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2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Bruce Pearl;
Assistant coaches	Tony Jones; Steve Forbes; Jason Shay;
Home arena	Thompson-Boling Arena
	Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

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2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 15 Florida	13	–	3	.813	29	–	8	.784
No. 11 Kentucky †	10	–	6	.625	29	–	9	.763
No. 25 Vanderbilt	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Tennessee	8	–	8	.500	19	–	15	.559
South Carolina	5	–	11	.313	14	–	16	.467
West
Alabama	12	–	4	.750	25	–	12	.676
Mississippi State	9	–	7	.563	17	–	14	.548
Ole Miss	7	–	9	.438	20	–	14	.588
Arkansas	7	–	9	.438	18	–	13	.581
Auburn	4	–	12	.250	11	–	20	.355
LSU	3	–	13	.188	11	–	21	.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[edit]

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 2009–10 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[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	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
Trae Golden SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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
Tobias Harris PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Jordan McRae SG	Midway, Georgia	Liberty County	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sep 20, 2008
Jordan McRae SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "Tennessee 2010 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-06-10. "2010 Tennessee Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-06-10. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-06-10. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-06-10. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-06-10.

2010–11 Roster[edit]

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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2009–10 Schedule[edit]

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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 117–79		Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Regular season
Fri, Nov 13* 7:00 pm	No. 10	Austin Peay	W 83–54	1–0	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Tues, Nov 17* 7:00 pm, SportSouth	No. 10	UNC-Asheville	W 124–49	2–0	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Fri, Nov 20* 3:30 pm	No. 10	vs. East Carolina US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Round 1	W 105–66	3–0	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 57–53	4–0	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 73–72	4–1	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 86–69	5–1	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Wed, Dec 2* 7:00 pm, SportsSouth	No. 11	ETSU	W 78–66	6–1	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Fri, Dec 11* 7:00 pm	No. 9	vs. MTSU Sun Belt Classic	W 75–54	7–1	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee
Tues, Dec 15* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 9	Wyoming	W 77–58	8–1	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Sat, Dec 19* 4:30 pm, FSN	No. 9	at USC	W 77–55	8–2	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
Wed, Dec 23* 7:00 pm, CSS	No. 16	North Carolina A&T	W 99–78	9–2	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Thur, Dec 31* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 14	at Memphis	W 66–59	10–2	FedExForum Memphis, TN
Wed, Jan 6* 7:00 pm, CSS	No. 16	Charlotte	W 88–71	11–2	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Sun, Jan 10* 4:30 pm, CBS	No. 16	No. 1 Kansas	W 76–68	12–2	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Thur, Jan 14 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 9	Auburn	W 81–55	13–2 (1–0)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Sat, Jan 16 1:30 pm, SEC Network	No. 9	No. 21 Ole Miss	W 71–69 ^OT	14–2 (2–0)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Tues, Jan 19 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 8	at Alabama	W 63–56	15–2 (3–0)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Tues, Jan 23 5:00 pm, FSN South	No. 8	at Georgia	W 78–63	15–3 (3–1)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Wed, Jan 27 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 14	No. 21 Vanderbilt	W 85–76	15–4 (3–2)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Sun, Jan 31 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 14	Florida	L 60–61	16–4 (4–2)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Thur, Feb 4 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 14	at LSU	W 59–54	17–4 (5–2)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Sat, Feb 6 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	South Carolina	W 79–53	18–4 (6–2)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Tues, Feb 9 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 12	at No. 22 Vanderbilt	W 90–71	18–5 (6–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Sat, Feb 13 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 12	at No. 3 Kentucky	W 73–62	18–6 (6–4)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
Wed, Feb 17 8:00 pm, SEC Network	No. 20	Georgia	L 60–69	19–6 (7–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Sat, Feb 20 1:30 pm, SEC Network	No. 20	South Carolina	W 63–55	20–6 (8–4)	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
Tues, Feb 23 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 19	at Florida	W 75–62	20–7 (8–5)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
Sat, Feb 27 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 19	No. 2 Kentucky	W 74–65	21–7 (9–5)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Wed, Mar 3 7:00 pm, CSS	No. 16	Arkansas	W 80–73	22–7 (10–5)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Sat, Mar 6 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 16	at Mississippi State	W 75-59	23–7 (11–5)	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].

2009–10 Schedule[edit]

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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 117–79		Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Regular season
January 5*		Memphis			Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
*		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].

References[edit]

^ The "Volunteers" nickname is exclusive to men's athletics at the school. Women's teams and athletes are formally referred to as "Lady Volunteers", but the short form of "Lady Vols" is more widely used (the university officially approves the use of both forms).
^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings?seasonYear=2010
^ http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2009/oct/06/negedu-will-not-play-season/
^ http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2009/oct/28/suspended-tabb-withdraws-ut/
^ http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2009/nov/02/smith-chism-honored-sec-coaches/
^ http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tenn-m-baskbl-mtt.html
^ http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/tenn-m-baskbl-sched.html
^ http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/tenn-m-baskbl-sched.html

{{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[edit]

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:

^Pittsburgh (@ Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh), Dec. 11th
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

from here

[1] The "Volunteers" nickname is exclusive to men's athletics at the school. Women's teams and athletes are formally referred to as "Lady Volunteers", but the short form of "Lady Vols" is more widely used (the university officially approves the use of both forms).

[2] ttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings?seasonYear=2010

[3] ttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2009/oct/06/negedu-will-not-play-season/

[4] ttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2009/oct/28/suspended-tabb-withdraws-ut/

[5] ttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2009/nov/02/smith-chism-honored-sec-coaches/

[6] ttp://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tenn-m-baskbl-mtt.html

[7] ttp://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/tenn-m-baskbl-sched.html

[8] ttp://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/tenn-m-baskbl-sched.html

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Preseason[edit]

Class of 2010 Signees[edit]

2010–11 Roster[edit]

2009–10 Schedule[edit]

2009–10 Schedule[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

What we know[edit]