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 Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to Michigan.

2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
2010–11 record19–15 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson-Boling Arena
2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 15 Florida133 .813  298  .784
No. 11 Kentucky106 .625  299  .763
No. 25 Vanderbilt97 .563  2311  .676
Georgia97 .563  2112  .636
Tennessee88 .500  1915  .559
South Carolina511 .313  1416  .467
West
Alabama124 .750  2512  .676
Mississippi State97 .563  1714  .548
Ole Miss79 .438  2014  .588
Arkansas79 .438  1813  .581
Auburn412 .250  1120  .355
LSU313 .188  1121  .344
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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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 2010-07-15.
  • "2010 Tennessee Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-07-15.

    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
    Non-Conference 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
    Dick's Sporting Goods 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
    Dick's Sporting Goods 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
    Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off semi-finals
    W 77–72  4–0
    Madison Square Garden (N/A)
    Manhattan, NY
    November 26*
    5:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 24 vs. No. 7 Villanova
    Dick's Sporting Goods 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 State W 86–56  6–0
    Thompson-Boling Arena (17,084)
    Knoxville, TN
    December 11*
    3:15 pm, ESPN
    No. 11 vs. No. 3 Pittsburgh
    DirecTV 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
    Tennessee-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
    (2–2)
    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
    2011 SEC Tournament
    March 10
    7:30 pm, SEC Network
    vs. Arkansas
    First Round
    W 74–68  19–13
    Georgia Dome (N/A)
    Atlanta, GA
    March 11
    7:30 pm, SEC Network
    vs. No. 12 Florida
    Quarterfinals
    L 74–85  19–14
    Georgia Dome (17,096)
    Atlanta, GA
    2011 NCAA Tournament
    March 18*
    12:40 pm, truTV
    vs. Michigan
    Second round
    L 45–75  19–15
    Time Warner Cable Arena (N/A)
    Charlotte, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    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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