The 2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the

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in the

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. This was the sixth season for

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as the Volunteers' head coach. The team, a member of the Eastern Division of the

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, played its home games at Thompson-Boling Arena. They were the champions of the 2011

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. They finished the season 19–15, 8–8 in SEC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the

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. They received an at-large bid in the

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where they lost in the second round to

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. On March 21, 2011, Pearl was fired by the school for lying to NCAA investigators on recruiting violations.Beth Rucke
Tennessee Fires Coach Bruce Pearl
, ''Associated Press'' via NBCSports.MSNBC.com, March 21, 2011

2010–11 roster

Class of 2010 Signees

Schedule

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References

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Tennessee Volunteers basketball seasons

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