Excitement went up another level surrounding Tennessee basketball heading into 2020-2021 with Yves Pons’ announcement that he is returning to the Vols for his senior season. Rick Barnes has a ton of talent to work with now when you consider who is back and his top five recruiting class that is coming in.
However, the Vols likely won’t be so lucky next year in terms of returning every underclassmen. There will be three players on the team who were five-star recruits this year, two freshmen and one sophomore.
On top of that, Tennessee basketball has a collection of proven guys who could take a major step forward.