2016–17 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2016–17 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record16–16 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Kentucky 16 2   .889 32 6   .842
No. 20 Florida 14 4   .778 27 9   .750
Arkansas 12 6   .667 26 10   .722
South Carolina 12 6   .667 26 11   .703
Ole Miss 10 8   .556 22 14   .611
Alabama 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
Vanderbilt 10 8   .556 19 16   .543
Georgia 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Texas A&M 8 10   .444 16 15   .516
Tennessee 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
Auburn 7 11   .389 18 14   .563
Mississippi State 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
LSU 2 16   .111 10 21   .323
Missouri 2 16   .111 8 24   .250
2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 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.