| 2009-10 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball | |||
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| NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight | |||
| Conference | Southeastern Conference East | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #9 | ||
| AP | #15 | ||
| 2009-10 record | 28–9 (11–5 SEC) | ||
| Head coach | Bruce Pearl | ||
| Assistant coach | Tony Jones | ||
| Assistant coach | Steve Forbes | ||
| Assistant coach | Jason Shay | ||
| Home arena | Thompson-Boling Arena | ||
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| #2 Kentucky† | 14 | 2 | .875 | 35 | 3 | .921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #21 Vanderbilt | 12 | 4 | .750 | 24 | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #15 Tennessee | 11 | 5 | .688 | 28 | 9 | .757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 9 | 7 | .563 | 21 | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 6 | 10 | .375 | 15 | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 5 | 11 | .313 | 14 | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mississippi St. | 9 | 7 | .563 | 24 | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 9 | 7 | .563 | 24 | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 7 | 9 | .438 | 14 | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 6 | 10 | .375 | 17 | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 6 | 10 | .375 | 15 | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | 14 | .125 | 11 | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † SEC Tournament winner As of March 30, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll |
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The 2009–10 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team[1] represented the University of Tennessee in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the fifth season for Bruce Pearl as the Volunteers' head coach. The team, a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference, played its home games at Thompson-Boling Arena. They finished the 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.
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The 2008–09 Volunteers finished the season 21–13 overall, against the second-rated schedule in the nation, with a 10–6 mark in conference play. The Vols won the SEC East crown and appeared in the SEC Championship Game for the first time since 1991. In postseason play, the Volunteers earned a number 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The team went on to lose in the first round to the Oklahoma State Cowboys and finished the season unranked.[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]
On January 1, 2010, Tyler Smith, Cameron Tatum, Brian Williams, and Melvin Goins were arrested for weapons charges and marijuana possession. Coach Bruce Pearl suspended the four players. Tyler Smith was dismissed from the team, and the three other players have since been reinstated.
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| Kenny Hall PF |
Stone Mountain, Georgia | Redan High School | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Mar 2, 2008 |
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| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
| Melvin Goins PG |
San Diego, California | Mt. San Jacinto College (CA) | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
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| Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
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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 | PG | 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 | PF | 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 | SG | 6'4" | 165 | Senior | Knoxville, Tennessee | Fulton |
| Skylar McBee | 13 | SG | 6'3" | 190 | Freshman | Rutledge, Tennessee | Grainger County High School |
| Kenny Hall | 20 | PF | 6'8" | 220 | Freshman | Stone Mountain, Georgia | Redan High School |
| Melvin Goins | 21 | PG | 5'11" | 195 | Junior | San Diego, California | Mt. San Jacinto (Calif.) College |
| Steven Pearl | 22 | SF | 6'5" | 232 | Junior | Knoxville, Tennessee | West |
| Cameron Tatum | 23 | SG | 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 | SG | 6'7" | 200 | Sophomore | Hopkinsville, Kentucky | University Heights |
| Brian Williams | 33 | C | 6'10" | 278 | Junior | Bronx, New York | Harmony Community Prep |
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Record | ||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| Fri, Oct 30* | 7:30 pm | North Alabama | #10 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | W 117–79 | ||||||
| Wed, Nov 4* | 7:30 pm | Lincoln Memorial | #10 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | W 97–58 | ||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Fri, Nov 13* | 7:00 pm | Austin Peay | #10 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | W 83–54 | 1–0 | |||||
| Tues, Nov 17* | 7:00 pm | UNC-Asheville | #10 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | SportSouth | W 124–49 | 2–0 | ||||
| Fri, Nov 20* | 3:30 pm | vs. East Carolina | #10 | University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center • St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Round 1) |
W 105–66 | 3–0 | |||||
| Sun, Nov 22* | 6:00 pm | vs. DePaul | #10 | University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center • St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Semifinal) |
W 57–53 | 4–0 | |||||
| Mon, Nov 23* | 8:30 pm | vs. #7 Purdue | #9 | University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center • St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Final) |
FCS | L 73–72 | 4–1 | ||||
| Fri, Nov 27* | 7:00 pm | College of Charleston | #9 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | CSS | W 86–69 | 5–1 | ||||
| Wed, Dec 2* | 7:00 pm | ETSU | #11 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | SportsSouth | W 78–66 | 6–1 | ||||
| Fri, Dec 11* | 7:00 pm | vs. MTSU | #9 | Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tennessee (Sun Belt Classic) |
W 75–54 | 7–1 | |||||
| Tues, Dec 15* | 7:00 pm | Wyoming | #9 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | ESPNU | W 77–58 | 8–1 | ||||
| Sat, Dec 19* | 4:30 pm | at USC | #9 | Galen Center • Los Angeles, CA | FSN | L 77–55 | 8–2 | ||||
| Wed, Dec 23* | 7:00 pm | North Carolina A&T | #16 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | CSS | W 99–78 | 9–2 | ||||
| Thur, Dec 31* | 4:00 pm | at Memphis | #14 | FedExForum • Memphis, TN | ESPN2 | W 66–59 | 10–2 | ||||
| Wed, Jan 6* | 7:00 pm | Charlotte | #16 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | CSS | W 88–71 | 11–2 | ||||
| Sun, Jan 10* | 4:30 pm | #1 Kansas | #16 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | CBS | W 76–68 | 12–2 | ||||
| Thur, Jan 14 | 7:00 pm | Auburn | #9 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | ESPN2 | W 81–55 | 13–2 (1–0) | ||||
| Sat, Jan 16 | 1:30 pm | #21 Ole Miss | #9 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | SEC Network | W 71–69 OT | 14–2 (2–0) | ||||
| Tues, Jan 19 | 7:00 pm | at Alabama | #8 | Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL | ESPN | W 63–56 | 15–2 (3–0) | ||||
| Tues, Jan 23 | 5:00 pm | at Georgia | #8 | Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA | FSN South | L 78–63 | 15–3 (3–1) | ||||
| Wed, Jan 27 | 7:00 pm | #21 Vanderbilt | #14 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | ESPNU | L 85–76 | 15–4 (3–2) | ||||
| Sun, Jan 31 | 1:00 pm | Florida | #14 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | CBS | W 60–61 | 16–4 (4–2) | ||||
| Thur, Feb 4 | 9:00 pm | at LSU | #14 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA | ESPN2 | W 59–54 | 17–4 (5–2) | ||||
| Sat, Feb 6 | 6:00 pm | South Carolina | #14 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | ESPN | W 79–53 | 18–4 (6–2) | ||||
| Tues, Feb 9 | 7:00 pm | at #22 Vanderbilt | #12 | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | ESPN | L 90–71 | 18–5 (6–3) | ||||
| Sat, Feb 13 | 9:00 pm | at #3 Kentucky | #12 | Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY | ESPN | L 73–62 | 18–6 (6–4) | ||||
| Wed, Feb 17 | 8:00 pm | Georgia | #20 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | SEC Network | W 60–69 | 19–6 (7–4) | ||||
| Sat, Feb 20 | 1:30 pm | South Carolina | #20 | Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC | SEC Network | W 63–55 | 20–6 (8–4) | ||||
| Tues, Feb 23 | 9:00 pm | at Florida | #19 | O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL | ESPN | L 75–62 | 20–7 (8–5) | ||||
| Sat, Feb 27 | 12:00 pm | #2 Kentucky | #19 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | CBS | W 74–65 | 21–7 (9–5) | ||||
| Wed, Mar 3 | 7:00 pm | Arkansas | #16 | Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | CSS | W 80–73 | 22–7 (10–5) | ||||
| Sat, Mar 6 | 6:00 pm | at Mississippi State | #16 | Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS | ESPN | W 75-59 | 23–7 (11–5) | ||||
| 2010 SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
| Thu, Mar 11 | 3:15 pm | vs. LSU | #15 | Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, TN (First Round) |
SEC Network | W 59–49 | 24–7 | ||||
| Fri, Mar 12 | 3:30 pm | vs. Ole Miss | #15 | Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, TN (Quarterfinals) |
SEC Network | W 76–65 | 25–7 | ||||
| Sat, Mar 13 | 1:00 pm | vs. #2 Kentucky | #15 | Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, TN (Semifinals) |
ABC | L 74–45 | 25–8 | ||||
| 2010 NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Thu, Mar 18 | 9:45 pm | vs. (11) San Diego State | #15 (6) | Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RI (Midwest Region First Round) |
CBS | W 62–59 | 26–8 | ||||
| Sat, Mar 20 | 3:35 pm | vs. (14) Ohio | #15 (6) | Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RI (Midwest Region Second Round) |
CBS | W 83–68 | 27–8 | ||||
| Fri, Mar 26 | 7:07 pm | vs. #5 (2) Ohio State | #15 (6) | Edward Jones Dome • St. Louis, MO (Midwest Region Semifinal) |
CBS | W 76–73 | 28–8 | ||||
| Sun, Mar 28 | 2:20 pm | vs. #13 (5) Michigan State | #15 (6) | Edward Jones Dome • St. Louis, MO (Midwest Region Final) |
CBS | L 70–69 | 28–9 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time [7]. | |||||||||||
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