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: 8-4 SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 8-4 HOME 6-1 AWAY 0-2 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) 8:05 p.m. J12 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 1 p.m. J15 at Kentucky* (ESPN)^ 7 p.m J19 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. J24 at Ole Miss* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ 7 p.m. J26 Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 2 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 13 - SEC OPENER ITEMS OF NOTE ¢ This is the final contest of a six-game homes- tand for Tennessee that began Dec. 13. ¢ The Volunteers are 6-1 at home this season and own a 21-5 home record under second-year head coach Cuonzo Martin. ¢ In home games, UT owns a +10.6 ppg scoring margin and a +6.1 rebounding margin. ¢ Tennessee has won 11 straight home games against Ole Miss, dating to 1992. The Rebels’ last (and only) win in Thompson-Boling Arena was a 93-88 victory on Feb. 27, 1991. ¢ When these teams met in Knoxville last Febru- ary, UT posted a 73-60 victory as five Vols scored in double figures. Ole Miss started the game on a 15-2 run. ¢ The Vols have won the last three regular-season meetings in this series. ¢ Ole Miss is 2-1 in true road games this season, with wins at Loyola Marymount and Hawaii and a loss at Middle Tennessee. ¢ Ole Miss makes 7.3 3-pointers per game, but the Vols are allowing only 3.8 3-pointers per game. ¢ Senior forward Kenny Hall is coming off his third career double-double (13 pts, 11 rebs) and is averaging 9.3 rpg in UT’s last three games. ¢ Tennessee’s bench has outscored the oppo- nents’ bench in 10 of 12 games this season. Junior Jordan McRae’s 11.6 ppg are a big reason why. ¢ The Vols are 7-2 when they attempt as many or more free throws than their opponent. ¢ By surrendering 85 points to Memphis last Fri- day, the Vols allowed an opponent to reach the 70-point mark for the first time all season. THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE OLE MISS vs TENNESSEE (8-4) vs. OLE MISS (11-2) JAN. 9 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN. Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER G 11 Trae Golden 6-2 205 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. 11.8 3.2 4.3 apg G 13 Skylar McBee 6-3 195 Sr. Rutledge, Tenn. 6.3 1.2 .300 3FG% G 1 Josh Richardson 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. 8.4 5.4 .520 FG% F 5 Jarnell Stokes 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. 11.3 7.5 .562 FG% F 20 Kenny Hall 6-9 230 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga. 7.4 6.7 .547 FG% Ole Miss Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER G 32 Jarvis Summers 6-3 184 So. Jackson, Miss. 7.1 1.2 3.7 apg G 22 Marshall Henderson 6-2 175 Jr. Hurst, Texas 18.2 3.2 .377 3FG% G 20 Nick Williams 6-4 212 Sr. Mobile, Ala. 11.0 2.8 .326 3FG% F 31 Murphy Holloway 6-7 240 Sr. Irmo, S.C. 15.8 10.9 1.6 spg F 23 Reginald Buckner 6-9 235 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 10.7 7.1 .675 FG% PROBABLE STARTERS TELEVISION SEC Network Dave Neal (PxP) Barry Booker (analyst) Dennis Kirkpatrick (producer) RADIO Vol Network Bob Kesling (PxP) Bert Bertelkamp (analyst) SATELLITE RADIO Sirius N/A XM Channel 200 TICKETS www.UTtix.com 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) EXPERIENCE THE ACTION 8-4, 0-0 SEC Record 11-2, 0-0 SEC NR / NR Ranking NR / NR Cuonzo Martin Head Coach Andy Kennedy 27-19 (2nd yr) Record at School 136-80 (7th yr) 88-60 (5th yr) Career Record 157-93 (8th yr) UTsports.com Website OleMissSports.com INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Tennessee leads, 69-39 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 39-10 In Oxford: Tennessee leads, 25-22 Neutral Sites: Ole Miss leads, 7-5 Current Streak: Ole Miss has won one Last Meeting: Ole Miss won 77-72 in New Orleans (3/9/12) Martin vs. Kennedy: Tied, 1-1 A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Give UT a two-game win streak in SEC openers Be UT’s 12th straight home win over Ole Miss Improve UT’s home winning percentage against Ole Miss to .800 (40 wins in 50 games). Make the Vols 5-1 in their current six-game homestand Make the Vols 22-5 at home under coach Cuonzo Martin Be the 75th win of Kenny Hall and Skylar McBee’s careers
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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) 8:05 p.m.J12 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 1 p.m.J15 at Kentucky* (ESPN)^ 7 p.mJ19 mississippi State* (SEC Network) 4 p.m.J24 at ole miss* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ 7 p.m.J26 Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 2 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 13 - SEC OPENERITEmS of NoTE¢ This is the final contest of a six-game homes-
tand for Tennessee that began Dec. 13.¢ The Volunteers are 6-1 at home this season and
own a 21-5 home record under second-year head coach Cuonzo Martin.¢ In home games, UT owns a +10.6 ppg scoring
margin and a +6.1 rebounding margin.¢ Tennessee has won 11 straight home games
against ole miss, dating to 1992. The rebels’ last (and only) win in Thompson-Boling Arena was a 93-88 victory on feb. 27, 1991.¢ when these teams met in Knoxville last febru-
ary, UT posted a 73-60 victory as five Vols scored in double figures. ole miss started the game on a 15-2 run.¢ The Vols have won the last three regular-season
meetings in this series.¢ ole miss is 2-1 in true road games this season,
with wins at Loyola marymount and Hawaii and a loss at middle Tennessee.¢ ole miss makes 7.3 3-pointers per game, but the
Vols are allowing only 3.8 3-pointers per game.¢ Senior forward Kenny Hall is coming off his
third career double-double (13 pts, 11 rebs) and is averaging 9.3 rpg in UT’s last three games. ¢ Tennessee’s bench has outscored the oppo-
nents’ bench in 10 of 12 games this season. Junior Jordan McRae’s 11.6 ppg are a big reason why.¢ The Vols are 7-2 when they attempt as many or
more free throws than their opponent.¢ By surrendering 85 points to memphis last fri-
day, the Vols allowed an opponent to reach the 70-point mark for the first time all season.
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Ole Miss Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHERG 32 Jarvis Summers 6-3 184 So. Jackson, miss. 7.1 1.2 3.7 apgG 22 marshall Henderson 6-2 175 Jr. Hurst, Texas 18.2 3.2 .377 3fG%G 20 Nick williams 6-4 212 Sr. mobile, Ala. 11.0 2.8 .326 3fG% f 31 murphy Holloway 6-7 240 Sr. Irmo, S.C. 15.8 10.9 1.6 spgf 23 reginald Buckner 6-9 235 Sr. memphis, Tenn. 10.7 7.1 .675 fG%
PROBaBLE STaRTERS
TELEvISION SEC Network Dave Neal (PxP) Barry Booker (analyst) Dennis Kirkpatrick (producer)
RaDIO Vol Network Bob Kesling (PxP) Bert Bertelkamp (analyst)
SaTELLITE RaDIO Sirius N/A
XM Channel 200
TICKETS www.UTtix.com 1-800-332-VoLS (8657)
EXPERIENCE THE aCTION
8-4, 0-0 SEC Record 11-2, 0-0 SECNr / Nr Ranking Nr / NrCuonzo martin Head Coach Andy Kennedy27-19 (2nd yr) Record at School 136-80 (7th yr) 88-60 (5th yr) Career Record 157-93 (8th yr) UTsports.com Website olemissSports.com
INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: Tennessee leads, 69-39 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 39-10In Oxford: Tennessee leads, 25-22Neutral Sites: ole miss leads, 7-5Current Streak: ole miss has won oneLast Meeting: ole miss won 77-72 in New orleans (3/9/12)Martin vs. Kennedy: Tied, 1-1
a TENNESSEE WIN WOULD...
Give UT a two-game win streak in SEC openers Be UT’s 12th straight home win over ole miss Improve UT’s home winning percentage against ole miss to .800 (40 wins in 50 games). make the Vols 5-1 in their current six-game homestand make the Vols 22-5 at home under coach Cuonzo martin Be the 75th win of Kenny Hall and Skylar mcBee’s careers
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: 301-105 (.741), 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 27-19 (Second year)Overall Record 88-60 (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» Sophomore power forward Jar-nell Stokes, who at 18-years-old measures in at a chiseled 6-8, 270 pounds, enters the season with eight percent body fat.
17» Tennessee has drawn 20 charges through the first 12 games of the season. Big men Kenny Hall and Yemi Makanjuola lead the way with six charges drawn apiece.
3» Tennessee is the only team in the Southeastern Conference to have three players named to the coaches’ preseason All-SEC Team (maymon, Golden and Stokes).
aSSOCIaTED PRESS POLLUpdated: Jan. 7Rank School Record Pts. Previous1 Duke (62) 14-0 1622 12 michigan (3) 15-0 1553 23 Louisville 13-1 1447 44 Arizona 14-0 1442 35 Indiana 13-1 1381 56 Kansas 12-1 1322 67 Syracuse 14-1 1211 78 minnesota 14-1 1121 99 Gonzaga 15-1 1064 1010 missouri 11-2 1006 1211 florida 10-2 922 1312 Illinois 14-2 881 1113 Creighton 14-1 789 1614 Butler 12-2 761 1715 ohio State 11-3 710 816 San Diego State 12-2 591 1917 Notre Dame 13-1 547 2118 Kansas State 12-2 472 2519 Georgetown 10-2 441 1520 NC State 12-2 438 2321 Cincinnati 13-2 375 1422 michigan State 21-3 267 1823 wichita State 14-1 135 -24 UNLV 13-2 113 -25 New mexico 13-2 102 20
Receiving Votes: Virginia Commonwealth 94, wyoming 87, oklahoma State 64, marquette 41, UCLA 41, maryland 29, Kentucky 27, Temple 13, oregon 11, North Carolina 4, Pittsburgh 1.
Receiving Votes: New mexico 48, wichita State 47, Ken-tucky 43, oklahoma State 34, maryland 10, Pittsburgh 7, North Carolina 5, marquette 3, UCLA 3, Colorado State 2, Saint mary’s 2, Arizona State 1, Temple 1, Utah State 1, Virginia 1.
NATIONAL POLLS
mEmPHIS rECAP¢ The Vols made a furious comeback in the sec-
ond half, but were unable to overcome a 21-point deficit and fell to memphis 85-80 before 19,535 friday at Thompson-Boling Arena.
¢ memphis was on fire from floor most of the night as the Tigers shot 56.4 while the Vols (8-4) battled to cut the deficit to just four with less than a minute left. But the Vols were unable to overcome the steep margin.
¢ Jordan McRae had his best game of the season and tallied a career-best 26. He was one of four scorers in double-figures. Josh Richardson also had a career-high with 20 points and tied his ca-reer high with nine boards.
¢ Kenny Hall had his third-career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Jarnell Stokes added 11 points and nine rebounds.
¢ Down by as many as 21 with 14:04 left in regu-lation, the Vols mounted a comeback. mcrae canned back-to-back 3-pointers followed by a richardson jumper to cut the deficit to 13 at 62-49 with 10:38 left. mcrae’s fourth 3-pointer of the half — with 9:20 left — cut the margin to 10,
64-54, at the 9:20 mark.¢ The loss was Tennessee’s first of the season at
home after winning the first six. It was also the Vols’ first regular-season home loss in 13 contests dating to last season.
¢ Tennessee debuted new adidas orange-on-or-ange uniforms for its “orange-out.” It was just the fifth time the Vols wore orange at TBA.
¢ Joe Jackson led memphis with 20 points while Adonis Thomas added 18.
¢ The Tigers’ 11 blocks were an arena record for a UT opponent.
LAST TImE VS oLE mISS...¢ After Skylar McBee sent the game to oT with
2.1 seconds left in regulation, ole miss withstood the Vols for a 77-72 overtime victory in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on march 9, 2012. The game was never separated by more than two possessions until the final minutes of overtime.
¢ UT lost for just the second time in 10 games.¢ mcBee, who struggled early, was the key cog in
the Vols’ offense down the stretch as he finished with 15 points (5-of-11 from 3-point range).
¢ The trio of senior Cameron Tatum (15 points), Jeronne Maymon (11 points and 17 rebounds) and Trae Golden (game-high 21 points) was strong for the Vols. freshman Jarnell Stokes grabbed 11 rebounds for his fourth double-figure rebounding game of the season before fouling out in overtime.
¢ maymon’s 17 rebounds were the second-most by a Vol all-time in the SEC Tournament, behind Steve Hamer’s SEC Tourney record 21 set in 1996.
¢ ole miss was led by Terrance Henry, who tallied 19 points and had six rebounds. Jarvis Summers scored 17 points for the rebels, and Reginald Buckner had 14 points and nine rebounds.
VoLS SECoND IN SEC wINS oVEr LAST SEVEN SEASoNS¢ In league play, Tennessee is the SEC’s second-
winningest basketball program over the last seven years, dating to the 2005-06 season.¢ Tennessee’s 75 SEC regular-season wins during
that span are second only to Kentucky (78).¢ rounding out the top five is florida (72),
Vanderbilt (66) and mississippi State (60).
CoNfErENCE LID-LIfTErS¢ The Volunteers have won 11 of their last 13 SEC
openers. The losses came at Arkansas in 2011 and against Kentucky in 2003.
¢ Last season, Tennessee opened league play by shocking 13th-ranked florida 67-56 in Knoxville.
¢ In 2008, the Vols opened SEC play with an 85-83 home victory over ole miss and then went on to finish league play 14-2 and win the SEC.
¢ In four previous seasons as a head coach, Cu-onzo Martin is 3-1 in conference openers.
LEAGUE mEDIA PICKS VoLS foUrTH¢ A preseason poll of SEC and national media
members projected Tennessee to finish fourth in the 14-team SEC this season.
¢ The Vols were picked to finish 11th in last year’s preseason media poll (the league had 12 teams), but went 10-6 to finish second in the final stand-ings in Cuonzo martin’s first season at UT.
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.
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 Coaches’ rV rV rV rV Nr Nr Nr Nr Nr Nr
QUICK DEfENSIVE NoTES¢ The Vols’ 3-point field-goal defense of .275
ranks second in the SEC and 14th nationally.¢ Tennessee’s scoring defense of 58.8 ppg ranks
35th nationally and tied for second in the SEC.¢ 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).
¢ 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 three shot-clock violations this season.
SHUTTING DowN THE THrEE¢ The Vols rank 14th nationally with a .275 3-point
field-goal defense this season, holding oppo-nents to an average of 3.8 made 3-pointers per game (46-of-167).
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 13.8 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 the start of 2012, no opposing player has
scored more than 23 points against Tennessee.¢ In total, only four players have managed 24+
points against the Vols since Cuonzo Martin assumed control of the Tennessee program.
¢ The Lucky Few: 24+ Points vs. Martin’s VolsPlayer, School Pts Datereggie Hamilton, oakland 35 11/28/11J.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 12 games, Kenny Hall has drawn a
team-high six charges this season. ¢ As a team, Tennessee has drawn 20 charges on
the year (1.7 per game).¢ 10 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 11 of 12 opponents to
fewer than 70 points this season. only memphis (85) has 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 23 of the 46 games UT has played under head
coach Cuonzo Martin, the Vols have held teams the opponent to fewer than 30 first-half points.
DEfENSIVE CoACH-SPEAK¢ 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."
¢ 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.”
VoLS SPrEAD CHEEr To BEGIN yEAr¢ The Vols split into two groups on the morning
of Jan. 2 to spread some New year’s cheer.¢ Half the team made a surprise visit to East Ten-
nessee Children’s Hospital, taking time to visit and play with kids.
¢ The other half of the team visited Patricia Neal rehab Center to visit with patients there.
wINGS DomINANT LAST THrEE GAmES¢ In Tennessee’s last three games, starting 3-man
Josh Richardson and top reserve Jordan McRae have combined to average 30.7 ppg.
¢ Against memphis last friday, both players post-ed career-highs for scoring, as mcrae scored 26 and richardson added 20.
¢ During a 4:58 stretch in the second half vs. mem-phis, the duo scored 17 straight points for UT.
¢ richardson is shooting .643 from the field over the last three games while also averaging 7.0 rpg.
¢ The two share an apartment. maybe there’s something in the water?
SIXTH mAN SPArKPLUG¢ Just as he did during the second half of last
season, junior wing Jordan McRae provided an offensive boost off the bench through 12 games for Tennessee (he has started one game when Kenny Hall was out with an injury).
¢ mcrae ranks second on the team with 11.6 points per game, and he is shooting a team-best .333 (17-for-51) from 3-point range.
¢ The midway, Ga., native came off the bench to score in double figures in six of UT’s last 14 games last season.
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 UT’s first 12 games.
¢ Now a starter on the wing, richardson has scored in double figures five times this season. He scored in double figures just twice in 34 games played as a freshman last season.
BACKCoUrT BLoCK PArTy¢ Tennessee’s guards account for 47 percent of
the team’s blocked shots (22 of 47).¢ Two perimeter players — Jordan McRae and
Josh Richardson — are tied for second on the squad in blocks with nine apiece.
GoLDEN DISHING IT oUT¢ Golden ranks third in the SEC with 4.3 apg.¢ Junior point guard Trae Golden owns a 2.22 as-
sist/turnover ratio (seventh in SEC).
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 21 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.
LoPEZ EArNS SomE BUrN¢ Sophomore walk-on Brandon Lopez, a Knox-
ville native, has been rewarded for his hustle, work ethic and discipline recently, earning mean-ingful minutes in each of the last six games.
¢ Lopez had appeared in just nine career games before the Dec. 5 Virginia game. But playing be-hind junior starter Trae Golden, Lopez is averag-ing 7.5 mpg over UT’s last six games.
¢ He played a career-high 14 minutes vs. memphis, totaling two assists, two steals and no turnovers.
¢ Lopez, who boasted a 3.9 GPA in high school, is considered a leader by his teammates and brings positive energy to the team day-in and day-out.
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 this spring/summer is all that stands in the way of senior forwards Kenny Hall (Sociology), Jeronne Maymon (Psychology) and Dwight Miller (Psychology) earning their respec-tive 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 49.8.470 field Goal Pct. .336.323 3-Point Pct. .241+7.0 rebounding margin +2.512.0 Assists Per Game 7.3
ANALyZING TENNESSEE’S LoSSES¢ Tennessee has four losses this season. one came
at home (memphis). one came at a neutral site (oklahoma State in Puerto rico). Two came in true road games (at Georgetown and Virginia).
¢ In this week’s AP top 25, Georgetown is ranked No. 19, and oklahoma State is receiving votes.
¢ In this week’s coaches’ poll top 25, Georgetown is ranked No. 22, and both oklahoma State and Virginia 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.
¢ As of Nov. 27, Tennessee had sold more season tickets for the 2012-13 campaign (13,150+) than there are total seats at five different SEC arenas.
¢ UT has played seven home games this season and is drawing an average of 16,504 fans per game.
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.
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, which takes place Nov. 28-30, 2013, at the At-lantis 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.
SToKES oN wooDEN AwArD,NAISmITH TroPHy wATCH LISTS¢ The Los Angeles Athletic Club placed sopho-
more power forward Jarnell Stokes on its John r. wooden Award Preseason Top-50 list.
¢ Stokes also landed on the 50-player, early-sea-son watch list for the Naismith Trophy.
SToKES ENJoyED GoLDEN SUmmEr¢ Sophomore power forward Jarnell Stokes
starred this 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.
ANoTHEr AmBITIoUS SCHEDULE¢ In keeping with recent tradition, Tennessee’s
schedule will once again rank among the most difficult in the nation.
¢ At least 17 games against teams that won 20 or more games last season
¢ At least 13 games against teams that played in the NCAA Tournament last season (and at least seven games against teams who advanced to the Sweet Sixteen)
¢ At least 12 games against teams with a top-50 rPI last season
mArTIN ALwAyS PoISED¢ In 148 games as a college head coach, Cuonzo
Martin has never been whistled for a technical foul.
20 = 100 for mArTIN¢ If Tennessee reaches the 20-win mark this sea-
son, win No. 20 also will be the 100th victory of Cuonzo Martin’s young head-coaching career.
¢ martin entered this season with an 80-56 record in four previous seasons as a head coach (three at missouri State, one at Tennessee).
@Cuonzomartin on Twitter¢ Vols head coach Cuonzo martin is very active on
Twitter, @Cuonzomartin.¢ martin’s 28,925 followers rank seventh among
all Division I hoops coaches, and he is one of only eight coaches with more than 25,000 followers.
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.
� 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)
VoLS IN THE NBA¢ former Vol Tobias Harris (2011) is in his second
season with the milwaukee Bucks. Through the Bucks’ first 14 contests — each of which Harris has started — he averaged 7.6 points and 3.2 re-bounds per game.
¢ Veteran NBA point guard C.J. Watson (2003-06) entered his sixth NBA season with a new team: the Brooklyn Nets. Through his first five seasons, watson averaged 7.8 points and 2.6 as-sists 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 washington wizards, and Houston is the as-sistant general manager of the New york Knicks.
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
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 roSTEr PEACH fLAVorED oNCE AGAIN¢ for the second straight year, Tennessee’s roster
includes four players from the state of Georgia. ¢ UT’s three returnees from the Peach State were
responsible for more than 47 percent of the total Division I points scored (2,541) by this year’s ros-ter. Trae Golden (555), Kenny Hall (331), Jordan McRae (311) combined for 1,197 points entering this season.
¢ reserve guard Armani Moore is a true freshman from Kennesaw, Ga.
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: ALABAmA¢ Tennessee hits the road for the first time since
Dec. 5 when it travels to face Alabama at Cole-man Coliseum Saturday, Jan. 12 (1 p.m. ET, ESPN2).
¢ The Vols trail the all-time series with Alabama 74-65, dating to 1914.
¢ The Vols and Crimson Tide both are allowing 58.8 ppg (tied for 35th nationally in scoring de-fense).
TEAM STATISTICS UT OPPSCORING 197 184 Points per game 65.7 61.3 Scoring margin +4.3 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 65-162 70-166 Field goal pct . 4 0 1 . 4 2 23 POINT FG-ATT 13-55 10-31 3-point FG pct . 2 3 6 . 3 2 3 3-pt FG made per game 4.3 3.3FREE THROWS-ATT 54-81 34-45 Free throw pct . 6 6 7 . 7 5 6 F-Throws made per game 18.0 11.3REBOUNDS 115 103 Rebounds per game 38.3 34.3 Rebounding margin +4.0 -ASSISTS 29 30 Assists per game 9.7 10.0TURNOVERS 39 41 Turnovers per game 13.0 13.7 Turnover margin +0.7 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.7 0.7STEALS 15 25 Steals per game 5.0 8.3BLOCKS 20 15 Blocks per game 6.7 5.0ATTENDANCE 53148 0 Home games-Avg/Game 3-17716 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsTennessee 71 126 197Opponents 85 99 184
Date Opponent Score Att.12/21/12 WESTERN CAROLINA W 66-52 1510912/29/12 XAVIER W 51-47 1850401/04/13 MEMPHIS L 80-85 19535
1 = Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Bayamón, Puerto Rico)2 = SEC/Big East Challenge
� 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.
STroNG SEASoN-TICKET SALES¢ Tennessee has sold more than 13,200 season-
ticket packages for the 2012-13 campaign.¢ The Vols’ total of season-ticket sales exceeds
the capacity of five SEC arenas (ole miss [ca-pacity 9,061], Auburn [9,121], mississippi 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.
301-105 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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Arena/School Avg.1. rupp Arena 23,721 Kentucky2. The Carrier Dome 23,618 Syracuse3. KfC yum! Center 21,503 Louisville4. Dean Smith Center 20,159 North Carolina5. Thompson-Boling Arena 17,411 Tennessee6. Kohl Center 17,181 wisconsin7. fedEx forum 16,689 memphis8. Value City Arena 16,510 ohio State9. Assembly Hall 16,462 Indiana10. Allen fieldhouse 16,300 Kansas
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
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. Memphis (1/4/13)
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 25 vs. Chaminade (11/23/11) and
25 vs. Oakland (11/28/11)
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 8-4 6-1 0-2 2-1
Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Non-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
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 vs. Memphis (1/4/13)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 8 Golden vs. Presbyterian (12/18/12)Steals 5 Stokes vs. Kennesaw State (11/9/12)Blocked Shots 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 17 vs. Oakland (11/26/12) 17 vs. Kennesaw State (11/9/12)Steals 7 vs. Kennesaw State (11/9/12)Blocked Shots 9 vs. Xavier (12/29/12)Turnovers 17 vs. Wichita State (12/13/12)Fouls 25 vs. Oklahoma State (11/16/12)
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 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 23 T. Sumler, Western Carolina (12/21/12)FGs Made 9 C. Hall, Wichita State (12/13/12)FG Attempts 17 T. Sumler, Western Carolina (12/21/12) 17 D. Love, Kennesaw State (11/9/12)FG% (min 5 made) .900 (9-10) C. Hall, Wichita State (12/13/12)3 PT FG Made 4 J. Downing, Presbyterian (12/18/12) 4 J. Morgan, UMass (11/18/12)3 PT FG Attempts 10 J. Morgan, UMass (11/18/12)3FG% (min 3 made) .800 (4-5) J. Downing, Presbyterian (12/18/12)FTs Made 11 L. Nash, Oklahoma State (11/16/12)FT Attempts 13 L. Nash, Oklahoma State (11/16/12)FT% (min 5 made) 1.000 (6-6) T. Bader, Oakland (11/26/12)Rebounds 12 J. Martin, Xavier (12/29/12) 12 A. Mitchell, Virginia (12/5/12)Assists 10 E. Washington, Presbyterian (12/18/12)Steals 4 J. Jackson, Memphis (1/4/13) 4 T. Meyer, UNC Asheville (11/15/12)Blocked Shots 5 D. Stephens, Memphis (1/4/13)
OPPOnent team Game HiGHsPoints 85 Memphis (1/4/13)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 23 Oklahoma State (11/16/12)FT Attempts 31 Oklahoma State (11/16/12)FT% .857 (6-7) Presbyterian (12/18/12) .857 (12-14) UMass (11/18/12)Rebounds 44 Xavier (12/29/12)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 .....................................................7-1Trailing at halftime ......................................................1-3Tied at halftime ..........................................................0-0
Leading with 10:00 remaining ................................7-0Trailing with 10:00 remaining ..................................1-4Tied with 10:00 remaining ......................................0-0
Leading with 5:00 remaining ................................. 8-0Trailing with 5:00 remaining .................................. 0-4Tied with 5:00 remaining ........................................0-0
In Overtime ..................................................................0-0
Tennessee out-rebounds opponent......................5-2Tennessee is out-rebounded ..................................2-2Same amount of rebounds ...................................... 1-0
Tennessee commits more turnovers ....................6-3Opponent commits more turnovers .......................1-1Same amount of turnovers ...................................... 1-0
Tennessee shoots 50 percent or better ............. 3-0Opponent shoots 50 percent or better .................1-1
Tennessee shoots less than 50 percent ...............5-4Opponent shoots less than 50 percent ...............6-3
Tennessee shoots better than opponent ........... 6-0Opponent shoots better than Tennessee.............1-4Same shooting percentage ..................................... 1-0
Tennessee has more free-throw attempts..........6-2Opponent has more free-throw attempts ...........1-2Same amount of free-throw attempts ................. 1-0
Tennessee bench outscores opponent bench .... 6-4Opponent bench outscores Tennessee bench ... 2-0Benches score the same ..........................................0-0
Tennessee scores less than 50 .............................. 0-2Tennessee scores between 50-59 ......................... 1-0Tennessee scores between 60-69 ....................... 2-0Tennessee scores between 70-79 ........................ 4-0Tennessee 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 ........................ 2-0Opponent scores between 60-69 ..........................5-1Opponent scores between 70-79 .........................0-0Opponent scores between 80-89 ......................... 0-1Opponent scores between 90-99 ........................0-0Opponent scores 100 or more ...............................0-0
In November ................................................................4-2In December ..................................................................4-1In January ..................................................................... 0-1In 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
• LeadstheVolswitha+11.04 plus/minus rating per 40 minutes.• His6.7reboundspergameranksecondontheteam;is averaging 9.3 rpg over the last three games.• 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),startingand totaling 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting with six rebounds.• Workedhardtoimprovehismid-rangejumperandall-aroundoffensivegameintheoffseason.• Ledtheteaminblockspergame(1.0bpg)lastseasonandwasUT’sthird-leadingrebounder(4.5rpg).
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Last Season This Season CareerHadaDouble-Double 1 1 3Scored10+Points 6 3 14Scored15+Points - - 1Scored20+Points - - -Double-DigitRebounds 3 3 6Led the Vols in Scoring 1 - 2LedtheVolsinRebounding 4 4 14Led the Vols in Steals 3 - 6Led the Vols in Blocks 10 1 18Had3+Steals 1 - 1Had3+Blocks 2 - 2Had3+Dunks 1 2 3
• Walk-onpointguardhasbeenpartofUT’sregularrotationthepastsixgames.• Owns the team’s second-best plus/minus rating per 40 minutes (+8.72).• 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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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
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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.
PrODUCtION traCKer Last Season This Season CareerHadaDouble-Double 9 - 9Scored 10+ Points 25 - 26Scored 15+ Points 10 - 10Scored 20+ Points 2 - 2Double-DigitRebounds 10 - 10Led the Vols in Scoring 8 - 8LedtheVolsinRebounding 16 - 16Led the Vols in Steals 10 - 11LedtheVolsinBlocks 3 - 3Had3+Steals 2 - 2Drew Multiple Charges 3 - 3
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.• His110gamesplayedmakehimTennessee’smostexperiencedplayer.• StartedUT’slast24gamesdatingtolastyearandhasscoredindoublefiguresineightofthosecontests.• Is243-pointersshyofbreakingintotheschool’scareertop-10list(hehas131,needs155totiefor10th).• TorehisrightUCLatGeorgetown(12/5/12)butisstillshooting.300from3-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).• Had his high school No. 4 jersey retired on Dec. 8 (he scored 2,362 prep points).
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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 7 30LedtheVolsinRebounding - - -Led the Vols in Assists 1 1 3Led the Vols in Steals 8 1 20Made 3+ 3-Pointers 11 3 17Had3+Steals 1 - 4
• Sixth Man of the Year candidate hasscoredindoublefigureseighttimesthisyear.• LAST THREE GAMES: Averaging team-best 16.0 ppg and 3.0 apg• Team’ssecond-leadingscorer,averagingacareer-best11.6ppg.• Thoughheisnotastarter,heisthirdontheteaminminutesplayed(27.5mpg).• Hisnineblockedshots(manyonperimeterjumpshots)aretiedforsecond-mostontheteam.• Erupted for a career-high 26 points vs. Memphis (1/4/13), draining five 3-pointers.• Scored12pointsandtiedacareer-highwitheightreboundsvs.Presbyterian(12/18/12).• Went8-for-8fromthefoullineduringa17-pointoutburstagainstNo.23WichitaState(12/13/12).• Totaled12points,threerebounds,threeassistsandablockinthewinoverUMass(11/18/12).• Sharedteam-highscoringhonorsinUT’sseason-openingwinoverKennesawState(11/9/12),totaling14pointsoffthebenchwithfourrebounds,twoassistsandablock.• Appearedinall34gameslastseasonandmade15starts.• Ledtheteamintotalblockswith26lastseasonandaveraged4.7reboundsoverthelast10games.• LiveswithsophomoreguardJoshRichardson.
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Last Season This Season CareerHadaDouble-Double - -Scored 10+ Points 14 8 22Scored 15+ Points 5 2 7Scored 20+ Points 2 1 3Led the Vols in Scoring 4 3 7Led the Vols in 3-Pointers (Made) 6 4 10LedtheVolsinBlocks 12 2 15Led the Vols in Assists 2 2 4Led the Vols in Steals 4 4 9Had5+Assists 2 - 2Made 3+ 3-Pointers 5 2 7Had3+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 at 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
25 DWIGHt mILLer RS-SR Forward • 6-8 • 245Nassau, Bahamas • Midland (Texas) College
• Hadoffseasonkneesurgerybuthasstruggledtoreturntoaction;hasnotyetparticipatedinlivepracticedrills during the summer or preseason.• 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 - - -
• Hasappearedin10contestsandisaveraging6.2minutespergame.• Postedsevenpoints,threeassistsandtwoblocksinthevictoryoverKennesawState(11/9/12).• Had11points,fourreboundsandthreestealsinUT’sexhibitionwinoverVictory(11/5/12).• TruefreshmanjoinsBrandonLopezasTraeGolden’sbackupsatthepointguardposition.• LedtheMt.ParanChristianSchoolEaglestoa24-6recordandthesecondroundoftheClassAstateplayoffsasaseniorlastseason.• Selectedasafirst-teamAll-StatehonoreebytheGeorgiaSportsWritersAssociationafteraveraging22points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.9 blocks and 2.6 steals per game as a senior.• Isbelievedtobethefirststudent-athletefromMPCStoreceiveaDivisionIbasketballscholarship;theschool opened in 1976.• Playedoneseasonoffootball(widereceiverasasenior).• LiveswithfellowfreshmanguardDerekReese.
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2012-13HadaDouble-Double -Scored 10+ Points -Scored 15+ Points -Scored 20+ Points -Double-Digit Assists -Led the Vols in Scoring -Led the Vols in Assists -Led the Vols in Steals -Made 3+ 3-Pointers -Had3+Steals -Had3+Assists 1
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)
* Mark set while playing at Lipscomb University
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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 at 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
15 rOb mUrPHy RS-SR Forward • 6-8 • 233Brentwood, Tenn. • Lipscomb University
Field Goals MadeSeason 2 vs. Xavier (12/29/12)Career Same
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 8 vs. Xavier (12/29/12)Career Same
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 2 vs. Xavier (12/29/12)Career Same
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 6 vs. Xavier (12/29/12)Career Same
Free Throws MadeSeason 1 vs. Xavier (12/29/12)Career Same
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 2 vs. Xavier (12/29/12)Career Same
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 12/29/12 23 2-8 .250 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 7Memphis INJOle Miss at 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
• IsgettingminutesattheNo.4positionduetohisabilitytoknockdownjumpshots(stretchingdefenses).• MissedtheMemphisgame(1/4/13)afterspraininghisrightankleduringpracticethedaybefore.• ReceivedgameclearancefromteamdoctorsonDec.28andservedasthecatalystinUT’swinoverXavier (12/29/12) one day later, totaling seven points, two steals, a block and an assist in 23 minutes.• UnderwentasurgicalprocedureonhisrightshoulderonAug.21,toaddressalabraltear;theinitialtimetableforhisrecoverywassetatapproximatelysixmonths.• 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.• Shot.458fromthefield,.400from3-pointrangeand.917fromthefree-throwlineattheNikeGlobalChallenge.• LiveswithfellowfreshmanguardArmaniMoore.
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2012-13HadaDouble-Double -Scored 10+ Points -Scored 15+ Points -LedtheVolsinRebounding -Led the Vols in Assists -Led the Vols in Steals 1Led the Vols in 3-Pointers (Made) 1Made 3+ 3-Pointers -Had3+Steals -Had3+Assists -
TEAM STATISTICS UT OPPSCORING 774 705 Points per game 64.5 58.8 Scoring margin +5.8 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 263-620 255-638 Field goal pct . 4 2 4 . 4 0 03 POINT FG-ATT 59-203 46-167 3-point FG pct . 2 9 1 . 2 7 5 3-pt FG made per game 4.9 3.8FREE THROWS-ATT 189-281 149-210 Free throw pct . 6 7 3 . 7 1 0 F-Throws made per game 15.8 12.4REBOUNDS 451 385 Rebounds per game 37.6 32.1 Rebounding margin +5.5 -ASSISTS 125 123 Assists per game 10.4 10.3TURNOVERS 150 136 Turnovers per game 12.5 11.3 Turnover margin -1.2 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.9STEALS 49 76 Steals per game 4.1 6.3BLOCKS 47 46 Blocks per game 3.9 3.8ATTENDANCE 115527 38557 Home games-Avg/Game 7-16504 2-11679 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-5066
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsTennessee 353 421 774Opponents 304 401 705
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
1 = Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Bayamón, Puerto Rico)2 = SEC/Big East Challenge
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• Had eight rebounds in just nine minutes vs. Xavier (12/29/12); averages 13.0 rebounds per 40 minutes• Tied for the team lead with six drawn charges this season (has 13 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 (5.4 rpg); Second on team in blocks (9)• Posted career-highs in points (20) and rebounds (9) vs. Memphis (1/4/13)• Has scored in double figures five times this season (did so just twice all of last year)• 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; Missed the Memphis game with a sprained right ankle• 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 10/0 1.5 0.7 0.6 0.3 .429 .600
Career Highs Pts: 7 Reb: 2 Ast: 3 Stl: 1 Min: 13
• True freshman is receiving limited minutes as a reserve guard• Has appeared in 10 games and is averaging 6.2 minutes off the bench• Scored seven points against Kennesaw State in his first collegiate game (11/9/12)• Has great size for a point guard and boasts solid playmaking instincts; can get to the rim consistently
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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 12/12 11.8 3.2 4.2 .364 .258 .764Career 77/46 9.0 2.3 3.5 .398 .332 .810
• Has been playing through a shoulder bruise since late December• Cousy Award candidate leads the team in scoring (11.8 ppg) and minutes played (29.3 mpg)• Ranks third in the SEC in assists per game (4.3 apg) and seventh in assist/turnover ratio (2.22)• Dropped a season-high 25 points during UT’s win over 23rd-ranked Wichita State (12/13/12)
• Tore the UCL in his shooting arm at Georgetown (Dec. 5); shooting .300 from 3FG this season• During his career, Tennessee is 15-2 in games in which he scores 10 or more points• Has started 24 straight games and is the most experienced player on UT’s roster (110 games played)• Shared team-high honors with 14 points in the season-opening win over Kennesaw State (11/9/12)
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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 12/1 11.6 2.9 1.9 .414 .333 .833Career 56/16 8.0 2.5 1.3 .385 .318 .754
• Over the last three games, he leads the team in scoring (16.0 ppg) and assists (3.0 apg)• Shooting a team-best .333 from 3-point range; Scored career-high 26 points vs. Memphis (1/4/13)• Sixth Man of the Year candidate is second on the team in scoring (11.6), assists (1.9) and blocks (0.8)• His .833 free-throw percentage (30-of-36) ranks fifth in the SEC; Has played every position but the five
• Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy candidate; Named to Puerto Rico Tip-Off All-Tournament Team• Shooting a team-high .562 from the field; Team’s top rebounder (7.5 rpg), third-leading scorer (11.3)• Has scored in double figures 15 times in 29 career games played; Has four career double-doubles• Had 14 points and 11 rebounds in the win over UNC Asheville (11/15/12); Turned 19-years-old Jan. 7.
• Averaging 9.3 rebounds over UT’s last three games• Owns the best plus/minus rating per 40 minutes on the team (+11.04)• Is shooting .547 from the floor this season; Second-leading rebounder on the team (6.7 rpg)• 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 9/0 3.2 2.4 0.2 0.0 .303 .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
• Has backed up Trae Golden at the point guard spot in UT’s last six games, averaging 7.5 minutes played• Had two assists, two steals and no turnovers in a career-high 14 minutes vs. Memphis (1/4/13)• His +8.72 plus/minus rating per 40 minutes is the second-best on the team• Local walk-on is viewed by his teammates as one of the team’s leaders; Had a 3.9 high school GPA