Vols T logoKNOXVILLE – Though he’s two years younger than Tennessee teammate Kenny Hall, Trae Golden apparently has a better knowledge of college basketball history.
When Golden thinks of Georgetown, the Volunteers’ point guard envisions Patrick Ewing, towel-toting coach John Thompson and the 1984 NCAA tournament champions.
“You’ve got to talk to my Pops about that,” senior center Hall joked this week after associating the Hoyas with more recent college-turned-NBA stars Allen Iverson and Greg Monroe.
Golden, Hall and the rest of the Vols will get an up-close view of one of college basketball’s traditional programs tonight in Washington, D.C., in one of the marquee matchups in the SEC/Big East Challenge.
Though perception might not put the Hoyas — who have been to five Final Fours and 11 Sweet Sixteens and won 16 Big East titles — in the same group with Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina and UCLA, Georgetown’s basketball success is not lost on the Vols.