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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Kentucky162 .889326  .842
No. 20 Florida144 .778279  .750
Arkansas126 .6672610  .722
South Carolina126 .6672611  .703
Ole Miss108 .5562214  .611
Alabama108 .5561915  .559
Vanderbilt108 .5561916  .543
Georgia99 .5001915  .559
Texas A&M810 .4441615  .516
Tennessee810 .4441616  .500
Auburn711 .3891814  .563
Mississippi State612 .3331616  .500
LSU216 .1111021  .323
Missouri216 .111824  .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.