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The Tennessee men's basketball team is ranked ninth in the country and is off to a 5-1 start, but the Vols remain a work in progress.

The last time Tennessee was ranked in the preseason top 10, it broke the school record for wins and claimed its first SEC regular-season title in more than 40 years.

KNOXVILLE - Forgive Coach Bruce Pearl if he sounds a little repetitive. His Volunteers have competed for SEC championships each of the four seasons he's been with the team, and Pearl expects this year to be no different.

On the eve of opening night of Tennessee's regular season, Bruce Pearl and his team are still on a learning curve.

The pile of drool that has become Kentucky basketball this offseason has overshadowed a lurking menace to the SEC in the form of Bruce Pearl's Volunteers.

Where do you start in the first hour of the first day of basketball practice? Basics.

Tennessee finished with 21 victories last season, but more was expected from the Volunteers , who lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Tennessee's men's basketball recruiting class is back on point with the addition of 6-foot-1 prospect Trae Golden.

JaJuan Smith took off his jersey and threw it into the crowd after draining a 3-pointer from the corner with 2.6 seconds left to lift the News Sentinel to a 132-129 win over First Tennessee in the Pilot Rocky Top League on Monday night at Bearden High School.