Three Quick Takeaways: Missouri Outshoots Tennessee In SEC Tournament
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s run at the SEC Tournament came to a close Friday afternoon as Missouri earned its second win over the Vols this season in a 79-71 thriller at Bridgestone Arena. Here’s three quick takeaways as Tennessee falls to Missouri. Tennessee Survives First Half Foul Trouble Josiah-Jordan James said Tennessee will go as far […]
Trio Of Vols Earn All-SEC Honors From League’s Coaches
Three different Tennessee basketball players earned All-SEC honors from the conference’s coaches Monday afternoon. Santiago Vescovi and Zakai Zeigler each landed on All-SEC teams while Zeigler also made the All-Defensive team and Julian Phillips landed on the All-SEC Freshman Team. Vescovi landed on the First Team after taking a strong senior season. The left-handed sharpshooter […]
WATCH: Rick Barnes and Julian Phillips Preview Regular Season Finale At Auburn
Ahead of Tennessee basketball’s regular-season finale on the road against Auburn on Saturday afternoon, head coach Rick Barnes and forward Julian Phillips met with the media in Knoxville on Thursday. Barnes spoke about Zakai Zeigler’s ACL injury from the Arkansas game on Tuesday and how the recovery is going in the first few days, both […]
Rick Barnes Provides Health Report for Julian Phillips, Tyreke Key
Tennessee is hoping to have two of their top wing players back for this Tuesday’s penultimate regular season game against Arkansas in Knoxville. During an availability with the media on Monday afternoon, head coach Rick Barnes said that the team will make a decision on both Tyreke Key and Julian Phillips before the game. “I […]
Two Tennessee Basketball Players Out Against South Carolina
Tennessee basketball’s Julian Phillips and Tyreke Key are out for the Vols’ Saturday night matchup against South Carolina. Phillips is missing his fourth straight game with a hip flexer injury that he suffered the day before Tennessee’s loss against Missouri. Rick Barnes said he believed the five-star freshman would play against the Gamecocks when he […]
How Will Josiah-Jordan James and Julian Phillips Returning Help Tennessee?
With Julian Phillips and Josiah-Jordan James set to return for Tennessee against South Carolina on Saturday, per head coach Rick Barnes, we discuss the three biggest ways their returns will help Tennessee in the latest High & Tight. James and Phillips will not only give Tennessee more depth to help ease foul troubles, they both […]
Tennessee Expecting Injured Players To Return Against South Carolina
Tennessee coach Rick Barnes thinks Josiah-Jordan James and Julian Phillips will return to the lineup against South Carolina Saturday night. James has missed Tennessee’s last four games with an ankle sprain while Phillips has missed the last three with a hip flexor strain. “I think so,” Barnes said. “How much, we don’t know. I think […]
‘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 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 […]
