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: 6-3 SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-3 HOME 4-0 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) 7 p.m. D29 Xavier (ESPNU)^ 6 p.m. J4 Memphis (ESPN2)^ 8 p.m. J9 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) 8 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 10 ITEMS OF NOTE ¢ This is the third contest of a six-game home- stand for Tennessee that began Dec. 13 and stretches through Jan. 9. The Vols are 2-0. ¢ Friday’s game is Tennessee’s first chance to record the program’s 300th all-time win at Thompson-Boling Arena, which opened for the 1987-88 season. UT is 4-0 at home this year. ¢ Vols point guard Trae Golden is the reigning SEC Player of the Week after scoring a season- high 25 points to lift UT past previously unbeaten and 23rd-ranked Wichita State last Thursday. ¢ UT senior forward Kenny Hall (hamstring strain) did not play Tuesday vs. Presbyterian. ¢ The Vols and Catamounts have shared three common opponents this season — Georgetown, UNC Asheville and Wichita State. Tennessee de- feated Asheville and WSU; the Catamounts lost to all three opponents. ¢ WCU averages 71.9 ppg, but the Vols have not allowed more than 69 points all season. ¢ Catamounts forward Tom Tankelewicz made six 3-pointers in WCU’s 81-68 loss at Georgetown Saturday en route to a career-high 24 points. ¢ This will be Western Carolina’s 10th game away from home this season. ¢ The Southern Conference head coaches picked WCU to finish third in the league’s North Division. ¢ Tennessee director of basketball operations Houston Fancher is very familiar with the South- ern Conference, as he was the head coach at Ap- palachian State for nine seasons (2000-08). THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE WCU vs TENNESSEE (6-3) vs. WESTERN CAROLINA (4-7) DEC. 21 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN. Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER G 11 Trae Golden 6-2 205 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. 13.6 3.7 5.0 apg G 13 Skylar McBee 6-3 195 Sr. Rutledge, Tenn. 7.0 1.0 .340 3FG% G 52 Jordan McRae 6-5 178 Jr. Midway, Ga. 10.1 3.0 .375 3FG% G 1 Josh Richardson 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. 6.3 4.9 0.9 spg F 5 Jarnell Stokes 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. 11.9 7.7 .586 FG% Western Carolina Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER G 25 James Sinclair 6-3 180 So. Savannah, Ga. 7.7 3.9 2.7 apg G 2 Mike Brown 6-3 175 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. 3.2 2.9 0.8 spg F 00 Tom Tankelewicz 6-4 180 RS-Jr. Apex, N.C. 11.6 3.0 .424 3FG% F 40 Preston Ross 6-4 220 Jr. Fayetteville, N.C. 8.2 4.2 .550 FG% F 32 Tawaski King 6-8 245 Jr. Dublin, Ga. 12.9 5.6 .545 FG% PROBABLE STARTERS TELEVISION FOX Sports South Dave Baker (PxP) Larry Conley (analyst) Bill Cochran (producer) RADIO Vol Network Bob Kesling (PxP) Bert Bertelkamp (analyst) SATELLITE RADIO Sirius None XM None TICKETS/PROMOTIONS www.UTtix.com 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) Free admission w/two non-perishable food items EXPERIENCE THE ACTION 6-3, 0-0 SEC Record 4-7, 2-0 SoCon NR / NR Ranking NR / NR Cuonzo Martin Head Coach Larry Hunter 25-18 (2nd yr) Record at School 620-349 (33rd yr) 86-59 (5th yr) Career Record 111-125 (9th yr) UTsports.com Website CatamountSports.com INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Tennessee leads, 6-1 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 6-1 In Cullowhee: No meetings Neutral Sites: No meetings Current Streak: Tennessee has won six straight Last Meeting: Tennessee won 79-61 in Knoxville (12/23/02) Martin vs. Hunter: No meetings A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Extend UT’s active home win streak to five games Be UT’s 300th all-time win at Thompson-Boling Arena Make the Vols 3-0 in their current six-game homestand Improve UT’s record to 74-9 (.892) all-time against cur- rent members of the Southern Conference Be UT’s 73rd victory during the careers of four-year seniors Kenny Hall and Skylar McBee
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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) 7 p.m.D29 Xavier (ESPNU)^ 6 p.m.J4 memphis (ESPN2)^ 8 p.m.J9 ole miss* (SEC Network) 8 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 10ITEmS of NoTE¢ This is the third contest of a six-game home-
stand for Tennessee that began Dec. 13 and stretches through Jan. 9. The Vols are 2-0.¢ friday’s game is Tennessee’s first chance to
record the program’s 300th all-time win at Thompson-Boling Arena, which opened for the 1987-88 season. UT is 4-0 at home this year.¢ Vols point guard Trae Golden is the reigning
SEC Player of the week after scoring a season-high 25 points to lift UT past previously unbeaten and 23rd-ranked wichita State last Thursday.¢ UT senior forward Kenny Hall (hamstring strain)
did not play Tuesday vs. Presbyterian.¢ The Vols and Catamounts have shared three
common opponents this season — Georgetown, UNC Asheville and wichita State. Tennessee de-feated Asheville and wSU; the Catamounts lost to all three opponents.¢ wCU averages 71.9 ppg, but the Vols have not
allowed more than 69 points all season.¢ Catamounts forward Tom Tankelewicz made
six 3-pointers in wCU’s 81-68 loss at Georgetown Saturday en route to a career-high 24 points.¢ This will be western Carolina’s 10th game away
from home this season. ¢ The Southern Conference head coaches picked
wCU to finish third in the league’s North Division.¢ Tennessee director of basketball operations
Houston Fancher is very familiar with the South-ern Conference, as he was the head coach at Ap-palachian State for nine seasons (2000-08).
THE MaTCHUPTENNESSEE WCUvs
TENNESSEE (6-3) vs. WESTERN CAROLINA (4-7)DEC. 21 » THOMPSON-BOLING arENa » KNOXVILLE, TENN.
6-3, 0-0 SEC Record 4-7, 2-0 SoConNr / Nr Ranking Nr / NrCuonzo martin Head Coach Larry Hunter25-18 (2nd yr) Record at School 620-349 (33rd yr) 86-59 (5th yr) Career Record 111-125 (9th yr) UTsports.com Website CatamountSports.com
INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: Tennessee leads, 6-1 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 6-1In Cullowhee: No meetingsNeutral Sites: No meetingsCurrent Streak: Tennessee has won six straightLast Meeting: Tennessee won 79-61 in Knoxville (12/23/02)Martin vs. Hunter: No meetings
a TENNESSEE WIN WOULD...
Extend UT’s active home win streak to five games Be UT’s 300th all-time win at Thompson-Boling Arena make the Vols 3-0 in their current six-game homestand Improve UT’s record to 74-9 (.892) all-time against cur-rent members of the Southern Conference Be UT’s 73rd victory during the careers of four-year seniors Kenny Hall and Skylar mcBee
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: 299-104 (.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 25-18 (Second year)Overall Record 86-59 (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.
11» Tennessee has drawn 14 charges through the first nine games of the season. Senior forward Kenny Hall leads the way with four charges drawn (11 in his career).
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: Dec. 17Rank School Record Pts. Previous1 Duke (62) 9-0 1622 22 michigan (3) 11-0 1543 33 Syracuse 9-0 1465 44 Arizona 8-0 1371 85 Louisville 8-1 1362 66 Indiana 9-1 1321 17 ohio State 8-1 1249 78 florida 7-1 1163 59 Kansas 8-1 1110 910 Illinois 12-0 1044 1011 Cincinnati 10-0 967 1112 missouri 8-1 886 1213 minnesota 11-1 730 1314 Gonzaga 10-1 710 1415 Georgetown 9-1 579 1516 New mexico 11-0 548 1717 Creighton 10-1 530 1618 San Diego State 8-1 493 1819 Butler 8-2 361 -20 michigan State 9-2 343 1921 UNLV 8-1 315 2022 Notre Dame 9-1 291 2223 North Carolina 8-2 256 2124 oklahoma State 8-1 244 2425 NC State 7-2 198 25
Receiving Votes: oregon 176, Pittsburgh 158, Kentucky 41, wyoming 14, marquette 8, Virginia Commonwealth 7, wichita State 6, murray State 4, Connecticut 4, miami (fL) 3, maryland 2, Bucknell 1.
Receiving Votes: NC State 84, Pittsburgh 74, oregon 45, Virginia Commonwealth 11, wyoming 8, Connecticut 6, wichita State 5, murray State 3, oklahoma 2.
NATIONAL POLLS
PrESByTErIAN rECAP¢ Jarnell Stokes dominated inside for 18 points
to lead five Vols in double figures as Tennessee cruised to a 78-62 win over Presbyterian.
¢ Tennessee (6-3) outrebounded Presbyterian (2-9), 42-22. The Vols had just six turnovers, the fewest in the Cuonzo martin era.
¢ reigning SEC Player of the week Trae Golden scored 16 points and dished out a season-high eight assists without a turnover. Jordan McRae (12), Skylar McBee (12) and D’Montre Edwards (career-high 11) also scored in double figures.
¢ mcrae, who had been challenged by martin be-fore the game to make an impact on the boards, tied a career-high with eight rebounds.
¢ UT took a 43-13 lead into the break. PC’s 13 points were the fewest Tennessee has allowed in a half all season and the fewest allowed in a first half since leading Georgia at halftime, 35-13, en route to a 77-48 victory on feb. 4, 1998.
¢ Three players scored in double figures for Pres-byterian, led by Khalid Mutakibbir’s 18 points.
GUArDS GoING To THE GLASS¢ Point guard Trae Golden is averaging a career-
best 3.7 rebounds per game, and his season re-bounding total stands at 33 through nine games.
¢ Jordan McRae is coming off a career-high-tying eight-rebound effort vs. Presbyterian and is averaging 3.0 rpg.
¢ Josh Richardson is UT’s top perimeter re-bounder, ranking third on the team with 4.9 rpg.
¢ In total, Tennessee’s regular perimeter starters — Golden, richardson and senior Skylar McBee (1.1 rpg) — combine to account for 9.7 rpg.
frEE THrowS fINALLy fALLING¢ During UT’s two-game road losing skid at
Georgetown and Virginia early this month, the Vols shot 42.1 percent from the free-throw line as a team (8-for-19).
¢ But in the two games since (both home wins), UT is shooting 80.8 percent at the foul line (42-for-52).
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.
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 LOSSES76.3 Points Per Game 39.7.500 field Goal Pct. .291.389 3-Point Pct. .190+9.5 rebounding margin -1.013.0 Assists Per Game 6.0
GoLDEN DISHING IT oUT¢ Junior point guard Trae Golden owns a 2.81 as-
sist/turnover ratio (fourth in SEC).¢ Golden ranks second in the SEC with 5.0 apg.
10 for mcBEE = wIN for UT¢ Tennessee is 15-2 during senior Skylar McBee’s
career when he scores 10 or more points.¢ mcBee is 28 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 EArNING SomE BUrN¢ Sophomore walk-on Brandon Lopez, a Knox-
ville native, has been rewarded for his hustle, work ethic and discipline recently. He has served as UT’s backup point guard the last three 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 5.7 mpg over UT’s last three games.
¢ 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.
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 Coaches’ rV rV rV rV Nr Nr Nr
QUICK DEfENSIVE NoTES¢ Tennessee’s half-court defense has caused three
shot-clock violations so far this season.¢ The Vols’ 3-point field-goal defense of .265 is
second in the SEC and ranks 15th nationally.¢ UT's opponents have suffered through four
scoreless droughts of at least six minutes this season (Virginia 6:41, Georgetown 6:23, Ken-nesaw State 6:20, oakland 6:10).
¢ 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.
SHUTTING DowN THE THrEE¢ The Vols boast a .265 3-point field-goal defense
this season, holding opponents to an average of 4.0 made 3-pointers per game (36-of-136).
SACrIfICING THE BoDy for THE TEAm¢ Through nine games, Kenny Hall has drawn a
team-high four charges this season. ¢ As a team, Tennessee has drawn 14 charges on
the year (1.6 per game).
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 12.7 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.
STArTING STroNG¢ martins Vols have held 21 teams to fewer than
30 first-half points.
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’ PPG
Georgetown 37 11/30/12 in washington, D.C.Virginia 46 12/5/12 in CharlottesvilleAuburn 49 1/28/12 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 AthensVirginia .125 12/5/12 in Charlottesvilleoakland .125 11/26/12 in Knoxville
Opponents’ TurnoversArkansas 18 2/15/12 in Knoxvillemiddle Tenn. 17 3/19/12 in Knoxvillefive teams 16 (Austin Peay, memphis, UGA, Vandy, wichita State)
Blocksvs. Auburn 8 1/28/12four times 7 five times 6
Stealsat LSU 10 2/29/12vs. Arkansas 10 2/15/12Six times 8
Opponents’ 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 12 spans during which opponents have been held scoreless for longer than five minutes (five this season).
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.
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.
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
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).
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).
� PRESEaSON HONORS
Trae Golden, PGAll-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)
HALL LEADS TEAm IN PLUS/mINUS¢ Senior forward Kenny Hall leads the Vols with a
+13.11 plus/minus rating per 40 minutes.¢ other leaders in plus/minus rating per 40 min-
utes are: Armani Moore (+8.92), Trae Golden (+8.85) and Yemi Makanjuola (+7.31).
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.
SIXTH mAN SPArKPLUG¢ Just as he did during the second half of last sea-
son, junior wing Jordan McRae provided an of-fensive boost off the bench through eight games for Tennessee before starting for the first time this season Tuesday vs. Presbyterian.
¢ mcrae ranks third on the team with 10.1 points per game, and he is shooting a team-best .375 (12-for-32) 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 6.3 ppg through UT’s first nine games.
¢ Now a starter on the wing, richardson had 11 points and nine rebounds in the win over Umass.
STArTING SHorTHANDED¢ The Vols have begun the season with three
members of its 15-man roster sidelined by inju-ries. most notably, senior forward Jeronne May-mon, a second-team All-SEC performer and UT’s second-leading scorer last season, is out with a knee injury.
¢ fellow senior forward Dwight Miller also is still rehabbing following offseason knee surgery.¢ freshman guard Derek Reese had surgery in
August to address a labral tear. He started taking part in limited practice drills when the team was in Puerto rico in mid-November.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
¢ The memphis, Tenn., native started all five of Team USA’s games at the championship, averag-ing 14.0 points and 5.6 rebounds in 20.2 minutes per game.
¢ The team’s second-leading rebounder and scor-er, Stokes was remarkably efficient offensively, shooting .689 from the field.
mArTIN ALwAyS PoISED¢ In 145 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 27,282 followers rank eighth 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 from Nov. 19,
2011, to Nov. 19, 2012, the Vols have 10 days in Italy and close to a week in both maui and Puerto rico.
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.
80 = TIPPING PoINT¢ In five seasons as a head coach, Cuonzo Mar-
tin’s teams are 16-2 when they score at least 80 points. That’s not surprising given the emphasis martin places on unrelenting defensive pressure, tenacity and technique.
UP NEXT: XAVIEr¢ Tennessee continues its six-game homestand
and plays its final game of 2012 on Dec. 29 when it hosts Xavier at Thompson-Boling Arena (6 p.m. ET, ESPNU).
¢ The Vols lead the all-time series with Xavier 10-4, dating to 1936.
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.
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.
299-104 overall record in 26 Seasons at TBA
THOMPSON-BOLING aRENa
$40 MILLION COMMITMENTHoops a Priority on Rocky Top The University of Tennessee has invested more than $40 million into its basketball facili-ties since the end of the 2006-07 campaign.
Prior to the 2007-08 season, UT added a basketball-only practice facility and began the first phase of renovations to Thompson-Boling Arena.
The $19 million first phase of renovations in-cluded the addition of 32 luxury suites that are located in the existing north balcony, a loge area just below the luxury suites that includes 166 side court seats, new seats for the entire arena, a $3 million center-hung scoreboard and concourse refurbishments, such as graphics and other amenities.
The Vols’ state-of-the-art basketball prac-tice facility, Pratt Pavilion, houses two full-size gymnasiums, one for each of the men’s and women’s basketball teams, as well as an ath-letic training room, weight room and film-study room.
The athletic department renovated the men’s and women’s basketball offices at the arena during the 2010-11 campaign, creating a new and impressive “front door” for the basketball programs.
And new to Thompson-Boling Arena last year was the 360-degree LED ribbon board that runs along the bottom of the upper deck.
CAPACITY /// 21,678
THOMPSON-BOLING aRENa BY THE NUMBERSThompson-Boling Arena is hosting its 26th season in 2012-13. The Vols have won nearly 75 per-cent of their games in Thompson-Boling Arena and have ranked in the top 10 nationally in atten-dance 11 times, including an active streak of seven consecutive seasons in which UT has ranked in the top five.
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DEVELoPING wELL-roUNDED yoUNG mEN¢ Cuonzo Martin is genuinely just as passionate about the development of his players
off the court as he is about their athletic development. As such, he relies on Marco Harris, the basketball team’s student-athlete welfare coordinator, to conduct year-round seminars that educate the team on topics that will benefit them later in life.
¢ Harris was a two-sport athlete in college (basketball and baseball), and he also is a successful private business owner, operating a pair of Subway franchises.
¢ Harris regularly schedules guest speakers and team seminars focused on topics such as “Dressing for Success,” AIDS awareness, credit score education, how to keep a budget, balance a checkbook and more.
¢ Harris also oversees the team’s community outreach efforts. The team has visited patients at UT medical Center and St. Jude’s Children’s research Hospital and also has assisted with Habitat for Humanity building projects (2011 and 2012), race for the Cure and several other events.
PErSoNAL BrANDING THroUGH SoCIAL mEDIA¢ rather than banning his players from using various social media services, Cuonzo Martin believes in educating them on how to effec-tively use social media as a positive personal branding tool.
mEN’S HooPS HAS woN foUr of UT’sLAST SIX CommUNITy SErVICE AwArDS¢ The Tennessee men’s basketball team has won four of the last six men’s Community Service Team of the year Awards, presented annu-ally at the “Volscars” ceremony.¢ The Volscars (wordplay on “oscars”) is UT’s annual year-end ath-letic awards show.
“Eventually this ball will stop bouncing. So I’ve got to help you find your way in life. And I want you to walk with your head held high and your chest out because you’re a man.” - Cuonzo martin
¢ He and his wife, roberta, have two sons, Joshua and Chase, and a daughter, Addison.
¢ Attended Lincoln High School in East St. Louis, New Hampton Prep School in New Hampshire and the University of Purdue. Lettered at Purdue from 1992-95 and earned his degree in 2000.
¢ won two Big 10 championships at Purdue, scored 1,666 career points and finished his career as the program’s all-time leading 3-point shooter (179 3-pointers made).
¢ Selected 57th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1995 NBA Draft. Played with the Vancouver Grizzlies, milwaukee Bucks, Grand rapids Hoops (CBA) and also starred professionally in Italy.
¢ Developed a malignant tumor between his heart and lungs and was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in November 1997. He underwent his last treatment on April 20, 1998 (now in full remission).
¢ 2012 Blue Ribbon SEC co-Coach of the year and 2011 Ben Jobe National Coach of the year.
¢ High school teammate of LaPhonso Ellis; college teammate of Glenn robinson; instrumental in recruiting Carl Landry, JaJuan Johnson, E’Twaun moore and robbie Hummel to Purdue.
¢ Served as co-chair of the Univeristy of Tennessee’s 2012 “Light The Night walk” to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Blue collar. Smothering defense and imposing physicality are among the mantras accompanying the dawn of the martin Era on rocky Top. However, as his previous teams have proven, those principles do not prohibit the prevalance of a powerful offensive attack. Discipline and effort will lead to productivity on both ends.
2012 Blue Ribbon SEC Co-Coach of the Year
Conference Games: 36-34Non-Conference Games: 50-24Conference Tournament: 3-4Overtime Games: 2-7One-Point Games: 3-4Games Decided by 5 Points or Less: 21-27vs. AP Top-25 Opponents: 4-8 (4-6 at Tennessee)
TRACY WEBSTER Associate Head Coach • Wisconsin, 1995•SecondseasonatTennessee;13thseasonasanassistantattheDivisionIlevel.•PreviouslyworkedatBallState(2001-03),Purdue(2004),Illinois(2005-07),Kentucky(2008-09),DePaul(2010;stintasinterimheadcoach)andNebraska(2011)•Has11seasonsofpostseasonplaying/coachingexperience,includinganationalrunner-upfinishwhileonstaffatIllinoisin2005.•NativeofHarvey,Ill.;LetteredatWisconsin(1992-94)andscored1,264pointsfortheBadgers(holdnumerousschoolrecords).
ON THE BENCH
JON HARRIS Assistant Coach • Marquette, 2002•SecondseasonatTennessee;11thseasonasanassistantcoachattheDivisionIlevel.•PreviouslyworkedatMarquette(2003),Wisconsin-GreenBay(2004-08)andMissouriState(2009-11).•Hassixseasonsofpostseasonplaying/coachingexperience,includingaFinalFourappearancewhileonstaffatMarquettein2003.•NativeofEdwardsville,Ill.;LetteredatMarquette(1999-2002)andfinishedhiscareerranked20thonConferenceUSA’sall-timereboundinglist(494).
HOUSTON FANCHER Director of Basketball Operations • Middle Tennessee, 1988•FourthseasonatTennessee;25thseasonasacollegebasketballoperationsstaffer/assistantcoach/headcoach.•PreviouslyworkedatVanderbilt(1996)andAppalachianState(1997-2009;lastnineseasonsasheadcoach).•Won137gamesastheheadcoachatAppalachianStateandcapturedSoConNorthDivisiontitlesin2003,2007and2008;2003SoConCoachoftheYear.•NativeofNewport,Tenn.;GrewupcheeringfortheVolsduringtheRayMearsandDonDeVoeeras.
KENT WILLIAMS Assistant Coach • Southern Illinois, 2003•SecondseasonatTennessee;eighthseasonasabasketballoperationsstaffer/assistantcoachattheDivisionIlevel.•PreviouslyworkedatPurdue(2006-08)andMissouriState(2009-11).•Hassixseasonsofpostseasonplaying/coachingexperience,andhealsoplayedoneseasonintheNBAD-League.•NativeofMt.Vernon,Ill.;LetteredatSouthernIllinois(2000-03)andscored2,012pointsfortheSalukis(program’ssecondall-timeleadingscorer).
MARCO HARRIS Student-Athlete Welfare Coordinator • Southeastern Oklahoma State, 1994•SecondseasonatTennessee;Functionsasamentortothebasketballteamintheclassroomandinthecommunity.•Playedbothbaseball(middleinfieldandcenterfield)andbasketball(pointguard)incollege.•OneofCuonzoMartin’sclosestandmosttrustedfriends,astheirfriendshipdatesbackmorethan30years.•NativeofEastSt.Louis,Ill.
MARK PANCRATZ Coordinator of Video Scouting • UW-Milwaukee, 2006•SeventhseasonatTennessee;Responsibleforoversightofthestaff’svideoeditingneeds.•LetteredatWisconsin-Milwaukee(2003-06)andhelpedleadthePantherstotheSweetSixteenin2005.•Atjust29-years-old,healreadyboasts18gamesofNCAATournamentexperienceasaplayerand/oradministrativestaffmember.•NativeofSchaumburg,Ill.
CHAD NEWMAN Athletic Trainer • Tennessee, 1994•18thseasonatTennessee.•Underhiscare,theVolshaveadvancedtopostseasonplay13times,including10NCAATournamentberths.•2009TennesseeAthleticTrainer’sSociety(TATS)AthleticTraineroftheYear.•NativeofChattanooga,Tenn.
NICODEMUS CHRISTOPHER Strength & Conditioning Coach • Baylor, 2007•FirstseasonatTennessee;nativeofSanDiego,Calif.•HasexperienceasanassistantsportsperformancecoachatAcceleratePerformanceEnhancementCenter(APEC)inTyler,Texas,andheworkedasasports
performance coach at the michael Johnson Performance Center in Dallas.•HasassistedwithNFLtrainingcampprepandoff-seasonworkoutsforNFLstandoutssuchasMarionBarber,BradieJames,AkinAyodeleandDonaldDriver.
scored 40 Points: 43 by Allan Houston vs. LSU (2/10/90)
scored 35 Points: 35 by Chris Lofton vs. Texas (12/23/06)
scored 30 Points: 32 by Jeronne Maymon vs. Memphis (11/22/11)
scored 25 Points: 25 by Trae Golden vs. Wichita State (12/13/12)
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: 11 (11-17) by Trae Golden vs. Chat-tanooga (1/2/12)
attempted 25 Field Goals: 27 (14-27) by Allan Houston vs. LSU (2/10/90)
attempted 20 Field Goals: 20 (8-20) by Scotty Hop-son vs. Vanderbilt (1/15/11)
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: 10 (4-10) by Skylar McBee vs. Presbyterian (12/18/12)
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
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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)
� RESULTSrecord: Overall Home away neutralAll Games 6-3 4-0 0-2 2-1
Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Non-Conference 6-3 4-0 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 25 Golden vs. Wichita State (12/13/12)FGs Made 7 Stokes vs. Oakland (11/26/12) 7 Stokes vs. UMass (11/18/12) 7 Stokes vs. UNC Asheville (11/15/12)FG Attempts 14 Golden vs. Presbyterian (12/18/12) 14 Stokes vs. UNC Asheville (11/15/12)FG% (min 5 made) .875 (7-8) Stokes vs. Oakland (11/26/12)3 PT FG Made 4 McBee vs. Presbyterian (12/18/12) 4 McBee vs. Kennesaw State (11/9/12)3 PT FG Attempts 10 McBee vs. Presbyterian (12/18/12)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 Stokes vs. Kennesaw State (11/9/12)
tennessee team Game HiGHsPoints 83 vs. UMass (11/18/12)FGs Made 28 vs. Presbyterian (12/18/12) 28 vs. Oakland (11/26/12) 28 vs. UMass (11/18/12)FG Attempts 62 vs. UMass (11/18/12)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 29 vs. Witicha State (12/13/12)FT Attempts 36 vs. Witicha State (12/13/12)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 6 vs. Kennesaw State (11/9/12)Turnovers 17 vs. Witicha 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. Witicha State (12/13/12)3 PT FG Attempts 8 vs. UNC Asheville (11/15/12)3 PT FG % .158 (3-19) at Virginia (12/5/12)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 29 vs. Kennesaw State (11/9/12)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 21 C. Hall, Witicha State (12/13/12)FGs Made 9 C. Hall, Witicha State (12/13/12)FG Attempts 17 D. Love, Kennesaw State (11/9/12)FG% (min 5 made) .900 (9-10) C. Hall, Witicha 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 A. Mitchell, Virginia (12/5/12) 12 A. Anderson, Kennesaw State (11/9/12)Assists 10 E. Washington, Presbyterian (12/18/12)Steals 4 T. Meyer, UNC Asheville (11/15/12)Blocked Shots 3 C. Hall, Witicha State (12/13/12) 3 D. Atkins, Virginia (12/5/12) 3 M. Hopkins, Georgetown (11/30/12)
OPPOnent team Game HiGHsPoints 69 UMass (11/18/12)FGs Made 24 Presbyterian (12/18/12) 24 UMass (11/18/12) 24 Kennesaw State (11/9/12)FG Attempts 69 UMass (11/18/12)FG% .500 (23-46) 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 % .348 (8-23) Presbyterian (12/18/12)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 40 Oklahoma State (11/16/12)Assists 13 Presbyterian (12/18/12) 13 UMass (11/18/12)Steals 9 Georgetown (11/30/12) 9 UMass (11/18/12)Blocked Shots 8 Virginia (12/5/12)Turnovers 16 Witicha State (12/13/12)Fouls 29 UMass (11/18/12)
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 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) 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 7 Oklahoma State (11/16/12)Steals 2 Virginia (12/5/12)Blocked Shots 2 Oakland (11/26/12) 2 Oklahoma State (11/16/12) 2 UNC Asheville (11/15/12) 2 Kennesaw State (11/9/12)Turnovers 5 Presbyterian (12/18/12)Fouls 11 Georgetown (11/30/12)
Leading at halftime .....................................................6-1Trailing at halftime .................................................... 0-2Tied at halftime ..........................................................0-0
Leading with 10:00 remaining ............................... 6-0Trailing with 10:00 remaining ................................ 0-3Tied with 10:00 remaining ......................................0-0
Leading with 5:00 remaining ................................. 6-0Trailing with 5:00 remaining .................................. 0-3Tied with 5:00 remaining ........................................0-0
In Overtime ..................................................................0-0
Tennessee out-rebounds opponent.......................4-1Tennessee is out-rebounded ...................................1-2Same amount of rebounds ...................................... 1-0
Tennessee commits more turnovers ....................6-2Opponent commits more turnovers ..................... 0-1Same amount of turnovers .....................................0-0
Tennessee shoots 50 percent or better ............. 3-0Opponent shoots 50 percent or better ............... 1-0
Tennessee shoots less than 50 percent ...............3-3Opponent shoots less than 50 percent ...............4-3
Tennessee shoots better than opponent ........... 5-0Opponent shoots better than Tennessee........... 0-3Same shooting percentage ..................................... 1-0
Tennessee has more free-throw attempts...........4-1Opponent has more free-throw attempts ...........1-2Same amount of free-throw attempts ................. 1-0
Tennessee bench outscores opponent bench .....5-3Opponent bench outscores Tennessee bench .... 1-0Benches score the same ..........................................0-0
Tennessee scores less than 50 .............................. 0-2Tennessee scores between 50-59 ........................0-0Tennessee scores between 60-69 ........................ 1-0Tennessee scores between 70-79 ........................ 4-0Tennessee scores between 80-89......................... 1-0Tennessee scores between 90-99 .......................0-0Tennessee scores 100 or more ..............................0-0
Opponent scores less than 50 ............................... 0-2Opponent scores between 50-59 ......................... 1-0Opponent scores between 60-69 ..........................5-1Opponent scores between 70-79 .........................0-0Opponent scores between 80-89 ........................0-0Opponent scores between 90-99 ........................0-0Opponent scores 100 or more ...............................0-0
In November ................................................................4-2In December ..................................................................2-1In January ....................................................................0-0In 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
• Shooting.551forhiscareer.• SatoutthePresbyteriangame(12/18/12)aftersufferingahamstringstrainintheWichitaStatewin.• LeadstheVolswitha+13.11plus/minusratingper40minutes.• His5.8reboundspergameranksecondontheteam.• Wasonepointshyofadouble-doublevs.Oakland(11/26/12),ashepostedninepoints,11rebounds,twoassists and a block in the win.• Had12points,eightreboundsandtwoblocksinUT’swinoverUNCAshevilleatthePuertoRicoTip-Off(11/15/12).• Performedwellinhisreturntoactionintheseason-openingwinoverKennesawState(11/9/12),startingandtotaling13pointson5-of-6shootingwithsixrebounds.• WassuspendedbyheadcoachCuonzoMartinforlastseason’sfinalninegamesforconductdetrimentaltotheteambuthashadaverysolidfall.• Hasworkedhardtoimprovehismid-rangejumperandall-aroundoffensivegameintheoffseason.• Ledtheteaminblockspergame(1.0bpg)lastseasonandwasUT’sthird-leadingrebounder(4.5rpg).
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Last Season This Season CareerHadaDouble-Double 1 - 2Scored 10+ Points 6 2 13Scored 15+ Points - - 1Scored 20+ Points - - -Double-DigitRebounds 3 1 6Led the Vols in Scoring 1 - 2LedtheVolsinRebounding 4 2 12Led the Vols in Steals 3 - 6LedtheVolsinBlocks 10 1 18Had3+Steals 1 - 1Had3+Blocks 2 - 2Had3+Dunks 1 2 3
• Namepronounced:YEH-meeMACK-in-JEW-luh• Hasgrabbedatleastfourreboundsinsixdifferentgamesthisseason.• EnjoyedoneofthebestgamesofhiscareeragainstNo.23WichitaState(12/13/12),totalingninepoints,eight rebounds, one assist and a block in 20 minutes.• Scoredfivepointsandpulleddownfourreboundsinsevenminutesoffthebenchvs.UMass(11/18/12).• Appearedin28gamesasatruefreshmanlastseasonandmadeonestart.• Shot.591fromthefieldandaveraged2.3pointsand2.8reboundsin8.3minutespergamelastyear.• Drewsevenchargeslastyear(third-mostontheteam).• Scored18straightpointsvs.TheCitadel(12/29/11)andalsograbbed11reboundsinjust13minutes.• IsUT’ssecondbasketballplayerfromNigeria,joiningformerforwardEmmanuelNegedu(2008-09).• LiveswithteammatesD’MontreEdwardsandQuintonChievous.
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Last Season This Season CareerHadaDouble-Double 1 - 1Scored 5+ Points 5 1 6Scored 10+ Points 2 - 2Scored 15+ Points 1 - 1HadDouble-DigitRebounds 1 - 1Led the Vols in Scoring 1 - 1LedtheVolsinRebounding 3 1 4HadMultipleBlocks 4 - 4Had3+Blocks - - -LedtheVolsinBlocks 5 - 5Had3+Dunks - - -
OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTSVictory(Exh.) INJKennesawState INJvs.UNCAsheville INJvs.OklahomaState INJvs.UMass INJOakland INJatGeorgetown INJatVirginia INJWichitaState INJPresbyterian INJWestern Carolina Xavier Memphis Ole 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
34 JerONNe maymON SR Forward • 6-7 • 260 Madison, Wis. • Marquette University
• Currently sidelined indefinitely after suffering a setback in his recovery from offseason knee surgery.• 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)attheMauiInvitationallastseason.
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 - 2DrewMultipleCharges 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 2vs.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.• His107gamesplayedmakehimTennessee’smostexperiencedplayer.• StartedUT’slast21gamesdatingtolastyearandhasscoredindoublefiguresineightofthosecontests.• Is283-pointersshyofbreakingintotheschool’scareertop-10list(hehas127,needs155totiefor10th).• Isshooting.340from3-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 2 16Scored 15+ Points 4 - 4Scored 20+ Points - - -Led the Vols in Scoring 1 2 3Led the Vols in 3-Pointers (Made) 13 6 29LedtheVolsinRebounding - - -Led the Vols in Assists 1 1 3Led the Vols in Steals 8 1 20Made 3+ 3-Pointers 11 3 17Had3+Steals 1 - 4
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.) INJKennesawState INJvs.UNCAsheville INJvs.OklahomaSt. INJvs.UMass INJOakland INJatGeorgetown INJatVirginia INJWichitaState INJPresbyterian INJWestern Carolina Xavier Memphis Ole 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 - - -
• Rankssecondontheteamwitha+8.92plus/minusratingper40minutes.• Hasappearedinsevencontestsandisaveraging7.6minutespergame.• Postedsevenpoints,threeassistsandtwoblocksinthevictoryoverKennesawState(11/9/12).• Had11points,fourreboundsandthreestealsinUT’sexhibitionwinoverVictory(11/5/12).• TruefreshmanisTraeGolden’sbackupatthepointguardposition.• ShouldtakesomeoftheloadoffofGolden,whowasforcedtoplay32.0minutespergamelastyear.• 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-DigitAssists -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.) INJKennesawState DNPvs.UNCAsheville DNPvs.OklahomaSt. DNPvs.UMass DNPOakland 11/26/12 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0atGeorgetown DNPatVirginia DNPWichitaState DNPPresbyterian DNPWestern Carolina Xavier Memphis Ole 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
OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTSVictory(Exh.) INJKennesawState INJvs.UNCAsheville INJvs.OklahomaSt. INJvs.UMass INJOakland INJatGeorgetown INJatVirginia INJWichitaState INJPresbyterian INJWestern Carolina Xavier Memphis Ole 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
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2012-13
Career StatS
• StartedparticipatinginlimitedpracticedrillswhiletheVolswereinPuertoRicoinmid-November.• UnderwentasurgicalprocedureonhisrightshoulderonAug.21,toaddressalabraltear;theinitialtimetableforhisrecoverywassetatapproximatelysixmonths.• PlayedforPuertoRico’sU19NationalTeamthatcompetedatthe2012NikeGlobalChallengeinWash-ington,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.• Asaseniorinhighschoollastspring,heaveraged9.5points,8.1rebounds,1.3assistsand1.3blockspergame.• LiveswithfellowfreshmanguardArmaniMoore.
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2012-13HadaDouble-Double -Scored 10+ Points 2Scored 15+ Points -LedtheVolsinRebounding -Led the Vols in Assists -Led the Vols in Steals -Made 3+ 3-Pointers -Had3+Steals -Had3+Assists -
• Totaled nine points, eight rebounds, one assist and a block vs. No. 23 Wichita State (12/13/12)• Averaged 2.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game off the bench at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off• Appeared in 28 games with one start last season and won the team’s Most Improved Player Award• Shot .591 from the field and averaged 2.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in 8.3 minutes per game
• Sixth on the team in scoring (6.3 ppg) and third in rebounding (4.9 rpg)• Had career day vs. UMass (11/18/12), totaling 11 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two blocks• Had a career-high 12 points in UT’s win over UNC Asheville in Puerto Rico• Tennessee’s best perimeter defender, he appeared in all 34 games last year with nine starts
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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 7/0 1.9 0.9 0.7 0.3 .500 .600
Career Highs Pts: 7 Reb: 2 Ast: 3 Stl: 1 Min: 13
• True freshman is receiving limited minutes at the point guard spot• Averaging 7.6 minutes off the bench but has not played in the last two games• 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 9/9 13.6 5.0 4.6 .418 .296 .760Career 74/43 9.1 3.6 3.5 .409 .339 .814
• Reigning SEC Player of the Week is averaging 20.5 points and 6.5 assists over the last two games• Ranks second in the SEC in assists per game (5.0 apg) and fourth in assist/turnover ratio (2.81)• Dropped a season-high 25 points during UT’s win over 23rd-ranked Wichita State (12/13/12)• Had 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and also had seven assists in the win over Oakland (11/26/12)
• Made four 3-pointers Tuesday vs. Presbyterian; Shooting .340 from 3FG this season• Shared team-high honors with 14 points in the season-opening win over Kennesaw State (11/9/12)• During his career, Tennessee is 15-2 in games in which he scores 10 or more points• Has started 21 straight games and is the most experienced player on UT’s roster (107 games played)
• Had offseason surgery on each knee, and suffered a setback in his rehab in late October that has caused him to miss all of Tennessee’s season thus far (still is not practicing with the team)
• Second-team All-SEC player last season and was projected to earn All-SEC honors again this year• Led the Vols in rebounding last season (8.1 rpg) and posted nine double-doubles
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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 9/1 10.1 3.0 1.5 .414 .375 .875Career 53/16 7.6 2.5 1.3 .382 .325 .754
• Shooting .414 from the field and team-best .375 from 3FG; Team’s third-leading scorer at 10.1 ppg• Tied a career-high with eight rebounds in the win over Presbyterian (12/18/12; first start of the year)• Was 8-of-8 from the FT line during a 17-point outburst against No. 23 Wichita State (12/13/12)• Came off the bench to score in double figure seven times in SEC play last year
• Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy candidate; Named to Puerto Rico Tip-Off All-Tournament Team• Shooting a team-high .586 from the field; Team’s top rebounder (7.7 rpg), second-leading scorer (11.9)• Scored a career-high 24 points and also had 12 rebounds vs. UMass in Puerto Rico (11/18/12)• Had 14 points and 11 rebounds in the win over UNC Asheville (11/15/12)
• Is shooting .541 (20-for-37) from the floor this season; Team-high 23 fouls• Was one rebound shy of a double-double vs. UNC Asheville and was one point shy vs. Oakland• Started and had 13 points and six rebounds in the season-opening win over Kennesaw State (11/9/12)• Has improved his mid-range jumper and explosiveness; Also is communicating very well on defense
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D’MONTRE EDWARDS Jr. • G • 6-6 • 206 • Charleston, S.C./Brevard (Fla.) CC GP/GS PPG RPG SPG FG% 3FG% FT%12-13 8/0 3.6 2.5 0.2 .313 .455 .571
• Totaled 11 points and five rebounds in UT’s home victory over Presbyterian (12/18/12)• Scored five points on 2-of-3 shooting vs. No. 23 Wichita State (12/13/12)• 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
• Had four points and four rebounds in 23 solid minutes off the bench vs. UMass (11/18/12)• Was UT’s top performer in UT’s exhibition win: 15 points, nine rebounds, six assists, three steals (11/5/12)• Undersized 4-man is capable of stretching defenses with his ability to make 3-point shots• 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 three games, totaling 17 minutes played• Played the final minute of UT’s game vs. Oklahoma State in Puerto Rico (11/16/12) and scored his first
collegiate point on a free throw• Had a 3.9 GPA in high school; appeared in seven games last season as a true freshman walk-on