2018–19 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

The 2018–19 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Volunteers were led by fourth-year head coach Rick Barnes. The team played its home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 31–6, 15–3 to finish in 2nd place. In the SEC Tournament, they defeated Mississippi State and Kentucky to make it to the championship. In the championship, they lost to Auburn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Colgate in the First Round, Iowa in the Second Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Purdue.

2018–19 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 6
Record31–6 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach
  • Rick Barnes (4th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 LSU162 .889287  .800
No. 10 Tennessee153 .833316  .838
No. 7 Kentucky153 .833307  .811
No. 5 Auburn117 .6113010  .750
South Carolina117 .6111616  .500
Mississippi State108 .5562311  .676
Ole Miss108 .5562013  .606
Florida99 .5002016  .556
Alabama810 .4441816  .529
Arkansas810 .4441816  .529
Texas A&M612 .3331418  .438
Missouri513 .2781517  .469
Georgia216 .1111121  .344
Vanderbilt018 .000923  .281
2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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