Tennessee's March Madness Prospects Under Rick Barnes

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00:00to CJY in the Midwest region. That is Tennessee. Under Rick Barnes, they made the Sweet 16 each

00:06of the past two years. But really getting beyond that, past the Elite Eight to a Final Four,

00:12that is where the Vols have struggled. They have a very deep team. Once again, they have a veteran

00:17point guard in Zakai Ziegler. They've got one of the best transfers in the country, much like last

00:22year it was Dalton Connect. Now from North Florida, it is Chaz Lanier. What's your outlook for Tennessee

00:27in the Midwest region? At some point, this is going to be an interesting one because you could

00:33argue, okay, you have three of the best coaches in the country to never win a national championship.

00:41When you talk about Calvin Sampson, when you talk about Mark Few, when you talk about Rick Barnes,

00:45and a Rick Barnes that hasn't even gotten to a Final Four and he's been close and he's been

00:50picked off and he's had great teams and great players. They defend at a really, really high

00:57level and they got guard play and they got shot making and they got nastiness on their team.

01:04They should be able to get themselves on a little bit of a run. UCLA, I don't even know if they get

01:10past Utah State in that 7-10 matchup to be quite honest with you. A Kentucky team that goes and

01:16ebbs and flows. Illinois at the six. Which Illinois team are we getting? For the beginning of the year?

01:23The one they lost by 50 to Duke after losing by 15 to Michigan State, losing by almost 20 to

01:28Wisconsin. Coming back and then getting blown in the Big Ten tournament. I think Tennessee has a

01:34pathway that they could maybe find themselves in an interesting Elite Eight maybe versus you.