KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team will open its 2024-25 campaign with a charity exhibition game Oct. 27 against Indiana at Food City Center, as announced Tuesday morning. NCAA rules mandate that for an exhibition game between two Division I teams, the host school must sell tickets and donate the proceeds to…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team will take on Miami in the 2024 Jimmy V Classic, as announced Wednesday afternoon by ESPN Events. The Volunteers and Hurricanes are set to play Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m., at Madison Square Garden in New York City, live on ESPN. Tickets for the doubleheader, which…… MORE
The Southeastern Conference released its 2025 women’s basketball schedule on Wednesday, and Tennessee’s 16-game slate features home games against five teams appearing in the ESPN Way-Too-Early Top 25 and road tilts vs. three additional foes residing in that poll. First-year Lady Vol head coach Kim Caldwell’s squad will welcome No. 1 South Carolina, No. 7…… MORE
Share: Men’s BasketballAugust 20, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Southeastern Conference announced Tuesday afternoon the league schedule for the upcoming 2024-25 men’s basketball season. The Volunteers, coming off arguably the best season in program history, will play 18 conference games between Jan. 4 and March 8, with both the opener and the finale on their home…… MORE
KNOXVILLE – Tennessee Women’s Basketball Head Coach Kim Caldwell shared her program’s non-conference schedule on Tuesday, and her Lady Vols are set to face six teams that played in last season’s NCAA Tournament. Among them are 2024 NCAA Final Four participants UConn and Iowa. The Huskies are No. 3 in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Preseason Top 25, and…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee men’s basketball associate head coach Justin Gainey attended the recent 2024 Southeastern Conference Coaches Opportunity Forum. The program focused on professional development, mentorship and networking opportunities for selected assistant coaches across various sports from each of the league’s institutions. Tennessee women’s basketball assistant coach Roman Tubner also went to the conference. The forum aimed…… MORE
PARIS – Former University of Tennessee men’s basketball standout Uroš Plavšić is the winner of an Olympic bronze medal after Serbia defeated Germany, 93-83, Saturday morning. Plavšić becomes the third Tennessee men’s basketball player to win an Olympic medal. The prior two are Ernie Grunfeld (United States, gold in 1976) and Allan Houston (United States, gold in 2000). Serbia…… MORE
Tennessee women’s basketball assistant coach Roman Tubner attended the recent 2024 Southeastern Conference Coaches Opportunity Forum. The SEC Coaches Opportunity Forum was created as a result of SEC Bylaw 23, which was implemented in 2021 to promote opportunities in paths to leadership. The goal is to empower participants with knowledge, skills and resources necessary to…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Eight former University of Tennessee men’s basketball players wrapped up play at the 2024 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas this past weekend, with six averaging at least 12.8 PPG over the course of the 11-day event. Jordan Bowden | Atlanta Hawks3 GP, 13.3 PPG, 25.8 MPG, 34.8 3P%, 3.7 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.7…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Eight former University of Tennessee men’s basketball players wrapped up play at the 2024 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas this past weekend, with six averaging at least 12.8 PPG over the course of the 11-day event. Jordan Bowden | Atlanta Hawks3 GP, 13.3 PPG, 25.8 MPG, 34.8 3P%, 3.7 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.7…… MORE
