TV announcers, start time for Alabama basketball vs Tennessee Vols

The Alabama Crimson Tide are back at home to wrap up the third week of SEC basketball play Saturday when they face the rival Tennessee Volunteers at Coleman Coliseum.

Alabama (13-5 overall, 3-2 conference) used a big second-half performance to get past the Oklahoma Sooners, 83-81, last Saturday in Norman for its second straight win.

The Crimson Tide trailed by double digits at halftime before opening the second half with a 12-0 run. Oklahoma went back ahead and maintained a six-point lead until Labaron Philon sank back-to-back 3-pointers inside of four minutes left to tie it at 73-all.

Alabama went ahead for good on Houston Mallette's 3-pointer with 1:53 left, though Oklahoma had a chance to steal a victory in the final seconds. Nijel Pack missed a 3-pointer with two seconds to play, and the Sooners couldn't get off another shot after grabbing an offensive rebound.

Philon led Alabama with 23 points and Aiden Sherrell added 21 in the win over Oklahoma. It was one game after both scored career-highs in points in the Tide's 97-82 victory at Mississippi State earlier that week.

Alabama is ranked No. 17 in this week's USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll; Tennessee (12-6, 3-2) is unranked. The Volunteers are coming off an 80-78 home loss to the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday. Kentucky rallied from 11 points down at halftime to get the win in Knoxville.

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— Roll Tide Wire (@RollTideWire) January 21, 2026

ESPN reveals TV broadcasters for Alabama basketball vs. Tennessee

Ahead of Alabama-Tennessee, ESPN announced who will have the call of Saturday's game in Tuscaloosa. Karl Ravech and Jimmy Dykes will call the action from Coleman Coliseum.

It's the second time this season the duo of Ravech and Dykes will call an Alabama game. The pair called the Crimson Tide's 92-88 loss to the Texas Longhorns on Jan. 10 in Tuscaloosa.

What channel will Alabama basketball game vs. Tennessee be on?

Alabama-Tennessee will be shown nationally on ESPN and will stream on ESPN+.

Alabama vs. Tennessee start time

Tipoff for Alabama-Tennessee is 7:30 p.m. CT Saturday.

Alabama basketball series history vs. Tennessee Volunteers

Alabama and Tennessee will be meeting for the 156th time on the hardwood Saturday. The Crimson Tide lead the all-time series, 81-74. The Volunteers have won the last four head-to-head matchups in the series, including a 79-76 win on March 1, 2025 in Knoxville.

Here's a look at the head-to-head results of Alabama vs. Tennessee over the series' last 10 meetings:

• March 1 2025: Tennessee 79, Alabama 76 (Knoxville)
• March 2, 2024: Tennessee 81, Alabama 74 (Tuscaloosa)
• Jan. 20, 2024: Tennessee 91, Alabama 71 (Knoxville)
• Feb. 15, 2023: Tennessee 68, Alabama 59 (Knoxville)
• Dec. 29, 2021: Alabama 73, Tennessee 68 (Tuscaloosa)
• March 13, 2021: Alabama 73, Tennessee 68 (SEC Tournament)
• Jan. 2, 2021: Alabama 71, Tennessee 63 (Knoxville)
• Feb. 4, 2020: Tennessee 69, Alabama 68 (Tuscaloosa)
• Jan. 19, 2019: Tennessee 71, Alabama 68 (Knoxville)
• Feb. 10, 2018: Alabama 78, Tennessee 50 (Tuscaloosa)

Alabama basketball schedule 2026

• Nov. 3: vs. North Dakota (W, 91-62)
• Nov. 8: at St. John's (W, 103-96)
• Nov. 13: vs. Purdue (L, 87-80)
• Nov. 19: vs. Illinois (W, 90-86)
• Nov. 24: vs. Gonzaga (L, 95-85)
• Nov. 25: vs. UNLV (W, 115-76)
• Nov. 26: vs. Maryland (W, 105-72)
• Dec. 3: vs. Clemson (W, 90-84)
• Dec. 7: vs. UTSA (W, 97-55)
• Dec. 13: vs. Arizona (L, 96-75)
• Dec. 17: vs. South Florida (W, 104-93)
• Dec. 21: vs. Kennesaw State (W, 92-81)
• Dec. 29: vs. Yale (W, 102-78)
• Jan. 3: vs. Kentucky (W, 89-74)
• Jan. 7: at Vanderbilt (L, 96-90)
• Jan. 10: vs. Texas (L, 92-88)
• Jan. 13: at Mississippi State (W, 97-82)
• Jan. 17: at Oklahoma (W, 83-81)
• Jan. 24: vs. Tennessee, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
• Jan. 27: vs. Missouri, 8 p.m., SEC Network
• Feb. 1: at Florida, noon, ABC
• Feb. 4: vs. Texas A&M, 6 p.m., SEC Network
• Feb. 7: at Auburn, 3 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
• Feb. 11: at Ole Miss, 6 p.m., SEC Network
• Feb. 14: vs. South Carolina, 7:30 p.m., SEC Network
• Feb. 18: vs. Arkansas, 6 p.m., TBA
• Feb. 21: at LSU, 5 p.m., SEC Network
• Feb. 25: vs. Mississippi State, ESPN2 or ESPNU
• Feb. 28: at Tennessee, ESPN or ESPN2
• March 3: at Georgia, 5:30 p.m., ESPNews
• March 7: vs. Auburn, 7:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2

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