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2019–20 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record21–10 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lacey Goldwire
  • Jon Harper
  • Jennifer Sullivan
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
Seasons← 2018–192020–21 →
2019–20 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina † 16 – 0   1.000 32 – 1   .970
No. 9 Mississippi State 13 – 3   .813 27 – 6   .818
No. 24 Arkansas 10 – 6   .625 24 – 8   .750
No. 16 Kentucky 10 – 6   .625 22 – 8   .733
No. 19 Texas A&M 10 – 6   .625 22 – 8   .733
Tennessee 10 – 6   .625 21 – 10   .677
LSU 9 – 7   .563 20 – 10   .667
Alabama 8 – 8   .500 18 – 12   .600
Georgia 7 – 9   .438 17 – 14   .548
Florida 6 – 10   .375 15 – 15   .500
Missouri 5 – 11   .313 9 – 22   .290
Vanderbilt 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467
Auburn 4 – 12   .250 11 – 18   .379
Ole Miss 0 – 16   .000 7 – 23   .233
† 2020 SEC tournament winner
As of December 19, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2019–20 college basketball season. Led by former Lady Vol Kellie Harper, entering her first year as head coach, the team played their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference.

In the December 12 win against Colorado State, junior Rennia Davis scored her 1,000th career point. She finished the night with 1,007, and the 45th Lady Vol to surpass the mark.

The Lady Vols ended the regular season and received a first-round bye in the SEC tournament, defeated Missouri in the second round, but lost to Kentucky in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The 2018–19 team finished the season 19–13, 7–9 for a seventh-place tie in SEC play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost to UCLA in the first round. At the completion of the season, Holly Warlick was fired as head coach. Harper, who was a point guard during Tennessee's three-peat from 1996 to 1998, was hired as her replacement on April 8, 2019.

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019, with Tennessee predicted to finish sixth.

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

Preseason All-SEC team

The Lady Vols had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC team, junior guard-forward Rennia Davis, who was selected for second team.

Roster

2019–20 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Rennia Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Jean Ribault HS Jacksonville, FL
F 5 Kamera Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Dutchtown HS Hampton, GA
G 10 Jessie Rennie 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Bendigo Senior Secondary College Bendigo, AUS
C 11 Kasiyahna Kushkituah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr St. Francis HS Atlanta, GA
G/F 12 Rae Burrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Liberty HS Henderson, NV
G 13 Jazmine Massengill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Chattanooga, TN
G 14 Zaay Green Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Duncanville HS Duncanville, TX
F 15 Jaiden McCoy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Northwest Florida State Knoxville, TN
C 20 Tamari Key 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Cary HS Cary, NC
F 21 Lou Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Australian Institute of Sport Melbourne, AUS
G 25 Jordan Horston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Columbus Africentric Early College Columbus, OH
C 31 Emily Saunders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Wyoming East HS Mullens, WV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRVRV23201723232222232423222325RVRV
CoachesRVRV2519242424232425222325RVRV

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		Carson–Newman W 70–44 
 20 – Davis   9 – Burrell   2 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (3,335)
Knoxville, TN
Regular season
11/5/2019*
7:00 pm, MYVLT 		at ETSU W 72–68  1–0
  17 – Green   12 – Key   6 – Horston  Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,881)
Johnson City, TN
11/7/2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		Central Arkansas W 63–36  2–0
  17 – Horston   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,278)
Knoxville, TN
11/11/2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 15 Notre Dame W 74–63  3–0
  33 – Davis   13 – Massengill   9 – Massengill  Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,801)
South Bend, IN
11/14/2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		Tennessee State W 73–43  4–0
  14 – Burrell   10 – Davis   3 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,213)
Knoxville, TN
11/19/2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 23 Stetson W 73–46  5–0
  15 – Davis   11 – Burrell   7 – Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,246)
Knoxville, TN
11/26/2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 20 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 92–51  6–0
  17 – Davis   11 – Davis   5 – Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,521)
Knoxville, TN
12/1/2019*
2:00 pm, SECN 		No. 20 Air Force W 81–54  7–0
  18 – Davis   9 – Davis   6 – Massengill  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,032)
Knoxville, TN
12/8/2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 17 Texas
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge 		L 60–66  7–1
  15 – Davis   9 – Kushkituah   5 – Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,371)
Knoxville, TN
12/11/2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 23 Colorado State W 79–41  8–1
  23 – Davis   14 – Horston   6 – Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,024)
Knoxville, TN
12/18/2019*
10:00 pm, P12N 		No. 23 at No. 1 Stanford
Rivalry 		L 51–78  8–2
  14 – Davis   7 – Kushkituah   2 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (4,676)
Stanford, CA
12/21/2019*
5:00 pm, Pluto TV 		No. 23 at Portland State W 88–61  9–2
  21 – Burrell   13 – Davis   10 – Massengill  Viking Pavilion (1,748)
Portland, OR
12/29/2019*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 22 Howard W 88–38  10–2
  18 – Burrell   12 – Burrell   6 – Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,269)
Knoxville, TN
1/2/2020
5:00 pm, SECN 		No. 22 Missouri W 77–66  11–2
(1–0) 		 19 – Davis   12 – Davis   12 – Massengill  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,814)
Knoxville, TN
1/5/2020
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 22 at No. 13 Kentucky
Rivalry 		L 76–80  11–3
(1–1) 		 27 – Davis   8 – Kushkituah   9 – Horston  Memorial Coliseum (5,516)
Lexington, KY
1/9/2020
8:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 23 at Ole Miss W 84–28  12–3
(2–1) 		 17 – Davis   10 – Key   7 – Horston  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,373)
Oxford, MS
1/12/2020
1:00 pm, SECN 		No. 23 Georgia W 73–56  13–3
(3–1) 		 17 – Davis   7 – Massengill   7 – Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (10,036)
Knoxville, TN
1/16/2020
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		No. 24 at Florida W 78–50  14–3
(4–1) 		 18 – Davis   9 – Key   8 – Massengill  O'Connell Center (1,629)
Gainesville, FL
1/20/2020
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 23 Alabama W 65–63  15–3
(5–1) 		 19 – Horston   10 – Key   4 – Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,537)
Knoxville, TN
1/23/2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 23 at No. 3 UConn
Rivalry 		L 45–60  15–4
  16 – Davis   8 – Davis   5 – Massengill  XL Center (13,659)
Hartford, CT
1/26/2020
1:00 pm, SECN 		No. 23 LSU W 63–58  16–4
(6–1) 		 30 – Davis   8 – Davis   9 – Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (10,230)
Knoxville, TN
1/30/2020
9:00 pm, SECN 		No. 22 at Vanderbilt
Rivalry 		W 78–69  17–4
(7–1) 		 22 – Davis   7 – Davis   5 – Horston  Memorial Gymnasium (3,429)
Nashville, TN
2/2/2020
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 22 at No. 1 South Carolina L 48–69  17–5
(7–2) 		 18 – Davis   10 – Davis   3 – Horston  Colonial Life Arena (13,735)
Columbia, SC
2/6/2020
6:30 pm, SECN 		No. 23 No. 8 Mississippi State L 55–72  17–6
(7–3) 		 20 – Burrell   10 – Burrell   3 – Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,124)
Knoxville, TN
2/13/2020
7:30 pm, SECN+ 		No. 25 at LSU L 65–75  17–7
(7–4) 		 19 – Davis   7 – Horston   3 – Massengill  Maravich Center (1,966)
Baton Rouge, LA
2/16/2020
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 25 No. 16 Texas A&M L 71–73  17–8
(7–5) 		 19 – Burrell   7 – Burrell   6 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (12,738)
Knoxville, TN
2/20/2020
7:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 22 Arkansas L 75–83  17–9
(7–6) 		 21 – Burrell   9 – Burrell   4 – Horston  Bud Walton Arena (3,023)
Fayetteville, AR
2/23/2020
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. Rivalry Vanderbilt W 67–63  18–9
(8–6) 		 18 – Davis   10 – Tied   5 – Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,636)
Knoxville, TN
2/27/2020
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		Ole Miss W 77–66  19–9
(9–6) 		 19 – Davis   11 – Davis   7 – Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,255)
Knoxville, TN
3/1/2020
3:05 pm, SECN 		at Auburn W 56–55  20–9
(10–6) 		 22 – Davis   10 – Davis   5 – Massengill  Auburn Arena (2,410)
Auburn, AL
SEC tournament
3/5/2020
8:30 pm, SECN 		(6) vs. (11) Missouri
Second Round 		W 64–51  21–9
  16 – Burrell   9 – Davis   2 – Tied  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,215)
Greenville, SC
3/6/2020
8:30 pm, SECN 		(6) vs. (3) No. 16 Kentucky
Quarterfinals / Rivalry 		L 65–86  21–10
  24 – Horston   7 – Brown   5 – Massengill  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,749)
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
2019–20 Schedule

References

  1. "Davis eclipses 1,000 career points for Lady Vols". ESPN. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. "Lady Vols Run Past Rams, 79-41". UT Sports. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  3. Too much Rhyne Howard dooms Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Kentucky in SEC Tournament
  4. "Tennessee Lady Vols' first-round NCAA Tournament loss a lot like the whole season". Knoxville News Sentinel. March 23, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  5. Henley, Gene (March 27, 2019). "Lady Vols part ways with Holly Warlick". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  6. Voepel, Mechelle (April 8, 2019). "Sources: Lady Vols to hire Harper as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  7. "South Carolina tabbed as 2020 SEC women's hoops champs". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
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