Tennessee received some bad news on Monday, learning that starting forward Olivier Nkamhoua would need surgery to repair a left ankle injury. The injury occured during Saturday’s win over South Carolina.
Nkamhoua, now a veteran, has been through the process of the program and had emerged into a key player for Tennessee as a junior.
“First of all, really sad for all us with Olivier because he has become such a huge part of our program and this team,” Rick Barnes said on Monday. “You could just see the strides that he has been making every game.