1949-50 Tennessee Volunteers basketball — schedule and results
The 1949-50 Tennessee Volunteers went 15-11 (5-6 in the SEC) under head coach Emmett Lowery. The team peaked at #17 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: -3.71.
Hoopsipedia's log holds 21 games from this season: 5–3 at home, 2–6 on the road, and 4–1 on neutral courts. The Volunteers scored 60.4 points per game and allowed 62.7 (-2.3 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 4 games, from Feb 25, 1950 to Mar 3, 1950. The most lopsided win was 79–57 over Ole Miss Rebels on Feb 25, 1950; the heaviest defeat was 95–58 to Kentucky Wildcats on Mar 4, 1950. The tightest finish was a 2-point win against LSU Tigers (67–65). 1 game went to overtime.
Among Tennessee Volunteers' 115 recorded seasons, 1949-50's .577 winning percentage ranks 74th. Previous season: 1948-49 Volunteers (19–7). Next season: 1950-51 Volunteers (10–13).
Game-by-game results (21 games)
Game recaps
1950-01-14: Tennessee beat Kentucky Wildcats 66–53 as Art Burris scored a team-high 28. Jim Line had 15 for Kentucky Wildcats.
1950-02-11: Kentucky Wildcats routed Tennessee 79–52. Bill Spivey led the winners with 34 points. Don Graham had 14 for Tennessee.
1950-03-04: Kentucky Wildcats routed Tennessee 95–58. Bill Spivey led the winners with 37 points. Bert Keenan had 14 for Tennessee.
1950-03-04: Kentucky Wildcats routed Tennessee 95–58. Bill Spivey led the winners with 37 points. Bert Keenan had 14 for Tennessee.
Tennessee Volunteers program history · All Division I programs · Hoopsipedia home