| Tennessee Volunteers | ||||
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| University | University of Tennessee | |||
| First season | 1909 | |||
| All-time record | 1,744–1,095 (.614) | |||
| Athletic director | Danny White | |||
| Head coach | Rick Barnes (10th season) | |||
| Conference | Southeastern Conference | |||
| Location | Knoxville, Tennessee | |||
| Arena | Thompson–Boling Arena (capacity: 21,678) | |||
| Nickname | Volunteers | |||
| Student section | Rocky Top Rowdies | |||
| Colors | Orange and white[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 2010, 2024 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1967, 1981, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024 | ||||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
| 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
| 1967, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1936, 1941, 1943, 1979, 2022 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1936, 1941, 1943, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 2000, 2008, 2018, 2024 | ||||
The Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team is the collegiate men's basketball program for the University of Tennessee–Knoxville. The Volunteers (commonly referred to as the "Vols") compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Volunteers play their home games in Thompson–Boling Arena, on a court nicknamed "the Summitt", after former Tennessee Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt. With a current capacity of 21,678 (formerly 24,535), Tennessee has consistently ranked in the top 15 in the nation in terms of volume of attendance, averaging 14,817 (60.39% capacity) attendance from 1988 through 2006, and averaging 17,194 (79.34% capacity) attendance from 2007 through 2018 after reducing seating capacity prior to the 2007 season.[2][3] Historically, Tennessee ranks third in the SEC in all-time wins.[4] Many notable players have played collegiately at Tennessee—players such as Bernard King, Dale Ellis, Allan Houston, Tobias Harris, and Grant Williams who all play(ed) in the NBA. Chris Lofton, Ron Slay, Tyler Smith, and John Fulkerson are also notable players who later played professionally in other leagues.
The Volunteers are currently coached by Rick Barnes, who was hired on March 31, 2015, to replace Donnie Tyndall.
- ^ "General Information". UTSports.com. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "NCAA Men's Basketball Attendance Division I Summary". ncaa.org. NCAA. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ "Thompson-Boling Arena". utsports.com. University of Tennessee. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.