Tennessee Vols coach Cuonzo MartinKNOXVILLE — The humbling home loss to the smaller in-state school.
The woeful performance in the rematch with the cross-state rival.
The four-game losing streak early in conference play.
Tennessee basketball coach Cuonzo Martin’s first season had the expected lows, yet the Volunteers enter the last week of the regular season with the opportunity to reach unexpected highs.
“It’s tough to keep guys engaged when you’re losing games,” Martin said Monday. “I thought our guys did a really good job every day coming to practice with their hard hats on, continuing to get better. That’s not easy, because losing can be discouraging, but I thought the guys did a tremendous job of staying the course.