Some fun facts about Samford University: It is a private school located in Birmingham, Alabama. They’ve made the NCAA Tournament twice ever, in 1999 and 2000 (lost in first round both times). Correction: it’s Homewood, Alabama. And that completes today’s list of Things I Know About (Insert Opponent). Samford and Tennessee have played once, back…
Penny Hardaway ended his chat with reporters like this … "Rick Barnes … Get the &*$% out of here." I've never heard a coach talk like Penny just did about Rick Barnes. — Mark Giannotto (@mgiannotto) December 18, 2018 WHAAAAAAAT??? Listen I get it. Rick Barnes and Co. showed up at your house and dropped…
The No. 3 Tennessee Volunteers picked up another win on Saturday as they renewed a rivalry against an old foe from West Tennessee. The Memphis Tigers provided quite a different matchup for the Vols, as the teams combined for 194 points and 60 fouls. Yes, that is correct, SIXTY fouls! Here is what we learned…
The spectacle that took place Sunday afternoon in Talking Stick Resort Arena was a breath of fresh air for Tennessee fans. A much needed win against the No. 1 ranked team in the country provided assurance that this team is not just good, it is elite. The performance by Admiral Schofield was one for the…
A name so long that KenPom can’t fit the whole thing into the database: You are forgiven for knowing little, if anything, about Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, beyond the fact that they are indeed located in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Home of the Labonte brothers!) Here’s a quick rundown to catch you up to speed: They made…
The No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers returned to Thompson-Boling Arena Wednesday night after spending 15 days away from their home court. Thanks to a change in lineup, the Vols avoided any Thanksgiving hangover. Yves Pons made his first career start and didn’t waste any time making his mark. He finished with 10 points, five rebounds and…
Here’s all I knew about Eastern Kentucky University heading into this post: Its football team is coached by former Tennessee special teams coach Mark Elder. At 14-19 through three years, he has the worst winning percentage of a coach there in nearly 90 years, so that’s good. They are located in Richmond, Kentucky. They were…
The Barclays Center has parlayed itself into a magnificent boxing venue, not just a basketball arena. On Friday night, it hosted a heavyweight basketball match between the No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers and No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks. The Jayhawks are a perennial powerhouse, while the Vols are learning how to deal with success and accolades. After…
WE MEET AGAIN. Thank God we meet again, because for about four seconds during Tennessee’s game against Louisville on Wednesday, I was concerned this wouldn’t be so. Louisville hit 11 of their first 24 threes, nearly all of them guarded in some way, before not hitting a three over the final 7+ minutes of the…
No. 5 Tennessee impressed on Wednesday night in what was its toughest test to date. The Vols defeated the Louisville Cardinals 92-81 in a barn-burner. The matchup was just what the Vols needed as a prelude to what will be an even bigger challenge on Friday night. The Cardinals threatened early by hitting three-pointers to…