Vols Anxious to End Double Bye and Start SEC Tournament Play
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.
Former Vols Coach Butch Jones Wearing Bama Gear at Tide Pro Day
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…
Vols Coach Rick Barnes and Vols Forward Grant Williams Named SEC's Coach and Player of the Year
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 Marching Into SEC Tournament After Capturing Share of Regular Season Crown
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…
No. 16 Vols Survive Georgia, Claim SEC Championship
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…
Poor Shooting Night Dooms Lady Vols Against South Carolina
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…
Rennia Davis Banks Home Three Ball With .5 Seconds Left to Give Lady Vols 64-61 Win Over Auburn
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…
Vols Now Tied For First in SEC After Victory Over Mississippi State
(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…
Butch Jones Headed to Alabama?
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…
No. 15 Lady Vols dominate second half to beat No. 7 Gamecocks, 65-46
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…
Schofield's career-high propels Vols past Ole Miss, 73-65
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…
Holly Warlick Gets 150th Career Victory as Lady Vols Beat Florida
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…
Vols Snag 20th Win of the Year After Beating Florida 62-57
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Grant Williams bounced back from one of his worst performances of the season to score 23 points and No. 19 Tennessee beat Florida 62-57 on Wednesday night to hand the Gators their third consecutive loss. Williams…
Vols Hire Chris Weinke as New Running Backs Coach
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football head coach Jeremy Pruitt announced the hiring of Chris Weinke as the Vols’ running backs coach on Wednesday. A former NFL assistant coach and player and the 2000 Heisman Trophy winner, Weinke brings a…
Vols Will Try Again For 20th Win as They Host Florida
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- With the regular season nearing its end, No. 19 Tennessee is set to face the Florida Gators in a huge matchup on Wednesday night. The game tips at 9 p.m. and will be televised live on…
No. 11 Lady Vols lose close one in Missouri, 77-73
COLUMBIA, Mo. (UT Athletics) -- No. 11/11 Tennessee dropped a hard-fought thriller at No. 13/13 Missouri Sunday, falling to the Tigers by a score of 77-73 in front of a record crowd of 11,092 at Mizzou Arena. Senior Jaime Nared…
No. 18 Tennessee falls to unranked Georgia, 73-62
ATHENS, Ga. (UT Athletics) -- ATHENS, Ga. -- Despite a double-double from Kyle Alexander, No. 18 Tennessee fell on the road to Georgia, 73-62, at Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday night. Alexander finished the game with 10 points and a career-high-tying…
Vols Look To Get 20th Win of the Year Saturday Against Georgia
(utsports.com) ATHENS, Ga. -- No. 18 Tennessee is set for its first of two meetings in the final five games of the season against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday at Stegeman Coliseum. The game will tip at 6 p.m. ET…
Alabama Grabs First Ever Win Over Lady Vols in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jordan Lewis scored 14 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter Thursday as Alabama upset No. 11 Tennessee 72-63 for its first road victory over the Lady Volunteers in school history. Alabama (16-10, 6-7 SEC)…
Vols Looking Like South Carolina's Final Four Team?
South Carolina was a big Cinderella story in the Big Dance last year making the Final Four. Vols coach Rick Barnes said at SEC Media Days he wanted to play like that Gamecocks team this season. Barnes wish may be…
Phil Fulmer Confirms Robert Gillespie's Departure From Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Robert Gillespie is no longer part of Tennessee's coaching staff after serving as running backs coach for the last five seasons. Athletic director Phillip Fulmer confirmed Gillespie's exit Wednesday while speaking to the Big Orange Tip…
Vols Edge South Carolina 70-67
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Grant Williams scored 22 points and made a big basket in the closing seconds Tuesday as No. 18 Tennessee edged South Carolina 70-67 to hand the Gamecocks their sixth consecutive loss. Tennessee (19-6, 9-4 SEC) has…
Vols Coach Rick Barnes Tries to Explain Big Loss to Bama
What happened to Tennessee Saturday against Alabama? The 15th ranked Vols took a six game winning streak to Tuscaloosa, and they were blasted by the unranked Tide 78-50. Head coach Rick Barnes was peppered about the blow-out loss during his…
Russell hits milestone, leads No. 11 Lady Vols past No. 18 Georgia, 62-46
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (UT Athletics) -- Mercedes Russell collected the 1,000th rebound of her fantastic career, leading No. 11/11 Tennessee to a 62-46 victory over No. 18/18 Georgia on Sunday at Thompson-Boling Arena. The 6-foot-6 senior center became the sixth Lady…
