Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes is adding another veteran coach to his staff as Barnes is adding 33 year college basketball veteran Steve McClain to

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Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes adds veteran to staff

We begin this edition of the War Room as we always do. The War Room is a collective effort of Tennessee notes and news gathered throughout the week

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War Room: Recruiting cranking up, football heads into their third quarter, hoops and baseball

College basketball coaches are dealing with a number of new challenges as the game enters a new era of player empowerment. Either near, or at the top

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Tennessee found a fit in Ja'Kobi Gillespie

Tennessee Basketball has reportedly reached back out to Oklahoma transfer guard Duke Miles, who had a visit scheduled with the Vols two weeks ago,

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Tennessee Basketball reportedly reaches out to transfer guard Duke Miles again

Tennessee Basketball dropped four spots to No. 20 in ESPN's latest Way-Too-Early Top 25 for the 2025-26 season. The Vols made their debut at No. 23 a

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(Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes and associate head coach Justin Gainey during the NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Knoxville, Tenn.

Tennessee Basketball drops four spots in ESPN's updated Way-Too-Early Top 25

Tennessee Basketball’s Jahmai Mashack has received an invitation to the NBA’s G League Elite Camp this weekend at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Igor

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(Randy Sartin-Imagn Images) Mar 1, 2025; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers guard Chaz Lanier (2) celebrates with guard Jahmai Mashack (15) Mashack hit a game winning three pointer against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center.

Tennessee's Jahmai Mashack receives invite to NBA's G League Elite Camp

It’s been a hectic, but highly successful offseason for the Tennessee basketball program since making a second straight Elite Eight run. The Vols

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'He knows how to play': Rick Barnes explains what makes five-star Nate Ament different

Tennessee Basketball forward Igor Milicic Jr. has reportedly received an invitation to the NBA’s G League Elite Camp, which will be held May 9-11 at

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Tennessee's Igor Milicic Jr. gets invite to NBA G League Elite Camp

Tennessee Lady Vol coach Kim Caldwell officially went on maternity leave on Friday following the conclusion of the Big Orange Caravan, but it doesn’t

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Tennessee's Kim Caldwell got everyone's attention in year one, including Rick Barnes

Chaz Lanier on Friday was one of 75 players to receive an invite to the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago. Lanier was the only Tennessee player who

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Tennessee's Chaz Lanier receives invite to NBA Draft Combine

Tennessee Basketball announced the hiring of Amorrow Morgan as its new assistant coach on Friday afternoon. Morgan replaces Rod Clark, who left to

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(Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images) Jan 7, 2025; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Rick Barnes looks on against the Florida Gators during the first half at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. 

What Rick Barnes said about new Tennessee Basketball assistant coach Amorrow Morgan

Rick Barnes is hiring Amorrow Morgan as an assistant coach on his Tennessee Basketball staff, sources told Volquest. Morrow replaces Rod Clark’s

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Tennessee Basketball hiring Amorrow Morgan as new assistant coach

Outgoing Tennessee Basketball assistant coach Rod Clark addressed his departure in a statement on social media on Friday morning. It was reported on

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(Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK) Assistant coach Rod Clark yells to the court during an NCAA college basketball game between the Missouri Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers in Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville.

Tennessee assistant coach Rod Clark addresses departure with statement on social media

 We begin this edition of the War Room as we always do. The War Room is a collective effort of Tennessee notes and news gathered throughout

War Room: Portal notes, football chatter, hoops hype and baseball

What Tennessee Basketball coach Rick Barnes said while meeting with reporters Wednesday night at the Big Orange Caravan stop in Nashville:  How he

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(Jordan Prather-Imagn Images) Mar 20, 2025; Lexington, KY, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Rick Barnes reacts during the second half against the Wofford Terriers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Rupp Arena. 

What Rick Barnes said about Tennessee's new-look roster and what's next for the Vols

It doesn’t sound like Rick Barnes was blindsided by assistant coach Rod Clark leaving Tennessee for a spot on the Indiana coaching staff working for

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'We've got that position covered': What Rick Barnes said about Rod Clark leaving for Indiana

New Indiana head coach Darian DeVries is hiring away Tennessee Basketball assistant coach Rod Clark. Clark has been on staff at Tennessee the last

Tennessee assistant coach Rod Clark during a game at Thompson-Boling Arena (Tennessee Athletics)

Tennessee Basketball assistant coach Rod Clark leaving Vols for Indiana

Once Rick Barnes discovered French guard Clarence Massamba, the race was on. The head coach knew he wanted to add the international prospect to his

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What Rick Barnes said about Tennessee signing Clarence Massamba

Tennessee continues to do work on rebuilding its roster. Today the Vols reached across the pond to land high-flying French prospect Clarence

Impact Analysis: Tennessee lands Clarence Massamba

Rick Barnes and the basketball staff have done it again. They have went overseas and landed another key piece to the Tennessee roster in guard

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Vols latest overseas addition, Clarence Massamba talks Tennessee decision

Tennessee Basketball has added another new name to its 2025 class: French guard Clarence Massamba. The 6-foot-5 prospect committed to the Vols out of

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Tennessee Basketball adds French guard Clarence Massamba to 2025 class

Two Tennessee Basketball players are ranked in ESPN’s top 100 prospects for the NBA Draft. ESPN’s Jonathan Givony recently ranked Chaz Lanier at No.

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(Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Tennessee guard Chaz Lanier (2) and guard Zakai Zeigler (5) celebrate after their victory against Auburn in a Southeastern Conference tournament semifinal game at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, March 15, 2025.

ESPN has two Tennessee players ranked in top-100 prospects for the 2025 NBA Draft

The ink isn't close to dry on Tennessee Basketball's roster for the 2025-26 season, but ESPN's Joe Lunardi on Tuesday dropped his first Bracketology

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Bracketology: Where Tennessee is seeded in ESPN's first 2026 NCAA Tournament projection

Tennessee Basketball found what it was looking for in Louisiana Tech transfer guard Amaree Abram, who both committed to and signed with the Vols on

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What Rick Barnes said about Tennessee signing Louisiana Tech transfer guard Amaree Abram

Tennessee added another pivotal piece to the roster from the transfer portal, pulling in a commitment from Louisiana Tech transfer Amaree Abram

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