If you see only one Vols-related thing today . . .
. . . make it this fantastic SEC Championship photo feature from UTSports.com. Some really remarkable images of some really remarkable events in there.
Hoops
Tennessee had a pretty good day with SEC postseason awards yesterday. Rick Barnes won SEC Coach of the Year, and he was notified by his grandkids via an adorable video chat:
Grandkids Avery and Caleb got to break the news to Coach Barnes!#SECMBB Coach of the Year pic.twitter.com/aQNwROWmZs
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 6, 2018
Grant Williams won SEC Player of the Year, and Lamonte Turner won SEC Sixth Man of the Year. Admiral Schofield, who’s won the SEC Player of the Week the past two weeks in a row, was also second team All-SEC in the postseason awards.
⭐️ #SECMBB POSTSEASON HONORS ⭐️
+ COY : Rick Barnes
+ POY : Grant Williams
+ All-SEC : Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield
+ 6th Man : Lamonté Turner pic.twitter.com/NX4d0mFziJ— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 6, 2018
It’s Grant 💪 pic.twitter.com/tWpxv8PGOy
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 6, 2018
The SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament begins today, but the Vols won’t play until Friday. They’ll play the winner of LSU and Mississippi State, who play tomorrow. Here’s a hype video to get you ready:
Everything we want still out in front of us.
Far from satisfied.#GBO pic.twitter.com/ScucWpYUUP
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 5, 2018
We’re less than a week away from Selection Sunday, and the results of conference tournaments this week could impact both seeding and venue for the Vols. Will’s done the work of identifying what to watch this week if you’re hoping for Tennessee to improve its seeding and stay somewhere close to home for the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
I was out of town the past three days in mediations, and my computer was not cooperating during my morning writing routine, so, in case you missed it, be sure to check out Will’s The Fate We Make post and DylanVol’s look at basketball recruiting.
Rick Barnes met with the media Monday and said stuff. Here’s the transcript, and here’s the video:
And here are a ton of VFLs congratulating the current team on the regular season co-championship and giving them an important reminder:
KP hollering at the guys from Greece! 🇬🇷 @KPJunior_ pic.twitter.com/T1MtKxOZYQ
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 5, 2018
#VFL @Shopson32 showing his support for the SEC champs: “The work’s not done yet!” pic.twitter.com/s1wyCCRUvf
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 5, 2018
.@RonSlay35 here to hype you up on a Monday morning 💯#MondayMotivation pic.twitter.com/YsHec55UF1
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 5, 2018
LEWWWWWWWWWWW!
His work last year helped prepare us for this run. Now @LewEvans23 shares this congratulatory message for the squad: pic.twitter.com/V7innn3ZOc
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 5, 2018
#VFL Renaldo Woolridge aka @Swiperboy showing love from the West Coast! pic.twitter.com/TOVobizjAN
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 5, 2018
#VFL Mike Jackson — co-captain of our 1977 SEC Championship squad — congratulates the #Vols on another conference title 🍊🏀 pic.twitter.com/FIK4KYaHBZ
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 5, 2018
Messages from our #VFLs keep rolling in ✊
Here’s @_CT23_ shouting out the guys from Rio 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/bjeFDPTBqt
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 4, 2018
“Now’s the time to continue to progress and continue to grind.”
Words from #VFL @tobias31 to take into the postseason ⬆️ pic.twitter.com/o2X0GcE2I5
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 4, 2018
Proud alum @Quietstorm_32 taking some time to share this message with our guys 🍊🏀 pic.twitter.com/qOFSKOt0Em
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 4, 2018
The legendary @clofton606 passing on his congrats to the squad 🍊🏀 pic.twitter.com/4PUlHG4zw8
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 4, 2018
#VFL @JordyMac52 with a message for the SEC champs 🍊🏀 pic.twitter.com/cZGEE11ZBH
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 4, 2018
Other Vols tidbits
Tennessee baseball beat James Madison 10-1 and is now 8-5 on the season.
The football team has added grad transfer kicker Ryan Tice to the team. He’s from Michigan and has two years of eligibility remaining.
Here’s another thing Peyton Manning can do that I can’t: Quit Papa John’s.