Tennessee Big Man Earns SEC Player Of The Week Honors
Junior Tennessee big man Jonas Aidoo earned SEC Player of the Week honors after turning in strong performances in the Vols’ blowout wins over Arkansas and Vanderbilt. Aidoo averaged 17 points, 10 rebounds and 1.5 blocks as Tennessee earned two wins by a total of 64 points. The 6-foot- 11 big man was the best […]
Arkansas HC Eric Musselman: Jonas Aidoo ‘One Of Most Improved Players’ In SEC
Arkansas basketball coach Eric Musselman wouldn’t have believed Tennessee could beat his team by 29 points with the Vols’ backcourt trio of Zakai Zeigler, Santiago Vescovi and Dalton Knecht combining to make just one three-point attempt. But that was the reality on Wednesday night as Tennessee dominated the Razorbacks 92-63 despite a below average five-of-16 […]
Big Man, Bigger Play: Jonas Aidoo Comes Up Big for Tennessee
“Who is [No.] 0? That guy is a MOUNTAIN.” A longtime friend and University of Arkansas business school graduate sent me that text about 60 seconds into the game on Saturday night. He was talking about Tennessee’s 6-foot-11 forward Jonas Aidoo. Aidoo was a mountain-sized monster against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Wednesday night in Fayetteville […]
RTI Instant Reaction: Breaking Down Tennessee Basketball’s Win At Arkansas
Tennessee basketball improved to 18-6 (8-3 SEC) by dominating Arkansas 92-63 on Wednesday night in Fayetteville. The Vols earned their first win at Bud Walton Arena since 2009, ending a seven-game road losing streak in the series. Rick Barnes team did it in style, earning their second most lopsided SEC win this century. Tennessee faced […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Annihilates Arkansas In Fayetteville
Tennessee basketball bounced back from its weekend loss by dominating Arkansas 92-63 at Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday night. The Vols withstood a strong first half three-point shooting barrage as Dalton Knecht and Jonas Aidoo turned in big performances. Here’s three quick takeaways on Tennessee’s first win in Fayetteville since 2009. Another Uncharacteristically Strong Three-Point […]
Rick Barnes Not Concerned About Tennessee’s Two Losses In Two Weeks
Tennessee basketball fell to Texas A&M 85-69 on Saturday night. It was the Vols’ first double-digit loss of the season and really the first game they’ve been uncompetitive in this season as they dropped to 17-6 (7-3 SEC) on the season. The loss at Texas A&M marked Tennessee’s second loss in two weeks. Losses against […]
Rick Barnes: Tennessee Not Going To Win ‘Being That Pathetic On Offense’
Zakai Zeigler came off a Jonas Aidoo screen and sent a nice bounce pass to Aidoo for an easy layup. He couldn’t get it to go. It set the tone for what was largely a miserable night for Tennessee’s offense against South Carolina. The Vols shot 36% from the field and 24% from three-point range. […]
WATCH: Tennessee Players Join the Media for Dalton Knecht’s Postgame Press Conference
Tennessee’s media section had a little bit more average height per person on Saturday night in Nashville. While the usual crowd of 8-12 people stood around Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes and guard Zakai Zeigler during their postgame press conferences from a hallway in Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gymnasium, some late additions made their way over for […]
Tennessee Basketball Moves Back Into Top Five Of AP Poll After Dominant Week
Tennessee basketball moved up one-spot to No. 5 in this week’s AP Poll after a dominant 2-0 week that earned them Andy Katz’ Team of the Week honors. After a two-game road trip, Tennessee returned to Knoxville and earned a pair of dominant home wins. The Vols coasted past Florida, 85-66, and annihilated Alabama, 91-71, […]
Tennessee Basketball Earns Team of the Week Claim After Dominating SEC Competition
Rick Barnes’ Tennessee basketball team is Andy Katz’s “Team of the Week” after the Vols decimated both of their SEC opponents by a combined 39 points this week. Tennessee held firm on a two-game home stand this week with a 19-point win over the Florida Gators on Tuesday and a 20-point win over the Alabama […]
