It was no accident that Dalton Knecht hit four free throws with the prime-time CBS audience watching and the weight of the college basketball world on his shoulders.
He’d been in …

There wasn’t anything tough Texas could do about Tennessee at the free-throw line.
The Longhorns just stood there as Volunteers hit six consecutive clutch shots in the closing seconds for a …

Hip, hip, high-ho and away they go.
Tennessee overwhelmed Saint Peter’s Peacocks, 83-49. The Volunteers, 22-point favorites, stopped the two-game losing streak and righted their sailing ship. They can now look …

Tennessee will resume play Thursday at Charlotte against the Peacocks of St. Peter’s (19-13). The Vols are the No. 2 seed in the Midwest bracket. Top team is Purdue.
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Let us …

Well, that was quick.
Tennessee played a horrible first half, worst of the year, and was unceremoniously dumped from the SEC tournament.
It didn’t take long, less than 20 minutes, to determine …

This is a basketball timeout.
Rick Barnes’ team will next appear on Friday afternoon (3/15/24) in the SEC tournament in Nashville – against the winner of Mississippi State-LSU.
There is a difference. …

Close, but no cigar … Almost, but not quite … So near and yet so far … Not much joy finishing second.
Kentucky’s 85-81 victory left Tennessee stuck with a plentiful …

The big and beautiful championship of Southeastern Conference basketball is all wrapped up in orange and white.
Tennessee’s 64-57 victory at South Carolina did not come easy. Rick Barnes said it …