2018–19 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2018–19 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 6
Record31–6 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 LSU 16 – 2   .889 28 – 7   .800
No. 10 Tennessee 15 – 3   .833 31 – 6   .838
No. 7 Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 30 – 7   .811
No. 5 Auburn† 11 – 7   .611 30 – 10   .750
South Carolina 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
Mississippi State 10 – 8   .556 23 – 11   .676
Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Florida 9 – 9   .500 20 – 16   .556
Alabama 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Arkansas 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Texas A&M 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
Missouri 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Georgia 2 – 16   .111 11 – 21   .344
Vanderbilt 0 – 18   .000 9 – 23   .281
† 2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Volunteers were led by fourth-year head coach Rick Barnes.[1] The team played its home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 31–6, 15–3 to finish in 2nd place. In the SEC Tournament, they defeated Mississippi State and Kentucky to make it to the championship. In the championship, they lost to Auburn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Colgate in the First Round, Iowa in the Second Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Purdue.

Previous season

The Vols finished the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 26–9, 13–5 in SEC play to earn a share of the SEC regular season championship. As the No. 2 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Mississippi State and Arkansas before losing to Kentucky in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the South region. There the Volunteers defeated Wright State before being upset by Loyola–Chicago in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
James Daniel III 3 G 6'0" 175 RS Senior Hampton, VA Graduated
Chris Darrington 32 G 6'1" 179 Junior Toledo, OH Transferred to Toledo[2]

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
D. J. Burns
C 		Rock Hill, SC York Preparatory School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Jun 1, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  247Sports: NR  ESPN: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Rivals.com 2018 Tennessee Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Source: [3]

Roster

2018–19 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Bone 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr The Ensworth School Nashville, Tennessee
G 1 Lamonte Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr IMG Academy Florence, Alabama
F 2 Grant Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jr Providence Day School Charlotte, North Carolina
G 4 Jacob Fleschman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Westlake High School Austin, Texas
F 5 Admiral Schofield 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Sr Zion-Benton Township High School Zion, Illinois
F 10 John Fulkerson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS So Christ School Kingsport, Tennessee
F 11 Kyle Alexander 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Orangeville Prep Milton, Ontario, Canada
G 12 Brad Woodson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Riverdale High School Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 13 Jalen Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS So Wesleyan Christian Academy Durham, North Carolina
F 15 Derrick Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Kansas City, Missouri
G 23 Jordan Bowden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Carter High School Knoxville, Tennessee
G 24 Lucas Campbell (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Christian Academy of Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee
F 32 D. J. Burns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Fr York Preparatory Academy Rock Hill, South Carolina
F 33 Zach Kent 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Blair Academy Magnolia, Delaware
F 34 Brock Jancek (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Knoxville Catholic High School Knoxville, Tennessee
G/F 35 Yves Pons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So INSEP Academy Fuveau, France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
F/C Kyle Alexander John Fulkerson Zach Kent
F Grant Williams Derrick Walker D. J. Burns Brock Jancek (W)
G/F Admiral Schofield Yves Pons Lucas Campbell (W)
G Lamonte Turner Jalen Johnson Jacob Fleschman (W)
PG Jordan Bone Jordan Bowden Brad Woodson (W)

Source:[4]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 6 Tusculum W 87–48 
 16 – Bowden   7 – Walker   5 – Fulkerson  Thompson–Boling Arena (4,439)
Knoxville, TN
Regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 6 Lenoir–Rhyne
NIT Season Tip-Off campus game 		W 86–41  1–0
  18 – Bone   9 – Schofield   6 – Bowden  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,156)
Knoxville, TN
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 6 Louisiana
NIT Season Tip-Off campus game 		W 87–65  2–0
  31 – Williams   10 – Williams   8 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,864)
Knoxville, TN
November 13, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 Georgia Tech W 66–53  3–0
  22 – Williams   11 – Bowden   4 – Schofield  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,219)
Knoxville, TN
November 21, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 vs. Louisville
NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals 		W 92–81  4–0
  24 – Williams   9 – Williams   6 – Bone  Barclays Center (4,981)
Brooklyn, NY
November 23, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 vs. No. 2 Kansas
NIT Season Tip-Off championship 		L 81–87 OT 4–1
  21 – Schofield   8 – Williams   6 – Williams  Barclays Center (5,491)
Brooklyn, NY
November 28, 2018*
6:30 pm, SECN 		No. 6 Eastern Kentucky W 95–67  5–1
  21 – Williams   11 – Williams   7 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (15,036)
Knoxville, TN
December 2, 2018*
12:00 pm, SECN 		No. 6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 79–51  6–1
  16 – Schofield   10 – Alexander   10 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,730)
Knoxville, TN
December 9, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 vs. No. 1 Gonzaga
Jerry Colangelo Classic 		W 76–73  7–1
  30 – Schofield   12 – Williams   9 – Bone  Talking Stick Resort Arena (10,172)
Phoenix, AZ
December 15, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 at Memphis W 102–92  8–1
  29 – Schofield   11 – Schofield   6 – Bowden  FedEx Forum (18,528)
Memphis, TN
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 3 Samford W 83–70  9–1
  24 – Bone   9 – Pons   11 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (15,794)
Knoxville, TN
December 22, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 Wake Forest W 83–64  10–1
  22 – Williams   10 – Williams   5 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,846)
Knoxville, TN
December 29, 2018*
1:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 3 Tennessee Tech W 96–53  11–1
  25 – Williams   7 – Williams   3 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,165)
Knoxville, TN
January 5, 2019
3:30 pm, SECN 		No. 3 Georgia W 96–50  12–1
(1–0) 		 20 – Bowden   14 – Alexander   5 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678)
Knoxville, TN
January 8, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 at Missouri W 87–63  13–1
(2–0) 		 20 – Bowden   17 – Alexander   5 – Bone  Mizzou Arena (10,165)
Columbia, MO
January 12, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 3 at Florida W 78–67  14–1
(3–0) 		 20 – Williams   9 – Williams   5 – Bone  Exactech Arena (10,923)
Gainesville, FL
January 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 Arkansas W 106–87  15–1
(4–0) 		 21 – Turner   7 – Williams   8 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,282)
Knoxville, TN
January 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 Alabama W 71–68  16–1
(5–0) 		 21 – Williams   11 – Schofield   7 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,957)
Knoxville, TN
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 1 at Vanderbilt W 88–83 OT 17–1
(6–0) 		 43 – Williams   8 – Williams   7 – Bone  Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
January 26, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 West Virginia
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		W 83–66  18–1
  23 – Turner   10 – Schofield   5 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (22,149)
Knoxville, TN
January 29, 2019
6:30 pm, SECN 		No. 1 at South Carolina W 92–70  19–1
(7–0) 		 24 – Schofield   9 – Tied   9 – Bone  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
February 2, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 at Texas A&M W 93–76  20–1
(8–0) 		 22 – Williams   10 – Williams   10 – Bone  Reed Arena (10,234)
College Station, TX
February 5, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 1 Missouri W 72–60  21–1
(9–0) 		 13 – Tied   8 – Alexander   7 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (17,264)
Knoxville, TN
February 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 Florida W 73–61  22–1
(10–0) 		 16 – Williams   6 – Tied   5 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (22,261)
Knoxville, TN
February 13, 2019
6:30 pm, SECN 		No. 1 South Carolina W 85–73  23–1
(11–0) 		 21 – Schofield   10 – Schofield   7 – Williams  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,407)
Knoxville, TN
February 16, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 at No. 5 Kentucky
Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay 		L 69–86  23–2
(11–1) 		 19 – Bone   8 – Williams   6 – Bone  Rupp Arena (24,467)
Lexington, KY
February 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 Vanderbilt W 58–46  24–2
(12–1) 		 14 – Williams   11 – Williams   6 – Bone  Thompson–Boling Arena (20,523)
Knoxville, TN
February 23, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 at No. 13 LSU L 80–82 OT 24–3
(12–2) 		 27 – Schofield   9 – Schofield   3 – Williams  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,581)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 27, 2019
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 7 at Ole Miss W 73–71  25–3
(13–2) 		 21 – Williams   6 – Tied   4 – Tied  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)
Oxford, MS
March 2, 2019
2:00 pm, CBS 		No. 7 No. 4 Kentucky
Rivalry 		W 71–52  26–3
(14–2) 		 27 – Bone   7 – Tied   6 – Turner  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,729)
Knoxville, TN
March 5, 2019
9:00 pm, SECN 		No. 5 Mississippi State W 71–54  27–3
(15–2) 		 18 – Schofield   10 – Tied   6 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (20,555)
Knoxville, TN
March 9, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 at Auburn L 80–84  27–4
(15–3) 		 25 – Williams   9 – Tied   7 – Bone  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
March 15, 2019
9:30 pm, SECN 		(3) No. 8 vs. (6) Mississippi State
Quarterfinals 		W 83–76  28–4
  20 – Schofield   9 – Alexander   9 – Bone  Bridgestone Arena (19,575)
Nashville, TN
March 16, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN 		(3) No. 8 vs. (2) No. 4 Kentucky
Semifinals 		W 82–78  29–4
  21 – Schofield   7 – Williams   5 – Tied  Bridgestone Arena (20,933)
Nashville, TN
March 17, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN 		(3) No. 8 vs. (5) No. 22 Auburn
Championship 		L 64–84  29–5
  24 – Turner   8 – Williams   2 – Tied  Bridgestone Arena (19,452)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2019*
2:45 pm, CBS 		(2 S) No. 6 vs. (15 S) Colgate
First Round 		W 77–70  30–5
  19 – Schofield   3 – Bone   6 – Turner  Nationwide Arena (19,641)
Columbus, OH
March 24, 2019*
12:10 pm, CBS 		(2 S) No. 6 vs. (10 S) Iowa
Second Round 		W 83–77 OT 31–5
  19 – Tied   9 – Alexander   5 – Williams  Nationwide Arena (19,610)
Columbus, OH
March 28, 2019*
7:29 pm, TBS 		(2 S) No. 6 vs. (3 S) No. 13 Purdue
Sweet Sixteen 		L 94–99 OT 31–6
  21 – Schofield   9 – Schofield   4 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (19,831)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP65 (1)5 (1)673 (1)3 (2)3 (12)3 (12)3 (13)3 (13)1 (48)1 (48)1 (48)1 (40)57586Not released
Coaches66^577443 (7)3 (7)3 (6)3 (7)1 (30)1 (31)1 (32)1 (30)674-T8510

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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  2. ^ Wilson, Mike. "Vols basketball: Chris Darrington transferring to Toledo". knoxnews.com. Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tennessee 2018 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. 247sports. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Texas A&M Box Score". utsports.com. Tennessee Volunteers Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2019.