Tennessee Basketball’s new-look roster will square off against former Vol Bishop Boswell and the Maryland Terrapins in its opening game at the Players Era Tournament this November.
According to RTI’s Ryan Schumpert, the Vols will play Boswell’s Terrapins on Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 3:00 p.m. ET. It’ll be the opening game for both teams in the tournament. Tennessee will play on Thanksgiving in its next game, whether it be at 1:30 p.m. ET with a win over Maryland or 9:00 p.m. ET with a loss.
Tennessee basketball Players Era schedule notes:
Tennessee will play Maryland at 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 24.
If they win, they’ll play at 1:30 p.m. ET on Thanksgiving Day. If they lose, they’ll play at 9 p.m. ET.
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— Ryan Schumpert (@ryanschumpert00) July 13, 2026
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Former Tennessee guard Bishop Boswell signed with the Terrapins out of the transfer portal in April. The 6-foot-4 guard played just 3.8 minutes per game during his first season with Tennessee, but stepped up to a much bigger role this past year. He played in 34 games with 33 starts and averaged 26.4 minutes per contest. Over the course of the season, Boswell averaged 6.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game.
Boswell hit a season-high 13 points on four occasions last season, including the Vols’ second round NCAA Tournament game against Virginia in Philadelphia. He also tallied that point total against Texas A&M, Georgia, and Missouri.
While Boswell will see his former team during the Players Era Tournament in Las Vegas, he won’t see many of his former teammates. Tennessee brought in eight new pieces from the transfer portal this offseason, while only retaining forward DeWayne Brown and guard Troy Henderson. Tennessee’s transfer portal class ranks first in the nation by ESPN and has six listings among 247’s Top 100 transfer portal players.
He also won’t be seeing his former assistant coach Justin Gainey, who accepted the head coaching position at NC State following the NCAA Tournament.
Boswell is the first ex-Vol that Tennessee will see next season, but he certainly won’t be the last. While there aren’t any set dates yet, we do know that Tennessee will play Jaylen Carey’s Missouri Tigers twice (one home, one away), Amari Evans’ Texas Longhorns in Austin, and Cade Phillips’ Texas A&M Aggies in College Station during the regular season. That does not count any potential SEC Tournament or NCAA Tournament matchups.
Additionally, Tennessee could wind up facing former Vol J.P. Estrella and the Michigan Wolverines if the wind blows just right. The Vols could see Michigan in the Players Era Tournament finals on Nov. 28, and then there’s always a possibility of another NCAA Tournament matchup next spring.
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