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Tennessee vs. Indiana: Game information, lineups, notes
It won’t count, there will be a bit of a clearer picture of what Tennessee men’s basketball could be in 2024-25 on Sunday.
For the second-straight year, the preseason No. 12 Vols will play in a high-profile charity exhibition against Indiana at Food City Center, one week before officially opening their season.
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Tennessee lost a number of key pieces from its SEC title and NCAA Tournament Elite Eight run last season, including prolific scorer Dalton Knecht and veterans Santiago Vescovi and Josiah-Jordan James.
The Vols return standouts guards Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack, not the unquestioned leaders of the team while Jordan Gainey, Cam Carr, JP Estrella, Cade Phillips are expected to take on bigger roles after contributing a year ago.
The exhibition, which will benefit the John McLendon Foundation, will also serve as a first look at some Tennessee newcomers.
After the record-shattering season that Knecht had, Rick Barnes dipped into the transfer portal to pull another proven scorer in Chaz Lanier, who averaged more than 19 points per game at North Florida last season.
Tennessee replaced two bigs in Jonas Aidoo and Tobe Awaka, who both transferred out of the program during the offseason, with 6-foot-11 forward Felix Okpara (Ohio State) and 6-10 Igor Milicic Jr. (Charlotte). Both players averaged 6.4 and 8.5 rebounds last season, respectively.
“It’s a little bit of everything in terms of consistency,” Barnes said. “What we talk about, you’re trying to execute the fundamentals of the game whether its passing, fighting for your space on the floor, rebounding both ways. Defensively, early gaps, getting there, doing your job, doing your work early. Certainly don’t want us to be the best we’re going to be right now but just knowing each day that you’ve got to continue to build in the areas you’ve got to get better in.”
It won’t be the first time that Tennessee has played a Big Ten team in an exhibition game. This time last season, the Vols beat then-preseason No. 4 Michigan State in East Lansing in a game that was headlined by two transfers in Knecht and Gainey.
The Spartans went on to reach the NCAA Tournament Round of 32.
Indiana, which is entering its fifth season under head coach Mike Woodson, missed out on the postseason in 2023-24, finishing 19-14 overall and 10-10 in league play. The Hoosiers return 6-9 forward Mackenzie Mgbako, Big Ten co-Freshman of the Year selection after averaging 12.7 points and 4.1 rebounds and guard Malik Reneau, the team’s returning leading scorer with 15.4 points per game.
Like Tennessee, Indiana will likely lean on a few new transfer additions, guard Myles Rice (Washington State) and 7-0 center Oumar Ballo (Arizona) among them.
Who: Indiana at No. 12 Tennessee
When: Sunday, Oct. 27 | 3 p.m. ET
Where: Food City Center | Knoxville
TV: SEC Network+ (Roger Hoover, play-by-play; Steve Hamer, analyst; Sarah Detwiler, reporter)
2023-24 season: Tennessee, 27-9 (NCAA Tournament Elite Eight) Indiana, 19-14 (did not make postseason)
Series: Indiana leads, 4-0
— The status of two players, including one starter is uncertain for Tennessee ahead of the exhibition. Rick Barnes said earlier this week that starting guard Jahmai Mashack and forward JP Estrella banged knees in practice and will be monitored. Barnes expected both players to play limited roles in practice on Friday.
— Tennessee and Indiana have played just four previous times, all at neutral sites with three games taking place in the postseason between 1967 and 1985. The Vols are 34-44 vs. Big Ten team all time and a commanding 87-18 in exhibition games.
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— Tennessee is playing a Division I team in an exhibition game for the third-straight year. The Vols previously beat preseason No. 2 Gonzaga at a neutral site in Texas in 2022 and No. 4 Michigan State in East Lansing last season, contributing to their 25 exhibition game win streak.
— Tennessee is slated to return just one starter from its SEC title and Elite Eight run in 2023-24 in senior guard Zakai Zeigler, who averaged 11.8 points and 6.1 assists. The Vols’ four transfers, though combined for 3,356 points in 372 total games in their college careers.
RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for two young children in Indiana.
Police in Ripley County, southeast of Indianapolis, are looing for the children who may be siblings.
The first child is 3-year-old Aaliyah Buckingham.
She was last seen wearing a pink cat shirt and tie-dye shorts.
The younger child is 1-year-old Shane Buckingham, last seen in a red shirt and diaper.
Police think both are with 45-year-old Timothy Buckingham, who was last seen driving a brown GMC truck.
Timothy is described as a 6′ 3″ white man weighing 225 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
Photo of Timothy Buckingham provided by Indiana State Police
Police have not confirmed the relationship of the three, or why the children are believed to be in danger.
Anyone who sees the three are asked to contact the nearest police department.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A firefighter for the Indianapolis Fire Department was sent to the hospital Wednesday after battling a fire at a vacant house.
According to a Facebook post made by IFD, the fire happened around 10:15 a.m. at a house on Bluff Rd. IFD says that there were several complications, including limited access to fire hydrants and “interior hoarder conditions” that IFD says was due to squatters.
The injured firefighter received “slight injury,” the Facebook post said.
It took over an hour and a half to get the fire under control, according to IFD, and another hour to put out all the remaining hot spots in the building.
According to IFD, the cause of the fire is currently unknown. Their Fire Investigations Unit is working on figuring out what caused the fire.
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