University of Tennessee Athletics

Fan Information for Saturday's Events at Thompson-Boling Arena
January 27, 2023 | Men's Basketball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The fourth-ranked Tennessee basketball team (17-3, 7-1 SEC) hosts 10th-ranked Texas (17-3, 6-2 Big 12) for a sold-out SEC/Big 12 Challenge clash Saturday at 6 p.m. ET at Thompson-Boling Arena. Adding to the excitement, ESPN's College GameDay Covered by State Farm is set to broadcast live from Thompson-Boling Arena from 11-noon ET.
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Fans can begin lining up to be part of the College GameDay live audience starting at 7 a.m. ET Saturday. UT students are asked to line up at the student gate, while general fans will enter at Gate D. Both gates will open at 9:30 a.m. ET, and game tickets are not required to take part in Saturday morning's in-arena festivities.
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Fans can begin lining up to be part of the College GameDay live audience starting at 7 a.m. ET Saturday. UT students are asked to line up at the student gate, while general fans will enter at Gate D. Both gates will open at 9:30 a.m. ET, and game tickets are not required to take part in Saturday morning's in-arena festivities.
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Tickets
- Saturday's game is a sellout.
- Ticketmaster "verified resale" tickets may be available at AllVols.com.
- Prior to the game, UTPD / Gameday Traffic Control improve the traffic flow and decrease the time fans spend sitting in traffic. Here are some measures taken:
- Southbound traffic (going towards the river) on Lake Loudoun Blvd will not be permitted to make a left hand turn onto Phillip Fulmer Way beginning 45 minutes prior to tip off.
- Northbound traffic on Lake Loudoun Blvd will not be permitted to turn left onto Chamique Holdsclaw Drive beginning 45 minutes prior to tip off.
- Northbound traffic (in the left hand lane) on Lake Loudoun Blvd will not be permitted to turn right onto Phillip Fulmer Way beginning 45 minutes prior to tip off.
- All rideshare vehicles should enter from the North (via Volunteer) towards Chamique Holdsclaw.
- After the game, UTPD / Gameday Traffic Control expedite the traffic off campus and allow guests to get home as quickly as possible. Please follow police instructions.
- In addition, this orderly pattern also allows the buses to more freely travel back and forth to the Ag campus to return guests to their vehicles at that location.
- For additional information about parking on campus during basketball games and other special events, please visit the Parking and Transit Services website.
- Rideshare pickup and drop-off will be available at Chamique Holdsclaw (at Todd Helton or Pat Summitt).
- For fans attending the morning College GameDay live broadcast, free parking will be available in the G10 garage, directly east of the arena.
- Vehicles must be cleared from the garage by 1 p.m. ET, with digital parking permits required for re-entry.
- For ticketed fans attending the game, permitted parking lots and garages open at 2 p.m. ET.
- Free parking is available on the UT Ag Campus.
- CF | across from Brehm and Food Science
- S65/66 | behind UT Veterinary Hospital
- Free Shuttles:
- Ag Campus accessible shuttles to Thompson-Boling Arena depart from River Drive.
- Timing – Shuttles begin running at 4 p.m. ET and run for one hour postgame.
- Limited paid parking is available for $15.
- The lots listed below fill quickly. Therefore, we encourage fans to park at the UT Ag Campus and ride the free shuttles.
- Staff 9-B | enter from Peyton Manning Pass
- Staff 9 | enter from Peyton Manning Pass
- G2 Garage | enter from Volunteer Blvd.
- For game patrons, arena gates open to the public at 4:30 p.m. ET.
- All fans, regardless of age, must have a ticket for admission to Thompson-Boling Arena.
- There is no re-entry to the arena. In order to leave and re-enter, spectators must have an unused ticket or purchase another ticket.
- All tickets will be electronically scanned to verify authenticity. Tickets are scanned each time a patron enters the arena. Once a ticket has been scanned upon entry, it cannot be reused by another guest. Customers assume all risks for tickets purchased through a source other than the University of Tennessee Athletic Ticket Office.
- West Gate - Student Entrance
- Gate BÂ -Â General Spectator Entrance
- Gate CÂ -Â General Spectator Entrance, Player-Guest Entrance
- Gate DÂ - General Spectator Entrance
- Gate EÂ - General Spectator Entrance
- ADA elevator entrances are located off Phillip Fulmer Way, at the East and West ends of the building.
- Gameday ticket will call is located at Gates B and D, along with the main ticket office off Phillip Fulmer Way.
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