KNOXVILLE – Consistently as a defender and occasionally as a scorer, some of Wayne Chism’s best games with the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team have come against Vanderbilt.
But Chism, who averages nearly a double-double in his career against Vanderbilt and has nullified Commodores star center A.J. Ogilvy, probably won’t be 100 percent for Wednesday’s game in Thompson-Boling Arena because of a sprained knee.
Chism hobbled off the floor early in 14th-ranked UT’s Saturday loss at Georgia, and he wasn’t as effective after returning several minutes later.
“He went knee-to-knee initially, and that kind of banged it,” UT coach Bruce Pearl said Monday afternoon. “And then, as a result of being knee-to-knee, it hyperextended a little bit, and so we’re calling it a sprain. He’s been living with trainer Chad Newman all day yesterday and all day today – around class. We’re going to try to see him tomorrow and see how he feels, but he’s doing very well.
“We’ll know more tomorrow.”