List of Tennessee Volunteers head basketball coaches
The following is a list of Tennessee Volunteers head basketball coaches. The Volunteers have had 21 coaches in their 110-season history. [1]
Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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1908–10 | Robert C. Whitaker | 2 | 9–13 | .409 |
1910–11 | Alex Stone | 1 | 7–9 | .438 |
1911–16 | Zora Clevenger | 5 | 151–72 | .677 |
1916–17 | John R. Bender | 1 | 10–5 | .667 |
1917–19 | R.H. Fitzgerald | 2 | 5–15 | .250 |
1919–21 | John R. Bender (2nd time) | 2 | 29–10 | .744 |
1921–26 | Mark Banks | 5 | 52–33 | .612 |
1926–35 | W.H. Britton | 9 | 80–73 | .523 |
1935–38 | Blair Gullion | 3 | 47–19 | .712 |
1938–47^ | John Mauer | 8 | 126–40 | .759 |
1947–59 | Emmett Lowery | 12 | 169–110 | .606 |
1959–62 | John Sines | 3 | 26–45 | .366 |
1962–77 | Ray Mears | 15 | 278–112 | .713 |
1977–78 | Cliff Wettig | 1 | 11-16 | .407 |
1978–89 | Don DeVoe | 11 | 204–137 | .598 |
1989–94 | Wade Houston | 5 | 65–90 | .419 |
1994–97 | Kevin O'Neill | 3 | 36–47 | .434 |
1997–01 | Jerry Green | 4 | 89–36 | .712 |
2001–05 | Buzz Peterson | 4 | 61–59 | .508 |
2005–11 | Bruce Pearl | 6 | 145–61 | .704 |
2011–14 | Cuonzo Martin | 3 | 63–41 | .606 |
2014–15 | Donnie Tyndall | 1 | 16–16 | .500 |
2015–present* | Rick Barnes | 9 | 202-101 | .667 |
Totals | 21 coaches | 111 seasons | 1814-1127 | .617 |
- An asterisk (*) denotes a season currently in progress.
^ – Tennessee didn't field a team in the 1943–44 season.
References
- ^ "Tennessee Volunteers Coaches". sports-reference.com. sports-reference. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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Tennessee Volunteers head basketball coaches
- No coaches—captains only (1908–1910)
- Lex Stone (1910–1911)
- Zora G. Clevenger (1911–1916)
- John R. Bender (1916–1917)
- R. H. Fitzgerald (1917–1919)
- John R. Bender (1919–1921)
- M. B. Banks (1921–1926)
- W. H. Britton (1926–1935)
- Blair Gullion (1935–1938)
- John Mauer (1938–1943)
- No team (1943–1944)
- John Mauer (1944–1947)
- Emmett Lowery (1947–1959)
- John Sines (1959–1962)
- Ray Mears (1962–1977)
- Cliff Wettig # (1977–1978)
- Don DeVoe (1978–1989)
- Wade Houston (1989–1994)
- Kevin O'Neill (1994–1997)
- Jerry Green (1997–2001)
- Buzz Peterson (2001–2005)
- Bruce Pearl (2005–2011)
- Cuonzo Martin (2011–2014)
- Donnie Tyndall (2014–2015)
- Rick Barnes (2015– )
# denotes interim head coach