Barnes Has ‘Confidence’ Tennessee’s Offense Will Get Right After Poor Week
After a sustained stretch of strong offensive performances, Tennessee basketball laid an egg on the offensive end in both of its games this week. The numbers are staggering and certainly not in a good way. The Vols combined to shoot 36-of-131 (27%) from the field and seven-of-46 (15%) from three-point range. The fact that Tennessee […]
Tennessee Learns From Mistakes, Defeats Auburn With Defense
Tennessee’s offense was pungent in its Wednesday night loss at Florida. It was pungent again Saturday afternoon against No. 25 Auburn. What changed? The Vols stayed locked in on the defensive end for 40 minutes against the Tigers and they needed every second of it, outlasting Bruce Pearl and Auburn, 46-43. “We said hey, if […]
WATCH: Rick Barnes, Josiah-Jordan James, Santiago Vescovi Recap Vols Bounce Back Win Over Auburn
Tennessee Basketball head coach Rick Barnes and players Josiah-Jordan James and Santiago Vescovi met with the media following the Vols’ 46-43 win over Auburn in Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Vols defeated Auburn backed by a strong defensive effort and a Josiah-Jordan James double-double. James was one of Tennessee’s lone bright spots offensively, posting […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Beats Auburn In Rock Fight
Thompson-Boling Arena had all the feels of a mid November game in Evanston, Illinois as the Iowa Hawkeyes prepare to face the Northwestern Wildcats. An SEC basketball game? Nope. Tennessee-Auburn was a Big 10 west football game Saturday. The two teams combined to score 89 points and make just 25% of their field goals as […]
Watch Tennessee’s Josiah-Jordan James Mic’d Up At Practice
VFL Films mic’d up Tennessee senior forward Josiah-Jordan James last week ahead of the Vols’ matchup against Georgia. One of the main leaders on the Tennessee basketball team, James showed plenty of leadership qualities encouraging his teammates and joking with assistant coaches and managers in the 89 second video. Watch below as James goes through […]
Balanced Vols Blow Past LSU To Cap Winning Road Trip
BATON ROUGE, La. — Tennessee basketball faced plenty of adversity in its two game road trip. Coming off a disappointing loss at Kentucky, Tennessee was down two starters and trailing by nine in the first half at Mississippi State Tuesday. They were down a different starter and had multiple players dealing with illness Saturday at […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Trounces LSU In Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. — Zakai Zeigler threw an inbounds pass alley oop to Olivier Nkamhoua for an easy dunk minutes into the second half. As Zeigler waited for the Tigers to inbound the ball, he threw his hands up and made a mocking face to the LSU student section that rowdily taunted the Vols pregame and […]
ESPN College GameDay Coming to Knoxville For Fourth Time
ESPN College GameDay is coming to Knoxville for Tennessee Basketball’s January 28 contest against the Texas Longhorns, ESPN announced Saturday morning. The show will be live from Thompson-Boling Arena ahead of the Vols’ sold out battle with the Longhorns in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Knoxville, we're coming to your cityyyyy 🏀@TexasMBB | @Vol_Hoops pic.twitter.com/9w5Je5HN7S — […]
James Knee Feeling ‘Great’ Since Returning From Injury
Josiah-Jordan James has played in three consecutive games after beginning a new treatment plan on his injured left knee. Tennessee’s showdown against Kentucky will mark the most consecutive games James has played this season as he deals with lingering knee pain from an offseason scope. Despite seeing a greater work load in the last two […]
How Josiah-Jordan James is Like the ‘Kobe’ of Tennessee’s Basketball Team
Josiah-Jordan James is one of the veteran leaders on Tennessee’s basketball team. And considering the fact that he is in his fourth season with the program, James has earned that right. Whether it is with his aggressive and intelligent play on the court or his infectious personality off of it, James is the guy for […]
