‘It’s On Them’: What Rick Barnes Said About Injured Tennessee Starters After Texas A&M Loss
Tennessee basketball’s late game push came up short at Texas A&M Tuesday night as the Vols fell to the Aggies 68-63 in College Station. It was Tennessee’s second loss in three games with freshman Julian Phillips out of the lineup and the Vols’ third loss in four games with senior Josiah-Jordan James out of the […]
Pair Of Tennessee Starters Out Against Kentucky
Tennessee starters Josiah-Jordan James and Julian Phillips are out for the Vols’ Saturday afternoon rematch with Kentucky. It’s the second consecutive game both have missed, elevating Jahmai Mashack and Jonas Aidoo into the starting lineup. As the next true wing behind Phillips and James, Mashack’s role is much larger. While he scored 0 points, the […]
Tennessee Basketball Forward Josiah-Jordan James Out Against No. 1 Alabama
Tennessee starting forward Josiah Jordan-James is out for Wednesday night’s contest against No. 1 Alabama in Knoxville. James was not present for pregame warm-ups with less than 30 minutes until tip-off. James suffered an ankle sprain during the final minute of the game against Vanderbilt in Nashville last Wednesday night. The Tennessee senior has been […]
Tennessee Basketball Starting Wing Out Against Alabama
Tennessee starting wing Julian Phillips is out for the Vols’ marquee Wednesday night matchup against No. 1 Alabama. Phillips did not go through pregame warmups with his Tennessee teammates. Phillips injured his hip in a Tennessee practice ahead of its Saturday matchup with Missouri and after scoring four points in 10 minutes in the first […]
Pair Of Tennessee Starters Questionable For Matchup Against No. 1 Alabama
Tennessee forwards Josiah-Jordan James and Julian Phillips are questionable for the Vols’ Wednesday night matchup against No. 1 Alabama. “It will be game-day ready,” Barnes said. “We won’t do much with either of them today, obviously. Let them try to get as healed as they possibly can. If not, whatever we have, we’ve got to […]
Tennessee Starting Forward Out Against Missouri
Tennessee small forward Josiah-Jordan James is out for the Vols’ Saturday evening matchup against Missouri, a Tennessee spokesperson confirmed to RTI. James exited Tennessee’s loss at Vanderbilt in the final minute after suffering a left ankle injury. That injury proved to be an ankle sprain and made the senior day-to-day as the Vols continue through […]
Rick Barnes Puts A Bow On Vanderbilt Loss, Previews Tennessee’s Matchup With Missouri
Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes met with the media Friday ahead of the sixth-ranked Vols matchup with Missouri Saturday night at Thompson-Boling Arena. Barnes put a bow on the Vols loss at Vanderbilt, briefly discussed Josiah-Jordan James’ injury and previewed Tennessee’s matchup with Missouri. Here’s everything Barnes said Friday afternoon. More From RTI: Texas And […]
Rick Barnes Updates Josiah-Jordan James’ Status Following Injury At Vanderbilt
Tennessee senior forward Josiah-Jordan James is officially day-to-day with a left ankle sprain after exiting the Vols’ loss at Vanderbilt in the final minute, a Tennessee spokesperson informed the local media Friday afternoon. Barnes said as much immediately following the rivalry loss Wednesday night and provided a brief update when meeting with the local media […]
Rick Barnes Reveals Injury for Josiah-Jordan James After Vanderbilt Game
With less than a minute remaining in Tennessee’s game against Vanderbilt on Wednesday night, veteran guard Josiah-Jordan James went down with an injury on Vanderbilt’s offensive end of the court. James was clearly in pain as he attempted to jump with one-foot over to the entire other side of the court, revealing an initial leg […]
How Tobe Awaka is Like a ‘Football Player’ on the Court
Tennessee’s win over Auburn on Saturday wasn’t pretty. The Vols were sluggish yet again offensively, and despite limiting Auburn to a sub-25 percent shooting percentage, the (then) second-ranked Vols were only able to win by three. Despite offensive struggles, though, Tennessee’s defense came to play. In Tennessee’s dominant defensive performance against Auburn, a few unsung […]
