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Cuonzo Martin pleased with Vols' position as stretch run begins
Tennessee sophomore Jordan McRae lost his spot in coach Cuonzo Martin's rotation at midseason but has since earned back his minutes by increasing his defense and being more efficient on offense. There have been more than a few speed bumps along the way in Cuonzo Martins first season as Tennessee basketball coach - one as recently as Saturday at Alabama. But with three quarters of the Southeastern Conference season in the books, the Vols are tied for fourth and have a chance to earn a bye in next months league tournament. Given the state of the program he inherited -heavy personnel losses and the specter of NCAA sanctions hanging overhead like storm clouds ready to unload - if before the seas…
Quinn's Corner: Nooga's weekly college hoops notebook
This weeks offering tackles a bevy of topics, including the race for the NCAA tournaments top seeds, bickering on the Beltway, the rise of Tennessee State, a breakdown of Bracket Buster Weekends winner and losers, and much more. Looking at Tennessee ... Just as chatter began to stir around the Vols far-fetched, but feasible NCAA tournament chances, a trip to Alabama put the kibosh on it Saturday. Underhanded Bama, playing without its two leading scorers, laid a second-half beating on Tennessee to win going away at Coleman Coliseum. The loss snapped the Vols four-game winning streak. Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin UT will likely need to run the table from now to the SEC title game with a few u…
Tide snaps Tennessee's winning streak at four
Tennessee forward Jeronne Maymon and guard Trae Golden combined to score 32 points in the Vols' 62-50 loss at Alabama on Saturday. Though duo committed 11 of Tennessee's 17 turnovers. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -This wasnt what red-hot Tennessee expected when it boarded a flight to Tuscaloosa on Friday. Everything has gone right for the Vols of late. A four-game winning streak. Renewed interest in Knoxville. Long, sustained stretches of great offensive play. Defensive grit that most SEC coaches would be envious of. A momentum-building win at Florida. Then ... pop. An ugly first half coupled with an abysmal second half deflated a swelling balloon. Just like that, everything went wrong on Saturday. Of a…
Quinn: Chances of a Tennessee NCAA bid can't be overlooked
Riding a four-game winning streak into Saturday's matchup at Alabama, Tennessee and head coach Cuonzo Martin are slowly beginning to creep into the NCAA tournament conversation thanks to a midseason resurgence. KNOXVILLE - Cuonzo Martin rolled his eyes so hard he could have shifted the earth off its axis. What conversation is that? the Tennessee coach asked with raised brows and a smirk. Whether he wants to downplay it or not, Martins Vols are slowly creeping into the national chatter surrounding the NCAA tournament and its revolving-door bubble. Thats the conversation. Its not premature. Lets not act like Tennessees suddenly viable chances to reach the NCAA tournament are not in the back of…
Vols to open 2012 football season vs N.C. State on Aug. 31
Tennessee announced Thursday that the Vols will open the 2012 football season in Atlanta against North Carolina State on Friday, August 31 in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. The game, televised nationally on ESPNU, will be part of a weekend doubleheader at the Georgia Dome with Auburn and Clemson squaring off on Saturday. "When we created the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game with ESPN, our goal was to kick off the season in a special and memorable way," Chick-fil-A Bowl president and CEO Gary Stokan said in a release. "With these two games, and these four teams and their fan bases, this is going to be a colossal weekend of football in Atlanta - like nothing you have ever seen before." The press releas…
Vols have come a long way since Austin Peay debacle
Tennessee beat Arkansas 77-58 on Wednesday night for the Vols' fourth consecutive victory. KNOXVILLE - The game seems like an eternity ago, but its been just two short months since a 1-9 Austin Peay team came into Thompson-Boling Arena and embarrassed Tennessee by shooting 73 percent in the second half and bagging a 74-70 upset. After that game, the advice to Vol fans offered in this space was not to panic, to give new coach Cuonzo Martin time to implement his system. The fundamentals of the game he believes in - motion offense, tough man-to-man defense, sharing the ball, daily skill development - are just too solid to fail, provided they can be properly implemented. Consider them on the way…
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