1978–79 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

The 1978–79 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1978–79 college basketball season. Led by first-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 21–12 (12–6 SEC, 2nd) and, after winning the SEC tournament, received an automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament as the 8 seed in the Mideast region. After an opening round win over Eastern Kentucky, Tennessee was defeated by No. 1 seed Notre Dame.

1978–79 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record21–12 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaStokely Athletic Center
1978–79 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 LSU144 .778236  .793
Tennessee126 .6672112  .636
Vanderbilt117 .611189  .667
Alabama117 .6112211  .667
Mississippi State117 .611199  .679
Kentucky108 .5561912  .613
Georgia711 .3891414  .500
Ole Miss612 .3331116  .407
Auburn513 .2781316  .448
Florida315 .167819  .296
1979 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

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