# 2014–15 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

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.

## 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 | Graduated |
| Jarnell Stokes | 5 | F | 6'8" | 250 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee | Enter 2014 NBA draft |
| Rawane Ndiaye | 10 | C | 6'10" | 280 | Junior | Raleigh, North Carolina | Injured |
| Darius Thompson | 15 | G | 6'5" | 181 | Freshman | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Transferred to Virginia |
| A. J. Davis | 21 | F | 6'9" | 208 | RS Freshman | Buford, Georgia | Transferred to Central Florida |
| Quinton Chievous | 31 | G | 6'6" | 214 | RS Sophomore | Chicago | Transferred to Hampton |
| D'Montre Edwards | 32 | G | 6'6" | 203 | Senior | Charleston, South Carolina | Graduated |
| Jeronne Maymon | 34 | F | 6'8" | 260 | RS Senior | Madison, Wisconsin | Graduated |
| Jordan McRae | 52 | G | 6'6" | 185 | Senior | Midway, Georgia | Graduated/2014 NBA draft |
| Dominic Woodson | 55 | F | 6'10" | 270 | Sophomore | Dallas | 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, Kentucky | Transferred from IUPUI. Will be eligible to play immediately since Chiles graduated from IUPUI. |
| Braxton Bonds | 32 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Freshman | Nashville, Tennessee | Walk-on transfer from Liberty University. |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Detrick Mostella SG | Decatur, Alabama | Notre Dame Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | May 7, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Kevin Punter SG | Bronx, New York | State Fair C.C. | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | May 5, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Tariq Owens PF | Baltimore, Maryland | Mount Zion Baptist Christian School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 21, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Willie Carmichael PF | Apopka, Florida | Wekiva High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 13, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Jabari McGhee SF | Albany, Georgia | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 2, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Devon Baulkman SG | Bainbridge, Georgia | Gulf Coast C.C. | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 13, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 4, 2013. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| 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, Tennessee |
| 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, Tennessee |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||||
| 11/14/2014* 6:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. No. 15 VCU Veterans Classic | L 69–85 | 0–1 | 17 – Richardson | 5 – McGhee | 7 – Punter | Alumni Hall (5,699) Annapolis, Maryland |
| 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, Tennessee |
| 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, Florida |
| 11/28/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 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, Florida |
| 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, Florida |
| 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, Tennessee |
| 12/14/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 15 Butler | W 67–55 | 4–3 | 20 – Richardson | 8 – Moore | 3 – Richardson | Thompson–Boling Arena (14,058) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 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, North Carolina |
| 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, Tennessee |
| 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, Tennessee |
| 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, Tennessee |
| 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, Tennessee |
| 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, Mississippi |
| 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, Tennessee |
| 01/13/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 Arkansas | W 74–69 | 10–5 (2–1) | 20 – Richardson | 8 – Moore | 4 – Richardson | Thompson–Boling Arena (13,366) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 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, Missouri |
| 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, South Carolina |
| 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, Tennessee |
| 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, Arkansas |
| 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, Tennessee |
| 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, Tennessee |
| 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, Georgia |
| 02/11/2015 9:00 pm, SECN | at Vanderbilt | W 76–73 $^{OT}$ | 14–9 (6–5) | 27 – Richardson | 8 – Reese | 4 – Richardson | Memorial Gymnasium (11,892) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 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, Tennessee |
| 02/17/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 Kentucky Rivalry | L 48–66 | 14–11 (6–7) | 14 – Punter | 8 – Moore | 2 – Reese | Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 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, Mississippi |
| 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, Tennessee |
| 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, Florida |
| 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, Louisiana |
| 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, Tennessee |
| 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, Tennessee |
| 03/13/2015 7:00 pm, SECN | vs. No. 21 Arkansas Quarterfinals | L 72–80 | 16–16 | 22 – Richardson | 10 – Richardson | 3 – Richardson | Bridgestone Arena (13,135) Nashville, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||||