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One of the top college basketball recruits in the country is headed for Rocky Top. Five-star prospect Nate Ament has committed to the University of Tennessee. The 18-year-old announced the news on his Instagram page. Ament was previously linked to …
Tennessee had one of the worst first-half shooting performances in NCAA Tournament history on Sunday, and fans were quick to let the Vols hear about it. Tennessee scored just 15 points in the first half of their Elite 8 game against Houston. The Vols …
Kentucky defeated Tennessee twice during the regular season, but point guard Zakai Zeigler was determined to enact revenge on Friday night. True to that promise, Zeigler put on a dazzling display at Lucas Oil Stadium, recording a game-high 18 points …
No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday was ever so close to upsetting No. 1 Auburn. The top-seeded Tigers may have gotten some help from a favorable whistle down the stretch. Tennessee led Auburn 51-49 with 1:32 left in the contest at Neville Arena in Auburn, …
Auburn became the latest high seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament to succumb to the madness of March. 4-seed Auburn was upset by 13-seed Yale in a 78-76 affair at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Wash. on Friday night. Bruce …
The NCAA Tournament field for 2022 turned out to be fairly non-controversial, but there were certainly some questions about how teams were seeded. The biggest uproar came about after Duke received a 2 seed, while Tennessee landed a 3 seed despite …
Oregon State trolled Tennessee with a Monopoly-themed Twitter post after their upset win in the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. The Beavers dominated the Vols 70-56 for a win in their first-round game. The victory marked Oregon State’s first …
John Calipari could have been livid with his Kentucky Wildcats after they blew a 17-point lead in a home loss to Tennessee on Tuesday. Instead, he kept things in perspective and credited the Vols for their effort. Calipari praised Tennessee for …
UCLA was pursuing Rick Barnes for its head coaching vacancy prior to the 64-year-old finalizing a new contract with Tennessee on Monday, and it does not sound like the Bruins went about things in the classiest fashion. Mike Wilson of the Knoxville …
Tennessee’s nice comeback attempt against Purdue came up short in the Sweet 16 on Thursday thanks to some terrible strategy at the end of the game in regulation. The Vols were once down by as many as 18 points but came back later in the second …
Tennessee Volunteers fans are pumped up for Saturday’s big game against Kentucky. Vols student and broadcaster Will Boling shared this photo on Twitter Friday that shows fans camped out outside Thompson-Boling Arena on campus in Knoxville. The …
College basketball, more than any other sport, seems to have a dichotomy about its championship contenders. Even at this point in the season, you could convince me that only two or three teams can really win it all. At the same time, I’d be willing …
Kentucky fans had plenty of reasons to gloat over the team’s 86-69 win over Tennessee at Rupp Arena on Saturday night, but John Calipari was not having it. Towards the end of the Wildcats big conference win over Tennessee, the fans in Lexington …
The turn of the calendars to a new year can mean only one thing for college basketball: Conference play is here! The first two months of non-conference play can feel like the first quarter of a thoroughbred race. Jockeys move, shake, and jostle for …
The 2018 college basketball season is in the past, which means it’s not too early to look ahead to 2018-19. We have a pretty good idea of what recruiting classes will look like, and though some NBA decisions remain in the balance, we can make …
Tennessee pulled a Scott Boras regarding the hiring of its new basketball coach. The Vols, who fired Bruce Pearl shortly after the team was blitzed in the first round of the NCAA tournament, released a statement announcing the hiring of former Purdue …
