With the end of October drawing near, Tennessee basketball is about to tipoff its season. It has an exhibition game next week to get things going, and Rick barnes has to begin the process of replacing four starters, his three leading scorers, and his three leading rebounders.
But of all the talent he has to replace, it’s no more prevalent in the front court. As the Vols try to build a new identity after a 31-6 season that saw them reach the Sweet Sixteen and spend a few weeks at No. 1, they have no major returning contributors in the postgame.