Tennessee Head Coach Rick Barnes during a basketball game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Georgia Bulldogs at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Kns Vols Georgia Bulldogs Hoops Bp
Of the many things Tennessee basketball has been this season, consistent hasn’t exactly been one of them. It should come as no surprise that the Vols are a different team than they were two weeks ago. Believe it or not, losing a senior player and an important game in the SEC Tournament could help them in the long run.
UT’s luck began to shift in their first game of the 2021 SEC Tournament, a 78-66 win over the Florida Gators, when senior John Fulkerson was struck in the head with an elbow from UF’s Omar Payne.