Tennessee hoops found out on Wednesday that it would host the Kansas Jayhawks at Thompson-Bowling Arena on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, for the eighth annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge. 

Victor Bailey Jr. started his collegiate basketball career at the University of Oregon. Bailey played in 73 games during his freshman and sophomore seasons where he averaged seven points, two rebounds and just under one assists per game.

Tennessee’s 2021 signing class added its second commitment Tuesday afternoon as the Vols’ found Kennedy Chandler a backcourt mate in four-star guard Jahmai Mashack.

Aug. 3 was a long and tumultuous day for Tennessee basketball. On one of college basketball’s biggest days of the year, the deadline for prospects to remove their name from the NBA Draft and return to school, Vol fans wait was the longest as Yves Pons mulled the decision over.

The summertime is one of the strengths of the Tennessee basketball program. Rick Barnes’ program is known for its development of players, and no part is more crucial than the one-on-one work players get with coaches at Pratt Pavilion.

Tennessee has landed its first commitment of the 2021 signing class as five-star point guard Kennedy Chandler chose the Vols over Memphis, Duke, North Carolina and Kentucky.

Tennessee forward Yves Pons is set to return for his final season in Knoxville, removing his name from the NBA draft process, ESPN's Sean Farnham first reported.

It’s been a tumultuous 2020 for the Tennessee basketball team. A year that saw their season end early due to COVID-19 and that saw a pair of players test positive for the coronavirus after the team’s early June return to campus.

Basketball fans weren’t able to enjoy the NCAA Tournament and everything that comes with March Madness this season, but COVID-19 isn’t stopping The Basketball Tournament and for the first time in TBT’s existence, Tennessee will be represented thanks to an alumni team The Ballinteers.

Coming off a year where he was named SEC defensive player of the year, Yves Pons has reportedly decided that he will test the waters for the NBA draft.

Tennessee’s basketball team had a scholarship open up Monday when wing Jalen Johnson entered the transfer portal. Rick Barnes and staff filled that scholarship quickly as E.J. Anosike announced his transfer to the Vols.

Tennessee guard Jalen Johnson is looking for a new home after entering the transfer portal Monday morning, 247sports Evan Daniels first reported.

Without a deep run in the SEC Tournament that was canceled last week due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tennessee basketball team was set to miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time in since 2017.

Tennessee’s spring and winter sports coaches, as well as Tennessee director of athletics Phillip Fulmer, met with the local media Tuesday to discuss the sudden end to the 2019-2020 seasons and the challenges facing them with the fallout and combating of the coronavirus.

Tennessee travels to Nashville Thursday to compete in the SEC Tournament. The Vols went 9-9 record in conference play, earning the eight seed.

Tennessee's front court of John Fulkerson and Yves Pons each earned SEC honors from the league’s coaches.

Tennessee’s last week of the regular season saw the Vols face its toughest competition of the season. The Vols went on the road pulling off a miraculous comeback from behind victory at No. 6 Kentucky before falling at home to No. 17 Auburn.

Tennessee men’s basketball finished its regular season against Auburn in Thompson-Boling Arena. The Vols fell to the Tigers by a score of 85-63.

Tennessee’s two game winning streak came to an end Saturday afternoon as Auburn won its fifth straight over the Vols, 85-63.

Tennessee is looking to bolster its NCAA Tournament resume Saturday when the Vols host No. 17 Auburn to Thompson-Boling Arena.

Tennessee has beaten Kentucky more than any other program, but not too many of those wins have happened in Rupp Arena. No win looked less likely than Tuesday night, when the Vols entered as 8.5-point underdogs and trailed by 17 in the second half.

Tonight, Tennessee men’s basketball takes on No. 6 Kentucky for the second time this year. While the Vols are currently trying to salvage their postseason hopes, this matchup comes a few days after the Wildcats clinched the SEC regular season championship for the 49th time in program history.

Tennessee men’s basketball welcomed rival Florida to Thompson-Boling Arena this Saturday. The Vols were able to defeat the Gators 63-58 in a crucial game for both teams.

For the second straight Saturday, the Vols saw a large double-digit lead dwindle in the second half. However, this Saturday, Tennessee would hold on beating Florida, 63-58.

Tennessee is looking to end its losing skid Saturday when a hot Florida team comes to Thompson-Boling Arena. The Vols have lost two and a row and three of their last four.

Tennessee basketball fell to Arkansas 86-69 in Bud Walton Arena. The star for the Razorbacks was Mason Jones who scored 37 points in the victory.

A lot has changed in the two weeks since Tennessee dominated Arkansas, 82-61, at Thompson Boling Arena.

This past week, Tennessee basketball split their games against Vanderbilt and Auburn. The Vols defeated the Commodores on Tuesday but blew a 17-point lead against the Tigers.

Tennessee played perhaps its best 25 minutes of the year to build a 17-point lead at No. 13 Auburn. The Vols’ struggle against Auburn wouldn’t end that easily though, as Auburn used an 18-0 run to erase Tennessee’s lead before hanging on late, 73-66.

Tennessee is looking for a marquee win Saturday morning as they travel to Auburn to face the No. 13 Tigers at Auburn Arena.

Tennessee basketball has fallen short of the expectations that many had for it going into this year. The Vols currently sit at 15-11 and 7-6 in conference, a far cry from competing for the conference title like last season. However, the remaining five games on the schedule will make it very …

Tennessee used a second half burst from John Fulkerson to overcome a sluggish first 30 minutes, surviving against Vanderbilt, 65-61.

Tuesday night, Tennessee men’s basketball welcomed in-state rival Vanderbilt. The Vols swept the season series against the Dores with a win by a score of 65-61.

Tennessee entered the week needing a pair of wins against two other middle of the pack SEC opponents for its NCAA Tournament chances. The Vols picked up a big Quadrant II win over Arkansas in one of Tennessee’s best performances of the season before letting another Quadrant II win slip away …

COLUMBIA, SC- Tennessee trailed for just 5:24 and led by six with 3:40 left, but the Vols turned it over four times in the game’s final minutes and South Carolina went 6 of 6 at the free throw line to give the Gamecocks a 63-61 win.

Tennessee men’s basketball will be looking for it first weekend victory since late Jan. 18, when they travel to South Carolina this Saturday. The Vols are coming off a 21-point win over Arkansas, while the Gamecocks defeated Georgia in their last outing.

Santiago Vescovi wasn’t expected to make much of a difference in his first semester on Rocky Top. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes said as much before Vescovi arrived in Knoxville on Dec. 28.

Tuesday, Tennessee basketball faced off against Arkansas as both teams came into the game following a rough stretch of results. The Vols were able to come out on top, beating the Razorbacks by a score of 82-61 in a game that Tennessee coach Rick Barnes called one the Vols’ “most complete per…

Tennessee turned in one of its strongest efforts of the season Tuesday night as the Vols smoked Arkansas, 82-61 at Thompson-Boling Arena.