The 2022–23 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-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 22–9, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Ole Miss before losing to Missouri in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the East Region, where they defeated Louisiana in the First Round and Duke in the Second Round to reach the Sweet Sixteen. There, they were upset by Florida Atlantic, closing their season with an overall record of 25–11.
Previous season The Volunteers finished the 2021–22 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.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Kennedy Chandler 1 G 6'0" 171 Freshman Memphis, TN Declared for 2022 NBA draft Brandon Huntley-Hatfield 2 F 6'10" 246 Freshman Clarksville, TN Transferred to Louisville Quentin Diboundje 3 G 6'5" 217 Freshman Montpellier, France Transferred to East Carolina John Fulkerson 10 F 6'9" 219 GS Senior Kingsport, TN Graduated Victor Bailey Jr. 12 G 6'4" 182 RS Senior Austin, TX Graduate transferred to George Mason Justin Powell 24 G 6'6" 197 Sophomore Prospect, KY Transferred to Washington State Handje Tamba 32 F 6'11" 229 Freshman Knoxville, TN Transferred to Weber State Cole Morris 34 F 6'9" 211 Sophomore Marietta, GA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Brock Janeck 35 F 6'8" 228 Senior Knoxville, TN Walk-on; graduate transferred to East Tennessee State
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Tyreke Key 4 G 6'3" 205 GS Senior Celina, TN Indiana State Colin Coyne 35 F 6'10" 225 Senior Fredericksburg, VA Mary Washington
2022 recruiting class
2023 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| SEC tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NCAA Tournament
Source
Rankings
See also 2022–23 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
References