoming SEC slate will kick off with a bang as the Vols host a pair of familiar faces in the Food City Center. The Vols are set to host John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks on Jan. 4 to open the SEC season. Arkansas will also bring in former Tennessee center Jonas Aidoo […]
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Former Tennessee Vol and reigning SEC Player of the Year Dalton Knecht made his NBA Summer League debut this month with action in the NBA California Classic and the NBA 2K Summer League during the month of July. Knecht was projected as one of the top collegiate players during the 2024 NBA Draft but surprisingly […]
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Texas officially joining the SEC earlier this month has re-sparked a college sports debate. Who is the real UT? The University of Tennessee or the University of Texas? The Southeastern Conference quietly ruled in on Friday when it released its preseason All-SEC teams. And the most powerful conference in intercollegiate athletics sided with the Volunteers. […]
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The NBA 2K Summer League is officially set to kick off on Friday afternoon with a matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic. All games will take place in Las Vegas as teams battle it out over the span of a week leading to the playoffs at the end of the month. Several […]
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Former Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht broke out for his first 20-point scoring game of the Summer League slate on Wednesday night against the Heat while nearly tallying a double-double in the process. But while Knecht did lead the team in scoring, it wasn’t enough to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to victory as the Heat […]
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LeBron James apparently had his eye on Rick Barnes’ Tennessee Volunteers during the 2023-2024 college basketball season. And he apparently liked what he saw from the Vols’ scoring wing Dalton Knecht. During an interview after a Team USA Basketball practice over the weekend, James was asked about Knecht’s addition to the Los Angeles Lakers via […]
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Dalton Knecht and Santiago Vescovi battled head-to-head during NBA Summer League action on Sunday night. The two former Tennessee teammates went one-on-one several times during practices on Rocky Top but were on opposing sides for the California Classic game between the Lakers and the Warriors. Vescovi’s Warriors dominated Knecht’s Lakers by a score of 92-68 […]
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Lakers guard Dalton Knecht showed the NBA Summer League a hint of his athleticism during a California Classic game on Sunday evening in San Francisco. Tennessee fans were treated to their first big Knecht dunk against Michigan State in an exhibition game during the preseason but saw several more throughout the season. The Summer League […]
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Former Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht made his debut on an NBA court Saturday for the Los Angeles Lakers. The 17th overall pick in the 2024 draft recorded 12 points on 3-of-12 shooting, two rebounds, and four assists in 26 minutes during the game as the Lakers opened the summer league with a 108-94 loss to […]
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Former SEC Player of the Year Dalton Knecht will showcase his talent on an NBA court for the first time on Saturday afternoon. Knecht and the Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Sacramento Kings in the first game of the California Classic, setting off the official start of the Summer League in July. Fortunately […]
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Sitting next to ESPN analyst turned NBA head coach JJ Redick and son of Lebron James, Bronny James, former Tennessee superstar Dalton Knecht fielded questions from a packed media section on Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles. Knecht had Lakers GM Rob Pelinka to his right, Bronny James to his left, and JJ Redick to his […]
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Former Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht’s first action as an NBA player is right around the corner. As confirmed by Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick on Tuesday, Knecht will be playing in both the NBA’s California Classic and the NBA Summer League during the month of July. The California Classic will take place in […]
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Former Tennessee Vol Tobias Harris has found a new home after six seasons in Philadelphia. Harris is heading to the Detroit Pistons on a two-year, $52 million deal according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday morning. The former Vol is returning to the Motor City for his second stint with the Pistons. Harris was traded […]
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If the NBA Draft was anything like the premiere showing of a blockbuster Hollywood movie before its public debut, the Los Angeles Lakers would be getting five-star reviews left and right for their production on Wednesday night in Brooklyn. Despite mock draft projections having Dalton Knecht as a Top 12 pick in the first round, […]
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The internet has been buzzing about the Florida basketball program on Wednesday. The Gators are welcoming in freshman Olivier Rioux, a center from IMG Academy by way of Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada. The internet’s buzz simply revolves around the fact that Florida has Rioux listed at a whopping 7-foot-9 and 290 pounds. That’s not a typo, […]
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Six former Tennessee Lady Volunteers are rostered for the start of the WNBA season on Tuesday night. Those six players are spread across three teams with two at each. Fourth overall pick Rickea Jackson is set to make her WNBA debut on Wednesday night along with LVFL Rae Burrell for Los Angeles. The Sparks will […]
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Tennessee basketball’s home and away conference opponents for the 2024-2025 season were revealed on Monday afternoon, with one particularly interesting note. The Vols are set to host the Arkansas Razorbacks at some point in the season, though the date for that game is not known at this time. While Tennessee hosting Arkansas any other year […]
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Tennessee big man Jonas Aidoo is leaving the Volunteer basketball program but he’s not leaving the SEC. Aidoo committed to John Calipari and Arkansas basketball just under three weeks after entering the transfer portal, he announced on Instagram Monday night. Aidoo spent three seasons at Tennessee and heads to Arkansas to use his final season […]
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With Philadelphia’s win over the Miami Heat in the play-in tournament, the 76ers are now set to take on the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2024 Playoffs, starting this Saturday. But even with the team preparing for a full seven-game series, rumors around former Tennessee Vol Tobias Harris have been abundant […]
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According to a report from Kentucky Sports Radio’s Jacob Polacheck on Friday morning, the Kentucky basketball program has contacted former Tennessee forward Jonas Aidoo from the transfer portal. Aidoo declared for the NBA Draft while entering the transfer portal on Apr. 11, as Kentucky officially hired Mark Pope as the next head coach of the […]
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A handful of former Tennessee basketball players are set for a shot at the 2024 NBA Playoffs. First up is Jaden Springer, a former one-and-done guard from the 2020-2021 Tennessee basketball team. While starting the season with the Philadelphia 76ers, the team that drafted him in the first round in 2021, Springer was traded to […]
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The University of Kentucky has announced John Calipari’s replacement as head coach of the Wildcats men’s basketball program. Former BYU head coach Mark Pope will take the reigns as the 23rd head coach in Kentucky program history. As a college basketball player in the early to mid-90s, Pope played his first two years at Washington […]
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A new era of SEC basketball is right around the corner. While folks have known about the anticipated arrival of both Texas and Oklahoma into the Southeastern Conference for quite some time now, the recent coaching news from the SEC only adds more fuel to the fire when it comes to next season. After a […]
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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 […]
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John Calipari is leaving Kentucky basketball to become the new head coach at Arkansas, ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported late Sunday night. It ends a 15-year tenure in Lexington that saw Calipari lead Kentucky to six SEC Regular Season Championships, six SEC Tournament Championships, four Final Four appearances and the 2012 National Championship. But things […]
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Tennessee’s memorable 2023-2024 season comes to a close with a loss to Midwest Region one-seed Purdue on Sunday afternoon in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament. Despite a 37-point showing in Dalton Knecht’s final game in a Tennessee uniform, the Vols fell to the Boilermakers by a score of 72-66 on Sunday behind […]
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Former Tennessee assistant coach Rob Lanier will be staying in the Lone Star State after being let go from his job at SMU last Thursday. According to a social media post on Sunday evening, Lanier is being picked up by Rice and is set to be the next head coach of the Owls’ program. We're […]
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Friday’s quarterfinal round of the SEC Tournament felt like the equivalent of an upset-heavy opening weekend at the NCAA Tournament. The top three seeds of the SEC Tournament all fell to lower-ranked competition in Nashville despite having a bye during the second round on Thursday. With a strong amount of orange in the building to […]
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Former Tennessee star Grant Williams set up the Vols’ current basketball team in style ahead of their 10-day trip to Italy on July 31. As seen in a video posted to social media from Vol Hoops, the former Celtic and now Dallas Mavericks forward gave each U.T. player custom Beats Studio headphones for the nine-hour […]
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The Orlando Magic and President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman announced on Thursday that the team is set to re-sign former Tennessee Volunteer Admiral Schofield to a new two-way contract. Schofield’s two-way contract will allow him to play with both the Orlando Magic in the NBA and the Osceola Magic G-League team. We have re-signed […]
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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, […]
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Former Tennessee Vol Josh Richardson is taking his talents to South Beach again. As reported by ESPN over the weekend, Richardson is returning to the Miami Heat on a two-year, $6 million deal. Richardson was at Tennessee from 2011 until his departure for the NBA Draft in 2015. The Edmond, Oklahoma native averaged 16 points […]
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After more than a decade in the NBA and several years in Philadelphia, former Tennessee Volunteer Tobias Harris’ future with the 76ers might be up in the air. Harris has widely been rumored as a trade piece for Philadelphia this offseason as the Sixers attempt to get over the Eastern Conference Finals hump. Despite not […]
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The Southeastern Conference accounted for 10 of the 58 total picks at the 2023 NBA Draft on Thursday night in Brooklyn. Overall, the SEC claimed just under 20% of the league’s newest prospects by way of the NBA Draft. Arkansas led the way with three players being picked: Anthony Black, Nick Smith Jr., and Jordan […]
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The NCAA announced on Wednesday that Memphis basketball head coach Penny Hardaway will not coach the first three games of the Tigers’ season due to suspension. The three-game suspension for Hardaway in the 2023-2024 season is due to recruiting violations that previously occurred. According to Jason Munz of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, the penalty given […]
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Tennessee icon and WNBA superstar Candace Parker is in a class of her own. Following a win against Minnesota on Sunday afternoon, Parker is now the only player in WNBA history with: 6,500+ points 3,000+ rebounds 1,500+ assists 600+ blocks 500+ steals Parker finished the game on Sunday with 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting, six […]
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Tennessee forward Tobe Awaka has been selected to the 2023 USA Men’s Basketball Under-19 National Team. The 12-man team is set to compete in the 2023 FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup this summer in Debrecen, Hungary. The event is slated for June 24 through July 2. Awaka’s selection comes after five days of training camp […]
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Tennessee basketball received surprising and good news Wednesday afternoon when Josiah-Jordan James withdrew from the NBA Draft and announced he would return to Knoxville for his super senior season. It made for a good day for Tennessee basketball and we wrote about the move here and discussed the ramifications of the decision on the RTI […]
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Friday night will mark the start of the 2023 WNBA season as the Las Vegas Aces look to defend their 2022 championship. There are five former Lady Vols that are representing the University of Tennessee on WNBA rosters this season. Former Tennessee legend Candace Parker is now in Las Vegas after signing with the Aces […]
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Former Tennessee freshman and Knoxville native B.J. Edwards was with the Volunteers’ basketball program for one season before entering the transfer portal in May. After just one week in the portal, Edwards has found his new home. On Friday afternoon, B.J. Edwards announced on social media that he will be transferring to SMU in Dallas, […]
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Tennessee freshman wing Julian Phillips has received an invitation to the 2023 NBA Combine according to a press release from the NBA. Phillips is the lone Volunteer representative out of the 78 players that are “expected” to attend the event from May 15-21 at Wintrust Arena and the Marriot Marquis in Chicago. The 2023 NBA […]
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While the second-round NBA Playoffs series between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers is loaded up with superstars from the league, there’s also a small handful of Tennessee players battling it out. Longtime NBA veteran Tobias Harris is still rolling with the 76ers in his fifth year in Philly and his 16th year in the […]
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Alabama guard Jaden Bradley entered the transfer portal Tuesday afternoon after a strong freshman season in Tuscaloosa, On3’s Jamie Shaw first reported. A blue-chip recruit coming out of high school, Bradley started in 22 of 37 games for the Crimson Tide in his freshman season. The combo guard earned Freshman All-SEC honors by averaging 6.4 […]
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The 2023 SEC men’s basketball tournament has officially begun in Nashville. The tournament kicked off the festivities with two down-to-the-wire games on Wednesday night with No. 13 Ole MIss edging out No. 12 South Carolina and No. 14 LSU holding down No. 11 Georgia to advance to the second round. We now turn to a […]
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Former Texas basketball head coach Chris Beard looks to be the new top candidate for the head coaching vacancy at Ole Miss, according to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Jeff Borzello on Wednesday. The report states that the two sides, Beard and Ole Miss, have been in contact as Ole Miss goes through […]
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With Saturday’s games now in the rearview mirror, we now know that the 2023 men’s SEC basketball tournament bracket is officially set. Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Volunteers (22-9, 11-7 SEC) are locked in as the fifth seed in the tournament, which means that the team will be starting the week on Thursday. Nate Oats […]
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Tennessee is hoping to have two of their top wing players back for this Tuesday’s penultimate regular season game against Arkansas in Knoxville. During an availability with the media on Monday afternoon, head coach Rick Barnes said that the team will make a decision on both Tyreke Key and Julian Phillips before the game. “I […]
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Ole Miss and head coach Kermit Davis have mutually agreed to part ways, according to an announcement from the Rebels’ basketball program on Friday morning. Davis, a former longtime coach at Middle Tennessee, had been with Ole Miss for the past five seasons, starting in 2018. Kermit Davis ends his time with the Rebels with […]
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Some shocking news was revealed to the public on Monday in the continued developing legal story out of the Alabama men’s basketball program. Alabama’s star freshman Brandon Miller was the individual responsible for bringing the gun to teammate Darius Miles that was used in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris in January. According […]
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Alabama star freshman Brandon Miller brought the gun to teammate Darius Miles that was used fatally shoot Jamea Jonae Harris last month, according to police testimony discovered by AL.com. Miller’s role in the murder was unclear until Tuesday. District Attorney Paula Whitle said the SEC Player of the Year frontrunner will not be charged due […]
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The Big 12 conference officially announced on Thursday afternoon that the exit date for the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma has been altered. The new exit date officially paves the way for Texas and Oklahoma to join the Southeastern Conference on July 1, 2024. Prior to this announcement from the Big 12 […]
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There’s a lot of changes coming to college football in the 2024 season. The College Football Playoff is expanding from four to 12 teams, the SEC’s massive contract with ESPN begins and California-Los Angeles and Southern Cal are joining the Big 10. One major change is likely going to have to wait one more year […]
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We are a month into conference play in college basketball season, and Tennessee and Alabama seem to be the top two teams in the SEC. The two teams currently hold a 13-1 combined conference record, with Tennessee having the loss against Kentucky in Knoxville. Overall, Alabama is 17-2 and the Vols are 16-3. In the […]
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Alabama basketball player Darius Hairston Miles is one of two men arrested and charged with capital murder Sunday following a shooting on the Strip in Tuscaloosa early that morning, Tuscaloosa Patch’s Ryan Phillips first reported. Miles, and Michael Lynn Davis, are being held without bond after video surveillance and witnesses made the two the Tuscaloosa […]
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After a dramatic week in college basketball and a disappointing start to the season for the Wildcats, some Kentucky fans are already trolling head coach John Calipari. Kentucky lost to South Carolina on Tuesday night by a score of 71-68, snapping a 28-game winning streak in Rupp Arena. The Wildcats never led in the game […]
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After a dominant week in SEC play, Tennessee returns to Thompson-Boling Arena Tuesday night to face instate rival Vanderbilt. The Vols are looking for their 11th straight win over their instate rival Vanderbilt. Tennessee enters the game unbeaten in SEC play and No. 5 in the AP Poll while Vanderbilt is coming off a narrow […]
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Texas Basketball has fired head coach Chris Beard, per multiple reports on Thursday afternoon. The firing comes while Beard currently faces a felony domestic family violence charge from an altercation with his fiancée on December 12. Beard was arrested for the alleged assault and was later released after posting a $10,000 bond. Texas indefinitely suspended […]
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The Jan. 3 edition of the AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll was officially released earlier this week with five Southeastern Conference teams making the cut. Alabama has jumped over Tennessee in the Top 10 as the Crimson Tide leads the conference with the No. 7 ranking in the country. The Vols, on the other […]
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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 […]
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Tennessee and Arizona took part in a back-and-forth slugfest on Saturday night in Tucson as the Vols fell to the Wildcats by a score of 75-70. After Tennessee’s four-point victory over Arizona in Knoxville last season, there was plenty of reason to believe that this game would be more than just a regular non-conference matchup […]
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Multiple reports on Monday morning show that Texas men’s basketball head coach Chris Beard was arrested early Monday on unsettling charges. According to the Travis County Sheriff’s Office via On3 Sports, Christopher Michael Beard, age 49, was arrested for “ASSAULT ON FAMILY/HOUSEHOLD MEMBER IMPEDE BREATH CIRCULATION,” a 3rd-degree felony. The sheriff’s office lists that Beard […]
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The SEC and ACC announced a basketball partnership that will begin in the 2023-24 season. The ACC/SEC Challenge will take place both in men’s and women’s basketball and ESPN will broadcast the games. “We are excited women’s and men’s basketball student-athletes will have the opportunity to compete with their colleagues from the ACC as we initiate a […]
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Tennessee head basketball coach Rick Barnes met with the media Tuesday afternoon ahead of the Vols’ Wednesday night matchup against McNeese State. Barnes discussed the Vols’ three wins at the Battle 4 Atlantis last week in The Bahamas, Josiah-Jordan James health status and more. Here’s everything Rick Barnes said during his On what he like […]
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After a terrific Thanksgiving week showing in The Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis, the Tennessee basketball team is on the rise in the latest Top 25 AP Poll. Tennessee swept its way through the three-day tournament with three big wins, all impressive for different reasons. The Vols began by shutting the door on Butler […]
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Tennessee’s men’s basketball team climbed to No. 13 and the women’s basketball team fell out of this week’s AP Top 25. The Vols turned in a 3-0 week in the Battle 4 Atlantis Men’s Tournament, defeating Butler, USC and No. 3 Kansas on their way to winning the event. Santiago Vescovi earned tournament MVP and […]
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Tennessee basketball signed four members of its eighth-ranked 2023 recruiting class Wednesday. All four Tennessee commits signed with the Vols during the
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The Tennessee Basketball program picked up a commitment from a versatile combo guard on Tuesday. Cameron Carr, a guard from the class
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All but two of the 14 SEC basketball programs hit the court on Monday night to open their 2022-2023 basketball seasons at
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Tennessee freshman wing D.J. Jefferson will redshirt the 2022-23 season, Vols head coach Rick Barnes shared following Tennessee’s season opening win over
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Tennessee senior forward Josiah-Jordan James hadn’t played five-on-five basketball in months when he ran up-and-down with his teammates in Pratt Pavilion last
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While they did get off to a bit of a slow start on Monday night in Knoxville, the No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers
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Tennessee opened its 2021-22 basketball season with an easy, 75-43, victory over instate foe Tennessee Tech Monday night at Thompson-Boling Arena. The
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Tennessee’s men’s basketball team opens its 2022-23 season Monday night against Tennessee Tech. Expectations are high for the Vols after returning four
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Tennessee Basketball is back in Knoxville. The Volunteers return to the court on Monday night to open the season as Tennessee begins
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Tennessee forward Josiah-Jordan James has been limited all preseason while recovery from an offseason knee injury. James missed Tennessee’s exhibition win over
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More from RTI: Tennessee Basketball Practice Observations: Nov. 3 With the 2022-2023 season right around the corner, Tennessee basketball head coach Rick
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Tennessee Basketball is closing in on the 2022-2023 regular season in a hurry. The Vols will open up regular season play this
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Tennessee basketball held its final preseason practice open to the media Thursday ahead of Monday’s season opener against Tennessee Tech. The Vols
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Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes met with the local media Thursday afternoon for the last time before his team opens the 2022-23
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Fresh off of their 99-80 exhibition win over No. 2 Gonzaga on Friday night, the Tennessee basketball team brought the good vibes
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Tennessee ended its preseason tune up as well as it could, rolling No. 2 Gonzaga 99-80 in Frisco, Texas. The game was
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One hundred sixty-five games, 150 starts and 4,870 minutes. Tennessee seniors Josiah-Jordan James and Santiago Vescovi are more than college basketball veterans.
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Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes and seniors Santiago Vescovi and Josiah-Jordan James hit on a myriad of subjects at SEC Media Days
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala — Tennessee forward Josiah-Jordan James has seen a lot in his three-plus years in Knoxville. From playing on average teams
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Tennessee’s men’s basketball team hosted an open scrimmage Saturday morning at Thompson-Boling Arena ahead of Vol football’s top 10 showdown with Alabama.
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Junior shooting guard Cam Scott is visiting Knoxville this weekend for Tennessee football’s matchup against Alabama. Rocky top visit this weekend 🧡🐶
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Tennessee’s men’s and women’s basketball programs are hosting open scrimmages at Thompson-Boling Arena on Oct. 15 ahead of the football team’s matchup
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Tennessee Basketball’s Media Day in Knoxville is officially in the books. For the first time this fall, the media was allowed in
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At long last, Tennessee is adding the No. 5 jersey to the rafters of Thompson-Boling Arena. The Vols are retiring program legend
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Kentucky’s made a point of adding checkerboard to its branding profile in past years, adding blue checkerboard in its end zone design
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The SEC released its men’s basketball schedule’s Wednesday morning, completing Tennessee’s 2022-23 basketball schedule. The conference had previously announced Tennessee’s 18 conference
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Tennessee’s basketball team is back on campus as the fall semester begins and the team works towards the late September official start
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There’s some dysfunction going on with the Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington over the last 24 hours or so. And Tennessee is capitalizing
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SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is open to a conversation about expanding the NCAA Basketball Tournament, he told Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde Thursday.
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Tennessee’s men’s basketball team has followed up its strong 2021-22 season with a strong offseason. The Vols lost star point guard Kennedy
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Rich tradition doesn’t come up when you’re discussing Tennessee basketball. Especially when compared to Tennessee football’s six national titles and Lady Vols
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As of Monday morning, the 2022 SEC Media Days event is officially underway in Atlanta, Georgia. The four-day event will feature every
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