1999–2000 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1999–2000 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC East 26–7 12–4 14 11 Jerry Green 3rd Thompson–Boling Arena SEC Regular season championsSEC East champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen 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. Roster 1999 Tennessee Volunteers y yes Harris Walker 5 G 6 1 fr Chattanooga, Tennessee Hargrave Military Academy Marcus Haislip 12 F 6 10 fr Lewisburg, Tennessee Marshall County y Tony Harris 14 G 6 0 jr Memphis, Tennessee East Vincent Yarbrough 22 F 6 7 so Cleveland, Tennessee Cleveland y Jenis Grindstaff 24 G 6 2 so Spruce Pine, North Carolina - Terrence Woods 31 G 6 3 fr Memphis, Tennessee Treadwell y Del Baker 32 G 6 5 jr Cleveland, Tennessee Cleveland Vegas Davis 34 G 6 3 sr Parker, Arizona Parker Ron Slay 35 F 6 8 235 fr Nashville, Tennessee Oak Hill Academy y Jon Higgins 42 G 6 3 fr Shaker Heights, Ohio Shaker Heights C.J. Black 43 F 6 8 sr Chattanooga, Tennessee Brainerd Isiah Victor 44 F 6 9 jr Hopkinsville, Kentucky University Heights Charles Hathaway 55 F 6 10 sr Nashville, Tennessee Hillwood Jerry Green https://utsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1999-00 Schedule and results yes 2020–21 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Tennessee Volunteers|Regular season Nov 22, 1999 yes 17 1999 men Elon Phoenix Elon Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 95–56 1–0 Nov 24, 1999 yes 17 1999 men UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 79–63 2–0 Nov 26, 1999 yes 17 1999 men LIU Blackbirds Long Island University Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 86–47 3–0 Nov 29, 1999 yes 18 1999 men USF Bulls South Florida Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 102–90 4–0 Dec 1, 1999 yes 18 1999 men Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 78–59 5–0 Dec 4, 1999 yes yes 18 Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 76–50 6–0 Dec 8, 1999 yes 16 1999 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 94–54 7–0 Dec 10, 1999 yes 16 1999 men Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 78–77 8–0 Dec 18, 1999 yes yes 13 1999 men Memphis Tigers Memphis The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee 74–69 9–0 Dec 21, 1999 yes yes 11 American-Puerto Rico Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic 102–58 10–0 Dec 22, 1999 yes yes 11 1999 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic 87–74 11–0 Dec 23, 1999 yes yes 11 Tulsa Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic 68–88 11–1 Jan 2, 2000 yes 16 1999 men Radford Highlanders Radford Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 72–46 12–1 Jan 5, 2000 yes 15 1999 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 60–52 13–1 1–0 Jan 8, 2000 yes 15 LSU 21 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 64–59 14–1 2–0 Jan 12, 2000 12 1999 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 73–76 14–2 2–1 Jan 15, 2000 12 1999 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 98–60 15–2 3–1 Jan 18, 2000 yes 16 Florida 9 Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 81–79 2OT 16–2 4–1 Jan 25, 2000 11 Auburn 7 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 105–76 17–2 5–1 Jan 29, 2000 11 South Carolina Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 73–66 18–2 6–1 Feb 1, 2000 yes 6 Kentucky 14 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 68–81 18–3 6–2 Feb 6, 2000 yes 6 1999 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 88–81 19–3 7–2 Feb 9, 2000 8 1999 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 110–83 20–3 8–2 Feb 12, 2000 8 Florida 12 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 76–73 OT 21–3 9–2 Feb 19, 2000 5 Vanderbilt Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 72–85 21–4 9–3 Feb 23, 2000 7 Kentucky 18 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 74–67 22–4 10–3 Feb 26, 2000 yes 7 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 75–80 22–5 10–4 Mar 1, 2000 yes 11 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 73–66 23–5 11–4 Mar 4, 2000 yes 11 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 83–66 24–5 12–4 |- !colspan=12 style=Tennessee Volunteers| SEC tournament Mar 10, 2000 yes yes 8 South Carolina Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia 68–75 24–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Tennessee Volunteers| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 2000 yes yes 11 4 SE Louisiana-Lafayette 13 SE Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama First round 63–58 25–6 Mar 19, 2000 yes yes 11 4 SE Connecticut 20 5 SE Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Second Round 65–51 26–6 Mar 24, 2000 yes yes 11 4 SE North Carolina 8 SE Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 69–74 26–7 AP poll Eastern Time SE Southeast Source2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule https://utsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1999-00 University of Tennessee Athletics August 15, 2021 en2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide https://utsports.com/documents/2019/11/1/81_124_Results.pdf University of Tennessee Athletics August 15, 2021 Rankings 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 19 19 17 18 16 13 11 16 15 12 16 11 6 8 5 7 11 8 11 Coaches 0 19 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. 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