
Shortly after the Jan. 1 arrest of four of his players, Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl stood before the Volunteers and talked about the rest of the season. Tyler Smith (who has since been dismissed from the team), Melvin Goins, Brian Williams and Cameron Tatum face drugs and weapons charges. ” [Pearl] just told us to stay together,” forward Wayne Chism said. “He said if we stayed together and believed in each other, we’d still be able to beat some really good teams.”