KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Freshman Rennia Davis scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in her women's NCAA Tournament debut as No. 3 seed Tennessee pulled away in the second half to beat No. 14 Liberty 100-60 in the first…
(utsports.com) The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced finalists for the Werner Ladder Naismith Trophy for Men's College Coach of the Year on Thursday, and Tennessee's Rick Barnes made the four-man cut. Ten semifinalists were previously announced on Feb. 23. Other finalists include Virginia's…
DALLAS (AP) - Admiral Schofield had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Tennessee advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 73-47 win over Wright State with coach Rick Barnes back in familiar territory Thursday. Lamonte Turner…
The Vols certainly weren't a sure bet to make the NCAA Tournament this year. But after 25 wins and a share of the SEC regular season title, Tennessee is now expected to do some big damage in the Big Dance,…
Tennessee coach Rick Barnes is back in Texas, where he led the Longhorns to 16 NCAA appearances in 17 years. That included a trip to the Final Four in 2003. Barnes makes his first NCAA trip with the Vols in…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The only program to appear in every NCAA Tournament, the University of Tennessee women's basketball team earned its 37th consecutive bid and will host first- and second-round games on Friday and Sunday at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Lady…
It has been March Madness all year for Tennessee. They were picked to finish next-to-last in the SEC. Yet they shared the league title and made the finals of the conference tournament. With that kind of resume, the Vols punched…
Robert Morris University says former Tennessee athletic director John Currie will serve as executive-in-residence for a week at its business school. Currie was suspended with pay by Tennessee on Dec. 1 in the midst of a search for a football…
ST. LOUIS (UT Athletics) -- Despite erasing a 17-point deficit, No. 2-seeded Tennessee fell to Kentucky in the SEC Tournament Championship Game, 77-72, at the Scottrade Center on Sunday afternoon. But the season is far from over. Vols head to…
ST. LOUIS (UT Athletics) -- Hot shooting propelled No. 2 seed Tennessee to an impressive 84-66 wire-to-wire victory over the sixth-seeded Arkansas in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Scottrade Center. The Vols (25-7) are advancing…
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Lamonte Turner scored 15 points and No. 13 Tennessee locked down on defense to beat Mississippi State 62-59 in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Friday night. The second-seeded Volunteers (24-7) led nearly the…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt announced the addition of transfer quarterback Keller Chryst on Friday. The signal-caller will transfer to the Vols for the 2018 season from Stanford, where he started 13 games over the last two…
The SEC tournament tipped off on Wednesday in St. Louis, but the second seeded Vols don't play until Friday, leaving players and coaches wondering if the double bye is a good thing.
Strange sight in Tuscaloosa Wednesday. Former Vols head football coach Butch Jones was wearing Crimson Tide colors. Jones attended Alabama's Pro Day sporting the Tide gear. He was visiting with NFL coaches like the Patriots Bill Belichick. Jones has interviewed for…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - SEC coaches have selected Tennessee forward Grant Williams is the Southeastern Conference player of the year and Volunteers coach Rick Barnes is the coach of the year. The coaches also named Alabama's Collin Sexton and Kentucky's…
Vols The Vols basketball team captured a share of the SEC regular season title over the weekend for the first time in ten years with their victory over Georgia. Thanks to the win, Tennessee grabbed the two seed for the…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (UT Athletics) - Tennessee scored the game's final nine points and survived a thrilling battle with Georgia to win a share of the SEC regular-season championship, 66-61. The SEC title is UT's first since the 2007-08 season. The…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A'ja Wilson had 24 points and 12 rebounds coming off the bench and eighth-ranked South Carolina beat No. 12 Tennessee 73-62 on Friday night in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The Gamecocks (24-6) are back in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rennia Davis scored 16 points and banked in a 3-pointer from the left wing with a half-second lift, lifting 12th-ranked Tennessee to a 64-61 win over Auburn on Thursday night in the second round of the…
(utsports.com) STARKVILLE, Miss. -- No. 16 Tennessee went to one of the toughest environments in the SEC and dominated Mississippi State, 76-54, in Humphrey Coliseum on Tuesday night. The victory coupled with Auburn's loss to Arkansas now has the Vols and…
Is former Vols football coach Butch Jones headed to Tuscaloosa? According to al.com, Jones has interviewed with Tide coach Nick Saban about coming to T-Town to be an offensive analyst, which is an off-the-field job. Jones coached the Vols for…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (UT Athletics) -- No. 15/14 Tennessee closed out the regular season Sunday with a 65-46 victory over No. 7/6 South Carolina in front of a crowd of 13,058 on senior day at Thompson-Boling Arena. After a pregame ceremony…
OXFORD, Miss. (UT Athletics) — A career game by Admiral Schofield fueled No. 19 Tennessee to a win on the road against Ole Miss, 73-65, on Saturday afternoon at The Pavilion at Ole Miss. Schofield set a new career-high for…
GAINSVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Freshman Rennia Davis returned to her home state and notched her seventh career double-double leading a balanced attack as No. 15 Tennessee defeated Florida 70-42 on Thursday night. Evina Westbrook and Jaime Nared had 13 points…