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Vols Tie Program Record with Fifth-Place Finish in Polls
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Vols Tie Program Record with Fifth-Place Finish in Polls

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the second consecutive season, the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team placed fifth in the year-end national polls. Tennessee (30-8, 12-6) finished fifth in the country in both the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, as announced Tuesday afternoon. The Volunteers ascended one position on each list,…… MORE

Vols Add SEC Frontcourt Standout Jaylen Carey
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Vols Add SEC Frontcourt Standout Jaylen Carey

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee head men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Tuesday the signing of Jaylen Carey. A forward who already has a year of SEC experience on an NCAA Tournament team, Carey joins the Volunteers from Vanderbilt. He has two seasons of collegiate eligibility remaining. “We are pleased to welcome Jaylen, as well as his…… MORE

Vols Ink All-Big Ten Honoree Ja’Kobi Gillespie
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Vols Ink All-Big Ten Honoree Ja’Kobi Gillespie

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee head men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Monday the signing of Ja’Kobi Gillespie. A guard who hails from nearby Greeneville, Tenn., Gillespie comes to Tennessee from Maryland, where he was a Third Team All-Big Ten selection in 2023-24. The second-ranked player in the transfer portal according to EvanMiya.com, Gillespie has one season…… MORE

Lanier One of 10 Wooden Award All-Americans
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Lanier One of 10 Wooden Award All-Americans

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Chaz Lanier of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is a John R. Wooden Award All-American, as revealed Tuesday night on ESPN. Lanier is one of 10 individuals who made the cut. He is joined by Auburn’s Johni Broome, Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr., Houston’s L.J. Cryer, Duke’s Cooper Flagg, Marquette’s Kam Jones, Creighton’s…… MORE

#6 [2] Vols Defeat [15] Wofford, 77-62, in NCAA Tournament Opener
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#6 [2] Vols Defeat [15] Wofford, 77-62, in NCAA Tournament Opener

Game Recap: Men’s Basketball | March 20, 2025 LEXINGTON, Ky. – The second-seeded University of Tennessee men’s basketball team began its program-record seventh straight NCAA Tournament berth Thursday night with a wire-to-wire victory, 77-62, over No. 15-seeded Wofford at Rupp Arena. Sixth-ranked Tennessee (28-7, 12-6 SEC) led for all but the first 13 seconds of the victory,…… MORE

Lanier, Zeigler Voted NABC Third Team All-Americans
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Lanier, Zeigler Voted NABC Third Team All-Americans

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team both collected National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Third Team All-America recognition, as revealed Wednesday morning. The NABC is one of four voting bodies—the others are the Associated Press, The Sporting News and the USBWA—whose All-America teams are formally recognized by the NCAA that also,…… MORE

Zeigler an AP Third Team All-American, Lanier an Honorable Mention
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Zeigler an AP Third Team All-American, Lanier an Honorable Mention

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Zakai Zeigler of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is an Associated Press (AP) Third Team All-American, as announced Wednesday afternoon. In addition, Chaz Lanier garnered AP All-America Honorable Mention recognition. The AP is one of four voting bodies—the others are The Sporting News, the NABC and the USBWA—whose All-America teams are formally recognized by the NCAA…… MORE

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