KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men's basketball team will face Virginia in its first game of the newly-named Continental Tire Baha Mar Championship, as announced Friday morning by BdG Sports.
The Volunteers and Cavaliers will tip off Nov. 21 at 9:30 p.m., following the preceding 7 p.m. matchup between Baylor and St. John's. Action will take place at the Baha Mar Convention, Arts & Entertainment Center, located on the grounds of the stunning Baha Mar resort in Nassau, Bahamas.
"We are excited for the chance to take on an elite program like Virginia to begin play at Baha Mar," Tennessee head coach
Rick Barnes said. "Whether we meet Baylor or St. John's in our next game, it will be a second major challenge in as many days against a tremendous team with a top-notch coach. This event will be a great opportunity for our team to face big-time competition in a tournament setting at a beautiful location."
The winners of the first-round affairs meet the next day, Nov. 22, in the title game at 9:30 p.m., while the losers square off beforehand in the consolation affair at 7 p.m. The entire tournament will be televised on CBS Sports Network.
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