Tennessee is 65-53 (.551) in 56 all-time previous SEC Tournament appearances.
The Vols own the third-best SEC Tournament winning percentage among league schools, trailing only Kentucky (.836) and Alabama (.554).
Since the tournament was renewed in 1979, the Vols are 30-37 (.438).
Tennessee has won the SEC Tournament four times, tying Florida for third-most among league schools. The Vols won the event in 1936, 1941, 1943 and 1979.
UT has reached the championship game 10 times (third most among league schools), most recently in 2009 in Tampa.
Tennessee has only been the No. 9 seed once previously at the SEC Tournament; that was in 1991 in Nashville. That year, the Vols took a 9-21 record into the tournament and then reeled off three straight wins to reach the championship game, where it fell to Alabama.
This is the ninth time Nashville has hosted the SEC Tournament. UT is 11-8 in the tournament when it takes place in "The Music City."
Tennessee's SEC Tournament record at Bridgestone Arena is 7-6.