http://www.govolsxtra.com/staff/brendan-f-quinn/<p>Brendan F. Quinn grew up embroiled in the wars of the legendary Philadelphia Big 5. He comes to Knoxville to focus solely on one team—University of Tennessee men’s basketball.</p> <p>A graduate of Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Quinn covered the city’s six Division I basketball teams as a staff writer at The (Philadelphia) Bulletin from 2006 to 2008 and as a contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2009 and 2010. He accepted a position as sports editor at Nooga.com in August 2011 and spent nine months in Chattanooga before heading two hours north to the Knoxville News Sentinel in June 2012.</p> <p>Quinn has written for Basketball Times, a national college basketball magazine, since 2006 and was named one of the four best sportswriters in the country under 30 by the United States Basketball Writers Association in 2010 and 2011. In the 2011 USBWA Best Writing Contest, his story, "A Toast to Tom Jernstedt," finished fourth nationally in the enterprise writing category.</p> <br /><br /><p> <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/bfquinn" class="twitter-follow-button">Follow @bfquinn</a> <script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </p>en-ushttp://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/may/21/nick-senzels-triple-lifts-farragut-in-state-6-3/Nick Senzel's triple lifts Farragut in state baseball opener, 6-3Wed, 22 May 2013 03:08:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/may/21/nick-senzels-triple-lifts-farragut-in-state-6-3/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/may/21/silverdale-pitching-stuns-rockwood-5-1/Silverdale pitching stuns Rockwood, 5-1Wed, 22 May 2013 02:46:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/may/21/silverdale-pitching-stuns-rockwood-5-1/http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/may/20/yemi-makanjuola-enrolls-at-unc-wilmington/Yemi Makanjuola enrolls at UNC WilmingtonTue, 21 May 2013 00:43:00 -0000http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/may/20/yemi-makanjuola-enrolls-at-unc-wilmington/http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/may/18/a-ray-of-sunshine-in-vols-dreary-baseball-season/A ray of sunshine in Vols dreary baseball season, 7-5Sat, 18 May 2013 22:40:00 -0000http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/may/18/a-ray-of-sunshine-in-vols-dreary-baseball-season/http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/may/17/another-back-breaker-seals-fate-for-vols-8-4/Another 'back breaker' seals fate for Vols, 8-4Sat, 18 May 2013 03:29:00 -0000http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/may/17/another-back-breaker-seals-fate-for-vols-8-4/http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/may/15/ut-memphis-to-play-each-other-in-basketball/Exclusive: UT, Memphis to renew basketball rivalry; football still in talksWed, 15 May 2013 21:29:00 -0000http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/may/15/ut-memphis-to-play-each-other-in-basketball/http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/may/14/armani-moore-josh-richardson-to-participate-in/Armani Moore, Josh Richardson to participate in summer events in Dominican RepublicTue, 14 May 2013 18:24:00 -0000http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/may/14/armani-moore-josh-richardson-to-participate-in/http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/may/11/changes-dont-change-course-for-ut-mens-hoops/Changes don't change course for UT men's basketballSat, 11 May 2013 20:56:00 -0000http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/may/11/changes-dont-change-course-for-ut-mens-hoops/http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/may/09/jordan-mcrae-invited-to-kevin-durant-camp/Jordan McRae invited to Kevin Durant campThu, 09 May 2013 16:57:00 -0000http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/may/09/jordan-mcrae-invited-to-kevin-durant-camp/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/may/08/titans-connect-with-local-fans-in-annual-caravan/Titans connect with local fans in annual caravanThu, 09 May 2013 01:10:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/may/08/titans-connect-with-local-fans-in-annual-caravan/