Tennessee basketball vs Florida State, Marcis Ponder part of 2026-27 schedule
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Tennessee basketball will host Florida State in the ACC-SEC challenge on Dec. 1 at Food City Center.
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Florida State was 18-15 last season under coach Luke Loucks. The Seminoles have added Marcis Ponder, a 7-foot center weighing around 300 pounds who spent his senior year of high school at Gillion Basketball Academy in Virginia. Ponder broke a rim on his first workout with the Seminoles. He's being called "Baby Shaq"
“We’ve gotta chisel him up a little bit, but this kid is an animal, the way he works and his competitive nature, I think from Day One, he’s gonna be able to step in with a huge impact," Loucks told the Pardon My Take podcast.
FSU has the nation's eighth-ranked recruiting class, led by Ponder.
Tennessee is 5-4 all-time against the Seminoles. The last meeting was Nov. 29, 2019 when the Vols lost 60-57 at the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Florida. UT is 4-1 at home against Florida State, winning the last matchup on Dec. 19, 1987.
It’s the fourth year of the ACC-SEC Challenge. UT lost at North Carolina in 2023, defeated Syracuse at home in 2024 and lost at Syracuse last season.
Tennessee's schedule continues to unfold for the 2026-27 season. The Vols' revealed nonconference opponents include a home game against Michigan State, at Purdue on Dec. 11, a neutral site game against NC State at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Dec. 6, and at least three games for the Players Era opener in Las Vegas including the opener against Maryland on Nov. 24.
Phil Kaplan is USA TODAY South Region sports director.
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee basketball, Rick Barnes vs FSU, Marcis Ponder in ACC-SEC Challenge