The 2023–24 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by ninth-year head coach Rick Barnes, played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 19,664 in 16 games in 2023–24.
Previous season The Volunteers finished the 2022–23 season 25–11, 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.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure B. J. Edwards 1 G 6'3" 192 Freshman Knoxville, TN Transferred to SMU Julian Phillips 2 F 6'8" 190 Freshman Blythewood, SC Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 35th overall by Boston Celtics Evan Shiflet 3 G 6'2" 191 Freshman Nashville, TN Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Tyreke Key 4 G 6'3" 207 RS Senior Celina, TN Graduated Olivier Nkamhoua 13 F 6'8" 232 Senior Helsinki, Finland Graduate transferred to Michigan Kent Gilbert 21 G 6'1" 175 Junior Greenville, NC Walk-on; transferred Isaiah Sulack 31 G 6'5" 186 RS Senior Knoxville, TN Walk-on; graduate transferred to Marist Kidd Brizek 32 G 6'6" 194 Freshman Powdersville, SC Walk-on; mid season transferred to Manhattan Uroš Plavšić 33 F 7'0" 251 RS Senior Ivanjica, Serbia Graduated/signed to play professionally in Serbia with Mega MIS
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Jordan Gainey 2 G 6'4" 175 Junior Tucson, AZ USC Upstate Dalton Knecht 3 G 6'6" 200 GS Senior Thornton, CO Northern Colorado Grant Hurst 23 G 6'2" 180 RS Sophomore Cleveland, TN Walk-on; UT Martin Kaylan Makan 24 G 6'2" 170 Sophomore Little Rock, AR Walk-on; The Citadel
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| SEC regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| SEC tournament
!colspan=9 style=""|NCAA tournament
Source
Rankings
See also 2023–24 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
References