TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS RUMORS & GOSSIP
USC Forward Renaldo Woolridge Looks for Success in Father’s Memory
In 2008, Renaldo Woolridge was considered a top-100 recruit by many of today’s top scouting services. A Tennessee-commit out of high school, Woolridge spent four seasons in Knoxville, but an injury-riddled junior season limited the 6-foot-9 forward during the 2010-11 season. Woolridge was granted a fifth-year of eligibility by the NCAA and decided to leave [...]
Get on the bus, Gus. Tennessee Volunteers basketball preview 2012-13
As a forward looking fan I maintain constantly evolving lists of coaches my school should look at in the event that Leonard Hamilton retires or moves on to another position. Hamilton will be 64 years old when this season begins. So who should FSU be looking at for his replacement?
Cuonzo Martin used to be at the top of that list. And then, a little more than a year ago, he was hired...
Tennessee's Maymon has knee surgery
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee forward Jeronne Maymon has had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
School officials said Maymon, a second-team All-Southeastern Conference selection as a junior, should be cleared to play in time for Tennessee's exhibition tour of Italy in August.
Maymon had recent swelling, prompting Friday's surgery.
Maymon averaged 12.7 points and...
Via Fox Sports Tennessee
June 08, 2012
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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...
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...
Via Fox Sports Tennessee
March 20, 2012
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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...
Via Fox Sports
March 13, 2012
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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...
Via Fox Sports South
March 13, 2012
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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...
Via AP on Fox
February 28, 2012
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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 [...]
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...
Via AP on Fox
January 16, 2012
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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...
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.
Via Rivals.com
November 23, 2011
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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...
Via Fox Sports South
November 23, 2011
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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...
Cameron Tatum Looking For Leadership Role in Final Season at Tennessee
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...
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October 10, 2011
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