Tennessee basketball is finally set to return after a long wait and absence since losing to Purdue on Easter in the Elite 8. Tennessee will have a completely different look with the departure of many players and talented athletes such as Dalton Knecht, Josiah Jordan James, and Santiago Vescovi.

Vols guards Darlinstone Dubar and Bishop Boswell will not play for Tennessee basketball in its season opener against Gardner-Webb on Monday. Dubar, a senior transfer from Hofstra, is out due to a personal matter but is with the team. Boswell, a freshman guard, is in concussion protocol.