Basketball season is now just days away, and the Tennessee Volunteers are once again set to be major players nationally and in the SEC. Rick Barnes returns a handful of key players that have plenty of experience in his system, while adding another NBA-caliber prospect in Julian Phillips.
Tennessee landed at No. 11 in the preseason AP poll earlier this week. The Volunteers landed at No. 4 in KenPom’s first batch of rankings.
On Wednesday, Tennessee was picked to finish third in the SEC by the media. Kentucky was picked to win the SEC, while Arkansas was picked to finish second.