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2022-23 Tennessee basketball roster, regular-season analysis

A look at the 2022-23 Tennessee basketball roster and regular-season analysis.

March has arrived and the focus shifts to postseason play throughout college basketball.

Tennessee (22-9, 11-7 SEC) finished fifth in the Southeastern Conference regular-season standings. The Vols’ final regular-season ranking is No. 19 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

The 2023 SEC Tournament begins on Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. No. 5 seed Tennessee will play the winner of No. 12 South Carolina and No. 13 Ole Miss on March 9 at 3 p.m. EST. The contest will be televised by SEC Network.

Following the 2022-23 regular season, Vols Wire looks at the performance of Tennessee’s basketball roster.

Performance and analysis for each Tennessee player is listed below.

Uros Plavsic attends Tennessee-Alabama baseball series finale in fur coat, daddy hat

Vols’ basketball player Uros Plavsic attends Tennessee-Alabama baseball series finale in a fur coat and pink daddy hat.

Tennessee basketball junior forward Uros Plavsic attended the Vols’ baseball series finale against Alabama Sunday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Plavsic attended the contest in a fur coat and a pink daddy hat. A fur coat and a pink daddy hat are used for celebrating when the Vols hit home runs.

No. 1 Tennessee (33-3, 14-1 SEC) defeated Alabama (24-13, 8-7 SEC), 15-4.

Sunday’s victory clinched a series win against the Crimson Tide. The Vols have recorded four series sweeps and a series win through the first five weeks of Southeastern Conference play.

Tennessee has a five-game lead in the SEC East division.

The 7-foot, 251-pound Plavsic has appeared in 67 games for Tennessee since the 2019-20 season.

Uros Plavsic (center). Game No. 3 of the Tennessee-Alabama baseball series at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 17, 2022. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

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Uroš Plavšić ruled eligible to compete, effective immediately

Uroš Plavšić ruled eligible.

KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee announced Tuesday that Uroš Plavšić is eligible to compete for the Vols immediately.

Who is Uroš Plavšić?

UT press release:

The NCAA’s Committee for Legislative Relief notified the University of Tennessee Athletics Compliance staff Tuesday that men’s basketball student-athlete Uros Plavsic has been ruled eligible to compete, effective immediately.

“We appreciate the committee’s work as this process ran its course,” UT Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer said. “We’re thrilled that Uros will receive his opportunity to compete and that he no longer stands to lose a year of his eligibility. Our compliance staff put a great deal of work and persistence into achieving this outcome. This is the right decision.”

A native of Ivanjica, Serbia, Plavsic enrolled at UT in May as a transfer from Arizona State. The 7-footer redshirted last season at ASU and now suits up as a redshirt freshman for the Vols.