The 2021–22 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by seventh-year head coach Rick Barnes, and plays their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Mississippi State, Kentucky and Texas A&M to win their first SEC Tournament title since 1979. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the South Region, where they defeated Longwood in the First Round before being upset by Michigan in the Second Round.
Previous season The Volunteers finished the 2020–21 season 18–9, 10–7 in SEC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Florida in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament before losing to Alabama in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a 5th seed in the Midwest Region where they got upset by Oregon State in the first round.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Davonte Gaines 0 G 6'7" 166 Sophomore Buffalo, NY Transferred to George Mason Drew Pember 3 F 6'9" 207 Sophomore Knoxville, TN Transferred to UNC Asheville Jaden Springer 11 G 6'4" 204 Freshman Charlotte, NC Declare for 2021 NBA draft Corey Walker Jr. 15 F 6'8" 219 Freshman Hastings, FL Transferred to South Florida Yves Pons 35 G/F 6'6" 215 Senior Fuveau, France Graduated/went undrafted in 2021 NBA draft Keon Johnson 45 G 6'5" 186 Freshman Shelbyville, TN Declare for 2021 NBA draft E. J. Anosike 55 F 6'7" 245 Senior East Orange, NJ Graduate transferred to Cal State Fullerton
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Justin Powell 24 G 6'6" 197 Sophomore Prospect, KY Auburn
2021 recruiting class
2022 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| SEC Tournament
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Source
Rankings
*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.
See also 2021–22 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
References