Men’s and women’s basketball season-ticket sales have already exceeded last year’s totals
Earlier this week, the number of season tickets sold for both Tennessee men’s and women’s basketball surpassed the final totals from last season.
Season tickets—as well as the popular Vol Pass and Lady Vol Pass—remain available via AllVols.com or by calling 1-800-332-VOLS (8657). Sales of the Vol Pass for men’s games currently project to be cut off before the end of September.
Single-game tickets to watch the Vols and Lady Vols at Thompson-Boling Arena this season go on sale to the public on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Multiple games are expected to sell out shortly thereafter. Fans who wait until the holidays to purchase tickets may miss out on the opportunity to attend several contests.
As of Tuesday, more than 13,600 men’s and more than 5,700 women’s season tickets had been sold. The men’s total is Tennessee’s highest since 2010-11 and more than the capacity of most (close to 300) Division I basketball venues.
“This kind of incredible fan support is a big reason why we currently have the nation’s longest home winning streak,” Vols head coach Rick Barnes said. “I’ve said it many times—Tennessee fans love basketball, and their energy gives us a true homecourt advantage. It’s truly a difference maker.”
After having won 57 total games and an SEC Championship over the past two seasons, the Volunteers this year are set to host games against Wisconsin and Memphis as well as nine SEC foes.
The Lady Vols, led by first-year head coach Kellie Harper, boast a home schedule that features showdowns with eight SEC opponents along with perennial rival Texas.
“Thompson-Boling Arena has always been a tough place for opponents to play, and part of the reason is the amazing fans we have at Tennessee,” Harper said. “We’re working hard to hold up our end of the bargain, too. I want to put a team on the floor that gives great effort and plays a style of basketball that people will enjoy watching.”
Last season, the Vols and Lady Vols combined for a total attendance of 476,317—the highest of any school in the country. And Tennessee and Louisville were the only schools in the country to have both its men’s and women’s programs finish in the top 10 in average home attendance.
Tennessee’s men ranked fourth nationally in average home attendance last year, drawing 19,034 fans per game. And UT’s total home attendance of 342,615 fans—spanning 18 games—ranked third in the country. The Lady Vols ranked seventh nationally last season in average home attendance.
NCAA data also showed that Tennessee’s men boasted the fourth-highest average attendance increase from 2017-18 to 2018-19, as home crowds who watched the Vols at Thompson-Boling Arena grew by an average of 2,824 fans last year.
-UT Athletics
