2024–25 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2024–25 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
2024–25 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 11
Record	2–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Barnes (10th season);
Associate head coach	Justin Gainey
Assistant coaches	Rod Clark; Gregg Polinsky; Bryan Lentz; Lucas Campbell;
Home arena	Thompson–Boling Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Alabama	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 20 Florida	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Georgia	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 19 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 25 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 5 Auburn	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
LSU	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 11 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Missouri	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Texas	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
No. 23 Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
No. 18 Arkansas	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of November 12, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team will represent the University of Tennessee during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by tenth-year head coach Rick Barnes and will play their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena located in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Volunteers finished the 2023–24 season 27–9, 14–4 in SEC play to finish win the SEC. As the No. 1 seed in the SEC tournament, they were upset by Mississippi State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Mid-West Region, where they defeated Saint Peter's in the First Round, Texas in the Second Round, and Creighton in the Sweet Sixteen. There, they were defeated by the No. 1 seed Purdue.^[1]^[2]

Offseason

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 12	No. 17 Indiana	L 62–66	–	13 – Zeigler	8 – Milicic Jr.	8 – Zeigler	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,351) Knoxville, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 12	Gardner–Webb	W 80–64	1–0	18 – Lanier	9 – Okpara	9 – Zeigler	Thompson–Boling Arena (17,813) Knoxville, TN
November 9, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 12	at Louisville	W 77–55	2–0	19 – Tied	7 – Mashack	7 – Zeigler	KFC Yum! Center (16,976) Louisville, KY
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 11	Montana						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
November 17, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 11	Austin Peay						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
November 21, 2024* 9:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Virginia Bahamas Championship semifinal						Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2024* TBD, CBSSN		vs. Baylor/St. John's Bahamas Championship						Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m., SECN+		UT Martin						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
December 3, 2024* 7:00/7:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Syracuse ACC–SEC Challenge						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
December 10, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN		vs. Miami (FL) Jimmy V Classic						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 14, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FOX		at Illinois						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Western Carolina						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
December 23, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN		Middle Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
December 31, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+		Norfolk State						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN		Arkansas						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Florida						Exactech Arena Gainesville, FL
January 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Texas						Moody Center Austin, TX
January 15, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		Georgia						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 18, 2025 3:30 p.m., SECN		at Vanderbilt Rivalry						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Mississippi State						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 25, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Auburn						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Kentucky Rivalry						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Florida						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN		Missouri						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Oklahoma						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Kentucky Rivalry						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN		Vanderbilt Rivalry						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 22, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Texas A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 25, 2025 9:00 p.m., SECN		at LSU						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ABC/ESPN		Alabama						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
March 5, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Ole Miss						The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., SECN		South Carolina						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
SEC Tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBD, ESPN/SECN		vs. TBD						Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	12	11
Coaches	12	9

References

^ "2023-24 Tennessee Volunteers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ "Vols Earn No. 2 Seed in 2024 NCAA Tournament". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Tennessee Volunteers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

[2] "Vols Earn No. 2 Seed in 2024 NCAA Tournament". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

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