2016 – 17 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Volunteers were led by second-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 16 – 16 , 8 – 10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place . They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Georgia
SEC Tournament
2017 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team