1919–20 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1919–20 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball

SIAA champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	14–4 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Guy T. Denton
Captain	Tom Zerfoss
Home arena	Old Gym
Seasons ← 1918–19 1920–21 →

The 1919–20 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in college basketball during the 1919–20 NCAA men's basketball season.^[1]

Roster

1919–20 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	Alfred T. Adams	—	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Unknown	Nashville, Tennessee
F	Josh Cody	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Bethel	Franklin, Tennessee
G	Johnny Floyd	—	—	Jr	Middle Tennessee State Normal	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G	Dick Gleaves	—	—	Jr	Hume-Fogg High School	Nashville, Tennessee
C	L. M. Graves	—	—	Jr	Unknown
G	Garland Morrow	—	—	So	Hume-Fogg High School	Nashville, Tennessee
G	Roland Norton	—	—	So	Unknown
F	Tom Zerfoss (C)	—	155 lb (70 kg)	Sr	Kentucky	Ashland, Kentucky

Head coach

Guy T. Denton

Assistant coach(es)

None

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
*	Birmingham A. C.	W 30–24	1–0
*	Mobile YMCA	L 33–35	1–1
*	Montgomery YMCA	W 56–28	2–1
*	Chicago YMCA	W 26–14	3–1
*	Boys Club	W 36–6	4–1
*	Memphis YMCA	W 42–25	5–1
2/4/1920	Georgia	W 40–18	6–1	Athens, GA
*	Nashville YMCA	L 27–29	6–2
	Georgia Tech	W 39–21	7–2
*	Macon YMCA	W 41–35	8–2
*	Boys Club	W 21–14	9–2
*	Chattanooga YMCA	W 45–39	10–2
*	Chattanooga YMCA	W 41–20	11–2
*	Centre	W 29–18	12–2
*	Memphis YMCA	L 25–31	12–3
*	Maryville	W 22–10	13–3
	Georgia Tech	W 32–3	14–3
*	Nashville YMCA	L 13–24	14–4
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Vanderbilt SIAA champs in 1920". March 14, 2012.

Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball

Venues

Old Gym
Memorial Gymnasium (1952–present)

Rivalries

Tennessee

Culture & lore

"Dynamite"

People

Head coaches
NBA players
Statistical leaders

Seasons

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2016–17
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v t e Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball champions
Pre-SoCon	Auburn or Nashville (1906) Unknown (1907) Auburn (1908) Georgia & Vanderbilt (1909) Central (1910) Central (1911) Mississippi A&M (1912) Mississippi A&M (1913) Georgia or Mississippi A&M (1914) LSU (1915) Mississippi A&M (1916) Georgia & LSU (1917) LSU (1918) Centre (1919) Vanderbilt (1920) Kentucky (1921)
Post-SoCon	Mercer (1922) Chattanooga (1923) Mercer (1924) Mercer (1925) Mississippi College (1926) The Citadel (1927) Mississippi College (1928) Mississippi College (1929) Louisiana-Lafayette (1930) Centenary (1931) Chattanooga and Mississippi College (1932) ? (1933) Western Kentucky (1934) Millsaps (1935) Murray State (1936) Western Kentucky (1937) Western Kentucky (1938) Western Kentucky (1939) Western Kentucky (1940) Western Kentucky (1941) Western Kentucky (1942)

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball champions

Pre-SoCon