The Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball program was in a bad place in March of 2015.
After reaching heights that were never seen before just a few years prior, the Vols were on the hunt for their fourth head coach in six years - and third in as many years - after Donnie Tyndall was fired due to misconduct during his time as head coach at Southern Mississippi.
Tennessee was fresh off a 16-16 season. There were flashes of promise during Tyndall’s tenure, but instead the program was once again left in the dark at year’s end.