University of Tennessee Athletics
Lady Vols, NC State To Open 2025-26 In Greensboro
November 12, 2024 | Women's Basketball
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Gazelle Group is pleased to announce that women's college basketball is coming to the First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, next season, as the NC State Wolfpack and the Tennessee Lady Volunteers will tip off the season on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.
"We are excited to bring this marquee matchup to Greensboro and look forward to adding this to the city's college basketball inventory", said Rick Giles, President of Gazelle Group.
"We are excited to partner with Gazelle Group to bring another marquee college basketball game to First Horizon Coliseum," said First Horizon Coliseum General Manager Scott Johnson. "As the host of 24 ACC women's basketball tournaments and six NCAA women's basketball regionals, Greensboro has a long history of supporting women's college basketball and we look forward to having a packed house next season for this terrific ACC-SEC clash."
Tennessee Lady VolunteersÂ
Tennessee, the winningest program in women's basketball history and the only school to appear in every NCAA Tournament, is led by first-year head coach Kim Caldwell. She has the Lady Vols off to a 2-0 start in 2024-25 with a high tempo attack on both ends of the floor. That exciting brand of basketball has enabled Caldwell to forge a 219-31 career record (87.6 pct.) in her ninth season as a head coach, and her teams have earned eight NCAA Tournament bids, appeared in two NCAA DII Final Fours, won a 2022 NCAA DII national title, claimed seven conference championships and captured five conference tournament trophies.
NC State WolfpackÂ
NC State women's basketball is led by head coach Wes Moore who is currently in his 12th season at the helm. He has led his team to seven straight NCAA appearances, highlighted by the team's Final Four last season, as well as five Sweet 16 appearances and two Elite Eight berths. Coach Moore has guided the Pack to three ACC Championships, including the 2020 ACC Tournament Championship, which was the first for the program in 29 years. NC State continues to rebuild and reload, bringing in a top 10 recruiting class for the second straight season. The Pack is currently ranked No. 13 in the AP poll.
More events details to come. For the most up to date information, follow Gazelle Group on X @Gazelle_Events.Â
About Gazelle GroupÂ
The Gazelle Group is a sports marketing firm, specializing in event production and management, client representation, and sponsorship consulting. Gazelle produces numerous nationally recognized college sports events, such as the Empire Classic, Legends Classic, Gotham Classic, Sunshine Slam, College Basketball Invitational, Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off, Deacon-Wolverine Challenge, Boardwalk Battle, Jersey Jam, and Holiday Hoopfest as well as on-campus events at Duke, Kentucky, Ohio State, Marquette and other institutions across the country. For more information on the Gazelle Group, please visit gazellegroup.com.
About First Horizon Coliseum
First Horizon Coliseum (formerly Greensboro Coliseum), the iconic 22,000-seat arena at the heart of the Greensboro Complex, has a long history of hosting prestigious sporting events and providing world-class live entertainment. In addition to hosting NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments more than 20 times, including the Men's Final Four in 1974, First Horizon Coliseum has hosted the ACC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments a collective 53 times, the most of any venue for both tournaments. For more information: FirstHorizonColiseum.com.Â
About Visit GreensboroÂ
The Greensboro Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is an independent, non-profit governmental authority whose mission is to aggressively market Greensboro's assets, maximizing economic impact while providing excellent visitor service.
Travel and tourism generated nearly $1.7 billion in Guilford County in 2023, employing more than 11,000 in travel-related jobs, according to "The Economic Impact of Travel on North Carolina Counties" study prepared for Visit North Carolina by Tourism Economics.
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"We are excited to bring this marquee matchup to Greensboro and look forward to adding this to the city's college basketball inventory", said Rick Giles, President of Gazelle Group.
"We are excited to partner with Gazelle Group to bring another marquee college basketball game to First Horizon Coliseum," said First Horizon Coliseum General Manager Scott Johnson. "As the host of 24 ACC women's basketball tournaments and six NCAA women's basketball regionals, Greensboro has a long history of supporting women's college basketball and we look forward to having a packed house next season for this terrific ACC-SEC clash."
Tennessee Lady VolunteersÂ
Tennessee, the winningest program in women's basketball history and the only school to appear in every NCAA Tournament, is led by first-year head coach Kim Caldwell. She has the Lady Vols off to a 2-0 start in 2024-25 with a high tempo attack on both ends of the floor. That exciting brand of basketball has enabled Caldwell to forge a 219-31 career record (87.6 pct.) in her ninth season as a head coach, and her teams have earned eight NCAA Tournament bids, appeared in two NCAA DII Final Fours, won a 2022 NCAA DII national title, claimed seven conference championships and captured five conference tournament trophies.
NC State WolfpackÂ
NC State women's basketball is led by head coach Wes Moore who is currently in his 12th season at the helm. He has led his team to seven straight NCAA appearances, highlighted by the team's Final Four last season, as well as five Sweet 16 appearances and two Elite Eight berths. Coach Moore has guided the Pack to three ACC Championships, including the 2020 ACC Tournament Championship, which was the first for the program in 29 years. NC State continues to rebuild and reload, bringing in a top 10 recruiting class for the second straight season. The Pack is currently ranked No. 13 in the AP poll.
More events details to come. For the most up to date information, follow Gazelle Group on X @Gazelle_Events.Â
About Gazelle GroupÂ
The Gazelle Group is a sports marketing firm, specializing in event production and management, client representation, and sponsorship consulting. Gazelle produces numerous nationally recognized college sports events, such as the Empire Classic, Legends Classic, Gotham Classic, Sunshine Slam, College Basketball Invitational, Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off, Deacon-Wolverine Challenge, Boardwalk Battle, Jersey Jam, and Holiday Hoopfest as well as on-campus events at Duke, Kentucky, Ohio State, Marquette and other institutions across the country. For more information on the Gazelle Group, please visit gazellegroup.com.
About First Horizon Coliseum
First Horizon Coliseum (formerly Greensboro Coliseum), the iconic 22,000-seat arena at the heart of the Greensboro Complex, has a long history of hosting prestigious sporting events and providing world-class live entertainment. In addition to hosting NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments more than 20 times, including the Men's Final Four in 1974, First Horizon Coliseum has hosted the ACC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments a collective 53 times, the most of any venue for both tournaments. For more information: FirstHorizonColiseum.com.Â
About Visit GreensboroÂ
The Greensboro Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is an independent, non-profit governmental authority whose mission is to aggressively market Greensboro's assets, maximizing economic impact while providing excellent visitor service.
Travel and tourism generated nearly $1.7 billion in Guilford County in 2023, employing more than 11,000 in travel-related jobs, according to "The Economic Impact of Travel on North Carolina Counties" study prepared for Visit North Carolina by Tourism Economics.
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