The team's head coach was Donnie Tyndall, who was in his first season at Tennessee.

The team played their home games at the Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

[1] The Vols posted a record of 24–13 (11–7 SEC) in the 2012–13 season and finished in 4th place.

They advance to the semifinals which they lost to Florida in the 2014 SEC men's basketball tournament.

They received at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which they lost to Michigan in the sweet 16.