Tennessee basketball ended the season on a sour note, losing in the Sweet 16 to FAU. By the end of the year, nobody had any real expectations for the Volunteers, especially after they lost Zakai Zeigler in the final week of the regular season. An upset win against Duke in the round of 32 had fans back on board, but it was quickly derailed by the red hot Owls.
We’ve seen this core get bounced out of two straight NCAA Tournaments, and frankly some roster churn probably wouldn’t be the worst thing. Just a couple weeks removed from the NCAA Tournament loss, we got that churn.