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 […]
Julian Phillips Exits Tennessee’s Loss Against Missouri With Injury
Tennessee freshman forward Julian Phillips exited the Vols’ loss against Missouri with a hip flexer strain. The former five-star recruit originally suffered the injury in Tennessee’s Friday practice before trying to tough it out against the Tigers. “Julian (Phillips), I’m proud of him too,” Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes said. “He hurt himself in practice […]
Tennessee Freshman Earns SEC Honors After Dominant Week
Tennessee Basketball freshman Julian Phillips has won SEC Freshman of the Week, the conference announced Monday. Phillips recorded 28 points and 15 rebounds in Tennessee’s pair of road wins against Mississippi State and LSU last week. #SECMBB 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐬ꜰʀᴇꜱʜᴍᴀɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ Julian Phillips • @Vol_Hoops 🔗 https://t.co/JfnGdtHvIq pic.twitter.com/efThy6JesT — Southeastern Conference (@SEC) January 23, […]
The High & Tight: A Quick Look Around the Week of Tennessee Sports
In the latest edition of The High & Tight presented by Gambuzza’s Barber Shop, we take a look at how Tennessee Basketball fared in the past week and what is coming up. (See embedded video below) After an upset loss to Kentucky, the Vols rebounded with a 70-59 road win over Mississippi State […]
Second Half Offensive Outburst Pushes Tennessee Past Mississippi State
Julian Phillips hit the first three-pointer, Josiah-Jordan James drilled one from the right wing, then Zakai Zeigler added one, then another, and another and another. By the end, the Tennessee Warriors, I mean Volunteers, made eight-of-9 second half three-pointers and overcame a half deficit to knock off Mississippi State, 70-59, in Starkville. “That was a […]
Barnes Sees Julian Phillips Getting ‘On A Roll’ As SEC Play Heats Up
Five-star wing Julian Phillips has spent much of the last month in a freshman slump as the level of competition increases on the Vols’ schedule. Phillips scored in double figures in seven of Tennessee’s first 10 games before failing to reach the mark in the Vols next four games. That included a six-point performance against […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said Ahead Of Tennessee’s Road Trip To South Carolina
Tennessee basketball heads to South Carolina Saturday, looking for its first 3-0 start to conference play since the 2018-19 season. The Gamecocks are one of the SEC’s worst teams, entering the matchup 7-7 (0-1 SEC) in head coach Lamont Paris’ first season in Columbia. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes previewed the matchup, discussed his belief […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Blows Past Eastern Kentucky With Big Second Half
Tennessee improved to 8-1 Wednesday night gritting past Eastern Kentucky with ease in a, 84-49, victory. The Vols’ defense was elite like it usually is and after a slow offensive start, Tyreke Key sparked the Vols to a strong second half. Here’s three quick takeaways on Tennessee’s seventh straight win. Sluggish First Half On Both […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Blows Past Alcorn State
Tennessee extended its win streak to six games Sunday night, defeating Alcorn State, 94-40, at Thompson-Boling Arena. Julian Phillips and Tyreke Key’s big performances sparked Tennessee’s offense while the Vols’ defense met their high standard. Here’s three quick takeaways. Julian Phillips Leads The Way Tennessee coach Rick Barnes has talked multiple times about how freshman […]
Three Takeaways: Tennessee Outlasts USC In Overtime, Advances To Battle 4 Atlantis Championship
Tennessee outlasted Southern Cal, 73-66, Thursday afternoon to advance to the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game. The Vols faced a 2-3 zone for almost the entirety of the game and found a way to win despite horrible perimeter shooting. Three quick takeaways as Julian Phillips lifted the Vols to the title game. Tennessee Gets Extended […]
