Tennessee Basketball to host Indiana in charity exhibition game

Tennessee Basketball will host Indiana in a charity exhibition game at Food City Center on October 27. Proceeds from the game will go to The John McClendon Foundation , which provides minorities access and opportunity through a scholarship program and leadership initiative.

“We are thrilled to host one of the best programs in the nation and support a worthy cause at the same time. I have a great deal of respect for Coach (Mike) Woodson and I look forward to sharing a sideline with him for the first time,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said in a press release.

“Indiana’s first visit to Knoxville provides an excellent test for our guys before the season officially begins. Most of all, though, it is a great way to raise money for an impactful organization whose mission I fully support.”

The start time for the game and television information has not yet been released. The Vols went to Michigan State last October for a charity exhibition, winning 89-88, and beat Gonzaga in a charity exhibition in Frisco, Texas, two years ago.

Tennessee is scheduled to open the regular-season schedule on November 4 against Gardner-Webb.

A closer look at Tennessee’s non-conference schedule

Tennessee released its non-conference schedule last week, with the most notable matchups being a road game at Louisville on November 9, in the second game of the season, a home game against Syracuse on December 3 in the ACC-SEC Challenge, a neutral-site game against Miami in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York on December 10 and a road game Illinois on December 14.

The Louisville game is the start of a home-and-home between the two programs. The Illinois game finishes a home-and-home that started with a Tennessee win in Knoxville last December.

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 last week 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.

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