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‘New season’ for Tennessee in SEC tournament

Tennessee head coach Donnie Tyndall shouts from the sideline during Tennessee's 56-38 loss to Alabama in Knoxville on Jan. 10, 2015.
Tennessee head coach Donnie Tyndall shouts from the sideline during Tennessee's 56-38 loss to Alabama in Knoxville on Jan. 10, 2015.
photo Tennessee men’s basketball head coach Donnie Tyndall

NASHVILLE — Tennessee’s first basketball season under Donnie Tyndall is now into its third part.

The implications for this one are much more clear than the first two.

The month of March means tournament time in college basketball, and with it comes the reality that every game could be your last.

One loss, whether it’s because of a missed shot, a missed box out or a bad bounce, and it’s all over.

“We tell our team there’s three seasons within the season,” Tyndall said Wednesday afternoon as his team held its shootaround at Bridgestone Arena, where the Volunteers play Vanderbilt tonight in the SEC tournament.