Game Recap: Men’s Basketball | March 09, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team fell to No. 15/13 Kentucky, 85-81, Saturday evening at a sold-out, over-capacity Food City Center in the final game of the 2023-24 regular season. Fifth-year guard Dalton Knecht, in his final home outing, registered a career-best 40 points, the 16th…… MORE
Game Recap: Women’s Basketball | March 09, 2024 | Eric Trainer GREENVILLE, S.C. – No. 5 seed Tennessee overcame a 23-point first-half deficit and took a two-point lead with 24 seconds remaining before South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso banked-in a three-pointer as time expired to give the top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Gamecocks a 74-73 win on Saturday night in…… MORE
Game Recap: Women’s Basketball | March 07, 2024 | Eric Trainer GREENVILLE, S.C. – Junior forward Sara Puckett fired in 22 points, and senior guard/forward Tess Darby recorded her first career double-double, pacing No. 5 seed Tennessee to a 76-62 victory over No. 12 seed Kentucky in the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament Second Round on Thursday afternoon at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.…… MORE
Game Recap: Men’s Basketball | March 06, 2024 COLUMBIA, S.C. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team defeated No. 17/16 South Carolina, 66-59, on its home court Saturday night to lock up the 11th SEC regular season championship in program history, including its sixth outright. Fifth-year guard Dalton Knecht led all scorers with 26 points for fourth-ranked Tennessee…… MORE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tennessee women’s basketball standout Rickea Jackson has repeated as an All-SEC First Team selection by the league’s coaches, the conference office announced on Tuesday morning. Jackson, a 6-foot-2 forward, became only the fifth Lady Vol since 2012 to do that in back-to-back campaigns. The previous repeat first-teamers during that stretch were Meighan Simmons (2013, 2014), Isabelle…… MORE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The league office released the bracket for the 2024 Southeastern Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament, and Tennessee is the No. 5 seed and will open play on Thursday afternoon at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. The Lady Vols (17-11, 10-6 SEC) tied Alabama (23-8, 10-6 SEC) for fourth in the league standings, but…… MORE
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Tennessee continued its strong play to close out the regular season, challenging No. 1 South Carolina fiercely in front of a sold-out Senior Day crowd of 18,000 at Colonial Life Arena before falling, 76-68, on Sunday afternoon. The Lady Vols (17-11, 10-6 SEC), who fell behind by 15 in the third period and entered…… MORE
Game Recap: Men’s Basketball | March 02, 2024 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After its early 11-point lead become a seven-point second-half deficit Saturday night at No. 14/13 Alabama, the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team stormed back to claim its second top-15 win of the week with an 81-74 triumph. In a matchup of the conference’s co-lead, fourth-ranked…… MORE
Game Recap: Women’s Basketball | February 29, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Five seniors were recognized in Senior Night festivities prior to Thursday’s contest, and all five contributed significantly as Tennessee won its final regular season home game of the season, 75-66, over Texas A&M at Food City Center. The Lady Vols (17-10, 10-5 SEC), who had fallen to…… MORE
Game Recap: Men’s Basketball | February 28, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team came back from an eight-point deficit with under 13 minutes to play Wednesday night, defeating No. 11 Auburn, 92-84, in a top-15 showdown in front of a record-setting crowd of 22,547 at Food City Center. Fifth-year guard Dalton Knecht poured in…… MORE
