Santiago Vescovi's family travels from Uruguay to surprise him ahead of Florida game
Since coming to Knoxville from Uruguay, Tennessee freshman PG Santiago Vescovi has become a key player for the Vols.
Unfortunately, his family hasn’t been able to see him play in person yet, as it’s quite a long distance from Montevideo to Knoxville.
Well, ahead of Saturday’s game against Florida, the Tennessee Twitter account captured a surprise for Vescovi. As you can see in the video below, Tennessee arranged for Vescovi’s family to surprise him on the court during shootaround:
Montevideo ✈️ Knoxville
Special surprise for Santi at shootaround … la familia is in the building!
Help us welcome Pablo, Laura and Lucía to Rocky Top for the first time! pic.twitter.com/MepGiGyKqN
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) February 29, 2020
Now, the Vescovi family will get to see Santiago play in person against the red-hot Gators, and they’ll probably like what they see.
Vescovi is averaging 11 points, 3.9 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game. He’s played in (and started) 16 games for the Vols.