2022-2023 Tennessee Volunteers

2022-2023 Tennessee Volunteers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
0 Jonas Aidoo So C 6-11 241 Dec 10, 2002 Durham (NC) United States Liberty Heights Athletic Institute
11 Tobe Awaka Fr FC 6-8 250 Jan 30, 2004 Bronx (NY) United States Cardinal Hayes High School
32 Kidd Brizek RS-Fr F 6-7 194 - Powdersville (SC) United States Powdersville High School
35 Colin Coyne Sr C 6-9 239 Apr 8, 2001 San Diego (CA) United States Stafford Senior High School
- Freddie Dilione V RS-Fr G 6-5 180 Apr 13, 2004 Fayetteville (NC) United States Word of God Christian Academy
1 B.J. Edwards Fr G 6-3 188 Nov 2, 2002 Knoxville (TN) United States Knoxville Catholic High School
21 Kent Gilbert Jr G 6-1 175 Oct 16, 2001 Greenville (NC) United States D.H. Conley High School
30 Josiah James Sr SF 6-6 224 Sep 5, 2000 Charleston (SC) United States Porter-Gaud High School
44 D.J. Jefferson RS-Fr SF 6-5 207 May 20, 2003 Richardson (TX) United States Minnesota Preparatory Academy
24 Alec Kegler Jr F 6-4 202 - Clarksville (TN) United States Northeast High School
4 Tyreke Key Sr G 6-2 207 Oct 29, 1998 Celina (TN) United States Clay County High School
15 Jahmai Mashack So F 6-4 201 Nov 10, 2002 Rancho Cucamonga (CA) United States Etiwanda High School
13 Olivier Nkamhoua Sr F 6-9 223 May 2, 2000 Helsinki Finland Bishop Walsh High School
2 Julian Phillips Fr F 6-8 198 Nov 5, 2003 Killeen (TX) United States Link Year Prep
33 Uros Plavsic Sr C 7-1 265 Dec 22, 1998 Ivanjica Serbia Hamilton Heights Christian Academy
3 Evan Shiflet Fr G 6-2 197 Apr 4, 2003 Nashville (TN) United States Christ Presbyterian Academy
31 Isaiah Sulack Sr G 6-5 195 Jan 8, 1999 Knoxville (TN) United States Believe Prep
25 Santiago Vescovi Sr G 6-3 192 Sep 14, 2001 Montevideo Uruguay NBA Global Academy
5 Zakai Zeigler So G 5-9 171 Aug 2, 2002 Long Island City (NY) United States Our Saviour Lutheran School

Recent Tennessee Volunteers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 27-9 (14-4) 1st (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2022-2023 25-11 (11-7) 4th (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2021-2022 27-8 (14-4) 2nd (SEC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2020-2021 18-9 (10-7) 4th (SEC) 4th Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2019-2020 17-14 (9-9) 8th (SEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 31-6 (15-3) 2nd (SEC) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2017-2018 26-9 (13-5) 1st (SEC) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2016-2017 16-16 (8-10) 9th (SEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 15-19 (6-12) 12th (SEC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 16-16 (7-11) 10th (SEC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 24-13 (11-7) 4th (SEC) 4th Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2012-2013 20-13 (11-7) 5th (SEC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2011-2012 19-15 (10-6) 2nd (SEC) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2010-2011 19-15 (8-8) 7th (SEC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 28-9 (11-5) 3rd (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2008-2009 21-13 (10-6) 2nd (SEC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 31-5 (14-2) 1st (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2006-2007 24-11 (10-6) 2nd (SEC) 1st Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2005-2006 22-8 (12-4) 2nd (SEC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2004-2005 14-17 (6-10) 8th (SEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 15-14 (7-9) 8th (SEC) 1st Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2002-2003 16-13 (8-8) 5th (SEC) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd

2022-2023 Tennessee Volunteers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Santiago Vescovi USBWA All-District Team (IV)
Zakai Zeigler USBWA All-District Team (IV)
Santiago Vescovi NABC All-District (20) Second Team
Zakai Zeigler NABC All-District (20) Second Team
Santiago Vescovi First Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Zakai Zeigler Second Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Zakai Zeigler SEC All-Defensive Team
Julian Phillips SEC All-Freshman Team
Santiago Vescovi SEC Player of the Week (Nov 28, 2022)
Zakai Zeigler SEC Player of the Week (Jan 30, 2023)
Julian Phillips SEC Freshman of the Week (Jan 23, 2023)
Zakai Zeigler All-SEC Second Team (AP)
Santiago Vescovi Battle 4 Atlantis MVP
Julian Phillips Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament Team
Santiago Vescovi Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament Team

2022-2023 Tennessee Volunteers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters Z. Zeigler T. Key S. Vescovi O. Nkamhoua J. Phillips
Rotation   J. Mashack J. James T. Awaka J. Aidoo
Rotation         U. Plavsic
Lim PT K. Gilbert B. Edwards A. Kegler   C. Coyne
Lim PT   I. Sulack      

2022-2023 Tennessee Volunteers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Santiago Vescovi 33 33.0 12.5 4.6 3.1 1.8 0.1 1.5
Olivier Nkamhoua 36 25.2 10.8 5.0 2.0 0.4 0.6 1.6
Zakai Zeigler 30 28.7 10.7 2.7 5.4 2.0 0.2 2.3
Josiah James 24 25.1 10.0 4.7 1.8 1.2 0.1 1.0
Julian Phillips 32 24.0 8.3 4.7 1.4 0.6 0.5 1.3
Tyreke Key 33 24.1 8.2 2.5 1.3 0.7 0.0 1.1
Jonas Aidoo 35 18.2 5.1 4.9 0.9 0.5 1.3 0.8
Uros Plavsic 34 13.5 4.9 3.4 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.9
Jahmai Mashack 36 18.1 4.7 2.4 1.5 1.4 0.3 1.3
Tobe Awaka 34 10.3 3.2 3.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4
B.J. Edwards 14 4.2 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4
Isaiah Sulack 3 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
Colin Coyne 4 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0
Alec Kegler 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kent Gilbert 5 2.4 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4

2022-2023 Tennessee Volunteers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Rick Barnes Head Coach 2015-2016 Head Coach (Texas, 1998 to 2015)
Justin Gainey Associate Head Coach 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Tennessee, 2021 to 2022)
Rod Clark Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (Austin Peay, 2020 to 2021)
Gregg Polinsky Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Senior Director of Player Personnel (Detroit Pistons, 2020 to 2022)
Luke Schapker Video Coordinator 2021-2022 N/A
Danny White Athletic Director 2021-2022 Athletic Director (UCF, 2016 to 2021)
Dave Lawson Director of Strength and Conditioning 2014-2015 N/A
Garrett Medenwald Director of Sports Performance 2020-2021 Strength and Conditioning Coach (Tennessee, 2015 to 2020)
Mary-Carter Eggert Director of Basketball Operations 2015-2016 Assistant Director of Media Relations (Tennessee, 2012 to 2015)
Bryan Lentz Director of Player Development 2020-2021 Video Coordinator (Tennessee, 2018 to 2021)
Justin Coleman Assistant Director of Player Development 2022-2023 Graduate Manager (Arizona, 2019 to 2021)
Jason McVeigh Director of Sports Medicine 2014-2015 N/A
Chad Newman Athletic Trainer 1995-1996 N/A