Tennessee men’s basketball has once again filled the house before the season even begins.
For the fourth straight year, the University of Tennessee has sold out its season tickets for men’s basketball, with all 14,500 spots at Food City Center gone for the 2026-2027 season, according to the university.
That keeps the Volunteers in a familiar run of packed stands. Tennessee said this marks the eighth straight full-capacity season in which more than 13,000 fans have bought season tickets, and the fifth consecutive year the total has climbed above 14,000. Since the 2017-2018 season, the Vols have finished in the top eight nationally in average attendance.
The crowd numbers have been massive for a while now. Over the last three seasons, Tennessee has averaged more than 19,000 fans per game and posted three of the eight highest single-season attendance marks in program history. Last season, Food City Center also hosted five of the 12 highest-attended regular season games in the country.
Fans who missed out on season tickets can still buy single-game tickets online at allvols.com or by calling the Tennessee Ticket Office at 1-800-332-VOLS between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The waiting list for 2027-2028 season tickets is already open.
The Vols will begin the 2026-27 season ranked No. 8 nationally, their third-highest preseason AP ranking in program history. Tennessee was ranked sixth entering the 2018-2019 season and seventh in the 2007-2008 poll.
The season opens Nov. 3 at home against Wofford, and SEC play starts Jan. 2 against Vanderbilt in Food City Center.
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