#12 Tennessee Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Tennessee Volunteers
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #12
Conference Rank: #2 SEC
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2021-22 Record: 27-8, 14-4
2021-22 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Rick Barnes
Coach Record: 150-81 at Tennessee, 754-395 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Kennedy Chandler, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 4.7 apg
John Fulkerson, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.4 apg
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.3 apg
Justin Powell, Guard, 3.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.7 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Santiago Vescovi, Senior, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.2 apg
Josiah-Jordan James, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.7 apg
Zakai Zeigler, Sophomore, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.7 apg
Olivier Nkamhoua, Senior, Forward, 8.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.2 apg
Uros Plavsic, Senior, Forward, 4.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key New Players:
Tobe Awaka, Freshman, Forward
Kidd Brizek, Freshman, Guard
B.J. Edwards, Freshman, Guard
D.J. Jefferson, Freshman, Guard
Alec Kegler, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from JC
Tyreke Key, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Indiana State
Julian Phillips, Freshman, Forward
Evan Shiflet, Freshman, Guard
Isaiah Sulack, Junior, Guard, Transfer from JC
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.5 (108th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.9 (25, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.4 (215, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.3 (33, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.7 (56, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.0 (56, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.5 (171, 10)
Rebound Margin: 3.2 (81, 5)
Assists Per Game: 16.5 (12, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.3 (136, 5)