No.1 – Final Four appearance
The 2018-19 Tennessee basketball team is in a great position to go down in the history books as one of the best teams in program history.
The Vols are currently ranked third in the nation and have been a steady team in the top-five all season long. Without the overtime loss against Kansas, when Grant Williams fouled out, the Vols would be undefeated and ranked number one in the nation.
However, as we all know it only matters what you do in March and Tennessee has the team to make a deep run.
They are one of the most experienced teams in the nation returning all five starters from a season ago plus the SEC Sixth Man of the Year in Lamonte Turner. Moreover, believe it or not, each player is even better than a year ago.
Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield have not only increased their scoring outputs, but they have dominated games. If it weren’t for Schofield’s 30-point performance, Tennessee wouldn’t have pulled the upset against Gonzaga.
Jordan Bone is having the best year of his career averaging 14.1 points per game. But, what is more, impressive is he is running the offense and getting the ball to the open player. Bone is dishing out 6.2 assists and two turnovers per game.
If the Vols could reach the Final Four, it would mark the first time in program history. They have the team to do it on paper; now it’s time for them to prove it on the court.