Lamonte Turner and Jordan Bowden are the returning stars. Josiah-James is the five-star recruit to make up an elite backcourt. And Tennessee basketball has a transfer along with three other new recruits as well.
All of these players are reasons for tepid optimism surrounding the Vols this year. They are task with helping to offset the loss of four starters and a bench player, including the three leading scorers, the three leading rebounders and two leading assists men. Grant Williams, Admiral Schofield, Jordan Bone and Kyle Alexander all have NBA contracts for a reason.
But even with all of those new guys, there’s another way Rick Barnes could withstand so much attrition from a 31-6 team that was No.