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
NIT Season Tip-Off champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	East
Record	19–15 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	Bruce Pearl (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Tony Jones Steve Forbes Jason Shay
Home arena	Thompson-Boling Arena
Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 15 Florida	13	–	3		.813			29	–	8		.784
No. 11 Kentucky †	10	–	6		.625			29	–	9		.763
No. 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
† 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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 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 Bruce Pearl (Boston College) Assistant coach(es) Tony Jones (Concordia–Ann Arbor) Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas) Jason Shay (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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 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 2011-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press via NBCSports.MSNBC.com, March 21, 2011