Tennessee Basketball announces full non-conference schedule for 2024-25 season
Tennessee Basketball’s 2024-25 season will start on November 4 at home against Gardner-Webb, starting a non-conference schedule that includes games against Louisville, Syracuse, Miami and Illinois.
The Vols on Friday released their full non-conference schedule, including eight home games out of the 12 total non-conference games.
Tennessee goes to Louisville on November 9, the start of a two-year home-and-home between the two programs that was announced in June. The Vols host Syracuse on December 3, in the second edition of the ACC-SEC Challenge.
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Date time, start set for Tennessee-Miami in Jimmy V Classic
Tennessee will play Miami in the Jimmy V Classic on December 10 at Madison Square Garden in New York. It was announced on Wednesday that the Miami game will be a 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time start on ESPN.
Tennessee goes to Illinois on December 14 in the second game of a home-and-home series. The Vols beat the Illini 86-79 in Knoxville last season.
Matchups have not yet been announced for the Continental Tire Baha Mar Championship November 21-22 in the Bahamas. Tennessee is part of a four-team field that includes Baylor, St. John’s and Virginia.
Other Tennessee home games in November include Montana on November 13, Austin Peay on November 17 and UT Martin on November 27. In December the Vols host Western Kentucky on December 17, Middle Tennessee State on December 23 and Norfolk State on December 31.
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.
