That’s the reality that now faces the Tennessee basketball program. Rick Barnes, fresh off of signing a brand new, expensive deal to stay in Knoxville, must now figure out a way to reload the Volunteers without four of his five starters from last year.
So what can we expect from Tennessee next season? According to Joe Lunardi, a trip to the NCAA Tournament bubble.
The Vols were listed as a No. 11 seed in his July projection, appearing as one of his last four teams to make it into the field. Tennessee is slated for a play-in game against Arizona State, with the winner projected to play the sixth-seeded Marquette Golden Eagles.