Mar 7, 2021; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers forward John Fulkerson (10) reacts as he leaves the court during the second half against the Florida Gators at Thompson-Boling Arena. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
On Wednesday morning, Tennessee basketball only had two scholarship players taller than 6’6″ in Olivier Nkamhoua and Uros Plavsic. Neither started last year, and only Nkamhoua ever saw significant minutes. This created serious concern in the frontcourt for 2020-2021.
Well, by noon Friday, the Vols looked like they may have the best frontcourt in the SEC next year. It started with the commitment of four-star center Jonas Aidoo on Wednesday.