#11 Tennessee Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Tennessee Volunteers
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #11
 
Conference Rank: #2 SEC
 
 
2022-23 Record: 25-11, 11-7
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Rick Barnes
Coach Record: 175-92 at Tennessee, 779-406 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Olivier Nkamhoua, Forward, 10.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.0 apg
Julian Phillips, Forward, 8.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.4 apg
Tyreke Key, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.3 apg
Uros Plasvic, Forward, 4.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.7 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Santiago Vescovi, Senior, Guard, 12.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.1 apg
Zakai Zeigler, Junior, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 5.4 apg
Josiah-Jordan James, Senior, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.8 apg
Jonas Aidoo, Junior, Forward, 5.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 0.9 apg
Jahmai Mashack, Junior, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.5 apg
Tobe Awake, Sophomore, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Cameron Carr, Freshman, Guard
Freddie Dilione V, Freshman, Guard
J.P. Estrella, Freshman, Forward
Jordan Gainey, Junior, Guard, Transfer from USC Upstate
Grant Hurst, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Tennessee-Martin
D.J. Jefferson, Freshman, Guard
Dalton Knecht, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Northern Colorado
Kaylan Makan, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from The Citadel
Cade Phillips, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.8 (190th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 57.9 (3, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.3 (247, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.3 (3, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.7 (136, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.9 (247, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.8 (214, 8)
Rebound Margin: 6.5 (10, 3)
Assists Per Game: 16.7 (10, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.0 (137, 5)