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Basketball Gameday Information

Entry

  • Students must enter Food City Center through Gate A.
    • Gates open 90 minutes before tip-off for Vol Hoops games
    • Gates open 60 minutes before tip-off for Lady Vol Hoops games.
  • Students will need to have their ticket downloaded and their VolCard to enter the arena.
    • Tickets will be scanned until halftime.
  • Thompson-Bowling Arena and Food City Center have a clear bag policy.

Seating

Student seating for basketball is general admission (no assigned seating) and on a first-come, first-served basis.

  • Vol Hoops: Section 113 rows 1–20, 114, 128, 129, and upper sections 323–327
  • Lady Vols Hoops: Section 129 risers, and 328–330
  • Once lower-level student seating reaches capacity, additional upper-level student seating will be made available.
  • Sitting together/group seating—To sit together, students should arrive at the arena together. Tickets may not be claimed as groups and seats may not be held for late arrivals.

Diagram of Thompson Boling Arena seating with sections 113, 114, 128, 129, 323–327 highlighted. Arrows direct students through Gate A and to the left or right on the first level to get to the student section seating.

Diagram of Thompson Boling Arena seating with sections 129, 328,329, and 330 highlighted. Arrows direct students through Gate A and to the left on the first level to get to the student section seating.