Tenure: March and Season

tenure: Even with nine players on the roster who didn't play a minute for the team last season, the Vols' goals remain as high as ever. "Playing in March, that the No. 1 goal," senior guard Robert Hubbs III said. "Everything else can take care of itself, if we're still playing in March, playing on a big stage and just trying to go as far as we can." The list of newcomers includes seven true freshmen as well as redshirt freshman Lamonte Turner and Utah State graduate transfer Lew Evans, according to The Waterloo Record. All those new faces create plenty of uncertainty in the second season of Rick Barnes' coaching tenure in Knoxville. Just don't try telling them that. That explains why the SEC preseason media poll had Tennessee finishing 13th out of 14 teams in the league, ahead of only Missouri. Barnes believes this team has more talent than last year squad and is capable of reaching the NCAA Tournament. "I think we're just more skilled from top to bottom," Barnes said. "We don't have a lot of size, but we do have more size than we had a year ago. Barnes said he isn't surprised Tennessee was picked that low, but he doesn't necessarily agree with the assessment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.