The 2017-18 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2017-18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Volunteers were led by third-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 26-9, 13-5 in SEC play to earn a share of the SEC regular season championship. As the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament, they defeated Mississippi State and Arkansas before losing to Kentucky in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the South region. There the Volunteers defeated Wright State before being upset by Loyola-Chicago in the Second Round.
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Previous season
The Vols finished the 2016-17 season 16-16, 8-10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Georgia.
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Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
2017 recruiting class
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Roster
Depth chart
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Schedule and results
Rankings
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
See also
- 2017-18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
References
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