Louisville at Tennessee preview – Yahoo Sports

Louisville Cardinals (9-1) at Tennessee Volunteers (7-3)

Game Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center: Knoxville, Tenn.

Television: ESPN

Announcers: Karl Ravech (play-by-play) and Jimmy Dykes (analysis)

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Favorite: Tennessee by 2.5

Series: Louisville leads, 12-9

Last Meeting: Tennessee won 77-55 on Nov. 9, 2024 in Louisville

Series History:

Projected Starting Lineups:

Louisville

G Mikel Brown Jr. (6-5, 190, Fr.)

G Isaac McKneely (6-4, 195, Sr.)

G Ryan Conwell (6-4, 215, Sr.)

F J’Vonne Hadley (6-7, 210, Sr.)

C Sananda Fru (6-11, 245, Jr.)

Tennessee

G Ja’Kobi Gillespie (6-1, 188, Sr.)

G Bishop Boswell (6-4, 204, So.)

F DeWayne Brown (6-8, 251, Fr.)

F Nate Ament (6-10, 207, Fr.)

F Felix Okpara (6-11, 243, Sr.)

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About Tennessee:

While still existing as one of the front-runners for the title of “best college basketball program to have never appeared in a Final Four,” Tennessee has established itself as one of the most consistently stellar programs in the country under head coach Rick Barnes. The Volunteers have been at least a 5-seed in every NCAA tournament since 2018, and have advanced to the tournament’s second weekend four times over that span.

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While a reputation for March struggles has followed him as much as the program he now guides, only three active coaches in Division-I have more career wins attached to their name than Barnes. The former Clemson and Texas head coach resurrected a Tennessee program that had won just one SEC tournament since 1979 and just one regular-season title since 2008 when he arrived in 2015.

The not-so-secret success to Tennessee’s success under Barnes has been a prowess on the defensive end that has been unmatched in college hoops. Since 2021, the Volunteers have ranked fifth, third, first, third and third in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency. Three seasons ago, UT limited opponents to just 87.5 points per 100 possessions, the…

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