It took Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes exactly one game — one exhibition game, that is — to get after one of his players through the media. Reigning SEC player of the year Grant Williams was his target after Tennessee’s 87-48 win over Tusculum.
“Grant missed some shots around the rim, I thought that affected him on the other end,” Barnes said after the game against Tusculum. “In fact he only, how many rebounds? Three rebounds. He’s way behind in that area.”
Tennessee cruised against Tusculum, outside of one bumpy stretch to open the second half.