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Tennessee basketball: Ranking Vols by importance in NCAA Tournament

By Caleb Calhoun

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 16: Jordan Bone #0 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates during the 82-78 win over the Kentucky Wildcats during the semifinals of the SEC Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on March 16, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 16: Jordan Bone #0 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates during the 82-78 win over the Kentucky Wildcats during the semifinals of the SEC Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on March 16, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Tier 5: Walk-ons

14. Jacob Fleschman

This one’s pretty obvious. Even among the walk-ons, who are likely to see no action in the NCAA Tournament, Jacob Fleschman is the least proven. He is a sophomore guard who saw no action as a freshman, and he only played in five games this year. In those games, which totaled 12 minutes, he hit one of four shot attempts. It was a three-pointer, to be fair. But he also has three turnovers. So don’t expect to see much from him.

14. Brock Jancek

Similar to Jacob Fleschman, Brock Jancek never saw action until this season. However, he’s a freshman and has not yet scored a point all season for Tennessee basketball. In fact, he’s only played in seven games this year and only has 10 minutes of action, the least amount on the team. However, his two rebounds and one block are something. The Vols don’t have a ton of length, so as a 6’8″ forward, there could be a crazy scenario in which he gets in. That puts him here.

12. Brad Woodson

If any walk-ons get real action, it’ll be one of the seniors. Brad Woodson has shown that when left open, he can hit the three-ball. At 6’1″, he has two assists on the year as well and could help distribute the ball if the Vols got in such foul trouble that they needed a walk-on point guard. He only has 12 minutes of action in five games this year, but again, anything is possible.

11. Lucas Campbell

Lucas Campbell is not the three-point shooter that Brad Woodson is. But the 6’4″ senior is more of a complete package, which may warrant him getting more action overall. He played in more games and logged more minutes overall than Woodson, and he did manage three rebounds and a steal. Okay, so all these stats are laughable, and Rick Barnes’s best-case scenario is if he never has to turn here. But hey, you have to dice them up somehow. And the way we see it, Campbell is the most important walk-on.

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