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Tennessee basketball: Vols headline a triple-header in Canada next season

By Billy Williford

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The Tennessee basketball team will be the headliner of a triple-header in Canada next season when they take on the Washington Huskies.

A year late, or at least that’s what former Vol and Canadian Kyle Alexander probably thinks about the Vols playing the Washington Huskies in a triple-header next season. Yeah, the Vols are playing a game in Canada. It was rumored during the season, and now it’s final.

On November 16, 2019, Tennessee basketball will play Washington in Toronto, Canada. The other two games on the docket are Buffalo vs. Harvard and Rutgers vs. St. Bonaventure. There’s no question that the Vols are the headliner.

While Tennessee will look much different next season without Admiral Schofield, Grant Williams, Kyle Alexander, and Jordan Bone (probably), however, the matchup with the Huskies should be very intriguing.

Washington is coming off back-to-back 20 plus win seasons. In 2018-19, the Huskies accounted for 27 wins, the most since 2004-05, and the first time in the NCAA Tournament since 2010-11.

Mike Hopkins, the head man of the Huskies, is reigning back-to-back Pac 12 Coach of the Year. For Washington to be his first job, Hopkins will have the Huskies on the right path for years to come.

Want to take a trip above the border? Tickets for the contest go on sale May 31 to the general public. It certainly would be a great road trip, and we all know Volnation will travel.

As good as Rick Barnes has been with scheduling tough opponents, the Vols hadn’t played a game against a Pac 12 team since the Maui Invitational back in 2016.

Washington joins a tough 2019-2020 schedule for the Vols. Tennessee will play in the Emerald Coast Classic that includes Purdue, Florida State, and VCU. There is also Memphis, Cincinnati, Wisconsin, and the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

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The new look Vols won’t stop Barnes from playing a tough schedule. We will see how it plays out next season but one thing is for sure, traveling to Canada would be a great trip for Volnation.

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