Tennessee basketball and Louisville announced a home-and-home series Thursday that starts this season.
The Vols will play at Louisville on Nov. 9 and the Cardinals will play at Tennessee on Dec. 16, 2025. The Cardinals are led by first-year coach Pat Kelsey, who was hired from College of Charleston.
Louisville is the fifth power-conference game that has been announced as part of Tennessee’s schedule. It will add another with the ACC/SEC Challenge.
Tennessee has an 8-12 record in program history against Louisville. The Vols won the most recent meeting against the Cardinals 92-81 in November 2018 in a neutral-site game in the NIT Season Tip-Off at the Barclays Center. Tennessee has a 5-5 record at Louisville. It has not won at Louisville since Feb. 16, 1922. It has lost five straight games on the road against the Cardinals, including an 85-62 loss in Feb. 2005.
Tennessee basketball schedule for 2024-25 season includes Louisville
Along with Louisville, Tennessee also is playing at Illinois and in a neutral-site game against Miami in New York City along with its holiday tournament in November in the Bahamas.
The Vols also have a nonconference game scheduled for December at Illinois as part of a home-and-home agreement. A date has not been announced. UT beat Illinois last season in Knoxville 86-79. They will face Miami at Madison Square Garden in the Jimmy V Classic in December.
UT is playing in the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship for its holiday tournament in November. Tennessee is one of four teams in the field that includes Baylor, St. John’s and Virginia. It will play two games in the tournament.
Tennessee basketball SEC schedule includes two games with Kentucky and Florida
The SEC announced conference opponents for next season in May. Dates will be announced at a later date.
Tennessee will play home-and-homes with Kentucky, Florida and Vanderbilt with UK and Vanderbilt as permanent double-play opponents. The Vols will also host Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi State,…
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Publish date : 2024-06-06 20:00:43
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