DETROIT – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team defeated No. 11-ranked, third-seeded Creighton, 82-75, Friday night at Little Caesars Arena to earn the second Elite Eight appearance in program history. Fifth-year guard Dalton Knecht scored a game-high 26 points for sixth-ranked, second-seeded Tennessee (27-8, 14-4 SEC), which played without five-year starter Santiago Vescovi (flu) in the victory. The entire…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 5/5 Tennessee had a night to forget in Friday’s series opener against No. 22/NR Georgia, losing 16-2 in seven innings in front of a sellout crowd at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Bulldogs, who entered the weekend leading the nation with 74 home runs, went deep four times in the game to power…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – NFL scouts and personnel got an all-access look at Tennessee football on Wednesday beginning with the Volunteers’ first spring scrimmage in Neyland Stadium before shifting to Pro Day in the Anderson Training Center. All 32 NFL teams were in attendance and watched 15 VFLs participate in Pro Day. They also got a taste…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A five-RBI game from Reese Chapman and impressive group effort from the pitching staff highlighted No. 5/5 Tennessee’s 11-1 run-rule victory over in-state foe Tennessee Tech on Tuesday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Chapman set a career high in hits with a perfect 4-for-4 night at the plate, recording a double and a three-run homer…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Dalton Knecht of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is a finalist for the prestigious Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Award, as announced Tuesday afternoon by the Atlanta Tipoff Club/Naismith Awards. Joining Knecht on the elite list are North Carolina’s R.J. Davis, Purdue’s Zach Edey and Houston’s Jamal Shead. They…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — “I know what I came here to do, and it’s my job to go get that done.” Those were the closing remarks for Tennessee redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava as the signal caller met with local media members on Monday inside the Anderson Training Center. One week into his second spring training camp on Rocky Top…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Zakai Zeigler of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is a finalist for the Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year Award, as announced Monday afternoon. This is the second season in a row Zeigler is among the finalists for the elite honor. He was also one of 10 semifinalists for Naismith Defensive…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the second time this season, No. 5/5 Tennessee hosts an in-state foe for a midweek game as Tennessee Tech makes the short trip from Cookeville for Tuesday’s night Volunteer State battle at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. MORE INFO GAME & BROADCAST INFO #5/5 TENNESSEE (21-4 | 3-3 SEC) Roster Schedule Stats Notes TENNESSEE TECH (13-11 |…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – In almost a carbon copy of Friday’s series opener, No. 7/8 Tennessee started fast and never slowed down in a 15-4 run-rule victory over No. 17 Ole Miss in front of a record crowd of 5,677 on Sunday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Big Orange finished Sunday’s rubber game with the same…… MORE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team clinched its second consecutive Sweet 16 appearance, its second time doing so in program history, with a 62-58 victory Saturday night over seventh-seeded Texas at Spectrum Center, Fifth-year guard Dalton Knecht, who iced the game with four late free throws, scored a game-high 18 points for sixth-ranked,…… MORE
