BasketVOLS release most of non conference schedule; 8 games against quality opponents

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Tennessee, ranked in the top 13 of preseason polls by ESPN, CBS and NBC has announced 8 of its 13 non-conference basketball games. It is headlined by the fourth neutral site meeting in the last six years with Gonzaga, currently ranked #1 by CBS in the preseason. The last three matchups between the Vols and Zags have taken place in Seattle, Nashville and Phoenix. The most recent was a December 2018 matchup in Phoenix which saw #5 Tennessee defeat #1 Gonzaga 76-73 behind 30 points from Admiral Schofield.

The Vols will also travel to #10 Wisconsin in early November to take on a Wisconsin team that returns 4 starters from a Big 10 championship team.

Other highlights of the schedule include:

-The conclusion of a 3 game series with Memphis in Nashville, which has seen the two schools split the first two games on campus sites.

-A home matchup with defending AAC champion Cincinnati.

-A home date in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

-3 games in a Charleston Classic field that features #5 Houston, #24 and defending ACC champion Florida State and Oklahoma State and consensus top recruit Cade Cunningham.

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Wednesday, November 11
@ #10 Wisconsin Badgers
Kohl Center, Madison, WI

Thursday, November 19/Friday, November 20/Sunday, November 22
2020 Charleston Classic (3 games)
TD Arena, Charleston, SC

Tuesday, December 8
vs. #1 Gonzaga Bulldogs
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Saturday December 12
Cincinnati Bearcats
Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN

Sunday, December 20
vs. Memphis Tigers
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN

Saturday, January 30
Big XII Opponent TBA (SEC/Big XII Challenge)
Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN