Florida basketball returns home to host the second-ranked Tennessee Volunteers on Wednesday night inside the O’Connell Center. The Gators have had an up-and-down season but managed to win five of their last seven matchups to give the Orange and Blue a 12-9 record overall and a 5-3 mark in Southeastern Conference play.
Tennessee, on the other hand, is off to one of its best starts under head coach Rick Barnes, carrying an 18-3 mark into Gainesville while dropping just one SEC game in eight tries. The Vols are near the top in the major analytical rankings, including a No. 1 spot in KenPom, while rankings second in both the NET and ESPN’s Basketball Power Index.
We reached out to Vols Wire’s managing editor Dan Harralson for the inside scoop on this year’s Tennessee team in our latest Behind Enemy Lines segment. Take a look below at our question-and-answer exchange ahead of Wednesday night’s matchup.