Tennessee Basketball Faces SEC Tournament with Injury Concerns

0:00On March 10, Tennessee basketball heads into the SEC Tournament with some injury concerns for two freshmen. The Vols, sitting at 21 wins and 9 losses, grabbed the number 5 seed and faced the winner of Auburn and Mississippi State on March 12 at 3 pm, Eastern on the SEC Network in Nashville. Forward, Nate A. Men remains sideline after a high-right ankle sprain from late February. He's sticking to conditioning drills under the sports medicine director instead of full practices. Coach Rick Barnes shared that a men has ramped up running the past couple days and might do a bit more soon, staying positive about a postseason. Return. Fans and the team feel the pressure with these setbacks hitting late in the regular season. The long grind of college hoops often brings nagging issues like this, testing the depth of the roster. Meanwhile, guard Troy Henderson tweaked his left shoulder again during the recent Vanderbilt loss. That shoulder has troubled him since late January and he'll skip practice while eyeing

1:00offseason surgery, though he wants to contribute through the end. As the Vols hit the court in Nashville tomorrow, all eyes stay on how these young players progress and whether the rest of the squad steps up big in, the tournament push.