2010 – 11 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2010 – 11 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . This was the sixth season for Bruce Pearl as the Volunteers ' head coach . The team , a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference , played its home games at Thompson-Boling Arena . They were the champions of the 2011 NIT Season Tip-Off . They finished the season 19 – 15 , 8 – 8 in SEC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 SEC Men 's Basketball Tournament to Florida . They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to Michigan
2011 SEC Men 's Basketball Tournament
2011 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team