PUERTO AVENTURAS, Mexico — Double-double performances by seniors Jaime Nared and Mercedes Russell fueled No. 12/14 Tennessee to a 101-99 overtime win over No. 20/20 Marquette on Thursdaynight at the Hard Rock Hotel Convention Center. Nared got off to a quick start, scoring 15 points in the first half. She finished the day with 26 points, 15 rebounds and six assists…… MORE
The four-team field for the 2018 NIT Season Tip-Off was announced Thursday, and Tennessee is set to join Kansas, Louisville and Marquette in New York City next Thanksgiving. The Volunteers will play two games at the longstanding event, which will take place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center for the fourth straight year. In its last NIT Season…… MORE
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — A sloppy second half spelled trouble for Tennessee on Thursday as its 12-point halftime lead wasn’t enough to hold off No. 5 Villanova, ultimately falling 85-76 in the semifinals of the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis. Grant Williams led the Vols (3-1) in scoring for the second consecutive game, finishing with 20 points to…… MORE
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Coming off a win over No. 18 Purdue, Tennessee continues play at the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis on Thanksgiving Day when it takes on fifth-ranked Villanova in the first of two tournament semifinals. Thursday’sgame tips at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Tennessee (3-0) is meeting Villanova (4-0) for the first time since 2010…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee will close out its 2017 regular season schedule against SEC in-state rival Vanderbilt on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. The game will feature a 4 p.m. ET kickoff on SEC Network. Dave Neal (play-by-play) and Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) will be in the booth and Dawn Davenport will report from the sidelines. Vol Network radio affiliates will have…… MORE
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – A pair of late rallies lifted Tennessee to a 78-75, overtime victory over No. 18 Purdue on Wednesday afternoon in the opening game of the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis. The Vols (3-0) got 22 points from sophomore Grant Williams—all of which came after halftime—while junior Kyle Alexander turned in his first career double-double with 13…… MORE
PUERTO AVENTURAS, Mexico — No. 12/14 Tennessee (3-0) plays its first game away from Knoxville this season, as the Lady Vols take part in the Cancun Challenge in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico, Thursday through Saturday. Competing in the Riviera Tournament, the Lady Vols open play vs. No. 20/20 Marquette (1-1) at 6:30 ET on Thanksgiving night. UT enters undefeated after winning three…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee players Micah Abernathy, Colton Jumper, Brandon Johnson and Aaron Medley met with the media for one of the final times this season on Tuesday afternoon in the Ray and Lucy Hand Digital Studio. Vols Extremely Motivated to Finish Strong A common theme among them was wanting to close out the 2017 season on a…… MORE
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — The Tennessee basketball program heads to the Bahamas to face No. 18 Purdue in the opening game of the 2017 Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday at 12 p.m. ET. The game will be televised live from Imperial Arena on ESPN2 and streamed online via WatchESPN. Tennessee (2-0) is making its second appearance…… MORE
Here is UT WR Brandon Johnson in a group interview session with the media on Tuesday ahead of the Vanderbilt game.… MORE
