2023–24 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team
The 2023–24 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team will represent the University of Tennessee during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by ninth-year head coach Rick Barnes, and will play their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 10 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 SEC) |
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| Associate head coach | Justin Gainey |
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| Home arena | Thompson–Boling Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Texas A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Volunteers finished the 2022–23 season 25–11, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Ole Miss before losing to Missouri in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the East Region, where they defeated Louisiana in the First Round and Duke in the Second Round to reach the Sweet Sixteen. There, they were upset by Florida Atlantic.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| B.J. Edwards | 1 | G | 6'3" | 192 | Freshman | Knoxville, TN | Transferred to SMU |
| Julian Phillips | 2 | F | 6'8" | 190 | Freshman | Blythewood, SC | Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 35th overall by Boston Celtics |
| Evan Shiflet | 3 | G | 6'2" | 191 | Freshman | Nashville, TN | Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons |
| Tyreke Key | 4 | G | 6'3" | 207 | RS Senior | Celina, TN | Graduated |
| Oliver Nkamhoua | 13 | F | 6'8" | 232 | Senior | Helsinki, Finland | Graduate transferred to Michigan |
| Kent Gilbert | 21 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Greenville, NC | Walk-on; transferred |
| Isaiah Sulack | 31 | G | 6'5" | 186 | RS Senior | Knoxville, TN | Walk-on; graduate transferred to Marist |
| Kidd Brizek | 32 | G | 6'6" | 194 | Freshman | Powdersville, SC | Walk-on; mid season transferred to Manhattan |
| Uroš Plavšić | 33 | F | 7'0" | 251 | RS Senior | Ivanjica, Serbia | Graduated/signed to play professionally in Serbia with Mega MIS |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Jordan Gainey | 2 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Junior | Tucson, AZ | USC Upstate |
| Dalton Knecht | 3 | G | 6'6" | 200 | GS Senior | Thornton, CO | Northern Colorado |
| Grant Hurst | 23 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Sophomore | Cleveland, TN | Walk-on; UT Martin |
| Kaylan Makan | 24 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Sophomore | Little Rock, AR | Walk-on; The Citadel |
Recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Freddie Dilione #11 SG |
Fayetteville, NC | Word of God Christian Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 16, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 | ||||||
| J.P. Estrella #15 C |
Portland, ME | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 2, 2022 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86 | ||||||
| Cameron Carr #18 SG |
Manhattan, KS | Link Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 8, 2022 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 | ||||||
| Cade Phillips #35 C |
Jacksonville, AL | Link Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 26, 2022 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 29, 2023* 3:30 p.m., BTN |
No. 9 | at No. 4 Michigan State Charity Exhibition |
Breslin Center East Lasning, MI | ||||||||
| October 31, 2023* 6:30 p.m., SECN+ |
No. 9 | Lenoir–Rhyne | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 6:30 p.m., SECN+ |
No. 9 | Tennessee Tech | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | ||||||||
| November 10, 2023* 9:00 p.m., Peacock |
No. 9 | at Wisconsin | Kohl Center Madison, WI | ||||||||
| November 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., SECN+ |
Wofford | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
| November 20, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Syracuse Maui Invitational quarterfinals |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| November 21, 2023* 2:30 p.m./8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
vs. Purdue/Gonzaga Maui Invitational |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| November 22, 2023* TBA |
vs. TBA Maui Invitational |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| November 29, 2023* 7:15 p.m., ESPN |
at North Carolina ACC–SEC Challenge |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
| December 5, 2023* 6:30 p.m., SECN+ |
George Mason | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
| December 9, 2023* 12:00 p.m., CBS |
Illinois | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
| December 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN |
Georgia Southern | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
| December 16, 2023* 10:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. NC State Basketball Hall of Fame San Antonio |
Frost Bank Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| December 21, 2023* 6:30 p.m., SECN+ |
Tarleton State | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
| January 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN |
Norfolk State | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
| SEC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN |
Ole Miss | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
| January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN |
at Mississippi State | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | |||||||||
| January 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||||||||
| January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Florida | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
| January 20, 2024 TBD, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU |
Alabama | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
| January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN |
at Vanderbilt Rivalry |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | |||||||||
| January 20, 2024 6:30 p.m., SECN |
South Carolina | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
| February 3, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN |
at Kentucky Rivalry |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
| February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN |
LSU | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
| February 10, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Texas A&M | Reed Arena College Station, TX | |||||||||
| February 14, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||||
| February 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN |
Vanderbilt Rivalry |
Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
| February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN |
at Missouri | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | |||||||||
| February 24, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
Texas A&M | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Auburn | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
| March 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Alabama | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||||
| March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC | |||||||||
| March 9, 2024 4:00 p.m., CBS |
Kentucky Rivalry |
Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
| SEC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13–17, 2024 TBA |
vs. TBA | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Source[1]
References
- "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
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