Basketball

BLOUNTVILLE - North Greene entered Tuesday night’s Region 1-1A semifinal with a strong familiarity with its opponent. The Huskies and the Hancock County Indians had already faced off three times this season, but this matchup was different, the Indians were finally at full strength,...

BRISTOL – The Greeneville boys basketball team had to fight, scrap and claw for everything it got on Tuesday night at Viking Hall in the Region 1-3A Tournament semifinals, but after a four-quarter battle with home standing Tennessee High the Greene Devils prevailed 74-61....

ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Two Tusculum University men's basketball student-athletes have earned South Atlantic Conference recognition with the announcement of the 2024-25 SAC Basketball Awards. Junior guard Bryce Jackson was named to the All-SAC third team, while rookie guard Denaj Kimber earned a spot on the SAC All-Freshmen Team....

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum University sophomore center Ni'Kiah Chesterfield has been named second-team All-South Atlantic Conference in women's basketball for the 2024-25 season, the SAC office announced Monday. Chesterfield led the SAC in scoring at 18.6 points per game and averaged 6.3 rebounds per game for the...

BRISTOL – The Greeneville girls basketball team could not keep its top players on the floor on Monday night in the Region 1-3A Tournament semifinals due to foul trouble, and saw its season come to an end in a 55-48 loss to Tennessee High....

ERIWN - For the fourth-straight season Chuckey-Doak couldn’t get past Gatlinburg-Pittman and suffered a 66-41 season-ending loss in the Region 1-2A semifinals on Monday night at Unicoi County High School. “You’re never really ready for it to be over. Especially when you have a...

BLOUNTVILLE - The North Greene Lady Huskies have built a tradition of postseason success, and on Monday night, they extended that legacy by securing a spot in the TSSAA Sectional round for the seventh consecutive year. A strong performance led to a 61-48 victory...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Facing a nine-point deficit with under 10 minutes left and a four-point deficit in the final 31 seconds, the University of Tennessee men's basketball team rallied to defeat sixth-ranked Alabama, 79-76, Saturday evening on a 35-footer at the horn by senior guard Jahmai...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Diamond McDowell scored 22 points and grabbed a Division II season-high 26 rebounds and Zamiya Passmore finished with 27 points as Anderson University defeated Tusculum University 88-67 in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Arena. The Trojans (21-9, 17-7...

The Greeneville boys basketball team cruised to a win over the Elizabethton cyclones, 81-59, in the Region 1-3A Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday night in Hal Henard Gymnasium. Greeneville advances to the Tournament semifinals on Tuesday where they will travel to Bristol to take on...