The official start of the NCAA Tournament is right around the corner as first-round action kicks off nationwide on Thursday and Friday.
Tennessee, the runner-up in the SEC Tournament, drew the 2-seed in the Midwest Region, sending the Vols to Lexington, KY, for the first weekend of action. The Vols will take on 15-seed Wofford in the first round on Thursday followed by a potential matchup against either 7-seed UCLA or 10-seed Utah State on Saturday.
Ahead of the start of games on Thursday, both Tennessee and Wofford had representatives from the program speak with the media on Wednesday afternoon. Tennessee had head coach Rick Barnes, Jahmai Mashack, Chaz Lanier, and Igor Milicic while the Terriers sent out head coach Dwight Perry, Jackson Sivills, Kyler Filewich, and Corey Tripp.
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Check out both full press conferences from Wednesday afternoon in Lexington below:
Tennessee Basketball
Wofford Basketball
Stay tuned to Rocky Top Insider for live, on-site coverage of each game in Tennessee’s tournament run.
