No. 8 Tennessee (17-3, 4-3 SEC) will return to action on Tuesday in Southeastern Conference basketball play. The Vols will host No. 12 Kentucky (14-5, 3-3 SEC) at Food City Center.
Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.
Tipoff between the Vols and Wildcats is slated for 7 p.m. EST (ESPN).
Beginning with the 2024-25 athletics calendar, Southeastern Conference schools will provide public reports on availability of student-athletes to participate in each conference game in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball.
Tennessee sophomore forward J.P. Estrella is listed as out. Estrella will miss the remainder of the season due to a foot injury.
Graduate student guard Lamont Butler and fifth-year guard Kerr Kriisa are listed as out for Kentucky, while graduate student forward Andrew Carr is questionable against Tennessee.