When Rick Barnes took over in 2015, Tennessee basketball was in turmoil. The Vols had fired their second head coach in four years, this one after one year, due to NCAA violations that threatened them with probation.
As a result, Barnes had to rebuild the program with developmental three-stars, which is where Kyle Alexander, Jordan Bone and Grant Williams came from. He had to develop Admiral Schofield, who was already committed to the program. Lamonte Turner and Jordan Bowden are part of that crew too, and they are still in the program.
However, after back to back NCAA Tournament appearances and multiple weeks at No.