Tennessee is set to take on a pair of Top 25 teams from the SEC this week including a road contest against the nation’s No. 1 on the road Saturday.
The Vols return to Knoxville after a road trip to Vanderbilt to host No. 15 Mississippi State on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. ET. Tennessee will then travel to take on No. 1 Auburn on Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Ahead of the Vols’ big week in conference play, Tennessee associate head coach Justin Gainey and guard Zakai Zeigler met with the media on Monday morning. Both UT reps spoke about the loss to Vanderbilt and what the team needs to do to make the most out of the week ahead.
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Check out both interviews from Monday below:
Tennessee AHC Justin Gainey
Tennessee G Zakai Zeigler