# 1999–2000 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

The 1999–2000 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Jerry Green, and played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. After finishing as one of four SEC teams with a 12–4 conference record, they were invited to the NCAA tournament where they reached the Sweet Sixteen.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 22, 1999* | No. 17 | Elon | W 95–56 | 1–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Nov 24, 1999* | No. 17 | UNC Asheville | W 79–63 | 2–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Nov 26, 1999* | No. 17 | Long Island University | W 86–47 | 3–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Nov 29, 1999* | No. 18 | South Florida | W 102–90 | 4–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 1, 1999* | No. 18 | Miami (OH) | W 78–59 | 5–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 4, 1999* | No. 18 | at Pittsburgh | W 76–50 | 6–0 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 8, 1999* | No. 16 | West Virginia | W 94–54 | 7–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 10, 1999* | No. 16 | Middle Tennessee | W 78–77 | 8–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 18, 1999* | No. 13 | at Memphis | W 74–69 | 9–0 | The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 21, 1999* | No. 11 | at American-Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | W 102–58 | 10–0 | Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Dec 22, 1999* | No. 11 | vs. Southern Illinois Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | W 87–74 | 11–0 | Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Dec 23, 1999* | No. 11 | vs. Tulsa Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | L 68–88 | 11–1 | Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Jan 2, 2000* | No. 16 | Radford | W 72–46 | 12–1 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 5, 2000 | No. 15 | at South Carolina | W 60–52 | 13–1 (1–0) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| Jan 8, 2000 | No. 15 | at No. 21 LSU | W 64–59 | 14–1 (2–0) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 12, 2000 | No. 12 | Vanderbilt | L 73–76 | 14–2 (2–1) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 15, 2000 | No. 12 | Ole Miss | W 98–60 | 15–2 (3–1) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 18, 2000 | No. 16 | at No. 9 Florida | W 81–79 $^{2OT}$ | 16–2 (4–1) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan 25, 2000 | No. 11 | No. 7 Auburn | W 105–76 | 17–2 (5–1) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 29, 2000 | No. 11 | South Carolina | W 73–66 | 18–2 (6–1) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 1, 2000 | No. 6 | at No. 14 Kentucky | L 68–81 | 18–3 (6–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 6, 2000 | No. 6 | at Mississippi State | W 88–81 | 19–3 (7–2) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 9, 2000 | No. 8 | Georgia | W 110–83 | 20–3 (8–2) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 12, 2000 | No. 8 | No. 12 Florida | W 76–73 $^{OT}$ | 21–3 (9–2) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 19, 2000 | No. 5 | Vanderbilt | L 72–85 | 21–4 (9–3) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 23, 2000 | No. 7 | No. 18 Kentucky | W 74–67 | 22–4 (10–3) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 26, 2000 | No. 7 | at Alabama | L 75–80 | 22–5 (10–4) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Mar 1, 2000 | No. 11 | at Arkansas | W 73–66 | 23–5 (11–4) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Mar 4, 2000 | No. 11 | at Georgia | W 83–66 | 24–5 (12–4) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2000* | No. 8 | vs. South Carolina | L 68–75 | 24–6 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2000* | (4 SE) No. 11 | vs. (13 SE) Louisiana-Lafayette First round | W 63–58 | 25–6 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 19, 2000* | (4 SE) No. 11 | vs. (5 SE) No. 20 Connecticut Second Round | W 65–51 | 26–6 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 24, 2000* | (4 SE) No. 11 | vs. (8 SE) North Carolina Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 69–74 | 26–7 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 11 | Not released |
| Coaches | 16 | 16^ | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 т | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.