Where Tennessee Vols basketball lands in early 2024-25 Top 25 rankings
The 2023-24 season just came to an end, but it's never too early to look ahead to next season. The Tennessee Vols finished the 2023-24 season ranked as the No. 5 team in the nation, behind UConn, Purdue, Alabama, and Houston. On Tuesday, 247Sports revealed their early 2024-25 Top 25 and they have Tennessee coming […]
The 2023-24 season just came to an end, but it's never too early to look ahead to next season.
The Tennessee Vols finished the 2023-24 season ranked as the No. 5 team in the nation, behind UConn, Purdue, Alabama, and Houston.
On Tuesday, 247Sports revealed their early 2024-25 Top 25 and they have Tennessee coming in at No. 7.
From 247Sports: Zakai Zeigler is one of the best guards in the SEC, and Jonas Aidoo can be an All-League big man in 2024-25. Another step from those two can help alleviate the huge crater Dalton Knecht is leaving behind. Attrition is always expected for a talent-laden program like Tennessee, but the Vols should be in great shape if role players like Tobe Awaka, JP Estrella, Jahmai Mashack, Jordan Gainey and Cameron Carr all run it back.
Knecht provides Tennessee with one helluva "proof of concept" for any and all portal pitches. If the Vols add a few wings and keep the top dawgs, the Vols will be firmly in the mix for another SEC Championship.
Tobe Awaka has already hit the NCAA transfer portal, but that shouldn't change the outlook of the Vols' 2024-25 season too much as the program will almost certainly look to replace Awaka with a comparable player from the portal.
Ultimately, Tennessee has to find a way to somewhat replace Dalton Knecht's production. That's going to be the Vols' most difficult task of the offseason.
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