Tennessee basketball to play home-and-home series against elite Big Ten program, per report
By Ethan Stone
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Tennessee and Michigan State have reportedly agreed to a home and home series that will feature a game between the Spartans and Vols in Knoxville next season.
An exact date for this year’s game has not been announced, nor has the date been announced for Knoxville’s trip up to East Lansing, according to Volquest’s Mike Wilson. This will be the first matchup between Tennessee and Michigan State since the Spartans downed the Volunteers in the Elite Eight in 2010.
Tennessee and Michigan State are both expected to be top 15 teams in the country to start next season. The Spartans don’t lose much from last year and return Jeremy Fears, Kur Teng and Coen Carr alongside Jesse McCulloch and Cam Ward.
Tennessee, on the other hand, has put together one of the best transfer classes in the country. The Vols return only DeWayne Brown and Troy Henderson, but have so far brought in Dai Dai Ames, Terrence Hill, Jalen Haralson, Miles Rubin and a few more transfers to supplement the roster. Wake Forest transfer Juke Harris is a major target for the Volunteers moving forward, too.
Tennessee’s non-conference slate is beginning to take shape. The Vols will now face Michigan State in Knoxville and Purdue in West Lafayette. The Vols also have a neutral site matchup against NC State in Nashville and will play 3 games in the Player’s Era Tournament in Las Vegas.
Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.
