Today On Rocky Top: Dave Hart Comments On “Lady Vols” Name
By Zach Ragan
From Go Vols Xtra
"This time next year, anyone wearing Lady Vols gear won’t be scooped up and hauled away in a net. Dave Hart wanted to clear up that misconception Wednesday.In fact, he said, Tennessee fans will be able to buy new Lady Vols apparel from Nike when the sports gear giant takes over as UT’s supplier on July 1.“The Lady Vols logo hasn’t gone away and it’s not going to go away,” UT’s athletic director said in an interview with the News Sentinel. “It’s now going to be specific to women’s basketball.Read more at Go Vols Xtra"
From WBIR
"The 4th ranked Lady Vols landed a couple of top commitments on Wednesday.Coach Holly Warlick signed 5-foot-8 point guard Te’a Cooper of McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Ga., and 5-11 wing Jamasha “MeMe” Jackson of Blackman High in Murfreesboro.According to UT, All Star Girls Report ranks Cooper No. 7 and Jackson No. 25 nationally. When combining that pair with transfer student Diamond DeShields (who is red shirting this season), ASGR ranks Tennessee’s class at No. 4, standing behind UConn, Louisville and Notre Dame.Read more at WBIR"
From The Times Free Press
"Tennessee won’t be at a numerical disadvantage in its basketball season opener Friday night.It may seem that way at times, though, for the Volunteers.To open Donnie Tyndall’s tenure as coach, Tennessee will face 15th-ranked Virginia Commonwealth, a program that’s become synonymous with a swarming full-court pressure defense, in the Veterans Classic at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis (6:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network).To prepare for what the Rams will throw at them, the Vols have been practicing against six defenders.Read more at The Times Free Press"