Vols to play in 2024 Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden

Mar 22, 2023; New York, NY, USA; Tennessee Volunteers players practice a day before facing the Florida Atlantic Owls at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Tennessee basketball will play in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

The Vols will play Miami on Dec. 10. Tipoff between Tennessee and the Hurricanes is slated for 6:30 p.m. EDT and will be televised by ESPN.

“The Jimmy V Classic is a special event, not just because of the high quality of basketball it displays annually, but because of the name and the cause behind it,” Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes said. “We are honored to be participating in this year’s edition. It will be a thrill for our players to compete at Madison Square Garden, while facing a veteran, well-coached Miami team will help prepare us for the rigors of SEC play.”

Arkansas will also play Michigan at 9 p.m. EDT in the Jimmy V Classic.

The Jimmy V Classic is named in honor of former men’s basketball head coach Jim Valvano. He guided North Carolina State to a national championship in 1983 and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes watches a play against Creighton during the second half of the NCAA tournament Midwest Regional Sweet 16 round at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Friday, March 29, 2024. Junfu Han/USA TODAY Network

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