2024–25 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2024–25 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
2024–25 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 12
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	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 11 Auburn	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 21 Florida	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 23 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 24 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 12 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Georgia	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
LSU	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 16 Arkansas	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Missouri	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
No. 19 Texas	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
No. 13 Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of November 9, 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+		Montana						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
November 17, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+		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
	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
Coaches	12

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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