Tennessee

Official Name: 
University of Tennessee
Nickname: 
Volunteers
Mailing Address: 

263 Stokely Athletic Center
1720 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37996

Website: 
www.utsports.com
Telephone: 
(865) 974-7501
Fax: 
(865) 974-1269
Enrollment: 
25,795
Arena: 

Thompson-Boling Arena
Capacity: 24,535
Year Opened: 1987

School Colors: 
Orange and White
Conference: 

Southeastern (since 1933)/Eastern Division
Former Member of southern (1922-32)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(2) 1967 and 2008

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(18) 1967, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
16-19 record (.457)
Reached regional final in 2010

NIT Appearances: 

(11) 1945, 1969, 1971, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2003, and 2004
12-11 record (.522)
Finished 3rd in 1969 and 1985

CCAT/NCIT Record: 

0-2 in 1974 and 1975

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Ray Mears (15 years from 1963-77, 278-112 record, .713)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Allan Houston (2,801 points from 1990-93)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Gene Tormohlen (1,113 from 1957-59)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Tony White (51 points as senior vs. Auburn on 2/14/87)

All-American Selections: 

(21) C Harry Anderson (1936), F A.W. Davis (1965), F Dale Ellis (1982 and 1983), F Ernie Grunfeld (1976 and 1977), G Allan Houston (1992 and 1993), F Reggie Johnson (1980), F Bernard King (1975, 1976 and 1977), G Chris Lofton (2006, 2007 and 2008), G Danny Schultz (1964), F Ron Slay (2003), C Gene Tormohlen (1959), G Tony White (1987), F Ron Widby (1967), C Howard Wood (1981)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(2) Bernard King (1977), Dale Ellis (1983)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(5) Bernard King (1976), Ernie Grunfeld (1977), Dale Ellis (1982), Chris Lofton (2007 and 2008)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Tony White (51 vs. Auburn)
February 14, 1987 (senior/24.5 ppg)

1

2

Total

Tennessee

54

49

103

Auburn

42

42

84

Tennessee

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Nix

11-17

0-0

2-2

24

Brown

2-9

0-3

1-2

5

Roth

4-7

0-0

0-0

8

White

15-20

0-0

18-19

51

Henry

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Davis

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Hausley

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Spivey

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Griffin

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Jenkins

4-7

0-0

0-0

9

Lockhart

3-3

0-0

0-3

6

Totals

39-63

4-8

21-26

103

Percentages

.619

.500

.808

Auburn

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Jones

9-18

0-0

0-0

18

Morris

8-11

0-0

0-0

16

Moore

6-11

0-1

2-2

14

Ford

2-9

0-1

4-4

8

Howard

2-2

0-0

0-0

4

Haralson

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

White

6-8

5-6

0-0

17

Lynn

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Davis

1-3

1-3

1-2

4

Caylor

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Dennison

1-2

1-2

0-0

3

Totals

35-65

7-13

7-8

84

Percentages

.538

.538

.875
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Alex A. Stone

1

1911

7-9

.438

1911

7-9

Zora G. Clevenger

5

1912-16

50-14

.781

1916

12-0

John R. Bender

3

1917, 1920-21

29-15

.659

1920

11-3

R.H. Fitzgerald

2

1918-19

5-15-1

.262

Mark B. Banks

5

1922-26

52-33-1

.610

1923

15-2

W.H. Britton

9

1927-35

80-73

.523

1930

13-4

Blair Gullion

3

1936-38

47-19

.712

1937

17-5

John W. Mauer

8

1939-43, 1945-47

127-41

.756

1942

19-3

Emmett Lowery

12

1948-59

169-110

.606

1948

20-5

John Sines

3

1960-62

26-45

.366

1960

12-11

Ramon "Ray" Mears

15

1963-77

278-112

.713

1965

20-5

Cliff Wettig

1

1978

11-16

.407

1978

11-16

Don DeVoe

11

1979-89

204-137

.598

1981

21-8

Wade Houston

5

1990-94

65-90

.419

1992

19-15

Kevin O'Neill

3

1995-97

37-46

.446

1996

14-15

Jerry Green

4

1998-2001

89-36

.712

2000

26-7

Robert "Buzz" Peterson

4

2002-05

61-59

.508

2003

17-12

Bruce Pearl

6

2006-11

140-58

.707

2008

31-5
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,489-944 (.612) from 1909 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Tennessee did not have a formal coach in 1908-09 (2-5 record) and 1909-10 (7-8)
  • The Volunteers did not field a formal team in 1944
  • The Vols forfeited a game just before Christmas in 1946-47 after refusing to compete against Duquesne if black player Chuck Cooper participated. . . .Wettig was acting head coach in 1977-78
  • Assistant Tony Jones filled in for Pearl when he missed first eight SEC games (5-3 record) in 2010-11 because of an unethical conduct charge involving the NCAA.