Rick Barnes played with the idea of “Changing the vibe” of the Vols lineup after their blowout loss to Kentucky Saturday afternoon. Tennessee’s head coach hinted at altering the starting five and giving some more deserving players increased minutes.

One of the only positives from the Vols’ loss at Kentucky was their offense clicked for the first time in a month.

No. 22 Tennessee was looking for its third consecutive win at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, Saturday afternoon. The No. 22 Wildcats had other plans, trouncing the Vols 107-79 in what was by far the Vols’ worst defensive game of the season.

Kentucky blocks Tennessee’s attempt at three straight victories at Rupp Arena behind monster performance from Oscar Tshiebwe, TyTy Washington in 107-79 loss.

John Fulkerson is no stranger to defeating Kentucky at the prestigious Rupp Arena.

Tennessee basketball evened up its SEC record at 2-2 Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena, downing Frank Martin’s South Carolina Gamecocks, 66-46.

John Fulkerson’s bounce-back game leads Vols’ balanced scoring effort in 66-46 win over South Carolina.

Consistency has plagued Tennessee basketball this season.

The No. 18 Tennessee basketball team hit the road to match up against No. 21 LSU at Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday. The Vols came into this matchup after picking up a close overtime win against Ole Miss, while the Tigers looked to extend their three-game winning streak.  

Tennessee knew its offense would be tested at No. 21 LSU Saturday night, but the Vols never imagined their defense would take a step back.

Tennessee’s offense has hit a rut to start SEC play.

Division 1 college basketball schools are getting buckets from a high school senior.

Tennessee returned to Thompson-Boling Arena for the first time in 2022 in its SEC home-opener against Ole Miss, but it was hardly the return it hoped for.

Tennessee took its first lead of the night against shorthanded Ole Miss with four minutes and 40 seconds remaining in overtime.

Like the rest of the country, Tennessee basketball has seen its fair share of run-ins with COVID-19.

It was announced an hour before tip-off that John Fulkerson and Kennedy Chandler would not be available for Tennessee’s SEC opener Wednesday night at No. 19 Alabama. Both players had tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a brief Christmas break with symptoms.

Tennessee basketball opened SEC play with a 73-68 loss to No. 19 Alabama on the road at Coleman Coliseum.

The fruits of Tennessee’s labor will be put to the test for the first time.

No. 19 Tennessee defeated No. 6 Arizona 77-73 Wednesday night, handing the Wildcats their first loss of the season and picking up a signature win before conference play begins next week.

Sometimes it pays to be in the right place at the right time.

Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd has been around college basketball for a long time.

Tennessee guard Josiah Jordan James saw something out of place in the crowd Saturday morning at Bridgestone Arena.

Tennessee-Memphis canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the Memphis program.

Though the majority of Tennessee’s difficult non-conference schedule is drawing to an close, the Vols will have one final stretch to clear, starting Saturday in Nashville.

Tennessee’s defense continued to show why it’s ranked as one of the top units in the nation Tuesday night, dispatching USC Upstate 96-52 to collect its eighth win of the season.

The No. 18 Tennessee men’s basketball team got in one final tune-up before playing Memphis in Nashville this Saturday, routing USC Upstate 96-52 Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Tennessee basketball’s 10th regular season game against USC Upstate means a little more to Vols assistant coach Justin Gainey.

Tennessee returned to Knoxville on Saturday after traveling more than 4000 miles to throttle UNC-Greensboro 76-36.

Josiah-Jordan James had made only 3 triples entering Saturday afternoon’s matchup with UNC Greensboro. In the Vols’ miserable three-point shooting game Tuesday night, James was as big a contributor to the misses as anyone else, making only 1 attempt.

Looking to bounce back from its worst offensive performance of the season, the Tennessee men’s basketball team is set to host UNC Greensboro Saturday at 4:30 p.m. EST from Thompson-Boling Arena.

Following a convincing win over Colorado on Saturday, the No. 13 Tennessee men’s basketball team traveled to New York City for a matchup with Texas Tech in the Jimmy V Classic Tuesday night from Madison Square Garden.

The Tennessee Volunteers suffered a 57-52 loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night. Their second loss of the season came from an overtime slugfest where offense ceased to exist for both teams.

Tennessee did not need an excellent offensive night to win this game. A good night at the office would have sufficed. Perhaps an average offensive night would have been enough, or maybe even a mediocre night could have ended with an odds-defying Tennessee victory.

Tennessee basketball travels to New York Tuesday to match up against its toughest defensive challenge of the young season – Texas Tech.

The Tennessee Volunteers handled the thin air and an energized environment with a 69-54 victory on the road against Colorado Saturday afternoon. The Vols countered every Colorado punch and played elite defense the entire game. 

Santiago Vescovi picked up his first personal foul just 24 seconds into Tennessee’s 69-54 win over Colorado Saturday afternoon.

Tennessee basketball was slated to begin last season’s campaign on Nov. 25, 2020 against Charlotte before continuing against VCU a few days later. Neither game would be played – nor would following matchups against Gonzaga, Notre Dame and UT Martin.

Tennessee basketball head coach Rick Barnes picked up his 22nd straight victory over Big South opponents Tuesday when the Vols took down Presbyterian, 86-44.

Tennessee basketball had no intentions of playing with its food again at Thompson-Boling Arena Tuesday night, dominating Presbyterian 86-44 to improve to a sound 5-1 on the season with a true road challenge against Colorado on the docket.

Rick Barnes schedules games against the small, mid-major schools for a reason. They are always a good test for the Vols. If they do not take the matchup seriously, then an upset can always happen. The Vols nearly learned this last Friday against Tennessee Tech.

Tennessee knocked off Tennessee Tech 80-69 Friday night, but it did not look like the nation’s No. 15 team as it did so.

The No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers survived a spirited upset bid from Tennessee Tech Friday. The game at Thompson-Boling Arena saw the Vols play without starter Josiah-Jordan James and sharpshooter Justin Powell.

A shorthanded No. 15 Tennessee team overcame a halftime deficit to beat Tennessee Tech 80-69 Friday afternoon at Thompson-Boling Arena. Josiah-Jordan James and Justin Powell did not play for the Volunteers and three-point shooting was not good as Tennessee could never really pull away. 

Tennessee missed the first 10 three-point attempts it took Friday afternoon.

Tennessee basketball flipped a switch after dropping its first game of the season, 71-53 to then-No. 5 ranked Villanova last Saturday.

The Vols rose two spots in the AP Poll from No. 17 to No. 15 after their weekend at the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament at Mohegan Sun casino Saturday and Sunday.

Tennessee basketball bounced back from a 18-point loss to No. 5 Villanova with a 17-point victory over No. 18 North Carolina, 89-72 in the consolation round of the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament.

Zakai Zeigler did not have a Division I offer until Aug. 9, when Tennessee offered to the former three-star prospect. He took his official visit to Tennessee on Aug. 22, and five days later, he officially enrolled, four days into the semester.

Tennessee faced its first real challenge of the season Saturday afternoon when it squared off with No. 5 Villanova at the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament in Uncasville, Connecticut. The No. 17 Vols dropped the ball in their first test, falling to the Wildcats 71-53.