2013–14 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

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2013–14 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
2013–14 record24–13 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Florida † 18 – 0   1.000 36 – 3   .923
Kentucky 12 – 6   .667 29 – 11   .725
Georgia 12 – 6   .667 20 – 14   .588
Tennessee 11 – 7   .611 24 – 13   .649
Arkansas 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
Missouri 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657
LSU 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
Ole Miss 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Texas A&M 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Vanderbilt 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Alabama 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Auburn 6 – 12   .333 14 – 16   .467
South Carolina 5 – 13   .278 14 – 20   .412
Mississippi State 3 – 15   .167 14 – 19   .424
† 2014 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2013–14 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Cuonzo Martin, who was in his third season at Tennessee. The team played their home games at the Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season[]

The Vols posted a record of 20–13 (11–7 SEC) in the 2012–13 season and finished sixth in the SEC standings in Cuonzo Martin's second season as head coach. The season was highlighted by a 30-point victory over rival Kentucky and a victory over a team that competed in the Final Four, Wichita State. The Volunteers lost in the first round of the 2013 NIT to Mercer.

Season Summary[]

Going into the season, Cuonzo Martin faced pressure and unrest from the Tennessee fanbase, restless after having missed the NCAA Tournament two consecutive seasons. During the 2011–12 and 2012-13 seasons, promising finishes to the regular season were undermined by early season losses to inferior out of conference opponents; bewildering losses to College of Charleston, Oakland and Austin Peay scuttled any hopes of a tournament appearance each of those seasons, respectively. Frustrations grew shortly after Tennessee inexplicably dropped a game to a sub-100 RPI UTEP squad during the Battle for Atlantis tournament in November. A bubble team throughout the season, Tennessee ultimately nabbed a bid to the NCAA Tournament (despite the earlier loss to UTEP and suffering a sweep at the hands of a sub-100 RPI Texas A&M). In any case, Martin rallied the team to a 4-0 finish to end the regular season at 20-11. A victory over a moribund South Carolina outfit and a third straight loss to #1 Florida put Tennessee at 21-12. This was enough to earn Tennessee an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, Martin's first and only appearance with Tennessee. The Vols were placed in the First Four as an 11 seed, where Tennessee beat Iowa in overtime to move on to the field of 64. Tennessee routed Umass in the second round and Mercer in the round of 32. As a result, Tennessee earned a trip to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2010. The Vols faced Michigan and came within one basket of making what would have been only their second Elite 8 appearance but fell to the Wolverines, 73-71.

Despite the late season surge and performance in the tourney (the latter accomplishment arguably the fruit of a favorable tournament draw and a Mercer upset of Duke), Cuonzo Martin would leave Tennessee at season's end to take the head coaching job at the University of California-Berkeley.

Roster[]

2013–14 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Josh Richardson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Edmond, Oklahoma
G 2 Antonio Barton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
G 3 Robert Hubbs III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Newbern, Tennessee
G 4 Armani Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Kennesaw, Georgia
F 5 Jarnell Stokes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
C 10 Rawane Ndiaye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 15 Darius Thompson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Murfreesboro, Tennessee
F 21 A. J. Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Fr Buford, Georgia
G 23 Derek Reese 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Orlando, Florida
G 24 Brandon Lopez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Jr Knoxville, Tennessee
G 25 Galen Campbell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Knoxville, Tennessee
G 31 Quinton Chievous 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS So Chicago
G 32 D'Montre Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Charleston, South Carolina
F 34 Jeronne Maymon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Madison, Wisconsin
G 52 Jordan McRae 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Midway, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2012-09-24

Schedule and results[]

[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12*
9:00 pm, FS1 		at Xavier L 63–67  0–1
  23 – McRae   10 – Maymon   5 – McRae  Cintas Center (9,878)
Cincinnati
Nov 16*
7:00 pm, SPSO 		USC Upstate W 74–65  1–1
  18 – McRae   18 – Stokes   3 – McRae  Thompson–Boling Arena (15,119)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 18*
7:00 pm, FSN 		The Citadel W 86–60  2–1
  20 – McCrae   7 – Moore   3 – Richardson  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,394)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 22*
7:00 pm, FSN 		Tennessee State W 88–67  3–1
  25 – McRae   8 – Stokes   7 – Thompson  Thompson–Boling Arena (15,134)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 28*
9:30 pm, NBCSN 		vs. UTEP
Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals 		L 70–78  3–2
  22 – McRae   14 – Stokes   3 – Richardson  Sports and Fitness Center (1,416)
Nassau, BAH
Nov 29*
1:00 pm, AXS TV 		vs. Xavier
Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation 2nd Round 		W 64–49  4–2
  20 – Stokes   10 – Stokes   3 – Stokes  Sports and Fitness Center (1,573)
Nassau, BAH
Nov 30*
3:30 pm, AXS TV 		vs. Wake Forest
Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game 		W 82–63  5–2
  21 – Stokes   10 – Stokes   3 – Tied  Sports and Fitness Center (1,400)
Nassau, BAH
Dec 7*
12:00 pm, FSN 		Tennessee Tech W 84–63  6–2
  19 – Stokes   13 – Stokes   4 – McRae  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,606)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 14*
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 12 Wichita State L 61–70  6–3
  26 – McRae   9 – Maymon   4 – Barton  Charles Koch Arena (14,356)
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 18*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		NC State L 58–65  6–4
  21 – McRae   16 – Maymon   3 – Thompson  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,831)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 23*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Morehead State W 82–67  7–4
  19 – Richardson   10 – Reese   5 – McRae  Thompson–Boling Arena (15,207)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 30*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Virginia W 87–52  8–4
  21 – McRae   9 – Reese   5 – McRae  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,142)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 4*
2:00 pm 		Tusculum W 98–51  9–4
  19 – McRae   8 – Stokes   9 – Thompson  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,175)
Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC regular season
Jan 7
7:00 pm, ESPN 		at LSU W 68–50  10–4 (1–0)
  19 – McRae   15 – Stokes   5 – McRae  Maravich Center (7,918)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 11
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Texas A&M L 56–57  10–5 (1–1)
  12 – Barton   15 – Maymon   4 – McRae  Thompson–Boling Arena (18,079)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 15
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Auburn W 78–67  11–5 (2–1)
  21 – McRae   14 – Stokes   4 – 3 Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,205)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 18
12:00 pm, CBS 		at No. 13 Kentucky L 66–74  11–6 (2–2)
  20 – Stokes   15 – Stokes   3 – Barton  Rupp Arena (24,246)
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 22
8:00 pm, SECN 		Arkansas W 81–74  12–6 (3–2)
  34 – McRae   9 – Maymon   4 – Barton  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,034)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 25
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 6 Florida L 41–67  12–7 (3–3)
  16 – Stokes   10 – Stokes   2 – Stokes  O'Connell Center (12,475)
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 29
8:00 pm, SECN 		Ole Miss W 86–70  13–7 (4–3)
  26 – McRae   14 – Stokes   7 – Thompson  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,341)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 1
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Alabama W 76–59  14–7 (5–3)
  26 – McRae   16 – Stokes   4 – McRae  Coleman Coliseum (12,620)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 5
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Vanderbilt L 60–64  14–8(5–4)
  16 – McRae   14 – Stokes   5 – Thompson  Memorial Gymnasium (10,733)
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 8
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		South Carolina W 72–53  15–8 (6–4)
  24 – McRae   8 – Stokes   4 – Thompson  Thompson–Boling Arena (17,215)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 11
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 3 Florida L 58–67  15–9 (6–5)
  20 – Stokes   11 – Stokes   3 – Barton  Thompson–Boling Arena (18,009)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 15
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Missouri L 70–75  15–10 (6–6)
  31 – McRae   8 – Stokes   3 – Stokes  Mizzou Arena (14,132)
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 18
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		Georgia W 67–48  16–10 (7–6)
  20 – Stokes   11 – Stokes   3 – Stokes  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,852)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 22
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Texas A&M L 65-68 OT 16–11 (7–7)
  20 – McRae   16 – Stokes   4 – Stokes  Reed Arena (6,432)
College Station, Texas
Feb 26
8:00 pm, SECN 		at Mississippi State W 75–68  17–11 (8–7)
  29 – McRae   11 – Maymon   4 – McRae  Humphrey Coliseum (6,161)
Starkville, Mississippi
Mar 1
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		Vanderbilt W 76–38  18–11 (9–7)
  21 – Barton   11 – Stokes   6 – Barton  Thompson–Boling Arena (17,208)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 5
8:00 pm, SECN 		at Auburn W 82–54  19–11 (10–7)
  20 – Stokes   8 – Maymon   7 – Stokes  Auburn Arena (5,304)
Auburn, Alabama
Mar 8
4:00 pm, ESPN 		Missouri W 72–45  20–11 (11–7)
  16 – Barton   10 – Tied   4 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (18,519)
Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC Tournament
Mar 14
3:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. South Carolina
Quarterfinals 		W 59–44  21–11
  22 – Stokes   15 – Stokes   3 – McRae  Georgia Dome (–)
Atlanta
Mar 15
1:00 pm, ABC 		vs. No. 1 Florida
Semifinals 		L 49–56  21–12
  15 – McRae   9 – Maymon   3 – Barton  Georgia Dome (–)
Atlanta
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19
9:10 pm, TruTV 		No. (11 MW) vs. (11 MW) Iowa
First Four 		W 78–65 OT 22–12
  20 – McRae   13 – Stokes   5 – Marble  University of Dayton Arena (11,534)
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 21
2:45 pm, CBS 		No. (11 MW) vs. (6 MW) Massachusetts
Second round 		W 86–67  23–12
  26 – Stokes   14 – Stokes   5 – Richardson  PNC Arena 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 23*
6:10 pm, TNT 		No. (11 MW) vs. (14 MW) Mercer
Third round 		W 83–63  24–12
  26 – Richardson   18 – Stokes   5 – Stokes  PNC Arena 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 28*
7:15 pm, CBS 		No. (11 MW) vs. No. 7 (2 MW) Michigan
Sweet Sixteen 		L 71–73  24–13
  24 – McRae   6 – 3 Tied   2 – 4 Tied  Lucas Oil Stadium 
Indianapolis
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, For NCAA tournament, number in parenthesis is seed, letter indicates region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Link to AP Poll
  2. ^ http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/tenn-m-baskbl-sched.html
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