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Hoops Central: #15/13 Lady Vols vs. #18/19 Alabama
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Hoops Central: #15/13 Lady Vols vs. #18/19 Alabama

No. 15/13 Tennessee (19-6, 6-6 SEC) closes out a three-game home stand, as No. 18/19 Alabama (21-5, 8-4 SEC) comes to Food City Center for a 6:30 p.m. ET tussle on Thursday.  The Lady Vols and Crimson Tide will meet in a contest available on SECN+ and carried on Lady Vol Network radio stations as…

Caldwell Named To Naismith Coach Of The Year Watch List
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Caldwell Named To Naismith Coach Of The Year Watch List

The Naismith Awards announced its 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year Watch List presented by AXIA Time on Wednesday, and first-year Lady Vol basketball head coach Kim Caldwell is included among the candidates. Caldwell, one of six SEC coaches in consideration, joins Geno Auriemma (UConn), Kenny Brooks (Kentucky), Mark Campbell (TCU), Cori Close…

SB Preview: 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
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SB Preview: 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – The fifth-ranked Lady Vols are set to play five games in three days at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, California. Tennessee will face No. 19 Oregon and Oregon State on Thursday before taking on Rutgers and No. 4 UCLA on Friday. It closes out the tournament on Saturday versus…

#2/4 Vols Homer Five Times in 29-4 Rout of UNC Asheville
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#2/4 Vols Homer Five Times in 29-4 Rout of UNC Asheville

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 2/4 Tennessee continued to display its offensive firepower with its fourth-straight run-rule victory to open the season, routing UNC Asheville by a score of 29-4 on Tuesday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The 29 runs are tied for the most in a game during the Tony Vitello era, matching the 29 the Vols (4-0)…

Spear Named SEC Co-Player of the Week
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Spear Named SEC Co-Player of the Week

After a two-game span in which she helped her team pick up a pair of key victories, Tennessee’s Jewel Spear has been named SEC Co-Player of the Week along with Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes, the league office announced on Tuesday. Spear continued an incredible stretch of shooting, hitting 70 percent of her field goal attempts and 66.7 percent…

Vols Ranked Sixth Nationally
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Vols Ranked Sixth Nationally

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is in the top eight of both major polls for the 13th consecutive week. Tennessee (21-5, 8-5 SEC) sits sixth in both the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, as released Monday afternoon. It dropped one spot in the former and…