Tennessee Volunteers basketball — program history

The Tennessee Volunteers compete in the SEC and hold an all-time record of 1824–1121 (.619 winning percentage) across 117 recorded seasons dating back to 1908-09.

Season-by-season results

SeasonRecordConferenceCoachAP peak
2025-2622-1111-7 (SEC)Rick BarnesAP #13
2024-2530-812-6 (SEC)Rick BarnesAP #1
2023-2427-914-4 (SEC)Rick BarnesAP #4
2022-2325-1111-7 (SEC)Rick BarnesAP #2
2021-2227-814-4 (SEC)Rick BarnesAP #5
2020-2118-910-7 (SEC)Rick BarnesAP #6
2019-2017-149-9 (SEC)Rick BarnesAP #17
2018-1931-615-3 (SEC)Rick BarnesAP #1
2017-1826-913-5 (SEC)Rick BarnesAP #13
2016-1716-168-10 (SEC)Rick Barnes
2015-1615-196-12 (SEC)Rick Barnes
2014-1516-167-11 (SEC)Donnie Tyndall
2013-1424-1311-7 (SEC)Cuonzo Martin
2012-1320-1311-7 (SEC)Cuonzo Martin
2011-1219-1510-6 (SEC)Cuonzo Martin
2010-1119-158-8 (SEC)Bruce PearlAP #7
2009-1028-911-5 (SEC)Bruce PearlAP #8
2008-0921-1310-6 (SEC)Bruce PearlAP #8
2007-0831-514-2 (SEC)Bruce PearlAP #1
2006-0724-1110-6 (SEC)Bruce PearlAP #16
2005-0622-812-4 (SEC)Bruce PearlAP #8
2004-0514-176-10 (SEC)Buzz Peterson
2003-0415-147-9 (SEC)Buzz Peterson
2002-0317-129-7 (SEC)Buzz Peterson
2001-0215-167-9 (SEC)Buzz Peterson
2000-0122-118-8 (SEC)Jerry GreenAP #4
1999-0026-712-4 (SEC)Jerry GreenAP #5
1998-9921-912-4 (SEC)Jerry GreenAP #9
1997-9820-99-7 (SEC)Jerry Green
1996-9711-164-12 (SEC)Kevin O'Neill
1995-9614-156-10 (SEC)Kevin O'Neill
1994-9511-164-12 (SEC)Kevin O'Neill
1993-945-222-14 (SEC)Wade Houston
1992-9313-174-12 (SEC)Wade Houston
1991-9219-158-8 (SEC)Wade Houston
1990-9112-223-15 (SEC)Wade Houston
1989-9016-1410-8 (SEC)Wade Houston
1988-8919-1111-7 (SEC)Don DeVoeAP #16
1987-8816-139-9 (SEC)Don DeVoe
1986-8714-157-11 (SEC)Don DeVoe
1985-8612-165-13 (SEC)Don DeVoe
1984-8522-158-10 (SEC)Don DeVoe
1983-8421-149-9 (SEC)Don DeVoe
1982-8320-129-9 (SEC)Don DeVoeAP #8
1981-8220-1013-5 (SEC)Don DeVoeAP #15
1980-8121-812-6 (SEC)Don DeVoeAP #8
1979-8018-1112-6 (SEC)Don DeVoeAP #19
1978-7921-1212-6 (SEC)Don DeVoeAP #20
1977-7811-166-12 (SEC)Cliff Wettig
1976-7722-616-2 (SEC)Ray MearsAP #7
1975-7621-614-4 (SEC)Ray MearsAP #7
1974-7518-812-6 (SEC)Ray MearsAP #15
1973-7417-912-6 (SEC)Ray Mears
1972-7315-913-5 (SEC)Ray MearsAP #14
1971-7219-614-4 (SEC)Ray MearsAP #19
1970-7121-713-5 (SEC)Ray MearsAP #8
1969-7016-910-8 (SEC)Ray MearsAP #6
1968-6921-713-5 (SEC)Ray MearsAP #17
1967-6820-613-5 (SEC)Ray MearsAP #4
1966-6721-715-3 (SEC)Ray MearsAP #8
1965-6618-810-6 (SEC)Ray Mears
1964-6520-512-4 (SEC)Ray MearsAP #8
1963-6416-89-5 (SEC)Ray Mears
1962-6313-116-8 (SEC)Ray Mears
1961-624-192-12 (SEC)John Sines
1960-6110-154-10 (SEC)John Sines
1959-6012-117-7 (SEC)John Sines
1958-5914-88-6 (SEC)Emmett LoweryAP #5
1957-5816-78-6 (SEC)Emmett LoweryAP #13
1956-5713-95-9 (SEC)Emmett LoweryAP #12
1955-5610-146-8 (SEC)Emmett Lowery
1954-5515-78-6 (SEC)Emmett LoweryAP #18
1953-5411-127-7 (SEC)Emmett Lowery
1952-5313-87-6 (SEC)Emmett Lowery
1951-5213-97-7 (SEC)Emmett Lowery
1950-5110-135-9 (SEC)Emmett Lowery
1949-5015-115-6 (SEC)Emmett LoweryAP #17
1948-4919-78-3 (SEC)Emmett Lowery
1947-4820-510-2 (SEC)Emmett Lowery
1946-4716-510-3 (SEC)John Mauer
1945-4614-48-3 (SEC)John Mauer
1944-4518-58-2 (SEC)John Mauer
1942-4314-46-3 (SEC)John Mauer
1941-4219-37-1 (SEC)John Mauer
1940-4117-58-3 (SEC)John Mauer
1939-4014-77-3 (SEC)John Mauer
1938-3914-76-5 (SEC)John Mauer
1937-3815-87-4 (SEC)Blair Gullion
1936-3717-57-1 (SEC)Blair Gullion
1935-3615-68-4 (SEC)Blair Gullion
1934-3511-57-4 (SEC)W.H. Britton
1933-3410-73-5 (SEC)W.H. Britton
1932-339-113-7 (SEC)W.H. Britton
1931-328-75-5 (Southern)W.H. Britton
1930-3111-104-8 (Southern)W.H. Britton
1929-3013-47-2 (Southern)W.H. Britton
1928-2911-57-4 (Southern)W.H. Britton
1927-280-120-8 (Southern)W.H. Britton
1926-277-125-4 (Southern)W.H. Britton
1925-269-81-3 (Southern)Mark Banks
1924-256-81-5 (Southern)Mark Banks
1923-2410-85-5 (Southern)Mark Banks
1922-2315-23-1 (Southern)Mark Banks
1921-2212-71-3 (Southern)Mark Banks
1920-218-7SouthernJohn Bender
1919-2011-3IndJohn Bender
1918-192-6IndR.H. Fitzgerald
1917-183-9IndR.H. Fitzgerald
1916-1710-5IndJohn Bender
1915-1612-0IndZora Clevenger
1914-159-2IndZora Clevenger
1913-1415-2IndZora Clevenger
1912-139-5IndZora Clevenger
1911-125-5IndZora Clevenger
1910-117-9IndAlex Stone
1909-107-8Ind
1908-092-5Ind

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