TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Bruce Pearl, Jimmy Collins Call a Truce
After a decades long grudge, former Illinois basketball assistant Jimmy Collins has forgiven former Tennessee head basketball coach, Bruce Pearl.
I wouldn’t exactly call Collins forgiving Pearl but he did accept Pearl’s apology when the two ran into each other in New Orleans Friday night.
If you don’t know the story I’ll give a cliff notes version of it. Pearl...
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April 03, 2012
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April 03, 2012
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Maymon has surgery on his right knee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee junior Jeronne Maymon had arthroscopic surgery to fix torn cartilage in his right knee, hours after the Volunteers lost in the National Invitation Tournament.
Senior associate athletic trainer Chad Newman says Maymon had surgery Tuesday at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. The trainer says surgery went well with no timeframe yet for his...
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March 20, 2012
Tennessee 65, Savannah St. 51
Jarnell Stokes scored 13 points and top-seeded Tennessee beat Savannah State 65-51 in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night.
Trae Golden had 11 points, and Yemi Makanjuola and Josh Richardson both added 10 for the Volunteers (19-14), who will host fourth-seeded Middle Tennessee or fifth-seeded Marshall in Knoxville in the second round.
Tennessee led by as many as 17 in the...
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March 13, 2012
Tennessee beats Savannah St in NIT 1st round
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Jarnell Stokes scored 13 points and top-seeded Tennessee beat Savannah State 65-51 in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night.
Trae Golden had 11 points, and Yemi Makanjuola and Josh Richardson both added 10 for the Volunteers (19-14), who will host fourth-seeded Middle Tennessee or fifth-seeded Marshall in Knoxville in the second round.
Tennessee led...
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March 13, 2012
Maymon becomes Tennessee's most consistent player
Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin knows there's plenty of talent in the Southeastern Conference, especially with the top team in the nation around.
He'll take Volunteers forward Jeronne Maymon against any of them.
''When you're talking about SEC players and the way they compete and bring their hard hat every day, I'd put him up against anybody,'' Martin...
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February 28, 2012
Tennessee upends short-handed No. 7 Florida
Trae Golden scored 17 points, Jeronne Maymon added 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Tennessee upset No. 8 Florida 75-70 Saturday, ending the Gators' home-winning streak at 19.
Via ESPN
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February 11, 2012
Tennessee upsets short-handed Florida 75-70
Trae Golden scored 17 points, Jeronne Maymon added 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Tennessee upset No. 8 Florida 75-70 Saturday, ending the Gators' home-winning streak at 19.
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February 11, 2012
Video: Kentucky and Tennessee Got a Little Heated
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 [...]
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January 31, 2012
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January 31, 2012
Jarnell Stokes thrills in debut at Tennessee
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...
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January 16, 2012
Tennessee falls to No. 20 Mississippi St, 62-58
Trae Golden led Tennessee to the cusp of a second-straight Southeastern Conference upset. He couldn't quite pull off the final act.
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January 13, 2012
UCLA Commit Jordan Adams Says Ex-Tennessee Coach Bruce Pearl Sent ‘Beautiful’ Girl to Recruit Him
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...
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December 22, 2011
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December 22, 2011
Tennessee cruises past Chaminade in Maui (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 while shooting 57 percent.
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November 23, 2011
Tennessee cruises past Chaminade 86-60 in Maui
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...
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November 23, 2011
Video: Lady Vols’ Summitt Fights Dementia With Class
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...
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October 27, 2011
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October 27, 2011
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