For Tennessee, Confidence and Chemistry Pair with New and Old Faces for Fresh Start in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS — 362 times in the past, Tennessee walked off the Gainbridge Fieldhouse (then Bankers Lifetime Fieldhouse) ground with its collective head bowed. 

The Vols — then a five seed in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Event — experienced just been blown out by 12-seed Oregon Point out, which went on to clinch a spot in the Elite 8 before bowing out to Houston. 

Now, Tennessee is back again in the similar creating in the same spherical, beginning The Massive Dance for 2022. 

“I was thrilled that they place us again right here,” mentioned Josiah-Jordan James. “I assume anything is coming complete circle, and I’m happy we have a opportunity to redeem ourselves.”