The 2019–20 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represents the

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in the 2019–20

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season. Led by former Lady Vol

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, entering her first year as head coach, the team play their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and are members of the

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. In the December 12 win against

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, 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

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, 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

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,

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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.

Preseason All-SEC team

The Lady Vols had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC team, junior

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Rennia Davis, who was selected for second team.

Roster

Rankings

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

Schedule

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References

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Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball seasons

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