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Photo via Tennessee Athletics. The Vols had a successful trip to Uncasville, Connecticut splitting games against No. Tennessee heads back home to Knoxville ranked as the No. Villanova shellacked Tennessee in its first real test of the season, In fact, most advanced metrics and rankings will have Tennessee higher due to the strength of schedule boost it provides.

The day after losing to Villanova, Tennessee throttled a blue blood on national television. Learning the intensity that you have to play with against good teams and how small the margin for error is against great ones is very beneficial for this team.

Those matchups should have this young team as prepared as possible for the conference gauntlet. However, Zakai Zeigler stole the show. A New York City kid went into Big East country and was the best player on the court in his fourth college game.

Three months ago, Zeigler was an unknown name to Tennessee fans and the college basketball world. No longer. The 5-foot-9 point guard set career highs in minutes 28 , points 18 and assists 5. Zeigler was brilliant against North Carolina, but what does it mean for this team going forward? Ideally, Zeigler grows into a player that can handle big minutes, consistently score in double figures and plays with the pace and control that he did against the Tar Heels. However, it is a big ask and may be too much for a young player over the course of a game regular season.

Through the first three games of the season, Kennedy Chandler was the only Tennessee player that could break a defender down off the dribble and create scoring opportunities for a teammate. It was Kris. I just gave it to him and he let it go with confidence. Arkansas men's basketball coach Eric Musselman has undergone shoulder surgery and is expected to miss at least two games.

Michigan State and Caesars Entertainment announced a multiyear sports betting partnership Thursday. After a stellar defensive effort, Zakai Zeigler says the communication from No. Skip to main content Skip to navigation.

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