1999–2000 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team
American college basketball season
1999–2000 Tennessee Volunteers basketball | |
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SEC Regular season champions SEC East champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Division | East |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
AP | No. 11 |
Record | 26–7 (12–4 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Thompson–Boling Arena |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Florida | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Tennessee | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Kentucky | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 10 LSU | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Auburn | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas † | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2000 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1999–2000 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Jerry Green, and played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. After finishing as one of four SEC teams with a 12–4 conference record, they were invited to the NCAA tournament where they reached the Sweet Sixteen.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 22, 1999* | No. 17 | Elon | W 95–56 | 1–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Nov 24, 1999* | No. 17 | UNC Asheville | W 79–63 | 2–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Nov 26, 1999* | No. 17 | Long Island University | W 86–47 | 3–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Nov 29, 1999* | No. 18 | South Florida | W 102–90 | 4–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Dec 1, 1999* | No. 18 | Miami (OH) | W 78–59 | 5–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Dec 4, 1999* | No. 18 | at Pittsburgh | W 76–50 | 6–0 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Dec 8, 1999* | No. 16 | West Virginia | W 94–54 | 7–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Dec 10, 1999* | No. 16 | Middle Tennessee | W 78–77 | 8–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Dec 18, 1999* | No. 13 | at Memphis | W 74–69 | 9–0 | The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Dec 21, 1999* | No. 11 | at American-Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | W 102–58 | 10–0 | Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||||||
Dec 22, 1999* | No. 11 | vs. Southern Illinois Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | W 87–74 | 11–0 | Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||||||
Dec 23, 1999* | No. 11 | vs. Tulsa Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | L 68–88 | 11–1 | Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||||||
Jan 2, 2000* | No. 16 | Radford | W 72–46 | 12–1 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Jan 5, 2000 | No. 15 | at South Carolina | W 60–52 | 13–1 (1–0) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina | ||||||
Jan 8, 2000 | No. 15 | at No. 21 LSU | W 64–59 | 14–1 (2–0) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Jan 12, 2000 | No. 12 | Vanderbilt | L 73–76 | 14–2 (2–1) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Jan 15, 2000 | No. 12 | Ole Miss | W 98–60 | 15–2 (3–1) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Jan 18, 2000 | No. 16 | at No. 9 Florida | W 81–79 2OT | 16–2 (4–1) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | ||||||
Jan 25, 2000 | No. 11 | No. 7 Auburn | W 105–76 | 17–2 (5–1) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Jan 29, 2000 | No. 11 | South Carolina | W 73–66 | 18–2 (6–1) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Feb 1, 2000 | No. 6 | at No. 14 Kentucky | L 68–81 | 18–3 (6–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Feb 6, 2000 | No. 6 | at Mississippi State | W 88–81 | 19–3 (7–2) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
Feb 9, 2000 | No. 8 | Georgia | W 110–83 | 20–3 (8–2) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Feb 12, 2000 | No. 8 | No. 12 Florida | W 76–73 OT | 21–3 (9–2) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Feb 19, 2000 | No. 5 | Vanderbilt | L 72–85 | 21–4 (9–3) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Feb 23, 2000 | No. 7 | No. 18 Kentucky | W 74–67 | 22–4 (10–3) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Feb 26, 2000 | No. 7 | at Alabama | L 75–80 | 22–5 (10–4) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ||||||
Mar 1, 2000 | No. 11 | at Arkansas | W 73–66 | 23–5 (11–4) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas | ||||||
Mar 4, 2000 | No. 11 | at Georgia | W 83–66 | 24–5 (12–4) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | ||||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 2000* | No. 8 | vs. South Carolina | L 68–75 | 24–6 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 2000* | (4 SE) No. 11 | vs. (13 SE) Louisiana-Lafayette First round | W 63–58 | 25–6 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
Mar 19, 2000* | (4 SE) No. 11 | vs. (5 SE) No. 20 Connecticut Second Round | W 65–51 | 26–6 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
Mar 24, 2000* | (4 SE) No. 11 | vs. (8 SE) North Carolina Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 69–74 | 26–7 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[1][2]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 11 | Not released |
Coaches | 16 | 16^ | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 т | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2021.