Cade Phillips is set to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery. Here is what it means for the Tennessee basketball roster for the rest of the season.

Tennessee basketball has lost three games in a row for the first time in two years after it stumbled through a loss to Illinois on Dec. 6.

The Illini are 22nd in the country in 2-point percentage (60.7%), but Tennessee has an elite defense that can slow them down. The Vols don't allow many shots at the rim and rank 19th in the country in opponent 2PT% (44.1%).

Illinois earned a major bounce-back win in Nashville, defeating the Volunteers with defense, grit and late-game toughness

Tennessee Lady Vols forward Janiah Barker had an icy moment with UCLA women's basketball head coach Cori Close following their game on Sunday.

Nate Ament is averaging 17.1 points and 7.4 rebounds for Tennessee basketball, but has struggled in the past three games against better teams.

The Tennessee Volunteers have seemingly dropped in the AP Poll as expected following their two straight losses.

Tennessee basketball has lost back-to-back games after losing 62-60 at Syracuse. The Vols lost to Kansas on Nov. 26.

Tennessee junior forward Cade Phillips will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 basketball season due to a recurring shoulder injury, Vols' head coach Rick Barnes announced Monday. Phillips, who started nine of Tennessee's first 10 games, will have season-ending surgery to repair his shoulder.

Ryan Conwell paced Louisville basketball, which displayed its roster depth in a convincing win vs. rival Memphis on Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center.

Winthrop coach Semeka Randall Lay, a former Lady Vols star, was given a technical foul for a comment about officiating during game against Tennessee.