The 2019-20 college basketball season ended abruptly ahead of the NCAA Tournament due to the coronavirus pandemic.
There was not a men’s basketball national champion crowned for the first time since postseason began in 1939.
Tennessee finished the 2019-20 campaign with a 17-14 record. The 2020-21 season looks promising for the Vols with highly-touted recruits Jaden Springer and Keon Johnson set to arrive on Rocky Top.
Scott Gleeson of USA TODAY released his way-too-early preseason top 25 teams for the 2020-21 season. Tennessee came in at No. 14.
14. Tennessee (17-14). The Volunteers have a fantastic freshman class that should blend well with a returning nucleus (Yves Pons, John Fulkerson, Josiah Jordan-James and Santiago Vescovi). Five-star guards Jaden Springer and Keon Johnson should give coach Rick Barnes a significant boost to make the Vols an SEC title contender.