Tennessee Volunteers
FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Ypsilanti Lincoln's Emoni Bates shoots against River Rouge during the Tip Off Classic high school basketball game in Ypsilanti, Mich. Bates, part of a top-ranked Memphis class, was named the Gatorade national high school player of the year in 2020. (Nicole Hester/Ann Arbor News via AP, File)
Freshman phenom Baldwin savors chance to play for his dad

By Steve Megargee Oct. 27, 2021 02:42 AM EDT

FILE — In this March 13, 2021, file photo, Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes yells to his players in an NCAA college basketball game against Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. With the talent Barnes has assembled, Tennessee is looking for a fourth NCAA Tournament berth trying to improve on the regional semifinal reached in 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
No. 18 Tennessee's roster loaded with addition of newcomers

By Teresa M. Walker Oct. 21, 2021 03:14 PM EDT

Tennessee forward John Fulkerson returning for 6th season

Apr. 16, 2021 12:19 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Forward John Fulkerson announced Friday he is returning to Tennessee for his sixth season, using the extra year of eligibility granted...

Brandon Huntley-Hatfield reclassifies, signs with Tennessee

Apr. 15, 2021 02:30 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield has reclassified from the class of 2022 and signed with Tennessee, helping boost the Volunteers' 2021...

Tennessee Vols sign wing Quentin Diboundje from France

Apr. 14, 2021 07:53 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has signed Quentin Diboundje from France, the seventh international player during coach Rick Barnes' tenure. ...

Tennessee coach Rick Barnes hires Justin Gainey as assistant

Apr. 12, 2021 03:43 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee coach Rick Barnes has hired veteran Justin Gainey as an assistant coach to fill out his staff. Barnes...

Oregon State forward Warith Alatishe (10) blocks a Tennessee guard Keon Johnson (45) shot during the first half of a first round game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Indianapolis,Friday, March 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Keon Johnson is 2nd Vols player to declare for NBA draft

Apr. 07, 2021 01:09 PM EDT

ETSU hires Vols assistant Desmond Oliver as new men's coach

Apr. 05, 2021 06:12 PM EDT
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — East Tennessee State has hired Tennessee assistant Desmond Oliver as the Buccaneers' new men's basketball coach, six days after...

Tennessee coach Rick Barnes hires Rod Clark as assistant

Apr. 05, 2021 05:42 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee coach Rick Barnes has filled one of the openings on his staff by hiring Rod Clark as a new assistant. ...

Tennessee guard Jaden Springer, left, drives on Oregon State guard Zach Reichle during the first half of a first round game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Indianapolis Friday, March 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Vols' Jaden Springer declares for draft, signed with agent

Mar. 29, 2021 07:07 PM EDT

FILE - Chicago Bulls guard Kim English poses during the Bulls' NBA basketball media day in Chicago, in this Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, file photo. Former NBA player and college assistant Kim English was hired to coach George Mason's men's basketball team Tuesday, March 23, 2021, exactly a week after the school fired Dave Paulsen. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
George Mason hires Tennessee assistant coach Kim English

Mar. 23, 2021 12:06 PM EDT

Illinois's Kofi Cockburn, right, scores past Drexel's Tim Perry Jr., during the first half of a first round NCAA college basketball tournament game Friday, March 19, 2021, at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis .(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Battle of Illinois highlights 2nd round in NCAA Midwest

By Hank Kurz Jr. Mar. 19, 2021 09:52 PM EDT

Oregon State center Roman Silva (12) defends Tennessee guard Yves Pons (35) during the second half of a men's college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Friday, March 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Oregon State takes down Tennessee 70-56 as No. 12 seed

By John Marshall Mar. 19, 2021 06:56 PM EDT

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo yells to players during the second half of a First Four game against UCLA in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Friday, March 19, 2021, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. UCLA won 86-80. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
The Latest: 12th-seeded Oregon State upsets No. 5 Tennessee

By The Associated Press Mar. 19, 2021 12:48 PM EDT

Boise State guard Derrick Alston Jr. shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against SMU in the first round of the NIT, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Delaware Fightin Blue Hens at Clemson Tigers 3/20/2021

Mar. 18, 2021 09:16 PM EDT

West Virginia's Emmitt Matthews Jr., back, and Miles McBride try to steal the ball away from Oklahoma State's Cade Cunningham during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, March 11, 2021. Oklahoma State won 72-69. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Possible postseason ban didn't deter Cowboys' Cunningham

By Steve Megargee Mar. 18, 2021 05:43 PM EDT

Baylor's Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (23) and Mark Vital (11), along with Kansas State's DaJuan Gordon (3), battle for a loose ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, March 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
NBA Academy alums lining up for NCAA Tournament

By Ken Maguire Mar. 18, 2021 12:04 PM EDT

Grand Canyon's Asbjørn Midtgaard (33) shoots against New Mexico State during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game for the championship of the Western Athletic Conference men's tournament Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens)
Pick Six: Veterans to watch as NCAA Tournament begins

By Dave Skretta Mar. 16, 2021 02:26 AM EDT

Alabama's Jahvon Quinerly (13) drives against Tennessee's Yves Pons (35) and Santiago Vescovi (25) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Southeastern Conference Tournament Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Down 15, No. 6 Alabama rallies past Tennessee in SEC semis

By Gary B. Graves Mar. 13, 2021 09:47 PM EST

Tennessee's John Fulkerson is attended to after being fouled by Florida's Omar Payne in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Southeastern Conference Tournament Friday, March 12, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Payne was ejected from the game. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Vols' Fulkerson to miss rest of SEC tourney with concussion

Mar. 13, 2021 11:39 AM EST