J.P. Estrella is out for Tennessee basketball at Syracuse in the SEC/ACC Challenge after suffering a right ankle injury against Kansas on Nov. 26.

The same thing happened the following season in Knoxville, when the Volunteers were led by new coach Buzz Peterson (following Green's resignation). Tennessee snapped the 8th ranked 'Cuse's seven-game winning streak, defeating an Orange team that had won the Preseason NIT (over Wake Forest).

Gillespie is averaging 5.3 assists per game and should have the opportunity to dish the ball to his teammates against a Syracuse team allowing 81.3 ppg to major conference opponents.

The first NET rankings for 2025-26 were released Monday and the men’s team is currently at No. 90 overall and 14th in the ACC, while the women’s team’s strong start has it at No. 41, good for seventh-best in the conference.

Tennessee Basketball is bringing back its all-black ‘Dark Mode’ alternate uniform for Tuesday night’s ACC/SEC Challenge game against Syracuse at JMA Wireless Dome. The Vols debuted the black uniform in the home win over Syracuse last season and wore them again in a road win at Oklahoma.

Syracuse men’s basketball returns to the JMA Wireless Dome tonight for a marquee ACC-SEC Challenge matchup against No. 13/13 Tennessee. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. as the Orange (4-3) look to stay perfect at home after opening the season 3-0 on Jim Boeheim Court.

Kansas will play its second game of the Players Era Tournament this afternoon. Here's the time, TV information, and key stats on each team.

In basketball, size matters. Tiny 3A Morgan High led super power 6A Syracuse for more than three quarters on Tuesday before the Titans’ bigs took over in the last 6:39 of the game. Syracuse avoided a titanic upset,

Syracuse men’s basketball closed its stay in Las Vegas with its toughest outing of the season, falling 95-64 to No. 15 Iowa State on Wednesday to finish winless at the Players Era Festival. The Orange (4-3) hung around through a competitive first half and trailed by just one at the break,

The Orange will take on the No. 13 Volunteers Tuesday night, meeting for the third straight season, but for the first time at home.