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KNECHT NOTCHES 40 IN #4 VOLS’ 85-81 SETBACK TO #15/13 KENTUCKY
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KNECHT NOTCHES 40 IN #4 VOLS’ 85-81 SETBACK TO #15/13 KENTUCKY

Game Recap: Men’s Basketball | March 09, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team fell to No. 15/13 Kentucky, 85-81, Saturday evening at a sold-out, over-capacity Food City Center in the final game of the 2023-24 regular season. Fifth-year guard Dalton Knecht, in his final home outing, registered a career-best 40 points, the 16th…MORE

Lady Vols’ Upset Bid Thwarted By Banked-Three Buzzer-Beater, 74-73
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Lady Vols’ Upset Bid Thwarted By Banked-Three Buzzer-Beater, 74-73

Game Recap: Women’s Basketball | March 09, 2024 | Eric Trainer GREENVILLE, S.C. – No. 5 seed Tennessee overcame a 23-point first-half deficit and took a two-point lead with 24 seconds remaining before South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso banked-in a three-pointer as time expired to give the top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Gamecocks a 74-73 win on Saturday night in…MORE

PUCKETT’S 22 HELPS PROPEL LADY VOLS PAST UK INTO SEC QUARTERFINALS
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PUCKETT’S 22 HELPS PROPEL LADY VOLS PAST UK INTO SEC QUARTERFINALS

Game Recap: Women’s Basketball | March 07, 2024 | Eric Trainer GREENVILLE, S.C. – Junior forward Sara Puckett fired in 22 points, and senior guard/forward Tess Darby recorded her first career double-double, pacing No. 5 seed Tennessee to a 76-62 victory over No. 12 seed Kentucky in the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament Second Round on Thursday afternoon at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.…MORE

#4 VOLS CLINCH OUTRIGHT SEC TITLE WITH 66-59 VICTORY AT #17/16 SOUTH CAROLINA
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#4 VOLS CLINCH OUTRIGHT SEC TITLE WITH 66-59 VICTORY AT #17/16 SOUTH CAROLINA

Game Recap: Men’s Basketball | March 06, 2024 COLUMBIA, S.C. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team defeated No. 17/16 South Carolina, 66-59, on its home court Saturday night to lock up the 11th SEC regular season championship in program history, including its sixth outright. Fifth-year guard Dalton Knecht led all scorers with 26 points for fourth-ranked Tennessee…MORE

JACKSON REPEATS ON COACHES’ ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM
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JACKSON REPEATS ON COACHES’ ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tennessee women’s basketball standout Rickea Jackson has repeated as an All-SEC First Team selection by the league’s coaches, the conference office announced on Tuesday morning. Jackson, a 6-foot-2 forward, became only the fifth Lady Vol since 2012 to do that in back-to-back campaigns. The previous repeat first-teamers during that stretch were Meighan Simmons (2013, 2014), Isabelle…MORE

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