Are you prepared, Vols followers?!
Tennessee basketball is coming into the 2024 NCAA March Insanity event as a No. 2 seed.
The Vols (24-8) will face No. 15 Saint Peter’s (19-13) on March 21 in Charlotte, as a part of the Midwest Area. It’s the workforce’s fifth top-four seed in 5 NCAA Match appearances underneath coach Rick Barnes.
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Vols followers have confirmed they are going to help their workforce it doesn’t matter what, and the stakes are excessive this 12 months. The workforce has made it to the event 26 occasions now and made it to the Elite Eight as soon as, however by no means the Last 4. They made it to the Candy 16 final 12 months, however misplaced to Florida Atlantic.
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Some specialists suppose this could possibly be Tennessee’s 12 months to go all the best way to the championship at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, dwelling of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals.
There is a lengthy street for the Vols earlier than then, and it begins March 21.
This is a breakdown of Tennessee’s schedule, and how one can take part as a fan, from tickets to streaming to sports activities bars and T-shirts.
Tennessee basketball March Insanity schedule
The Vols (24-8) will face No. 15 Saint Peter’s (19-13) on Thursday in Charlotte, as a part of the Midwest Area, at 9:20 p.m. ET on TNT.
The Vols’ potential second-round matchup on Saturday will likely be No. 7 Texas (20-12) or the winner of Virginia (23-10) and Colorado State’s (24-10) play-in sport. The sport will likely be performed at Spectrum Heart.
The best way to watch Tennessee basketball for March Insanity
You may want one in every of three issues to look at March Insanity – a cable package deal, HBO Max with a sports activities add-on or Paramount+, although streaming will not essentially get you all video games.
TNT Sports activities and CBS Sports activities may have reside protection of all 67 Males’s March Insanity video games on 4 networks: TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV. Video games airing on TBS, TNT and truTV will stream reside on Max’s with the B/R Sports activities add-on, whereas video games airing on CBS will stream reside on Paramount+.
Video games are additionally out there by way of the favored NCAA March Insanity Stay app. The app may have new options this 12 months, like a short-form feed of trending movies and a “Excellent Bracket Tracker Widget,” which permits followers to “see how each sport impacts the search for the first-ever excellent bracket,” the NCAA mentioned.
The app is free, however after a restricted preview, customers might want to login with their TV service supplier credentials to see video games aired reside on TBS, TNT and truTV. HBO Max customers with the B/R Sports activities add-on can log in with their Max credentials.
Watch the Vols in March Insanity at these Knoxville sports activities bars
Choose to look at a sport surrounded by different followers and rooster wings? Knoxville has a wide array of sports activities bars that may definitely be watching the Vols’ March Insanity run.
These aren’t the one bars in Knoxville (not by a half court docket shot) and loads of different bars and eating places will present the massive video games. Simply name forward to verify they plan to indicate them.
The best way to get tickets to Tennessee basketball vs. Saint Peter’s
If you happen to’d to love to look at the Vols play reside, tickets to the Charlotte video games are beginning round $50 through Ticketmaster.com as of March 13. Different ticket choices can be found at ncaatickets.com.
Need to journey to Charlotte for the NCAA Match?
Driving to Charlotte from Knoxville takes round 3 hours and 50 minutes. That is the choice that’ll prevent a buck.
McGhee Tyson Airport does have direct flights through American Airways for those who’d desire hopping on a airplane. One-way tickets had been beginning off at $281 as of March 14. That worth most likely will go up as sport day approaches.
The place to purchase some new Vols basketball merch
The obvious place to get UT basketball merch is the VolShop, the official campus retailer, the place you possibly can order new arrivals on-line or decide up in retailer. Some hot-off-the-press shirts and hats rejoice the Vols’ standing as SEC regular-season champions. One shirt out there for pre-order exhibits a collage of Dalton Knecht, the Tennessee guard named SEC participant of the 12 months.
You may as well purchase official merch on-line or in-store from HoundDogs of Knoxville, the oldest personal UT fan store. Chain shops like Alumni Corridor and Dick’s Home of Sport additionally promote UT merch.
Daniel Dassow is a development and growth reporter targeted on know-how and vitality. Telephone 423-637-0878. E-mail daniel.dassow@knoxnews.com.
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