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Hoops Central: #12 Tennessee vs. #17/18 Indiana
October 26, 2024 | Men's Basketball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 12th-ranked Tennessee men's basketball team opens its highly-anticipated 2024-25 campaign with a home charity exhibition contest Sunday against No. 17 Indiana at Food City Center. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. ET.
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GAMEDAY TIMES & BROADCAST INFO
- Opponent: Indiana Hoosiers
- Tipoff: Sunday, Oct. 27 | 3 p.m. ET
- Venue:Â Food City Center
- Watch Online:Â SEC Network+
- Online:Â Listen Live |Â Live Stats
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This contest is not a part of the official season ticket package. NCAA rules mandate that for an exhibition game between two Division I teams, the host school must sell tickets and donate the proceeds to a designated charity. Tennessee and Indiana have jointly agreed to support the John McLendon Foundation.
Fans looking to purchase tickets can do so HERE. Seats in the 100 and 200 levels are $30 each, while those in the 300 level are $15, plus taxes and fees. The ticket office will open Sunday at 1 p.m., so fans can also purchase in-person the day of the game, but doing so online is recommended to avoid lines. All persons regardless of age must have a ticket and gates open at 1:30 p.m.
Tennessee students can still request tickets through the Tennessee Athletics App and arena entry upon arrival will be at Gate A. In addition, students will have more available seats closer to the floor at men's basketball games this year, as media seating has shifted to the top of Section 113, giving students access to up-front seating in Section 114. The lower-level student seating will be Section 113 up to row 20, as well as Sections 114, 128 and 129. Upper-level sections will also be available after the lower level is full.
Tennessee Fund donors and new customers who did not receive a pre-assigned parking pass or a new customer, may purchase parking the day of game for only $5 (card only). Parking options will be in G10, 30A, Circle Park, Lot 9 and G16. Additional lots may be added.
Garage Lot access and availability are subject to change, pending gameday demand and sales.
Tennessee, aided by a 13-2 stretch, is coming off a year in which it won its 11th SEC regular season crown, including its sixth outright title. The Volunteers then, as a No. 2 seed, went on to earn their second Elite Eight berth. UT went 27-9 last season, marking the the third time in the last six years (2018-24) under Rick Barnes it won 27-plus games. It hit that tally twice before his arrival.
THE MATCHUP
• The Volunteers and Hoosiers have met four prior times, all in official games at neutral sites. Three of the affairs were in the postseason, while all four games came between 1967 and 1985.
• The prior four meetings between the two sides have come in four different cities: Evanston, Ill. (1967), St. Louis (1974), San Diego (1979) and New York (1985).
• Indiana (0-4), Nebraska (0-3), Northwestern (0-1) and UCLA (0- 1) are the only Big Ten teams UT has never beat. It is 34-44 all-time versus current Big Ten schools, while Rick Barnes is 33-34.
• After going 19-14 (10-10) last year, the Hoosiers were picked second in the Big Ten preseason poll.
• Junior forward Malik Reneau is Indiana's leading returner in ppg (15.4), rpg (6.0) and fg% (55.8).
• Tennessee is 87-18 all-time in exhibitions (preseason, in-season and summer). That ledger features a 65-11 domestic mark, carried by a 62-9 record in Knoxville. The Volunteers are 28-1 against U.S. college teams, including 2-0 versus Division I foes.
NEWS & NOTES
• Tennessee, aided by a 13-2 stretch, is coming off a year in which it won its 11th SEC regular season crown, including its sixth outright title. The Volunteers then, as a No. 2 seed, went on to earn their second Elite Eight berth.
• The Volunteers finished fifth in both major national polls in 2023- 24. The AP mark tied their best closing spot ever (2021-22, 2007- 08) and the Coaches Poll broke the program record (seventh in 2007-08). Tennessee also placed fifth in KenPom, surpassing the prior year (sixth in 2022-23) for its best mark ever.
• UT went 27-9 last year, marking the the third time in the last six years (2018-24) under Rick Barnes it won 27-plus games. It hit that tally twice before his arrival.
• The 171 wins for Tennessee over the last seven years (2017-24) rank co-eighth nationally and mark the highest total in a seven- year stretch in program history. Only Kansas (191), Duke (185), Purdue (182) and Virginia (176) have more among schools in a Power Six league that entire time.
• This is the third straight year UT is playing a ranked DI team in an exhibition game. On 10/28/22, it beat second-ranked Gonzaga, 99- 80, in Frisco, Texas. On 10/29/23, it won, 89-88, on the road at fourth- ranked Michigan State.
• UT is on a 25-game exhibition winning streak, dating back to a 73-52 victory over Carson- Newman on 11/3/11. Under Barnes, the Vols are 15-0 in exhibitions, including 7-0 in Knoxville.
• The Volunteers return just one starter, Zakai Zeigler, from 2023- 24. They, however, added four transfers, including two fifth- year guards, a senior forward and a junior forward. Those four newcomers own a combined 3,356 collegiate points across 372 outings. Three of them were all- conference picks in 2023-24.
• In 2023-24, Rick Barnes became the 15th DI coach to log 800 victories, the third to win 200 games at UT and the 24th to earn 100 SEC victories. He also earned a spot on the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time.
TENNESSEE TABBED THIRD
• Tennessee placed third in the SEC preseason poll, as voted on by a select panel of league and national media members.
• Only the two Yellowhammer State schools, Alabama and Auburn, finished above Tennessee in the voting.
• This is the third straight year the Volunteers took a top-three position in the preseason media poll, the only school that can make such a claim. Tennessee held the top spot in 2023-24 and indeed went on to win the league title. In 2022-23, UT took third-place in the voting.
• Tennessee has claimed a top-five spot in the preseason media poll seven consecutive years, dating back to the 2018-19 edition.
WINNING WAYS
• Over the last seven seasons (2017-24), Tennessee paces all SEC programs in total wins (171) and is tied for first in postseason victories (18), while placing a narrow second in winning percentage (.722). In that span, UT has three SEC titles, winning the regular season in 2018 and 2024, as well as the 2022 tournament.
• In that same seven-year stretch, the Vols are one of only two SEC schools with an overall winning percentage of over .700, alongside Auburn (.723).
• In SEC play over the same seven-year period, Tennessee (86-39; .688) is second in the league, behind Kentucky (87-38; .696), in both victories and winning percentage. Only Auburn (81-45; .643) and Alabama (78-48; .619) have even 70-plus wins.
• Over just the last three seasons (2021-24), UT owns a 79-28 (.7383) overall record. That is good for the most victories and the best winning percentage of any SEC team in that span. Auburn ranks second at 76-27 (.7379) during that time.
• In that same three-year span, Tennessee (39-15; .722) is tied with Kentucky for the best record in conference play among SEC teams.
1K CLUB
• Tennessee has three players who enter the 2024-25 season with over 1,000 points and another who is just 71 away from that mark.
• Darlinstone Dubar owns 1,359 points in 116 outings, good for 11.7 ppg across four seasons.
• Jordan Gainey possesses 1,175 points in 100 contests, an average of 11.8 ppg over three years.
• Zakai Zeigler has 1,052 points in 101 appearances, giving him a 10.4 ppg average in three seasons.
• Chaz Lanier is closing in on 1,000 points, as he begins 2024-25 with 929 points in 104 outings, an 8.9 ppg ledger across four campaigns.
INAM: "IT'S NOT ABOUT ME"
• In each of Zakai Zeigler's three seasons, Tennessee has finished top-15 nationally in assist rate, per KenPom. It ranked No. 13 in 2023-24 (61.0), second in 2022-23 (66.2) and sixth in 2021-22 (63.0).
• The Volunteers posted 20-plus assists 11 times in 2023-24 and reached 25-plus thrice, with a high of 28 against Vanderbilt (2/17/24).
• Tennessee recorded 20-plus assists 23 times in 2021-22, logging 25-plus on 10 occasions, with a high of 29 versus USC Upstate (12/14/21).
POLL PRESENCE
• Tennessee has played 203 games as a ranked team in the AP Poll in Rick Barnes' tenure, posting a 151-52 (.744) record. Over 66.9 percent of the Volunteers' 303 games since Barnes arrived in 2015-16 have come with the team ranked in the AP Poll, all since 2017-18 (203 of 237, 85.7 percent).
• UT is 130-47 (.734) while in the AP top 20 under Barnes, 99-34 (.739) while top-15, 79-25 (.760) while top-10, 36-12 (.750) while top-five, 17-2 (.895) while top-three and 7-1 (.875) while No. 1.
• The Vols are 28-22 (.560) in AP top-25 matchups under Barnes, including 22-15 (.595) with both teams in the top 20, 13-9 (.591) with both in the top 15 and 7-6 (.538) with both in the top 10.
