2009–10 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

American college basketball season Tennessee's women's team in the same season 2009–10 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2009-10 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg 125px Southeastern Conference East SEC 9 15 28–9 11–5 Bruce Pearl 5th Tony Jones Steve Forbes Jason Shay Thompson-Boling Arena NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2009–10 Tennessee Volunteers basketball teamThe "Volunteers" nickname is exclusive to men's athletics at the school. Women's teams and athletes are formally referred to as "Lady Volunteers", but the short form of "Lady Vols" is more widely used (the university officially approves the use of both forms). represented the University of Tennessee in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the fifth 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 finished the season 28–9, 11–5 in SEC play and advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament before losing to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 6 seed in the Midwest Region. They defeated 11 seed San Diego State in the first round and 14 seed Ohio to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the regional semifinal they defeated 2 seed and AP #5 Ohio State to advance to the first Elite Eight in school history. They were defeated by 5 seed and AP #13 Michigan State in the regional final to end their season. Preseason The 2008–09 Volunteers finished the season 21–13 overall, against the second-rated schedule in the nation, with a 10–6 mark in conference play. The Vols won the SEC East crown and appeared in the SEC Championship Game for the first time since 1991. In postseason play, the Volunteers earned a number 9 seed in the NCAA tournament. The team went on to lose in the first round to the Oklahoma State Cowboys and finished the season unranked.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings?seasonYear=2009 2021-22 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Preseason The Vols lost several players during the off-season. Two seniors from the team graduated: Tanner Wild and Ryan Childress. Philip Jurick did not return to the team and Daniel West did not have his scholarship extended due to being academically ineligible. Also, sophomore forward Emmanuel Negedu underwent surgery and will not play for the 2009–10 season. Negedu had to have a sub-pectoral implantable cardiac defibrillator implanted after suffering a cardiac arrest after a workout in the Neyland-Thompson Sports Complex on September 28, 2009.http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2009/oct/06/negedu-will-not-play-season/ GoVolsXtra, University of Tennessee sports coverage On October 28, 2009, senior guard Josh Tabb, who was indefinitely suspended on September 18, returned to Illinois in order to care after his ailing mother.http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2009/oct/28/suspended-tabb-withdraws-ut/ GoVolsXtra, University of Tennessee sports coverage On November 2, 2009, the SEC released the rosters for the All-SEC first and second teams. Senior guard/forward Tyler Smith was chosen for the first team All-SEC. Wayne Chism was selected for the second team All-SEC.http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2009/nov/02/smith-chism-honored-sec-coaches/ GoVolsXtra, University of Tennessee sports coverage On January 1, 2010, Tyler Smith, Cameron Tatum, Brian Williams, and Melvin Goins were arrested for weapons charges and marijuana possession. Coach Bruce Pearl suspended the four players. Tyler Smith was dismissed from the team, and the three other players have since been reinstated. Class of 2009 Signees no no 2009 Kenny Hall PF Stone Mountain, Georgia Redan High School 6 8 215 March 2, 2008 4 4 92 Melvin Goins PG San Diego, California Mt. San Jacinto College (CA) 5 11 185 3 2009 Tennessee 2009 Basketball Commitments 2009 Tennessee Basketball Commits ESPN tennessee 7 2633 2009-11-16 yes 2009–10 Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Former School Renaldo Woolridge 0 PF/SF 6'8" 208 Sophomore Sherman Oaks, California Harvard-Westlake Bobby Maze 3 PG 6'3" 195 Senior Suitland, Maryland Hutchinson (Kan.) C.C. Wayne Chism 4 C/PF 6'9" 246 Senior Jackson, Tennessee Bolivar Central Emmanuel Negedu 5 PF 6'7" 218 Sophomore Kaduna, Nigeria Brewster (N.H.) Academy Michael Hubert 10 G 6'2" 203 Junior Hendersonville, Tennessee University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Quinn Cannington 11 SG 6'4" 165 Senior Knoxville, Tennessee Fulton Skylar McBee 13 SG 6'3" 190 Freshman Rutledge, Tennessee Grainger County High School Kenny Hall 20 PF 6'8" 220 Freshman Stone Mountain, Georgia Redan High School Melvin Goins 21 PG 5'11" 195 Junior San Diego, California Mt. San Jacinto (Calif.) College Steven Pearl 22 SF 6'5" 232 Junior Knoxville, Tennessee West Cameron Tatum 23 SG 6'6" 197 Sophomore Lithonia, Georgia The Patterson School Josh Bone 24 G 6'3" 195 Junior Nashville, Tennessee Southern Illinois University J. P. Prince 30 G/F 6'7" 205 Senior Memphis, Tennessee Arizona Scotty Hopson 32 SG 6'7" 200 Sophomore Hopkinsville, Kentucky University Heights Brian Williams 33 C 6'10" 278 Junior Bronx, New York Harmony Community Prephttp://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tenn-m-baskbl-mtt.html University of Tennessee Athletics Men's Basketball 2009-11-18 2011-07-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20110727235953/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tenn-m-baskbl-mtt.html dead 2009–10 Schedule yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition October 30 7:30 pm w yes 10 North Alabama Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 117–79 18,362 November 4 7:30 pm w yes 10 Lincoln Memorial Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 97–58 17,924 |- !colspan=9| Regular season November 13 7:00 pm w yes 10 Austin Peay Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SportSouth 83–54 17,963 1–0 November 17 7:00 pm w yes 10 UNC-Asheville Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN FSN 124–49 17,085 2–0 November 20 3:30 pm w yes yes 10 East Carolina Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Round 1 105–66 3,117 3–0 November 22 6:00 pm w yes yes 10 DePaul Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Semifinal FCS 57–53 3,222 4–0 November 23 8:30 pm l yes yes 9 Purdue 7 Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Final FCS 73–72 3,755 4–1 November 27 7:00 pm w yes 9 College of Charleston Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN CSS 86–69 18,293 5–1 December 2 7:00 pm w yes 11 ETSU Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SportsSouth 78–66 17,512 6–1 December 11 7:00 pm w yes yes 9 MTSU Sommet Center Nashville, TN Sun Belt Classic CSS 75–54 14,516 7–1 December 15 7:00 pm w yes 9 Wyoming Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPNU 77–58 17,274 8–1 December 19 4:30 pm l yes yes 9 USC Galen Center Los Angeles, CA FSN 77–55 4,523 8–2 December 23 7:00 pm w yes 16 North Carolina A&T Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN CSS 99–78 17,759 9–2 December 31 4:00 pm w yes yes 14 Memphis FedExForum Memphis, TN ESPN2 66–59 17,544 10–2 January 6 7:00 pm w yes 16 Charlotte Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN CSS 88–71 17,023 11–2 January 10 4:30 pm w yes 16 Kansas 1 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN CBS 76–68 21,936 12–2 January 14 7:00 pm w 9 Auburn Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN2 81–55 20,368 13–2 1–0 January 16 1:30 pm w 9 Mississippi 21 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SEC Network 71–69 OT 20,714 14–2 2–0 January 19 7:00 pm w yes 8 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN 63–56 12,098 15–2 3–0 January 23 5:00 pm l yes 8 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA FSN South 78–63 10,523 15–3 3–1 January 27 7:00 pm l 14 Vanderbilt 21 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPNU 85–76 19,103 15–4 3–2 January 31 1:00 pm w 14 Florida Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN CBS 60–61 21,208 16–4 4–2 February 4 9:00 pm w yes 14 LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 59–54 9,052 17–4 5–2 February 6 6:00 pm w 14 South Carolina Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN 79–53 21,003 18–4 6–2 February 9 7:00 pm l yes 12 Vanderbilt 22 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN ESPN 90–71 14,316 18–5 6–3 February 13 9:00 pm l yes 12 Kentucky 3 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN College GameDay ESPN 73–62 24,402 18–6 6–4 February 17 8:00 pm w 20 Georgia Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SEC Network 60–69 18,086 19–6 7–4 February 20 1:30 pm w 20 South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SEC Network 63–55 15,622 20–6 8–4 February 23 9:00 pm l yes 19 Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN 75–62 11,273 20–7 8–5 February 27 12:00 pm w 19 Kentucky 2 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN CBS 74–65 21,214 21–7 9–5 March 3 7:00 pm w 16 Arkansas Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN CSS 80–73 20,139 22–7 10–5 March 6 6:00 pm yes 16 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS ESPN 75-59 10,021 23–7 11–5 |- !colspan=9| 2010 SEC tournament March 11 3:15 pm w yes 15 E3 LSU W6 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN First Round SEC Network 59–49 15,152 24–7 |- March 12 3:30 pm w yes 15 E3 Mississippi W2 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Quarterfinals SEC Network 76–65 19,123 25–7 |- March 13 1:00 pm l yes 15 E3 Kentucky 2 E1 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Semifinals ABC 74–45 20,207 25–8 |- !colspan=9| 2010 NCAA tournament March 18 9:45 pm w yes 15 6 MW San Diego State 11 MW Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI First Round CBS 62–59 10,788 26–8 |- March 20 3:35 pm w yes 15 6 MW Ohio 14 MW Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Second Round CBS 83–68 11,271 27–8 |- March 26 7:07 pm w yes 15 6 MW Ohio State 5 2 MW Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO Sweet Sixteen CBS 76–73 26,377 28–8 |- March 28 2:20 pm l yes 15 6 MW Michigan State 13 5 MW Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO Elite Eight CBS 70–69 25,242 28–9 AP Poll Eastern TimeTennessee Men's Basketball Schedule 2009 http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/tenn-m-baskbl-sched.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150906233632/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/tenn-m-baskbl-sched-2009.html 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