Tennessee basketball has reloaded, and expectations will be through the roof during the 2023-24 season. Rick Barnes was able to keep his core together, bringing back Santiago Vescovi and Josiah-Jordan James for one more year. They’ll join Zakai Zeigler when he’s healthy, while big time prospect Freddie Dilione and Northern Colorado transfer Dalton Knecht join the mix.
In total, Tennessee only lost Olivier Nkamhoua, Julian Phillips, Tyreke Key and Uros Plavsic. They’ve added shooting and scoring — two areas they desperately needed help in looking back at last season.
“We have a lot of quality depth,” Tennessee assistant coach Justin Gainey said last week.