2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record00 (00 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tony Jones
  • Steve Forbes
  • Jason Shay
Home arenaThompson-Boling Arena
Seasons
2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 15 Florida133 .813298  .784
No. 11 Kentucky106 .625299  .763
No. 25 Vanderbilt97 .5632311  .676
Georgia97 .5632112  .636
Tennessee88 .5001915  .559
South Carolina511 .3131416  .467
West
Alabama124 .7502512  .676
Mississippi State97 .5631714  .548
Ole Miss79 .4382014  .588
Arkansas79 .4381813  .581
Auburn412 .2501120  .355
LSU313 .1881121  .344
2011 SEC tournament winner
As of April 2, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team[1] represents the University of Tennessee in the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This is the sixth season for Bruce Pearl as the head coach of the Volunteers. The team, a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference, plays its home games at Thompson-Boling Arena.

They finished the 2009–10 season 28–9, 11–5 in SEC play and advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 6 seed in the Midwest Region. They defeated 11 seed San Diego State in the first round and 14 seed Ohio to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the regional semifinal they defeated 2 seed and AP #5 Ohio State to advance to the first Elite Eight in school history. They were defeated by 5 seed and AP #13 Michigan State in the regional final to end their season.

Preseason

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The 2009–10 Volunteers finished the season 28–9 overall, with a 11–5 mark in conference play. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Kentucky. The Vols received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 6 seed in the Midwest Region. The went on to defeat 11 seed San Diego State in the first round and 14 seed Ohio to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the regional semifinal they defeated 2 seed (AP #5) Ohio State to advance to the first Elite Eight in school history. In the Elite Eight the Vols lost to 5 seed (AP #13) Michigan State in the regional final and finished the season ranked #9 in the Coaches Poll and #15 in the AP Poll.[2]



The Vols lost several players during the off-season. Two seniors from the team graduated: Tanner Wild and Ryan Childress. Philip Jurick did not return to the team and Daniel West did not have his scholarship extended due to being academically ineligible. Also, sophomore forward Emmanuel Negedu underwent surgery and will not play for the 200910 season. Negedu had to have a sub-pectoral implantable cardiac defibrillator implanted after suffering a cardiac arrest after a workout in the Neyland-Thompson Sports Complex on September 28, 2009.[3] On October 28, 2009, senior guard Josh Tabb, who was indefinitely suspended on September 18, returned to Illinois in order to care after his ailing mother.[4]

On November 2, 2009, the SEC released the rosters for the All-SEC first and second teams. Senior guard/forward Tyler Smith was chosen for the first team All-SEC. Wayne Chism was selected for the second team All-SEC.[5]

Class of 2010 Signees

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Trae Golden
SG
Powder Springs, Georgia Mceachern High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sep 16, 2009 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   (92)
Tobias Harris
PF
Glen Head, New York Half Hollow Hills West 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 20, 2009 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 5/5 stars   Rivals: 5/5 stars   (97)
Jordan McRae
SG
Midway, Georgia Liberty County 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sep 20, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   (95)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

2010–11 Roster

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Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Former School
Renaldo Wooldridge 0 G/F 6'8" 208 Sophomore Sherman Oaks, California Harvard-Westlake
Bobby Maze 3 G 6'3" 195 Senior Suitland, Maryland Hutchinson (Kan.) C.C.
Wayne Chism 4 F/C 6'9" 246 Senior Jackson, Tennessee Bolivar Central
Emmanuel Negedu 5 F 6'7" 218 Sophomore Kaduna, Nigeria Brewster (N.H.) Academy
Michael Hubert 10 G 6'2" 203 Junior Hendersonville, Tennessee University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Quinn Cannington 11 G 6'4" 165 Senior Knoxville, Tennessee Fulton
Skylar McBee 13 G 6'3" 190 Freshman Rutledge, Tennessee Rutledge High School
Kenny Hall 20 F 6'8" 220 Freshman Stone Mountain, Georgia Redan High School
Melvin Goins 21 G 5'11" 195 Junior San Diego, California Mt. San Jacinto (Calif.) College
Steven Pearl 22 F 6'5" 232 Junior Knoxville, Tennessee West
Cameron Tatum 23 G 6'6" 197 Sophomore Lithonia, Georgia The Patterson School
Josh Bone 24 G 6'3" 195 Junior Nashville, Tennessee Southern Illinois University
J.P. Prince 30 G/F 6'7" 205 Senior Memphis, Tennessee Arizona
Scotty Hopson 32 G 6'7" 200 Sophomore Hopkinsville, Kentucky University Heights
Brian Williams 33 C 6'10" 278 Junior Bronx, New York Harmony Community Prep

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200910 Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Fri, Oct 30*
7:30 pm
No. 10 North Alabama W 11779 
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Regular season
Fri, Nov 13*
7:00 pm
No. 10 Austin Peay W 8354  10
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Tues, Nov 17*
7:00 pm, SportSouth
No. 10 UNC-Asheville W 12449  20
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Fri, Nov 20*
3:30 pm
No. 10 vs. East Carolina
US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Round 1
W 10566  30
University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Sun, Nov 22*
6:00 pm
No. 10 vs. DePaul
US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Semifinal
W 5753  40
University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Mon, Nov 23*
8:30 pm, FCS
No. 9 vs. No. 7 Purdue
US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Final
W 7372  41
University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Fri, Nov 27*
7:00 pm, CSS
No. 9 College of Charleston W 8669  51
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Wed, Dec 2*
7:00 pm, SportsSouth
No. 11 ETSU W 7866  61
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Fri, Dec 11*
7:00 pm
No. 9 vs. MTSU
Sun Belt Classic
W 7554  71
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, Tennessee
Tues, Dec 15*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 9 Wyoming W 7758  81
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Sat, Dec 19*
4:30 pm, FSN
No. 9 at USC W 7755  82
Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
Wed, Dec 23*
7:00 pm, CSS
No. 16 North Carolina A&T W 9978  92
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Thur, Dec 31*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 at Memphis W 6659  102
FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
Wed, Jan 6*
7:00 pm, CSS
No. 16 Charlotte W 8871  112
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Sun, Jan 10*
4:30 pm, CBS
No. 16 No. 1 Kansas W 7668  122
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Thur, Jan 14
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 Auburn W 8155  132 (10)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Sat, Jan 16
1:30 pm, SEC Network
No. 9 No. 21 Ole Miss W 7169 OT 142 (20)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Tues, Jan 19
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 at Alabama W 6356  152 (30)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Tues, Jan 23
5:00 pm, FSN South
No. 8 at Georgia W 7863  153 (31)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
Wed, Jan 27
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 14 No. 21 Vanderbilt W 8576  154 (32)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Sun, Jan 31
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 14 Florida L 6061  164 (42)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Thur, Feb 4
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 at LSU W 5954  174 (52)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Sat, Feb 6
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 14 South Carolina W 7953  184 (62)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Tues, Feb 9
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12 at No. 22 Vanderbilt W 9071  185 (63)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
Sat, Feb 13
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12 at No. 3 Kentucky W 7362  186 (64)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
Wed, Feb 17
8:00 pm, SEC Network
No. 20 Georgia L 6069  196 (74)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Sat, Feb 20
1:30 pm, SEC Network
No. 20 South Carolina W 6355  206 (84)
Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
Tues, Feb 23
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 19 at Florida W 7562  207 (85)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
Sat, Feb 27
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 19 No. 2 Kentucky W 7465  217 (95)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Wed, Mar 3
7:00 pm, CSS
No. 16 Arkansas W 8073  227 (105)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Sat, Mar 6
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 16 at Mississippi State W 75-59  237 (115)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
2011 SEC Tournament
2011 NCAA Tournament
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time [7].



200910 Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Fri, Oct 30*
7:30 pm
No. 10 North Alabama W 11779 
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Regular season
January 5*
Memphis Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
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USC Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN

Georgia Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN

Florida Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN

Kentucky Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN

South Carolina Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN

Vanderbilt Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN

Alabama Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN

LSU Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN

Mississippi State Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN

at Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS

at Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL

at Arkansas Bud Waltson Arena 
Fayetteville, AR

at Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN

at South Carolina Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC

at Kentucky Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

at Georgia Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA

at Florida Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL

at Connecticut  
Storrs, CT
Mon, Mar 15
3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 11 at Pitt W 15 19 20–21
Consol Energy Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
2011 SEC Tournament
2011 NCAA Tournament
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time [8].

See also

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References

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{{University of Tennessee system}} [[:Category:2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season|Tennessee]] [[:Category:Tennessee Volunteers basketball seasons]] [[:Category:2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Participants|Tennessee]]

What we know

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NIT Season Tip-Off

4 Teams will play in each pod, with the School in Bold hosting all three games (Single Elimination). The first two teams listed at each site will not meet in the First Round (i.e. Villanova and George Washington will play Boston U. or Marist first, then meet each other assuming they both win) The winner of each pod will advance to Madison Square Garden.

First and Second Rounds at Thompson Boling Arena: Arkansas State vs. Tennessee, Nov. 15 Belmont vs. Missouri State, Nov. 15 Winner of ASU/TENN vs. Winner of BMONT/MIZZ ST, Nov. 16

Semifinals (November 24th) and Finals/Consolation Game (November 26th) @ Madison Square Garden, New York City


Home Games:

  • USC
  • Memphis
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • South Carolina
  • Vanderbilt
  • Alabama
  • LSU
  • Mississippi State
6 more Home Games will likely be added

Away Games:

  1. ^Pittsburgh (@ Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh), Dec. 11th
  2. Charlotte (@ Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC), Dec. 17th
  • UConn
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • South Carolina
  • Vanderbilt
  • Arkansas
  • Auburn
  • Ole Miss
Additional Road or Neutral Site Game could be added

^ Game is part of SEC-Big East Invitational pound Denotes game will not be at team’s home arena

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