Tag: Darius Thompson

  • Darius Thompson will not return

    Tennessee point guard Darius Thompson is heading to Virginia, according to his father. “Yes he’s going to UVA,” Lonnie Thompson texted the News Sentinel. Thompson posted earlier on Twitter: “I had an amazing freshman year… And that’s why it’s hard to say goodbye…..” Thompson requested and received a release from Donnie Tyndall on May 5th. Forum discussion: Darius…

  • Darius Thompson update, per Donnie Tyndall

    Donnie Tyndall gave us the latest on Darius Thompson, who was released from the University of Tennessee, from Ben Frederickson. “We’ve talked throughout this whole process, both Darius and I and his dad, Lonnie, and I. As I’ve mentioned I don’t want it to become a pressure situation. Darius is sorting some things out. He’s…

  • Darius Thompson 50/50 on return

    Darius Thompson is 50-50 on whether to return to Tennessee, according to his father, Lonnie Thompson. Distance from home is a factor and he hopes to enroll in June at whichever school he chooses. “I told Darius not to close any doors,’ said Lonnie Thompson, who also added that it won’t be because of Donnie Tyndall…

  • Thompson and Davis released, Hubbs staying for now

    Point guard Darius Thompson and forward A.J. Davis have been granted their release from the Tennessee basketball team. ““I don’t think in either case, at least what they’re telling me, that these guys have made up their mind to not come back,” Tyndall said at the Big Orange Caravan in Atlanta on Monday. “The door…