Tennessee-Kentucky, round three — in the NCAA Tournament. It would be difficult to script a better Sweet 16 matchup. The Volunteers and Wildcats will be meeting for the first time ever in the NCAA Tournament with a trip to the Elite Eight on the line.
For Rick Barnes, it’s perhaps one of his final true shots to get Tennessee to its first ever Final Four or even further. By now you know the narrative here about Barnes in March. This group led by four-year players Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack reversing that narrative would be extremely fitting.