Tennessee Martin Skyhawks NCAA Basketball News

The 14th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers will try to remain perfect in the early stages of this new season when they host the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks this evening at the Thompson-Boling Arena.

New fighting in Congo despite rebel pledges Congo's army has engaged in heavy fighting with with rebels their leader's pledge to back a cease-fire, the United Nations and witnesses said Monday.

Tennessee-Martin routs Maryville, Mo. Eds: APNewsNow. Tennessee-Martin 121, Maryville, Mo.

Vanderbilt sophomore post A.J. Ogilvy is on the preseason Top 50 list for the Wooden Award, presented annually to the top player in college basketball.

" Lester Hudson, a senior guard at The University of Tennessee at Martin, is one of 50 preseason candidates for the 2008-09 John R. Wooden Award All-American Team and Player of the Year trophy.

There's a buzz surrounding this tiny West Tennessee campus that hasn't been heard for a while, if ever.

Ahmadinejad welcomes Obama change Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad congratulated U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, saying Tehran "welcomes basic and fair changes in U.S. policies and conducts," according ...

OUTLOOK: The Austin Peay Governors have won the last two regular season titles in the Ohio Valley Conference, but expect a changing of the guard this year, as a few other teams are primed to dethrone the team ...

Rebel general offers aid corridor for Congo The rebel general who ordered a cease-fire for his forces said Thursday he has offered to create a "humanitarian corridor" so aid can safely reach thousands displaced ...

The first official games will be played Nov. 10. The marquee game that night is Presbyterian at Duke in the first round of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs.

THREE THINGS: Samford left for the Southern Conference; its replacement, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, won't join the league until 2011-12. ... Tennessee-Martin had a breakthrough season last year finishing ...

You don't have to go far to find good players who operate on the wings in college basketball.

They are: top row from left; Roy Hibbert, Georgetown; Lester Hudson, Tennessee-Martin; Othello Hunter, Ohio State; Shawn James, Duquense; Davon Jefferson, Southern California; DeAndre Jordan, Texas A&M. Bottom ...

Senior guard Lester Hudson said something different is surrounding the UT Martin basketball program heading into this season.

Posted: Thursday, October 9, 2008 2:26 pm NASHVILLE, Tenn. a ' Reigning OVC Player of the Year Lester Hudson and reigning OVC Freshman of the Year Marquis Weddle were both named to the 10-member Preseason ...

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head mena s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Murray State was picked as the 2008-09 preseason favorite in the 10-team league.

Season basketball tickets for The University of Tennessee at Martin are on sale now through the Skyhawk Ticket Office.

UT-Martin coach Bret Campbell said the Skyhawks could be the Ohio Valley Conference preseason favorite after Campbell has brought in solid recruiting classes the past two seasons.

Andrew Skwara is a national college basketball writer for Rivals.com. He'll be working all summer to get you ready for the season and answer your questions every week in his College Hoops Mailbag.

With his time running out to play college basketball as a freshman, Union City alum MJ Brown has decided to play his college basketball at Tennessee-Martin. Tennessee's two-time Class "A" Mr.