No. 3 Tennessee males’s basketball prompts ‘Darkish Mode’ forward of bout with Syracuse
Undefeated and now ranked No. 3 within the AP ballot, the Tennessee males’s basketball staff is activating a novel jersey forward of its sport Tuesday in opposition to the Syracuse Orange.
In a matchup between two groups that historically don orange, the Volunteers are debuting their “Darkish Mode” uniforms for the SEC/ACC males’s problem.
In contrast to Tennessee’s soccer staff, which has worn its personal darkish mode uniforms annually since 2021, the look might be a brand new one for the lads’s basketball staff. Head coach Rick Barnes talked about throughout the offseason {that a} black uniform had been designed, a brand new step for his staff which had not beforehand had its personal darkish mode look.
Very similar to the football team’s announcement of the utilization of its darkish mode jerseys for its sport in opposition to Kentucky this fall, the basketball staff introduced the debut of its darkish mode uniforms with a slick, if considerably ominous, video.
the nightmare earlier than Christmas
Darkish Mode debuts Tuesday 🟠⚫️
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— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) December 2, 2024
The video posted by Tennessee basketball includes digital camera photographs of gamers donning the threads whereas shrouded in smoke, with a mixture of spooky music and the vocals of iconic Volunteers struggle music “Rocky Prime” enjoying within the background.
Tennessee’s sport in opposition to Syracuse will tip off at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN in Knoxville.