The Michigan basketball team drew a somewhat surprising No. 8 seed in the NCAA tournament and with it a game against Tennessee, the No. 9 seed out of the Southeastern Conference.

The two schools haven't met on the basketball court in more than 20 years and their most well-known battle was the 1997 Heisman Trophy race between Charles Woodson and Peyton Manning.

But this is basketball and the NCAA tournament. So here are a few things to know about Tennessee (19-14) entering the game Friday in Charlotte, N.C. (12:40 p.m., TruTV).

1. Tennessee going to attempt to beat Michigan in transition. The Volunteers like to push the ball offensively and create havoc defensively. They force turnovers on 20.8 percent of opponents' possessions and averages a little over five possessions more per game than Michigan, indicating its style.

2. Scotty Hopson is Tennessee’s go-to player. Kenpom.com says 28.8 percent of Tennessee’s possessions end up with the ball in the 6-foot-7 guard’s hands when he is on the court. He also takes 31.4 percent of the Volunteers’ shots when he's in the game. For Michigan to beat Tennessee, limiting Hopson is going to be a key.

3. Tony Jones is a name to know. The Volunteers’ associate head coach is a Detroit native who graduated from Concordia-Ann Arbor. He took over when Bruce Pearl’s was suspended for the team's first eight SEC games and there's a good chance Jones leads his own program soon.

4. Tennessee has its own impact freshman in forward Tobias Harris. The Dix Hills, N.Y., native was a McDonald’s All-American last year and has averaged 15.2 points and 7.3 rebounds this season. While Hopson is Tennessee’s go-to guy, Michigan is going to need to be plenty concerned with the 6-foot-8 Harris.

5. Michigan may have a bunch of NBA names on its roster, but Tennessee has one as well. Renaldo Woolridge is the son of former NBA all-star Orlando Woolridge, but the junior doesn’t figure much into the Tennessee rotation. He hasn’t played since January and is more known in Knoxville for his aspiring career as a rapper with the handle Swiperboy. As Swiperboy, he helped create a Heisman Trophy promotional video for former Tennessee football star Eric Berry. His rap career also almost got Tennessee a NCAA violation when he shot a rap video in a bar in January.

Michael Rothstein covers Michigan basketball for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at (734) 623-2558, by e-mail at michaelrothstein@annarbor.com or follow along on Twitter @mikerothstein.