World of Basketball with Fran Fraschilla

Santiago Vescovi - Tennessee Volunteer

Episode Summary

Fran Fraschilla is joined by Tennessee Volunteer Santiago Vescovi. The two talk about Uruguayan basketball, the comparisons in his game to Manu Ginobili, being recruited by Tennessee, how different it has been playing in the pandemic, and a whole lot more.

Episode Notes

Fran Fraschilla is joined by Tennessee Volunteer Santiago Vescovi. The two discuss a wide variety of topics, including:

• Santi on why he chose to play basketball
• Santi on Esteban Batista
• Santi on the basketball culture in Uruguay
• Santi on Basketball Without Borders
• Santi on the Global Academy in Australia
• Santi on playing against Josiah-Jordan James in San Antonio
• Santi on his teammates and playing at Tennessee
• Santi on the other players he played with or against in BWB
• Santi on being compared to Manu Ginobili
• Santi on being recruited by Tennessee
• Santi on making his debut for Tennessee
• Santi on Coach Barnes
• Santi on becoming one of the veteran players on the team
• Santi on how different it has been playing during the pandemic
• Santi on the mental health of the players during the pandemic
• Santi on how he is feeling physically
• Santi on what it’d feel like to make the NBA
• Santi on what areas he needs to focus on to improve his game
• Santi on the NCAA tournament