Tennessee
Benjamin Blackwell - SF
Team: Tennessee Volunteers [ID #64] 
Location:
Knoxville, TN (South)
Conference:
I.1 [Division 1]
President:
TPS2.0
[since February 05th 2018 | last seen August 18th 2022]
Rating: 460.39 - Overall Position: #5
Fan Mood:
97.30
Alumni Mood:
212.70
Prestige:
174
Team Notes:
Mar 06 2027:
Nathaniel Hughes was inducted into the team Hall of Fame.
Jan 09 2027: 3-star prospect
Anej Potočnik committed.
Nov 11 2026: 2-star prospect
Keith Romano committed.
Oct 31 2026: 3-star prospect
Paul Thompson committed.
Sep 03 2026:
Elliott Grady was hired as the new assistant coach.
Sep 03 2026: Assistant coach
Robby Sawyer was let go.
Jun 30 2026:
Adrian Grantham was drafted round #1, pick #30 by Philadelphia.
Mar 15 2026: Made the national tournament field.
Jan 29 2026: 2-star prospect
Daniel Duran committed.
Jan 01 2026: 3-star prospect
Owen Jolley committed.
Record:
Wins: 17 Losses: 24 Pct: .415 Conf Wins: 13 Conf Losses: 17 Conf Pct: .433 Conf Rank: 10 Last10: 3-7 Streak: L1
Pts Ave: 89.9 - 92.0 Pts Diff: -2.1 Team Power Index: 154.1
Press Releases:
Oct 08 2026:
Nathaniel Hughes to enter the Hall of Fame -
by TPS2.0 on July 2nd, 2022
It has been announced that the Tennessee Volunteers will retire the 44 jersey on October 24th during Tennessee's home matchup against Ohio.
Hughes is the current points, rebounds, and blocks leader for the Tennessee Volunteers during his five year career. The former pro player will be the second hall of famer after
Jeremy Knapp.
Oct 19 2011:
Former center set to be inducted into the Tennessee Hall of Fame -
by TPS2.0 on March 19th, 2020
The University of Tennessee has announced that they will induct former center
Jeremy Knapp into the University of Tennessee Hall of Fame. Knapp averaged 15.1 ppg, 7.6 reg, and 1.2 bpg during his four year career at Tennessee. The former three star also was the Freshman of the Year in 2003 and was an All-Conference selection in 2005 and 2006. Knapp led the Vols to two tournament appearances including an Elite 8 run in the division two tournament in 2004. The Mississippi native was drafted with the second pick in the second round in 2006 by Memphis. Tennessee will officially retire Knapp's jersey number, 54, on January 14th against the University of Mississippi.