Date announced for Tennessee vs. Miami in Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden
Tennessee Basketball is officially headed back to New York City. On Wednesday it was announced that Tennessee will play Miami in the Jimmy V Classic on December 10 at Madison Square Garden. The game will start at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time and will be televised by ESPN.
Michigan and Arkansas are also playing in the doubleheader, scheduled for a 9 p.m. ET start on ESPN. Tennessee’s complete non-conference schedule has not yet been announced.
Tennessee will play a road game at Illinois in December, completing a two-season home-and-home between the two programs, and two games in the Bahamas in November in a four-team Baha Mar Hoops Tournament that also includes Baylor, St. John’s and Virginia.
Tennessee’s history in New York during the Rick Barnes era
Tennessee has had a steady presence in New York during the Rick Barnes era.
The Vols played in the Barclays Center Classic in Brooklyn in November 2015. Tennessee was back at the Barclays Center for the the NIT Season Tip-Off in November 2018, beating Louisville and losing to Kansas, and was part part of the Jimmy V Classic in December 2021 at Madison Square Garden, an overtime loss to Texas Tech.
The Vols played another neutral-site game at Barclays Center in December 2022, a 56-53 win in an Hall of Fame Invitational game. Tennessee also played in the NCAA Tournament East Regional semifinal in March 2023, losing to Florida Atlantic in the Sweet 16.
Tennessee opens SEC play at home vs. Arkansas
The SEC on Tuesday announced the 2024-25 league schedule, with Tennessee opening against Arkansas at Food City Center on January 4.
The Vol will play at Florida on either January 7 or 8 and will play at Texas on January 11. Tennessee hosts Georgia on either January 14 or 15, go to Vanderbilt on January 18 and hosts Mississippi State on January 21. The Vols go to Auburn on January 25 and hosts Kentucky on January 28 to end the month.
February starts with a home dates against Florida on February 1 and Missouri on February 4 or 5. The Vols go to Oklahoma on February 8 and Kentucky on either February 11 or 12. Tennessee hosts Vanderbilt on February 15 and are then off until playing at Texas A&M on February 22. The month ends at LSU on February 25 or 26.
Tennessee’s final three regular-season games are in March. The Vols play Alabama at home on March 1, go to Ole Miss on March 4 or 5 and end will have senior day at home against South Carolina on March 8.
