Basketball season has officially arrived. Opening night is here, and Tennessee will get things going against Tennessee Tech at Thompson-Boling Arena on Monday night.
Rick Barnes might have one of his best teams yet at Tennessee. Josiah-Jordan James, Santiago Vescovi and Zakai Zeigler return, forming an experienced core in the backcourt. Veteran transfer Tyreke Key adds depth and big-time shooting, while Olivier Nkamhoua, Uros Plavsic and Jonas Aidoo return to the frontcourt. Oh — five-star freshman wing Julian Phillips is also here too, adding some NBA pop to the roster.
We got a preview of this team a couple of weeks ago as they took apart Gonzaga in a scrimmage.