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Steve Roberts-Imagn Images The Tennessee Volunteers are moving on in the SEC Tournament. Tennessee defeated Texas 83-72 on Friday in Nashville in the day’s second quarterfinal. The Vols were led by Chaz Lanier, who totaled 23 points on 9 of 15 shooting, including 19 points in a red-hot first half. Zakai Zeigler came alive for Tennessee in the second half, putting up … [Read more...] about Tennessee beats Texas 83-72 in SEC Tournament quarterfinal

Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images A huge series to get conference play going. The 17-0 Tennessee Volunteers open SEC play this weekend in Knoxville, set to host the Florida Gators at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. It’s a heavyweight fight that will feature two of the best teams in the country, with Florida entering sporting a 16-2 mark. The … [Read more...] about Tennessee vs. Florida: Weekend schedule

Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Volunteers get rolling in Nashville today. Tennessee’s turn in the SEC Tournament is here — the Volunteers get another matchup against Rick Barnes’ old school this afternoon in Nashville. The Texas Longhorns outlasted Texas A&M yesterday in a dramatic, double-overtime victory. Will Texas have … [Read more...] about How to watch: Tennessee vs. Texas in the SEC Tournament

Nicole Hester / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Longhorns will be coming off of a really tough win. What a morning session that just was from Nashville. Ole Miss pulled off a buzzer-beater over Arkansas, then Texas somehow outlasted Texas A&M to likely punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. After 50 minutes of a ridiculously physical … [Read more...] about Tennessee set to face 13-seed Texas on Friday in the SEC Tournament

Photo by Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images A natural fit. Just one season after a magic run to the Final Four, Kevin Keatts is out at NC State. The Wolfpack couldn’t back up that success this season, posting just a 12-19 record. A Tennessee staffer could be the next in line in Raleigh. Very quickly, Justin Gainey’s name has popped up in the search. From two different … [Read more...] about Justin Gainey connected to the NC State opening