ESPN’s College Gameday came to Knoxville for Tennessee basketball’s top 10 showdown against Texas. Rece Davis, Jay Bilas, LaPhonso Ellis and Seth Greenberg talked college basketball for 60 minutes at Thompson-Boling Arena Saturday morning ahead of the day of games.
The College Gameday team ended its show in Knoxville by picking some of the top games of the day in college hoops.
See how the ESPN team predicted No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 10 Texas in the lone ranked matchup of the Big 12/SEC Challenge
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Jay Bilas
Wh0 he picked: Tennessee
What he said: “Last three games Zakai Zeigler is averaging 16 points and seven assists. He’s been fantastic, and the last two Santiago Vescovi has not been himself. I think Vescovi is going to be himself in this one and Tennessee gets a win and solidifies its position as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.”
LaPhonso Ellis
Wh0 he picked: Tennessee
What he said: “Most efficient defense in the country. They have too much front line size for Texas to be able to handle. Tennessee wins this game.”
Seth Greenberg
Wh0 he picked: Tennessee
What he said: “I like orange. I like both shades of orange, but I like Tennessee orange a little bit more. I agree with Phonzy, this is going to be a battle of two really good backcourts but the depth of the frontcourt of Tennessee wears down at time a Texas frontcourt that really struggles scoring.”
