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List of Tennessee Volunteers head basketball coaches

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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.
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

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Volunteers Coaches". sports-reference.com. sports-reference. Retrieved 23 June 2016.