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Tennessee Basketball: 5 positive takeaways from Volunteers’ 2016-17 season

By Taylor Sturm

Jan 28, 2017; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Rick Barnes during the first half against the Kansas State Wildcats at Thompson-Boling Arena. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 28, 2017; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Rick Barnes during the first half against the Kansas State Wildcats at Thompson-Boling Arena. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 22, 2017; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers guard Robert Hubbs III (3) grimaces as he pushes himself off the ground against the Vanderbilt Commodores. Mandatory Credit: Brianna Paciorka/Knoxville News Sentinel via USA TODAY NETWORK
Feb 22, 2017; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers guard Robert Hubbs III (3) grimaces as he pushes himself off the ground against the Vanderbilt Commodores. Mandatory Credit: Brianna Paciorka/Knoxville News Sentinel via USA TODAY NETWORK /

Huge wins over good teams

The Volunteers beat four teams that made the 2017 NCAA Tournament, including Kentucky, Vanderbilt, ETSU, and Kansas State. On top of those wins, Tennessee also had huge wins over Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, and Alabama, who made the NIT.

While many see “youth” as an excuse, Tennessee’s youth was definitely the reason why the Vols had extreme highs followed by devastating lows throughout the season.

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