1979–80 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

1979–80 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–11 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaStokely Athletic Center
1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kentucky 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
No. 3 LSU 14 4   .778 26 6   .813
Alabama 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
Tennessee 12 6   .667 18 11   .621
Ole Miss 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Mississippi State 7 11   .389 13 14   .481
Vanderbilt 7 11   .389 13 13   .500
Georgia 7 11   .389 14 13   .519
Auburn 5 13   .278 10 18   .357
Florida 2 16   .111 7 21   .250
1980 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1979–80 college basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Don DeVoe, the team played their home games at the Stokely Athletic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers finished with a record of 18–11 (12–6 SEC, T-3rd) and received an at-large bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament as the 7 seed in the East region. After an opening round win over No. 10 seed Furman, Tennessee was defeated by No. 2 seed Maryland, 86–75.

This was the second of five straight seasons of NCAA Tournament basketball for the Tennessee men's program.