Eric TrainerWomen’s BasketballOctober 10, 2024
The 2024-25 Southeastern Conference women’s basketball broadcast schedule was released by the league on Thursday afternoon, clearing the way for the University of Tennessee to reveal nearly all tip times and TV designations for the upcoming season.
Fans interested in cheering on Kim Caldwell‘s high-energy squad should visit AllVols.com for ticket information. Big Orange supporters will have 18 opportunities to get behind their team at home, with season and single-game tickets currently on sale. Besides using AllVols.com, fans can also purchase tickets by calling the UT Ticket Office at 1-800-332-VOLS between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
The Lady Vols have 14 of 30 contests confirmed for linear television, including nine on SEC Network, three on ESPN, one on ESPN2 and one on FOX. There will be 13 matchups streamed live on SECN+, one on ESPN+ and two more via a service to be announced later when West Palm Beach Classic matchups and times are revealed. The complete Tennessee schedule is available at UTSports.com.
All games on ESPN platforms (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network and ESPN+/SECN+) are available through the ESPN App, which is accessible via connected devices.
Institutions can produce any conference and non-conference games that are not otherwise picked up for linear television and stream those on SECN+. Those contests are available via the ESPN app.
The Lady Vols will make their debut at Food City Center at 6:30 p.m. ET on Oct. 31, as they host Carson-Newman in an exhibition game. That matchup will be streamed on SECN+.
Tennessee opens the regular season at home on Nov. 5, as Samford comes to Knoxville for another 6:30 p.m. battle available on SECN+.
The Lady Vols enter the 2024-25 campaign under the direction of first-year skipper Caldwell, who possesses a 217-31 (.875) career record. She guided her previous squads to eight NCAA Tournaments in as many seasons, including two NCAA DII Final Fours and a 2022 NCAA DII National Championship. Caldwell directed Marshall University to a 26-7 overall record, 17-1 Sun Belt Conference record, a sweep of league hardware and the Thundering Herd’s first NCAA Tournament berth since 1997 in her only season there in 2023-24. For her performance, she earned SBC Coach of the Year and Spalding Maggie Dixon WBCA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year acclaim.
The Big Orange women feature six experienced players returning from last season, including 33-game starters Jewel Spear and Sara Puckett, and welcome five Power-4 level additions from the transfer portal as well as a pair of highly-regarded redshirts. The squad will employ Caldwell’s trademark high-octane offense and intense pressure defense, looking to propel Tennessee to its 43rd-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.
