Tennessee basketball announces first-ever jersey sponsorship deal

Tennessee basketball announces first-ever jersey sponsorship deal

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The University of Tennessee men's and women's basketball uniforms will feature a sponsorship patch this season for the first time ever as part of a landmark deal with a local company. Tennessee Athletics announced a five-year agreement with Axle Logistics on Tuesday, making the Knoxville-based firm the first official Tennessee basketball [...]

Rule change provides University of Tennessee with uniform patch sponsorships for companies

The University of Tennessee becomes one of dozens of schools in collegiate sports to agree to a sponsorship deal that will allow patches on the uniforms of men’s and women’s basketball teams beginning this year. Knoxville-based Axel Logistics, a third-party company that outsources jobs like shipping and warehousing, came to an agreement with UT for a total $15 million deal that keeps the Axel name on players and on the court for five years. The …

What Danny White, Rick Barnes, Kim Caldwell Said About Tennessee's New Jersey Patch

Tennessee men’s and women’s basketball are joining the newly allowed trend of adding sponsorship patches to uniforms. On Tuesday afternoon, UT announced a partnership with Axle Logistics for jersey patches. It is just for basketball and no other sports on campus. The deal will span five years and is worth a reported $3 million per […] The post What Danny White, Rick Barnes, Kim Caldwell Said About Tennessee’s New Jersey Patch appeared first on R…