2011–12 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2011–12 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball

NIT, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2011–12 record	19–15 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach	Cuonzo Martin
Assistant coach	Tracy Webster
Assistant coach	Jon Harris
Assistant coach	Kent Williams
Home arena	Thompson-Boling Arena

2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Kentucky	16	–	0	1.000	38	–	2	.950
#25 Florida	10	–	6	.625	26	–	11	.703
#20 Vanderbilt †	10	–	6	.625	25	–	11	.694
Tennessee	10	–	6	.625	19	–	15	.559
Alabama	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Mississippi State	8	–	8	.500	21	–	12	.636
Ole Miss	8	–	8	.500	20	–	14	.588
LSU	7	–	9	.438	18	–	15	.545
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	18	–	14	.563
Auburn	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
Georgia	5	–	11	.313	15	–	17	.469
South Carolina	2	–	14	.125	10	–	21	.323

† 2012 SEC Tournament winner As of April 2, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2011–12 season. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played its home games at Thompson-Boling Arena. This was the first season for Cuonzo Martin as the Volunteers' head coach. Martin left Missouri State to take over for former head coach Bruce Pearl who was fired on March 21, 2011 for lying to NCAA investigators about recruiting violations.^[1]

Roster

Class of 2011 Signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Richardson SF	Edmond, Oklahoma	Edmond Santa Fe High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 21, 2011
Josh Richardson SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90
Wesley Washpun PG	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Washington High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Apr 14, 2011
Wesley Washpun PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Quinton Chievous SG	Niles, Illinois	Notre Dame High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 11, 2011
Quinton Chievous SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84
Yemi Makanjuola C	Raleigh, North Carolina	Word of God Christian Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 26, 2011
Yemi Makanjuola C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Dwight Miller PF	Bellaire, Texas	St. Pius X	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 23, 2011
Dwight Miller PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A
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: "Tennessee Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-07-15. "2011 Tennessee Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-07-15. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-07-15. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-07-15. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-07-15.

2011–12 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3.5 !F	0	Makanjuola, YemiYemi Makanjuola	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lagos, Nigeria
1.5 !G	1	Richardson, JoshJosh Richardson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Edmond, OK
1.5 !G	2	Campbell, GalenGalen Campbell	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Knoxville, TN
3.5 !F	3	Woolridge, RenaldoRenaldo Woolridge	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sherman Oaks, CA
1.5 !G	4	Washpun, WesWes Washpun	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cedar Rapids, IA
3.5 !F	5	Stokes, JarnellJarnell Stokes	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	11	Golden, TraeTrae Golden	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Powder Springs, GA
1.5 !G	13	McBee, SkylarSkylar McBee	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Rutledge, TN
1.5 !G	14	Summitt, TylerTyler Summitt	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Knoxville, TN
3.5 !F	15	Murphy, RobRob Murphy	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Brentwood, TN
3.5 !F	20	Hall, KennyKenny Hall	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Stone Mountain, GA
3.5 !F	21	Kilmartin, RobRob Kilmartin	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Charlotte, NC
1.5 !G	24	Lopez, BrandonBrandon Lopez	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Knoxville, TN
1.5 !G	23	Tatum, CameronCameron Tatum	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Lithonia, GA
3.5 !F	25	Miller, DwightDwight Miller	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Nassau, Bahamas
1.5 !G	31	Chievous, QuintonQuinton Chievous	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	34	Maymon, JeronneJeronne Maymon	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Madison, WI
1.5 !G	52	McRae, JordanJordan McRae	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Midway, GA

Head coach

Cuonzo Martin (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Tracy Webster (Wisconsin)
Jon Harris (Marquette)
Kent Williams (Southern Illinois)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition
November 3, 2011* 7:30 p.m.		Carson–Newman	W 73–52		Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
November 7, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		Lincoln Memorial	W 76–67		Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 11, 2011* 7:00 p.m., FSN		UNC Greensboro Maui Invitational Tournament opening game	W 92–63	1–0	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
November 16, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		Louisiana-Monroe	W 85–62	2–0	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
November 21, 2011* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. #6 Duke Maui Invitational Tournament	L 77–67	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
November 22, 2011* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. #8 Memphis Maui Invitational Tournament	L 97–99 ^2OT	2–2	Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
November 23, 2011* 2:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament 7th place game	W 86–60	3–2	Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
November 28, 2011* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Oakland	L 81–89	3–3	Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI
December 3, 2011* 5:15 p.m., ESPN		Pittsburgh SEC–Big East Challenge	L 56–61	3–4	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
December 10, 2011* 12:00 p.m., CSS		Austin Peay	L 70–74	3–5	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
December 14, 2011* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		at College of Charleston	L 65–71	3–6	Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC
December 20, 2011* 7:00 p.m., SportSouth		UNC Asheville	W 72–68	4–6	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
December 23, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		East Tennessee State	W 66–63	5–6	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
December 29, 2011* 7:00 p.m., SportSouth		The Citadel	W 86–55	6–6	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 2, 2012* 7:00 p.m., SportSouth		Chattanooga	W 76–63	7–6	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 4, 2012* 8:00 p.m., FSN		at Memphis	L 51–69	7–7	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
SEC Regular Season
January 7, 2012 11:00 a.m., ESPN2		#13 Florida	W 67–56	8–7 (0–1)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 12, 2012 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		at #20 Mississippi State	L 58–62	8–8 (1–1)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 14, 2012 12:00 p.m., ESPN		#2 Kentucky	L 62–65	8–9 (1–2)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 18, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Georgia	L 53–57 ^OT	8–10 (1–3)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 21, 2012* 12:00 p.m., CBS		#11 Connecticut	W 60–57	9–10	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 24, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Vanderbilt	L 47–65	9–11 (1–4)	Memorial Gym Nashville, TN
January 28, 2012 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		Auburn	W 64–49	10–11 (2–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 31, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at #1 Kentucky	L 44–69	10–12 (2–5)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 4, 2012 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Georgia	W 73–62	11–12 (3–5)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 8, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN		South Carolina	W 69–57	12–12 (4–5)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 11, 2012 4:00 p.m., SECN		at #8 Florida	W 75–70	13–12 (5–5)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 15, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN		Arkansas	W 77–58	14–12 (6–5)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 18, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN		at Alabama	L 50–62	14–13 (6–6)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 22, 2012 7:00 p.m., CSS		Ole Miss	W 60–73	15–13 (7–6)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 25, 2012 8:00 p.m., FSN		at South Carolina	W 73–64	16–13 (8–6)	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 29, 2012 9:00 p.m., CSS		at LSU	W 74–69 ^OT	17–13 (9–6)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
March 3, 2012 4:00 p.m., ESPN		Vanderbilt	W 68–61	18–13 (10–6)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
2012 SEC Tournament
March 9, 2012 7:30 p.m., SECN	#(2)	vs. (7) Ole Miss Quarterfinals	L 72–77 ^OT	18–14	New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA
2012 NIT
March 13, 2012 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	#(1 TN)	(8 TN) Savannah State First Round	W 65–51	19–14	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
March 18, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPN	#(1 TN)	(4 TN) Middle Tennessee Second Round	L 64–71	19–15	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ( ) Tournament seedings in parenthesis.

References

↑ Beth Rucker,Tennessee Fires Coach Bruce Pearl, Associated Press via NBCSports.MSNBC.com, March 21, 2011

Tennessee Volunteers basketball

Venues	Alumni Memorial Gym (1934–1958) Stokely Athletic Center (1958–1987) Thompson–Boling Arena (1987–present)

Rivalries	Kentucky

Culture & lore	History Smokey "Rocky Top"

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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