{
  "id": 14508158,
  "title": "Tennessee basketball projected starters versus Xavier",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/tennessee-basketball-projected-starters-versus-xavier",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T18:15:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tennessee-basketball-projected-starters-versus-181512991.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tennessee basketball will kick off exhibition play on Thursday against Xavier at Food City Center. Tipoff between the Vols and Musketeers is set for 7 p.m. EDT, and the game will be broadcast on SEC Network+ with Andy Brock providing play-by-play and Steve Hamer offering analysis. This matchup will mark Tennessee's first exhibition game against Xavier, given their 12-5 lead in the all-time series dating back to January 24, 1936. Tennessee has released its projected starters for the game: guards Juke Harris, Terrence Hill Jr., Dai Dai Ames, and Jalen Haralson, as well as forward DeWayne Brown II. Notably, Rick Barnes, Tennessee's head coach, has never faced Xavier in a regular season or postseason game during his tenure. Their last meeting took place on November 29, 2013, in Paradise Island, Bahamas, where Tennessee emerged victorious with a score of 64-49.",
  "summary": "Tennessee-Xavier basketball game projected starters.",
  "key_points": [
    "Tennessee basketball to play Xavier in exhibition game",
    "Tennessee's projected starters: Harris, Hill, Ames, Haralson",
    "Rick Barnes has no prior regular season or postseason matchup with Xavier"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}