KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee head men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Wednesday the signing of Troy Henderson. A guard from Chester, Va., Henderson is a four-time Virginia High School League (VHSL) all-state designee, including a two-time player of the year, and a three-time state champion. “Our staff is excited for Troy and his family to join…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee head men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Tuesday the signing of Jaylen Carey. A forward who already has a year of SEC experience on an NCAA Tournament team, Carey joins the Volunteers from Vanderbilt. He has two seasons of collegiate eligibility remaining. “We are pleased to welcome Jaylen, as well as his…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee head men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Monday the signing of Ja’Kobi Gillespie. A guard who hails from nearby Greeneville, Tenn., Gillespie comes to Tennessee from Maryland, where he was a Third Team All-Big Ten selection in 2023-24. The second-ranked player in the transfer portal according to EvanMiya.com, Gillespie has one season…… MORE
TAMPA, Fla. – Tennessee women’s basketball standout Jewel Spear has been chosen to participate in the 2025 Lilly Women’s College All-Star Game. Spear will join other seniors from across the country on Saturday in a nationally-televised contest on ESPN2. The game will be held at 3 p.m. ET at Hillsborough Community College-Mabry Campus in Tampa. The Lilly Women’s…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Chaz Lanier of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is a John R. Wooden Award All-American, as revealed Tuesday night on ESPN. Lanier is one of 10 individuals who made the cut. He is joined by Auburn’s Johni Broome, Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr., Houston’s L.J. Cryer, Duke’s Cooper Flagg, Marquette’s Kam Jones, Creighton’s…… MORE
ennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White announced that Tennessee Athletics and head women’s basketball coach Kim Caldwell have agreed to a one-year contract extension. The extension keeps Caldwell under contract through March 31, 2030. “From our first meeting with Kim, it was clear that she is a groundbreaking innovator destined to lead the future of women’s basketball,”…… MORE
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INDIANAPOLIS – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team’s fantastic 2024-25 campaign concluded Sunday afternoon in the Elite Eight, as the second-seeded Volunteers fell to second-ranked, top-seeded Houston, 69-50, at Lucas Oil Stadium. Sixth-ranked Tennessee (30-8, 12-6 SEC) fell to a No. 1 seed in the Midwest Regional Final for the second straight year, this time…… MORE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — No. 20 Tennessee, seeded No. 5 in the Birmingham Regional, fought tooth and nail with top-seeded and fifth-ranked Texas before falling, 67-59, in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Sweet 16 at Legacy Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Vols (24-10) and Longhorns (34-3) were tied after three quarters, and the Big Orange knotted the…… MORE
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INDIANAPOLIS – Facing its archrival in the Sweet 16, the second-seeded University of Tennessee men’s basketball team controlled play from start to finish Friday night in a convincing 78-65 victory over third-seeded Kentucky. Taking on a conference foe in the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever, sixth-ranked Tennessee (30-7, 12-6 SEC) trailed for just 32…… MORE
COLUMBUS, Ohio — No. 20 Tennessee, seeded No. 4 in the Birmingham 3 Regional, punched its ticket to the program’s 37th NCAA Sweet16 in the 43 years of the women’s tournament with an 82-67 victory over No. 4 seed and No. 15/13-ranked Ohio State Sunday night at the Schottenstein Center. The Lady Vols (24-9), who fell…… MORE
