Statement from Vols athletic director Phil Fulmer on basketball coach Rick Barnes staying at Tennessee. Barnes was a top candidate for the UCLA job. Fulmer:The last few days have been interesting to say the least. One of the nation’s…
MINNEAPOLIS (UT ATHLETICS) -- During its annual Naismith Awards Brunch at the Final Four Sunday in Minneapolis, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced that Tennessee's Rick Barnes is the winner of the 2019 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's Coach of the Year…
Lady Vols guard Evina Westbrook has entered the transfer portal, meaning she'll likely leave the program. Westbrook was one of Tennessee's top players, averaging a team high 15 points a game last season. The Lady Vols are also looking for a…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia State has hired Tennessee assistant Rob Lanier to replace Ron Hunter as coach. Lanier was associate head coach for the Vols the last four seasons following four years with the same title on coach Rick Barnes'…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee guard Jordan Bone says he's entering the NBA draft, but he isn't ruling out the possibility of returning to school. Bone's decision allows him to work out with NBA teams while determining whether to start…
(utsports.com) After being tabbed a first-team All-American by the Associated Press (AP) on Tuesday, Tennessee's Grant Williams earned unanimous consensus first-team All-American status from the NCAA. "It's honestly incredible," Williams said. "I never dreamed of earning this. I am thankful…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Tennessee wants to talk to Missouri State coach Kellie Harper about its coaching vacancy. The Lady Vols are looking for a coach to replace Holly Warlick, who was fired last week after going 172-67 in seven…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Offensive coordinator Jim Chaney said he is enjoying being back on Rocky Top as the Tennessee football program hit the halfway point of spring practice following Friday’s helmet and shorts session at Haslam Field. The Vols will…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Carsen Edwards scored 29 points as Purdue advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000, needing overtime to beat Tennessee 99-94 Thursday night after blowing an 18-point lead. The…
The Vols are back in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014. Tennessee faces Purdue on Thursday night at 7:30 in Louisville. When your roster is loaded with upper classmen, you have confidence and plenty of swag. Said…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has fired women's basketball coach Holly Warlick after a season in which the Lady Vols barely kept their NCAA Tournament streak alive and then promptly lost in the opening round. Athletic director Phillip Fulmer announced…
Duke's Zion Williamson may be the star of the Big Dance, but Purdue guard Carsen Edwards is no slouch. He has scored 68 points in the Boilermakers two NCAA Tournament games, and the Vols hope he doesn't go off against…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has suspended defensive back Kenneth George Jr. indefinitely after police said he punched an officer on the side of the head last week. Volunteers coach Jeremy Pruitt said that "we don't tolerate behavior like that…
The Vols Rick Barnes was named the Henry IBA national coach of the year Monday. The honor is voted on by the U.S basketball writer's association. But the biggest honor for Barnes was surviving that huge comeback from Iowa Sunday…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Tennessee avoided one of the biggest meltdowns in NCAA Tournament history Sunday, letting a 25-point lead slip away before two-time SEC player of the year Grant Williams scored 6 points in overtime for an 83-77 victory…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Admiral Schofield had 19 points and No. 2 seed Tennessee held off a second-half rally by No. 15 seed Colgate to get a 77-70 win in the NCAA Tournament opening round Friday afternoon. Jordan Bone added…
The Vols hope to make school history this March by reaching their first ever Final Four. The journey begins Friday as Tennessee opens play in the Big Dance against the Colgate Raiders. When you go to the Big Dance as…
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tennessee defensive back Kenneth George Jr. has been arrested for allegedly punching a police officer on the side of the head. The 22-year-old George is facing felony charges of battery on an officer and resisting…
The Tennessee men will be making their 22nd overall appearance in the Big Dance this week. Given how UT was ranked number one for much of the season, maybe this will be the year they finally make it to the…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The only program to appear in every NCAA Tournament, the University of Tennessee women's basketball team learned it had been awarded its 38th consecutive postseason bid Monday when the bracket was revealed at 5 p.m. ET on…
NASHVILLE (UT Athletics) -- Hours after playing in the SEC Tournament Championship game, Tennessee learned its NCAA Tournament draw Sunday. The Volunteers (29-5) earned a program-best No. 2 seed for the third time ever (also in 2006 and 2008) and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bryce Brown scored 19 points, and the Auburn Tigers won their first Southeastern Conference Tournament championship since 1985 by routing eighth-ranked Tennessee 84-64 on Sunday. No. 22 Auburn (26-9) hadn't played in this game since 2000,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Lamonte' Turner ended a shooting slump by sinking a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds left as No. 8 Tennessee rallied to beat No. 4 Kentucky 82-78 in a Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinal thriller Saturday. Tennessee (29-4)…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Admiral Schofield scored 20 points and No. 8 Tennessee defeated Mississippi State 83-76 in a Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinal on Friday night. The third-seeded Volunteers (28-4) advanced to a Saturday semifinal with No. 4 Kentucky (27-5),…