Eric TrainerWomen’s BasketballOctober 31, 2024 Box Score KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Lady Vols forced 43 turnovers on 30 steals, hit 19 three-pointers and eclipsed 30 points in every quarter en route to a 135-49 exhibition win over Carson-Newman in Kim Caldwell‘s debut as Tennessee’s head coach. With an announced crowd of 9,613 looking on at Food City…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The SEC revealed Wednesday evening the results of the preseason voting by the league’s 16 men’s basketball head coaches. University of Tennessee senior guard Zakai Zeigler reeled in Preseason First Team All-SEC recognition, just as he did in the media balloting. Zeigler is one of five players on the first team. The other honorees are Auburn’s…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee men’s basketball newcomer Chaz Lanier is a Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Top 20 Preseason Watch List designee, as released Tuesday afternoon by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A 6-foot-5, 207-pounder from Nashville, Tenn., Lanier is in his first year at Tennessee after spending four seasons at North…… MORE
Men’s BasketballOctober 28, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee men’s basketball standout Zakai Zeigler is a member of the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Top 20 Preseason Watch List, as announced Monday afternoon by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A 5-foot-9, 172-pound senior, Zeigler was a Midseason Top 10 List selection during his…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team dropped a 66-62 decision Sunday afternoon to No. 17/18 Indiana at Food City Center in a season-opening charity exhibition affair benefitting the John McLendon Foundation. No. 12 Tennessee, in its first-ever home exhibition contest against a Division I foe, did not face a second-half deficit until…… MORE
Women’s BasketballOctober 23, 2024 The Tennessee Lady Vol basketball team hosted its 2024-25 media day on Wednesday afternoon at Food City Center, as the team continues its run-up toward the upcoming season. First-year head coach Kim Caldwell participated in a press conference, and she, her staff and players answered questions from local media members afterward. The team…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is No. 12 in the country in the preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll, as announced Wednesday afternoon. The Volunteers previously earned the same opening position in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, as revealed Oct. 14. The No. 12 ranking is the program’s eighth-highest preseason mark ever…… MORE
The NBA tips off its 79th year Tuesday and seven former University of Tennessee standouts are on active rosters around the league. VFLs in the NBA this season include Tobias Harris (Detroit Pistons), Keon Johnson (Brooklyn Nets), Dalton Knecht (Los Angeles Lakers), Julian Phillips (Chicago Bulls), Josh Richardson (Miami Heat), Jaden Springer (Boston Celtics) and Grant Williams…… MORE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Tennessee Lady Vols made their way to SEC Tipoff ’25 at the Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook on Wednesday afternoon, making a rotation through a series of television and radio appearances, press conferences, media interviews, social media engagements and photo/video shoots designed to promote each of the women’s basketball programs in the…… MORE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tennessee men’s basketball took center stage at the SEC Tipoff ’25 event in Birmingham Tuesday, with head coach Rick Barnes and the senior guard duo of Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack representing the Vols. The UT trio spent the morning at the Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook visiting with media members from around the country to preview the upcoming…… MORE
