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2020–21 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2020–21 Tennessee Volunteers basketball

Southeastern Conference
18–9 (10–7 SEC)
Rick Barnes (6th season)
Michael Schwartz
Desmond Oliver
Kim English
Thompson–Boling Arena

The 2020–21 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Rick Barnes, and played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 18–9, 10–7 in SEC Play to finish in 4th place. They defeated Florida in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were upset in the first round by Oregon State.

The Volunteers finished the 2019–20 season 17–14, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in eighth place. They were set to take on Alabama in the second round of the SEC tournament. However, the remainder of the SEC Tournament was canceled amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. All further postseason tournaments were likewise canceled.

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Keon Johnson SG	Bell Buckle, TN	The Webb School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 6, 2018
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Corey Walker Jr. PF	Jacksonville, FL	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Mar 3, 2019
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jaden Springer SG	Charlotte, NC	IMG Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 23, 2019
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

The SEC media poll was released on November 12, 2020.

Column 1	Column 2
Media poll
1	Tennessee
2	Kentucky
3	LSU
4	Florida
5	Alabama
6	Arkansas
7	Auburn
8	South Carolina
9	Ole Miss
10	Missouri
11	Texas A&M
12	Mississippi State
13	Georgia
14	Vanderbilt

The Volunteers had two players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the season was pushed back from the scheduled start of November 10. On September 16, 2020, the NCAA announced that November 25 would be the new start date.

On November 23, it was announced that head coach Rick Barnes had tested positive for COVID-19 and that the school had paused all basketball activities while further tests were conducted within the program.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
December 8, 2020*6:00 pm, SECN+	No. 12	Colorado	W 56–47	1–0	11 – Tied	10 – Pons	5 – Vescovi	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)Knoxville, TN
December 12, 2020*12:30 pm, SECN Alt.	No. 12	Cincinnati	W 65–56	2–0	15 – Fulkerson	12 – Fulkerson	3 – Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)Knoxville, TN
December 15, 2020*7:00 pm, SECN	No. 10	Appalachian State	W 79–38	3–0	13 – Bailey Jr.	8 – Bailey Jr.	4 – Vesocvi	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)Knoxville, TN
December 19, 2020*8:00 pm, SECN+	No. 10	Tennessee Tech	W 103–49	4–0	21 – Springer	6 – Tied	6 – Springer	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)Knoxville, TN
December 21, 2020*6:00 pm, SECN	No. 8	St. Joseph's	W 102–66	5–0	18 – Bailey Jr.	9 – Pons	5 – Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)Knoxville, TN
December 23, 2020*7:00 pm, SECN	No. 8	USC Upstate	W 80–60	6–0	18 – Bailey Jr.	8 – James	8 – Vescovi	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)Knoxville, TN
December 30, 20209:00 pm, SECN	No. 7	at No. 12 Missouri	W 73–53	7–0(1–0)	15 – Vescovi	6 – Tied	4 – James	Mizzou Arena (3,164)Columbia, MO
January 2, 20216:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 7	Alabama	L 63–71	7–1(1–1)	16 – Bailey Jr.	8 – Tied	2 – Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)Knoxville, TN
January 6, 20217:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 9	Arkansas	W 79–74	8–1(2–1)	17 – Tied	9 – James	3 – Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)Knoxville, TN
January 9, 20212:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 9	at Texas A&M	W 68–54	9–1(3–1)	23 – Vescovi	5 – Tied	6 – Springer	Reed Arena (1,298)College Station, TX
January 12, 20217:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	No. 9	at South Carolina	Postponed	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 16, 20216:00 pm, SECN	No. 10	Vanderbilt	W 81–61	10–1(4–1)	16 – Johnson	8 – Fulkerson	5 – Springer	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)Knoxville, TN
January 19, 20217:00 pm, ESPN	No. 6	at Florida	L 49–75	10–2(4–2)	8 – Fulkerson	5 – Tied	5 – Fulkerson	O'Connell Center (2,280)Gainesville, FL
January 23, 20218:30 pm, SECN	No. 6	No. 19 Missouri	L 64–73	10–3(4–3)	20 – Pons	6 – Fulkerson	4 – Vescovi	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)Knoxville, TN
January 26, 20217:00 pm, SECN	No. 18	Mississippi State	W 56–53	11–3(5–3)	13 – Pons	7 – Vescovi	5 – Springer	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)Knoxville, TN
January 30, 2021*6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 18	No. 15 Kansas SEC/Big 12 Challenge	W 80–61	12–3	17 – Pons	11 – James	4 – Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)Knoxville, TN
February 2, 20217:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	at Ole Miss	L 50–52	12–4(5–4)	13 – Pons	6 – James	4 – Tied	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (895)Oxford, MS
February 6, 20218:00 pm, ESPN	No. 11	at Kentucky	W 82–71	13–4(6–4)	27 – Johnson	10 – James	5 – Vescovi	Rupp Arena (3,075)Lexington, KY
February 10, 20218:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 16	Georgia	W 89–81	14–4(7–4)	30 – Springer	8 – Fulkerson	4 – Fulkerson	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)Knoxville, TN
February 13, 20212:00 pm, ESPN	No. 16	at LSU	L 65–78	14–5(7–5)	21 – Springer	6 – Tied	7 – Springer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,224)Baton Rouge, LA
February 17, 20219:00 pm, SECN	No. 19	South Carolina	W 93–73	15–5(8–5)	29 – Bailey Jr.	9 – Pons	5 – Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)Knoxville, TN
February 20, 20211:00 pm, CBS	No. 19	Kentucky	L 55–70	15–6(8–6)	18 – Bailey Jr.	7 – Fulkerson	5 – Johnson	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)Knoxville, TN
February 24, 20219:00 pm, SECN	No. 25	at Vanderbilt	W 70–58	16–6(9–6)	21 – Bailey Jr.	10 – Pons	3 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (144)Nashville, TN
February 27, 202112:00 pm, ESPN	No. 25	at Auburn	L 72–77	16–7(9–7)	23 – Johnson	8 – Pons	6 – Springer	Auburn Arena (1,824)Auburn, AL
March 7, 202112:00 pm, ESPNU		Florida	W 65–54	17–7(10–7)	14 – Tied	10 – James	4 – Fulkerson	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)Knoxville, TN
March 12, 20212:30 p.m., ESPN	(4)	vs. (5) Florida Quarterfinals	W 78–66	18–7	14 – Vescovi	9 – Tied	6 – Tied	Bridgestone Arena (2,186)Nashville, TN
March 13, 20211:00 p.m., ESPN	(4)	vs. (1) No. 6 Alabama Semifinals	L 68–73	18–8	20 – Johnson	9 – Johnson	4 – Vescovi	Bridgestone Arena (3,164)Nashville, TN
March 19, 2021*4:30 p.m., TNT	(5 MW)	vs. (12 MW) Oregon State First Round	L 56–70	18–9	14 – Johnson	13 – James	3 – Springer	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

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