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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
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – No. 1/1 Tennessee came up just short in Thursday night’s series opener at No. 10/12 Alabama, falling 6-5 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa. It was a game of runs as the Volunteers (20-2, 3-1 SEC) jumped out to an early 3-0 lead with a pair of runs in the first and another in…… MORE
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
Second time in three years White named to prestigious list GeneralMarch 18, 2025 University of Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White was named one of five finalists for Athletic Director of the Year by Sports Business Journal. The award winner will be announced Wednesday, May 21, at the Sports Business Awards in New York City. Since…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 1/1 Tennessee fell in an in-state midweek battle against ETSU on Tuesday evening, dropping a back-and-forth extra-inning thriller, 7-6, in front of a record-breaking regular-season crowd of 6,331 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. After a hard-fought battle featuring five lead changes and four ties, the Bucs delivered the final blow with a go-ahead home…… MORE
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
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Two University of Tennessee men’s basketball standouts, Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler, are National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) First Team All-Central District designees, as announced Tuesday morning. For the first time, the NABC named two 10-man teams across eight districts, as determined by geography. It previously produced two five-man teams across 23 districts, as determined…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the 27th time, including a program-best seventh time in a row, the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is set to take part in the NCAA Tournament. No. 8/6 Tennessee (27-7, 12-6 SEC) earned the second seed in the Midwest region, as announced Sunday night on the NCAA Selection Show, live on…… MORE
Read Online | Box Score (PDF) | Series Stats (PDF) | Download Postgame Media KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 1/2 Tennessee Volunteers swept their first SEC series of the year with a 7-4 victory over the No. 6/7 Florida Gators on Sunday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Big Orange battled back from a 4-1 deficit and took the lead on a clutch…… MORE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The fourth-seeded University of Tennessee men’s basketball team took down top-seeded Auburn, 70-65, in a top-10 showdown Saturday afternoon in the SEC Tournament semifinals at Bridgestone Arena. No. 8/6 Tennessee (27-6, 12-6 SEC) defeated the third-ranked Tigers behind a team-high 20 points from senior guard Zakai Zeigler to reach the conference championship for the fourth…… MORE
