Category Archives: UT Basketball

Mashack Chosen No. 59 in 2025 NBA Draft by Houston Rockets
Courtesy / UT Athletics

Mashack Chosen No. 59 in 2025 NBA Draft by Houston Rockets

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Jahmai Mashack of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team went No. 59 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, picked in the second round Thursday night by the Houston Rockets, with his rights set to be dealt to the Memphis Grizzlies in a proposed trade. The final pick of the draft, on the second…MORE

Lanier Picked No. 37 in 2025 NBA Draft by Detroit Pistons
Courtesy / UT Athletics

Lanier Picked No. 37 in 2025 NBA Draft by Detroit Pistons

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Chaz Lanier of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team went No. 37 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, selected in the second round Thursday night by the Detroit Pistons at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.The seventh pick of the second round, on the second day of the draft, Lanier was the seventh player…MORE

SEC Reveals 2025-26 Conference Opponents
Courtesy / UT Athletics

SEC Reveals 2025-26 Conference Opponents

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The SEC announced Wednesday each school’s home and away matchups for the upcoming 2025-26 men’s basketball season. The conference slate will run from Jan. 3 to March 7, with each team playing 18 games. Tennessee will face three teams both at home and on the road: Alabama, Kentucky and Vanderbilt. The Volunteers are…MORE

Vols to Visit Syracuse for 2025 ACC/SEC Challenge
Courtesy / UT Athletics

Vols to Visit Syracuse for 2025 ACC/SEC Challenge

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the second consecutive year, the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team will face Syracuse in the ACC/SEC Challenge, as announced Thursday afternoon by ESPN. The Volunteers will travel to Syracuse, N.Y., to face the Orange at JMA Wireless Dome, with action set for Dec. 2. The game time and ESPN network designation…MORE

Lanier, Zeigler Tabbed to Wooden Award Top 15 National Ballot

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Two members of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team, Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler, made the cut for the John R. Wooden Award Top 15 National Ballot. The Volunteers are the only team with two selections, as named by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. They are joined by three other SEC competitors—Auburn’s Johni Broome, Florida’s…MORE

Hoops Central: #4 Tennessee vs. South Carolina

Read Online | Tennessee Game Notes | South Carolina Game Notes | Watch Live (SEC Network) | Listen Live | Live Stats | Parking Map | Buy Tickets KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The fourth-ranked Tennessee men’s basketball team returns home for its regular season finale Saturday at Food City Center, facing South Carolina on senior day. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. ET. Fans can catch Saturday’s game between the Volunteers (24-6, 11-6 SEC) and…MORE

Hoops Central: #4 Tennessee at Ole Miss

OXFORD, Miss. – Victorious in seven of its past eight games, the fourth-ranked Tennessee men’s basketball team is geared up for its final true road game of the season, as it travels to the Magnolia State to face Ole Miss Wednesday night at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion. Tipoff is slated for 9 p.m. ET. MORE INFO GAMEDAY TIMES & BROADCAST INFO RELATED…MORE

Zeigler Named a Bob Cousy Award Finalist

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee men’s basketball standout Zakai Zeigler is one of five finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award, as revealed Monday afternoon by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The annual Bob Cousy Award, named after the Class of 1971 Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy…MORE

#1 Vols Claim 74-70 Road Win at Texas

Game Recap: Men’s Basketball | January 11, 2025 AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team claimed a hard-fought 74-70 road victory Saturday night at Texas. Senior guard Zakai Zeigler paced top-ranked Tennessee (15-1, 2-1 SEC) with 16 points and a game-high eight assists in triumph during which neither side led by greater than seven in front…MORE

Mike Keith Named Next “Voice of the Vols”
Courtesy / UT Athletics

Mike Keith Named Next “Voice of the Vols”

One of the top play-by-play radio announcers in sports, Hall of Fame radio voice and VFL Mike Keith, is returning to Rocky Top as the next “Voice of the Vols,” Tennessee Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Danny White announced on Thursday.  Keith just completed his 27th season with the Tennessee Titans in 2024, including…MORE

Weather

  • Forecast
  • Currents
  • Planner