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Tennessee basketball preview by position: Back court outlook

By Billy Williford

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 17: Members of the Tennessee Volunteers team huddle before the game against the Loyola Ramblers during the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament at the American Airlines Center on March 17, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - MARCH 17: Members of the Tennessee Volunteers team huddle before the game against the Loyola Ramblers during the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament at the American Airlines Center on March 17, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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KNOXVILLE, TN – JANUARY 24: Jordan Bowden #23 of the Tennessee Volunteers drives to the basket against Wenyen Gabriel #32 of the Kentucky Wildcats in the first half of the game at Thompson-Boling Arena on January 24, 2017, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Projected starters

G – Jordan Bone, Junior

Jordan Bone is coming into his junior season as one of the most dynamic point guards in the SEC. Last season he showed flashes of getting to the rim anytime he wanted. However, Bone liked to defer to his teammates more times than not. But, why Jordan? Why?

Bone was at his best when he controlled the tempo and was more aggressive getting to the rim. There were a couple of games where Bone had double-digit attempts from the field. One of his best games came in the SEC Tournament against the Arkansas Razorbacks.

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In 29 minutes of action, Bone scored 19 points on 8-of-11 scoring and an impressive 3-of-4 from deep. Bone can easily have that stat line every game; he just had to take control of the game.

G – Jordan Bowden, Junior

Jordan Bowden show signs of some of the best three-point shooting in Tennessee basketball history. Dare I say he had numbers just as good as Tennessee great, Chris Lofton?

Early last season, Bowden was shooting around 60 percent from beyond on the arc. Against Mercer, he shot 4-of-5 from deep. About a month later against Wake Forest, he shot a perfect 5-for-5 from beyond the arc.

As good as Bowden was in some games, he was equally bad in others. Maybe bad isn’t the right word; he just lacked confidence. There was a five-game span starting with Iowa State and ending with Alabama where Bowden shot 3-of-20 from the three-point line.

When Bowden has confidence, he is the best shooter on the team. However, it’s getting him to keep that confidence throughout the entire season, even though the tough shooting stretches.

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