KNOXVILLE — Tennessee’s men’s and women’s basketball teams got off to hot starts this season, but both have hit recent rough patches.
The Volunteers (7-3) and the Lady Vols (8-2) will both return to the hardwood on Saturday, and both squads are coming off of road losses.
The Vols, in their first true road game of the year, dropped a 78-66 decision to Cincinnati and a few hours later, the Lady Vols were routed by top-ranked Stanford, on the road, 78-51.
The Tennessee men return home Saturday afternoon to take on Jacksonville State (4-7) at 1 p.m., as the Lady Vols continue their West Coast trip when they tangle with Portland State in Oregon at 5 p.m. The Vikings enter Saturday’s tilt with a 6-3 record.
Despite hitting hard times lately, both the Vols and Lady Vols are both ranked in the Top-25.
The Vols are at No. 21, while the Lady Vols are perched at No. 23. Tennessee is one of 11 schools to have both basketball ranked in Top-25.
The other schools are Gonzaga, Arizona, Baylor, Florida State, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Oregon and West Virginia.