1916–17 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

1916–17 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
1916–17 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	10–5
Head coach	John R. Bender (1st season);
Captain	Joseph Jacobs

The 1916–17 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee during the 1916–17 college men's basketball season. The head coach was John R. Bender coaching the Volunteers in his first season. The Volunteers team captain was Joseph Jacobs.[1]

1916–17 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Navy		–		–	11	–	0	1.000
Montana State		–		–	20	–	2	.909
Louisiana State		–		–	20	–	2	.909
Canisius		–		–	9	–	1	.900
Creighton		–		–	18	–	2	.900
Virginia Tech		–		–	17	–	2	.895
Georgia		–		–	8	–	1	.889
North Dakota		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Brigham Young		–		–	14	–	2	.875
The Citadel		–		–	6	–	1	.857
Penn State		–		–	12	–	2	.857
Arizona		–		–	10	–	2	.833
Trinity		–		–	20	–	4	.833
Seton Hall		–		–	13	–	3	.813
Syracuse		–		–	13	–	3	.813
Clemson		–		–	8	–	2	.800
Colgate		–		–	15	–	4	.789
Lehigh		–		–	15	–	4	.789
Indiana State		–		–	13	–	4	.765
Oklahoma State		–		–	11	–	4	.733
Dayton		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Duquesne		–		–	7	–	3	.700
Michigan State		–		–	11	–	5	.688
Boston		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Georgetown		–		–	8	–	4	.667
Pittsburgh		–		–	12	–	6	.667
Tennessee		–		–	10	–	5	.667
Bradley		–		–	10	–	6	.625
Oklahoma		–		–	13	–	8	.619
Notre Dame		–		–	8	–	5	.615
Ole Miss		–		–	11	–	7	.611
Wake Forest		–		–	9	–	6	.600
Virginia		–		–	7	–	5	.583
St. John's (NY)		–		–	11	–	8	.579
North Carolina		–		–	5	–	4	.556
North Carolina State		–		–	10	–	8	.556
Butler		–		–	7	–	6	.538
Temple		–		–	10	–	9	.526
Auburn		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Idaho		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Utah		–		–	3	–	3	.500
West Virginia		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Wyoming		–		–	4	–	4	.500
Manhattan		–		–	7	–	8	.467
South Carolina		–		–	7	–	8	.467
Rutgers		–		–	4	–	5	.444
Alabama		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Buffalo		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Connecticut		–		–	4	–	6	.400
Kentucky		–		–	4	–	6	.400
Southern California		–		–	8	–	12	.400
William & Mary		–		–	4	–	9	.308
Niagara		–		–	2	–	5	.286
Army		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Cincinnati		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Vanderbilt		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Montana		–		–	4	–	11	.267
Texas Christian		–		–	2	–	6	.250
Wichita State		–		–	2	–	11	.154
Ohio		–		–	2	–	14	.125
Arizona State		–		–	0	–	1	.000


Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
January 13, 1917*	Tusculum	W 39–11	1–0	Knoxville, TN
January 20, 1917*	Maryville	L 15–23	1–1	Knoxville, TN
January 23, 1917*	Knoxville YMCA	W 27–18	2–1	Knoxville, TN
January 27, 1917*	Knoxville YMCA	W 35–17	3–1	Danville, KY
February 9, 1917*	at Kentucky	W 23–20	4–1	Buell Armory Gymnasium Lexington, KY
February 10, 1917*	at Kentucky	W 22–19	5–1	Buell Armory Gymnasium Lexington, KY
February 19, 1917*	at Tusculum	L 17–18	5–2	Lexington, KY
February 20, 1917*	at Virginia Tech	L 17–41	5–3	Blacksburg, VA
February 21, 1917*	at Washington and Lee	L 19–28	5–4	Lexington, KY
February 22, 1917*	at Virginia	W 23–21	6–4	Charlottesville, VA
February 24, 1917*	at George Washington	L 19–28	6–5	Washington, D.C.
February 27, 1917*	Maryville	W 31–17	7–5	Knoxville, TN
March 2, 1917*	Kentucky	W 27–26	8–5	Knoxville, TN
March 3, 1917*	Kentucky	W 30–10	9–5	Knoxville, TN
March 5, 1917*	at Maryville	W 30–25	10–5	Maryville
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[2]

References

"1916–17 Schedule and Results". Retrieved May 13, 2017.
"2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. Issuu.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.

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[1] "1916–17 Schedule and Results". Retrieved May 13, 2017.

[2] "2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. Issuu.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.

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