The 2024–25 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The team was led by tenth-year head coach Rick Barnes and played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena located in

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as a member of the

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2023–24 season 27–9, 14–4 in SEC play to finish win the SEC. As the No. 1 seed in the SEC tournament, they were upset by

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in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Mid-West Region, where they defeated Saint Peter's in the First Round,

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in the Second Round, and Creighton in the Sweet Sixteen. There, they were defeated by the No. 1 seed

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class

Preseason

On October 14, 2024 the SEC released their preseason media poll. Tennessee was picked to finish third in the SEC regular season. Senior guard Zakai Zeigler was named to the First Team All-SEC.

SEC media poll

Source

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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