KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 4: General view of the exterior of Thompson-Boling Arena prior to the football game between the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on October 4, 2014 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Florida defeated Tennessee 10-9. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
Over the past few days, the 2021-2022 non-conference schedule for Tennessee basketball has begun to pan out. Once again, Rick Barnes is working to navigate what should be an elite team through a brutal slate.
The slate includes the Villanova Wildcats in the Hall-of-Fame Tip-Off and then either the Purdue Boilermakers or North Carolina Tar Heels.