▁– ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁college ▁basketball ▁and ▁tennis ▁player , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁college ▁basketball ▁and ▁tennis ▁head ▁coach . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee , ▁Bart lett ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁head ▁coach ▁for ▁Car son - New man ▁College , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ch att ano oga ▁( now ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁at ▁Ch att ano oga ), ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida , ▁and ▁also ▁as ▁the ▁men ' s ▁tennis ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁and ▁U T - Ch att ano oga . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁playing ▁career ▁▁ ▁Bart lett ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁H omer ville , ▁Georgia ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Kno x ville ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Kno x ville , ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁in ▁Kno x ville , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Vol unte ers ▁basketball ▁team ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁and ▁the ▁Vol unte ers ▁men ' s ▁tennis ▁team ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁basketball , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁three - year ▁vars ity ▁letter man , ▁team ▁captain , ▁and ▁an ▁All - S out he astern ▁Conference ▁( SE C ) ▁selection ▁at ▁guard ▁as ▁a ▁senior ; ▁in ▁tennis , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁three - year ▁letter man , ▁a ▁two -