2014–15 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2015 SEC Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
2014–15 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2014–15 record	16–16 (7–11 SEC)
Head coach	Donnie Tyndall (1st year)
Assistant coach	Al Pinkins
Assistant coach	Chris Shumate
Assistant coach	Beau Braden
Home arena	Thompson-Boling Arena
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The 2014–15 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Donnie Tyndall, who was in his first season at Tennessee. The team played their home games at the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 7–11 in SEC play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Arkansas.

On March 27, head coach Donnie Tyndall, due to an investigation of violations committed when he was the head coach at Southern Miss, was fired after only one season.^[1]

Previous season

The Vols posted a record of 24–13 (11–7 SEC) in the 2012–13 season and finished in 4th place. They advance to the semifinals which they lost to Florida in the 2014 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament. They received at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which they lost to Michigan in the sweet 16.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Antonio Barton	2	G	6'1"	172	Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated
Jarnell Stokes	5	F	6'8"	250	Junior	Memphis, TN	Enter 2014 NBA draft
Rawane Ndiaye	10	C	6'10"	280	Junior	Raleigh, NC	Injured^[2]
Darius Thompson	15	G	6'5"	181	Freshman	Murfreesboro, TN	Transferred to Virginia
A.J. Davis	21	F	6'9"	208	RS Freshman	Buford, GA	Transferred to Central Florida
Quinton Chievous	31	G	6'6"	214	RS Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Hampton
D'Montre Edwards	32	G	6'6"	203	Senior	Charleston, SC	Graduated
Jeronne Maymon	34	F	6'8"	260	RS Senior	Madison, WI	Graduated
Jordan McRae	52	G	6'6"	185	Senior	Midway, GA	Graduated/2014 NBA draft
Dominic Woodson	55	F	6'10"	270	Sophomore	Dallas, TX	Transferred at the end of fall semester

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ian Chiles	5	G	6'1"	188	Senior	Louisville, KY	Transferred from IUPUI. Will be eligible to play immediately since Chiles graduated from IUPUI.
Braxton Bonds	32	G	6'1"	170	Freshman	Nashville, TN	Walk-on transfer from Liberty University.

Recruiting

2014 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Detrick Mostella SG	Decatur, AL	Notre Dame Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 7, 2014
Detrick Mostella SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kevin Punter SG	Bronx, NY	State Fair C.C.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 5, 2014
Kevin Punter SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Tariq Owens PF	Baltimore, MD	Mount Zion Baptist Christian School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 21, 2014
Tariq Owens PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Willie Carmichael PF	Apopka, FL	Wekiva High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 13, 2014
Willie Carmichael PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jabari McGhee SF	Albany, GA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 2, 2014
Jabari McGhee SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Devon Baulkman SG	Bainbridge, GA	Gulf Coast C.C.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 13, 2014
Devon Baulkman SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
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Roster

2014–15 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
G	0	Kevin Punter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Bronx, New York
G	1	Josh Richardson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Edmond, Oklahoma
G	3	Robert Hubbs	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	Newbern, Tennessee
G	4	Armani Moore (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Kennesaw, Georgia
G	5	Ian Chiles	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Louisville, Kentucky
F	11	Tariq Owens	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Odenton, Maryland
G	15	Detrick Mostella	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Decatur, Alabama
F	21	Jabari McGhee	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Albany, Georgia
G	23	Derek Reese	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Orlando, Florida
F	24	Willie Carmichael III	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Apopka, Florida
G	25	Galen Campbell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Knoxville, Tennessee
G	32	Braxton Bonds (W) (I)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Nashville, Tennessee
G	33	Brandon Lopez (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Knoxville, Tennessee
G	34	Devon Baulkman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Bainbridge, Georgia

Head coach

Donnie Tyndall (Morehead State)

Assistant coach(es)

Al Pinkins (North Carolina State)
Chris Shumate (Murray State)
Beau Braden (Centre College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/03/2014* 7:00 PM, SECN+	Pikeville	W 80–62		17 – Moore	7 – Moore, Reese	5 – Richardson	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,135) Knoxville, TN
11/08/2014* 7:00 PM, SECN+	Lenoir–Rhyne	W 77–49		14 – Reese, Richardson	7 – Hubbs III, Moore	3 – Moore	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,838) Knoxville, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 6:30 PM, CBSSN	vs. #15 VCU Veterans Classic	L 69–85	0–1	17 – Richardson	5 – McGhee	7 – Punter	Alumni Hall (5,699) Annapolis, MD
11/20/2014* 7:00 PM, FSN	Texas Southern	W 70–58	1–1	19 – Richardson	8 – Richardson, Moore	2 – Richardson, Punter	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,236) Knoxville, TN
11/27/2014* 12:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Santa Clara Orlando Classic Quarterfinals	W 64–57	2–1	18 – Richardson, Moore	9 – McGhee	3 – Moore	HP Field House (3,915) Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/28/2014* 12:00 PM, ESPN	vs. #11 Kansas Orlando Classic Semifinals	L 67–82	2–2	16 – Richardson	5 – Richardson	2 – Richardson, Punter, Hubbs III	HP Field House (4,383) Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/30/2014* 4:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Marquette Orlando Classic 3rd Place Game	L 59–67	2–3	18 – Moore	13 – Moore	4 – Baulkman	HP Field House (4,847) Lake Buena Vista, FL
12/06/2014* 3:15 PM, ESPN2	Kansas State Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 65–64	3–3	17 – Richardson	6 – Carmichael	5 – Moore	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,111) Knoxville, TN
12/14/2014* 2:00 PM, ESPNU	#15 Butler	W 67–55	4–3	20 – Richardson	8 – Moore	3 – Richardson	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,058) Knoxville, TN
12/17/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	at NC State	L 72–83	4–4	17 – Richardson	5 – Moore	5 – Richardson	PNC Arena (15,281) Raleigh, NC
12/19/2014* 7:00 PM, FSN	Tennessee Tech	W 61–58	5–4	19 – Richardson	5 – Moore	3 – Moore, Richardson	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,201) Knoxville, TN
12/22/2014* 7:00 PM, SECN	Mercer	W 64–54	6–4	22 – Baulkman	7 – Reese	6 – Richardson	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,093) Knoxville, TN
12/27/2014* 8:30 PM, SECN	Tennessee State	W 67–46	7–4	18 – Punter	11 – Moore	8 – Richardson	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,459) Knoxville, TN
12/31/2014* 1:00 PM, SECN	East Tennessee State	W 71–61	8–4	19 – Richardson	12 – Moore	7 – Moore	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,245) Knoxville, TN
SEC regular season
01/07/2015 9:00 PM, SECN	at Mississippi State	W 61–47	9–4 (1–0)	15 – Punter	10 – Reese	5 – Richardson	Humphrey Coliseum (5,704) Starkville, MS
01/10/2015 2:00 PM, SECN	Alabama	L 38–56	9–5 (1–1)	17 – Richardson	9 – Moore	3 – Punter	Thompson–Boling Arena (16,695) Knoxville, TN
01/13/2015 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#19 Arkansas	W 74–69	10–5 (2–1)	20 – Richardson	8 – Moore	4 – Richardson	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,366) Knoxville, TN
01/17/2015 6:00 PM, SECN	at Missouri	W 59–51	11–5 (3–1)	15 – Moore	11 – Moore	8 – Richardson	Mizzou Arena (10,359) Columbia, MO
01/20/2015 9:00 PM, ESPNU	at South Carolina	W 66–62	12–5 (4–1)	13 – Richardson, Punter	9 – Reese	3 – Punter	Colonial Life Arena (12,032) Columbia, SC
01/24/2015 1:00 PM, FSN	Texas A&M	L 61–67	12–6 (4–2)	17 – Punter	6 – Reese	4 – Reese	Thompson–Boling Arena (16,547) Knoxville, TN
01/27/2015 9:00 PM, ESPNU	at Arkansas	L 64–69	12–7 (4–3)	17 – Richardson	6 – Moore, Reese	6 – Richardson	Bud Walton Arena (12,753) Fayetteville, AR
01/31/2015 12:00 PM, ESPN2	Auburn	W 71–63	13–7 (5–3)	19 – Moore	13 – Moore	6 – Richardson	Thompson–Boling Arena (18,439) Knoxville, TN
02/03/2015 7:00 PM, SECN	Mississippi State	L 66–71	13–8 (5–4)	30 – Richardson	10 – Moore	5 – Richardson	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,268) Knoxville, TN
02/07/2015 12:00 PM, ESPN2	at Georgia	L 53–56	13–9 (5–5)	15 – Hubbs	6 – Hubbs	4 – Richardson	Stegeman Coliseum (9,730) Athens, GA
02/11/2015 9:00 PM, SECN	Vanderbilt	W 76–73 ^OT	14–9 (6–5)	27 – Richardson	8 – Reese	4 – Richardson	Memorial Gymnasium (11,892) Nashville, TN
02/14/2015 4:00 PM, SECN	LSU	L 55–73	14–10 (6–6)	16 – Moore	8 – Moore	2 – Richardson, Punter, Moore	Thompson–Boling Arena (16,051) Knoxville, TN
02/17/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN	#1 Kentucky Rivalry	L 48–66	14–11 (6–7)	14 – Punter	8 – Moore	2 – Reese	Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678) Knoxville, TN
02/21/2015 7:30 PM, ESPNU	at Ole Miss	L 57–59	14–12 (6–8)	15 – Moore	9 – Moore	5 – Moore	Tad Smith Coliseum (8,630) Oxford, MS
02/26/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN2	Vanderbilt	L 65–73	14–13 (6–9)	20 – Richardson	6 – Richardson, Moore	5 – Richardson	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,536) Knoxville, TN
02/28/2015 6:00 PM, ESPN2	at Florida	L 49–66	14–14 (6–10)	18 – Moore	5 – Moore	3 – Richardson, Punter	O'Connell Center (11,970) Gainesville, FL
03/04/2015 7:00 PM, SECN	at LSU	W 78–63	15–14 (7–10)	20 – Richardson	9 – Reese	4 – Moore	Maravich Center (8,736) Baton Rouge, LA
03/07/2015 4:00 PM, FSN	South Carolina	L 49–60	15–15 (7–11)	14 – Richardson, Hubbs	6 – Richardson, Moore	6 – Richardson	Thompson–Boling Arena (16,049) Knoxville, TN
SEC Tournament
03/12/2015 7:00 PM, SECN	vs. Vanderbilt Second round	W 67–61	16–15	22 – Richardson	7 – Reese	4 – Punter	Bridgestone Arena (15,032) Nashville, TN
03/13/2015 7:00 PM, SECN	vs. #21 Arkansas Quarterfinals	L 72–80	16–16	22 – Richardson	10 – Richardson	3 – Richardson	Bridgestone Arena (13,135) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Kentucky †	18	–	0	1.000	38	–	1	.974
#21 Arkansas	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
LSU	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Georgia	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Texas A&M	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Ole Miss	11	–	7	.611	21	–	13	.618
Vanderbilt	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Florida	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
Tennessee	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
South Carolina	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Mississippi State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Auburn	4	–	14	.222	15	–	20	.429
Missouri	3	–	15	.167	9	–	23	.281

† 2015 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll