2019–20 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 2019–20 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represents 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 play their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

2019–20 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2019–20 record21–10 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lacey Goldwire
  • Jon Harper
  • Jennifer Sullivan
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
2019–20 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 South Carolina160 1.000  321  .970
No. 9 Mississippi State133 .813  276  .818
No. 24 Arkansas106 .625  248  .750
No. 16 Kentucky106 .625  228  .733
No. 19 Texas A&M106 .625  228  .733
Tennessee106 .625  2110  .677
LSU97 .563  2010  .667
Alabama88 .500  1812  .600
Georgia79 .438  1714  .548
Florida610 .375  1515  .500
Missouri511 .313  922  .290
Vanderbilt412 .250  1416  .467
Auburn412 .250  1118  .379
Ole Miss016 .000  723  .233
2020 SEC Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

In the December 12 win against Colorado State, junior Rennia Davis scored her 1,000th career point.[1] She finished the night with 1,007, and the 45th Lady Vol to surpass the mark.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] At the completion of the season, Holly Warlick was fired as head coach.[5] Harper, who was a point guard during Tennessee's three-peat from 1996 to 1998, was hired as her replacement on April 8, 2019.[6]

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019, with Tennessee predicted to finish sixth.[7]

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

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 0 Rennia Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrJean Ribault HS Jacksonville, FL
F 5 Kamera Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrDutchtown HS Hampton, GA
G 10 Jessie Rennie 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrBendigo Senior Secondary College Bendigo, AUS
C 11 Kasiyahna Kushkituah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrSt. Francis HS Atlanta, GA
G/F 12 Rae Burrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoLiberty HS Henderson, NV
G 13 Jazmine Massengill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoHamilton Heights Christian Academy Chattanooga, TN
G 14 Zaay Green  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoDuncanville HS Duncanville, TX
F 15 Jaiden McCoy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrNorthwest Florida State Knoxville, TN
C 20 Tamari Key 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrCary HS Cary, NC
F 21 Lou Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrAustralian Institute of Sport Melbourne, AUS
G 25 Jordan Horston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrColumbus Africentric Early College Columbus, OH
C 31 Emily Saunders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrWyoming East HS Mullens, WV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lacey Goldwire (East Central)
  • Jon Harper (Auburn)
  • Jennifer Sullivan (Memphis)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
AP RV RV RV 23 20 17 23 23 22 22 23 24 23 22 23 25 RV RV  
Coaches RV RV 25 19 24 24 24 23 24 25 22 23 25 RV RV

^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
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 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 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 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
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
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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