Looking at Tennessee’s projected roster for the 2018-2019 basketball season, it is truly striking how young the team is and therefore how much improvement can be expected. Further illustrating that fact is that all but one of the returning bench players were freshmen (true or redshirt), this past season and […]
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Looking Ahead to 2018-2019 I: One Area of Improvement for the Starters
After observing a personal 24-hour rule and mourning not only the actual season-ending loss to Loyola but the missed opportunity it represented, it’s time to look at next season’s roster and forecast how the team can get better to make a run at a repeat SEC Championship and a deeper […]
Loyola-Chicago Gets the Bounce, Beats Tennessee 63-62
When you play close games, you put your heart out there to be broken. We can argue about the match-up and whether this game should have been this close, but too much of that does a disservice to Loyola-Chicago, both their season and their performance today. This was a good […]
March Madness: Tennessee vs. Loyola-Chicago TV channel and tip time
What time do the Vols play? What channel is the Tennessee game on? We have the answers.
Tennessee vs Loyola-Chicago Preview
When the at-large bids came to an end on the 11 line, the selection committee chose San Diego State and Loyola-Chicago as the top remaining automatic qualifiers. The Aztecs carry some recent tournament history. The Ramblers…well, if you’re like me, you didn’t even know Loyola-Chicago was the Ramblers before this […]
Tennessee 73 Wright State 47: Smother and Advance
The Vols missed their first six shots in the first three minutes, a few nerves showing their face in Dallas, perhaps. But in those same three minutes, Wright State went 0-for-3 and turned it over twice. Then the Vols got going. The Raiders did not. Tennessee led by 11 at […]
March Madness: Tennessee vs. Wright State TV channel, tip time, and online game-watching party
What time do the Vols play? What channel is Tennessee on? We have the answers. The party is just icing.
There Is No Blueprint
What has grown since November comes to an end in March. While there will be only one champion, the entire field can hope for a moment. Just one moment to lead to the chance to make just one more. The last days of the season are the best, as long […]
The 2018 Hoops Recruiting Landscape: While we Wait
After a thrilling SEC Tournament run that ended in a fun to watch but hard to take 77-72 loss to Kentucky, the Vols will kick off what could potentially be a magical NCAA Tournament run on Thursday against Wright State. And while Rick Barnes and the entire Tennessee basketball program […]
Tennessee vs Wright State Preview
Wright State comes in 135th in KenPom; that’s the lowest 14 seed and lower than two 15 seeds. Since opening with Presbyterian and High Point, the Vols have only played two teams with a lower KenPom rating: Mercer (148) on November 29, and Lipscomb (165) on December 9. That’s what […]