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

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style="background:#FF8200; color:white;"| Exhibition

!colspan=9 style="background:#F77F00; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#F77F00; color:white;"| SEC regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#F77F00;"| SEC Tournament

See also 2014–15 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

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