Wayne Chism News

After a difficult ending to a week in paradise, No. 9 Tennessee looks to bounce back Friday night when it hosts the College of Charleston.

E'Twaun Moore finished with 22 points, as sixth-ranked Purdue held on for a 73-72 win over No.

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands -- Purdue coach Matt Painter said he thought the team with the ball last would win the game.

Tyler Smith scored 14 points and pulled down nine rebounds, as 10th-ranked Tennessee squeaked out a 57-53 win over DePaul in the semifinal round of the Paradise Jam.

Wayne Chism and the Tennessee Volunteers won their third straight to open the season Friday, hammering East Carolina at a tournament in the Virgin Islands.

KNOXVILLE - Tennessee beat Austin Peay 83-54 in an in-state, non-conference game at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Bruce Pearl can notch his 100th win at Tennessee if his Volunteers can take care of business against the Bulldogs of UNC Asheville tonight at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville.

The 10th-ranked Tennessee men's basketball team can finally start ridding itself of a sour March.

KNOXVILLE - Forgive Coach Bruce Pearl if he sounds a little repetitive. His Volunteers have competed for SEC championships each of the four seasons he's been with the team, and Pearl expects this year to be no different.

Since Head Coach Bruce Pearl came to Rocky Top in 2005, the Tennessee Volunteers have consistently challenged themselves in nonconference play.

KNOXVILLE - Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl says his 10th-ranked Volunteers are ready to open their season Friday night against Austin Peay.

KNOXVILLE - Forgive coach Bruce Pearl if he's sounds a little repetitive. His Volunteers have competed for SEC championships each of the four seasons he's been with the team, and Pearl expects this year to be no different.

Bruce Pearl doesn't want Tennessee to look or play conventional. The Volunteers won the SEC East last year and reached the league tournament championship game before losing 64-61 to Mississippi State .

The pile of drool that has become Kentucky basketball this offseason has overshadowed a lurking menace to the SEC in the form of Bruce Pearl's Volunteers.

Tennessee finished with 21 victories last season, but more was expected from the Volunteers , who lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

KNOXVILLE - Tennessee Coach Bruce Pearl is ready to speed things up again. Known for his up-tempo offense and pressure defense, Pearl slowed down the Volunteers last season to accommodate their youth and inexperience.

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When Bruce Pearl finally has the chance to watch his team in practice, the Tennessee coach should find a brand new Scotty Hopson .

The HT Group ran like a well-oiled machine en route to its second consecutive Pilot Rocky Top League championship under coach Pat Walden.

Playing in the Pilot Rocky Top League is unlike any other workout Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl can devise for the Volunteers.