2012-13 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL » UTSPORTS.COM » @VOL_HOOPS 10 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS » 25 ALL-AMERICANS » 43 NBA DRAFT PICKS » NATION’S HIGHEST-SCORING COACHING STAFF 2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD OVERALL RECORD: 9-8 SEC 1-4 NON-CONFERENCE 8-4 HOME 7-2 AWAY 0-5 NEUTRAL 2-1 THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N9 Kennesaw State (FSS) W 76-67 N15 1-UNC Asheville (ESPNU)^ W 75-68 N16 1-Oklahoma State (ESPNU)^ L 62-45 N18 1-UMass (ESPNU)^ W 83-69 N26 Oakland (FSS) W 77-50 N30 2-at No. 20 Georgetown (ESPN)^ L 37-36 D5 at Virginia (ESPN3)^ L 46-38 D13 No. 23 Wichita State (FSS) W 69-60 D18 Presbyterian (SS) W 78-62 D21 Western Carolina (FSS) W 66-52 D29 Xavier (ESPNU)^ W 51-47 J4 Memphis (ESPN2)^ L 85-80 J9 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) L 92-74 J12 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ L 68-65 J15 at Kentucky* (ESPN)^ L 75-65 J19 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) W, 72-57 J24 at No. 23 Ole Miss* (ESPN2)^ L 62-56 J26 Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 2:05 p.m. J29 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. F2 at Arkansas* (ESPN2)^ 4 p.m. F6 Georgia* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. F10 at South Carolina* (FSS) 1 p.m. F13 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. F16 Kentucky* (CBS) 1 p.m. F19 LSU* (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. F23 at Texas A&M* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. F26 Florida* (ESPN)^ 9 p.m. M2 at Georgia* (SEC Network) 1:30 p.m. M6 at Auburn* (CSS) 9 p.m. M9 Missouri* (ESPN/ESPN2) 4 p.m. M13-17 SEC Tournament Schedule Key 1-Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico); 2-SEC/Big East Challenge (Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.); *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FSS-FOX Sports South; SS-SportSouth; ^-Available through the WatchESPN app on smartphones and tablets All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP GAME 18 ITEMS OF NOTE ¢ Tennessee looks to snap Alabama’s three-game win streak in the series while also starting a home winning streak of its own Saturday. ¢ Tennessee currently ranks seventh nationally in average home attendance (16,686). ¢ UT head coach Cuonzo Martin and his staff will wear “Suits and Sneakers” Saturday as part of the NABC’s Coaches vs. Cancer weekend. ¢ A cancer survivor, Martin had his professional playing career cut short due to a bout with Non- Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He received his last treat- ment April 20, 1998, and is now in full remission. ¢ Alabama is riding a four-game win streak that includes victories over Tennessee, Mississippi State, Texas A&M and Kentucky. ¢ Alabama won this season’s first meeting, post- ing a 68-65 victory in Tuscaloosa Jan. 12. The Vols lost despite a 40-25 edge in rebounding. ¢ Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Dave Hart graduated from Alabama in 1971 and was a two-year basketball letterman for the Tide. See note on Page 3 for more. ¢ In SEC play, Vols junior Jordan McRae ranks second in the league in scoring (21.6 ppg) and fifth in field-goal percentage (.493). ¢ Despite losing Thursday at No. 23 Ole Miss, the Vols held the high-powered Rebels’ offense with- out a field goal for 9:59 in the first half. ¢ Tennessee remains just one of two teams to have beaten No. 20 Wichita State this season. The Shockers (18-2) are 15th in the latest NCAA RPI. That Vol victory is the best win, RPI-wise, by an SEC team this season. THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE ALABAMA vs TENNESSEE (9-8, 1-4 SEC) vs. ALABAMA (12-6, 4-1 SEC) JAN. 26 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN. Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER G 52 Jordan McRae 6-5 178 Jr. Midway, Ga. 14.5 3.3 321 3FG% G 13 Skylar McBee 6-3 195 Sr. Rutledge, Tenn. 5.4 0.9 .310 3FG% G 1 Josh Richardson 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. 8.4 4.8 .514 FG% F 5 Jarnell Stokes 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. 10.9 7.5 .523 FG% F 20 Kenny Hall 6-9 230 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga. 6.2 5.7 .507 FG% Alabama Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER G 12 Trevor Releford 6-0 195 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. 16.0 2.4 .423 3FG% G 5 Trevor Lacey 6-3 215 So. Huntsville, Ala. 12.2 3.9 3.6 apg G 20 Levi Randolph 6-5 205 So. Madison, Ala. 8.4 4.0 1.9 apg G 21 Rodney Cooper 6-6 215 So. Hurtsboro, Ala. 11.3 4.2 2.1 orpg C 14 Moussa Gueye 7-0 255 Jr. Dakar, Senegal 1.2 4.3 1.4 bpg PROBABLE STARTERS TELEVISION ESPN2 Mark Jones (PxP) Jimmy Dykes (analyst) Bryan Jaroch (producer) RADIO Vol Network Bob Kesling (PxP) Bert Bertelkamp (analyst) SATELLITE RADIO Sirius Channel 92 XM Channel 198 TICKETS www.UTtix.com 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) EXPERIENCE THE ACTION 9-8, 1-4 SEC Record 12-6, 4-1 SEC NR / NR Ranking NR / NR Cuonzo Martin Head Coach Anthony Grant 28-23 (2nd yr) Record at School 75-45 (4th yr) 89-64 (5th yr) Career Record 151-70 (7th yr) UTsports.com Website RollTide.com INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Alabama leads, 75-65 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 44-21 In Tuscaloosa: Alabama leads, 43-17 Neutral Sites: Alabama leads, 11-4 Current Streak: Alabama has won three straight Last Meeting: Alabama won 68-65 in Tuscaloosa (1/12/13) Martin vs. Grant: Grant leads, 2-0
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� THE SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N9 Kennesaw State (fSS) w 76-67N15 1-UNC Asheville (ESPNU)^ w 75-68N16 1-oklahoma State (ESPNU)^ L 62-45N18 1-Umass (ESPNU)^ w 83-69N26 oakland (fSS) w 77-50N30 2-at No. 20 Georgetown (ESPN)^ L 37-36D5 at Virginia (ESPN3)^ L 46-38D13 No. 23 wichita State (fSS) w 69-60D18 Presbyterian (SS) w 78-62D21 western Carolina (fSS) w 66-52D29 Xavier (ESPNU)^ w 51-47J4 memphis (ESPN2)^ L 85-80J9 ole miss* (SEC Network) L 92-74J12 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ L 68-65J15 at Kentucky* (ESPN)^ L 75-65J19 mississippi State* (SEC Network) w, 72-57J24 at No. 23 ole miss* (ESPN2)^ L 62-56J26 Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 2:05 p.m.J29 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m.f2 at Arkansas* (ESPN2)^ 4 p.m.f6 Georgia* (SEC Network) 8 p.m.f10 at South Carolina* (fSS) 1 p.m.f13 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 8 p.m.f16 Kentucky* (CBS) 1 p.m.f19 LSU* (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m.f23 at Texas A&m* (SEC Network) 4 p.m.f26 florida* (ESPN)^ 9 p.m.m2 at Georgia* (SEC Network) 1:30 p.m.m6 at Auburn* (CSS) 9 p.m.m9 missouri* (ESPN/ESPN2) 4 p.m.m13-17 SEC Tournament Schedule Key1-Puerto rico Tip-off (Coliseo ruben rodriguez in Bayamón, Puerto rico); 2-SEC/Big East Challenge (Verizon Center in washington, D.C.); *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; fSS-foX Sports South; SS-SportSouth; ^-Available through the watchESPN app on smartphones and tablets
All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP
GaME 18ITEmS of NoTE¢ Tennessee looks to snap Alabama’s three-game
win streak in the series while also starting a home winning streak of its own Saturday.¢ Tennessee currently ranks seventh nationally
in average home attendance (16,686). ¢ UT head coach Cuonzo Martin and his staff will
wear “Suits and Sneakers” Saturday as part of the NABC’s Coaches vs. Cancer weekend.¢ A cancer survivor, martin had his professional
playing career cut short due to a bout with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He received his last treat-ment April 20, 1998, and is now in full remission. ¢ Alabama is riding a four-game win streak that
includes victories over Tennessee, mississippi State, Texas A&m and Kentucky.¢ Alabama won this season’s first meeting, post-
ing a 68-65 victory in Tuscaloosa Jan. 12. The Vols lost despite a 40-25 edge in rebounding.¢ Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics
Dave Hart graduated from Alabama in 1971 and was a two-year basketball letterman for the Tide. See note on Page 3 for more.¢ In SEC play, Vols junior Jordan McRae ranks
second in the league in scoring (21.6 ppg) and fifth in field-goal percentage (.493).¢ Despite losing Thursday at No. 23 ole miss, the
Vols held the high-powered rebels’ offense with-out a field goal for 9:59 in the first half.¢ Tennessee remains just one of two teams to
have beaten No. 20 wichita State this season. The Shockers (18-2) are 15th in the latest NCAA rPI. That Vol victory is the best win, RPI-wise, by an SEC team this season.
Alabama Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHERG 12 Trevor releford 6-0 195 Jr. Kansas City, mo. 16.0 2.4 .423 3fG%G 5 Trevor Lacey 6-3 215 So. Huntsville, Ala. 12.2 3.9 3.6 apgG 20 Levi randolph 6-5 205 So. madison, Ala. 8.4 4.0 1.9 apgG 21 rodney Cooper 6-6 215 So. Hurtsboro, Ala. 11.3 4.2 2.1 orpgC 14 moussa Gueye 7-0 255 Jr. Dakar, Senegal 1.2 4.3 1.4 bpg
PROBaBLE STaRTERS
TELEvISION ESPN2 mark Jones (PxP) Jimmy Dykes (analyst) Bryan Jaroch (producer)
RaDIO Vol Network Bob Kesling (PxP) Bert Bertelkamp (analyst)
SaTELLITE RaDIO Sirius Channel 92
XM Channel 198
TICKETS www.UTtix.com 1-800-332-VoLS (8657)
EXPERIENCE THE aCTION
9-8, 1-4 SEC Record 12-6, 4-1 SECNr / Nr Ranking Nr / Nr Cuonzo martin Head Coach Anthony Grant28-23 (2nd yr) Record at School 75-45 (4th yr) 89-64 (5th yr) Career Record 151-70 (7th yr) UTsports.com Website rollTide.com
INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: Alabama leads, 75-65 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 44-21In Tuscaloosa: Alabama leads, 43-17Neutral Sites: Alabama leads, 11-4Current Streak: Alabama has won three straightLast Meeting: Alabama won 68-65 in Tuscaloosa (1/12/13)Martin vs. Grant: Grant leads, 2-0
THE BASICSLocation: Knoxville, Tenn.founded: 1794Conference: SoutheasternEnrollment: 27,523Colors: orange & whiteNickname: Volunteersmascot: SmokeyBand: Pride of the SouthlandUniversity President: Dr. Joe DiPietroKnoxville Chancellor: Dr. Jimmy G. Cheekfaculty representative: Dr. Donald BruceVice Chancellor/Director of Athletics: Dave HartAthletic Department Phone: 865-974-1220Ticket office Phone: 1-800-332-VoLS (8657)
COURT FACTS: Thompson-Boling ArenaCapacity: 21,678record in Arena: 302-106 (.740), 26th seasonLargest Crowd: 25,610 vs. Kentucky (1/21/89) at current capacity: 22,326 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
TENNESSEE RoSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School)31 Quinton Chievous G 6-5 201 rS-fr. Chicago, Ill. (Notre Dame College Prep)32 D’montre Edwards G 6-6 206 Jr. Charleston, S.C. (Brevard [fla.] CC)11 Trae Golden G 6-2 205 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. (mcEachern HS)20 Kenny Hall f 6-9 230 Sr. Stone mountain, Ga. (redan HS)24 Brandon Lopez G 6-1 178 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Austin-East HS)0 yemi makanjuola C 6-9 250 So. Lagos, Nigeria (word of God Christian Academy)34 Jeronne maymon f 6-7 260 Sr. madison, wis. (marquette University)13 Skylar mcBee G 6-3 195 Sr. rutledge, Tenn. (Grainger HS)52 Jordan mcrae G 6-5 178 Jr. midway, Ga. (Liberty County HS)25 Dwight miller f 6-8 245 rS-Sr. Nassau, Bahamas (midland [Texas] College)4 Armani moore G 6-5 203 fr. Kennesaw, Ga. (mt. Paran Christian School)15 rob murphy f 6-8 233 rS-Sr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Lipscomb University)3 Derek reese G 6-8 208 fr. orlando, fla. (olympia HS)1 Josh richardson G 6-6 188 So. Edmond, okla. (Santa fe HS)5 Jarnell Stokes f 6-8 270 So. memphis, Tenn. (Southwind HS)
PRoNUNCIATIoN GUIDEQuinton Chievous CHEE-vissD’Montre Edwards duh-mAHN-trayTrae Golden TrAyYemi Makanjuola yEH-mee mACK-in-JEw-luhCuonzo martin KAHN-zoJeronne Maymon jur-oN mAy-minArmani moore ahr-mAHN-ee
STAFFHead Coach Cuonzo martinRecord at Tennessee 28-23 (Second year)Overall Record 89-64 (fifth year) Associate Head Coach Tracy websterAssistant Coach Jon HarrisAssistant Coach Kent williamsDirector of Basketball Operations Houston fancherStudent-Athlete Welfare Coordinator marco HarrisCoordinator of Video Scouting mark PancratzStrength & Conditioing Coach Nicodemus ChristopherAthletic Trainer Chad Newman
Front Row (L-R): Brandon Lopez, Quinton Chievous, Skylar McBee, Trae Golden, Jordan McRae, Josh Richardson, Armani Moore. Back Row: D’Montre Edwards, Derek Reese, Dwight Miller, Kenny Hall, Yemi Makanjuola, Jarnell Stokes, Rob Murphy, Jeronne Maymon.
Tom Satkowiak Associate Media Relations Director Cell: 865.696.2897 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @TomSatkowiakNate Bain Graduate Assistant Cell: 931.309.8401 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @NateBain
2012 TENNESSEE BaSKETBaLL MEDIa RELaTIONS CONTaCTS
CREDENTIALSoutlets interested in obtaining credentials to cover Tennessee basketball home games must apply for credentials via Sports Systems.
Applications for single-game credentials should be submitted at least one week in advance of the game(s) one plans to cover.
COVERING PRACTICEonly select Tennessee basketball practices are open to the media. Contact basketball SID Tom Satkowiak ([email protected]) for dates and times. See Page 205 of the Tennessee record Book for specific practice coverage guidelines.
MEDIA LUNCHEONSCuonzo martin hosts weekly media luncheons in the Arena Dining area at Thompson-Boling Arena. Call the media relations office (865-974-7501) for a schedule of the luncheons. The entrance to Arena Dining is located at the northeast corner of the arena off Phillip fulmer way.
SEC COACHES TELECONFERENCEThe weekly SEC coaches teleconference is sched-uled for every monday Jan. 7 through march 4. All SEC basketball teleconferences can be listened to online at SECsports.com shortly after conclusion.Order of Appearance (All Times Eastern) 11:00 a.m. Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt 11:07 a.m. Billy Donovan, florida 11:14 a.m. frank martin, South Carolina 11:21 a.m. mark fox, Georgia 11:28 a.m. Johnny Jones, LSU 11:35 a.m. John Calipari, Kentucky 11:42 a.m. Cuonzo Martin, Tennessee 11:49 a.m. mike Anderson, Arkansas 11:56 a.m. Anthony Grant, Alabama 12:03 p.m. Tony Barbee, Auburn 12:10 p..m. Andy Kennedy, ole miss 12:17 p.m. rick ray, mississippi State 12:24 p.m. frank Haith, missouri 12:31 p.m. Billy Kennedy, Texas A&m
8» Imposing sophomore power forward Jarnell Stokes, who at 19-years-old measures in at a chis-eled 6-8, 270 pounds, entered the season with eight percent body fat.
28» Tennessee has drawn 28 charges through the first 17 games of the season. Sophomore center Yemi Makanjuola leads the way with seven charges (14 in his career).
2» That is how many losses wichita State has this season. Tennessee is one of just two teams that has de-feated the Shockers (18-2), who sit at No. 15 in the NCAA rPI.
Receiving Votes: marquette 92, wisconsin 55, UCLA 41, UNLV 32, wyoming 28, San Diego State 26, Colorado State 7, memphis 6, Georgetown 4, Iowa State 3, North Carolina 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Pittsburgh 1, Bucknell 1
ESPN/USa TODaY COaCHES’ POLLUpdated: Jan. 21Rank School Record Pts. Previous1 Duke (20) 16-1 755 32 Kansas (8) 16-1 732 43 michigan (1) 17-1 712 54 Syracuse (2) 17-1 699 65 Louisville 16-2 633 16 Arizona 16-1 609 77 florida 14-2 588 98 Indiana 16-2 576 29 Butler 16-2 523 1310 Gonzaga 17-2 454 811 michigan State 16-3 439 1712 Creighton 17-2 376 1013 Kansas State 15-2 372 1814 minnesota 15-3 343 1215 ohio State 13-4 342 1116 VCU 16-3 305 1917 New mexico 16-2 304 2118 NC State 15-3 234 1519 oregon 16-2 211 -20 Cincinnati 16-3 179 2421 wichita State 17-2 145 -22 missouri 13-4 130 1623 Notre Dame 15-3 84 2024 ole miss 15-2 69 -25 San Diego State 14-4 60 14
Receiving Votes: miami (fla.) 49, wisconsin 42, UNLV 23, marquette 20, wyoming 17, Colorado State 16, okla-homa State 7, Pittsburgh 5, UCLA 5, Iowa State 5, Buck-nell 3, Illinois 3, Georgetown 2, Stephen f. Austin 2, Saint mary’s 1, middle Tennessee 1
NATIoNAL PoLLS
oLE mISS rECAP¢ Tennessee led for much of the game, but No.
23 ole miss scored nine of the final 12 points to pull out a 62-56 victory Thursday in oxford, miss.
¢ the Vols posted a season-high 19 assists (on 28 baskets), with Golden notching the most by a Vol this season, nine.
¢ The SEC’s top two scorers dueled it out, with ole miss’ Marshall Henderson scoring 24 of of his game-high 28 points in the second half. Ten-nessee’s Jordan McRae tied his career-high with 26 points for the third time in six games.
¢ with the game tied at 53 with just over four minutes left, Henderson knocked down on a 3-pointer to put the rebels up 56-53. Then ole miss converted a UT turnover in a fastbreak layup by Reginald Buckner with 3:40 left giving ole miss a 58-53 lead.
¢ mcrae tied his previous career-high on a 3-pointer with 3:15 left, making it 58-56 ole miss. He had a chance to tie the game with 2:32 left, but missed a pair of free throws. Tennessee could have tied the game again with 1:01 left af-ter mcrae drew and offensive foul, but Armani
Moore missed two more free throws.¢ The Vols led 25-18 at halftime, limiting the reb-
els to their fewest points in any half this season (the previous low was 29). Tennessee’s defense held ole miss to just 4-of-23 from the floor for 17.4 percent. Henderson was limited to four points, all on free throws. He was 0-of-4 from the floor.
¢ UT outrebounded the rebels 26-15 in the first half and outscored ole miss 16-4 in the paint.
LAST TImE VS ALABAmA...¢ Trae Golden’s 3-point attempt at the buzzer
bounced off the back of the rim as Alabama held off the Vols, 68-65, at Coleman Coliseum on Jan. 12. A 10-0 Crimson Tide run late in the second half proved to be the difference.
¢ Junior Jordan McRae led the Vols in scoring for the third game in a row, tallying 21. He was the Vols’ only double-figure scorer.
¢ mcrae’s layup with 7.7 left brought the Vols within one at 66-65. Tide point guard Trevor Releford made two free throws with 7.5 seconds left to give the Tide a 68-65 lead.
¢ Vols freshman Armani Moore made his biggest impact of the season with a career-high tying seven points in a then-career-high 21 minutes in his SEC debut.
¢ The Vols led 28-24 at halftime behind 10 points from mcrae. The game featured 10 lead changes and 11 ties, and no team led by more than eight points for the entire game.
¢ releford scored all 15 of his points in the sec-ond half, including two free throws that sealed the game with 7.5 seconds left. Trevor Lacey also had 15 for the Crimson Tide. Levi Randolph (12) and Andrew Steele (11) also scored 10+.
mEmorABLE VoL PErformANCES AGAINST THE CrImSoN TIDE¢ Bill Hann dished an incredible school-record 19
assists against the Tide on Jan. 6, 1968, leading UT to an 82-63 win in Tuscaloosa.
¢ Grand Junction, Tenn., native Steve Hamer posted a memorable 31-point, 21-rebound per-formance against the Tide in the 1996 SEC Tour-nament in New orleans. The Vols won 77-65.
¢ The legendary Bernard King recorded 37 points and 18 rebounds against Alabama on Jan. 31, 1975, as ninth-ranked Tennessee downed No. 11 Alabama 80-74 in Knoxville.
¢ Dyron Nix holds UT’s single-game scoring re-cord against Alabama, as he dropped 38 points on the Tide on march 2, 1988, in Knoxville.
VoLS’ A.D. HooPED AT ALABAmA¢ Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athlet-
ics Dave Hart played basketball at Alabama for head coach C.M. Newton from 1969-70 before graduating in 1971.
¢ Hart met his wife, Pam, while at Alabama. She is a 1970 graduate.
¢ Hart earned his master’s degree from Alabama in 1972 while working as a graduate assistant basketball coach there.
¢ Prior to his hiring at UT, Hart worked as Execu-tive Director of Athletics at Alabama from Aug. 2008-Sept. 2011.
VoLS THIrD IN SEC wINS oVEr LAST SEVEN SEASoNS¢ In league play, Tennessee is the SEC’s second-
winningest program dating to the 2005-06 season.¢ Tennessee’s 76 SEC regular-season wins dur-
ing that span rank third in the league, trailing only Kentucky (81) and Florida (77).
¢ rounding out the top five is Vanderbilt (68) and mississippi State (62).
VoLS owN SEC’s BEST rPI wIN¢ Tennessee’s victory over wichita State (18-2) is
the league’s best rPI win this season (rPI of 15).
TRaCKING TENNESSEE IN THE POLLS Pre 11/12 11/19 11/26 12/3 12/10 12/17 12/24 12/31 1/7 1/14 1/21 1/28 2/4 2/11 2/18 2/24 3/4 3/11 FinalAP rV rV rV rV Nr Nr Nr Nr Nr Nr Nr Nr Coaches’ rV rV rV rV Nr Nr Nr Nr Nr Nr Nr Nr
ESPN: VoLS’ S.o.S. rANKS IN ToP 30¢ According to ESPN.com InsiderPI, Tennessee’s
strength-of-schedule is No. 27 nationally.
foES fINDING EDGE AT foUL LINE¢ Tennessee’s five SEC opponents have combined
to shoot 141 free throws, while the Vols have at-tempted just 99 free throws in SEC play.
¢ In those games, UT is shooting 63 percent at the foul line, and its foes are shooting 74 percent.
¢ of the five Vols who average at least two fT attempts per game this season, three of them are shooting worse than 70 percent (Stokes .527, richardson .558, Hall .676).
frESHmEN DUo ProVIDING BooST¢ UT’s freshmen duo of Derek Reese and Armani
Moore are combining to give the Vols 9.2 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in SEC play.
¢ reese averages 15.8 minutes in SEC games, and moore averages 21.8 minutes. The pair has com-mitted just four turnovers in SEC play.
¢ At hostile rupp Arena on Jan. 15, the pair to-taled 14 points and eight rebounds.
¢ reese has the best 3-point shooting percentage on the team (.364).
¢ moore’s 11 rebounds against mississippi State (1/19/13) were the most by a UT guard since Scotty Hopson had 11 in a win over VCU in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-off in madison Square Garden on Nov. 24, 2010
SIX for SToKES = SUCCESS for VoLS¢ During Jarnell Stokes’ career, UT is 7-0 when he
makes at least six field goals (5-0 this season). ¢ The Vols also are 3-0 in Stokes’ career when he
makes at least six free throws.
mcrAE oN SCorING SUrGE¢ more than one-fifth of Jordan McRae’s career
points (20.3 percent) have come in the last five games (108 of 532).
¢ The junior has played in 60 career games.
THE moNSTEr from mIDwAy¢ Junior wing Jordan McRae provided an offen-
sive boost off the bench through 12 games for Tennessee, and in doing so, he earned himself a starting role.
¢ mcrae leads the team in scoring with 14.5
points per game, and he is shooting .321 (25-for-78) from 3-point range.
¢ The Midway, Ga., native’s 21.6-point scoring average in SEC play ranks second in the league.
¢ He scored a career-high 26 points in games against memphis and ole miss. In doing so, he became the first Vol to score 50+ points in con-secutive games vs. Division I opponents since Scotty Hopson in february of 2011 (55 points vs. South Carolina and Georgia).
mcrAE SCorES 26 off THE BENCH¢ Jordan McRae’s 26 points against memphis
(1/4/13) were the most by a Vol off the bench since Scooter McFadgon dropped 33 on Ken-tucky on Jan. 20, 2004.
mcrAE’s VErSATILITy oN DISPLAy¢ Jordan McRae has played every position but the
No. 5 spot for the Vols this season.¢ He sees most of his minutes at the No. 2 spot,
which — within the framework of UT’s system — is virtually interchangeable with the No. 3 position.
¢ Cuonzo Martin has used mcrae at the point guard spot in certain instances (including a start at Alabama on 1/12/13), and mcrae started the Presbyterian game (12/18/12) at the No. 4 posi-tion when Kenny Hall was out with an injury.
ProDUCTIoN INCrEASE for J-rICH¢ After averaging 2.9 points per game as a true
freshman last year, guard Josh Richardson is av-eraging 8.4 ppg through 17 games.
¢ Now a starter on the wing, richardson has scored in double figures six times this season. He scored in double figures just twice in 34 games played as a freshman last season.
GoLDEN APProACHING 300 ASSISTS¢ Junior point guard Trae Golden had a season-
high nine assists in UT’s win over mSU last Satur-day. He has 296 career assists (82 games).
¢ Golden will become the 13th all-time Vol to re-cord at least 300 career assists.
GoLDEN DISHING IT oUT¢ Junior point guard Trae Golden owns a 2.09 as-
sist/turnover ratio.¢ In UT’s wins, Golden has a 3.19 assist/turnover
ratio. That ratio dips to 1.16 in UT’s losses.¢ Golden ranks third in the SEC with 4.3 apg.
10 for mcBEE = wIN for UT¢ Tennessee is 15-2 during senior Skylar McBee’s
career when he scores 10 or more points.¢ mcBee is 20 3-pointers shy of breaking into UT’s
all-time top-10 list for 3-pointers made.
mcBEE’S HIGH SCHooL JErSEy rETIrED¢ Grainger High School retired Skylar McBee’s
No. 4 jersey on Dec. 8. mcBee, who graduated in 2009, scored 2,362 points in his prep career.
¢ Grainger High School is located in mcBee’s hometown of rutledge, Tenn., 35 miles northeast of the UT campus.
“BIG mAK” mAKING moST of mINUTES¢ while it may not always translate to point pro-
duction, sophomore center Yemi Makanjuola has been impactful during his 9.9 minutes per game.
¢ He leads the team in charges drawn with seven.¢ He is averaging 13.1 rebounds per 40 minutes
played, and one-third of his rebounds have come on the offensive glass (19 of 55).
LoPEZ EArNS SomE BUrN¢ Sophomore walk-on Brandon Lopez, a Knox-
ville native, played meaningful minutes at the point guard spot during a seven-game stretch in mid-December through early-January. Lopez averaged 7.1 mpg during that stretch.
¢ He played a career-high 14 minutes vs. memphis, totaling two assists, two steals and no turnovers.
HALfTImE LEAD BoDES wELL for UT¢ Under second-year head coach Cuonzo Martin,
Tennessee is 21-6 in games it led at halftime.
mAymoN rEDSHIrTING¢ It was announced on Jan. 6 that All-SEC for-
ward Jeronne Maymon is redshirting this season due to a left knee injury.
¢ Tennessee’s team mVP last season and a pre-season All-SEC first-team selection (coaches), maymon had yet to practice this season when the announcement was made. In october, he suffered a setback in his rehab from offseason surgery.
¢ maymon began his college career at marquette but transferred to UT after one semester. He will be a fifth-year senior in 2013-14.
TENNESSEE oNCE AGAIN BoASTS THE NATIoN’S HIGHEST-SCorING CoACHING STAffDuring their playing days, Tennessee’s four full-time coaches combined for more Division I points than any other staff in America.
LANDry, DAVIS, HUBBS SIGN wITH VoLS¢ Cuonzo Martin announced on Nov. 15 that and
Travon (pronounced: tray-VAHN) Landry, A.J. Da-vis and Robert Hubbs III all signed National Let-ters of Intent to attend UT and play for the Volun-teers beginning with the 2013-14 season.¢ Landry is a 6-0 point guard originally from San
Antonio, Texas, who currently starts for the pow-erhouse program at Huntington St. Joseph Prep in Huntington, w.Va.
¢ Davis is a 6-8 guard/forward from Buford, Ga., and is the son of 13-year NBA veteran and 2001 NBA All-Star Antonio Davis.
¢ Hubbs is a 6-5 shooting guard from Newbern, Tenn. and is rated as a top-15 national prospect.
fIVE DIffErENT VoLS CoULD EArNDEGrEES THIS ACADEmIC yEAr¢ Senior forward Rob Murphy needs just nine
credit hours to complete his degree in Logistics with a collateral (minor) in marketing.
¢ Senior guard Skylar McBee needs just 15 hours to his degree degree in Communication Studies.
¢ A total of 18 hours is all that stands in the way of senior forwards Kenny Hall (Sociology), Jeronne Maymon (Psychology) and Dwight Miller (Psy-chology) earning their respective UT degrees.
ComPArING UT’s wINS & LoSSES¢ The starkest statistical differences between UT’s
wins and losses are found in the team’s scoring, shooting percentages and rebound margin.
WINS CATEGORY LOSSES71.9 Points Per Game 57.4.470 field Goal Pct. .383.333 3-Point Pct. .259+6.8 rebounding margin +2.112.8 Assists Per Game 8.4
ANALyZING TENNESSEE’S LoSSES¢ Tennessee has eight losses this season. Two
came at home (memphis and ole miss). one came at a neutral site (oklahoma State in Puerto rico). five came in true road games (at George-town, Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky and ole miss).
¢ wichita State (20) and ole miss (23) both ap-pear in week’s AP top 25, while Georgetown and memphis are receiving votes.
¢ In this week’s coaches’ poll top 25, wichita State is 21st and ole miss is 24th, while Georgetown and oklahoma State are receiving votes.
VoLS SEEKING EIGHTH STrAIGHT SEASoN of ToP-fIVE ATTENDANCE¢ The Vols finished fifth nationally in average
regular-season home attendance last year, draw-ing 17,411 fans per game.
¢ Tennessee sold more season tickets for the 2012-13 campaign (13,004) than there are total seats at five different SEC arenas.
¢ UT has played nine home games this year and is drawing an average of 16,686 fans per game.
BoUND 4 BAHAmAS: VoLS IN2013 BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS fIELD¢ Tennessee has been confirmed as one eight
teams in the field for the 2013 Battle 4 Atlantis, played Nov. 28-30, 2013, at the Atlantis royal Towers resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas.
¢ Joining the Vols in the 2013 field are Kansas, Vil-lanova, wake forest, USC, UTEP and Xavier. The eighth team will be announced at a later date.
roSTEr BrEAKDowN¢ The Vols’ 2012-13 roster features 15 players (13
scholarship student-athletes) representing three nations and seven states.
¢ four Vols hail from the state of Tennessee, while four are from Georgia.
¢ Tennessee has five seniors, three juniors, four sophomores and three freshmen.
¢ The roster includes nine guards, five forwards and one center.
¢ Six Vols stand 6-5 or shorter, and nine are 6-6 or taller.
BIG orANGE ANNIVErSArIES¢ The 2012-13 season marks the 50th anniversary
of legendary head coach Ray Mears’ first season at UT. mears was the head coach at Tennessee for 15 years from 1962-63 to 1976-77 and boasted a .713 winning percentage (278-112). He passed away on June 11, 2007.
¢ The 2012-13 campaign also is the 70th anni-versary of Tennessee’s 1943 SEC Championship team, which finished 14-4 (6-3 SEC) under head coach John Mauer.
¢ Twenty years ago, Allan Houston captured the 1993 SEC scoring title (22.3 ppg) – and he also broke Ernie Grunfeld’s school scoring record.
¢ And Ron Slay was the league’s scoring cham-pion 10 years ago, averaging 21.2 ppg in 2003.
� PRESEaSON HONORS
Trae Golden, PGBob Cousy Award watch ListAll-SEC Second Team (Coaches)
Jeronne Maymon, FAll-SEC first Team (Coaches)All-SEC Second Team (media)CBSsports.com Top 100 CBB Players (No. 69)
Jarnell Stokes, FNaismith Trophy watch ListJohn r. wooden Award Preseason Top 50All-SEC first Team (media)All-SEC Second Team (Coaches)Nation’s 14th Best Player (fran fraschilla, ESPN)CBSsports.com Top 100 CBB Players (No. 25)
SToKES ENJoyED GoLDEN SUmmEr¢ Sophomore power forward Jarnell Stokes
starred last summer for the USA Basketball men’s U18 National Team, which won the gold medal at the 2012 fIBA Americas U18 Championship June 16-20 in Sao Sebastiáo do Paraiso, Brazil.
¢ Stokes started all five of Team USA’s games at the championship, averaging 14.0 points and 5.6 rebounds in 20.2 minutes per game.
¢ The team’s second-leading rebounder and scor-er, Stokes was remarkably efficient offensively, shooting .689 from the field.
mArTIN ALwAyS PoISED¢ In 153 games as a college head coach, Cuonzo
Martin has never been whistled for a technical foul.
@Cuonzomartin on Twitter¢ Vols head coach Cuonzo martin is very active on
Twitter, @Cuonzomartin.¢ martin’s 29,628 followers rank seventh among
all Division I hoops coaches, and he is one of only eight coaches with more than 28,000 followers.
80 = TIPPING PoINT¢ In five seasons as a head coach, Cuonzo Mar-
tin’s teams are 16-3 when they score at least 80 points. That’s not surprising given the emphasis martin places on unrelenting defense.
BIG orANGE GLoBETroTTErS¢ In the one-year period spanning Nov. 19, 2011, to
Nov. 19, 2012, the Vols spent 10 days in Italy and close to a week in both maui and Puerto rico.
NEw VoL TrADITIoN? NBA GENES¢ This marks the fifth consecutive year that at
least one member of the Tennessee roster is the son of an NBA veteran, and that streak will con-tinue next season.
¢ NBA Orange Bloodlines Vol NBA Fatherrenaldo woolridge (2009-12) orlando woolridgeQuinton Chievous (2012-present) Derrick ChievousA.J. Davis (signee) Antonio Davis
UT HAS BEATEN SEVErAL NBA STArS¢ over the last five years, several of the NBA’s
elite stars who didn’t experience many losses during their college days have tasted defeat at the hands of the Volunteers.
¢ NBA Standouts Who Lost to Tennessee in CollegePlayer DetailsCole Aldrich UT def. Kansas 76-68 on 1/10/10Bradley Beal UT def. florida twice in 2012Demarcus Cousins UT def. Kentucky 74-65 on 2/27/10Andre Drummond UT def. UConn 60-57 on 1/21/12Kevin Durant UT def. Texas 111-105 in oT on 12/23/06Al Horford UT def. florida 86-76 on 2/27/07Jeremy Lamb UT def. UConn 60-57 on 1/21/12Kawhi Leonard UT def. San Diego St. 62-59 on 3/18/10Greg monroe UT def. Georgetown 90-78 on 11/28/08Joakim Noah UT def. florida 86-76 on 2/27/07rajon rondo UT def. Kentucky 75-67 on 2/7/06Derrick rose UT def. memphis 66-62 on 2/23/08Evan Turner UT def. ohio State 76-63 on 3/26/10John wall UT def. Kentucky 74-65 on 2/27/10
TUrNING A ProfIT¢ men’s basketball is one of two sports at the
University of Tenessee that turns a profit annually (football is the other). ¢ In the spring of 2012, the Tennessee men’s
basketball program was included on forbes.com’s list of the 20 “most valuable” college basketball programs in the country (No. 18).¢ The figures showed UT hoops with a value of
$12.7 million and a profit of $6.9 million in 2011-12.¢ Tennessee hoops also made that same forbes’
Top-20 list in 2011.
UP NEXT: VANDErBILT¢ Tennessee remains home on rocky Top to host
Vanderbilt Tuesday at Thompson-Boling Arena (7 p.m. ET, ESPNU).
¢ The Vols lead the all-time series with Alabama 111-70, dating to 1922.
¢ Tennessee and Vanderbilt split last year’s series, with each team winning at home.
TEAM STATISTICS UT OPPSCORING 193 194 Points per game 64.3 64.7 Scoring margin -0.3 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 71-159 64-156 Field goal pct . 4 4 7 . 4 1 03 POINT FG-ATT 14-44 16-47 3-point FG pct . 3 1 8 . 3 4 0 3-pt FG made per game 4.7 5.3FREE THROWS-ATT 37-57 50-78 Free throw pct . 6 4 9 . 6 4 1 F-Throws made per game 12.3 16.7REBOUNDS 108 96 Rebounds per game 36.0 32.0 Rebounding margin +4.0 -ASSISTS 39 39 Assists per game 13.0 13.0TURNOVERS 45 37 Turnovers per game 15.0 12.3 Turnover margin -2.7 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 1.1STEALS 11 16 Steals per game 3.7 5.3BLOCKS 11 16 Blocks per game 3.7 5.3ATTENDANCE 17584 33239 Home games-Avg/Game 1-17584 2-16620 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsTennessee 93 100 193Opponents 81 113 194
Date Opponent Score Att.* 01/15/13 at Kentucky L 65-75 24033* 01/19/13 MISSISSIPPI STATE W 72-57 17584* 01/24/13 at Ole Miss L 56-62 9206
1 = Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Bayamón, Puerto Rico)2 = SEC/Big East Challenge* = Southeastern Conference Game
� LaST THREE GaMES
“When we stop them on the shot clock, that’s when coach Martin shows the most emotion. I throw a no-look to Jarnell, coach Martin, he don’t care. But when we get a 35, you look over there and he’s screaming and jump-ing around.” - Trae Golden
Cuonzo martin took the Tennessee basketball team on a 10-day, four-game exhibition tour of Italy Aug. 5-15. The tour began in rome and progressed north through florence, Pisa and The republic of San marino before concluding in Como.
The Volunteers plowed through each of their four exhibi-tion opponents en route to a perfect 4-0 record. The com-petition included All-Star Italy (a collection of Italian profes-sional players), the Lithuanian second-division champion BC Atletas, BC Zeta Golubovci from montenegro and Amici del Campetto.
BC Atletas provided the biggest test for Tennessee — the Lithuanian pros defeated Georgia just days before facing the Vols. Atletas also added a victory over Purdue two days after playing UT. Tennessee handed BC Atletas an 82-68 defeat in what would prove to be the Vols’ lowest-scoring game of the tour.
In total, the Big orange boasted an average margin of vic-tory of 49.3 points in its four outings. Twice, in a display of sportsmanship, the Vols requested a running clock during the second half.
In an effort to make the trip an educational opportunity for a team with numerous players who had never traveled abroad, martin called upon UT professor Dr. Robert Bast, who crafted a three-credit course (History 491) appropriately named “renaissance men.” The class met for several on-cam-pus lectures before the trip, preparing the student-athletes for the culture, cities and landmarks they would encounter once they stepped foot on Italian soil.
Highlights of the trip included visits to the roman Colosseum, the ruins of the roman forum, Vati-can City — including St. Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel — michelangelo’s famous sculpture of David in florence, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the three towers of San marino and a cruise on Lake Como (the first-ever boat ride for four team members).
SUMMER VACATIoN: VoLS IN ITALY
Cuonzo Martin (second from left) and members of his staff at the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
The Tennessee basketball team and staff outside St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
ACADEmIC EXCELLENCE¢ A total of 17 Tennessee men’s basketball players
have earned their UT degree over the last four years.¢ Those players are: Josh Bone, Quinn Cannington,
Ryan Childress, Wayne Chism, John Fields, Melvin Goins, Tony Harris, Michael Hubert, Justin Jackson, Chris Lofton, Steven Pearl, J.P. Prince, Tyler Summitt, Cameron Tatum, C.J. Watson, Tanner Wild and Renaldo Woolridge.¢ Harris, Lofton and watson completed their
degrees using Tennessee’s “renewing Academic Commitment” (rAC) program.¢ The rAC Program enables former student-
athletes who left school early to turn pro in their respective sport return to school in the off-season to work toward their degree requirements while still having access to the resources available to current student-athletes (such as the Thornton Athletics Student Life Center, tutors, etc).
EmPHASIS of THE DAy¢ Prior to every Tennessee practice, Cuonzo
Martin gathers the Vols at midcourt and discusses the “Emphasis of the Day.”¢ The Emphasis of the Day rarely focuses on
basketball-specific skills or strategy, as martin typically uses it as a vehicle for character building and personal development. As such, it has become something that the members of the team look forward to each day.¢ martin typically begins by reading that day’s
“emphasis” aloud. He then asks one or two players to read it aloud before opening a team-wide discussion during which different team members are asked to interpret the meaning in their own words.¢ “Everyday when coach gives the guys the
emphasis of the day, it’s something that really makes them think and become closer as a team,” associate head coach Tracy webster said. “A lot of times, the things that he says really hit home with the guys. It can be about family life, it can be a scripture, it can be a quote from someone, but it’s all geared around `team.’¢ Added webster: “If the guys are having a hard
time understanding the message, he breaks it down for them and makes sure that they do. It’s kind of like prayer before a meal. It’s to help you get off to a good start.¢ A few examples: my desire is that the people who know me the
best respect me the most. Success is not measured by how many people I coach or how many games I win; success is living life with such authentic integrity that those who know me best actually respect me the most. when someone does well, we all do well. when
someone makes a mistake, we all make the mistake. Let’s figure out the best way to constructively help each other. when we are reliable, others know that they
can depend on us. They know that we will make the effort to do our best, whatever the situation might be. They know we won’t run, cower or become paralyzed by fear.
¢ former Vol Tobias Harris (2011) is in his second season with the milwaukee Bucks. Through the Bucks’ first 24 contests — of which Harris started 14 — he averaged 5.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game .
¢ Veteran NBA point guard C.J. Watson (2003-06) en-tered his sixth NBA season with a new team: the Brook-lyn Nets. Through his first five seasons, watson averaged 7.8 points and 2.6 assists per game.
¢ Vol legends Ernie Grunfeld (1974-77) and Allan Houston (1990-93) each hold NBA front-office titles. Grunfeld is in his 10th year as president of the wizards, and Houston is the assistant general man-ager of the New york Knicks.
QUICK DEfENSIVE NoTES¢ The Vols’ 3-point field-goal defense of .296
ranks second in the SEC and 30th nationally.¢ UT's opponents have suffered through five
scoreless droughts of at least six minutes this season (Virginia 6:41, Georgetown 6:23, Ken-nesaw State 6:20, Oakland 6:10, Xavier 6:01).
¢ Tennessee held No. 23 ole miss (who, at the time, ranked third nationally in scoring with 82.4 ppg) without a field goal for a span of 9:59 Jan. 24 in oxford.
¢ Tennessee held Alabama without a field goal for a span of 7:38 in the Tide's home gym on Jan. 12.
¢ The Vols held Xavier without a field goal for a span of 10:16 during the second half of UT's win.
¢ The 19 turnovers UT forced vs. Xavier were the most forced by the Vols during the martin era.
¢ Tennessee held 20th-ranked Georgetown with-out a field goal for the final 10:17 of the first half on Nov. 30. The Hoyas also were held scoreless for the final 4:09 of regulation.
¢ Jarnell Stokes recorded a career-high five steals in the season-opener against Kennesaw State.
¢ Tennessee’s half-court defense has caused five shot-clock violations this season.
SHUTTING DowN THE THrEE¢ The Vols rank 30th nationally with a .296
3-point field-goal defense this season, holding opponents to an average of 4.2 made 3-pointers per game (72-of-243).
ACTIVE HANDS¢ The Vols track the number of pass deflections
they record every game. Tennessee has had at least 10 deflections in all but one of its games this season, and is averaging 14.0 per game.
¢ Those who attend a Tennessee basketball game in person are sure to hear Cuonzo Martin’s re-petitive yell of, “Haaands!” whenever the Vols are on defense.
offENSIVE oUTBUrSTS oUTLAwED¢ Since December 2011, only one opposing player
has scored more than 23 points against the Vols.¢ In total, only five players have managed 24+
points against Tennessee since Cuonzo Martin assumed control of the Tennessee program.
¢ The Lucky Few: 24+ Points vs. Martin’s VolsPlayer, School Pts Datereggie Hamilton, oakland 35 11/28/11marshall Henderson, ole miss 32 1/9/13marshall Henderson, ole miss 28 1/24/13J.P. Primm, UNC Asheville 25 12/20/11will Barton, memphis 25* 11/22/11Antwaine wiggins, Coll. of Char. 24 12/14/11
* double-overtime game
LAST yEAr’S SEC SCorING DEfENSE BEST SINCE 1969¢ Tennessee’s scoring defense of 61.6 ppg in SEC
play last year was the program’s best in the shot-clock era (1986-present).
¢ Not since 1968-69 had a UT team stifled league opponents like last year’s Vols.
¢ The 1968-69 squad held SEC opponents to just 60.9 ppg; at that time, the SEC was composed of only 10 teams and the league schedule featured 18 games.
mArTIN HAS HISTory wITH DEfENSIVE SToPPErS¢ During Cuonzo Martin’s assistant/associate
head coaching tenure at Purdue from 2000-08, the Boilermakers produced three Big Ten Defen-sive Player of the year honorees.
¢ Guard Kenneth Lowe won the award in both 2003 and 2004, and guard Chris Kramer cap-tured the honor in 2008.
¢ And in 2011, which was martin’s third and fi-nal season as head coach at missouri State, he coached Jermaine Mallett to a spot on the mVC All-Defense Team.
� TENNESSEE’S DEFENSE: LaST THREE GaMES
#LoCKDoWN /// TENNESSEE DEFENSIVE NoTES“They just dug, scratched and clawed ... they played harder than we did.” - Jim Calhoun, Jan. 21, 2012
� MaRTIN-ERa BESTSOpponents’ Points Total
Georgetown 37 11/30/12 in washington, D.C.Virginia 46 12/5/12 in CharlottesvilleXavier 47 12/29/12 in Knoxville
Opponents’ FG Pct.oakland .286 11/26/12 in KnoxvilleAuburn .304 1/28/12 in KnoxvilleSouth Carolina .319 2/25/12 in Columbia
Opponents’ 3FG Pct.Kentucky .100 1/31/12 in LexingtonGeorgia .105 1/18/12 in AthensXavier .125 12/29/12 in KnoxvilleVirginia .125 12/5/12 in Charlottesvilleoakland .125 11/26/12 in Knoxville
Opponents’ TurnoversXavier 19 12/29/12 in KnoxvilleArkansas 18 2/15/12 in Knoxvillemiddle Tenn. 17 3/19/12 in Knoxville
BlocksXavier 9 12/29/12Auburn 8 1/28/12four times 7
Stealsat LSU 10 2/29/12vs. Arkansas 10 2/15/12Six times 8
Opponents’ Longest Scoreless DroughtsVirginia 6.41 12/5/12 in CharlottesvilleGeorgetown 6:23 11/30/12 in washington, D.C.florida 6:23 2/11/12 in GainesvilleKennesaw St. 6:20 11/9/12 in Knoxville
NOTE: Martin’s Vols have put together 13 spans during which opponents have been held scoreless for longer than five minutes (six this season).
VoLS HELD foUr STrAIGHT UNDEr 60¢ from Nov. 26 through Dec. 13, Tennessee held
four straight opponents to 60 points or less, ty-ing for the program’s longest such streak in the shot-clock era.
¢ The Vols’ streak came against: oakland (50), No. 20 Georgetown (37), Virginia (46) and No. 23 wichita State (60). UT went 2-2 during that stretch, while its opponents averaged 48.3 ppg.
¢ In 1995-96, UT went 3-1 during a similar four-game streak, and the Big orange also put to-gether a four-game streak in 1985-86 while go-ing 4-0.
SACrIfICING THE BoDy for THE TEAm¢ Through 17 games, Yemi Makanjuola has drawn
a team-high seven charges this season. ¢ As a team, Tennessee has drawn 28 charges on
the year (1.6 per game).¢ 11 different Vols have drawn charges this season.
VoLS PUT ToGETHEr HISTorICDEfENSIVE EfforT AT GEorGETowN¢ Tennessee fell at No. 20 Georgetown 37-36 Nov.
30 in the SEC/Big East Challenge. It was a game that was noteworthy for several reasons.
¢ The game was the lowest combined score in a UT game since the Vols’ 11-6 win over Temple on Dec. 15, 1973. That was the last time the Vols held a Division I opponent to as few as 37 points.
¢ UT’s 37 points surredered also marked the pro-gram’s best defensive scoring effort since hold-ing ohio Northern to 33 points in a 40-33 win on Nov. 25, 1983.
¢ The Vols held Georgetown scoreless for the final 4:09 in regulation. The Hoyas were held without a field goal for the final 10:17 of the first half.
TENNESSEE KEEPS IT UNDEr 70¢ The Volunteers have held 14 of 17 opponents to
fewer than 70 points this season. only ole miss (92 in Knoxville), memphis (85) and Kentucky (75) have reached the 70-point mark.
¢ Tennessee’s streak of holding 11 straight op-ponents to fewer than 70 points (first 11 games of the season) was the program’s longest such streak since the 1995-96 Volunteers held 16 straight foes to 68 or less.
¢ Until memphis broke the 70-point barrier on Jan. 4, Tennessee had a streak of 32 straight reg-ular-season games in which no opponent scored more than 70 points.
STArTING STroNG¢ In 26 of the 51 games UT has played under head
coach Cuonzo Martin, the Vols have held teams the opponent to fewer than 30 first-half points.
BACKCoUrT BLoCK PArTy¢ Tennessee’s guards account for 50.8 percent of
the team’s blocked shots (32 of 63).¢ Two perimeter players — Jordan McRae and
Josh Richardson — are tied for second on the squad in blocks with 11 apiece. freshman guard Armani Moore has nine.
DEfENSIVE CoACH-SPEAK¢ ole miss coach Andy Kennedy (Jan. 24): “They
had complete control of the tempo in the first half. A lot of that is because we could never get a shot.”
¢ mississippi State coach Rick Ray (Jan. 19): "Any time you play his team, you know you’re going to play a tough, physical, hard-nosed team. No matter what you do X’s and o’s-wise, you know the physicality is going to affect your team."
¢ wichita State coach Gregg Marshall (Dec. 13): “I said going in this is probably the best defen-sive team we have played all year. They make it tough.”
¢ Virginia coach Tony Bennett (Dec. 5): “we just talked about being ball strong. Again, with their defense, it’s not like they’re going to extend and try to turn you over away on the floor, but they make your catches tough, and you better be a two-handed player or it’s going to be a long night.”
¢ oakland coach Greg Kampe (Nov. 26): “we got beat in every phase of the game. we got out-coached, we got out-played, we got out-hustled.”
STroNG SEASoN-TICKET SALES¢ Tennessee has sold more than 13,000 season-
ticket packages for the 2012-13 campaign.¢ The Vols’ total of season-ticket sales this season
(13,004) exceeds the capacity of five SEC arenas (ole miss [capacity 9,061], Auburn [9,121], missis-sippi State [10,500], Georgia [10,523] and florida [12,000]).
TENNESSEE STANDS ALoNE¢ Tennessee 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 ninth time in 2011-12.
HomE CrowDS of 20,000+ NoTHING NEw for VoLS¢ Tennessee has played in front of 48 home
crowds larger than 20,000 dating to the 2005-06 season.
¢ The crowd of 22,326 for the 2009 Gonzaga game was the largest at Thompson-Boling Arena since capacity was reduced from 24,535 to 21,678 prior to the 2007-08 campaign.
¢ Tennessee also has hosted ESPN College Game-Day twice in the last five years.
ToP-fIVE STrEAK: SEVEN yEArS¢ Tennessee has ranked in the top five nationally
in average regular-season home attendance for each of the last seven seasons.
302-106 overall record in 26 Seasons at TBA
THOMPSON-BOLING aRENa
$40 MILLION COMMITMENTHoops a Priority on Rocky Top The University of Tennessee has invested more than $40 million into its basketball facili-ties since the end of the 2006-07 campaign.
Prior to the 2007-08 season, 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 in-cluded 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 Vols’ state-of-the-art basketball prac-tice facility, Pratt Pavilion, houses two full-size gymnasiums, one for each of the men’s and women’s basketball teams, as well as an ath-letic training room, weight room and film-study room.
The athletic department renovated the men’s and women’s basketball offices at the arena during the 2010-11 campaign, creating a new and impressive “front door” for the basketball programs.
And new to Thompson-Boling Arena last year was the 360-degree LED ribbon board that runs along the bottom of the upper deck.
CAPACITY /// 21,678
THOMPSON-BOLING aRENa BY THE NUMBERSThompson-Boling Arena is hosting its 26th season in 2012-13. The Vols have won nearly 75 per-cent of their games in Thompson-Boling Arena and have ranked in the top 10 nationally in atten-dance 11 times, including an active streak of seven consecutive seasons in which UT has ranked in the top five.
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DEVELoPING wELL-roUNDED yoUNG mEN¢ Cuonzo Martin is genuinely just as passionate about the development of his players
off the court as he is about their athletic development. As such, he relies on Marco Harris, the basketball team’s student-athlete welfare coordinator, to conduct year-round seminars that educate the team on topics that will benefit them later in life.
¢ Harris was a two-sport athlete in college (basketball and baseball), and he also is a successful private business owner, operating a pair of Subway franchises.
¢ Harris regularly schedules guest speakers and team seminars focused on topics such as “Dressing for Success,” AIDS awareness, credit score education, how to keep a budget, balance a checkbook and more.
¢ Harris also oversees the team’s community outreach efforts. The team has visited patients at UT medical Center and St. Jude’s Children’s research Hospital and also has assisted with Habitat for Humanity building projects (2011 and 2012), race for the Cure and several other events.
PErSoNAL BrANDING THroUGH SoCIAL mEDIA¢ rather than banning his players from using various social media services, Cuonzo Martin believes in educating them on how to effec-tively use social media as a positive personal branding tool.
mEN’S HooPS HAS woN foUr of UT’sLAST SIX CommUNITy SErVICE AwArDS¢ The Tennessee men’s basketball team has won four of the last six men’s Community Service Team of the year Awards, presented annu-ally at the “Volscars” ceremony.¢ The Volscars (wordplay on “oscars”) is UT’s annual year-end ath-letic awards show.
“Eventually this ball will stop bouncing. So I’ve got to help you find your way in life. And I want you to walk with your head held high and your chest out because you’re a man.” - Cuonzo martin
¢ He and his wife, roberta, have two sons, Joshua and Chase, and a daughter, Addison.
¢ Attended Lincoln High School in East St. Louis, New Hampton Prep School in New Hampshire and the University of Purdue. Lettered at Purdue from 1992-95 and earned his degree in 2000.
¢ won two Big 10 championships at Purdue, scored 1,666 career points and finished his career as the program’s all-time leading 3-point shooter (179 3-pointers made).
¢ Selected 57th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1995 NBA Draft. Played with the Vancouver Grizzlies, milwaukee Bucks, Grand rapids Hoops (CBA) and also starred professionally in Italy.
¢ Developed a malignant tumor between his heart and lungs and was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in November 1997. He underwent his last treatment on April 20, 1998 (now in full remission).
¢ 2012 Blue Ribbon SEC co-Coach of the year and 2011 Ben Jobe National Coach of the year.
¢ High school teammate of LaPhonso Ellis; college teammate of Glenn robinson; instrumental in recruiting Carl Landry, JaJuan Johnson, E’Twaun moore and robbie Hummel to Purdue.
¢ Served as co-chair of the Univeristy of Tennessee’s 2012 “Light The Night walk” to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Blue collar. Smothering defense and imposing physicality are among the mantras accompanying the dawn of the martin Era on rocky Top. However, as his previous teams have proven, those principles do not prohibit the prevalance of a powerful offensive attack. Discipline and effort will lead to productivity on both ends.
2012 Blue Ribbon SEC Co-Coach of the Year
Conference Games: 37-38Non-Conference Games: 52-25Conference Tournament: 3-4Overtime Games: 2-7One-Point Games: 3-4Games Decided by 5 Points or Less: 22-29vs. AP Top-25 Opponents: 4-9 (4-7 at Tennessee)
TRACY WEBSTER Associate Head Coach • Wisconsin, 1995•SecondseasonatTennessee;13thseasonasanassistantattheDivisionIlevel.•PreviouslyworkedatBallState(2001-03),Purdue(2004),Illinois(2005-07),Kentucky(2008-09),DePaul(2010;stintasinterimheadcoach)andNebraska(2011)•Has11seasonsofpostseasonplaying/coachingexperience,includinganationalrunner-upfinishwhileonstaffatIllinoisin2005.•NativeofHarvey,Ill.;LetteredatWisconsin(1992-94)andscored1,264pointsfortheBadgers(holdnumerousschoolrecords).
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JoN HARRIS Assistant Coach • Marquette, 2002•SecondseasonatTennessee;11thseasonasanassistantcoachattheDivisionIlevel.•PreviouslyworkedatMarquette(2003),Wisconsin-GreenBay(2004-08)andMissouriState(2009-11).•Hassixseasonsofpostseasonplaying/coachingexperience,includingaFinalFourappearancewhileonstaffatMarquettein2003.•NativeofEdwardsville,Ill.;LetteredatMarquette(1999-2002)andfinishedhiscareerranked20thonConferenceUSA’sall-timereboundinglist(494).
HoUSToN FANCHER Director of Basketball Operations • Middle Tennessee, 1988•FourthseasonatTennessee;25thseasonasacollegebasketballoperationsstaffer/assistantcoach/headcoach.•PreviouslyworkedatVanderbilt(1996)andAppalachianState(1997-2009;lastnineseasonsasheadcoach).•Won137gamesastheheadcoachatAppalachianStateandcapturedSoConNorthDivisiontitlesin2003,2007and2008;2003SoConCoachoftheYear.•NativeofNewport,Tenn.;GrewupcheeringfortheVolsduringtheRayMearsandDonDeVoeeras.
KENT WILLIAMS Assistant Coach • Southern Illinois, 2003•SecondseasonatTennessee;eighthseasonasabasketballoperationsstaffer/assistantcoachattheDivisionIlevel.•PreviouslyworkedatPurdue(2006-08)andMissouriState(2009-11).•Hassixseasonsofpostseasonplaying/coachingexperience,andhealsoplayedoneseasonintheNBAD-League.•NativeofMt.Vernon,Ill.;LetteredatSouthernIllinois(2000-03)andscored2,012pointsfortheSalukis(program’ssecondall-timeleadingscorer).
MARCo HARRIS Student-Athlete Welfare Coordinator • Southeastern Oklahoma State, 1994•SecondseasonatTennessee;Functionsasamentortothebasketballteamintheclassroomandinthecommunity.•Playedbothbaseball(middleinfieldandcenterfield)andbasketball(pointguard)incollege.•OneofCuonzoMartin’sclosestandmosttrustedfriends,astheirfriendshipdatesbackmorethan30years.•NativeofEastSt.Louis,Ill.
MARK PANCRATZ Coordinator of Video Scouting • UW-Milwaukee, 2006•SeventhseasonatTennessee;Responsibleforoversightofthestaff’svideoeditingneeds.•LetteredatWisconsin-Milwaukee(2003-06)andhelpedleadthePantherstotheSweetSixteenin2005.•Atjust29-years-old,healreadyboasts18gamesofNCAATournamentexperienceasaplayerand/oradministrativestaffmember.•NativeofSchaumburg,Ill.
CHAD NEWMAN Athletic Trainer • Tennessee, 1994•18thseasonatTennessee.•Underhiscare,theVolshaveadvancedtopostseasonplay13times,including10NCAATournamentberths.•2009TennesseeAthleticTrainer’sSociety(TATS)AthleticTraineroftheYear.•NativeofChattanooga,Tenn.
NICoDEMUS CHRISToPHER Strength & Conditioning Coach • Baylor, 2007•FirstseasonatTennessee;nativeofSanDiego,Calif.•HasexperienceasanassistantsportsperformancecoachatAcceleratePerformanceEnhancementCenter(APEC)inTyler,Texas,andheworkedasasports
performance coach at the michael Johnson Performance Center in Dallas.•HasassistedwithNFLtrainingcampprepandoff-seasonworkoutsforNFLstandoutssuchasMarionBarber,BradieJames,AkinAyodeleandDonaldDriver.
scored 40 Points: 43 by Allan Houston vs. LSU (2/10/90)
scored 35 Points: 35 by Chris Lofton vs. Texas (12/23/06)
scored 30 Points: 32 by Jeronne Maymon vs. Memphis (11/22/11)
scored 25 Points: 26 by Jordan McRae vs. Ole Miss (1/9/13)
scored 30 Or more Points in Back-to-Back Games: Chris Lofton with 34 vs. Memphis (12/6/06) and 32 vs. Western Kentucky (12/16/06)
scored 25 or more Points in Back-to-Back Games: Jordan McRae with 26 vs. Memphis (1/4/13) and 26
vs. Ole Miss (1/9/13)
Grabbed 20 rebounds: 20 by Jeronne Maymon vs. Memphis (11/22/11)
Grabbed 15 rebounds: 17 by Jeronne Maymon vs. Ole Miss (3/9/12)
Grabbed 10 Offensive rebounds: 10 by Jeronne May-mon vs. Ole Miss (3/9/12)
made 15 Field Goals: 15 (15-19) by Dyron Nix vs. Ten-nessee Tech (11/25/88)
made 10 Field Goals: 10 (10-21) by Jordan McRae vs. Memphis (1/4/13)
attempted 25 Field Goals: 27 (14-27) by Allan Houston vs. LSU (2/10/90)
attempted 20 Field Goals: 21 (10-21) by Jordan McRae vs. Memphis (1/4/13)
made 8 3-pointers: 8 (8-20) by Chris Lofton vs. North Carolina A&T (11/27/07)
made 7 3-pointers: 7 (7-13) by Chris Lofton vs. Georgia (1/26/08)
made 6 3-pointers: 6 (6-7) by Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)
attempted 15 3-pointers: 15 (6-15) by Chris Lofton at Vanderbilt (2/26/08)
attempted 10 3-pointers: 12 (5-12) by Jordan McRae vs. Memphis (1/4/13)
made 15 Free throws: 16 (16-17) by Jeronne Maymon vs. Memphis (11/22/11)
made 10 Free throws: 13 (13-16) by Trae Golden vs. Wichita State (12/13/12)
attempted 20 Free throws: 23 (22-23) by Bill Justus vs. Ohio (3/17/69)
attempted 15 Free throws: 16 (13-16) by Trae Golden vs. Wichita State (12/13/12)
Had 15 assists: 15 by Fred Jenkins vs. Georgia (2/28/87)
Had 10 assists: 11 by Trae Golden vs. ULM (11/16/11)
Had 6 steals: 6 by Wayne Chism vs. Auburn (1/14/10)Had 5 steals: 5 by Jarnell Stokes vs. Kennesaw State
(11/09/12)
Had 5 Blocks: 5 by Jarnell Stokes vs. Vanderbilt (3/3/12)
Played every minute Of a Game: 40 minutes by C.J. Watson vs. Auburn (3/14/03)
Converted a 4-Point Play: Skylar McBee vs. Vanderbilt (1/15/11)
Hit a shot at the Buzzer to send a Game to Over-time: 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 (2/27/01).
Hit a shot in the Closing seconds to send a Game to Overtime: Skylar McBee banked in a 3-pointer with 4 seconds to play, tying the game at 61. Tennessee lost in overtime 77-72 against Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament (3/9/12)
Hit a shot at the Buzzer to Win a Game: Brian Williams grabbed an offensive rebound off a Tobias Harris missed 3-pointer and sank a four-footer just off the right block at the buzzer to give Tennessee a 59-57 win at Georgia (1/18/11).
Hit a Closing-seconds shot to Win a Game: Scotty Hop-son sank a game-winning field goal with his foot on the 3-point line in UT’s 61-60 victory over Florida (1/31/10).
Had a triple-Double: Tyler Smith (12 points, 10 re-bounds, 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: 104 vs. Memphis (1/5/11)
allowed 100 Points: 105 vs. Texas (12/23/06, OT)
scored 60 Points in a Half: 62 (2nd half) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)
Did not score 20+ Points in a Half: 16 (1st half) at Virginia (12/5/12)
Grabbed 55 rebounds: 58 vs. UT Martin (11/18/08)Grabbed 50 rebounds: 51 vs. UMass (11/18/12)
made 40 Field Goals: 40 (40-70) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)
attempted 90 Field Goals: 91 (38-91) vs. LSU (2/10/90)
attempted 80 Field Goals: 80 (30-80) vs. College of Charleston (12/31/10)
attempted 75 Field Goals: 80 (30-80) vs. College of Charleston (12/31/10)
made 15 3-pointers: 16 (16-29) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)
made 10 3-pointers: 11 (11-34) vs. Ole Miss (3/9/12)
attempted 30 3-pointers: 34 (11-34) Ole Miss (3/9/12)
made 45 Free throws: 45 (45-60) vs. George Wash-ington (12/28/00)
made 40 Free throws: 45 (45-60) vs. George Wash-ington (12/28/00)
attempted 55 Free throws: 60 (45-60) vs. George Washington (12/28/00)
Had 30 assists: 34 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Had 25 assists: 26 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)
Had 20 steals: 21 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Had 15 steals: 15 at Vanderbilt (2/22/11)Had 12 Blocks: 14 vs. Virginia (12/19/00)
never trailed in a game: vs. Oakland (11/26/12), game was briefly tied at 2-2
Faced a 20-Point Deficit: Trailed by 20 vs. Oklahoma State, 2nd half (11/16/12)
Overcame a 15-Point Halftime Deficit to Win: Trailed 35-50 at halftime, won 111-105 in overtime vs. Texas (12/23/06)
Overcame a 10-Point Halftime Deficit to Win: Trailed 35-24 at halftime, won 74-69 in OT at LSU (2/29/12)
Did not make a 3-Pointer: 0 (0-8) vs. Duke (11/21/11) Active 3-point streak: 37 games Had six Players score in Double Figures in same
Game: Jarnell Stokes (10), Jeronne Maymon (12), Trae Golden (13), Skylar McBee (12), Cameron Tatum (11), Jordan McRae (14) vs. Arkansas (2/5/12)
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 (11/19/00)
Had two Players record Double-Doubles in same Game: Trae Golden (17 pts, 11 assists) and Jeronne Maymon (11 pts, 11 rebs) vs. La.-Monroe (11/16/11)
tennessee Did not Have a Player score in Double Figures: at Georgetown (11/30/12)
Opponent Did not Have a Player score in Double Figures: at Georgetown (11/30/12)
Had three Players score 20+ Points in same Game: Chris Lofton (26), JaJuan Smith (23) and Tyler Smith (23) vs. Florida (2/5/08)
tennessee Player made sportCenter’s top 10 Plays: Jordan McRae vs. Presbyterian (12/18/12; baseline one-handed slam dunk; No. 8 play)
tennessee Player was Called for a technical Foul: Wes Washpun at Florida (2/11/12)
tennessee Player was ejected: Yemi Makanjuola (type-2 flagrant foul) at Vanderbilt (1/24/12)
tennessee Head Coach was Called for a technical Foul: Bruce Pearl vs. Florida (3/11/11)
tennessee Head Coach was ejected: Bruce Pearl vs. College of Charleston (12/31/10)
Opposing Player was ejected: Tawaski King of West-ern Carolina (type-2 flagrant foul, 12/21/12)
Opposing Head Coach was ejected: Mark Fox of Georgia (2/4/12)
� RESULTSrecord: Overall Home away neutralAll Games 9-8 7-2 0-5 2-1Conference 1-4 1-1 0-3 0-0Non-Conference 8-4 6-1 0-2 2-1
Date time Opponent score attendance High Points High rebounds High assistsNov. 9 7 p.m. Kennesaw State (FSS) W, 76-67 18,044 14 Skylar McBee 6 Kenny Hall 6 Trae Golden
14 Jordan McRae
Nov. 15 12:30 p.m. 1-UNC Asheville (ESPNU) W, 75-68 4,103 14 Trae Golden 11 Jarnell Stokes 5 Trae Golden
14 Kenny Hall
14 Jarnell Stokes
Nov. 16 10:30 a.m. 1-Oklahoma State (ESPNU) L, 62-45 4,224 11 Golden 5 D’Montre Edwards 2 Trae Golden
Jan. 24 7 p.m. at No. 23 Ole Miss* (ESPN2) L, 62-56 9,206 26 McRae 8 Moore 3 Moore
3 Richardson
Jan. 26 2 p.m. Alabama* (ESPN2)
Jan. 29 7 p.m. Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)
Feb. 2 4 p.m. at Arkansas* (ESPN2)
Feb. 6 8 p.m. Georgia* (SEC Network)
Feb. 10 1 p.m. at South Carolina* (FSS)
Feb. 13 8 p.m. at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network)
Feb. 16 1 p.m. Kentucky* (CBS)
Feb. 19 7 p.m. LSU* (ESPNU)
Feb. 23 4 p.m. at Texas A&M* (SEC Network)
Feb. 26 9 p.m. Florida* (ESPN)
March 2 1:30 p.m. at Georgia* (SEC Network)
March 6 9 p.m. at Auburn* (CSS)
March 9 4 p.m. Missouri* (ESPN/ESPN2)
March 13-17 3-SEC Tournament (SEC Network/ABC)
1-Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico)2-SEC/Big East Challenge (Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.)3-SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.)
tennessee inDiviDuaL Game HiGHsPoints 26 McRae at Ole Miss (1/24/13) 26 McRae vs. Ole Miss (1/9/13)FGs Made 10 McRae vs. Memphis (1/4/13)FG Attempts 21 McRae vs. Memphis (1/4/13)FG% (min 5 made) .875 (7-8) Stokes vs. Oakland (11/26/12)3 PT FG Made 5 McRae vs. Memphis (1/4/13)3 PT FG Attempts 12 McRae vs. Memphis (1/4/13)3 FG% (min 3 made) .750 (3-4) McRae vs. Kennesaw State (11/9/12)FTs Made 13 Golden vs. Wichita State (12/13/12)FT Attempts 17 Stokes vs. UMass (11/18/12)FT % (min 5 made) 1.000 (6-6) Stokes vs. Presbyterian (12/18/12)Rebounds 12 Stokes vs. UMass (11/18/12)Assists 9 Golden vs. Mississippi State (1/19/13)Steals 5 Stokes vs. Kennesaw State (11/9/12)Blocked Shots 3 Moore at Ole Miss (1/24/13) 3 McRae vs. Xavier (12/29/12) 3 Stokes vs. Kennesaw State (11/9/12)
tennessee team Game HiGHsPoints 83 vs. UMass (11/18/12)FGs Made 29 vs. Memphis (1/4/13)FG Attempts 66 vs. Memphis (1/4/13)FG% .605 (26-43) vs. Kennesaw State (11/9/12)3 PT FG Made 9 vs. Presbyterian (12/18/12)3 PT FG Attempts 23 vs. Oklahoma State (11/16/12)3 PT FG % .583 (7-12) vs. Kennesaw State (11/9/12)FTs Made 30 vs. Western Carolina (12/21/12)FT Attempts 42 vs. Western Carolina (12/21/12)FT% .813 (13-16) vs. Presbyterian (12/18/12)Rebounds 51 vs. UMass (11/18/12)Assists 19 vs. Mississippi State (1/19/13)Steals 7 vs. Kennesaw State (11/9/12)Blocked Shots 9 vs. Xavier (12/29/12)Turnovers 21 at Ole Miss (1/24/13)Fouls 30 at Ole Miss (1/24/13)
tennessee team Game LOWsPoints 36 at Georgetown (11/30/12)FGs Made 13 vs. Oklahoma State (11/16/12)FG Attempts 43 vs. Kennesaw State (11/9/12)FG% .260 (13-50) vs. Oklahoma State (11/16/12)3 PT FG Made 2 vs. Western Carolina (12/21/12) 2 vs. Wichita State (12/13/12)3 PT FG Attempts 8 vs. UNC Asheville (11/15/12)3 PT FG % .143 (2-14) vs. Western Carolina (12/21/12)FTs Made 3 at Georgetown (11/30/12)FT Attempts 8 at Virginia (12/5/12)FT% .273 (3-11) at Georgetown (11/30/12)Rebounds 28 vs. Xavier (12/29/12)Assists 5 vs. Oklahoma State (11/16/12)Steals 2 at Alabama (1/12/13) 2 at Georgetown (11/30/12) 2 vs. Oakland (11/26/12) 2 vs. Oklahoma State (11/16/12) 2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/15/12)Blocked Shots 1 vs. Presbyterian (12/18/12) 1 vs. Oklahoma State (11/16/12)Turnovers 6 vs. Presbyterian (12/18/12)Fouls 10 vs. Presbyterian (12/18/12)
OPPOnent inDiviDuaL Game HiGHsPoints 32 M. Henderson, Ole Miss (1/9/13)FGs Made 9 C. Hall, Wichita State (12/13/12)FG Attempts 19 M. Henderson, Ole Miss (1/9/13)FG% (min 5 made) .900 (9-10) C. Hall, Wichita State (12/13/12)3 PT FG Made 6 M. Henderson, Ole Miss (1/24/13)3 PT FG Attempts 15 M. Henderson, Ole Miss (1/24/13)3FG% (min 3 made) .800 (4-5) J. Downing, Presbyterian (12/18/12)FTs Made 13 M. Henderson, Ole Miss (1/9/13)FT Attempts 14 M. Henderson, Ole Miss (1/9/13)FT% (min 5 made) 1.000 (8-8) M. Henderson, Ole Miss (1/24/13)Rebounds 15 R. Buckner, Ole Miss (1/9/13)Assists 10 E. Washington, Presbyterian (12/18/12)Steals 4 N. Noel, Kentucky (1/15/13) 4 R. Steele, Alabama (1/12/13) 4 J. Jackson, Memphis (1/4/13) 4 T. Meyer, UNC Asheville (11/15/12)Blocked Shots 6 N. Noel, Kentucky (1/15/13)
OPPOnent team Game HiGHsPoints 92 Ole Miss (1/9/13)FGs Made 31 Memphis (1/4/13)FG Attempts 69 UMass (11/18/12)FG% .564 (31-55) UNC Asheville (11/15/12)3 PT FG Made 9 UMass (11/18/12)3 PT FG Attempts 27 UMass (11/18/12)3 PT FG % .636 (7-11) Memphis (1/4/13)FTs Made 38 Ole Miss (1/9/13)FT Attempts 44 Ole Miss (1/9/13)FT% .864 (38-44) Ole Miss (1/9/13)Rebounds 47 Ole Miss (1/9/13)Assists 16 Memphis (1/4/13)Steals 11 Memphis (1/4/13)Blocked Shots 11 Memphis (1/4/13)Turnovers 19 Xavier (12/29/12)Fouls 30 Western Carolina (12/21/12)
OPPOnent team Game LOWsPoints 37 Georgetown (11/30/12)FGs Made 16 Georgetown (11/30/12) 16 Oakland (11/26/12)FG Attempts 43 Oklahoma State (11/16/12)FG% .286 (16-56) Oakland (11/26/12)3 PT FG Made 1 Xavier (12/29/12) 1 Virginia (12/5/12) 1 Georgetown (11/30/12) 1 UNC Asheville (11/15/12)3 PT FG Attempts 6 UNC Asheville (11/15/12)3 PT FG % .125 (1-8) Xavier (12/29/12) .125 (1-8) Virginia (12/5/12) .125 (2-16) Oakland (11/26/12)FTs Made 4 Georgetown (11/30/12)FT Attempts 9 Georgetown (11/30/12)FT% .444 (4-9) Kennesaw State (11/9/12)Rebounds 22 Presbyterian (12/18/12)Assists 6 Western Carolina (12/21/12)Steals 2 Virginia (12/5/12)Blocked Shots 1 Xavier (12/29/12)Turnovers 5 Presbyterian (12/18/12)Fouls 11 Georgetown (11/30/12)
Leading at halftime ....................................................8-3Trailing at halftime ......................................................1-5Tied at halftime ..........................................................0-0
Leading with 10:00 remaining .................................8-1Trailing with 10:00 remaining ..................................1-7Tied with 10:00 remaining ......................................0-0
Leading with 5:00 remaining ..................................9-2Trailing with 5:00 remaining .................................. 0-6Tied with 5:00 remaining ........................................0-0
In Overtime ..................................................................0-0
Tennessee out-rebounds opponent..................... 6-4Tennessee is out-rebounded ..................................2-4Same amount of rebounds ...................................... 1-0
Tennessee commits more turnovers ....................6-5Opponent commits more turnovers .....................2-2Same amount of turnovers ........................................1-1
Tennessee shoots 50 percent or better ............. 3-0Opponent shoots 50 percent or better .................1-1
Tennessee shoots less than 50 percent ...............6-8Opponent shoots less than 50 percent ...............7-7
Tennessee shoots better than opponent ............7-2Opponent shoots better than Tennessee.............1-6Same shooting percentage ..................................... 1-0
Tennessee has more free-throw attempts..........6-2Opponent has more free-throw attempts ..........2-6Same amount of free-throw attempts ................. 1-0
Tennessee bench outscores opponent bench .....7-6Opponent bench outscores Tennessee bench ....2-2Benches score the same ..........................................0-0
Tennessee scores less than 50 .............................. 0-2Tennessee scores between 50-59 ...........................1-1Tennessee scores between 60-69 ........................2-2Tennessee scores between 70-79 ..........................5-1Tennessee scores between 80-89...........................1-1Tennessee scores between 90-99 .......................0-0Tennessee scores 100 or more ..............................0-0
Opponent scores less than 50 .................................1-2Opponent scores between 50-59 ........................ 3-0Opponent scores between 60-69 .........................5-3Opponent scores between 70-79 .......................... 0-1Opponent scores between 80-89 ......................... 0-1Opponent scores between 90-99 ......................... 0-1Opponent scores 100 or more ...............................0-0
In November ................................................................4-2In December ..................................................................4-1In January ......................................................................1-5In February ..................................................................0-0In March ........................................................................0-0
Officials: Mike Nance, Marc Ellard, Glenn TuittTechnicals: Kennesaw State-None. Tennessee-None.Attendance: 18,044
Points in the paint-KSU 24, UT 38. Points off turnovers-KSU 21, UT 17.2nd chance points-KSU 7, UT 6. Fast break points-KSU 9, UT 10.Bench points-KSU 23, UT 16. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-3 times.Last FG-UNCG 2nd-00:09, UT 2nd-03:09.Largest lead-KSU by 2 1st-18:36, UT by 27 2nd-11:40.
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalKennesaw State 30 37 67Tennessee 42 34 76
Game #2 UNC Asheville (1-2) 68 Tennessee (2-0) 75
1:30 p.m. AT • Nov. 15, 2012 • Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez • Bayamón, P.R.UNC Asheville FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min15 Atkinson, Jeremy f 5-6 0-0 8-9 1-8-9 4 18 1 1 0 0 3835 Nwannunu, Jon f 6-8 0-0 0-1 1-3-4 4 12 0 2 0 0 2033 Cunningham, D.J. c 5-12 0-1 2-2 1-1-2 4 12 0 2 1 1 2604 Hornsby, Keith g 4-6 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 4 9 1 1 0 1 2255 Meyer, Trent g 1-10 0-3 6-6 0-4-4 1 8 6 3 1 4 3702 Neely, Marcus 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2022 Littlejohn, Corey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 631 Hughes, Sam 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 232 Weeks, Will 2-4 0-0 5-11 0-3-3 1 9 2 0 0 0 29 TEAM 0-1-1 Totals 23-46 1-6 21-29 3-22-25 22 68 10 11 2 7 200
Officials: Kipp Kissinger, Mike Thibodeaux, Rodrick DixonTechnicals: UNC Asheville-None. Tennessee-None.Attendance:
Points in the paint-UNCA 38,UT 42. Points off turnovers-UNCA 18,UT 15.2nd chance points-UNCA 4,UT 10. Fast break points-UNCA 6,UT 4.Bench points-UNCA 9,UT 17. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-2 times.Last FG-UNCA 2nd-00:36, UT 2nd-06:27.Largest lead-UNCA by 1 1st-08:42, UT by 17 2nd-15:42.
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalUNC Asheville 28 40 68Tennessee 38 37 75
Game #3 Oklahoma State (3-0) 62 Tennessee (2-1) 45
Officials: Rick Crawford, John Hughes, Lamont SimpsonTechnicals: Oklahoma State-None. Tennessee-None.Attendance: 4,224
Points in the paint-OKST 24,UT 10. Points off turnovers-OKST 12,UT 8.2nd chance points-OKST 1,UT 10. Fast break points-OKST 2,UT 0.Bench points-OKST 5,UT 16. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-1 time.Last FG-OKST 2nd-03:33, UT 2nd-00:53.Largest lead-OKST by 20 2nd-02:24, UT by 3 1st-19:27.
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalOklahoma State 30 32 62Tennessee 19 26 45
Officials: Michael Stephens, Pat Evans, James BreedingTechnicals: Oakland-None. Tennessee-None.Attendance: 14,625
Points in the paint-OAK 22,UT 42. Points off turnovers-OAK 6,UT 7.2nd chance points-OAK 11,UT 9. Fast break points-OAK 2,UT 15.Bench points-OAK 9,UT 20. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-0 times.Last FG-OAK 2nd-00:31, UT 2nd-01:59.Largest lead-OAK None, UT by 29 2nd-03:34.
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalOakland 15 35 50Tennessee 38 39 77
Officials: Les Jones (R), Joe Lindsay, Doug SirmonsTechnicals: Tennessee-None. Virginia-None.Attendance: 9,702
Points in the paint-UT 20,VA 22. Points off turnovers-UT 7,VA 10.2nd chance points-UT 10,VA 10. Fast break points-UT 2,VA 0.Bench points-UT 7,VA 6. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-0 times.Last FG-UT 2nd-00:37, VA 2nd-02:40.Largest lead-UT None, VA by 15 1st-05:29.
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalTennessee 16 22 38Virginia 25 21 46
Game #8#23 Wichita State (9-1) 60 Tennessee (5-3) 69
Points in the paint-WICH 22,UT 26. Points off turnovers-WICH 17,UT 15.2nd chance points-WICH 15,UT 10. Fast break points-WICH 2,UT 5.Bench points-WICH 17,UT 31. Score tied-12 times. Lead changed-10 times.Last FG-WICH 2nd-03:55, UT 2nd-05:56.Largest lead-WICH by 5 2nd-11:38, UT by 9 2nd-00:38.
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWichita State 28 32 60Tennessee 30 39 69
Game #9 Presbyterian (2-9) 62 Tennessee (6-3) 78
7 p.m. ET • Dec. 18, 2012 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.Presbyterian FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min13 Truss, William c 3-6 0-1 0-0 0-3-3 4 6 0 0 0 0 2520 Mctavish, Ryan g 6-11 2-6 0-0 1-3-4 3 14 1 1 2 0 3821 Downing, Jordan g 5-11 4-5 0-0 0-4-4 3 14 1 1 1 0 3224 Mutakabbir, Khalid g 6-10 2-5 4-5 0-3-3 0 18 0 2 0 2 3833 Washington, Eric g 2-9 0-2 2-2 1-3-4 2 6 10 1 0 2 3704 Anderson, Austin 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1305 Hargrave, Ryan 1-5 0-3 0-0 0-1-1 2 2 0 0 0 0 17 TEAM 0-3-3 Totals 24-54 8-23 6-7 2-20-22 14 62 13 5 3 4 200
Officials: John Cahill, Joe Lindsay, Michael StephensTechnicals: Presbyterian-None. Tennessee-None.Attendance: 14,495
Points in the paint-PC 24,UT 26. Points off turnovers-PC 8,UT 8.2nd chance points-PC 2,UT 18. Fast break points-PC 4,UT 4.Bench points-PC 4,UT 14. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-1 time.Last FG-PC 2nd-00:09, UT 2nd-04:56.Largest lead-PC by 2 1st-19:35, UT by 34 2nd-18:09.
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalPresbyterian 13 49 62Tennessee 43 35 78
Game #10 Western Carolina (4-8) 52 Tennessee (7-3) 66
Officials: Doug Shows, John Heatly, Chuck JonesTechnicals: Western Carolina-King, Tawaski. Tennessee-None.Attendance: 15,109
Points in the paint-WCU 28,UT 28. Points off turnovers-WCU 6,UT 16.2nd chance points-WCU 2,UT 17. Fast break points-WCU 6,UT 0.Bench points-WCU 20,UT 16. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-6 times.Last FG-WCU 2nd-01:04, UT 2nd-02:44.Largest lead-WCU by 10 1st-09:38, UT by 18 2nd-02:44.
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWestern Carolina 18 34 52Tennessee 22 44 66
Officials: Anthony Jordan, Mike Kitts, Tracy WoodsonTechnicals: Xavier-None. Tennessee-None.Attendance: 18,504
Points in the paint-XU 26,UT 26. Points off turnovers-XU 6,UT 19.2nd chance points-XU 12,UT 5. Fast break points-XU 2,UT 9.Bench points-XU 9,UT 21. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-3 times.Last FG-XU 2nd-00:02, UT 2nd-00:51.Largest lead-XU by 10 2nd-17:56, UT by 6 2nd-05:42.
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalXavier 25 22 47Tennessee 21 30 51
Officials: Antinio Petty, Doug Sirmons, Don DailyTechnicals: Memphis-None. Tennessee-None.Attendance: 19,535
Points in the paint-MEM 42,UT 30. Points off turnovers-MEM 18,UT 5. 2nd chance points-MEM 6,UT 17. Fast break points-MEM 15,UT 12. Bench points-MEM 13,UT 29. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-MEM 2nd-01:24, UT 2nd-00:03.Largest lead-MEM by 21 2nd-14:04, UT None.
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalMemphis 42 43 85Tennessee 28 52 80
Officials: Anthony Jordan, Pat Adams, John HamptonTechnicals: Ole Miss-None. Tennessee-None.Attendance: 17,059
Points in the paint-UM 34,UT 32. Points off turnovers-UM 11,UT 13.2nd chance points-UM 25,UT 11. Fast break points-UM 4,UT 7.Bench points-UM 26,UT 17. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-1 time.Last FG-UM 2nd-00:20, UT 2nd-00:16.Largest lead-UM by 21 2nd-00:20, UT by 4 1st-18:34.
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalOle Miss 38 54 92Tennessee 30 44 74
Officials: Tony Greene, James Barker, Willi C.J. WashingtonTechnicals: Tennessee-None. Alabama-None.Attendance: 12,093
Points in the paint-UT 30,UA 18. Points off turnovers-UT 12,UA 19.2nd chance points-UT 10,UA 6. Fast break points-UT 2,UA 10.Bench points-UT 20,UA 14. Score tied-11 times. Lead changed-10 times.Last FG-UT 2nd-00:06, UA 2nd-01:11.Largest lead-UT by 8 1st-08:12, UA by 7 2nd-02:55.
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalTennessee 28 37 65Alabama 24 44 68
Officials: Tony Greene, Michael Roberts, Ron GrooverTechnicals: Tennessee-None. Kentucky-None.Attendance: 24,033
Points in the paint-UT 30,UK 32. Points off turnovers-UT 12,UK 11.2nd chance points-UT 5,UK 9. Fast break points-UT 6,UK 0.Bench points-UT 23,UK 26. Score tied-9 times. Lead changed-12 times.Last FG-UT 2nd-00:52, UK 2nd-00:58.Largest lead-UT by 3 1st-12:28, UK by 10 2nd-00:14.
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalTennessee 31 34 65Kentucky 34 41 75
Game #16 Mississippi State (7-9, 2-2 SEC) 57 Tennessee (9-7, 1-3 SEC) 72
Officials: Mike Thibodeaux, John Heatly, Tracy WoodsonTechnicals: Mississippi State-None. Tennessee-None.Attendance: 17,584
Points in the paint-MS 16,UT 42. Points off turnovers-MS 4,UT 18.2nd chance points-MS 16,UT 14. Fast break points-MS 8,UT 11.Bench points-MS 17,UT 23. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-2 times.Last FG-MS 2nd-01:03, UT 2nd-01:19.Largest lead-MS by 1 1st-11:38, UT by 17 2nd-01:19.
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalMississippi State 29 28 57Tennessee 37 35 72
Game #17 Tennessee (9-7, 1-3 SEC) 56#23 Ole Miss (15-2, 4-0 SEC) 62
Officials: Ed Corbett, Ron Groover, Michael StephensTechnicals: Tennessee-None. Ole Miss-None.Attendance: 9,206
Points in the paint-UT 24,UM 16. Points off turnovers-UT 6,UM 18.2nd chance points-UT 7,UM 11. Fast break points-UT 2,UM 4.Bench points-UT 13,UM 11. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-5 times.Last FG-UT 2nd-03:19, UM 2nd-03:40.Largest lead-UT by 9 1st-06:43, UM by 6 2nd-00:04.
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalTennessee 25 31 56Ole Miss 18 44 62
• Ownsthesecond-bestplus/minusratingper40minutesontheteam(+4.67).• His5.7reboundspergameranksecondontheteam.• ThewinoverMississippiState(1/19/13)washis100thcareergameplayed.• Loggedhisthirdcareerdouble-doublewith13pointsand11reboundsvs.Memphis(1/4/13).• Hadacareer-high13reboundsvs.WesternCarolina(12/21/12)andalsoscoredninepoints.• SatoutthePresbyteriangame(12/18/12)aftersufferingahamstringstrainintheWichitaStatewin.• Wasonepointshyofadouble-doublevs.Oakland(11/26/12),ashepostedninepoints,11rebounds,twoassists and a block in the win.• Had12points,eightreboundsandtwoblocksinUT’swinoverUNCAshevilleatthePuertoRicoTip-Off(11/15/12).• Performedwellinhisreturntoactionintheseason-openingwinoverKennesawState(11/9/12),startingandtotaling13pointson5-of-6shootingwithsixrebounds.• Workedhardtoimprovehismid-rangejumperandall-aroundoffensivegameintheoffseason.• Ledtheteaminblockspergame(1.0bpg)lastseasonandwasUT’sthird-leadingrebounder(4.5rpg).
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• Walk-onpointguardwaspartofUT’sregularrotationfrommid-Decemberthroughmid-January.• Had two assists, two steals and no turnovers in a career-high 14 minutes vs. Memphis (1/4/13).• Played13minutesinUT’swinoverXavier(12/29/12)andmadehisfirstcareerfieldgoal.• WassolidinsevenimportantminutesduringUT’swinover23rd-rankedWichitaState(12/13/12).• EarnedbackuppointguarddutieswhentheVolstraveledtoVirginia(12/5/12),playingfiveminutes.• PlayedthefinalminuteofTennessee’sgamevs.OklahomaStateinPuertoRico(11/16/12)andscoredhisfirstcollegiatepointonafreethrow.• Appearedinsevengamesasafreshmanlastseason,includingthreeSECcontests.• GraduatedfromAustin-EastHighSchoolinKnoxville,Tenn.,whichalsoproducedTennessee1,000-pointscorerRobJones(1983-86).• Averagedanimpressive25.6pointsduringhisseniorseasonatAustin-East.• Postedanimpressive3.9GPAinhighschool.• LiveswithsophomorepowerforwardJarnellStokesandpracticeplayerGalenCampbell.
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• Namepronounced:YEH-meeMACK-in-JEW-luh• Averages 13.1 rebounds per 40 minutes played.• Leads the team with seven charges drawn this season (14 in his career).• Morethanone-thirdofhisreboundsthisseasonhavecomeontheoffensiveglass(19of55).• Hadsevenpointsandsevenreboundsin15minutesagainstOleMiss(1/9/13).• Tiedhiscareer-highwitheightreboundsinjustnineminutesofactionvs.Xavier(12/29/12);alsodrewtwocrucialchargesandblockedashotinthecome-from-behindwin.• EnjoyedoneofthebestgamesofhiscareeragainstNo.23WichitaState(12/13/12),totalingninepoints,eight rebounds, one assist and a block in 20 minutes.• Scoredfivepointsandpulleddownfourreboundsinsevenminutesoffthebenchvs.UMass(11/18/12).• Shot.591fromthefieldandaveraged2.3pointsand2.8reboundsin8.3minutespergamelastyear.• Scored18straightpointsvs.TheCitadel(12/29/11)lastyearandgrabbed11reboundsinjust13minutes.• IsUT’ssecondbasketballplayerfromNigeria,joiningformerforwardEmmanuelNegedu(2008-09).• LiveswithteammatesD’MontreEdwardsandQuintonChievous.
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OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTSVictory (Exh.) INJKennesaw State INJvs. UNC Asheville INJvs. Oklahoma State INJvs. UMass INJOakland INJat Georgetown INJat Virginia INJWichita State INJPresbyterian INJWestern Carolina INJXavier INJMemphis INJOle Miss It was announced Jan. 6 that he is redshirtingat Alabama at Kentucky Mississippi State at Ole Miss Alabama Vanderbilt at Arkansas Georgia at South Carolina at Vanderbilt Kentucky LSU at Texas A&M Florida at Georgia at Auburn Missouri SEC Tournament
2012-13 Game-by-Game StatS
34 JerONNe maymON SR Forward • 6-7 • 260 Madison, Wis. • Marquette University
HONORS Namepronounced:juhr-ONMAY-min2011-12-All-SECsecondteam(AP,Coaches);SEC’sMostImprovedPlayer(BlueRibbon);SEC’sMostUnderrated Player (Jason King, ESPN)2012-13-PreseasonAll-SECfirstteam(Coaches);PreseasonAll-SECsecondteam(media)
• Is redshirting this season due to a left knee injury and will return as a fifth-year senior in 2013-14.• WasTennessee’stoprebounderlastseason(8.1rpg,fifthintheSEC),andhealsoledtheteaminfield-goalpercentage(.558),field-goalsmade(4.5pg)andsteals(1.0spg).• InSECplay,heledtheteaminscoring(14.2ppg),rebounding(7.9rpg),field-goalpercentage(.573)andsteals (1.2 spg).• Hadateam-highninedouble-doubles(fourth-mostintheSEC),71deflections,13converted“and-1”playsand his 18 charges drawn also led the team.• Explodedfor32pointsand20reboundsinUT’sdouble-overtimelosstoNo.8Memphis(11/22/11)attheMaui Invitational last season.
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PointsSeason -Career 32 vs. Memphis (11/22/11)
ReboundsSeason -Career 20 vs. Memphis (11/22/11)
AssistsSeason -Career 3 two times, last vs. South Carolina (2/8/12)
BlocksSeason -Career 1, 10 times, last at South Carolina (2/25/12)
StealsSeason -Career 3 two times, last vs. Vanderbilt (3/3/12)
MinutesSeason -Career 40 vs. Memphis (11/22/11)
Field Goals MadeSeason -Career 8 two times, last vs. Austin Peay (12/10/11)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career 15 two times, last at Memphis (1/4/12)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career -
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career 2 vs. Duke (11/21/11)
Free Throws MadeSeason -Career 16 vs. Memphis (11/22/11)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason -Career 17 vs. Memphis (11/22/11)
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• Since the start of his career, Tennessee is 15-2 when McBee scores in double figures.• His115gamesplayedmakehimTennessee’smostexperiencedplayer.• Is193-pointersshyofbreakingintotheschool’scareertop-10list(hehas136,needs155totiefor10th).• Tore his right UCL at Georgetown (12/5/12)andisshooting.310from3-pointrangethisseason.• Tallied11points,threereboundsandanassistinthewinoverUMassinPuertoRico(11/18/12).• Startedandsharedteam-highscoringhonorsinUT’sseason-openingwinoverKennesawState(11/9/12),totaling 14 points.• Playedinall34gameslastseasonandledtheVolsin3-pointersmade(63)andattempted(161).• Boastedateam-best.3913-pointpercentageandaveragedacareer-best6.6pointspergame(averaged5.8 ppg in SEC play).• Scored12pointsonfour3-pointersduringtheVols’victoryoverPresbyterian(12/18/12).• Receivedfootballscholarshipoffersoutofhighschool(quarterback).• HadhishighschoolNo.4jerseyretiredonDec.8,2012(hescored2,362preppoints).
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Last Season This Season CareerScored 10+ Points 11 3 17Scored 15+ Points 4 - 4Scored 20+ Points - - -Led the Vols in Scoring 1 2 3Led the Vols in 3-Pointers (Made) 13 8 31LedtheVolsinRebounding - - -Led the Vols in Assists 1 1 3Led the Vols in Steals 8 1 20Made 3+ 3-Pointers 11 3 17Had3+Steals 1 - 4
• In SEC play, his 21.6 points rank second in the league,andhis.493field-goalpercentageranksfifth.• Team’sleadingscorer,averaging a career-best 14.5 ppg.• Has played every position but the No. 5 spot this season, with starts at the 1, 2 and 4.• Hasscoredindoublefigures13timesthisyearandhasscoredacareer-high26-pointsthreetimes.• His11blockedshots(manyonperimeterjumpshots)aretiedforsecond-mostontheteam.• Shot7-of-15fromthefieldand11-of-14fromthefree-throwlinewhiletotaling26pointsatOleMiss(1/24/13).• Tallied23pointsandfourreboundsatKentucky(1/15/13);itwashisfourthstraightgamewith20+points.• Scored21pointson8-of-14shootinginacareer-high38minutesatAlabama(1/12/13).• Dropped26pointson8-of-14shootingvs.OleMiss(1/9/13).• Eruptedforacareer-high26pointsvs.Memphis(1/4/13),drainingfive3-pointers.• Scored12pointsandtiedacareer-highwitheightreboundsvs.Presbyterian(12/18/12).• Went8-for-8fromthefoullineduringa17-pointoutburstagainstNo.23WichitaState(12/13/12).• LiveswithsophomoreguardJoshRichardson.
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Last Season This Season CareerHadaDouble-Double - -Scored 10+ Points 14 12 26Scored 15+ Points 5 6 11Scored 20+ Points 2 5 7Led the Vols in Scoring 4 7 11Led the Vols in 3-Pointers (Made) 6 5 11LedtheVolsinBlocks 12 3 16Led the Vols in Assists 2 3 5Led the Vols in Steals 4 5 10Had5+Assists 2 - 2Made 3+ 3-Pointers 5 3 8Had3+Steals 2 - 2
StealsSeason -Career 1 seven times, last at LSU (2/29/12)
MinutesSeason -Career 18 vs. Memphis (11/22/11)
Field Goals MadeSeason -Career 6vs.CollegeofCharleston(12/14/11)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career 8 two times, last vs. Ole Miss (2/22/12)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career 2 vs. Ole Miss (2/22/12)
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career 3 vs. Ole Miss (2/22/12)
Free Throws MadeSeason -Career 1 three times, last vs. Vanderbilt (3/3/12)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason -Career 3 vs. ULM (11/16/11)
OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTSVictory (Exh.) INJKennesaw State INJvs. UNC Asheville INJvs. Oklahoma St. INJvs. UMass INJOakland INJat Georgetown INJat Virginia INJWichita State INJPresbyterian INJWestern Carolina INJXavier INJMemphis INJOle Miss INJat Alabama INJat Kentucky INJMississippi State INJat Ole Miss INJAlabama Vanderbilt at Arkansas Georgia at South Carolina at Vanderbilt Kentucky LSU at Texas A&M Florida at Georgia at Auburn Missouri SEC Tournament
2012-13 Game-by-Game StatS
25 DWIGHt mILLer RS-SR Forward • 6-8 • 245Nassau, Bahamas • Midland (Texas) College
• Hadoffseasonkneesurgerybuthasstruggledtoreturntoaction;has yet to participated in live practice drills since his injury occurred late last season.• Appearedin23gamesoffthebenchlastseason,hisfirstasaVol.• Averaged2.4pointsand1.5reboundsin7.0minutespergamewhileshooting.510fromthefield.• Madehalfofhis3-pointattempts(4-of-8).• Blocked14shotsontheyear.• LedMidlandCollegetothe2011NJCAAnationalchampionshipgame.• InitiallysignedwithPittsburghoutofSt.PiusXHighSchoolinHouston;heredshirtedthe2008-09seasonbeforeappearingin16gamesasaredshirtfreshmanin2009-10.• HastrainedwithformerUniversityofHoustonandNBAstandoutHakeemOlajuwonintheoffseason.
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Last Season This Season CareerHadaDouble-Double - - -Scored 10+ Points 2 - 2Scored 15+ Points - - -Double-DigitRebounds - - -Led the Vols in Scoring - - -LedtheVolsinRebounding - - -LedtheVolsinBlocks 5 - 5Made 3+ 3-Pointers - - -Had3+Steals - - -Had3+Blocks - - -Had3+Dunks - - -
• Hasappearedin14contestsandisaveraging10.6minutespergame.• His+6.40plus/minusratingper40minutesplayedisthebestontheteam.• Grabbed eight rebounds at Ole Miss (1/24/13) to give him a total of 19 boards over the last two games.• Grabbed11reboundsinthewinoverMississippiState(1/19/13)andalsoaddedfourpoints,fourassists,three steals and a block.• In12solidminutesatKentucky(1/15/13),hetotaledfivepoints,fourrebounds,oneblockandacharge.• MadehisSECdebutatAlabama(1/12/13)andshowedextremepoiseoffthebench,totalingsevenpointson3-of-4shootingwithablockandastealinacareer-high21minutes.• Postedsevenpoints,threeassistsandtwoblocksinthevictoryoverKennesawState(11/9/12).• Selectedasafirst-teamAll-StatehonoreebytheGeorgiaSportsWritersAssociationafteraveraging22points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.9 blocks and 2.6 steals per game as a senior.• Playedoneseasonoffootball(widereceiverasasenior).• LiveswithfellowfreshmanguardDerekReese.
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2012-13HadaDouble-Double -Scored 10+ Points -Scored 15+ Points -Scored 20+ Points -Had10+Rebounds 1Double-Digit Assists -Led the Vols in Assists -Led the Vols in Steals 1Made 3+ 3-Pointers -Had3+Steals 1Had3+Assists 2
PointsSeason -Career *15 vs. Oakland City (11/15/08)
ReboundsSeason -Career *6 vs. Oakland City (11/15/08)
AssistsSeason -Career *1 vs. Oakland City (11/15/08)
BlocksSeason -Career *1 vs. Oakland City (11/15/08)
StealsSeason -Career 1 two times, last vs. The Citadel (12/29/11)
MinutesSeason 1 vs. Oakland (11/26/12)Career *18 vs. Oakland City (11/15/08)
Field Goals MadeSeason -Career *6 vs. Oakland City (11/15/08)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career *7 vs. Oakland City (11/15/08)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career -
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career -
Free Throws MadeSeason -Career *3 vs. Oakland City (11/15/08)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason -Career *3 vs. Oakland City (11/15/08)
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OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTSVictory (Exh.) INJKennesaw State DNPvs. UNC Asheville DNPvs. Oklahoma St. DNPvs. UMass DNPOakland 11/26/12 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Georgetown DNPat Virginia DNPWichita State DNPPresbyterian DNPWestern Carolina DNPXavier DNPMemphis DNPOle Miss DNPat Alabama DNPat Kentucky DNPMississippi State DNPat Ole Miss DNPAlabama Vanderbilt at Arkansas Georgia at South Carolina at Vanderbilt Kentucky LSU at Texas A&M Florida at Georgia at Auburn Missouri SEC Tournament
2012-13 Game-by-Game StatS
15 rOb mUrPHy RS-SR Forward • 6-8 • 233Brentwood, Tenn. • Lipscomb University
• IsgettingminutesattheNo.4positionduetohisabilitytoknockdownjumpshots(stretchingdefenses).• Owns the best 3-point shooting percentage on the team (.364).• Shot3-of-5from3-pointrangeforninepointsinthewinoverMississippiState(1/19/13).• Totaledninepointsandfourreboundsin22minutesofactionatKentucky(1/15/13).• Hadsevenpointsandfourreboundsin20minutesoffthebenchvs.OleMiss(1/9/13).• ReceivedgameclearancefromteamdoctorsonDec.28andservedasthecatalystinUT’swinoverXavier (12/29/12) one day later, totaling seven points, two steals, a block and an assist in 23 minutes.• Underwent a surgical procedure on his right shoulder on Aug. 21 to address a labral tear; the initial timetable for his recovery was set at approximately six months (he returned in four).• PlayedforPuertoRico’sU19teamthatatthe2012NikeGlobalChallengeinWashington,D.C.,July13-15.• StartedallfourgamesattheNikeGlobalChallengeandaveraged21.0points,12.3reboundsand1.3steals(all three were team-highs) in 32.0 minutes per game.• Wasthetournament’ssecond-leadingscorerandwasnamedtotheInternationalAll-TournamentTeam.• LiveswithfellowfreshmanguardArmaniMoore.
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• Averaged 2.9 points last season and has increased his scoring production to 8.4 ppg this year. • Team’stop-reboundingguard(thirdoverallontheteam)with4.8reboundspergame.• Had16pointson6-of-9shootinginthewinoverMississippiState(1/19/13).• Postedcareer-highsforpoints(20)andrebounds(9)inagreat34-minuteeffortvs.Memphis(1/4/13).• LedtheVolswith12pointsvs.Xavier(12/29/12)andalsohadsevenrebounds.• Scored12pointsinthewinoverWesternCarolina(12/21/12).• Wasonereboundshyofhisfirstcareerdouble-doublewhenhetotaled11points,nineboards,twoassistsandtwostealsinthewinoverUMassinPuertoRico(11/18/12).• ParticipatedinanexhibitionbasketballtourofPolandandGermanywithAthletesinActioninJune;theteam,madeupofplayersfromvariousDivisionIschools,went6-0duringthetrip.• Oneoftheteam’sbestperimeterdefenders,heappearedinall34gameslastseason,withninestarts.• Capableofplayingallthreeperimeterpositions.• ChoseUToverGeorgiaTech,Oklahoma,PennStateandTCU;playsclassicalpiano.• LiveswithjuniorguardJordanMcRae.
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Last Season This Season CareerScored 5+ Points 11 9 20Scored 10+ Points 2 6 8Scored 15+ Points - 2 2Led the Vols in Scoring - 1 1Led the Vols in 3-Pointers (Made) 2 - 2Led the Vols in Assists 1 1 2Led the Vols in Steals 5 6 11LedtheVolsinBlocks 7 3 10Had5+Assists - - -Made 3+ 3-Pointers - - -Had3+Steals - 1 1Had3+Blocks 1 - 1
TEAM STATISTICS UT OPPSCORING 1106 1059 Points per game 65.1 62.3 Scoring margin +2.8 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 385-899 367-906 Field goal pct . 4 2 8 . 4 0 53 POINT FG-ATT 85-288 72-243 3-point FG pct . 2 9 5 . 2 9 6 3-pt FG made per game 5.0 4.2FREE THROWS-ATT 251-380 253-351 Free throw pct . 6 6 1 . 7 2 1 F-Throws made per game 14.8 14.9REBOUNDS 631 553 Rebounds per game 37.1 32.5 Rebounding margin +4.6 -ASSISTS 182 183 Assists per game 10.7 10.8TURNOVERS 219 191 Turnovers per game 12.9 11.2 Turnover margin -1.6 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 1.0STEALS 68 108 Steals per game 4.0 6.4BLOCKS 63 72 Blocks per game 3.7 4.2ATTENDANCE 150170 83889 Home games-Avg/Game 9-16686 5-13738 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-5066
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsTennessee 504 602 1106Opponents 447 612 1059
Date Opponent Score Att.11/09/12 KENNESAW STATE W 76-67 18044
1 11/16/12 vs UNC Asheville W 75-68 41031 11/16/12 vs Oklahoma State L 45-62 42241 11/18/12 vs UMass W 83-69 6872
11/26/12 OAKLAND UNIVERSITY W 77-50 146252 11/30/12 at Georgetown L 36-37 13656
12/05/12 at Virginia L 38-46 970212/13/12 WICHITA STATE W 69-60 1521512/18/12 PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE W 78-62 1449512/21/12 WESTERN CAROLINA W 66-52 1510912/29/12 XAVIER W 51-47 1850401/04/13 MEMPHIS L 80-85 19535
* 01/09/13 OLE MISS L 74-92 17059* 01/12/13 at Alabama L 65-68 12093* 01/15/13 at Kentucky L 65-75 24033* 01/19/13 MISSISSIPPI STATE W 72-57 17584* 1/24/13 at Ole Miss L 56-62 9206
1 = Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Bayamón, Puerto Rico)2 = SEC/Big East Challenge* = Southeastern Conference Game
2012-13 Tennessee BasketballTennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 24, 2013)
Conference games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 1-4 1-1 0-3 0-0CONFERENCE 1-4 1-1 0-3 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 332 354 Points per game 66.4 70.8 Scoring margin -4.4 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 122-279 112-268 Field goal pct . 4 3 7 . 4 1 83 POINT FG-ATT 26-85 26-76 3-point FG pct . 3 0 6 . 3 4 2 3-pt FG made per game 5.2 5.2FREE THROWS-ATT 62-99 104-141 Free throw pct . 6 2 6 . 7 3 8 F-Throws made per game 12.4 20.8REBOUNDS 180 168 Rebounds per game 36.0 33.6 Rebounding margin +2.4 -ASSISTS 57 60 Assists per game 11.4 12.0TURNOVERS 69 55 Turnovers per game 13.8 11.0 Turnover margin -2.8 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 1.1STEALS 19 32 Steals per game 3.8 6.4BLOCKS 16 26 Blocks per game 3.2 5.2ATTENDANCE 34643 45332 Home games-Avg/Game 2-17322 3-15111 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsTennessee 151 181 332Opponents 143 211 354
Date Opponent Score Att.* 01/09/13 OLE MISS L 74-92 17059* 01/12/13 at Alabama L 65-68 12093* 01/15/13 at Kentucky L 65-75 24033* 01/19/13 MISSISSIPPI STATE W 72-57 17584* 1/24/13 at Ole Miss L 56-62 9206
1 = Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Bayamón, Puerto Rico)2 = SEC/Big East Challenge* = Southeastern Conference Game
BROADCAST MEDIA CHEAT SHEET (probable starters noted with orange numbers)
• Had eight rebounds in just nine minutes vs. Xavier (12/29/12); averages 13.1 rebounds per 40 minutes• Leads the team with seven drawn charges this season (has 14 in his career)• Totaled nine points, eight rebounds, one assist and one block in the win over No. 23 Wichita State (12/13/12)• Scored 18 straight points last year vs. The Citadel and won Tennessee’s Most Improved Player Award
• Fourth on the team in scoring (8.4 ppg) and third in rebounding (4.8 rpg); Team leader in steals (17)• Has scored in double figures six times this season (did so just twice all of last year)• Posted career-highs in points (20) and rebounds (9) vs. Memphis (1/4/13)• Tennessee’s best perimeter defender, he has started every game this season at the No. 3 position
• Getting his minutes at the No. 4 position; Owns the best 3FG percentage on the team (.364)• Received game clearance from team doctors Dec. 28 and made his debut one day later, serving as the
catalst for UT’s win over Xavier (seven points, two steals, one block in 23 minutes)• Returned from Aug. 21 shoulder surgery nearly two months earlier than expected
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ARMANI MOORE Fr. • G • 6-5 • 203 • Kennesaw, Ga./Mt. Paran Christian School GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG FG% FT%12-13 14/0 2.2 2.4 0.8 0.5 .444 .556
Career Highs Pts: 7 Reb: 11 Ast: 4 Stl: 3 Min: 29
• Averaging 10.6 minutes off the bench; Owns best plus/minus rating per 40 minutes on the team (+6.40)• Has 19 total rebounds, three steals and four blocked shots in the last two games • Made his SEC debut at Alabama (1/12/13) and totaled seven points and four rebounds in 21 minutes• Scored seven points against Kennesaw State in his first collegiate game (11/9/12)
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TRAE GOLDEN Jr. • G • 6-2 • 205 • Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern HS GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT%12-13 17/13 10.8 2.9 4.5 .368 .250 .735Career 82/47 9.0 2.3 3.6 .396 .325 .800
• Ranks third on the team in scoring (10.8 ppg) and has come off the bench in each of the last four games• Ranks third in the SEC in assists per game (4.3 apg) and eighth in assist/turnover ratio (2.09)• Season-high nine assists vs. Miss. State (1/19/13); Four assists shy of 300 for his career• Dropped a season-high 25 points during UT’s win over 23rd-ranked Wichita State (12/13/12)
• Started 16 of Tennessee’s 17 games this season• Tore the UCL in his shooting arm at Georgetown (Dec. 5); shooting .310 from 3FG this season• During his career, Tennessee is 15-2 in games in which he scores 10 or more points• Is the most experienced player on UT’s roster (115 games played)
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52JORDAN McRAE Jr. • G • 6-5 • 178 • Midway, Ga./Liberty County HS GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT%12-13 17/6 14.5 3.3 1.9 .446 .321 .784Career 61/21 9.1 2.7 1.4 .402 .316 .750
• Is the SEC’s second-leading scorer in league games, with 21.6 ppg (and ranks fifth in FG%, .493)• Shooting .321 from 3-point range; Scored career-high 26 pts vs. Memphis and Ole Miss (twice)• Leads the team in scoring with a career-best 14.5 ppg; Second in assists (1.9 apg) and blocks (0.7 bpg)• He has played every position but the No. 5 spot this season, with starts at the 1, 2 and 4
• Naismith Trophy candidate; Named to Puerto Rico Tip-Off All-Tournament Team• Team’s top rebounder (7.5 rpg) and shot-blocker (1.0 bpg), second-leading scorer (10.9)• Has scored in double figures 17 times in 34 career games played; Has six career double-doubles• Had 15 points and 11 rebounds in the SEC opener vs. Ole Miss (1/9/13); Turned 19-years-old Jan. 7
• Is shooting .507 from the field this season but has struggled with foul trouble (team-high 43 fouls)• Is the second-leading rebounder on the team (5.7 rpg)• Owns the second-best plus/minus rating per 40 minutes on the team (+4.67)• The Memphis game (1/4/13) marked his third career double-double (13 pts, 11 rebs)
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D’MONTRE EDWARDS Jr. • G • 6-6 • 206 • Charleston, S.C./Brevard (Fla.) CC GP/GS PPG RPG SPG BPG FG% FT%12-13 10/0 2.9 2.2 0.2 0.0 .385 .571
• Missed the Memphis game (1/4/13) after spraining his knee in practice the day before• Totaled 11 points and five rebounds in UT’s home victory over Presbyterian (12/18/12)• Drew a charge and totaled five points, three rebounds and a steal off the bench vs. Oakland (11/26/12)• Averaged 8.0 rebounds per game during UT’s 4-0 exhibition tour of Italy in August
• Has appeared in 10 games, averaging 10.8 minutes off the bench; Grabs 2.6 rebounds per game• Undersized 4-man is capable of stretching defenses with his ability to make perimeter shots• Had four points and four rebounds in 23 solid minutes off the bench vs. UMass (11/18/12)• Redshirted last season and developed his game tremendously during that one-year period
• Played key minutes at the point guard spot from mid-December through mid-January• Has three steals in his last two games played• Had two assists, two steals and no turnovers in a career-high 14 minutes vs. Memphis (1/4/13)• Local walk-on is viewed by his teammates as one of the team’s leaders; Had a 3.9 high school GPA