NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM
7TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS 6-0 · 4TH IN SEC
6-0 · 4TH IN SEC
Next Game vs Tennessee-Martin · Today 9:00PM
TENN -38.5 TOTAL 142.5
John Fulkerson pledges portion of NIL money as Tennessee Fund gift John Fulkerson won’t be done giving back to Tennessee when his sixth season with the basketball program comes to an end. The Vols announced...
Tennessee basketball's John Fulkerson to donate NIL money to Tennessee Fund Tennessee basketball's John Fulkerson to donate $1 of NIL money for every point scored to the Tennessee Fund
NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • KNOXNEWS.COM
Tennessee welcomes UTM in 2021-22 season opener
Two in-state rivals are set to face off as Tennessee opens its season by hosting the UT Martin SkyhawksNOVEMBER 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
10 questions for Tennessee basketball ahead of the new season Tennessee basketball opens the 2021-22 regular-season schedule against UT Martin on Tuesday at Thompson-Boling Arena, scheduled for a 7 p.m....
NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM
Knoxville News Sentinel Luke Smith was announced as the new head basketball coach at his alma mater, Knoxville Catholic, but he still has one more season left at Belmont.
NOVEMBER 5, 2021 • KNOXNEWS.COM
'A culture of winning' brought Justin Powell to Tennessee Life inside the NCAA Transfer Portal isn’t for the faint of heart. “It was a lot right away,” Tennessee basketball transfer shooting guard J...
NOVEMBER 5, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM
John Fulkerson questionable for Tennessee's season opener vs. UT Martin Sixth-year senior center John Fulkerson is questionable for Tennessee basketball’s regular-season opener on Tuesday against UT Martin. The V...
NOVEMBER 5, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM
Why Tennessee Santiago Vescovi stopped eating Cook Out to prime himself for big year Santiago Vescovi averaged 8.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists for Tennessee basketball as a sophomore. A year later, his body has chang...
NOVEMBER 5, 2021 • KNOXNEWS.COM
Even Nkamhoua joining Vols' new perimeter party Something new and surprising occurred in the opening minutes of Tennessee’s 103-62 exhibition rout of Lenoir-Rhyne. Olivier Nkamhoua attempt...
NOVEMBER 5, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM
John Fulkerson - Questionable for opener Fulkerson (thumb) is questionable for the season-opener next Tuesday against Tennessee-Martin, Rocky Top Insider reports.
Impact Fulkerson suffered a broken thumb in practice last week, but head coach Rick Barnes said that he expected his center to be back in time for the opener. Things should become more clear as tipoff approaches.
NOVEMBER 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield - Impactful exhibition performance Huntley-Hatfield had 15 points (7-10 FG, 1-1 FT), 12 rebounds and a block across 20 minutes in Saturday's 103-62 exhibition victory over Lenior-Rhyne.
Impact Huntley-Hatfield wasn't selected for the starting five, even in the absence of John Fulkerson (thumb), as a pair of program vets were given the nod instead. Nonetheless, the 6-10 forward shined as the second-leading scorer for the Vols, and easily could have earned himself more playing time moving forward. Huntley-Hatfield may get overlooked with fellow five-star freshman Kennedy Chandler manning the point, but he enters with stellar recruiting marks and should play a major role, especially if Fulkerson is forced to miss any time.
NOVEMBER 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Uros Plavsic - Starts in place of Fulkerson Plavsic started and had 10 points (4-5 FG, 2-2 FT), six rebounds and two assists across 17 minutes in Saturday's 103-62 exhibition victory over Lenior-Rhyne.
Impact Plavsic drew the start at center in place of John Fulkerson, who recently broke his thumb and was already reported to be sidelined for this contest. Fulkerson's absence isn't expected to be long, but the Vols seem to at least have a viable replacement in the 7-0 Plavsic, who is entering his third season with the program. Plavsic also served as the starting center in last year's opening-round NCAA Tournament loss, so he'll presumably take the reins if Fulkerson's return is delayed in any capacity.
NOVEMBER 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Kennedy Chandler - Brilliant in exhibition Chandler (undislclosed) started and led the Vols with 21 points (8-10 FG, 4-5 3Pt, 1-1 FT) to go along with six assists, five rebounds and two steals across 22 minutes in Saturday'...
Impact Chandler apparently missed time in the offseason due to an undisclosed issue, but the freshman looked to be in perfect form with an incredibly efficient stat line that filled the box score. Look for him to be an instant fantasy performer out of the gates, starting with the team's Nov. 9 opener against UT-Martin.
NOVEMBER 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Justin Powell - Looks good in exhibition Powell (concussion) had 14 points (5-9 FG, 4-8 3Pt), two assists and two rebounds across 14 minutes off the bench in Saturday's 103-62 exhibition victory over Lenior-Rhyne.
Impact Powell missed the final 17 games of his freshman season with Auburn due to concussion complications, and little has been reported this offseason outside of his in-conference transfer to Tennessee. His presence in a relatively low-stakes exhibition suggests those troubles are in the past, and he even appears to be in good form as the third-leading scorer and second-leading reserve. Five-star freshman Kennedy Chandler undoubtedly has the point guard position locked down to start the year, but the Vols will be in good hands if they ever need to turn to Powell in 2021-22.
NOVEMBER 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Josiah-Jordan James - Back from wrist surgery James (wrist) started and had nine points (3-10 FG, 3-9 3Pt, 0-1 FT), five rebounds and two steals across 23 minutes in Saturday's 103-62 exhibition victory over Lenior-Rhyne.
Impact James underwent wrist surgery in late-April and little has been reported about his progress since, but his presence in the starting lineup of a low-stakes exhibition suggests the third-year player is ready to go without limitations. At a glance, it also appears that he may have earned back the starting job he lost towards the end of last season, though it's likely wrist and ankle injuries affected his play down the stretch. Still, James had a career-best 8.0 ppg, even though his three-point shooting percentage dropped nearly six percentage points to 30.8 percent. He'll look to build on that in his third year with the program.
NOVEMBER 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Chandler dazzles in Thompson-Boling debut It was an exhibition game against an NCAA Division II program, but Tennessee five-star freshman point guard Kennedy Chandler still dazzled i...
OCTOBER 31, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM
WATCH: Justin Powell enjoying transition to Tennessee Justin Powell is enjoying life at Tennessee, and the sophomore guard transfer from Auburn again made that clear after the Vols' 103-62 exhib...
OCTOBER 31, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM
Rucker: Three-and-rim Vols finally embracing metrics Tennessee attempted 46 three-pointers in Saturday's shellacking of Lenoir-Rhyne, and Rick Barnes was totally fine with that. Wait ... what?
OCTOBER 30, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield explains his growth with Tennessee basketball Brandon Huntley-Hatfield had 15 points and 12 rebounds in Tennessee's exhibition against Lenoir-Rhyne.
OCTOBER 30, 2021 • KNOXNEWS.COM
What Rick Barnes said after Tennessee's exhibition win over Lenoir-Rhyne What Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes said after the Vols beat Lenoir-Rhyne 103-62 in an exhibition game on Saturday afternoon at Thom...
OCTOBER 30, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM
Rick Barnes on Tennessee basketball taking 46 3-pointers against Lenoir-Rhyne The Tennessee program record for single-game 3-point attempts is 50.
OCTOBER 30, 2021 • KNOXNEWS.COM
Justin Powell on Tennessee basketball topping Lenoir-Rhyne in exhibition Justin Powell hit four 3-pointers in his Tennessee football debut against Lenoir-Rhyne.
OCTOBER 30, 2021 • KNOXNEWS.COM
Rick Barnes on Tennessee basketball's exhibition win against Lenoir-Rhyne Tennessee basketball blew out Lenoir-Rhyne 103-62 in an exhibition on Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena.
OCTOBER 30, 2021 • KNOXNEWS.COM
Kennedy Chandler on Tennessee basketball debut vs. Lenoir-Rhyne Kennedy Chandler had 21 points in his debut with Tennessee basketball.
OCTOBER 30, 2021 • KNOXNEWS.COM
Kennedy Chandler stars in debut in Tennessee basketball exhibition win vs. Lenoir-Rhyne Kennedy Chandler had 21 points and hit four 3-pointers in his debut for Tennessee basketball against Lenoir-Rhyne.
OCTOBER 30, 2021 • KNOXNEWS.COM
