re: 2019-2020 Season: UT Basketball discussion : 17-13 (9-8)

Hubbs dropping some sticky NUGS on VQ:

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As of now we’re expecting Oregon transfer Victor Bailey to make an official visit to campus during the second week in June. A 6-foot-4 guard, Bailey will have to sit out one year and will have two years of eligibility remaining. He averaged 7.4 ppg as a sophomore and made 39.8% from three-point range.

Talk about some athletic genes; his mother Tonja Buford-Bailey was an Olympic medalist in the 400-meters. His father Victor Bailey was an NFL wide receiver.

At this point it feels like Tennessee is a very likely landing spot for Bailey but we’re going to stop short of calling this one a done deal at the moment.

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As for the current team Plavsic and Olivier Robinson-Nkamhoua have joined the team on campus and both players have created a buzz in workouts. 

We’ll start with Plavsic who frankly has blown people away with his skillset. Someone told us this week that as a redshirt freshman he’s already more offensively skilled than Kyle Alexander was as a senior. We’re also told that he became the Vols’ best big man the moment he stepped in the gym for the first time. Admittedly, that’s not exactly saying a great deal with what Tennessee is bringing back in the post but it’s good news for the Vols who have a gaping void in the middle.

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That very last part on Plavsic is noted. Big shot in the arm if he can give us 8-10 pts a game to go along with rebounding and shot blocking. Apparently he's put on 30 lbs of good weight while redshirting at ASU and is up to about 240-245lb now. It'll be interesting to see how Plavsic, Fulk & Burns run the front court this season.