Former Basketball Vols

Chris Lofton Set for Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame Induction

Chris Lofton, one of the most legendary and decorated alums in the history of Tennessee’s basketball program, will be inducted into the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Tuesday night. The Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony is set to be held at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, beginning at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday.…

September 12, 2023

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Richardson scores 17, including another highlight dunk

Josh Richardson continues to impress in Miami. Richardson scored 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting in the Heat’s 124-119 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night, good enough for a team-best plus/minus of +16. Check out his highlight dunk: https://twitter.com/miamiheat/status/709555011706036224 https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/709558987973328896 Forum discussion: Josh Richardson discussion

March 14, 2016

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Josh Richardson
Josh Richardson alley-oop dunk from Dwyane Wade

Josh Richardson had a sweet ESPN-highlight-worthy alley-oop dunk on a pass from Dwayne Wade on Sunday in the Heat’s 98-91 victory over the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden. Richardson scored eight points, had two steals, two assists, and three rebounds in 30 minutes of action. Forum Discussion: Tennessee Vols Basketball

February 29, 2016

Former Basketball Vols

Josh Richardson
McRae scores eight in Cleveland debut

Former Tennessee Vol Jordan McRae signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday and saw immediate action on the court. McRae scored eight points on two-of-four shooting in the Cavaliers’ 113-99 loss to the Washington Wizards. McRae previously played with the Phoenix Suns, where he averaged 5.3 points per game in 11.7 minutes.…

February 29, 2016

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Jordan McRae
Jordan McRae sets NBADL scoring record

Former Vol Jordan McRae made NBA D-League history today, scoring 61 points for the Delaware 87’ers in a 130-123 overtime victory. Final: #87ers win! Jordan McRae finishes w/ 61 points, the highest single-game point total in @NBADLeague history! pic.twitter.com/G9cc79nrUy — Delaware Blue Coats (@blue_coats) January 26, 2016 Delaware 87ers guard Jordan McCrae scored a D-League…

January 26, 2016

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Jordan McRae
Josh Richardson signs with Miami Heat

Josh Richardson signed his contract with the Miami Heat on Monday, and could earn more than $2.5 million over the next three years, according to ESPN. Richardson was the 40th pick in this year’s NBA Draft and averaged 11.8 points per game in the Heat summer leagues. According to the Sun Sentinel, the contract is…

August 3, 2015

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Josh Richardson
NCAA alleges Tyndall committed multiple violations

Southern Miss released its notice of allegations from the NCAA on Friday. According to the document, former Tennessee coach Donnie Tyndall committed multiple violations while at Southern Miss. Ben Frederickson wrote on knoxnews.com, “The NCAA says Tyndall, along with members of his former Southern Miss staff, committed multiple violations, including arranging fraudulent academic credit for prospective…

July 24, 2015

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Donnie Tyndall
Jordan McRae heading to NBL’s Melbourne United

Former Tennessee Vol basketball star Jordan McRae, the 58th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, looks to be heading to Australia. McRae signed a one year deal on Friday with the National Basketball Leagues’s Melbourne United. Financial details have not been released, however. McRae told the Knoxville News Sentinel that the Sixers still own his…

August 30, 2014

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Jordan McRae
Jarnell Stokes signs multi-year contract with Grizzlies

Former Tennessee power forward Jarnell Stokes is officially a Memphis Grizzly. “It’s official! The @memgrizz have signed @JarnellStokes to a multi-year contract,” the organization tweeted. Stokes and the Grizzlies agreed to a three-year contract on Monday afternoon worth over $2.5 million, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal. The deal starts out at $725,000 for the 2014-15…

August 18, 2014

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Jarnell Stokes
Jarnell Stokes: NBA Summer League Dunk of the Day

One day after playing in his first NBA Summer League game, Jarnell Stokes is earning high praise for his athletic “twisting baseline slam” on Sunday. @SportsCenter tweeted, “NBA Summer League Dunk of the Day: Grizzlies forward Jarnell Stokes drives baseline, throws down reverse slam. » http://t.co/0vmc4WRWok.” Oh yeah, it’s worth mentioning the former Vol put…

July 7, 2014

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Jarnell Stokes

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