Grant Hurst has been a walk-on with Tennessee basketball for the past two seasons. He plans to be a coach in the future.

There's no doubt that Tennessee men's basketball head coach Rick Barnes loves his players. But with this group of outgoing seniors, it's hard to argue there's been a more meaningful group of players that have impacted him than this group.

Tennessee basketball can reach the 25-win mark for the fourth straight season with a win against South Carolina on Saturday.

Rick Barnes and Tennessee showed a lot of grit and toughness in a tightly-contested win against Texas A&M on Saturday.

No. 4 Tennessee (24-6, 11-6 SEC) suffered an upset, 78-76, loss at unranked Ole Miss (21-9, 10-7 SEC) on Wednesday. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. Ole Miss went on an 8-2 run after trailing the Vols with five minutes remaining in the contest.

The Tennessee basketball team lost a heartbreaker on Wednesday night as they fell on the road against Ole Miss. This one came right down to the wire as it was tied up with less than a minute to go, and the Rebels made enough plays down the stretch to earn the big upset win.

We played like we were....that's soft, honestly. That's being soft. You're not really trying to go in and make plays on the ball. And guys sliding out of the way. "There's gotta be a confrontation there.