(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Dalton Knecht of the University of Tennessee men's basketball team is the 2023-24 SEC Player of the Year, while Zakai Zeigler is the SEC Defensive Player of the Year, as announced Monday afternoon by the league office.Both Knecht and Zeigler…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Jewel Spear scored 24 points, going 6 of 6 from distance, and Rickea Jackson had 22 points and nine rebounds as No. 5 seed Tennessee beat fourth-seeded Alabama 83-61 on Friday in the SEC Tournament. Tennessee…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Sara Puckett scored 22 points, Tess Darby had her first double-double and fifth-seeded Tennessee pulled away from 12th-seeded Kentucky in the second half for a 76-62 win in the SEC Tournament on Thursday. The Lady Vols (18-11)…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Dalton Knecht happily wore his orange SEC Champs hat. He knows, however, that Tennessee’s goals don’t end with its first Southeastern Conference regular-season title in six years. Knecht had 26 points, including a four-point play, as…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A record-setting night from freshman shortstop Dean Curley led No. 7/8 Tennessee to an emphatic 15-5 win over Kansas State on Tuesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The California native tied UT's single-game record with three home runs and…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – New Tennessee assistant coaches De'Rail Sims and William Inge met with the media on Monday, two weeks before the Volunteers begin spring football practice in the fourth year of the Josh Heupel era.Sims joins the program as running backs…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Kamilla Cardoso had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Te-Hina Paopao scored 14 points and No. 1 South Carolina completed its second straight perfect regular season with a 76-68 victory over Tennessee on Sunday. Cardoso and Paopao,…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Zakai Zeigler scored 18 points and made four 3-pointers as No. 4 Tennessee beat No. 14 Alabama 81-74 on Saturday night to take sole possession of the Southeastern Conference lead. The Volunteers (23-6, 13-3 SEC) came…
Following another courtroom loss, the NCAA has halted investigations into booster-backed collectives or other third parties making name, image and likeness compensation deals with Division I athletes. In a letter to member schools Friday, NCAA President Charlie Baker said the…
Everybody was stunned with the way Texas A&M destroyed the Vols two weeks ago, winning 85-69. Rematch is Saturday in Knoxville. Vols plan to checker the arena for the Aggies. Can you smell payback Coach Barnes? Said Vols head coach…
A federal judge on Friday barred the NCAA from enforcing its rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation from being used to recruit athletes, granting a request for a preliminary injunction from the states of Tennessee and Virginia in dealing another blow…
Dalton Knecht’s decision to transfer to Tennessee and hopefully improve his NBA draft stock sure seems poised to pay off. Both for him and the fifth-ranked Volunteers. The 6-foot-6 forward leads the Southeastern Conference with 24.4 points per game since league play started in January…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee announced Wednesday that its men’s basketball contest Saturday versus Texas A&M will be the annual “Checker” Food City Center Game. Food City, in its continuing commitment to Tennessee athletics as a 27-year partner,…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – William Inge, who owns over two decades of collegiate coaching experience and served as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach during Washington's College Football Playoff run, has been tabbed as Tennessee's new linebackers coach, head coach Josh Heupel announced…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – De'Rail Sims, who guided top 25 rushing units in each of the last three seasons at Louisville and then Cincinnati, has been named Tennessee's new running backs coach, head coach Josh Heupel announced on Tuesday."We are excited to welcome…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kamilla Cardoso had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 1 South Carolina past upset-minded Tennessee 66-55 on Thursday night. Cardoso had missed two previous games while playing for Brazil in an Olympic qualifying tournament.…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football will culminate its spring with the 2024 Orange & White Game at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 13 in Neyland Stadium, which will be at a significantly limited capacity of approximately 10,000 fans due…
A federal judge said Tuesday he will rule “in short order” on a preliminary injunction requested by the states of Tennessee and Virginia to stop the NCAA from enforcing its rules governing name, image and likeness compensation for athletes as…
By TERESA M. WALKER and RALPH D. RUSSO/AP Sports Writers A federal judge said Tuesday he will rule “in short order” on a preliminary injunction requested by the states of Tennessee and Virginia to stop the NCAA from enforcing its…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dalton Knecht had 27 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead No. 6 Tennessee to an 88-68 victory over LSU on Wednesday night. Zakai Zeigler had 17 points, nine assists and five steals and Jordan…
A judge on Tuesday kept in place for now the NCAA’s rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation from being used as a recruiting inducement, denying a request for a temporary restraining order by the states of Tennessee and Virginia. The attorneys…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ta’Lon Cooper hit a critical 3-pointer with 40 seconds left and scored 18 points, and B.J. Mack added 16 points to lead South Carolina to a 63-59 victory over No. 5 Tennessee on Tuesday night. Myles…
By TERESA M. WALKER and RALPH D. RUSSO AP Sports Writers Abstract: Chancellor Donde Plowman tells NCAA president that allegations Tennessee violated rules overseeing name, image and likeness are “factually untrue and procedurally flawed." Her letter released by the university…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The fifth-ranked Tennessee men's basketball team returns home to take on South Carolina Tuesday night at Food City Center. Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. ET. Fans can catch Tuesday's game between the Vols (15-4, 5-1 SEC) and Gamecocks (17-3, 5-2…