University of Tennessee Athletics
2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 35
Ben Linnemeyer
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Columbia, Mo.
- High School:
- Link Academy (Mo.)
Bio
HONORS
- 2024-25 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024-25Â - FRESHMAN
- Did not compete and took a redshirt to retain eligibility.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Spent his final two years—his senior season and a post-graduate year—at Link Academy, where he played alongside future Volunteers Cameron Carr and Cade Phillips in 2022-23.
- Averaged 14.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4,0 assists per game his final year at Link, plus shot 90.0 percent at the line.
- Helped the team go 27-1, win the GEICO Nationals championship and finish No. 1 in both the ESPN and MaxPreps national rankings as a senior.
- Team captain as a junior at Rock Bridge High School, where he was a two-year starter.
- Helped his team finish second in the conference and reach the district title game his sophomore year.
- National Honor Society and honor roll student.
- In addition to Carr and Phillips, played alongside Elliot Cadeau (North Carolina), Corey Chest (LSU), Ryan Forrest (North Carolina A&T/Northwestern State), Jacolb Fredson-Cole (Oklahoma), Tyler McKinley (Cincinnati) and Ja’Kobe Walter (Toronto Raptors/Baylor), among others, at Link.
- Among the notable Rock Bridge alumni are WNBA guard Sophie Cunningham, NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, Kansas guard Dajuan Harris Jr., ESPN announcer Tom Hart, Colorado Avalanche/Denver Nuggets President Josh Kroenke, UNLV head football coach Barry Odom and former All-Missouri Valley Conference guard Isiaih Mosley.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Benjamin Scott Linnemeyer.
- Last name is pronounced lin-UH-my-urr.
- Born Nov. 24, 2004, in Chicago and lived there until he was two.
- Parents are Scott Linnemeyer, who works in real state, and Kara Linnemeyer, a lawyer.
- Has an older sister, Kate.
- Majoring in communication studies.
- Interests outside of basketball include baseball, football and shoes.
- Favorite athlete is Jimmy Butler.
- Best sports memory is winning GEICO Nationals in Fort Myers, Fla., as a senior.
- Second player in Tennessee history from the state of Missouri, joining Derrick Walker (2017-19).
- During his first offseason at Tennessee, improved his standing vertical jump by 2.32 inches and added 10 pounds to his frame.
Dean Curley - Baseball
Tuesday, May 06
FB | Daune Morris Media Availability (3.10.25)
Monday, March 10
WBB | Kim Caldwell, Talaysia Cooper and Jewel Spear Postgame vs. Texas A&M (3.5.25)
Wednesday, March 05
WBB | Highlights: Lady Vols 77, Texas A&M 37 (3.5.25)
Wednesday, March 05