The 2024–25 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represents 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 play their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena located in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
2024–25 Tennessee Volunteers basketball | |
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Bahamas Championship champions | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 1 |
AP | No. 1 |
Record | 11–0 (0–0 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Justin Gainey |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Thompson–Boling Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Oklahoma | 0 | – | 0 | – | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Auburn | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Ole Miss | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Texas A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
Previous season
editThe 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
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Jonas Aidoo | 0 | F | 6'11" | 240 | Junior | Durham, North Carolina | Transferred to Arkansas |
Freddie Dilione V | 1 | G | 6'5" | 195 | RS Freshman | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Transferred to Penn State |
Dalton Knecht | 3 | G | 6'6" | 213 | Fifth year | Thornton, Colorado | Drafted 17th overall in the 2024 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers |
Tobe Awaka | 11 | F | 6'8" | 250 | Sophomore | Hyde Park, New York | Transferred to Arizona |
Santiago Véscovi | 25 | G | 6'3" | 196 | Fifth year | Montevideo, Uruguay | Exhausted eligiblilty; signed with Baxi Manresa |
Josiah-Jordan James | 30 | G | 6'7" | 220 | Fifth year | Charleston, South Carolina | Delcared for the 2024 NBA draft; signed by the Indiana Mad Ants |
Colin Coyne | 35 | F | 6'9" | 238 | Senior | Fredericksburg, Virginia | Graduated; became student assistant coach |
D.J. Jefferson | 44 | G | 6'5" | 209 | RS Freshman | Richardson, Texas | Transferred to Longwood |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Chaz Lanier | 2 | G | 6'5" | 207 | Fifth year | Nashville, Tennessee | North Florida |
Igor Miličić Jr. | 7 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Senior | Rovinj, Croatia | Charlotte |
Darlinstone Dubar | 8 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Fifth year | Charlotte, North Carolina | Hofstra |
Felix Okpara | 34 | F | 6'11" | 235 | Junior | Lagos, Nigeria | Ohio State |
Recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Bishop Boswell F |
Charlotte, North Carolina | Myers Park High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | Sep 28, 2023 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86 | ||||||
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Preseason
editOn October 14, 2024 the SEC released their preseason media poll. Tennessee was picked to finish third in the SEC regular season.[3] Senior guard Zakai Zeigler was named to the First Team All-SEC.[3]
SEC media poll
editSEC media poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | |
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1 | Alabama | |
2 | Auburn | |
3 | Tennessee | |
4 | Arkansas | |
5 | Texas A&M | |
6 | Florida | |
7 | Texas | |
8 | Kentucky | |
9 | Ole Miss | |
10 | Mississippi State | |
11 | South Carolina | |
12 | Georgia | |
13 | Missouri | |
14 | LSU | |
15 | Oklahoma | |
16 | Vanderbilt |
Source[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 27, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+ |
No. 12 | No. 17 Indiana | L 62–66 | – |
13 – Zeigler | 8 – Miličić Jr. | 8 – Zeigler | Thompson–Boling Arena (13,351) Knoxville, TN | |||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
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+/ESPN+ |
No. 11 | Montana | W 92–57 | 3–0 |
18 – Miličić Jr. | 10 – Miličić Jr. | 7 – Zeigler | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,916) Knoxville, TN | |||
November 17, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
No. 11 | Austin Peay | W 103–68 | 4–0 |
23 – Miličić Jr. | 9 – Tied | 8 – Zeigler | Thompson–Boling Arena (17,232) Knoxville, TN | |||
November 21, 2024* 9:30 p.m., CBSSN |
No. 11 | vs. Virginia Bahamas Championship semifinal |
W 64–42 | 5–0 |
26 – Lanier | 8 – Miličić Jr. | 6 – Zeigler | Baha Mar Convention Center (2,077) Nassau, Bahamas | |||
November 22, 2024* 9:30 p.m., CBSSN |
No. 11 | vs. No. 13 Baylor Bahamas Championship final |
W 77–62 | 6–0 |
25 – Lanier | 6 – Mashack | 9 – Zeigler | Baha Mar Convention Center (2,119) Nassau, Bahamas | |||
November 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
No. 7 | UT Martin | W 78–35 | 7–0 |
18 – Lanier | 13 – Miličić Jr. | 9 – Zeigler | Thompson–Boling Arena (17,314) Knoxville, TN | |||
December 3, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 3 | Syracuse ACC–SEC Challenge |
W 96–70 | 8–0 |
26 – Lanier | 10 – Miličić Jr. | 8 – Zeigler | Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678) Knoxville, TN | |||
December 10, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 1 | vs. Miami (FL) Jimmy V Classic |
W 75–62 | 9–0 |
22 – Lanier | 9 – Miličić Jr. | 9 – Zeigler | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||
December 14, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FOX |
No. 1 | at Illinois | W 66–64 | 10–0 |
23 – Gainey | 14 – Miličić Jr. | 2 – Tied | State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL | |||
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
No. 1 | Western Carolina | W 84–36 | 11–0 |
19 – Lanier | 10 – Zeigler | 9 – Zeigler | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,866) 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+/ESPN+ |
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 | SJB Pavilion 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
editWeek | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 (58) | 1 (50) | ||||||||||||||
Coaches | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 (25) | 1 (22) |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Media picks Alabama to win 2025 SEC men's basketball championship". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 5, 2024.