With high hopes for season, No. 12 Tennessee faces Gardner-Webb

(Photo credit: Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)With one of college basketball's top guards in Zakai Zeigler and a revamped supporting cast, No. 12 Tennessee will start working toward its first Final Four appearance in program history when it hosts Gardner-Webb in Knoxville, Tenn., on Monday night.

It will mark the season opener for both teams.

Tennessee, which last season reached the Elite