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{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|Mode= Basketball
|sport= Basketball
|sex=none
|sex=none
|Year= 2018–19
|year= 2018–19
|team= Tennessee Volunteers
|Prev year= 2017–18
|image= Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
|Next year= 2019–20
|image_size = 125
|Team= Tennessee Volunteers
|conference= Southeastern Conference
|Image= Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
|ImageSize = 125
|short_conf= SEC
|Conference= Southeastern Conference
|ShortConference= SEC
|APRank= 6
|APRank= 6
|CoachRank= 5
|CoachRank= 10
|Record= 31–5
|record= 31–6
|ConfRecord= 15–3
|conf_record= 15–3
|HeadCoach=[[Rick Barnes]]
|head_coach=[[Rick Barnes]]
|HCYear=4th
|hc_year=4th
|AsstCoach1=[[Rob Lanier]]
|asst_coach1=[[Rob Lanier]]
|AsstCoach2=Desmond Oliver
|asst_coach2=[[Desmond Oliver (basketball)|Desmond Oliver]]
|AsstCoach3=Michael Schwartz
|asst_coach3=Michael Schwartz
|StadiumArena=[[Thompson–Boling Arena]]
|stadium=[[Thompson–Boling Arena]]
|Champion=
|champion=
|BowlTourney= [[2019 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]]
|tourney= [[2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]]
|tourney_result= Sweet Sixteen
|BowlTourneyResult=
}}
}}
{{2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings}}
{{2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings}}

The '''2018–19 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team''' represents the [[University of Tennessee]] in the [[2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season]]. The Volunteers are led by fourth-year head coach [[Rick Barnes]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rick Barnes |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/rick_barnes_960611.html |website=utsports.com |accessdate=June 23, 2016}}</ref> The team plays its home games at [[Thompson–Boling Arena]] in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], as a member of the [[Southeastern Conference]].
The '''2018–19 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team''' represented the [[University of Tennessee]] in the [[2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season]]. The Volunteers were led by fourth-year head coach [[Rick Barnes]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rick Barnes |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/rick_barnes_960611.html |website=utsports.com |accessdate=June 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707133637/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/rick_barnes_960611.html |archive-date=July 7, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The team played its home games at [[Thompson–Boling Arena]] in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], as a member of the [[Southeastern Conference]]. They finished the season 31–6, 15–3 to finish in 2nd place. In the SEC Tournament, they defeated [[2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team|Mississippi State]] and [[2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]] to make it to the championship. In the championship, they lost to [[2018–19 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team|Auburn]]. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated [[2018–19 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team|Colgate]] in the First Round, [[2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa]] in the Second Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to [[2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team|Purdue]].


==Previous season==
==Previous season==
The Vols finished the [[2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season]] 26–9, 13–5 in [[2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season|SEC play]] to earn a share of the SEC regular season championship. As the No. 2 seed in the [[2018 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament|SEC Tournament,]] they defeated [[2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team|Mississippi State]] and [[2017–18 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team|Arkansas]] before losing to [[2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]] in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the [[2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]] as the No. 3 seed in the South region. There the Volunteers defeated [[2017–18 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team|Wright State]] before being upset by [[2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team|Loyola–Chicago]] in the Second Round.
The Vols finished the [[2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season]] 26–9, 13–5 in [[2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season|SEC play]] to earn a share of the SEC regular season championship. As the No. 2 seed in the [[2018 SEC men's basketball tournament|SEC tournament]], they defeated [[2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team|Mississippi State]] and [[2017–18 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team|Arkansas]] before losing to [[2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]] in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the [[2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] as the No. 3 seed in the South region. There the Volunteers defeated [[2017–18 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team|Wright State]] before being upset by [[2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team|Loyola–Chicago]] in the Second Round.

==Offseason==
==Offseason==

===Departures===
===Departures===
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{{College athlete recruit start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2018}}
{{College athlete recruit entry
{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = D.J. Burns
| recruit = [[D. J. Burns]]
| position = C
| position = C
| hometown = Rock Hill, SC
| hometown = Rock Hill, SC
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==Future recruits==
==Roster==

===2019–20 team recruits===
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|collapse=yes|year=2019}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Josiah James
| position = CG
| hometown = Charleston, SC
| highschool = Porter–Gaud School
| feet = 6
| inches = 6
| weight = 200
| 40 =
| commitdate = 09/19/18
| scout stars = N/A
| rivals stars = 5
| 247 stars = 5
| espn stars = 5
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Drew Pember
| position = PF
| hometown = Knoxville, TN
| highschool = Bearden High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 6
| weight = 175
| 40 =
| commitdate = 06/8/18
| scout stars = N/A
| rivals stars = 3
| 247 stars = 3
| espn stars = 4
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Davonte Gaines
| position = SF
| hometown = Buffalo, NY
| highschool = High School for Health Careers and Sciences
| feet = 6
| inches = 6
| weight = 175
| 40 =
| commitdate = 07/1/17
| scout stars = N/A
| rivals stars = 3
| 247 stars = 3
| espn stars = 3
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| 40 =
| year = 2019
| rivals ref title = Rivals.com 2019 Tennessee Basketball Commitments
| scout ref title = 2019 Tennessee Basketball Commits
| espn ref title = Tennessee Volunteers 2019 Player Commits
| 247sports ref title = Tennessee 2019 Basketball Commits
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== Roster ==
{{CBB roster/Header|year=2018|team=Tennessee Volunteers|teamcolors=y|high_school=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Header|year=2018|team=Tennessee Volunteers|teamcolors=y|high_school=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jordan|last=Bone|num=0|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=174|class=jr|rs=|home=[[Nashville, Tennessee]]|high_school=[[The Ensworth School]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jordan|last=Bone|link=y|num=0|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=180|class=jr|rs=|home=[[Nashville, Tennessee]]|high_school=[[The Ensworth School]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lamonte|last=Turner|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=195|class=jr|rs=yes|home=[[Florence, Alabama]]|high_school=[[IMG Academy]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lamonte|last=Turner|link=y|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=195|class=jr|rs=yes|home=[[Florence, Alabama]]|high_school=[[IMG Academy]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Grant|last=Williams|link=y|dab=basketball|num=2|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=236|class=jr|rs=|home=[[Charlotte, North Carolina]]|high_school=[[Providence Day School]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Grant|last=Williams|link=y|dab=basketball|num=2|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=236|class=jr|rs=|home=[[Charlotte, North Carolina]]|high_school=[[Providence Day School]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jacob|last=Fleschman|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=170|class=so|rs=yes|home=[[Austin, Texas]]|high_school=[[Westlake High School (Texas)|Westlake High School]]|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jacob|last=Fleschman|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=170|class=so|rs=yes|home=[[Austin, Texas]]|high_school=[[Westlake High School (Texas)|Westlake High School]]|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Admiral|last=Schofield|link=y|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=241|class=sr|rs=|home=[[Zion, Illinois]]|high_school=[[Zion-Benton Township High School]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Admiral|last=Schofield|link=y|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=241|class=sr|rs=|home=[[Zion, Illinois]]|high_school=[[Zion-Benton Township High School]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=John|last=Fulkerson|num=10|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=197|class=so|rs=yes|home=[[Kingsport, Tennessee]]|high_school=[[Christ School (North Carolina)|Christ School]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=John|last=Fulkerson|link=y|num=10|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=197|class=so|rs=yes|home=[[Kingsport, Tennessee]]|high_school=[[Christ School (North Carolina)|Christ School]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kyle|last=Alexander|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=11|lbs=215|class=sr|rs=|home=[[Milton, Ontario|Milton, Ontario, Canada]]|high_school=[[Athlete Institute|Orangeville Prep]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kyle|last=Alexander|link=y|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=11|lbs=222|class=sr|rs=|home=[[Milton, Ontario|Milton, Ontario, Canada]]|high_school=[[Athlete Institute|Orangeville Prep]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brad|last=Woodson|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=177|class=sr|rs=|home=[[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]]|high_school=[[Riverdale High School (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)|Riverdale High School]]|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brad|last=Woodson|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=177|class=sr|rs=|home=[[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]]|high_school=[[Riverdale High School (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)|Riverdale High School]]|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jalen|last=Johnson|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=187|class=so|rs=yes|home=[[Durham, North Carolina]]|high_school=[[Wesleyan Christian Academy]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jalen|last=Johnson|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=187|class=so|rs=yes|home=[[Durham, North Carolina]]|high_school=[[Wesleyan Christian Academy]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Derrick|last=Walker|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=236|class=so|rs=|home=[[Kansas City, Missouri]]|high_school=[[Sunrise Christian Academy]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Derrick|last=Walker|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=236|class=so|rs=|home=[[Kansas City, Missouri]]|high_school=[[Sunrise Christian Academy]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jordan|last=Bowden|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=193|class=jr|rs=|home=[[Knoxville, Tennessee]]|high_school=[[Carter High School (Strawberry Plains, Tennessee)|Carter High School]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jordan|last=Bowden|link=y|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=193|class=jr|rs=|home=[[Knoxville, Tennessee]]|high_school=[[Carter High School (Strawberry Plains, Tennessee)|Carter High School]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lucas|last=Campbell|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=185|class=sr|rs=|home=[[Knoxville, Tennessee]]|high_school=[[Christian Academy of Knoxville]]|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lucas|last=Campbell|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=185|class=sr|rs=|home=[[Knoxville, Tennessee]]|high_school=[[Christian Academy of Knoxville]]|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=D.J.|last=Burns|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=272|class=fr|rs=|home=[[Rock Hill, South Carolina]]|high_school=[[York Preparatory Academy]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=D. J.|last=Burns|link=y|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=272|class=fr|rs=|home=[[Rock Hill, South Carolina]]|high_school=[[York Preparatory Academy]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Zach|last=Kent|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=11|lbs=225|class=fr|rs=yes|home=[[Magnolia, Delaware]]|high_school=[[Blair Academy]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Zach|last=Kent|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=11|lbs=225|class=fr|rs=yes|home=[[Magnolia, Delaware]]|high_school=[[Blair Academy]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brock|last=Jancek|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=212|class=fr|rs=|home=[[Knoxville, Tennessee]]|high_school=[[Knoxville Catholic High School]]|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brock|last=Jancek|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=212|class=fr|rs=|home=[[Knoxville, Tennessee]]|high_school=[[Knoxville Catholic High School]]|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Yves|last=Pons|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=209|class=so|rs=|home=[[Fuveau|Fuveau, France]]|high_school=[[INSEP|INSEP Academy]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Yves|last=Pons|link=y|num=35|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=209|class=so|rs=|home=[[Fuveau|Fuveau, France]]|high_school=[[INSEP|INSEP Academy]]}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
|head_coach=
* [[Rick Barnes]] ({{college|[[Lenoir–Rhyne University|Lenoir–Rhyne]]}})
* [[Rick Barnes]] ({{college|Lenoir–Rhyne}})
|asst_coach=
|asst_coach=
* [[Rob Lanier]] ({{college|St. Bonaventure}})
* [[Rob Lanier]] ({{college|St. Bonaventure}})
* Desmond Oliver ({{college|[[Dominican College (New York)|Dominican College (NY)]]}})
* Desmond Oliver ({{college|Dominican College (NY)}})
* Michael Schwartz ({{college|Texas}})
* Michael Schwartz ({{college|Texas}})
|roster_url=http://www.utsports.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball
|roster_url=http://www.utsports.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball
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{{Basketball depth chart
{{Basketball depth chart
|college_team_name = Tennessee Volunteers
|college_team_name = Tennessee Volunteers
|starter_f/c = Kyle Alexander
|starter_f/c = [[Kyle Alexander]]
|starter_f = Grant Williams
|starter_f = [[Grant Williams (basketball)|Grant Williams]]
|starter_g/f = Admiral Schofield
|starter_g/f = [[Admiral Schofield]]
|starter_g = Lamonte' Turner
|starter_g = [[Lamonte Turner]]
|starter_pg = Jordan Bone
|starter_pg = [[Jordan Bone]]
|bench 1_f/c = John Fulkerson
|bench 1_f/c = [[John Fulkerson]]
|bench 1_f = Derrick Walker
|bench 1_f = Derrick Walker
|bench 1_g/f = Yves Pons
|bench 1_g/f = [[Yves Pons]]
|bench 1_g = Jalen Johnson
|bench 1_g = Jalen Johnson
|bench 1_pg = Jordan Bowden
|bench 1_pg = [[Jordan Bowden]]
|bench 2_f/c = Zach Kent
|bench 2_f/c = Zach Kent
|bench 2_f = D.J. Burns
|bench 2_f = [[D. J. Burns]]
|bench 2_g/f = Lucas Campbell '''(W)'''
|bench 2_g/f = Lucas Campbell '''(W)'''
|bench 2_g = Jacob Fleschman '''(W)'''
|bench 2_g = Jacob Fleschman '''(W)'''
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| date = October 31, 2018
| date = October 31, 2018
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = yes
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| date = November 6, 2018
| date = November 6, 2018
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| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
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| nonconf = yes
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| date = November 9, 2018
| date = November 9, 2018
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| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
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| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = yes
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| date = November 13, 2018
| date = November 13, 2018
| time = 9:00{{nbsp}}pm
| time = 9:00{{nbsp}}pm
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| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = yes
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| date = November 21, 2018
| date = November 21, 2018
| time = 5:00{{nbsp}}pm
| time = 5:00{{nbsp}}pm
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| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = yes
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| date = November 23, 2018
| date = November 23, 2018
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| time = 9:00{{nbsp}}pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = yes
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| date = November 28, 2018
| date = November 28, 2018
| time = 6:30{{nbsp}}pm
| time = 6:30{{nbsp}}pm
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| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = yes
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| date = December 2, 2018
| date = December 2, 2018
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| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}pm
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| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = yes
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| date = December 9, 2018
| date = December 9, 2018
| time = 3:00{{nbsp}}pm
| time = 3:00{{nbsp}}pm
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| nonconf = yes
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| date = December 15, 2018
| date = December 15, 2018
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| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}pm
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| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = yes
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| date = December 19, 2018
| date = December 19, 2018
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| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
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| nonconf = yes
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| date = December 22, 2018
| date = December 22, 2018
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| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}pm
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| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = yes
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| date = December 29, 2018
| date = December 29, 2018
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| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}pm
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| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = yes
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| date = January 5, 2019
| date = January 5, 2019
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| time = 3:30{{nbsp}}pm
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| date = January 8, 2019
| date = January 8, 2019
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| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}pm
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| date = January 12, 2019
| date = January 12, 2019
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| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}pm
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| date = January 15, 2019
| date = January 15, 2019
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| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
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| date = January 19, 2019
| date = January 19, 2019
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| date = January 23, 2019
| date = January 23, 2019
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{{CBB schedule entry
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| date = January 26, 2018
| date = January 26, 2019
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| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm
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| date = January 29, 2019
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| date = February 2, 2019
| date = February 2, 2019
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| date = February 5, 2019
| date = February 5, 2019
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| date = February 9, 2019
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| date = February 13, 2019
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| date = February 16, 2019
| date = February 16, 2019
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| site_stadium = [[Rupp Arena]]
| site_stadium = [[Rupp Arena]]
| site_cityst = [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]]
| site_cityst = [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]]
| gamename = [[Kentucky–Tennessee rivalry|Rivalry]]
| gamename = [[Kentucky–Tennessee rivalry|Rivalry]]/[[College GameDay (basketball)|ESPN College GameDay]]
| tv = ESPN
| tv = ESPN
| score = 69–86
| score = 69–86
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| date = February 19, 2019
| date = February 19, 2019
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| date = February 23, 2019
| date = February 23, 2019
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| date = February 27, 2019
| date = February 27, 2019
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| date = March 2, 2019
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| date = March 5, 2019
| date = March 5, 2019
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| date = March 22, 2019
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2018–19 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 6
Record31–6 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 LSU 16 – 2   .889 28 – 7   .800
No. 10 Tennessee 15 – 3   .833 31 – 6   .838
No. 7 Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 30 – 7   .811
No. 5 Auburn† 11 – 7   .611 30 – 10   .750
South Carolina 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
Mississippi State 10 – 8   .556 23 – 11   .676
Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Florida 9 – 9   .500 20 – 16   .556
Alabama 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Arkansas 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Texas A&M 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
Missouri 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Georgia 2 – 16   .111 11 – 21   .344
Vanderbilt 0 – 18   .000 9 – 23   .281
† 2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Volunteers were led by fourth-year head coach Rick Barnes.[1] The team played its home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 31–6, 15–3 to finish in 2nd place. In the SEC Tournament, they defeated Mississippi State and Kentucky to make it to the championship. In the championship, they lost to Auburn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Colgate in the First Round, Iowa in the Second Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Purdue.

Previous season

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The Vols finished the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 26–9, 13–5 in SEC play to earn a share of the SEC regular season championship. As the No. 2 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Mississippi State and Arkansas before losing to Kentucky in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the South region. There the Volunteers defeated Wright State before being upset by Loyola–Chicago in the Second Round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
James Daniel III 3 G 6'0" 175 RS Senior Hampton, VA Graduated
Chris Darrington 32 G 6'1" 179 Junior Toledo, OH Transferred to Toledo[2]

2018 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
D. J. Burns
C 		Rock Hill, SC York Preparatory School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Jun 1, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  247Sports: NR  ESPN: NR
  • 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:

  • "Rivals.com 2018 Tennessee Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Source: [3]

Roster

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2018–19 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Bone 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr The Ensworth School Nashville, Tennessee
G 1 Lamonte Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr IMG Academy Florence, Alabama
F 2 Grant Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jr Providence Day School Charlotte, North Carolina
G 4 Jacob Fleschman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Westlake High School Austin, Texas
F 5 Admiral Schofield 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Sr Zion-Benton Township High School Zion, Illinois
F 10 John Fulkerson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS So Christ School Kingsport, Tennessee
F 11 Kyle Alexander 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Orangeville Prep Milton, Ontario, Canada
G 12 Brad Woodson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Riverdale High School Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 13 Jalen Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS So Wesleyan Christian Academy Durham, North Carolina
F 15 Derrick Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Kansas City, Missouri
G 23 Jordan Bowden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Carter High School Knoxville, Tennessee
G 24 Lucas Campbell (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Christian Academy of Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee
F 32 D. J. Burns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Fr York Preparatory Academy Rock Hill, South Carolina
F 33 Zach Kent 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Blair Academy Magnolia, Delaware
F 34 Brock Jancek (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Knoxville Catholic High School Knoxville, Tennessee
G/F 35 Yves Pons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So INSEP Academy Fuveau, France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
F/C Kyle Alexander John Fulkerson Zach Kent
F Grant Williams Derrick Walker D. J. Burns Brock Jancek (W)
G/F Admiral Schofield Yves Pons Lucas Campbell (W)
G Lamonte Turner Jalen Johnson Jacob Fleschman (W)
PG Jordan Bone Jordan Bowden Brad Woodson (W)

Source:[4]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 6 Tusculum W 87–48 
 16 – Bowden   7 – Walker   5 – Fulkerson  Thompson–Boling Arena (4,439)
Knoxville, TN
Regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 6 Lenoir–Rhyne
NIT Season Tip-Off campus game 		W 86–41  1–0
  18 – Bone   9 – Schofield   6 – Bowden  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,156)
Knoxville, TN
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 6 Louisiana
NIT Season Tip-Off campus game 		W 87–65  2–0
  31 – Williams   10 – Williams   8 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,864)
Knoxville, TN
November 13, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 Georgia Tech W 66–53  3–0
  22 – Williams   11 – Bowden   4 – Schofield  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,219)
Knoxville, TN
November 21, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 vs. Louisville
NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals 		W 92–81  4–0
  24 – Williams   9 – Williams   6 – Bone  Barclays Center (4,981)
Brooklyn, NY
November 23, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 vs. No. 2 Kansas
NIT Season Tip-Off championship 		L 81–87 OT 4–1
  21 – Schofield   8 – Williams   6 – Williams  Barclays Center (5,491)
Brooklyn, NY
November 28, 2018*
6:30 pm, SECN 		No. 6 Eastern Kentucky W 95–67  5–1
  21 – Williams   11 – Williams   7 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (15,036)
Knoxville, TN
December 2, 2018*
12:00 pm, SECN 		No. 6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 79–51  6–1
  16 – Schofield   10 – Alexander   10 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,730)
Knoxville, TN
December 9, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 vs. No. 1 Gonzaga
Jerry Colangelo Classic 		W 76–73  7–1
  30 – Schofield   12 – Williams   9 – Bone  Talking Stick Resort Arena (10,172)
Phoenix, AZ
December 15, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 at Memphis W 102–92  8–1
  29 – Schofield   11 – Schofield   6 – Bowden  FedEx Forum (18,528)
Memphis, TN
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 3 Samford W 83–70  9–1
  24 – Bone   9 – Pons   11 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (15,794)
Knoxville, TN
December 22, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 Wake Forest W 83–64  10–1
  22 – Williams   10 – Williams   5 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,846)
Knoxville, TN
December 29, 2018*
1:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 3 Tennessee Tech W 96–53  11–1
  25 – Williams   7 – Williams   3 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,165)
Knoxville, TN
January 5, 2019
3:30 pm, SECN 		No. 3 Georgia W 96–50  12–1
(1–0) 		 20 – Bowden   14 – Alexander   5 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678)
Knoxville, TN
January 8, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 at Missouri W 87–63  13–1
(2–0) 		 20 – Bowden   17 – Alexander   5 – Bone  Mizzou Arena (10,165)
Columbia, MO
January 12, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 3 at Florida W 78–67  14–1
(3–0) 		 20 – Williams   9 – Williams   5 – Bone  Exactech Arena (10,923)
Gainesville, FL
January 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 Arkansas W 106–87  15–1
(4–0) 		 21 – Turner   7 – Williams   8 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,282)
Knoxville, TN
January 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 Alabama W 71–68  16–1
(5–0) 		 21 – Williams   11 – Schofield   7 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,957)
Knoxville, TN
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 1 at Vanderbilt W 88–83 OT 17–1
(6–0) 		 43 – Williams   8 – Williams   7 – Bone  Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
January 26, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 West Virginia
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		W 83–66  18–1
  23 – Turner   10 – Schofield   5 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (22,149)
Knoxville, TN
January 29, 2019
6:30 pm, SECN 		No. 1 at South Carolina W 92–70  19–1
(7–0) 		 24 – Schofield   9 – Tied   9 – Bone  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
February 2, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 at Texas A&M W 93–76  20–1
(8–0) 		 22 – Williams   10 – Williams   10 – Bone  Reed Arena (10,234)
College Station, TX
February 5, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 1 Missouri W 72–60  21–1
(9–0) 		 13 – Tied   8 – Alexander   7 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (17,264)
Knoxville, TN
February 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 Florida W 73–61  22–1
(10–0) 		 16 – Williams   6 – Tied   5 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (22,261)
Knoxville, TN
February 13, 2019
6:30 pm, SECN 		No. 1 South Carolina W 85–73  23–1
(11–0) 		 21 – Schofield   10 – Schofield   7 – Williams  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,407)
Knoxville, TN
February 16, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 at No. 5 Kentucky
Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay 		L 69–86  23–2
(11–1) 		 19 – Bone   8 – Williams   6 – Bone  Rupp Arena (24,467)
Lexington, KY
February 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 Vanderbilt W 58–46  24–2
(12–1) 		 14 – Williams   11 – Williams   6 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (20,523)
Knoxville, TN
February 23, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 at No. 13 LSU L 80–82 OT 24–3
(12–2) 		 27 – Schofield   9 – Schofield   3 – Williams  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,581)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 27, 2019
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 7 at Ole Miss W 73–71  25–3
(13–2) 		 21 – Williams   6 – Tied   4 – Tied  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)
Oxford, MS
March 2, 2019
2:00 pm, CBS 		No. 7 No. 4 Kentucky
Rivalry 		W 71–52  26–3
(14–2) 		 27 – Bone   7 – Tied   6 – Turner  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,729)
Knoxville, TN
March 5, 2019
9:00 pm, SECN 		No. 5 Mississippi State W 71–54  27–3
(15–2) 		 18 – Schofield   10 – Tied   6 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (20,555)
Knoxville, TN
March 9, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 at Auburn L 80–84  27–4
(15–3) 		 25 – Williams   9 – Tied   7 – Bone  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
March 15, 2019
9:30 pm, SECN 		(3) No. 8 vs. (6) Mississippi State
Quarterfinals 		W 83–76  28–4
  20 – Schofield   9 – Alexander   9 – Bone  Bridgestone Arena (19,575)
Nashville, TN
March 16, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN 		(3) No. 8 vs. (2) No. 4 Kentucky
Semifinals 		W 82–78  29–4
  21 – Schofield   7 – Williams   5 – Tied  Bridgestone Arena (20,933)
Nashville, TN
March 17, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN 		(3) No. 8 vs. (5) No. 22 Auburn
Championship 		L 64–84  29–5
  24 – Turner   8 – Williams   2 – Tied  Bridgestone Arena (19,452)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2019*
2:45 pm, CBS 		(2 S) No. 6 vs. (15 S) Colgate
First Round 		W 77–70  30–5
  19 – Schofield   3 – Bone   6 – Turner  Nationwide Arena (19,641)
Columbus, OH
March 24, 2019*
12:10 pm, CBS 		(2 S) No. 6 vs. (10 S) Iowa
Second Round 		W 83–77 OT 31–5
  19 – Tied   9 – Alexander   5 – Williams  Nationwide Arena (19,610)
Columbus, OH
March 28, 2019*
7:29 pm, TBS 		(2 S) No. 6 vs. (3 S) No. 13 Purdue
Sweet Sixteen 		L 94–99 OT 31–6
  21 – Schofield   9 – Schofield   4 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (19,831)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP65 (1)5 (1)673 (1)3 (2)3 (12)3 (12)3 (13)3 (13)1 (48)1 (48)1 (48)1 (40)57586Not released
Coaches66^577443 (7)3 (7)3 (6)3 (7)1 (30)1 (31)1 (32)1 (30)674-T8510

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ "Rick Barnes". utsports.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  2. ^ Wilson, Mike. "Vols basketball: Chris Darrington transferring to Toledo". knoxnews.com. Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tennessee 2018 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. 247sports. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Texas A&M Box Score". utsports.com. Tennessee Volunteers Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
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