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.
