2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
2015–16 record	12–13 (5–7 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Barnes (1st year)
Assistant coach	Rob Lanier
Assistant coach	Desmond Oliver
Assistant coach	Chris Ogden
Home arena	Thompson–Boling Arena

2015–16 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#14 Kentucky	9	–	3	.750	19	–	6	.760
LSU	9	–	3	.750	16	–	9	.640
South Carolina	8	–	4	.667	21	–	4	.840
Texas A&M	7	–	5	.583	18	–	7	.720
Florida	7	–	5	.583	16	–	9	.640
Georgia	7	–	5	.583	14	–	9	.609
Vanderbilt	7	–	5	.583	15	–	10	.600
Ole Miss	6	–	6	.500	16	–	9	.640
Alabama	6	–	6	.500	15	–	9	.625
Arkansas	5	–	7	.417	12	–	13	.480
Tennessee	5	–	7	.417	12	–	13	.480
Mississippi State	3	–	9	.250	10	–	14	.417
Auburn	3	–	9	.250	9	–	15	.375
Missouri*	2	–	10	.167	9	–	16	.360
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2016 SEC Tournament winner As of February 15, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Volunteers are led by first-year head coach Rick Barnes. The team plays its home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Vols posted a record of 16–16 (7–11 SEC) in the 2014–15 season and finished in 10th place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2015 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Arkansas.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Josh Richardson	1	G	6'6"	200	Senior	Edmond, OK	Graduated
Brandon Lopez	33	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Knoxville, TN	Graduated
Galen Campbell	25	G	6'2"	190	RS Junior	Knoxville, TN	Graduated
Ian Chiles	5	G	6'1"	200	RS Senior	Louisville,KY	Eligibility Ended
Tariq Owens	11	F	6'10"	205	Sophomore	Odenton, MD	Transferred to St. John's
Willie Carmichael III	24	F	6'8"	210	Sophomore	Apopka, FL	Transferred to Western Kentucky
Braxton Bonds	32	G	6'1"	170	RS Freshman	Nashville, TN	Transferred to Columbia State
Jabari McGhee	21	F	6'5"	207	RS Freshman	Albany, GA	Transferred at the end of fall semester to Western Kentucky

Recruiting

2015

2015 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kyle Alexander C	Milton, Ontario, CA	Orangeville Prep	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 7, 2015
Kyle Alexander C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Lamonte' Turner PG	Harvest, AL	IMG Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 28, 2015
Lamonte' Turner PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Ray Kasongo PF	Toronto, Ontario, CA	College of Southern Idaho	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Apr 28, 2015
Ray Kasongo PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: JC
Shembari Phillips SG	Marietta, GA	Wheeler	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 1, 2014
Shembari Phillips SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Admiral Schofield SF	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Township	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 31, 2014
Admiral Schofield SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2016

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kwe Parker SG	Wade, NC	Wesleyan Christian	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Nov 20, 2015
Kwe Parker SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Grant Williams PF/C	Charlotte, NC	Providence Day School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Nov 13, 2015
Grant Williams PF/C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
John Fulkerson PF	Arden, NC	Christ School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 6, 2015
John Fulkerson PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Jalen Johnson SF	High Point, NC	Wesleyan Christian	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 11, 2015
Jalen Johnson SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Jordan Bone PG	Nashville, TN	Ensworth	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 13, 2015
Jordan Bone PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR 247Sports: NR ESPN: NR
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Punter, KevinKevin Punter	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bronx, New York
1.5 !G	1	Turner (I), Lamonte'Lamonte' Turner (I)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Florence, Alabama
3.5 !F	2	Kasongo, RayRay Kasongo	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1.5 !G	3	Hubbs, RobertRobert Hubbs	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Newbern, Tennessee
3.5 !F	4	Moore, ArmaniArmani Moore	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Kennesaw, Georgia
3.5 !F	5	Schofield, AdmiralAdmiral Schofield	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Zion, Illinois
3.5 !F	11	Alexander, KyleKyle Alexander	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Milton, Ontario, Canada
1.5 !G	15	Mostella, DetrickDetrick Mostella	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Decatur, Alabama
3.5 !F	23	Reese, DerekDerek Reese	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Orlando, Florida
1.5 !G	24	Campbell (W), LucasLucas Campbell (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Knoxville, Tennessee
1.5 !G	25	Phillips, ShembariShembari Phillips	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
1.5 !G	32	Woodson (W), BradBrad Woodson (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1.5 !G	34	Baulkman, DevonDevon Baulkman	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bainbridge, Georgia

Head coach

Rick Barnes

Assistant coach(es)

Rob Lanier
Desmond Oliver
Chris Ogden

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 6, 2015

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1
C	Kyle Alexander	Derek Reese
PF	Armani Moore	Ray Kasongo
SF	Admiral Schofield	Robert Hubbs
SG	Devon Baulkman	Detrick Mostella
PG	Kevin Punter	Shembari Phillips

Schedule

Tennessee has been invited to play in the Barclays Center Classic, where they will host two to-be-determined opponents and then play against two of these three teams in Brooklyn: Cincinnati, Nebraska, and George Washington.^[1] The Vols will travel on the road to play at Butler,^[2] Georgia Tech,^[3] and TCU.^[4] Tennessee will matchup with Gonzaga in neutral venue in the Battle in Seattle.^[5] Tennessee will also host Marshall,^[6] East Tennessee State, and Florida Atlantic.^[7]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov. 6* 7:00 PM, SECN+	Alabama-Huntsville	W 96–83		29 – Moore	10 – Moore	5 – Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13* 7:00 PM, SECN+	UNC Asheville	W 82–78	1–0	31 – Punter	8 – Moore, Reese	6 – Moore	Thompson–Boling Arena (11,564) Knoxville, TN
Nov. 16* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Georgia Tech	L 67–69	1–1	17 – Moore	10 – Reese	3 – Hubbs	Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,467) Atlanta, GA
Nov. 19* 7:00 PM, SECN+	Marshall	W 84–74	2–1	20 – Moore	13 – Reese	4 – Punter	Thompson–Boling Arena (12,341) Knoxville, TN
Nov. 22* 12:00 PM, SECN	Gardner–Webb Barclays Center Classic first round	W 89–64	3–1	24 – Punter	16 – Moore	6 – Punter	Thompson–Boling Arena (11,911) Knoxville, TN
Nov. 24* 7:00 PM, SECN	Army Barclays Center Classic second round	W 95–80	4–1	29 – Moore	11 – Reese	6 – Moore	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,326) Knoxville, TN
Nov. 27* 9:00 PM, ASN	vs. George Washington Barclays Center Classic semifinals	L 70–73	4–2	24 – Punter	6 – Moore, Reese	4 – Moore	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
Nov. 28* Noon	vs. Nebraska Barclays Center Classic Consolation	L 71–82	4–3	23 – Punter	5 – Alexander	5 – Punter	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
Dec. 12* 2:30 PM, FS1	at #18 Butler	L 86–94	4–4	27 – Punter	7 – Schofield	7 – Moore	Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) Indianapolis, IN
Dec. 16* 7:00 PM, SECN+	Florida Atlantic	W 81–62	5–4	24 – Punter	8 – Reese	5 – Punter	Thompson–Boling Arena (12,309) Knoxville, TN
Dec. 19* 11:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Gonzaga Battle in Seattle	L 79–86	5–5	23 – Punter	7 – Baulkman	5 – Punter	KeyArena (16,770) Seattle, WA
Dec. 22* 7:00 PM, SECN+	East Tennessee State	W 76–67	6–5	17 – Mostella	11 – Moore	4 – Mostella	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,684) Knoxville, TN
Dec. 29* 1:00 PM, SECN	Tennessee State	W 74–69	7–5	23 – Punter	14 – Moore	6 – Moore	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,214) Knoxville, TN
SEC regular season
Jan. 2 2:00 PM, CBS	at Auburn	L 77–83	7–6 (0–1)	31 – Punter	9 – Moore	4 – Punter, Moore	Auburn Arena (8,614) Auburn, AL
Jan. 6 7:00 PM, ESPN2	Florida	W 83–69	8–6 (1–1)	26 – Punter	9 – Hubbs	6 – Moore	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,387) Knoxville, TN
Jan. 9 1:00 PM, SECN	#21 Texas A&M	L 88–92	8–7 (1–2)	19 – Punter	6 – Moore, Schofield	5 – Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,907) Knoxville, TN
Jan. 13 7:00 PM, SECN	at Georgia	L 72–81	8–8 (1–3)	16 – Mostella, Punter	8 – Moore	5 – Moore	Stegeman Coliseum (8,029) Athens, GA
Jan. 16 3:30 PM, SECN	at Mississippi State	W 80–75	9–8 (2–3)	24 – Mostella	8 – Reese	5 – Punter	Humphrey Coliseum (5,926) Starkville, MS
Jan. 20 9:00 PM, SECN	Vanderbilt	L 74–88	9–9 (2–4)	26 – Punter	8 – Moore	3 – Punter, Moore	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,561) Knoxville, TN
Jan. 23 Noon, SECN	#24 South Carolina	W 78–69	10–9 (3–4)	36 – Punter	8 – Hubbs	4 – Baulkman, Moore	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,928) Knoxville, TN
Jan. 26 9:00 PM, SECN	at Alabama	L 57–63	10–10 (3–5)	15 – Punter	11 – Moore	4 – Baulkman, Moore	Coleman Coliseum (11,429) Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 30* 2:00 PM, ESPN2	at TCU Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 63-75	10–11 (3–5)	24 – Punter	11 – Alexander	6 – Moore	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,761) Fort Worth, TX
Feb. 2 7:00 PM, ESPN	#20 Kentucky Rivalry	W 84–77	11–11 (4–5)	27 – Punter	13 – Moore	4 – Moore	Thompson–Boling Arena (19,295) Knoxville, TN
Feb. 6 8:00 PM, SECN	at Arkansas	L 67–85	11–12 (4–6)	24 – Punter	5 – Tied	7 – Punter	Bud Walton Arena (15,970) Fayetteville, AR
Feb. 9 7:00 PM, SECN	Auburn	W 71–45	12–12 (5–6)	20 – Hubbs	12 – Moore	4 – Baulkman, Moore	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,740) Knoxville, TN
Feb. 13 3:00 PM, SECN	at Missouri	L 64–75	12–13 (5–7)	21 – Punter	7 – Alexander	3 – Punter	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
Feb. 18 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	at Kentucky Rivalry			–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
Feb. 20 5:30 PM, ESPNU	LSU			–	–	–	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Feb. 24 9:00 PM, SECN	at South Carolina			–	–	–	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
Feb. 27 7:30 PM, SECN	Arkansas			–	–	–	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Mar. 1 7:00 PM, SECN	at Vanderbilt			–	–	–	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Mar. 5 Noon, SECN	Ole Miss			–	–	–	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
SEC Tournament
Mar. 9-13 TBD, SECN/ESPN	vs.			–	–	–	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Cincinnati, Nebraska, Tennessee to headline 2015 Barclays Center Classic". August 6, 2014.
↑ "Tennessee basketball agrees to home-and-home with Butler". April 29, 2014.
↑ "Jon Rothstein: "Tennessee + Georgia Tech will begin a H + H series starting 11/16/15 in Atlanta, source told @CBSSports. Return game in Knoxville in 16-17."". May 13, 2015.
↑ "Vols Travel to TCU for Big 12/SEC Challenge". May 14, 2015.
↑ "Vols finalizing plans to play Gonzaga". May 12, 2015.
↑ "BOGACZYK: Herd Men's Hoops Scheduling Tougher". April 8, 2015.
↑ "Notebook: Tennessee basketball to host Florida Atlantic this season". June 3, 2015.

Tennessee Volunteers basketball

Venues	Alumni Memorial Gym (1934–1958) Stokely Athletic Center (1958–1987) Thompson–Boling Arena (1987–present)

Rivalries	Kentucky

Culture & lore	History Smokey "Rocky Top"

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

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