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Desmond Oliver Must Get Tennessee To Play in Johnson City
With John Fulkerson coming back and a potentially sympathetic ear in Rick Barnes, there will never be another chance like this
One of the first tests new East Tennessee State head men’s basketball coach Desmond Oliver will have is putting together a schedule.
And early indications are he is failing.
Oliver told reporters on Thursday he was working on scheduling Georgia and Tennessee on the 2021–22 Buccaneers schedule.
Makes sense. Oliver has been an assistant at both schools.
Except the game with the Vols would likely be played in Knoxville, and if ever there was a time for the Tennessee Volunteers to play in Johnson City again, it is 2021.
Popular Vols starting forward John Fulkerson, a Tri-Cities native, has announced he will return to Tennessee for a sixth season.
So from a public relations standpoint it makes sense for the Vols to give Fulkerson a game in his home metropolitan area.
The player is loyal to us? We’ll be loyal to him!
