1919–20 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

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1919–20 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1919–20 record11–3
Head coach
  • John R. Bender (1st season)
CaptainHenry P. "Peg" Bell
Home arenaDowntown YMCA
Seasons
← 1918–19
 →

The 1919–20 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 1919–20 college men's basketball season. The head coach was John R. Bender coaching the team in his first season. The Volunteers team captain was "Peg" Bell.[1]

The 1920 Volunteer team was one of five colleges and universities invited to take place in the national AAU tournament in March of that year, marking the first postseason appearance for the school. They lost their first-round game to the hosting Atlanta Athletic Club.[2]

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
January 17, 1920*
 Jellico YMCA W 49–19  1–0
 Downtown YMCA 
Knoxville, TN
January 19, 1920*
 Tusculum W 41–35  2–0
 Downtown YMCA 
Knoxville, TN
January 23, 1920*
 Maryville W 43–23  3–0
 Downtown YMCA 
Knoxville, TN
January 30, 1920*
 at Maryville L 11–23  3–1
  
Maryville, TN
February 2, 1920*
 at Jellico YMCA W 27–12  4–1
  
Jellico, TN
February 3, 1920*
 at Centre W 2–0  5–1
  
Danville, KY
February 4, 1920*
 at Georgetown (KY) W 54–14  6–1
  
Georgetown, KY
February 5, 1920*
 at Kentucky W 29–24  7–1
  
Lexington, KY
February 6, 1920*
 at Transylvania W 38–15  8–1
  
Lexington, KY
February 7, 1920*
 at Kentucky W 27–26  9–1
  
Lexington, KY
February 25, 1920*
 Knoxville YMCA W 47–18  10–1
 Downtown YMCA 
Knoxville, TN
February 27, 1920*
 Kentucky W 28–25  11–1
 Downtown YMCA 
Knoxville, TN
February 28, 1920*
 Kentucky L 25–36  11–2
 Downtown YMCA 
Knoxville, TN
AAU National Championship
March 10, 1920*
 vs. Atlanta Athletic Club L 26–58  11–3
 Atlanta Auditorium and Armory 
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[]

  1. ^ "1919–20 Schedule and Results" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Spalding's Official Basketball Guide Containing the Official Rules". 1920. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
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