Santiago Vescovi Becomes Tennessee Basketball Career Record Holder
Tennessee super senior shooting guard Santiago Vescovi showed off his crafty defensive ability by recording three steals in the Vols’ NCAA Tournament win over Texas. The three steals pushed Vescovi to 212 career steals and atop the Tennessee career steal rankings. The super senior passed former Tennessee guard Vincent Yarbrough (1998-2002) for the top spot […]
Former Tennessee Assistant Rob Lanier Takes New Job After SMU Firing
Former Tennessee assistant coach Rob Lanier will be staying in the Lone Star State after being let go from his job at SMU last Thursday. According to a social media post on Sunday evening, Lanier is being picked up by Rice and is set to be the next head coach of the Owls’ program. We're […]
How Tennessee’s Opening Weekend Of The NCAA Tournament Nearly Paralleled 2022
Tennessee basketball is headed to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season after knocking off Saint Peter’s and Texas in the opening weekend of the tournament. But for much of the Vols’ 62-58 win over Texas, they were flirting with disaster as they turned in their worst shooting performance of the season. In that […]
Game Line: Tennessee Basketball Opens As Slight Favorites Against Creighton
Tennessee basketball opened as 2.5-point favorites ahead of its Sweet 16 matchup against Creighton according to Draft Kings. The over/under is set at 144. The Vols are back in the Sweet 16 for the second straight season and are looking to knock off Creighton to advance to the Elite Eight for the second time in […]
Rick Barnes Adds to Postseason Bonus Total With Win Over Texas
Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes continues to rack up bonus money this year with $600,000 heading his way over the first weekend of the tournament. According to USA Today sports writer and editor Steve Berkowitz, Barnes’ season bonus total is now up to $1 million. Berkowitz’s report states that the ninth-year Tennessee coach received $400,000 […]
Tennessee Basketball Does Rick Barnes Things In Win Over Texas
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tennessee basketball’s NCAA Tournament matchup against Texas was aptly named the Rick Barnes’ bowl due to the veteran head coach’s ties to both schools. It was a Rick Barnes type of game. The 69-year old head coach’s identity is still in the Texas program with his former assistant Rodney Terry being the Longhorns’ […]
RTI Reaction: Talking Tennessee Basketball’s NCAA Tournament Win Over Texas
Tennessee basketball is heading back to the Sweet 16 after outlasting Texas 62-58 in the Round of 32 on Saturday night in Charlotte. The Vols had one of their worst shooting performances of the season, making just three-of-25 three-point attempts on a night where both Zakai Zeigler and Dalton Knecht were uncharacteristically quiet on the […]
WATCH: Tennessee HC Rick Barnes, Texas HC Rodney Terry React to Vols’ Sweet 16 Berth
Tennessee advanced to their second straight Sweet 16 with a win over 7-seed Texas on Saturday night in Charlotte, North Carolina. While the game wasn’t pretty for any stretch of the 40-minute contest, Tennessee lived out the old March Madness cliche: Survive and advance. Tennessee survived and advanced past Texas with a 62-58 victory in […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said After Tennessee Defeated Texas To Advance To Sweet 16
Tennessee basketball advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season by knocking off Texas 62-58 in Charlotte on Saturday night. The Vols struggled extremely badly on the offensive end but found a way by playing great defense, dominating the boards and hitting clutch free throws. After the win, Barnes discussed the poor shooting […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Survives Slugfest Against Texas
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jahmai Mashack grabbed an offensive rebound with just over 10 minutes remaining leading to a Dalton Knecht layup. Mashack had a wild smile on his face as he picked up Texas guard Max Abmas full court. It was Jahmai Mashack’s type of game. That is to say a defensive game. The Vols shot […]
