1919–20 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

1919–20 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
1919–20 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	11–3
Head coach	John R. Bender (1st season);
Captain	Henry P. "Peg" Bell
Home arena	Downtown YMCA
	Seasons ← 1918–19 1920–21 →

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

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

[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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