Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result N13 Austin Peay (SS) W 83-54 N17 UNC Asheville (FSN) W 124-49 N20 1-East Carolina W 105-66 N22 1-DePaul (FCS) W 57-53 N23 1-No. 6 Purdue (FSN) L 73-72 N27 College of Charleston (CSS) W 86-69 D2 ETSU (SS) W 78-66 D11 2-vs. Middle Tennessee (CSS) W 75-54 D15 Wyoming (ESPNU) W 77-58 D19 at Southern California (FSN) L 77-55 D23 North Carolina A&T (CSS) W 99-78 D31 at Memphis (ESPN2) W 66-59 J6 Charlotte (CSS) W 88-71 J10 No. 1 Kansas (CBS) W 76-68 J14 Auburn* (ESPN2) W 81-55 J16 No. 21 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) (OT) W 71-69 J19 at Alabama* (ESPN) W 63-56 J23 at Georgia* (FSN) L 78-63 J27 No. 21 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU) L 85-76 J31 Florida* (CBS) W 61-60 F4 at LSU* (ESPN2) W 59-54 F6 South Carolina* (ESPN) W 79-53 F9 at No. 22 Vanderbilt* (ESPN) L 90-71 F13 at No. 3 Kentucky* (ESPN [College Gameday]) L 73-62 F17 Georgia* (SEC Network) W 69-60 F20 at South Carolina* (SEC Network) W 63-55 F23 at Florida* (ESPN) L 75-62 F27 No. 2 Kentucky* (CBS) W 74-65 M3 Arkansas* (CSS) W 80-73 M6 at Mississippi State* (ESPN) W 75-59 M11 3-LSU (SEC Network) 3:15 p.m. Schedule Key 1-U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (UVI Sports & Fitness Center in St. Thomas); 2-Sun Belt Classic (Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.); 3-SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.); * Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FCS-Fox College Sports; SS-SportSouth; FSN includes FS South, FS Southwest and SUN Sports All Times Eastern & Subject to Change; Opponent Rankings are AP Tennessee Media Relations 1720 Volunteer Blvd. • Knoxville, TN 37996 Basketball SID: Tom Satkowiak E-mail: [email protected]Office: 865-974-7501 Cell: 865-696-2897 Fax: 865-974-1269 Web site: UTsports.com Team Twitter Feed: @UTbasketVOLS Game 31 - SEC Tournament (First Round) East 3 Tennessee vs. LSU West 6 2:15 p.m. CT • Thursday, March 11, 2010 Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tenn. TV: The game will be televised regionally on the SEC Network. Brad Nessler has the play-by-play duties, while Jimmy Dykes provides analysis. Radio: The game will air on the Vol Radio Network (50-plus stations covering 28 states). Bob Kesling is in his 11th year calling the play-by-play. Former Vol Bert Bertelkamp (1977-80) joins him courtside to provide color commentary. Tim Berry is the engineer, and Glenn Thackston is the producer. A free live audio stream of the broadcast is available on UTsports.com. Tickets: Tickets for the tournament are sold out. Tennessee At A Glance LSU 23-7 (11-5 SEC) Record 11-19 (2-14 SEC) 15th AP / 13th ESPN/USA Today Coaches ............... Ranking* ........................................................................ Not ranked Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982)......................... Head Coach........................ Trent Johnson (Boise State, 1986) 121-44 (5th year) ...................................................... Record at School ...................................................... 38-27 (2nd year) 438-128 (18th year) ................................................... Overall Record .................................................. 198-148 (11th year) UTsports.com ..................................................................... Web Site.................................................................... LSUsports.net Tennessee leads 57-42 ...................................................... Series ......................................................Kentucky leads 143-65 *Updated national rankings will be released Monday afternoon Probable Starters Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG G 3 Bobby Maze 6-3 195 Sr. Suitland, Md. 9.5 2.6 3.2 G 32 Scotty Hopson 6-7 200 So. Hopkinsville, Ky. 13.1 3.5 1.2 G 30 J.P. Prince 6-7 205 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 9.1 4.0 3.0 F 4 Wayne Chism 6-9 246 Sr. Jackson, Tenn. 12.4 6.8 1.1 C 33 Brian Williams 6-10 278 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. 5.0 5.3 0.7 LSU Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG G 11 Bo Spencer 6-2 186 Jr. Baton Rouge, La. 14.9 2.4 2.7 G 4 Chris Bass 6-1 185 So. Baton Rouge, La. 2.3 2.3 3.1 F 24 Storm Warren 6-7 230 So. Monroe, La. 11.6 7.2 0.4 F 1 Tasmin Mitchell 6-7 245 Sr. Denham Springs, La. 17.0 9.5 1.8 F 3 Garrett Green 6-11 230 So. Woodland Hills, Calif. 2.1 2.6 0.3 • Tennessee’s four-year seniors, Wayne Chism and Quinn Cannington, are the winningest Vols of all- time, having been a part of 99 career victories. That’s one more than last year’s senior class. • During the Bruce Pearl era (2005-06 to present), the Vols are 9-4 in the city of Nashville and 7-1 at Bridgestone Arena. Tennessee is riding a six-game win streak at the facility. • The Vols own a 6-3 all-time record against LSU in the SEC Tournament. • Wayne Chism is Tennessee’s all-time leader in games played (135). The Vols are 99-36 (.733) during his four-year career and have never failed to win 20 games or make the NCAA Tournament. • The Volunteers are 12-2 this season when senior wing J.P. Prince scores in double figures. • Tennessee is 51-4 (.927) during the Bruce Pearl era when it holds its opponent to 40 percent shoot- ing or below. That includes a 17-0 mark this season. • Tennessee is the only SEC team that is holding its opponents to less than 30 percent shooting from 3-point range, and the Vols’ .291 3-point field-goal defense ranks 10th nationally. • UT is 2-2 this season against teams in the top 11 of the NCAA’s official RPI (the Vols are 13th). • Tennessee is the only team in America that has beaten two teams who have occupied the No. 1 spot in the two major polls this season. Tennessee also is the first program to beat a No. 1 and a No. 2-ranked team in the same season since 2002 (Oklahoma and Maryland both did it that year). • Tennessee’s current streak of five 20-win seasons ties for the longest such streak in school history. Former head coach Don DeVoe led UT to five straight 20-win campaigns from 1981-85. • After inking three highly-touted signees during November’s early signing period, UT’s current crop of recruits is ranked fourth nationally by Rivals.com. For more, see the signee note on Page 6. • Former Tennessee and NBA great Bernard King is a finalist for election to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this spring. King was a three-time first-team All-America at UT (1975-77).
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Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result
N13 Austin Peay (SS) W 83-54
N17 UNC Asheville (FSN) W 124-49
N20 1-East Carolina W 105-66
N22 1-DePaul (FCS) W 57-53
N23 1-No. 6 Purdue (FSN) L 73-72
N27 College of Charleston (CSS) W 86-69
D2 ETSU (SS) W 78-66
D11 2-vs. Middle Tennessee (CSS) W 75-54
D15 Wyoming (ESPNU) W 77-58
D19 at Southern California (FSN) L 77-55
D23 North Carolina A&T (CSS) W 99-78
D31 at Memphis (ESPN2) W 66-59
J6 Charlotte (CSS) W 88-71
J10 No. 1 Kansas (CBS) W 76-68
J14 Auburn* (ESPN2) W 81-55
J16 No. 21 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) (OT) W 71-69
J19 at Alabama* (ESPN) W 63-56
J23 at Georgia* (FSN) L 78-63
J27 No. 21 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU) L 85-76
J31 Florida* (CBS) W 61-60
F4 at LSU* (ESPN2) W 59-54
F6 South Carolina* (ESPN) W 79-53
F9 at No. 22 Vanderbilt* (ESPN) L 90-71
F13 at No. 3 Kentucky* (ESPN [College Gameday]) L 73-62
F17 Georgia* (SEC Network) W 69-60
F20 at South Carolina* (SEC Network) W 63-55
F23 at Florida* (ESPN) L 75-62
F27 No. 2 Kentucky* (CBS) W 74-65
M3 Arkansas* (CSS) W 80-73
M6 at Mississippi State* (ESPN) W 75-59
M11 3-LSU (SEC Network) 3:15 p.m.
Schedule Key
1-U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (UVI Sports & Fitness Center in St. Thomas); 2-Sun Belt Classic (Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.); 3-SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.); * Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FCS-Fox College Sports; SS-SportSouth; FSN includes FS South, FS Southwest and SUN Sports
All Times Eastern & Subject to Change; Opponent Rankings are AP
Tennessee Media Relations1720 Volunteer Blvd. • Knoxville, TN 37996
TV: The game will be televised regionally on the SEC Network. Brad Nessler has the play-by-play duties, while Jimmy Dykes provides analysis.Radio: The game will air on the Vol Radio Network (50-plus stations covering 28 states). Bob Kesling is in his 11th year calling the play-by-play. Former Vol Bert Bertelkamp (1977-80) joins him courtside to provide color commentary. Tim Berry is the engineer, and Glenn Thackston is the producer. A free live audio stream of the broadcast is available on UTsports.com.Tickets: Tickets for the tournament are sold out.
Tennessee At A Glance LSU23-7 (11-5 SEC) Record 11-19 (2-14 SEC)
15th AP / 13th ESPN/USA Today Coaches ...............Ranking* ........................................................................ Not ranked
Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982).........................Head Coach........................ Trent Johnson (Boise State, 1986)
121-44 (5th year) ......................................................Record at School ......................................................38-27 (2nd year)
438-128 (18th year) ...................................................Overall Record ..................................................198-148 (11th year)
UTsports.com ..................................................................... Web Site ....................................................................LSUsports.net
Tennessee leads 57-42 ...................................................... Series ......................................................Kentucky leads 143-65 *Updated national rankings will be released Monday afternoon
Probable StartersTennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG
G 3 Bobby Maze 6-3 195 Sr. Suitland, Md. 9.5 2.6 3.2G 32 Scotty Hopson 6-7 200 So. Hopkinsville, Ky. 13.1 3.5 1.2G 30 J.P. Prince 6-7 205 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 9.1 4.0 3.0F 4 Wayne Chism 6-9 246 Sr. Jackson, Tenn. 12.4 6.8 1.1C 33 Brian Williams 6-10 278 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. 5.0 5.3 0.7
LSU Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG
G 11 Bo Spencer 6-2 186 Jr. Baton Rouge, La. 14.9 2.4 2.7G 4 Chris Bass 6-1 185 So. Baton Rouge, La. 2.3 2.3 3.1F 24 Storm Warren 6-7 230 So. Monroe, La. 11.6 7.2 0.4F 1 Tasmin Mitchell 6-7 245 Sr. Denham Springs, La. 17.0 9.5 1.8F 3 Garrett Green 6-11 230 So. Woodland Hills, Calif. 2.1 2.6 0.3
• Tennessee’s four-year seniors, Wayne Chism and Quinn Cannington, are the winningest Vols of all-time, having been a part of 99 career victories. That’s one more than last year’s senior class.• During the Bruce Pearl era (2005-06 to present), the Vols are 9-4 in the city of Nashville and
7-1 at Bridgestone Arena. Tennessee is riding a six-game win streak at the facility.
• The Vols own a 6-3 all-time record against LSU in the SEC Tournament.• Wayne Chism is Tennessee’s all-time leader in games played (135). The Vols are 99-36 (.733) during his four-year career and have never failed to win 20 games or make the NCAA Tournament.• The Volunteers are 12-2 this season when senior wing J.P. Prince scores in double figures.• Tennessee is 51-4 (.927) during the Bruce Pearl era when it holds its opponent to 40 percent shoot-ing or below. That includes a 17-0 mark this season.• Tennessee is the only SEC team that is holding its opponents to less than 30 percent shooting from 3-point range, and the Vols’ .291 3-point field-goal defense ranks 10th nationally.
• UT is 2-2 this season against teams in the top 11 of the NCAA’s official RPI (the Vols are 13th).• Tennessee is the only team in America that has beaten two teams who have occupied the No. 1 spot in the two major polls this season. Tennessee also is the first program to beat a No. 1 and a No. 2-ranked team in the same season since 2002 (Oklahoma and Maryland both did it that year).• Tennessee’s current streak of five 20-win seasons ties for the longest such streak in school history. Former head coach Don DeVoe led UT to five straight 20-win campaigns from 1981-85.• After inking three highly-touted signees during November’s early signing period, UT’s current crop of recruits is ranked fourth nationally by Rivals.com. For more, see the signee note on Page 6.• Former Tennessee and NBA great Bernard King is a finalist for election to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this spring. King was a three-time first-team All-America at UT (1975-77).
Tennessee Trends• Tennessee has an all-time record of 1,466-928-2 in its 101st season of varsity basketball.• In all nine of his seasons as a Division I head
coach, Bruce Pearl’s teams have won at least 10
games in conference play.
• Bruce Pearl is 21-14 vs. ranked teams at UT.• UT is 70-6 when scoring 80 or more points under the direction of Bruce Pearl.• Tennessee is 70-8 at Thompson-Boling Arena since the start of the 2005-06 season. • The Big Orange have won five games this season when trailing at halftime.• UT’s bench outscores the opponents reserves
by an average of 11.6 ppg (24.3 to 12.8 ppg).
• UT leads the SEC in 3-point defense, holding foes to .291 shooting from long range (10th nationally).• Senior wing J.P. Prince has drawn a team-high 17 charges, and Wayne Chism is second with 15.• J.P. Prince ranks fifth in the SEC in steals with an average of 1.6 per game. His 48 total pilfers is a career-high.• Wayne Chism’s average of 1.9 blocks per game in SEC play ranked third in the league, trailing only Jarvis Varnado (4.6) and Sam Muldrow (2.8).
The LSU SeriesTennessee leads the all-time series 57-43 … UT is 23-24 all-time when playing LSU in Baton Rouge, and the Vols have emerged victorious in six of their last eight trips to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center (including a win there earlier this season) … The Vols own a 27-16 advantage when playing in Knoxville … Tennessee has won 12 of the last 17 games in the series, which dates to the 1933 sea-son when the two teams met in the second round of the SEC Tournament in Atlanta … UT and LSU
have played each other nine times in the SEC
Tournament, with the Vols winning six of those
meetings.
Noting LSULast year’s SEC regular-season champion LSU Tigers (11-19, 2-14 SEC) finished last in the SEC Western Division this season but are entering the confer-ence tournament fresh off a 50-48 victory over Georgia on Saturday in Baton Rouge ... Senior for-ward Tasmin Mitchell enters the SEC Tournament with 1,979 career points and is averaging a team-best 17.0 points and 9.5 rebounds this season ... Point guard Bo Spencer and forward Storm Warren average 14.9 and 11.6 points on the year, respectively ... The Tigers opponents are shooting .433 from the field and .353 from 3-point range ... LSU, meanwhile, shoots .401 from the field and .290 from beyond the arc ... The Bayou Bengals are out-rebounding the opposition 35.9 to 34.7 (+1.2) this season.
Last Clash With LSUTennessee logged its second straight win at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, as the Vols held off LSU 59-54 on Feb. 4 ... UT senior Wayne Chism
took over in the second half, scoring 12 points
(all on layups) on 6-of-8 shooting to finish with
20 points on the night ... No other Vol scored in double figures, though guards J.P. Prince and Scotty Hopson each finished with eight ... Prince dished out a team-high four assists, while backup point guard Melvin Goins led the team in rebounds with a season-high eight ... Tennessee shot 40 per-cent in the game while LSU shot just 31 percent (22 percent from 3-point range) ... Tigers point guard Bo Spencer scored a game-high 25 on 8-of-19 shooting, and Tasmin Mitchell supplied 13 points and 17 rebounds ... UT outscored the Tigers 32-16 in the paint, and the Vols’ bench outscored LSU’s bench 15-5 ... Bobby Maze and Hopson each made both free throws on 1-and-1 situations in the final minute to secure the victory.
Media InformationInternet Information on the Tennessee Volunteers and the Southeastern Conference is available on the Internet. To access information on Tennessee, visit the university’s official athletics Web site at UTsports.com. Info on SEC basketball is accessible on the Web at SECsports.com.
Covering Practice Tennessee basketball practices are open to the media. Contact the media relations office for practice dates and times. Tennessee players and coaches are available for interviews at the conclusion of practice. If additional time is required with the players or coaches, contact Basketball SID Tom Satkowiak to make arrangements.
Media Luncheon Bruce Pearl’s media luncheons begin at noon on Mondays throughout the season in Room A in Arena Dining at Thompson-Boling Arena. Following are all the luncheon dates: November 9, 16; December 7, 14, 21, 28; January 4, 11, 20, 25; February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1, 8, 15.
Postgame Interviews The Tennessee locker room is closed. Coach Bruce Pearl addresses the media following a brief cooling-off period. Following home games, selected UT players are available for interviews in the media room near the southeast corner of the arena following coach Pearl’s press conference.
SEC Coaches Teleconference The 12 SEC men’s head basketball coaches are scheduled to participate every Monday (Jan. 4 through March 8). The NCAA Tournament teleconference is set for Monday, March 15 at 11 a.m. ET. It will feature coaches from all SEC teams (men’s and women’s) participating in the NCAA Tournament.Order of Appearance (All Times Eastern)
11:00 a.m. Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt 11:07 a.m. Billy Donovan, Florida 11:14 a.m. Darrin Horn, South Carolina 11:21 a.m. Mark Fox, Georgia 11:28 a.m. Trent Johnson, LSU 11:35 a.m. John Calipari, Kentucky 11:42 a.m. Bruce Pearl, Tennessee
11:49 a.m. John Pelphrey, Arkansas 11:56 a.m. Anthony Grant, Alabama 12:03 p.m. Jeff Lebo, Auburn 12:10 p..m. Andy Kennedy, Ole Miss 12:17 p.m. Rick Stansbury, Mississippi State
Weekly Highlights And Interviews On Satellite Highlights and interviews will be available on a lim-ited number of satellite feeds on Tuesdays through-out the season from 4:15-4:30 p.m. ET. Those feeds will be available on the following dates: Jan. 5, Jan. 12, Jan. 26, Feb. 2, Feb. 23 and March 9. Please credit IMG College/Vol Network for any video used. The coordinates for the feed are Horizons 2 (Digital Ku), Transponder 7 - Slot/Channel A, Uplink Freq. 1426.5 V, Downlink Freq. 11946.5 H, Symbol Rate 6.1113, FEC: 3/4, Data Rate 8.4480. For problems with the feed, call (865) 974-5069.
The Big Orange In The SEC TournamentThe Vols are 57-45 all-time in the SEC Tournament … Since the tournament was renewed in 1979, the Vols are 22-30 ... Tennessee’s four SEC Tournament titles are the third-most of any league member … Only Kentucky (25) and Alabama (6) have won the tournament more times … Only Kentucky (111 wins) has more SEC Tournament victories. ... UT’s
.559 winning percentage in the SEC tourney is
third-best in the league.
Tennessee As The East No. 3 SeedThis is the fifth time since league expansion in 1992 that Tennessee has earned the Eastern Division’s No. 3 seed in the SEC Tournament, and the first time since 2007 ... Interestingly, the Vols lost to West No. 6 seed LSU 76-67 in overtime that year in Atlanta ... UT’s best result as the East No. 3 seed was reaching the quarterfinals, which it did twice (1992 and 1998) before falling to the West No. 2 seed.
Last Time Vs. Teams In Tennessee’s BracketTennessee won its most recent meeting with all five teams on its side of the SEC Tournament bracket ... The Vols beat Kentucky on Feb. 27, Ole Miss on Jan. 16, Alabama on Jan. 19, South Carolina on Feb. 20 and LSU on Feb. 4.
Don DeVoe Named “SEC Legend”Former Tennessee head basketball coach Don DeVoe will be honored as one of 12 Chick-fil-A SEC Basketball Legends at the SEC Tournament ... During his tenure at UT from 1978-89, DeVoe led the Volunteers to a 204-137 (.598) overall record ... Only the legendary Ray Mears won more games as UT’s head basketball coach ... DeVoe led the Vols to the 1982 SEC Championship as well as the 1979 SEC Tournament Championship ... He produced a number of Tennessee greats, including All-America performers Reggie Johnson, Howard Wood, Dale Ellis and Tony White ... DeVoe also coached UT to six NCAA Tournament appearances—including a school-record five straight from 1979 to 1983.
Chism Earns First-Team All-SEC HonorsWayne Chism earned first-team All-SEC honors this season after being named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2007 and receiving second-team All-SEC acclaim last year ... Three Vols have now earned a total of six first-team All-SEC awards in the last five years (Chris Lofton in 2006, 2007 and 2008; Tyler Smith in 2008 and 2009).
Rocky Top Finale For Four SeniorsThe March 3 home win over Arkansas was the final game at Thompson-Boling Arena for Tennessee seniors Quinn Cannington, Wayne Chism, Bobby Maze and J.P. Prince ... No member of that group has ever been on a UT team that failed to log at least 20 wins or reach the NCAA Tournament ... The quartet combines to boast 2,887 points.
Western Division SweepFor the second time in the last three years, Tennessee swept its six games against SEC Western Division teams during the regular season ... UT also swept the West in 2008 en route to a 14-2 league record and the regular-season SEC Championship.
Giant SlayersTennessee is the only team in the country who has beaten a pair of opponents currently ranked in the top two in each major poll (AP and coaches’) ... Additionally, Kansas and Kentucky each occupied the No. 1 spot in the national rankings at one point this season ... The Vols also faced Purdue, which is still in the top six in both polls, in November at the Paradise Jam and fell to the Boilermakers by one point on a neutral court.
Vols Beat No. 1 & No. 2; First Since 2001-02Props to the stat nerds at ESPN Stats & Informationfor providing the following fantastic note: Tennessee is the first program since the 2001-
02 to beat the No. 1 and No. 2 team in the same
season ... It happened twice that year ... Oklahoma beat No. 2 Maryland on Dec. 21, 2001, and beat No. 1 Kansas on March 10, 2002 ... Maryland beat No. 2 Illinois on Nov. 27, 2001, and beat No. 1 Duke on Feb. 17, 2002.
Vols Have Good “TV Draw” For SEC TourneyTennessee is a perfect 3-0 on the SEC network.
0 Renaldo Woolridge G/F 6-8 208 So. Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS)3 Bobby Maze G 6-3 195 Sr. Suitland, Md. (Hutchinson CC) 4 Wayne Chism F/C 6-9 246 Sr. Jackson, Tenn. (Bolivar Central HS) 5* Emmanuel Negedu F 6-7 218 So. Kaduna, Nigeria (Brewster [N.H.] Academy) 10 Michael Hubert G 6-2 203 Jr. Hendersonville, Tenn. (UT Chattanooga)11 Quinn Cannington G 6-4 165 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Fulton HS) 13 Skylar McBee G 6-3 190 Fr. Rutledge, Tenn. (Grainger HS)20 Kenny Hall F 6-8 220 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. (Redan HS)21 Melvin Goins G 5-11 195 Jr. San Diego, Calif. (San Jacinto [Calif.] College)22 Steven Pearl F 6-5 232 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. (West HS) 23 Cameron Tatum G 6-6 197 So. Lithonia, Ga. (The Patterson School) 24 Josh Bone G 6-3 195 Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Southern Illinois University)30 J.P. Prince G 6-7 205 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. (University of Arizona) 32 Scotty Hopson G 6-7 200 So. Hopkinsville, Ky. (University Heights HS) 33 Brian Williams C 6-10 278 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. (Harmony Community Prep) 34^ Jeronne Maymon F 6-6 240 Fr. Madison, Wis. (Marquette University)* Inactive for the 2009-10 season ^Mid-year transfer; not eligible this season
Tennessee Basketball Staff
Head Coach: Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982)Assoc. Head Coach: Tony Jones (Concordia Univ., 1993)Assistant Coach: Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas, 1988)Assistant Coach: Jason Shay (Iowa, 1995)Dir. of Operations: Ken Johnson (College of Idaho, 1993)Assistant to the Head Coach: Mark Pancratz (UW-Milwaukee, 2006)Video Coordinator: Aaron Green (Tennessee, 1998)Athletic Trainer: Chad Newman (Tennessee, 1994)Strength Coach: Troy Wills (Emory & Henry, 2000)
PronunciationsMelvin Goins GO-ins
Jerrone Maymon jur-ON MAY-min
Emmanuel Negedu nuh-GAY-dew
2009-10 SEC Standings (through March 10)
Eastern Division SEC Pct. H A Div. ALL Pct. H A N Last 12 Streak
Chism UT’s Best 3-Point-Shooting Post Player EverWayne Chism is among the most multi-faceted frontcourt players in Tennessee basketball his-tory ... In addition to ranking among the program’s all-time leaders in games played, games started, scoring, blocked shots and rebounding, Chism
also has made more 3-pointers (123) than any
other Vol post players since the 3-point line was
adopted by the NCAA in 1986-87 ... Though he was listed as a “forward” on UT’s roster, Vincent Yarbrough (179 from 1999-2002) played on the perimeter as more of a “wing” ... Behind Chism, the next-closest true “post” player is Ron Slay, who made 81 3-pointers from 2000-03.
Defense & Rebounding Critical To OutcomesField-goal percentage defense and rebounding margin are two of the most glaring statistics when analyzing Tennessee’s win and losses this season:
Wins (23) Losses (7) 77.8 Points Per Game 65.9 .479 Field-Goal % .402 .362 Field-Goal % Defense .497 .338 3-Point % .273 39.0 Rebounds Per Game 29.4 +4.2 Rebounding Margin -8.9 16.2 Assists Per Game 10.1
Tennessee Earns Fifth-Straight 20-Win SeasonBruce Pearl’s Volunteers have logged 20 wins for the fifth time in his five-year tenure on Rocky Top ... Tennessee now has 23 all-time 20-win seasons to date ... In 18 seasons as a college head coach,
Pearl has now led his team to at least 20 wins 17
times ... That’s darn good.
Vols Trying To Go Wire-To-Wire In The PollsNine teams—Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Purdue, West Virginia, Michigan State, Villanova, Georgetown and Tennessee—have a chance at being ranked in the AP top 25 the entire season ... Since no team can lose more than one game this week because of the conference tournaments, only No. 22 Georgetown from that group appears to be in any danger of not going wire to wire.
Pearl And His Staff Are Scary GoodHere’s a true gem from the “Wow!” chapter in the Pearl-era records book: Tennessee under Bruce Pearl is 19-6 (.760) in regular-season rematch games against SEC Eastern Division opponents.
UT Still In It Even When Facing Halftime DeficitTennessee is 5-5 when trailing at halftime this season.
Quick FactsLocation ................................................... Knoxville, TennesseeFounded ..................................................................................1794Conference ............................................................SoutheasternEnrollment ...........................................................................27,739Home Court .....................................Thompson-Boling ArenaCapacity ................................................................................21,678 Record In Arena ................................270-92 (.746) 23rd yearFirst Game .............12/3/87 (Tennessee 82, Marquette 56)Largest Crowd ......................25,610 vs. Kentucky (1/21/89)
at Current Capacity ...........22,326 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)Colors ..................................................................Orange & WhiteNickname .................................................................... VolunteersMascot ..............................Smokey (a blue tick coon hound)Band .......................................................Pride of the SouthlandInterim President ............................................Dr. Jan C. SimekFaculty Representative .................................Dr. Dan Murphy Athletic Director ............................................... Mike HamiltonAthletic Department Phone .........................(865) 974-1220Ticket Office Phone .........................................(865) 656-1200
Team Information2008-09 Overall Record.....................................................21-13 Home / Away / Neutral ............................ 10-5 / 6-5 / 5-3SEC Record ...............................................................................10-6 Home / Away ........................................................... 5-3 / 5-3SEC Finish ...........................................................................1st EastFinal Ranking (AP / USA Today) ................................. NR / NRStarters Returning/Lost ......................................................... 5/0Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................................ 9/2
Coaching StaffHead Coach .................Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982)Record at Tennessee .................121-44 (5th year) .733 Pct.Career Record .........................438-128 (18th year) .774 Pct.Basketball Office Phone .................................(865) 974-1206Basketball Office Fax .......................................(865) 974-0097Associate Head Coach .......................................... Tony Jones (Concordia University, 1993)Assistants ........... Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas, 1988) Jason Shay (Iowa, 1995)Director of Basketball Operations ................. Ken Johnson (College of Idaho, 1993)Assistant to the Head Coach ......................... Mark Pancratz (UW-Milwaukee, 2006)Video Coordinator .......... Aaron Green (Tennessee, 1998)Athletic Trainer .............Chad Newman (Tennessee, 1994)Strength Coach ............. Troy Wills (Emory & Henry, 2000)
Bring On The BestTennessee under coach Bruce Pearl is 5-6 against teams ranked in the top five of the Associated Press national poll, including a 4-0 mark at home ... The Vols won three of their last four games against top-five teams, toppling top-ranked Memphis on Feb. 23, 2008 and shocking top-ranked Kansas and second-ranked Kentucky this season in Knoxville.Date Opponent Result
1/18/06 at #4 Memphis L, 88-791/21/06 #2 Florida W, 80-7611/24/06 vs. #2 North Carolina L, 101-871/13/07 at #5 Ohio State L, 68-662/3/07 at #1 Florida L, 94-782/27/07 #5 Florida W, 86-763/22/07 vs. #1 Ohio State (NCAA) L, 85-842/23/2008 at #1 Memphis W, 66-621/10/10 #1 Kansas W, 76-682/13/10 at #3 Kentucky L, 73-622/27/10 #2 Kentucky W, 74-65
Keep ‘Em Under 70Tennessee is 20-0 this season when it holds its opponents under 70 points ... The last time the Vols lost a game when holding their opponents under 70 points was a 64-61 loss to Mississippi State in last year’s SEC Tournament Championship Game.
Nine Different Starting FivesTennessee has used nine different starting lineups this season ... That is a high during the Bruce Pearl era (2005-06 to present) ... Eight different starting lineups were utilized last season ... UT has used the same starting five in each of its last three games.
Tatum Turning It OnRedshirt sophomore guard Cameron Tatum enjoyed a strong finish to the regular season, aver-aging 11.0 points off the bench over the last four games ... He has been UT’s top scorer off the bench in three straight contests ... He is also shooting .846 at the foul line (11-of-13) during that span.
High-Percentage Hall True freshman forward Kenny Hall leads the Vols in field-goal percentage this season, shooting .600 (48-of-80) from the field—and .617 (29-of-47) in SEC play ... He also ranks third on the team in dunks with 28 ... That means 58.3 percent of Hall’s field goals this season have been slam dunks; that’s as “high-percentage” as it gets.
UT Leads SEC In Wins Since 2005-06Tennessee’s 57 SEC wins since the 2005-06 season are the most in the conference over that period ... The Vols are the only SEC squad to record double figure league wins in each of the last four years (regular season).
Volunteers Boast The SEC’s Longest Active Streak Of NCAA Tournament BidsThe Vols have the longest active NCAA Tournament streak in the Southeastern Conference, earning their fourth consecutive bid under coach Bruce Pearl last season... Kentucky’s streak of 16 consecu-tive appearances was snapped last year ... This year, Tennessee is looking to match its longest NCAA Tournament streak of five seasons (1979-83).
Chism Stands Alone Atop UT’s Games Played ListSenior Wayne Chism has played in more career games (135) than any player in program history ... In UT’s Feb. 20 win at South Carolina, Chism broke Rob Jones’ long-standing school record for games played (130 from 1983-86) ... In addition to serving as a testament to Chism’s durability, it also serves as a reminder of what great success the Vols have enjoyed during his career on Rocky Top (99 wins in 135 games).
Chism Also The “Winningest” Vol EverTennessee senior Wayne Chism has been a part of 99 victories during his career thus far on Rocky Top (99-36, .733) ... That is one more than last year’s four-year seniors (Ryan Childress and walk-ons Tanner Wild and Justin Jackson), who earned 98 total wins during their careers and held the title of the winningest Vols of all-time in terms of total vic-tories* ... Chism has the entire postseason to climb further past his predecessors as the winningest player in school history.*not counting wins during players’ redshirt year
Chism Rising In UT’s Rebounding Records BookSenior center Wayne Chism has 869 career rebounds and ranks sixth on UT’s all-time list ... He
is the ONLY Vol ever to grab 850 rebounds and
block 145 shots ... Chism last year enjoyed his fin-est rebounding season, snagging 273 boards in 34 games (8.0 rpg) ... Current Los Angeles Lakers scout Gene Tormohlen (1956-59) is UT’s career rebound-ing leader with 1,113.
Chism Second On UT’s Career Blocks ListWayne Chism also has ascended on UT’s career blocked shots list, as he currently has 147 blocks in his career ... That total is good enough for second place on the school’s all-time list ... Chism blocked
a season-high five shots vs. Vanderbilt on Jan.
27 ... He tied a UT single-game record with six blocks last season at Kansas.
Weezy Close To Double-Double Average In SECWayne Chism averaged close to a double-double in SEC play ... In SEC games, Chism ranked seventh
in the league in rebounding and third in blocks.Wayne Chism PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
Steven Pearl Answering The BellJunior forward Steven Pearl has seen his minutes increase from an average of 3.0 in UT’s first 12 games to an average of 12.8 in the Vols’ last 18 games ... Pearl comes off the bench at the power forward spot and started in the second half Feb. 23 at Florida.
Maze’s Magic Number = 5Tennessee is 13-3 when senior point guard Bobby Maze has at least five assists during his career ... This season, from a team perspective, UT is 11-4 when any Vol logs at least five assists.
Maze On Point For Record-Setting GamesSenior point guard Bobby Maze was UT’s starting point guard for each of the two highest single-game assists totals in school history (34 vs. UNC Asheville this season, and 32 vs. Chattanooga last season) ... Maze was one of five SEC point guards listed among the initial 72 candidates for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford Financial Services (he did not make the finalist list) ... A native of Suitland, Md., Maze averages 9.5 points and 3.2 assists per game while owning a 2.3 assist/turnover ratio this season.
• Nine Vols average at least 14.0 minutes played per game.• No Vol ranks in the top 10 in the SEC in minutes played.
A Little Bit Of This, A Little Bit Of ThatSenior wing J.P. Prince is the epitome—perhaps more so than any other player in the SEC—of a “stat-sheet stuffer” ... The Memphis, Tenn., native often posts impressive numbers in various statisti-cal categories ... Here’s a look at how many times this season Prince has posted impressive totals:At least 10 points: 14 timesAt least six rebounds: 11 timesAt least five assists: 5 timesAt least three steals: 6 times
A Lot Has Changed Since SeptemberBack in late-September, it was anticipated that
the Vols would be returning 95.4 percent of
their scoring and 94.8 percent of their rebound-
ing from a season ago ... UT’s current roster, however, looks much different than it did then ... After suffering a sudden cardiac arrest on Sept. 28, sophomore forward Emmanuel Negedu had an internal cardiac defibrillator implanted on Oct. 6 and it was announced that he would be inactive this season ... Senior combo guard Josh Tabb left the program on Oct. 28 to be near his sick mother ... Then Tennessee’s most versatile player and last season’s top scorer and assists man, Tyler Smith, was dismissed from the team on Jan. 8 following an off-the-court incident on New Year’s Day ... Backup center Brian Williams missed nine games before his reinstatement on Feb. 6 from a suspension for his involvement in that same incident ... Given those circumstances, the season-ending knee inju-ry walk-on point guard Michael Hubert suffered in practice in December is amplified ... What remains,
is only 70.8 percent of last season’s scoring and
75.4 percent of last season’s rebounding.
Scoring Offense (Understandably) Down 10.7 Pts.Tennessee’s scoring offense has dipped since the New Year’s Day incident that led to the suspen-sions/dismissal of four contributors ... In the 12 games prior to the incident, the Vols averaged 81.4 ppg ... But that average has dipped to 70.7 ppg in the 18 games since—which include 13 victories.
What Was Missing During 7-Game Win Streak?The four Vols who didn’t play during the team’s seven-game win streak from Dec. 31 through Jan. 19 had previously combined to average 79.3 min-utes played per game—or 19.8 minutes per player ... The four also accounted for 32.2 points, 14.7 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game through UT’s first 12 contests.
Pearl’s Conference Success Is StaggeringIn his 17 full seasons as a college head coach, Bruce Pearl’s teams have finished first or second in their conference 14 times, and he’s never had a team
finish worse than fourth in its league ... Of his three third-place finishes, the two at Southern Indiana led to an NCAA round of 16 appearance (1998) and a national championship (1995).
McRae, Golden & Harris Sign With UT; Vols’ Recruiting Class Ranked No. 4 By RivalsDuring the November early-signing period, UT inked three highly touted prospects ... With the signings of guards Jordan McRae and Trae Golden, along with power forward Tobias Harris, Tennessee’s 2010 recruiting class is ranked No. 4 nationally by Rivals.com ... A 6-foot-6, 180-pound shooting guard, McRae is a senior at Liberty County High School ... As a junior last year at LCHS, McRae averaged 23 points per game and earned 2008-09 honorable mention All-State honors from both the Georgia Sports Writers Association and the Atlanta Journal Constitution ... Scout.com and ESPN’s Scouts, Inc., both rank the rangy and explo-sive McRae as the sixth-best shooting guard in the class of 2010 ... McRae is listed on the ESPNU Top-100 chart as the class of 2010’s 29th-best overall prospect ... ... Golden is a 6-foot-1, 190-pound guard from Powder Springs, Ga., who is a senior at McEachern High School ... A 2008-09 Class AAAAA first-team All-State selection by both the Georgia Sports Writers Association and the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Golden is rated by Rivals.com as a four-star prospect and the No. 55 overall prospect nationally in the class of 2010 ... Harris is rated by Rivals.com as the nation’s best forward in the class of 2010 and the country’s No. 5 overall prospect ... The 6-8, 220-pound forward from Half Hollow Hills West High School in Dix Hills, N.Y., averaged 25 points and 12 rebounds per game last season ... All three signees plan to enroll at UT this summer.
Signee Harris Named McDonald’s All-AmericaUT signee Tobias Harris, the nation’s top-ranked power forward by Rivals.com, was named to the 2010 McDonald’s All-American Team Feb. 11 ... Harris is the second McDonald’s All-America to sign with Tennessee during Bruce Pearl’s five-year ten-ure on Rocky Top ... Harris is averaging 25.3 points and more than 10 rebounds per game this season.
More Honors For HarrisUT signee Tobias Harris is one of six national
finalists for the 2010 Boy’s Naismith High School
Player of the Year Award ... The Naismith winner will be determined in early March and will be rec-ognized at the annual Naismith Awards banquet March 23, 2010 ... Harris also has been selected to play in the annual Jordan Brand All-American game April 17 at Madison Square Garden ... The game includes the top 10 high school senior basketball players in the country, according to ESPNU rank-ings ... Harris recently became the 11th Long Island prep player ever to score 2,000th career points.
Vols Land Marquette Transfer MaymonForward Jeronne Maymon (pronounced jur-ON MAY-min) enrolled at UT in mid-January after trans-ferring from Marquette following the fall semester ... The true freshman from Madison, Wis., is eligible to practice with the Vols immediately but cannot suit up for UT until the conclusion of the fall term next season ... Maymon appeared in nine games for the Golden Eagles early this season, averaging 4.0 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 48.1 percent from the floor.
Bernard King A 2010 Naismith Hall of Fame FinalistFormer Tennessee and NBA legend Bernard King was named last week to an elite list of players, coach-es and teams who are finalists for election to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this spring ... Joining King on the list of finalists includes from the North American Screening Committee are the likes of Karl Malone, Dennis Johnson, Chris Mullin and Scotty Pippen ... The Class of 2010 will be announced on April 5 at a news conference in Indianapolis prior to the NCAA’s Men’s Championship game ... A Finalist needs 18 of 24 votes from the Honors Committee for election into the Hall.
Noteworthy Defensive Nuggets• Tennessee held UNC Asheville without a field goal for the first 16:53 of the game on Nov. 17.• Tennessee also held the Bulldogs to .239 shoot-ing from the field (16-of-67) and .063 shooting from long range (1-of-16).• In the Nov. 20 rout of East Carolina, the Vols turned 35 ECU turnovers into 50 points.• On Dec. 23 vs. North Carolina A&T, UT posted its second-highest steals total in program history (21) while forcing 24 Aggies turnovers.• In the Vols’ win at Memphis on Dec. 31, the Tigers didn’t manage their first field goal until 4:38 had ticked off the clock.• Tennessee held Auburn to 18 points in the sec-ond half and just six two-point baskets the entire game on Jan. 14.• The Vols held Mississippi State scoreless on Senior Day in Starkville for the first 6:13 of the game March 6 while building a commanding 17-0 lead.• UT is sporting a +3.7 turnover margin (17th in the country), and only three times has an oppo-nent shot better than 50 percent in a game (East Carolina, Southern California and Vanderbilt).
Pearl’s Vols Have Enjoyed 27 Weeks In AP Top 10Tennessee has spent 27 weeks* in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll during the tenure of fifth-year head coach Bruce Pearl ... Seven of those weeks saw the Vols residing in the AP top five, with UT reach-ing a high of No. 1 the week of Feb. 25, 2008, after a road win at then-top-ranked Memphis.*AP preseason poll is counted as just one “week”
Pearls Enjoyed Golden Summer in IsraelTennessee head coach Bruce Pearl fulfilled one of his professional dreams this past summer as he led Maccabi USA’s Open Men’s Basketball Team to a gold medal at the 18th World Maccabiah Games in Israel ... Maccabi USA’s overtime victory over Israel in the gold-medal game gave the U.S. just its third gold medal at the quadrennial Games in the last 24 years, as teams from nations such as France, Israel and Russia have risen to prominence in recent years ... In its six contests at the Maccabiah Games, the U.S. Maccabi Team outscored its opponents by an average of 35.8 points per game (104.8 to 69.0) en route to a 5-1 record ... UT forward Steven Pearl starred on the American squad, as did Dan Grunfeld, son of two-time Tennessee All-America honoree Ernie Grunfeld ... Bruce Pearl’s oldest daughter, Jacqui, also worked with the team in a managerial/administrative capacity.
Pearl Shines Against The SECTennessee under Bruce Pearl has a record of .500 or better against 10 of its 11 Southeastern Conference foes (2005-06 to present).
School Record School Record
Georgia 9-1 Vanderbilt 6-4Florida 8-2 Arkansas 4-2Mississippi State 5-1 Ole Miss 3-2South Carolina 10-2 LSU 3-3Alabama 4-2 Kentucky 4-6Auburn 4-2
Pearl’s Winning Percentage Ranks Fourth Among Active CoachesBruce Pearl’s career winning percentage of .774 ranks fourth among active coaches ... Pearl has a 121-44 mark at Tennessee ... Following is a break-down of the winningest active Division I coaches: Coach Team Yrs. W-L Pct.
1. Mark Few Gonzaga 11 289-72 .8012. Roy Williams North Carolina 22 610-154 .7983. Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 7 188-52 .7834. Bruce Pearl Tennessee 18 438-128 .774
Eight Vols (Quinn Cannington, Melvin Goins, Michael Hubert, Bobby Maze, Skylar McBee, Emmanuel Negedu, Steven Pearl and Renaldo Woolridge) are sporting VOLScholar patches on their jerseys this semester ... The VOLScholar program, an initiative of
UT’s Thornton Athletics Student Life Center, is a comprehensive academic and citizenship-building program that has gained enthusiastic support from several of UT’s athletic teams ... Student-athletes earn the right to wear the VOLScholar patch on their uniform by achieving a 3.0 grade-point aver-age during the previous fall and/or spring semes-ter.
Pearl’s Vols Have Edge In Close GamesHere’s a look at how Tennessee under Bruce Pearl has fared in close games.Five-point margin: 5-0 Two-point margin: 8-4Four-point margin: 6-1 One-point margin: 1-5Three-point margin: 7-3
OUTLIVE: Round 2The Tennessee bas-ketball program’s OUTLIVE initiative raised more than
$93,000 last season for cancer research and pre-vention education ... This year’s fundraising total is at $130,000 and counting ... So far, OUTLIVE has helped the UT Medical Center Cancer Institute provide more than 2,500 free cancer screenings throughout East Tennessee .... The highly suc-cessful OUTLIVE initiative was the idea of cur-rent graduate manager Brooks Savage, who was inspired to action after witnessing the impact can-cer had on the UT basketball team (Bruce Pearl’s mother is a cancer survivor; former Vol Chris Lofton quietly and courageously underwent treatment for testicular cancer during his senior season in 2007-08) ... Bruce and Brandy Pearl announced in mid-January that they have a goal to help raise $1 million for the OUTLIVE program in the next five years ... Tennessee throttled Florida 79-63 in last year’s inaugural OUTLIVE game before shocking second-ranked Kentucky 74-65 in this season’s OUTLIVE contest.
Early OUTLIVE Proceeds Exceed $130,000During halftime of the Feb. 27 win over second-ranked Kentucky, the UT athletics department pre-sented UT Medical Center with a check for $130,000 raised during Year Two of the OUTLIVE initiative to fight cancer ... The Vols raised more than $93,000 in 2009’s inaugural OUTLIVE campaign ... Saturday’s check presentation did not include t-shirt sales from the last few days leading up to the game or donations received through phone calls or texts on gameday (those figures are not yet available).
Pearl Has Led UT To Three East Division TitlesDespite playing in a division that boasts the NCAA’s all-time winningest program (Kentucky) and a Florida program that claimed two of the last four national championships, UT has won three SEC East crowns under fifth-year head coach Bruce Pearl.
Pressure Defense Tennessee’s pressure defense has made the simple act of inbounding the ball a headache for its oppo-nents ... Since 2006-07 season (135 games), UT has forced 380 turnovers on inbounds plays ... During that span, the Vols’ inbounds pressure has caused:• 77 timeouts to be called• 38 five-second calls• Coppin State (11/19/06) committed the highest number of turnovers on inbounds plays (13) during the last four years.
Tennessee Runner-Up At Paradise JamUT was runner-up at the 2009 Paradise Jam, with wins over East Carolina (105-66) and DePaul (57-53) before a one-point loss to sixth-ranked Purdue (73-72) in the title game ... Wayne Chism (14.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg) earned All-Tournament Team honors.
Vol Radio Network The broadcasting tandem of “Bob and Bert” are in their 10th season of describing the action from Tennessee basketball games across the Volunteer state on the Vol Radio Network. Bob Kesling handles the play-by-play duties while former Vol Bert Bertelkamp serves as color analyst. The tandem can be heard on more than 60 stations throughout the state of Tennessee and much of the Southeast. Nighttime coverage of the Vol Radio Network reaches portions of 28 states. Fans outside the range of the radio network may listen over the Internet via UTsports.com or telephone by using TEAMLINE (1-800-846-4700 ext. 5405).
Tennessee Basketball Programming Lineup Tennessee Tipoff Show: Vol Network coverage begins with this informative and entertaining show which airs 30 minutes before tipoff. Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp set the stage from the game site. Network host John Wilkerson previews action around the country and the SEC. Game Broadcast: Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp describe the exciting play-by-play action of Tennessee basketball. Big Orange Scoreboard: After each game John Wilkerson gets listeners caught up with scores, reports and updates from the SEC and around the country. The Vol Network provides an exclusive courtside interview with the player of the game as well as additional interviews from the Tennessee locker room. Bob Kesling recaps the game with a review of the final statistics. Bruce Pearl Show: Following each game, UT head coach Bruce Pearl gives an exclusive interview with Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp.
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Career ScoringRank Player, Pos. Years Points
1. Allan Houston, G 1990-93 2,8012. Ernie Grunfeld, F 1974-77 2,2493. Tony White, G 1984-87 2,2194. Chris Lofton, G 2005-08 2,1315. Reggie Johnson, F 1977-80 2,1036. Dale Ellis, F 1980-83 2,0657. Bernard King, F 1975-77 1,9628. Dyron Nix, F 1986-89 1,8779. Vincent Yarbrough, F 1999-2002 1,73710. Carl Widseth, C 1953-56 1,68311. Brandon Wharton, G 1996-99 1,65112. Michael Brooks, G 1981-85 1,60013. Tony Harris, G 1998-2001 1,58814. Ron Slay, F 2000-03 1,56915. Wayne Chism, F/C 2007-10 1,512
16. Ron Widby, F 1965-67 1,43217. C.J. Watson, G 2003-06 1,42418. Steve Hamer, C 1993-96 1,41819. Jimmy England, G 1969-71 1,40720. JaJuan Smith, G 2005-08 1,38421. Mike Edwards, G 1971-73 1,34322. Herman Thompson, G 1954-57 1,31923. Isiah Victor, F 1998-2001 1,30424. Brandon Crump, F 2002-05 1,26725. C.J. Black, F 1997-2000 1,26126. Mike Jackson, G 1974-77 1,24327. Bill Justus, G 1967-69 1,236 28. A.W. Davis, F 1963-65 1,22529. Tyler Smith, G/F 2008-10 1,21930. Ed Weiner, F 1952-55 1,212
Career ReboundsRank Player Years Rebounds
1. Gene Tormohlen 1957-59 1,1132. Bernard King 1975-77 1,0043. Dyron Nix 1986-89 9444. Carl Widseth 1953-56 9375. Reggie Johnson 1977-80 9206. Wayne Chism 2007-10 869
7. Vincent Yarbrough 1999-2002 8628. Rob Jones 1983-86 8049. Isiah Victor 1998-2001 79910. Steve Hamer 1993-96 75011. Don Johnson 1969-71 749T-12. C.J. Black 1997-2000 703T-12. Willie Burton 1981-84 703T-12. Dalen Showalter 1958-60 703
Career BlocksRank Player Years Blocks
1. C.J. Black 1997-2000 2122. Wayne Chism 2007-10 147
3. Doug Roth 1986-89 1464. Dyron Nix 1986-89 1425. Isiah Victor 1998-2001 1406. Charles Hathaway 1997-2001 1337. Vincent Yarbrough 1999-2002 1318. Steve Hamer 1993-96 1229. Reggie Johnson 1977-80 11910. Marcus Haislip 2000-02 11611. Rob Jones 1983-86 112
Career WinsRank Player Years Wins
T-1. Wayne Chism, F/C 2007-10 99
T-1 Quinn Cannington, G 2007-10 99
T-3. Ryan Childress, F 2006-09 98T-3. Justin Jackson, G 2006-09 98T-3. Tanner Wild, G 2006-09 98T-6. Del Baker, G 1998-2001 89T-6. Tony Harris, G 1998-2001 89T-6 Isiah Victor, F 1998-2001 89
Does not include wins in a year during which a player redshirted
Career Games PlayedRank Player Years Games
1. Wayne Chism 2007-10 135
2. Rob Jones 1983-86 130T-3. Chris Lofton 2005-08 128T-3. Allan Houston 1990-93 128T-5. Michael Brooks 1981-83, 85 127T-5. Vincent Yarbrough 1999-2002 127T-5. Tony White 1984-87 127T-8. JaJuan Smith 2005-08 126T-8. Charles Hathaway 1998-2001 12610. Isiah Victor 1998-2001 125T-11. Dane Bradshaw 2004-07 124T-11. Jon Higgins 2000-03 124T-11. Dan Federmann 1981-84 12414. Lang Wiseman 1990-93 123T-15. Tony Harris 1998-2001 121T-15. Tyrone Beaman 1981-84 121
Career Games StartedRank Player Years Games
T-1. Chris Lofton 2005-08 128T-1 Allan Houston 1990-93 1283. Vincent Yarbrough 1999-2002 1254. Jon Higgins 2000-03 1225. Tony Harris 1998-2001 1196. C.J. Watson 2003-06 1187. Brandon Wharton 1996-99 1138. Wayne Chism 2007-10 112
9. C.J. Black 1997-2000 10710. Brandon Crump 2002-05 100
Negedu Inactive This Season After Sudden Cardiac Arrest, ICD ImplantThe Vols are without the services of arguably their most athletic player this season, as sophomore forward Emmanuel Negedu is inactive for the entire year ... A native of Kaduna, Nigeria, Negedu went into sudden cardiac arrest Sept. 28 on UT’s indoor football practice field ... Senior associate athletic trainer Chad Newman used an automatic external defibrillator (AED) to revive Negedu ... Following a stay at UT Medical Center and a visit to The Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, Negedu had a sub-pectoral internal cardiac defibrillator (ICD) implanted on Oct. 6 ... Though Negedu’s long-term athletic career is in question, he remains on full scholarship at UT.
E-Man Honored With Jersey PatchTennessee is honoring inactive sophomore Emmanuel Negedu (called “E-Man” by his teammates) with a patch on the left side of its jerseys this season ... For home games, the Vols’ jerseys featured an orange circular patch with a white “E” inside ... On UT’s orange road jerseys, the patch is white with an orange “E.”
Newman Named Athletic Trainer of the Year Tennessee senior associate athletic trainer Chad Newman was named “Collegiate Athletic Trainer of the Year” by the Tennessee Athletic Trainer’s Society (TATS) Jan. 17 during the organization’s annual meeting at Opryland in Nashville ... Newman is in his 14th year with the basketball program ... Last September, Newman was instrumental in reviving sophomore Emmanuel Negedu after Negedu collapsed following a sudden cardiac arrest ... Newman successfully administered the use of an AED and CPR until emergency medical services arrived on-site ... Also last fall, Newman authored an article about former Vol Chris Lofton’s suc-cessful return from cancer entitled “The Toughest Opponent,” that was published in Training & Conditioning Magazine.
Where Are They Now?Former Vols currently playing professionally:Stanley Asumnu (2003-06) - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
(NBDL) in McAllen, Texas.Brandon Crump (2002-05) - LG Sakers (KBL) in KoreaMarcus Haislip (2000-02) - Panathinaikos (Euroleague) in
Athens, GreeceChris Lofton (2005-08) - Asefa Estudiantes (ACB) in
Madrid, SpainRon Slay (2000-03) - Cimberio Varese (Serie A) in Varese,
ItalyTyler Smith (2008-10) - Bornova Belediye (TBL) in
Bornova, TurkeyC.J. Watson (2003-06) - Golden State Warriors (NBA)Major Wingate (2004-06) - Springfield Armor (NBDL) in
Springfield, Ill.Vincent Yarbrough (1999-02) - Telekom Baskets (BBL) in
Bonn, Germany
Tennessee Records Book Watch
Legends In The RaftersFour Tennessee basketball legends are memorial-ized with banners in the Thompson-Boling Arena rafters ... The UT men’s basketball program had never retired a jersey prior to the 2006-07 season, but after nearly 100 years of hardwood history, Bernard King (1975-77) was the first player to earn that distinguished honor ... King’s No. 53 jersey was officially retired during a halftime ceremony at the Feb. 13, 2007, home game against Kentucky (UT won 89-85) ... During that same ceremony, banners honoring longtime head coach Ray Mears (1962-77) and beloved radio “Voice of the Vols” John Ward (1964-99) also were unveiled ... Then on March 2, 2008, Ernie Grunfeld (1974-77) became the second UT player to receive the ultimate honor, when his No. 22 jersey was unveiled in the rafters during half-time of Tennessee’s 63-60 victory over Kentucky.
Unbelievable Increase In AttendanceTennessee’s average home attendance has increased by 6,943 fans per game since Bruce Pearl’s arrival on Rocky Top ... Tennessee’s increase
in attendance is higher than the average atten-
dance of more than 200 Division I programs, including teams from the SEC, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 10, Conference USA, WAC, Mountain West and Missouri Valley conferences ... Tennessee ranked fourth nationally with an average of 19,168 fans per home game this season and is on track to finish fourth nationally for the fourth straight year.
Tennessee Stands AloneTennessee is the only Division I school ever to
rank in the top five nationally in attendance for
football, men’s basketball and women’s basket-
ball in the same year ... UT accomplished that
feat for the sixth time in 2008-09.
Tennessee Fourth In The NationIn Attendance For Fourth Straight YearTennessee will finish the season ranked fourth nationally in average home attendance for the fourth straight year ... UT’s average home atten-dance of 20,483 last year was the second-highest in school history, trailing only the 20,823 averaged in 1987-88 (the first year that Thompson-Boling Arena was open) ... Below is a look at this year’s attendance leaders: School Games Total Average
Kansas, Kentucky Games Sold OutTennessee sold more than 15,000 season tickets for the third straight season ... All single-game tickets for the Kansas (Jan. 10) and Kentucky (Feb. 27) games were sold out in October.
Home Crowds of 20,000 Nothing New For VolsTennessee has played in front of 40 home
crowds of 20,000 or larger during the Bruce
Pearl era, including six this season ... 10 of UT’s fifteen home crowds last season were larger than 20,000, with the crowd of 22,326 for the Gonzaga game marking the largest at Thompson-Boling Arena since capacity was reduced from 24,535 to 21,678 prior to the 2007-08 season.
Vols Building New Home Win StreakThe Vols own a current five-game win streak ... After posting back-to-back 16-0 home records in 2006-07 and 2007-08, the Vols turned in an uncharacteristic 10-5 mark at Thompson-Boling Arena last season before going 15-1 this year ... Tennessee’s 37-game home winning streak (the longest in school his-tory and second-longest in Division I at the time it ended) came to an end last Jan. 7, when Gonzaga topped the Vols in overtime 89-79 ... Now in his fifth season at UT, Bruce Pearl is 70-8 at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Vols Enjoying World-Class FacilitiesThe University of Tennessee invested more than $35 million into its basketball facilities between the end of the 2006-07 campaign and the start of 2007-08 ... During that eight-month period, UT added a basketball-only practice facility and began the first phase of renovations to Thompson-Boling Arena ... The $19 million first phase of renovations included the addition of 32 luxury suites that are located in the existing north balcony, a loge area just below the luxury suites that includes 166 side court seats, new seats for the entire arena, a $3 million center-hung scoreboard and concourse refurbishments, such as graphics and other amenities ... The renova-tions took Thompson-Boling’s capacity down from 24,535 to 21,678 ... The Vols’ new state-of-the-art basketball practice facility, Pratt Pavilion, houses two full-size gymnasiums, one for each of the men’s and women’s basketball teams, as well as an athletic training room, weight room and film-study room ... Prior to this season, a pedestrian bridge was constructed leading from the G-10 parking garage to the arena, an elevator was added at the arena’s northwest end as a customer service amenity and new exterior signage has been installed on the building’s facade ... The UT athletics department announced in November that it plans to begin a renovation of the men’s and women’s basketball offices at the arena in April, creating a new and impressive “front door” for the basketball programs.
“Chris Lofton Recruiting Room” DedicatedThe recruiting lounge in Pratt Pavilion was officially dedicated as the “Chris Lofton Recruiting Room” in the three-time All-America’s honor on Dec. 23 ... Tennessee Fund members Brian and Craig Nelson and Jerry and Nancy Fortner made generous dona-tions to The Campaign for Tennessee Basketball to name the room for Lofton ... A dedication took place before the Vols’ win over North Carolina A&T.
The Volunteers At Thompson-Boling Arena
Thompson-Boling Arena hosted its 23rd season in 2009-10 ... The Vols have won nearly 75 percent of their games in Thompson-Boling Arena and have ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance 11 times, including this year, when UT ranked fourth nationally with 19,168 fans per game.• Tennessee is 270-92 (.746) in 23 seasons in Thompson-Boling Arena.• Since the 1998 season, the Vols are 170-33 (.837) in Thompson-Boling Arena.• The Vols are 80-24 against SEC teams at home over the last 11 seasons.• Tennessee has won 27 of its last 31 SEC games at Thompson-Boling Arena.• UT has won 97 of its last 106 home games against non-conference opponents.• UT is 36-2 in home games against non-conference opponents under Bruce Pearl.• Tennessee finished both the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons with a 16-0 home record.• This is the third straight season in which Sporting News has tabbed Thompson-Boling Arena the “best
homecourt advantage” in the Southeastern Conference.
Last Time A Tennessee Player...Scored 40 Points: 43 by Allan Houston vs. LSU
(2/10/1990)Scored 35 Points: 35 by Chris Lofton vs. Texas
(12/23/2006)Scored 30 Points: 30 by Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina
(2/6/10)Scored 25 Points: 30 by Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina
(2/6/10)
Scored 30 Or More Points In Back-To-Back Games: Chris Lofton with 34 vs. Memphis (12/6/2006) and 32 vs. Western Kentucky (12/16/2006)
Grabbed 20 Rebounds: 21 by Steve Hamer vs. Alabama (3/7/1996)
Grabbed 15 Rebounds: 16 by Wayne Chism vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/2010)
Made 15 Field Goals: 15 (15-19) by Dyron Nix vs. Tennessee Tech (11/25/1988)
Made 10 Field Goals: 11 (11-17) by Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)
Attempted 25 Field Goals: 27 (14-27) by Allan Houston vs. LSU (2/10/1990)
Attempted 20 Field Goals: 21 (8-21) by Chris Lofton vs. North Carolina A&T (11/27/2007)
Made 8 3-pointers: 8 (8-20) by Chris Lofton vs. North Carolina A&T (11/27/2007)
Made 7 3-pointers: 7 (7-13) by Chris Lofton vs. Georgia (1/26/2008)
Made 6 3-pointers: 6 (6-7) by Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009)
Attempted 15 3-pointers: 15 (6-15) by Chris Lofton at Vanderbilt (2/26/2008)
Attempted 10 3-pointers: 10 (1-10) by Cameron Tatum at Georgia (1/10/2009)
Made 15 Free Throws: 15 (15-19) by Ron Slay vs. New Mexico (1/4/2003)
Made 10 Free Throws: 10 (10-10) by Wayne Chism vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)
Attempted 20 Free Throws: 23 (22-23) by Bill Justus vs. Ohio (3/17/1969)
Attempted 15 Free Throws: 15 (9-15) by Tyler Smith at Kansas (/1/3/2009)
Had 15 Assists: 15 by Fred Jenkins vs. Georgia (2/28/1987)
Had 10 Assists: 10 by Tyler Smith vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/2008)
Had 6 Steals: 6 by Wayne Chism vs. Auburn (1/14/10)Had 5 Steals: 5 by Scotty Hopson at Georgia (1/23/10)
Had 5 Blocks: 5 by Wayne Chism vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/2010)
Played Every Minute Of A Game: 40 minutes by C.J. Watson vs. Auburn (3/14/2003)
Converted A 4-Point Play: Cameron Tatum at Florida (2/23/2010)
Hit A Shot As Time Expires To Send A Game To
Overtime: Terrence Woods hit a 27-foot 3-pointer as time expired to tie the game 63-63. Tennessee won 68-67 in overtime at South Carolina (2/27/2001)
Hit A Shot As Time Expires To Win A Game: Jon Higgins swished a 3-pointer from mid-court with a half-second remaining to give Tennessee a 70-69 win over Georgia Tech (12/15/2002)
Hit A Last-Second Shot To Win A Game: Bobby Maze’s 15-foot jumper with 5.5 seconds left gave the Vols a 74-72 win at Arkansas (2/4/2009)
Had A Triple-Double: Tyler Smith (12 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)
The only triple-double in UT basketball history
Last Time Tennessee...Scored 110 Points: 124 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Scored 105 Points: 105 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Scored 100 Points: 105 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)
Allowed 100 Points: 105 vs. Texas (12/23/2006)
Scored 60 Points in a Half: 62 (2nd half) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)
Did Not Score 20+ Points in a Half: 19 (2nd half) vs. Butler (11/22/2006)
Grabbed 55 Rebounds: 58 vs. UT Martin (11/18/08)Grabbed 50 Rebounds: 50 vs. North Carolina A&T
(12/23/09)
Made 40 Field Goals: 40 (40-70) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)
Attempted 90 Field Goals: 91 (38-91) vs. LSU (2/10/1990)
Attempted 80 Field Goals: 82 (37-82) vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/2009)
Attempted 75 Field Goals: 82 (37-82) vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/2009)
Made 15 3-pointers: 16 (16-29) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009)
Made 10 3-pointers: 10 (10-23) at Florida (2/23/2010)
Attempted 30 3-pointers: 33 (11-33) vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/2009)
Made 45 Free Throws: 45 (45-60) vs. George Washington (12/28/2000)
Made 40 Free Throws: 45 (45-60) vs. George Washington (12/28/2000)
Attempted 55 Free Throws: 60 (45-60) vs. George Washington (12/28/2000)
Had 30 Assists: 34 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009)Had 25 Assists: 26 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/2009)
Had 20 Steals: 21 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Had 15 Steals: 21 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)
Had 12 Blocks: 14 vs. Virginia (12/19/2000)
Overcame a 15-Point Halftime Deficit: Trailed 35-50 at halftime, won 111-105 in overtime vs. Texas (12/23/2006)
Overcame a 10-Point Halftime Deficit: Trailed 42-55 at halftime, won 89-86 at Florida (3/5/2008)
Did Not Make A 3-Pointer: 0 (0-16) vs. Wofford (2/1/1997)
418 consecutive games since
Had Six Players Score In Double Figures in Same
Game: Wayne Chism (18), Scotty Hopson (17), Bobby Maze (13), Kenny Hall (12), J.P. Prince (10) and Renaldo Woolridge (10) vs. Charlotte (1/6/10)
Had Seven Players Score In Double Figures in Same
Game: Vincent Yarbrough (18), Charles Hathaway (12), Harris Walker (12), Marcus Haislip (12), Isiah Victor (11), Tony Harris (11), Terrence Woods (11) vs. East Tennessee State (11/19/2000)
Had Two Players Record Double-Doubles in Same
Game: Wayne Chism (11 pts, 10 rebs) and Tyler Smith (14 pts, 11 rebs) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/2009)
Tennessee Did Not Have A Player Score in Double
Figures: vs. Cincinnati (1/8/1992)
Opponent Did Not Have A Player Score in Double
Figures: vs. Middle Tennessee (11/20/2007)
Had Three Players Score 20+ Points in Same Game: Chris Lofton (26), JaJuan Smith (23) and Tyler Smith (23) vs. Florida (2/5/2008)
Wayne Chism’s career-high 30-point performance against South Carolina on Feb. 6 in Knoxville stands as the highest scoring output of any current Vol during their career.
Record: Overall Home Away Neutral
All Games 23-7 15-1 6-5 2-1
Conference 11-5 7-1 4-4 0-0
Non-Conference 12-2 8-0 2-1 2-1
Date Time Opponent Score Attendance High Points High Rebounds High Assists
Feb. 20 1:30 p.m. at South Carolina* (SEC Network) W, 63-55 15,622 14 Maze 9 Chism 3 Maze
Feb. 23 9 p.m. at Florida* (ESPN) L, 75-62 11,273 20 Hopson 7 Williams 5 Maze
Feb. 27 Noon No. 2 Kentucky* (CBS) W, 74-65 21,214 20 Prince 7 Williams 5 Maze
March 3 7 p.m. Arkansas* (CSS) W, 80-73 20,139 15 Hopson 6 Chism 5 Williams
March 6 6 p.m. at Mississippi State* (ESPN) W, 75-59 10,021 16 Prince 13 Williams 3 Maze
3 Prince
March 11 3:15 p.m. 3-LSU (SEC Network)
1-U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (UVI Sports and Fitness Center in St. Thomas)2-Sun Belt Classic (Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn.)3-Southeastern Conference Tournament (Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn.)
* Southeastern Conference GameAll Times Eastern
Tennessee Individual Game HighsPoints .............................................................. 30 Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Field Goals Made ........................................ 11 Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Field Goal Attempts .................................. 17 Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Field Goal % (min 5 made)..... .900 (9-10) J.P. Prince vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)3 PT FG Made ..................................................6 Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)3 PT FG Attempts ...........................................8 Scotty Hopson at Florida (2/23/10)...............................................................................8 Scotty Hopson vs. ETSU (12/2/09)3 PT FG % (min 3 made)........... 1.000 (3-3) J.P. Prince at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)Free Throws Made ...................................... 10 Wayne Chism vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Free Throw Attempts ................................. 12 J.P. Prince at Memphis (12/31/09)Free Throw % (min 5 made) ....1.000 (10-10) Wayne Chism vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Rebounds ....................................................... 16 Wayne Chism vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)Assists .................................................................9 Bobby Maze vs. Auburn (1/14/10)Steals ...................................................................6 Wayne Chism vs. Auburn (1/14/10)Blocked Shots ..................................................5 Wayne Chism vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)
Tennessee Team Game HighsPoints .............................................................124 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)*Field Goals Made ......................................... 46 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Field Goal Attempts ................................... 82 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Field Goal % .............................. .608 (31-51) vs. Auburn (1/14/10)3 PT FG Made ................................................ 16 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)*3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 29 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)3 PT FG % ................................... .552 (16-29) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Free Throws Made ...................................... 26 at Memphis (12/31/09)Free Throw Attempts ................................. 36 at Memphis (12/31/09)Free Throw % ............................ .857 (12-14) vs. Charlotte (1/6/10)...........................................................857 (12-14) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Rebounds ....................................................... 50 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Assists .............................................................. 34 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)*Steals ................................................................ 21 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Blocked Shots ..................................................7 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)Turnovers ....................................................... 23 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Fouls ................................................................. 29 at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)
Tennessee Team Game LowsPoints ............................................................... 55 at Southern California (12/19/09)Field Goals Made ......................................... 19 at Memphis (12/31/09)Field Goal Attempts ................................... 41 at South Carolina (2/20/10)Field Goal % .............................. .345 (20-58) at Southern California (12/19/09)3 PT FG Made ...................................................2 at Memphis (12/31/09)...............................................................................2 at Southern California (12/19/09)3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 11 at South Carolina (2/20/10)3 PT FG % ...................................... .091 (2-22) at Southern California (12/19/09)Free Throws Made .........................................4 vs. Florida (1/31/10)Free Throw Attempts ................................. 11 at Florida (2/23/10)............................................................................ 11 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)Free Throw % ............................... .333 (4-12) vs. Florida (1/31/10)Rebounds ....................................................... 21 at Southern California (12/19/09)Assists .................................................................5 at Southern California (12/19/09)Steals ...................................................................3 vs. Kentucky (2/17/10)...............................................................................3 vs. DePaul (11/22/09)Blocked Shots ..................................................0 at Southern California (12/19/09)...............................................................................0 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Turnovers ..........................................................6 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)...............................................................................6 vs. ETSU (12/2/09)Fouls ................................................................. 12 vs. ETSU (12/2/09)
* Tennessee school record
Opponent Individual Game HighsPoints ............................................................... 26 Jeffery Taylor, Vanderbilt (2/9/10)............................................................................ 26 Devan Downey, South Carolina (2/6/10)............................................................................ 26 Desmond Yates, Middle Tennessee (12/11/09)Field Goals Made ......................................... 11 Desmond Yates, Middle Tennessee (12/11/09)Field Goal Attempts ................................... 20 Devan Downey, South Carolina (2/6/10)............................................................................ 20 Sherron Collins, Kansas (1/10/10)Field Goal % (min 5 made)....... .727 (8-11) Alex Stepheson, Southern California (12/19/09)3 PT FG Made ...................................................5 Chris Warren, Ole Miss (1/16/10)3 PT FG Attempts ......................................... 13 Chris Warren, Ole Miss (1/16/10)3 PT FG % (min 3 made)............. .750 (3-4) Erving Walker, Florida (2/23/10)................................................................750 (3-4) Trey Thompkins, Georgia (1/23/10)................................................................750 (3-4) Erin Straughn, East Carolina (11/20/09)Free Throws Made ...................................... 13 Devan Downey, South Carolina (2/6/10)Free Throw Attempts ................................. 14 Devna Downey, South Carolina (2/6/10)Free Throw % (min 5 made) 1.000 (12-12) Jeffery Taylor, Vanderbilt (2/9/10)Rebounds ............................................................ 18 Cole Aldrich, Kansas (1/10/10)Assists .............................................................. 10 Mike Gerrity, Southern California (12/19/09)Steals ...................................................................4 Jermaine Beal, Vanderbilt (2/9/10)...............................................................................4 Dwane Joshua, North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)...............................................................................4 Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston (11/27/09)...............................................................................4 Sean Smith, UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Blocked Shots ..................................................5 Tony Mitchell, Alabama (1/19/10)
Opponent Team Game HighsPoints ............................................................... 90 Vanderbilt (2/9/10)Field Goals Made ......................................... 28 Vanderbilt (1/27/10)Field Goal Attempts ................................... 67 Arkansas (3/3/10)............................................................................ 67 UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Field Goal % .............................. .563 (27-48) Georgia (1/23/10)3 PT FG Made ................................................ 11 Auburn (1/14/10)............................................................................ 11 College of Charleston (11/27/09)3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 35 Auburn (1/14/10)3 PT FG % ...................................... .583 (7-12) Georgia (1/23/10)Free Throws Made ...................................... 37 Vanderbilt (2/9/10)Free Throw Attempts ................................. 54 Vanderbilt (2/9/10)Free Throw % ............................ .900 (18-20) Ole Miss (1/16/10)Rebounds ....................................................... 44 UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Assists .............................................................. 17 Georgia (2/17/10)............................................................................ 17 Georgia (1/23/10)Steals ................................................................ 11 North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Blocked Shots ............................................... 11 Memphis (12/31/09)Turnovers ....................................................... 35 East Carolina (11/20/09)Fouls ................................................................. 28 Memphis (12/31/09)
Opponent Team Game LowsPoints ............................................................... 49 UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Field Goals Made ......................................... 16 South Carolina (2/6/10)............................................................................ 16 Memphis (12/31/09)............................................................................ 16 UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Field Goal Attempts ................................... 38 East Carolina (11/20/09)Field Goal % .............................. .239 (16-67) UNC Asheville (11/17/09)3 PT FG Made ...................................................1 UNC Asheville (11/17/09)3 PT FG Attempts ...........................................7 Southern California (12/19/09)3 PT FG % ...................................... .063 (1-16) Austin Peay (11/13/09)Free Throws Made ...................................... 10 Mississippi State (3/6/10)............................................................................ 10 Florida (1/31/10)............................................................................ 10 Auburn (1/14/10)Free Throw Attempts ................................. 13 Georgia (2/17/10)Free Throw % ............................ .588 (10-17) Mississippi State (3/6/10)...........................................................588 (10-17) Auburn (1/14/10)Rebounds ....................................................... 24 College of Charleston (11/27/09)Assists .................................................................3 South Carolina (2/20/10)Steals ...................................................................1 Southern California (12/19/09)Blocked Shots ..................................................1 Auburn (1/14/10)...............................................................................1 Charlotte (1/6/10)...............................................................................1 Wyoming (12/15/09)...............................................................................1 East Carolina (11/20/09)Turnovers ....................................................... 10 South Carolina (2/20/10)............................................................................ 10 DePaul (11/22/09)Fouls ................................................................. 10 Florida (2/23/10)
Rebounds Pts. at
Date Result FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct O-D-Total PF Pts A TO Blk Stl Min Half
Leading at halftime ...............................................................................17-1Trailing at halftime...................................................................................5-5Tied at halftime .........................................................................................1-1
Leading with 10:00 remaining ..........................................................22-2Trailing with 10:00 remaining..............................................................1-5Tied with 10:00 remaining ....................................................................0-0
Leading with 5:00 remaining .............................................................22-0Trailing with 5:00 remaining ................................................................1-7Tied with 5:00 remaining ......................................................................0-0
In Overtime .................................................................................................1-0
Tennessee outrebounds opponent.................................................13-0Tennessee is outrebounded ................................................................8-6Same amount of rebounds ...................................................................2-1
Tennessee commits more turnovers ................................................5-3Opponent commits more turnovers ...............................................16-4Same amount of turnovers ...................................................................2-0
Tennessee shoots 50 percent or better ...........................................8-0Opponent shoots 50 percent or better ...........................................1-4
Tennessee shoots less than 50 percent .........................................15-7Opponent shoots less than 50 percent .........................................22-3
Tennessee shoots better than opponent......................................22-0Opponent shoots better than Tennessee .......................................1-7Same shooting percentage ..................................................................0-0
Tennessee has more free-throw attempts....................................11-1Opponent has more free-throw attempts ....................................12-6Same amount of free-throw attempts .............................................0-0
Tennessee bench outscores opponent bench ............................20-4Opponent bench outscores Tennessee bench .............................2-3Benches score the same ........................................................................1-0
Tennessee scores less than 50.............................................................0-0Tennessee scores between 50-59 ......................................................2-1Tennessee scores between 60-69 ......................................................5-3Tennessee scores between 70-79 ......................................................8-3Tennessee scores between 80-89 ......................................................5-0Tennessee scores between 90-99 ......................................................1-0Tennessee scores 100 or more ............................................................2-0
Opponent scores less than 50 .............................................................1-0Opponent scores between 50-59 ....................................................11-0Opponent scores between 60-69 ......................................................8-0Opponent scores between 70-79 ......................................................3-5Opponent scores between 80-89 ......................................................0-1Opponent scores between 90-99 ......................................................0-1Opponent scores 100 or more ............................................................0-0
In November ..............................................................................................5-1In December ...............................................................................................5-1In January ....................................................................................................6-2In February ..................................................................................................5-3In March .......................................................................................................2-0
Tennessee 66 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Opponents 44, Vanderbvilt (2/9/10)
Fewest First Half Points
Tennessee 20 at Southern California (12/19/09)Opponents 14, UNC Asheville (11/17/09)
Largest Halftime Lead
Tennessee 52 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Opponents 17, at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)
Most Second Half Points
Tennessee 62 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Opponents 54, Vanderbilt (1/27/10)
Fewest Second Half Points
Tennessee 24 vs. DePaul (11/22/09)Opponents 17, Wyoming (12/15/09)
Largest Margin Of Victory
Tennessee 75 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Opponents 22, Southern California (12/19/09)
Jump Balls ControlledTennessee 15Opponents 16
How Scored First PointsLay-up 113-Pointer 10Dunk 4Jump Shot 3Free Throw 2
Scored UT’s First PointsWayne Chism 10Scotty Hopson 8Bobby Maze 3J.P. Prince 3Melvin Goins 1Kenny Hall 1Cameron Tatum 1Brian Williams 1Renaldo Woolridge 1
First Off UT Bench^Melvin Goins 12Kenny Hall 11Brian Williams 9Skylar McBee 8Cameron Tatum 6J.P. Prince 4Steven Pearl 3Renaldo Woolridge 2Josh Bone 1Wayne Chism 1Scotty Hopson 1^ includes multiple substitutions
Dunks Sea Car
J.P. Prince 30 88Scotty Hopson 29 53Kenny Hall 28 28Wayne Chism 10 62Cameron Tatum 9 19Brian Williams 7 21Renaldo Woolridge 3 5Bobby Maze 2 2Melvin Goins 1 1
Points Leader* Sea Car
Scotty Hopson 11 14Wayne Chism 8 23J.P. Prince 6 7Bobby Maze 3 3Kenny Hall 1 1Cameron Tatum 0 1Brian Williams 0 1
Rebound Leader* Sea Car
Wayne Chism 14 55Brian Williams 7 16Kenny Hall 3 3Renaldo Woolridge 2 3Melvin Goins 1 1J.P. Prince 1 5Cameron Tatum 1 1
Assists Leader* Sea Car
Bobby Maze 13 24J.P. Prince 9 22Melvin Goins 4 4Wayne Chism 3 9Scotty Hopson 2 4Cameron Tatum 1 3Brian Williams 1 2Renaldo Woolridge 0 1
Steals Leader* Sea Car
J.P. Prince 13 34Scotty Hopson 7 12Wayne Chism 5 20Melvin Goins 5 5Skylar McBee 4 4Cameron Tatum 3 6Steven Pearl 2 2Josh Bone 1 1Kenny Hall 1 1Brian Williams 1 5Renaldo Woolridge 1 1Bobby Maze 0 12
Blocks Leader* Sea Car
Wayne Chism 17 59Kenny Hall 7 7Brian Williams 6 19J.P. Prince 4 16Scotty Hopson 2 9Renaldo Woolridge 2 6Bobby Maze 1 4Cameron Tatum 1 4
Wayne Chism 4 9Scotty Hopson 4 6J.P. Prince 2 4Cameron Tatum 0 1Brian Williams 0 1
10+ Rebounds Sea Car
Wayne Chism 6 17Kenny Hall 2 2Brian Williams 2 6J.P. Prince 0 1
10+ Assists Sea Car
Bobby Maze 0 1
Double-Doubles Sea Car
Wayne Chism 5 16Kenny Hall 1 1Brian Williams 1 3Bobby Maze 0 1J.P. Prince 0 1
Charges Drawn
J.P. Prince 17Wayne Chism 15Steven Pearl 5Brian Williams 3Cameron Tatum 2Kenny Hall 1
Floor Burns (Diving Efforts) Wayne Chism 20Melvin Goins 10Kenny Hall 8Bobby Maze 8Scotty Hopson 5Skylar McBee 5Josh Bone 4Steven Pearl 4J.P. Prince 4Brian Williams 2Renaldo Woolridge 1
Free Throws in
Final Four Minutes
Josh Bone 2-2Quinn Cannington 2-2Skylar McBee 2-2Wayne Chism 17-19Bobby Maze 17-20Cameron Tatum 6-7Scotty Hopson 6-10Melvin Goins 14-19J.P. Prince 13-20Renaldo Woolridge 1-2Kenny Hall 4-9Brian Williams 1-4
The Bruce Pearl Era ... By The Numbers(2005-06 - Present)
Superlatives
Record in Home Games: 70-8Record in True Road Games: 31-22Record in Neutral-Site Games: 22-13Record in Overtime Games: 4-2 Record in SEC Tournament Games: 3-4Record in NCAA Tournament Games: 5-4Record in Day Games: 40-22Record in Evening Games: 81-22 Evening games are those with a tip time of 6 p.m. or laterRecord in Games Decided by Five Points or Less: 27-13Record Against Ranked Opponents: 21-14Longest Win Streak: 11 games (11/27/07-1/19/08)Longest Home Win Streak: 37 games (11/10/06-12/29/08)Longest SEC Win Streak: 8 games, 2x (last from 1/26/08-2/20/08)Longest Losing Streak: 3 games (1/10/07-1/17/07)Longest Home Losing Streak: 2 games, 3x (last from 1/24/09-
1/28/09)Longest SEC Losing Streak: 2 games, 4x (last from 2/18/09-
2/21/09)Most Points in a Game: 124 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)*Most Points in an SEC Game: 105 vs. Auburn (2/15/06)Fewest Points in a Game: 44 vs. Butler (11/22/06)Fewest Points in an SEC Game: 47 at LSU (2/9/08)Most Points Allowed in a Game: 105 vs. Texas (12/23/06, W 111-
105 OT)Most Points Allowed in an SEC Game: 94 at Florida (2/3/07, L
94-78)Fewest Points Allowed in a Game: 40 vs. Middle Tennessee
(11/20/07, W 109-40)Fewest Points Allowed in an SEC Game: 42 vs. Mississippi State
(1/7/07, W 92-84)Largest Margin of Victory: 75 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09, 124-49)Largest Margin of Victory in an SEC Game: 31 vs. Georgia
(2/11/09, 79-48)
Largest Margin of Defeat: 22 at Southern California (12/19/09)Largest Margin of Defeat in an SEC Game: 19, 3x (last at
Vanderbilt 2/9/10, 90-71)Most Points Allowed in a Regulation Win: 89 at Auburn (2/15/06,
105-89)Most Points in a Regulation Loss: 91 vs. Arkansas (3/15/07, 92-91)Fewest Points in a Win: 47 at LSU (2/9/08, 47-45)Fewest Points Allowed in a Loss: 54 vs. Memphis (1/24/09, 54-52)Largest Halftime Lead: 52 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Highest Field-Goal Percentage: .649 (37-57) vs. Middle Tennessee
(11/20/07; W 106-40)Highest Field-Goal Percentage in a Loss: .592 (29-49) at Auburn
(2/7/09; 78-77)Lowest Field-Goal Percentage: .250 (13-52) vs. Butler (11/22/06;
L 56-44)Lowest Field-Goal Percentage in a Win: .317 (19-60) at LSU
(2/9/08; 47-45)Largest Deficit Overcome in a Win: 17 vs. Texas (12/23/06; 111-
105 OT)Largest Lead Surrendered in a Loss: 19 vs. Ohio State (3/22/07;
85-84)Largest Deficit Faced: 27, 2x (last at Vanderbilt 2/9/10)Most Rebounds: 58 vs. UT Martin (11/18/08)Most Rebounds Allowed: 54 by North Carolina (11/24/06)Fewest Rebounds: 21 at Auburn (2/7/09)Most Assists: 34 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)*Most Assists by an Opponent: 25 by Kansas (1/3/09)Fewest Assists: 4 at Kentucky (2/21/09)Most Turnovers: 26 vs. Fordham (11/13/06)Most Turnovers by an Opponent: 35 by East Carolina (11/20/09)Fewest Turnovers: 6, 7x (last vs. South Carolina 2/6/10)Most Steals: 21 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Most Steals by an Opponent: 15 by ETSU (12/30/06)Fewest Steals: 2, 3x (last at South Carolina 3/5/09)Most Blocks: 10 at Kansas (1/3/09)Most Blocks by an Opponent: 13 by LSU (1/14/06)Fewest Blocks: 0, 6x (last at Southern California 12/19/09)
Tennessee Individual Game HighsPoints: 35 by Chris Lofton vs. Texas (12/23/06)Field Goals Made: 12 by Chris Lofton, 2x (last vs. Memphis 12/6/06)Field-Goal Attempts: 24 by Chris Lofton vs. Texas (12/23/06)Field-Goal Percentage (min. 5 made): 1.000 (7-7) by Tyler Smith vs.
North Carolina A&T (11/27/07)3-Pointers Made: 9 by Chris Lofton at Georgia (2/11/06)*3-Pointers Attempted: 20 by Chris Lofton vs. North Carolina
A&T (11/27/07)*3-Point Field-Goal Percentage (min. 3 made): 1.000 (6-6) by
JaJuan Smith vs. Arkansas (2/13/08)*Free Throws Made: 13, 2x (last by Chris Lofton vs. ETSU 12/30/06)Free-Throw Attempts: 15 by Tyler Smith at Kansas (1/3/09)Free-Throw Percentage (min 5 made) : 1.000 (13-13) by Chris Lofton
vs. ETSU (12/30/06)Rebounds: 19 by Wayne Chism vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)Assists: 11, 2x (last by Bobby Maze vs. Chattanooga 11/15/08)Steals: 6, 4x (last by Wayne Chism vs. Aububrn 1/14/10)Blocked Shots: 6 by Wayne Chism at Kansas (1/3/09)*
Opponent Individual Game HighsPoints: 54 by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky (1/13/09)Field Goals Made: 15 by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky (1/13/09)Field-Goal Attempts: 22, 5x (last by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky, 1/13/09)Field-Goal Percentage (min. 5 made): 1.000 (8-8), 2x (last by
Korvotney Barber, Auburn, 2/7/09)3-Pointers Made: 10 by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky (1/13/09)3-Pointers Attempted: 15, 2x (last by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky,
1/13/09)3-Point Field-Goal Percentage (min. 3 made): 1.000 (5-5) by Doug
McLaughlin-Williams, Appalachian State (12/6/05)Free Throws Made: 15 by Wesley Matthews, Marquette (12/16/08)Free-Throw Attempts: 18 by Wesley Matthews, Marquette
*Raycom Sports also was known as Jefferson Pilot Sports and Lincoln Financial Sports.^FSN includes Sunshine Network and Fox College Sports.
Tennessee under Bruce Pearl has rebounded well from losses. Pearl’s UT teams are 32-12 (.727) in games immediately following a loss.
Tennessee under Bruce
Pearl is the first
program in the storied,
76-year history of the
SEC to finish ahead of
Kentucky in the league
standings for four
straight seasons.
Collecting ChampionshipsIn 17 full seasons as a college head coach, Bruce Pearl has led his teams to 15
championships (including four at UT): 2009 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2008 SEC Championship; 2008 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2006 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2005 Horizon League Tournament Championship, 2005 Horizon League Championship, 2004 Horizon League Championship, 2003 Horizon League Tournament Championship, 2001 Great Lakes Valley Championship, 1997 Great Lakes Valley Champi-onship, 1996 Greaat Lakes Valley Championship, 1995 NCAA Division II National Cham-pionship, 1995 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Championship, 1994 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Championship, 1994 Great Lakes Valley Championship ... This past summer, he added an international championship when he led the Maccabi USA Open Men’s Basketball Team to the gold medal at the 18th World Maccabiah Games in Israel.
SEC SuccessTennessee’s 57 SEC wins over the last four seasons are the most in the conference over that period ... The Vols fi nished with the second-best record in the SEC in both of Pearl’s fi rst two years and captured the SEC title outright in 2007-08 with a 14-2 record ... In 2005-06, the Vols won the SEC East with a 12-4 conference mark and then posted a 10-6 league mark in 2006-07 that tied for second in the East and in the overall league standings ... The Big Orange went 10-6 last year to claim their third SEC East crown during Pearl’s tenure.
More SEC SuccessThe Vols have a record of .500 or better against 10 of the 11 Southeastern Conference teams since Bruce Pearl was named head coach prior to the 2005-06 season ... Pearl has won at least 10 conference games each year, and UT has swept four of its fi ve divisional opponents twice dring Pearl’s tenure (including last season) ... Pearl has the best career
winning percentage of any men’s basketball coach in the
SEC with at least three years of experience.
How Sweet It IsBruce Pearl is one of only nine Division I head coaches who has led his teams to three Sweet Sixteen appearances in the last fi ve seasons.
Can I Get A Witness?Tennessee has ranked in the top fi ve nationally in attendance in each of Bruce Pearl’s four seasons in Knoxville ... In 2005-06, UT enjoyed the largest increase in attendance in the nation (5,504 per game) to rank fi fth nationally with an average of 17,954 ... Attendance has only continued to grow, as the Vols ranked fourth nationally in average home attendance each of the last four years ... This season, the Vols were watched by an average of 19,168 fans each home game ... In Pearl’s fi ve seasons, attendance has grown by more than 6,900 fans per game.
Can I Get A Ticket?For the third straight season, UT sold more than 15,000 sea-son tickets ... Prior to the 2007-08 campaign, the record for season-ticket sales was 13,929 in 1987, the fi rst year Thomp-son-Boling Arena was open.
We Are FamilyBeing part of the Tennessee family is important to Pearl as he works tirelessly to promote all sports at Tennessee ... He asks his players to support the other teams at UT as those teams support basketball ... At a Lady Vols basketball game two seasons ago, he joined fi ve of his players as they painted their chests and cheered from the student section ... After Lady Vols’ coach Pat Summitt returned the favor by leading cheers at a men’s game later in the season Pearl said, “It’s a pretty strong family here. How can you lose when you’ve got that kind of family support?”
Classroom CommitmentTennessee’s success on the court hasn’t come at the expense of academics ... The Vols have produced 22 SEC Academic Honor Roll selections in Pearl’s four full seasons ... Nine members of the basketball team (more than half the squad) earned Academic All-SEC rec-ognition in 2006-07 ... Six diff erent Vols earned the right to wear the VOLScholar patch on their jersey this semester (3.0 GPA or better during the spring semester).
Style PointsTennessee has been one of the highest-scoring teams in the nation the last three years, fi nishing the 2006-07 season ranked ninth nationally with 80.9 points per game, ranking sixth in the country in 2007-08 with 81.8 ppg and ranking 16th last season ... Pearl’s teams have led their conference in scoring 16 of the 17 years he has been a head coach ... Ten-nessee led the Southeastern Conference in scoring in each of Pearl’s fi rst four seasons ... Defense has also been a key ingredient to UT’s success, as the Vols have led the league in steals in three of the last four years, including a school record 336 pilfers in 2006-07.
Winningest Active Division I Coaches (Min. 3 years experience)No. Coach Team Yrs. W-L Pct.
1. Mark Few Gonzaga 11 290-72 .8012. Roy Williams North Carolina 22 610-154 .7983. Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 7 188-52 .7834. Bruce Pearl Tennessee 18 438-128 .774
Fastest Active Coaches To 400 Wins No. Coach Team Games Season Record
1. Roy Williams North Carolina 496 15th 400-96 2. Bruce Pearl Tennessee 509 17th 400-109
Pearls Endow Scholarship In Bradshaw’s NameThe Pearl family announced Feb. 27, 2007, a $100,000 donation to endow a scholarship in the name of Dane Bradshaw ... The Dane Bradshaw Athletic Scholarship Endowment is awarded to the male or female student-athlete at UT who best epitomizes the character-istics of the 2006-07 senior captain.
The Pearl File
Hometown: Boston, Mass. Coaching Career:
Alma Mater: Boston College, 1982 1978-82 Boston College (Student Assistant) Bachelor’s degree in business 1982-86 Stanford (Assistant & Associate Coach)Born: March 18, 1960 1986-92 Iowa (Assistant Coach)Family: Daughters - Jacqui and Leah 1992-2001 Southern Indiana (Head Coach) Sons - Steven and Michael 2001-05 Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Head Coach) Wife - Brandy 2005-present Tennessee (Head Coach)
at Tennessee: 121-44 (5th year) at UW-Milwaukee: 86-38 (4 years) at Southern Indiana: 231-46 (9 years)
Bruce Pearl Head Coach 438-128 (18th yr.) • 121-44 (5th yr. at UT)
Tony Jones is entering his fi fth season as an associate head coach at Tennessee and his ninth on Bruce Pearl’s coaching staff . Jones’ responsibilities include recruiting, scheduling and working with the Vols’ perim-eter players. An instrumental force in landing some of the infl uential players in his team’s successes, he has made in-roads to signing a
number of the top players in the nation. In two of his three seasons at Tennes-see, Jones helped the Vols sign recruiting classes that have been ranked among the top 10 in the nation and have included the likes of All-SEC performer Wayne Chism and McDonald’s All-America Scotty Hopson. “Tony has prepared himself to be a head coach,” Pearl said. “His experience provides him with a wealth of knowledge, and his ability to communicate has made him an eff ective teacher.” With Jones helping to build its annual slate of opponents, Tennessee’s sched-ules have ranked among the nation’s toughest. The Vols have sought to face some of the country’s premier programs, including teams such as Memphis, Gon-zaga, Texas, Ohio State and Kansas. Along with such ambitious scheduling—Tennessee’s RPI has been in the top-25 each of the last three seasons—comes prominent national exposure, as UT has played 52 games on national television over the past four years. Jones came to Tennessee with 12 seasons of collegiate coaching experience after spending four seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) as an associate head coach. Prior to joining the UWM staff , Jones spent fi ve seasons at Toledo and three years at Buff alo. In his 16 seasons of collegiate coaching, Jones has helped direct his teams to nine postseason tournament bids, including six NCAA Tournament appearances the last seven years. Three times (2005, 2007 and 2008) in the past fi ve years he has coached teams appearing in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee has experienced unprecedented success during the four years with Jones on the bench. The Vols have averaged 24.5 wins during those seasons and have won three SEC Eastern Division championships. The 2008 team captured the overall SEC title outright for the fi rst time in 41 years, won a school record 31 games and earned the fi rst No. 1 ranking in school history. Each of his four seasons at UT has resulted in NCAA Tournament appearances, including two trips to the Sweet 16. Two times the Vols have received No. 2 seeds in the NCAA Tournament—the highest in school history. After helping sign a class that was ranked sixth nationally in 2006, Jones was named one of the top recruiters in the nation by Rivals.com. In 2007, Rivals.com ranked Jones as one of the top-fi ve assistant coaches in the nation. Jones got his fi rst taste of coaching at his alma mater, Detroit Southwestern High School, where he served as an assistant varsity coach while also serving as head junior varsity coach from 1986-91. During this time he coached future NBA stars Jalen Rose (Phoenix Suns), Howard Eisley (Denver Nuggets) and Vo-shon Lenard (Portland Trailblazers), leading them to the mythical USA TODAY national title in 1991. He also served as head coach of Team AAU Michigan for three years (1991-93), posting a 35-1 record and capturing two AAU state cham-pionships. Jones was an All-City star at Southwestern and went on to earn All-Conference honors at Fisk University in Nashville. He earned a bachelor’s degree in health care administration from Concordia (Mich.) University. Jones and his wife, Pam, have four children—Tony II, Jamaal, Mercedes and Porscha. His brother, Bill, is a former member of the NBA’s New Jersey Nets and is currently the head coach of the Premier Basketball League’s Detroit Panthers.
Veteran coach Steve Forbes is in his fourth season as a member of the Tennessee staff . “Over the past couple years, Steve has made a tremendous impact on our recruiting,” UT head coach Bruce Pearl said. “But as a former head coach, Steve understands the challenges programs face in all aspects of the game. “Most recruiters are simply that—bring in talent every year, and then go back out on the road. But Steve is diff erent. His strengths are the relationships and levels of trust he’s able to build with our stu-dent-athletes. He is a complete coach.” Forbes and Pearl fi rst got to know each other when Pearl was an assistant at Iowa. The Vols have been the direct benefi ciaries of the two working together. In the three seasons Forbes has sat alongside Pearl on the Tennessee bench, the Vols have won a total of 76 games and advanced to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments—making back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in 2007 and 2008. The Vols have led the Southeastern Conference in steals in two of his three sea-sons on Rocky Top, and in 2008 they also led the league in 3-point fi eld-goal per-centage defense by holding teams to just 31.2-percent shooting. The Vols won a school-record 31 games in 2008, and their 14-2 league record gave the school its fi rst outright SEC championship in more than 40 years. Follow-ing a 66-62 win at top-ranked Memphis on Feb. 23, 2008, UT earned the fi rst No. 1 ranking in school history. In 2007, his fi rst at Tennessee, Forbes helped direct the Vols to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with wins over Long Beach State and ACC co-champion Virginia. UT’s 24 wins that year ranked second in school history at the time. Listed as the No. 8 assistant coach in the nation by FOXSports.com, Forbes has played a key role in recruiting top talent to Knoxville. Tennessee’s 2008 recruiting class was highlighted by McDonald’s All-America Scotty Hopson and was ranked seventh in the nation by Rivals.com. Forbes came to Tennessee after spending two seasons at Texas A&M, where he helped turn the Aggies from a team that had posted a 7-21 record the previous season and hadn’t received a postseason invitation in 11 years, to a program that averaged more than 21 wins in his two seasons and advanced to postseason play both years. A&M posted back-to-back seasons with the most Big 12 Conference wins in school history with Forbes on the bench. Texas A&M’s recruiting also benefi ted from Forbes’ experience, as each of the Ag-gie’s two recruiting classes during his time in College Station were ranked among the top 10 in the nation. Before joining Billy Gillispie’s coaching staff at Texas A&M, Forbes coached at Illinois State (2003-04) and spent three years at Louisiana Tech (2000-03), where he helped sign two nationally-ranked recruiting classes, including a top-10 class in 2003. In 2002 the Bulldogs posted a 22-10 record and went 2-1 in the National Invitation Tournament, their fi rst postseason appearance in 10 years. In 1998 Forbes joined the Idaho coaching staff as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach for the 1998-99 season. In his fi rst season, the Vandals improved to 16-11 and signed a nationally-ranked recruiting class. Forbes compiled a 68-28 record in three years (1995-98) as the head coach at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kan. During his three seasons competing in the Jayhawk Conference, the Cougars produced three All-Americas, twice fi nished the season with a national ranking and earned victories over 15 nationally-ranked teams. After spending two years (1989-91) as an assistant coach at Southwestern Com-munity College in Creston, Iowa, Forbes was promoted to head coach in March 1991. A native of Lone Tree, Iowa, Forbes graduated from Southern Arkansas University with a degree in secondary education in 1988. Forbes and his wife, Johnetta, have a daughter, Elizabeth, and two sons, Chris-topher and Johnathon.
Tony JonesAssociate Head Coach
Concordia Univ., 1993
Fifth Season at UT
Steve ForbesAssistant Coach
Southern Arkansas, 1988
Fourth Season at UT
Jason Shay is in his ninth season on Bruce Pearl’s staff and his fi fth year at Tennessee. “I’ve known Jason since he was a player at the University of Iowa,” Pearl said. “He has played in this system and believes in this style of basketball. He was an overachiever as a player and has continued to work hard
as an assistant coach. His experiences have helped him make tremendous con-tributions to our players’ individual development. “Jason is my lead scout. He’s been able to take good players and make them better. He knows how to teach the game—both from an individual and a team standpoint.” Shay, who is responsible for recruiting and scouting in addition to adminis-trative duties, came to Tennessee after spending four years on Pearl’s staff at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). He was an assistant coach for UWM’s two NCAA Tournament appearances after spending his fi rst two seasons as the director of basketball operations for the Panthers. Scouting reports put together by Shay have helped lead the Vols to an aver-age of 24.5 wins per season, an outright SEC championship in 2008, three SEC Eastern Division crowns and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances—including back-to-back Sweet 16s in 1007 and 2008. Shay drew the scouting assignment against top-ranked Memphis in 2007-08, and Tennessee’s 66-62 victory over the Tigers vaulted the Vols into the No. 1 spot in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA TODAY polls for the fi rst time in school history. Having handled the Florida scout since joining the UT staff , Shay has helped the Vols post an 8-2 record against the Gators over the last fi ve seasons. Shay served as an assistant basketball coach and assistant sports information director at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa., before rejoining Pearl at UWM. He helped lead Mercyhurst to a top-fi ve ranking in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region while assisting with on-court coaching strategies. Shay also was re-sponsible for individual workouts, the team’s strength program, fi lm exchange, scouting reports and monitoring the academic progress of the student-athletes. Shay played four seasons at the University of Iowa under the tutelage of Dr. Tom Davis. During that time, the Hawkeyes advanced to two NCAA Tourna-ments and won the 1992 San Juan Shootout. It was in Iowa City where Shay and Pearl fi rst crossed paths, as Pearl was an assistant coach at Iowa from 1986-92. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Health Promotion at Iowa and a master’s degree in Sports Management in 1998 from Western Illinois University. Shay and his wife, Jana, have a daughter, Peija, and a son, Joah.
Ken Johnson is in his fi fth season at Ten-nessee and his 11th year as a member of Bruce Pearl’s staff . Johnson and Pearl fi rst joined forces in 1999 when Johnson came to the University of Southern Indiana as an assistant coach, and the relationship continued when Pearl moved to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In the 11 seasons Johnson has assisted Pearl, their teams have combined to post a 240-78 record. “It is really important to surround young people with good role models,” Pearl said. “Ken is a very hard worker who genuinely cares about these kids. He has been with me longer than anyone on my staff and he knows how I expect things to be done. He sets the bar high for our student-athletes and provides them with the guidance and support they require to be successful.” Johnson has seen the Vols succeed both on the court and in the classroom. In 2006-07, UT won the third-most games in school history while advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, seven Vols were named to the 2006-07 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll for their work in the classroom. During the 2007-08 season, Johnson kept the Vols focused in the classroom and the community while they compiled the best record in school history (31-5) on the court and placed six players on the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll. In total during his four years in Knoxville, Tennessee has garnered 18 Academic All-SEC awards. At UWM, Johnson was responsible for working with the Panthers post players while also scouting opponents. During those four seasons, the Panthers posted an 86-38 record and received three postseason invitations, including a trip to the 2005 NCAA Tournament in which they advanced to the Sweet 16. Johnson spent two seasons at USI as an assistant coach where he was respon-sible for video breakdown, scouting of opposing teams and individual player development. During those two seasons, the Screaming Eagles posted a 51-10 record, won a Great Lakes Valley Conference championship and made two NCAA Division II Tournament appearances. USI earned No. 1 rankings in both of Johnson’s seasons and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2000 NCAA Tourna-ment. Prior to joining Pearl’s coaching staff at USI, Johnson spent two seasons as an assistant coach of the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Associa-tion. Johnson began his collegiate playing career at Southwestern Oregon Com-munity College where he was named to the All-Freshman Team in his rookie season. He later earned All-Region honors as a sophomore at Salt Lake Com-munity College. He then moved to College of Idaho where he garnered NAIA District II All-Conference honors. A 1993 graduate of College of Idaho with a degree in physical education, he helped lead the Coyotes to an NAIA District II championship and played for the 1991 NAIA National Championship. Johnson and his wife, Amber, have two daughters, Makenzee Ruth and Kenley Jade.
Jason ShayAssistant Coach
Iowa, 1995
Fifth Season at UT
Ken JohnsonDir. of Basketball Operations
College of Idaho, 1993
Fifth Season at UT
Season Highlights• Has played 114 minutes this season without a single turnover (10.4 mpg).• Was the hero of UT’s win over No. 21 Ole Miss on Jan. 16, draining three 3-pointers en route to a UT-career-high nine points and three steals.• Logged season-high 26 minutes against the Rebels primarily because he com-pletely shut down Ole Miss’ leading scorer, Chris Warren, along the perimeter.• Saw 12 big minutes of action in UT’s upset of top-ranked Kansas on Jan. 10, making a key 3-pointer in the second half and dishing out a pair of assists with no turnovers.• Played 13 minutes against Charlotte on Jan. 6 as UT’s backup point guard. He had two points and no turnovers.• Made his Tennessee debut Dec. 15 in the win over Wyoming, playing the fi nal minute and a half of the game.• Was not eligible until after the fall semester, as he transferred from Southern Illinois University at the holiday break last season and had to fulfi ll NCAA resi-dency requirements for transfer student-athletes.• Started 19 games as a sophomore at Southern Illinois University in 2007-08 and averaged 8.1 points per game.
Noting BoneHis father, Joshua, is a lieutenant at a jail, and Josh credits him for instilling disci-pline in him ... His father also played college basketball at Berry College in Rome, Ga. ... Josh is the oldest of three children ... Played high school ball with current Golden State Warriors forward Brandan Wright at Brentwood Academy outside Nashville, Tenn., and the two remain very close friends ... Academic major is Psychology.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season/Career Highs *Mark set while he was playing at Southern Illinois
PointsSeason 9 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career *19 vs. Butler (12/28/07)
ReboundsSeason 3 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career *6 at Charlotte (12/8/07)
AssistsSeason 2 vs. Kansas (1/10/10)Career *5 at Wichita State (2/16/08)
BlocksSeason -Career *1 vs. Creighton (1/26/08)
StealsSeason 3 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) Career *3 three times, last vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)
MinutesSeason 26 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) Career *38 at Arizona State (3/20/08)
Field Goals MadeSeason 3 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career *7 two times, last vs. Missouri State (12/30/07)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 8 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career *19 at Charlotte (12/8/07)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 3 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career *5 two times, last vs. Butler (12/28/07)
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 7 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career *11 at Arizona State (3/20/08)
Free Throws MadeSeason 2 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Career *4 two times, last at Charlotte (12/8/07)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 2 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Career *5 two times, last vs. St. Mary’s (12/11/07)
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N13 Austin Peay Transfer - Not yet eligibleN17 UNC Asheville Transfer - Not yet eligible N20 vs. East Carolina Transfer - Not yet eligibleN22 vs. DePaul Transfer - Not yet eligibleN23 vs. Purdue Transfer - Not yet eligibleN27 C of Charleston Transfer - Not yet eligibleD2 ETSU Transfer - Not yet eligibleD11 vs. Midde Tenn. Transfer - Not yet eligibleD15 Wyoming 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D19 at USC DNPD23 N.C. A&T 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6D31 at Memphis DNPJ6 Charlotte 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13J10 Kansas 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 12J14 Auburn 0-2 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19J16 Ole Miss 3-8 3-7 0-0 3 2 9 0 0 0 3 26J19 at Alabama 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12J23 at Georgia 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11J27 Vanderbilt 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9J31 Florida DNPF4 at LSU DNPF6 S. Carolina 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2F9 at Vanderbilt 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3F13 at Kentucky DNPF17 Georgia DNPF20 at S. Carolina DNPF23 at Florida DNPF27 Kentucky DNPM3 Arkansas DNPM6 at Miss. State DNPM11 vs. LSU
Game-by-Game Stats
Season Highlights• Averaged close to a double-double in SEC play with 13.4 ppg and 7.9 rpg.• Ranks 14th in school history with 1,512 points. • Ranks sixth in school history with 869 rebounds.• Ranks second in school history with 147 blocked shots.• Is Tennessee’s career record-holder for games played with 135.
• Is the only Vol ever to log 850 rebounds and 145 blocks during his career.• Tennessee is 14-2 when Chism records a double-double (5-0 this season).
• Logged his fi fth double-double (16 & 11) in UT’s win over Georgia Feb. 17.• Scored a career-high 30 points in UT’s rout of South Carolina Feb. 6.• Led the Vols in points (16), rebounds (11) and assists (3) as UT beat Florida Jan. 31. Tennessee is 6-1 against the Gators during Chism’s career.• Set season-highs for rebounds (16) and blocks (5) in the Vols’ home loss to Vanderbilt on Jan. 27. He had missed practice two days prior with a knee sprain.• Scored 11 of UT’s last 14 points in the win at Alabama Jan .19.• Went 10-for-10 at the foul line with a season-high 26 points to go along with 12 rebounds while playing 41 minutes in the Vols’ win over No. 21 Ole Miss Jan. 16.• Had a double-double (12 & 12) and a career-high six steals vs. Auburn Jan. 14.• Put the short-handed Vols on his shoulders in the win over Charlotte Jan. 6, scoring a game-high 18 points and setting career-highs for assists (6) and steals (5) while blocking three shots and going 7-for-8 at the foul line.• Led the Vols to a win at Memphis with a team-high 15 points and nine re-bounds on Dec. 31.• Named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team (14.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg).• Scored a game-high 24 points and led the Vols with six rebounds in UT’s one-point loss to sixth-ranked Purdue in the Paradise Jam title game Nov. 23.• He is the only four-year scholarship senior on UT’s roster.
Noting ChismIs a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity ... Is nicknamed “Wheezy” in refer-ence to the aff ects asthma has on him ... Academic major is Africana studies; he will graduate this semester, and he already has his minor in Consumer health.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 30 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Career Same
ReboundsSeason 16 vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)Career 19 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
AssistsSeason 6 vs. Charlotte (1/6/10)Career Same
BlocksSeason 5 vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)Career 6 at Kansas (1/3/09)
StealsSeason 6 vs. Auburn (1/14/010)Career Same
MinutesSeason 41 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career Same
Field Goals MadeSeason 11 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Career Same
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 17 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Career 17 two times, last vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 2 fi ve times, last at Kentucky (2/13/10)Career 4 two times, last vs. Auburn (3/14/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 7 at Southern California (12/19/09)Career 9 two times, last vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/09)
Free Throws MadeSeason 10 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career Same
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 10 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career 11 vs. Marquette (12/16/08)
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N13 Austin Peay c 5-13 0-1 1-3 10 2 11 2 0 2 1 24N17 UNC Asheville c 4-5 1-1 2-2 4 3 11 0 0 0 1 13N20 vs. East Carolina c 3-7 1-2 0-0 5 2 7 0 2 0 3 19N22 vs. DePaul c 6-11 1-1 0-1 8 3 13 0 3 0 0 28N23 vs. Purdue c 8-13 1-4 7-7 6 3 24 0 3 2 0 30N27 C of Charleston c 4-7 1-2 2-2 3 4 11 0 1 1 0 13D2 ETSU c 3-6 0-1 0-1 9 3 6 1 1 4 0 24D11 vs. Midde Tenn. c 2-7 2-3 0-2 9 3 9 0 3 0 0 27D15 Wyoming c 5-10 1-4 2-2 3 4 13 1 1 0 3 25D19 at USC c 3-11 1-7 1-1 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 22D23 N.C. A&T c 1-3 1-2 0-0 3 2 3 0 0 0 2 8D31 at Memphis c 5-7 0-0 5-5 9 4 15 0 2 1 0 24J6 Charlotte c 5-7 1-3 7-8 5 4 18 6 3 3 5 30J10 Kansas c 3-6 2-3 0-2 4 4 8 1 3 1 0 19J14 Auburn c 3-8 1-2 5-5 12 4 12 1 3 1 6 26J16 Ole Miss c 7-13 2-5 10-10 12 2 26 1 5 2 2 41J19 at Alabama c 4-8 0-0 3-3 7 3 11 1 0 1 2 21J23 at Georgia c 3-10 0-2 0-0 6 2 6 2 2 3 0 27J27 Vanderbilt c 2-9 0-3 4-8 16 1 8 0 1 5 1 31J31 Florida c 6-16 1-3 3-4 11 3 16 3 0 2 1 32F4 at LSU c 9-15 1-4 1-2 7 4 20 0 1 2 0 32F6 S. Carolina c 11-17 2-4 6-8 4 1 30 3 2 3 1 29F9 at Vanderbilt c 5-12 1-2 5-7 7 2 16 0 2 2 2 34F13 at Kentucky 5-15 2-8 0-2 5 4 12 1 2 1 0 30F17 Georgia c 7-15 1-5 1-2 11 1 16 3 2 3 2 32F20 at S. Carolina c 4-6 1-1 2-2 9 2 11 2 4 0 2 28F23 at Florida f 3-6 1-2 0-0 1 5 7 0 1 1 0 15F27 Kentucky f 4-12 0-7 0-0 6 3 8 1 2 1 0 32M3 Arkansas f 4-9 1-3 5-6 6 3 14 2 0 2 1 27M6 at Miss. State f 0-4 0-1 1-2 6 3 1 1 2 1 1 25M11 vs. LSU
Game-by-Game Stats
Season Highlights• Averaging 5.6 points and 2.0 assists in 16.0 minutes per game.• Started three straight games in February at point guard, while Bobby Maze started at shooting guard.• Came off the bench to score a career-high 14 points at Kentucky Feb. 13.• Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds while scoring fi ve points at LSU Feb. 4.• Saw his fi rst action of 2010 when he played the last four minutes at Georgia Jan. 23, making a pair of free throws.• Missed Tennessee’s fi rst four games of 2010 while serving a suspension follow-ing an off -court incident on New Year’s Day and returned to practice Jan. 17.• In the Dec. 31 win at Memphis, all eight of his points came in the second half.• Started the North Carolina A&T game on Dec. 23 and played a season-high 22 minutes in the victory (Maze missed practice the day before with an illness).• Pulled down a season-high six rebounds and put forth a terrifi c defensive ef-forts in the closing minutes of the game as UT downed DePaul in the semifi nals of the Paradise Jam on Nov. 22.• Totaled 10 points and fi ve assists with no turnovers in 17 solid minutes during UT’s win over East Carolina Nov. 20.• Enjoyed a fi ve-steal, fi ve-assist (no turnovers) eff ort vs. UNC Asheville Nov. 17.• Is the second junior-college point guard to join the Vols in as many years (Bobby Maze last season).• Underwent arthroscopic surgery to his right knee Oct. 6 and returned to full speed in time to play in both of UT’s exhibition contests.
Noting GoinsLast name pronounced: GO-ins ... Had the highest GPA of any scholarship team member during the fall semester ... At 5-11, he is the shortest scholarship
player ever to play for the Vols during the Pearl era (2005-06 to present) ... Played as a freshman at Ball State in 2007-08 and was named to the MAC All-
Freshman Team ... Was raised in San Diego, Calif., but attended high school in Texas ... Academic major is Sociology.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season Highlights• Leads the team with a .600 fi eld-goal percentage and is third the team with 28 dunks on the year (58 percent of his fi eld goals are dunks).• In SEC play, he averaged 4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
• His 3.8 rpg in SEC play ranked eighth among league freshmen, while his .617 fi eld-goal percentage in conference play ranked second.• 45 of his 92 of his rebounds this season (49 percent) are off ensive.• Totaled six points, four rebounds, a block and a steal as the Vols won at Mis-sissippi State March 6.• Pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds in UT’s rout of South Carolina Feb. 6.• Earned his fi rst career start Jan. 23 at Georgia and scored 10 points.• His fi rst career SEC road game resulted in his fi rst career double-double, as he logged 12 points and 10 rebounds in the win at Alabama Jan. 19.• Grabbed six rebounds and blocked two shots during Tennessee’s overtime win against No. 21 Ole Miss on Jan. 16.• Played 23 minutes in the Vols’ huge upset of top-ranked Kansas Jan. 10 and spent most of his time guarding Jayhawks All-America Cole Aldrich (who fi n-ished with just seven points).• Stepped up when the short-handed Vols needed him Jan. 6 against Charlotte, playing 20 minutes, scoring 12 points and grabbing fi ve rebounds (all off ensive) in UT’s victory over the 49ers.• Scored 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting against North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23; his 13-minute eff ort included six dunks, and he was 4-for-4 at the foul line.• Led the team with fi ve rebounds and two blocks in the win over UNC Asheville on Nov. 17.• The only scholarship freshman on Tennessee’s roster.• Coach Pearl has called Hall UT’s “best off ensive rebounder.”• One of two Georgia natives on Tennessee’s current roster (joining Cameron Tatum). The Vols also signed a pair of highly ranked guards from the Peach State in November.
Noting HallBorn in raised in Los Angeles before moving to Georgia to attend high school ... Academic major is Communications.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season Highlights• Leads the team in scoring (13.1 ppg) and minutes played (27.9 mpg).• Is shooting .464 from the fl oor and .362 from 3-point range.• Clsoed out the regular season by averaging 16.0 ppg in UT’s last four contests.• Came off the bench for the fi rst time all season and posted his highest SEC scoring output of the year with 20 points in the Feb. 23 loss at Florida.• Hit the game-winning jumper in the fi nal minute of UT’s Jan. 31 win vs. Florida.• Consistently knifed through the Kansas defense while leading the Vols with 17 points as Tennessee upset the top-ranked Jayhawks 76-68 on Jan. 10.• The “we got this” moment in the Kansas win may have been when Hopson ran the baseline and threw down a vicious two-handed dunk over Jayhawks All-America center Cole Aldrich in the second half.• Scored 21 points in the win over College of Charleston on Nov. 27 and tied a career-high with six rebounds while playing 29 minutes.• Posted his second straight 25-point game Nov. 20 vs. East Carolina in the open-ing round of the Paradise Jam.• Drained a career-high six 3-pointers en route to 25 points against UNC Ashe-ville (Nov. 17). Also set a career-high with fi ve assists vs. the Bulldogs.• Went 6-of-8 from the fl oor and 4-of-6 from 3-point range while logging a team-high 16 points in UT’s season-opening win over Austin Peay on Nov. 13. • Entered the season ranked by Lindy’s as the nation’s 21st-best shooting guard.• Dramatically reduced the arc on his 3-point shot during the off -season.
Noting HopsonWas an SEC All-Freshman Team selection last season and also was a two-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree ... Was Tennessee’s top 3-point shooter last year, draining 35.7 percent from long range with a team-high 46 makes ... Led the Vols in scoring three times last season (vs. Florida, at Kentucky and vs. Mis-sissippi State) ... Academic major is Communications.
Pearls of Wisdom“Scotty is physically starting to impose his will on people, and he has obviously improved the consistency of his jump shot and his ability to take the ball to the basket and look for contact.”- Bruce Pearl
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 25 two times, last vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Career Same
ReboundsSeason 6 fi ve times, last at South Carolina (2/20/10)Career 6 eight times, last at South Carolina (2/20/10)
AssistsSeason 5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Career Same
BlocksSeason 1 seven times, last vs. Arkansas (3/3/10)Career 2 vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)
StealsSeason 5 at Georgia (1/23/10)Career Same
MinutesSeason 36 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career Same
Field Goals MadeSeason 10 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Career Same
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 15 three times, last at Florida (2/23/10)Career Same
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Career Same
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 8 two times, last at Florida (2/23/10)Career Same
Free Throws MadeSeason 4 two times, last at Georgia (1/23/10)Career 5 vs. South Carolina (1/17/09)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 7 vs. Coll. of Charleston (11/27/09)Career Same
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N13 Austin Peay g 6-8 4-6 0-2 4 0 16 2 1 1 0 24N17 UNC Asheville g 8-11 6-7 3-3 4 0 25 5 3 0 2 23N20 vs. East Carolina g 10-15 4-5 1-1 2 3 25 1 2 0 2 23N22 vs. DePaul g 2-10 0-4 0-0 3 1 4 0 3 0 0 26N23 vs. Purdue g 3-8 0-2 3-4 4 1 9 1 4 0 1 26N27 C of Charleston g 7-10 3-3 4-7 6 1 21 1 4 1 2 29D2 ETSU g 4-14 2-8 0-0 6 1 10 3 0 0 0 28D11 vs. Midde Tenn. g 0-3 0-2 1-2 3 3 1 0 2 1 1 24D15 Wyoming g 7-12 0-3 0-0 2 2 14 2 2 0 1 28D19 at USC g 7-14 1-3 1-2 2 1 16 0 1 0 2 33D23 N.C. A&T g 5-10 0-4 0-1 5 1 10 1 2 1 1 17D31 at Memphis g 3-11 1-4 1-3 5 1 8 1 3 0 1 28J6 Charlotte g 7-10 3-5 0-1 2 2 17 3 3 0 0 29J10 Kansas g 7-12 0-3 3-4 4 1 17 0 2 0 0 32J14 Auburn g 5-8 1-3 0-0 2 0 11 0 3 0 0 21J16 Ole Miss g 4-15 0-2 0-1 5 1 8 2 1 0 2 36J19 at Alabama g 6-11 3-5 2-3 0 2 17 0 2 0 0 31J23 at Georgia g 6-12 3-6 4-6 2 3 19 1 3 0 5 31J27 Vanderbilt g 5-8 3-5 1-3 2 5 14 1 3 0 0 22J31 Florida g 5-14 0-2 0-1 4 2 10 3 2 0 0 29F4 at LSU g 2-10 1-3 3-3 4 2 8 0 2 1 1 23F6 S. Carolina g 3-7 2-5 3-4 6 0 11 3 0 0 0 24F9 at Vanderbilt g 4-14 1-5 1-2 2 2 10 0 2 0 2 26F13 at Kentucky g 4-9 0-2 2-2 1 2 10 1 1 0 0 32F17 Georgia g 5-13 0-3 0-0 6 0 10 2 2 0 1 29F20 at S. Carolina g 3-10 0-3 2-4 6 0 8 2 3 0 1 35F23 at Florida 8-15 4-8 0-0 4 2 20 0 2 0 1 31F27 Kentucky g 6-14 1-6 2-3 4 0 15 1 1 1 0 34M3 Arkansas g 6-10 1-5 2-4 2 2 15 0 2 1 3 31M6 at Miss. State g 6-14 2-5 0-0 3 1 14 1 0 0 2 31M11 vs. LSU
Game-by-Game Stats
Season Highlights• Ranks second in the SEC with a 2.3 assist/turnover ratio.
• Tennessee is 13-3 during his career when he records at least fi ve assists.
• Is shooting a team-best .824 at the foul line this season (56-of-68).• Averaged 12.7 ppg during a three-game stretch in February in which he started at shooting guard.• Contained All-America guard Devan Downey while totaling 11 points, six re-bounds, three assists and a block in the Vols’ Feb. 6 rout of South Carolina.• Shared team-high scoring honors with 14 points in the win over Auburn Jan. 14 and also dished out a season-high nine assists vs. the Tigers (only one turnover).• Was named the SEC Player of the Week on Jan. 11 after averaging 14.5 points, six rebounds and fi ve assists in UT’s wins over Charlotte and top-ranked Kansas.• His best game in a Tennessee uniform came against No. 1 Kansas on Jan. 10, as he outplayed Jayhawks All-America Sherron Collins; Maze scored a UT-career-high 16 points, grabbed a career-best seven rebounds and dished out eight assists while also going 6-for-7 from the foul line in the upset win.• Was second on the team in scoring with 13 points (also grabbed fi ve rebounds) against sixth-ranked Purdue on Nov. 23 at the Paradise Jam.• Is wearing the VOLScholar patch on his jersey this season after having achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better during the 2009 spring semester.
Noting MazeWears jersey No. 3 because he is Bobby Maze III ... Played the 2006-07 season at the University of Oklahoma as a true freshman before transferring to Hutchin-son (Kan.) Community College for the 2007-08 campaign ... Routinely stays late after practice with managers to work on his shot, explaining that shooting is “all about confi dence” and that constant practice is the only way to gain that confi dence ... Played on the same AAU team as NBA standouts Kevin Durant (Thunder) and Ty Lawson (Nuggets) ... Shaved off his cornrows during the off -season ... Academic major is Communications.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season/Career Highs *Mark set while he was a freshman at Oklahoma
PointsSeason 16 vs. Kansas (1/10/10)Career *17 at Texas Tech (1/6/07)
ReboundsSeason 7 vs. Kansas (1/10/10)Career Same
AssistsSeason 9 vs. Auburn (1/14/10)Career 11 vs. Chattanooga (11/15/08)
BlocksSeason 1 three times, last at South Carolina (2/20/10)Career 2 vs. Vanderbilt (2/14/09)
StealsSeason 3 vs. Wyoming (12/15/09)Career 3 four times, last vs. Wyoming (12/15/09)
MinutesSeason 33 two times, last at South Carolina (2/20/10)Career 36 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
Field Goals MadeSeason 6 two times, last vs. Auburn (1/14/10)Career *7 at Texas Tech (1/6/07)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 12 at South Carolina (2/20/10)Career 12 two times, last at South Carolina (2/20/10)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 2 six times, last vs. Arkansas (3/3/10)Career 3 at Arkansas (2/4/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 5 three times, last at Florida (2/23/10)Career 6 vs. Alabama (3/8/09)
Free Throws MadeSeason 6 vs. Kansas (1/10/10)Career 6 two times, last vs. Kansas (1/10/10)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 7 vs. Kansas (1/10/10)Career 8 two times, last vs. Belmont (12/20/08)
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N13 Austin Peay g 1-5 0-2 0-0 1 2 2 3 5 0 0 21N17 UNC Asheville g 6-9 2-4 0-0 4 1 14 7 1 0 0 21N20 vs. East Carolina g 5-10 1-4 4-4 1 2 15 3 1 0 2 21N22 vs. DePaul g 0-4 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 21N23 vs. Purdue g 4-9 1-1 4-4 5 2 13 2 0 0 0 26N27 C of Charleston g 2-5 0-0 0-1 4 2 4 4 4 0 1 23D2 ETSU g 2-8 0-4 4-4 4 0 8 5 0 0 1 25D11 vs. Midde Tenn. g 5-9 2-5 0-0 1 1 12 3 1 0 0 22D15 Wyoming g 2-5 1-3 4-5 2 1 9 1 1 0 3 29D19 at USC g 4-9 0-3 0-0 0 1 8 0 0 0 2 24D23 N.C. A&T 1-7 0-4 0-0 2 2 2 5 0 0 3 18D31 at Memphis g 1-6 0-3 1-2 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 21J6 Charlotte g 5-11 0-4 3-3 5 3 13 3 1 0 2 30J10 Kansas g 5-10 0-0 6-7 7 3 16 8 2 0 1 33J14 Auburn g 6-8 2-2 0-0 2 2 14 9 1 1 1 30J16 Ole Miss g 3-7 0-2 2-3 1 2 8 0 0 0 0 19J19 at Alabama g 3-11 0-2 3-4 6 0 9 3 2 0 0 28J23 at Georgia g 5-11 0-2 1-2 3 2 11 1 1 0 2 29J27 Vanderbilt g 4-11 0-2 4-4 0 2 12 7 1 0 0 32J31 Florida g 2-8 1-4 0-0 3 0 5 2 2 0 0 26F4 at LSU g 1-5 1-2 2-2 2 1 5 1 2 0 0 19F6 S. Carolina g 5-10 1-2 0-0 6 3 11 3 1 1 0 22F9 at Vanderbilt g 2-6 0-1 4-4 2 2 8 0 2 0 0 18F13 at Kentucky g 5-9 2-5 3-4 0 1 15 1 3 0 0 21F17 Georgia g 5-10 1-1 2-3 3 1 13 4 1 0 0 30F20 at S. Carolina g 5-12 2-4 2-4 1 1 14 3 3 1 1 33F23 at Florida g 4-10 2-5 1-2 3 2 11 5 3 0 0 32F27 Kentucky g 4-8 2-4 2-2 3 1 12 2 1 0 1 26M3 Arkansas g M6 at Miss. State g 3-7 0-3 4-4 1 1 10 3 2 0 1 26M11 vs. LSU
Game-by-Game Stats
Season Highlights• Averaging 3.8 points overall and 3.1 points in SEC play.• 25 of his 33 fi eld-goal attempts this season have been 3-pointers (76 percent).• Hit the shot heard ‘round America on Jan. 10, as his off -balance 3-pointer vs. top-ranked Kansas sealed the Vols’ 76-68 upset win; he played a career-high 23 minutes in the victory and fi nished with six points on a pair of big 3-pointers.• Set season-highs for points (12), fi eld goals made (4) and steals (3) as the Vols beat North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23. • Was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the win over Middle Tennes-see on Dec. 11.• Drained all three of his 3-point attempts (his only FG attempts of the game)against ETSU on Dec. 2.• Sparked a late-fi rst-half rally in the Nov. 22 win over DePaul by nailing a pair of 3-pointers and a baseline jumper to give the Vols a nine-point halftime lead.• Drained two 3-pointers in the Nov. 20 win over East Carolina.• Joins junior guard Josh Bone and junior forward Steven Pearl as the only walk-ons in UT’s regular rotation. • Turned down scholarship off ers at Marshall, Santa Clara and Winthrop and instead opted to walk-on at Tennessee with the hopes of one day earning a scholarship.• Has been singled out by coach Pearl numerous times as being Tennessee’s hardest worker.• Spent a great deal of time working out and shooting with former UT All-America Chris Lofton during the summer.
Noting McBeeHas earned a reputation as one of the team’s hardest workers and a player who always hustles ... Attended the same high school as UT All-Century Team mem-ber and former All-America forward A.W. Davis (1962-65) ... Played quarterback on his high school football team ... Academic major is Political science.
Speaking VOLumes“Skylar is a kid who has surpassed expectations, and I think he’ll get even better.”- Associate Head Coach Tony Jones
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season Highlights• Has played in a career-high 24 games this season, averaging 10.4 minutes and 1.5 points per contest while ranking third on the team with fi ve drawn charges.• Has played 249 minutes this season after playing 125 in fi rst two years combined.• Averaged 2.1 points and 13.6 minutes in SEC play this season.
• Had two points, two boards and a career-high three assists in a career-high 24 minutes at Florida Feb. 23; started in the second half vs. the Gators.• Made a pair of driving layups in the fi rst half of the Vols’ Feb. 17 win over Geor-gia as part of a key, come-from-behind rally.• Recorded a career-high four steals in 12 minutes of action during UT’s home win over Florida Jan. 31.• Had a career day at Georgia Jan. 23, setting or tying career-highs for points (6), rebounds (3), blocks (1), steals (1) fi eld goals made (3) and minutes (18).• Scored fi ve points during the Vols’ win over Auburn on Jan. 14.• Drew a key second-half charge, grabbed three rebounds and also dished out an assist in 10 minutes of action during UT’s upset win over top-ranked Kansas Jan. 10 in Knoxville.• Two-time member of the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.• Joins freshman Skylar McBee as the only walk-ons in UT’s regular rotation. • Is wearing the VOLScholar patch on his jersey this semester after having achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better during the 2009 spring semester.
Noting PearlWon a gold medal during the summer as a member of the Maccabi USA open men’s basketball team that competed at the 18th World Maccabiah Games in Israel (Bruce Pearl was USA’s head coach) ... Is the last Vol who will ever wear
jersey No. 22, as it was retired in honor of Ernie Grunfeld (1974-77) during
Pearl’s redshirt freshman season; Grunfeld gave Pearl his blessing to fi n-
ish his career with that number ... Was born in Iowa City, Iowa, during Bruce Pearl’s tenure as an assistant coach under Dr. Tom Davis at Iowa ... Academic major is Marketing.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season Highlights• Tennessee is 12-2 this season when Prince scores in double fi gures.
• Has drawn a team-high 17 charges and also has a team-high 48 steals (1.6 spg).• Leads all active Vols with 88 dunks during his UT career (which is 88 games).• Started at the No. 4 spot in UT’s win over Georgia Feb. 17 and totaled 15 points and seven rebounds.• Totaled nine points, eight rebounds, fi ve assists and three steals during a highly productive 32-minute eff ort at Kentucky Feb. 13.• Scored a team-high 19 points at Vanderbilt Feb. 9 and made a career-high three 3-pointers (3-for-3 from beyond the arc).• Set season-highs for points (22) and 3-pointers made (2) while making a career-high nine fi eld goals in 10 attempts in the Vols’ loss to No. 21 Vanderbilt Jan. 27.• Had eight points and four steals (three led to baskets) in the win over Kansas.• Did it all in the overtime win against No. 21 Ole Miss on Jan. 16: 13 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, one block and one steal in career-high 38 minutes.• Finished with 10 points, six assists and fi ve rebounds as the shorthanded Vols defeated Charlotte Jan. 6 in Knoxville.• Helped power UT to a Dec. 31 win at Memphis (his hometown), totaling 12 points, fi ve rebounds and three assists while going 8-for-12 at the foul line.• Scored 17 off the bench in UT’s win over Middle Tennessee in Nashville Dec. 11.• Was named the 2007-08 SEC Sixth Man of the Year by the league’s coaches.
Noting PrinceHis father, John, played at Southern Mississippi, worked as an assistant coach at Southern Miss, Ole Miss, UAB, Colorado State and Memphis and also was the head coach at Jackson State (1986-89) ... Is the cousin of NBA champion Tay-shaun Prince ... Was placed in an induced coma for three weeks in the spring of 2006 (while at Arizona) after an infection following his wisdom teeth removal led to a respiratory problem; he was placed on a respirator for more than two weeks ... Academic major is Arts & sciences.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season/Career Highs *Mark set while he was a freshman at Arizona
PointsSeason 22 vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)Career 23 at Xavier (12/22/07)
ReboundsSeason 8 two times, last at Kentucky (2/13/10)Career 10 two times, last vs. Alabama (3/13/09)
AssistsSeason 8 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career *10 vs. Northern Arizona (12/8/05)
BlocksSeason 2 three times, last vs. Kentucky (2/27/10)Career 3 two times, last vs. Vanderbilt (2/14/09)
StealsSeason 4 three times, last vs. Kansas (1/10/10)Career 4 three times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)
MinutesSeason 38 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career Same
Field Goals MadeSeason 9 vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)Career 9 two times, last vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 12 at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)Career 14 two times, last vs. Alabama (3/13/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 3 at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)Career Same
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 4 vs. Kentucky (2/27/10)Career *5 two times, last at North Carolina (1/28/06)
Free Throws MadeSeason 8 two times, last at South Carolina (2/20/10)Career 8 three times, last at Memphis (12/31/09)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 12 at Memphis (12/31/09)Career 12 two times, last at Memphis (12/31/09)
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N13 Austin Peay g 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 17N17 UNC Asheville g 3-4 0-0 1-2 4 3 7 5 1 1 1 21N20 vs. East Carolina g 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 22N22 vs. DePaul g 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 3 2 1 1 1 2 17N23 vs. Purdue g 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 21N27 C of Charleston 3-6 0-0 2-2 6 1 8 2 2 0 1 18D2 ETSU 1-4 0-1 3-5 1 1 5 4 1 0 1 20D11 vs. Midde Tenn. 6-8 1-2 4-5 0 1 17 1 1 1 2 22D15 Wyoming 2-5 0-1 0-0 6 2 4 6 0 0 4 23D19 at USC 1-4 0-0 2-4 2 4 4 1 3 0 1 17D23 N.C. A&T 4-6 0-0 2-5 2 3 10 4 2 4 17D31 at Memphis g 2-7 0-1 8-12 5 1 12 3 1 0 1 18J6 Charlotte g 5-9 0-1 0-0 5 2 10 6 3 0 0 31J10 Kansas g 2-6 0-0 4-8 0 5 8 2 0 0 4 14J14 Auburn g 5-6 0-1 4-8 2 1 14 3 4 0 2 27J16 Ole Miss g 4-8 0-0 5-8 8 3 13 8 6 1 1 38J19 at Alabama g 1-8 0-0 0-0 7 1 2 2 3 0 1 32J23 at Georgia g 1-1 0-0 2-3 2 2 4 4 3 0 0 22J27 Vanderbilt g 9-10 2-2 2-3 4 3 22 3 2 0 3 29J31 Florida g 6-10 0-2 0-1 7 3 12 1 3 0 2 26F4 at LSU g 3-6 0-1 2-3 6 4 8 4 2 0 0 28F6 S. Carolina g 1-6 0-2 1-2 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 24F9 at Vanderbilt g 8-12 3-3 0-1 6 2 19 3 3 0 1 31F13 at Kentucky g 4-11 0-1 1-1 8 5 9 5 6 1 3 32F17 Georgia f 6-9 0-1 3-5 7 2 15 1 2 0 2 33F20 at S. Carolina f 1-4 0-1 8-10 7 3 10 1 2 0 3 21F23 at Florida g 1-5 0-2 1-2 3 1 3 3 3 2 2 27F27 Kentucky g 6-10 2-4 6-9 2 3 20 2 1 2 1 26M3 Arkansas g 5-8 0-0 2-2 5 3 12 1 6 0 1 23M6 at Miss. State g 6-10 1-3 3-4 6 4 16 3 4 0 2 29M11 vs. LSU
Game-by-Game Stats
Season Highlights• Averaging 11.0 points over the last four games while shooting 14-for-27 from the fi eld and 11-for-13 (.846) at the foul line.• UT’s top scorer off the bench in each of the last three games.• Totaled 12 points and three assists during the win over Arkansas March 3.• Erupted for 13 points in just 15 minutes off the bench at Florida Feb. 23.• Landed awkwardly on his right ankle after a layup attempt Feb. 6 vs. South Carolina and missed the next three games (returned Feb. 20 at South Carolina).• Missed Tennessee’s fi rst four games of 2010 while serving a suspension follow-ing an off -court incident on New Year’s Day and returned to practice Jan. 17.• Had started six games at the No. 3 position prior to his suspension.• Drained a pair of fi rst-half 3-pointers en route to eight points in UT’s home win over Florida Jan. 31.• Returned to action Jan. 23 at Georgia, playing nine minutes.• Tied a career-high with four steals while also tallying 14 points in the win over East Carolina on Nov. 20.• Solid eff ort vs. UNC Asheville (Nov. 17) included 13 points, fi ve rebounds, two assists and no turnovers in just 13 minutes.• Came off the bench to score 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting in UT’s season-opening win over Austin Peay (Nov. 13).• Split time at the No. 2 position with Scotty Hopson last season but is sharing minutes with J.P. Prince at the No. 3 spot this year.• One of two Georgia natives on Tennessee’s current roster (joining Kenny Hall). The Vols also signed a pair of highly ranked guards from the Peach State in November.
Noting TatumHas battled knee problems early in his career and redshirted the 2007-08 sea-son ... His father, Robert, played collegiate basketball at Knoxville College ... Academic major is Business.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season Highlights• Has started UT’s last four games (three wins) while averaging eight rebounds.• Logged his third career double-double (his fi rst this season) with a 10-point, 13-rebound eff ort against Jarvis Varnado and Mississippi State March 6.• Set career-highs for assists (5) and minutes (26) in the win vs. Arkansas March 3.• Played a season-high 23 minutes at Florida Feb. 23 and scored four points with a team-high seven rebounds.• Played 18 minutes against Georgia Feb. 17 and scored four points while hand-ing out a career-high-tying three assists.• Returned to game action Feb. 9 at Vanderbilt, grabbing one rebound.• Was reinstated to the team on Feb. 6.• Missed Tennessee’s fi rst nine games of 2010 (close to one-third of the regu-lar season) while serving a suspension following an off -court incident on New Year’s Day; he did not take part in any team-related activities but lost close to 15 pounds working out on his own.• Pulled down 11 rebounds in UT’s rout of North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23.• Logged nine points and seven rebounds in 16 minutes of action vs. Wyoming on Dec. 15.• Totaled six points and eight rebounds against Middle Tennessee on Dec. 11.• Scored nine points off the bench Dec. 2 against ETSU while also recording a pair of steals and grabbing four rebounds.• On Nov. 27 against College of Charleston, he scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds.• Blocked a pair of shots and totaled nine points in the Vols’ win over UNC Ashe-ville (Nov. 17)• Scored eight points with four rebounds and a block in 17 minutes of action during UT’s season-opening win over Austin Peay (Nov. 13).• Is a gifted passer for a player of his size.
Noting WilliamsHas lost close to 100 pounds since high school ... One of the funniest players on the team, he also has the most nicknames, including: Big Baby, Da Neighbor-hood and Death Star ... Academic major is Africana studies.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season Highlights• Made 10 starts this season at the power forward position.• In the win over top-ranked Kansas on Jan. 10, he set or tied career-high for points (14), rebounds (8), minutes (34) and 3-pointers made (4).• Made his fi rst start of the season Jan. 6 against Charlotte and totaled 10 points and seven rebounds in 27 minutes of action.• Flirted with a double-double vs. North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23, totaling nine points and eight rebounds in a then-season-high 17 minutes.• Turned in an 11-point eff ort during 14 minutes against UNC Asheville Nov. 17.• Served primarily as a backup at the 3 position last year but is playing the 4 spot this season.• Is wearing the VOLScholar patch on his jersey this semester after having achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better during the 2009 spring semester.
Noting WoolridgeHis father, Orlando, played collegiately at Notre Dame where he earned All-America honors before enjoying a 13-year NBA career ... He and his father have
both played against and beaten the No. 1 team in the nation (Orlando did it four times) ... Is a second cousin of Basketball Hall of Famer Willis Reed ... Lived in Italy for two years while his dad played there professionally ... Academic major is Entertainment arts production.
SwiperboyHas gained an online following as a rapper who goes by the name Swiperboy ... Wrote two Tennessee athletics-themed songs titled “Baller Vol” and “Yes We Can” ... Released two free mixtapes during the summer and then wrote a song about UT football player and Heisman Trophy candidate Eric Berry ... The athletic department’s broadcasting department fi lmed a music video for the song that has been played on the videoboard at Neyland Stadium before football games and also has been viewed more than 100,000 times on the Internet ... He pro-duces all of his own songs using a laptop computer, microphone and keyboard.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
HEART OF A LION: Negedu Inactive This Season Sophomore forward Emmanuel Negedu had a sub-pectoral implantable cardiac defi brillator (ICD) implanted in his chest Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2007, at UT Medical Center. Negedu will not practice or play with the Volunteers during the 2009-10 season. He will, however, remain on full scholarship and will continue to be a valuable part of the UT basketball program. “Emmanuel is such a special young man,” UT head coach Bruce Pearl said. “You don’t come across many like him. He’s faced a tremendously frightening obstacle with unbelievable courage. He is going to be an inspiration to many, and we all feel truly blessed that he’s still here with us.” On Monday, Sept. 28, Negedu suff ered a sudden cardiac arrest (ventricular fi brillation) after racing a teammate on the indoor football practice fi eld at Neyland-Thompson Sports Center. The basketball team had recently completed and been dismissed from a group weightlifting session prior to the impromptu race. Tennessee senior associate athletic trainer Chad Newman and director of sports medicine Jason McVeigh were the fi rst medical personnel to arrive at Negedu’s side, and Newman (the basketball team trainer) initi-ated emergency medical service response. The use of an on-site automatic external defi brillator (AED) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)—both of which were administered by Newman—were necessary to revive Negedu, who regained a pulse and consciousness before being transported via ambulance to UT Medical Center. Negedu was in stable condition during the duration of his hospitalization. He was discharged from UT Medical Center on Thursday, Oct. 1, wearing an external defi brillator vest. He continued to wear the vest until undergoing the implant procedure.
From the time of his admission to UT Medical Center through Wednesday, Sept. 30, Negedu under-went a battery of tests. He traveled with his American host family and Newman to Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday, Oct. 1, to meet with specialists at the Cleveland Clinic. The group returned to Knoxville Oct. 2, and the implant was scheduled that weekend. The ICD is a permanent device that constantly monitors the heart’s rhythm, and when an irregular-ity occurs, the ICD delivers energy to the heart muscle which returns the heart to its normal rhythm.
“I just want to say thanks to all those people that care about me and show me they care,” Negedu said. “I want to say I appreciate everything.
“God is going to see me through this. With God, all things are possible. God is always in control.”
Upon his enrollment at UT in the summer of 2008, Negedu under-went an echocardiogram and an electrocardiogram (EKG), both of
which are part of routine physical examinations for incoming UT student-athletes. No issues were detected on those tests that pre-cluded Negedu’s participation with the basketball team. A native of Kaduna, Nigeria, Negedu played in 33 games as a
true freshman last season. The 6-7 forward shot a team-best 80 percent from the free-throw line while averaging 1.9 points
and 1.7 rebounds per game. His best performance came Jan. 28 against LSU, during which he totaled 11 points, two re-bounds, one assist and one block in 15 minutes of action.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest• According to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association, at least 225,972 American lives have been lost this year to sudden cardiac arrest.• SCA is a leading cause of death in the U.S., posting a higher death rate than breast cancer, lung cancer and HIV/
AIDS combined.
Game #1
Austin Peay (0-1) 54#10 Tennessee (1-0) 83
9 p.m. ET • Nov. 13, 2009 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.Austin Peay FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min
Officials: Doug Sirmons, Rick Crawford, Rick HartzellTechnicals: Tennessee-Coach Bruce Pearl (Class A). Vanderbilt-Ogilvy, A.J. (Class A).Attendance: 14,316
Tennessee Volunteers (23-7, 11-5 SEC) NCAA Ranking Summary Through March 7, 2010
Category Rank Actual National Leader ActualWon-Lost Percentage (334 ranked) 28 76.7 Kansas
Kentucky 93.593.5
Scoring Offense (334 ranked) 54 75.0 VMI 88.6 Scoring Defense (334 ranked) 90 65.2 Princeton 52.1 Scoring Margin (334 ranked) 33 9.8 BYU 18.7 Field-Goal Percentage (334 ranked) 52 46.1 Syracuse 51.5 Field-Goal Percentage Defense (334 ranked) 19 39.2 Florida State 37.2 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (334 ranked) 185 6.0 VMI 11.6 Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (334 ranked) 230 32.3 Cornell 43.4 Three Pt FG Defense (334 ranked) 10 29.1 St. Louis 27.1 Free-Throw Percentage (334 ranked) 239 66.7 BYU 77.9 Rebound Margin (334 ranked) 155 1.1 Quinnipiac 9.5 Assists Per Game (334 ranked) 52 14.8 Sam Houston State 20.9 Assist Turnover Ratio (334 ranked) 63 1.12 Utah State 1.67 Blocked Shots Per Game (334 ranked) 109 3.9 Marshall 8.0 Steals Per Game (334 ranked) 36 8.2 Missouri 11.0 Turnovers Per Game (334 ranked) 128 13.2 Wisconsin 9.0 Turnover Margin (334 ranked) 17 3.7 Houston 8.1 Personal Fouls Per Game (334 ranked) 255 19.9 Siena 13.7
Category Player Rank Actual National Leader Actual
Points Per Game (250 ranked) A. Coleman, Houston 26.0 Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) Scotty Hopson 134 46.4 A. Hodzic, Lipscomb 60.4 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (250 ranked) R. Harman, C. Mich. 3.5 Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) T. Freeman, Ohio 48.2 Free-Throw Percentage (250 ranked) D. Sims, App. State 95.2 Rebounds Per Game (250 ranked) Wayne Chism 204 6.8 A. Parakhouski, Radford 13.4 Assists Per Game (250 ranked) R. Moore, Siena 7.8 Blocked Shots Per Game (250 ranked) Wayne Chism 114 1.5 H. Whiteside, Marshall 5.4 Steals Per Game (250 ranked) J.P. Prince 157 1.6 C. Jones, Prairie View 2.8 Assist Turnover Ratio (250 ranked) Bobby Maze 44 2.26 J. Boyer, Buffalo 3.71 Double Doubles (30 ranked) A. Parakhouski, Radford 26.0 Triple Doubles (30 ranked) H. Whiteside, Marshall 3.0
2009-10 Tennessee BasketballTennessee Category Leaders (as of Mar 08, 2010)
TEAM STATISTICS UT OPPSCORING 2250 1955 Points per game 75.0 65.2 Scoring margin +9.8 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 826-1791 646-1650 Field goal pct . 4 6 1 . 3 9 23 POINT FG-ATT 180-558 182-626 3-point FG pct . 3 2 3 . 2 9 1 3-pt FG made per game 6.0 6.1FREE THROWS-ATT 418-627 481-673 Free throw pct . 6 6 7 . 7 1 5 F-Throws made per game 13.9 16.0REBOUNDS 1103 1069 Rebounds per game 36.8 35.6 Rebounding margin +1.1 -ASSISTS 444 334 Assists per game 14.8 11.1TURNOVERS 397 507 Turnovers per game 13.2 16.9 Turnover margin +3.7 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.7STEALS 246 181 Steals per game 8.2 6.0BLOCKS 116 125 Blocks per game 3.9 4.2ATTENDANCE 306680 153984 Home games-Avg/Game 16-19168 11-13081 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-3365
Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsTennessee 1054 1184 12 2250Opponents 901 1044 10 1955
Date Opponent Score Att.11/13/09 AUSTIN PEAY W 83-54 1796311/17/09 UNC ASHEVILLE W 124-49 17085
1 11/20/09 vs East Carolina W 105-66 31171 11/22/09 vs DePaul W 57-53 32221 11/23/09 vs Purdue L 72-73 3755
11/27/09 COLL. OF CHARLESTON W 86-69 1829312/02/09 ETSU W 78-66 17512
2 12/11/09 at Middle Tennessee W 75-54 1451612/15/09 WYOMING W 77-58 1727412/19/09 at Southern California L 55-77 452312/23/09 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W 99-78 1775912/31/09 at Memphis W 66-59 175441/6/10 CHARLOTTE W 88-71 170231/10/10 KANSAS W 76-68 21936
* 1/14/10 AUBURN W 81-55 20368* 1/16/10 OLE MISS Wot 71-69 20714* 1/19/10 at Alabama W 63-56 12098* 1/23/10 at Georgia L 63-78 10523* 1/27/10 VANDERBILT L 76-85 19103* 1/31/10 FLORIDA W 61-60 21208* 2/4/10 at LSU W 59-54 9052* 2/6/10 SOUTH CAROLINA W 79-53 21003* 2/09/10 at Vanderbilt L 71-90 14316* 2/13/10 at Kentucky L 62-73 24402* 2/17/10 GEORGIA W 69-60 18086* 2/20/10 at South Carolina W 63-55 15622* 2/23/10 at Florida L 62-75 11273* 2/27/10 KENTUCKY W 74-65 21214* 3/3/10 ARKANSAS W 80-73 20139* 3/6/10 at Mississippi State W 75-59 10021
1 = U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (St. Thomas)2 = Sun Belt Classic (Nashville, Tenn)3 = SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.)* = Conference game
2009-10 Tennessee BasketballTennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 08, 2010)
Conference games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 11-5 7-1 4-4 0-0CONFERENCE 11-5 7-1 4-4 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds
## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg
TEAM STATISTICS UT OPPSCORING 1109 1060 Points per game 69.3 66.2 Scoring margin +3.1 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 409-927 357-901 Field goal pct . 4 4 1 . 3 9 63 POINT FG-ATT 87-291 99-336 3-point FG pct . 2 9 9 . 2 9 5 3-pt FG made per game 5.4 6.2FREE THROWS-ATT 204-310 247-344 Free throw pct . 6 5 8 . 7 1 8 F-Throws made per game 12.8 15.4REBOUNDS 583 586 Rebounds per game 36.4 36.6 Rebounding margin -0.2 -ASSISTS 205 179 Assists per game 12.8 11.2TURNOVERS 213 229 Turnovers per game 13.3 14.3 Turnover margin +1.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.8STEALS 115 94 Steals per game 7.2 5.9BLOCKS 70 75 Blocks per game 4.4 4.7ATTENDANCE 161835 107307 Home games-Avg/Game 8-20229 8-13413 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsTennessee 494 603 12 1109Opponents 488 562 10 1060
Date Opponent Score Att.* 1/14/10 AUBURN W 81-55 20368* 1/16/10 OLE MISS Wot 71-69 20714* 1/19/10 at Alabama W 63-56 12098* 1/23/10 at Georgia L 63-78 10523* 1/27/10 VANDERBILT L 76-85 19103* 1/31/10 FLORIDA W 61-60 21208* 2/4/10 at LSU W 59-54 9052* 2/6/10 SOUTH CAROLINA W 79-53 21003* 2/09/10 at Vanderbilt L 71-90 14316* 2/13/10 at Kentucky L 62-73 24402* 2/17/10 GEORGIA W 69-60 18086* 2/20/10 at South Carolina W 63-55 15622* 2/23/10 at Florida L 62-75 11273* 2/27/10 KENTUCKY W 74-65 21214* 3/3/10 ARKANSAS W 80-73 20139* 3/6/10 at Mississippi State W 75-59 10021
1 = U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (St. Thomas)2 = Sun Belt Classic (Nashville, Tenn)3 = SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.)* = Conference game