NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 30: Madison Square Garden photographed from above on December 30, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)
Things are already looking pretty tough for Tennessee basketball heading into the 2021-2022 season. The Vols are playing in a loaded SEC that includes the Alabama Crimson Tide, Kentucky Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks and Auburn Tigers as all likely top 25 teams.
UT’s non-conference slate is only making it harder. They already have the Villanova Wildcats and either North Carolina Tar Heels or Purdue Boilermakers in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament the weekend before Thanksgiving.