Tennessee men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl remembers standing in Lafayette, La., two years ago and thinking to himself "What are we doing here?''
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Tennessee junior Tyler Smith takes it all in stride, like one might expect from a veteran.
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Tennessee set a school record with its 34th consecutive home-court victory Tuesday night, not that coach Bruce Pearl noticed or cared. Pearl was in no mood to celebrate UT’s 91-64 victory over UT Martin in Thompson-Boling Arena, much less the record. Full story »

Lester Hudson is on every NBA draft board, he scores from most anywhere on the court in almost every way imaginable.
If the mean streets of Memphis couldn't scare him in his youth, Thompson-Boling Arena certainly won't intimidate him in his manhood.
Tennessee's young basketball team has a one-of-a-kind challenge on its hands tonight against the 24-year-old Hudson and UT Martin. Full story »

Tennessee is 14 in the Associated Press Top 25 and 13 in the USA Today/ESPN poll. Full story »

Tennessee’s Scotty Hopson has been named the SEC freshman of the week, the league office announced Monday. Hopson, from Hopkinsville, Ky., scored 17 points in 19 minutes during his collegiate debut Saturday against Chattanooga.
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There's no free lunch at Thompson-Boling Arena anymore - at least for the hired help.
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Tennessee junior post Wayne Chism has something in common with referees, defensive backs and goalies: He only gets noticed when he does something wrong.
The old Chism - which is to say, the young Chism who played for the Vols the past two years - didn't seem to mind so much.
But this year's version of Wayne Chism is ready to make a statement with his game, and snubs no longer sit well with him. Full story »

You may have seen this, but I noticed that one of my friends on Facebook had posted a link to this video by Brian Parker. Full story »

If you’re a Tennessee basketball fan, you’ve gotta like it.
So says UT coach Bruce Pearl, whose 14th-ranked team shot out of the gate with a surprisingly easy season-opening 114-75 victory over Chattanooga on Saturday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.
“You have to like the balance. You have to like the chemistry,” said Pearl, whose young Vols set a school record with 32 assists. “Our pressure was disruptive, and we obviously shared the ball tremendously with 32 assists on 43 baskets.” Full story »

The Tennessee men's basketball team has no intention of easing its way into the season. The Vols simply can't afford to.
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Walk-on point guard Michael Hubert fires up a shot in the Vols' preseason victory over Tusculum at Thompson-Boling Arena.
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Signing day was a mere formality for Kenny Hall, the latest recruit to officially join the Tennessee men's basketball team. “Kenny has been committed to us for so long, we already felt he was a part of our family,' said UT coach Bruce Pearl, who received a verbal commitment from the 6-foot-8 Hall in March. “I really like getting a guy that wants to play for us and play Tennessee basketball.'' Hall, rated as the 29th overall player in the Class of 2009 by Scout.com, committed to the Vols the week after he visited Duke.
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The Tennessee men's basketball team is expected to sign power forward Kenny Hall from Stone Mountain, Ga., today on the first day of the fall signing period.
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Freshman point guard Daniel West has been ruled ineligible for the season, Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl announced Monday. Pearl is not allowed to comment on the specifics of the ruling, but sources close to the situation told the News Sentinel it involves an accreditation issue with one of the standardized testing agencies. Full story »