2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 15–19 6–12 Rick Barnes 1st Rob Lanier Desmond Oliver Chris Ogden Thompson–Boling Arena The 2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Volunteers were led by head coach Rick Barnes in his first year with the Vols. The team played its home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 15–19, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 12th place. They defeated Auburn and Vanderbilt to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to LSU. Previous season The Vols posted a record of 16–16, 7–11 in SEC play in the 2014–15 season and finished in 10th place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Arkansas. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Josh Richardson 1 G 6'6" 200 Senior Edmond, OK Graduated Brandon Lopez 33 G 6'1" 180 Senior Knoxville, TN Graduated Galen Campbell 25 G 6'2" 190 RS Junior Knoxville, TN Graduated Ian Chiles 5 G 6'1" 200 RS Senior Louisville, KY Eligibility Ended Tariq Owens 11 F 6'10" 205 Sophomore Odenton, MD Transferred to St. John's Willie Carmichael III 24 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Apopka, FL Transferred to Western Kentucky Braxton Bonds 32 G 6'1" 170 RS Freshman Nashville, TN Transferred to Columbia State Jabari McGhee 21 F 6'5" 207 RS Freshman Albany, GA Transferred at the end of fall semester to Western Kentucky Recruiting no yes 2015 Kyle Alexander C Milton, Ontario, CA Orangeville Prep 6 10 200 2015-05-07 3 3 3 NA Lamonte' Turner PG Harvest, AL IMG Academy 6 2 180 2015-04-28 3 3 3 4 80 Ray Kasongo PF Toronto, Ontario, CA College of Southern Idaho 6 9 235 2015-04-28 3 3 3 NA JC Shembari Phillips SG Marietta, GA Wheeler 6 4 185 2014-09-01 3 3 3 3 75 Admiral Schofield SF Zion, IL Zion-Benton Township 6 5 210 2014-08-31 3 3 3 3 75 2015 Rivals.com 2015 Tennessee Basketball Commitments 2015 Tennessee Basketball Commits Tennessee Volunteers 2015 Player Commits Tennessee 2015 Basketball Commits NR NR NR yes Roster 2015 Tennessee Volunteers y} Kevin Punter y 0 G 6 2 190 SR Bronx, New York y Lamonte Turner y 1 G 6 1 180 FR Florence, Alabama yes yes Ray Kasongo 2 F 6 8 245 SO Toronto, Ontario, Canada Robert Hubbs III y 3 G 6 4 207 JR Newbern, Tennessee Armani Moore y 4 F 6 4 217 SR Kennesaw, Georgia Admiral Schofield y 5 F 6 5 240 FR Zion, Illinois Kyle Alexander y 11 F 6 9 215 FR Milton, Ontario, Canada Detrick Mostella 15 G 6 1 175 SO Decatur, Alabama Derek Reese 23 F 6 7 230 SR Orlando, Florida Lucas Campbell (W) 24 G 6 3 180 FR Knoxville, Tennessee Shembari Phillips 25 G 6 2 190 FR Atlanta, Georgia Brad Woodson (W) 32 G 6 1 180 FR Murfreesboro, Tennessee Devon Baulkman 34 G 6 4 200 SR Bainbridge, Georgia Rick Barnes Rob Lanier Desmond Oliver Chris Ogden http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/roster/15-16-roster.html November 6, 2015 Depth chart FF8200 FFFFFF FF8200 Kyle Alexander Armani Moore Admiral Schofield Devon Baulkman Kevin Punter Derek Reese Ray Kasongo Robert Hubbs Detrick Mostella Shembari Phillips Lucas Campbell Brad Woodson Schedule Tennessee has been invited to play in the Barclays Center Classic, where they will host two to-be-determined opponents and then play against two of these three teams in Brooklyn: Cincinnati, Nebraska, and George Washington.Cincinnati, Nebraska, Tennessee to headline 2015 Barclays Center Classic http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24650432/cincinnati-nebraska-tennessee-to-headline-2015-barclays-center-classic August 6, 2014 The Vols will travel on the road to play at Butler,Tennessee basketball agrees to home-and-home with Butler http://www.thedailytimes.com/sports/tennessee-basketball-agrees-to-home-and-home-with-butler/article_b36d3290-cfc6-11e3-806c-0019bb2963f4.html April 29, 2014 Georgia Tech,Jon Rothstein: "Tennessee + Georgia Tech will begin a H + H series starting 11/16/15 in Atlanta, source told @CBSSports. Return game in Knoxville in 16-17." https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/598552580327890944 May 13, 2015 and TCU.Vols Travel to TCU for Big 12/SEC Challenge http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/051415aab.html May 14, 2015 May 14, 2015 May 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518094917/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/051415aab.html dead Tennessee will matchup with Gonzaga in neutral venue in the Battle in Seattle.Vols finalizing plans to play Gonzaga https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/article/tennessee-vols-finalizing-plans-to-play-gonzaga-bulldogs-37244988/ May 12, 2015 Tennessee will also host Marshall,BOGACZYK: Herd Men's Hoops Scheduling Tougher http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040815aaa.html2 April 8, 2015July 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes East Tennessee State, and Florida Atlantic.Notebook: Tennessee basketball to host Florida Atlantic this season http://www.knoxnews.com/govolsxtra/basketball/notebook-tennessee-basketball-to-host-florida-atlantic-this-season_59213892 June 3, 2015 yes yes no |- !colspan=12 style="background:#FF8200; color:white;"| Exhibition Nov. 6 7:00 pm yes no Alabama-Huntsville Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN Moore 29 Moore 10 Tied 5 96–83   |- !colspan=12 style="background:#FF8200; color:white;"| Regular season Nov. 13 7:00 pm yes no UNC Asheville Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 82–78 1–0 Punter 31 Moore, Reese 8 Moore 6 11,564 Nov. 16 7:00 pm yes yes no Georgia Tech Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA ESPNU 67–69 1–1 Moore 17 Reese 10 Hubbs 3 5,467 Nov. 19 7:00 pm yes no Marshall Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 84–74 2–1 Moore 20 Reese 13 Punter 4 12,341 Nov. 22 12:00 pm yes no Gardner–Webb Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN Barclays Center Classic first round SECN 89–64 3–1 Punter 24 Moore 16 Punter 6 11,911 Nov. 24 7:00 pm yes no Army Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN Barclays Center Classic second round SECN 95–80 4–1 Moore 29 Reese 11 Moore 6 13,326 Nov. 27 9:00 pm yes yes no George Washington Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center Classic semifinals ASN 70–73 4–2 Punter 24 Moore, Reese 6 Moore 4   Nov. 28 Noon yes yes no Nebraska Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center Classic Consolation 71–82 4–3 Punter 23 Alexander 5 Punter 5   Dec. 12 2:30 pm yes yes no Butler 18 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN FS1 86–94 4–4 Punter 27 Schofield 7 Moore 7 9,100 Dec. 16 7:00 pm yes no Florida Atlantic Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 81–62 5–4 Punter 24 Reese 8 Punter 5 12,309 Dec. 19 11:00 pm yes yes no Gonzaga KeyArena Seattle, WA Battle in Seattle ESPNU 79–86 5–5 Punter 23 Baulkman 7 Punter 5 16,770 Dec. 22 7:00 pm yes no East Tennessee State Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 76–67 6–5 Mostella 17 Moore 11 Mostella 4 14,684 Dec. 29 1:00 pm yes no Tennessee State Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN 74–69 7–5 Punter 23 Moore 14 Moore 6 13,214 Jan. 2 2:00 pm yes no Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL CBS 77–83 7–6 0–1 Punter 31 Moore 9 Punter, Moore 4 8,614 Jan. 6 7:00 pm no Florida Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN2 83–69 8–6 1–1 Punter 26 Hubbs 9 Moore 6 14,387 Jan. 9 1:00 pm no Texas A&M 21 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN 88–92 8–7 1–2 Punter 19 Moore, Schofield 6 Tied 5 14,907 Jan. 13 7:00 pm yes no Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN 72–81 8–8 1–3 Mostella, Punter 16 Moore 8 Moore 5 8,029 Jan. 16 3:30 pm yes no Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS SECN 80–75 9–8 2–3 Mostella 24 Reese 8 Punter 5 5,926 Jan. 20 9:00 pm no Vanderbilt Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN 74–88 9–9 2–4 Punter 26 Moore 8 Punter, Moore 3 13,561 Jan. 23 Noon no South Carolina 24 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN 78–69 10–9 3–4 Punter 36 Hubbs 8 Baulkman, Moore 4 13,928 Jan. 26 9:00 pm yes no Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL SECN 57–63 10–10 3–5 Punter 15 Moore 11 Baulkman, Moore 4 11,429 Jan. 30 2:00 pm yes yes no TCU Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN2 63–75 10–11 Punter 24 Alexander 11 Moore 6 5,761 Feb. 2 7:00 pm no Kentucky 20 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN Rivalry ESPN 84–77 11–11 4–5 Punter 27 Moore 13 Moore 4 19,295 Feb. 6 8:00 pm yes no Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN 67–85 11–12 4–6 Punter 24 Tied 5 Punter 7 15,970 Feb. 9 7:00 pm no Auburn Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN 71–45 12–12 5–6 Hubbs 20 Moore 12 Baulkman, Moore 4 13,740 Feb. 13 3:00 pm yes no Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO SECN 64–75 12–13 5–7 Punter 21 Alexander 7 Punter 3 10,536 Feb. 18 7:00 pm yes no Kentucky 14 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Rivalry ESPN 70–80 12–14 5–8 Moore 21 Moore 11 Baulkman, Moore 2 24,274 Feb. 20 5:30 pm no LSU Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPNU 81–65 13–14 6–8 Hubbs 19 Moore 10 Moore 7 19,721 Feb. 24 9:00 pm yes no South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SECN 58–84 13–15 6–9 Baulkman 19 Alexander 9 Moore 6 13,224 Feb. 27 7:30 pm no Arkansas Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN 65–75 13–16 6–10 Moore 17 Moore 11 Moore 5 14,413 Mar. 1 7:00 pm yes no Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN SECN 69–86 13–17 6–11 Phillips 23 Phillips 7 Moore 6 13,099 Mar. 5 Noon no Ole Miss Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN 60–83 13–18 6–12 Baulkman 18 Schofield 6 Schofield 4 14,424 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#FF8200; color:white;"| SEC tournament Mar. 9 8:00 pm yes no Auburn Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN First round SECN 97–59 14–18 Moore 22 Reese 11 Moore 5 9,787 Mar. 10 3:30 pm yes no Vanderbilt Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Second round SECN 67–65 15–18 Mostella 18 Reese 10 Moore, Mostella 3 12,270 Mar. 11 3:30 pm yes no LSU Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Quarterfinals SECN 75–84 15–19 Hubbs 19 Moore 6 Moore 8 15,222 AP Poll Eastern Time References Tennessee Category:Tennessee Volunteers basketball seasons Volunteers Volunteers