But unlike then-GM Ted Thompson did when Capers arrived Gutekunst does not expect to have to retool the defensive personnel to account for the philosophical shift from Barry’s keep-everything-in-front-of-you umbrella scheme to Hafley’s system, which is influenced by Pettine and LEXINGTON, Ky. — No. 5 Tennessee basketball defeated No. 10 Kentucky, 103-92, inside Rupp Arena on Saturday night, led by a career-high 26 points from Josiah-Jordan James.
The fifth-year guard finished the game 9-of-18 from the field, 4-of-9 from three, and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. He had five rebounds, two steals, and an assist in 31 minutes of play. His plus/minus of +12 was the team’s second highest.Robert Saleh, head coach of the New York Jets, was the San Francisco 49ers’ defensive coordinator while Hafley was
Junior point guard Zakai Zeigler recorded his second double-double of the season, scoring 26 points and dishing out a season-high 13 assists. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Zeigler is the only Tennessee player to record 25 points and 10 assists in a single game in the last 25 seasons, and the second to do so inside Rupp Arena. He contributed to 60 of Tennessee’s 103 points, either scoring or assisting.
Kentucky’s head coach, John Calipari, spoke with the media after the game to address what went wrong for his team in the Vols victory. This is everything he had to say.
“At halftime, I was amazed that we had a shot. I watched a lot of videotape. I’ve got to give Tennessee credit. They played, took shots, and did things. When you look at it, you can say that we shot what we did and we photographed it from three angles. They had plenty of offensive rebounds, but we had 22 second-chance points. Three plays harmed us. Two are out of bounds. Again, when we don’t have the correct guy on the ball, things like these happen. But the children fought. And I have not lost faith. We still do not have DJ (Wagner). I mean, teams are performing well against us. And all of our goals are still intact. I’ve got a good crew. We are young. We
