2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† SEC Tournament winner ; As of April 2, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
NIT Season Tip-Off champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East
2010–11 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 →

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.

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 (Mich.) University)
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
Tobias Harris F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Jordan McRae G	Midway, Georgia		6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 20, 2008
Jordan McRae G	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
Trae Golden G	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[]

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

[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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2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t	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

† SEC Tournament winner As of April 2, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll