When you have four different head coaches and fire two of them due to NCAA infractions in the span of one decade, you’ll have lots of setbacks due to attrition. Such was the case for Tennessee basketball throughout the decade.
However, the Vols had such a good infrastructure as a program that even with those setbacks, they were able to have some of their greatest season in school history. The combination of the two made for an extremely wide range of finishes to seasons throughout the decade.
The ever elusive Final Four for men’s Tennessee basketball was not reached.