NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team will take on the Illinois Fighting Illini at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville this December. Tennessee and Illinois will play on Dec. 6 with the game time to be released at a later date.

Tennessee basketball will play Illinois at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena in the 2025-26 season, continuing the series after a home-and-home set.

Ogden has ties to Tennessee and is an elite wing recruit. The 6-5, 180-pound Ogden is the No. 67 prospect nationally. His father, Chris, played for Barnes in 2003 and spent 12 seasons on Barnes' staff at Texas. He followed Barnes to Tennessee for the 2015-16 season before he was hired as the University of Texas-Arlington coach.

The Fighting Illini will face Tennessee on Saturday, Dec. 6 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee men's basketball team is set to play Illinois in Nashville in December during the 2025-26 non-conference slate.

Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway reiterated his feelings about renewing the Tigers' rivalry with Tennessee.

The Illini will head to Nashville to take on the Volunteers on Dec. 6 in a key early test for a reloaded squad

Tennessee star Trey Thompson has signed a scholarship agreement with the University of Iowa men’s basketball program.