2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
NIT Season Tip-Off Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Southeastern Conference East
2010–11 record 19–15 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach Bruce Pearl
Assistant coach Tony Jones
Assistant coach Steve Forbes
Assistant coach Jason Shay
Home arena Thompson-Boling Arena
Seasons
« 2009–10 2011–12 »
2010–11 SEC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
#15 Florida 13   3   .813     29   8   .784
#11 Kentucky † 10   6   .625     29   9   .763
#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
† SEC Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the sixth 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 were the champions of the 2011 NIT Season Tip-Off. They finished the season 19–15, 8–8 in SEC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament to Florida. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to Michigan.

On March 21, 2011, Pearl was fired by the school for lying to NCAA investigators on recruiting violations.[1]

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2010–11 Roster

2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Woolridge, RenaldoRenaldo Woolridge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Sherman Oaks, CA
G 1 McRae, JordanJordan McRae 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Midway, GA
G 2 Goins, MelvinMelvin Goins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr San Diego, CA
G 10 Hubert, MichaelMichael Hubert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Hendersonville, TN
G 11 Golden, TraeTrae Golden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Powder Springs, GA
F 12 Harris, TobiasTobias Harris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Fr Dix Hills, NY
G 13 McBee, SkylarSkylar McBee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Rutledge, TN
G 14 Summitt, TylerTyler Summitt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Knoxville, TN
F 15 Murphy, RobRob Murphy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) RS Jr Brentwood, TN
F 20 Hall, KennyKenny Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Stone Mountain, GA
F 22 Pearl, StevenSteven Pearl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Knoxville, TN
G 23 Tatum, CameronCameron Tatum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Lithonia, GA
G 24 Bone, JoshJosh Bone 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Nashville, TN
F 25 Fields, JohnJohn Fields 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Fayetteville, NC
G 32 Hopson, ScottyScotty Hopson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hopkinsville, KY
C 33 Williams, BrianBrian Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr Bronx, NY
F 34 Maymon, JeronneJeronne Maymon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 258 lb (117 kg) RS So Madison, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Brian Williams John Fields
PF Tobias Harris Kenny Hall
SF Cameron Tatum Renaldo Woolridge Steven Pearl
SG Scotty Hopson Jordan McRae Skylar McBee
PG Melvin Goins Josh Bone Trae Golden

Class of 2010 Signees

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tobias Harris
F		 Dix Hills, New York Half Hollow Hills West HS 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 29,
2009 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 97
Jordan McRae
G		 Midway, Georgia Liberty County HS 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 20,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 94
Trae Golden
G		 Powder Springs, Georgia McEachern High School 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 16,
2009 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 94
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9   Rivals: 10
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:

Class of 2011 Signees

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josh Richardson
SF		 Edmond, Oklahoma Edmond Santa Fe High School 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 21,
2011 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 90
Wesley Washpun
PG		 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Washington High School 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 160 lb (73 kg) Apr 14,
2011 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 88
Quinton Chievous
SG		 Niles, Illinois Notre Dame High School 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 200 lb (91 kg) May 11,
2011 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 84
Yemi Makanjuola
C		 Raleigh, North Carolina Word of God Christian Academy 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 230 lb (100 kg) May 26,
2011 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 80
Dwight Miller
PF		 Bellaire, Texas St. Pius X 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) May 23,
2011 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: JC
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A
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:

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Exhibition
November 3* 7:30 Brevard #23 Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN SportSouth W 91–42 
November 8* 7:30 Indianapolis #23 Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN SportSouth L 64–79 
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 12* 9:00 Chattanooga #23 Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN SportSouth W 82–62  1–0
November 16* 9:30 Belmont Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN
(Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off first round)		 ESPNU W 85–76  2–0
November 17* 7:00 Missouri State Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN
(Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off second round)		 W 60–56  3–0
November 24* 7:00 vs. VCU Madison Square Garden • Manhattan, NY
(Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off semi-finals)		 ESPN2 W 77–72  4–0
November 26* 5:00 pm vs. #7 Villanova Madison Square Garden • Manhattan, NY
(Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off finals)		 ESPN W 78–68  5–0
November 30* 7:30 Middle Tennessee State Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN FSN South W 86–56  6–0
December 11* 3:15 vs. #3 Pittsburgh #13 CONSOL Energy Center • Pittsburgh, PA
(DirecTV SEC/Big East Invitational)		 ESPN W 83–76  7–0
December 14* 7:00 Oakland #7 Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPNU L 82–89  7–1
December 17* 8:00 at Charlotte #7 Dale F. Halton Arena • Charlotte, NC CBS College Sports L 48–49  7–2
December 21* 7:00 USC #18 Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN SportSouth L 64–65  7–3
December 23* 7:30 Belmont #18 Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN SportSouth W 66–65  8–3
December 29* 7:00 Tennessee-Martin Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN CSS W 68–62  9–3
December 31* 2:00 College of Charleston Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN2 L 78–91  9–4
January 5* 9:00 #21 Memphis Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN2 W 104–84  10–4
January 8 1:30 at Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR SEC Network L 65–68  10–5 (0–1)
January 11 9:00 Florida Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN
(Super Tuesday)		 ESPN L 75–81 OT 10–6 (0–2)
January 15 12:00 Vanderbilt Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN W 67–64  11–6 (1–2)
January 18 7:00 at Georgia Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA ESPNU W 59–57  12–6 (2–2)
January 22* 2:00 at #8 Connecticut Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT CBS L 61–72  12–7 (2–2)
January 26 9:00 LSU Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN SEC Network W 75–53  13–7 (3–2)
January 29 4:00 at Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS SEC Network W 74–58  14–7 (4–2)
February 3 9:00 at Auburn Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL ESPN W 69–56  15–7 (5–2)
February 5 5:00 Alabama Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN FSN South L 60–65 OT 15–8 (5–3)
February 8 9:00 at #18 Kentucky Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY
(Super Tuesday)		 ESPN L 61–73  15–9 (5–4)
February 12 6:00 at #17 Florida O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL ESPN L 60–61  15–10 (5–5)
February 16 7:00 South Carolina Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN CSS W 73–67  16–10 (6–5)
February 19 1:00 Georgia Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN CBS L 63–69  16–11 (6–6)
February 22 9:00 at #18 Vanderbilt Memorial Gym • Nashville, TN
(Super Tuesday)		 ESPN W 60–51  17–11 (7–6)
February 26 6:00 Mississippi State Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN L 69–70  17–12 (7–7)
March 3 7:00 at South Carolina Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC ESPN W 73–69  18–12 (8–7)
March 6 12:00 #20 Kentucky Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN
(Senior Day)		 CBS L 58–64  18–13 (8–8)
2011 SEC Tournament
March 10 7:30 vs. Arkansas Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
(First Round)		 SEC Network W 74–68  19–13
March 11 7:30 vs. #12 Florida Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
(Quarterfinals)		 SEC Network L 74–85  19–14
2011 NCAA Tournament
March 18* 12:40 vs. Michigan Time Warner Cable Arena • Charlotte, NC
(Second Round)		 truTV L 45–75  19–15
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

See also

References

  1. ^ Beth Rucker,Tennessee Fires Coach Bruce Pearl, Associated Press via NBCSports.MSNBC.com, March 21, 2011
Eastern Division
Western Division
Tournament