The Tennessee Volunteers proved that they belong in the national championship conversation last week with a 76-73 win over the then-ranked No. 1 Gonazaga Bulldogs. All of the offseason build-up and hype caught up with Rick Barnes’ squad and they delivered.
Now they sit at No. 3 in the country and will drive across the beautiful state of Tennessee to play the unranked Memphis Tigers in FedEx Forum.
Despite their lack of rank, there is still plenty of excitement surrounding the Tigers. Most of it comes in the shape of first-year head coach, Penny Hardaway.