Tennessee Volunteers basketball
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| University | University of Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference | SEC East Division |
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| Location | Knoxville, TN | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Bruce Pearl (3rd year) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | Thompson-Boling Arena (Capacity: 24,535) |
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| Nickname | Volunteers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Orange and White
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| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981, 2000, 2007, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Conference Tournament Champions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936, 1941, 1943, 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1942, 1945, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1999, 2000, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
The Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in NCAA men's basketball competition. The Volunteers currently compete in the Southeastern Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2008. The Volunteers are currently coached by Bruce Pearl.
The Volunteers have had 15 NCAA tournament appearances with an overall record of 11-16. A record of 8-6 in the first round, 3-5 in the second, and 0-4 in the regional semi finals. They have also been invited to the National Invitation Tournament 11 times. They have won nine SEC championships in 1942, 1945, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1999, 2000, and 2008. The 1972, 1977, and 2000 seasons were all shared championships with another team from the Southeastern conference. Their conference tournament record is 54-43 record with 4 championships in the years 1936, 1941, 1943, and 1979.
In the 2006-07 season The Volunteers were ranked 4th nationally in attendance with an average of 19,661 fans in Thompson-Boiling arena, which has a capacity of 21,758. Since coach Bruce Pearl arrived in March of 2005 the attendance has increased by an average of 7,436 per game. Bruce Pearl's style of fast pace, physical press defense, and up tempo game has fans waiting to watch every game. They averaged about 80 points a game in the 2006-07 season and fans like to see scoring.
The team has been at the height of their success since hiring coach Bruce Pearl from Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2005. Pearl's assistants Tony Jones, Steve Forbes, Jason Shay, and Ken Johnson round out the winning staff that has helped bring the vols to the NCAA tournament three years in a row. Historically Volunteer basketball has produced several successful National Basketball Association players including Allan Houston, Bernard King, Ernie Grunfeld, Dale Ellis, Tony White, Ron Slay, and Larry Robinson. Bernard King is one of only two players in the Volunteers history to every have a jersey retired (the other being Ernie Grunfeld). He finished his career averaging a "double double" per game of 25.8 points and 13.2 rebounds.
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[edit] NCAA Tournament Results
The Volunteers have appeared in 15 NCAA Tournaments.
| Year | Result |
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| 1967 | Regional Fourth Place[1] |
| 1976 | First Round |
| 1977 | First Round |
| 1979 | Second Round |
| 1980 | Second Round |
| 1981 | Sweet Sixteen[2] |
| 1982 | Second Round |
| 1983 | Second Round |
| 1989 | First Round |
| 1998 | First Round |
| 1999 | Second Round |
| 2000 | Sweet Sixteen |
| 2001 | First Round |
| 2006 | Second Round |
| 2007 | Sweet Sixteen |
| 2008 | Sweet Sixteen |
[edit] 2008-2009 Roster
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Year | Hometown (High School) |
| Scotty Hopson | 32 | G | 6-6 | Freshman | Hopkinsville, Kentucky (University Heights) |
| Brian Williams | 33 | C | 6-10 | Sophomore | Bronx, New York (Harmony Community Prep) |
| Quinn Cannington (walk-on) | 11 | G | 6-4 | Junior | Knoxville, Tennessee (Fulton) |
| Philip Jurick | N/A | C | 6-10 | Freshman | Chattanooga, Tennessee (East Ridge) |
| J.P. Prince | 30 | G | 6-7 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee (Arizona) |
| Wayne Chism | 4 | F | 6-9 | Junior | Jackson, Tennessee (Bolivar Central) |
| Bobby Maze | 3 | G | 6-2 | Junior | Washington, D.C. (Hutcinson C.C.) |
| Tyler Smith | 1 | F | 6-7 | Junior | Pulaski, Tennessee (Iowa) |
| Renaldo Woolridge | N/A | F | 6-8 | Freshman | North Hollywood, California (Harvard-Westlake) |
| Steven Pearl (walk-on) | 22 | F | 6-5 | Sophomore | Knoxville, Tennessee (West) |
| Ryan Childress | 34 | F | 6-9 | Senior | Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller) |
| Justin Jackson (walk-on) | 21 | G | 5-11 | Senior | Fredericksburg, Virginia (Fredericksburg Academy) |
| Rick Daniels-Mulholland (walk-on) | 40 | F | 6-5 | Senior | Oak Ridge, Tennessee (Oak Ridge) |
| Josh Tabb | 25 | G | 6-4 | Junior | Carbondale, Illinois (Harmony Community Prep) |
| Daniel West | 12 | G | 6-1 | Freshman | Saginaw, Michigan (Saginaw) |
| Tanner Wild (walk-on) | 24 | G | 6-0 | Senior | Huntington, West Virginia (Huntington) |
| Cameron Tatum | 23 | G/F | 6-6 | Freshman (Redshirt) | Tucker, Georgia (The Patterson School) |
[edit] Players of note
Bernard King, Ernie Grunfeld, Dale Ellis, Allan Houston, Vincent Yarbrough, Marcus Haislip, C.J. Watson, Chris Lofton, JaJuan Smith, and Tyler Smith.
Also, Kevin Nash, who went on to a highly successful career in professional wrestling, is a former Vols basketball player.
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