JOSIAH-JORDAN JAMES NEWS

Josiah-Jordan James' career night helps Tennessee basketball hold off Georgia Josiah-Jordan James had a career-high 23 points at Georgia on Tuesday night to lift Tennessee basketball to a road win.

MARCH 2, 2022 • KNOXNEWS.COM

Vescovi, Zeigler lead No. 17 Tennessee over No. 3 Auburn

Santiago Vescovi scored 14 points and Zakai Zeigler had 11 of his 13 points in the second half to lead No. 17 Tennessee to a 67-62 victory over No. 3 Auburn

FEBRUARY 26, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Watch: Josiah-Jordan James Talks Challenges of Auburn, Kennedy Chandler's Growth and More Tennessee Vols basketball guard Josiah-Jordan James met with the media over Zoom on Friday afternoon to discuss his thoughts on Kennedy Chan...

FEBRUARY 26, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

No. 19 Tennessee hosts No. 5 Kentucky following Tshiebwe's 27-point showing

FEBRUARY 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Zeigler leads No. 19 Tennessee over Vanderbilt 73-64

Zakai Zeigler came off the bench to score 16 points to lead No. 19 Tennessee to a 73-64 victory over Vanderbilt

FEBRUARY 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Big finish lifts No. 19 Tennessee over Mississippi St 72-63

Josiah-Jordan James and Kennedy Chandler each scored 18 points and No. 19 Tennessee outscored Mississippi State 11-2 in the final three minutes for a 72-63 victory on Wednesday nig...

FEBRUARY 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kennedy Chandler, Josiah-Jordan James carry Tennessee basketball over Mississippi State Kennedy Chandler and Josiah-Jordan James carried Tennessee in the second half at Mississippi State.

FEBRUARY 10, 2022 • KNOXNEWS.COM

No. 19 Tennessee plays Mississippi State following James' 20-point game

FEBRUARY 9, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mississippi State hosts No. 19 Tennessee after James' 20-point showing

FEBRUARY 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vols' Nkamhoua to have ankle surgery, likely out for season

Tennessee starting forward Olivier Nkamhoua will have surgery on his left ankle that will likely sideline him for the remainder of the season

FEBRUARY 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Career-high 20 points Saturday James finished Saturday's 81-57 win over South Carolina with 20 points (7-14 FG, 4-9 3Pt, 2-2 FT), six rebounds, two assists, three blocks and three steals over 36 minutes.

Impact James led the Volunteers offensively with his first 20-point performance of his career. The junior is starting to heat things up on the offensive end of the floor, as James is averaging 15.0 points across 48.4 percent overall shooting during his last three outings.

FEBRUARY 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Josiah-Jordan James being 'a little bit more aggressive' is going a long way COLUMBIA, S.C. — Josiah-Jordan James slowly made his way down the baseline, moving toward the visiting team’s tunnel at Colonial Life Arena...

FEBRUARY 6, 2022 • 247SPORTS.COM

WATCH: James talks career day in win at South Carolina The Tennessee basketball team had a good day in South Carolina, and Vols junior guard Josiah-Jordan James had plenty to say about it.

FEBRUARY 6, 2022 • 247SPORTS.COM

Zeigler's 18 lead No. 22 Vols to 81-57 win over Gamecocks

Zakai Zeigler matched his career high with 18 points including back-to-back 3-pointers to break open a tight game as No. 22 Tennessee pulled away from South Carolina 81-57

FEBRUARY 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chandler, Nkamhoua lead No. 22 Tennessee past Texas A&M

Kennedy Chandler scored 16 points, Olivier Nkamhoua added 15 and No. 22 Tennessee beat Texas A&M 90-80

FEBRUARY 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

'I feel like I let a lot of people down': James reacts to final shot at Texas AUSTIN — Standing under the Texas basket with 6.2 seconds left, Tennessee freshman guard Zakai Zeigler threw the inbound to Olivier Nkamhoua...

JANUARY 30, 2022 • 247SPORTS.COM

Allen's late free throw lifts Texas over No. 18 Vols 52-51

Timmy Allen’s free throw with 6 seconds left sent Texas to a 52-51 win over No. 18 Tennessee in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday night after the Volunteers rallied from 17 poin...

JANUARY 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vescovi leads No. 18 Tennessee against Texas after 23-point outing

JANUARY 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vescovi scores 23, No. 18 Vols rally past Florida 78-71

Santiago Vescovi scored 23 points and No. 18 Tennessee rallied from a 12-point deficit to beat Florida 78-71

JANUARY 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vescovi leads No. 24 Tennessee over No. 13 LSU 64-50

Santiago Vescovi scored 16 points and No. 24 Tennessee beat No. 13 LSU 64-50, avenging a 12-point loss two weeks ago

JANUARY 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

In starting five James (head) will start Saturday's game versus LSU, Ben McKee of Rivals.com reports.

Impact James seemed to be trending in this direction given his full participation in warmups. He posted double-digit scoring in each of the two games prior to his early departure against Vanderbilt and will look for a strong showing against a ranked opponent Saturday.

JANUARY 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Warming up, likely to play James (head) is warming up ahead of Saturday's game against LSU, Mike Wilson of the Knoxville News Sentinel

Impact Considered a game-time call entering Saturday, James is trending towards playing against the Tigers. James suffered a head injury early in Tuesday's game against Vanderbilt. He's averaging 6.5 points and a career-best 1.1 blocks per game.

JANUARY 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Game-time decision Saturday Coach Rick Barnes said James (head) will be a game-time decision for Saturday's game against LSU, Madison Blevins Hock of WBIR 10 News reports.

Impact James didn't suffer a concussion after being elbowed in the head Tuesday against Vanderbilt, but his availability for Saturday's contest remains in question. He's averaged 6.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.1 blocks in 25.6 minutes this season.

JANUARY 21, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Eason leads No. 13 LSU against No. 24 Tennessee after 26-point showing

JANUARY 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 24 Tennessee scores final 8, beating Vanderbilt 68-60

Uros Plavsic’s short jumper with 55 seconds left broke a tie at 60, and 24th-ranked Tennessee held off in-state rival Vanderbilt 68-60 for the Vols’ ninth straight win in this seri...

JANUARY 19, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS