TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS RUMORS & GOSSIP

The Tennessee Volunteers traveled to Rupp Arena to take on the #1 Kentucky Wildcats. There’s always been a little tension between these two teams, but they almost came to blows, which would have made for a much more interesting post. The Volunteers have been struggling since the firing of Bruce Pearl, while the Wildcats and [...]

Jarnell Stokes had 16 points and 12 rebounds in his first start, and Tennessee hit 7 of 10 free throws in the final minute to hold off No. 13 Connecticut 60-57 on Saturday.

Jarnell Stokes' first week at Tennessee was full of new experiences. There were conditioning programs, film study, his first attempts to play sound defense and the challenges of finding his way around campus. And don't forget the thrilling debut to his collegiate basketball career against No. 2 Kentucky. Ranked among the top 25 prospects in the nation for 2012 by multiple...

The hits just keep on coming for Bruce Pearl. In an interview with National Recruiting Spotlight, UCLA basketball commit Jordan Adams revealed that Pearl sent a “beautiful” girl to meet with him. We presume that the former Tennessee coach sent this girl in hopes of persuading Adams to become a Volunteer. That’s a safe assumption considering this isn’t the...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) -- Jordan McRae scored 25 points, Trae Golden added 17 and Tennessee rolled over Chaminade 86-60 in the seventh-place game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday. Tennessee (3-2) rebounded from a pair of difficult losses in Maui by breezing past the Division II Silverswords. The Vols took control with a big opening run and didn't let up, hitting 15 3-pointers...

Tennessee Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt is the all-time winningest coach in the history of NCAA basketball. The 59-year-old Summitt spoke during SEC Media Day for the first time since her diagnosis with early onset dementia. She’s proving why she’s a winner. “Every day I can't wait to get on the court," Summitt said. "I'm not ready to retire...

Cameron Tatum/utdailybeacon.comBy Paul Seaver (TheArenaPulse) This past off-season was highly documented for the Tennessee Volunteers and their athletic organization.With the dismissal of head coach Bruce Pearl and the decision to bring in former Missouri State coach Cuonzo Martin, the Vols will have a new-look and new-feel in 2011-12.As Tennessee looks to move forward from their...

Sad news out of Knoxville as long-time women's hoops coach Pat Summitt has been diagnosed with early onset dementia, but will still try to coach the team this season.

Tennessee has taken preemptive steps towards stopping potential criticism of new head basketball coach, Cuonzo Martin. It appears as if they've bought up several anti-Martin web domains.

The University of Tennessee hired Missouri State's Cuonzo Martin as the new men’s basketball coach, replacing fired coach Bruce Pearl. “Cuonzo is among the most promising young coaches in the game, and we are excited about the coaching ability, toughness, and energy that he brings to our program,” Tennessee athletics director Mike Hamilton said in a statement.

The prevailing notion was that former Nets coach and current Celtics assistant Lawrence Frank would take over for Doc Rivers should he step down after the season, but now his name has surfaced as a possible replacement for Bruce Pearl instead.

The University of Tennessee has made the inevitable official. Bruce Pearl was told that he will not return next season as the coach of the men’s basketball team at the university on Monday. On Friday, Pearl coached his final game for the school, guiding the team to a 75-45 loss to Michigan in their first tournament game. No Tennessee men’s coach can match Pearl&rsquo...

The Michigan Wolverines made the Tennessee Volunteers look silly today in a 75-45 thrashing in an NCAA second-round matchup at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. Michigan controlled every facet of the game throughout on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball, holding Tennessee’s highly regarded guard Scott Hopson to only four points and keeping...

One of the hot topics of the moment is that of the "tiger mother." the authoritarian maternal figure who is very demanding and controlling of her children. Logic would dictate that there are men out there who are "tiger fathers" and act in somewhat the same way. Tennessee forward Tobias Harris' father, Torrel Harris would probably qualify in that category. With a touch of helicoter...