Big screen for Bernard King

Marvin Westwestwords

As Michael Jordan is demonstrating, when you are one of the all-time greats, basketball fame does not fade fast.
Bernard King, Tennessee’s three-time all-American, three-time SEC player of the year, Naismith …

Destiny fulfilled: Another Anosike for Vols

Marvin Westwestwords

Nkolika Nonyelum Anosike, better known as Nicky, one of the stars from the Pat Summitt collection of championships, thinks Tennessee basketball fans will enjoy her “little” brother.
Ejimofor Anosike, better known as …

All of a sudden, Fulky is the main man

Marvin Westwestwords

A lot of us are talking about Fulky.
Conversation sounds different now. Gone are references to a baby giraffe learning to walk and sneaky recollections of Ichabod Crane in The Legend …

This might not be Barnes’ best year

Marvin Westwestwords

If Jim Valvano was still with us, he’d say “Never give up, never, ever give up.”
If Willie Nelson was here, he’d be singing a sad song, “Turn out the lights, …

What is happening with Tennessee basketball?

Marvin Westwestwords

As I and others have said, I am very fortunate, highly favored, richly blessed. I know a little something about beautiful basketball.
I’ve seen several players and quite a few games …

Memphis: Superiority complex

Marvin Westwestwords

I do believe Memphis in general and the Tigers in particular have a superiority complex. You’ll see it Saturday at Thompson-Boling. They’ve been conditioned to believe their coach is better …

Big decision coming from NCAA

Marvin Westwestwords

Sometime soon, any day now, the NCAA will deliver a big decision to the University of Tennessee.
Seven-foot Uros Plavsic either will or won’t be eligible for basketball.
Coach Rick Barnes, he …

Bernard King eligibility saga

Marvin Westwestwords

If you believe Bernard King was the all-time great of Tennessee basketball, you might reasonably conclude that the investigation and authentication of his controversial high school transcript was a historic …