Colorado University Athletics
Colorado To Meet Tennessee In Nashville Nov. 13
July 19, 2022 | Men's Basketball
BOULDER – The University of Colorado men's basketball team will meet reigning SEC Tournament champion Tennessee on Sunday, Nov. 13, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
The contest completes a three-game series between the two teams that originally developed during the pandemic. Tennessee took the first two games of this series, 56-47 on Dec. 8, 2020, in Knoxville, and 69-54 on Dec. 4, 2021, in Boulder. The Vols have won all four series meetings between the two programs.
Colorado looks to continue to build on its recent success which has included four-straight 20-win seasons and a pair of Pac-12 Conference top-four finishes.
The Buffaloes will have to replace their top three scorers from last season's NIT team, but are confident in a young group led by 2022 All-Pac-12 Freshman team point guard KJ Simpson, junior guard Nique Clifford and junior forward Tristan da Silva.
In addition, the Buffaloes bring in two All-Ivy League graduate transfers in Ethan Wright from Princeton and Jalen Gabbidon from Yale and junior college All-American guard J'Vonne Hadley from Indian Hills CC (Iowa).
Head coach Tad Boyle is entering his 13th season at Colorado, needing just eight wins to become the school's all-time leader.
Tennessee upperclassmen Santiago Vescovi—a 2022 first-team All-SEC performer—Josiah-Jordan James, Olivier Nkamhoua and Uros Plavsic lead a group of seven returners from last season's squad that also includes SEC All-Defensive Team selection Zakai Zeigler and rising sophomores Jonas Aidoo and Jahmai Mashack.
Tennessee's returning contributors are complemented by five scholarship newcomers—transfer guard Tyreke Key along with highly-rated high school prospects Tobe Awaka, B.J. Edwards, D.J. Jefferson and McDonald's All-American Julian Phillips.
Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 9 a.m. MT through Ticketmaster. Game time and television will be announced at a later date.
The contest completes a three-game series between the two teams that originally developed during the pandemic. Tennessee took the first two games of this series, 56-47 on Dec. 8, 2020, in Knoxville, and 69-54 on Dec. 4, 2021, in Boulder. The Vols have won all four series meetings between the two programs.
Colorado looks to continue to build on its recent success which has included four-straight 20-win seasons and a pair of Pac-12 Conference top-four finishes.
The Buffaloes will have to replace their top three scorers from last season's NIT team, but are confident in a young group led by 2022 All-Pac-12 Freshman team point guard KJ Simpson, junior guard Nique Clifford and junior forward Tristan da Silva.
In addition, the Buffaloes bring in two All-Ivy League graduate transfers in Ethan Wright from Princeton and Jalen Gabbidon from Yale and junior college All-American guard J'Vonne Hadley from Indian Hills CC (Iowa).
Head coach Tad Boyle is entering his 13th season at Colorado, needing just eight wins to become the school's all-time leader.
Tennessee upperclassmen Santiago Vescovi—a 2022 first-team All-SEC performer—Josiah-Jordan James, Olivier Nkamhoua and Uros Plavsic lead a group of seven returners from last season's squad that also includes SEC All-Defensive Team selection Zakai Zeigler and rising sophomores Jonas Aidoo and Jahmai Mashack.
Tennessee's returning contributors are complemented by five scholarship newcomers—transfer guard Tyreke Key along with highly-rated high school prospects Tobe Awaka, B.J. Edwards, D.J. Jefferson and McDonald's All-American Julian Phillips.
Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 9 a.m. MT through Ticketmaster. Game time and television will be announced at a later date.
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