Category: Tennessee Vols Basketball

RIGA, Latvia – Ethan Burg, an incoming University of Tennessee men’s basketball player, aided Israel to a Round of 16 finish in FIBA EuroBasket 2025. The youngest player on Israel’s 12-man roster, Burg helped his home nation reach the Round of 16 for the first time in a decade. Israel collected three victories in the tournament, all in pool…

MANAGUA, Nicaragua â€“ Former University of Tennessee men’s basketball standout Santiago Vescovi excelled during Uruguay’s run at the FIBA AmeriCup 2025. Vescovi, who played for Tennessee from 2019-24, averaged a team-best 14.3 points per game across the team’s four games at Polideportivo Alexis Argüello in Nicaragua. The two-time First Team All-SEC guard added 3.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 steal in 27.0 minutes…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White announced Thursday afternoon the signing of a lifetime contract for head men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes, live on the Mike Keith Show. The most accomplished leader in the history of Tennessee men’s basketball, Barnes owns a dazzling 232-109 (.664) record in 10 years on Rocky Top, including a 112-67 (.626) mark in SEC play. He…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee announced Wednesday afternoon that the men’s basketball program has sold its complete allotment of 14,500 season tickets for the 2025-26 campaign at the Food City Center. This is the seventh consecutive full-capacity season in which over 13,000 fans have purchased season tickets to see the Volunteers compete, including the…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Ethan Burg, an incoming University of Tennessee men’s basketball player, will represent Israel at FIBA EuroBasket 2025. Burg is not only the youngest individual on Israel’s roster, but was the youngest member of his home country’s tryout camp. The 24-nation FIBA EuroBasket 2025 will be held in four countries, from Aug. 27-Sept. 14. Israel…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Southeastern Conference announced Wednesday afternoon the league schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 men’s basketball season. Tennessee, after both reaching the Elite Eight and finishing fifth in the national polls for the second straight season, will take the court for 18 league games between Jan. 3 and March 7. The Volunteers, who went…