Tennessee hasn’t seen near the amount of roster turnover that other programs have seen during the transfer portal era, but they made up for it this offseason. Veteran program pillars Santiago Vescovi and Josiah-Jordan James saw their eligibility expire, while Dalton Knecht will head to the NBA.
And in addition to that, big time contributors Jonas Aidoo and Tobe Awaka hit the transfer portal, clearing out a ton of minutes in the frontcourt. Young developing guards Freddie Dilione and DJ Jefferson also left via the portal.
This is the era we live in now, and the Tennessee staff was prepared with a plan.