Rupp Arena is historically referenced as a premier venue in college basketball. Some consider it the Mecca of the sport. It has a reputation of being a vacuum: a trouble spot that sucks opponents into a black hole. So many visitors get drawn into the abyss, like trekkers venturing through the dark hollows of Appalachian…
Despite facing a stellar shooting performance from South Carolina, the No.1 Tennessee Volunteers remained undefeated at home by outlasting the Gamecocks 85-73 on Wednesday night. The Vols’ high-octane offense was simply too much for South Carolina. After an opening segment of methodically running its offensive sets, Tennessee opened things up by pushing tempo out of…
Go through the SEC’s standings right now and you won’t find too many terrific surprises: Tennessee (22-1, 10-0) Kentucky (20-3, 9-1) LSU (19-4, 9-1) Okay, maybe LSU’s a little surprising, but they were expected to be a borderline Tournament team at the start of the season, per most metrics sites. Not bad! Alright, continue:…
No. 1 Tennessee got off to an interesting start as the sellout crowd at Thompson-Boling Arena rose to their feet for a few minutes, before the Vols finally knocked down their first shot of the day. On Saturday afternoon in which Tennessee was without Yves Pons coming off the bench, especially on the defensive end,…
The No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers are on a program-high 17-game winning streak heading into Saturday’s contest against the Florida Gators. The two teams may be trending in opposite directions, but caution is always required when these two rivals meet. Florida (12-10, 4-5 SEC) is looking to stay in contention for a tournament birth come March.…
What was the best day of your life? Yeah, I know, some of you are married, so that counts. Maybe the first time you had a Dr. Pepper was the best day ever. Perhaps it was the first time you went to a different country. I don’t know, I’ve been to Canada for an hour…
Well, look, I ain’t got much. Here’s what I said four weeks ago about Missouri in 2018-19: Cuonzo’s second team at Missouri follows the Michael Porter, Jr. Sorta Was Here I Guess season, where Porter got hurt in preseason, came back for two meaningless games, looked awful, and then Missouri got blown out of the…
The No.1 Tennessee Volunteers rolled into College Station and made Texas A&M their latest victim on what appears to be a ruthless tour of conference opponents. The Vols (20-1, 8-0 SEC) jumped out to a fast start, leading by as much as 19 in the first half. The Aggies (8-12, 1-7) gave a valiant effort,…
Tennessee only went 4-4 from the FT line and still scored over ninety points against Texas A&M, tonight. You have to wonder when this squad will lose a game again with those kind of numbers. Tennessee had five players in double-digits tonight, with both Grant Williams and Jordan Bone posting double-doubles. Williams finished the night…
The No.1 Tennessee Volunteers defended their top ranking for the third straight game by defeating South Carolina 92-70 on the road Tuesday night. It was another rough start for the Vols as the officials set the tone early by calling a tight game. Tennessee (19-1, 7-0 SEC) was the most affected by the whistles, committing…