2016–17 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Kentucky †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	6	.842
No. 10 Florida	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
Arkansas	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
No. 6 South Carolina	12	–	6	.667	26	–	11	.703
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	22	–	14	.611
Alabama	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Vanderbilt	10	–	8	.556	19	–	16	.543
Georgia	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
Texas A&M	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
Tennessee	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Auburn	7	–	11	.389	18	–	14	.563
Mississippi State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	16	.500
LSU	2	–	16	.111	10	–	21	.323
Missouri	2	–	16	.111	8	–	24	.250

† 2017 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Volunteers are led by second-year head coach Rick Barnes. The team plays its home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kevin Punter	0	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Bronx, NY	Graduated
Ray Kasongo	2	F	6'8"	245	Junior	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Transferred
Armani Moore	4	F	6'4"	217	Senior	Kennesaw, GA	Graduated
Derek Reese	23	F	6'7"	230	Senior	Orlando, FL	Graduated
Devon Baulkman	34	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Bainbridge, GA	Graduated

Recruiting

2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Bowden SG	Greenville, SC	22 Feet Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 22, 2016
Jordan Bowden SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Kwe Parker SG	Wade, NC	Wesleyan Christian	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Nov 20, 2015
Kwe Parker SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Grant Williams PF/C	Charlotte, NC	Providence Day School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Nov 13, 2015
Grant Williams PF/C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
John Fulkerson PF	Arden, NC	Christ School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 6, 2015
John Fulkerson PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Jalen Johnson SF	High Point, NC	Wesleyan Christian	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 11, 2015
Jalen Johnson SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Jordan Bone PG	Nashville, TN	Ensworth	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 13, 2015
Jordan Bone PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Lamonte' Turner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Florence, Alabama
G	3	Robert Hubbs	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Newbern, Tennessee
F	5	Admiral Schofield	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Zion, Illinois
F	11	Kyle Alexander	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Milton, Ontario, Canada
G	15	Detrick Mostella	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Decatur, Alabama
G	24	Lucas Campbell (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Knoxville, Tennessee
G	25	Shembari Phillips	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Atlanta, Georgia
G	32	Brad Woodson (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Head coach

Rick Barnes

Assistant coach(es)

Rob Lanier
Desmond Oliver
Michael Schwartz

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 13, 2016

References

v t e Tennessee Volunteers basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Gym (1934–1958) Stokely Athletic Center (1958–1987) Thompson–Boling Arena (1987–present)
Rivalries	Kentucky Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal "Rocky Top" Smokey
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25