The four-team field for the 2018 NIT Season Tip-Off was announced Thursday, and Tennessee is set to join Kansas, Louisville and Marquette in New York City next Thanksgiving.
The Volunteers will play two games at the longstanding event, which will take place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center for the fourth straight year. In its last NIT Season Tip-Off appearance, Tennessee won the 2010 championship with victories over VCU and Villanova.
The 2018 Tip-Off games will be played on Nov. 21 and 23. Matchups will be announced at a later date.
Next season’s Tennessee roster projects to be an especially promising and veteran-laden squad, with senior leadership provided by Kyle Alexander, Chris Darrington and Admiral Schofield.
Tennessee owns a 1-2 all-time record against Kansas, a 7-12 mark vs. Louisville and is 3-5 all-time against Marquette.
In addition to their 2010 championship showing, the Vols also appeared in the 1992 and 2006 NIT Season Tip-Offs. The Big Orange defeated Rutgers before falling to Seton Hall in 1992. In 2006, UT suffered losses to Butler and North Carolina at Madison Square Garden.
The NIT Season Tip-Off is one of 11 college basketball events owned and operated by ESPN Events, a division of ESPN. It has been played in New York City every November since 1985.
For more information about the NIT Season Tip-Off, visit http://espnevents.com/
-UT Athletics
