Tennessee Guard ‘Day To Day’ With Foot Injury
Tennessee basketball guard Freddie Dilione is “day to day” with a foot injury ahead of the Vols’ matchup at No. 17 North Carolina. Dilione is doubtful for Wednesday night’s game against North Carolina according to a UT spokesperson. Dilione was dealing with foot pain before suffering partial tear in his plantar fascia in Tennessee’s win […]
Tennessee Guard Suffers Partial Tear In Foot, Out For Maui Invitational
Tennessee guard Freddie Dilione suffered a partial tear in his plantar fascia, Vols’ coach Rick Barnes shared on Friday evening. The injury will cause Dilione to miss the Maui Invitational and the redshirt freshman will be day-to-day once the team returns to Tennessee. “What I heard is partial tear in his plantar fasciitis down there,” […]
Tennessee Guard Exits Wofford Game With Injury
Tennessee basketball stayed unbeaten on the 2023-24 season by defeating Wofford 82-61 at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center on Tuesday night. After dealing with injuries for much of the preseason, the injury bug bit the Vols again against the Terriers. Freshman guard Freddie Dilione suffered an injury in the first half and did not […]
Why Rick Barnes Was ‘Proud Of Freddie’ Dilione’s Performance Against Tennessee Tech
It was a largely quiet debut from Tennessee redshirt freshman guard Freddie Dilione. The highest rated recruit in the Vols’ 2023 recruiting class, before reclassifying and early enrolling last January, scored seven points in the Vols’ 80-42 win over Tennessee Tech. All seven points came in the second half with the game in hand. But […]
What To Watch For From Tennessee Basketball In Three Upcoming Exhibition Games
Tennessee basketball is in Italy on a 10-day trip where they’ll play three exhibition games starting Saturday afternoon. The Vols take on the Lithuanian U21 team at 1 p.m. ET on both Friday and Saturday before facing Italian club Stella Azzurra at 1:30 p.m. ET Monday afternoon. All three games will be streamed on FloSports, […]
‘Tremendous Ability’: Freddie Dilione Projects to be a Playmaker for the Vols
“We’re excited about him.” Rick Barnes landed another gem for the Tennessee basketball program from the class of 2022 with combo-guard Freddie Dilione. Dilione, a former four-star recruit in his class, joined the team halfway through the 2022-2023 season as an early enrollee. While he didn’t see any action on the court during the redshirt […]
Tennessee Freshman Freddie Dilione Projects First Round Draft Potential in 2024
Despite the 2023 NBA Draft wrapping up just a few days ago, analysts around the sport are already projecting the top names to keep an eye on for the 2024 NBA Draft. The Tennessee Volunteers and head coach Rick Barnes are riding a hot streak when it comes to producing NBA talent. The Vols have […]
Pair Of Tennessee Basketball Players Finalists To Make USA Basketball U19 Team
Tennessee sophomore power forward Tobe Awaka and redshirt freshman combo guard Freddie Dilione are two of the 18 finalist to make the 12-team USA Men’s Basketball U19 roster. The USA team is competing this summer in the FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary which begins on June 24. Awaka and Dilione were two […]
Rick Barnes Talks B.J. Edwards, Freddie Dilione in Zeigler’s absence
After Tennessee’s loss to Auburn Saturday afternoon on the road, the Vols’ SEC Tournament seeding is officially locked in. Tennessee (22-9, 11-7 SEC) will be the No. 5 seed in the upcoming tournament set for Nashville and will begin the week with a game on Thursday. The Vols will take on either No. 13 Ole […]
Freddie Dilione Goes Through First Tennessee Practice Thursday
Tennessee basketball early enrollee Freddie Dilione made his Volunteer debut on the practice court Thursday afternoon. The Vols plan on redshirting Dilione this season before the talented guard makes his debut in the 2023-24 season. “He’s not going to play,” Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes said earlier this month. “He won’t play this year. He’s […]
