There are 11 article(s) tagged Tennessee Basketball:

• March 2024

  • Zach Edey and Purdue advance to Final Four with win over Tennessee

    Tennessee Vols fall one game short of reaching the Final Four.

    By The Associated Press March 31, 2024

  • Time for Memphians to root for Kentucky. And Tennessee. And Kansas. Yes, really.

    Kevin Kane, the president and CEO of Memphis Tourism, says he’ll be happy no matter which eight teams are assigned to Memphis for the NCAA Tournament. But if Kentucky, Tennessee or Kansas are included? He expects “a tsunami.”

    By Geoff Calkins March 14, 2024

• December 2019

  • Calkins: Penny Hardaway takes the high road. So how about it, Rick Barnes?

    Penny Hardaway said he wants to set aside any bitterness and continue to play the Memphis-Tennessee series. Rick Barnes should do the same. 

    By Geoff Calkins December 16, 2019

  • Calkins: Penny Hardaway beats Tennessee (and then does something really surprising)

    In front of a deafening crowd in Knoxville, the Memphis Tigers get the best win of the Hardaway era.

    By Geoff Calkins December 16, 2019

  • Memphis Basketball Notebook: Tigers finding identity on defense

    While the basic statistics may not show it, defense has been the Tigers' biggest strength this season. 

    By Drew Hill December 09, 2019

  • Memphis basketball prepared to ‘fight to the death’ against Tennessee

    The Tigers are expecting a chaotic atmosphere at Thompson-Boling Arena Saturday as their rivalry with Tennessee moves to its next chapter.

    By Drew Hill December 08, 2019

• October 2019

  • Memphis basketball: Welcome to Clap Back U

    Lester Quinones didn't back off his Twitter shots at former Tennessee players Admiral Schofield and Grant Williams. 

    By Drew Hill October 02, 2019

• December 2018

  • Hardaway goes off on UT’s Rick Barnes, calls Vols coach’s comments ‘low class’

    Head coach Penny Hardaway had strong words for Tennessee coach Rick Barnes on Tuesday afternoon.

    By Jonah Jordan December 18, 2018

  • Chapter Seven: Memphis vs. Tennessee was a welcome brawl

    Just 47 seconds remained in this brawl of a game, when an actual brawl seemed on the verge of breaking out. 

    By Geoff Calkins December 15, 2018

  • No. 3 Tennessee self-assured ahead of Saturday’s game with Memphis

    The No. 3-ranked Tennessee Volunteers were slowed down Friday, their flight from Knoxville to Memphis delayed by more than two hours because of mechanical problems with the plane.

    By Don Wade December 14, 2018

  • No. 3 Tennessee a tall challenge

    The Memphis Tigers’ non-conference strength of schedule this season ranks 81st at kenpom.com out of 351 Division I schools.

    By Don Wade December 12, 2018