NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team will take on the Illinois Fighting Illini at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville this December. Tennessee and Illinois will play on Dec. 6 with the game time to be released at a later date.

Tennessee basketball will play Illinois at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena in the 2025-26 season, continuing the series after a home-and-home set.

The Fighting Illini will face Tennessee on Saturday, Dec. 6 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee men's basketball team is set to play Illinois in Nashville in December during the 2025-26 non-conference slate.

Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway reiterated his feelings about renewing the Tigers' rivalry with Tennessee.

Tennessee basketball has one scholarship spot to fill and it hosted international guard Ethan Butler Burg as a candidate to fill that spot.

The Illini will head to Nashville to take on the Volunteers on Dec. 6 in a key early test for a reloaded squad

Tennessee star Trey Thompson has signed a scholarship agreement with the University of Iowa men’s basketball program.

Longtime Middle Tennessee State women's basketball coach Rick Insell was named to the Conference USA Hall of Fame class for 2025.