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The 2019–20 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Volunteers were led by fifth-year head coach Rick Barnes.[1] The team played its home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in eighth place. They were set to take on Alabama in the second round of the SEC tournament. However, the remainder of the SEC Tournamament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record17–14 (9–9 SEC)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
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2019–20 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record17–14 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
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2019–20 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Kentucky15–3 .83325–6  .806
No. 20 Auburn12–6 .66725–6  .806
LSU12–6 .66721–10  .677
Mississippi State11–7 .61120–11  .645
Florida11–7 .61119–12  .613
South Carolina10–8 .55618–13  .581
Texas A&M10–8 .55616–14  .533
Tennessee9–9 .50017–14  .548
Alabama8–10 .44416–15  .516
Arkansas7–11 .38920–12  .625
Missouri7–11 .38915–16  .484
Ole Miss6–12 .33315–17  .469
Georgia5–13 .27816–16  .500
Vanderbilt3–15 .16711–21  .344
Note: The 2020 SEC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

The Vols finished the 2018-19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 31–6, 15–3 in SEC play to earn a share of the SEC regular season championship. As the No. 2 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Mississippi State and Kentucky before losing to Auburn in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the South region. There the Volunteers defeated Colgate and Iowa in the Second Round before being upset by Purdue in the Sweet Sixteen.

Offseason

Departures

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Admiral Schofield5F6'6"241SeniorZion, ILGraduated; selected 42nd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers
Kyle Alexander11F6'11"215SeniorMilton, ONGraduated
Brad Woodson12G6'1"177SeniorMurfreesboro, TNGraduated
Lucas Campbell24G6'4"185SeniorKnoxville, TNGraduated
Jordan Bone0G6'3"174JuniorNashville, TNDeclared for the NBA draft; selected 57th overall by the New Orleans Pelicans
Grant Williams2F6'7"236JuniorCharlotte, NCDeclared for the NBA draft; selected 22nd overall by the Boston Celtics
Derrick Walker15F6'8"236SophomoreKansas City, MOTransferred to Nebraska
D. J. Burns32F6'9"272FreshmanRock Hill, SCTransferred to Winthrop
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Coaching changes

In April 2019, associate head coach Rob Lanier was hired as the new head coach at Georgia State.[2] Barnes hired Kim English as a replacement later that month.[3]

Incoming transfers

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Victor Bailey Jr.13G6'4"190JuniorAustin, TXTransferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bailey will have to sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Uroš Plavšić34C7'0"240SophomoreIvanjica, SerbiaTransferred from Arizona State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Plavšić will have to sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
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2019 recruiting class

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Josiah-Jordan James
CG		 Charleston, SC Porter–Gaud School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 19, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals: 5/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 5/5 stars   
Drew Pember
PF		 Knoxville, TN Bearden High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 8, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   
Davonte Gaines
SF		 Buffalo, NY High School for Health Careers and Sciences 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 1, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   
Olivier Nkamhoua
C		 Cumberland, MD Bishop Walsh High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A May 17, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Rivals.com 2019 Tennessee Basketball Commitments". Rivals.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.
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2020 recruiting class

More information College recruiting (2020), Name ...
College recruiting (2020)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Keon Johnson
SG		 Bell Buckle, TN The Webb School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 6, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 5/5 stars   Rivals: 5/5 stars   247Sports: 5/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   
Corey Walker Jr.
PF		 Jacksonville, FL Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mar 3, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 5/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   
Jaden Springer
SG		 Charlotte, NC IMG Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 23, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 5/5 stars   Rivals: 5/5 stars   247Sports: 5/5 stars   ESPN: 5/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

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Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[4]

More information Predicted finish, Team ...
Media poll
Predicted finish Team
1Kentucky
2Florida
3LSU
4Auburn
5Tennessee
6Alabama
7Mississippi State
8Ole Miss
9Georgia
10South Carolina
11Arkansas
12Texas A&M
13Missouri
14Vanderbilt
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Preseason All-SEC teams

The Volunteers had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Roster

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2019–20 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Davonte Gaines 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)178 lb (81 kg) FrHargrave Military Academy Buffalo, New York
G 1 Lamonte Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)187 lb (85 kg) RS SrIMG Academy Florence, Alabama
F 3 Drew Pember 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)207 lb (94 kg) FrBearden High School Knoxville, Tennessee
G 4 Jacob Fleschman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)176 lb (80 kg) RS JrWestlake High School Austin, Texas
G 5 Josiah-Jordan James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)208 lb (94 kg) FrPorter-Gaud School Charleston, South Carolina
F 10 John Fulkerson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)212 lb (96 kg) RS JrChrist School Kingsport, Tennessee
G 12 Victor Bailey Jr. Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)186 lb (84 kg) JrOregon Austin, Texas
G 13 Jalen Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)196 lb (89 kg) RS JrWesleyan Christian Academy Durham, North Carolina
F 21 Olivier Nkamhoua 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)224 lb (102 kg) FrBishop Walsh School Helsinki, Finland
G 23 Jordan Bowden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)193 lb (88 kg) SrCarter High School Knoxville, Tennessee
G 25 Santiago Véscovi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg) FrNBA Global Academy Montevideo, Uruguay
F 30 Brock Jancek (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)222 lb (101 kg) SoKnoxville Catholic High School Knoxville, Tennessee
F 34 Uroš Plavšić Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoArizona State Ivanjica, Serbia
G/F 35 Yves Pons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrINSEP Academy Fuveau, France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C John Fulkerson Uroš Plavšić Drew Pember
PF Yves Pons Olivier Nkamhoua
SF Josiah-Jordan James Davonte Gaines Brock Jancek
SG Jordan Bowden Jalen Johnson
PG Lamonte Turner Santiago Véscovi Jacob Fleschman
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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 Eastern New Mexico W 107–59  –
  23 – Turner  10 – Fulkerson  7 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,222)
Knoxville, TN
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 UNC Asheville W 78–63  1–0
  17 – Turner  9 – Fulkerson  6 – Turner  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,273)
Knoxville, TN
November 12, 2019*
9:00 pm, SECN		 Murray State W 82–63  2–0
  26 – Bowden  9 – Fulkerson  14 – Turner  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,912)
Knoxville, TN
November 16, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 vs. No. 20 Washington
James Naismith Classic		 W 75–62  3–0
  18 – Bowden  7 – Turner  8 – Turner  Scotiabank Arena (6,802)
Toronto, ON
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 No. 20 Alabama State
Emerald Coast Classic campus game		 W 76–41  4–0
  16 – Bowden  13 – James  6 – Turner  Thompson–Boling Arena (18,176)
Knoxville, TN
November 25, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN		 No. 17 Chattanooga
Emerald Coast Classic campus game		 W 58–46  5–0
  17 – Turner  12 – Bowden  12 – Turner  Thompson–Boling Arena (18,556)
Knoxville, TN
November 29, 2019*
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 17 vs. Florida State
Emerald Coast Classic semifinal		 L 57–60  5–1
  20 – Turner  10 – Pons  2 – Turner  The Arena at NFSC (2,500)
Niceville, FL
November 30, 2019*
4:00 pm		 No. 17 vs. No. 20 VCU
Emerald Coast Classic		 W 72–69  6–1
  17 – Fulkerson  7 – Tied  7 – Turner  The Arena at NFSC (2,500)
Niceville, FL
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 No. 21 Florida A&M W 72–43  7–1
  15 – Fulkerson  13 – Nkamhoua  6 – Turner  Thompson–Boling Arena (17,187)
Knoxville, TN
December 14, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 19 No. 13 Memphis
American/SEC Alliance		 L 47–51  7–2
  14 – James  7 – Fulkerson  3 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,868)
Knoxville, TN
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 21 at Cincinnati L 66–78  7–3
  14 – Fulkerson  4 – Tied  6 – Bowden  Fifth Third Arena (12,012)
Cincinnati, OH
December 21, 2019*
1:00 pm, SECN		 No. 21 Jacksonville State W 75–53  8–3
  19 – Bowden  9 – Pons  11 – Turner  Thompson–Boling Arena (18,247)
Knoxville, TN
December 28, 2019*
1:30 p.m., CBS		 Wisconsin L 48–68  8–4
  9 – Tied  10 – Nkamhoua  5 – James  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678)
Knoxville, TN
January 4, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPNU		 LSU L 64–78  8–5
(0–1)		  18 – Vescovi  6 – Vescovi  6 – Bowden  Thompson–Boling Arena (18,653)
Knoxville, TN
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, SECN		 at Missouri W 69–59  9–5
(1–1)		  13 – Bowden  7 – James  4 – James  Mizzou Arena (8,663)
Columbia, MO
January 11, 2020
1:00 pm, SECN		 South Carolina W 56–55  10–5
(2–1)		  15 – Fulkerson  10 – Fulkerson  3 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,603)
Knoxville, TN
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Georgia L 63–80  10–6
(2–2)		  12 – Bowden  8 – Pons  3 – Tied  Stegeman Coliseum (10,313)
Athens, GA
January 18, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN		 at Vanderbilt W 66–45  11–6
(3–2)		  21 – Bowden  8 – Fulkerson  5 – James  Memorial Gymnasium (12,693)
Nashville, TN
January 21, 2020
9:00 pm, SECN		 Ole Miss W 73–48  12–6
(4–2)		  18 – Fulkerson  10 – Fulkerson  6 – James  Thompson–Boling Arena (17,031)
Knoxville, TN
January 25, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN		 at No. 3 Kansas
Big 12/SEC Challenge
ESPN College GameDay		 L 68–74  12–7
  24 – Pons  12 – Fulkerson  4 – James  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 28, 2020
6:30 pm, SECN		 Texas A&M L 58–63  12–8
(4–3)		  15 – Fulkerson  7 – Fulkerson  6 – Vescovi  Thompson–Boling Arena (17,722)
Knoxville, TN
February 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Mississippi State L 73–86  12–9
(4–4)		  16 – Tied  5 – Fulkerson  5 – Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (8,113)
Starkville, MS
February 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Alabama W 69–68  13–9
(5–4)		  22 – Fulkerson  14 – Pons  5 – Vescovi  Coleman Coliseum (9,651)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 8, 2020
1:00 pm, CBS		 No. 15 Kentucky
Rivalry		 L 64–77  13–10
(5–5)		  18 – Vescovi  9 – Bowden  3 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,232)
Knoxville, TN
February 11, 2020
7:00 pm, SECN		 Arkansas W 82–61  14–10
(6–5)		  20 – Vescovi  8 – Fulkerson  8 – Vescovi  Thompson–Boling Arena (17,222)
Knoxville, TN
February 15, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN		 at South Carolina L 61–63  14–11
(6–6)		  25 – Fulkerson  9 – Fulkerson  5 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (15,085)
Columbia, SC
February 18, 2020
6:30 pm, SECN		 Vanderbilt W 65–61  15–11
(7–6)		  17 – Tied  7 – Fulkerson  7 – Vescovi  Thompson–Boling Arena (18,562)
Knoxville, TN
February 22, 2020
12:00 pm, CBS		 at No. 13 Auburn L 66–73  15–12
(7–7)		  28 – Bowden  10 – Pons  6 – Bowden  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
February 26, 2020
8:30 pm, SECN		 at Arkansas L 69–86  15–13
(7–8)		  19 – Bowden  9 – Pons  3 – James  Bud Walton Arena (14,101)
Tuscalooa, AL
February 29, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN2		 Florida W 63–58  16–13
(8–8)		  22 – Fulkerson  8 – James  6 – James  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,743)
Knoxville, TN
March 3, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN		 at No. 6 Kentucky
Rivalry		 W 81–73  17–13
(9–8)		  27 – Fulkerson  7 – James  5 – James  Rupp Arena (20,413)
Lexington, KY
March 7, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 17 Auburn L 63–85  17–14
(9–9)		  19 – Fulkerson  7 – Fulkerson  4 – Bowden  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,156)
Knoxville, TN
SEC Tournament
March 12, 2020
1:00 pm, SECN		 (8) vs. (9) Alabama
Second round		 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5] Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Ranking

See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRV2017211921RV——————————Not released
Coaches2525*17162017-T21RV——————————
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*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

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