Tennessee basketball earns No. 4 seed in NCAA Tournament
The Vols will play Louisiana-Lafayette in the opening round on Thursday in Orlando, Florida.
The Vols will play Louisiana-Lafayette in the opening round on Thursday in Orlando, Florida.
Published: Mar. 12, 2023 at 6:33 PM EDT|Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 12:16 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tennessee basketball knew it would be dancing in the postseason, but learned its route to the Final Four during Sunday’s NCAA Selection Show.
The Vols (23-10, 11-7) earned the No. 4 seed in the East Region and will play Louisiana-Lafayette in the opening round on Thursday in Orlando, Florida.
Coach Barnes is speaking as the Vols get ready to face LA Lafayette on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament with the game airing right here on WVLT.
Tennessee is 5-7 over its last 12 games and lost 79-71 to Missouri on Friday in the quarterfinal round of the SEC Tournament.
This will mark UT’s 25th NCAA Tournament appearance in which it owns a 23-25 overall record. Tennessee is 14-7 in First Round games.
UT was last a No. 4 seed in 2000 and is 4-3 in NCAA Tournament games at that seed line.
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