It was renamed Stokely Athletic Center to honor William B. This success and the resultant growing fan support led to the university's decision to expand the 7,500-seat Amory-Fieldhouse to 12,700 seats. Davis, the Volunteers finished second in the SEC in each of the next two seasons and recorded 20 wins in 1965, reaching that mark for the first time in 17 years.
Hall, winning 75% of their games, Mears recorded a 15–15 record against the Wildcats. In an era where Kentucky was coached by future College Basketball Hall of Fame members Adolph Rupp and Joe B. Throughout his career, Mears gained notoriety throughout the SEC for frequently being a thorn in the powerhouse Kentucky's side. Before Mears, Tennessee had only beaten the Wildcats twice in 39 meetings. In his first year, Mears's Volunteers improved from a 4–19 record in 1962 to 13–11, highlighted by two wins over the Kentucky Wildcats. The hiring of Mears, who was coming off an NCAA small college championship at Wittenberg University, ushered in the most sustained period of success in Tennessee men's basketball history. In 1963, the University of Tennessee hired Ray Mears to become the head coach of the men's basketball program. History Ray Mears era Building the foundation: "This is Big Orange Country!" 1.3 Houston, O’Neill, Green, and Peterson.1.1.1 Building the foundation: "This is Big Orange Country!".The Volunteers are currently coached by Rick Barnes, who was hired on Mato replace Donnie Tyndall. Many notable players have played collegiately at Tennessee-players such as Ernie Grunfeld, Bernard King, Dale Ellis, Allan Houston, and grant Williams who all played in the NBA. Historically, Tennessee ranks third in the SEC in all-time wins. With a current capacity of 21,678 (formerly 24,535), Tennessee has consistently ranked in the top 15 in the nation in terms of volume of attendance, averaging 14,817 (60.39% capacity) attendance from 1988 through 2006, and averaging 17,194 (79.34% capacity) attendance from 2007 through 2018 after reducing seating capacity prior to the 2007 season.
The Volunteers play their home games in Thompson–Boling Arena, on a court nicknamed "the Summitt", after former Tennessee Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt. The Volunteers (commonly referred to as the "Vols") compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Tennessee Volunteers Men's Basketball Team is the collegiate men's basketball program for the University of Tennessee–Knoxville.
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