FSU to Play at Tennessee in SEC/ACC Challenge

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State males’s basketball group will play at Tennessee on this 12 months’s SEC/ACC Challenge, it was introduced Friday. The Seminoles and Volunteers will meet in Knoxville on Tuesday, December 1.

“We’re excited about the SEC/ACC Challenge,” head coach Luke Loucks stated. “Traveling to Tennessee will be a great early-season opportunity for our team as we continue to blend a highly rated signing class with a distinguished group of transfers. This game will be another piece of a strong non-conference schedule intentionally put together to prepare our team for the ACC and postseason.”

This would be the fourth season of the SEC/ACC Challenge and the primary time FSU and Tennessee have met within the annual occasion. FSU has beforehand performed Georgia at dwelling in each 2023 and 2025 and at LSU in 2024. Florida State has received two straight conferences within the collection, defeating the Volunteers 60-57 within the 2019 Emerald Coast Classic and profitable 101-90 in Tallahassee through the 1988-89 season.

Florida State welcomes 13 newcomers for the 2026-27 season, together with eight four-star prospects. Loucks’ first highschool class is ranked because the nation’s No. 11 prep signing class in accordance with 247Sports, and the complete class is the consensus No. 2 group within the ACC whereas rating No. 16 nationally by 247Sports. The group of 5 transfers is first within the ACC and No. 4 within the nation in On3’s Team Transfer Portal Index.

Last season, the Seminoles posted an 18-15 file with a 10-8 mark within the ACC to set this system file for convention wins by a first-year head coach. The Seminoles displayed stable enchancment over the course of the season, profitable seven of their last eight video games, and 10 of 12, earlier than falling 80-79 to No. 1-ranked Duke within the ACC Tournament quarterfinal. FSU’s profitable torrent over the ultimate month of the season included a school-record 5 consecutive ACC highway victories.

Louck’s first group showcased an thrilling model of basketball as FSU led the ACC in turnovers pressured per sport and ranked second within the convention in turnover margin, steals, three-pointers made, and three-pointers tried. The Seminoles had the convention’s third-highest bench factors common and have been fourth in free throw makes an attempt per sport.

 

Season tickets at the moment are on sale, offering followers a assured seat location for each dwelling sport within the 2026-27 season beginning at $150. Current season ticket holders have till August 20 to resume their present seat places. Following the renewal deadline, remaining seat places and improve alternatives will probably be supplied based mostly on precedence. For extra info or to buy season tickets, go to Seminoles.com/tickets or contact FSU’s Ticket Office at 850-644-1830.