Hoops Central: #5/4 Tennessee against Vanderbilt

Knoxville, tenn. – The No. 5/4 Tennessee men’s basketball team will compete in a fight on Saturday afternoon in the city center of Food City. Tipoff is planned for 1 p.m.

Fans can follow the game on Saturday between the volunteers (20-5, 7-5 seconds) and Commodores (17-7, 5-6 seconds) in the Sec Network. Dave Neal (Play-by-Play) and Pat Bradley (analyst) will receive the call.

Fans can also hear live on their local popular network partner to hear them Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp describes the action.

In Tennesses’s youngest excursion with No. 15/18 Kentucky in the last minute of the first half and with seven less than 14 minutes to put a three-point in the lead, it could not keep the route down in a setback of 75-64 .

Senior Guard Zakai ZeiglerThe top 25 on the list of all times of the school and the top six of the career as the ranking of the SEC templates of the SEC had play highs in points (17) and assists (six) for No. 5/4 Tennessee (20-5 ,. 7-5 seconds) in the Rupp Arena

The Matchup
• The 131 victories of UT against Vanderbilt are most of the enemy. Georgia (100) is the only other school in which she defeated three -digit times.
• Since the opening of Food City Center 1987-88, Tennessee has been at home against Comodres 28-9, including 15-4 in the last 19 affairs.
• UT has seven home against Vanderbilt with an average of 13.4 ppg. Last year it won 35.
• The volunteers have been in their last 15 competitions against Vanderbilt since January 9, 2018. Both defeats were one-point road backs (66-65 on 2/8/23 and 76-75 on January 18, 200).
• This is the 14th time in the last 16 -series meetings, which also come from January 9, 2018. It is the ninth time in this route, including the sixth time in a row, UT is in the top 10.
• The ranking list teams are 23-9 of all time against non-obtained Vanderbilt team, including 15-3-all three losses are of a-Siehe 2/3/01.
• Vanderbilt brought a 9-23 (4-14) campaign in 2023-24 in the second pre-season survey.
• Junior Guard Jason Edwards leads Vanderbilt with 17.4 ppg.

News & notes
• Vanderbilt is the only team that the volunteers play at home in a five-game 23-day line (February 6th to 28th).
• The Commodores are the first unbound SEC team that has visited UT since February 24, 2004 and makes an eight game series in two seasons.
• In the last eight campaigns all in the Rick Barnes Era, ut, 27-9 (.750) in the second stage of the regular season home-and-home series.
• Tennessee is 34-7 (.829) against opposition in the state Rick Barnesincluding 17-2 (.895) in the last 19 such games.
• In the last two seasons, the volunteers received a top 10 position in 31 of the 36 AP survey publications, including a top night place in 27 of the last 30 publications.
• Igor Miličić Jr. is one of only five second players in the past 15 years (2010-25), who publishes at least 19 points, nine rebounds and four assists in a game of three times in three times in a single season. The others are Auburns Johni Broome (2024-25), Tyrece Radford by Texas A & M (2023-24), Grant Williams from Tennessee (2018-19) and Ben Simmons (2015-16) from LSU.
• In addition to Alabama and Kentucky, the eight Quad 1 victories of UT are bound to the second most common in the country. Only Auburn (13) has more.
• Zakai Zeigler Has 651 assists, sixth in the second history. He is five from Georgia/Kentuckys Sahvir Wheeler (656 from 2019-23) for the fifth and 13 behind Alabamas Terry Coner (664 from 1983 to 87) for fourth place.
• Jahmai Mashack And Zakai Zeigler If every win is from becoming the seventh and eighth players to win 100 games in Tennessee.
• Felix Okpara (46) is four blocks from the 13th 50th block season in UT history Chaz Lanier (84) is five 3-point pointers from No. 10 in the individual year ranking of the program (89).
• Tennesses 191 victories in the last eight seasons (2017-25) in Di. Only Gonzaga (231), Houston (228), Kansas (208), Duke (206), Purdue (201), Saint Mary’s (193), San Diego State (193) and Auburn (192) have more. Bind Drake (190) and Liberty (190) to round off the top 10.

Rank victories achieve
• Top 25: In the past four years (2021-25), Tennesses has led the nation 26 AP Top-25 victories. Only Connecticut (25), Kansas (25), Iowa State (24) and Purdue (23) are even within three, while the closest SEC school has four behind (Alabama with 22).
• Top 20: Tennessee has a second highest 22 AP-Top-20 triumph over this span, most of the most di school connected to Kansas (22) and only look back. Sour Purdue (19), Alabama (closest SEC team with 18) and Iowa State (18) are even within five of the volunteers.
• Top 15: The volunteers have a SEC best 19 AP top-15 decisions in these four years, good for the second most common in the country, behind only Kansas (20). Only Alabama (closest SEC team with 16), Iowa State (15) and Kentucky (15) are even within four of UT.
• Top 10: Since 2021-22, Tennessee has had nine AP-Top-10 victories, which, along with Alabama in the Sec and in the Co-Sixstel, nationwide. Only Connecticut (12), Iowa State (12), Kansas (12), Kentucky (11) and Purdue (10) have more. The nine such victories during this time are against #1 Alabama (15.02.23), #3 Kansas (25.12.22), #3 Auburn (26.02.22), #4 Kentucky (2/15/22), #5 Kentucky (12.03.22), #6 Arizona (22.12.21), #10 Texas (28.02.23), #10 Kentucky (2/3/24) and #5 Florida (01.02.25).
• Top 5: In the same four-year range, UT has six AP-TOP 5 victories that are most bound to Arizona in the country. Only six other schools even have four: Alabama (five), Iowa State (five), Florida (four), Gonzaga (four), Kentucky (four) and Purdue (four).

High-caliber company
• Tennessee and Kansas are the only two schools that have received an AP-Top 5 ranking in the last four seasons (2021-25). Only two others, Arizona and Purdue, joined a three-year series 2024-25.
• The volunteers are one of just four teams who reach AP Top Six alongside Alabama, Houston and Kansas in the last five seasons.
• UT is one of just five programs that reach the AP Top Six alongside Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas and Kentucky in at least six of the last seven seasons (2018-25). These are also the only five schools that enter the AP Top Five in this route in at least five years.
• The Vols are among the only eight teams that reach number 1 in the AP survey in at least two of the last seven seasons (2018-25) and join Auburn, Baylor, Duke, Gonzaga, Houston, Kansas and Purdue.
• In the same seven-year-old route (2018-25), UT is also one of seven teams that, along with Baylor, Connecticut, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas and Purdue, claim a top two position in at least three seasons.
• UT is one of seven schools with an AP-TOP-20 ranking in the past eight years (2017-25) alongside Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State and North Carolina. Only two other houston and purdue goods even every season AP Top-25.
• In addition, the Vols in the past three years (2022-25) are one of only six teams that reach the top top pods in several seasons and join Alabama, Connecticut, Duke, Kansas and Purdue.

Particularly effective at home
• Under Rick BarnesTennessee is 22-8 (.733) against AP Top 25 teams in the Food City Center, including 17-2 (.895) in the last 19 such games (since January 30, 200).
• The volunteers are 17-7 (.708) at home against AP top 20 teams in the Barnes era, including 13-2 (.867) in their last 15 such competitions (since January 30, 200).
• UT has a 14-5 (.737) brand if you organize AP top 15 squad under Barnes, including a 12-2- (.857) records in the last 14 such matters (since January 30, 200).
• Barnes led the Vols to an 8-1 (.889) -Nedger in the Food City Center against AP Top 10 teams with seven consecutive victories (since 3/2/19).
• UT is a perfect 6-0 if you organize AP-Top 5 teams in the Barnes era (all since January 24th, 2017). The six victories in a row are a second record per ESPN, which surpasses the five of Kentucky in 1978-84 and 1956-59.
• The Vols won 12 home games against AP Top-25 opponents from 30.10.21 to 28.02.24. This is a SEC record Pro CBS sports and the longest in Di, since Kansas 17 of 1/11/14 to 14.02.17 17 had. Nine of these victories were against top 15 opponents, five against the top 10 and three over top 5 teams.
• Tennessee is 19-5 (.792) in AP Top 25 home games under Barnes, including 13-5 (.722) with both teams in the top 20, 8-2 (.800) with both top 15 and in the Top 15 and 4-0 (1,000) with both in the top 10.

1.3k club
• Tennessee, Alabama (five), Ole Miss and Xavier-Alle in the Sec-Sind the only schools with at least four 1,300-point scorers. Only 11 other programs even have three.
• A total of only 27 teams 10 in the SEC- four plus players with even 1,000 college points.
• Jordan Gainey has 1,441 points in 125 competitions, an average of 11.5 ppg over four years.
• Darlinstone Dubar Has 1,431 points in 136 excursions, good for 10.5 ppg in five seasons.
• Chaz LanierThe only member of the quartet that occurred under 1K in the season now has 1,373 points on 129 excursions, a 10.6 ppg main book in five campaigns.
• Zakai Zeigler has 1,365 points in 125 appearances and gives it an average of 10.9 ppg in four seasons.

Top Tier triumph
• Tennessee is 40-41 (.494) against AP top 25 opponents under Rick Barnesincluding 24-14 (.632) in the last 38 such games (since 1/22/22).
• The volunteers are 34-33 (.507) against AP top 20 teams in Barnes’ tenure, including 20-10 (.667) in their last 30 such affairs (since 1/22/22).
• UT is 26-26 (.500) against AP top 15 teams in the Barnes era, including 19-9 (.679) in the last 28 such games (since 22.12.21).
• The Vols have a 14-15 (.483) Record against AP top 10 opponents under Barnes, including a 12-9 (.571) brand in their last 21 such competitions (since 3/2/19) and one 9-9- 6 (.600) Tally in the last 15 (since 12/22/21).
• UT is 10-9 (.526) against AP Top Five opponent in Barnes’ term, including 6-4 (.600) in the last 10 such matters (since February 15, 200). There are 8-2 (.800) against AP Top-Five SEC teams, including 7-1 (.875) in the last seven such excursions (since 3/2/19).

20,000 strong
• in Rick Barnes10 seasons, Tennessee, played 44 times in front of a domestic amount of at least 20,000 times (34-10) with 31 sale (24-7).
• In 2022-23, the volunteers had five sold-out crowds, which at the time connected a record of the arena individual year.
• Tennessee put this mark well in the shade last season by selling eight home games – including seven out of nine in the second game – for the most freely set time in the Food City Center. Four of them were over 22,000 with overarching crowds.
• This season Tennessee has already won six sales: Syracuse (03.12.24), Arkansas (5.05.25), state of Mississippi (21.02.25), Kentucky (28.02.25), Florida (Florida 2/1/25 ) and Alabama (01.03.25).

Happy home
• In the last four seasons (2021-25), the home winning share of the Vols is.
• In the past eight years (2017-25) UT is 0.875 (112-16), No. 11 in Di (sixth in Power Five, Second in Sec).
• A total of 135-25 (.844) in the Food City Center in Rick Barnes’10 years and has remained unbeaten twice at home (18: 0 in 2018-19 and 16: 0 in 2021-22).