2012-13 LADY VOL BASKETBALL » UTSPORTS.COM » @LADYVOL_HOOPS EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPS 1987 1989 1991 1996 1997 1998 2007 2008 34 COMBINED SEC REGULAR SEASON & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS » 18 NCAA FINAL FOURS » 21 WBCA ALL-AMERICANS » 15 WNBA 1ST-ROUND PICKS 2014-15 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD OVERALL RECORD: 14-2 SEC 4-0 NON-CONFERENCE 10-2 HOME 10-0 AWAY 4-2 NEUTRAL 0-0 THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV/WEB) TIME/RESULT NOV. 9 CARSON-NEWMAN ^ (SECN+) W, 90-57 (Exhib.) NOV. 14 PENN (SECN+) W, 97-52 NOV. 17 ORAL ROBERTS (SECN+) W, 91-39 NOV. 21 WINTHROP (SECN+) W, 81-48 NOV. 24 TENNESSEE ST. (SECN+) W, 97-46 Nov. 26 at Chattanooga (SoCon Digital Network) L, 63-67 Nov. 30 at #6/9 Texas (FOX Sports 1) L, 59-72 DEC. 3 SAINT FRANCIS (SECN+) W, 111-44 Dec. 7 at Lipscomb (ESPN3) W, 85-51 Dec. 14 at #17/19 Rutgers (ESPN2) W, 55-45 DEC. 16 WICHITA STATE (SEC NETWORK) W, 54-51 DEC. 20 #7/7 STANFORD (SEC NETWORK) W, 59-40 DEC. 28 #10/12 OREGON ST. (SEC NETWORK) W, 74-63 JAN. 2 MISSOURI * (SEC NETWORK) W, 63-53 Jan. 5 at Vanderbilt * (SEC Network) W, 57-49 JAN. 8 #9/8 TEXAS A&M * (SEC NETWORK) W, 81-58 Jan. 11 at #RV/NR Arkansas * (ESPNU) W, 60-51 Jan. 15 at Auburn * (Fox Sports Net) 8 p.m. Jan. 19 at Notre Dame (ESPN2) 7 p.m. JAN. 22 LSU * (SEC NETWORK) 7 P.M. JAN. 25 GEORGIA * (SEC NETWORK) 2 P.M. Jan. 29 at Kentucky * (SEC Network) 7 p.m. FEB. 1 MISSISSIPPI ST. * (SEC NETWORK) 3 P.M. Feb. 8 at Florida * (ESPNU) 2 p.m. Feb. 12 at Ole Miss * (SECN+) 7 p.m. FEB. 15 KENTUCKY * (ESPN2) 3 P.M. FEB. 19 ALABAMA * (FOX SPORTS NET) 7 P.M. Feb. 23 at South Carolina * (ESPN2) 9 p.m. Feb. 26 at Georgia * (SEC Network) 9 p.m. MAR. 1 VANDERBILT * (SEC NETWORK) 5 P.M. Mar. 4-8 SEC Tournament (TBA) TBA Mar. 20-23 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds (TBA) TBA Mar. 27-30 NCAA Regionals (TBA) TBA Apr. 5 & 7 NCAA Final Four (TBA) TBA ^ Exhibition Game, * SEC Game, All Times Eastern 2014-15 RECORD 14-2/4-0 SEC Preseason Rank: #4/4 2013-14 Record: 29-6 Conf. Rec./Finish: 13-3/2nd Starters Back/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 8/1 Newcomers: 5 2014-15 RECORD 9-8/0-4 SEC Preseason Rank: NR/NR 2013-14 Record: 19-15 Conf. Rec./Finish: 7-9/t6th Starters Back/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 8/5 Newcomers: 5 THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE AUBURN vs THE BASICS #6/6 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS (14-2/4-0) vs. AUBURN TIGERS (9-8/0-4) JAN. 15 » AUBURN ARENA » AUBURN, ALA. ON THE AIR TELEVISION FOX SportSouth Jenn Hildreth (play-by-play) Brittany Jackson (analyst) ONLINE ESPN3 (Blacked out in SEC footprint) Jenn Hildreth (play-by-play) Brittany Jackson (analyst) RADIO Lady Vol Network Mickey Dearstone (play-by-play) GAME 17 SET-UP #6/6 Tennessee (14-2, 4-0 SEC) plays the second of three consecutive road games, traveling to “The Loveliest Village On The Plains” to face Auburn (9-8, 0-4 SEC) on Thursday at 7 p.m. CT/8 p.m. ET at Auburn Arena. This is the 50th meeting between these schools, with UT holding a 39-10 record in the series and a 12-4 mark at Auburn. The game will be televised by FOX Sport- South, with Jenn Hildreth and Brittany Jack- son on hand to call the action. The contest also can be seen online via ESPN3, although the broadcast will be blacked out within the states included in the SEC footprint. A “Watch Live” link can be found on the Lady Vol Hoops Central page on UTSports.com. Mickey Dearstone’s Lady Vol Network call can be heard on the radio on network sta- tions statewide in Tennessee and via audio stream worldwide on UTSports.com. The Lady Vols enter the contest riding a 10-game winning streak after overcoming a pair of nine-point second-half deficits in Fay- etteville on Sunday to stave off the upset- minded Arkansas Razorbacks, 60-51. Senior guard Ariel Massengale keyed the comeback, draining four three-pointers in the second half and jump-starting a UT of- fense that shot 21.4% in the first stanza and then 52.4% over the final 20 minutes. Tennessee has not lost since dropping back-to-back road games at Chattanooga (67-63) on Nov. 26 and #6/9 Texas (72-59) on Nov. 30, without Isabelle Harrison. The Lady Vols have won a league-best 11 consecutive contests over SEC opponents, beginning with its last game vs. Auburn (W, 93-63) in Knoxville on Feb. 20, 2014. The 4-0 league start this season leaves the Big Orange women in a tie with South Carolina atop the SEC standings, entering Thursday’s games as the only remaining un- beaten teams in conference play. Auburn, meanwhile, enters on a five- game losing skid, dropping its first four SEC contests. Three of those came against ranked teams, and they'll face another Thursday night against #6/6 Tennessee. The Tigers led #20/19 Georgia by as many as 11 points in the first half and were within three points with 34 seconds remain- ing before the Lady Bulldogs iced the game at the free throw line. Tennessee and Auburn have one com- mon foe this season, as the Lady Vols blasted Winthrop at home, 81-48, on Nov. 21, while Auburn dropped a 56-54 decision at Win- throp on Nov. 29. AU has played four non- conference teams - Troy, Virginia, St. John’s and SMU - that UT played last season. STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING #5 Ariel Massengale (12.3 ppg) REBOUNDING #20 Isabelle Harrison (8.7 rpg.) ASSISTS #0 Jordan Reynolds (2.9 apg.) STEALS #14 Andraya Carter (2.7 spg.) BLOCKS #20 Isabelle Harrison (1.3 bpg.) SCORING #44 Tra’Cee Tanner (12.7 ppg.) REBOUNDING #13 Katie Frerking (5.7 rpg.) ASSISTS #22 Kiani Parker (3.5 apg.) STEALS #34 Hasina Muhammad (2.0 spg.) BLOCKS #34 Hasina Muhammad (2.2 bpg.) INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: UT, 39-10 Home: UT, 19-2 Away: UT, 12-4 Neutral: UT, 8-4 Postseason: UT, 11-4 Overtime: 2-0 Streak: UT, seven straight Last Meeting: #10/10 UT defeated unranked Auburn, 93-63, in Knoxville on Feb. 20, 2014. 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#6/6 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS (14-2/4-0) vs. AUBURN TIGERS (9-8/0-4)JAN. 15 » AUBURN ARENA » AUBURN, ALA.
ON THE AIR
TELEVISION
FOX SportSouth
Jenn Hildreth (play-by-play) Brittany Jackson (analyst)
ONLINE
ESPN3 (Blacked out in SEC footprint)
Jenn Hildreth (play-by-play) Brittany Jackson (analyst)
RADIO
Lady Vol Network
Mickey Dearstone (play-by-play)
GAME 17 SET-UP #6/6 Tennessee (14-2, 4-0 SEC) plays
the second of three consecutive road games, traveling to “The Loveliest Village On The Plains” to face Auburn (9-8, 0-4 SEC) on Thursday at 7 p.m. CT/8 p.m. ET at Auburn Arena. This is the 50th meeting between these
schools, with UT holding a 39-10 record in the series and a 12-4 mark at Auburn. The game will be televised by FOX Sport-
South, with Jenn Hildreth and Brittany Jack-son on hand to call the action. The contest also can be seen online
via ESPN3, although the broadcast will be blacked out within the states included in the SEC footprint. A “Watch Live” link can be found on the Lady Vol Hoops Central page on UTSports.com. Mickey Dearstone’s Lady Vol Network call
can be heard on the radio on network sta-tions statewide in Tennessee and via audio stream worldwide on UTSports.com. The Lady Vols enter the contest riding a
10-game winning streak after overcoming a pair of nine-point second-half defi cits in Fay-etteville on Sunday to stave off the upset-minded Arkansas Razorbacks, 60-51. Senior guard Ariel Massengale keyed the
comeback, draining four three-pointers in the second half and jump-starting a UT of-fense that shot 21.4% in the fi rst stanza and then 52.4% over the fi nal 20 minutes. Tennessee has not lost since dropping
back-to-back road games at Chattanooga (67-63) on Nov. 26 and #6/9 Texas (72-59) on Nov. 30, without Isabelle Harrison. The Lady Vols have won a league-best
11 consecutive contests over SEC opponents, beginning with its last game vs. Auburn (W, 93-63) in Knoxville on Feb. 20, 2014. The 4-0 league start this season leaves
the Big Orange women in a tie with South Carolina atop the SEC standings, entering Thursday’s games as the only remaining un-beaten teams in conference play. Auburn, meanwhile, enters on a fi ve-
game losing skid, dropping its fi rst four SEC contests. Three of those came against ranked teams, and they'll face another Thursday night against #6/6 Tennessee. The Tigers led #20/19 Georgia by as
many as 11 points in the fi rst half and were within three points with 34 seconds remain-ing before the Lady Bulldogs iced the game at the free throw line. Tennessee and Auburn have one com-
mon foe this season, as the Lady Vols blasted Winthrop at home, 81-48, on Nov. 21, while Auburn dropped a 56-54 decision at Win-throp on Nov. 29. AU has played four non-conference teams - Troy, Virginia, St. John’s and SMU - that UT played last season.
Last Meeting: #10/10 UT defeated unranked Auburn, 93-63, in Knoxville on Feb. 20, 2014.
All-Time Record: 1,261-281 in 70th season
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MEDIA INFORMATION
COVERING PRACTICEPlease contact Eric Trainer at the
Media Relations Offi ce at least a week in advance to arrange player or coach feature interviews. If you plan to cover a scheduled open practice session, please contact UT Media Relations Offi ce check about changes in the schedule.
PLAYER AND COACH INTERVIEWSMedia wishing to interview coaches
or players are encouraged to set up interviews in advance with the UT Media Relations Offi ce. Generally, the best time to conduct an interview is during a designated day with an open portion of practice and pre-practice media opportunity. The UT Media Relations Offi ce will help with all requests.
MEDIA CREDENTIALSMedia outlets interested in obtaining
credentials to cover Lady Vol basketball home games must apply for those online via Sports Systems. To apply, please visit: http://www.sportssystems.com/seccredentials. Applications for single-game credentials should be submitted fi ve days prior to a game. Once you receive your approval letter via email, you will be provided options for credential pick-up.
PHOTOGRAPHER CREDENTIALSCredentials will be issued only to
accredited photographers or those individuals on special assignment. During regular season games, work area includes the fl oor area at both ends of the court and alongside the corners of the playing fl oor opposite the team benches. Special arrangements for strobes or catwalk access must be made through the UT Media Relations and Arena Management Offi ces no later than one week in advance of the game. UT’s arena security policy requires that all photographers placing strobes will go through a screening process and must be accompanied by a UT police offi cer or representative when placing strobes.
MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATIONLocation: Anderson Training Center, Ground LevelPhone: (865) 974-1212Fax: (865) 974-9496Mailing Address: P.O. Box 15016 Knox-ville, TN 37901Shipping Address: 1551 Lake Loudoun Blvd., Anderson Training Center, Knoxville, TN 37996-3110Thompson-Boling Arena Press Row: (865) 974-0110Arena Ticket Offi ce: (865) 656-HOOP
TENNESSEE ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown/Previous School
0 Jordan Reynolds 5-11 G SO Portland, Ore./Central Catholic H.S.1 Nia Moore 6-3 C JR Chicago, Ill./Bolingbrook H.S.
2 Jasmine Jones 6-2 F JR Madison, Ala./Bob Jones H.S. 4 Jannah Tucker 6-0 G R-FR Baltimore, Md./New Town H.S. 5 Ariel Massengale 5-7 PG SR Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook H.S.10 Diamond DeShields 6-1 G SO Norcross, Ga./Norcross H.S.11 Cierra Burdick 6-2 F SR Charlotte, N.C./Butler H.S.12 Bashaara Graves 6-2 F JR Clarksville, Tenn./Clarksville H.S.13 Kortney Dunbar 6-2 G/F FR Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville H.S.14 Andraya Carter 5-9 G R-SO Flowery Branch, Ga./Buford H.S.20 Isabelle Harrison 6-3 C SR Nashville, Tenn./Hillsboro H.S.21 Mercedes Russell 6-6 C SO Springfi eld, Ore./Springfi eld H.S.31 Jaime Nared 6-2 G/F FR Portland, Ore./West View H.S.33 Alexa Middleton 5-9 G FR Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale H.S.
COACHING STAFFHead Coach Holly Warlick Record at Tennessee (Years) 70-16Overall Record Same
Assistant Coach Kyra ElzyAssistant Coach Jolette Law Assistant Coach Dean LockwoodDirector of Basketball Operations Michael BeaumontAssistant to the Head Coach Janet McGeeVideo Coordinator Josh Boucher Strength & Conditioning Coach Lee Taylor
Eric Trainer Associate Media Relations Director Cell: 865.603.2916 Offi ce: 865.974.8173 Email: [email protected] Butler Graduate Assistant Cell: 623.399.7240 Offi ce: 865.974.1294 Email: [email protected]
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BY THE NUMBERS
» The Lady Vols have won 10 straight games this season and enter the Auburn game having won 11 consecutive contests vs. SEC opponents.
14.0» Even though she comes off the bench, senior guard Ariel Mas-sengale is leading Tennessee with a 14.0 scoring average in SEC play.
51.8» UT’s defense is allowing only 51.8 points per contest (No. 8 nationally) and has allowed only three teams all season to score more than 58 points in a game.
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A WIN WOULD... Lift the UT program’s all-time record to
1,262-281 in its 70th season. Extend the Big Orange’s current win
streak to 11 games, and give Tennessee its 12th-straight win over an SEC opponent. Improve UT to 40-10 all-time vs. Auburn
including 13-4 on the Plains. Improve Holly Warlick’s record as head
coach to 71-16 overall and 30-11 on the road. She is 41-5 in Knoxville during her third sea-son as head coach. Push Warlick’s record vs. SEC foes to 32-5
during the regular season and 36-6 overall. Give Warlick win No. 902 in 30 years as a
member of the UT coaching staff . Boost the Lady Vols’ mark to 502-76 vs.
SEC schools, including 349-49 in the regular season. Raise the Tennessee seniors’ career re-
cord to 98-25, including 7-0 overall vs. the Tigers and 4-0 at Auburn.
THE SERIES VS. AUBURN Tennessee holds a 39-10 all-time record
vs. Auburn, dating back to Feb. 9, 1980. The Lady Vols are 12-4 in games played
at Auburn, 19-4 in games held in Knoxville and 8-4 at neutral sites. UT is 1-0 on this date. UT is 2-0 vs. AU in overtime games, win-
ning extra-frame contests in Knoxville vs. the Tigers in 1996 and 2004. The Lady Vols have won seven in a row
in the series and 23 of the past 25, with the last loss coming on March 7, 2009, when the Tigers handled UT, 78-58, in the semifi nals of the SEC tourney in North Little Rock, Ark. Tennessee has won in its last three trips
to the Plains and in 12 of its past 13 visits. The last Tigers win on their home court
came on Jan. 25, 2009, as #6/5 Auburn de-feated #10/12 Tennessee, 82-68. #6/5 AU also defeated the #19/24 Lady
Vols later that season in the 2009 SEC Tour-nament semifi nals, 78-58, in North Little Rock, Ark., on March 7, 2009.
Auburn has managed to claim only two victories in Knoxville, with those coming on Jan. 9, 1988 (#2/3 AU def. #4/4 UT, 71-68) and Feb. 8, 1986 (#11/13 AU def. #10/12 UT, 66-60), meaning it’s been 27 years and 16-straight UT wins since it last occurred. UT, ranked #10/10 at the time, rolled past
AU last season in Knoxville by a score of 93-63 on Feb. 20, 2014. Two years ago, the Lady Vols swept the
season series vs. Auburn, grinding out a 75-66 win on the Plains on Jan. 17, 2013, and rolling past the Tigers, 83-61, in Knoxville on Feb. 21, 2013. In that 2013 game at Auburn, UT came
from 12-down in the second half to win, thanks to a 29-point eff ort by Meighan Simmons. Due to winter weather back in Knoxville,
the Lady Vols spent the night in their Auburn-area hotel before fl ying back home the next morning following that 2013 victory. Tennessee has limited Auburn to 66 points
or fewer the last seven times they’ve met and to 61 or less on fi ve of those occasions. Chamique Holdsclaw scored a career-
high 39 points vs. the Tigers on Feb. 14, 1998, marking the sixth-highest point total in Lady Vol history. Tennessee and Auburn played for the
1989 NCAA Championship in Tacoma, Wash., with the Lady Vols prevailing, 76-60. Tennessee also beat the Tigers in regional
fi nals in 1987 and 1991 en route to NCAA Final Fours they would end up winning. UT and AU four times played for SEC
tournament titles from 1985 to 1990, with the Lady Vols winning three of those.
SERIES WITH AUBURN UT LEADS 39-10
2/9/1980 5/nr H W 72-613/6/1983 10/15 H W 83-753/4/1985 15/9 24/10 N44 W 63-602/8/1986 10/11 12/13 H L 60-661/14/1987 2/3 2/3 A L 69-753/6/1987 8/2 8/2 N51 L 96-1023/21/1987 7/2 7/2 H W 77-61
1/9/1988 4/2 4/3 H L 68-713/7/1988 3/1 2/1 N51 W 73-701/6/1989 1/3 1/3 A L 59-673/6/1989 2/1 2/1 N51 W 66-514/2/1989 1/2 1/2 N55 W 76-602/3/1990 5/14 6/14 H W 76-653/5/1990 3/11 3/11 N51 L 77-781/19/1991 2/10 2/10 A L 65-703/3/1991 4/5 4/5 N51 W 70-623/23/1991 4/6 3/6 H W 69-651/30/1992 4/nr 4/nr H W 69-541/12/1993 2/9 2/8 A W 70-591/15/1994 1/21 1/20 H W 58-461/14/1995 1/nr 1/nr A W 68-432/18/1996 5/20 5/18 H W 72-67 (OT)2/15/1997 8/nr 9/nr A W 76-633/2/1997 8/nr 11/nr N65 L 59-612/14/1998 1/nr 1/nr H W 79-632/14/1999 1/17 1/21 A W 71-632/27/2000 2/11 3/14 H W 76-612/25/2001 1/nr 1/nr A W 63-491/10/2002 2/19 3/22 H W 71-501/27/2002 2/22 2/22 A W 66-531/12/2003 5/nr 5/nr H W 81-722/16/2003 3/nr 3/nr A W 59-563/7/2003 3/nr 3/nr N107 W 66-512/1/2004 1/22 1/25 H W 68-61 (OT)1/20/2005 7/nr 9/nr A W 81-713/4/2005 5/nr 4/nr N114 W 64-542/23/2006 5/nr 5/nr H W 81-563/3/2006 8/nr 9/nr N107 W 77-452/8/2007 3/nr 3/nr A W 72-621/10/2008 2/22 2/20 H W 85-521/25/2009 10/6 12/5 A L 68-823/7/2009 19/6 24/5 N107 L 58-781/28/2010 5/nr 5/nr H W 85-561/23/2011 5/nr 6/nr A W 73-531/1/2012 7/nr 8/nr A W 73-522/5/2012 8/nr 8/nr H W 82-611/17/2013 9/nr 9/nr A W 75-662/21/2013 11/nr 10/nr H W 83-612/20/2014 10/nr 10/nr H W 93-63
ABOUT THE TIGERS Auburn returned four starters and eight
letterwinners from last season’s 19-15 squad that tied for sixth in the SEC at 7-9. The Tigers were 9-3 on Dec. 29 this sea-
son after defeating FIU, 81-44. Since that win over FIU, however, AU
has lost fi ve in a row, beginning with a 44-42 heartbreaker vs. Hampton and followed by four straight setbacks to open the SEC slate. Hasina Muhammad leads Auburn in
scoring at 17.3 in SEC games but is only av-eraging 9.5 for the season in 17 games. Tra’Cee Tanner is averaging 12.7 for the
season and 12.8 in SEC play, demonstrating a dependable scoring threat all season long for AU. Auburn is scoring 54.2 points per game
and giving up 68.8 since league play began. The Tigers also are being out-rebound-
ed, 37.5 to 37 and are surrendering 19.0 turnovers per game. While it has struggled on off ense, Au-
burn stayed close with No. 18/19 Georgia by limiting the Lady Bulldogs to 31.8 percent shooting and out-rebounding UGA, 37-33.
* - Averages are from 2013-14 # - Averages from 2013-14 season at North Carolina
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the second half, scoring 14 of her 17 points in the second half. Tennessee’s 3-point shooting came alive
in the second half. After going 0-of-6 from long distance in the fi rst half, the Lady Vols hit 6-of-7 after halftime to surge in the fi nal 10 minutes of the game. The Lady Vols clawed back from a nine-
point defi cit with a 16-3 run that featured outstanding play by Ariel Massengale. Mas-sengale scored 11 points in that stretch and sparked the Tennessee off ense back to life.
“C” IS SEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Senior Cierra Burdick was named SEC
Co-Player of the Week on Jan. 12. She shared distinction with Tiaria Griffi n
of Georgia. The award was Burdick’s fi rst of the sea-
son and third of her career. She also became the second Tennessee player this season to be honored, as Isabelle Harrison was chosen for distinction on Dec. 29. The 6-foot-2 forward from Charlotte,
N.C., averaged 13.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 blocks to help Tennessee im-prove its winning streak to 10 straight and its record to 14-2 overall and 4-0 in the SEC. She shot 51.9 percent from the fi eld (14-27) and 92.3 percent from the free throw line (12-13) last week. The graduate of Butler High School
helped Tennessee overcome a pair of nine-point defi cits at Arkansas on Sunday, fi ring in a season-best 17 points, including 14 in the second half, and contributing six rebounds, three blocks and two assists. She hit 10 of 11 free throws in the contest. In an 81-58 win over #9/8 Texas A&M,
Burdick hit seven of nine shots from the fi eld to post her fourth double-double of the sea-son with 14 points and a team-leading 11 re-bounds, along with a season-high six assists and one steal. Burdick also was key in Tennessee’s 57-
49 road win over Vanderbilt, contributing 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds. She helped the Lady Vols hold the Commodores to their lowest home scoring output in the series since 1976. For the season, Burdick now is averag-
ing a season-high 9.4 points per game to go along with 7.3 rebounds per contest, and she is shooting 40.6% from the fi eld and 82.4% from the free throw line. Burdick has started nine of the 14 games she has played for Holly Warlick’s squad in 2014-15.
ONE GAME, SEVEN DAYS FOR UT After playing three games in seven days
last week, Tennessee will face one game, at Auburn, during this calendar week. Sunday’s contest at Arkansas was the
fourth in 10 days for the Lady Vols. UT played at Arkansas on Jan. 11, hosted
Texas A&M on Jan. 8, played at Vandy on Jan. 5 and hosted Missouri on Jan. 2.
ROAD TRIP! Tennessee is on its longest road trip of
the season, leaving behind the friendly con-fi nes of Thompson-Boling Arena to play con-tests in three diff erent states. On the travel itinerary are Arkansas (Jan.
11), Auburn (Jan. 15) and #4/4 Notre Dame (Jan. 19). From its game vs. Texas A&M on Jan. 8
until the LSU match-up on Jan. 22, Tennessee will have 14 days between home games.
THE LAST TIME WE MET #10 Tennessee used a 19-0 run in the
fi rst half to blow open a close game on the way to topping Auburn, 93-63, on Feb. 20, 2014, at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Lady Vols moved to 21-5 overall and
10-3 in the SEC while Auburn dropped to 14-12 and 5-8 in the league. Tennessee won its seventh in a row in the series as well as its 16th in a row in Knoxville vs. the Tigers. The Lady Vols are 39-10 all-time vs. Auburn and 19-2 in Knoxville, winning every game since 1990. Senior Meighan Simmons tallied 26
points, as she moved to seventh on the career scoring list (1,891), passing former teammate Shekinna Stricklen (1,882). Junior Isabelle Harrison had 10 and add-
ed 11 rebounds for her 13th double-double. Two other Lady Vols scored in double-
fi gures, as Cierra Burdick scored 17 and An-draya Carter chipped in with 12. Auburn was led by Tyrese Tanner, who
had 15. Sister Tra’Cee Tanner had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Two other Tigers also scored in double fi gures, including Brandy Montgomery (12) and Ha-sina Muhammad (10).
THE LAST TIME AT AUBURN Down by as many as 12 in the sec-
ond half, the #9 Lady Vols rallied behind Meighan Simmons to end Auburn’s home-court win streak at 11 with a 75-66 victory on Jan. 17, 2013. Simmons scored 18 in the second half as Tennessee (14-3, 5-0 SEC) used an 11-2 run midway through the half to take control and secure its seventh win in a row and remain perfect in the conference. Auburn (13-5, 2-3 SEC) was 9-0 at home
and had not lost at Auburn Arena since Feb. 12, 2012, a 51-48 defeat to Arkansas. Simmons led all scorers with 29 points,
her fi fth game of the season with 20-plus points. She was a sparkling 10-of-14 from the fl oor, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range and a perfect 5-of-5 at the foul line. Taber Spani scored 12 and Ariel Massen-
gale had 11. Bashaara Graves and Isabelle Harrison corralled 11 rebounds as the Lady Vols pounded the glass in the second half for a 18-11 edge over the fi nal 20 minutes. All fi ve Auburn starters scored in double
fi gures, led by Blanche Alverson and Ha-sina Muhammad, who each scored 15. Najat Ouardad added 11. The Lady Vols outscored the Tigers, 22-
13 to end the game.
AUBURN’S MOST RECENT GAME Senior Hasina Muhammad had her sec-
ond career double-double, but the Auburn
women’s basketball team fell just short to No. 20 Georgia in a 57-52 loss Sunday at Auburn Arena. The Tigers, facing their third nationally
ranked opponent in the last four games, dominated the stat sheet in nearly every category. But Georgia connected on 24-of-31 attempts from the free-throw line (16-21 in the second half) while Auburn went to the line just 10 times, making six of their attempts. A 15-foot jumper by Muhammad gave
Auburn a 47-46 lead with just under four minutes to play, but Georgia’s Tiaria Grif-fi n answered with a 3-pointer and then an-other to put the Lady Bulldogs ahead by fi ve. Two UGA free throws made it a seven-point game, but a quick fi ve-point burst by the Tigers - highlighted by a 3-pointer from Montgomery - made it a three-point game with 34 seconds to play. However, Auburn could not cut the lead any further, and Georgia hit 5-of-8 at the line down the stretch. Auburn led by as many as 11 points in
the fi rst half but saw that lead cut to 28-26 at halftime as UGA fi nished the half on an 11-2 run over the fi nal fi ve minutes. Muhammad fi nished with 18 points and
10 rebounds for her fi rst double-double this season. Her 10 rebounds matched a career-high, and her 18 points were the second-most this season. The senior from Memphis scored 16 of her 18 points in the second half on 6-of-10 shooting. Tra’Cee Tanner added 12 points.
UT’S MOST RECENT GAME Ariel Massengale’s sharp 3-point
shooting in the second half helped Tennes-see erase a nine-point defi cit and mount a 60-51 comeback win over Arkansas on Sunday at Bud Walton Arena. Tennessee (14-2, 4-0 SEC) scored 42
points in the second half to remain unde-feated in conference play. Arkansas fell to 10-6 and 0-4 in SEC games. Tennessee improved 26-2 in its all-time series with Arkansas and 13-1 in games played in Fay-etteville. Isabelle Harrison came through in a
physical game in the paint. She posted her fourth double-double of the year and the 28th of her career with 13 points and a season-high 13 rebounds. The Lady Vols matched their season-
high blocks with nine. Cierra Burdick and Andraya Carter each recorded three. Har-rison had two. Massengale dished out four assists
and fi nished with 16 points and was 4-of-8 from 3-point range. Burdick came alive in
WEEK GAMES PLAYED RECORD AP/USA TODAYNov. 3-9 W vs. CARSON-NEWMAN (EXH.) ----- 4/4Nov. 10-16 W vs. PENN 1-0 4/4Nov. 17-23 W vs. ORU, W vs. WINTHROP 2-0 4/5Nov. 24-30 W vs. TENN. ST., L @Chattanooga, L @#6/9 Texas 1-2 4/5Dec. 1-7 W vs. SAINT FRANCIS, W @Lipscomb 2-0 14/14Dec. 8-14 W @#17/19 Rutgers 1-0 11/13Dec. 15-21 W vs. WICHITA ST., vs. W #7/7 STANFORD 2-0 11/12Dec. 28 W vs. #10/12 OREGON ST. 1-0 8/11Dec. 29-Jan. 4 W vs. MISSOURI 1-0 8/9Jan. 5-11 W @Vanderbilt, vs. W #9/8 TEXAS A&M, @RV/NR Arkansas 3-0 7/9Jan. 12-18 @ Auburn ----- 6/6
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After beating Arkansas, 60-51 on Jan. 11, UT has won four straight outside Knoxville after opening the year 0-2 on the road. After losing to unranked Chattanooga
(67-63) and No. 6/9 Texas (72-59), Tennes-see bounced back to topple Lipscomb (85-51), #17/19 Rutgers (55-45) and Vanderbilt (57-49) before defeating Arkansas.
UT SENIORS TAKE CHARGE The past two games, Tennessee’s top
three scorers have been its trio of seniors, Cierra Burdick, Isabelle Harrison and Ariel Massengale. As a matter of fact, they were UT’s only
three players in double fi gures vs. #9/8 Texas A&M and Arkansas. Harrison had 21 and 13 points in those
games, while Burdick had 14 and 17, and Mas-sengale had 14 and 16, respectively, vs. A&M and Arkansas. Burdick had a 14/11 points/rebounds
double-double vs. Texas A&M, while Harrison checked in with a 13/13 eff ort vs. Arkansas. The trio combined for 34 of UT’s 42
second-half points and had 46 of the team’s 60-point total in the come-from-behind win over Arkansas. Over the last two games, they’ve scored
95 of Tennessee’s 141 points in wins over Tex-as A&M and Arkansas.
BOLINGBROOK REUNION There will be four former standouts from
Bolingbrook (lll.) High School on hand at Thursday’s game. Tennessee players senior Ariel Massen-
gale and junior Nia Moore played basketball at the powerhouse program in suburban Chi-cago, as did Nia’s twin sister Annaya, who now is a manager for the Lady Vols after an injury ended her playing career at Troy Uni-versity in 2012-13. Auburn features BHS alum Cabriana Ca-
pers, who played alongside UT’s trio there.
PAGING JASMINE JONES There could be some confusion in Au-
burn Arena on Thursday night. The reason, three people with names that are, or sound, the same, will be in the gym. Tennessee features junior forward Jas-
mine Jones and graduate assistant Jasmine Jones, no relation. Jasmine Jones, the G.A., previously
served as a manager with the team during student-athlete Jasmine Jones’ freshman year in 2012-13 before returning to UT in Jan-uary 2015 as a member of the coaching staff . Auburn, meanwhile, features freshman
forward Jazmine Jones, who, at 6-2, hap-pens to be the same height as Tennessee’s Jasmine Jones. UT’s Jasmine Jones has missed the last
fi ve games due to lingering concussion symptoms and is questionable for Thurs-day’s game, so AU’s Jazmine Jones may be the only one of the three to see game action.
AND TWO SETS OF TWINS Tennessee features twins Nia and Annaya
Moore, with Nia a 6-3 center and Annaya a former 6-2 forward at Troy who retired from basketball due to an injury and now serves as a manager for UT’s women’s basketball team. Auburn has the Jones twins, Jazmine and
LADY VOL DOUBLE DOUBLESGREAT STARTS At 14-2, Tennessee is off to its best start
in a season since 2010-11, when the Lady Vols were 34-2 before losing in the NCAA Region-al fi nal to Notre Dame, 73-59, on March 28. UT is 4-0 in SEC play for the second time
in the Holly Warlick era and for only the sec-ond time since 2010-11. The Lady Vols were off to an 8-0 league
start in 2012-13 before being upset on the road by Missouri, 80-63, on Feb. 3.
MORE IMPRESSIVE STREAKS UT’s 11-game streak against conference
foes is the longest in the SEC. It started with 93-63 home win over Auburn last season on Feb. 20, 2014. UT’s current 10-game winning streak is
the second-longest active one in the league right now behind South Carolina.
GETTING A JUMP ON OPPONENTS Tennessee is 11-5 on opening tips. UT is 10-1 when it wins the tip and is 4-1
when it loses. UT lost the opening tip vs. Penn, ORU,
Tennessee State, Texas and Rutgers. Isabelle Harrison returned to the starting
lineup vs. Rutgers on Dec. 14 and is 7-1 on opening tips. UT is 7-0 when Harrison wins the tip and
1-0 when she doesn’t (Rutgers).
STREAKING AT HOME The Tennessee women’s (10-0) and
men’s teams (7-0) combined for a 17-0 start at home this season before the guys fell to Alabama on Jan. 10, 56-38. The Lady Vols have won 14 in a row at
home, beginning with a Feb. 20, 2014, win over Auburn in Knoxville. UT last won 14-straight at home from
Jan. 31, 2013 (Miss. St.) to Dec. 29, 2013 (Lip-scomb) before losing to LSU on Jan. 2, 2014.
TOUGH PLACE TO PLAY Thompson-Boling Arena and Knoxville
have long had a reputation as a diffi cult place for visitors to win. The Lady Vols are 394-28 all-time at
Thompson-Boling Arena in 28 years, ranking the venue No. 3 behind UConn’s Gampel Pa-vilion and Florida Gulf Coast’s Alico Arena, which opened in 2007, in win percentage. In all Knoxville venues, including Alumni
Gym, Stokely Athletics Center and Thomp-son-Boling Arena, UT is a remarkable 547-52 over the past 41 years (since 1974-75). That ranks Knoxville as the toughest city
in the nation to get an NCAA Division I wom-en’s basketball victory. UT has won 12 or more games in the
arena in each of its previous 27 years of exis-tence and 14 on 19 occasions. Tennessee has posted 11 seasons with no
losses in the facility. The Big Orange women are 42-0 at
Thompson-Boling Arena during NCAA play, including 14-0 in the First Round, 22-0 in the Second Round, 3-0 in the Sweet 16 and 3-0 in the Elite 8.
COMFORTS OF HOME Tennessee is averaging 80.8 points in its
10 home games, all victories, and allowing only 49.4 ppg. By contrast, the Lady Vols have scored
63.2 ppg. on the road and allowed 55.8.
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The UT women are hitting 44.6% from the fi eld in games played at Thompson-Bol-ing Arena and 35.9% in road contests. Interestingly enough, UT is hitting 73.1%
of its free throws at home and 74.5% away.
BRINGING IN THE CROWDS Tennessee is averaging 9,938 per game
in attendance to rank second nationally be-hind South Carolina (11,631). UT has had three crowds in excess of
10,000, including Stanford (13,056), Oregon State (11,123) and Texas A&M (10,507). In 2013-14, UT led the NCAA in atten-
dance for the 11th straight year and the 17th time in the past 18 seasons.
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE IS STOUT The Lady Vols are No. 2 in this week’s RPI. UT’s strength of schedule, as provided
by the NCAA, is ranked No. 10 this week. Teams it has played have a 147-77 record. Schools Tennessee will play are 137-50. UT is 4-1 vs. ranked teams, including 3-1
vs. top-10 opponents this season.
TAKING DOWN TOP-10 FOES Tennessee improved to 3-1 vs. top-10
opponents this season, taking down #9/8 Texas A&M, 81-58, in Knoxville on Jan. 8. UT is 3-0 at home and 0-1 on the road
thus far in 2014-15 vs. teams ranked in the top-10. The Lady Vols also defeated #7/7 Stan-
ford and #10/12 Oregon State at home on Dec. 20 (59-40) and Dec. 28 (74-63) and fell to #6/9 Texas on the road (72-59) on Nov. 30 while Isabelle Harrison was out with a knee injury.
WARLICK 19-12 VS. TOP 25 TEAMS During the Holly Warlick era, UT is 19-12
vs. ranked teams. Tennessee is 4-1 vs. ranked teams this
season, taking down #7/7 Stanford, #10/12 Oregon State and #9/8 Texas A&M at home, and #17/19 Rutgers on the road, while losing at #6/9 Texas on the road.
AP Top 25: 18-12 (.600) AP Ranked 1: 0-1 (.000) AP Ranked 2: 0-2 (.000) AP Ranked 3: 0-1 (.000) AP Ranked 1-5: 1-4 (.250) AP Ranked 1-10: 5-7 (.417) AP Ranked 11-25: 13-5 (.722)
USA TODAY Top 25: 19-12 (.613) USA TODAY Ranked 1: 0-1 (.000) USA TODAY Ranked 2: 0-1 (.000) USA TODAY Ranked 3: 0-2 (.000) USA TODAY Ranked 1-5: 1-5 (.200) USA TODAY Ranked 1-10: 3-8 (.273) USA TODAY Ranked 11-25: 16-4 (.800)
UT ALL-TIME VS. TOP 25 TEAMS Overall: 459-180 (.718) AP Ranked 1-10 : 181-132 (.578) AP Ranked 11-25: 249-43 (.853) USA TODAY Ranked 1-10: 139-90 (.607) USA TODAY Ranked 11-25: 219-31 (.876)
IT ALL CAME TOGETHER VS. A&M Tennessee played well in defeating #7/7
Stanford and #10/12 Oregon State, but its best all-around game of the season came on Jan. 8 vs. #9/8 Texas A&M. That 81-58 win enabled Tennessee to
beat three top-10 teams in a single season for the fi rst time since the 2007-08 season, when UT defeated eight. UT shot its best fi eld percentage of any
half at 58.8 in the opening 20 minutes and fi nished at a season-high 52.4%. Tennessee did that against a team
ranked No. 1 in the nation in fi eld goal per-centage defense at 32.3% and allowing only 54.9 points per contest. The Lady Vols matched their season low
for turnovers with only eight. They had their second-highest assist
mark of the year at 24. UT shot 84.6% from the free throw line. Isabelle Harrison broke out of a mini-
slump with a season-high 21 points. Cierra Burdick had her fourth double-
double of the campaign.
Ariel Massengale scored in double fi g-ures for the fi fth straight game, marking the fi rst time she has done that. The win was the 500th by Tennessee vs.
current members of the Southeastern Con-ference.
A LOT OF SUCCESS TO SELL During the Holly Warlick era, Tennessee
is 70-16, has made two NCAA appearances, won an SEC regular season title (2013) and an SEC tournament title (2014). The program maintains a 100 percent
graduation rate for players who fi nish their eligibility at Tennessee. Warlick has sent two players to the
WNBA over the last two seasons and the program has had 15 all-time fi rst round picks and 38 players in the league. UT had the SEC Player of the Year in 2013
and 2014, the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2013, the SEC Tournament MVP in 2014 and the SEC Coach of the Year in 2013. Tennessee has won eight NCAA Cham-
pionships, claiming titles in 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007 and 2008. The Lady Vols have appeared in 22 Final
Fours, including 18 NCAA and 4 AIAW. UT has played in 13 NCAA title games. Tennessee is the only school to appear in
all 33 NCAA Tournaments and has won more tourney games than any other school (142). The Lady Vols have won a combined 34
SEC titles, including 17 regular season and 17 tournament championships. UT has had 21 players honored as WBCA
All-Americans. Ten with UT ties have been inducted into
the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Seven women are recognized with ban-
ners of honor at Thompson-Boling Arena, including Holly Warlick, Bridgette Gordon, Daedra Charles, Chamique Holdsclaw, Tami-ka Catchings, Pat Summitt and Candace Parker.
TEAM BONDING Holly Warlick, her players and outside
observers have commented on how close this Lady Vol team is. Doing things together has been a com-
mon theme, and the team enjoyed yet anoth-er team-bonding activity on Jan. 12, as the team attended the movie “Selma” together that afternoon in Knoxville. The team has done community service
activities together, and former Vanderbilt football player Brad Gaines, one of the sub-jects of the SEC Storied fi lm “It’s Time” spoke to the team and has remained in contact throughout the season, attending the team’s games at Lipscomb and Vanderbilt.
POINT GUARD COLLEGE GRADS During the summer, sophomores Andra-
ya Carter and Jordan Reynolds each attend-ed Point Guard College Basketball camps in their home areas of Atlanta and Portland, respsectively. PGC Basketball provides an intense, no-
nonsense basketball education for male and female players, as well as coaches. Courses are designed to teach players of all posi-tions to play smart basketball, to be coaches on the court, and to be leaders in practices, games, and in everyday life. The organization vows to teach campers
7 Notre Dame 15-2 6258 Maryland 13-2 5809 Oregon St 14-1 51010 North Carolina 15-2 50411 Kentucky 14-3 47312 Texas A&M 15-3 47013 Stanford 12-4 40614 Duke 11-5 33315 Nebraska 12-3 30216 Georgia 15-2 29417 Arizona St 15-1 28318 Mississippi St 18-1 24119 Florida St 15-2 23420 Oklahoma St 11-3 18521 Iowa 12-3 13822 Rutgers 12-4 13323 Princeton 17-0 10924 Syracuse 11-5 7825 South Florida 13-3 46
NATIONAL RANKINGS
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ball, communicate effi ciently, develop the DNA of a champion and lead their team ef-fectively. Carter and Reynolds seem to have ben-
efi tted greatly from the camps, as they both have emerged as effi cient off ensive players with tallies of 33 assists and 16 turnovers, and 46 assists and 19 turnovers, respectively. They also lead UT on defense with 40
and 27 steals, respectively. Carter is known as Tennessee’s best de-
fensive player, while Reynolds is appreciated greatly for pushing tempo on off ense and taking care of the ball while doing so.
TAKING CARE OF THE BALL Tennessee stands No. 16 nationally and
third in the SEC in turnover margin at 6.3. The Lady Vols are 26th nationally and 1st
in the SEC with 13.6 turnovers per game. UT stands second in assist-to-turnover
ratio (1.1) in the SEC and is 31st nationally. The Lady Vols have committed 215 turn-
overs through 16 games and have two games of single-digit turnovers while just missing doing it a third time. UT surrendered a season low of eight
turnovers vs. Penn in the opener and matched that on Jan. 8 vs. #9/8 Texas A&M. UT had 10 vs. Mizzou in the SEC opener. Only one time all last season did Ten-
nessee have a single-digit turnover total in a game, and that came on March 2, 2014, in a home win over South Carolina (73-61) when UT had only seven on senior day. UT’s freshmen, Kortney Dunbar, Alexa
Middleton and Jaime Nared, combined for 0 turnovers in their fi rst regular season game. Jordan Reynolds has a 2.4 assist-to-
turnover ratio (46 assts./19 TOs) and has 0 turnovers in four of the last seven games. Andraya Carter is at 2.1 (33 assts./16 TOs) in assist-to-turnover ratio.
SHARING THE ROCK Through 16 games, Tennessee has 241 as-
sists compared to only 157 for its opponents. Jordan Reynolds (2.9), Andraya Carter
(2.2), Cierra Burdick (2.1) and Ariel Massen-gale (2.1) and are pacing the Big Orange in assists averages. Tennessee has had seven games of 20 or
more assists this season, including its 24-as-sist eff ort vs. Texas A&M on Jan. 8. That 24-assist performance vs. the Ag-
gies ranks second-best this season behind the 27 registered vs. Penn in the season opener. UT had at least 20 assists in each of its
fi rst four games of the year, marking the fi rst time the Lady Vols had put together that many in a row since the 1987-88 season, when the Lady Vols had a streak of six from Jan. 11 to Jan. 27. They also had a run of fi ve from Dec. 13 to Jan. 3 that season. UT’s streak of three in a row 20+ assist
games was the fi rst since the team had three straight 20-assist games vs. George Wash-ington (23, 11/26/02), Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (27, 11/29/02) and Army (21, 11/30/02). There were two other instances of four or
more straight 20-assist games for the Lady Vols, and those were fi ve-game runs from Dec. 9, 1985, to Jan. 4, 1986, and Feb. 6, 1981, to Feb. 21, 1981. Middleton recorded 11 assists in her fi rst
game, the most ever by a Lady Vol in her freshman debut.
STARTING LINEUP IN PLACE In 16 games thus far, Holly Warlick has
sent eight diff erent lineups out to the center circle for the opening tip. The last fi ve games and six of the last
seven contests, however, have featured the same starting fi ve. That starting group of Bashaara Graves,
Cierra Burdick, Isabelle Harrison, Jordan Reynolds and Andraya Carter has produced a 6-0 record. Bashaara Graves and Jordan Reynolds
are the only players to start all 16 games for Tennessee this season. From the Saint Francis through the Stan-
ford games, though, Warlick sent fi ve diff er-ent new starting lineups onto the court be-fore she used a repeat of the Wichita State fi ve (Graves/Burdick/Harrison/Reynolds/Carter) vs. Oregon State. That same unit started vs. Missouri and Vandy. The lineup changes were due to injuries
to players and because of early-season play-er punishments for team class attendance policy violations during the off season. Through the Texas A&M game, six Lady
Vols combined to miss 28 games, and fi nally
all 12 active Lady Vols played in a game when Jannah Tucker made her debut vs. Stanford. The missed games breakdown includes
Jannah Tucker (10), Isabelle Harrison (5), Jasmine Jones (9), Cierra Burdick (2), An-draya Carter (1) and Ariel Massengale (1). Tennessee defeated Lipscomb, #17/19
Rutgers, Wichita State and #7/7 Stanford in consecutive games with four diff erent start-ing lineups. The Rutgers game was Harrison’s fi rst
start of the season and fourth game overall after suff ering a sprained right knee in the opener vs. Penn. Harrison responded with her second
double-double of the season and 26th of her career, carding 11 points and 13 rebounds to help propel the Lady Vols to victory vs. the Scarlet Knights for the 10th straight time overall and third consecutive time in N.J.
BIG LINEUP WORKS, TOO The Lady Vol skipper went with her
biggest lineup of the season vs. Stanford, penciling in 6-2 Bashaara Graves, 6-2 Jas-mine Jones, 6-3 Isabelle Harrison, 6-2 Cierra Burdick and 5-11 Jordan Reynolds.
2014 LADY VOL SIGNEES On national signing day on Nov. 12, third-year head coach Holly Warlick and her staff , who
already will add talented transfer Diamond DeShields into the mix next fall after a redshirt season, signed 5-foot-8 point guard Te’a (TAY-uh) Cooper of McEachern (mick-EE-churn) High School in Powder Springs, Ga., and 5-11 wing Jamasha (juh-ME-sha) “MeMe” Jackson of Blackman High in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
TE’A COOPER >> 5-8 >> PG >> POWDER SPRINGS, GA. >> MCEACHERN H.S.> Ranked No. 1 overall and No. 1 point guard by D1Spects.com> Ranked No. 3 overall and No. 1 point guard by ProspectsNation.com> Ranked No. 4 by Full Court> Ranked No. 7 by All Star Girls Report> Ranked No. 16 by Blue Star> Ranked No. 19 by espnW HoopGurlz> Rated as a fi ve-star recruit on that list> Named to the 2014 USA Basketball Women’s U17 World Championship Team but had to
withdraw due to illness during training camp> Participated in the 2013 USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team Trials> MaxPreps Third-Team All-American (2014)> Georgia Sports Writers Association Miss Basketball (2014)> American Family Insurance USA Today All-USA Georgia First Team (2014)> Georgia Class 6A All-State First Team (2014)> Atlanta Tipoff Club Girls Metro Player of the Year (2014) & All-Metro Second Team (2013)> Marietta Daily Journal Cobb County Player of the Year (2014)> MVP of the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association’s North-South All-Star Game after scor-
ing 39 points and making eight 3-pointers> Three year-starter who has led her team to Georgia 6A state titles in 2012 (33-0) and 2014
(29-2)> Averaged 19.6 ppg., 5.0 rpg., 6.0 apg., 5.0 spg. and 1.0 bpg. as a junior> Averaged 18.5 ppg., 5.0 apg., 4.3 spg. as a sophomore> Averaged 11.2 ppg., 4.7 apg., 3.0 spg. and shot 65 percent from the fi eld> Subject of the MTV reality show “True Life”
MEME JACKSON >> 5-11 >> G/F >> MURFREESBORO, TENN. >> BLACKMAN H.S.> Ranked No. 21 by Blue Star> Ranked No. 25 by All Star Girls Report> Ranked No. 35 overall and the No. 7 ranked wing in the espnW HoopGurlz Top 100 Class
of 2015> Rated as a fi ve-star recruit on that list> Ranked No. 37 overall and the No. 9 wing by ProspectsNation.com> Ranked No. 39 overall by D1Spects.com> Tennessee Sportswriters Association All-State Team (2014)> TSSAA State Championship All-Tournament Team (2014)> District MVP (2014)> All-District (2014)> All-Region (2014)> Led BHS to a 34-1 record in 2013-14 and a TSSSAA state championship> Her team was the No. 1-ranked team in the country by ESPN, USA Today and MaxPreps> Started all 35 games as a junior and averaged 9.4 ppg,. 4.4 rpg., 3.4 apg. and 2.3 spg. on
a team featuring fi ve NCAA Division I prospects
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Number 22. Only two players have ever had a Lady Vol game jersey with that number on it. After the jersey was retired on Feb. 18, 1980, no basketball player has had a No. 22 Tennessee jersey since then. There wasn’t supposed to be another one until Lauren Hill came along.
Hill, a freshman basketball player at Mount St. Joseph University, joins third-year UT head coach Holly Warlick (1976-80) and Joy Scruggs (1971-75) as the only basket-ball players to possess a Tennessee uniform with double deuces. Hill’s inspirational story moved Warlick, Tennes-see’s third-year head coach, and Michael Beaumont, the team’s director of operations, to fi nd a way to show Tennessee’s admiration and support for Hill in any way they could.
“We were all very touched and moved by Lauren’s story and her desire to play one more basketball game,” Warlick said. “We’ve talked a lot this preseason about being thankful for what we’ve been given and taking advantage of every day, because you never know what can happen.
“Lauren’s attitude and fi ght and spirit embody exactly what we’ve been trying to convey, so we couldn’t help but connect and relate to her immediately. She’s one of us.”
The lineup was problematic for Stanford, which struggled to 15 points on 23.8% shoot-ing in the fi rst half and fi nished with a sea-son-low 40 points on 25.5% accuracy. Stanford’s high-scoring guard tandem
of Amber Orrange and Lili Thompson were stymied, combining for only 17 points on 6 of 24 shooting.
A VERY DEEP TENNESSEE TEAM Tennessee has 11 of 12 players averag-
ing 4.1 or more points per game through 16 contests, providing Holly Warlick with a lot of options. The Lady Vol reserves have outscored
their opponents in 14 of 16 games, with Van-dy becoming the fi rst team this season to out-point UT’s bench (38-12 on Jan. 5) and Arkansas following suit (20-18 on Jan. 11). The UT women have outscored opposing
benches, 479 to 210 (an average of 29.9-13.1). Tennessee has had eight diff erent play-
ers lead the team in scoring this season, with Andraya Carter (16 vs. Missouri, 19 vs. Vandy) the most recent to join the club. Tennessee didn’t have its full comple-
ment of players on the roster (12) available until Jannah Tucker (who worked her way back from an off season procedure on her left knee) played vs. Stanford on Dec. 20. When Izzy Harrison returned from an
injury layoff vs. Saint Francis, UT had six re-serves for the fi rst time in 2014-15. That group (all of them played) produced its best eff ort of the season, outscoring the Red Flash 65-2. Diamond DeShields and Mercedes Rus-
sell are redshirting, leaving Holly Warlick with a roster of 12 when all are healthy.
UT GUARDS HAVE STEPPED UP With defenses focusing their eff orts on
swarming Isabelle Harrison and Bashaara Graves in the paint, Holly Warlick needed her guards to step up their point production. They did just that, with the trio of Andra-
ya Carter (13.7 ppg.), Ariel Massengale (13.3) and Jordan Reynolds (9.3) leading the team in scoring during the fi rst three games of the SEC schedule. Through four games, Massengale still
leads the way at 14.0 ppg., while Carter is at 10.8 and Reynolds checks in at 9.0 The trio scored 40 of UT’s 63 points vs.
Missouri on Jan. 2 and contributed 42 of UT’s 57 at Vanderbilt on Jan. 5.
The scoring was down to 27 vs. Texas A&M, but the trio combined for 13 assists vs. the Aggies. Carter enjoyed the best back-to-back
games of her career, tying her career high of 14 vs. Missouri and then breaking it with 19 at Vanderbilt. Reynolds scored 10 vs. Missouri and then
matched her career best with 11 vs. Vander-bilt, marking the fi rst back-to-back double-fi gure points eff orts of her career and only the second and third double-digit scoring totals of the season for her. Massengale has come off the bench to hit
double fi gures on 10 occasions this year, do-ing so the last six games with 18, 11, 14, 12, 14 and 16 vs. Stanford, Oregon State, Missouri, Vanderbilt, Texas A&M and Arkansas. It marked the fi rst time in Massengale’s
career she has scored in double fi gures in more than fi ve straight games.
THE BIGS ARE BACK! After being limited the fi rst two games of
the SEC slate, Isabelle Harrison and Bashaara Graves returned to their productive selves vs. Texas A&M. At least one of the keys was the coach-
ing staff 's decision to move Harrison around on the fl oor and not allow the defense to sur-round her in the paint. Harrison tallied a season-high 21 points on
10-of-20 shooting and added eight rebounds, an assist, block and steal in 32 minutes. The senior center had her fourth double-
double of the season, tallying 13 points and 13 rebounds vs. Arkansas Harrison, who was averaging 12.6 points
per game after a 20-point, 12-rebound, fi ve-block eff ort vs. #10/12 Oregon State, endured foul trouble vs. Missouri and Vanderbilt in the fi rst two SEC games and turned in only two points and fi ve rebounds vs. Mizzou and three points and six boards vs. Vandy. Graves, meanwhile, was averaging 10.8
points and 8.2 rebounds, and struggled to post eight points and 11 rebounds vs. Mis-souri and then two points and four rebounds vs. Vanderbilt. Against A&M, Graves added eight points,
two rebounds, three assists, a block and steal in 17 minutes despite battling illness. Nia Moore also returned to the limelight,
scoring nine points and grabbing fi ve re-bounds in 11 minutes vs. A&M.
Moore, who led UT in scoring with a 20.8 average after four games, had gone score-less in fi ve of the Lady Vols’ last six contests prior to her eff ort vs. A&M.
FOUR SEEK 1,000-POINT MILESTONE Ariel Massengale (943) Isabelle Har-
rison (942), Bashaara Graves (937) and Cierra Burdick (828) are trying to reach the 1,000-point plateau in their college careers. UT has had 38 players score 1,000 points
but never has had four in the same season. There have been nine occasions where
Tennessee has had three players with 1,000 points on the same team. The last trio to do that came in 2010-
11, when Angie Bjorklund (1,469), Shekinna Stricklen (1,343) and Glory Johnson (1,132) accomplished that feat.
A-MASS EYING 500/1000 CLUB Ariel Massengale is closing in on mem-
bership in a very select group of players in Lady Vol basketball history. She could become one of only three play-
ers in program history to record 500 assists and score 1,000 points in her career at UT. Lea Henry (1,128 pts., 587 assts., 1979-83)
and Alexis Hornbuckle (1,333 pts., 503 assts., 2004-08) are the only two Tennessee play-ers to accomplish that feat in UT’s rich his-tory. Below are the players with 400+ assists
who’ve also scored 1,000 points, with Ariel Massengale’s totals also included.
WIPING THE GLASS CLEAN Tennessee stands No. 1 in the SEC in re-
bounds per game at 45.2 and rebounding margin at 10.4 and ranks No. 12 nationally in rebounding margin. UT is No. 2 in the SEC and No. 7 nation-
ally in off ensive rebounds at 18.1 per game. The Lady Vols had a +6.7 rebounding
margin in the season’s fi rst six games but have a +12.7 gap (45.9 to 33.2) over the last 10 contests, all of them wins. Isabelle Harrison (8.7), Cierra Burdick
(7.4) and Bashaara Graves (7.3) rank No. 4, 7 and 9 in the SEC in rebounds per game. Bashaara Graves is fourth in the SEC in
off ensive rebounds per game at 3.7. Tennessee has out-rebounded 13 of 16
opponents, and the Big Orange women have an 10.4 rebounding margin, holding a 45.2 to 34.8 advantage on the glass. Only #6/9 Texas (39-38), Tennessee State
(42-37) and Arkansas (42-38) outworked the Lady Vols on the glass this season. Two of those games occurred before Isabelle Harri-son returned to the lineup. The Lady Vols have had the upper hand
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in second chance points in every game this season, except vs. Arkansas (7-15). UT leads in that category, 252-129 (15.8-8.1) and has allowed only 68 second-chance points over the last 10 games while scoring 131 of its own. Tennessee recorded 71 rebounds vs. Saint
Francis, tying for the fourth-most in school history and highest total since UT posted 74 last season vs. Troy.
POINTS IN THE PAINT Tennessee is winning the points in the
paint battle 548 to 346 over the fi rst 16 games, despite 6-3 Isabelle Harrison missing fi ve games with an injury and 6-6 Mercedes Russell redshirting this season. Texas, Oregon State and Missouri are the
only teams to out-point UT in the paint, with the Longhorns winning that battle, 38-26, the Beavers prevailing, 36-32, and the Tigers gaining the edge, 22-14. Rutgers tied UT (22). The 14 paint points vs. Mizzou were the
fewest of the season for Tennessee.
DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE Holly Warlick wants her teams to em-
brace playing defense with great energy and eff ort, and it appears the 2014-15 Lady Vols have bought in since losing back-to-back games vs. Chattanooga and Texas. UT ranks No. 3 in the SEC and No. 8 na-
tionally in scoring defense, allowing 51.8 points per contest. During Tennessee’s 10-game winning
streak, the Lady Vols are allowing only 50.5 points per contest and 33.7% fi eld goal per-centage by their opponents. UT has allowed only one opponent
(#10/12 Oregon State - 63) to score more than 58 points in a game since Nov. 30. In 16 games, Tennessee has allowed only
four teams to score more than 53 points, in-cluding Chattanooga (L, 67-63), #6/9 Texas (L, 72-59), #10/12 Oregon State (W, 74-63) and #9/8 Texas A&M (W, 81-58). Only two teams have scored more than
63 against UT this season (Chatt., Texas). The Lady Vols held Vanderbilt to 49
points on Jan. 5, marking the lowest point total the Commodores have scored at home in the 73-game series since having 27 in 1976. UT limited #7/7 Stanford to 40 points in
the Lady Vols’ 59-40 win in Knoxville to stop a three-game losing skid to the Cardinal.
STEALS = POINTS Tennessee is averaging 10.9 steals per
game through the fi rst 16 contests, thanks to
totals of 21 swipes against Oral Roberts, 19 vs. Winthrop and 21 vs. Tennessee State. That average ranks No. 7 in the SEC but
No. 37th in the nation. Only four other times since 2000 had the
Lady Vols registered 21 or more steals. UT had 23 vs. George Wash. (11/27/01),
22 vs. La. Tech (11/28/06) and Alcorn State (11/25/12), and 21 vs. Chattanooga (11/11/07). Andraya Carter is averaging 2.7 steals
(40 total) per contest to lead the SEC and rank No. 43 nationally. Tennessee has a 175 to 97 advantage on
steals against its opponents, leading to a 373-142 margin on points off turnovers. UT had six steals vs. Texas A&M and a
20-8 points-off -turnovers advantage. Many of those points are of the fast break
variety, with Tennessee leading its fi rst 16 op-ponents, 171-103, in that category.
MAKE ‘EM TURN IT OVER Tennessee has forced 316 turnovers in its
fi rst 16 games, causing opponents to average 29.8 miscues per contest. The Lady Vols posted a program fi rst on
Nov. 24 vs. Tennessee State, causing their third consecutive opponent to commit 30 or more turnovers. The TSU Lady Tigers fi nished with 38
turnovers, following a 34-turnover eff ort by Winthrop and 30 miscues by Oral Roberts. With the back-to-back 30s from ORU
and Winthrop, it marked the fi rst time since 2006-07 Tennessee had forced 30 or more turnovers in back-to-back games. UT last accomplished consecutive games
of forcing 30 turnovers vs. Alabama (30) on Jan. 28, 2007, and South Carolina (34) on Feb. 1, 2007. UT harrassed Saint Francis, Lipscomb
and Stanford into 21, 24 and 20 miscues on Dec. 3, Dec. 7 and Dec. 20, marking the fourth, fi fth and sixth times this season an opponent had more than 20 TOs. Oregon State just missed with 19 on Dec. 28.
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CHARITY Though it has been a little inconsistent in
its shooting percentage from game to game, Tennessee still leads the SEC in free throw accuracy. The Lady Vols are averaging 73.6% per
game to rank No. 1 in the SEC and 40th na-tionally. UT has hit 80% from the charity stripe in
eight of 16 games. Tennessee connected on 18-of-22 at-
tempts vs. Vanderbilt for 81.8% on Jan. 5 and then hit 11-of-13 for 84.6% vs. Texas A&M on Jan. 8. They were 20-of-27 vs. Arkansas (74.1%). Over the last three games, UT is a com-
bined 49-of-62 (79.0%) from the line. Cierra Burdick was 10-of-11 vs. Arkansas,
while Ariel Massengale was 4-fo-4. Vs. A&M, four players were perfect at the
charity stripe, including Bashaara Graves (4-4), Jaime Nared (2-2), Andraya Carter (2-2) and Isabelle Harrison (1-1). Against Vanderbilt three players shot
100% from the foul line, including Ariel Mas-sengale (6-6), Jordan Reynolds (4-4) and Cierra Burdick (2-2). Andraya Carter was fi ve-of-six. If they had enough attempts, Ariel Mas-
sengale (86.0%), Jaime Nared (83.3%) Cierra Burdick (82.4%) would rank No. 2, 6 and 7 in the SEC, followed by Bashaara Graves at 74.6% in 12th.
REDISCOVERING THE THREE-BALL Tennessee has hit 24 three-pointers over
its last three games, nailing 24 of 66 at-tempts for 36.6% accuracy. UT was 9-of-24 vs. Missouri, 5-of-17 vs.
Vanderbilt, 4-of-12 vs. Texas A&M and 6-of-13 vs. Arkansas, with all six makes vs. the Razor-backs coming in the second half. The nine makes vs. Missouri were the
most since the Florida game (10) on Jan. 23, 2014, and the 24 attempts were the most since 26 vs. Virginia on Nov. 28, 2013. Prior to the SEC slate beginning, the
Lady Vols had hit only seven total in four games vs. Rutgers (1-10), Wichita State (1-7), Stanford (5-17) and Oregon State (0-3). Carter was a season-best 3-of-6 vs. Mis-
souri and 2-of-4 vs. Vanderbilt and previous-ly had hit only two all season and none since Dec. 3 vs. Saint Francis. Reynolds hit a pair of trifectas vs. Miz-
zou, and her threes were the fi rst ones made from beyond the arc since going 2-of-2 in the Texas game on Nov. 30. Massengale, UT’s top three-point shooter
at 42.3% (33-78), connected for two vs. Miz-zou and Vandy, drained three vs. A&M and four against Arkansas. Massengale ranks second in the SEC and
No. 32 nationally in three-point fi eld goal percentage. She had a season-best of six vs. Win-
throp (including fi ve straight at one point) and also four vs. Stanford.
Off ensive Opportunities Tennessee shooting from the fi eld (all games):20%FG: @RUT (.275)30%FG: WIN (.397), STAN (.383), @UTC (.377), @VAN (.362), @TEX (.350), @ARK
(.347), MIZ (.313)40%FG: ORU (.494), TSU (.493), PENN (.482), @LIP (.446), OSU (.441), WSU (.408)50%FG: A&M (52.4), SFU (.500)60%FG: None
Dee -- FenseOpponents shooting from the fi eld (all games):10%FG: None20%FG: SFU (.224), ORU (.250), STAN (.255)30%FG: @RUT (.311), @ARK (.317), TSU (.321), PENN (.328), @VAN (.333). WIN & @LIP (.345), WSU (.364), MIZ (.385)40%FG: OSU & A&M (.424), @TEX (.492)50%FG: @UTC (.533)
Leading at the Break (11): SFU (+32), @LIP (+24), PENN (+22), ORU (+27), A&M (+16), WIN (+15), TSU (+17), STAN (+12), @VAN (+8), WSU (+3), OSU (+1)Tied at the Break (0): NoneTrailing at the Break (5): @UTC (-16), @TEX (-10), MIZ (-4), @RUT & ARK (-3)
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Before this four-game spree of threes started, UT was 0-for-3 on treys vs. Oregon State, marking the fi rst time since March 7, 2014, vs. LSU in the SEC tourney that the Lady Vols didn’t hit at least one three. Massengale has at least one three-point-
er in 14 of 16 games, has 10 games of two or more treys and has knocked down four or more on three occasions. Kortney Dunbar is 10-of-27 to stack up
as Tennessee’s second best from long range. The Lady Vols are 72 of 227 (31.7%) on
treys through 16 games this season, with eight diff erent players hitting at least one from long range.
IZZY IS UT’S GO-TO PLAYER Tennessee’s preseason All-American and
team leader Isabelle Harrison suff ered a right leg injury with 3:26 remaining in the season opener vs. Penn and had to be helped from the fl oor. She was diagnosed with a sprained medial collateral ligament in her right knee and missed fi ve games before returning to action vs. Saint Francis on Dec. 3. Her 20 points, 12 rebounds and fi ve
blocks in a career-best-tying 35 minutes vs. #10/12 Oregon State on Dec. 28 signaled a return to health and Harrison rounding into All-America form. It came in her fourth start of the season,
and Harrison was named SEC Player of the Week vs. Oregon State for her eff ort, mark-ing the fi rst time in her career she had earned that distinction. After a couple of foul-plagued games
to open the SEC slate, Harrison delivered a season-best 21 points and added eight re-bounds, a block, steal and assist in 32 min-utes vs. Texas A&M. She now has scored in double fi gures in
eight of 11 games this year. Her tallies also include four double-dou-
bles this season, bringing her career total of double-doubles to 28. That number is No. 2 among active players in the SEC. Harrison came off the bench and played
13 minutes vs. Saint Francis on Dec. 3, scor-ing fi ve points, grabbing seven rebounds and adding a steal in her fi rst game back. In addition to her productivity, her return
provided Tennessee with a huge lift from an emotional and leadership standpoint. In game two back in the lineup, Harrison
was UT’s co-leader in points with 16 on 6-of-10 shooting vs. Lipscomb, with six boards and two blocks in 22 minutes off the bench. Harrison resumed double-double status
in her third game back from injury, scoring 11 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in 23 min-utes as the Lady Vols knocked off #17/19 Rut-gers on the road. Saddled by foul trouble, Harrison only
played fi ve fi rst-half minutes vs. Rutgers and had 0 points and three rebounds at the break. She had 11 points and 10 rebounds in the second half, however, to spur UT’s come-from-behind win and 16-2 surge over the fi -nal seven minutes of the game. In 10 games back since her injury, Har-
rison has started the last eight and she had fi ve straight double-fi gure scoring eff orts until foul trouble sidelined her vs. Missouri and Vanderbilt.
ESPN “NEED TO KNOW” PLAYER Isabelle Harrison had a breakout junior
year, earning All-SEC First Team and SEC
Tournament MVP honors as well as third-team Full Court All-America and honorable mention A-A from AP and the WBCA. For those and a few other reason, ESPN
tabbed Harrison as one of its “Need To Know” players this season. Harrison ranked fi rst in the SEC in fi eld
goal percentage (57.7%) and double-doubles (18), second in rebound average (9.3) and 18th in scoring average (13.6). She set a Tennessee junior record with
those 18 double-doubles, passing the previ-ous record holder, Chamique Holdsclaw, who had 16 in 1997-98. Only Candace Parker had more double-
doubles in a season for UT, tallying 21 as a sophomore in 2006-07. From Dec. 14, 2014 to Jan. 9, 2014, Har-
rison posted seven-straight games with double-doubles, setting a Lady Vol program record for consecutive double-doubles. She scored in double fi gures in 31 of 35
contests, including 20 games in a row from Nov. 29-Feb. 20. She racked up 20 contests with 10 or
more rebounds. Earned SEC Tournament MVP honors af-
ter leading UT to its 17th postseason league title, averaging 19.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game in the tourney.
ARIEL DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES After missing the exhibition game and
season opener due to a team rule violation (missed a class), and sitting out the fi nal 16 games of the 2013-14 season due to a head injury, senior Ariel Massengale picked up right where she left off last season. Rather than starting, though, as she has
done 74 times in her career, Massengale has settled into a key role coming off the bench for Tennessee this season. Holly Warlick likes what Massengale
brings off the bench, and the senior says she is happy to help the team any way she can. Massengale took that to another level in
the second half vs. Oregon State, grabbing a quick-dry mop from the baseline and blot-ting up some moisture on the fl oor to pre-vent her teammate Isabelle Harrison from slipping and getting hurt. She has scored in double fi gures in the
last six games and in seven of the last eight, including 14 vs. Missouri, 12 vs. Vanderbilt, 14 vs. Texas A&M and 16 against Arkansas in th fi rst four SEC games. Massengale had never scored in double
fi gures in fi ve straight games until doing so against A&M. Massengale moved past Kellie Jolly (452)
into sixth place in career assists at UT with 454 total after dishing three vs. Mizzou, moved to 455 vs. Vandy and vaulted past Kara Lawson (456), who was in attendance, with three vs. Texas A&M to run her total to 458. She now is in fi fth place with 462 Despite coming off the bench, Massen-
gale is fi rst on the squad in games of double-fi gure scoring this season with 10. She ranks fi rst on the team in scoring at
12.3 per game and is UT’s leading three-point threat. Massengale has a 41.9 fi eld goal pct. (57-
136), including 33 of 78 on threes (42.3%). Massengale hit eight of 12 shots from the
fi eld and was 4-of-4 from the free throw line to pace UT with 21 points vs. Oral Roberts. She also added three rebounds, two assists and a steal in 23 minutes.
She followed that by hitting a career-high six threes, including fi ve in quick succession, and fi nishing with 20 points vs. Winthrop. She now has two 20-plus point eff orts
this season and fi ve for her career. Massengale came off the bench to lead
UT in scoring vs. #17/19 Rutgers and #7/7 Stanford, charting 13 and grabbing fi ve re-bounds vs. Rutgers and scoring 18 points and adding three boards and assists vs. Stanford. Over the fi rst 19 games last year, Mas-
sengale averaged 12.5 points and 5.8 assists per game and had three games of scoring 20 or more points, making the all-tournament team at the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas.
THE BEAST IS BACK! Bashaara Graves, nicknamed “beast” by
her teammates as a freshman for her tough play, has recorded points/rebounds double-doubles in six games thus far and just missed another with nine points and rebounds vs. Oregon State. That total of six surpasses her tally of
three for her sophomore season in 2013-14. Graves had 10 double-doubles her fi rst
season at UT en route to SEC Freshman of the Year and fi rst-team All-SEC honors. Her career total now equals 19, ranking
her 16th all-time at UT though she’s a junior. Graves posted exactly 10 rebounds vs.
fi ve opponents and scored 16, 12, 15, 15 and 10, respectively, vs. Penn, ORU, Winthrop, Texas and Stanford. She had rebound season highs of 11 vs.
Missouri and Saint Francis. Currently, Graves is UT’s third-leading
scorer (9.4) and No. 3 rebounder (7.3).
BASH, IZZY ON THREE WATCH LISTS Senior center Isabelle Harrison and junior
forward Bashaara Graves have been named to preseason watch lists for national awards. On Nov. 24, Harrison and Graves were
named to the John R. Wooden Award Pre-season Top 30. On Nov. 25, both players were named to
the “Wade Watch” list for the Wade Trophy. On Dec. 10, both were included in the
Naismith Trophy Women’s 50 Watch List. Graves was on all three lists last season,
while Harrison is a fi rst-time member.
WE DO DOUBLE-DOUBLES Tennessee has had 17 double-doubles
this season, led by six from Bashaara Graves, who had only three all last season, Cierra Burdick and Isabelle Harrison have four each. UT is the only SEC team to have more
than two players with four or more double-doubles this season. Graves ranks No. 3 in the SEC this sea-
son with her six double-doubles and is 42nd nationally. Harrison’s 28 career double-doubles rank
second in the SEC among active players. Tennessee set a program record in the
opener vs Penn, with four Lady Vols record-ing double-doubles in a game for the fi rst time in school history. Nia Moore had career highs of 24 points
and 14 rebounds to card her second career double-double, Alexa Middleton had 20 points and 11 assists to open her career with a double-double, Bashaara Graves posted 16 points and 10 rebounds for the (then) 14th double-double of her career, Isabelle Harri-son came off the bench to round up 12 points and 10 boards.
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MOVING UP THE CHARTS Three Lady Vols have at least 600+ re-
bounds, including Harrison (693), Burdick (639) and Graves (635) and it takes 811 or more to break into the all-time UT leaders club. On the Tennessee career double-doubles
list, Harrison ranks eighth with 28, while Bashaara Graves (19) and Cierra Burdick (16) stand No. 16 and No. 20, respectively. Massengale is attempting to become
only the second Lady Vol to lead the team in assists four straight seasons. Dawn Marsh (1984-88) is the only one to do it. On the career free throw percentage list,
Massengale entered the year standing at No. 10 at .796. Harrison is ranked ninth in career blocks
with 119 and is No. 7 on the career block aver-age chart at 1.15. Graves began the year ranked No. 10 on
UT’s career rebound list at 7.4 per contest.
CLIMBING CAREER LEADER LISTS Tennessee has players moving up the ca-
reer lists in assists and blocked shots, includ-ing Ariel Massengale and Isabelle Harrison.
HERE COMES THE RUN Tennessee’s ball pressure, up-tempo
pace and three-point shooting abilities have sparked runs that break open games. In 16 games, the Lady Vols have made 19
runs of 10-0 or longer this season, including unchecked sprees of 26, 22, 19, and 17 points. Recently, UT trailed Missouri, 25-18, with
:28 remaining in the fi rst stanza before going on a defense-fueled 14-0 spree that bridged the half and sent UT to a 32-25 advantage with 17:51 left in the game. After Texas A&M cut a 16-point lead to
nine wiht 9:59 to go in the game, Isabelle Har-rison responded with a baseline jumper that ignited a 12-0 run that staved off a comeback and sent UT on its way to a 23-point win. The Lady Vols trailed Lipscomb, 3-2, with
17:21 remaining in the opening half before bursting to a 26-0 spree that put them up 28-3 with 8:09 to go in the half. The Lady Vols trailed 43-39 with 7:13 to
go in the game vs. Rutgers, when UT scored 10 straight points and fi nished the game on a 16-2 run to close out a 55-45 road victory. Tennessee trailed by eight points
(15:44/1st) to Tennessee State before reeling off 22-straight points to fl ip the script.
All told, the Lady Vols had runs of 22-0, 19-0, 11-0 and 10-0 vs. the Lady Tigers. UT had a 14-0 blast, a pair 10-0 sprees
and smaller runs in the opener vs. Penn. The 14-0 run helped the Lady Vols over-
come a three-point defi cit to Penn with 11 minutes to go in the fi rst half and win the game, 97-52. UT began the Oral Roberts game with
a 10-0 run and added two more 10-0 blitz-kriegs and another 9-0 spree. Leading 10-7 vs. Winthrop, Tennessee’s
17-0 run broke the game open, thanks to Ar-iel Massengale’s trio of three-pointers during that outburst. The Lady Vols had runs of 11-0, 10-0 and
11-0 vs. Saint Francis.
LEADS, DEFICITS, COMEBACKS Tennessee has four wire-to-wire wins
(ORU, SFU, Stanford, Texas A&M) and has trailed in 12 of its 16 games this season. UT has led at halftime 11 times with its
largest margin being 32 (53-21) over SFU and the least being one vs. Oregon State (35-34). The Lady Vols have trailed at the half fi ve
times (UTC, TEX, RUT, MIZ, ARK), with the largest halftime defi cit being 16 vs. UTC. UT’s largest fi rst-half defi cit of the year
was 17 vs. Chattanooga, and the Lady Vols erased that entire defi cit (4:31/2nd/57-all) and tied it three times before falling 63-67. The largest second-half defi cit was 16 to
Chattanooga, and the Lady Vols lost after ty-ing the game four times. The Lady Vols have trailed at the half by
double-digits twice and single digits three times. The biggest defi cit (23) and halftime
defi cit (20) ever overcome for a victory by UT were vs. Rutgers (55-51) on Jan. 3, 2009. The biggest defi cit overcome for a win-
during the Holly Warlick era was 15 in the fi rst half vs. both Alabama (Feb. 2, 2014) and LSU (March 7, 2014) during the 2013-14 season. The biggest halftime defi cit overcome
(12) during the Warlick era was against Mid-dle Tennessee on Nov. 8, 2013. The largest second-half defi cit overcome
with Warlick as coach was at Auburn on Jan. 17, 2013, when UT was down 12 with 14:29 re-maining in the game. The largest positive turnaround (31
points) of the Warlick era occured when Ala-bama led Tennessee by 15 in the fi rst half and then trailed UT by as many as 16 in the sec-
ond half en route to a 10-point UT win. The largest negative turnaround game
under Warlick occurred vs. #2/2 Notre Dame on Jan. 20, 2014 (29), when UT led by 12 in the fi rst half and trailed by as many as 17 in the second half on its way to a 16-point loss. Tennessee’s largest margin of victory
under Holly Warlick was 68 (110-42) vs. Lip-scomb on Dec. 29, 2013. UT’s highest point total scored was 111
vs. Saint Francis on Dec. 3, 2014, and that 67-point margin of victory is second most. Tennessee’s largest margin of defeat
during the Warlick era was 23 at #3/3 Bay-lor (53-76) on Dec. 18, 2012. That game also produced the worst halftime defi cit in school history (25) and the lowest point total under Warlick (53).
#ONETENNESSEE SUPPORT Via Twitter, the Lady Vols invited the
men’s basketball team and the TaxSlayer Bowl-bound football team to the big game vs. #7/7 Stanford on Dec. 20. Both accepted and had a huge presence. While the men’s basketball team threw
out shirts during a media timeout and formed a tunnel for the Lady Vol starters to run through during the pregame, the football team was honored at halftime for making it to a bowl game this season. After the game, many former Vols and
Lady Vols, including Meighan Simmons and Candace Parker, sent notes of congratula-tions via Twitter.
ABC’S ROBIN ROBERTS AT RU GAME ABC’s Good Morning America co-host
Robin Roberts made the trip to Piscataway to watch Tennessee play Rutgers on Dec. 14. While Roberts has had a previous media
presence and interest in women’s basketball, her attendance this time was personal. Roberts and several Good Morning
America staff ers and interns made the trip to Piscataway to see UT’s Cierra Burdick (a 2014 GMA summer intern) play, and they sat in the UT section behind the team bench. Roberts made a point to stay afterward
and congratulate Burdick on UT’s victory.
IT’S NOT PERSONAL; IT’S BUSINESS Against former Lady Vols as head
coaches, Warlick is 5-1, including 3-1 vs. Nikki Caldwell (LSU), 1-0 vs. Tonya Edwards (Al-
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corn State) and 1-0 vs. Jody Adams (Wichita State). Against teams with former UT staff
members coaching, Warlick is 8-3, including 1-2 vs. Kentucky (Matthew Mitchell), 2-0 vs. Lipscomb (Greg Brown), 3-1 vs. LSU (Nikki Caldwell, Tasha Butts), 2-0 vs. North Carolina (Sylvia Hatchell). Against teams with former Lady Vols on
the staff , Warlick is 10-3, including 3-1 vs. LSU (Nikki Caldwell, Tasha Butts), 2-0 vs. South Carolina (Nikki McCray), 1-0 vs. Middle Ten-nessee (Dustin Edwards, Alex Fuller), 1-0 vs. Ole Miss (Alex Fuller Simmons), 1-0 vs. Al-corn State (Tonya Edwards), 1-0 vs. Wichita State (Jody Adams, Bridgette Gordon) and 1-2 vs. Kentucky (Shalon Pillow). Against teams with former Lady Vol play-
ers and/or staff ers, Warlick is 14-3, including 1-0 vs. Alcorn State (Tonya Edwards), 1-2 vs. Kentucky (Matthew Mitchell, Shalon Pillow), 2-0 vs. Lipscomb (Greg Brown), 3-1 vs. LSU (Nikki Caldwell, Tasha Butts), 1-0 vs. Middle Tennessee (Alex Fuller), 2-0 vs. North Caro-lina (Sylvia Hatchell), 1-0 vs. Ole Miss (Alex Fuller Simmons), 2-0 vs. South Carolina (Nik-ki McCray) and 1-0 vs. Wichita State (Jody Adams, Bridgette Gordon).
ONCE-HIGH-SCORING LADY VOLS Until averaging 69.9 points per game
over their last 10 contests, the Lady Vols had been a pretty high-scoring team in 2014-15. Their point total of 111 vs. Saint Francis
on Dec. 3 was the most since UT had 136 vs. Puerto Rico-Mayguez on Nov. 29, 2002. The team’s scoring margin stood at 91.5
to 46.2 prior to the game vs. Chattanooga, when the Lady Mocs slowed it down to their tempo in a 67-63 upset win over Tennessee. Texas followed with a 72-59 triumph. Still, Tennessee opened 2014-15 with
consecutive 90+ scoring eff orts, tallying 97 vs. Penn and 91 vs. Oral Roberts before mak-ing it to 81 vs. Winthrop and then bouncing back to 97 vs. Tennessee State. It marked the fi rst time during the Holly
Warlick era that her club scored 90 or more points on multiple occasions in the fi rst four games. The only previous 90+ game came against Rice (105) on Nov. 15, 2012. The 2001-02 Lady Vols scored 97, 106, 90
and 88 in wins vs. Chattanooga, USC, Louisi-ana Tech and George Washington that sea-son to post the No. 1 scoring total for the fi rst four games (381). Tennessee scored 366 points in its fi rst
four games of 2014-15.
J.J. PLAYED WELL UNTIL INJURY Jasmine Jones suff ered a mild concus-
sion in the fi rst half of the opener vs. Penn and played only seven minutes. After missing the next three games, Jones returned to ac-tion off the bench vs. Chattanooga and pro-pelled a furious second-half UT comeback. The 6-2 junior forward connected for a
career-high 19 points, with 16 of them com-ing in the second half as UT erased a 16-point halftime defi cit before falling, 67-63. Jones had seven boards in 28 minutes. She followed that eff ort with 10 points
and three boards in 25 minutes vs. Texas, marking the fi rst time in her career she hit double fi gures in back-to-back games. She made it three double-digit scoring
eff orts in a row, hitting for 16 points and add-ing eight rebounds vs. Saint Francis.
Jones hit double digits in points for the fourth time in 2014-15 with 12 and added six boards in the win over Rutgers before col-liding with another player and missing the Wichita State game due to a head injury. She hit her head again vs. Stanford and has not played since then. The junior is averaging a career-best 9.4
points per contest through her seven games.
LADY VOL 20-20 CLUB Nia Moore is in some good company with
her back-to-back 20+ point scoring eff orts to open the campaign. Moore had 24 vs. Penn and 20 vs. Oral
Roberts, becoming just the sixth Lady Vol to accomplish 20-point games in the fi rst two games of the season. Only two Lady Vols have ever had more
than two 20+ games to open a campaign, and they were Lady Vol legends Candace Parker (4) and Chamique Holdsclaw (3). Ariel Massengale notched back-to-back
20-point games after sitting out the fi rst game of the season.
20-POINT UT FRESHMEN Alexa Middleton (20 vs. Penn) and Jai-
me Nared (20 vs. Saint Francis) each have had 20-point games this season, marking the fi rst time UT had has a pair of 20-point freshmen scorers in the same season since 2008-09 when Shekinna Stricklen (4 times) and Glory Johnson (once) met or surpassed that point total. Middleton and Nared are the only the
third rookie duo at UT since 2000 and sixth duo or trio since 1981-82 to net 20 points in a single game. Besides Johnson and Stricklen in 2008-09, Shyra Ely (three times) and Brit-tany Jackson (once) accomplished that feat in 2001-02. Others tandems since 1981-82 include Se-
meka Randall (12 times) and Tamika Catchings (18 times) in 1997-98; Peggy Evans (once) and Nikki Caldwell (once) in 1990-91; and Sheila Frost (2 times), Bridgette Gordon (9 times) and Melissa McCray (once) in 1985-86. Kortney Dunbar, UT’s third active rookie
this season has a 15-point game to her credit and could eventually help her class become the second rookie trio to boast 20-point games along with the 1985-86 unit of Frost, Gordon and McCray. Middleton and Nared also are among
only 12 Tennessee rookies since 1999-2000 to score 20 in their fi rst season. The club also includes Bashaara Graves (2012-13, twice), Meighan Simmons (2010-11, 5 times), Glory Johnson (2008-09, once), Shekinna Stricklen (2008-09, 4 times), Angie Bjorklund (2007-08, 3 times), Candace Parker (2005-06, 10 times), Shanna Zolman (2002-03, once), Brittany Jackson (2001-02, once), Shyra Ely (2001-02, 3 times) and Kara Lawson (1999-2000, 6 times).
MOORE, MOORE, MOORE After averaging 2.3 points per game last
season as a sophomore, Nia Moore had a
great start to the 2014-15 season fi lling in for the injured Isabelle Harrison. Moore scored in double fi gures in the fi rst
four games for UT and has scored 115 points this season in 16 games, which surpassed her previous two-year combined total of 103 from her freshman and sophomore seasons. After scoring 29 points in the exhibi-
tion contest vs. Carson-Newman on Nov. 9, Moore appeared to be out to prove a point that her eff ort was no fl uke. The 6-3 post connected on 12 of 18 shots
to card a career- and game-high 24 points for the Lady Vols vs. Penn. Just for good measure, she rounded up
career highs of 14 rebounds and four blocks and tied her career best with three assists. Moore’s points/rebounds double-double
was one of a school-best four for UT vs. Penn. It also was the fi rst time she led the
squad in scoring in a regular season game and third time she paced UT on the boards. Moore’s previous regular season career
bests were 12 points (Ole Miss, 2/10/13), 13 rebounds (Troy, 12/14/13), three blocks (Tenn. State, 12/17/13) and three assists (Troy, 12/14/13). Moore followed that Penn eff ort with 20
points, nine rebounds, four blocks and two steals in 29 minutes vs. Oral Roberts. Moore had more fi eld goals (27) in the
fi rst two games than she did in either her entire freshman or sophomore seasons when she had 19 each. After tossing in 14 points vs. Winthrop,
Moore posted a career-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to secure her second double-double of the season vs. Tenn. St.
DON’T FOLLOW AN “L” WITH AN “L” Prior to dropping consecutive games vs.
Chattanooga and #6/9 Texas, the Lady Vols had lost back-to-back games in a season only once during the Holly Warlick era, including setbacks to #3/3 Baylor on the road (76-53) on Dec. 18, 2012, and vs. #1/1 Stanford (73-60) in Knoxville on Dec. 22, 2012. After beating Saint Francis on Dec. 3,
Tennessee is 14-2 coming off losses under Holly Warlick, and is 2-0 coming off back-to-back defeats. Consecutive losses also occurred un-
der Pat Summitt during the 2011-12 season (once), 2008-09 (twice), 2005-06 (once), 1996-97 (three times), 1995-96 (once), 1989-90 (once), 1985-86 (once-three games in a row), 1984-85 (three times-one of them was three in a row), 1983-84 (twice), 1982-83 (once), 1981-82 (twice), 1980-81 (once), 1979-80 (once), 1978-79 (twice), 1977-78 (once) and 1976-77 (four times).
SENSATIONAL ROOKIE DEBUTS For only the second time in school histo-
ry, three Lady Vol freshmen scored in double fi gures in the same game during their regular season debuts. Alexa Middleton tossed in 20 points,
Kortney Dunbar scored 15 and Jaime Nared added 10 to accomplish the feat. The fi rst trio to do it made it happen
vs. East Carolina on Nov. 24, 1985, as Sheila Frost (16), Bridgette Gordon (13) and Melissa McCray (10) spurred #9/11 UT to a 74-56 vic-tory in Knoxville. Frost, Gordon and McCray went on to
lead UT to NCAA titles in 1987 and 1989. Middleton also posted a single-game
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UT BEGAN AT NO. 4 IN RANKINGS UT entered the year ranked No. 4 in both
the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls, which came out on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4, respectively. A year ago, UT also entered the cam-
paign ranked fourth by AP and the coaches. Tennessee fi nished the 2013-14 campaign
ranked fourth by AP and third by USA Today.
OTHER PRESEASON PREDICTIONS The Lady Vols were ranked fi fth in the
espnW.com preseason poll. UT was fi fth in Lindy’s Sports Annuals
Preseason Top 25. Graham Hays of espnW.com has the Big
Orange at seventh. Athlon had Tennessee at No. 7, while The
Sporting News ranked the Lady Vols No. 8.
KUDOS FOR HARRISON, GRAVES The fi ve-player AP preseason All-Amer-
ica team was released on Nov. 4. While Isa-belle Harrison wasn’t one of those fi ve, she was among 12 other players who garnered votes for the team. espnW.com ranked its top 25 players in
advance of the 2014-15 season, and Isabelle Harrison is the No. 9 ranked player. Harrison was an espnW preseason All-
America second team choice. Bashaara Graves was the No. 23 ranked
player, according to espnW.com.
TENNESSEE NO. 2 IN SEC POLLS Tennessee was picked by both the me-
dia (Oct. 21) and coaches (Nov. 5) to fi nish second in the Southeastern Conference race behind South Carolina. USC won the SEC regular season trophy,
and UT claimed the tourney title a year ago. Tennessee won the regular season fi nale
over the Gamecocks last season in Knoxville, 73-61, on March 2. Texas A&M and Kentucky rounded out
the top four in both preseason SEC polls.
PRESEASON SEC HONORS FOR TWO League coaches named senior center Is-
abelle Harrison and junior forward Bashaara Graves to the preseason All-SEC First Team. The media, which picks only a fi ve-player
preseason All-SEC Team, included Harrison in their all-star quintet.
THE LOGO REMAINS THE SAME UT announced a branding restructure on
Nov. 10, and the decision will allow the Lady Volunteers to continue using their highly-recognizable and successful brand. The restructure won’t take place un-
til July 1, 2015, but the university and all other athletics teams at Tennessee, except for women’s basketball, will then utilize the “Power T” logo. The women’s basketball program was
excluded from the transition because of the accomplishments and legacy of the champi-onship program built by Coach Pat Summitt and her former players. “#OneTennessee has united all the ath-
letic programs here at the University of Tennessee,” said head women’s basket-ball coach Holly Warlick. “The value of this bonding enriches the support we can off er to all student-athletes. We now have unlim-ited access to our tremendous facilities and programs that not only benefi t our current
on campus until Jan. 2014. It was later learned her delay in coming
to UT was the result of her being the victim of domestic violence. Tucker quickly fi t in with her teammates
and was an encourager on the bench for the squad in 2013-14. A procedure to clean up the knee oc-
curred during summer 2014, and Tucker now will continue to work on returning to the form she displayed at New Town High School in Maryland.
NUMBERS GAME This marks the 70th season of Lady Vol
basketball, as recognized by the NCAA. Minus departed senior guard Meighan
Simmons and redshirting sophomore cen-ter Mercedes Russell, UT returns 70.7% of its points, 83.2% of its rebounds, 81.7% of its as-sists, 79.5% of its steals, 68.9% of its blocks and 76.2% of its turnovers from last season. Tennessee has 14 players on its roster,
marking the most since having 15 in 2004-05. Twelve are active this season. UT has 10 players on its roster who stand
6-0 or taller, the most in school history. Eight of those six-footers are active this year. There are eight Lady Vols 6-2 or taller
on the roster, also the most in school history. Seven of those players are active this season.
FIRST FOUR GAMES WERE AT HOME After hosting one exhibition game and
four regular season games at home, Tenne-see fi nally stepped away from Thompson-Boling Arena to play an opponent, and the result was a loss at Chattanooga. The Lady Vols then followed with a loss at Texas. This marks the fi rst time since 2003-04
and only the second occasion since 1974-75 that the Lady Vols played their fi rst four games at home to open a season. The 2003-04 season was the only other
time the Lady Vols played their fi rst four at home and won all of them. UT started the regular season with wins
vs. Penn (W, 97-52 on Nov. 14), Oral Roberts (W, 91-39 on Nov. 17), Winthrop (W, 81-48 on Nov. 21) and Tennessee State (W, 97-46 on Nov. 24).
CHALLENGING SCHEDULE FOR UT Tennessee will face eight teams this sea-
son that were ranked in the AP Preseason Poll, including fi ve in the top 10. UT also will face eight in the USA Today
Coaches Poll, including fi ve in the top 10. Foes ranked by AP include No. 2 South
ponents include No. 2 South Carolina, No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 6 Stan-ford, No. 10 Kentucky, No. 12 Texas, No. 21 Oregon State and No. 24 LSU. The Lady Vols also meet fi ve teams re-
ceiving votes from AP: LSU, Georgia, Vander-bilt, Arkansas and Mississippi State. UT is lined up to face four squads gar-
nering votes in the preseason coaches poll: Rutgers, Georgia, Vanderbilt and Arkansas. Twenty-two of 29 teams on Tennessee’s
regular season schedule saw post-season ac-tion in 2013-14. Notre Dame and Stanford were 2014 Fi-
nal Four teams.
best for most assists in a Lady Vol debut, dishing out 11 to surpass the nine Jody Ad-ams had as #1/1 Tennessee beat Stetson on Nov. 26, 1989, 112-39. That assist total ties for the second most
ever by a freshman in any game. Ariel Mas-sengale holds the record with 12 vs. Vander-bilt on Jan. 15, 2012. Massengale also had 11 vs. Alabama on Jan. 26, 2012, while Meighan Simmons had 11 vs. Alabama on Jan. 6, 2011. Middleton’s 20 points were the most in a
rookie debut since Meighan Simmons came off the bench to score 22 for #4/4 Tennessee in a 63-50 win at Louisville on Nov. 12, 2012. Middleton is only the fi fth Lady Vol rook-
ie to score 20 or more points in her debut. With her points/assists double-double,
Middleton became the seventh Lady Vol freshman and fi rst rookie guard to post a double-double in her fi rst game. The previous rookie debut double-dou-
ble was Glory Johnson’s 17/12 eff ort vs. San Francisco in 2008. In addition to Middleton and Johnson,
the other freshman debut double-doubles, all of them of the points/rebounds variety, were by Mary Ostrowski (15/10 vs. Alabama in 1980), Lisa Harrison (13/12 vs. Stetson in 1989), Tiff any Johnson (18/17 vs. La. Tech in 1994), Chamique Holdsclaw (13/10 vs. Vir-ginia in 1995) and Candace Parker (19/10 vs. Stetson in 2005).
ROOKIE FIRST-GAME STARTS Alexa Middleton became the 18th fresh-
man to start her fi rst game as a Lady Vol. She did quite nicely, fi nishing with a
double-double of 20 points and 11 assists to go along with six rebounds, three steals and zero turnovers in 32 minutes. Andraya Carter was the last rookie to
draw a starting nod, reporting for the open-ing tip at Chattanooga in 2012. Senior Ariel Massengale also started her
fi rst game in 2011-12, as (then) head coach Pat Summitt predicted before Massengale arrived on campus. Massengale made her debut vs. Pepper-
dine in Knoxville in 2011, tallying two points, three rebounds, fi ve assists and two steals. A year ago, Mercedes Russell had 11
points, seven rebounds, an assist, three blocks and a steal in UT’s opening-game win at Middle Tennessee. In 2012 Bashaara Graves came off the
bench to tally 14 points and eight rebounds in UT’s opening-night loss at Chattanooga.
TUCKER MAKES DEBUT Redshirt freshman Jannah Tucker en-
tered the Stanford game to a big ovation from Lady Vol fans with two minutes re-maining and saw her fi rst action since Aug. 16, 2012, when she injured her left knee in a Group A preliminary round game vs. Argen-tina while playing alongside (then) future UT teammate Bashaara Graves at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women in Gurabo, Puerto Rico. Tucker was the No. 8 ranked recruit in
the 2013 espnW HoopGurlz Top 100, but her journey to playing at Tennessee was side-tracked by two unfortunate situations. First she suff ered the previously men-
tioned knee injury and sat out her senior year of high school rehabbing. Expected to begin attending school at
UT during summer 2013, Tucker didn’t arrive
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athletes while also promoting our pursuit of excellence to future prospects“The advantage of a state-of-the-art train-
ing facility, our Smokey’s Grill dining facility, where athletes from every sport can eat to-gether, and the modernized future athletic housing are just a few examples of how the One Tennessee premise confi rms our high ideals.“The Lady Vol logo, however, has long been
the monogram of excellence and a tradi-tion among our loyal basketball fans. This is a symbol that is recognized and linked with a superior standard of women’s basketball worldwide. In the 38 years of Coach Sum-mitt’s storied career, she established a tradi-tion unlike any other in women’s basketball, and she did so under the banner of the Lady Vol logo. It is with deep respect for Coach Summitt and this great tradition that we will continue to wear the Lady Vol logo with great pride.”
NINE LETTERWINNERS RETURN Tennessee returns nine letterwinners,
(eight active) including four starters, from last year’s team that went 29-6 overall and 13-3 in the Southeastern Conference, won an SEC tournament championship and made the NCAA Sweet 16. Isabelle Harrison, a 6-foot-3 senior cen-
ter, is Tennessee’s top returning player and All-America candidate, having averaged 13.6 points and 9.3 rebounds as a junior with an SEC-leading 18 double-doubles. Also back are 6-2 junior forward Bashaara
Graves (9.3 ppg., 6.8 rpg.), 6-2 senior for-ward Cierra Burdick (8.7 ppg., 7.3 rpg.) and 5-6 senior point guard Ariel Massengale (12.5 ppg., 5.8 apg.). Massengale started the fi rst 19 games un-
til a facial injury suff ered vs. Florida ended her season. Andraya Carter, now a 5-9 redshirt soph-
omore, stepped in for Massengale and aver-aged 6.9 points and 2.3 assists per contest while starting 21 contests. Carter made the SEC All-Freshman Team
last season, while Burdick was named to the 2014 SEC All-Tournament Team. Graves was SEC Freshman of the Year and All-SEC First Team in 2012-13. Jasmine Jones (4.8 ppg., 3.5 rpg.), a 6-2
junior forward returns as UT’s top defender and most athletic player, while 5-11 sopho-more Jordan Reynolds (3.8 ppg., 1.9 rpg.) and 6-3 junior Nia Moore (2.3 ppg., 2.1 rpg.) off er experience at guard and center.
RUSSELL SITS, SIMMONS GRADUATES Of Tennessee’s nine returning letterwin-
ners this season, one of them won’t be play-ing in 2014-15 as she redshirts to completely recover from off -season foot surgeries. Mercedes Russell (6.3 ppg., 5.0 rpg.), a
6-6 sophomore center, will sit out, leaving UT with eight active returning letterwinners but allowing the Oregonian three more years of eligibility at Tennessee. The Lady Vols lost only one player to
graduation, but it was a key one in Meighan “Speedy” Simmons. Simmons concluded her career as Ten-
nessee’s No. 5 all-time scorer with 2,064 points in 143 games. She is only the fi fth player in school his-
tory to reach the 2,000-point plateau, join-
ing Chamique Holdsclaw (3,025, 1995-99), Bridgette Gordon (2,462, 1985-89), Candace Parker (2,137, 2005-08) and Tamika Catch-ings (2,113, 1997-2001). Simmons continued the program’s
100-percent graduation rate when she earned a B.A. in psychology in August 2014. Simmons averaged 16.5 points per game
as a senior to rank No. 5 in the SEC. The 5-9 guard was named AP SEC Play-
er of the Year and All-SEC First Team, and earned Full Court All-America Second Team as well as AP and WBCA Honorable Mention All-America distinction. Known for her three-point shooting
prowess, Simmons fi nished with 255 threes in her career to rank No. 4 at UT and her 72 treys in 2013-14 stacked up No. 7.
SIXTH-RANKED FRESHMAN CLASS No. 6-rated Jaime Nared, a 6-2 guard/
forward from Portland, Ore./Westview H.S. is UT’s top-ranked signee and averaged 30.0 ppg. as a senior there. In-state product Alexa Middleton, ranked
No. 28 by espnW HoopGurlz, is a 5-9 guard who led her Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale H.S. squad to a pair of state titles. Three-point marksman Kortney Dunbar
joins UT as the No. 78 signee. She drained 57 treys and averaged 16.8 ppg. and 9.7 rpg. as a senior at Edwardsville (Ill.) H.S. Nared and Middleton were 2014 McDon-
ald’s High School All-Americans, with Nared leading the West to victory with 15 points. Middleton won the Powerade Jam Fest
skills competition and three-point shootout in conjunction with the McDonald’s Game. She became the fi rst McDonald’s All-
American to win two contests at the Pow-erade Jam Fest.
DESHIELDS TRANSFERS TO UT After previously announcing her depar-
ture from North Carolina, Diamond DeShields shared her decision to transfer to UT from UNC on June 12, 2014, and enrolled here for the second session of summer school. DeShields, a 6-0 sophomore guard from
Norcross, Ga., will sit out this season at UT, per NCAA transfer rules. DeShields expressed interest in Tennes-
see coming out of high school but opted for UNC on signing day. The consensus national freshman of the
year for the Tar Heels, DeShields averaged a team-leading 18.0 ppg., 5.4 rpg., 2.6 apg. and 1.7 spg. in 2013-14. She earned honorable mention All-Amer-
ica honors from AP and Full Court and was both All-ACC First Team and All-Freshman. She set four ACC freshman marks, includ-
ing points (648), fi eld goals (248), fi eld goals attempted (582) and double-fi gure scoring games (32). DeShields’ mother, Tisha (Milligan)
DeShields, was a track & fi eld All-American at Tennessee (heptathlon) in 1991.
UT’S RECRUITING RANKINGS UT signed the No. 1 espnW HoopGurlz
recruiting class in 2011, No. 5 in 2012, No. 3 in 2013 and No. 6 in 2014. The top-ranked 2011 group, this year’s se-
niors, included No. 3 Cierra Burdick, No. 4 Ar-iel Massengale and No. 29 Isabelle Harrison. The 2013 class included No. 1 Mercedes
Russell, No. 8 Jannah Tucker and No. 42 Jor-
dan Reynolds, but they now can add that year’s No. 3 recruit, Diamond DeShields. The top signees from 2012 and 2014 are
Bashaara Graves (No. 5) and Jaime Nared (No. 6), respectively.
EIGHT MCDONALD’S A-AS ON ROSTER Tennessee has eight McDonald’s All-
Americans on its roster, and six of those play-ers are expected to see the fl oor this season. The eight players are Cierra Burdick,
Diamond DeShields, Bashaara Graves, Ariel Massengale, Alexa Middleton, Jaime Nared, Jordan Reynolds and Mercedes Russell. DeShields and Russell are redshirting. Russell was the 2013 McDonald’s Game
MVP, leading the West to a win with 16 points. Nared led the West to a win in 2014 with
15 points but came up short in MVP voting. Tennessee now has had 26 McDonald’s
All-Americans through the years.
LADY VOLS A POPULAR DRAW The Lady Vols will have 21 of 30 games,
including 15 of 16 league tilts, scheduled for television this season. Tennessee will be featured 12 times on TV
via the SEC Network, four times on ESPN2, twice each on ESPNU and Fox Sports Net, and once on Fox Sports 1. Twenty of those 21 contests also will
be available via WatchESPN, with the Fox Sports 1 telecast being the only exception. Fifteen of 16 Big Orange SEC contests
will be televised, with the Feb. 12 game at Ole Miss being the exception. The nine non-televised games will be
broadcast online. Seven of those events will be carried by SEC Network +, and the others will be on GoMocs.com (Nov. 26 at Chatta-nooga) and on ESPN3 (Dec. 7 at Lipscomb).
MORE GOLD FOR BURDICK Lady Vol senior Cierra Burdick earned
her fourth gold medal with USA Basketball over the summer. Burdick joined Sara Hammond (Louis-
ville), Jewell Loyd (Notre Dame) and Tiff any Mitchell (South Carolina) to capture the 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Championship in Moscow, Russia. The USA quartet qualifi ed for the world
tourney in May by winning at the 2014 USA Basketball Women’s 3x3 National Champion-ship in Colorado Springs. Burdick also struck gold at the 2011 U19
World Championship, 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship and 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
WE GO TO CLASS & GRADUATE Go to class, be on time and sit in the front
three rows are three rules that are UT staples. While some might consider those stan-
dards incredibly high, it certainly contributes to the Lady Vols having a 100 percent gradu-ation rate for players who complete their eli-gibility at UT. It also helps explain why seven of 11 play-
ers on last year’s squad were members of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
STRONG SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE Tennessee has the No. 1-ranked facebook
page among women’s basketball programs with nearly 76,000 Likes. The Lady Vols also rank No. 1 in Twitter
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among women’s hoops teams, with more than 26,000 followers. After two seasons as head coach at Ten-
nessee Holly Warlick (@HollyWarlick) checks in number fi ve among women’s college bas-ketball coaches with more than 19,004 fol-lowers, ranking behind former TV analyst Jimmy Dykes of Arkansas (42,000+), Tyler Summitt of La. Tech (40,000+), Kentucky’s Matthew Mitchell (26,000+) and South Caro-lina’s Dawn Staley (19,000+).
PROGRAM SUPERLATIVES Tennessee has won eight NCAA Cham-
pionships, claiming titles in 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007 and 2008. The Lady Vols have appeared in 22 Final
Fours, including 18 NCAA and 4 AIAW. UT has appeared in 13 NCAA title games. Tennessee is the only school to appear in
all 33 NCAA Tournaments and has won more tourney games than any other school (142). The Lady Vols have won a combined 34
SEC titles, including 17 regular season and 17 tournament championships. UT has had 21 players honored as WBCA
All-Americans. Ten with UT ties have been inducted into
the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Seven women are recognized with ban-
ners of honor at Thompson-Boling Arena, including Holly Warlick, Bridgette Gordon, Daedra Charles, Chamique Holdsclaw, Tami-ka Catchings, Pat Summitt and Candace Parker. A total of 38 Lady Vols have played in
the WNBA, including 15 who were fi rst-round draft picks.
TENNESSEE VS. THE SEC Last season, Tennessee boosted its re-
cord to 497-76 all-time vs. schools who are current members of the SEC. In 2013-14, UT also pushed its all-time
SEC regular season record to 344-49 and its regular-season league ledger under Holly Warlick to 27-5 during her fi rst two seasons at the helm. In 2013-14, the Lady Vols improved to 193-
13 in SEC regular-season play since 2000-01.
LADY VOLS HAVE WON 34 TITLES Tennessee upped its total of combined
SEC Championships to 34 in 2013-14, win-ning its 17th all-time SEC Tournament title in Duluth, Ga., 71-70, over Kentucky. The Lady Vols came from 10-down or
more to win all three games during the 2013-14 league tourney. That postseason tournament victory
came on the heels of Tennessee’s SEC regu-lar-season title in 2012-13. The Lady Vols have won 17 SEC regular-
season titles, including three of the past fi ve. UT has 17 league tournament titles to its
credit, including three straight from 2010-12. Since 1985, there have been only fi ve
seasons where Tennessee didn’t win at least a regular season or tournament title. Those were 1986, 1987, 1991, 1997 and 2009. The Lady Vols have swept SEC regular-
season and tournament championships on eight occasions. Those years were 1980, 1985, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2010 and 2011.
LOOKING BACK TO 2013-14
Tennessee stands fi rst in regular season and tournament titles in conference history with Georgia ranking second with seven reg-ular season trophies and Vanderbilt standing sixth in tourney hardware with six pieces.
17TH SEC POSTSEASON CROWN Sixth-ranked Tennessee captured its re-
cord 17th SEC Tournament title with a 71-70 victory over No. 12 Kentucky in Duluth, Ga., on March 9. UT had dropped a 75-71 decision to UK
in Knoxville during the regular season and ended a two-game Wildcat winning streak. During the SEC tourney fi nal, senior
Meighan Simmons became the fi fth Lady Vol to score 2,000 points in her career, tallying a team-high 17 to boost her past 2K. Junior center Isabelle Harrison added 16
points, and freshman guard Jordan Reyn-olds, who was clutch down the stretch, fi n-ished with 11 points to help UT prevail. Harrison was named SEC Tournament
MVP, while Cierra Burdick added 10 boards in the fi nal and joined her teammate on the all-tourney team. The No. 2 seed Lady Vols have won four
of the last six SEC Tournament titles and sev-en of the past 10. For the ninth time, Tennessee fi nished
the regular season in second place, and for the ninth time, the Lady Vols went on to win the SEC Tournament. Tennessee now is 17-5 in SEC Tournament
championship games, winning seven consec-utive title games it has played since 2005. The Lady Vols are 73-18 all-time in the
SEC Tournament over its 35 years of exis-tence, including an 18-2 mark since 2008. SIMMONS FINISHES FIFTH IN SCORING Meighan Simmons wrapped up her Lady
Vol career on March 30, 2014, scoring 31 points vs. Maryland in her collegiate fi nale. That tally pushed her career total to
2,064, ranking her fi fth in UT women’s bas-ketball history. Simmons joined Chamique Holdsclaw
(3,025), Bridgette Gordon (2,462), Candace Parker (2,137) and Tamika Catchings (2,113) as the only Tennessee women to eclipse the 2,000-point plateau in their college careers. Simmons started 127 of her 143 games as
a Lady Vol, averaging 14.4 points per contest from 2010-14 to rank ninth in UT annals. Simmons scored in double fi gures 30
times as a senior and 109 times in her career.
THOMAS, UMD END UT’S SEASON No. 1 seed Tennessee’s season came to an
abrupt halt with a 73-62 loss to fourth-seed-ed Maryland on March 30, 2014, in the Sweet 16 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. The Lady Vols fi nished 2013-14 with a
29-6 record, including a 13-3 SEC mark that left them second for the SEC regular season. Senior Meighan Simmons tallied 31 points
in her fi nal college game, while Jasmine Jones chipped in 11 as the only other Lady Vol in double fi gures.
LADY VOLS WIN JUNKANOO JAM Ariel Massengale paced No. 3/4 Tennes-
see with 16 points, and the Lady Vols used a big second half to crush SMU, 87-47, on Nov. 29 and win the Lucaya Division cham-pionship of the 11th-annual Junkanoo Jam in Freeport, Bahamas. The win marked UT’s fi rst holiday tourna-
ment title since winning the 2005 Paradise Jam during Thanksgiving break in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
SIMMONS TAKEN IN THIRD ROUND The New York Liberty snagged Tennes-
see’s Meighan Simmons with the the 26th overall selection of the WNBA Draft. Simmons, who lasted until the second
pick of the third round, continued Tennes-see’s rich history in the WNBA Draft, becom-ing the 38th player to join the league. She also became the second Lady Vol of
the Holly Warlick era to have her name called on draft night, following in the footsteps of last year’s second-round pick, Kamiko Wil-liams, who also was taken by New York.
SIMMONS WAS AP PLAYER OF THE YR. Meighan Simmons was named the 2014
Associated Press SEC Player of the Year. Simmons and Isabelle Harrison were se-
lected to the Associated Press & Coaches All-Southeastern Conference First Team. Redshirt freshman point guard Andraya
Carter was selected to the Coaches SEC All-Freshman Team. Simmons was the coaches choice for SEC
Co-Player of the Year in 2012-13, but 2013-14 was her fi rst AP SEC Player of the Year honor. It marked the third all-league honor from
the coaches and AP for Simmons, including fi rst-team kudos for the second year in a row. Harrison and Carter garnered SEC honors
for the fi rst time in their careers. For her good work around town, junior
forward Cierra Burdick was named to the SEC Community Service Team.
HARRISON 2014 SEC TOURNEY MVP Junior center Isabelle Harrison was
named to the SEC All-Tournament Team and SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player after averaging 19.0 points and 10.0 points and shooting 59.1% in UT’s three games. Harrison had double-doubles of 21/12
and 20/13 vs. LSU and Texas A&M in tourney play and tallied 16 points and fi ve rebounds vs. Kentucky in the fi nal. She hit 10 of 15 shots vs. LSU, nine of 17
vs. Texas A&M and seven of 12 vs. Kentucky. Tennessee has had 15 SEC Tournament
MVPs through the years, with a Lady Vol win-ning four of the last fi ve awards. Glory Johnson (2012), Shekinna Stricklen
(2011) and Alyssia Brewer (2010) were the past three SEC Tournament MVPs from Ten-nessee prior to Harrison.
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tory in 1977. She had no trouble adjusting her enthusiasm and knowledge of the game into the coaching role. In 19 of the past 33 years Warlick has been affi liated with UT, she has found herself at the Final Four as a player (1977, 1979, 1980) or as a coach (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008). Her best Final Four showing as a player was national championship runner-up in her senior season. As a coach, she has helped the Lady Vols win all eight times (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007 and 2008). A three-time All-American while playing for Summitt from 1976-80, Warlick previously held UT records for most assists in a game (14), most steals in a contest (nine), most assists in a season (225) and most games in a career (142). She continues to hold the Lady Vol single-season steals record with 141 in 1978-79. Warlick possesses vast international experience as well. A member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic basketball team, Warlick also participated in the Jones C up, Pan American Games and World Championship competition. In addition, she was a WPBL All-Star, leading the Nebraska Wranglers to the championship of the Women’s Professional Basket-ball League in 1981. She has served as a player representa-tive on the USA BASKETBALL council and was a member of the USOC Advisory Council for Basketball. In recognition of being a former Olympian, Warlick earned the distinct honor of running the Olympic torch through Knoxville as it made its way to the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. Prior to joining the Tennessee staff for the 1985-86 season, Warlick gained experience at two other stops on the coaching circuit. She was an assistant at Virginia Tech from 1981-83 and an assistant from 1983-85 at Nebraska. A native of Knoxville, Warlick earned her B.S. in mar-keting from Tennessee in 1981 and her master’s degree in athletic administration from Virginia Tech in 1983. Warlick added “biker” to her vitae in 2001. To commemorate her induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, a number of Warlick’s friends got together and presented her with a Harley-Davidson “Sportster” motorcycle. Just six years later, Warlick already was using her love of the bike towards a greater cause, establishing the Champions For A Cause Foundation with Caldwell.
WARLICK’S CAREER
HEAD COACH HOLLY WARLICK
THE WARLICK FILE
Born: June 11, 1958Education:
Bearden High School (Knoxville, Tenn.),‘76 B.S., Tennessee, ‘81 M.S., Virginia Tech, ‘83Playing Career:
University of Tennessee (1976-80): three-time All-American, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, 1980 Olympic Team, fi rst player at UT to have her jersey (#22) retired
For more than three decades, Holly Warlick has been instrumental in the phenomenal success story that is Ten-nessee Lady Vols basketball. Her impact on the program stretches from her ground-breaking days as a three-time All-America point guard at UT (1976-80), to her 27 highly-productive years as a loyal assistant for Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt, to her ascension to the head coaching posi-tion at UT. Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Dave Hart named Warlick head coach of the Lady Vols on April 18, 2012, as Summitt stepped into the role of head coach emeritus. In a touching and symbolic gesture the following day at a press conference announcing the changes, Sum-mitt presented her coaching whistle to her long-time aide and former fl oor general. Warlick proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that she was up to the task with her debut eff ort in 2012-13. Despite having a young, inexperienced team that was picked to fi nish as low as fi fth in the SEC and 20th nationally, the fi rst-year head coach impressively directed her troops to a 27-8 overall record and a 14-2 mark in league play. That ef-fort earned Tennessee its 17th all-time SEC regular season title, and it enabled a team that saw injuries force players to miss a combined total of 53 games to advance to the NCAA Elite Eight for the 26th time in school history. Improvement demonstrated by players not only translated into wins on the court, it also resulted in post-season attention. Meighan Simmons was named a third-team AP All-American, SEC Co-Player of the Year and fi rst-team All-SEC. Bashaara Graves was chosen a Full Court Freshman All-American, SEC Freshman of the Year and fi rst-team All-SEC. Kamiko Williams, meanwhile, was taken in the second round of the WNBA Draft by the New York Liberty. Warlick also was singled out for her performance, which included scoring a top-three recruiting class com-plete with the nation’s No. 1-ranked player in 6-foot-6 Mer-cedes Russell. The members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association named her the Spalding Maggie Dix-on Division I Rookie Coach of the Year. She was selected by AP and league coaches as the SEC Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year, and members of the Tennessee Sports Writers Association also chose her as TSWA Women’s Bas-ketball Coach of the Year. In year two, Warlick directed the team to a 29-6 re-cord and the program’s second SEC trophy in as many years with the capturing of the 2014 SEC Tournament. Among her top players were AP SEC Player of the Year Meighan Simmons, who was a third-round WNBA Draft pick of the New York Liberty, and Isabelle Harrison, a fi rst-team All-SEC choice and the SEC tourney’s MVP. Warlick and her staff also continued building for the future, landing the nation’s number six signing class in 2014. Anchoring that group are McDonald’s All-Americans Jaime Nared and Alexa Middleton, the nation’s No. 6 and No. 28 ranked players. After Warlick helped shape the direction of Lady Vol basketball as an assistant on Summitt’s staff for more than a quarter of a century, the pupil took on greater responsi-bility and oversaw daily supervision of the basketball of-fi ce during the 2011-12 season. She also handled a large measure of the media obligations after Summitt’s Aug.
23, 2011, announcement regarding the diagnosis of early-onset dementia, “Alzheimer’s type.” Providing an excellent example of how people rally around each other, the Tennessee staff members pulled together remarkably in the face of that adversity. The end result was a 27-9 overall record, a league-best 16th SEC Tournament Championship and advancement to the NCAA Regional Final. It’s worth noting that Warlick was by Summitt’s side, either as a player or an assistant, for 949 of the coach’s NCAA-record 1,098 wins and all eight NCAA National Championships. Her value to the program has been evi-dent for some time, as she had held the role of associate head coach since the 2005-06 campaign. The WBCA also had recognized Warlick’s contribu-tions to Tennessee’s success through the years, naming Warlick the nation’s top assistant coach after she helped lead UT to its seventh national title in 2007. The NCAA Division I women’s basketball coaches also recognized Warlick as one of the nation’s top assistants in 1998, rank-ing her prominently in The Women’s Basketball Journal poll. In addition to the NCAA title and coaching honor in 2007, Warlick also teamed up for the fi rst time with former fellow Lady Vol player and assistant Nikki Caldwell, the current head coach at LSU, to pursue her other passion. That pursuit is riding a motorcycle and raising money for the fi ght against breast cancer. Warlick and Caldwell created the Champions For A Cause Foundation, a long haul motorcycle ride dedicated to raising funds and awareness for a cure for breast cancer. The charitable organization has raised and donated more than $150,000. Past trips include the inaugural ride from San Francisco to Knoxville as well as trips from the Bad-lands to Las Vegas and from Knoxville to Key West, Fla., New Orleans, Niagara Falls and, most recently in 2013 and 2014, Panama City, Fla. With all of her accomplishments in coaching and in her charitable endeavors it might be easy to overlook the fact that Warlick left just as powerful a mark on women’s hoops as a player at UT. It doesn’t seem that long ago that the charismatic Knoxville native was fl ying up and down the court as an All-America Lady Vol point guard. For more than three decades, Warlick has been con-sidered the fi nest point guard ever to play for the Lady Vols. In addition to being selected to the CONVERSE/Lady Vol Team of the Decade for the 1980s in January of 1994, fi ve diff erent halls of fame opened their doors to her. On Feb. 27, 2004, she was inducted into the Tennes-see Sports Hall of Fame. In October 2002, she became a member of the University of Tennessee Lady Vol Hall of Fame in the second class of inductees. In June 2001, the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame selected Warlick as one of 10 inductees enshrined into the Hall for the Class of 2001. For the hometown girl, who grew up in the Rocky Hill section of Knoxville and graduated from Bearden High School, it was a dream-come-true. In the summer of 1994, Warlick gained admission to her fi rst hall of fame. She was honored as one of the City of Knoxville’s fi nest all-time athletes with her inclusion in the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame. Including the 2013-14 season, Warlick has invested 33 years in the program, having helped shape UT into a national powerhouse with tenure as both a player and a coach. Warlick’s expertise and major contributions to the team as an assistant came from her work with the guards. In 2010-11, Simmons was the SEC Rookie of the Year, and guard Shekinna Stricklen was the 20th Lady Vol named to the WBCA/State Farm All-America Team. Additionally, Warlick has been a highly-successful re-cruiter for the backcourt, attracting some of the nation’s fi nest players to UT to continue the excellence she helped establish as a player. The Lady Vols welcomed another top fl ight guard to the Orange and White for 2010-11 when she landed McDonald’s All-American Ariel Massengale. As a rookie in 2011-12, Massengale lived up to her billing, earning Full Court Freshman All-America and SEC All-Freshman Team honors. The point guard posted a UT freshman record of 162 assists, ranking second in the SEC in that category, and leading the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.1. Warlick’s tutelage also helped to strengthen the game of four-time All-SEC selection Angie Bjorklund, Kodak All-American and four-time Lady Vol All-SEC performer Kara Lawson and three-time All-SEC selection Shanna Zolman. That trio accounts for the school records for most of UT’s three-point marks. Warlick’s association with the Lady Vols started in 1976 when she joined the program as a scholarship 400-meter track athlete who ended up walking on to the basketball team. Soon, she would become the most pro-lifi c player in the history of Tennessee Lady Vol basketball. Warlick was the fi rst player in Tennessee athletics (men or women) to have her jersey retired (number 22) at the end of her career in 1980. Bearden, her prep alma ma-ter in Knoxville, retired Warlick’s high school jersey (also No. 22) prior to a home football game on Oct. 26, 2012. Known as a play-making wiz during her four years as UT’s point guard, Warlick was once tabbed the “best player in the South.” As a rookie, Warlick helped lead the Lady Vols to their fi rst Final Four appearance in school his-
SCHOOL YEARS RECORDat Tennessee 1976-77 28-5(player) 1977-78 27-4 1978-79 30-9 1979-80 33-5Totals 4 years 118-23
at Virginia Tech 1981-82 16-12(assistant) 1982-83 13-12Totals 2 years 29-24
at Nebraska 1983-84 16-12(assistant) 1984-85 10-18Totals 2 years 26-30
Career Totals 38 years 1074-215 (.833)Overall record as a head coach: 70-16 (.814)Overall record as an assistant coach: 886-176 (.834) Overall record as a player: 118-23
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CIERRA BURDICK, F• SEC Co-Player of the Week (1/12/15)
BASHAARA GRAVES, F• Naismith Trophy Women’s 50 Watch List• Wade Trophy Watch List• John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top-30 List• Coaches Preseason All-SEC First Team• College Sports Madness Preseason All-SEC Fourth
Team• No. 23 ranked player in 2014 espnW Top 25.
ISABELLE HARRISON, C• SEC Player of the Week (12/29/14)• College Sports Madness SEC POTW (12/29/14)• Naismith Trophy Women’s 50 Watch List• Wade Trophy Watch List• John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top-30 List•
espnW Preseason All-America Second Team• College Sports Madness Preseason All-America
First Team• Media Preseason All-SEC First Team• Coaches Preseason All-SEC First Team• College Sports Madness Preseason All-SEC First
Team• No. 9 ranked player in 2014 espnW Top 25.
ARIEL MASSENGALE, G• College Sports Madness Preseason All-SEC Third
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THE LAST TIME
LAST TIME A TENNESSEE PLAYER...Scored 30 points ...................................March 30, 2014 vs. Maryland, Meighan Simmons, 31, (UM 73, UT 62)Scored 40 points ................................................Mar. 3, 1985 vs. Mississippi, Shelia Collins, 40, (UT 79, UM 71) Scored 50 points .......................................... Nov. 13, 1976 vs. Kentucky, Patricia Roberts, 51, (UT 107, UK 53)Had 20 rebounds ................................................... Mar. 19, 2012 vs. DePaul, Glory Johnson, 21, (UT 63, DU 48)Had 25 rebounds .........................................................................................................................................................NeverHad 10 assists .............................................................Nov. 14, 2014 vs. Penn, Alexa Middleton, 11, (UT 97, UP 52)Had 15 assists .............................................................. Mar. 6, 1988 vs. Georgia, Dawn Marsh, 18, (UT 82, UG 76)Made 5+ three-pointers ..............................Nov. 21, 2014 vs. Winthrop, Ariel Massengale, 6, (UT 81, WIN 48)Made 8 three-pointers ................................Nov. 28, 2013 vs. Virginia, Meighan Simmons, 8, (UT 76, UVa 67)Made 10 three-pointers ..............................................................................................................................................NeverNo Lady Vol scored in double fi gures ..............................Mar. 29, 2002 vs. Connecticut (UCONN 79, UT 56)
LAST TIME TENNESSEE...Scored 100 points ............................................................................Dec. 3, 2014 vs. Saint Francis (UT 111, SFU 44)Scored 90 points .............................................................................Dec. 3, 2014 vs. Saint Francis (UT 111, SFU 44)Scored 60 points or less ........................................................................... Jan. 11, 2015 vs. Arkansas (UT 60, UA 51)Scored 50 points or less ...................................................................Jan. 23, 2012 at Notre Dame (ND 72, UT 44)Scored 40 points or less ......................................................Feb. 19, 1972 at UNC Greensboro (UNCG 51, UT 36)Shot 60 percent FG ................................................ Jan. 30, 2014 vs. Arkansas, .622 (28-45), (UT 70, ARK 60)Shot 55 percent FG .................................................... Feb. 10, 2014 vs. Vanderbilt, .582 (32-55), (UT 81, VU 53)Shot 40 percent FG or lower ......................................... Jan. 11, 2015 vs. Arkansas, .347 (17-49), (UT 60, UA 51)Shot 30 percent FG or lower ..........................................Dec. 14 2014 vs. Rutgers, .275 (19-69), (UT 55, RU 45)Shot 25 percent FG or lower ...........................................Dec. 14, 2010 at Baylor, .250 (18-72), (BU 65, UT 54)Won 20 games in a row .......................................................................Dec.19, 2010-Mar. 28, 2011 25-game streakWon 15 games in a row ........................................................................Dec.19, 2010-Mar. 28, 2011 25-game streakWon 10 games in a row...........................................................................Dec. 3, 2014-Jan. 11, 2015 10-game streakLost 3 games in a row ............................................................................Feb. 5, 1986-Feb. 10, 1986, 3-game streakLost 5 games in a row ........................................................................... Jan. 28, 1970-Jan. 22, 1971, 5-game streakWon 60 home games in a row ............................................................ Feb. 2, 1991-Jan. 6, 1996, 69-game streakWon 50 home games in a row ............................................................ Feb. 2, 1991-Jan. 6, 1996, 69-game streakWon 40 home games in a row ....................................................... Feb. 22, 2009-Feb. 2, 2012, 45-game streakWon 10 road games in a row .......................................................... Jan. 2, 2008-Dec. 14, 2008, 19-game streak Won 15 road games in a row .........................................................Jan. 23, 2000-Jan. 27, 2002, 26-game streakWon 20 road games in a row........................................................Jan. 23, 2000-Jan. 27, 2002, 26-game streakWon 25 road games in a row ........................................................Jan. 23, 2000-Jan. 27, 2002, 26-game streakLost 3 road games in a row ...................................................................Jan. 24 1986-Feb. 5, 1986, 3-game streakLost 5 road games in a row ............................................................ Jan. 25, 2009-Feb. 26, 2009, 5-game streakLost consecutive SEC games Dec. 8, 1996 vs. UGA (UGA 94, UT 93, OT) & Dec. 29, 1996 at AR (AR 77, UT 75) Gave up 100 points ................................................................................... Mar. 6, 1987 vs. Auburn (AU 102, UT 96)Gave up 90 points ................................................................................. Feb. 9, 2012 vs. Vanderbilt (VU 93, UT 79)Gave up 60 points or less ........................................................................Jan. 11, 2015 vs. Arkansas, (UT 60, UA 51)Gave up 50 points or less ......................................................................Jan. 5, 2015 vs. Vanderbilt, (UT 57, VU 49)Gave up 40 points or less .....................................................................Dec. 20, 2014 vs. Stanford, (UT 59, SU 40)Defeated Top 5 Team At Home .....................................March 2, 2014 vs. #4/5 South Carolina (UT 73, SC 61)Defeated Top 5 Team On The Road .............................................. Jan. 6, 2007, at #5/5 UConn (UT 70, UC 64)Defeated Top 10 Team At Home ............................... Dec. 28, 2014 vs. # 10/12 Oregon State, (UT 74, OSU 63)Defeated Top 10 Team On The Road ............................................Jan. 28, 2008 at #9/10 Duke (UT 67, DU 64)Lost To An Unranked Team ...........................................................Nov. 27, 2014 vs. Chattanooga (UTC 67, UT 63)
LAST TIME AN OPPOSING PLAYER...Scored 30 points...............................................March 30, 2014, Alyssa Thomas, Maryland, 33, (UM 73, UT 62)Scored 40 points ..............................................Dec. 20, 2011, Nneka Ogwumike, Stanford, 42, (SU 97, UT 80) Scored 50 points .........................................................................................................................................................NeverHad 20 rebounds ..............................................Dec. 21, 2013, Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford, 20, (SU 76, UT 70)Had 25 rebounds .........................................................................................................................................................NeverHad 10 assists ...................................................March 8, 2014, Jordan Jones, Texas A&M, 10, (UT 86, TAMU 77)Had 15 assists ................................................................................................................................................................NeverMade 5+ three-pointers ......................................................... Jan. 2, 2014, Morgan Eye, Missouri, 5, (UT 63, MU 53)Made 8 three-pointers ......................................Dec. 21, 1992, Molly Goodenbour, Stanford, 9, (UT 84, SU 79)Made 10 three-pointers ..............................................................................................................................................NeverNo opposing player scored in double fi gures ................................... Jan. 9, 2014 vs. Ole Miss (UT 94, UM 70)
LAST TIME AN OPPONENT...Shot 60 percent FG ............................................................. Nov. 25, 2004, Texas, .604 (29-48), (TX 74, UT 59)Shot 55 percent FG ......................................................... Feb. 9, 2012, Vanderbilt, .557 (39-70), (VU 93, UT 79)Shot 50 percent FG ................................................ Nov, 26, 2014, Chattanooga, .533 (24-45), (UTC 67, UT 63)Shot 40 percent FG or lower .........................................Jan. 11, 2015 vs. Arkansas, .317 (20-63), (UT 60, UA 51) Shot 30 percent FG or lower ......................................................Dec. 20, 2014 vs. Stanford, .255 (UT 59, SU 40)Shot 20 percent FG or lower ............................Dec. 17, 2013 vs. Tennessee State, .189 (14-74), (UT 94, TSU 43)
PRESEASON HONORS
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Jump Balls ControlledTennessee 11Opponents 5
Scored UT’s First PointsBashaara Graves 4Cierra Burdick 3Nia Moore 2Jasmine Jones 2Isabelle Harrison 2Jordan Reynolds 2
How Scored First PointsLay-up 8Jump Shot 73-Pointer 1Free Throw -Free Throw (Technical) -
First Off UT Bench^Ariel Massengale 11Jaime Nared 4Cierra Burdick 4Alexa Middleton 3Andraya Carter 3Isabelle Harrison 2Nia Moore 1^ includes multiple subs
Points Leader* Ariel Massengale 4Isabelle Harrison 3Nia Moore 2Andraya Carter 2Cierra Burdick 2Jasmine Jones 1Bashaara Graves 1Jaime Nared 1
Leading at halftime ................................................... 11-0Trailing at halftime .....................................................3-2Tied at halftime ..........................................................0-0
Leading with 10:00 remaining .............................. 12-0Trailing with 10:00 remaining .................................2-2Tied with 10:00 remaining ......................................0-0
Leading with 5:00 remaining ................................14-0Trailing with 5:00 remaining .................................. 0-2Tied with 5:00 remaining ........................................0-0
In Overtime ..................................................................0-0
Tennessee out-rebounds opponent..................... 12-1Tennessee is out-rebounded ...................................2-1Same amount of rebounds .....................................0-0
Tennessee commits more turnovers ................... 2-0Opponent commits more turnovers .................... 12-1Same amount of turnovers ...................................... 0-1
Tennessee shoots 50 percent or better ............. 2-0Opponent shoots 50 percent or better ............... 0-1
Tennessee shoots 50 percent or less ................. 13-2Opponent shoots 50 percent or less ................... 13-1
Tennessee shoots better than opponent ........... 11-0Opponent shoots better than Tennessee............2-2Same shooting percentage ....................................0-0
Tennessee has more free-throw attempts.......... 11-1Opponent has more free-throw attempts .......... 0-1Same amount of free-throw attempts ................ 2-0
Tennessee bench outscores opponent bench ... 12-2Opponent bench outscores Tennessee bench ... 2-0Benches score the same ..........................................0-0
Tennessee scores less than 50 ..............................0-0Tennessee scores between 50-59 ..........................4-1Tennessee scores between 60-69 .........................2-1Tennessee scores between 70-79 ......................... 1-0Tennessee scores between 80-89........................ 3-0Tennessee scores between 90-99 ....................... 3-0Tennessee scores 100 or more ............................... 1-0
Opponent scores less than 50 ................................7-0Opponent scores between 50-59 ........................ 6-0Opponent scores between 60-69 ...........................1-1Opponent scores between 70-79 .......................... 0-1Opponent scores between 80-89 ........................0-0Opponent scores between 90-99 ........................0-0Opponent scores 100 or more ...............................0-0
In November ................................................................4-2In December ................................................................ 6-0In January .................................................................... 4-0In February ..................................................................0-0In March ........................................................................0-0In April...........................................................................0-0
CAREER HONORS• SEC Co-Player of the Week (1/12/14)• All-State, WBCA Good Works Team Nominee -- 2014• SEC All-Tournament Team - 2014• SEC Community Service Team - 2014• SEC Player of the Week (3/4/13)• SEC Player of the Week (2/3/14) • SEC Academic Honor Roll - 2014• SEC Academic Honor Roll - 2013• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll - 2012• SEC Freshman of the Week (2/20/12)
2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS• Earned a season-high 17 points, 10 of which were from
the free throw line (10-for-11). Added six rebounds, two assists, a steal and a season-high three blocks vs. Ar-kansas.
• In her eighth start this season, Burdick grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to go with 14 points for her fourth dou-ble-double this season in the win over #9/8 Texas A&M. Her seven fi eld goals along with her six assists were season highs.
• Produced an important 10 points and team-high seven rebounds in win vs. in-state rival Vanderbilt.
• Added four points, six rebounds, two assists and steals in the SEC opener vs. Missouri.
• Started her fi fth game of season and produced 11 points, three rebounds, a block and steal vs. #10/12 OSU.
• Tallied eight points, seven rebounds, three assists and tied her career high of three steals vs. #7 Stanford. She was 4-for-4 from the free throw line.
• Notched a career-high 17 rebounds and scored 10 points
Points: 21 // St. John’s, 3/24/14Rebounds: 11 // St. John’s, 3/24/14Assists: 3 // Northwestern St., 3/22/14Steals: 2 // Oklahoma, 3/31/13Blocks: 2 // DePaul, 3/19/12Field Goals: 10 // St. John’s, 3/24/143-Pointers: 1 // St. John’s, 3/24/14*Free Throws: 5 // Oklahoma, 3/31/13Minutes: 34 // St. John’s, 3/24/14
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Had a Double-Double 4 16Scored 10+ Points 8 37Scored 20+ Points -- 3Led UT in Scoring 2 6Led UT in 3-pt Made -- 7Led UT in Rebounding 5 24Led UT in Steals 3 8Made 3+ 3-pt -- 2Had 3+ Steals 1 5
for her third double-double of the season in her third start against Wichita State.
• In 27 minutes vs. #17/19 Rutgers, charted six points, six re-bounds and a season-high two blocks in the win.
AT TENNESSEE• Three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll member.• Named to SEC All-Tournament Team in 2013-14, averaging
8.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game in Duluth, Ga.• Averaged 8.4 points and 6.6 rebounds in 2012-13, playing in
27 games and starting 16 of them.• Was a presence on the boards, leading Tennessee in re-
bounding on nine occasions and hitting double fi gures six times as a sophomore.
PERSONAL• Earned an internship with ABC’s Good Morning America for
summer 2014.• Created a community outreach program called “DREAM”
Team with other UT student-athletes.• Had open heart surgery (ASD repair) when she was two
years old.• Her great grandfather, Lloyd Burdick, played tackle for the
NFL’s Chicago Bears with Red Grange and Bronko Nagurski in 1931-32.
• Cierra is majoring in communications and would like to pur-sue a career in broadcast journalism.
• Follow @C_Burdick11 on Twitter and @c_burdick11 on Insta-gram.
CAREER HONORS• SEC All-Freshmen Team - 2014• SEC Academic Honor Roll - 2014• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll - 2013
2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS• Racked up a career-high three blocks against Arkansas.
Also added three rebounds, an assist and steal in the win.
• Followed up her last two scoring performances with six points, four assists, two steals and a block in the win over #9/8 Texas A&M. Her one block tied a career high.
• Had career-best back-to-back scoring games with a new career-high 19 points scored vs. Vanderbilt. She added four rebounds, two steals and an assist.
• Played a key part in the win of the SEC opener vs. Mis-souri playing the most minutes (35), tying a career high with 16 points, posting a career-high seven rebounds and an SEC high in fi eld goals (6) and three pointers (3).
• Produced four points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in the win over #10/12 Oregon State.
• Led all UT players in steals vs. Wichita State and #17/19 Rutgers with three.
• Added to her team steals lead with four vs. Lipscomb. She added three assists and two rebounds as well.
• Tallied 12 points, her second double-digit score this season, and added four assists and three rebounds and steals vs. Saint Francis. She also racked up a season-high fi ve fi eld goals.
• Hit a season-high 13 points, tied her career high in re-bounds (7) and added a block and steal vs. #6/9 Texas.
Points: 7 // St. John’s, 3/24/14*Rebounds: 2 // St. John’s, 3/24/14*Assists: 3 // Maryland, 3/30/14*Steals: 4 // St. John’s, 3/24/14Blocks: 1 // St. John’s ,3/24/14Field Goals: 3 // Northwestern St., 3/22/143-Pointers: 1 // Northwestern St., 3/22/14Free Throws: 3 // St. John’s, 3/24/14Minutes: 39 // St. John’s, 3/24/14
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• Accumulated six points, fi ve rebounds and three assists in the loss to UTC while also drawing her second start.
AT TENNESSEE• After taking over the point guard reins during the Florida
game on Jan. 23, she piloted Tennessee to a 14-2 record over the fi nal 16 games.
• Ranked second on the team in assists, dishing out 2.3 per game during the 2013-14 season.
• Started the fi rst fi ve games and played in seven contests as rookie before redshirting due to injury.
• Had surgery on that shoulder on Dec. 13, 2012, to repair a labral tear and missed remainder of the year.
• Became the 17th freshman to start her fi rst career game as a Lady Vol against Chattanooga.
PERSONAL• Born on Nov. 12, 1993, in Decatur, Ga., and signed with UT
on her 18th birthday.• Has a pet snake named Nothing.• Majoring in communication studies. • Is learning sign language this year. • Follow @DrayaNichole on Twitter and @drayanichole on
2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS• Sitting out the 2014-15 season after transferring to UT from
North Carolina.• Chosen as one of three SEC student-athletes to represent
the league on proposed governance rule changes under the NCAA’s Div. I autonomy process.
CAREER HONORS (UNC)• USBWA National Freshman of the Year -- 2014 • espnW National Freshman of the Year -- 2014 • Full Court National Freshman of the Year -- 2014•Full Court Freshman All-America First Team -- 2014 • Full Court All-America Honorable Mention -- 2014• AP All-America Honorable Mention Team -- 2014• ACC Rookie of the Year -- 2014 • All-ACC First Team -- 2014• ACC All-Freshman Team -- 2014 • All-ACC Tournament -- 2014• Three-time ACC Rookie of the Week -- 2014 • ACC Player of the Week -- 2013-14 (Feb. 11)• NCAA.com Nat’l. Player of the Week -- 2013-14 (Feb. 11)• USBWA and espnW National Player of the Week -- 2013-14
(Feb. 17 & 18) • John R. Wooden Top-15 List -- 2014• Naismith Award Midseason Top-30 List --2014• Preseason All-ACC -- 2013-14• ACC Newcomer Preseason Watch List -- 2013-14
2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS (UNC)• Only fi rst-year player on 2014 John R. Wooden Top-15 List.• Averaged 18.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.7
steals per game as a freshman at UNC in 2013-14.• Set four ACC freshman marks, including points (648), fi eld
goals (248), fi eld goals attempted (582) and double fi gure
Had a Double-Double N/A 0Scored 10+ Points N/A 28Scored 20+ Points N/A 14Led UT in Scoring N/A N/ALed UT in 3-pt Made N/A N/ALed UT in Rebounding N/A N/ALed UT in Steals N/A N/AMade 3+ 3-pt N/A 5Had 3+ Steals N/A 8
scoring games (32).• Averaged 21.3 points per contest during the ACC Tour-
nament for North Carolina, earning all-tourney honors.• In ACC play, she averaged 19.8 points per contest to lead
all freshmen.• Named espnW National Player of the Week on Feb. 16
after her 38-point eff ort (the highest single-game eff ort ever by a UNC freshman) keyed the Tar Heels to an 89-82 win at NC State.
USA/AAU BASKETBALL• Led Team USA to the gold medal at the 2012 FIBA Un-
der-17 World Championships and was named MVP.• Won gold at the 2012 USA 3x3 U18 World Champion-
ships, as the youngest member of the 2011 U19 World Championship Team and with the 2010 U18 Champion-ship Team.
• Played for the Georgia Pistols (2007 AAU national champions), Georgia Elite (2008 AAU national runners-up) and Georgia Ice (2009 AAU national champs).
PERSONAL• Full name is Diamond Danae-Aziza DeShields.• Announced decision to transfer to UT from UNC on June
12, 2014, and enrolled in school in July for the second semester of summer school.
• Mother was an All-America track & fi eld athlete (hep-tathlon, 1991) at Tennessee.
• Father played 13 years of Major League Baseball with stints in Montreal, L.A. (Dodgers), St. Louis, Baltimore and Chicago (Cubs).
• Majoring in journalism and electronic media.• Follow @DDeShields23 on Twitter and @dddeshields on
Instagram.
2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME STATSOPPONENT DATE MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OR DR TR PF-FO A TO BLK STL PTSvs. Penn 11/14/14 DNPvs. Oral Roberts 11/17/14 DNPvs. Winthrop 11/21/14 DNPvs. Tennessee St. 11/24/14 DNPat Chattanooga 11/26/14 DNPat Texas 11/30/14 DNPvs. St. Francis 12/3/14 DNPat Lipscomb 12/7/14 DNPat Rutgers 12/14/14 DNPvs. Wichita St. 12/16/14 DNPvs. Stanford 12/20/14 DNPvs. Oregon St. 12/28/14 DNPvs. Missouri 1/2/15 DNPat Vanderbilt 1/5/14 DNPvs. Texas A&M 1/8/14 DNPat Arkansas 1/11/14 DNPat Auburn 1/15/14 DNPat Notre Dame 1/19/14 DNPvs. LSU 1/22/14 DNPvs. Georgia 1/25/14 DNPat Kentucky 1/29/14 DNPvs. Miss. St. 2/1/14 DNPat Florida 2/8/14 DNPat Ole Miss 2/12/14 DNPvs. Kentucky 2/15/14 DNPvs. Alabama 2/19/14 DNPat S Carolina 2/23/14 DNPat Georgia 2/26/14 DNPvs. Vanderbilt 3/1/14 DNP
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1313KORTNEY DUNBARFreshman • 6-2 • Guard/ForwardEdwardsville, Ill. • Edwardsville H.S.
2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS• Has seen action in all four SEC games thus far, but she has
not gotten into the scoring column.• Scored three points with a rebound and block vs. Lip-
scomb.• Played for the fi rst time since Tennessee State and racked
up six points, fi ve rebounds and a block in 12 minutes vs Saint Francis.
• Produced eight points in 11 minutes against Tennessee State.
• Tallied three points and a rebound, block and steal against Winthrop.
• Shot 2-for-2 from beyond the arc and contributed 10 points, six rebounds, an assist and steal vs. ORU.
• Made her Lady Vol debut with 15 points, including three treys, one rebound and steal vs. Penn.
HIGH SCHOOL• Ranked No. 78 in 2014 espnW HoopGurlz Top 100.• Rated as a four-star recruit on that list and the No.
22-ranked wing player.• All-Star Girls Report ranked her the No. 65 player in the
country.• Blue Star ranked her the No. 74 player in the nation.• SchollyMe All-World Game participant (2014).• McDonald’s All-American nominee (2014).• Associated Press Class 4A All-State First Team (2014) and
Second Team (2013).• Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Class 4A
All-State First Team (2014) and Second Team (2013).• Selected to play in IBCA All-Star Game (2014).• Champaign News-Gazette All-State First Team (2014).• Chicago Tribune All-State Girls Basketball Second Team
Had a Double-Double -- --Scored 10+ Points 2 2Scored 20+ Points -- --Led UT in Scoring -- --Led UT in 3-pt Made 2 2Led UT in Rebounding -- --Led UT in Steals -- --Made 3+ 3-pt 1 1Had 3+ Steals -- --
(2014).• Edwardsville Intelligencer Girls Basketball MVP (2014).• Southwestern Conference All-Conference First Team
USA/AAU BASKETBALL• Played for Midwest Elite-Platinum AAU team.• Participated in 2013 USA 3-on-3 U18 Team Trials.
PERSONAL• Full name is Kortney Nicole Dunbar.• Nicknames include Kort and KD.• Born on July 3, 1996, in Florissant, Mo.• Parents are Mark and Christine Dunbar.• Has an older sister, Kirstin.• Majoring in recreation and sport management.• Follow @Kortney_Dunbar1 on Twitter and @kdunbar13
CAREER HONORS• Naismith Trophy Women’s 50 Watch List - 2014• John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top-30 List - 2014• Wade Trophy Watch List - 2014• Coaches Preseason All-SEC First Team - 2014• SEC Academic Honor Roll - 2014• Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List - 2013• Coaches SEC Freshman of the Year - 2013• Wooden Award Preseason Top 30 - 2013• AP SEC Newcomer of the Year - 2013• “Wade Watch” List - 2013• Coaches All-SEC First Team - 2013• Media & Coaches Preseason All-SEC - 2013• Associated Press All-SEC Second Team - 2013• Full Court National Freshman of the Year - 2013• Coaches SEC All-Freshman Team - 2013• Full Court First-Team Freshman All-American - 2013• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll - 2013
2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS• Produced a season-high-tying three assists, two points
and a rebound and steal at Arkansas.• In 19 minutes, Graves produced eight points, including
4-for-4 from the free throw line, three assists and a block and steal in the win over #9/8 Texas A&M.
• Her eight blocks matches her total from last season.• Posted two points, four rebounds, three assists, two
steals and a block in the win over Vandy.• Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds along with eight
points, including 4-for-4 from the free throw line, in the win over Missouri.
• Racked up nine points and nine rebounds along with a steal in the win over #10/12 Oregon State.
Had a Double-Double 6 19Scored 10+ Points 7 51Scored 20+ Points -- 4Led UT in Scoring 1 14Led UT in 3-pt Made -- --Led UT in Rebounding 6 29Led UT in Steals 2 12Made 3+ 3-pt -- --Had 3+ Steals 1 10
• Carded her sixth double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds, adding two steals and an assist vs. #7 Stanford.
• In 30 minutes, produced seven points, seven rebounds, including fi ve points from the free throw line vs. Wichita State.
AT TENNESSEE• Set a school record with 14 off ensive rebounds against
Georgia Tech. Recorded 18 total rebounds, the most by a Lady Vol since Glory Johnson on March 19, 2012.
• Was the Lady Vols’ No. 1 rebounder (8.0) and No. 2 scor-er (13.2) as a rookie in 2012-13, ranking seventh and 11th overall (No. 1 in both among freshmen), respectively, in the SEC in those categories in 2012-13.
• In UT history, only Chamique Holdsclaw (16) and Sheila Frost (11) had more double-doubles as freshmen than Graves, who tied Candace Parker with 10 and was one ahead of Tamika Catchings (9).
USA BASKETBALL• Four-time gold medalist with USA Basketball.• Played on the USA U19 squad that captured gold at the
2013 U19 Championships in Lithuania, starting all nine contests as the Americans went undefeated.
PERSONAL• Full name is Bashaara Keyana Graves• Majoring in sociology.• Admires Clarksville native and U.S. Olympian Wilma Ru-
dolph.• Follow @BASH931 on Twitter and @bash931 on Insta-
CAREER HONORS• SEC Player of the Week - (12/29/14)• Naismith Trophy Women’s 50 Watch List - 2014• John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top-30 List - 2014• Wade Trophy Watch List - 2014• espnW Preseason All-America Second Team - 2014• Coaches Preseason All-SEC First Team - 2014 • Media Preseason All-SEC First Team - 2014• Full Court Third-Team All-American - 2014 • SEC Tournament MVP - 2014• AP Honorable Mention All-American - 2014 • SEC All-Tournament Team - 2014• WBCA Honorable Mention All-American -2014 • SEC Academic Honor Roll - 2014• WBCA All-Region 3 Team - 2014 • SEC Academic Honor Roll - 2013• AP & Coaches All-SEC First Team - 2014 • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll - 2012
2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS• Moved into ninth place on the UT career blocks list passing
Chamique Holdsclaw (111) with a current total of 119.• Produced 13 points and 13 rebounds for her fourth double-
double of the season. Also addd two blocks vs. Arkansas.• Scored more in the fi rst four minutes than she did in the
last two games combined, hitting a season-high 21 points vs. A&M. Added eight rebounds, an assist, block and steal.
• Grabbed six rebounds and tallied three points and a block in 24 minutes vs. Vanderbilt..
• Despite foul trouble, managed to grab fi ve rebounds and two points in seven minutes of the SEC opener vs. Missouri.
• Scored a season-high 20 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and
Had a Double-Double 4 28Scored 10+ Points 8 56Scored 20+ Points 2 8Led UT in Scoring 4 15Led UT in Steals -- 7Led UT in Rebounding 2 31Led UT in Blocks 3 44Made 3+ Steals -- 4Had 3+ Blocks 1 14
blocked a season-best fi ve shots in a career-high-tying 35 minutes vs. #10/12 Oregon State to earn SEC Player of the Week honors.
• Accumulated 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists vs. #7 Stanford.
AT TENNESSEE• From Dec. 14, 2014 to Jan. 9, 2014, posted seven-straight
games with double-doubles, setting a Lady Vol program record for consecutive double-doubles.
• Set a Tennessee junior season record with 18 double-doubles, passing the previous record holder, Chamique Holdsclaw, who had 16 in 1997-98. That is the second-best season total in school history.
• Ended up posting six double-doubles as a sophomore and notched double-digit scoring performances on 14 occa-sions and rebounding eff orts 10 times.
PERSONAL• Full name is Isabelle Hannah “Izzy” Harrison.• Has 11 siblings, including DeeDee, who played volleyball at UT.• Her father, Dennis, played in the NFL for 10 seasons with
the Philadelphia Eagles, the then-Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons.
• Earned a degree in communication studies in three years and is pursuing a graduate degree in agricultural leader-ship, education and communications.
• Follow @OMG_itsizzyb on Twitter and @omg_itsizzyb on Instagram.
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JASMINE JONESJunior • 6-2 • ForwardMadison, Ala. • Bob Jones H.S. 22
2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS• Added another start to her career along with two points
and two rebounds in 15 minutes vs. #7/7 Stanford.• Missed last fi ve games due to concussion-like symptons.• Produced 12 points, six rebounds, a season-high two
steals and a block in the win over #17/19 Rutgers.• Against Lipscomb, accumulated a career-high four assists.
Added seven points, a block and steal.• Earned a double-digit score for the third consecutive
game for the fi rst time in her career. She fi lled the stat sheet with 16 points, eight rebounds and a steal in the win over Saint Francis.
• Scored 10 points and added three rebounds in her second start of the season at #6/9 Texas. She has had back-to-back double-fi gure scoring outputs for the fi rst time in her career.
• Tallied a career-high 19 points in the game vs. UTC and added eight rebounds, two assists and a steal.
• Added a rebound and assist in seven minutes against Penn before sitting out the rest of the game and next three contests due to a mild concussion.
2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS• Recorded four outings with 10 or more points.• Against Maryland in the Sweet 16, put up 11 points, going
4-of-6 in fi eld goals and 3-of-4 from the free throw line, while also grabbing two rebounds and one steal in 17 min-utes.
• Contributed six points and four boards while dishing out two assists in the Lady Vols’ SEC Tournament title victory
Had a Double-Double -- --Scored 10+ Points 4 13Scored 20+ Points -- --Led UT in Scoring 1 1Led UT in 3-pt Made - 1Led UT in Rebounding 1 5Led UT in Steals - 10Made 3+ 3-pt -- --Had 3+ Steals -- 5
over Kentucky. • Pulled down a team-best six rebounds and tied her
season high in scoring with 13 points against Vander-bilt while adding a block and a steal.
• Led the team in rebounding on two occasions.• Tallied three games with a team-best steals total, in-
cluding two contests with three or more swipes.
AT TENNESSEE• Was Tennessee’s fi rst player off the bench in 18 of 35
games as a freshman, and she played in all 35 con-tests.
• Perhaps the most athletic player on the roster, she hit double fi gures in scoring on fi ve occasions and in rebounding once.
• Averaging 4.7 points and 3.9 rebounds for the entire season, she elevated her numbers to 6.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in NCAA tournament play.
• Scored a career-high 14 points and added eight points, four blocks an assist and a steal vs. Alabama, which happens to be her mom’s alma mater.
• Grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds in only her sec-ond college game, also contributing six points and an assist as Tennessee bounced back from a season-opening loss with a big road victory over No. 16/20 Georgia Tech.
PERSONAL• Mother is Latrish Jones, a former standout player at
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ARIEL MASSENGALESenior • 5-7 • Point GuardBolingbrook, Ill. • Bolingbrook H.S. 55CAREER HONORS• SEC Academic Honor Roll - 2014• Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List - 2014• SEC Player of the Week (11/11/13-11/18/13)• NCAA Women’s Basketball Player of the Week (11/11/13-
11/18/13)• Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament Team (11/29/13)•Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List - 2014
2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS• Has recorded 462 assists as of the game vs. Arkansas to
rank No. 5 on UT’s career list and stands just behind Alexis Hornbuckle (503). Moved past Kara Lawson (456) with three vs. #9/8 Texas A&M.
• Produced her sixth consecutive game with double digits with 16 points, including 4-for-4 from the free throw line. Grabbed three rebounds and had four assists and a steal vs. Arkansas.
• Earned her fi fth consecutive game with double digits for the fi rst time in her career. Produced 14 points, four re-bounds and three assists over Texas A&M.
• Was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line vs. Vandy and earned a total of 12 points, two rebounds, two steals and an assist. Holds a team-best 86.5 free throw pct.
• In 34 minutes, earned 14 points to go with her three assists while going 4-for-5 from the free throw line vs. Missouri.
• Added 11 points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal in the win over #10/12 OSU. Went 5-for-6 from the free throw line.
• Led UT vs. Stanford with 18 points, including 4-for-8 from the three-point line. Added three rebounds and assists.
• Produced three points, three rebounds and a season-high four assists vs. Wichita State. Hit two clutch free throws
Had a Double-Double -- 3Scored 10+ Points 8 44Scored 20+ Points 2 5Led UT in Scoring 4 14Led UT in 3-pt Made 7 34Led UT in Rebounding -- --Led UT in Steals 2 21Made 3+ 3-pt 5 13Had 3+ Steals -- 11
with 5.1 seconds on the clock to give UT the win.• Notched a team-high 13 points, season-high fi ve rebounds
and an assist and steal in the win over #17/19 Rutgers.• Against Winthrop, she made a career-high six treys and
led UT in scoring with 20 points while adding three steals.• Massengale returned to the court for the fi rst time since
Jan. 23, 2014. She produced 21 points to lead the team and added three rebounds, two assists and a steal.
AT TENNESSEE• Dished out fi ve or more assts. in 14 of 19 games as a junior.• Scored in double fi gures 13 times and led the team in
three-pointers on 10 occasions while averaging 7.9 points and 4.5 assists per contest as a sophomore in 2012-13.
• Recorded 162 assists as a rookie, the most-ever by a UT freshman and the eighth-best total in school history and followed that up with 158 as a sophomore.
PERSONAL•Ariel is majoring in recreation and sport management.• Played on the same high school squad with Lady Vol
teammate Nia Moore and Moore’s twin sister, Annaya, a manager on the team.
• Her brother Avery played college football, as did her dad.• Other relatives with collegiate careers include Wayne
Buckingham (basketball), Barry Stewart (basketball) and Lendel Massengale (football).
• Follow @Aye_Mass05 on Twitter and @aye_mass5 on Ins-tagram.
Had a Double-Double 1 1Scored 10+ Points 5 5Scored 20+ Points 1 1Led UT in Scoring -- --Led UT in 3-pt Made -- --Led UT in Rebounding -- --Led UT in Steals 3 3Made 3+ 3-pt -- --Had 3+ Steals 3 3
• Rated as a fi ve-star recruit on that list and the No. 4-ranked guard.
• Blue Star rated her as the No. 22 player in the country.• Full Court ranked her the No. 32 player in the nation.• All-Star Girls Report had her 46th.• WBCA All-American (2014).• McDonald’s All-American (2014).• Had three points, fi ve assists and four rebounds in 20
minutes in the 2014 McDonald’s All-American Game.• Won Powerade Jam Fest skills competition and three-
point shootout in conjunction with the McDonald’s Game.
• Became fi rst McDonald’s All-American to win two con-tests at the Powerade Jam Fest.
• USA TODAY All-American - Third Team (2014).
PERSONAL• Full name is Alexa C. Middleton.• Born on Oct. 31, 1995, in Nashville, Tenn.• Parents are Michael and Celeste Middleton.• Celeste played basketball at Murfreesboro Oakland High
School and at Lipscomb University.• Has an older brother, Killen.• Majoring in business administration.• Follow @AMidd33 on Twitter and @alexacm33 on Insta-
2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS • Scored her most points since getting 25 vs. Tennessee
St., posting nine points against #9/8 Texas A&M. She was 4-for-4 on fi eld goals and added a personal-SEC-high fi ve rebounds in the win.
• Managed to grab two defensive rebounds in three minutes vs. Vanderbilt.
• Tallied two points and two rebounds in the win over #7/7 Stanford.
• One of only six players in UT history to record back-to-back 20-point games to open a season.
• Earned eight points, four rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal vs. Lipscomb. She shot 3-for-3 from the fi eld and 2-for-2 from the line.
• Produced a career-high 25 points and three steals and added 11 rebounds vs. Tennessee State for her second double-double of the season.
• Had her third double-digit scoring game of the season and added four rebounds and a block and steal vs. Winthrop.
• Accumulated 20 points, nine rebounds, four blocks and two steals in her third career start against Oral Roberts.
• Made her second career start and earned new career highs in points (24), rebounds (14), blocks (4), fi eld goals made (12) and minutes played (31) vs. Penn. Moore led in both points and rebounds and had her second career double-double.
• Started in the Carson-Newman exhibition and scored a team and career-high 29 points in 35 minutes. She tallied fi ve rebounds and four blocks with one steal in the win.
AT TENNESSEE• Led the team in blocked shots on six occasions as a sopho-
Had a Double-Double 2 3Scored 10+ Points 4 78Scored 20+ Points 3 3Led UT in Scoring 2 2Led UT in Blocks 3 11Led UT in Rebounding 2 4Led UT in Steals -- 2Made 3+ Blocks 2 3Had 3+ Steals 1 1
more, including a three-block outing against Tennessee State.
• Saw action in 20 games as a freshman and was in the start-ing lineup vs. Davidson.
• First double-fi gure scoring game came vs. Alcorn State, when she rang up 10 points and added a career-best seven boards in a career-high 18 minutes of action.
• Had the highest free throw percentage on the team at .944, hitting four-of-four charity tries vs. North Carolina, Missis-sippi State and Ole Miss.
• Originally signed with Illinois, but asked for, and was grant-ed, a release.
PERSONAL• Twin sister, Annaya, is a manager for the Lady Vol basketball
team.• Played with Annaya and Lady Vol teammate Ariel Massen-
gale at Bolingbrook (Ill.) High School.• Majoring in psychology.• Follow @niamoore1 on Instagram.
Had a Double-Double -- --Scored 10+ Points 4 4Scored 20+ Points 1 1Led UT in Scoring 1 1Led UT in 3-pt Made -- --Led UT in Rebounding -- --Led UT in Steals 2 2Made 3+ 3-pt -- --Had 3+ Steals 2 2
• Rated as a fi ve-star recruit on that list and the No. 1 wing.• Full Court ranks her the No. 9 player in the nation.• Blue Star rates her No. 19 nationally.• The All-Star Girls Report had her at No. 25 in the country.• McDonald’s All-American (2014).• Tallied a team-leading 15 points, four rebounds and two
steals in 17 minutes to help the West to victory in the 2014 McDonald’s All-American Game.
• Parade All-American (2014).• USA TODAY All-American - Second Team (2014).• Max Preps All-American - Second Team (2014).• Gatorade Oregon Girls Basketball Player of the Year
(2014).• Oregon 6A Player of the Year (2014).• The Oregonian Player of the Year (2014).• Three-time recipient of 6A OSAA All-State accolades
(2012, 2013, 2014). • Three-time Metro League Player of the Year (2012, 2013,
2014).• Four-time All-Metro League First Team (2011, 2012, 2013,
2014).• Averaged 28.2 ppg., 14.0 rpg., 4.1 spg. and 3.0 apg. in
2014.• Featured in New York Times, Good Morning America and
CNN in 2008 as a 12-year-old for being banned from a boys basketball league for being too good.
PERSONAL• Jaime Nicole Nared was born Sept. 14, 1995, in Portland,
Ore.• Parents are Reiko Williams and Greg Nared.• Father played basketball at Maryland from 1985-89.
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JORDAN REYNOLDSSophomore• 5-11 • GuardPortland, Ore. • Central Catholic H.S.00CAREER HONORS• SEC Academic Honor Roll - 2014
2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS• In a personal SEC high of 33 minutes played, Reynolds
grabbed another SEC high of six rebounds and added eight points in the win over Arkansas.
• Produced a personal SEC high six assists in the win over #9/8 Texas A&M. Tallied seven points and added a steal in an SEC-high 31 minutes played.
• With 11 points vs. Vandy, Reynolds earned her fi rst back-to-back double-fi gure scoring games of her career. Went 4-for-4 from the free throw line and added a rebound and assist.
• Notched a season-high 10 points along with four re-bounds and three assists in the SEC opener vs. Missouri.
• Added seven points, four rebounds, three steals and an assist vs. #10/12 Oregon State.
• Notched three assists and four points in the win over Wichita State.
• Produced six points, two rebounds and an assist in the win over #17/19 Rutgers.
• Accumulated four points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal vs. Lipscomb.
• Scored a season-high 10 points, three rebounds and led the team with two steals vs. Texas.
• Produced seven points, four assists and three steals while also going 7-8 from the free throw line vs. Tennes-see State.
• Accumulated eight rebounds and seven assists to go with her six points against Winthrop.
• Tallied fi ve points, four rebounds, seven assists and steals
Had a Double-Double -- --Scored 10+ Points 3 4Scored 20+ Points -- --Led UT in Scoring -- --Led UT in 3-pt Made -- 3Led UT in Rebounding -- --Led UT in Steals 5 9Made 3+ 3-pt -- --Had 3+ Steals 4 7
vs. ORU. Her seven steals were a career high and was just one short of the UT sophomore record in a game (8).
AT TENNESSEE• In 34 games, she posted 62 assists compared to only 34
turnovers during her fi rst college season.• That diff erential resulted in a 1.8 assist-to-turnover ratio,
which ranked her second on the team behind Ariel Massen-gale.
• Was nationally trending on Twitter following her career-high outing against Kentucky in the SEC Tournament champion-ship game.
• Connected on 18-of-23 free throw attempts, making her fi nal 14 shots of the season to fi nish at 78.3 percent for the year.
• Led the team in steals on four occasions, including three outings with three or more swipes.
PERSONAL• Parents are Kimberly James and Gary Thomas, and her step-
father is Mark James.• Her mom played at San Diego State, and her aunt, Deborah
Lange, played at Oregon.• Reynolds’ sister, Ariel, is a 6-2 forward at the University of
Utah.• Majoring in business administration • Follow @kobeereynolds on Twitter and @j0rdanreyn0lds on
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2121MERCEDES RUSSELLSophomore • 6-6 • CenterSpringfi eld, Ore. • Springfi eld H.S.CAREER HONORS• SEC Academic Honor Roll - 2014 • SEC Freshman of the Week (12/23-12/30)
2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS• Redshirting after having surgery on both feet during the off season.
2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS• Notched nine double-digit scoring outings as a freshman.
• Shot a team-leading 59.6 percent from the fi eld (93-156) for the season.
• Led the team in blocks on 17 occasions while re-cording fi ve games with three or more blocks.
• Her 1.1 blocks per game led all Lady Vols for the 2013-14 season.
• In NCAA games, averaged 5.3 points and 5.3 re-bounds.
• Shot 77.8 precent from the fi eld (7-for-9) in NCAA postseason action.
• Had a team-best 12 points against Northwestern State, going 5-for-6 from the fi eld and a perfect 2-for-2 from the free throw line. It was the fi rst time in her career that she led the team in scor-ing.
• Instrumental in UT’s SEC Semifi nal win vs. Texas A&M scoring 11 points, going a perfect 4-for-4 in
Had a Double-Double N/A --Scored 10+ Points N/A 9Scored 20+ Points N/A --Led UT in Scoring N/A 1Led UT in Blocks N/A 17Led UT in Rebounding N/A 3Led UT in Steals N/A 2Made 3+ Blocks N/A 5Had 3+ Steals N/A --
FGs and 3-for-3 from the FT line; also grabbed six rebounds.
• Tied her career high in rebounds with 11 at Missouri, leading the team in boards for the third time this season.
• Picked up SEC Freshman of the Week honors (Dec. 30) after scoring 12 points with seven rebounds and fi ve blocks against Lipscomb.
• Produced two double-fi gure rebounding games and led UT in boards in three contests.
USA BASKETBALL• Has won two gold medals in international play with USA Basketball, playing for former Lady Vol Jill Rankin-Schneider on both occasions.
PERSONAL• Shoots right-handed but writes with her left hand.• Lists Candace Parker as a role model.• Joins Kelley Cain and Vonda Ward as the three tall-est players in UT history at 6-6.
• Majoring in communication studies.• Follow @MerSladezz on Twitter and @mersladezz on Instagram.
2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME STATSOPPONENT DATE MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OR DR TR PF-FO A TO BLK STL PTSvs. Penn 11/14/14 DNPvs. Oral Roberts 11/17/14 DNPvs. Winthrop 11/21/14 DNPvs. Tennessee St. 11/24/14 DNPat Chattanooga 11/26/14 DNPat Texas 11/30/14 DNPvs. St. Francis 12/3/14 DNPat Lipscomb 12/7/14 DNPat Rutgers 12/14/14 DNPvs. Wichita St. 12/16/14 DNPvs. Stanford 12/20/14 DNPvs. Oregon St. 12/28/14 DNPvs. Missouri 1/2/15 DNPat Vanderbilt 1/5/14 DNPvs. Texas A&M 1/8/14 DNPat Arkansas 1/11/14 DNPat Auburn 1/15/14 DNPat Notre Dame 1/19/14 DNPvs. LSU 1/22/14 DNPvs. Georgia 1/25/14 DNPat Kentucky 1/29/14 DNPvs. Miss. St. 2/1/14 DNPat Florida 2/8/14 DNPat Ole Miss 2/12/14 DNPvs. Kentucky 2/15/14 DNPvs. Alabama 2/19/14 DNPat S Carolina 2/23/14 DNPat Georgia 2/26/14 DNPvs. Vanderbilt 3/1/14 DNP* indicates game started
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44JANNAH TUCKERRedshirt Freshman • 6-0 • GuardBaltimore, Md. • New Town H.S.
2014-15 AT TENNESSEE• Has seen brief action in two games this season.• Made her Lady Vol debut at the end of the game vs. #7/7 Stanford. Tucker produced her fi rst career rebound.
2013-14 AT TENNESSEE• Redshirted the 2013-14 season.• Enrolled at UT in January 2014 after signing in No-vember 2012.
• Attended fi rst offi cial practice as a Lady Vol on Dec. 27, 2013, and participated in fi rst workout on Dec. 28, 2013.
USA/AAU BASKETBALL• Part of gold-medal-winning USA U18 unit at the FIBA Americas Championship in August 2012.
• Teamed with UT teammate Bashaara Graves on that squad before suff ering an ACL tear to her left knee.
• Played two games, starting one, before being in-jured and averaged 4.0 points and 3.0 rebounds.
• Also won a gold medal in Merida, Mexico, with the
Had a Double-Double -- --Scored 10+ Points -- --Scored 20+ Points -- --Scored 30+ Points -- --Led UT in Scoring -- --Led UT in 3-pt Made -- --Led UT in Steals -- --Made 3+ 3-pt -- --Had 3+ Steals -- --
USA U16 team at the FIBA Americas Champion-ship in June 2011, playing with Lady Vol classmate Mercedes Russell.
• Started all fi ve games and averaged 9.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.6 assists for the American squad.
• Played for former Lady Vol Jill Rankin Schneider on that team.
• Played AAU ball for the Philly Belles.
PERSONAL• Full name is Jannah Sabree Tucker.• Nickname is “JT.”• Born on May 17, 1995, in Baltimore, Md.• Parents are Robert and Cynthia Tucker.• Siblings include Robbie, Amirah, Mayah and Kho-ri.
• Father played basketball at the University of Richmond and Loyola College; sister, Amirah, plays basketball at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; uncle, Jason Tucker, played basketball at Nichols State; and aunt, Alisha Johnson, played basketball at Lincoln University.
• Majoring in psychology
2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME STATSOPPONENT DATE MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OR DR TR PF-FO A TO BLK STL PTSvs. Penn 11/14/14 DNPvs. Oral Roberts 11/17/14 DNPvs. Winthrop 11/21/14 DNPvs. Tennessee St. 11/24/14 DNPat Chattanooga 11/26/14 DNPat Texas 11/30/14 DNPvs. St. Francis 12/3/14 DNPat Lipscomb 12/7/14 DNPat Rutgers 12/14/14 DNPvs. Wichita St. 12/16/14 DNPvs. Stanford 12/20/14 2 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Oregon St. 12/28/14 DNPvs. Missouri 1/2/15 DNPat Vanderbilt 1/5/14 DNPvs. Texas A&M 1/8/14 2 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0at Arkansas 1/11/14 DNPat Auburn 1/15/14at Notre Dame 1/19/14vs. LSU 1/22/14vs. Georgia 1/25/14at Kentucky 1/29/14vs. Miss. St. 2/1/14at Florida 2/8/14at Ole Miss 2/12/14vs. Kentucky 2/15/14vs. Alabama 2/19/14at S Carolina 2/23/14at Georgia 2/26/14vs. Vanderbilt 3/1/14* indicates game started
TEAM STATISTICS UT OPPSCORING 1187 829 Points per game 74.2 51.8 Scoring margin +22.4 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 429-1030 317-906 Field goal pct . 4 1 7 . 3 5 03 POINT FG-ATT 72-227 73-243 3-point FG pct . 3 1 7 . 3 0 0 3-pt FG made per game 4.5 4.6FREE THROWS-ATT 257-349 122-191 Free throw pct . 7 3 6 . 6 3 9 F-Throws made per game 16.1 7.6REBOUNDS 723 556 Rebounds per game 45.2 34.8 Rebounding margin +10.4 -ASSISTS 241 157 Assists per game 15.1 9.8TURNOVERS 215 316 Turnovers per game 13.4 19.8 Turnover margin +6.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.5STEALS 175 97 Steals per game 10.9 6.1BLOCKS 69 59 Blocks per game 4.3 3.7ATTENDANCE 99379 25001 Home games-Avg/Game 10-9938 6-4167 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsTennessee 534 653 1187Opponents 391 438 829
Date Opponent Score Att.11/14/14 PENN W 97-52 970611/17/14 ORAL ROBERTS W 91-39 886111/21/14 WINTHROP W 81-48 926711/24/14 TENNESSEE STATE W 97-46 913711/26/14 at Chattanooga L 63-67 416011/30/14 at Texas L 59-72 419812/03/14 SAINT FRANCIS W 111-44 912612/07/14 at Lipscomb W 85-51 274212/14/14 at Rutgers W 55-45 434512/16/14 WICHITA STATE W 54-51 902612/20/14 STANFORD W 59-40 1305612/28/14 OREGON STATE W 74-63 11123
* 01/02/15 MISSOURI W 63-53 9570* 01/05/15 at Vanderbilt W 57-49 7212* 01/08/15 TEXAS A&M W 81-58 10507* 01/11/15 at Arkansas W 60-51 2344
* = Conference game
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2014-15 SEC STATISTICS
2014-15 Tenn. Women's BasketballTennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 11, 2015)
Conference games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 4-0 2-0 2-0 0-0CONFERENCE 4-0 2-0 2-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
TEAM STATISTICS UT OPPSCORING 261 211 Points per game 65.2 52.8 Scoring margin +12.5 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 88-226 81-222 Field goal pct . 3 8 9 . 3 6 53 POINT FG-ATT 24-66 16-53 3-point FG pct . 3 6 4 . 3 0 2 3-pt FG made per game 6.0 4.0FREE THROWS-ATT 61-79 33-52 Free throw pct . 7 7 2 . 6 3 5 F-Throws made per game 15.3 8.3REBOUNDS 162 136 Rebounds per game 40.5 34.0 Rebounding margin +6.5 -ASSISTS 57 48 Assists per game 14.3 12.0TURNOVERS 49 56 Turnovers per game 12.3 14.0 Turnover margin +1.8 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.9STEALS 24 20 Steals per game 6.0 5.0BLOCKS 14 15 Blocks per game 3.5 3.8ATTENDANCE 20077 9556 Home games-Avg/Game 2-10038 2-4778 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsTennessee 111 150 261Opponents 94 117 211
Date Opponent Score Att.* 01/02/15 MISSOURI W 63-53 9570* 01/05/15 at Vanderbilt W 57-49 7212* 01/08/15 TEXAS A&M W 81-58 10507* 01/11/15 at Arkansas W 60-51 2344
* = Conference game
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HIGHS & LOWS
TENNESSEE INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
POINTS 25 Moore, Nia vs Tennessee State (11/24/14)FIELD GOALS MADE 12 Moore, Nia vs Penn (11/14/14)FIELD GOAL ATT. 20 HARRISON, ISABELLE VS TEXAS A&M (01/08/15)FG PCT (MIN 5 MADE) .833 (5-6) MIDDLETON, ALEXA VS OREGON STATE (12/28/14)3-POINT FG MADE 6 MASSENGALE, ARIEL VS WINTHROP (11/21/14)3-POINT FG ATT. 10 MASSENGALE, ARIEL VS WINTHROP (11/21/14)3-PT FG PCT (MIN 2 MADE) 1.000 (2-2)REYNOLDS, JORDAN AT TEXAS (11/30/14)
1.000 (2-2) DUNBAR, KORTNEY VS ORAL ROBERTS (11/17/14) 1.000 (2-2) MIDDLETON, ALEXA VS PENN (11/14/14)FREE THROWS MADE 10 BURDICK, CIERRA AT ARKANSAS (01/11/15)FREE THROW ATT. 11 BURDICK, CIERRA AT ARKANSAS (01/11/15) 11 HARRISON, ISABELLE VS OREGON STATE (12/28/14) FT PCT (MIN 3 MADE) 1.000 (9-9) BURDICK, CIERRA VS SAINT FRANCIS (12/03/14) 1.000 (6-6) MASSENGALE, ARIEL AT VANDERBILT (01/05/15) 1.000 (5-5) NARED, JAIME VS SAINT FRANCIS (12/03/14) 1.000 (4-4) MASSENGALE, ARIEL AT ARKANSAS (01/11/15) 1.000 (4-4) REYNOLDS, JORDAN AT VANDERBILT (01/05/15) 1.000 (4-4) GRAVES, BASHAARA VS MISSOURI (01/02/15) 1.000 (4-4) BURDICK, CIERRA VS STANFORD (12/20/14) 1.000 (4-4) MASSENGALE, ARIEL VS STANFORD (12/20/14) 1.000 (4-4) MASSENGALE, ARIEL AT RUTGERS (12/14/14) 1.000 (4-4) GRAVES, BASHAARA AT LIPSCOMB (12/07/14) 1.000 (4-4) GRAVES, BASHAARA AT CHATTANOOGA (11/26/14) 1.000 (4-4) GRAVES, BASHAARA VS TENNESSEE STATE (11/24/14) 1.000 (4-4) MASSENGALE, ARIEL VS ORAL ROBERTS (11/17/14) 1.000 (4-4) GRAVES, BASHAARA VS PENN (11/14/14)
1.000 (3-3) HARRISON, ISABELLE VS SAINT FRANCIS (12/03/14)REBOUNDS 17 BURDICK, CIERRA VS WICHITA STATE (12/16/14)ASSISTS 11 Middleton, Alexa vs Penn (11/14/14)STEALS 7 Reynolds, Jordan vs Oral Roberts (11/17/14)BLOCKED SHOTS 5 HARRISON, ISABELLE VS OREGON STATE (12/28/14)TURNOVERS 6 JONES, JASMINE AT RUTGERS (12/14/14) 6 HARRISON, ISABELLE VS SAINT FRANCIS (12/03/14)
TENNESSEE TEAM GAME HIGHS
POINTS 111 SAINT FRANCIS (12/03/14)FIELD GOALS MADE 40 PENN (11/14/14)FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 83 PENN (11/14/14)FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .524 (33-63)TEX AS A&M (01/08/15)3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 9 MISSOURI (01/02/15)3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 24 MISSOURI (01/02/15) 24 WINTHROP (11/21/14)3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .462 (6-13) at ARKANSAS (01/11/15)FREE THROWS MADE 28 SAINT FRANCIS (12/03/14)FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 38 SAINT FRANCIS (12/03/14)FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .889 (8-9) STANFORD (12/20/14)REBOUNDS 71 SAINT FRANCIS (12/03/14)ASSISTS 27 PENN (11/14/14)STEALS 21 TENNESSEE STATE (11/24/14) 21 ORAL ROBERTS (11/17/14)BLOCKED SHOTS 9 at ARKANSAS (01/11/15) 9 at Lipscomb (12/07/14) 9 PENN (11/14/14)TURNOVERS 20 at Vanderbilt (01/05/15)FOULS 21 at Chattanooga (11/26/14)
TENNESSEE TEAM GAME LOWS
POINTS 54 WICHITA STATE (12/16/14)FIELD GOALS MADE 17 at Vanderbilt (01/05/15)FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 47 at Vanderbilt (01/05/15)FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .275 (19-69) at Rutgers (12/14/14)3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 0 OREGON STATE (12/28/14)3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 3 OREGON STATE (12/28/14)3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .000 (0-3) OREGON STATE (12/28/14)FREE THROWS MADE 8 STANFORD (12/20/14)FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 9 STANFORD (12/20/14)FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .520 (13-25) at Texas (11/30/14)REBOUNDS 35 at Chattanooga (11/26/14)ASSISTS 3 at Texas (11/30/14)STEALS 5 at Texas (11/30/14)BLOCKED SHOTS 0 STANFORD (12/20/14)TURNOVERS 8 PENN (11/14/14)FOULS 9 WICHITA STATE (12/16/14)
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
POINTS 27 GILBERT, KEIANA AT CHATTANOOGA (11/26/14)FIELD GOALS MADE 11 GILBERT, KEIANA AT CHATTANOOGA (11/26/14)FIELD GOAL ATT. 24 HAYWARD, ALEXA VS SAINT FRANCIS (12/03/14) FG PCT (MIN 5 MADE) 1.000 (5-5) TAYLOR, BRIANNA AT TEXAS (11/30/14) .727 (8-11) LANG, KELSEY AT TEXAS (11/30/14)3-POINT FG MADE 6 HAYWARD, ALEXA VS SAINT FRANCIS (12/03/14)3-POINT FG ATT. 19 HAYWARD, ALEXA VS SAINT FRANCIS (12/03/14)3-PT FG PCT (MIN 2 MADE) 1.000 (2-2)JACOBS, KELSEY VS WICHITA STATE (12/16/14) 1.000 (2-2) SMITH, KELLI AT LIPSCOMB (12/07/14)FREE THROWS MADE 5 GILBERT, KEIANA AT CHATTANOOGA (11/26/14)FREE THROW ATT. 7 GILBERT, KEIANA AT CHATTANOOGA (11/26/14)FT PCT (MIN 3 MADE) 1.000 (4-4) WIESE, SYDNEY VS OREGON STATE (12/28/14) 1.000 (4-4) HAYWARD, ALEXA VS SAINT FRANCIS (12/03/14)REBOUNDS 15 NUNN, SCHAQUILLA VS WINTHROP (11/21/14)ASSISTS 6 WIESE, SYDNEY VS OREGON STATE (12/28/14)STEALS 7 HARDEN, ALEX VS WICHITA STATE (12/16/14)BLOCKED SHOTS 6 Stipanovich, Sydney vs Penn (11/14/14)TURNOVERS 10 Doyle, Jordan vs Oral Roberts (11/17/14)
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
POINTS 72 at Texas (11/30/14)FIELD GOALS MADE 29 at Texas (11/30/14)FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 67 SAINT FRANCIS (12/03/14)FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .533 (24-45) at Chattanooga (11/26/14)33 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 9 WICHITA STATE (12/16/14)3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 34 SAINT FRANCIS (12/03/14)3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .571 (4-7) WINTHROP (11/21/14)FREE THROWS MADE 15 at Chattanooga (11/26/14)FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 23 at Chattanooga (11/26/14)FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.000 (2-2) WICHITA STATE (12/16/14)REBOUNDS 44 WINTHROP (11/21/14)ASSISTS 16 at ARKANSAS (01/11/15)STEALS 13 WICHITA STATE (12/16/14)BLOCKED SHOTS 9 PENN (11/14/14)TURNOVERS 38 TENNESSEE STATE (11/24/14)FOULS 28 OREGON STATE (12/28/14) 28 TENNESSEE STATE (11/24/14)
OPPONENT TEAM GAME LOWS
POINTS 39 ORAL ROBERTS (11/17/14)FIELD GOALS MADE 13 STANFORD (12/20/14)FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 45 at Chattanooga (11/26/14)FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .224 (15-67) SAINT FRANCIS (12/03/14)3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 0 TEXAS A&M (01/08/15)3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 3 TEXAS A&M (01/08/15)3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .000 (0-3) TEXAS A&M (01/08/15)FREE THROWS MADE 2 WICHITA STATE (12/16/14)FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 2 WICHITA STATE (12/16/14FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .538 (7-13) PENN (11/14/14)REBOUNDS 24 WICHITA STATE (12/16/14)FIELD GOALS MADE 13 STANFORD (12/20/14)STEALS 2 PENN (11/14/14)BLOCKED SHOTS 1 WINTHROP (11/21/14)TURNOVERS 10 at ARKANSAS (01/11/15)FOULS 14 TEXAS A&M (01/08/15)
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2014-15 BOX SCORES
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsPenn vs Tennessee11/14/14 7:03 p.m. at Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena)
Officials: Roy Gulbeyan, Troy Winders, Charlie HustTechnical fouls: Penn-None. Tennessee-None.Attendance: 9706
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalPenn 25 27 52Tennessee 47 50 97
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchPENN 20 7 9 2 13UT 56 23 28 14 37
Last FG - PENN 2nd-02:52, UT 2nd-00:06.Largest lead - PENN by 3 1st-11:05, UT by 45 2nd-00:06.PENN led for 03:33. UT led for 35:19. Game was tied for 01:08.
Score tied - 4 times.Lead changed - 9 times.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOral Roberts vs Tennessee11/17/14 7:03 p.m. at Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena)
Officials: Dee Kantner, Cameron Inouye, Eric KochTechnical fouls: Winthrop-None. Tennessee-None.Attendance: 9267
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalWinthrop 25 23 48Tennessee 40 41 81
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchWU 24 7 16 4 12UT 42 36 20 8 32
Last FG - WU 2nd-01:42, UT 2nd-01:14.Largest lead - WU by 1 1st-19:08, UT by 34 2nd-03:49.WU led for 02:13. UT led for 37:15. Game was tied for 00:32.
Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 2 times.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsTennessee State vs Tennessee11/24/14 7:02 p.m. at Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena)
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalTennessee 21 42 63Chattanooga 37 30 67
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUT 42 13 26 6 33UTC 32 11 11 2 24
Last FG - UT 2nd-02:41, UTC 2nd-02:18.Largest lead - UT by 2 1st-18:58, UTC by 17 1st-01:00.UT led for 00:30. UTC led for 37:09. Game was tied for 02:21.
Score tied - 4 times.Lead changed - 1 time.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsTennessee vs Texas11/30/14 5:40 P.M. at Austin, TX (Erwin Center)
Officials: Tina Napier, Lisa Mattingly, Bryan EnterlineTechnical fouls: Tennessee-None. Texas-None.Attendance: 4198
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalTennessee 20 39 59Texas 30 42 72
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUT 26 10 13 2 18TEXAS 38 15 7 12 14
Last FG - UT 2nd-00:06, TEXAS 2nd-02:50.Largest lead - UT by 2 1st-14:25, TEXAS by 15 2nd-12:51.UT led for 00:14. TEXAS led for 37:19. Game was tied for 02:20.
Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 2 times.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsSaint Francis vs Tennessee12/03/14 7:02 p.m. at Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena)
Officials: Joe Cunningham, Ed Novak, Erica BradleyTechnical fouls: Tennessee-None. Lipscomb-None.Attendance: 2742
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalTennessee 39 46 85Lipscomb 15 36 51
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUT 34 36 16 4 58LIP 18 4 5 7 19
Last FG - UT 2nd-00:36, LIP 2nd-01:18.Largest lead - UT by 36 2nd-00:36, LIP by 1 1st-17:21.UT led for 37:13. LIP led for 00:28. Game was tied for 02:19.
Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 2 times.
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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsTennessee vs Rutgers12/14/14 3:00 pm at The RAC - Piscataway, N.J.
Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Dee Kantner, Denise BrooksTechnical fouls: Tennessee-None. Rutgers-None.Attendance: 4345
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalTennessee 20 35 55Rutgers 23 22 45
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUT 22 11 11 4 21RU 22 11 3 12 3
Last FG - UT 2nd-00:33, RU 2nd-01:27.Largest lead - UT by 10 2nd-00:13, RU by 6 1st-08:39.UT led for 12:41. RU led for 20:04. Game was tied for 07:02.
Score tied - 7 times.Lead changed - 11 times.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsWichita State vs Tennessee12/16/14 7:03 p.m. at Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena)
Officials: Laura Morris, Billy Smith, Pualani SpurlockTechnical fouls: Wichita State-None. Tennessee-None.Attendance: 9026
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalWichita State 28 23 51Tennessee 31 23 54
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchWICH 22 9 8 9 2UT 24 16 11 10 15
Last FG - WICH 2nd-00:25, UT 2nd-00:38.Largest lead - WICH by 4 1st-11:45, UT by 10 2nd-13:05.WICH led for 06:21. UT led for 31:11. Game was tied for 02:28.
Score tied - 4 times.Lead changed - 6 times.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsStanford vs Tennessee12/20/14 1:03 p.m. at Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena)
Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Tina Napier, Mark ZentzTechnical fouls: Stanford-None. Tennessee-None.Attendance: 13056
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalStanford 15 25 40Tennessee 27 32 59
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchSTAN 10 17 4 2 17UT 24 17 10 6 27
Last FG - STAN 2nd-01:35, UT 2nd-02:48.Largest lead - STAN None, UT by 24 2nd-05:01.STAN led for 00:00. UT led for 39:36. Game was tied for 00:16.
Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 0 times.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOregon State vs Tennessee12/28/14 1:02 p.m. at Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena)
Officials: Jesse Dickerson, Bruce Morris, Kim TheboTechnical fouls: Oregon State-None. Tennessee-None.Attendance: 11123
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOregon State 34 29 63Tennessee 35 39 74
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOSU 36 6 11 4 12UT 32 26 15 10 23
Last FG - OSU 2nd-03:37, UT 2nd-02:39.Largest lead - OSU by 5 1st-01:34, UT by 11 2nd-00:35.OSU led for 16:31. UT led for 19:34. Game was tied for 03:54.
Score tied - 10 times.Lead changed - 7 times.
2014-15 BOX SCORES
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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMissouri vs Tennessee01/02/15 9:08 p.m. at Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena)
Officials: Bryan Enterline, Gina Cross, Eric KochTechnical fouls: Missouri-Robinson, Juanita. Tennessee-Harrison, Isabelle;Moore, Nia.Attendance: 9570Offsetting Flagrant-2 Technical Fouls resulted in ejection for Harrison (UT)and Robinson (MU). Moore (UT) was ejected for leaving bench.
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMissouri 25 28 53Tennessee 21 42 63
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMU-W 22 16 10 6 5UT 14 22 13 6 23
Last FG - MU-W 2nd-00:03, UT 2nd-01:34.Largest lead - MU-W by 7 1st-02:56, UT by 13 2nd-00:56.MU-W led for 13:18. UT led for 22:31. Game was tied for 04:11.
Score tied - 4 times.Lead changed - 6 times.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsTennessee vs Vanderbilt01/05/15 6 p.m. at Nashville, Tenn. (Memorial Gym)
Officials: Dee Kantner, Bob Trammell, Felicia GrinterTechnical fouls: Tennessee-None. Vanderbilt-None.Attendance: 7212
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalTennessee 25 32 57Vanderbilt 17 32 49
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUT 18 17 12 2 12VANDY 16 16 4 4 38
Last FG - UT 2nd-05:49, VANDY 2nd-00:16.Largest lead - UT by 15 2nd-14:40, VANDY by 1 1st-18:20.UT led for 37:27. VANDY led for 00:16. Game was tied for 02:09.
Score tied - 2 times.Lead changed - 2 times.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsTexas A&M vs Tennessee01/08/15 7:02 p.m. at Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena)
Texas A&M 58 • 14-3, 2-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds
## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min35 Ade, Achiri f 3-7 0-0 2-3 3 7 10 2 8 0 0 1 0 3612 Terry, Jada c 4-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 4 8 0 6 0 1 3401 Williams, Courtney g 4-14 0-2 3-5 0 6 6 3 11 0 2 0 0 2924 Jones, Jordan g 1-5 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 2 4 8 2 0 0 3033 Walker, Courtney g 12-24 0-0 1-3 1 4 5 1 25 1 0 0 1 4011 Knox, Curtyce 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1013 Jennings, Chelsea 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 215 Scott, Tori 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1123 Mitchell, Rachel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 432 Scott-Williams, T. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
JORDAN REYNOLDS So. • G • 5-11 • Portland, Ore./Central Catholic H.S.
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BASHAARA GRAVES Jr. • F • 6-2 • Clarksville, Tenn./Clarksville H.S.
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ISABELLE HARRISON Sr. • C • 6-3 • Nashville, Tenn./Hillsboro H.S.
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BROADCAST MEDIA SHEET (probable starters noted with orange numbers)
• In a personal SEC high of 33 minutes played, Reynolds grabbed another SEC high with six rebounds and added eight points in the win over Arkansas.
• With 10 points vs. Missouri and 11 vs. Vandy, Reynolds had the fi rst back-to-back double-fi gure games of her career. • Had seven points, four rebounds, three steals and an assist vs. #10/12 Oregon State.• Dished out 62 assists compared to only 34 turnovers as a freshman in 34 games.
NIA MOORE Jr. • C • 6-3 • Chicago, Ill./Bolingbrook H.S.
• Scored most points since having 25 vs. Tenn. St. with nine points against #9/8 Texas A&M. She was 4-for-4 in fi eld goals and added fi ve rebounds in the win, which was a personal SEC high.
• Her total of 113 points this season surpasses the 103 she scored in her fi rst two seasons combined.• One of only six players in UT history to record back-to-back 20-point games to open a season.• Played with twin Annaya ( Lady Vol manager) & UT teammate Ariel Massengale at Bolingbrook High School.
• Had 12 points, six rebounds, a season-high two steals and a block in the win over #17/19 Rutgers.• Has not played since the Stanford game due to concussion-like symptoms.• Scored 19, 10 and 16 points in consecutive games vs. Chattanooga, Texas and Saint Francis, marking
the fi rst time in her career she scored in double fi gures in back-to-back and three-straight contests.• Her mom, Latrish Jones, is a former standout player at Alabama.
• Her 462 assists rank her No. 5 on UT’s career list, and she now pursues fourth-place Alexis Hornbuckle (503) .• Moved past Kara Lawson into fi fth place as Lawson watched the game from press row vs. A&M.• Earned her sixth consecutive game with double digits for the fi rst time in her career. Produced 16
points, three rebounds and four assists vs. Arkansas, hitting four three-pointers in the second half.• In the SEC opener vs. Missouri, tallied 14 points and three assists to assist the winning cause.
• In 19 minutes, Graves produced eight points, including 4-for-4 from the free throw line, three assists, a block and steal in the win over #9/8 Texas A&M.
• Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds, eight points and assists while going 4-for-4 from the free throw line vs. Missouri.
• Her six double-doubles are more than her season total (3) from 2013-14. She had 10 in 2012-13.• Set a Lady Vol record with 14 off ensive rebounds against Georgia Tech last season.
• Racked up a career-high three blocks against Arkansas. Also added three rebounds, an assist and steal.
• Had her best back-to-back scoring games with a new career-high 19 points vs. Vanderbilt. She added four rebounds, two steals and an assist. She had 16 vs. Mizzou, including three treys.
• Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team for her performance as UT’s point guard last season.
• Produced 13 points and 13 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season vs. Arkansas. • Moved into ninth place on the UT career blocks list (119) passing Chamique Holdsclaw (111).• Named SEC Player of the Week for the fi rst time in her career after her performance vs. Oregon State.• Earned her second double-double of the season with 11 points and 13 rebounds vs. Rutgers. • Earned 2013-14 Full Court Third-Team All-American, AP & WBCA H.M. All-American honors.
• Added two points, two rebounds and assist in the win over #9/8 Texas A&M. Was 2-for-2 from the free throw line.
• Has scored in double fi gures four times this season and has had six boards on three occasions.• Scored a career-high 20 points and added six rebounds and four steals vs. Saint Francis on Dec. 3.• Ranked No. 6 in 2014 espnW HoopGurlz Top 100, fi ve-star recruit and No. 1-ranked wing.
JANNAH TUCKER RS-Fr. • G • 6-0 • Baltimore, Md./New Town H.S.
4 • Made her Lady Vol debut and made her fi rst appearance on the court for the fi rst time in two years at the end of the game vs. #7/7 Stanford. She grabbed one rebound.• Part of gold-medal-winning USA U18 unit at the FIBA Americas Championship in August 2012.• Was ranked the No. 8 player nationally in 2013 by HoopGurlz/espnW.• Her father taught her the sport of boxing to help increase her speed and shooting.
• SEC Co-Player of the Week after earning a season-high 17 points, 10 of which were from the free throw line (10-for-11). Also had double-digit scoring games vs. Vandy and Texas A&M.
• Produced a game-high 11 rebounds to go with 14 points for her fourth double-double of the season in the win over #9/8 Texas A&M. She also recorded a season-high six assists on the night.
• Participated in a summer internship at Good Morning America, working with Robin Roberts.
13 • Made her regular season debut vs. Penn and scored 15 points and was 3-for-8 on treys.• Also scored in double fi gures vs. Oral Roberts, hitting for 10 points and grabbing six rebounds.• McDonald’s All-American nominee and participated in 2013 USA 3-on-3 U18 Team Trials.• Averaged 16.8 ppg and 9.7 rpg., and hit 57 three-pointers as a senior at Edwardsville High School.
33 • Has played a combined 25 minutes in the wins over Vandy, #9/8 Texas A&M and Arkansas.• In her fi rst-ever SEC game, tallied four points, three rebounds and two assists vs. Missouri. • Middleton’s 11 assists vs. Penn were the second highest ever tallied by a Lady Vol freshman.• Opened career and UT’s season with a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds vs. Penn.• Ranked No. 28 in 2014 espnW HoopGurlz Top 100 fi ve-star recruit and No. 4-ranked guard.• Became fi rst McDonald’s All-American to win two contests at the Powerade Jam Fest.