BATON ROUGE, La. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team trailed for just 92 seconds in a 65-59 triumph Tuesday night at LSU. Senior guard Zakai Zeigler paced fifth-ranked Tennessee (23-5, 10-5 SEC) with a co-game-high 17 points in the win at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Volunteers held LSU (14-14, 3-12 SEC) scoreless for 6:50…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 1/3 Tennessee closed out its season-opening homestand unbeaten with a hard-fought 7-5 victory over North Alabama on Tuesday evening at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols (8-0) scored all seven of their runs in the first three innings, including five in the bottom of the first, before weathering a late rally to hold…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is in the top five of each major national poll for the ninth time this season, all in the last 13 weeks. Tennessee (22-5, 9-5) ascended one spot in both the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, ranking fifth on each…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 2/4 Tennessee run-ruled Samford, 11-1, in action-packed fashion with a pair of back-to-back homers from the duos of Gavin Kilen and Hunter Ensley as well as Levi Clark and Stone Lawless on Sunday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Volunteers completed their second series sweep of the season with the win and have now swept 13 consecutive non-conference weekend series…… MORE
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Facing an early nine-point deficit in a top-10 showdown at a sold-out Reed Arena, the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team clawed back to knock off seventh-ranked Texas A&M, 77-69, Saturday afternoon. Sixth-ranked Tennessee (22-5, 9-5 SEC) tied a program record with its seventh AP top-25 victory of the season, including its…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 2/4 Tennessee took game two of their series against Samford in thrilling fashion with an eighth inning grand slam from Levi Clark, launching the Vols to a 7-3 victory on Saturday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Bulldogs (3-3) struck early with a run in the top of the first and held the Vols…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello recorded his 300th career victory as the No. 2/4 Volunteers opened their series against Samford with a 5-1 win on Friday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Vitello is the fastest head coach in UT history to reach the 300-win mark, doing so in just 412 games, which is 89 games quicker…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 2/4 Tennessee continued to display its offensive firepower with its fourth-straight run-rule victory to open the season, routing UNC Asheville by a score of 29-4 on Tuesday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The 29 runs are tied for the most in a game during the Tony Vitello era, matching the 29 the Vols (4-0)…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is in the top eight of both major polls for the 13th consecutive week. Tennessee (21-5, 8-5 SEC) sits sixth in both the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, as released Monday afternoon. It dropped one spot in the former and…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 2/4 Tennessee completed its season-opening series sweep of Hofstra with its third straight run-rule win, downing the Pride 13-1 in seven innings on Sunday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Volunteers (3-0) did the majority of their damage in the first two innings, scoring 12 of their 13 runs over those two…… MORE
