University of Tennessee Athletics
Men's Basketball Head Coaching Year-by-Year Records
| Overall | Conference | ||||||||
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Season | Coach | W | L | T | Win PCT | W | L | T | Win PCT |
| 2024-25 | Rick Barnes | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0.789 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0.667 |
| 2023-24 | Rick Barnes | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0.750 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0.778 |
| 2022-23 | Rick Barnes | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0.694 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0.611 |
| 2021-22 | Rick Barnes | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0.771 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0.778 |
| 2020-21 | Rick Barnes | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0.667 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0.588 |
| 2019-20 | Rick Barnes | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0.548 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 2018-19 | Rick Barnes | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0.838 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.833 |
| 2017-18 | Rick Barnes | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0.743 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0.722 |
| 2016-17 | Rick Barnes | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0.500 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0.444 |
| 2015-16 | Rick Barnes | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0.441 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0.333 |
| 2014-15 | Donnie Tyndall | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0.500 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0.389 |
| 2013-14 | Cuonzo Martin | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0.649 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0.611 |
| 2012-13 | Cuonzo Martin | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0.606 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0.611 |
| 2011-12 | Cuonzo Martin | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0.559 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 |
| 2010-11 | Bruce Pearl | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0.559 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 2009-10 | Bruce Pearl | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0.757 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 |
| 2008-09 | Bruce Pearl | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0.618 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 |
| 2007-08 | Bruce Pearl | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0.861 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.875 |
| 2006-07 | Bruce Pearl | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0.686 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 |
| 2005-06 | Bruce Pearl | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0.733 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.750 |
| 2004-05 | Buzz Peterson | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0.452 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 |
| 2003-04 | Buzz Peterson | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0.517 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 |
| 2002-03 | Buzz Peterson | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0.586 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 |
| 2001-02 | Buzz Peterson | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0.484 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 |
| 2000-01 | Jerry Green | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0.667 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 1999-00 | Jerry Green | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0.788 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.750 |
| 1998-99 | Jerry Green | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0.700 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.750 |
| 1997-98 | Jerry Green | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0.690 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 |
| 1996-97 | Kevin O'Neill | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0.407 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.250 |
| 1995-96 | Kevin O'Neill | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0.483 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 |
| 1994-95 | Kevin O'Neill | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0.407 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.250 |
| 1993-94 | Wade Houston | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0.185 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0.125 |
| 1992-93 | Wade Houston | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0.433 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.250 |
| 1991-92 | Wade Houston | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0.559 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 1990-91 | Wade Houston | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0.353 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0.167 |
| 1989-90 | Wade Houston | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0.533 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0.556 |
| 1988-89 | Don DeVoe | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0.633 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0.611 |
| 1987-88 | Don DeVoe | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0.552 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 1986-87 | Don DeVoe | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0.483 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0.389 |
| 1985-86 | Don DeVoe | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0.429 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0.278 |
| 1984-85 | Don DeVoe | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0.595 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0.444 |
| 1983-84 | Don DeVoe | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0.600 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 1982-83 | Don DeVoe | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0.625 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 1981-82 | Don DeVoe | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0.667 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0.722 |
| 1980-81 | Don DeVoe | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0.724 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0.667 |
| 1979-80 | Don DeVoe | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0.621 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0.667 |
| 1978-79 | Don DeVoe | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0.636 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0.667 |
| 1977-78 | Cliff Wettig | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0.407 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0.333 |
| 1976-77 | Ray Mears | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0.786 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.889 |
| 1975-76 | Ray Mears | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0.778 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0.778 |
| 1974-75 | Ray Mears | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0.692 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0.667 |
| 1973-74 | Ray Mears | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0.654 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0.667 |
| 1972-73 | Ray Mears | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0.625 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0.722 |
| 1971-72 | Ray Mears | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0.760 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0.778 |
| 1970-71 | Ray Mears | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0.750 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0.722 |
| 1969-70 | Ray Mears | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0.640 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0.556 |
| 1968-69 | Ray Mears | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0.750 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0.722 |
| 1967-68 | Ray Mears | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0.769 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0.722 |
| 1966-67 | Ray Mears | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0.750 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.833 |
| 1965-66 | Ray Mears | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0.692 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 |
| 1964-65 | Ray Mears | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0.800 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.750 |
| 1963-64 | Ray Mears | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0.667 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 |
| 1962-63 | Ray Mears | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0.542 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 |
| 1961-62 | John Sines | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0.174 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.143 |
| 1960-61 | John Sines | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0.400 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0.286 |
| 1959-60 | John Sines | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0.522 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 1958-59 | Emmett Lowery | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0.636 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.571 |
| 1957-58 | Emmett Lowery | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0.696 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.571 |
| 1956-57 | Emmett Lowery | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0.591 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.357 |
| 1955-56 | Emmett Lowery | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0.417 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 |
| 1954-55 | Emmett Lowery | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0.682 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.571 |
| 1953-54 | Emmett Lowery | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0.478 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 1952-53 | Emmett Lowery | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0.619 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.538 |
| 1951-52 | Emmett Lowery | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0.591 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 1950-51 | Emmett Lowery | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0.435 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.357 |
| 1949-50 | Emmett Lowery | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0.577 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.455 |
| 1948-49 | Emmett Lowery | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0.731 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.727 |
| 1947-48 | Emmett Lowery | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0.800 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.833 |
| 1946-47 | John Mauer | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0.762 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.769 |
| 1945-46 | John Mauer | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0.750 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.727 |
| 1944-45 | John Mauer | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0.783 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.800 |
| 1942-43 | John Mauer | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0.778 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.667 |
| 1941-42 | John Mauer | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0.864 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 |
| 1940-41 | John Mauer | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0.773 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.727 |
| 1939-40 | John Mauer | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0.667 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.700 |
| 1938-39 | John Mauer | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0.667 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.545 |
| 1937-38 | Blair Gullion | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0.652 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.636 |
| 1936-37 | Blair Gullion | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0.773 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 |
| 1935-36 | Blair Gullion | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0.714 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.667 |
| 1934-35 | W.H. Britton | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.636 |
| 1933-34 | W.H. Britton | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0.588 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 |
| 1932-33 | W.H. Britton | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0.450 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.300 |
| 1931-32 | W.H. Britton | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0.533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1930-31 | W.H. Britton | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0.524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1929-30 | W.H. Britton | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0.765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1928-29 | W.H. Britton | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1927-28 | W.H. Britton | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1926-27 | W.H. Britton | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0.368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1925-26 | M.B. Banks | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0.529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1924-25 | M.B. Banks | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1923-24 | M.B. Banks | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0.556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1922-23 | M.B. Banks | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0.882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1921-22 | M.B. Banks | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1920-21 | John R. Bender | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0.533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1919-20 | John R. Bender | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1918-19 | R.H. Fitzgerald | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1917-18 | R.H. Fitzgerald | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0.308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1916-17 | John R. Bender | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1915-16 | Zora G. Clevenger | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1914-15 | Zora G. Clevenger | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1913-14 | Zora G. Clevenger | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0.882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1912-13 | Zora G. Clevenger | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1911-12 | Zora G. Clevenger | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1910-11 | Andrew A. Stone | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1909-10 | Coach Unknown | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1908-09 | Coach Unknown | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
