2014–15 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2014–15 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
Conference Southeastern Conference
2014–15 record 16–16 (7–11 SEC)
Head coach Donnie Tyndall (1st season)
Assistant coach Al Pinkins
Assistant coach Chris Shumate
Assistant coach Beau Braden
Home arena Thompson–Boling Arena
2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Kentucky 18 0   1.000     38 1   .974
#21 Arkansas 13 5   .722     27 9   .750
LSU 11 7   .611     22 11   .667
Georgia 11 7   .611     21 12   .636
Texas A&M 11 7   .611     21 12   .636
Ole Miss 11 7   .611     21 13   .618
Vanderbilt 9 9   .500     21 14   .600
Alabama 8 10   .444     19 15   .559
Florida 8 10   .444     16 17   .485
Tennessee 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
South Carolina 6 12   .333     17 16   .515
Mississippi State 6 12   .333     13 19   .406
Auburn 4 14   .222     15 20   .429
Missouri 3 15   .167     9 23   .281
2015 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Donnie Tyndall, who was in his first season at Tennessee. The team played their home games at the Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 7–11 in SEC play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Arkansas.

On March 27, head coach Donnie Tyndall, due to an investigation of violations committed when he was the head coach at Southern Miss, was fired after only one season.[1]

Previous season

The Vols posted a record of 24–13 (11–7 SEC) in the 2012–13 season and finished in 4th place. They advance to the semifinals which they lost to Florida in the 2014 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament. They received at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which they lost to Michigan in the sweet 16.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Antonio Barton 2 G 6'1" 172 Senior Baltimore Graduated
Jarnell Stokes 5 F 6'8" 250 Junior Memphis, Tennessee Enter 2014 NBA draft
Rawane Ndiaye 10 C 6'10" 280 Junior Raleigh, North Carolina Injured[2]
Darius Thompson 15 G 6'5" 181 Freshman Murfreesboro, Tennessee Transferred to Virginia
A.J. Davis 21 F 6'9" 208 RS Freshman Buford, Georgia Transferred to Central Florida
Quinton Chievous 31 G 6'6" 214 RS Sophomore Chicago Transferred to Hampton
D'Montre Edwards 32 G 6'6" 203 Senior Charleston, South Carolina Graduated
Jeronne Maymon 34 F 6'8" 260 RS Senior Madison, Wisconsin Graduated
Jordan McRae 52 G 6'6" 185 Senior Midway, Georgia Graduated/2014 NBA draft
Dominic Woodson 55 F 6'10" 270 Sophomore Dallas Transferred at the end of fall semester

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ian Chiles 5 G 6'1" 188 Senior Louisville, Kentucky Transferred from IUPUI. Will be eligible to play immediately since Chiles graduated from IUPUI.
Braxton Bonds 32 G 6'1" 170 Freshman Nashville, Tennessee Walk-on transfer from Liberty University.

Recruiting

Roster

2014–15 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Punter, KevinKevin Punter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bronx, New York
G 1 Richardson, JoshJosh Richardson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Edmond, Oklahoma
G 3 Hubbs, RobertRobert Hubbs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Newbern, Tennessee
G 4 Moore (C), ArmaniArmani Moore (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Kennesaw, Georgia
G 5 Chiles, IanIan Chiles  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Louisville, Kentucky
F 11 Owens, TariqTariq Owens 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Odenton, Maryland
G 15 Mostella, DetrickDetrick Mostella 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Decatur, Alabama
F 21 McGhee, JabariJabari McGhee  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Albany, Georgia
G 23 Reese, DerekDerek Reese 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Orlando, Florida
F 24 Carmichael III, WillieWillie Carmichael III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Apopka, Florida
G 25 Campbell, GalenGalen Campbell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Knoxville, Tennessee
G 32 Bonds (W) (I), BraxtonBraxton Bonds (W) (I) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Nashville, Tennessee
G 33 Lopez (W), BrandonBrandon Lopez (W)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Knoxville, Tennessee
G 34 Baulkman, DevonDevon Baulkman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bainbridge, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

11/03/2014*
7:00 PM, SECN+
Pikeville W 80–62 
 17  Moore  7  Moore, Reese  5  Richardson  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,135)
Knoxville, Tennessee

11/08/2014*
7:00 PM, SECN+
Lenoir–Rhyne W 77–49 
 14  Reese, Richardson  7  Hubbs III, Moore  3  Moore  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,838)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Non-conference regular season

11/14/2014*
6:30 PM, CBSSN
vs. No. 15 VCU
Veterans Classic
L 69–85  0–1
 17  Richardson  5  McGhee  7  Punter  Alumni Hall (5,699)
Annapolis, Maryland

11/20/2014*
7:00 PM, FSN
Texas Southern W 70–58  1–1
 19  Richardson  8  Richardson, Moore  2  Richardson, Punter  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,236)
Knoxville, Tennessee

11/27/2014*
12:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. Santa Clara
Orlando Classic Quarterfinals
W 64–57  2–1
 18  Richardson, Moore  9  McGhee  3  Moore  HP Field House (3,915)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida

11/28/2014*
12:00 PM, ESPN
vs. No. 11 Kansas
Orlando Classic Semifinals
L 67–82  2–2
 16  Richardson  5  Richardson  2  Richardson, Punter, Hubbs III  HP Field House (4,383)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida

11/30/2014*
4:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. Marquette
Orlando Classic 3rd Place Game
L 59–67  2–3
 18  Moore  13  Moore  4  Baulkman  HP Field House (4,847)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida

12/06/2014*
3:15 PM, ESPN2
Kansas State
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 65–64  3–3
 17  Richardson  6  Carmichael  5  Moore  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,111)
Knoxville, Tennessee

12/14/2014*
2:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 15 Butler W 67–55  4–3
 20  Richardson  8  Moore  3  Richardson  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,058)
Knoxville, Tennessee

12/17/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN2
at NC State L 72–83  4–4
 17  Richardson  5  Moore  5  Richardson  PNC Arena (15,281)
Raleigh, North Carolina

12/19/2014*
7:00 PM, FSN
Tennessee Tech W 61–58  5–4
 19  Richardson  5  Moore  3  Moore, Richardson  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,201)
Knoxville, Tennessee

12/22/2014*
7:00 PM, SECN
Mercer W 64–54  6–4
 22  Baulkman  7  Reese  6  Richardson  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,093)
Knoxville, Tennessee

12/27/2014*
8:30 PM, SECN
Tennessee State W 67–46  7–4
 18  Punter  11  Moore  8  Richardson  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,459)
Knoxville, Tennessee

12/31/2014*
1:00 PM, SECN
East Tennessee State W 71–61  8–4
 19  Richardson  12  Moore  7  Moore  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,245)
Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC regular season

01/07/2015
9:00 PM, SECN
at Mississippi State W 61–47  9–4 (1–0)
 15  Punter  10  Reese  5  Richardson  Humphrey Coliseum (5,704)
Starkville, Mississippi

01/10/2015
2:00 PM, SECN
Alabama L 38–56  9–5 (1–1)
 17  Richardson  9  Moore  3  Punter  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,695)
Knoxville, Tennessee

01/13/2015
7:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 19 Arkansas W 74–69  10–5 (2–1)
 20  Richardson  8  Moore  4  Richardson  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,366)
Knoxville, Tennessee

01/17/2015
6:00 PM, SECN
at Missouri W 59–51  11–5 (3–1)
 15  Moore  11  Moore  8  Richardson  Mizzou Arena (10,359)
Columbia, Missouri

01/20/2015
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at South Carolina W 66–62  12–5 (4–1)
 13  Richardson, Punter  9  Reese  3  Punter  Colonial Life Arena (12,032)
Columbia, South Carolina

01/24/2015
1:00 PM, FSN
Texas A&M L 61–67  12–6 (4–2)
 17  Punter  6  Reese  4  Reese  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,547)
Knoxville, Tennessee

01/27/2015
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at Arkansas L 64–69  12–7 (4–3)
 17  Richardson  6  Moore, Reese  6  Richardson  Bud Walton Arena (12,753)
Fayetteville, Arkansas

01/31/2015
12:00 PM, ESPN2
Auburn W 71–63  13–7 (5–3)
 19  Moore  13  Moore  6  Richardson  Thompson–Boling Arena (18,439)
Knoxville, Tennessee

02/03/2015
7:00 PM, SECN
Mississippi State L 66–71  13–8 (5–4)
 30  Richardson  10  Moore  5  Richardson  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,268)
Knoxville, Tennessee

02/07/2015
12:00 PM, ESPN2
at Georgia L 53–56  13–9 (5–5)
 15  Hubbs  6  Hubbs  4  Richardson  Stegeman Coliseum (9,730)
Athens, Georgia

02/11/2015
9:00 PM, SECN
at Vanderbilt W 76–73 OT 14–9 (6–5)
 27  Richardson  8  Reese  4  Richardson  Memorial Gymnasium (11,892)
Nashville, Tennessee

02/14/2015
4:00 PM, SECN
LSU L 55–73  14–10 (6–6)
 16  Moore  8  Moore  2  Richardson, Punter, Moore  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,051)
Knoxville, Tennessee

02/17/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN
No. 1 Kentucky
Rivalry
L 48–66  14–11 (6–7)
 14  Punter  8  Moore  2  Reese  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678)
Knoxville, Tennessee

02/21/2015
7:30 PM, ESPNU
at Ole Miss L 57–59  14–12 (6–8)
 15  Moore  9  Moore  5  Moore  Tad Smith Coliseum (8,630)
Oxford, Mississippi

02/26/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN2
Vanderbilt L 65–73  14–13 (6–9)
 20  Richardson  6  Richardson, Moore  5  Richardson  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,536)
Knoxville, Tennessee

02/28/2015
6:00 PM, ESPN2
at Florida L 49–66  14–14 (6–10)
 18  Moore  5  Moore  3  Richardson, Punter  O'Connell Center (11,970)
Gainesville, Florida

03/04/2015
7:00 PM, SECN
at LSU W 78–63  15–14 (7–10)
 20  Richardson  9  Reese  4  Moore  Maravich Center (8,736)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

03/07/2015
4:00 PM, FSN
South Carolina L 49–60  15–15 (7–11)
 14  Richardson, Hubbs  6  Richardson, Moore  6  Richardson  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,049)
Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC Tournament

03/12/2015
7:00 PM, SECN
vs. Vanderbilt
Second round
W 67–61  16–15
 22  Richardson  7  Reese  4  Punter  Bridgestone Arena (15,032)
Nashville, Tennessee

03/13/2015
7:00 PM, SECN
vs. No. 21 Arkansas
Quarterfinals
L 72–80  16–16
 22  Richardson  10  Richardson  3  Richardson  Bridgestone Arena (13,135)
Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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