2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
Conference Southeastern Conference
2015–16 record 15–19 (6–12 SEC)
Head coach Rick Barnes (1st year)
Assistant coach Rob Lanier
Assistant coach Desmond Oliver
Assistant coach Chris Ogden
Home arena Thompson–Boling Arena
2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#15 Texas A&M 13 5   .722     28 9   .757
#10 Kentucky 13 5   .722     27 9   .750
South Carolina 11 7   .611     25 9   .735
Vanderbilt 11 7   .611     19 14   .576
LSU 11 7   .611     19 14   .576
Ole Miss 10 8   .556     20 12   .625
Georgia 10 8   .556     20 14   .588
Florida 9 9   .500     21 15   .583
Arkansas 9 9   .500     16 16   .500
Alabama 8 10   .444     18 15   .545
Mississippi State 7 11   .389     14 17   .452
Tennessee 6 12   .333     15 19   .441
Auburn 5 13   .278     11 20   .355
Missouri* 3 15   .167     10 21   .323
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Volunteers were led by first-year head coach Rick Barnes. The team played its home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 15–19, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 12th place. They defeated Auburn and Vanderbilt to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to LSU.

Previous season

The Vols posted a record of 16–16, 7–11 in SEC play in the 2014–15 season and finished in 10th place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Arkansas.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Josh Richardson 1 G 6'6" 200 Senior Edmond, OK Graduated
Brandon Lopez 33 G 6'1" 180 Senior Knoxville, TN Graduated
Galen Campbell 25 G 6'2" 190 RS Junior Knoxville, TN Graduated
Ian Chiles 5 G 6'1" 200 RS Senior Louisville,KY Eligibility Ended
Tariq Owens 11 F 6'10" 205 Sophomore Odenton, MD Transferred to St. John's
Willie Carmichael III 24 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Apopka, FL Transferred to Western Kentucky
Braxton Bonds 32 G 6'1" 170 RS Freshman Nashville, TN Transferred to Columbia State
Jabari McGhee 21 F 6'5" 207 RS Freshman Albany, GA Transferred at the end of fall semester to Western Kentucky

Recruiting

Roster

2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Punter, KevinKevin Punter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Bronx, New York
G 1 Turner (I), Lamonte'Lamonte' Turner (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Florence, Alabama
F 2 Kasongo, RayRay Kasongo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G 3 Hubbs, RobertRobert Hubbs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Newbern, Tennessee
F 4 Moore, ArmaniArmani Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Kennesaw, Georgia
F 5 Schofield, AdmiralAdmiral Schofield 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Zion, Illinois
F 11 Alexander, KyleKyle Alexander 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Milton, Ontario, Canada
G 15 Mostella, DetrickDetrick Mostella 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Decatur, Alabama
F 23 Reese, DerekDerek Reese 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Orlando, Florida
G 24 Campbell (W), LucasLucas Campbell (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Knoxville, Tennessee
G 25 Phillips, ShembariShembari Phillips 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
G 32 Woodson (W), BradBrad Woodson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 34 Baulkman, DevonDevon Baulkman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bainbridge, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 6, 2015

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Kyle Alexander Derek Reese
PF Armani Moore Ray Kasongo
SF Admiral Schofield Robert Hubbs
SG Devon Baulkman Detrick Mostella
PG Shembari Phillips Kevin Punter

Schedule

Tennessee has been invited to play in the Barclays Center Classic, where they will host two to-be-determined opponents and then play against two of these three teams in Brooklyn: Cincinnati, Nebraska, and George Washington.[1] The Vols will travel on the road to play at Butler,[2] Georgia Tech,[3] and TCU.[4] Tennessee will matchup with Gonzaga in neutral venue in the Battle in Seattle.[5] Tennessee will also host Marshall,[6] East Tennessee State, and Florida Atlantic.[7]

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Nov. 6*
7:00 PM, SECN+
Alabama-Huntsville W 96–83 
 29  Moore  10  Moore  5  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Regular season

Nov. 13*
7:00 PM, SECN+
UNC Asheville W 82–78  1–0
 31  Punter  8  Moore, Reese  6  Moore  Thompson–Boling Arena (11,564)
Knoxville, TN

Nov. 16*
7:00 PM, ESPNU
at Georgia Tech L 67–69  1–1
 17  Moore  10  Reese  3  Hubbs  Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,467)
Atlanta, GA

Nov. 19*
7:00 PM, SECN+
Marshall W 84–74  2–1
 20  Moore  13  Reese  4  Punter  Thompson–Boling Arena (12,341)
Knoxville, TN

Nov. 22*
12:00 PM, SECN
Gardner–Webb
Barclays Center Classic first round
W 89–64  3–1
 24  Punter  16  Moore  6  Punter  Thompson–Boling Arena (11,911)
Knoxville, TN

Nov. 24*
7:00 PM, SECN
Army
Barclays Center Classic second round
W 95–80  4–1
 29  Moore  11  Reese  6  Moore  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,326)
Knoxville, TN

Nov. 27*
9:00 PM, ASN
vs. George Washington
Barclays Center Classic semifinals
L 70–73  4–2
 24  Punter  6  Moore, Reese  4  Moore  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY

Nov. 28*
Noon
vs. Nebraska
Barclays Center Classic Consolation
L 71–82  4–3
 23  Punter  5  Alexander  5  Punter  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY

Dec. 12*
2:30 PM, FS1
at #18 Butler L 86–94  4–4
 27  Punter  7  Schofield  7  Moore  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100)
Indianapolis, IN

Dec. 16*
7:00 PM, SECN+
Florida Atlantic W 81–62  5–4
 24  Punter  8  Reese  5  Punter  Thompson–Boling Arena (12,309)
Knoxville, TN

Dec. 19*
11:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Gonzaga
Battle in Seattle
L 79–86  5–5
 23  Punter  7  Baulkman  5  Punter  KeyArena (16,770)
Seattle, WA

Dec. 22*
7:00 PM, SECN+
East Tennessee State W 76–67  6–5
 17  Mostella  11  Moore  4  Mostella  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,684)
Knoxville, TN

Dec. 29*
1:00 PM, SECN
Tennessee State W 74–69  7–5
 23  Punter  14  Moore  6  Moore  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,214)
Knoxville, TN

Jan. 2
2:00 PM, CBS
at Auburn L 77–83  7–6
(0–1)
 31  Punter  9  Moore  4  Punter, Moore  Auburn Arena (8,614)
Auburn, AL

Jan. 6
7:00 PM, ESPN2
Florida W 83–69  8–6
(1–1)
 26  Punter  9  Hubbs  6  Moore  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,387)
Knoxville, TN

Jan. 9
1:00 PM, SECN
#21 Texas A&M L 88–92  8–7
(1–2)
 19  Punter  6  Moore, Schofield  5  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,907)
Knoxville, TN

Jan. 13
7:00 PM, SECN
at Georgia L 72–81  8–8
(1–3)
 16  Mostella, Punter  8  Moore  5  Moore  Stegeman Coliseum (8,029)
Athens, GA

Jan. 16
3:30 PM, SECN
at Mississippi State W 80–75  9–8
(2–3)
 24  Mostella  8  Reese  5  Punter  Humphrey Coliseum (5,926)
Starkville, MS

Jan. 20
9:00 PM, SECN
Vanderbilt L 74–88  9–9
(2–4)
 26  Punter  8  Moore  3  Punter, Moore  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,561)
Knoxville, TN

Jan. 23
Noon, SECN
#24 South Carolina W 78–69  10–9
(3–4)
 36  Punter  8  Hubbs  4  Baulkman, Moore  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,928)
Knoxville, TN

Jan. 26
9:00 PM, SECN
at Alabama L 57–63  10–10
(3–5)
 15  Punter  11  Moore  4  Baulkman, Moore  Coleman Coliseum (11,429)
Tuscaloosa, AL

Jan. 30*
2:00 PM, ESPN2
at TCU
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 63–75  10–11
 24  Punter  11  Alexander  6  Moore  Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,761)
Fort Worth, TX

Feb. 2
7:00 PM, ESPN
#20 Kentucky
Rivalry
W 84–77  11–11
(4–5)
 27  Punter  13  Moore  4  Moore  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,295)
Knoxville, TN

Feb. 6
8:00 PM, SECN
at Arkansas L 67–85  11–12
(4–6)
 24  Punter  5  Tied  7  Punter  Bud Walton Arena (15,970)
Fayetteville, AR

Feb. 9
7:00 PM, SECN
Auburn W 71–45  12–12
(5–6)
 20  Hubbs  12  Moore  4  Baulkman, Moore  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,740)
Knoxville, TN

Feb. 13
3:00 PM, SECN
at Missouri L 64–75  12–13
(5–7)
 21  Punter  7  Alexander  3  Punter  Mizzou Arena (10,536)
Columbia, MO

Feb. 18
7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
at #14 Kentucky
Rivalry
L 70–80  12–14
(5–8)
 21  Moore  11  Moore  2  Baulkman, Moore  Rupp Arena (24,274)
Lexington, KY

Feb. 20
5:30 PM, ESPNU
LSU W 81–65  13–14
(6–8)
 19  Hubbs  10  Moore  7  Moore  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,721)
Knoxville, TN

Feb. 24
9:00 PM, SECN
at South Carolina L 58–84  13–15
(6–9)
 19  Baulkman  9  Alexander  6  Moore  Colonial Life Arena (13,224)
Columbia, SC

Feb. 27
7:30 PM, SECN
Arkansas L 65–75  13–16
(6–10)
 17  Moore  11  Moore  5  Moore  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,413)
Knoxville, TN

Mar. 1
7:00 PM, SECN
at Vanderbilt L 69–86  13–17
(6–11)
 23  Phillips  7  Phillips  6  Moore  Memorial Gymnasium (13,099)
Nashville, TN

Mar. 5
Noon, SECN
Ole Miss L 60–83  13–18
(6–12)
 18  Baulkman  6  Schofield  4  Schofield  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,424)
Knoxville, TN
SEC Tournament

Mar. 9
8:00 PM, SECN
vs. Auburn
First round
W 97–59  14–18
 22  Moore  11  Reese  5  Moore  Bridgestone Arena (9,787)
Nashville, TN

Mar. 10
3:30 PM, SECN
vs. Vanderbilt
Second round
W 67–65  15–18
 18  Mostella  10  Reese  3  Moore, Mostella  Bridgestone Arena (12,270)
Nashville, TN

Mar. 11
3:30 PM, SECN
vs. LSU
Quarterfinals
L 75–84  15–19
 19  Hubbs  6  Moore  8  Moore  Bridgestone Arena (15,222)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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