2007–08 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2007–08 Tennessee Volunteers Basketball Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg 125px Southeastern Conference East SEC 7 5 31–5 14–2 Bruce Pearl 3rd Tony Jones Steve Forbes Jason Shay Thompson–Boling Arena SEC regular season champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2007–08 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. To begin a highly touted year, the team traveled to Europe and played a few European teams going 4–1 against them. The Vols were hurt when sophomore forward Duke Crews was suspended. Crews suffered a 30-day suspension, and then missed both exhibition games with an ankle injury. Tennessee's first exhibition game was against the California-Pennsylvania Vulcans, winning handily, 106–46. Crews also missed about a month due to heart problems. The Vols finished 31–5, winning the SEC regular season championship, for the first time since 2000, but the Vols lost in the 3rd round of both the SEC and NCAA Tournament. Roster Name Number Team Position Height Year Ramar Smith 12 1 6–1 Sophomore JaJuan Smith 2 2 6–2 Senior Chris Lofton- C 5 3 6–2 Senior Tyler Smith 1 4 6–7 Sophomore Wayne Chism 4 5 6–9 Sophomore J. P. Prince 30 6 6–7 Sophomore Jordan Howell 15 7 6–3 Senior Brian Williams 33 8 6–10 Freshman Duke Crews 32 9 6–8 Sophomore Ryan Childress 34 10 6–9 Junior Josh Tabb 25 11 6–4 Sophomore Legend: C = Team Captain Non-Scholarship Players Steven Pearl, Quinn Cannington, Tanner Wild, Rick Daniels-Mulholland, Justin Jackson, Brett Jackson Coaches Head Coach: Bruce Pearl, Associate Coach: Tony Jones, Assistant Coach: Steve Forbes, Assistant Coach: Jason Shay, Director of Basketball Operations: Ken Johnson Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F77F00; color:white;"| Exhibition November 2 7:30 pm yes 7 Cal U Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 106–46 – – November 5 7:30 pm yes 7 LMU Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 124–61 – – |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F77F00; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season November 9 7:30 pm yes 7 Temple Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee FSN South 80–63 21,817 1–0 November 14 7:30 pm yes 7 Arkansas–Monticello Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee Legends Classic Regionals 101–44 17,946 2–0 November 16 7:30 pm yes 7 Prairie View A&M Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee Legends Classic Regionals 89–75 18,846 3–0 November 20 7:30 pm yes 7 MTSU Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee SportSouth 109–40 18,592 4–0 November 23 9:00 pm yes yes 7 West Virginia Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey Legends Classic Semifinals Versus 74–72 5,310 5–0 November 24 6:00 pm yes yes 7 Texas 15 Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey Legends Classic Finals Versus 78–97 4,327 5–1 November 27 7:30 pm yes 11 North Carolina A&T Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee SportSouth 93–59 17,092 6–1 November 30 7:30 pm yes 11 Louisiana–Lafayette Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 98–70 19,401 7–1 December 4 7:00 pm yes yes 10 Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 76–70 11,221 8–1 December 15 9:30 pm yes yes 12 Western Kentucky Sommet Center Nashville, Tennessee Sun Belt Classic ESPNU 88–82 18,071 9–1 December 19 7:30 pm yes 12 UNC Asheville Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee SportSouth 79–77 21,314 10–1 December 22 2:00 pm yes yes 12 Xavier Cintas Center Cincinnati ESPN 82-75 21,863 11–1 December 29 4:00 pm yes yes 11 Gonzaga KeyArena Seattle Battle in Seattle ESPN2 82–72 15,141 12–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F77F00; color:white;"| SEC regular season January 9 8:00 pm 8 Ole Miss Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee Raycom 85–83 21,846 13–1 (1–0) January 12 8:00 pm yes 8 South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina FSN South 80–56https://books.google.com/books?id=tZU1AAAAIBAJ&dq=Tennessee+Volunteers&pg=PA9&article_id=1706,1358945 Vols hope to take advantage of balance, depth in SEC Tournament March 14, 2008 Associated Press 9 September 27, 2025 Google News Archive Elizabethton Star Elizabethton, Tennessee 13,449 14–1 (2–0) January 17 7:00 pm 6 Vanderbilt Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN 80–60 20,799 15–1 (3–0) January 19 3:30 pm yes 6 Ohio State Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee CBS 76–63 14,057 16–1 January 22 9:00 pm yes 3 Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPN 66–72 23,443 16–2 (3–1) January 26 7:00 pm 3 Georgia Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee FSN South 85–69 21,009 17–2 (4–1) January 29 9:00 pm yes 7 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN 93–88 11,891 18–2 (5–1) February 2 7:00 pm yes 7 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi FSN South 76–71 10,150 19–2 (6–1) February 5 9:00 pm 7 Florida Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN 104–82 20,036 20–2 (7–1) February 9 3:00 pm yes 7 LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana Raycom 47–45 10,165 21–2 (8–1) February 13 8:00 pm 3 Arkansas Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 93–71 20,008 22–2 (9–1) February 16 3:00 pm yes 3 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia Raycom 74–71 10,039 23–2 (10–1) February 20 7:30 pm 2 Auburn Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 89–70 20,645 24–2 (11–1) February 23 9:00 pm yes yes 2 Memphis 1 FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee ESPN College GameDay ESPN 66–62 18,389 25–2 February 26 9:00 pm yes 1 Vanderbilt 18 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee ESPN 69–72 14,325 25–3 (11–2) March 2 12:00 pm 1 Kentucky Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee CBS 63–60 21,628 26–3 (12–2) March 5 9:00 pm yes 4 Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Raycom 89–86 12,046 27–3 (13–2) March 9 2:00 pm 4 South Carolina Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee Raycom 89–56utvssc 21,734 28–3 (14–2) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F77F00;"| SEC Tournament March 14 1:00 pm yes 5 South Carolina Georgia Dome Atlanta SEC Quarterfinals Raycom 89–87 18,020 29–3 March 15 1:00 pm yes 5 Arkansas Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta SEC Semifinals Raycom 91–92 2,517 29–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F77F00;"| NCAA tournament March 21 12:15 pm yes yes 5 American University BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama First Round CBS 72–57 – 30–4 2 E 15 E March 23 2:30 pm yes yes 5 Butler 11 BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama Second Round CBS 76–71 OT – 31–4 2 E 7 E March 27 9:57 pm yes yes 5 Louisville 13 Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina Sweet Sixteen CBS 60–79 19,092 31–5 2 E 3 E AP Poll Eastern TimeTennessee Season Statistics References Category:Tennessee Volunteers basketball seasons Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers Volunteers