2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

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 Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the second round to Michigan.

2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record19–15 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson-Boling Arena
2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 15 Florida133 .813298  .784
No. 11 Kentucky106 .625299  .763
No. 25 Vanderbilt97 .5632311  .676
Georgia97 .5632112  .636
Tennessee88 .5001915  .559
South Carolina511 .3131416  .467
West
Alabama124 .7502512  .676
Mississippi State97 .5631714  .548
Ole Miss79 .4382014  .588
Arkansas79 .4381813  .581
Auburn412 .2501120  .355
LSU313 .1881121  .344
2011 SEC tournament winner
As of April 2, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

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

2010–11 roster

2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Renaldo Woolridge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)212 lb (96 kg) Jr Sherman Oaks, CA
G 1 Jordan McRae 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)173 lb (78 kg) Fr Midway, GA
G 2 Melvin Goins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr San Diego, CA
G 10 Michael Hubert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Hendersonville, TN
G 11 Trae Golden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)207 lb (94 kg) Fr Powder Springs, GA
F 12 Tobias Harris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)226 lb (103 kg) Fr Dix Hills, NY
G 13 Skylar McBee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)184 lb (83 kg) So Rutledge, TN
G 14 Tyler Summitt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Knoxville, TN
F 15 Rob Murphy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)232 lb (105 kg) RS Jr Brentwood, TN
F 20 Kenny Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Stone Mountain, GA
F 22 Steven Pearl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr Knoxville, TN
G 23 Cameron Tatum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)192 lb (87 kg) Jr Lithonia, GA
G 24 Josh Bone 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)197 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Nashville, TN
F 25 John Fields 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)222 lb (101 kg) Sr Fayetteville, NC
G 32 Scotty Hopson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hopkinsville, KY
C 33 Brian Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)275 lb (125 kg) Sr Bronx, NY
F 34 Jeronne 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
  • (W) Walk-on

Class of 2010 Signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 29, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Jordan McRae
G
Midway, Georgia Liberty County HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 20, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Trae Golden
G
Powder Springs, Georgia McEachern High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 16, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9   Rivals: 10
  • 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:

  • "Tennessee Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  • "2010 Tennessee Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2010.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3*
7:30 pm, SportSouth
No. 23 Brevard W 91–42 
Thompson-Boling Arena (17,878)
Knoxville, TN
November 8*
7:30 pm, SportSouth
No. 23 Indianapolis L 64–79 
Thompson-Boling Arena (16,701)
Knoxville, TN
Regular season
November 12*
9:00 pm, SportSouth
No. 23 Chattanooga W 82–62  1–0
Thompson-Boling Arena (20,613)
Knoxville, TN
November 16*
9:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 24 Belmont
NIT Season Tip-Off first round
W 85–76  2–0
Thompson-Boling Arena (16,783)
Knoxville, TN
November 17*
7:00 pm
No. 24 Missouri State
NIT Season Tip-Off second round
W 60–56  3–0
Thompson-Boling Arena (16,001)
Knoxville, TN
November 24*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 24 vs. VCU
NIT Season Tip-Off semi-finals
W 77–72  4–0
Madison Square Garden 
Manhattan, NY
November 26*
5:00 pm, ESPN
No. 24 vs. No. 7 Villanova
NIT Season Tip-Off finals
W 78–68  5–0
Madison Square Garden (7,228)
Manhattan, NY
November 30*
7:30 pm, FSN South
No. 13 Middle Tennessee W 86–56  6–0
Thompson-Boling Arena (17,084)
Knoxville, TN
December 11*
3:15 pm, ESPN
No. 11 vs. No. 3 Pittsburgh
SEC/Big East Invitational
W 83–76  7–0
CONSOL Energy Center (15,166)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 14*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 7 Oakland L 82–89  7–1
Thompson-Boling Arena (16,784)
Knoxville, TN
December 17*
8:00 pm, CBS College Sports
No. 7 at Charlotte L 48–49  7–2
Time Warner Cable Arena (8,419)
Charlotte, NC
December 21*
7:00 pm, SportSouth
No. 19 USC L 64–65  7–3
Thompson-Boling Arena (19,030)
Knoxville, TN
December 23*
7:30 pm, SportSouth
No. 19 Belmont W 66–65  8–3
Thompson-Boling Arena (17,594)
Knoxville, TN
December 29*
7:00 pm, CSS
UT Martin W 68–62  9–3
Thompson-Boling Arena (17,481)
Knoxville, TN
December 31*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
College of Charleston L 78–91  9–4
Thompson-Boling Arena (17,794)
Knoxville, TN
January 5*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 Memphis W 104–84  10–4
Thompson-Boling Arena (18,664)
Knoxville, TN
January 8
1:30 pm, SEC Network
at Arkansas L 65–68  10–5
(0–1)
Bud Walton Arena (12,044)
Fayetteville, AR
January 11
9:00 pm, ESPN
Florida
Super Tuesday
L 75–81 OT 10–6
(0–2)
Thompson-Boling Arena (19,846)
Knoxville, TN
January 15
12:00 pm, ESPN
Vanderbilt
ESPN College GameDay
W 67–64  11–6
(1–2)
Thompson-Boling Arena (21,198)
Knoxville, TN
January 18
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Georgia W 59–57  12–6
(2–2)
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
January 22*
2:00 pm, CBS
at No. 8 Connecticut L 61–72  12–7
XL Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
January 26
9:00 pm, SEC Network
LSU W 75–53  13–7
(3–2)
Thompson-Boling Arena (18,991)
Knoxville, TN
January 29
4:00 pm, SEC Network
at Mississippi W 74–58  14–7
(4–2)
Tad Smith Coliseum (8,807)
Oxford, MS
February 3
9:00 pm, ESPN
at Auburn W 69–56  15–7
(5–2)
Auburn Arena (6,274)
Auburn, AL
February 5
5:00 pm, FSN South
Alabama L 60–65 OT 15–8
(5–3)
Thompson-Boling Arena (21,948)
Knoxville, TN
February 8
9:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 18 Kentucky
Super Tuesday
L 61–73  15–9
(5–4)
Rupp Arena (24,334)
Lexington, KY
February 12
6:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 17 Florida L 60–61  15–10
(5–5)
O'Connell Center (12,630)
Gainesville, FL
February 16
7:00 pm, CSS
South Carolina W 73–67  16–10
(6–5)
Thompson-Boling Arena (18,402)
Knoxville, TN
February 19
1:00 pm, CBS
Georgia L 63–69  16–11
(6–6)
Thompson-Boling Arena (20,462)
Knoxville, TN
February 22
9:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 18 Vanderbilt
Super Tuesday
W 60–51  17–11
(7–6)
Memorial Gym (14,316)
Nashville, TN
February 26
6:00 pm, ESPN
Mississippi State L 69–70  17–12
(7–7)
Thompson-Boling Arena (20,777)
Knoxville, TN
March 3
7:00 pm, ESPN
at South Carolina W 73–69  18–12
(8–7)
Colonial Life Arena (10,137)
Columbia, SC
March 6
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 20 Kentucky
Senior Day
L 58–64  18–13
(8–8)
Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678)
Knoxville, TN
SEC tournament
March 10
7:30 pm, SEC Network
(E5) vs. (W4) Arkansas
SEC First Round
W 74–68  19–13
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
March 11
7:30 pm, SEC Network
(E5) vs. (E1) No. 12 Florida
SEC Quarterfinals
L 74–85  19–14
Georgia Dome (17,096)
Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
March 18*
12:40 pm, truTV
(9 W) vs. (8 W) Michigan
NCAA Second round
L 45–75  19–15
Time Warner Cable Arena 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=NCAA West Regional.

References

  1. Beth Rucker,Tennessee Fires Coach Bruce Pearl Archived 2011-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press via NBCSports.MSNBC.com, March 21, 2011
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