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Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images This one seems to be moving quickly. Tennessee’s season came to an end on Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis, which means transfer portal season is officially open. The Volunteers will have to hit the portal hard this year, just as they did a season ago. Rick Barnes will have to replace four starters and two key players off of the bench, as … [Read more...] about Transfer portal: Tennessee trending for star point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie

After another exit in the Elite Eight, the careers of Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack ended for the Tennessee Volunteers. The two guards cemented themselves as two of the greatest players to wear the orange and white in Knoxville. The two players joined Tennessee for the 2021-22 season from opposite coasts as Mashack came in from Fontana, Calif., and Zeigler from Long Island, … [Read more...] about Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack: Two Tennessee All-Time Greats

Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images Well, there was at least some good news on Sunday for Tennessee athletics. The Base Vols, as usual, delivered that news with a 7-1 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks to secure a weekend sweep in Columbia. Tennessee won Friday 11-7 and delivered a late 7-5 win after Cannon Peebles blasted a ball over the wall in right center … [Read more...] about Base Vols hold onto top spot in polls after sweep of South Carolina

Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images Tennessee was never in this one. It was worth wondering how Tennessee would come out after such an emotional Sweet 16 win over bitter rival Kentucky. The answer? Flat. Tennessee couldn’t buy a bucket to open this one. Heck, they couldn’t hardly even get inside the arc with penetration. Houston’s man-to-man defense was suffocating, flexing … [Read more...] about Cold shooting Tennessee falls to Houston, 69-50

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Can the Volunteers make history? For just the third time in program history, the Tennessee Volunteers are playing in the Elite Eight. Zakai Zeigler and company dominated Kentucky on Friday night, getting payback when it counted the most for the Wildcats’ regular season sweep of the Vols. They move on to face the No. 1 seeded Houston … [Read more...] about How to watch: Tennessee vs. Houston in the Elite Eight