Vols’ Veterans Deliver In Postseason Opening Victory Over Ole Miss
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee senior Josiah-Jordan James put it bluntly. “This team goes how the veterans go,” James said. The veterans led Tennessee past Ole Miss 70-55 in its opening game at the SEC Tournament Thursday afternoon. Tennessee’s veterans are all seniors. With zero scholarship juniors on the roster and experienced sophomore Zakai Zeigler sidelined […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Rod Clark, Olivier Nkamhoua Move Forward After Kentucky Loss
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It’s a new week for the Volunteers with a big challenge on the immediate horizon. After losing three of their last four games, with a win over No. 1 Alabama sandwiched in nonetheless, Tennessee will now prepare to head west to Texas for a matchup with No. 25 Texas A&M on Tuesday night in College […]
Tennessee Basketball Loses Its ‘Poise’ In Loss At Florida
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There was plenty not to like about Tennessee’s offensive performance Wednesday night at Florida. While those offensive consistency issues have been fewer and far between this season, we’ve seen them enough to know they’re bubbling under the surface. What we haven’t seen is how Tennessee crumbled down the stretch. Even in its poor performance against […]
WATCH: Rick Barnes, Olivier Nkamhoua React to Florida’s Win over Tennessee in Gainesville
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The second-ranked Tennessee Volunteers suffered their fourth loss of the season on Wednesday night in Gainesville. The Vols lost to the Florida Gators by a score of 67 to 54 in what will be Tennessee’s second SEC loss of the year. Tennessee started the game poorly as Florida jumped out to a 17-4 lead over […]
‘Emotional Conversations’ Fueled Nkamhoua’s ‘Terrific’ Performance Against Texas
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There’s an argument that the origins of Olivier Nkamhoua’s career night against No. 10 Texas came on Wednesday when he missed a ball screen assignment on the first possession of the game against Georgia. Nkamhoua told Barnes his mind “wasn’t in the right place” against Georgia. But his mind was in the right place when […]
Olivier Nkamhoua Triumphant In Return To Colonial Life Arena
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Olivier Nkamhoua has seen enough of Colonial Life Arena. “I am not coming back here,” Nkamhoua said following the Vols’ splattering of South Carolina. Nkamhoua left South Carolina last February after suffering a season ending ankle injury. The senior forward leaves it Saturday night, for good, after turning in the best performance […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said About Tennessee’s Blowout Win Over South Carolina
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Tennessee basketball jumped out to a 15-3 lead in the opening minutes of its matchup at South Carolina Saturday afternoon. That was the competitive part of the game. The Vols bullied and belittled South Carolina, 85-42, at Colonial Life Arena to improve to 3-0 in SEC play for the first time since 2018-19. Tennessee got […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Doubles Up South Carolina In Columbia
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Zakai Zeigler sighed and shrugged his shoulders as Tennessee assistant coaches told him not to pick up full court against South Carolina guards. The Vols were on the court with 10:33 to play in the second half, waiting for South Carolina to join them after the media timeout and the assistant coaches instructions […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said After Tennessee Dominated Austin Peay
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Tennessee capped off its pre conference play with a dominant, 86-44, victory over Austin Peay at Thompson-Boling Arena Wednesday night. The Vols jumped out to a 20-2 lead and never looked back cruising to the victory over the instate foe. In Tennessee’s last game before SEC play, Santiago Vescovi broke out of his shooting slump […]
Five Tennessee Basketball Questions As Preseason Practice Begins
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Tennessee basketball begins preseason practice today with its season opener against Tennessee Tech just under six weeks away. The Vols are coming off a strong 27-8 (14-4 SEC) season that saw the Big Orange finish second in the SEC regular season race before winning the SEC Tournament and falling to Michigan in the Round of […]