Tennessee forward Admiral Schofield (5) passes away from Vanderbilt guard Nathan Watkins (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP) MANDATORY CREDITSEC tournament
At Bridgestone ArenaNashvilleFirst RoundWednesday’s GameTennessee vs. Auburn, 8 p.m.Second RoundThursday’s GamesFlorida vs. Arkansas, 1 p.m.Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee-Auburn winner, 3:30 p.m.Mississippi vs. Alabama, 7 p.m.Georgia vs. Mississippi State, 9:30 p.m.QuarterfinalsFriday’s GamesTexas A&M vs. Florida-Arkansas winner, 1 p.m.LSU vs. Vanderbilt—Tennessee-Auburn winner, 3:30 p.m.Kentucky vs. Mississippi-Alabama winner, 7 p.m.South Carolina vs. Georgia-Mississippi State winner, 9:30 p.m.SemifinalsSaturday’s GamesTexas A&M—Florida-Arkansas winner vs. LSU-Vanderbilt-Tennessee-Auburn winner, 1 p.m.Kentucky—Mississippi-Alabama winner vs. South Carolina—Georgia-Mississippi State winner, 3:30 p.m.ChampionshipSunday, March 13Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
KNOXVILLE – History suggests the Southeastern Conference tournament is hardly the place for Tennessee’s men’s basketball team to reverse its recent losing trend.
The Volunteers have no other choice, though, if they want to keep their season alive.
On the heels of a four-game losing streak, 12th-seeded Tennessee (13-18) opens SEC tournament play against 13th-seeded Auburn (11-19) on Wednesday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. If the Vols win, they’ll play No. 5 seed Vanderbilt (19-12) on Thursday afternoon, which would be their third meeting with the Commodores this season.
“It’s got to be all out,” Tennessee freshman forward Admiral Schofield said following Saturday’s 83-60 loss to Ole Miss. “I hear the SEC tournament’s like AAU (tournaments). AAU was fun. The biggest thing is we’ve got to go out and have fun right now.”