Social media was alive as ever after Tennessee’s win over No. 17 South Carolina on Wednesday night in Columbia, crowing the Volunteers the outright SEC regular season champions from the 2023-2024 season.
The Vols defeated the Gamecocks by a score of 66-59 to clinch the SEC championship.
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Check out some of the top reactions from the social media world below:
The Tennessee Volunteers head back to the locker room crowned as the 2023-2024 SEC regular-season champions pic.twitter.com/DiZJ1e75Je
— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) March 7, 2024
Tennessee HC Rick Barnes thanks the fans on the way back to the locker room pic.twitter.com/5s0C5U32xI
— Ric Butler (@Ric_Butler) March 7, 2024
Wave your flag Santi! pic.twitter.com/4379VYOMTF
— Paige Dauer (@PaigeDauerTV) March 7, 2024
A special moment between Santi and his dad after the Vols win the SEC regular season title outright! pic.twitter.com/7DaJusfghp
— Paige Dauer (@PaigeDauerTV) March 7, 2024
When Rick Barnes was unceremoniously dumped by @TexasLonghorns, he was immediately offered & accepted @Vol_Hoops job. Before it was announced, he had a final farewell press conference in Austin. A writer asked him “Will you coach again?” Rick responded with a smile, “Sooner than…
— Fran Fraschilla (@franfraschilla) March 7, 2024
The best part of this post is that Dalton Knecht mentioned still needing to win the SEC Tournament and the "big one" five separate times in his postgame press conference. https://t.co/iqUSViYlQ9
— Ryan Schumpert (@rschump00) March 7, 2024
Vandy transfer Myles Stute shushed Tennessee’s students earlier this year.
Tonight, the Vols won the SEC Championship on his home floor.
He had six points and three fouls. pic.twitter.com/tb08vmc6Sd
— Will Boling (@will_boling) March 7, 2024
Rick Barnes' 100th SEC win results in Tennessee's 1st outright SEC regular season title in over 15 years.
What a special 100th victory. pic.twitter.com/al6rqZmGAz
— Nathanael Rutherford (@Mr_Rutherford) March 7, 2024
I hate Tennessee…and not the time to say this but Knecht and this Tennessee basketball team, to me, is the most likable squad across all Tennessee sports – ever
— Kyle 🤙🏼 (@KB09Gamecock) March 7, 2024
My VBDI TEAM OF THE NIGHT – @Vol_Hoops TENNESSEE winning the @SEC regular season championship with road W vs a really good @GamecockMBB team @RickBarnesUT deserves Hall of Fame recognition .Yes a winner on & off the court .
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) March 7, 2024
Damn I hate Tennessee
— Dillan Decandt (@DillanDecandt) March 7, 2024
Stop by any Weigel’s tomorrow for a free 24 ounce Coke. After you drink it you can cry those tears into the empty bottle. https://t.co/VG0lVGEapM
— Weigel's (@weigelsstores) March 7, 2024
“It’s great to be a Tennessee Vol” chants start to breakout. The SEC title is the #Vols to lose now. pic.twitter.com/rqtOHWcjuk
— Reece Van Haaften (@Reece_VH) March 3, 2024
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi moves Tennessee to the 1-seed after the Vols clinched the SEC reg. season championship pic.twitter.com/acmeSyDMXA
— Ric Butler (@Ric_Butler) March 7, 2024
Since this tweet Tennessee is 189-87 with 2 SEC regular season championships, 1 SEC Tournament Championship, 6 NCAAT appearances, & have been ranked inside of the top 25 for 71 of the last 74 AP polls. https://t.co/1wzTuEGE5z
— Jordan Moore (@jordanmoore_21) March 7, 2024
“Tennessee is gonna hang an SEC Championship Banner!” – Bob
— Vol Network (@VolNetwork) March 7, 2024
Tennessee has won the SEC regular season championship.
They did it by winning games on the road at Alabama and South Carolina.
This team has the ability to be playing on the final weekend. Can win multiple ways.
— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace_) March 7, 2024
Incredibly impressive stretch for Tennessee — played the other three SEC title contenders in a row, in an eight-day span, including two on the road. Won all three to clinch the outright SEC regular-season title. Dalton Knecht had 26 tonight, averaged 26.0 in the three wins.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) March 7, 2024
Winning a regular-season SEC title gets the ring celebration? Dalton Knecht is incredible but gotta have bigger Tournament goals. pic.twitter.com/KHnkY7OPBn
— Andrew Perloff (@andrewperloff) March 7, 2024
South Carolina just got absolutely screwed out of an SEC regular season title for the SEC to get a #1 seed in the tournament. South Carolina loses by 6.
Free throws shot:
Tennessee: 22
South Carolina: 10— Rob (@RobbieDidThat) March 7, 2024
Otra gran actuación de Dalton Knecht, al que es casi imposible ver bajar de los 20 puntos. Hoy victoria ante South Carolina:
26 puntos (9/23 TC; 5/11 T3)
3 rebotes
1 asistencia
1 tapón📈 Su stock sigue subiendo
— Draft Lab (@DraftLabNBA) March 7, 2024
