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Josiah-Jordan James out: No. 6 Tennessee has new starting lineup with senior out due to injury
By Andrew Olson
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Josiah-Jordan James was ruled out for No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday against Mizzou. James suffered an ankle injury in Tennessee’s loss to Vanderbilt on Wednesday and had been described as day-to-day on Thursday.
In James’ absence, Volunteers coach Rick Barnes went with a new-look lineup, giving F Jonas Aidoo his first-career start.
Jonas makes his first career start ? pic.twitter.com/LTjelgWj0l
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) February 11, 2023
James missed time with knee soreness earlier in the year but had played the last 11 games, with 7 starts. This season, James has logged 382 minutes, shooting 54-of-144 (37.5%) from the floor and averaging 9.5 points per game. Last time out, James had only 2 points after a 15-point performance against Auburn.
Aidoo, a 6-11 sophomore forward, has logged 380 minutes off the bench over the course of the 2022-23 campaign. He posted notable season highs in outings against South Carolina (15 points) and Ole Miss (29 minutes, 13 rebounds).
The Vols and Tigers tipped at 6 p.m. ET. The game is in the first half, airing on the SEC Network.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
