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N13 Austin Peay (SS) W 83-54

N17 UNC Asheville (FSN) W 124-49

N20 1-East Carolina W 105-66

N22 1-DePaul (FCS) W 57-53

N23 1-No. 6 Purdue (FSN) L 73-72

N27 College of Charleston (CSS) W 86-69

D2 ETSU (SS) W 78-66

D11 2-vs. Middle Tennessee (CSS) W 75-54

D15 Wyoming (ESPNU) W 77-58

D19 at Southern California (FSN) L 77-55

D23 North Carolina A&T (CSS) W 99-78

D31 at Memphis (ESPN2) W 66-59

J6 Charlotte (CSS) W 88-71

J10 No. 1 Kansas (CBS) W 76-68

J14 Auburn* (ESPN2) W 81-55

J16 No. 21 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) (OT) W 71-69

J19 at Alabama* (ESPN) W 63-56

J23 at Georgia* (FSN) L 78-63

J27 No. 21 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU) L 85-76

J31 Florida* (CBS) W 61-60

F4 at LSU* (ESPN2) W 59-54

F6 South Carolina* (ESPN) W 79-53

F9 at No. 22 Vanderbilt* (ESPN) L 90-71

F13 at No. 3 Kentucky* (ESPN [College Gameday]) L 73-62

F17 Georgia* (SEC Network) W 69-60

F20 at South Carolina* (SEC Network) W 63-55

F23 at Florida* (ESPN) L 75-62

F27 No. 2 Kentucky* (CBS) W 74-65

M3 Arkansas* (CSS) W 80-73

M6 at Mississippi State* (ESPN) W 75-59

M11 3-LSU (SEC Network) W 59-49

M12 3-Ole Miss (SEC Network) W 76-65

M13 3-No. 2 Kentucky (ABC) L 74-45

M18 4-San Diego State (CBS) W 62-59

M20 4-Ohio (CBS) W 83-68

M26 5-No. 5 Ohio State (CBS) 6:07 p.m. CT

Schedule Key

1-U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (UVI Sports & Fitness Center in St. Thomas); 2-Sun Belt Classic (Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.); 3-SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.); 4-NCAA Tournament (Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I.); 5-NCAA Tournament (Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Mo.) * Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FCS-Fox College Sports; SS-SportSouth; FSN includes FS South, FS Southwest and SUN Sports

Opponent Rankings are AP

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Game 36 - NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional Semifinal

6 Tennessee vs. Ohio State 2

6:07 p.m. CT • Friday, March 26, 2010Edward Jones Dome (39,647) • St. Louis, Mo.

TV: The game will be televised nationally on CBS. Verne Lundquist handles the play-by-play duties, while Bill Raftery provides analysis. Bob Mansbach is the producer. The game also will be streamed live on “March Madness On Demand” on NCAA.com.Radio: The game will air on the Vol Radio Network (50-plus stations covering 28 states). Bob Kesling is in his 11th year calling the play-by-play. Former Vol Bert Bertelkamp (1977-80) joins him courtside to provide color commentary. Tim Berry is the engineer, and Glenn Thackston is the producer. A free live audio stream of the broadcast is available on UTsports.com.Team Travel Plans: The team will fly to St. Louis Wednesday night.Tennessee Team Hotel: Sheraton St. Louis City Center Hotel & Suites, 400 South 14th Street, St. Louis, Mo., 63103. Phone: 314-231-5007. Fax: 314-231-5008. The team checks in Wednesday night.Practice/Press Conferences: Tennessee practices at noon CT Thursday at the Edward Jones Dome. Practice lasts 50 minutes and is open to the media and public. Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl will then attend a press conference Thursday at 1 p.m. CT and will be followed by selected UT players at 1:15 p.m. CT. While those press conferences are taking place, the remaining UT players and coaches will be available in the Volunteers locker room.

Tennessee At A Glance Ohio State27-8 (11-5 SEC) Record 29-7 (14-4 Big 10)

15th AP / 14th ESPN/USA Today Coaches ................Ranking ................... 5th AP / 6th ESPN/USA Today Coaches

Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982).........................Head Coach.........................................Thad Matta (Butler, 1990)

125-45 (5th year) ......................................................Record at School .....................................................156-53 (6th year)

442-129 (18th year) ...................................................Overall Record .................................................... 258-84 (10th year)

UTsports.com ..................................................................... Web Site ............................................... OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Tied 2-2 ................................................................................... Series .......................................................... Ohio State leads 4-1 *Updated national rankings will be released Monday afternoon

Probable StartersTennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG

G 3 Bobby Maze 6-3 195 Sr. Suitland, Md. 9.4 2.5 3.2G 32 Scotty Hopson 6-7 200 So. Hopkinsville, Ky. 12.5 3.3 1.2G 30 J.P. Prince 6-7 205 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 9.7 3.8 2.9F 4 Wayne Chism 6-9 246 Sr. Jackson, Tenn. 12.3 7.2 1.1C 33 Brian Williams 6-10 278 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. 5.2 6.1 0.8

Ohio State Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG

G 21 Evan Turner 6-7 210 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 20.0 9.2 6.0G 33 Jon Diebler 6-6 210 Jr. Upper Sandusky, Ohio 13.3 2.8 1.5G 44 William Buford 6-5 200 So. Toledo, Ohio 14.4 5.7 3.1F 23 David Lighty 6-5 225 Jr. Cleveland, Ohio 12.8 4.6 2.9F 52 Dallas Lauderdale 6-8 260 Jr. Solon, Ohio 6.6 5.2 0.2

• This is Tennessee’s sixth NCAA Sweet Sixteen berth (1967, 1981, 2000, 2007, 2008) and its

third under the direction of fifth-year head coach Bruce Pearl.

• In terms of total wins, this is Tennessee’s second-best season of all-time. The 2007-08 team won a school-record 31 games—and also advanced the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.• Through two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, UT is holding its opponents to .382 shooting from the field, .295 shooting from 3-point range and out-rebounding its opponents by 3.5 rpg.• Vols senior Wayne Chism has scored 101 points in nine career NCAA Tournament games (11.2 ppg). This is his third career Sweet Sixteen appearance, and his six NCAA tourney wins is a school record.• Senior wing J.P. Prince was UT’s top scorer in the first and second rounds, with 15 and 18 points, respectively. Tennessee is 16-2 this season when the Memphis, Tenn., native scores in double figures.• Last Saturday’s win over Ohio marked the 21st game this season in which Tennessee held its oppo-nent to worse than 40 percent shooting; UT is unbeaten in those contests.• Tennessee lost its only previous meeting with an NCAA Tournament No. 2 seed, dropping an 86-75 decision to Maryland in the second round of the 1980 tournament in Greensboro, N.C.

Tennessee Trends• Eight Vols are averaging at least 15.0 minutes per game during the NCAA Tournament.• Backup center Brian Williams leads the Vols with an average of 10.0 rebounds per game in the NCAA Tournament• UT is 71-6 when scoring 80 or more points under the direction of Bruce Pearl.• Tennessee is 55-4 (.932) during the Bruce Pearl era when it holds it opponents to 40 percent shoot-ing or worse.• UT’s bench outscores the opponents reserves

by an average of 10.7 ppg (23.1 to 12.4 ppg).

• In Tennessee’s second-round win over Ohio, the Vols’ bench outscored the Bobcats bench 28-0. • UT ranks among the top 20 nationally in 3-point defense, holding foes to .293 shooting from long range.• Senior wing J.P. Prince has drawn a team-high 20 charges, and Wayne Chism is second with 18.

Tennessee In The NCAA TournamentThe Vols are making their 18 all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament … This is the program’s

fifth straight NCAA berth—tying the school-

record—and its ninth in the last 13 years … Tennessee now has a 14-18 all-time record in the “Big Dance” … The Vols are 10-7 in first-round games , 4-5 in second-round games and 0-5 in the regional semifinals.

Volunteers Boast The SEC’s Longest Active Streak Of NCAA Tournament BidsThe Vols have the longest active NCAA Tournament streak in the Southeastern Conference, earning their fifth consecutive bid under coach Bruce Pearl this season... Kentucky’s streak of 16 consecutive appearances was snapped last year.

Bruce Pearl In The NCAA TournamentBruce Pearl has now led his team to the NCAA

Tournament 16 times in 18 years as a head coach

… Pearl owns a 25-14 career record in the NCAA Tournament … He led Southern Indiana to a 16-8 NCAA Tournament record that included an NCAA Division II national championship in 1995 and a runner-up finish in 1994 … He has a 9-6 record in NCAA Division I Tournaments … Pearl has now led

his team to the Sweet Sixteen in four of the last

six years … In 2005, he directed UW-Milwaukee to the Sweet Sixteen and repeated the feat in 2007, 2008 and now 2010 with Tennessee.

Tennessee In The NCAA Sweet SixteenTennessee is making its sixth appearance in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen (regional semifi-nal round) ... Here is a look at UT’s previous results:Date UT Seed Opponent Result

3/17/67 N/A Dayton L, 53-523/19/81 4 1 Virginia L, 62-483/24/00 4 8 North Carolina L, 74-693/22/07 5 1 Ohio State L, 85-843/27/08 2 3 Louisville L, 79-60

The Ohio State SeriesTennessee trails its all-time series with Ohio State 4-1, dating to 1978 ... The Vols won the most recent meeting, posting a 74-69 victory in Knoxville on Jan. 19, 2008 ... Prior to that clash, the previous

meeting came in the 2007 NCAA Sweet Sixteen,

with the top-ranked Buckeyes holding off the

Vols 85-84 in San Antonio, Texas ... It was the second time the programs met that season, as Ohio State protected its homecourt on Jan. 13, 2007, by defeating UT 68-66 ... Ohio State has been ranked in the top five of the Associated press national poll for three of the previous five meetings ... The three

most recent games between Tennessee and

Ohio State—all of which have taken place dur-

ing the Bruce Pearl era—have been decided by

an average of 2.7 ppg.

Noting Ohio StateThad Matta was selected by the media as the Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading Ohio State to the 2010 Big Ten co-regular season and tournament championships ... National Player of the Year finalist Evan Turner, who also was selected as the Big Ten Player of the Year, leads the Buckeyes in numer-ous statistical categories including points (20.0), rebounds (9.2) and assists (6.0) ... The No. 2 seed in the 2010 NCAA Midwest Regional, Ohio State defeated 15th-seeded UC Santa Barbara and 10th-seeded Georgia Tech in the first and second rounds, respectively, to advance to its fourth Sweet Sixteen since 1991 ... Junior guard Jon Diebler is OSU’s all-time 3-point king and is shooting a team-best .428 from beyond the arc this season with 115 makes ... Senior David Lighty (12.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.9 apg) was on the Buckeyes squad that defeated Tennessee 85-84 in the 2007 NCAA South Regional semifinals ... OSU boasts a +13.0 scoring margin, a +2.0 rebound-ing margin and a +2.8 turnover margin on the year.

Media InformationInternet Information on the Tennessee Volunteers and the Southeastern Conference is available on the Internet. To access information on Tennessee, visit the university’s official athletics Web site at UTsports.com. Info on SEC basketball is accessible on the Web at SECsports.com.

Covering Practice Tennessee basketball practices are open to the media. Contact the media relations office for practice dates and times. Tennessee players and coaches are available for interviews at the conclusion of practice. If additional time is required with the players or coaches, contact Basketball SID Tom Satkowiak to make arrangements.

Media Luncheon Bruce Pearl’s media luncheons begin at noon on Mondays throughout the season in Room A in Arena Dining at Thompson-Boling Arena. Following are all the luncheon dates: November 9, 16; December 7, 14, 21, 28; January 4, 11, 20, 25; February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1, 8, 15.

Postgame Interviews The Tennessee locker room is closed. Coach Bruce Pearl addresses the media following a brief cooling-off period. Following home games, selected UT players are available for interviews in the media room near the southeast corner of the arena following coach Pearl’s press conference.

SEC Coaches Teleconference The 12 SEC men’s head basketball coaches are scheduled to participate every Monday (Jan. 4 through March 8). The NCAA Tournament teleconference is set for Monday, March 15 at 11 a.m. ET. It will feature coaches from all SEC teams (men’s and women’s) participating in the NCAA Tournament.Order of Appearance (All Times Eastern)

11:00 a.m. Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt 11:07 a.m. Billy Donovan, Florida 11:14 a.m. Darrin Horn, South Carolina 11:21 a.m. Mark Fox, Georgia 11:28 a.m. Trent Johnson, LSU 11:35 a.m. John Calipari, Kentucky 11:42 a.m. Bruce Pearl, Tennessee

11:49 a.m. John Pelphrey, Arkansas 11:56 a.m. Anthony Grant, Alabama 12:03 p.m. Jeff Lebo, Auburn 12:10 p..m. Andy Kennedy, Ole Miss 12:17 p.m. Rick Stansbury, Mississippi State

Weekly Highlights And Interviews On Satellite Highlights and interviews will be available on a lim-ited number of satellite feeds on Tuesdays through-out the season from 4:15-4:30 p.m. ET. Those feeds will be available on the following dates: Jan. 5, Jan. 12, Jan. 26, Feb. 2, Feb. 23 and March 9. Please credit IMG College/Vol Network for any video used. The coordinates for the feed are Horizons 2 (Digital Ku), Transponder 7 - Slot/Channel A, Uplink Freq. 1426.5 V, Downlink Freq. 11946.5 H, Symbol Rate 6.1113, FEC: 3/4, Data Rate 8.4480. For problems with the feed, call (865) 974-5069.

Statistical ComparisonTennessee Ohio State

73.6 Points 74.164.9 Opponent Points 61.1+8.7 Scoring Margin +13.0.454 Field Goal % .494.393 Opponent Field Goal % .408.318 3-Point % .390.293 Opponent 3-Point % .338.668 Free Throw % .69536.7 Rebounds 33.535.9 Opponent Rebounds 31.5+0.9 Rebounding Margin +2.014.4 Assists 14.813.3 Turnovers 11.47.9 Steals 7.13.7 Blocks 4.327-8, 11-5 SEC Record 29-7, 14-4 Big Ten 15th AP Rank 5th14th NCAA RPI 22nd

Individual Statistical Leaders Tennessee Ohio State

Hopson, 12.5 Points Turner, 20.0Chism, 7.2 Rebounds Turner, 9.2Maze, 3.2 Assists Turner, 6.0Hall, .591 FG % Lauderdale, .772Tatum, .368 3-Pt % Diebler, .428Maze, .822 FT % Diebler, .873

The Last Clash With Ohio StateGreg Oden—the eventual No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft—finally looked like a freshman, getting mired in foul trouble as the top-seeded Buckeyes

fell behind by 20 points to Tennessee before

halftime ... But senior Ron Lewis and fellow fresh-man Mike Conley stepped up in the second half to lift Ohio State past the Vols, 85-84 in the semifinals of the NCAA South Region on March 22, 2007 ... Conley had nine of his 17 points from the foul line, including the game-winner with 6.5 seconds left ... But Conley missed a second shot, giving UT one last chance ... Vols point guard Ramar Smith grabbed the rebound, ran the length of the court and put a shot up just before time expired, but Oden was there to block it and secure the OSU win ... After trailing 49-29 in the final minute of the first half, the Buckeyes got a little back with a three-point play in the final second before intermission ... Then came a 16-5 spurt, keyed by six free throws from Conley ... Ohio State tied it at 79 with 2:44 left on David

Lighty’s eighth 3-pointer of the season, and the

Buckeyes never trailed again ... SEC Player of the Year Chris Lofton scored 24 to lead UT ... He was 6-of-13 on 3-pointers, including one that tied it at 82 only seconds after Lewis had put Ohio State ahead with a 3-pointer of his own ... Ramar Smith scored 15 points and JaJuan Smith added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Vols ... UT forward Ryan Childress scored 12, hitting 4-of-5 behind the arc.

Tennessee-Ohio State ConnectionsTennessee head coach Bruce Pearl and Ohio

State head coach Thad Matta both coached in

the Horizon League before moving to their cur-

rent positions ... Pearl coached at UW-Milwaukee four seasons (2001-05) while Matta spent one year (2000-01) at Butler ... UT radio play-by-play announcer Bob Kesling is a native of Kettering, Ohio, and his father, Devon Kesling, was the drum major for the OSU Marching Band in 1947 and 1948 ... Former Tennessee head coach Don DeVoe (1978-89) is an Ohio State graduate.

27 Wins = Second-Most In Program HistoryTennessee’s triumph over Ohio in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last Saturday gave the Vols their second-highest single-season wins total in the program’s 101-year history (27) … The 2007-08 Vols own the record with 31 total victories ... Interestingly, both teams advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen—as did the 1999-2000 squad, which ranks third in school history with 26 wins.

Chism Extends Record For NCAA Games PlayedFriday’s game against Ohio State will be UT senior Wayne Chism’s 10th NCAA Tournament game … He has played in more NCAA Tournament games —and logged more tourney wins—than any other Vol, and only Chris Lofton (130) and Dale Ellis (116) have scored more points in the tournament than Chism’s 101 ... The Vols are 6-3 in NCAA Tournament play during Chism’s career.

Yet Another Ranked Opponent Friday’s game marks the ninth time this season UT will face a ranked opponent, and it will be the Vols’ sixth game against a team in the AP top six.

UT Earns First No. 6 Seed In School HistoryIn 17 previous NCAA Tournament appearances, Tennessee has never before played as a No. 6 seed … After Bruce Pearl led the Vols to seedings of No. 2, No. 5, No. 2 and No. 9 in the previous four years, respectively, the Vols under Pearl’s direction have averaged a 4.8 in terms of tournament seeding.

Prince Playing With Passion, Poise, PurposeSenior wing J.P. Prince is playing some of the best basketball of his career in this year’s NCAA Tournament, prompting UT head coach Bruce Pearl to tab him as the “best player” at the Providence site last weekend ... The numbers back it up, as Prince led the Vols in points (16.5 ppg) and minutes (28.0 mpg) while being a constant disruptor on the defensive end of the floor ... The Memphis, Tenn., native is shooting .667 from the floor in this year’s NCAA Tournament and has consistently made it to the free-throw line (15 total attempts).

2009-10 Tennessee Basketball RosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School)

0 Renaldo Woolridge G/F 6-8 208 So. Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS)3 Bobby Maze G 6-3 195 Sr. Suitland, Md. (Hutchinson CC) 4 Wayne Chism F/C 6-9 246 Sr. Jackson, Tenn. (Bolivar Central HS) 5* Emmanuel Negedu F 6-7 218 So. Kaduna, Nigeria (Brewster [N.H.] Academy) 10 Michael Hubert G 6-2 203 Jr. Hendersonville, Tenn. (UT Chattanooga)11 Quinn Cannington G 6-4 165 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Fulton HS) 13 Skylar McBee G 6-3 190 Fr. Rutledge, Tenn. (Grainger HS)20 Kenny Hall F 6-8 220 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. (Redan HS)21 Melvin Goins G 5-11 195 Jr. San Diego, Calif. (San Jacinto [Calif.] College)22 Steven Pearl F 6-5 232 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. (West HS) 23 Cameron Tatum G 6-6 197 So. Lithonia, Ga. (The Patterson School) 24 Josh Bone G 6-3 195 Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Southern Illinois University)30 J.P. Prince G 6-7 205 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. (University of Arizona) 32 Scotty Hopson G 6-7 200 So. Hopkinsville, Ky. (University Heights HS) 33 Brian Williams C 6-10 278 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. (Harmony Community Prep) 34^ Jeronne Maymon F 6-6 240 Fr. Madison, Wis. (Marquette University)* Inactive for the 2009-10 season ^Mid-year transfer; not eligible this season

Tennessee Basketball Staff

Head Coach: Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982)Assoc. Head Coach: Tony Jones (Concordia Univ., 1993)Assistant Coach: Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas, 1988)Assistant Coach: Jason Shay (Iowa, 1995)Dir. of Operations: Ken Johnson (College of Idaho, 1993)Assistant to the Head Coach: Mark Pancratz (UW-Milwaukee, 2006)Video Coordinator: Aaron Green (Tennessee, 1998)Athletic Trainer: Chad Newman (Tennessee, 1994)Strength Coach: Troy Wills (Emory & Henry, 2000)

PronunciationsMelvin Goins GO-ins

Jerrone Maymon jur-ON MAY-min

Emmanuel Negedu nuh-GAY-dew

2009-10 SEC Standings (through March 24)

Eastern Division SEC Pct. H A Div. ALL Pct. H A N Last 12 Streak

Kentucky^#* 14-2 .875 8-0 6-2 8-2 34-2 .944 18-0 7-2 9-0 11-1 W7Vanderbilt 12-4 .750 6-2 6-2 6-4 24-9 .727 14-2 7-3 3-4 7-5 L2Tennessee 11-5 .688 7-1 4-4 5-5 27-8 .771 15-1 5-5 7-2 9-3 W2Florida 9-7 .563 6-2 3-5 3-7 21-13 .618 13-4 5-5 3-4 5-7 L2South Carolina 6-10 .375 4-4 2-6 4-6 15-16 .484 11-5 2-9 2-2 4-8 L1Georgia 5-11 .313 5-3 0-8 4-6 14-17 .452 12-4 0-11 2-2 5-7 L1 ^ - SEC Champion; # - Eastern Division Champion; * - SEC Tournament Champion

Western Division SEC Pct. H A Div. ALL Pct. H A N Last 12 Streak

Mississippi State% 9-7 .563 6-2 3-5 7-3 24-12 .667 13-4 5-6 6-2 7-5 L1Ole Miss% 9-7 .563 4-4 5-3 7-3 23-10 .697 14-4 6-4 3-2 7-5 W2Arkansas 7-9 .438 5-3 2-6 5-5 14-18 .438 12-9 2-7 0-2 5-7 L6Alabama 6-10 .375 4-4 2-6 5-5 17-15 .531 11-6 3-6 3-3 4-8 L1Auburn 6-10 .375 5-3 1-7 5-5 15-17 .469 12-5 2-9 1-3 5-7 L2LSU 2-14 .125 2-6 0-8 1-9 11-20 .355 11-7 0-9 0-4 2-10 L1 % - Western Division co-Champion

Homecoming Of Sorts For Coach PearlThis first/second-round trip to Providence, R.I., last week was a homecoming of sorts for fifth-year Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl—who, coinci-dentally, turned 50 last Thursday when the Vols defeated San Diego State … According to Pearl’s father, Bernie (who made the trip to Providence last week with the Vols), Bruce grew up just 19 miles from Providence in Sharon, Mass. (pop. 17,033) … Pearl graduated from Sharon High School before enrolling at Boston College.

It’s Good To See You Again, VerneThe Vols are a perfect 5-0 on CBS this season, with some big wins being shown on the network’s air ... In addition to last week’s NCAA Tournament wins over San Diego State and Ohio, UT has defeated top-ranked Kansas (Jan. 10), SEC rival Florida (Jan. 31) and second-ranked Kentucky (Feb. 27) on CBS this year ... Interestingly, Tennessee is also a perfect 50- on Fridays this season.

UT Still In It Even When Facing Halftime DeficitUT is 6-6 when trailing at halftime this season.

Bring On The BestTennessee under coach Bruce Pearl is 5-7 against teams ranked in the top five of the Associated Press national poll, including a 4-0 mark at home ... The

Vols won three of their last five games against

top-five teams, toppling top-ranked Memphis on Feb. 23, 2008 and shocking top-ranked Kansas and second-ranked Kentucky this season in Knoxville.Date Opponent Result

1/18/06 at #4 Memphis L, 88-791/21/06 #2 Florida W, 80-7611/24/06 vs. #2 North Carolina L, 101-871/13/07 at #5 Ohio State L, 68-662/3/07 at #1 Florida L, 94-782/27/07 #5 Florida W, 86-763/22/07 vs. #1 Ohio State (NCAA) L, 85-842/23/2008 at #1 Memphis W, 66-621/10/10 #1 Kansas W, 76-682/13/10 at #3 Kentucky L, 73-622/27/10 #2 Kentucky W, 74-653/13/10 vs. #2 Kentucky L, 74-45

Tennessee Earns Fifth-Straight 20-Win SeasonBruce Pearl’s Volunteers have logged 20 wins for the fifth time in his five-year tenure on Rocky Top ... Tennessee now has 23 all-time 20-win seasons to date ... In 18 seasons as a college head coach,

Pearl has now led his team to at least 20 wins 17

times ... That’s darn good.

Quick FactsLocation ................................................... Knoxville, TennesseeFounded ..................................................................................1794Conference ............................................................SoutheasternEnrollment ...........................................................................27,739Home Court .....................................Thompson-Boling ArenaCapacity ................................................................................21,678 Record In Arena ................................270-92 (.746) 23rd yearFirst Game .............12/3/87 (Tennessee 82, Marquette 56)Largest Crowd ......................25,610 vs. Kentucky (1/21/89)

at Current Capacity ...........22,326 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)Colors ..................................................................Orange & WhiteNickname .................................................................... VolunteersMascot ..............................Smokey (a blue tick coon hound)Band .......................................................Pride of the SouthlandInterim President ............................................Dr. Jan C. SimekFaculty Representative .................................Dr. Dan Murphy Athletic Director ............................................... Mike HamiltonAthletic Department Phone .........................(865) 974-1220Ticket Office Phone .........................................(865) 656-1200

HistoryFirst Year Of Basketball ................................................1908-09All-Time Record ...........................................1,470-929-2 (.612)NCAA Tournament Appearances ........................................18 (1967, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 89, 98, 99, 00, 01, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10)National Invitation Tournament Appearances...............11 (1945, 69, 71, 84, 85, 88, 90, 92, 96, 03, 04)

Team Information2008-09 Overall Record.....................................................21-13 Home / Away / Neutral ............................ 10-5 / 6-5 / 5-3SEC Record ...............................................................................10-6 Home / Away ........................................................... 5-3 / 5-3SEC Finish ...........................................................................1st EastFinal Ranking (AP / USA Today) ................................. NR / NRStarters Returning/Lost ......................................................... 5/0Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................................ 9/2

Coaching StaffHead Coach .................Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982)Record at Tennessee .................125-45 (5th year) .735 Pct.Career Record .........................442-129 (18th year) .774 Pct.Basketball Office Phone .................................(865) 974-1206Basketball Office Fax .......................................(865) 974-0097Associate Head Coach .......................................... Tony Jones (Concordia University, 1993)Assistants ........... Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas, 1988) Jason Shay (Iowa, 1995)Director of Basketball Operations ................. Ken Johnson (College of Idaho, 1993)Assistant to the Head Coach ......................... Mark Pancratz (UW-Milwaukee, 2006)Video Coordinator .......... Aaron Green (Tennessee, 1998)Athletic Trainer .............Chad Newman (Tennessee, 1994)Strength Coach ............. Troy Wills (Emory & Henry, 2000)

Sports InformationBasketball SID ..............Tom Satkowiak (Tennessee, 2002) Cell Phone ....................................................(865) 696-2897 E-mail .......................................................... tomsid@utk.eduAssociate AD/SID .................... Bud Ford (Tennessee, 1966)SID Office Phone ...............................................(865) 974-7501SID Office Fax .....................................................(865) 974-1269Press Row Phone (Scores & Updates) .......(865) 544-0789SID Mailing Address ........................................P.O. Box 15016 Knoxville, TN 37901Overnight Address ........ 1720 Volunteer Blvd., Room 255 Knoxville, TN 37996Web Address ............................................ www.UTsports.com

Associated Press Poll(Updated March 14)

Rank Team Record Points Prev

1 Kansas (65) 32-2 1625 12 Kentucky 32-2 1559 23 Duke 29-5 1427 44 Syracuse 28-4 1412 35 Ohio State 27-7 1377 56 West Virginia 27-6 1365 77 Kansas State 26-7 1209 98 New Mexico 29-4 1043 89 Villanova 24-7 961 1010 Purdue 27-5 915 611 Butler 28-4 903 1212 Temple 29-5 843 1713 Michigan State 24-8 836 1114 Georgetown 23-10 788 2215 Tennessee 25-8 616 15

16 Wisconsin 23-8 603 1317 BYU 29-5 600 1418 Pittsburgh 24-8 566 1619 Baylor 25-7 550 2120 Maryland 23-8 394 1921 Vanderbilt 24-8 382 2022 Gonzaga 26-6 359 1823 Texas A&M 23-9 290 2324 Richmond 26-8 141 2725 Xavier 24-8 106 24

Dropped out: No. 25 UTEP

Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa 68, UTEP 58, Notre Dame 39, Marquette 33, San Diego State 18, Saint Mary’s 15, Cornell 6, UNLV 5, Georgia Tech 4, Utah State 3, Virginia Tech 3, Mississippi State 1, Murray State 1, Texas 1

ESPN/USA Today Poll(Updated March 14)

Rank Team Record Points Prev

1 Kansas (31) 32-2 775 12 Kentucky 32-2 744 23 Duke 29-5 699 44 Syracuse 28-4 667 35 West Virginia 27-6 661 66 Ohio State 27-7 626 77 Kansas State 26-7 566 98 Butler 28-4 511 129 Villanova 24-7 471 1010 New Mexico 29-4 467 811 Purdue 27-5 462 512 Michigan State 24-8 409 1113 Temple 29-5 403 1714 Tennessee 25-8 352 13

15 Georgetown 23-10 341 22T-16 BYU 29-5 265 15T-16 Pittsburgh 24-8 265 1618 Gonzaga 26-6 245 1419 Wisconsin 23-8 215 1820 Maryland 23-8 184 1921 Baylor 25-7 177 2022 Vanderbilt 24-8 127 2323 Texas A&M 23-9 126 2424 Northern Iowa 28-4 122 2525 UTEP 26-6 67 21

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Saint Mary’s (26-5) 37; Richmond (26-8) 24; San Diego State (25-8) 16; Cornell (27-4) 14; Washington (24-9) 10; Marquette (22-11) 9; Utah State (27-7) 5; Xavier (24-8) 4; Old Dominion (26-8) 3; Georgia Tech (22-12) 2; Siena (27-6) 2; Minnesota (21-13) 1; Texas (24-9) 1.

Tracking Tennessee In The Polls

Pre 11/16 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/14 12/21 12/28 1/4 1/11 1/18 1/25

AP 10 10 9 11 9 9 16 14 16 9 8 14Coaches’ 11 11 11 12 9 8 14 14 15 10 8 14

2/1 2/8 2/15 2/22 3/1 3/8 3/15 Final

AP 14 12 20 19 16 15 15 Coaches’ 14 12 18 17 13 13 14

This Season’s Vols Set Defensive MarksIn Bruce Pearl’s fifth season on Rocky Top, the Vols have posted some of the best defensive statistics of his tenure … This is the first time during the Pearl

era that UT has held its opponents to below 40

percent shooting overall (.393) and less than 30

percent shooting from 3-point range (.293) …

In fact, never in UT’s hardwood history has it

held its opponents under 31 percent shooting

from beyond the arc for a full season ... This year also marks Tennessee’s best scoring defense under Pearl (64.9 ppg) … … The Vols have excelled in shutting down opposing playmakers as well, as the opponents’ assists total (395) is its lowest since the 1998-99 season (359), and the opponents’ assists average (11.3 apg) is its lowest since 1996-97 (10.7) … In the post, Tennessee has logged its highest blocks total under Pearl; the Vols have 129 blocks so far this season, and the previous high under Pearl was 124 last season.

The Big Orange In The SEC TournamentThe Vols are 59-46 all-time in the SEC Tournament … Since the tournament was renewed in 1979, the Vols are 24-31 ... Tennessee’s four SEC Tournament titles are the third-most of any league member … Only Kentucky (25) and Alabama (6) have won the tournament more times … Only Kentucky (113 wins) has more SEC Tournament victories. ... UT’s

.562 winning percentage in the SEC tourney

is third-best in the league, and the Vols have

reached the semifinals for three straight years.

Chism Earns First-Team All-SEC HonorsWayne Chism earned first-team All-SEC honors this season after being named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2007 and receiving second-team All-SEC acclaim last year ... Three Vols have now earned a total of six first-team All-SEC awards in the last five years (Chris Lofton in 2006, 2007 and 2008; Tyler Smith in 2008 and 2009) ... Chism garnered second-team honors on the AP’s All-SEC listing, and he also earned second-team All-District 21 honors from the NABC earlier this week.

Chism UT’s Best 3-Point-Shooting Post Player EverWayne Chism is among the most multi-faceted frontcourt players in Tennessee basketball his-tory ... In addition to ranking among the program’s all-time leaders in games played, games started, scoring, blocked shots and rebounding, Chism

also has made more 3-pointers (127) than any

other Vol post players since the 3-point line was

adopted by the NCAA in 1986-87 ... Though he was listed as a “forward” on UT’s roster, Vincent Yarbrough (179 from 1999-2002) played on the perimeter as more of a “wing” ... Behind Chism, the next-closest true “post” player is Ron Slay, who made 81 3-pointers from 2000-03.

Nine Different Starting Fives This SeasonTennessee has used nine different starting lineups this season ... That is a high during the Bruce Pearl era (2005-06 to present) ... Eight different starting lineups were utilized last season ... UT has used

the same starting in each of its last eight games.

Giant SlayersTennessee is the only team in the country who has beaten the top two teams in each major poll (AP and coaches’) ... Additionally, Kansas and Kentucky each occupied the No. 1 spot in the national rank-ings at one point this season ... The Vols also faced Purdue, which is still in the top 11 in both polls, in November at the Paradise Jam and fell to the Boilermakers by one point on a neutral court.

Vols Beat No. 1 & No. 2; First Since 2001-02Props to the stat nerds at ESPN Stats & Informationfor providing the following fantastic note: Tennessee is the first program since the 2001-

02 to beat the No. 1 and No. 2 team in the same

season ... It happened twice that year ... Oklahoma beat No. 2 Maryland on Dec. 21, 2001, and beat No. 1 Kansas on March 10, 2002 ... Maryland beat No. 2 Illinois on Nov. 27, 2001, and beat No. 1 Duke on Feb. 17, 2002.

Defense & Rebounding Critical To OutcomesField-goal percentage defense and rebounding margin are two of the most glaring statistics when analyzing Tennessee’s win and losses this season:

Wins (27) Losses (8) 76.6 Points Per Game 63.2 .472 Field-Goal % .391 .364 Field-Goal % Defense .500 .336 3-Point % .259 38.9 Rebounds Per Game 29.4 +4.0 Rebounding Margin -9.6 15.7 Assists Per Game 10.0

Pearl And His Staff Are Scary GoodHere’s a true gem from the “Wow!” chapter in the Pearl-era records book: Tennessee under Bruce Pearl is 19-6 (.760) in regular-season rematch games against SEC Eastern Division opponents.

Vols Trying To Go Wire-To-Wire In The AP PollNine teams—Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Purdue, West Virginia, Michigan State, Villanova, Georgetown and Tennessee—have a chance at being ranked in the AP top 25 the entire season ... Since no team can lose more than one game from this point for-ward, no teams from that group appear to be in any danger of not going wire to wire.

Keep ‘Em Under 70Tennessee is 24-0 this season when it holds its opponents under 70 points ... The last time the Vols lost a game when holding their opponents under 70 points was a 64-61 loss to Mississippi State in last year’s SEC Tournament Championship Game.

High-Percentage Hall True freshman forward Kenny Hall leads the Vols in field-goal percentage this season, shooting .591 (52-of-88) from the field—and .617 (29-of-47) in regular-season SEC play ... He ranks tied for second on the team in dunks with 31 ... That means 59.6 percent of Hall’s field goals this season have been slam dunks; that’s as “high-percentage” as it gets.

UT Leads SEC In Wins Since 2005-06Tennessee’s 57 SEC wins since the 2005-06 season are the most in the conference over that period ... The Vols are the only SEC squad to record double figure league wins in each of the last four years (regular season).

School 06 07 08 09 10 Total

Tennessee 12-4 10-6 14-2 10-6 11-5 57-23

Kentucky 9-7 9-7 12-4 8-8 14-2 52-28Florida 10-6 13-3 8-8 9-7 9-7 49-31Vanderbilt 7-9 10-6 10-6 8-8 12-4 47-33Miss. State 5-11 8-8 12-4 9-7 9-7 43-37LSU 14-2 5-11 6-10 13-3 2-14 40-40

Tennessee Bench Production High

Game UT-Opp. Diff. Bench Scorer

Austin Peay 38-10 +28 Tatum, 15UNC Asheville 58-23 +35 Tatum, 13vs. East Carolina 44-18 +26 Tatum, 14vs. DePaul 24-5 +19 McBee, 9vs. Purdue 16-10 +6 Tatum, 8Coll. of Charleston 26-8 +18 Williams, 11ETSU 30-25 +5 McBee/Williams, 9vs. Middle Tenn. 37-6 +31 Prince, 17Wyoming 24-17 +7 Williams, 9at Southern Calif. 16-2 +14 Goins, 10North Carolina A&T 60-31 +29 Hall, 16at Memphis 17-16 +1 Goins, 8Charlotte 21-20 +1 Hall, 12Kansas 13-11 +2 McBee, 6Auburn 22-5 +17 Hall, 10Ole Miss 16-19 -3 Bone, 9at Alabama 19-19 Even Hall, 12at Georgia 13-16 -3 Pearl, 6Vanderbilt 12-19 -7 McBee, 5Florida 15-8 +7 Tatum, 8at LSU 15-5 +10 Goins/Tatum, 5South Carolina 23-3 +20 Hall, 7at Vanderbilt 13-17 -4 Goins, 11at Kentucky 26-13 +13 Goins, 14Georgia 10-14 -4 Pearl/Williams, 4at South Carolina 20-3 +17 Hall, 8at Florida 35-4 +31 Hopson, 20Kentucky 20-5 +15 Tatum, 9Arkansas 23-22 +1 Tatum, 12at Miss. State 24-11 +13 Tatum, 10vs. LSU 8-14 -6 Tatum, 5vs. Ole Miss 18-15 +3 Tatum, 15vs. Kentucky 9-15 -6 Hall, 5vs. San Diego State 15-5 +10 Goins, 15vs. Ohio 28-0 +28 Tatum, 11 808-434 +372

Noting the Volunteers Bench

• 10 Vols average at least 13.0 minutes played per game.• No Vol ranks in the top 10 in the SEC in minutes played.

Chism Stands Alone Atop UT’s Games Played ListSenior Wayne Chism has played in more career games (140) than any player in program history ... In UT’s Feb. 20 win at South Carolina, Chism broke Rob Jones’ long-standing school record for games played (130 from 1983-86) ... In addition to serving as a testament to Chism’s durability, it also serves as a reminder of what great success the Vols have enjoyed during his career on Rocky Top (103 wins in 140 games).

Chism Also The “Winningest” Vol EverTennessee senior Wayne Chism has been a part of 103 victories during his career thus far on Rocky Top (103-37, .736) ... That is five more than last year’s four-year seniors (Ryan Childress and walk-ons Tanner Wild and Justin Jackson), who earned 98 total wins during their careers and held the title of the winningest Vols of all-time in terms of total victories* ... Chism has the remaining postseason to climb further past his predecessors as the win-ningest player in school history.*not counting wins during players’ redshirt year

Chism Rising In UT’s Rebounding Records BookSenior center Wayne Chism has 916 career rebounds and ranks sixth on UT’s all-time list ... He

is the ONLY Vol ever to grab 900 rebounds and

block 150 shots ... Chism last year enjoyed his fin-est rebounding season, snagging 273 boards in 34 games (8.0 rpg) ... Current Los Angeles Lakers scout Gene Tormohlen (1956-59) is UT’s career rebound-ing leader with 1,113.

Chism Second On UT’s Career Blocks ListWayne Chism also has ascended on UT’s career blocked shots list, as he currently has 151 blocks in his career ... That total is good enough for second place on the school’s all-time list ... Chism blocked

a season-high five shots vs. Vanderbilt on Jan.

27 ... He tied a UT single-game record with six blocks last season at Kansas.

Steven Pearl Answering The BellJunior forward Steven Pearl has seen his minutes increase from an average of 3.0 in UT’s first 12 games to an average of 13.1 in the Vols’ last 23 games ... Pearl comes off the bench at the power forward spot and started in the second half Feb. 23 at Florida.

Maze’s Magic Number = 5Tennessee is 14-3 when senior point guard Bobby Maze has at least five assists during his career ... Maze dropped nine dimes in UT’s NCAA second-round win over Ohio last Saturday ... This season, from a team perspective, UT is 12-4 when any Vol logs at least five assists.

Maze On Point For Record-Setting GamesSenior point guard Bobby Maze was UT’s starting point guard for each of the two highest single-game assists totals in school history (34 vs. UNC Asheville this season, and 32 vs. Chattanooga last season) ... Maze was one of five SEC point guards listed among the initial 72 candidates for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford Financial Services (he did not make the finalist list) ... A native of Suitland, Md., Maze averages 9.4 points and 3.2 assists per game while owning a 2.3 assist/turnover ratio this season.

Prince Does A Bit Of EverythingSenior wing J.P. Prince is the epitome—perhaps more so than any other player in the SEC—of a “stat-sheet stuffer” ... The Memphis, Tenn., native often posts impressive numbers in various statisti-cal categories ... Here’s a look at how many times this season Prince has posted impressive totals:At least 10 points: 18 timesAt least six rebounds: 12 timesAt least five assists: 5 timesAt least three steals: 6 times

Pearl’s Conference Success Is StaggeringIn his 17 full seasons as a college head coach, Bruce Pearl’s teams have finished first or second in their conference 14 times, and he’s never had a team

finish worse than fourth in its league ... Of his three third-place finishes, the two at Southern Indiana led to an NCAA round of 16 appearance (1998) and a national championship (1995).

A Lot Has Changed Since SeptemberBack in late-September, it was anticipated that

the Vols would be returning 95.4 percent of

their scoring and 94.8 percent of their rebound-

ing from a season ago ... UT’s current roster, however, looks much different than it did then ... After suffering a sudden cardiac arrest on Sept. 28, sophomore forward Emmanuel Negedu had an internal cardiac defibrillator implanted on Oct. 6 and it was announced that he would be inactive this season ... Senior combo guard Josh Tabb left the program on Oct. 28 to be near his sick mother ... Then UT’s most versatile player and last sea-son’s top scorer and assists man, Tyler Smith, was dismissed from the team on Jan. 8 following an off-the-court incident on New Year’s Day ... Backup center Brian Williams missed nine games before his reinstatement on Feb. 6 from a suspension for his involvement in that same incident ... Given those circumstances, the season-ending knee inju-ry walk-on point guard Michael Hubert suffered in practice in December is amplified ... What remains,

is only 70.8 percent of last season’s scoring and

75.4 percent of last season’s rebounding.

Scoring Offense (Understandably) Down 11.9 Pts.Tennessee’s scoring offense has dipped since the New Year’s Day incident that led to the suspen-sions/dismissal of four contributors ... In the 12 games prior to the incident, the Vols averaged 81.4 ppg ... But that average has dipped to 69.5 ppg in the 23 games since—which include 17 victories.

What Was Missing During 7-Game Win Streak?The four Vols who didn’t play during the team’s seven-game win streak from Dec. 31 through Jan. 19 had previously combined to average 79.3 min-utes played per game—or 19.8 minutes per player ... The four also accounted for 32.2 points, 14.7 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game through UT’s first 12 contests.

Bernard King A 2010 Naismith Hall of Fame FinalistFormer Tennessee and NBA legend Bernard King was named last week to an elite list of players, coaches and teams who are finalists for election to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this spring ... Joining King on the list of finalists includes from the North American Screening Committee are the likes of Karl Malone, Dennis Johnson, Chris Mullin and Scotty Pippen ... The Class of 2010 will be announced on April 5 Indianapolis prior to the NCAA’s title game ... Finalists need 18 of 24 votes from the Honors Committee for election into the Hall.

McRae, Golden & Harris Sign With UT; Vols’ Recruiting Class Ranked No. 4 By RivalsDuring the November early-signing period, UT inked three highly touted prospects ... With the signings of guards Jordan McRae and Trae Golden, along with power forward Tobias Harris, Tennessee’s 2010 recruiting class is ranked No. 4 nationally by Rivals.com ... A 6-foot-6, 180-pound shooting guard, McRae is a senior at Liberty County High School ... As a junior last year at LCHS, McRae averaged 23 points per game and earned 2008-09 honorable mention All-State honors from both the Georgia Sports Writers Association and the Atlanta Journal Constitution ... Scout.com and ESPN’s Scouts, Inc., both rank the rangy and explo-sive McRae as the sixth-best shooting guard in the class of 2010 ... McRae is listed on the ESPNU Top-100 chart as the class of 2010’s 29th-best overall prospect ... ... Golden is a 6-foot-1, 190-pound guard from Powder Springs, Ga., who is a senior at McEachern High School ... A 2008-09 Class AAAAA first-team All-State selection by both the Georgia Sports Writers Association and the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Golden is rated by Rivals.com as a four-star prospect and the No. 55 overall prospect nationally in the class of 2010 ... Harris is rated by Rivals.com as the nation’s best forward in the class of 2010 and the country’s No. 5 overall prospect ... The 6-8, 220-pound forward from Half Hollow Hills West High School in Dix Hills, N.Y., averaged 25 points and 12 rebounds per game last season ... All three signees plan to enroll at UT this summer.

Pearls Enjoyed Golden Summer in IsraelTennessee head coach Bruce Pearl fulfilled one of his professional dreams this past summer as he led Maccabi USA’s Open Men’s Basketball Team to a gold medal at the 18th World Maccabiah Games in Israel ... Maccabi USA’s overtime victory over Israel in the gold-medal game gave the U.S. just its third gold medal at the quadrennial Games in the last 24 years, as teams from nations such as France, Israel and Russia have risen to prominence in recent years ... In its six contests at the Maccabiah Games, the U.S. Maccabi Team outscored its opponents by an average of 35.8 points per game (104.8 to 69.0) en route to a 5-1 record ... UT forward Steven Pearl starred on the American squad, as did Dan Grunfeld, son of two-time Tennessee All-America honoree Ernie Grunfeld ... Bruce Pearl’s oldest daughter, Jacqui, also worked with the team in a managerial/administrative capacity.

Pearl Shines Against The SECTennessee under Bruce Pearl has a record of .500 or better against 10 of its 11 Southeastern Conference foes (2005-06 to present).

School Record School Record

Georgia 9-1 Vanderbilt 6-4Florida 8-2 Arkansas 4-2Mississippi State 5-1 Ole Miss 4-2South Carolina 10-2 LSU 4-3Alabama 4-2 Kentucky 4-7Auburn 4-2

Pearl’s Winning Percentage Ranks Fourth Among Active CoachesBruce Pearl’s career winning percentage of .774 ranks fourth among active coaches ... Pearl has a 125-45 mark at Tennessee ... Following is a break-down of the winningest active Division I coaches: Coach Team Yrs. W-L Pct.

1. Roy Williams North Carolina 22 612-155 .79792. Mark Few Gonzaga 11 291-74 .79733. Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 7 189-54 .7784. Bruce Pearl Tennessee 18 442-129 .774

“VOLScholar” Insignia Recognizes Academic Diligence

Eight Vols (Quinn Cannington, Melvin Goins, Michael Hubert, Bobby Maze, Skylar McBee, Emmanuel Negedu, Steven Pearl and Renaldo Woolridge) are sporting VOLScholar patches on their jerseys this semester ... The VOLScholar program, an initiative of

UT’s Thornton Athletics Student Life Center, is a comprehensive academic and citizenship-building program that has gained enthusiastic support from several of UT’s athletic teams ... Student-athletes earn the right to wear the VOLScholar patch on their uniform by achieving a 3.0 grade-point aver-age during the previous fall and/or spring semes-ter.

Pearl’s Vols Have Edge In Close GamesHere’s a look at how Tennessee under Bruce Pearl has fared in close games.Five-point margin: 5-0 Two-point margin: 8-4Four-point margin: 6-1 One-point margin: 1-5Three-point margin: 8-3

OUTLIVE: Round 2The Tennessee bas-ketball program’s OUTLIVE initiative raised more than

$93,000 last season for cancer research and pre-vention education ... This year’s fundraising total is at $130,000 and counting ... So far, OUTLIVE has helped the UT Medical Center Cancer Institute provide more than 2,500 free cancer screenings throughout East Tennessee .... The highly suc-cessful OUTLIVE initiative was the idea of cur-rent graduate manager Brooks Savage, who was inspired to action after witnessing the impact can-cer had on the UT basketball team (Bruce Pearl’s mother is a cancer survivor; former Vol Chris Lofton quietly and courageously underwent treatment for testicular cancer during his senior season in 2007-08) ... Bruce and Brandy Pearl announced in mid-January that they have a goal to help raise $1 million for the OUTLIVE program in the next five years ... Tennessee throttled Florida 79-63 in last year’s inaugural OUTLIVE game before shocking second-ranked Kentucky 74-65 in this season’s OUTLIVE contest.

Early OUTLIVE Proceeds Exceed $130,000During halftime of the Feb. 27 win over second-ranked Kentucky, the UT athletics department pre-sented UT Medical Center with a check for $130,000 raised during Year Two of the OUTLIVE initiative to fight cancer ... The Vols raised more than $93,000 in 2009’s inaugural OUTLIVE campaign ... Saturday’s check presentation did not include t-shirt sales from the last few days leading up to the game or donations received through phone calls or texts on gameday (those figures are not yet available).

Pearl Has Led UT To Three East Division TitlesDespite playing in a division that boasts the NCAA’s all-time winningest program (Kentucky) and a Florida program that claimed two of the last four national championships, UT has won three SEC East crowns under fifth-year head coach Bruce Pearl.

Pressure Defense Tennessee’s pressure defense has made the simple act of inbounding the ball a headache for its oppo-nents ... Since 2006-07 season (140 games), UT has forced 380 turnovers on inbounds plays ... During that span, the Vols’ inbounds pressure has caused:• 78 timeouts to be called• 38 five-second calls• Coppin State (11/19/06) committed the highest number of turnovers on inbounds plays (13) during the last four years.

Tennessee Runner-Up At Paradise JamUT was runner-up at the 2009 Paradise Jam, with wins over East Carolina (105-66) and DePaul (57-53) before a one-point loss to sixth-ranked Purdue (73-72) in the title game ... Wayne Chism (14.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg) earned All-Tournament Team honors.

Vol Radio Network The broadcasting tandem of “Bob and Bert” are in their 10th season of describing the action from Tennessee basketball games across the Volunteer state on the Vol Radio Network. Bob Kesling handles the play-by-play duties while former Vol Bert Bertelkamp serves as color analyst. The tandem can be heard on more than 60 stations throughout the state of Tennessee and much of the Southeast. Nighttime coverage of the Vol Radio Network reaches portions of 28 states. Fans outside the range of the radio network may listen over the Internet via UTsports.com or telephone by using TEAMLINE (1-800-846-4700 ext. 5405).

Tennessee Basketball Programming Lineup Tennessee Tipoff Show: Vol Network coverage begins with this informative and entertaining show which airs 30 minutes before tipoff. Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp set the stage from the game site. Network host John Wilkerson previews action around the country and the SEC. Game Broadcast: Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp describe the exciting play-by-play action of Tennessee basketball. Big Orange Scoreboard: After each game John Wilkerson gets listeners caught up with scores, reports and updates from the SEC and around the country. The Vol Network provides an exclusive courtside interview with the player of the game as well as additional interviews from the Tennessee locker room. Bob Kesling recaps the game with a review of the final statistics. Bruce Pearl Show: Following each game, UT head coach Bruce Pearl gives an exclusive interview with Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp.

Bruce Pearl TV ShowChattanooga WTVC Ch. 9 Sat., 1 p.m.Knoxville WVLT Ch. 8 Sat., 11 a.m. MyVLT2 Ch. 20 Sun., 9 a.m. MyVLT2 Ch. 20 Tue., 10 a.m.Memphis WMC Ch. 5 Sat., NoonNashville WZTV Ch. 17 Sat., 11:30 a.m.Tri-Cities WJHL Ch. 11 Sat., NoonRegional SportSouth Sun., Noon

Market Station

Athens WAYA - FM 101.3Bristol WOPI - AM 1490Camden WRJB - FM 98.3Chattanooga WGOW - FM 102.3Clarksville WJZM - AM 1400Cleveland WCLE - FM 104.1Columbia WKOM - FM 101.7Columbia WMCP - AM 1280Cookeville WHUB - AM 1400Crossville WCSV - AM 1490Crossville WOWF - FM 102.5Dresden WCDZ - FM 95.1Erwin WEMB - AM 1420Fayetteville WYTM - FM 105.5Franklin WAKM - AM 950Greeneville WIKQ - FM 103.1Huntingdon WVHR - FM 100.9Jackson WDXI - AM 1310Johnson City WKTP - AM 1590Kingsport WKPT - AM 1400Kingsport WKOS - FM 104.9Knoxville WNML - AM 990Knoxville WIVK - FM 107.7LaFollette WQLA - FM 104.9Lawrenceburg WDXE - FM 95.9

Market Station

Lenoir City WLIL - AM 730Lewisburg WJJM - AM 1490Lewisburg WJJM - FM 94.3Lexington WBFG - FM 96.5Livingston WLIV - AM 920Livingston WLIV - FM 104.7Manchester WFTZ - FM 101.5McMinnville WAKI - AM 1230Memphis WSMB - AM 680Morristown WCRK - AM 1150Murfreesboro WBOZ - FM 104.9Nashville WLAC - AM 1510Newport WLIK - AM 1270Oneida WBNT - FM 105.5Paris WTPR - AM 710Paris WTPR - FM 101.5Portland WQKR - AM 1270Pulaski WKSR - AM 1420Pulaski WKSR - FM 98.3Savannah WKWX - FM 93.5Smithville WJLE - AM 1480Smithville WJLE - FM 101.7Union City WENK - AM 1240Wartburg WECO - FM 101.3Winchester WCDT - AM 1340

Career ScoringRank Player, Pos. Years Points

1. Allan Houston, G 1990-93 2,8012. Ernie Grunfeld, F 1974-77 2,2493. Tony White, G 1984-87 2,2194. Chris Lofton, G 2005-08 2,1315. Reggie Johnson, F 1977-80 2,1036. Dale Ellis, F 1980-83 2,0657. Bernard King, F 1975-77 1,9628. Dyron Nix, F 1986-89 1,8779. Vincent Yarbrough, F 1999-2002 1,73710. Carl Widseth, C 1953-56 1,68311. Brandon Wharton, G 1996-99 1,65112. Michael Brooks, G 1981-85 1,60013. Tony Harris, G 1998-2001 1,58814. Wayne Chism, F/C 2007-10 1,573

15. Ron Slay, F 2000-03 1,56916. Ron Widby, F 1965-67 1,43217. C.J. Watson, G 2003-06 1,42418. Steve Hamer, C 1993-96 1,41819. Jimmy England, G 1969-71 1,40720. JaJuan Smith, G 2005-08 1,38421. Mike Edwards, G 1971-73 1,34322. Herman Thompson, G 1954-57 1,31923. Isiah Victor, F 1998-2001 1,30424. Brandon Crump, F 2002-05 1,26725. C.J. Black, F 1997-2000 1,26126. Mike Jackson, G 1974-77 1,24327. Bill Justus, G 1967-69 1,236 28. A.W. Davis, F 1963-65 1,22529. Tyler Smith, G/F 2008-10 1,21930. Ed Weiner, F 1952-55 1,212

Career ReboundsRank Player Years Rebounds

1. Gene Tormohlen 1957-59 1,1132. Bernard King 1975-77 1,0043. Dyron Nix 1986-89 9444. Carl Widseth 1953-56 9375. Reggie Johnson 1977-80 9206. Wayne Chism 2007-10 916

7. Vincent Yarbrough 1999-2002 8628. Rob Jones 1983-86 8049. Isiah Victor 1998-2001 79910. Steve Hamer 1993-96 75011. Don Johnson 1969-71 749T-12. C.J. Black 1997-2000 703T-12. Willie Burton 1981-84 703T-12. Dalen Showalter 1958-60 703

Career BlocksRank Player Years Blocks

1. C.J. Black 1997-2000 2122. Wayne Chism 2007-10 151

3. Doug Roth 1986-89 1464. Dyron Nix 1986-89 1425. Isiah Victor 1998-2001 1406. Charles Hathaway 1997-2001 1337. Vincent Yarbrough 1999-2002 1318. Steve Hamer 1993-96 1229. Reggie Johnson 1977-80 11910. Marcus Haislip 2000-02 11611. Rob Jones 1983-86 112

Career WinsRank Player Years Wins

T-1. Wayne Chism, F/C 2007-10 103

T-1 Quinn Cannington, G 2007-10 103

T-3. Ryan Childress, F 2006-09 98T-3. Justin Jackson, G 2006-09 98T-3. Tanner Wild, G 2006-09 98T-6. Del Baker, G 1998-2001 89T-6. Tony Harris, G 1998-2001 89T-6 Isiah Victor, F 1998-2001 89

Does not include wins in a year during which a player redshirted

Career Games PlayedRank Player Years Games

1. Wayne Chism 2007-10 140

2. Rob Jones 1983-86 130T-3. Chris Lofton 2005-08 128T-3. Allan Houston 1990-93 128T-5. Michael Brooks 1981-83, 85 127T-5. Vincent Yarbrough 1999-2002 127T-5. Tony White 1984-87 127T-8. JaJuan Smith 2005-08 126T-8. Charles Hathaway 1998-2001 12610. Isiah Victor 1998-2001 125T-11. Dane Bradshaw 2004-07 124T-11. Jon Higgins 2000-03 124T-11. Dan Federmann 1981-84 12414. Lang Wiseman 1990-93 123T-15. Tony Harris 1998-2001 121T-15. Tyrone Beaman 1981-84 121

Career Games StartedRank Player Years Games

T-1. Chris Lofton 2005-08 128T-1 Allan Houston 1990-93 1283. Vincent Yarbrough 1999-2002 1254. Jon Higgins 2000-03 1225. Tony Harris 1998-2001 1196. C.J. Watson 2003-06 1187. Wayne Chism 2007-10 117

8. Brandon Wharton 1996-99 1139. C.J. Black 1997-2000 10710. Brandon Crump 2002-05 100

Where Are They Now?Former Vols currently playing professionally:Stanley Asumnu (2003-06) - Rio Grande Valley Vipers

(NBDL) in McAllen, Texas.Brandon Crump (2002-05) - LG Sakers (KBL) in KoreaMarcus Haislip (2000-02) - Panathinaikos (Euroleague)

in Athens, GreeceChris Lofton (2005-08) - Asefa Estudiantes (ACB) in

Madrid, SpainRon Slay (2000-03) - Cimberio Varese (Serie A) in Varese,

ItalyTyler Smith (2008-10) - Bornova Belediye (TBL) in

Bornova, TurkeyC.J. Watson (2003-06) - Golden State Warriors (NBA)Major Wingate (2004-06) - Springfield Armor (NBDL) in

Springfield, Ill.Vincent Yarbrough (1999-02) - Telekom Baskets (BBL)

in Bonn, Germany

Signee Harris Named McDonald’s All-AmericaUT signee Tobias Harris, the nation’s top-ranked power forward by Rivals.com, was named to the 2010 McDonald’s All-American Team Feb. 11 ... Harris is the second McDonald’s All-America to sign with Tennessee during Bruce Pearl’s five-year ten-ure on Rocky Top ... Harris is averaging 25.3 points and more than 10 rebounds per game this season.

More Honors For HarrisUT signee Tobias Harris is one of six national

finalists for the 2010 Boy’s Naismith High School

Player of the Year Award ... The Naismith winner will be determined in early March and will be rec-ognized at the annual Naismith Awards banquet March 23, 2010 ... Harris also has been selected to play in the annual Jordan Brand All-American game April 17 at Madison Square Garden ... The game includes the top 10 high school senior basketball players in the country, according to ESPNU rankings ... Harris recently became the 11th Long Island prep player ever to score 2,000th career points.

Noteworthy Defensive Nuggets• Tennessee held UNC Asheville without a field goal for the first 16:53 of the game on Nov. 17.• Tennessee also held the Bulldogs to .239 shoot-ing from the field (16-of-67) and .063 shooting from long range (1-of-16).• In the Nov. 20 rout of East Carolina, the Vols turned 35 ECU turnovers into 50 points.• On Dec. 23 vs. North Carolina A&T, UT posted its second-highest steals total in program history (21) while forcing 24 Aggies turnovers.• In the Vols’ win at Memphis on Dec. 31, the Tigers didn’t manage their first field goal until 4:38 had ticked off the clock.• Tennessee held Auburn to 18 points in the sec-ond half and just six two-point baskets the entire game on Jan. 14.• The Vols held Mississippi State scoreless on Senior Day in Starkville for the first 6:13 of the game March 6 while building a commanding 17-0 lead.• Only four times has an opponent shot better than 50 percent in a game (East Carolina, Southern California, Vanderbilt and Kentucky).

Negedu Inactive This Season After Sudden Cardiac Arrest, ICD ImplantThe Vols are without the services of arguably their most athletic player this season, as sophomore forward Emmanuel Negedu is inactive for the entire year ... A native of Kaduna, Nigeria, Negedu went into sudden cardiac arrest Sept. 28 on UT’s indoor football practice field ... Senior associate athletic trainer Chad Newman used an automatic external defibrillator (AED) to revive Negedu ... Following a stay at UT Medical Center and a visit to The Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, Negedu had a sub-pectoral internal cardiac defibrillator (ICD) implanted on Oct. 6 ... Though Negedu’s long-term athletic career is in question, he remains on full scholarship at UT.

Tennessee Records Book Watch

Legends In The RaftersFour Tennessee basketball legends are memorial-ized with banners in the Thompson-Boling Arena rafters ... The UT men’s basketball program had never retired a jersey prior to the 2006-07 season, but after nearly 100 years of hardwood history, Bernard King (1975-77) was the first player to earn that distinguished honor ... King’s No. 53 jersey was officially retired during a halftime ceremony at the Feb. 13, 2007, home game against Kentucky (UT won 89-85) ... During that same ceremony, banners honoring longtime head coach Ray Mears (1962-77) and beloved radio “Voice of the Vols” John Ward (1964-99) also were unveiled ... Then on March 2, 2008, Ernie Grunfeld (1974-77) became the second UT player to receive the ultimate honor, when his No. 22 jersey was unveiled in the rafters during half-time of Tennessee’s 63-60 victory over Kentucky.

Unbelievable Increase In AttendanceTennessee’s average home attendance has increased by 6,943 fans per game since Bruce Pearl’s arrival on Rocky Top ... Tennessee’s increase

in attendance is higher than the average atten-

dance of more than 200 Division I programs, including teams from the SEC, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 10, Conference USA, WAC, Mountain West and Missouri Valley conferences ... Tennessee ranked fourth nationally with an average of 19,168 fans per home game this season and is on track to finish fourth nationally for the fourth straight year.

Tennessee Stands AloneTennessee is the only Division I school ever to

rank in the top five nationally in attendance for

football, men’s basketball and women’s basket-

ball in the same year ... UT accomplished that

feat for the sixth time in 2008-09.

Tennessee Fourth In The NationIn Attendance For Fourth Straight YearTennessee will finish the season ranked fourth nationally in average home attendance for the fourth straight year ... UT’s average home atten-dance of 20,483 last year was the second-highest in school history, trailing only the 20,823 averaged in 1987-88 (the first year that Thompson-Boling Arena was open) ... Below is a look at this year’s attendance leaders: School Games Total Average

1. Kentucky 18 433,989 24,1102. Syracuse 19 420,890 22,1523. Louisville 19 368,537 19,3974. Tennessee 16 306,680 19,168

5. North Carolina 18 331,112 18,395

Kansas, Kentucky Games Sold OutTennessee sold more than 15,000 season tickets for the third straight season ... All single-game tickets for the Kansas (Jan. 10) and Kentucky (Feb. 27) games were sold out in October.

Home Crowds of 20,000 Nothing New For VolsTennessee has played in front of 40 home

crowds of 20,000 or larger during the Bruce

Pearl era, including six this season ... 10 of UT’s fifteen home crowds last season were larger than 20,000, with the crowd of 22,326 for the Gonzaga game marking the largest at Thompson-Boling Arena since capacity was reduced from 24,535 to 21,678 prior to the 2007-08 season.

Vols Building New Home Win StreakThe Vols own a current five-game win streak ... After posting back-to-back 16-0 home records in 2006-07 and 2007-08, the Vols turned in an uncharacteristic 10-5 mark at Thompson-Boling Arena last season before going 15-1 this year ... Tennessee’s 37-game home winning streak (the longest in school his-tory and second-longest in Division I at the time it ended) came to an end last Jan. 7, when Gonzaga topped the Vols in overtime 89-79 ... Now in his fifth season at UT, Bruce Pearl is 70-8 at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Vols Enjoying World-Class FacilitiesThe University of Tennessee invested more than $35 million into its basketball facilities between the end of the 2006-07 campaign and the start of 2007-08 ... During that eight-month period, UT added a basketball-only practice facility and began the first phase of renovations to Thompson-Boling Arena ... The $19 million first phase of renovations included the addition of 32 luxury suites that are located in the existing north balcony, a loge area just below the luxury suites that includes 166 side court seats, new seats for the entire arena, a $3 million center-hung scoreboard and concourse refurbishments, such as graphics and other amenities ... The renova-tions took Thompson-Boling’s capacity down from 24,535 to 21,678 ... The Vols’ new state-of-the-art basketball practice facility, Pratt Pavilion, houses two full-size gymnasiums, one for each of the men’s and women’s basketball teams, as well as an athletic training room, weight room and film-study room ... Prior to this season, a pedestrian bridge was constructed leading from the G-10 parking garage to the arena, an elevator was added at the arena’s northwest end as a customer service amenity and new exterior signage has been installed on the building’s facade ... The UT athletics department announced in November that it plans to begin a renovation of the men’s and women’s basketball offices at the arena in April, creating a new and impressive “front door” for the basketball programs.

“Chris Lofton Recruiting Room” DedicatedThe recruiting lounge in Pratt Pavilion was officially dedicated as the “Chris Lofton Recruiting Room” in the three-time All-America’s honor on Dec. 23 ... Tennessee Fund members Brian and Craig Nelson and Jerry and Nancy Fortner made generous dona-tions to The Campaign for Tennessee Basketball to name the room for Lofton ... A dedication took place before the Vols’ win over North Carolina A&T.

The Volunteers At Thompson-Boling Arena

Thompson-Boling Arena hosted its 23rd season in 2009-10 ... The Vols have won nearly 75 percent of their games in Thompson-Boling Arena and have ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance 11 times, including this year, when UT ranked fourth nationally with 19,168 fans per game.• Tennessee is 270-92 (.746) in 23 seasons in Thompson-Boling Arena.• Since the 1998 season, the Vols are 170-33 (.837) in Thompson-Boling Arena.• The Vols are 80-24 against SEC teams at home over the last 11 seasons.• Tennessee has won 27 of its last 31 SEC games at Thompson-Boling Arena.• UT has won 97 of its last 106 home games against non-conference opponents.• UT is 36-2 in home games against non-conference opponents under Bruce Pearl.• Tennessee finished both the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons with a 16-0 home record.• This is the third straight season in which Sporting News has tabbed Thompson-Boling Arena the “best

homecourt advantage” in the Southeastern Conference.

Record: Overall Home Away Neutral

All Games 27-8 15-1 6-5 6-2Conference 11-5 7-1 4-4 0-0Non-Conference 14-2 8-0 2-1 4-1

Date Time Opponent Score Attendance High Points High Rebounds High Assists

Nov. 13 9 p.m. Austin Peay (SS) W, 83-54 17,963 16 Hopson 11 Smith 4 Goins 4 Smith Nov. 17 7 p.m. UNC Asheville (FSN) W, 124-49 17,085 25 Hopson 5 Hall 7 Maze 5 TatumNov. 20 3:30 p.m. 1-vs. East Carolina W, 105-66 3,117 25 Hopson 5 Chism 5 GoinsNov. 22 6 p.m. 1-vs. DePaul (Fox College Sports) W, 57-53 3,222 14 Smith 9 Smith 3 GoinsNov. 23 8:30 p.m. 1-vs. No. 6 Purdue (FSN) L, 73-72 3,755 24 Chism 6 Chism 3 SmithNov. 27 7 p.m. College of Charleston (CSS) W, 86-69 18,293 21 Hopson 7 Williams 5 SmithDec. 2 7 p.m. ETSU (SS) W, 78-66 17,512 15 Smith 9 Chism 5 MazeDec. 11 7 p.m. 2-vs. Middle Tennessee (CSS) W, 75-54 14,516 17 Prince 9 Chism 5 SmithDec. 15 7 p.m. Wyoming (ESPNU) W, 77-58 17,274 14 Hopson 7 Williams 6 SmithDec. 19 4:30 p.m. at Southern California (FSN) L, 77-55 4,523 16 Hopson 4 Smith 2 Tatum 4 WilliamsDec. 23 7 p.m. North Carolina A&T (CSS) W, 99-78 17,759 16 Hall 11 Williams 6 Prince 16 SmithDec. 31 4 p.m. at Memphis (ESPN2) W, 66-59 17,544 15 Chism 9 Chism 3 Prince 3 SmithJan. 6 7 p.m. Charlotte (CSS) W, 88-71 17,023 18 Chism 7 Woolridge 6 Chism 6 PrinceJan. 10 4:30 p.m. No. 1 Kansas (CBS) W, 76-68 21,936 17 Hopson 8 Woolridge 8 Maze

Jan. 14 7 p.m. Auburn* (ESPN2) W, 81-55 20,368 14 Maze 12 Chism 9 Maze 14 Prince Jan. 16 1:30 p.m. No. 21 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) W, 71-69 (OT) 20,714 26 Chism 12 Chism 8 PrinceJan. 19 7 p.m. at Alabama* (ESPN) W, 63-56 12,098 17 Hopson 10 Hall 3 MazeJan. 23 5 p.m. at Georgia* (FSN) L, 78-63 10,523 19 Hopson 6 Chism 4 PrinceJan. 27 7 p.m. No. 21 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU) L, 85-76 19,103 22 Prince 16 Chism 7 MazeJan. 31 1 p.m. Florida* (CBS) W, 61-60 21,208 16 Chism 11 Chism 3 Chism 3 HopsonFeb. 4 9 p.m. at LSU* (ESPN2) W, 59-54 9,052 20 Chism 8 Goins 4 PrinceFeb. 6 6 p.m. South Carolina* (ESPN) W, 79-53 21,003 30 Chism 11 Hall 3 By four playersFeb. 9 7 p.m. at No. 22 Vanderbilt* (ESPN) L, 90-71 14,316 19 Prince 7 Chism 5 GoinsFeb. 13 9 p.m. at No. 3 Kentucky* (ESPN) L, 73-62 24,402 15 Maze 8 Prince 5 PrinceFeb. 17 8 p.m. Georgia* (SEC Network) W, 69-60 18,086 16 Chism 11 Chism 4 MazeFeb. 20 1:30 p.m. at South Carolina* (SEC Network) W, 63-55 15,622 14 Maze 9 Chism 3 MazeFeb. 23 9 p.m. at Florida* (ESPN) L, 75-62 11,273 20 Hopson 7 Williams 5 MazeFeb. 27 Noon No. 2 Kentucky* (CBS) W, 74-65 21,214 20 Prince 7 Williams 5 MazeMarch 3 7 p.m. Arkansas* (CSS) W, 80-73 20,139 15 Hopson 6 Chism 5 WilliamsMarch 6 6 p.m. at Mississippi State* (ESPN) W, 75-59 10,021 16 Prince 13 Williams 3 Maze 3 PrinceMarch 11 3:15 p.m. 3-LSU (SEC Network) W, 59-49 15,152 17 Chism 14 Williams 3 MazeMarch 12 3:15 p.m. 3-Ole Miss (SEC Network) W, 76-65 19,123 17 Prince 15 Chism 3 Goins 3 PrinceMarch 13 Noon 3-No. 2 Kentucky (ABC) L, 74-45 20,203 11 Hopson 5 Hall 4 Prince 5 WilliamsMarch 18 9:55 p.m. 4-San Diego State (CBS) W, 62-59 10,788 15 Prince 8 Williams 3 HopsonMarch 20 3 p.m. 4-Ohio (CBS) W, 83-68 11,271 18 Prince 12 Chism 9 Maze 12 WilliamsMarch 26 7:07 p.m. 5-No. 5 Ohio State (CBS)

1-U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (UVI Sports and Fitness Center in St. Thomas)2-Sun Belt Classic (Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.)3-Southeastern Conference Tournament (Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.)4-NCAA Tournament (Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I.)5-NCAA Tournament (Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Mo.)* Southeastern Conference GameAll Times Eastern

2009-10 Tennessee BasketballTennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 21, 2010)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 27-8 15-1 6-5 6-2CONFERENCE 11-5 7-1 4-4 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 16-3 8-0 2-1 6-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

32 Hopson, Scotty 35-34 968 27.7 170-379 . 4 4 9 51-149 . 3 4 2 46-78 . 5 9 0 32 85 117 3.3 51 1 42 73 7 36 437 12.504 Chism, Wayne 35-34 930 26.6 155-338 . 4 5 9 31-101 . 3 0 7 91-120 . 7 5 8 69 183 252 7.2 99 1 38 57 47 40 432 12.301 Smith, Tyler 12-12 321 26.8 47-82 . 5 7 3 0-3 . 0 0 0 46-66 . 6 9 7 16 40 56 4.7 24 1 44 16 3 17 140 11.730 Prince, J.P. 35-29 863 24.7 121-231 . 5 2 4 11-34 . 3 2 4 86-138 . 6 2 3 42 91 133 3.8 91 3 102 82 16 54 339 9.703 Maze, Bobby 35-34 881 25.2 115-284 . 4 0 5 26-101 . 2 5 7 74-90 . 8 2 2 16 70 86 2.5 57 1 113 49 4 26 330 9.423 Tatum, Cameron 27-6 465 17.2 71-150 . 4 7 3 25-68 . 3 6 8 31-48 . 6 4 6 12 50 62 2.3 47 0 30 25 3 15 198 7.321 Goins, Melvin 29-4 457 15.8 54-137 . 3 9 4 15-44 . 3 4 1 31-50 . 6 2 0 9 48 57 2.0 52 0 53 35 0 30 154 5.333 Williams, Brian 25-9 450 18.0 56-116 . 4 8 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 19-32 . 5 9 4 65 87 152 6.1 66 0 20 29 18 10 131 5.220 Hall, Kenny 33-3 428 13.0 52-88 . 5 9 1 0-1 . 0 0 0 23-42 . 5 4 8 50 52 102 3.1 68 2 7 29 18 8 127 3.813 McBee, Skylar 33-0 431 13.1 32-99 . 3 2 3 25-80 . 3 1 3 24-27 . 8 8 9 4 34 38 1.2 53 0 18 16 0 18 113 3.400 Woolridge, Renaldo 28-10 365 13.0 33-86 . 3 8 4 15-47 . 3 1 9 14-24 . 5 8 3 23 57 80 2.9 38 0 9 24 11 7 95 3.410 Hubert, Michael 4-0 8 2.0 3-3 1.000 3-3 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 2.324 Bone, Josh 13-0 126 9.7 8-27 . 2 9 6 5-17 . 2 9 4 2-3 . 6 6 7 4 9 13 1.0 8 0 5 1 0 5 23 1.822 Pearl, Steven 29-0 320 11.0 20-41 . 4 8 8 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-19 . 2 6 3 14 23 37 1.3 40 0 19 17 3 10 45 1.611 Cannington, Quinn 8-0 12 1.5 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0.3

Team 55 44 99 4 10Total.......... 0 7025 937-2063 . 4 5 4 207-650 . 3 1 8 494-739 . 6 6 8 411 874 1285 0.0 698 9 504 464 130 278 2575 0.0Opponents...... 0 7025 755-1921 . 3 9 3 215-733 . 2 9 3 545-787 . 6 9 3 409 846 1255 0.0 668 12 395 577 146 211 2270 0.0

TEAM STATISTICS UT OPPSCORING 2575 2270 Points per game 73.6 64.9 Scoring margin +8.7 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 937-2063 755-1921 Field goal pct . 4 5 4 . 3 9 33 POINT FG-ATT 207-650 215-733 3-point FG pct . 3 1 8 . 2 9 3 3-pt FG made per game 5.9 6.1FREE THROWS-ATT 494-739 545-787 Free throw pct . 6 6 8 . 6 9 3 F-Throws made per game 14.1 15.6REBOUNDS 1285 1255 Rebounds per game 36.7 35.9 Rebounding margin +0.9 -ASSISTS 504 395 Assists per game 14.4 11.3TURNOVERS 464 577 Turnovers per game 13.3 16.5 Turnover margin +3.2 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.7STEALS 278 211 Steals per game 7.9 6.0BLOCKS 130 146 Blocks per game 3.7 4.2ATTENDANCE 306680 230521 Home games-Avg/Game 16-19168 11-13081 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 8-10829

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsTennessee 1200 1363 12 2575Opponents 1042 1218 10 2270

Date Opponent Score Att.11/13/09 AUSTIN PEAY W 83-54 1796311/17/09 UNC ASHEVILLE W 124-49 17085

1 11/20/09 vs East Carolina W 105-66 31171 11/22/09 vs DePaul W 57-53 32221 11/23/09 vs Purdue L 72-73 3755

11/27/09 COLL. OF CHARLESTON W 86-69 1829312/02/09 ETSU W 78-66 17512

2 12/11/09 at Middle Tennessee W 75-54 1451612/15/09 WYOMING W 77-58 1727412/19/09 at Southern California L 55-77 452312/23/09 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W 99-78 1775912/31/09 at Memphis W 66-59 175441/6/10 CHARLOTTE W 88-71 170231/10/10 KANSAS W 76-68 21936

* 1/14/10 AUBURN W 81-55 20368* 1/16/10 OLE MISS Wot 71-69 20714* 1/19/10 at Alabama W 63-56 12098* 1/23/10 at Georgia L 63-78 10523* 1/27/10 VANDERBILT L 76-85 19103* 1/31/10 FLORIDA W 61-60 21208* 2/4/10 at LSU W 59-54 9052* 2/6/10 SOUTH CAROLINA W 79-53 21003* 2/09/10 at Vanderbilt L 71-90 14316* 2/13/10 at Kentucky L 62-73 24402* 2/17/10 GEORGIA W 69-60 18086* 2/20/10 at South Carolina W 63-55 15622* 2/23/10 at Florida L 62-75 11273* 2/27/10 KENTUCKY W 74-65 21214* 3/3/10 ARKANSAS W 80-73 20139* 3/6/10 at Mississippi State W 75-59 100213 3/11/10 vs LSU W 59-49 151523 3/12/10 vs Ole Miss W 76-65 191233 3/13/10 vs Kentucky L 45-74 202034 3/18/10 vs San Diego State W 62-59 107884 3/20/10 vs Ohio W 83-68 11271

1 = U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (St. Thomas)2 = Sun Belt Classic (Nashville Tenn)

2009-10 Tennessee BasketballTennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 08, 2010)

Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 11-5 7-1 4-4 0-0CONFERENCE 11-5 7-1 4-4 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

04 Chism, Wayne 16-15 462 28.9 77-175 . 4 4 0 14-52 . 2 6 9 46-61 . 7 5 4 34 92 126 7.9 43 1 21 29 30 21 214 13.432 Hopson, Scotty 16-15 466 29.1 78-184 . 4 2 4 22-68 . 3 2 4 22-36 . 6 1 1 14 39 53 3.3 24 1 17 29 3 18 200 12.530 Prince, J.P. 16-16 448 28.0 67-124 . 5 4 0 8-23 . 3 4 8 40-62 . 6 4 5 26 59 85 5.3 41 2 47 50 7 25 182 11.403 Maze, Bobby 16-16 417 26.1 61-140 . 4 3 6 15-44 . 3 4 1 30-38 . 7 8 9 9 28 37 2.3 24 0 49 26 3 6 167 10.423 Tatum, Cameron 10-0 129 12.9 21-42 . 5 0 0 7-20 . 3 5 0 13-17 . 7 6 5 4 20 24 2.4 14 0 7 7 0 3 62 6.221 Goins, Melvin 12-3 188 15.7 21-58 . 3 6 2 6-17 . 3 5 3 13-18 . 7 2 2 3 24 27 2.3 18 0 21 10 0 11 61 5.120 Hall, Kenny 16-3 260 16.3 29-47 . 6 1 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 15-29 . 5 1 7 28 32 60 3.8 40 1 5 16 13 3 73 4.633 Williams, Brian 8-4 133 16.6 13-27 . 4 8 1 0-1 . 0 0 0 3-8 . 3 7 5 13 28 41 5.1 21 0 10 8 4 3 29 3.613 McBee, Skylar 15-0 210 14.0 14-44 . 3 1 8 9-33 . 2 7 3 9-11 . 8 1 8 3 13 16 1.1 26 0 7 13 0 10 46 3.100 Woolridge, Renaldo 12-8 209 17.4 10-42 . 2 3 8 3-21 . 1 4 3 6-13 . 4 6 2 14 23 37 3.1 19 0 4 10 7 3 29 2.422 Pearl, Steven 16-0 218 13.6 15-27 . 5 5 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-13 . 2 3 1 8 17 25 1.6 26 0 15 10 3 7 33 2.124 Bone, Josh 7-0 82 11.7 3-16 . 1 8 8 3-11 . 2 7 3 2-2 1.000 1 6 7 1.0 6 0 2 0 0 5 11 1.611 Cannington, Quinn 3-0 3 1.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.7

Team 29 16 45 2 5Total.......... 16 3225 409-927 . 4 4 1 87-291 . 2 9 9 204-310 . 6 5 8 186 397 583 36.4 304 5 205 213 70 115 1109 69.3Opponents...... 16 3225 357-901 . 3 9 6 99-336 . 2 9 5 247-344 . 7 1 8 193 393 586 36.6 285 2 179 229 75 94 1060 66.2

TEAM STATISTICS UT OPPSCORING 1109 1060 Points per game 69.3 66.2 Scoring margin +3.1 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 409-927 357-901 Field goal pct . 4 4 1 . 3 9 63 POINT FG-ATT 87-291 99-336 3-point FG pct . 2 9 9 . 2 9 5 3-pt FG made per game 5.4 6.2FREE THROWS-ATT 204-310 247-344 Free throw pct . 6 5 8 . 7 1 8 F-Throws made per game 12.8 15.4REBOUNDS 583 586 Rebounds per game 36.4 36.6 Rebounding margin -0.2 -ASSISTS 205 179 Assists per game 12.8 11.2TURNOVERS 213 229 Turnovers per game 13.3 14.3 Turnover margin +1.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.8STEALS 115 94 Steals per game 7.2 5.9BLOCKS 70 75 Blocks per game 4.4 4.7ATTENDANCE 161835 107307 Home games-Avg/Game 8-20229 8-13413 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsTennessee 494 603 12 1109Opponents 488 562 10 1060

Date Opponent Score Att.* 1/14/10 AUBURN W 81-55 20368* 1/16/10 OLE MISS Wot 71-69 20714* 1/19/10 at Alabama W 63-56 12098* 1/23/10 at Georgia L 63-78 10523* 1/27/10 VANDERBILT L 76-85 19103* 1/31/10 FLORIDA W 61-60 21208* 2/4/10 at LSU W 59-54 9052* 2/6/10 SOUTH CAROLINA W 79-53 21003* 2/09/10 at Vanderbilt L 71-90 14316* 2/13/10 at Kentucky L 62-73 24402* 2/17/10 GEORGIA W 69-60 18086* 2/20/10 at South Carolina W 63-55 15622* 2/23/10 at Florida L 62-75 11273* 2/27/10 KENTUCKY W 74-65 21214* 3/3/10 ARKANSAS W 80-73 20139* 3/6/10 at Mississippi State W 75-59 10021

1 = U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (St. Thomas)2 = Sun Belt Classic (Nashville, Tenn)3 = SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.)* = Conference game

2009-10 Tennessee BasketballTennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 13, 2010)

SEC Tournament

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

04 Chism, Wayne 3-3 94 31.3 13-31 . 4 1 9 2-11 . 1 8 2 13-19 . 6 8 4 9 21 30 10.0 7 0 2 4 1 2 41 13.730 Prince, J.P. 3-3 81 27.0 11-18 . 6 1 1 2-4 . 5 0 0 10-15 . 6 6 7 2 2 4 1.3 11 0 7 10 3 4 34 11.303 Maze, Bobby 3-3 77 25.7 7-25 . 2 8 0 3-14 . 2 1 4 13-16 . 8 1 3 0 4 4 1.3 2 0 7 5 1 3 30 10.023 Tatum, Cameron 3-0 65 21.7 7-18 . 3 8 9 5-12 . 4 1 7 2-4 . 5 0 0 1 6 7 2.3 5 0 2 5 0 1 21 7.033 Williams, Brian 3-3 71 23.7 8-18 . 4 4 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-6 . 8 3 3 12 14 26 8.7 8 0 4 2 2 1 21 7.032 Hopson, Scotty 3-3 82 27.3 6-29 . 2 0 7 1-14 . 0 7 1 6-10 . 6 0 0 1 8 9 3.0 4 0 2 6 0 3 19 6.300 Woolridge, Renaldo 2-0 5 2.5 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 1.520 Hall, Kenny 3-0 29 9.7 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 3 5 8 2.7 6 1 0 2 0 2 4 1.313 McBee, Skylar 2-0 8 4.0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 0.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.021 Goins, Melvin 3-0 43 14.3 1-9 . 1 1 1 0-2 . 0 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 1 2 3 1.0 5 0 4 1 0 3 3 1.022 Pearl, Steven 3-0 41 13.7 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 1.0 6 0 1 3 0 2 2 0.711 Cannington, Quinn 1-0 2 2.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.024 Bone, Josh 1-0 2 2.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0

Team 5 6 11Total.......... 3 600 57-160 . 3 5 6 14-61 . 2 3 0 52-76 . 6 8 4 35 74 109 36.3 59 1 29 40 8 21 180 60.0Opponents...... 3 600 67-161 . 4 1 6 20-63 . 3 1 7 34-67 . 5 0 7 39 81 120 40.0 66 1 36 46 14 18 188 62.7

TEAM STATISTICS UT OPPSCORING 180 188 Points per game 60.0 62.7 Scoring margin -2.7 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 57-160 67-161 Field goal pct . 3 5 6 . 4 1 63 POINT FG-ATT 14-61 20-63 3-point FG pct . 2 3 0 . 3 1 7 3-pt FG made per game 4.7 6.7FREE THROWS-ATT 52-76 34-67 Free throw pct . 6 8 4 . 5 0 7 F-Throws made per game 17.3 11.3REBOUNDS 109 120 Rebounds per game 36.3 40.0 Rebounding margin -3.7 -ASSISTS 29 36 Assists per game 9.7 12.0TURNOVERS 40 46 Turnovers per game 13.3 15.3 Turnover margin +2.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.7 0.8STEALS 21 18 Steals per game 7.0 6.0BLOCKS 8 14 Blocks per game 2.7 4.7ATTENDANCE 0 54478 Home games-Avg/Game 0-0 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-18159

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsTennessee 74 106 180Opponents 88 100 188

Date Opponent Score Att.3 3/11/10 vs LSU W 59-49 151523 3/12/10 vs Ole Miss W 76-65 191233 3/13/10 vs Kentucky L 45-74 20203

1 = U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (St. Thomas)2 = Sun Belt Classic (Nashville, Tenn)3 = SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.)* = Conference game

2009-10 Tennessee BasketballTennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 21, 2010)

NCAA Tournament

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

30 Prince, J.P. 2-2 56 28.0 12-18 . 6 6 7 0-1 . 0 0 0 9-15 . 6 0 0 4 6 10 5.0 6 0 5 4 1 2 33 16.532 Hopson, Scotty 2-2 50 25.0 10-18 . 5 5 6 4-8 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 2 3 1.5 5 0 3 6 0 2 25 12.504 Chism, Wayne 2-2 68 34.0 7-19 . 3 6 8 2-4 . 5 0 0 4-4 1.000 1 16 17 8.5 5 0 4 2 2 2 20 10.021 Goins, Melvin 2-0 31 15.5 6-9 . 6 6 7 4-6 . 6 6 7 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 2 0 1 3 0 1 17 8.503 Maze, Bobby 2-2 52 26.0 4-12 . 3 3 3 1-4 . 2 5 0 5-6 . 8 3 3 1 3 4 2.0 5 0 11 2 0 2 14 7.023 Tatum, Cameron 2-0 36 18.0 5-14 . 3 5 7 1-6 . 1 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.0 2 0 1 4 1 1 11 5.533 Williams, Brian 2-2 46 23.0 4-9 . 4 4 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 7 13 20 10.0 8 0 3 1 2 0 10 5.024 Bone, Josh 1-0 10 10.0 2-3 . 6 6 7 1-1 1.000 0-1 . 0 0 0 3 1 4 4.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 5.022 Pearl, Steven 2-0 30 15.0 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 2 1 3 1.5 5 0 1 2 0 1 6 3.020 Hall, Kenny 2-0 16 8.0 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 0 2 1.0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 2.013 McBee, Skylar 2-0 5 2.5 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 Woolridge, Renaldo 1-0 0 0.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 3 2 5 2Total.......... 2 400 54-112 . 4 8 2 13-31 . 4 1 9 24-36 . 6 6 7 24 49 73 36.5 41 0 31 27 6 11 145 72.5Opponents...... 2 400 42-110 . 3 8 2 13-44 . 2 9 5 30-47 . 6 3 8 25 41 66 33.0 33 0 25 24 7 12 127 63.5

TEAM STATISTICS UT OPPSCORING 145 127 Points per game 72.5 63.5 Scoring margin +9.0 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 54-112 42-110 Field goal pct . 4 8 2 . 3 8 23 POINT FG-ATT 13-31 13-44 3-point FG pct . 4 1 9 . 2 9 5 3-pt FG made per game 6.5 6.5FREE THROWS-ATT 24-36 30-47 Free throw pct . 6 6 7 . 6 3 8 F-Throws made per game 12.0 15.0REBOUNDS 73 66 Rebounds per game 36.5 33.0 Rebounding margin +3.5 -ASSISTS 31 25 Assists per game 15.5 12.5TURNOVERS 27 24 Turnovers per game 13.5 12.0 Turnover margin -1.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 1.0STEALS 11 12 Steals per game 5.5 6.0BLOCKS 6 7 Blocks per game 3.0 3.5ATTENDANCE 0 22059 Home games-Avg/Game 0-0 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-11030

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsTennessee 72 73 145Opponents 53 74 127

Date Opponent Score Att.4 3/18/10 vs San Diego State W 62-59 107884 3/20/10 vs Ohio W 83-68 11271

1 = U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (St. Thomas)2 = Sun Belt Classic (Nashville, Tenn.)3 = SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.)4 = NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds (Providence, R.I.)* = Conference game

Tennessee Individual Game HighsPoints .............................................................. 30 Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Field Goals Made ........................................ 11 Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Field Goal Attempts .................................. 17 Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Field Goal % (min 5 made)..... .900 (9-10) J.P. Prince vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)3 PT FG Made ..................................................6 Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)3 PT FG Attempts ...........................................8 Scotty Hopson at Florida (2/23/10)...............................................................................8 Scotty Hopson vs. ETSU (12/2/09)3 PT FG % (min 3 made)........... 1.000 (3-3) J.P. Prince at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)Free Throws Made ...................................... 10 Wayne Chism vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Free Throw Attempts ................................. 12 J.P. Prince at Memphis (12/31/09)Free Throw % (min 5 made) ....1.000 (10-10) Wayne Chism vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Rebounds ....................................................... 16 Wayne Chism vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)Assists .................................................................9 Bobby Maze vs. Ohio (3/20/10)...............................................................................9 Bobby Maze vs. Auburn (1/14/10)Steals ...................................................................6 Wayne Chism vs. Auburn (1/14/10)Blocked Shots ..................................................5 Wayne Chism vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)

Tennessee Team Game HighsPoints .............................................................124 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)*Field Goals Made ......................................... 46 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Field Goal Attempts ................................... 82 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Field Goal % .............................. .608 (31-51) vs. Auburn (1/14/10)3 PT FG Made ................................................ 16 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)*3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 29 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)3 PT FG % ................................... .552 (16-29) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Free Throws Made ...................................... 26 vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10)............................................................................ 26 at Memphis (12/31/09)Free Throw Attempts ................................. 37 vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10)Free Throw % ............................ .857 (12-14) vs. Charlotte (1/6/10)...........................................................857 (12-14) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Rebounds ....................................................... 50 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Assists .............................................................. 34 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)*Steals ................................................................ 21 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Blocked Shots ..................................................7 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)Turnovers ....................................................... 23 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Fouls ................................................................. 29 at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)

Tennessee Team Game LowsPoints ............................................................... 45 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10)Field Goals Made ......................................... 17 vs. Kentucky (3/12/10)Field Goal Attempts ................................... 41 at South Carolina (2/20/10)Field Goal % .............................. .345 (20-58) at Southern California (12/19/09)3 PT FG Made ...................................................2 at Memphis (12/31/09)...............................................................................2 at Southern California (12/19/09)...............................................................................2 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10)3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 11 at South Carolina (2/20/10)3 PT FG % ...................................... .091 (2-22) at Southern California (12/19/09)Free Throws Made .........................................4 vs. Florida (1/31/10)Free Throw Attempts ................................. 11 at Florida (2/23/10)............................................................................ 11 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)Free Throw % ............................... .333 (4-12) vs. Florida (1/31/10)Rebounds ....................................................... 21 at Southern California (12/19/09)Assists .................................................................5 at Southern California (12/19/09)Steals ...................................................................3 vs. San Diego State (3/18/10)...............................................................................3 vs. LSU (3/11/10)...............................................................................3 vs. Kentucky (2/17/10)...............................................................................3 vs. DePaul (11/22/09)Blocked Shots ..................................................0 at Southern California (12/19/09)...............................................................................0 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Turnovers ..........................................................6 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)...............................................................................6 vs. ETSU (12/2/09)Fouls ................................................................. 12 vs. ETSU (12/2/09)

* Tennessee school record

Opponent Individual Game HighsPoints ............................................................... 26 Jeffery Taylor, Vanderbilt (2/9/10)............................................................................ 26 Devan Downey, South Carolina (2/6/10)............................................................................ 26 Desmond Yates, Middle Tennessee (12/11/09)Field Goals Made ......................................... 11 Desmond Yates, Middle Tennessee (12/11/09)Field Goal Attempts ................................... 20 Devan Downey, South Carolina (2/6/10)............................................................................ 20 Sherron Collins, Kansas (1/10/10)Field Goal % (min 5 made)...........750 (6-8) DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky (3/13/10)3 PT FG Made ...................................................6 Tommy Freeman, Ohio (3/20/10)3 PT FG Attempts ......................................... 13 Chris Warren, Ole Miss (1/16/10)3 PT FG % (min 3 made)............. .750 (3-4) Erving Walker, Florida (2/23/10)................................................................750 (3-4) Trey Thompkins, Georgia (1/23/10)................................................................750 (3-4) Erin Straughn, East Carolina (11/20/09)Free Throws Made ...................................... 13 Devan Downey, South Carolina (2/6/10)Free Throw Attempts ................................. 17 DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky (3/13/10)Free Throw % (min 5 made) 1.000 (12-12) Jeffery Taylor, Vanderbilt (2/9/10)Rebounds ............................................................ 18 Cole Aldrich, Kansas (1/10/10)Assists .............................................................. 10 Mike Gerrity, Southern California (12/19/09)Steals ...................................................................4 Jermaine Beal, Vanderbilt (2/9/10)...............................................................................4 Dwane Joshua, North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)...............................................................................4 Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston (11/27/09)...............................................................................4 Sean Smith, UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Blocked Shots ..................................................5 Tony Mitchell, Alabama (1/19/10)

Opponent Team Game HighsPoints ............................................................... 90 Vanderbilt (2/9/10)Field Goals Made ......................................... 28 Vanderbilt (1/27/10)Field Goal Attempts ................................... 67 Arkansas (3/3/10)............................................................................ 67 UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Field Goal % .............................. .563 (27-48) Georgia (1/23/10)3 PT FG Made ................................................ 11 Auburn (1/14/10)............................................................................ 11 College of Charleston (11/27/09)3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 35 Auburn (1/14/10)3 PT FG % ...................................... .583 (7-12) Georgia (1/23/10)Free Throws Made ...................................... 37 Vanderbilt (2/9/10)Free Throw Attempts ................................. 54 Vanderbilt (2/9/10)Free Throw % ............................ .900 (18-20) Ole Miss (1/16/10)Rebounds ....................................................... 44 UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Assists .............................................................. 17 Georgia (2/17/10)............................................................................ 17 Georgia (1/23/10)Steals ................................................................ 11 North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Blocked Shots ............................................... 11 Memphis (12/31/09)Turnovers ....................................................... 35 East Carolina (11/20/09)Fouls ................................................................. 28 Memphis (12/31/09)

Opponent Team Game LowsPoints ............................................................... 49 LSU (3/11/10)............................................................................ 49 UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Field Goals Made ......................................... 16 South Carolina (2/6/10)............................................................................ 16 Memphis (12/31/09)............................................................................ 16 UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Field Goal Attempts ................................... 38 East Carolina (11/20/09)Field Goal % .............................. .239 (16-67) UNC Asheville (11/17/09)3 PT FG Made ...................................................1 UNC Asheville (11/17/09)3 PT FG Attempts ...........................................7 Southern California (12/19/09)3 PT FG % ...................................... .063 (1-16) Austin Peay (11/13/09)Free Throws Made .........................................6 LSU (3/11/10)Free Throw Attempts ................................. 13 Georgia (2/17/10)Free Throw % ............................ .480 (12-25) Ole Miss (3/12/10)Rebounds ....................................................... 24 College of Charleston (11/27/09)Assists .................................................................3 South Carolina (2/20/10)Steals ...................................................................1 Southern California (12/19/09)Blocked Shots ..................................................1 Auburn (1/14/10)...............................................................................1 Charlotte (1/6/10)...............................................................................1 Wyoming (12/15/09)...............................................................................1 East Carolina (11/20/09)Turnovers ....................................................... 10 San Diego State (3/18/10)............................................................................ 10 South Carolina (2/20/10)............................................................................ 10 DePaul (11/22/09)Fouls ................................................................. 10 Florida (2/23/10)

Rebounds Pts. at

Date Result FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct O-D-Total PF Pts A TO Blk Stl Min Half

Austin Peay 19-55 .345 5-17 .294 11-16 .688 7-26-33 16 54 11 19 4 2 200 25at Tennessee Nov. 13 W, 83-54 34-69 .493 10-23 .435 5-11 .455 13-33-46 17 83 22 14 7 8 200 31UNC Asheville 16-67 .239 1-16 .063 16-24 .667 22-22-44 19 49 7 29 3 9 200 14at Tennessee Nov. 17 W, 124-49 46-77 .597 16-29 .552 16-21 .762 11-33-44 21 124 34 12 5 123 200 66vs. East Carolina 20-38 .526 7-19 .368 19-31 .613 6-22-28 16 66 9 35 1 7 200 27Tennessee Nov. 20 W, 105-66 40-70 .571 13-24 .542 12-14 .857 8-15-23 25 105 23 13 0 17 200 43vs. DePaul 17-51 .333 4-16 .250 15-23 .652 10-20-30 18 53 11 10 2 6 200 24 Tennessee Nov. 22 W, 57-53 22-59 .373 3-12 .250 10-15 .667 17-27-44 20 57 11 14 3 3 200 33vs. No. 6 Purdue 25-56 .446 4-16 .250 19-26 .731 9-23-32 25 73 12 13 5 6 200 42Tennessee Nov. 23 L, 73-72 23-53 .434 3-11 .273 23-28 .821 8-24-32 24 72 9 16 3 4 200 41College of Charleston 22-55 .400 11-25 .440 14-20 .700 5-19-24 23 69 14 16 2 8 200 33at Tennessee Nov. 27 W, 86-69 31-55 .564 5-11 .455 19-29 .655 13-31-44 19 86 15 16 2 7 200 41ETSU 24-54 .444 7-20 .350 11-13 .846 10-22-32 20 66 8 13 2 4 200 31at Tennessee Dec. 2 W, 78-66 28-59 .475 7-20 .350 15-24 .625 14-20-34 12 78 22 6 5 7 200 36vs. Middle Tennessee 20-55 .364 3-17 .176 11-20 .550 14-22-36 19 54 11 12 3 5 200 30Tennessee Dec. 11 W, 75-54 27-54 .500 6-15 .400 15-23 .652 9-27-36 23 75 10 11 3 6 200 37Wyoming 17-45 .378 4-21 .190 20-25 .800 11-25-36 20 58 9 29 1 8 200 41at Tennessee Dec. 15 W, 77-58 30-63 .476 4-20 .200 13-19 .684 12-19-31 21 77 18 13 1 15 200 42at Southern California 23-41 .561 3-7 .429 28-34 .824 9-34-43 18 77 16 20 3 1 200 33Tennessee Dec. 19 L, 77-55 20-58 .345 2-22 .091 13-25 .520 8-13-21 26 55 5 8 0 9 200 20North Carolina A&T 26-62 .419 10-33 .303 16-27 .593 10-33-43 21 78 16 34 6 11 200 27at Tennessee Dec. 23 W, 99-78 37-82 .451 5-26 .192 20-29 .690 18-32-50 23 99 26 23 6 21 200 55at Memphis 16-51 .314 9-27 .333 18-24 .750 9-18-28 28 59 11 16 11 10 200 24Tennessee Dec. 31 W, 66-59 19-53 .358 2-13 .154 26-36 .722 18-29-47 22 66 11 16 4 7 200 31Charlotte 21-58 .362 8-29 .276 21-25 .840 16-18-34 18 71 10 16 1 7 200 29at Tennessee Jan. 6 W, 88-71 34-59 .576 8-23 .348 12-14 .857 9-24-33 21 88 19 14 5 8 200 51No. 1 Kansas 23-61 .377 7-27 .259 15-21 .714 14-28-42 23 68 10 16 6 3 200 33at Tennessee Jan. 10 W, 76-68 26-54 .481 9-18 .500 15-29 .517 8-27-35 20 76 14 8 2 6 200 33Auburn 17-56 .304 11-35 .314 10-17 .588 12-21-33 23 55 10 17 1 6 200 37at Tennessee Jan. 14 W, 81-55 31-51 .608 7-18 .389 12-19 .632 6-29-35 15 81 15 15 5 9 200 38No. 21 Ole Miss 21-61 .344 9-27 .333 18-20 .900 13-28-41 24 69 8 21 4 9 225 33at Tennessee Jan. 16 W, 71-69 (OT) 23-65 .354 6-23 .261 19-28 .679 19-27-46 17 71 12 14 6 10 225 28at Alabama 22-58 .379 4-15 .267 8-11 .727 15-24-39 18 56 13 14 8 5 200 25Tennessee Jan. 19 W, 63-56 22-56 .393 3-10 .300 16-21 .762 13-24-37 15 63 8 10 2 4 200 24at Georgia 27-48 .563 7-12 .583 17-24 .708 11-24-35 19 78 17 18 3 7 200 42Tennessee Jan. 23 L, 78-63 22-52 .423 3-16 .188 16-23 .696 10-14-24 20 63 9 14 4 11 200 27No. 21 Vanderbilt 28-55 .509 8-14 .571 21-29 .724 11-30-41 23 85 15 14 6 6 200 31at Tennessee Jan. 27 L, 85-76 28-64 .438 6-20 .300 14-24 .583 14-23-37 23 76 13 11 6 6 200 35Florida 23-48 .479 4-16 .250 10-16 .625 6-26-32 13 60 11 17 3 5 200 34at Tennessee Jan. 31 W, 61-60 25-65 .385 7-23 .304 4-12 .333 18-23-41 14 61 15 14 3 10 200 28at LSU 18-59 .305 5-23 .217 13-17 .765 14-25-39 16 54 10 8 5 5 200 16Tennessee Feb. 4 W, 59-54 25-55 .400 5-18 .278 10-16 .625 12-29-41 17 59 10 12 5 4 200 26South Carolina 16-58 .276 7-28 .250 14-20 .700 11-26-37 19 53 4 11 5 2 200 16at Tennessee Feb. 6 W, 79-53 27-59 .458 6-17 .353 19-27 .704 10-34-44 19 79 14 6 6 5 200 30at No. 22 Vanderbilt 24-51 .471 5-15 .333 37-43 .860 12-28-40 19 90 13 15 5 6 200 44Tennessee Feb. 9 L, 90-71 26-65 .400 6-17 .353 13-21 .619 15-16-31 29 71 11 14 3 8 200 27at No. 3 Kentucky 24-54 .444 7-19 .368 18-30 .600 15-24-39 18 73 12 15 5 6 200 30Tennessee Feb. 13 L, 73-62 23-60 .383 6-23 .261 10-13 .769 13-19-32 24 62 11 17 4 5 200 29Georgia 22-51 .431 5-17 .294 11-13 .846 10-25-35 15 60 17 15 7 5 200 29at Tennessee Feb. 17 W, 69-60 29-62 .468 3-14 .214 8-12 .667 11-20-31 13 69 16 10 5 8 200 24at South Carolina 20-63 .317 5-26 .192 10-15 .667 13-17-30 19 55 3 10 3 6 200 28Tennessee Feb. 20 W, 63-55 20-41 .488 4-11 .364 19-32 .594 10-30-40 13 63 11 19 2 8 200 24at Florida 27-53 .509 5-14 .357 16-24 .667 12-26-38 10 75 12 13 2 7 200 37Tennessee Feb. 23 L, 75-62 23-58 .397 10-23 .435 6-11 .545 10-19-29 21 62 13 14 4 7 200 37No. 2 Kentucky 21-60 .350 2-22 .091 21-27 .778 14-26-40 18 65 8 13 7 6 200 29at Tennessee Feb. 27 W, 74-65 28-59 .475 6-25 .240 12-17 .706 8-28-36 24 74 15 11 6 3 200 40Arkansas 27-67 .403 6-21 .286 13-21 .619 14-23-37 17 73 13 15 5 9 200 36 at Tennessee March 3 W, 80-73 30-55 .545 6-17 .353 14-18 .778 4-29-33 21 80 20 17 6 7 200 39at Mississippi State 20-59 .339 9-32 .281 10-17 .588 10-20-30 14 59 13 13 6 4 200 21Tennessee March 6 W, 75-59 30-60 .500 3-16 .188 12-16 .750 13-33-46 19 75 12 15 3 10 200 38vs. LSU 20-56 .357 3-16 .188 6-12 .500 13-21-34 23 49 11 15 4 7 200 21Tennessee March 11 W, 59-49 19-51 .373 4-23 .174 17-24 .708 15-26-41 15 59 8 17 4 3 200 21vs. Ole Miss 22-57 .386 9-25 .360 12-25 .480 12-30-42 26 65 11 14 5 3 200 35Tennessee March 12 W, 76-65 21-54 .389 8-23 .348 26-37 .703 10-29-39 19 76 12 8 3 10 200 34vs. No. 2 Kentucky 25-48 .521 8-22 .364 16-30 .533 14-30-44 17 74 14 17 5 8 200 32Tennessee March 13 L, 74-45 17-55 .309 2-15 .133 9-15 .600 10-19-29 25 45 9 15 1 8 200 19vs. San Diego State 20-52 .385 3-18 .167 16-21 .762 11-22-33 16 59 10 10 6 3 200 26Tennessee March 18 W, 62-59 20-52 .385 8-17 .471 14-18 .778 13-19-32 19 62 10 11 3 3 200 34vs. Ohio 22-58 .379 10-26 .385 14-26 .538 14-19-33 17 68 15 14 1 9 200 27Tennessee March 20 W, 83-68 34-60 .567 5-14 .357 10-18 .556 11-30-41 22 83 21 16 3 8 200 38vs. No. 5 Ohio State Tennessee March 26

Rankings listed are Associated Press

Individual Points-Rebounds-Assists

Josh Wayne Melvin Kenny Scotty Bobby Skylar Steven J.P. Cameron Brian Renaldo

Bone Chism Goins Hall Hopson Maze McBee Pearl Prince Tatum Williams Woolridge

Austin Peay 11-10-2 5-3-4 4-4-0 16-4-2 2-1-3 0-3-3 0-0-1 2-0-1 15-4-1 8-4-0 INJ

UNC Asheville 11-4-0 11-3-5 4-5-0 25-4-5 14-4-7 5-3-2 2-0-0 7-4-5 13-5-2 9-3-1 11-2-1

vs. East Carolina 7-5-0 10-0-5 2-1-0 25-2-1 15-1-3 6-1-2 0-0-0 1-3-3 14-2-3 4-4-0 8-2-1

vs. DePaul 13-8-0 5-6-3 0-1-0 4-3-0 0-1-2 9-2-0 DNP 2-0-1 8-3-2 0-3-0 2-4-0

vs. No. 6 Purdue 24-6-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 9-4-1 13-5-2 3-2-0 DNP 0-0-2 8-2-1 4-2-0 0-0-0

College of Charleston 11-3-0 0-3-2 4-2-0 21-6-1 4-4-4 3-2-0 DNP 8-6-2 6-3-1 11-7-0 0-0-0

ETSU 6-9-1 7-3-4 0-2-0 10-6-3 8-4-5 9-0-0 DNP 5-1-4 9-1-1 9-4-0 0-1-0

vs. Middle Tennessee 9-9-0 6-2-0 ILLNESS 1-3-0 12-1-3 4-1-0 0-1-0 17-0-1 9-2-1 6-8-0 4-3-0

Wyoming 0-0-0 13-3-1 7-0-0 0-0-0 14-2-2 9-2-1 2-1-0 0-0-0 4-6-6 7-1-2 9-7-0 2-4-0

at Southern California DNP 8-1-0 10-1-1 0-2-0 16-2-0 8-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 4-2-1 4-0-2 2-4-0 0-1-0

North Carolina A&T 2-0-0 3-3-0 3-4-2 16-4-0 10-5-1 2-2-5 12-1-2 2-1-0 10-2-6 7-3-3 7-11-1 9-8-3

at Memphis DNP 15-9-0 8-0-1 DNP 8-5-1 3-4-0 0-2-1 DNP 12-5-3 4-3-1 2-8-1 3-1-0

Charlotte 2-0-0 18-5-6 SUSP 12-5-1 17-2-3 13-5-3 6-1-0 0-1-0 10-5-6 SUSP SUSP 10-7-0

No. 1 Kansas 3-1-2 8-4-1 SUSP 4-5-0 17-4-0 16-7-8 6-0-0 0-3-1 8-0-2 SUSP SUSP 14-8-0

Auburn 0-2-0 12-12-1 SUSP 10-4-0 11-2-0 14-2-9 7-1-0 5-3-1 14-2-3 SUSP SUSP 8-7-1

No. 21 Ole Miss 9-3-0 26-12-1 SUSP 4-6-0 8-5-2 8-1-0 3-2-1 0-1-0 13-8-8 SUSP SUSP 0-3-0

at Alabama 0-0-1 11-7-1 DNP 12-10-0 17-0-0 9-6-3 7-1-0 0-0-0 2-7-2 DNP SUSP 5-2-1

at Georgia 0-0-0 6-6-2 2-0-0 10-3-0 19-2-1 11-3-1 4-1-0 6-3-0 4-2-4 1-1-1 SUSP 0-1-0

No. 21 Vanderbilt 0-1-0 8-16-0 DNP 8-6-1 14-2-1 12-0-7 5-0-1 3-1-0 22-4-3 4-1-0 SUSP 0-4-0

Florida DNP 16-11-3 0-0-2 1-2-0 10-4-3 5-3-2 6-1-2 0-0-1 12-7-1 8-5-1 SUSP 3-4-0

at LSU DNP 20-7-0 5-8-2 2-2-0 8-4-0 5-2-1 3-0-1 0-0-2 8-6-4 5-2-0 SUSP 3-5-0

South Carolina 2-0-0 30-4-3 2-3-1 7-11-0 11-6-3 11-6-3 5-1-0 5-0-1 3-5-3 0-1-0 DNP 1-6-0

at No. 22 Vanderbilt 0-1-1 16-7-0 11-1-5 2-3-1 10-2-0 8-2-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 19-6-3 INJ 0-1-0 5-2-1

at No. 3 Kentucky DNP 12-5-1 14-2-1 0-4-0 10-1-1 15-0-1 0-6-1 0-2-0 9-8-5 INJ 0-0-0 2-3-1

Georgia DNP 16-11-3 5-1-1 2-0-1 10-6-2 13-3-4 0-0-0 4-2-1 15-7-1 INJ 4-1-3 DNP

at South Carolina DNP 11-9-2 0-2-2 8-2-0 8-6-2 14-1-3 3-2-0 4-2-0 10-7-1 0-1-0 5-7-1 DNP

at Florida DNP 7-1-0 2-2-0 0-0-1 20-4-0 11-3-5 0-0-0 2-2-3 3-3-3 13-3-1 4-7-0 0-0-0

No. 2 Kentucky DNP 8-6-1 7-4-2 1-0-1 15-4-1 9-1-5 3-1-0 0-4-1 20-2-2 9-5-1 2-7-1 DNP

Arkansas DNP 14-6-2 9-1-3 0-3-0 15-2-0 12-3-2 0-0-1 2-2-3 12-5-1 12-2-3 4-5-5 DNP

at Mississippi State DNP 1-6-1 4-3-2 6-4-0 14-3-1 10-1-3 DNP 2-2-2 16-6-3 10-3-0 10-13-0 2-0-0

vs. LSU DNP 17-11-1 3-1-0 0-2-0 2-3-2 14-0-3 0-1-0 0-0-0 11-2-0 5-2-0 7-14-2 DNP

vs. Ole Miss DNP 16-15-1 0-2-3 0-1-0 6-3-0 13-3-2 DNP 0-1-1 17-0-3 15-2-1 6-7-1 3-1-0

vs. No. 2 Kentucky DNP 8-3-0 0-0-1 4-5-0 11-3-0 3-1-2 2-0-0 2-2-0 6-2-4 1-3-1 8-5-1 0-1-0

vs. San Diego State DNP 11-5-0 15-1-0 0-2-1 8-3-3 11-0-2 0-1-0 0-2-1 15-6-2 0-1-0 2-8-1 DNP

vs. Ohio 5-4-1 9-12-4 2-0-1 4-0-0 17-0-0 3-4-9 0-1-0 6-1-0 18-4-3 11-1-1 8-12-2 0-0-0

vs. No. 5 Ohio State

Starting Lineups (listed in order of positions, 1-5)W-L 5-1 Maze, Hopson, Prince, Smith, Chism 4-1 Maze, Hopson, Tatum, Smith, Chism 1-0 Goins, Hopson, Tatum, Smith, Chism 8-1 Maze, Hopson, Prince, Woolridge, Chism 0-2 Maze, Hopson, Prince, Hall, Chism 0-1 Maze, Hopson, Prince, Woolridge, Hall 2-0 Goins, Maze, Hopson, Prince, Chism 0-1 Goins, Maze, Prince, Chism, Williams 7-1 Maze, Hopson, Prince, Chism, Williams

Margin of Victory/Defeat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-15 16-19 20-24 25+Wins 1 1 1 1 1 - 3 2 2 1 3 4 2 5Losses 1 - - - - - - - 1 - 3 1 1 1

Attendance Summary

Games Totals Average

Home 16 306,680 19,168Away 11 143,890 13,081Neutral 8 86,635 10,829Total 35 529,205 15,120

Tennessee’s Record When...

Leading at halftime ...............................................................................19-1Trailing at halftime...................................................................................6-6Tied at halftime .........................................................................................2-1

Leading with 10:00 remaining ..........................................................26-2Trailing with 10:00 remaining..............................................................1-6Tied with 10:00 remaining ....................................................................0-0

Leading with 5:00 remaining .............................................................26-0Trailing with 5:00 remaining ................................................................1-8Tied with 5:00 remaining ......................................................................0-0

In Overtime .................................................................................................1-0

Tennessee outrebounds opponent.................................................15-0Tennessee is outrebounded ..............................................................10-7Same amount of rebounds ...................................................................2-1

Tennessee commits more turnovers ................................................8-3Opponent commits more turnovers ...............................................17-5Same amount of turnovers ...................................................................2-0

Tennessee shoots 50 percent or better ...........................................9-0Opponent shoots 50 percent or better ...........................................1-5

Tennessee shoots less than 50 percent .........................................18-8Opponent shoots less than 50 percent .........................................26-3

Tennessee shoots better than opponent......................................25-0Opponent shoots better than Tennessee .......................................1-8Same shooting percentage ..................................................................1-0

Tennessee has more free-throw attempts....................................13-1Opponent has more free-throw attempts ....................................14-7Same amount of free-throw attempts .............................................0-0

Tennessee bench outscores opponent bench ............................23-4Opponent bench outscores Tennessee bench .............................3-4Benches score the same ........................................................................1-0

Tennessee scores less than 50.............................................................0-1Tennessee scores between 50-59 ......................................................3-1Tennessee scores between 60-69 ......................................................6-3Tennessee scores between 70-79 ......................................................9-3Tennessee scores between 80-89 ......................................................6-0Tennessee scores between 90-99 ......................................................1-0Tennessee scores 100 or more ............................................................2-0

Opponent scores less than 50 .............................................................2-0Opponent scores between 50-59 ....................................................12-0Opponent scores between 60-69 ....................................................10-0Opponent scores between 70-79 ......................................................3-6Opponent scores between 80-89 ......................................................0-1Opponent scores between 90-99 ......................................................0-1Opponent scores 100 or more ............................................................0-0

In November ..............................................................................................5-1In December ...............................................................................................5-1In January ....................................................................................................6-2In February ..................................................................................................5-3In March .......................................................................................................6-1

On Monday .................................................................................................0-1On Tuesday .................................................................................................3-2On Wednesday ..........................................................................................5-1On Thursday ...............................................................................................5-0On Friday .....................................................................................................5-0On Saturday................................................................................................6-4On Sunday ..................................................................................................3-0

Most First Half Points

Tennessee 66 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Opponents 44, Vanderbvilt (2/9/10)

Fewest First Half Points

Tennessee 19 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10)Opponents 14, UNC Asheville (11/17/09)

Largest Halftime Lead

Tennessee 52 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Opponents 17, at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)

Most Second Half Points

Tennessee 62 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Opponents 54, Vanderbilt (1/27/10)

Fewest Second Half Points

Tennessee 24 vs. DePaul (11/22/09)Opponents 17, Wyoming (12/15/09)

Largest Margin Of Victory

Tennessee 75 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Opponents 29, Kentucky (3/13/10)

Jump Balls ControlledTennessee 18Opponents 18

How Scored First Points3-Pointer 12Lay-up 12Dunk 5Jump Shot 3Free Throw 3

Scored UT’s First PointsWayne Chism 11Scotty Hopson 8J.P. Prince 6Bobby Maze 3Brian Williams 2Melvin Goins 1Kenny Hall 1Cameron Tatum 1Renaldo Woolridge 1

First Off UT Bench^Melvin Goins 17Kenny Hall 12Cameron Tatum 10Brian Williams 9Skylar McBee 8Steven Pearl 5J.P. Prince 4Josh Bone 2Renaldo Woolridge 2Wayne Chism 1Scotty Hopson 1^ includes multiple substitutions

Dunks Sea Car

J.P. Prince 35 93Kenny Hall 31 31Scotty Hopson 31 55Wayne Chism 11 63Cameron Tatum 10 20Brian Williams 7 21Renaldo Woolridge 3 5Bobby Maze 2 2Melvin Goins 1 1

Points Leader* Sea Car

Scotty Hopson 12 15Wayne Chism 9 24J.P. Prince 9 10Bobby Maze 3 3Melvin Goins 1 1Kenny Hall 1 1Cameron Tatum 0 1Brian Williams 0 1

Rebound Leader* Sea Car

Wayne Chism 16 57Brian Williams 11 20Kenny Hall 4 4Renaldo Woolridge 2 3Melvin Goins 1 1J.P. Prince 1 5Cameron Tatum 1 1

Assists Leader* Sea Car

Bobby Maze 15 26J.P. Prince 11 24Melvin Goins 5 5Wayne Chism 3 9Scotty Hopson 3 5Cameron Tatum 1 3Brian Williams 1 2Renaldo Woolridge 0 1

Steals Leader* Sea Car

J.P. Prince 16 37Scotty Hopson 9 14Wayne Chism 7 22Melvin Goins 7 7Skylar McBee 4 4Steven Pearl 3 3Cameron Tatum 3 6Kenny Hall 2 2Josh Bone 1 1Bobby Maze 2 14Brian Williams 1 5Renaldo Woolridge 1 1

Blocks Leader* Sea Car

Wayne Chism 19 61Brian Williams 9 22Kenny Hall 7 7J.P. Prince 6 18Scotty Hopson 2 9Bobby Maze 1 4Renaldo Woolridge 2 6Cameron Tatum 2 5

* Includes all ties

10+ Points Sea Car

Scotty Hopson 25 38Wayne Chism 21 75Bobby Maze 18 32J.P. Prince 18 44Cameron Tatum 8 17Melvin Goins 6 6Kenny Hall 5 5Renaldo Woolridge 3 4Brian Williams 2 5Skylar McBee 1 1

20+ Points Sea Car

Wayne Chism 4 9Scotty Hopson 4 6J.P. Prince 2 4Cameron Tatum 0 1Brian Williams 0 1

10+ Rebounds Sea Car

Wayne Chism 9 20Brian Williams 4 8Kenny Hall 2 2J.P. Prince 0 1

10+ Assists Sea Car

Bobby Maze 0 1

Double-Doubles Sea Car

Wayne Chism 7 18Kenny Hall 1 1Brian Williams 1 3Bobby Maze 0 1J.P. Prince 0 1

Charges Drawn

J.P. Prince 20Wayne Chism 18Steven Pearl 5Brian Williams 5Cameron Tatum 2Kenny Hall 1

Floor Burns (Diving Efforts) Wayne Chism 21Melvin Goins 10Kenny Hall 9Bobby Maze 8J.P. Prince 6Scotty Hopson 5Skylar McBee 5Josh Bone 4Steven Pearl 4Brian Williams 3Renaldo Woolridge 1

Free Throws in

Final Four Minutes

Skylar McBee 4-4Josh Bone 2-2Quinn Cannington 2-2Wayne Chism 22-25Bobby Maze 29-34Cameron Tatum 6-7Scotty Hopson 6-10Melvin Goins 14-20J.P. Prince 16-26Renaldo Woolridge 1-2Kenny Hall 4-9Brian Williams 5-8

Side-court

Inbounds Defense

Timeouts 05-Second Calls 0Forced Turnovers 4

Baseline

Inbounds Defense

Timeouts 105-Second Calls 5Forced Turnovers 17

Full-Court

Press Defense

Trap Timeouts 2Forced Turnovers 19

Pressure Defense

Totals

Timeouts 125-Second Calls 5Forced Turnovers 40Total Turnovers 45

Inbounds & Full-Court Pressure Stats

The Bruce Pearl Era ... By The Numbers(2005-06 - Present)

Superlatives

Record in Home Games: 70-8Record in True Road Games: 31-22Record in Neutral-Site Games: 26-14Record in Overtime Games: 4-2 Record in SEC Tournament Games: 5-5Record in NCAA Tournament Games: 7-4Record in Day Games: 43-23Record in Evening Games: 82-22 Evening games are those with a tip time of 6 p.m. or laterRecord in Games Decided by Five Points or Less: 28-13Record Against Ranked Opponents: 21-15Longest Win Streak: 11 games (11/27/07-1/19/08)Longest Home Win Streak: 37 games (11/10/06-12/29/08)Longest SEC Win Streak: 8 games, 2x (last from 1/26/08-2/20/08)Longest Losing Streak: 3 games (1/10/07-1/17/07)Longest Home Losing Streak: 2 games, 3x (last from 1/24/09-

1/28/09)Longest SEC Losing Streak: 2 games, 4x (last from 2/18/09-

2/21/09)Most Points in a Game: 124 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)*Most Points in an SEC Game: 105 vs. Auburn (2/15/06)Fewest Points in a Game: 44 vs. Butler (11/22/06)Fewest Points in an SEC Game: 45 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10)Most Points Allowed in a Game: 105 vs. Texas (12/23/06, W 111-

105 OT)Most Points Allowed in an SEC Game: 94 at Florida (2/3/07, L

94-78)Fewest Points Allowed in a Game: 40 vs. Middle Tennessee

(11/20/07, W 109-40)Fewest Points Allowed in an SEC Game: 42 vs. Mississippi State

(1/7/07, W 92-84)Largest Margin of Victory: 75 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09, 124-49)Largest Margin of Victory in an SEC Game: 31 vs. Georgia

(2/11/09, 79-48)

Largest Margin of Defeat: 29 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10)Largest Margin of Defeat in an SEC Game: 29 vs. Kentucky

(3/13/10)Most Points Allowed in a Regulation Win: 89 at Auburn (2/15/06,

105-89)Most Points in a Regulation Loss: 91 vs. Arkansas (3/15/07, 92-91)Fewest Points in a Win: 47 at LSU (2/9/08, 47-45)Fewest Points Allowed in a Loss: 54 vs. Memphis (1/24/09, 54-52)Largest Halftime Lead: 52 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Highest Field-Goal Percentage: .649 (37-57) vs. Middle Tennessee

(11/20/07; W 106-40)Highest Field-Goal Percentage in a Loss: .592 (29-49) at Auburn

(2/7/09; 78-77)Lowest Field-Goal Percentage: .250 (13-52) vs. Butler (11/22/06;

L 56-44)Lowest Field-Goal Percentage in a Win: .317 (19-60) at LSU

(2/9/08; 47-45)Largest Deficit Overcome in a Win: 17 vs. Texas (12/23/06; 111-

105 OT)Largest Lead Surrendered in a Loss: 19 vs. Ohio State (3/22/07;

85-84)Largest Deficit Faced: 29 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10)Most Rebounds: 58 vs. UT Martin (11/18/08)Most Rebounds Allowed: 54 by North Carolina (11/24/06)Fewest Rebounds: 21 at Auburn (2/7/09)Most Assists: 34 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)*Most Assists by an Opponent: 25 by Kansas (1/3/09)Fewest Assists: 4 at Kentucky (2/21/09)Most Turnovers: 26 vs. Fordham (11/13/06)Most Turnovers by an Opponent: 35 by East Carolina (11/20/09)Fewest Turnovers: 6, 7x (last vs. South Carolina 2/6/10)Most Steals: 21 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Most Steals by an Opponent: 15 by ETSU (12/30/06)Fewest Steals: 2, 3x (last at South Carolina 3/5/09)Most Blocks: 10 at Kansas (1/3/09)Most Blocks by an Opponent: 13 by LSU (1/14/06)Fewest Blocks: 0, 6x (last at Southern California 12/19/09)

Tennessee Individual Game HighsPoints: 35 by Chris Lofton vs. Texas (12/23/06)Field Goals Made: 12 by Chris Lofton, 2x (last vs. Memphis 12/6/06)Field-Goal Attempts: 24 by Chris Lofton vs. Texas (12/23/06)Field-Goal Percentage (min. 5 made): 1.000 (7-7) by Tyler Smith vs.

North Carolina A&T (11/27/07)3-Pointers Made: 9 by Chris Lofton at Georgia (2/11/06)*3-Pointers Attempted: 20 by Chris Lofton vs. North Carolina

A&T (11/27/07)*3-Point Field-Goal Percentage (min. 3 made): 1.000 (6-6) by

JaJuan Smith vs. Arkansas (2/13/08)*Free Throws Made: 13, 2x (last by Chris Lofton vs. ETSU 12/30/06)Free-Throw Attempts: 15 by Tyler Smith at Kansas (1/3/09)Free-Throw Percentage (min 5 made) : 1.000 (13-13) by Chris Lofton

vs. ETSU (12/30/06)Rebounds: 19 by Wayne Chism vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)Assists: 11, 2x (last by Bobby Maze vs. Chattanooga 11/15/08)Steals: 6, 4x (last by Wayne Chism vs. Aububrn 1/14/10)Blocked Shots: 6 by Wayne Chism at Kansas (1/3/09)*

Opponent Individual Game HighsPoints: 54 by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky (1/13/09)Field Goals Made: 15 by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky (1/13/09)Field-Goal Attempts: 22, 5x (last by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky, 1/13/09)Field-Goal Percentage (min. 5 made): 1.000 (8-8), 2x (last by

Korvotney Barber, Auburn, 2/7/09)3-Pointers Made: 10 by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky (1/13/09)3-Pointers Attempted: 15, 2x (last by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky,

1/13/09)3-Point Field-Goal Percentage (min. 3 made): 1.000 (5-5) by Doug

McLaughlin-Williams, Appalachian State (12/6/05)Free Throws Made: 15 by Wesley Matthews, Marquette (12/16/08)Free-Throw Attempts: 18 by Wesley Matthews, Marquette

(12/16/08)Free-Throw Percentage (min. 5 made) : 1.000 (14-14) by Jodie Meeks,

Kentucky (1/13/09)Rebounds: 20 by Dwayne Mitchell, Louisiana-Lafayette (11/22/05)Assists: 13 by D.J. Augustin, Texas (12/23/06)Steals: 5, 5x (last by A.J. Graves, Butler, 3/23/08)Blocked Shots: 9 by Tyrus Thomas, LSU (1/14/06)

* Tennessee school record

Tennessee on TVUnder Head Coach Bruce Pearl

Overall This Current

Network Record Season Streak

ABC 0-2 0-1 L2CBS 13-10 5-0 W5CSS 10-0 5-0 W10CSTV 0-1 0-0 L1ESPN 19-9 3-3 W1ESPN2 7-4 3-0 W3ESPNU 5-1 1-1 L1FSN^ 15-4 1-3 L3Raycom* 23-11 0-0 W3SEC Network 5-0 5-0 W5SportSouth 9-0 2-0 W9Vs. 1-1 0-0 L1TOTALS 107-43 26-8 W2

*Raycom Sports also was known as Jefferson Pilot Sports and Lincoln Financial Sports.^FSN includes Sunshine Network and Fox College Sports.

Tennessee under Bruce Pearl has rebounded well from losses. Pearl’s UT teams are 33-12 (.733) in games immediately following a loss.

Last Time A Tennessee Player...Scored 40 Points: 43 by Allan Houston vs. LSU

(2/10/1990)Scored 35 Points: 35 by Chris Lofton vs. Texas

(12/23/2006)Scored 30 Points: 30 by Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina

(2/6/10)Scored 25 Points: 30 by Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina

(2/6/10)

Scored 30 Or More Points In Back-To-Back Games: Chris Lofton with 34 vs. Memphis (12/6/2006) and 32 vs. Western Kentucky (12/16/2006)

Grabbed 20 Rebounds: 21 by Steve Hamer vs. Alabama (3/7/1996)

Grabbed 15 Rebounds: 15 by Wayne Chism vs. Ole Miss (3/12/2010)

Made 15 Field Goals: 15 (15-19) by Dyron Nix vs. Tennessee Tech (11/25/1988)

Made 10 Field Goals: 11 (11-17) by Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)

Attempted 25 Field Goals: 27 (14-27) by Allan Houston vs. LSU (2/10/1990)

Attempted 20 Field Goals: 21 (8-21) by Chris Lofton vs. North Carolina A&T (11/27/2007)

Made 8 3-pointers: 8 (8-20) by Chris Lofton vs. North Carolina A&T (11/27/2007)

Made 7 3-pointers: 7 (7-13) by Chris Lofton vs. Georgia (1/26/2008)

Made 6 3-pointers: 6 (6-7) by Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009)

Attempted 15 3-pointers: 15 (6-15) by Chris Lofton at Vanderbilt (2/26/2008)

Attempted 10 3-pointers: 10 (1-10) by Cameron Tatum at Georgia (1/10/2009)

Made 15 Free Throws: 15 (15-19) by Ron Slay vs. New Mexico (1/4/2003)

Made 10 Free Throws: 10 (10-10) by Wayne Chism vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)

Attempted 20 Free Throws: 23 (22-23) by Bill Justus vs. Ohio (3/17/1969)

Attempted 15 Free Throws: 15 (9-15) by Tyler Smith at Kansas (/1/3/2009)

Had 15 Assists: 15 by Fred Jenkins vs. Georgia (2/28/1987)

Had 10 Assists: 10 by Tyler Smith vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/2008)

Had 6 Steals: 6 by Wayne Chism vs. Auburn (1/14/10)Had 5 Steals: 5 by Scotty Hopson at Georgia (1/23/10)

Had 5 Blocks: 5 by Wayne Chism vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/2010)

Played Every Minute Of A Game: 40 minutes by C.J. Watson vs. Auburn (3/14/2003)

Converted A 4-Point Play: Cameron Tatum at Florida (2/23/2010)

Hit A Shot As Time Expires To Send A Game To

Overtime: Terrence Woods hit a 27-foot 3-pointer as time expired to tie the game 63-63. Tennessee won 68-67 in overtime at South Carolina (2/27/2001)

Hit A Shot As Time Expires To Win A Game: Jon Higgins swished a 3-pointer from mid-court with a half-second remaining to give Tennessee a 70-69 win over Georgia Tech (12/15/2002)

Hit A Last-Second Shot To Win A Game: Bobby Maze’s 15-foot jumper with 5.5 seconds left gave the Vols a 74-72 win at Arkansas (2/4/2009)

Had A Triple-Double: Tyler Smith (12 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)

The only triple-double in UT basketball history

Last Time Tennessee...Scored 110 Points: 124 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Scored 105 Points: 105 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Scored 100 Points: 105 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)

Allowed 100 Points: 105 vs. Texas (12/23/2006)

Scored 60 Points in a Half: 62 (2nd half) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)

Did Not Score 20+ Points in a Half: 19 (1st half) vs. Kentucky (3/13/10)

Grabbed 55 Rebounds: 58 vs. UT Martin (11/18/08)Grabbed 50 Rebounds: 50 vs. North Carolina A&T

(12/23/09)

Made 40 Field Goals: 40 (40-70) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)

Attempted 90 Field Goals: 91 (38-91) vs. LSU (2/10/1990)

Attempted 80 Field Goals: 82 (37-82) vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/2009)

Attempted 75 Field Goals: 82 (37-82) vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/2009)

Made 15 3-pointers: 16 (16-29) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009)

Made 10 3-pointers: 10 (10-23) at Florida (2/23/2010)

Attempted 35 3-pointers: 37 (11-37) Chattanooga (12/4/2007)

Attempted 30 3-pointers: 33 (11-33) vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/2009)

Made 45 Free Throws: 45 (45-60) vs. George Washington (12/28/2000)

Made 40 Free Throws: 45 (45-60) vs. George Washington (12/28/2000)

Attempted 55 Free Throws: 60 (45-60) vs. George Washington (12/28/2000)

Had 30 Assists: 34 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009)Had 25 Assists: 26 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/2009)

Had 20 Steals: 21 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Had 15 Steals: 21 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)

Had 12 Blocks: 14 vs. Virginia (12/19/2000)

Overcame a 15-Point Halftime Deficit: Trailed 35-50 at halftime, won 111-105 in overtime vs. Texas (12/23/2006)

Overcame a 10-Point Halftime Deficit: Trailed 42-55 at halftime, won 89-86 at Florida (3/5/2008)

Did Not Make A 3-Pointer: 0 (0-16) vs. Wofford (2/1/1997)

423 consecutive games since

Had Six Players Score In Double Figures in Same

Game: Wayne Chism (18), Scotty Hopson (17), Bobby Maze (13), Kenny Hall (12), J.P. Prince (10) and Renaldo Woolridge (10) vs. Charlotte (1/6/10)

Had Seven Players Score In Double Figures in Same

Game: Vincent Yarbrough (18), Charles Hathaway (12), Harris Walker (12), Marcus Haislip (12), Isiah Victor (11), Tony Harris (11), Terrence Woods (11) vs. East Tennessee State (11/19/2000)

Had Two Players Record Double-Doubles in Same

Game: Wayne Chism (11 pts, 10 rebs) and Tyler Smith (14 pts, 11 rebs) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/2009)

Tennessee Did Not Have A Player Score in Double

Figures: vs. Cincinnati (1/8/1992)

Opponent Did Not Have A Player Score in Double

Figures: vs. Middle Tennessee (11/20/2007)

Had Three Players Score 20+ Points in Same Game: Chris Lofton (26), JaJuan Smith (23) and Tyler Smith (23) vs. Florida (2/5/2008)

Wayne Chism’s career-high 30-point performance against South Carolina on Feb. 6 in Knoxville stands as the highest scoring output of any current Vol during their career.

Game #1

Austin Peay (0-1) 54#10 Tennessee (1-0) 83

9 p.m. ET • Nov. 13, 2009 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.Austin Peay FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Williams, Marcel f 1-5 0-0 0-0 2-3-5 5 2 1 3 1 0 2025 Campbell, Anthony f 7-12 3-5 0-0 0-2-2 2 17 1 5 0 0 3521 Fraley, John c 0-5 0-0 1-2 0-6-6 2 1 0 1 1 0 2105 Caldwell, Tyrone g 4-7 1-3 2-4 0-1-1 1 11 2 2 0 0 2822 Channels, Wes g 3-13 1-4 6-6 0-8-8 2 13 3 4 0 1 3803 Brown, Caleb 1-4 0-2 0-2 1-3-4 1 2 2 2 0 0 1511 Mosley, Eric 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 512 Reaves, Chris 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 4 0 0 0 0 832 Blake, Justin 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 642 Roberson, Duran 1-3 0-0 2-2 1-1-2 2 4 1 1 2 1 24 TEAM 2-1-3 Totals 19-55 5-17 11-16 7-26-33 16 54 11 19 4 2 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-25 36.0% 2nd Half: 10-30 33.3% Game: 34.5%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 29.4%F Throw % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 7-9 77.8% Game: 68.8%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Smith, Tyler f 6-8 0-0 2-3 2-9-11 0 14 4 1 1 2 2504 Chism, Wayne c 5-13 0-1 1-3 4-6-10 2 11 2 0 2 1 2403 Maze, Bobby g 1-5 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 2 2 3 5 0 0 2130 Prince, J.P. g 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1732 Hopson, Scotty g 6-8 4-6 0-2 1-3-4 0 16 2 1 1 0 2410 Hubert, Michael 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 6 0 0 0 0 211 Cannington, Quinn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 213 McBee, Skylar 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-3-3 2 0 3 0 0 2 1620 Hall, Kenny 2-4 0-0 0-1 1-3-4 3 4 0 2 0 0 1121 Goins, Melvin 2-6 1-2 0-0 0-3-3 1 5 4 3 0 2 1722 Pearl, Steven 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 223 Tatum, Cameron 6-9 3-6 0-0 1-3-4 2 15 1 1 2 0 2233 Williams, Brian 3-7 0-0 2-2 3-1-4 2 8 0 0 1 0 17 TEAM 1-0-1 Totals 34-69 10-23 5-11 13-33-46 17 83 22 14 7 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-30 43.3% 2nd Half: 21-39 53.8% Game: 49.3%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 43.5%F Throw % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 45.5%

Officials: Joe Lindsay, Bruce Benedict, Don DailyTechnicals: None. Attendance: 17,963

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Austin Peay 25 29 54Tennessee 31 52 83

Game #2

UNC Asheville (0-2) 49#10 Tennessee (2-0) 124

7 p.m. ET • Nov. 17, 2009 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.UNC Asheville FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

35 Jackson, Quinard f 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-3-4 4 0 1 2 1 0 1542 Stubbs, Eric c 1-6 0-0 2-2 4-6-10 4 4 0 4 0 0 2203 Primm, J.P. g 6-15 0-3 1-1 1-2-3 4 13 1 10 1 2 3404 Stephenson, Chris g 1-6 1-2 1-2 2-2-4 1 4 0 2 0 0 1415 Smith, Sean g 1-9 0-5 3-4 3-2-5 0 5 1 2 0 4 2702 Dickey, Matt 1-6 0-3 0-0 2-0-2 1 2 1 1 0 1 1905 Lane, Jaron 2-4 0-0 1-2 2-0-2 0 5 1 1 1 0 822 Alecxih, Austin 2-5 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 4 0 1 0 1 1123 Williams, John 0-5 0-0 1-3 1-5-6 0 1 1 2 0 0 1424 Turner, Terrence 2-5 0-0 3-6 2-0-2 3 7 0 2 0 1 1633 Cunningham, D.J. 0-4 0-0 4-4 2-1-3 1 4 1 2 0 0 20 TEAM 2-0-2 Totals 16-67 1-16 16-24 22-22-44 19 49 7 29 3 9 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 2-26 7.7% 2nd Half: 14-41 34.1% Game: 23.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-8 0.0% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 6.3%F Throw % 1st Half: 10-13 76.9% 2nd Half: 6-11 54.5% Game: 66.7%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Smith, Tyler f 3-6 0-0 3-5 0-4-4 2 9 4 0 0 1 2204 Chism, Wayne c 4-5 1-1 2-2 1-3-4 3 11 0 0 0 1 1303 Maze, Bobby g 6-9 2-4 0-0 1-3-4 1 14 7 1 0 0 2130 Prince, J.P. g 3-4 0-0 1-2 1-3-4 3 7 5 1 1 1 2132 Hopson, Scotty g 8-11 6-7 3-3 0-4-4 0 25 5 3 0 2 2300 Woolridge, Renaldo 4-8 1-4 2-3 0-2-2 3 11 1 2 0 0 1410 Hubert, Michael 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 311 Cannington, Quinn 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 2 1 0 1 313 McBee, Skylar 1-6 1-4 2-2 0-3-3 2 5 2 1 0 1 1720 Hall, Kenny 1-3 0-0 2-2 3-2-5 1 4 0 2 2 1 1421 Goins, Melvin 5-10 1-4 0-0 1-2-3 1 11 5 0 0 5 1722 Pearl, Steven 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 623 Tatum, Cameron 5-6 3-4 0-0 1-4-5 3 13 2 0 0 0 1333 Williams, Brian 4-5 0-0 1-2 2-1-3 1 9 1 1 2 0 13 TEAM 1-2-3 Totals 46-77 16-29 16-21 11-33-44 21 124 34 12 5 13 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 24-37 64.9% 2nd Half: 22-40 55.0% Game: 59.7%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 8-13 61.5% 2nd Half: 8-16 50.0% Game: 55.2%F Throw % 1st Half: 10-13 76.9% 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0% Game: 76.2%

Officials: Karl Hess, Tracy Woodson, Chuck JonesTechnicals: None. Attendance: 17,085

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

UNC Asheville 14 35 49Tennessee 66 58 124

Game #3

East Carolina (1-3) 66#10 Tennessee (3-0) 105

4:30 p.m. AT • Nov. 20, 2009 • UVI Sports & Fitness Center • St. Thomas, V.I.East Carolina FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Morrow, Darius f 2-3 0-0 3-6 1-5-6 2 7 3 4 0 1 3321 Abrams, Jamar f 3-7 0-3 2-4 1-1-2 3 8 0 2 0 1 2833 Wynn, Chad c 3-3 0-0 0-0 3-3-6 1 6 0 3 1 0 2610 Young, Brock g 5-10 1-5 4-5 0-1-1 3 15 4 12 0 2 3324 Sherrod, Jontae g 3-5 2-4 4-4 0-1-1 4 12 1 5 0 0 2503 Sargent, Greyson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 211 Gaines, Corvonn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 3 0 1 515 Turner, Chris 3-5 3-5 2-4 0-2-2 2 11 0 4 0 1 1823 Straughn, Erin 0-2 0-1 3-4 0-2-2 0 3 0 1 0 1 1030 Ellison, Wakefield 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 242 Joyner, DaQuan 0-2 0-0 1-4 0-2-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 TEAM 1-3-4 1 Totals 20-38 7-19 19-31 6-20-26 16 66 9 35 1 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-15 46.7% 2nd Half: 13-23 56.5% Game: 52.6%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 36.8%F Throw % 1st Half: 10-18 55.6% 2nd Half: 9-13 69.2% Game: 61.3%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Smith, Tyler f 5-7 0-0 3-4 0-1-1 1 13 4 1 0 4 2304 Chism, Wayne c 3-7 1-2 0-0 2-3-5 2 7 0 2 0 3 1903 Maze, Bobby g 5-10 1-4 4-4 0-1-1 2 15 3 1 0 2 2130 Prince, J.P. g 0-2 0-0 1-2 1-2-3 2 1 3 0 0 0 2232 Hopson, Scotty g 10-15 4-5 1-1 1-1-2 3 25 1 2 0 2 2300 Woolridge, Renaldo 3-4 2-2 0-0 1-1-2 1 8 1 2 0 0 810 Hubert, Michael 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 213 McBee, Skylar 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-1-1 3 6 2 1 0 0 1720 Hall, Kenny 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1521 Goins, Melvin 4-8 1-3 1-1 0-0-0 3 10 5 0 0 0 1722 Pearl, Steven 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 423 Tatum, Cameron 5-7 2-4 2-2 1-1-2 2 14 3 2 0 4 1733 Williams, Brian 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 4 4 0 0 0 0 12 TEAM 0-1-1 Totals 40-69 13-24 12-14 8-15-23 25 105 23 13 0 17 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-33 51.5% 2nd Half: 23-36 63.9% Game: 58.0%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd Half: 8-13 61.5% Game: 54.2%F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 8-8 100% Game: 85.7%

Officials: Jamie Luckey, Mike Nantz, Andrew MarrottaTechnicals: None. Attendance: 3,117

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

East Carolina 27 39 66Tennessee 43 62 105

Game #4

DePaul (2-1) 53#10 Tennessee (4-0) 57

7 p.m. AT • Nov. 22, 2009 • UVI Sports & Fitness Center • St. Thomas, V.I.Depaul FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Stovall, Mike f 2-5 1-2 1-1 0-2-2 4 6 3 3 0 0 3025 Wallace, Eric f 4-8 0-1 2-4 1-2-3 1 10 1 0 1 1 3113 Koshwal, Mac c 5-10 0-0 4-6 3-5-8 2 14 2 2 1 2 3711 Kelly, Jeremiah g 0-8 0-4 4-4 0-4-4 1 4 4 0 0 1 3730 Walker, Will g 5-15 3-8 1-4 2-2-4 2 14 1 3 0 1 3400 Bizoukas, Michael 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 703 Hill, Devin 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 0 1 0 2 0 1 105 Rogers, Nate 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210 Stula, Mario 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-1-1 4 2 0 0 0 0 1433 Faber, Krys 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 334 Siggins, Ryan 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 TEAM 2-3-5 Totals 17-51 4-16 15-23 10-20-30 18 53 11 10 2 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-27 25.9% 2nd Half: 10-24 41.7% Game: 33.3%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 25.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd Half: 7-12 58.3% Game: 65.2%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Smith, Tyler f 5-9 0-0 4-6 4-5-9 3 14 2 1 0 1 2904 Chism, Wayne c 6-11 1-1 0-1 3-5-8 3 13 0 3 0 0 2803 Maze, Bobby g 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2130 Prince, J.P. g 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-0-0 3 2 1 1 1 2 1732 Hopson, Scotty g 2-10 0-4 0-0 2-1-3 1 4 0 3 0 0 2600 Woolridge, Renaldo 1-2 0-1 0-0 2-2-4 2 2 0 1 0 0 813 McBee, Skylar 3-5 2-3 1-2 0-2-2 0 9 1 0 0 0 1520 Hall, Kenny 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 221 Goins, Melvin 2-5 0-0 1-1 2-4-6 2 5 3 2 0 0 1923 Tatum, Cameron 2-7 0-1 4-4 0-3-3 1 8 2 1 0 0 2333 Williams, Brian 0-3 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 3 0 0 2 2 0 12 TEAM 2-2-4 Totals 22-59 3-12 10-15 17-27-44 20 57 11 14 3 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-36 38.9% 2nd Half: 8-23 34.8% Game: 37.3%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd Half: 1-4 25.0% Game: 25.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 66.7%

Officials: Bryan Kersey, John Hughes, Mike NanceTechnicals: DePaul coach Jerry Wainwright (Class A)Attendance: 3,222

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Depaul 24 29 53Tennessee 33 24 57

Game #5

#9 Tennessee (4-1) 72#6 Purdue (4-0) 73

9:30 p.m. AT • Nov. 23, 2009 • UVI Sports & Fitness Center • St. Thomas, V.I.Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Smith, Tyler f 3-7 0-0 4-5 1-3-4 3 10 3 2 0 0 3104 Chism, Wayne c 8-13 1-4 7-7 2-4-6 3 24 0 3 2 0 3003 Maze, Bobby g 4-9 1-1 4-4 1-4-5 2 13 2 0 0 0 2630 Prince, J.P. g 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 3 0 2 0 0 1 2132 Hopson, Scotty g 3-8 0-2 3-4 0-4-4 1 9 1 4 0 1 2600 Woolridge, Renaldo 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 113 McBee, Skylar 0-1 0-1 3-3 0-2-2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1520 Hall, Kenny 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 421 Goins, Melvin 0-4 0-1 1-2 0-1-1 3 1 0 3 0 0 1423 Tatum, Cameron 3-4 1-2 1-2 0-2-2 2 8 1 0 0 1 1933 Williams, Brian 2-2 0-0 0-1 1-1-2 4 4 0 2 1 0 13 TEAM 3-2-5 1 Totals 23-53 3-11 23-28 8-24-32 24 72 9 16 3 4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-30 43.3% 2nd Half: 10-23 43.5% Game: 43.4%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 0-4 0.0% Game: 27.3%F Throw % 1st Half: 12-15 80.0% 2nd Half: 11-13 84.6% Game: 82.1%

Purdue FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Hummel, Robbie f 7-16 1-6 5-6 1-6-7 1 20 3 1 0 1 3725 Johnson, Jajuan c 5-8 0-0 1-2 2-1-3 5 11 0 2 0 0 1803 Kramer, Chris g 2-5 0-0 2-2 1-4-5 1 6 2 1 1 1 3105 Grant, Keaton g 0-2 0-2 4-5 0-3-3 3 4 2 1 1 1 2133 Moore, E’twuan g 8-16 2-5 4-5 0-3-3 2 22 3 3 1 0 3612 Barlow, Kelsey 1-2 0-0 1-4 3-3-6 3 3 2 3 0 1 1621 Byrd, D.J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 424 Smith, Ryne 0-3 0-2 2-2 0-0-0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1430 Wohlford, Mark 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 541 Bade, Patrick 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 5 2 0 1 1 1 18 TEAM 1-1-2 1 Totals 25-56 4-16 19-26 9-23-32 25 73 12 13 5 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-31 45.2% 2nd Half: 11-25 44.0% Game: 44.6%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd Half: 2-5 40.0% Game: 25.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 12-15 80.0% 2nd Half: 7-11 63.6% Game: 73.1%

Officials: Bryan Kersey, John Hughes, Jamie LuckieTechnicals: None. Attendance: 3,755

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 41 31 72 Purdue 42 31 73

Game #6

College of Charleston (1-3) 69#9 Tennessee (5-1) 86

7 p.m. ET • Nov. 27, 2009 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.College of Charleston FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

21 Simmons, Jeremy f 5-9 0-0 5-8 0-8-8 4 15 2 0 1 0 3242 Breeden, Casaan f 2-7 1-5 2-2 0-4-4 4 7 2 2 1 1 2801 Monroe, Donavan g 5-8 4-5 2-2 0-1-1 5 16 1 3 0 0 2203 Goudelock, Andrew g 3-11 3-8 2-3 1-0-1 0 11 2 4 0 4 3432 White Jr, Tony g 4-12 2-4 2-3 1-1-2 3 12 6 3 0 2 3804 Lawrence, Andrew 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 2 3 1 0 0 0 2105 Wright, Rashad 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 412 Pugh, Quasim 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 435 Turok, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+53 Hall, Willis 2-4 0-0 1-2 3-3-6 4 5 0 3 0 1 17 TEAM Totals 22-55 11-25 14-20 5-19-24 23 69 14 16 2 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-26 42.3% 2nd Half: 11-29 37.9% Game: 40.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-13 53.8% 2nd Half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 44.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 10-14 71.4% Game: 70.0%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Smith, Tyler f 5-9 0-1 8-8 0-2-2 1 18 5 0 0 0 3304 Chism, Wayne c 4-7 1-2 2-2 0-3-3 4 11 0 1 1 0 1303 Maze, Bobby g 2-5 0-0 0-1 0-4-4 2 4 4 4 0 1 2323 Tatum, Cameron g 3-5 0-1 0-2 1-2-3 2 6 1 2 0 1 2232 Hopson, Scotty g 7-10 3-3 4-7 3-3-6 1 21 1 4 1 2 2900 Woolridge, Renaldo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 313 McBee, Skylar 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-2-2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1220 Hall, Kenny 2-3 0-0 0-1 0-2-2 3 4 0 0 0 0 1021 Goins, Melvin 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-3-3 2 0 2 1 0 1 1530 Prince, J.P. 3-6 0-0 2-2 3-3-6 1 8 2 2 0 1 1833 Williams, Brian 4-6 0-0 3-6 3-4-7 1 11 0 1 0 1 22 TEAM 3-3-6 Totals 31-55 5-11 19-29 13-31-44 19 86 15 16 2 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-33 48.5% 2nd Half: 15-22 68.2% Game: 56.4%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 1-2 50.0% Game: 45.5%F Throw % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd Half: 14-18 77.8% Game: 65.5%

Officials: Ted Valentine, Mike Nance, Pat AdamsTechnicals: None. Attendance: 18,293

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

College of Charleston 33 36 69Tennessee 41 45 86

Game #7

ETSU (4-4, 1-0) 66#11 Tennessee (6-1) 78

7 p.m. ET • Dec. 2, 2009 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.ETSU FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

41 Brown, Isiah f 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-5-7 2 4 1 0 0 0 2044 Ward, J.C. f 1-1 0-0 2-2 3-3-6 4 4 0 2 1 1 3003 Tubbs, Justin g 6-12 4-9 6-8 0-2-2 2 22 0 2 0 1 2911 Davis, Jocolby g 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 913 Hubbard, Tommy g 4-9 1-1 2-2 0-2-2 4 11 2 2 0 2 3201 Smith, Mike 3-11 0-5 0-0 3-0-3 1 6 1 3 0 0 2205 Cooley, Sheldon 4-7 1-1 1-1 0-2-2 2 10 2 2 0 0 2530 Williams, Micah 3-6 1-4 0-0 1-2-3 2 7 0 1 0 0 1843 Sollazzo, Adam 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-6-6 1 2 2 0 1 0 15 TEAM 1-0-1 Totals 24-54 7-20 11-13 10-22-32 20 66 8 13 2 4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 2nd Half: 13-29 44.8% Game: 44.4%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 35.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 5-5 100% Game: 84.6%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Smith, Tyler f 6-9 0-0 3-5 0-3-3 2 15 4 0 0 1 2904 Chism, Wayne c 3-6 0-1 0-1 3-6-9 3 6 1 1 4 0 2403 Maze, Bobby g 2-8 0-4 4-4 2-2-4 0 8 5 0 0 1 2523 Tatum, Cameron g 3-5 1-1 2-2 0-1-1 3 9 1 1 0 1 2132 Hopson, Scotty g 4-14 2-8 0-0 2-4-6 1 10 3 0 0 0 2800 Woolridge, Renaldo 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 413 McBee, Skylar 3-3 3-3 0-0 0-0-0 1 9 0 0 0 0 1220 Hall, Kenny 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 221 Goins, Melvin 2-3 1-2 2-6 2-1-3 0 7 4 1 0 1 1530 Prince, J.P. 1-4 0-1 3-5 0-1-1 1 5 4 1 0 1 2033 Williams, Brian 4-7 0-0 1-1 2-2-4 0 9 0 1 1 2 20 TEAM 1 1 Totals 28-59 7-20 15-24 14-20-34 12 78 22 6 5 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-33 48.5% 2nd Half: 12-26 46.2% Game: 47.5%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 35.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 14-20 70.0% Game: 62.5%

Officials: J.B. Caldwell, Rick Crawford, Roger AyersTechnicals: Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl (Class A)Attendance: 17,512

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

ETSU 31 35 66Tennessee 36 42 78

Game #8

#9 Tennessee (7-1) 75 Middle Tennessee (3-6) 54

6 p.m. CT • Dec. 11, 2009 • Nashville Arena • Nashville, Tenn.Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Smith, Tyler f 3-6 0-0 1-4 0-4-4 4 7 5 0 0 0 2303 Maze, Bobby g 5-9 2-5 0-0 0-1-1 1 12 3 1 0 0 2204 Chism, Wayne c 3-7 2-3 1-2 2-7-9 3 9 0 3 0 0 2723 Tatum, Cameron g 3-4 1-1 2-3 1-1-2 3 9 1 1 0 0 1732 Hopson, Scotty g 0-3 0-2 1-2 0-3-3 3 1 0 2 1 1 2400 Woolridge, Renaldo 1-2 0-0 2-2 1-2-3 1 4 0 0 0 1 810 Hubert, Michael 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 Cannington, Quinn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 McBee, Skylar 0-2 0-2 4-4 0-1-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1721 Goins, Melvin 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 2 6 0 2 0 2 1722 Pearl, Steven 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 230 Prince, J.P. 6-8 1-2 4-5 0-0-0 1 17 1 1 1 2 2233 Williams, Brian 3-5 0-0 0-1 4-4-8 3 6 0 1 1 0 19 TEAM 0-2-2 1 Totals 27-54 6-15 15-23 9-27-36 23 75 10 11 3 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-27 51.9% 2nd Half: 13-27 48.1% Game: 50.0%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 40.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5% 2nd Half: 8-15 53.3% Game: 65.2%

Middle Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

15 Washington, James g 2-10 1-5 6-10 0-2-2 1 11 3 3 0 2 3424 Haddock, Montarrio g 1-6 0-2 1-2 1-3-4 4 3 2 2 0 0 3130 Sulton, J.T. f 3-4 0-0 2-5 3-2-5 4 8 1 1 0 2 2231 Yates, Desmond f 11-19 2-5 2-2 3-1-4 1 26 0 2 0 0 3634 Gallman, James g 0-5 0-2 0-0 1-3-4 4 0 2 2 0 0 2204 O’Neil, Calvin 1-2 0-0 0-1 2-4-6 2 2 2 0 0 0 2105 Emanuel, Rod 1-5 0-3 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1122 Little, John David 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 323 Murray, David 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 232 Ottley, Trevor 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 2 2 0 0 3 1 1750 Jones, Josh 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 2-2-4 1 1 Totals 20-55 3-17 11-20 14-22-36 19 54 11 12 3 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd Half: 9-28 32.1% Game: 36.4%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd Half: 0-7 0.0% Game: 17.6%F Throw % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd Half: 6-11 54.5% Game: 55.0%

Officials: Tom Eades, Doug Shows, Brent BarnakeyTechnicals: Middle Tennessee-TEAM 2 (Coach Kermit Davis, Class A; Bench [called timeout with none remaining], Class B).Attendance: 14,516

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 37 38 75 Middle Tennessee 30 24 54

Game #9

Wyoming (5-5) 58#9 Tennessee (8-1) 77

7 p.m. ET • Dec. 15, 2009 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.Wyoming FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

11 Muojeke, Afam f 4-15 2-11 5-5 1-6-7 2 15 1 10 0 0 3425 Thiam, Djibril f 2-5 0-1 4-4 1-3-4 3 8 1 3 0 2 2715 Waddell, Adam c 3-6 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 3 8 0 2 0 2 2001 Luster, Jaydee g 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-3-4 3 1 3 3 0 0 2551 Davis, A.J. g 2-5 0-2 5-6 0-7-7 4 9 1 2 0 0 2703 Jackson, Desmar 2-3 0-1 0-2 1-1-2 2 4 2 4 0 0 1505 Dermody, Ryan 2-5 2-5 0-0 0-2-2 0 6 1 1 0 3 2232 Watsabaugh, Rob 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 133 Sylla, Boubacar 2-4 0-0 0-0 3-2-5 2 4 0 2 1 0 1835 Harrison, Daylen 0-2 0-1 2-2 1-1-2 1 2 0 2 0 1 11 Team 0-3-3 Totals 17-45 4-21 20-25 11-25-36 20 58 9 29 1 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd Half: 5-19 26.3% Game: 37.8%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 0-8 0.0% Game: 19.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 13-17 76.5% 2nd Half: 7-8 87.5% Game: 80.0%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Smith, Tyler f 3-4 0-0 4-8 2-1-3 0 10 6 4 1 2 2804 Chism, Wayne c 5-10 1-4 2-2 1-2-3 4 13 1 1 0 3 2503 Maze, Bobby g 2-5 1-3 4-5 1-1-2 1 9 1 1 0 3 2923 Tatum, Cameron g 3-9 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 2 7 2 0 0 0 1632 Hopson, Scotty g 7-12 0-3 0-0 1-1-2 2 14 2 2 0 1 2800 Woolridge, Renaldo 1-3 0-2 0-0 1-3-4 0 2 0 1 0 1 811 Cannington, Quinn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 McBee, Skylar 0-3 0-3 2-2 0-1-1 2 2 0 1 0 1 1120 Hall, Kenny 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 121 Goins, Melvin 3-3 1-1 0-1 0-0-0 4 7 0 3 0 0 1222 Pearl, Steven 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 Bone, Josh 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 Prince, J.P. 2-5 0-1 0-0 2-4-6 2 4 6 0 0 4 2333 Williams, Brian 4-9 0-0 1-1 3-4-7 3 9 0 0 0 0 16 TEAM 1-1-2 Totals 30-63 4-20 13-19 12-19-31 21 77 18 13 1 15 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-34 44.1% 2nd Half: 15-29 51.7% Game: 47.6%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 2-10 20.0% Game: 20.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 10-16 62.5% 2nd Half: 3-3 100% Game: 68.4%

Officials: Bert Smith, Michael Stephens, John HamptonTechnicals: NoneAttendance: 17,274

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Wyoming 41 17 58Tennessee 42 35 77

Game #10

#9 Tennessee (8-2) 55 Southern California (5-4) 77

1:30 p.m. PT • Dec. 19, 2009 • Galen Center • Los Angeles, Calif.Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Smith, Tyler f 1-6 0-2 1-2 2-2-4 5 3 1 0 0 0 2704 Chism, Wayne c 3-11 1-7 1-1 0-1-1 3 8 0 0 0 0 2203 Maze, Bobby g 4-9 0-3 0-0 0-0-0 1 8 0 0 0 2 2423 Tatum, Cameron g 0-3 0-2 4-10 0-0-0 3 4 2 0 0 1 2332 Hopson, Scotty g 7-14 1-3 1-2 2-0-2 1 16 0 1 0 2 3300 Woolridge, Renaldo 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 2 0 1 1113 McBee, Skylar 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 720 Hall, Kenny 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 821 Goins, Melvin 3-8 0-3 4-6 0-1-1 4 10 1 1 0 1 1630 Prince, J.P. 1-4 0-0 2-4 1-1-2 4 4 1 3 0 1 1733 Williams, Brian 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 2 2 0 1 0 1 12 TEAM 2-2-4 Totals 20-58 2-22 13-25 8-13-21 26 55 5 8 0 9 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-28 28.6% 2nd Half: 12-30 40.0% Game: 34.5%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-13 15.4% 2nd Half: 0-9 0.0% Game: 9.1%F Throw % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd Half: 11-20 55.0% Game: 52.0%

Southern California FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

00 Johnson, Marcus f 2-3 1-2 3-4 2-5-7 4 8 1 3 0 0 2601 Stepheson, Alex f 8-11 0-0 3-4 4-11-15 3 19 1 1 0 0 4005 Vucevic, Nikola c 5-7 1-1 4-6 1-9-10 2 15 0 2 3 0 3921 Lewis, Dwight g 6-11 1-3 8-9 0-2-2 2 21 3 3 0 1 3944 Gerrity, Mike g 1-7 0-1 10-11 0-5-5 2 12 10 6 0 0 3713 Rozitis, Davis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114 Smith, Donte 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 320 Simmons, Marcus 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 5 2 1 2 0 0 15 TEAM 0-1-1 2 Totals 23-41 3-7 28-34 9-34-43 18 77 16 20 3 1 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-21 61.9% 2nd Half: 10-20 50.0% Game: 56.1%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 0-1 0.0% Game: 42.9%F Throw % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 24-27 88.9% Game: 82.4%

Officials: Mike Reed, Michael Eggers, Mike ScyphersTechnicals: None.Attendance: 4,523

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 20 35 55Southern California 33 44 77

Game #11

North Carolina A&T (4-8) 78#16 Tennessee (9-2) 99

7 p.m. ET • Dec. 23, 2009 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.North Carolina A&T FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

33 Upchurch, Dametrius f 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-3-4 2 1 0 2 0 0 734 Johnson, Robert f 5-10 3-7 0-0 0-4-4 0 13 1 4 0 3 2523 Coleman, Thomas c 5-7 0-1 6-8 1-3-4 2 16 2 6 4 2 3203 Alston, Tavarus g 5-13 3-9 2-2 0-2-2 4 15 5 4 0 1 2412 Simpson, Nic g 1-5 0-3 0-0 0-4-4 2 2 1 3 0 0 2301 Buck, R.J. 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 0 2 0 0 0 0 302 Powell, Adrian 1-4 1-4 0-1 2-0-2 1 3 0 0 0 0 705 Joshua, Dwane 5-12 3-6 7-10 1-3-4 2 20 1 6 0 4 2510 Hill, Marc 1-6 0-3 0-0 0-3-3 1 2 5 3 0 1 2020 Williams, Jared 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 331 Witter, Austin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 5 0 0 3 0 0 750 Porter, James 2-4 0-0 0-4 3-8-11 2 4 1 3 2 0 24 Team 0-2-2 Totals 26-62 10-33 16-27 10-33-43 21 78 16 34 6 11 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-25 36.0% 2nd Half: 17-37 45.9% Game: 41.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% 2nd Half: 7-20 35.0% Game: 30.3%F Throw % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd Half: 10-15 66.7% Game: 59.3%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Smith, Tyler f 5-6 0-0 6-8 2-4-6 3 16 3 4 1 4 2004 Chism, Wayne c 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-3-3 2 3 0 0 0 2 821 Goins, Melvin g 0-3 0-0 3-4 0-4-4 2 3 2 3 0 2 2223 Tatum, Cameron g 3-12 0-5 1-2 1-2-3 1 7 3 1 0 1 2032 Hopson, Scotty g 5-10 0-4 0-1 1-4-5 1 10 1 2 1 1 1700 Woolridge, Renaldo 3-7 1-3 2-2 2-6-8 1 9 3 0 1 0 1703 Maze, Bobby 1-7 0-4 0-0 0-2-2 2 2 5 0 0 3 1813 McBee, Skylar 4-7 3-6 1-1 1-0-1 3 12 2 0 0 3 1720 Hall, Kenny 6-8 0-0 4-4 2-2-4 1 16 0 3 1 0 1322 Pearl, Steven 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 2 0 1 0 0 324 Bone, Josh 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 630 Prince, J.P. 4-6 0-0 2-5 1-1-2 3 10 6 4 2 4 1733 Williams, Brian 3-9 0-0 1-2 7-4-11 3 7 1 5 0 1 22 TEAM 0-0-0 Totals 37-82 5-26 20-29 18-32-50 23 99 26 23 6 21 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 21-40 52.5% 2nd Half: 16-42 38.1% Game: 45.1%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd Half: 0-13 0.0% Game: 19.2%F Throw % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd Half: 12-19 63.2% Game: 69.0%

Officials: Doug Sirmons, Mike Eades, Brian SheyTechnicals: North Carolina A&T-Joshua,Dwane (Class A). Tennessee-None.Attendance: 17,759

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

North Carolina A&T 27 51 78Tennessee 55 44 99

Game #12

#14 Tennessee (10-2) 66 Memphis (9-3) 59

3 p.m. CT • Dec. 31, 2009 • FedExForum • Memphis, Tenn.Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Smith, Tyler f 2-5 0-0 7-8 3-2-5 0 11 3 3 0 2 3104 Chism, Wayne c 5-7 0-0 5-5 3-6-9 4 15 0 2 1 0 2403 Maze, Bobby g 1-6 0-3 1-2 0-4-4 5 3 0 0 0 0 2130 Prince, J.P. g 2-7 0-1 8-12 1-4-5 1 12 3 1 0 1 1832 Hopson, Scotty g 3-11 1-4 1-3 2-3-5 1 8 1 3 0 1 2800 Woolridge, Renaldo 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 0 1 1 0 813 McBee, Skylar 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-2-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1221 Goins, Melvin 2-3 0-1 4-6 0-0-0 3 8 1 2 0 1 1423 Tatum, Cameron 2-5 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 2 4 1 0 0 1 2233 Williams, Brian 1-5 0-0 0-0 4-4-8 3 2 1 4 2 1 22 TEAM 4-1-5 Totals 19-53 2-13 26-36 18-29-47 22 66 11 16 4 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 2nd Half: 9-26 34.6% Game: 35.8%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3% Game: 15.4%F Throw % 1st Half: 10-15 66.7% 2nd Half: 16-21 76.2% Game: 72.2%

Memphis FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Henderson-Niles, P. f 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-2-2 2 2 0 2 0 0 1503 Sallie, Roburt g 2-7 2-6 2-2 3-3-6 5 8 1 2 3 1 3305 Kemp, Willie g 1-9 1-7 2-2 0-1-1 4 5 4 3 0 1 3215 Williams, Elliot g 1-7 0-2 11-12 0-2-2 4 13 3 2 0 1 3020 Mack, Doneal g 5-10 4-9 1-2 0-2-2 5 15 2 4 1 2 3010 Coleman, Will 2-4 0-0 1-2 3-3-6 3 5 0 1 3 1 2711 Witherspoon, Wesley 4-11 2-3 1-3 3-4-7 5 11 1 1 4 3 3012 Barham, Drew 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 130 Stephens, D.J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 TEAM 0-2-2 Totals 16-51 9-27 18-24 9-19-28 28 59 11 16 11 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-23 30.4% 2nd Half: 9-28 32.1% Game: 31.4% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 5-15 33.3% Game: 33.3% F Throw % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd Half: 12-15 80.0% Game: 75.0%

Officials: Tony Greene, Mark Whitehead, Gary MaxwellTechnicals: Tennessee-Chism, Wayne. Memphis-Coleman, Will.Attendance: 17,544

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 31 35 66Memphis 24 35 59

Game #13

Charlotte (10-4) 71#16 Tennessee (11-2) 88

7 p.m. ET • Jan. 6, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.Charlotte FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

21 Wilderness, An’Juan f 2-3 0-1 0-1 0-0-0 3 4 1 3 0 0 1635 Braswell, Chris f 1-4 0-0 2-2 3-6-9 2 4 2 0 0 0 2243 Spears, Shamari f 1-8 0-1 10-11 5-3-8 2 12 2 2 0 1 2801 Green, Derrio g 4-14 3-12 3-3 0-2-2 2 14 1 2 0 3 2503 Harris, Dijuan g 6-10 2-5 2-2 0-3-3 2 16 1 3 0 2 3302 Sherrill, K.J. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 2 0 1 0 0 805 Jones, Phil 1-2 0-0 3-4 2-0-2 1 5 0 0 1 0 1810 Parks, Trevin 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 211 Andersen, Ian 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 0 2 0 1 0 0 612 Lewis, Colby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 Sirin, Gokhan 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 3 0 0 0 0 420 Bowden, Shamarr 2-6 2-6 0-0 0-1-1 2 6 0 1 0 0 1322 Coleman, Rashad 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1131 Dewhurst, Charles 1-3 0-0 1-2 1-1-2 2 3 2 1 0 1 13 TEAM 4-0-4 1 Totals 21-58 8-29 21-25 16-18-34 18 71 10 16 1 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-29 27.6% 2nd Half: 13-29 44.8% Game: 36.2%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-17 23.5% 2nd Half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 27.6%F Throw % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0% 2nd Half: 12-15 80.0% Game: 84.0%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

00 Woolridge, Renaldo f 4-8 2-5 0-0 0-7-7 3 10 0 2 1 0 2704 Chism, Wayne c 5-7 1-3 7-8 3-2-5 4 18 6 3 3 5 3003 Maze, Bobby g 5-11 0-4 3-3 0-5-5 3 13 3 1 0 2 3030 Prince, J.P. g 5-9 0-1 0-0 0-5-5 2 10 6 3 0 0 3132 Hopson, Scotty g 7-10 3-5 0-1 1-1-2 2 17 3 3 0 0 2913 McBee, Skylar 2-5 2-4 0-0 0-1-1 3 6 0 0 0 0 1720 Hall, Kenny 5-6 0-0 2-2 5-0-5 4 12 1 1 1 1 2022 Pearl, Steven 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 324 Bone, Josh 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 TEAM 0-2-2 Totals 34-59 8-23 12-14 9-24-33 21 88 19 14 5 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 19-32 59.4% 2nd Half: 15-27 55.6% Game: 57.6%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 4-11 36.4% Game: 34.8%F Throw % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0% 2nd Half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 85.7%

Officials: Doug Sirmons, Tom Clougherty, Tracy WoodsonTechnicals: Charlotte-Spears, Shamari (Class A). Tennessee-Chism, Wayne (Class A).Attendance: 17,023

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Charlotte 29 42 71Tennessee 51 37 88

Game #14

#1 Kansas (14-1) 68#16 Tennessee (12-2) 76

4:30 p.m. ET • Jan. 10, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.Kansas FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

22 Morris, Marcus f 2-5 0-1 1-2 1-3-4 2 5 1 1 0 0 2545 Aldrich, Cole c 3-5 0-0 1-2 8-10-18 3 7 0 1 4 0 3001 Henry, Xavier g 3-7 1-4 3-4 0-5-5 3 10 0 2 1 1 3104 Collins, Sherron g 7-20 2-10 6-7 0-4-4 3 22 5 4 0 0 3810 Taylor, Tyshawn g 4-11 2-4 3-4 1-0-1 3 13 3 4 0 2 3000 Robinson, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 312 Morningstar, Brady 2-5 1-3 1-2 0-2-2 2 6 0 1 0 0 1513 Henry, C.J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 214 Reed, Tyrel 1-5 1-5 0-0 0-0-0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1321 Morris, Markieff 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 3 2 1 3 1 0 13 TEAM 2-1-3 Totals 23-61 7-27 15-21 14-28-42 23 68 10 16 6 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-34 35.3% 2nd Half: 11-27 40.7% Game: 37.7%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 3-14 21.4% Game: 25.9%F Throw % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 10-14 71.4% Game: 71.4%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

00 Woolridge, Renaldo f 4-6 4-6 2-4 1-7-8 0 14 0 0 0 1 3404 Chism, Wayne c 3-6 2-3 0-2 1-3-4 4 8 1 3 1 0 1903 Maze, Bobby g 5-10 0-0 6-7 1-6-7 3 16 8 2 0 1 3330 Prince, J.P. g 2-6 0-0 4-8 0-0-0 5 8 2 0 0 4 1432 Hopson, Scotty g 7-12 0-3 3-4 0-4-4 1 17 0 2 0 0 3213 McBee, Skylar 2-5 2-4 0-0 0-0-0 3 6 0 0 0 0 2320 Hall, Kenny 2-7 0-0 0-2 3-2-5 3 4 0 0 1 0 2322 Pearl, Steven 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-2-3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1024 Bone, Josh 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 2 0 0 0 12 TEAM 1-2-3 1 Totals 26-54 9-18 15-29 8-27-35 20 76 14 8 2 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd Half: 14-29 48.3% Game: 48.1%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 50.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd Half: 10-20 50.0% Game: 51.7%

Officials: J.B. Caldwell, Rick Hartzell, Mark WhiteheadTechnicals: NoneAttendance: 21,936

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Kansas 33 35 68Tennessee 33 43 76

Game #15

Auburn (9-8, 0-2 SEC) 55#9 Tennessee (13-2, 1-0 SEC) 81

7 p.m. ET • Jan. 14, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.Auburn FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Hargrove, Lucas f 4-8 2-6 0-1 3-5-8 2 10 5 4 0 1 3134 Lett, Johnnie f 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 3 0 0 2 0 0 1312 Reed, DeWayne g 5-15 2-8 7-8 1-2-3 2 19 2 4 0 1 3520 Sullivan, Frankie g 5-15 4-9 0-0 1-2-3 3 14 2 1 0 1 3424 Waller, Tay g 2-6 2-6 1-2 1-6-7 3 7 1 1 0 0 2501 Malone, Andre 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 505 Armstrong, Ty 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 711 Wallace, Josh 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 422 Gabriel, Kenny 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1130 Knox, Brendon 0-2 0-0 2-4 2-3-5 4 2 0 5 0 1 1833 Ross, Earnest 1-3 1-3 0-0 1-0-1 4 3 0 0 0 1 17 TEAM 1-0-1 Totals 17-56 11-35 10-17 12-21-33 23 55 10 17 1 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-37 32.4% 2nd Half: 5-19 26.3% Game: 30.4%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 10-24 41.7% 2nd Half: 1-11 9.1% Game: 31.4%F Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 7-13 53.8% Game: 58.8% Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

00 Woolridge, Renaldo f 3-5 2-4 0-0 2-5-7 3 8 1 3 2 0 2304 Chism, Wayne c 3-8 1-2 5-5 2-10-12 4 12 1 3 1 6 2603 Maze, Bobby g 6-8 2-2 0-0 0-2-2 2 14 9 1 1 1 3030 Prince, J.P. g 5-6 0-1 4-8 0-2-2 1 14 3 4 0 2 2732 Hopson, Scotty g 5-8 1-3 0-0 1-1-2 0 11 0 3 0 0 2111 Cannington, Quinn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 McBee, Skylar 2-5 1-4 2-2 0-1-1 3 7 0 1 0 0 2320 Hall, Kenny 5-7 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 2 10 0 0 1 0 2022 Pearl, Steven 2-2 0-0 1-4 0-3-3 0 5 1 0 0 0 1024 Bone, Josh 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Totals 31-51 7-18 12-19 6-29-35 15 81 15 15 5 9 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-22 54.5% 2nd Half: 19-29 65.5% Game: 60.8%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 38.9%F Throw % 1st Half: 11-14 78.6% 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 63.2%

Officials: Tom Eades, Doug Shows, Les JonesTechnicals: NoneAttendance: 20,268

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Auburn 37 18 55Tennessee 38 43 81

Game #16

#21 Ole Miss (13-4, 1-2 SEC) 69#9 Tennessee (14-2, 2-0 SEC) 71

1:30 p.m. ET • Jan. 16, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.Ole Miss FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

31 Holloway, Murphy f 3-6 0-0 0-0 4-3-7 3 6 1 3 0 2 2652 Cranston, DeAundre f 1-4 0-2 2-2 4-7-11 5 4 0 1 1 1 2412 Warren, Chris g 5-18 5-13 4-4 0-1-1 3 19 1 5 0 3 3714 Polynice, Eniel g 2-8 0-1 0-0 1-8-9 3 4 1 4 0 1 2224 White, Terrico g 5-9 2-5 5-5 0-2-2 2 17 3 3 0 0 3701 Henry, Terrance 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1002 Buckner, Reginald 1-4 0-0 1-2 3-2-5 5 3 0 0 2 0 2323 Gaskins, Trevor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1132 Graham,Zach 4-11 2-5 6-7 1-2-3 0 16 2 2 1 1 35 TEAM 0-2-2 Totals 21-61 9-27 18-20 13-28-41 24 69 8 21 4 9 225

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-28 32.1% 2nd Half: 8-24 33.3% Game: 34.4%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 4-11 36.4% Game: 33.3%F Throw % 1st Half: 11-11 100% 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0% Game: 90.0% Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

00 Woolridge, Renaldo f 0-3 0-1 0-0 1-2-3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2104 Chism, Wayne c 7-13 2-5 10-10 5-7-12 2 26 1 5 2 2 4103 Maze, Bobby g 3-7 0-2 2-3 1-0-1 2 8 0 0 0 0 1930 Prince, J.P. g 4-8 0-0 5-8 2-6-8 3 13 8 6 1 1 3832 Hopson, Scotty g 4-15 0-2 0-1 1-4-5 1 8 2 1 0 2 3613 McBee, Skylar 1-7 1-6 0-0 0-2-2 2 3 1 0 0 1 1520 Hall, Kenny 1-3 0-0 2-4 5-1-6 5 4 0 2 2 0 2222 Pearl, Steven 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 724 Bone, Josh 3-8 3-7 0-0 0-3-3 2 9 0 0 0 3 26 TEAM 4-1-5 Totals 23-65 6-23 19-28 19-27-46 17 71 12 14 6 10 225

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-38 28.9% 2nd Half: 10-23 43.5% Game: 35.4%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-12 8.3% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 26.1%F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 7-12 58.3% Game: 67.9%

Officials: John Cahill, Rick Crawford, Mike NanceTechnicals: NoneAttendance: 20,714

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total

Ole Miss 33 26 10 69Tennessee 28 31 12 71

Game #17

#8 Tennessee (15-2, 3-0 SEC) 63 Alabama (11-7, 1-3 SEC) 56

6 p.m. CT • Jan. 19, 2010 • Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, Ala.Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

00 Woolridge, Renaldo f 1-6 0-2 3-5 1-1-2 4 5 1 0 0 0 2204 Chism, Wayne c 4-8 0-0 3-3 1-6-7 3 11 1 0 1 2 2103 Maze, Bobby g 3-11 0-2 3-4 1-5-6 0 9 3 2 0 0 2830 Prince, J.P. g 1-8 0-0 0-0 1-6-7 1 2 2 3 0 1 3232 Hopson, Scotty g 6-11 3-5 2-3 0-0-0 2 17 0 2 0 0 3113 McBee, Skylar 1-2 0-1 5-6 0-1-1 1 7 0 1 0 1 1720 Hall, Kenny 6-10 0-0 0-0 6-4-10 4 12 0 0 1 0 2622 Pearl, Steven 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1124 Bone, Josh 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 TEAM 3-1-4 Totals 22-56 3-10 16-21 13-24-37 15 63 8 10 2 4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-27 33.3% 2nd Half: 13-29 44.8% Game: 39.3%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 2-5 40.0% Game: 30.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 11-14 78.6% Game: 76.2%

Alabama FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

05 Mitchell, Tony f 5-8 1-2 0-0 3-6-9 1 11 0 0 5 1 3232 Green, JaMychal f 6-15 0-0 4-5 6-6-12 3 16 0 5 1 0 2940 Knox, Justin f 3-8 0-0 1-1 3-2-5 1 7 1 2 1 1 2401 Brock, Anthony g 0-5 0-4 0-0 1-2-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1602 Torrance, Mikhail g 1-9 0-4 1-2 0-4-4 2 3 6 4 0 1 3510 Eblen, Ben 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 921 Hillman, Senario 1-4 0-1 2-2 0-1-1 4 4 3 1 0 0 1724 Davis, Charvez 2-5 2-3 0-0 0-2-2 2 6 1 1 0 1 2444 Hines, Chris 4-4 1-1 0-1 1-1-2 2 9 0 1 1 0 14 TEAM 1-0-1 Totals 22-58 4-15 8-11 15-24-39 18 56 13 14 8 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 2nd Half: 12-29 41.4% Game: 37.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 26.7%F Throw % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 72.7%

Officials: Ted Valentine, Jim Burr, Mike KittsTechnicals: None.Attendance: 12,098

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 24 39 63Alabama 25 31 56

Game #18

#8 Tennessee (15-3, 3-1 SEC) 63 Georgia (9-8, 1-3 SEC) 78

5 p.m. ET • Jan. 23, 2010 • Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, Ga.Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

03 Maze, Bobby g 5-11 0-2 1-2 3-0-3 2 11 1 1 0 2 2904 Chism, Wayne c 3-10 0-2 0-0 1-5-6 2 6 2 2 3 0 2720 Hall, Kenny f 3-5 0-0 4-4 1-2-3 1 10 0 3 0 0 2530 Prince, J.P. g 1-1 0-0 2-3 0-2-2 2 4 4 3 0 0 2232 Hopson, Scotty g 6-12 3-6 4-6 1-1-2 3 19 1 3 0 5 3100 Woolridge, Renaldo 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 813 McBee, Skylar 1-4 0-3 2-2 1-0-1 3 4 0 1 0 2 1621 Goins, Melvin 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 422 Pearl, Steven 3-4 0-0 0-1 1-2-3 1 6 0 1 1 1 1823 Tatum, Cameron 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-1-1 1 1 1 0 0 1 924 Bone, Josh 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 TEAM 1-1-2 Totals 22-52 3-16 16-23 10-14-24 20 63 9 14 4 11 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd Half: 11-24 45.8% Game: 42.3%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 18.8%F Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 13-19 68.4% Game: 69.6%

Georgia FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Leslie, Travis g 8-11 1-1 2-3 4-5-9 1 19 7 2 0 2 3303 Ware, Dustin g 2-5 1-3 4-7 0-4-4 2 9 2 1 0 0 3310 McPhee, Ricky g 3-6 1-3 4-5 0-3-3 4 11 3 3 0 1 2833 Thompkins, Trey f 9-13 3-4 0-0 1-7-8 3 21 0 4 0 3 3434 Jackson, Albert c 0-0 0-0 2-4 2-0-2 4 2 0 2 1 0 1004 Barnes, Chris 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1405 Anyaorah, Ebuka 1-5 1-1 4-4 0-2-2 1 7 4 0 0 0 1511 Williams, Vincent 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 641 Zlovaric, Drazen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 250 Price, Jeremy 4-8 0-0 1-1 2-1-3 4 9 0 3 1 1 25 TEAM 1-0-1 Totals 27-48 7-12 17-24 11-24-35 19 78 17 18 3 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-23 65.2% 2nd Half: 12-25 48.0% Game: 56.3%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 58.3%F Throw % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0% 2nd Half: 8-14 57.1% Game: 70.8%

Officials: Tom Eades, Pat Adams, Lee CassellTechnicals: None.Attendance: 10,523

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 27 36 63Georgia 42 36 78

Game #19

#21 Vanderbilt (116-3, 5-0 SEC) 76#14 Tennessee (15-4, 3-2 SEC) 85

7 p.m. ET • Jan. 27, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.Vanderbilt FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

24 Walker, Andre f 4-5 0-0 1-2 1-6-7 4 9 5 2 2 1 3144 Taylor, Jeffery f 3-7 0-0 4-7 2-2-4 4 10 1 3 1 1 2304 Ogilvy, A.J. c 4-11 0-0 4-6 3-2-5 4 12 2 3 1 3 2100 Beal, Jermaine g 8-12 4-6 5-6 0-1-1 1 25 2 0 0 1 3801 Tinsley, Brad g 2-5 2-3 4-4 0-5-5 2 10 4 4 0 0 2503 Ezeli, Festus 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-5-5 4 4 0 0 1 0 1605 Goulbourne, Lance 0-4 0-2 0-0 1-2-3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1323 Jenkins, John 3-5 2-3 2-2 0-3-3 1 10 1 1 0 0 2133 Tchiengang, Steve 2-4 0-0 1-2 2-2-4 2 5 0 0 0 0 12 TEAM 2-2-4 Totals 28-55 8-14 21-29 11-30-41 23 85 15 14 6 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 2nd Half: 17-30 56.7% Game: 50.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 57.1%F Throw % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd Half: 15-20 75.0% Game: 72.4%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

20 Hall, Kenny f 3-5 0-0 2-4 4-2-6 4 8 1 1 1 0 1904 Chism, Wayne c 2-9 0-3 4-8 2-14-16 1 8 0 1 5 1 3103 Maze, Bobby g 4-11 0-2 4-4 0-0-0 2 12 7 1 0 0 3230 Prince, J.P. g 9-10 2-2 2-3 1-3-4 3 22 3 2 0 3 2932 Hopson, Scotty g 5-8 3-5 1-3 0-2-2 5 14 1 3 0 0 2200 Woolridge, Renaldo 0-4 0-1 0-0 3-1-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1913 McBee, Skylar 2-9 1-6 0-0 0-0-0 3 5 1 2 0 1 1422 Pearl, Steven 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-1-1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1123 Tatum, Cameron 2-4 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1424 Bone, Josh 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 TEAM 2-0-2 Totals 28-64 6-20 14-24 14-23-37 23 76 13 11 6 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd Half: 16-36 44.4% Game: 43.8%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-14 21.4% Game: 30.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 8-13 61.5% 2nd Half: 6-11 54.5% Game: 58.3%

Officials: Doug Shows, Jamie Luckie, Mark WhiteheadTechnicals: Vanderbilt-Walker, Andre (Class A). Tennessee-Prince, J.P. 2 (Class A; Class B).Attendance: 19,103

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Vanderbilt 31 54 85Tennessee 35 41 76

Game #20

Florida (15-6, 4-3 SEC) 60#14 Tennessee (16-4, 4-2 SEC) 61

1 p.m. ET • Jan. 31, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.Florida FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

23 Tyus, Alex f 7-11 0-0 4-5 1-6-7 1 18 0 1 1 0 3325 Parsons, Chandler f 5-6 2-3 2-5 0-8-8 1 14 1 1 0 1 3132 Macklin, Vernon c 3-5 0-0 1-2 3-2-5 4 7 2 3 1 0 3101 Boynton, Kenny g 2-11 0-5 0-0 1-2-3 2 4 3 4 1 1 3311 Walker, Erving g 3-9 1-6 2-2 0-3-3 1 9 4 6 0 0 3203 Shipman, Ray 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 2 0 0 0 1 1421 Werner, Dan 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 3 1 2 0 0 1933 Murphy, Erik 1-1 0-0 1-2 1-2-3 0 3 0 0 0 2 7 TEAM 0-1-1 Totals 23-48 4-16 10-16 6-26-32 13 60 11 17 3 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-26 57.7% 2nd Half: 8-22 36.4% Game: 47.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 1-10 10.0% Game: 25.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 9-14 64.3% Game: 62.5%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

00 Woolridge, Renaldo f 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-4-4 0 3 0 2 0 0 2104 Chism, Wayne c 6-16 1-3 3-4 6-5-11 3 16 3 0 2 1 3203 Maze, Bobby g 2-8 1-4 0-0 0-3-3 0 5 2 2 0 0 2630 Prince, J.P. g 6-10 0-2 0-1 4-3-7 3 12 1 3 0 2 2632 Hopson, Scotty g 5-14 0-2 0-1 1-3-4 2 10 3 2 0 0 2913 McBee, Skylar 2-4 2-4 0-0 1-0-1 1 6 2 0 0 0 1120 Hall, Kenny 0-1 0-0 1-6 1-1-2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1421 Goins, Melvin 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 2 0 0 3 1422 Pearl, Steven 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 1 1 0 4 1223 Tatum, Cameron 3-4 2-3 0-0 2-3-5 0 8 1 3 0 0 15 TEAM 3-1-4 1 Totals 25-65 7-23 4-12 18-23-41 14 61 15 14 3 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-33 36.4% 2nd Half: 13-32 40.6% Game: 38.5%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-14 21.4% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 30.4%F Throw % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 33.3%

Officials: Tony Greene, John Cahill, Anthony JordanTechnicals: None.Attendance: 21,208

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Florida 34 26 60Tennessee 28 33 61

Game #21

#14 Tennessee (17-4, 5-2 SEC) 59 LSU (9-13, 0-8 SEC) 54

8 p.m. CT • Feb. 4, 2010 • Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, La.Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Chism, Wayne c 9-15 1-4 1-2 2-5-7 4 20 0 1 2 0 3200 Woolridge, Renaldo f 1-6 0-4 1-4 3-2-5 1 3 0 1 2 1 2603 Maze, Bobby g 1-5 1-2 2-2 0-2-2 1 5 1 2 0 0 1930 Prince, J.P. g 3-6 0-1 2-3 2-4-6 4 8 4 2 0 0 2832 Hopson, Scotty g 2-10 1-3 3-3 0-4-4 2 8 0 2 1 1 2313 McBee, Skylar 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1720 Hall, Kenny 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 4 2 0 3 0 0 1221 Goins, Melvin 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-8-8 0 5 2 0 0 0 2122 Pearl, Steven 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1023 Tatum, Cameron 2-3 0-1 1-2 1-1-2 0 5 0 0 0 1 12 TEAM 3-2-5 Totals 22-55 5-18 10-16 12-29-41 17 59 10 12 5 4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-30 30.0% 2nd Half: 13-25 52.0% Game: 40.0%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 27.8%F Throw % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 62.5%

LSU FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Mitchell, Tasmin f 4-12 0-2 5-7 6-11-17 1 13 1 2 2 1 3915 Harris, Dennis f 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 724 Warren, Storm f 2-8 0-0 1-2 3-0-3 3 5 1 0 1 1 2511 Spencer, Bo g 8-19 4-9 5-5 0-2-2 3 25 3 3 0 1 3712 Dotson, Aaron g 2-5 0-2 2-2 1-3-4 1 6 1 2 1 1 1603 Green, Garrett 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-2-2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1204 Bass, Chris 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 410 Populist, Daron 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-2-2 2 3 2 1 0 0 2113 Ludwig, Eddie 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 914 Beattie, Chris 0-6 0-5 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1920 Kinsley, Zach 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 11 TEAM 3-2-5 Totals 18-59 5-23 13-17 14-25-39 16 54 10 8 5 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-25 24.0% 2nd Half: 12-34 35.3% Game: 30.5%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd Half: 3-12 25.0% Game: 21.7%F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 11-13 84.6% Game: 76.5%

Officials: Tom Eades, Rick Crawford, Mike NanceTechnicals: None.Attendance: 9,052

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 26 33 59LSU 16 38 54

Game #22

South Carolina (13-9, 4-4 SEC) 53#14 Tennessee (18-4, 6-2 SEC) 79

6 p.m. ET • Feb. 6, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.South Carolina FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

25 Steed, Austin f 1-4 0-0 0-0 3-4-7 1 2 0 0 0 0 1330 Jackson, Lakeem f 2-4 0-0 0-2 3-3-6 3 4 1 3 0 0 3044 Muldrow, Sam f 3-11 0-2 0-2 3-13-16 1 6 0 2 4 0 3002 Downey, Devan g 5-20 3-9 13-14 1-1-2 3 26 2 2 0 1 3605 Raley-Ross, Brandis g 4-10 3-9 1-2 0-3-3 3 12 0 3 1 0 3401 Spinella, Stephen 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1512 Galloway, Ramon 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1414 Wilder, Robert 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 231 Baniulis, Evaldas 1-5 1-4 0-0 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1232 Jefferson, Johndre 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 TEAM 1-1-2 Totals 16-58 7-28 14-20 11-26-37 19 53 4 11 5 2 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-24 25.0% 2nd Half: 10-34 29.4% Game: 27.6%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-13 15.4% 2nd Half: 5-15 33.3% Game: 25.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100% 2nd Half: 12-18 66.7% Game: 70.0%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

00 Woolridge, Renaldo f 0-2 0-1 1-2 0-6-6 4 1 0 1 1 0 1904 Chism, Wayne c 11-17 2-4 6-8 1-3-4 1 30 3 2 3 1 2903 Maze, Bobby g 5-10 1-2 0-0 2-4-6 3 11 3 1 1 0 2230 Prince, J.P. g 1-6 0-2 1-2 1-4-5 1 3 3 0 1 1 2432 Hopson, Scotty g 3-7 2-5 3-4 2-4-6 0 11 3 0 0 0 2411 Cannington, Quinn 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 213 McBee, Skylar 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 2 5 0 0 0 2 2220 Hall, Kenny 2-2 0-0 3-5 4-7-11 2 7 0 0 0 0 1821 Goins, Melvin 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 2 2 1 1 0 0 1722 Pearl, Steven 2-2 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 3 5 1 0 0 0 1323 Tatum, Cameron 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 824 Bone, Josh 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 TEAM 0-1-1 1 Totals 27-59 6-17 19-27 10-34-44 19 79 14 6 6 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd Half: 16-29 55.2% Game: 45.8%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 35.3%F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 14-19 73.7% Game: 70.4%

Officials: Joe Lindsay, J.B. Caldwell, Pat AdamsTechnicals: None.Attendance: 21,003

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

South Carolina 16 37 53Tennessee 30 49 79

Game #23

#12 Tennessee (18-5, 6-3 SEC) 71#22 Vanderbilt (18-5, 7-2 SEC) 90

6 p.m. CT • Feb. 9, 2010 • Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tenn.Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

00 Woolridge, Renaldo f 2-5 0-2 1-2 1-1-2 4 5 1 0 1 1 2204 Chism, Wayne c 5-12 1-2 5-7 3-4-7 2 16 0 2 2 2 3403 Maze, Bobby g 2-6 0-1 4-4 1-1-2 2 8 0 2 0 0 1830 Prince, J.P. g 8-12 3-3 0-1 4-2-6 2 19 3 3 0 1 3132 Hopson, Scotty g 4-14 1-5 1-2 1-1-2 2 10 0 2 0 2 2613 McBee, Skylar 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0-0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1920 Hall, Kenny 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 4 2 1 2 0 0 1221 Goins, Melvin 4-9 1-3 2-4 0-1-1 3 11 5 0 0 1 2022 Pearl, Steven 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1324 Bone, Josh 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 333 Williams, Brian 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 3-2-5 1 1 Totals 26-65 6-17 13-21 15-16-31 29 71 11 14 3 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 2nd Half: 16-38 42.1% Game: 40.0%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd Half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 35.3%F Throw % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd Half: 7-14 50.0% Game: 61.9%

Vanderbilt FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

24 Walker, Andre f 2-4 0-0 4-4 1-8-9 3 8 1 3 2 0 3144 Taylor, Jeffery f 7-11 0-0 12-12 2-5-7 4 26 3 2 0 1 2704 Ogilvy, A.J. c 3-8 0-0 5-7 3-3-6 3 11 1 3 1 1 2200 Beal, Jermaine g 5-10 3-6 7-8 0-2-2 1 20 3 1 0 4 3101 Tinsley, Brad g 1-4 0-3 6-6 0-4-4 1 8 4 3 0 0 3303 Ezeli, Festus 1-2 0-0 3-4 2-1-3 4 5 0 1 1 0 905 Goulbourne, Lance 3-6 1-3 0-1 2-2-4 0 7 1 0 1 0 1810 Meriwether, Chris 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 Smart, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 214 Noll, Aaron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 Mcclellan, Darshawn 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 933 Tchiengang, Steve 1-3 0-1 0-1 2-2-4 2 2 0 1 0 0 1550 Duffy, Joe 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 1 Totals 24-51 5-15 37-43 12-28-40 19 90 13 15 5 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-23 52.2% 2nd Half: 12-28 42.9% Game: 47.1%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 33.3%F Throw % 1st Half: 18-21 85.7% 2nd Half: 19-22 86.4% Game: 86.0%

Officials: Doug Sirmons, Rick Crawford, Rick HartzellTechnicals: Tennessee-Coach Bruce Pearl (Class A). Vanderbilt-Ogilvy, A.J. (Class A).Attendance: 14,316

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 27 44 71Vanderbilt 44 46 90

Game #24

#12 Tennessee (18-6, 6-4 SEC) 62#3 Kentucky (24-1, 9-1 SEC) 73

9 p.m. ET • Feb. 13, 2010 • Rupp Arena • Lexington, Ky.Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

00 Woolridge, Renaldo f 1-6 0-2 0-0 2-1-3 1 2 1 1 0 0 2420 Hall, Kenny c 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 4 0 0 1 2 0 1303 Maze, Bobby g 5-9 2-5 3-4 0-0-0 1 15 1 3 0 0 2130 Prince, J.P. g 4-11 0-1 1-1 4-4-8 5 9 5 6 1 3 3232 Hopson, Scotty g 4-9 0-2 2-2 0-1-1 2 10 1 1 0 0 3204 Chism, Wayne 5-15 2-8 0-2 3-2-5 4 12 1 2 1 0 3013 McBee, Skylar 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-5-6 4 0 1 2 0 1 1621 Goins, Melvin 4-7 2-3 4-4 0-2-2 2 14 1 1 0 1 1922 Pearl, Steven 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1233 Williams, Brian 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 0-1-1 Totals 23-60 6-23 10-13 13-19-32 24 62 11 17 4 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 2nd Half: 13-31 41.9% Game: 38.3%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 2-11 18.2% Game: 26.1%F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 5-5 100% Game: 76.9%

Kentucky FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

15 Cousins, DeMarcus f 2-6 0-0 1-8 6-6-12 4 5 0 2 0 1 2954 Patterson, Patrick f 3-9 1-2 3-4 4-3-7 3 10 1 1 0 0 3103 Dodson, Darnell g 2-6 1-4 0-0 0-0-0 1 5 0 1 0 1 1311 Wall, John g 7-15 1-3 9-12 1-3-4 1 24 3 4 0 1 3724 Bledsoe, Eric g 5-9 3-6 3-4 0-3-3 3 16 4 1 1 1 3401 Miller, Darius 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 1 1 0 721 Stevenson, Perry 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 833 Orton, Daniel 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 4 4 0 1 2 0 1334 Liggins, DeAndre 2-5 1-3 2-2 1-3-4 2 7 4 3 1 2 28 TEAM 2-4-6 Totals 24-54 7-19 18-30 15-24-39 18 73 12 15 5 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd Half: 14-26 53.8% Game: 44.4%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 36.8%F Throw % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd Half: 10-20 50.0% Game: 60.0%

Officials: Tony Greene, Antinio Petty, Ron GrooverTechnicals: Tennessee-Maze, Bobby. Kentucky-Cousins, DeMarcus.Attendance: 24,402

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 29 33 62Kentucky 30 43 73

Game #25

Georgia (11-13, 3-8 SEC) 60#20 Tennessee (19-6, 7-4 SEC) 69

8 p.m. ET • Feb. 17, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.Georgia FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

33 Thompkins, Trey f 9-15 1-5 6-7 1-9-10 1 25 0 2 3 1 3550 Price, Jeremy f 2-6 0-0 2-2 0-1-1 0 6 1 4 1 1 2201 Leslie, Travis g 2-5 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 4 4 2 4 1 1 2503 Ware, Dustin g 1-4 0-3 0-0 1-2-3 3 2 5 1 0 0 2910 McPhee, Ricky g 3-5 3-4 0-0 1-2-3 4 9 3 0 0 1 2504 Barnes, Chris 1-4 0-0 2-2 2-1-3 1 4 0 1 1 0 1105 Anyaorah, Ebuka 2-6 1-3 0-0 0-3-3 0 5 3 1 1 0 2511 Williams, Vincent 0-3 0-2 0-0 2-2-4 1 0 3 2 0 1 1334 Jackson, Albert 2-2 0-0 1-2 1-2-3 0 5 0 0 0 0 1241 Zlovaric, Drazen 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 1-0-1 Totals 22-51 5-17 11-13 10-25-35 15 60 17 15 7 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-24 37.5% 2nd Half: 13-27 48.1% Game: 43.1%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 29.4%F Throw % 1st Half: 9-11 81.8% 2nd Half: 2-2 100% Game: 84.6%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

30 Prince, J.P. f 6-9 0-1 3-5 2-5-7 2 15 1 2 0 2 3304 Chism, Wayne c 7-15 1-5 1-2 4-7-11 1 16 3 2 3 2 3203 Maze, Bobby g 5-10 1-1 2-3 0-3-3 1 13 4 1 0 0 3021 Goins, Melvin g 1-7 1-3 2-2 1-0-1 2 5 1 1 0 2 1932 Hopson, Scotty g 5-13 0-3 0-0 2-4-6 0 10 2 2 0 1 2913 McBee, Skylar 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1220 Hall, Kenny 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1422 Pearl, Steven 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 4 1 0 0 0 1333 Williams, Brian 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 4 4 3 0 0 1 18 TEAM 1 Totals 29-62 3-14 8-12 11-20-31 13 69 16 10 5 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd Half: 18-32 56.3% Game: 46.8%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 21.4%F Throw % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 7-7 100% Game: 66.7%

Officials: Tony Greene, Joe Lindsay, Roger AyersTechnicals: None.Attendance: 18,086

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Georgia 29 31 60Tennessee 24 45 69

Game #26

#20 Tennessee (20-6, 8-4 SEC) 63 South Carolina (14-12, 5-7 SEC) 55

1:30 p.m. ET • Feb. 20, 2010 • Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, S.C.Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Chism, Wayne f 4-6 1-1 2-2 1-8-9 2 11 2 4 0 2 2803 Maze, Bobby g 5-12 2-4 2-4 1-0-1 1 14 3 3 1 1 3321 Goins, Melvin g 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 2 2 0 0 1630 Prince, J.P. f 1-4 0-1 8-10 0-7-7 3 10 1 2 0 3 2132 Hopson, Scotty g 3-10 0-3 2-4 2-4-6 0 8 2 3 0 1 3513 McBee, Skylar 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-2-2 1 3 0 1 0 1 1420 Hall, Kenny 3-3 0-0 2-4 2-0-2 1 8 0 1 1 0 2022 Pearl, Steven 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 3 4 0 1 0 0 1523 Tatum, Cameron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 433 Williams, Brian 1-1 0-0 3-8 3-4-7 1 5 1 2 0 0 14 TEAM 1-0-1 Totals 20-41 4-11 19-32 10-30-40 13 63 11 19 2 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-20 45.0% 2nd Half: 11-21 52.4% Game: 48.8%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 36.4%F Throw % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 15-24 62.5% Game: 59.4%

South Carolina FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

30 Jackson, Lakeem f 5-9 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 3 10 1 1 0 0 3244 Muldrow, Sam f 3-12 0-4 0-0 3-3-6 4 6 0 2 1 2 2902 Downey, Devan g 4-18 2-7 5-6 1-4-5 1 15 1 2 1 2 3905 Raley-Ross, Brandis g 5-10 2-6 4-7 1-4-5 2 16 1 3 0 2 3812 Galloway, Ramon g 2-9 1-7 0-0 1-4-5 4 5 0 1 0 0 2901 Spinella, Stephen 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 725 Steed, Austin 1-2 0-0 1-2 2-0-2 1 3 0 0 0 0 631 Baniulis, Evaldas 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 732 Jefferson, Johndre 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 TEAM 3-0-3 Totals 20-63 5-26 10-15 13-17-30 19 55 3 10 3 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-33 33.3% 2nd Half: 9-30 30.0% Game: 31.7%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd Half: 1-12 8.3% Game: 19.2%F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 8-11 72.7% Game: 66.7%

Officials: Mike Kitts, Bert Smith, Patrick EvansTechnicals: Tennessee-None. South Carolina-None.Attendance: 15,622

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 24 39 63South Carolina 28 27 55

Game #27

#19 Tennessee (20-7, 8-5 SEC) 62 Florida (20-8, 9-4 SEC) 75

9 p.m. ET • Feb. 23, 2010 • Stephen C. O’Connell Center • Gainesville, Fla.Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Chism, Wayne f 3-6 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 5 7 0 1 1 0 1533 Williams, Brian c 2-5 0-0 0-0 2-5-7 4 4 0 2 0 0 2303 Maze, Bobby g 4-10 2-5 1-2 0-3-3 2 11 5 3 0 0 3221 Goins, Melvin g 1-7 0-1 0-0 2-0-2 3 2 0 1 0 2 1530 Prince, J.P. g 1-5 0-2 1-2 1-2-3 1 3 3 3 2 2 2700 Woolridge, Renaldo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 213 McBee, Skylar 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 320 Hall, Kenny 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1322 Pearl, Steven 1-3 0-0 0-2 1-1-2 2 2 3 0 1 1 2423 Tatum, Cameron 3-7 3-5 4-5 0-3-3 2 13 1 0 0 0 1532 Hopson, Scotty 8-15 4-8 0-0 1-3-4 2 20 0 2 0 1 31 TEAM 3-1-4 1 Totals 23-58 10-23 6-11 10-19-29 21 62 13 14 4 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-33 42.4% 2nd Half: 9-25 36.0% Game: 39.7%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-15 40.0% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 43.5%F Throw % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 54.5%

Florida FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

23 Tyus, Alex f 3-7 0-0 2-2 2-6-8 2 8 0 2 1 0 2725 Parsons, Chandler f 8-12 1-2 2-3 4-4-8 1 19 1 2 0 1 3432 Macklin, Vernon c 5-9 0-0 3-4 5-5-10 2 13 0 1 1 1 3101 Boynton, Kenny g 4-9 1-5 3-6 0-0-0 0 12 3 6 0 2 3111 Walker, Erving g 5-10 3-4 6-8 0-3-3 1 19 3 1 0 2 3103 Shipman, Ray 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 821 Werner, Dan 0-4 0-3 0-1 0-3-3 1 0 4 0 0 1 2933 Murphy, Erik 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 2 4 0 0 0 0 9 TEAM 1-3-4 Totals 27-53 5-14 16-24 12-26-38 10 75 12 13 2 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-28 53.6% 2nd Half: 12-25 48.0% Game: 50.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 35.7%F Throw % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 10-16 62.5% Game: 66.7%

Officials: Doug Shows, Ted Valentine, Mark WhiteheadTechnicals: Tennessee-None. Florida-None.Attendance: 11,273

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 37 25 62Florida 37 38 75

Game #28

#2 Kentucky (27-2, 12-2 SEC) 65#19 Tennessee (21-7, 9-5 SEC) 74

Noon ET • Feb. 27, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.Kentucky FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

15 Cousins, DeMarcus f 4-10 0-0 7-9 5-9-14 4 15 0 1 2 0 3054 Patterson, Patrick f 4-6 0-1 2-4 2-3-5 2 10 0 2 2 0 3501 Miller, Darius g 3-9 1-5 0-0 1-3-4 1 7 1 1 2 2 2611 Wall, John g 6-16 0-4 7-8 1-4-5 3 19 6 5 0 0 3924 Bledsoe, Eric g 3-10 1-5 2-2 1-4-5 3 9 1 3 0 2 3603 Dodson, Darnell 0-5 0-5 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 605 Harris, Ramon 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 533 Orton, Daniel 0-1 0-1 1-2 3-2-5 1 1 0 1 0 1 1334 Liggins, DeAndre 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 2 2 0 0 1 0 10 TEAM 1-1-2 Totals 21-60 2-22 21-27 14-26-40 18 65 8 13 7 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-29 24.1% 2nd Half: 14-31 45.2% Game: 35.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-11 9.1% 2nd Half: 1-11 9.1% Game: 9.1%F Throw % 1st Half: 14-19 73.7% 2nd Half: 7-8 87.5% Game: 77.8%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Chism, Wayne f 4-12 0-7 0-0 0-6-6 3 8 1 2 1 0 3233 Williams, Brian c 1-4 0-0 0-0 3-4-7 3 2 1 1 2 0 2203 Maze, Bobby g 4-7 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 3 9 5 1 0 0 2630 Prince, J.P. g 6-10 2-4 6-9 0-2-2 3 20 2 1 2 1 2632 Hopson, Scotty g 6-14 1-6 2-3 1-3-4 0 15 1 1 1 0 3413 McBee, Skylar 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 820 Hall, Kenny 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 4 1 1 2 0 1 1221 Goins, Melvin 3-3 0-0 1-1 0-4-4 1 7 2 2 0 1 1422 Pearl, Steven 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-1-4 2 0 1 1 0 0 1423 Tatum, Cameron 3-7 1-4 2-2 0-5-5 4 9 1 0 0 0 12 TEAM 1-1-2 Totals 28-59 6-25 12-17 8-28-36 24 74 15 11 6 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-33 48.5% 2nd Half: 12-26 46.2% Game: 47.5%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% 2nd Half: 2-10 20.0% Game: 24.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 8-10 80.0% Game: 70.6%

Officials: Tony Greene, Doug Sirmons, Mike KittsTechnicals: Kentucky-Dodson, Darnell. Tennessee-Tatum, Cameron.Attendance: 21,214

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Kentucky 29 36 65Tennessee 40 34 74

Game #29

Arkansas (14-16, 7-8 SEC) 73#16 Tennessee (22-7, 10-5 SEC) 80

7 p.m. ET • March 3, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.Arkansas FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

00 Washington, Mike f 5-8 0-0 3-6 3-6-9 4 13 1 2 1 1 3133 Powell, Marshawn f 4-16 0-1 0-0 6-4-10 1 8 1 1 3 3 3504 Fortson, Courtney g 6-17 1-5 8-11 1-4-5 3 21 6 7 1 0 3612 Britt, Marcus g 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 1 2 0 2 1215 Clarke, Rotnei g 3-11 2-8 1-2 0-2-2 0 9 1 0 0 3 2902 Farmer, Jemal 4-4 2-2 1-2 1-0-1 2 11 1 1 0 0 1705 Bryant, Glenn 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 514 Welsh, Stef 3-7 1-5 0-0 0-1-1 3 7 2 2 0 0 2521 Johnson, Delvon 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1025 Cox, Stephen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ TEAM 1-2-3 Totals 27-67 6-21 13-21 14-23-37 17 73 13 15 5 9 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-33 39.4% 2nd Half: 14-34 41.2% Game: 40.3%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd Half: 2-10 20.0% Game: 28.6%F Throw % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0% 2nd Half: 7-11 63.6% Game: 61.9%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Chism, Wayne f 4-9 1-3 5-6 0-6-6 3 14 2 0 2 1 2733 Williams, Brian c 2-6 0-1 0-0 0-5-5 3 4 5 2 1 1 2603 Maze, Bobby g 4-8 2-4 2-2 0-3-3 1 12 2 1 0 1 2630 Prince, J.P. g 5-8 0-0 2-2 2-3-5 3 12 1 6 0 1 2332 Hopson, Scotty g 6-10 1-5 2-4 0-2-2 2 15 0 2 1 3 3111 Cannington, Quinn 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+13 McBee, Skylar 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 320 Hall, Kenny 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 2 0 0 0 1 0 821 Goins, Melvin 4-5 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 9 3 2 0 0 1422 Pearl, Steven 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 3 2 3 2 1 0 2123 Tatum, Cameron 4-6 1-2 3-4 0-2-2 2 12 3 2 0 0 21 TEAM 2-2-4 1 Totals 30-55 6-17 14-18 4-29-33 21 80 20 17 6 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-26 57.7% 2nd Half: 15-29 51.7% Game: 54.5%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 35.3%F Throw % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd Half: 8-11 72.7% Game: 77.8%

Officials: Tony Greene, Pat Adams, Ron GrooverTechnicals: Arkansas-Farmer, Jemal. Tennessee-Hall, Kenny; Coach Bruce Pearl.Attendance: 20,139

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Arkansas 36 37 73Tennessee 39 41 80

Game #30

#16 Tennessee (23-7, 11-5 SEC) 75 Mississippi State (22-9, 10-6 SEC) 59

5 p.m. CT • March 6, 2010 • Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, Miss.Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Chism, Wayne f 0-4 0-1 1-2 3-3-6 3 1 1 2 1 1 2533 Williams, Brian c 5-7 0-0 0-0 3-10-13 3 10 0 1 1 1 2703 Maze, Bobby g 3-7 0-3 4-4 0-1-1 1 10 3 2 0 1 2630 Prince, J.P. g 6-10 1-3 3-4 2-4-6 4 16 3 4 0 2 2932 Hopson, Scotty g 6-14 2-5 0-0 1-2-3 1 14 1 0 0 2 3100 Woolridge, Renaldo 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 220 Hall, Kenny 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 1 6 0 1 1 1 1221 Goins, Melvin 1-5 0-1 2-4 0-3-3 1 4 2 0 0 1 1522 Pearl, Steven 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 2 2 2 2 0 0 1423 Tatum, Cameron 4-7 0-3 2-2 0-3-3 3 10 0 2 0 1 19 TEAM 3-2-5 Totals 30-60 3-16 12-16 13-33-46 19 75 12 15 3 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-34 50.0% 2nd Half: 13-26 50.0% Game: 50.0%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 18.8%F Throw % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 9-10 90.0% Game: 75.0%

Mississippi State FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

24 Kodi Augustus f 4-10 3-5 4-4 2-3-5 3 15 0 1 3 1 2032 Jarvis Varnado f 4-7 0-0 3-8 2-4-6 1 11 2 3 2 1 3702 Ravern Johnson g 2-11 1-5 0-0 3-3-6 0 5 1 1 0 0 3303 Dee Bost g 4-11 2-8 1-1 2-3-5 4 11 6 3 0 1 3522 Barry Stewart g 2-11 1-8 1-2 0-4-4 2 6 3 2 0 0 3905 Romero Osby 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 715 Riley Benock 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-1-1 3 1 1 1 0 0 520 Taylor Luczak 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 Phil Turner 3-6 2-5 0-0 1-2-3 1 8 0 1 0 1 23 TEAM 1 Totals 20-59 9-32 10-17 10-20-30 14 59 13 13 6 4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-25 24.0% 2nd Half: 14-34 41.2% Game: 33.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd Half: 6-20 30.0% Game: 28.1%F Throw % 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 58.8%

Officials: Ted Valentine, Tom Eades, Doug SirmonsTechnicals: Tennessee-None. Mississippi State-None.Attendance: 10,021

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 38 37 75Mississippi State 21 38 59

Game #31

LSU (11-20) 49#15 Tennessee (24-7) 59

2:15 p.m. CT • March 11, 2010 • Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tenn.LSU FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Mitchell, Tasmin f 4-12 2-4 0-2 0-8-8 4 10 3 6 0 2 3703 Green, Garrett f 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 2 0 0 1 0 424 Warren, Storm f 9-13 0-0 0-1 3-3-6 4 18 1 1 1 1 2704 Bass, Chris g 0-3 0-1 0-0 1-3-4 2 0 5 1 0 0 2111 Spencer, Bo g 1-10 1-8 2-2 0-3-3 4 5 1 3 0 2 4010 Populist, Daron 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 912 Dotson, Aaron 0-3 0-1 2-3 1-0-1 2 2 0 0 0 1 913 Ludwig, Eddie 3-5 0-1 2-4 4-1-5 3 8 0 2 1 1 3115 Harris, Dennis 2-7 0-1 0-0 1-3-4 2 4 0 0 1 0 1820 Kinsley, Zach 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 TEAM 3-0-3 1 Totals 20-56 3-16 6-12 13-21-34 23 49 11 15 4 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd Half: 10-28 35.7% Game: 35.7%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-7 0.0% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 18.8%F Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 50.0%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

33 Williams, Brian c 3-6 0-0 1-1 6-8-14 3 7 2 2 2 0 2804 Chism, Wayne f 6-9 2-5 3-5 4-8-12 2 17 1 2 0 0 3603 Maze, Bobby g 2-9 1-6 9-10 0-0-0 0 14 3 2 1 0 2330 Prince, J.P. g 5-8 0-1 1-1 1-1-2 3 11 0 5 1 1 2932 Hopson, Scotty g 0-8 0-4 2-4 1-2-3 0 2 2 3 0 0 2513 McBee, Skylar 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 620 Hall, Kenny 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 421 Goins, Melvin 1-2 0-0 1-3 0-1-1 0 3 0 1 0 1 1822 Pearl, Steven 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1223 Tatum, Cameron 2-6 1-5 0-0 1-1-2 4 5 0 1 0 0 19 TEAM 1-3-4 Totals 19-51 4-23 17-24 15-26-41 15 59 8 17 4 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-27 25.9% 2nd Half: 12-24 50.0% Game: 37.3%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 3-14 21.4% Game: 17.4%F Throw % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd Half: 11-15 73.3% Game: 70.8%

Officials: Tom Eades, Rick Crawford, J.B. CaldwellTechnicals: LSU-None. Tennessee-NoneAttendance: 15,152

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

LSU 21 28 49Tennessee 21 38 59

Game #32

#15 Tennessee (24-7) 76 Ole Miss (21-10) 65

2:15 p.m. CT • March 12, 2010 • Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tenn.Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Chism, Wayne f 4-12 0-3 8-12 3-12-15 1 16 1 1 0 2 3633 Williams, Brian c 1-4 0-0 4-4 4-3-7 3 6 1 0 0 1 2303 Maze, Bobby g 4-8 1-4 4-6 0-3-3 2 13 2 1 0 2 2830 Prince, J.P. g 4-5 2-2 7-10 0-0-0 4 17 3 0 2 1 2232 Hopson, Scotty g 2-11 0-5 2-2 0-3-3 2 6 0 1 0 2 2800 Woolridge, Renaldo 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 3 0 1 1 0 420 Hall, Kenny 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 921 Goins, Melvin 0-4 0-2 0-0 1-1-2 2 0 3 0 0 0 1222 Pearl, Steven 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 1 1 0 1 923 Tatum, Cameron 5-8 4-6 1-2 0-2-2 0 15 1 2 0 1 29 TEAM 2-2-4 Totals 21-54 8-23 26-37 10-29-39 19 76 12 8 3 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd Half: 9-26 34.6% Game: 38.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-15 46.7% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 34.8%F Throw % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 23-32 71.9% Game: 70.3%

Ole Miss FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

31 Holloway, Murphy f 2-4 0-0 0-4 2-5-7 5 4 1 1 2 0 2652 Cranston, DeAundre f 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 2 2 1 0 2 0 2112 Warren, Chris g 5-15 5-12 1-4 0-2-2 3 16 3 9 0 1 3724 White, Terrico g 6-14 1-3 0-0 3-4-7 2 13 1 0 0 0 3532 Graham, Zach g 5-12 3-6 2-2 1-5-6 3 15 2 2 1 0 3201 Henry, Terrance 2-6 0-2 4-6 1-3-4 4 8 1 1 0 0 2202 Buckner, Reginald 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-5-6 4 0 0 0 0 1 1123 Gaskins, Trevor 1-4 0-2 5-7 2-0-2 3 7 2 1 0 1 16 TEAM 1-2-3 Totals 22-57 9-25 12-25 12-30-42 26 65 11 14 5 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-28 46.4% 2nd Half: 9-29 31.0% Game: 38.6%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-13 23.1% Game: 36.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 9-19 47.4% Game: 48.0%

Officials: Doug Shows, Antinio Petty, Mike NanceTechnicals: Tennessee-None. Ole Miss-None.Attendance: 19,123

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 34 42 76Ole Miss 35 30 65

Game #33

#15 Tennessee (24-7) 45#2 Kentucky (30-2) 74

Noon CT • March 13, 2010 • Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tenn.Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Chism, Wayne f 3-10 0-3 2-2 2-1-3 4 8 0 1 1 0 2233 Williams, Brian c 4-8 0-0 0-1 2-3-5 2 8 1 0 0 0 2003 Maze, Bobby g 1-8 1-4 0-0 0-1-1 0 3 2 2 0 1 2630 Prince, J.P. g 2-5 0-1 2-4 1-1-2 4 6 4 5 0 2 3032 Hopson, Scotty g 4-10 1-5 2-4 0-3-3 2 11 0 2 0 1 2900 Woolridge, Renaldo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 Cannington, Quinn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 213 McBee, Skylar 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 220 Hall, Kenny 2-4 0-1 0-0 2-3-5 5 4 0 1 0 2 1621 Goins, Melvin 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 3 0 1 0 0 2 1322 Pearl, Steven 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 3 2 0 1 0 0 2023 Tatum, Cameron 0-4 0-1 1-2 0-3-3 1 1 1 2 0 0 1724 Bone, Josh 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 TEAM 2-1-3 Totals 17-55 2-15 9-15 10-19-29 25 45 9 15 1 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-28 28.6% 2nd Half: 9-27 33.3% Game: 30.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 0-6 0.0% Game: 13.3%F Throw % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 8-11 72.7% Game: 60.0%

Kentucky FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

15 Cousins, DeMarcus f 6-8 0-0 7-17 6-9-15 3 19 1 2 2 3 2654 Patterson, Patrick f 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-3-5 4 4 1 2 1 0 3501 Miller, Darius g 2-5 1-4 0-0 0-0-0 3 5 1 2 0 0 2111 Wall, John g 5-10 0-2 4-6 2-4-6 0 14 9 5 1 1 3624 Bledsoe, Eric g 5-11 5-8 2-2 0-4-4 0 17 2 3 0 2 3303 Dodson, Darnell 3-7 2-6 0-0 0-4-4 3 8 0 0 0 0 1404 Hood, Jon 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-1-1 0 2 0 0 0 0 205 Harris, Ramon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 Krebs, Mark 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 221 Stevenson, Perry 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 233 Orton, Daniel 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 2 0 0 2 1 0 1434 Liggins, DeAndre 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1-1 2 1 0 1 0 2 1255 Harrellson, Josh 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 2-2-4 Totals 25-48 8-22 16-30 14-30-44 17 74 14 17 5 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-24 50.0% 2nd Half: 13-24 54.2% Game: 52.1%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 6-15 40.0% Game: 36.4%F Throw % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% 2nd Half: 10-17 58.8% Game: 53.3%

Officials: Tony Greene, Anthony Jordan, Doug SirmonsTechnicals: Tennessee-Chism, Wayne; Goins, Melvin. Kentucky-Cousins,DeMarcus; Orton, Daniel.Attendance: 20,203

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 19 26 45Kentucky 32 42 74

Game #34

San Diego State (25-9) 59#15 Tennessee (26-8) 62

9:55 p.m. ET • March 18, 2010 • Dunkin’ Donuts Center • Providence, R.I.San Diego State FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

15 Leonard, Kawhi f 5-15 0-4 2-2 3-7-10 3 12 2 2 3 2 3332 White, Billy f 3-7 0-0 1-2 0-1-1 1 7 1 2 0 0 2904 Thomas, Malcolm c 2-6 0-0 4-6 1-3-4 2 8 4 3 2 1 3823 Gay, D.J. g 4-8 2-6 6-6 0-3-3 2 16 1 1 0 0 4040 Davis, Kelvin g 4-6 1-3 2-3 0-3-3 3 11 0 1 0 0 2803 Shelley, Tyrone 0-3 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 305 Carlwell, Brian 1-3 0-1 1-2 5-1-6 0 3 0 0 0 0 1322 Tapley, Chase 1-4 0-3 0-0 0-2-2 4 2 1 1 1 0 16 TEAM 1-2-3 Totals 20-52 3-18 16-21 11-22-33 16 59 10 10 6 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-28 32.1% 2nd Half: 11-24 45.8% Game: 38.5%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-12 16.7% 2nd Half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 16.7%F Throw % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 10-13 76.9% Game: 76.2%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Chism, Wayne f 4-12 1-3 2-2 1-4-5 3 11 0 2 1 1 3533 Williams, Brian c 0-3 0-0 2-2 3-5-8 4 2 1 1 0 0 2203 Maze, Bobby g 3-7 1-2 4-4 0-0-0 2 11 2 0 0 0 2330 Prince, J.P. g 5-9 0-1 5-8 3-3-6 2 15 2 2 1 1 3232 Hopson, Scotty g 3-9 2-5 0-0 1-2-3 2 8 3 3 0 1 2613 McBee, Skylar 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 520 Hall, Kenny 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 821 Goins, Melvin 5-7 4-5 1-2 0-1-1 1 15 0 0 0 0 1922 Pearl, Steven 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1523 Tatum, Cameron 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 2 1 0 15 TEAM 2-1-3 1 Totals 20-52 8-17 14-18 13-19-32 19 62 10 11 3 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd Half: 7-23 30.4% Game: 38.5%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 47.1%F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 77.8%

Officials: Paul H. Janssen, Gerry D. Pollard, Sean CasadyTechnicals: San Diego State-None. Tennessee-NoneAttendance: 10,788

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

San Diego State 26 33 59Tennessee 34 28 62

Game #35

Ohio (22-15) 68#15 Tennessee (27-8) 83

3:45 p.m. ET • March 20, 2010 • Dunkin’ Donuts Center • Providence, R.I.Ohio FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Washington, De. f 4-13 0-0 8-12 6-2-8 3 16 2 2 1 2 3824 Freeman, Tommy f 8-13 6-11 1-1 0-1-1 3 23 0 1 0 1 3312 van Kempen, Kenneth c 3-7 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 3 6 1 0 0 0 3200 Bassett, Armon g 2-10 1-6 2-6 0-5-5 3 7 6 7 0 3 40-05 Cooper, D.J. g 5-13 3-8 3-7 3-3-6 1 16 5 4 0 2 4003 Baltic, Ivo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+04 McKinley, David 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+11 Adedipe, Adetunji 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+30 Keely, Reggie 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1044 Sayles, Asown 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 Team 3-2-5 Totals 22-58 10-26 14-26 14-19-33 17 68 15 14 1 9 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-26 34.6% 2nd Half: 13-32 40.6% Game: 37.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd Half: 5-15 33.3% Game: 38.5%F Throw % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 10-17 58.8% Game: 53.8%

Tennessee FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Chism, Wayne f 3-7 1-1 2-2 0-12-12 2 9 4 0 1 1 3333 Williams, Brian c 4-6 0-0 0-0 4-8-12 4 8 2 0 2 0 2403 Maze, Bobby g 1-5 0-2 1-2 1-3-4 3 3 9 2 0 2 2930 Prince, J.P. g 7-9 0-0 4-7 1-3-4 4 18 3 2 0 1 2432 Hopson, Scotty g 7-9 2-3 1-2 0-0-0 3 17 0 3 0 1 2400 Woolridge, Renaldo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+13 McBee, Skylar 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+20 Hall, Kenny 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 4 0 1 0 0 821 Goins, Melvin 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 1 3 0 1 1222 Pearl, Steven 2-4 0-0 2-4 1-0-1 3 6 0 2 0 1 1523 Tatum, Cameron 5-13 1-6 0-0 0-1-1 1 11 1 2 0 1 2124 Bone, Josh 2-3 1-1 0-1 3-1-4 0 5 1 0 0 0 10 TEAM 1-1-2 1 Totals 34-60 5-14 10-18 11-30-41 22 83 21 16 3 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-26 57.7% 2nd Half: 19-34 55.9% Game: 56.7%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 35.7%F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0% Game: 55.6%

Officials: Ed Corbett, Michael Stephens, Paul H. JanssenTechnicals: Ohio-None. Tennessee-NoneAttendance: 11,271

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Ohio 27 41 68Tennessee 38 45 83

Starting Lineups

Date Opponent 1 2 3 4 5Nov. 13 Austin Peay Maze Hopson Prince Smith Chism

Nov. 17 UNC Asheville Maze Hopson Prince Smith Chism

Nov. 20 vs. East Carolina Maze Hopson Prince Smith Chism

Nov. 22 vs. DePaul Maze Hopson Prince Smith Chism

Nov. 23 vs. No. 6 Purdue Maze Hopson Prince Smith Chism

Nov. 27 College of Charleston Maze Hopson Tatum Smith Chism

Dec. 2 ETSU Maze Hopson Tatum Smith Chism

Dec. 11 at Middle Tennessee Maze Hopson Tatum Smith Chism

Dec. 15 Wyoming Maze Hopson Tatum Smith Chism

Dec. 19 at Southern California Maze Hopson Tatum Smith Chism

Dec. 23 North Carolina A&T Goins Hopson Tatum Smith Chism

Dec. 31 at Memphis Maze Hopson Prince Smith Chism

Jan. 6 Charlotte Maze Hopson Prince Woolridge Chism

Jan. 10 No. 1 Kansas Maze Hopson Prince Woolridge Chism

Jan. 14 Auburn Maze Hopson Prince Woolridge Chism

Jan. 16 No. 21 Ole Miss Maze Hopson Prince Woolridge Chism

Jan. 19 at Alabama Maze Hopson Prince Woolridge Chism

Jan. 23 at Georgia Maze Hopson Prince Hall Chism

Jan. 27 No. 21 Vanderbilt Maze Hopson Prince Hall Chism

Jan. 31 Florida Maze Hopson Prince Woolridge Chism

Feb. 4 at LSU Maze Hopson Prince Woolridge Chism

Feb. 6 South Carolina Maze Hopson Prince Woolridge Chism

Feb. 9 at No. 22 Vanderbilt Maze Hopson Prince Woolridge Chism

Feb. 13 at No. 3 Kentucky Maze Hopson Prince Woolridge Hall

Feb. 17 Georgia Goins Maze Hopson Prince Chism

Feb. 20 at South Carolina Goins Maze Hopson Prince Chism

Feb. 23 at Florida Goins Maze Prince Chism Williams

Feb. 27 No. 2 Kentucky Maze Hopson Prince Chism Williams

March 3 Arkansas Maze Hopson Prince Chism Williams

March 6 at Mississippi State Maze Hopson Prince Chism Williams

March 11 vs. LSU Maze Hopson Prince Chism Williams

March 12 vs. Ole Miss Maze Hopson Prince Chism Williams

March 13 vs. No. 2 Kentucky Maze Hopson Prince Chism Williams

March 18 vs. San Diego State Maze Hopson Prince Chism Williams

March 20 vs. Ohio Maze Hopson Prince Chism Williams

March 26 vs. No. 5 Ohio State

Tennessee (27-8) NCAA Ranking Summary Through March 21, 2010

Category Rank Actual National Leader ActualWon-Lost Percentage (334 ranked) 23 77.1 Kentucky 94.4 Scoring Offense (334 ranked) 73 73.6 VMI 88.6 Scoring Defense (334 ranked) 82 64.9 Princeton 52.2 Scoring Margin (334 ranked) 35 8.7 Kansas 17.4 Field-Goal Percentage (334 ranked) 74 45.4 Syracuse 51.7 Field-Goal Percentage Defense (334 ranked) 16 39.3 Florida St. 37.7 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (334 ranked) 192 5.9 VMI 11.6 Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (334 ranked) 239 31.8 Cornell 43.5 Three Pt FG Defense (334 ranked) 10 29.3 Coastal Caro. 27.5 Free-Throw Percentage (334 ranked) 237 66.8 BYU 79.0 Rebound Margin (334 ranked) 159 0.9 Michigan St. 9.0 Assists Per Game (334 ranked) 63 14.4 Sam Houston St. 20.4 Assist Turnover Ratio (334 ranked) 77 1.09 Utah St. 1.63 Blocked Shots Per Game (334 ranked) 123 3.7 Marshall 7.9 Steals Per Game (334 ranked) 46 7.9 Missouri 10.9 Turnovers Per Game (334 ranked) 135 13.3 Wisconsin 8.8 Turnover Margin (334 ranked) 26 3.2 Houston 7.7 Personal Fouls Per Game (334 ranked) 258 19.9 Siena 13.9

Category Player Rank Actual National Leader Actual

Points Per Game (250 ranked) A. Coleman, Houstn 25.6 Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) A. Hodzic, Lpscmb 60.4 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (250 ranked) R. Harman, CMich 3.5 Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) J. Stohl, Portld 47.8 Free-Throw Percentage (250 ranked) D. Sims, App.St 95.3 Rebounds Per Game (250 ranked) Wayne Chism 163 7.2 A. Parakhouski, Radfrd 13.4 Assists Per Game (250 ranked) R. Moore, Siena 7.7 Blocked Shots Per Game (250 ranked) Wayne Chism 150 1.3 H. Whiteside, Marsh 5.4 Steals Per Game (250 ranked) J.P. Prince 189 1.5 J. Threatt, DelaSt 2.8 Assist Turnover Ratio (250 ranked) Bobby Maze 38 2.31 J. Boyer, Bufalo 3.7 Double Doubles (30 ranked) A. Parakhouski, Radfrd 26.0 Triple Doubles (30 ranked) H. Whiteside, Marsh 3.0

 

Tennessee under Bruce

Pearl is the first

program in the storied,

76-year history of the

SEC to finish ahead of

Kentucky in the league

standings for four

straight seasons.

Collecting ChampionshipsIn 17 full seasons as a college head coach, Bruce Pearl has led his teams to 15

championships (including four at UT): 2009 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2008 SEC Championship; 2008 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2006 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2005 Horizon League Tournament Championship, 2005 Horizon League Championship, 2004 Horizon League Championship, 2003 Horizon League Tournament Championship, 2001 Great Lakes Valley Championship, 1997 Great Lakes Valley Champi-onship, 1996 Greaat Lakes Valley Championship, 1995 NCAA Division II National Cham-pionship, 1995 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Championship, 1994 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Championship, 1994 Great Lakes Valley Championship ... This past summer, he added an international championship when he led the Maccabi USA Open Men’s Basketball Team to the gold medal at the 18th World Maccabiah Games in Israel.

SEC SuccessTennessee’s 57 SEC wins over the last fi ve seasons are the most in the conference over that period ... The Vols fi nished with the second-best record in the SEC in both of Pearl’s fi rst two years and captured the SEC title outright in 2007-08 with a 14-2 record ... In 2005-06, the Vols won the SEC East with a 12-4 conference mark and then posted a 10-6 league mark in 2006-07 that tied for second in the East and in the overall league standings ... The Big Orange went 10-6 last year to claim their third SEC East crown during Pearl’s tenure.

More SEC SuccessThe Vols have a record of .500 or better against 10 of the 11 Southeastern Conference teams since Bruce Pearl was named head coach prior to the 2005-06 season ... Pearl has won at least 10 conference games each year, and UT has swept four of its fi ve divisional opponents twice dring Pearl’s tenure (including last season) ... Pearl has the best career

winning percentage of any men’s basketball coach in the

SEC with at least three years of experience.

How Sweet It IsBruce Pearl has led his teams to four Sweet Sixteen ap-

pearances in the last six seasons, including three in the

last four years at Tennessee.

Can I Get A Witness?Tennessee has ranked in the top fi ve nationally in attendance in each of Bruce Pearl’s four seasons in Knoxville ... In 2005-06, UT enjoyed the largest increase in attendance in the nation (5,504 per game) to rank fi fth nationally with an average of 17,954 ... Attendance has only continued to grow, as the Vols ranked fourth nationally in average home attendance each of the last four years ... This season, the Vols were watched by an average of 19,168 fans each home game ... In Pearl’s fi ve seasons, attendance has grown by more than 6,900 fans per game.

Can I Get A Ticket?For the third straight season, UT sold more than 15,000 sea-son tickets ... Prior to the 2007-08 campaign, the record for season-ticket sales was 13,929 in 1987, the fi rst year Thomp-son-Boling Arena was open.

We Are FamilyBeing part of the Tennessee family is important to Pearl as he works tirelessly to promote all sports at Tennessee ... He asks his players to support the other teams at UT as those teams support basketball ... At a Lady Vols basketball game two seasons ago, he joined fi ve of his players as they painted their chests and cheered from the student section ... After Lady Vols’ coach Pat Summitt returned the favor by leading cheers at a men’s game later in the season Pearl said, “It’s a pretty strong family here. How can you lose when you’ve got that kind of family support?”

Classroom CommitmentTennessee’s success on the court hasn’t come at the expense of academics ... The Vols have produced 22 SEC Academic Honor Roll selections in Pearl’s four full seasons ... Nine members of the basketball team (more than half the squad) earned Academic All-SEC rec-ognition in 2006-07 ... Six diff erent Vols earned the right to wear the VOLScholar patch on their jersey this semester (3.0 GPA or better during the spring semester).

Style PointsTennessee has been one of the highest-scoring teams in the nation the last four years, fi nishing the 2006-07 season ranked ninth nationally with 80.9 points per game, ranking sixth in the country in 2007-08 with 81.8 ppg and ranking 16th last season ... Pearl’s teams have led their conference in scoring 16 of the 18 years he has been a head coach ... Ten-nessee led the Southeastern Conference in scoring in each of Pearl’s fi rst four seasons ... Defense has also been a key ingredient to UT’s success, as the Vols have led the league in steals in three of the last fi ve years, including a school record 336 pilfers in 2006-07.

Winningest Active Division I Coaches (Min. 3 years experience)No. Coach Team Yrs. W-L Pct.

1. Roy Williams North Carolina 22 612-155 .79792. Mark Few Gonzaga 11 291-74 .79733. Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 7 189-54 .7784. Bruce Pearl Tennessee 18 442-129 .774

Fastest Active Coaches To 400 Wins No. Coach Team Games Season Record

1. Roy Williams North Carolina 496 15th 400-96 2. Bruce Pearl Tennessee 509 17th 400-109

Pearls Endow Scholarship In Bradshaw’s NameThe Pearl family announced Feb. 27, 2007, a $100,000 donation to endow a scholarship in the name of Dane Bradshaw ... The Dane Bradshaw Athletic Scholarship Endowment is awarded to the male or female student-athlete at UT who best epitomizes the character-istics of the 2006-07 senior captain.

The Pearl File

Hometown: Boston, Mass. Coaching Career:

Alma Mater: Boston College, 1982 1978-82 Boston College (Student Assistant) Bachelor’s degree in business 1982-86 Stanford (Assistant & Associate Coach)Born: March 18, 1960 1986-92 Iowa (Assistant Coach)Family: Daughters - Jacqui and Leah 1992-2001 Southern Indiana (Head Coach) Sons - Steven and Michael 2001-05 Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Head Coach) Wife - Brandy 2005-present Tennessee (Head Coach)

Year School Overall Conference Postseason

1992-93 Southern Indiana 22-7 .759 14-4 .788 NCAA II Tournament (1-1)1993-94 Southern Indiana 28-4 .875 16-2 .889 NCAA II Tournament (4-1) National Runner-up1994-95 Southern Indiana 29-4 .879 15-3 .833 NCAA II Tournament (6-0) National Champion1995-96 Southern Indiana 25-4 .862 18-2 .900 NCAA II Tournament (1-1) Sweet 161996-97 Southern Indiana 23-5 .821 16-4 .800 NCAA II Tournament (0-1)1997-98 Southern Indiana 27-6 .818 14-5 .736 NCAA II Tournament (1-1) Sweet 161998-99 Southern Indiana 26-6 .813 18-4 .818 NCAA II Tournament (2-1) Sweet 161999-00 Southern Indiana 25-6 .806 17-3 .850 NCAA II Tournament (1-1) Sweet 162000-01 Southern Indiana 26-4 .867 18-2 .900 NCAA II Tournament (0-1)2001-02 UW-Milwaukee 16-13 .552 11-5 .688 2002-03 UW-Milwaukee 24-8 .750 13-3 .813 NCAA Tournament (0-1)2003-04 UW-Milwaukee 20-11 .645 13-3 .813 National Invitation Tournament (1-1)2004-05 UW-Milwaukee 26-6 .813 14-2 .875 NCAA Tournament (2-1) Sweet 162005-06 Tennessee 22-8 .733 12-4 .750 NCAA Tournament (1-1)2006-07 Tennessee 24-11 .686 10-6 .625 NCAA Tournament (2-1) Sweet 162007-08 Tennessee 31-5 .861 14-2 .875 NCAA Tournament (2-1) Sweet 162008-09 Tennessee 21-13 .618 10-6 .625 NCAA Tournament (0-1)2009-10 Tennessee 27-8 .771 11-5 .688 NCAA Tournament (2-0) Sweet 16Totals 18th season 442-129 .774 253-65 .796 NCAA Tournament (25-13)

at Tennessee: 125-45 (5th year) at UW-Milwaukee: 86-38 (4 years) at Southern Indiana: 231-46 (9 years)

Bruce Pearl Head Coach 442-129 (18th yr.) • 125-45 (5th yr. at UT)

Tony Jones is in his fi fth season as an associ-ate head coach at Tennessee and his ninth on Bruce Pearl’s coaching staff . Jones’ responsibilities include recruiting, scheduling and working with the Vols’ perim-eter players. An instrumental force in landing some of the infl uential players in his team’s successes, he has made in-roads to signing a

number of the top players in the nation. In two of his three seasons at Tennes-see, Jones helped the Vols sign recruiting classes that have been ranked among the top 10 in the nation and have included the likes of All-SEC performer Wayne Chism and McDonald’s All-America Scotty Hopson. “Tony has prepared himself to be a head coach,” Pearl said. “His experience provides him with a wealth of knowledge, and his ability to communicate has made him an eff ective teacher.” With Jones helping to build its annual slate of opponents, Tennessee’s sched-ules have ranked among the nation’s toughest. The Vols have sought to face some of the country’s premier programs, including teams such as Memphis, Gon-zaga, Texas, Ohio State and Kansas. Along with such ambitious scheduling—Tennessee’s RPI has been in the top-25 each of the last three seasons—comes prominent national exposure, as UT has played 52 games on national television over the past four years. Jones came to Tennessee with 12 seasons of collegiate coaching experience after spending four seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) as an associate head coach. Prior to joining the UWM staff , Jones spent fi ve seasons at Toledo and three years at Buff alo. In his 16 seasons of collegiate coaching, Jones has helped direct his teams to nine postseason tournament bids, including six NCAA Tournament appearances the last seven years. Three times (2005, 2007 and 2008) in the past fi ve years he has coached teams appearing in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee has experienced unprecedented success during the four years with Jones on the bench. The Vols have averaged 24.5 wins during those seasons and have won three SEC Eastern Division championships. The 2008 team captured the overall SEC title outright for the fi rst time in 41 years, won a school record 31 games and earned the fi rst No. 1 ranking in school history. Each of his four seasons at UT has resulted in NCAA Tournament appearances, including two trips to the Sweet 16. Two times the Vols have received No. 2 seeds in the NCAA Tournament—the highest in school history. After helping sign a class that was ranked sixth nationally in 2006, Jones was named one of the top recruiters in the nation by Rivals.com. In 2007, Rivals.com ranked Jones as one of the top-fi ve assistant coaches in the nation. Jones got his fi rst taste of coaching at his alma mater, Detroit Southwestern High School, where he served as an assistant varsity coach while also serving as head junior varsity coach from 1986-91. During this time he coached future NBA stars Jalen Rose (Phoenix Suns), Howard Eisley (Denver Nuggets) and Vo-shon Lenard (Portland Trailblazers), leading them to the mythical USA TODAY national title in 1991. He also served as head coach of Team AAU Michigan for three years (1991-93), posting a 35-1 record and capturing two AAU state cham-pionships. Jones was an All-City star at Southwestern and went on to earn All-Conference honors at Fisk University in Nashville. He earned a bachelor’s degree in health care administration from Concordia (Mich.) University. Jones and his wife, Pam, have four children—Tony II, Jamaal, Mercedes and Porscha. His brother, Bill, is a former member of the NBA’s New Jersey Nets and is currently the head coach of the Premier Basketball League’s Detroit Panthers.

Veteran coach Steve Forbes is in his fourth season as a member of the Tennessee staff . “Over the past couple years, Steve has made a tremendous impact on our recruiting,” UT head coach Bruce Pearl said. “But as a former head coach, Steve understands the challenges programs face in all aspects of the game. “Most recruiters are simply that—bring in talent every year, and then go back out on the road. But Steve is diff erent. His strengths are the relationships and levels of trust he’s able to build with our stu-dent-athletes. He is a complete coach.” Forbes and Pearl fi rst got to know each other when Pearl was an assistant at Iowa. The Vols have been the direct benefi ciaries of the two working together. In the three seasons Forbes has sat alongside Pearl on the Tennessee bench, the Vols have won a total of 76 games and advanced to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments—making back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in 2007 and 2008. The Vols have led the Southeastern Conference in steals in two of his three sea-sons on Rocky Top, and in 2008 they also led the league in 3-point fi eld-goal per-centage defense by holding teams to just 31.2-percent shooting. The Vols won a school-record 31 games in 2008, and their 14-2 league record gave the school its fi rst outright SEC championship in more than 40 years. Follow-ing a 66-62 win at top-ranked Memphis on Feb. 23, 2008, UT earned the fi rst No. 1 ranking in school history. In 2007, his fi rst at Tennessee, Forbes helped direct the Vols to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with wins over Long Beach State and ACC co-champion Virginia. UT’s 24 wins that year ranked second in school history at the time. Listed as the No. 8 assistant coach in the nation by FOXSports.com, Forbes has played a key role in recruiting top talent to Knoxville. Tennessee’s 2008 recruiting class was highlighted by McDonald’s All-America Scotty Hopson and was ranked seventh in the nation by Rivals.com. Forbes came to Tennessee after spending two seasons at Texas A&M, where he helped turn the Aggies from a team that had posted a 7-21 record the previous season and hadn’t received a postseason invitation in 11 years, to a program that averaged more than 21 wins in his two seasons and advanced to postseason play both years. A&M posted back-to-back seasons with the most Big 12 Conference wins in school history with Forbes on the bench. Texas A&M’s recruiting also benefi ted from Forbes’ experience, as each of the Ag-gie’s two recruiting classes during his time in College Station were ranked among the top 10 in the nation. Before joining Billy Gillispie’s coaching staff at Texas A&M, Forbes coached at Illinois State (2003-04) and spent three years at Louisiana Tech (2000-03), where he helped sign two nationally-ranked recruiting classes, including a top-10 class in 2003. In 2002 the Bulldogs posted a 22-10 record and went 2-1 in the National Invitation Tournament, their fi rst postseason appearance in 10 years. In 1998 Forbes joined the Idaho coaching staff as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach for the 1998-99 season. In his fi rst season, the Vandals improved to 16-11 and signed a nationally-ranked recruiting class. Forbes compiled a 68-28 record in three years (1995-98) as the head coach at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kan. During his three seasons competing in the Jayhawk Conference, the Cougars produced three All-Americas, twice fi nished the season with a national ranking and earned victories over 15 nationally-ranked teams. After spending two years (1989-91) as an assistant coach at Southwestern Com-munity College in Creston, Iowa, Forbes was promoted to head coach in March 1991. A native of Lone Tree, Iowa, Forbes graduated from Southern Arkansas University with a degree in secondary education in 1988. Forbes and his wife, Johnetta, have a daughter, Elizabeth, and two sons, Chris-topher and Johnathon.

Tony JonesAssociate Head Coach

Concordia Univ., 1993

Fifth Season at UT

Steve ForbesAssistant Coach

Southern Arkansas, 1988

Fourth Season at UT

Jason Shay is in his ninth season on Bruce Pearl’s staff and his fi fth year at Tennessee. “I’ve known Jason since he was a player at the University of Iowa,” Pearl said. “He has played in this system and believes in this style of basketball. He was an overachiever as a player and has continued to work hard

as an assistant coach. His experiences have helped him make tremendous con-tributions to our players’ individual development. “Jason is my lead scout. He’s been able to take good players and make them better. He knows how to teach the game—both from an individual and a team standpoint.” Shay, who is responsible for recruiting and scouting in addition to adminis-trative duties, came to Tennessee after spending four years on Pearl’s staff at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). He was an assistant coach for UWM’s two NCAA Tournament appearances after spending his fi rst two seasons as the director of basketball operations for the Panthers. Scouting reports put together by Shay have helped lead the Vols to an aver-age of 24.5 wins per season, an outright SEC championship in 2008, three SEC Eastern Division crowns and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances—including back-to-back Sweet 16s in 1007 and 2008. Shay drew the scouting assignment against top-ranked Memphis in 2007-08, and Tennessee’s 66-62 victory over the Tigers vaulted the Vols into the No. 1 spot in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA TODAY polls for the fi rst time in school history. Having handled the Florida scout since joining the UT staff , Shay has helped the Vols post an 8-2 record against the Gators over the last fi ve seasons. Shay served as an assistant basketball coach and assistant sports information director at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa., before rejoining Pearl at UWM. He helped lead Mercyhurst to a top-fi ve ranking in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region while assisting with on-court coaching strategies. Shay also was re-sponsible for individual workouts, the team’s strength program, fi lm exchange, scouting reports and monitoring the academic progress of the student-athletes. Shay played four seasons at the University of Iowa under the tutelage of Dr. Tom Davis. During that time, the Hawkeyes advanced to two NCAA Tourna-ments and won the 1992 San Juan Shootout. It was in Iowa City where Shay and Pearl fi rst crossed paths, as Pearl was an assistant coach at Iowa from 1986-92. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Health Promotion at Iowa and a master’s degree in Sports Management in 1998 from Western Illinois University. Shay and his wife, Jana, have a daughter, Peija, and a son, Joah.

Ken Johnson is in his fi fth season at Ten-nessee and his 11th year as a member of Bruce Pearl’s staff . Johnson and Pearl fi rst joined forces in 1999 when Johnson came to the University of Southern Indiana as an assistant coach, and the relationship continued when Pearl moved to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In the 11 seasons Johnson has assisted Pearl, their teams have combined to post a 240-78 record. “It is really important to surround young people with good role models,” Pearl said. “Ken is a very hard worker who genuinely cares about these kids. He has been with me longer than anyone on my staff and he knows how I expect things to be done. He sets the bar high for our student-athletes and provides them with the guidance and support they require to be successful.” Johnson has seen the Vols succeed both on the court and in the classroom. In 2006-07, UT won the third-most games in school history while advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, seven Vols were named to the 2006-07 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll for their work in the classroom. During the 2007-08 season, Johnson kept the Vols focused in the classroom and the community while they compiled the best record in school history (31-5) on the court and placed six players on the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll. In total during his four years in Knoxville, Tennessee has garnered 18 Academic All-SEC awards. At UWM, Johnson was responsible for working with the Panthers post players while also scouting opponents. During those four seasons, the Panthers posted an 86-38 record and received three postseason invitations, including a trip to the 2005 NCAA Tournament in which they advanced to the Sweet 16. Johnson spent two seasons at USI as an assistant coach where he was respon-sible for video breakdown, scouting of opposing teams and individual player development. During those two seasons, the Screaming Eagles posted a 51-10 record, won a Great Lakes Valley Conference championship and made two NCAA Division II Tournament appearances. USI earned No. 1 rankings in both of Johnson’s seasons and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2000 NCAA Tourna-ment. Prior to joining Pearl’s coaching staff at USI, Johnson spent two seasons as an assistant coach of the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Associa-tion. Johnson began his collegiate playing career at Southwestern Oregon Com-munity College where he was named to the All-Freshman Team in his rookie season. He later earned All-Region honors as a sophomore at Salt Lake Com-munity College. He then moved to College of Idaho where he garnered NAIA District II All-Conference honors. A 1993 graduate of College of Idaho with a degree in physical education, he helped lead the Coyotes to an NAIA District II championship and played for the 1991 NAIA National Championship. Johnson and his wife, Amber, have two daughters, Makenzee Ruth and Kenley Jade.

Jason ShayAssistant Coach

Iowa, 1995

Fifth Season at UT

Ken JohnsonDir. of Basketball Operations

College of Idaho, 1993

Fifth Season at UT

Season Highlights• Has played 126 minutes this season with just one turnover (9.7 mpg).• Was called upon early in the Vols’ second-round NCAA Tournament win over Ohio, as his defensive prowess helped UT contain the Bobcats’ dangerous back-court; he totaled fi ve points, four rebounds and an assist in 10 minutes.• Was the hero of UT’s win over No. 21 Ole Miss on Jan. 16, draining three 3-pointers en route to a UT-career-high nine points and three steals.• Logged season-high 26 minutes against the Rebels primarily because he com-pletely shut down Ole Miss’ leading scorer, Chris Warren, along the perimeter.• Saw 12 big minutes of action in UT’s upset of top-ranked Kansas on Jan. 10, making a key 3-pointer in the second half and dishing out a pair of assists with no turnovers.• Played 13 minutes against Charlotte on Jan. 6 as UT’s backup point guard. He had two points and no turnovers.• Made his Tennessee debut Dec. 15 in the win over Wyoming, playing the fi nal minute and a half of the game.• Was not eligible until after the fall semester, as he transferred from Southern Illinois University at the holiday break last season and had to fulfi ll NCAA resi-dency requirements for transfer student-athletes.• Started 19 games as a sophomore at Southern Illinois University in 2007-08 and averaged 8.1 points per game.

Noting BoneHis father, Joshua, is a lieutenant at a jail, and Josh credits him for instilling disci-pline in him ... His father also played college basketball at Berry College in Rome, Ga. ... Josh is the oldest of three children ... Played high school ball with current Golden State Warriors forward Brandan Wright at Brentwood Academy outside Nashville, Tenn., and the two remain very close friends ... Academic major is Psychology.

GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

2006-07 12-0 188 9.4 15-46 .326 8-30 .267 2-2 1.000 5-13-18 0.9 17-0 9 2 0 5 40 2.02007-08 33-19 901 27.3 92-267 .345 57-169 .337 25-37 .676 12-53-65 2.0 78-3 37 50 1 26 266 8.1SIU Totals 45-19 1089 24.2 107-313 .342 65-199 .327 27-39 .692 17-66-83 1.8 95-3 46 52 1 31 306 6.8

2009-10 13-0 126 9.7 8-27 .296 5-17 .294 2-3 .667 4-9-13 1.0 8-0 5 1 0 5 23 1.8

Career Stats

24 Josh Bone JR Guard • 6-3 • 195

Nashville, Tenn. • Southern Illinois University

Season/Career Highs *Mark set while he was playing at Southern Illinois

PointsSeason 9 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career *19 vs. Butler (12/28/07)

ReboundsSeason 4 vs. Ohio (3/20/10)Career *6 at Charlotte (12/8/07)

AssistsSeason 2 vs. Kansas (1/10/10)Career *5 at Wichita State (2/16/08)

BlocksSeason -Career *1 vs. Creighton (1/26/08)

StealsSeason 3 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) Career *3 three times, last vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)

MinutesSeason 26 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) Career *38 at Arizona State (3/20/08)

Field Goals MadeSeason 3 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career *7 two times, last vs. Missouri State (12/30/07)

Field Goals AttemptedSeason 8 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career *19 at Charlotte (12/8/07)

3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 3 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career *5 two times, last vs. Butler (12/28/07)

3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 7 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career *11 at Arizona State (3/20/08)

Free Throws MadeSeason 2 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Career *4 two times, last at Charlotte (12/8/07)

Free Throws AttemptedSeason 2 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Career *5 two times, last vs. St. Mary’s (12/11/07)

Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min

N13 Austin Peay Transfer - Not yet eligibleN17 UNC Asheville Transfer - Not yet eligible N20 vs. East Carolina Transfer - Not yet eligibleN22 vs. DePaul Transfer - Not yet eligibleN23 vs. Purdue Transfer - Not yet eligibleN27 C of Charleston Transfer - Not yet eligibleD2 ETSU Transfer - Not yet eligibleD11 vs. Midde Tenn. Transfer - Not yet eligibleD15 Wyoming 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D19 at USC DNPD23 N.C. A&T 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6D31 at Memphis DNPJ6 Charlotte 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13J10 Kansas 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 12J14 Auburn 0-2 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19J16 Ole Miss 3-8 3-7 0-0 3 2 9 0 0 0 3 26J19 at Alabama 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12J23 at Georgia 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11J27 Vanderbilt 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9J31 Florida DNPF4 at LSU DNPF6 S. Carolina 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2F9 at Vanderbilt 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3F13 at Kentucky DNPF17 Georgia DNPF20 at S. Carolina DNPF23 at Florida DNPF27 Kentucky DNPM3 Arkansas DNPM6 at Miss. State DNPM11 vs. LSU DNPM12 vs. Ole Miss DNPM13 vs. Kentucky 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2M18 vs. San Diego State DNP

M20 vs. Ohio 2-3 1-1 0-1 4 0 5 1 0 0 0 10

Game-by-Game Stats

Season Highlights• Averaging 10.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in this NCAA Tournament.• Ranks 14th in school history with 1,573 points. • Ranks sixth in school history with 916 rebounds.• Ranks second in school history with 151 blocked shots.• Is UT’s career record-holder for games played (140) and wins (103).• Has also played in more NCAA Tournament games (9) than any other Vol.

• Tennessee is 16-2 when Chism records a double-double (7-0 this season).

• Scored his 100th career NCAA Tournament point and had 12 rebounds in UT’s second-round win over Ohio on March 20.• Totaled 16 points and 15 boards against Ole Miss in the SEC tourney March 12.• Grabbed 11 rebounds and added a team-high 17 points in UT’s SEC Tourna-ment win over LSU on March 11.• Scored a career-high 30 points in UT’s rout of South Carolina Feb. 6.• Led the Vols in points (16), rebounds (11) and assists (3) as UT beat Florida Jan. 31. Tennessee is 6-1 against the Gators during Chism’s career.• Set season-highs for rebounds (16) and blocks (5) in the Vols’ home loss to Vanderbilt on Jan. 27. He had missed practice two days prior with a knee sprain.• Went 10-for-10 at the foul line with a season-high 26 points to go along with 12 rebounds while playing 41 minutes in the Vols’ win over No. 21 Ole Miss Jan. 16.• Had a double-double (12 & 12) and a career-high six steals vs. Auburn Jan. 14.• Put the short-handed Vols on his shoulders in the win over Charlotte Jan. 6, scoring a game-high 18 points and setting career-highs for assists (6) and steals (5) while blocking three shots and going 7-for-8 at the foul line.• Led the Vols to a win at Memphis with a team-high 15 points and nine re-bounds on Dec. 31.• Named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team (14.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg).• Scored a game-high 24 points and led the Vols with six rebounds in UT’s one-point loss to sixth-ranked Purdue in the Paradise Jam title game Nov. 23.

Noting ChismIs a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity ... Is nicknamed “Wheezy” in refer-ence to the aff ects asthma has on him ... Academic major is Africana studies; he will graduate this semester, and he already has his minor in Consumer health.

GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

2006-07 35-18 678 19.4 115-261 .441 26-79 .329 61-104 .587 67-116-183 5.2 102-3 32 45 21 21 317 9.12007-08 36-34 826 22.9 139-296 .470 29-90 .322 50-90 .556 67-141-208 5.8 108-2 41 41 49 33 357 9.92008-09 34-31 873 25.7 165-354 .466 41-128 .320 96-134 .716 94-179-273 8.0 98-4 42 69 34 26 467 13.72009-10 35-34 930 26.6 155-338 .459 31-101 .307 91-120 .758 69-183-252 7.2 99-1 38 57 47 40 432 12.3Totals 140-117 3307 23.6 574-1249 .460 127-398 .319 298-448 .665 297-619-916 6.5 407-10 153 212 151 120 1573 11.2

Career Stats

4 Wayne Chism SR Forward/Center • 6-9 • 246

Jackson, Tenn. • Bolivar Central HS

Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 30 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Career Same

ReboundsSeason 16 vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)Career 19 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

AssistsSeason 6 vs. Charlotte (1/6/10)Career Same

BlocksSeason 5 vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)Career 6 at Kansas (1/3/09)

StealsSeason 6 vs. Auburn (1/14/010)Career Same

MinutesSeason 41 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career Same

Field Goals MadeSeason 11 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Career Same

Field Goals AttemptedSeason 17 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Career 17 two times, last vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)

3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 2 fi ve times, last at Kentucky (2/13/10)Career 4 two times, last vs. Auburn (3/14/09)

3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 7 at Southern California (12/19/09)Career 9 two times, last vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/09)

Free Throws MadeSeason 10 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career Same

Free Throws AttemptedSeason 12 vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10)Career Same

Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min

N13 Austin Peay c 5-13 0-1 1-3 10 2 11 2 0 2 1 24N17 UNC Asheville c 4-5 1-1 2-2 4 3 11 0 0 0 1 13N20 vs. East Carolina c 3-7 1-2 0-0 5 2 7 0 2 0 3 19N22 vs. DePaul c 6-11 1-1 0-1 8 3 13 0 3 0 0 28N23 vs. Purdue c 8-13 1-4 7-7 6 3 24 0 3 2 0 30N27 C of Charleston c 4-7 1-2 2-2 3 4 11 0 1 1 0 13D2 ETSU c 3-6 0-1 0-1 9 3 6 1 1 4 0 24D11 vs. Midde Tenn. c 2-7 2-3 0-2 9 3 9 0 3 0 0 27D15 Wyoming c 5-10 1-4 2-2 3 4 13 1 1 0 3 25D19 at USC c 3-11 1-7 1-1 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 22D23 N.C. A&T c 1-3 1-2 0-0 3 2 3 0 0 0 2 8D31 at Memphis c 5-7 0-0 5-5 9 4 15 0 2 1 0 24J6 Charlotte c 5-7 1-3 7-8 5 4 18 6 3 3 5 30J10 Kansas c 3-6 2-3 0-2 4 4 8 1 3 1 0 19J14 Auburn c 3-8 1-2 5-5 12 4 12 1 3 1 6 26J16 Ole Miss c 7-13 2-5 10-10 12 2 26 1 5 2 2 41J19 at Alabama c 4-8 0-0 3-3 7 3 11 1 0 1 2 21J23 at Georgia c 3-10 0-2 0-0 6 2 6 2 2 3 0 27J27 Vanderbilt c 2-9 0-3 4-8 16 1 8 0 1 5 1 31J31 Florida c 6-16 1-3 3-4 11 3 16 3 0 2 1 32F4 at LSU c 9-15 1-4 1-2 7 4 20 0 1 2 0 32F6 S. Carolina c 11-17 2-4 6-8 4 1 30 3 2 3 1 29F9 at Vanderbilt c 5-12 1-2 5-7 7 2 16 0 2 2 2 34F13 at Kentucky 5-15 2-8 0-2 5 4 12 1 2 1 0 30F17 Georgia c 7-15 1-5 1-2 11 1 16 3 2 3 2 32F20 at S. Carolina c 4-6 1-1 2-2 9 2 11 2 4 0 2 28F23 at Florida f 3-6 1-2 0-0 1 5 7 0 1 1 0 15F27 Kentucky f 4-12 0-7 0-0 6 3 8 1 2 1 0 32M3 Arkansas f 4-9 1-3 5-6 6 3 14 2 0 2 1 27M6 at Miss. State f 0-4 0-1 1-2 6 3 1 1 2 1 1 25M11 vs. LSU f 6-9 2-5 3-5 11 2 17 1 2 0 0 36M12 vs. Ole Miss f 4-12 0-3 8-12 15 1 16 1 1 0 2 36M13 vs. Kentucky f 3-10 0-3 2-2 3 4 8 0 1 1 0 22M18 vs. San Diego St. f 4-12 1-3 2-2 5 3 11 0 2 1 1 35M20 vs. Ohio f 3-7 1-1 2-2 12 2 9 4 0 1 1 33

Game-by-Game Stats

First-Team

All-SEC

Season Highlights• Averaging 5.3 points and 1.8 assists in 15.8 minutes per game.• Has been the fi rst Vol off the bench 17 times this season.• Set career-highs for scoring (15) and 3-pointers made (4) while leading UT to a win over San Diego State in the fi rst round of the NCAA Tournament March 18.• Started three straight games in February at point guard, while Bobby Maze started at shooting guard.• Came off the bench to score a career-high 14 points at Kentucky Feb. 13.• Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds while scoring fi ve points at LSU Feb. 4.• Saw his fi rst action of 2010 when he played the last four minutes at Georgia Jan. 23, making a pair of free throws.• Missed Tennessee’s fi rst four games of 2010 while serving a suspension follow-ing an off -court incident on New Year’s Day and returned to practice Jan. 17.• In the Dec. 31 win at Memphis, all eight of his points came in the second half.• Started the North Carolina A&T game on Dec. 23 and played a season-high 22 minutes in the victory (Maze missed practice the day before with an illness).• Pulled down six rebounds and put forth a terrifi c defensive eff orts in the clos-ing minutes of the game as UT downed DePaul in the semifi nals of the Paradise Jam on Nov. 22.• Totaled 10 points and fi ve assists with no turnovers in 17 solid minutes during UT’s win over East Carolina Nov. 20.• Enjoyed a fi ve-steal, fi ve-assist (no turnovers) eff ort vs. UNC Asheville Nov. 17.• Is the second junior-college point guard to join the Vols in as many years (Bobby Maze last season).• Underwent arthroscopic surgery to his right knee Oct. 6 and returned to full speed in time to play in both of UT’s exhibition contests.

Noting GoinsLast name pronounced: GO-ins ... Had the highest GPA of any scholarship team member during the fall semester ... At 5-11, he is the shortest scholarship

player ever to play for the Vols during the Pearl era (2005-06 to present) ... Played as a freshman at Ball State in 2007-08 and was named to the MAC All-

Freshman Team ... Was raised in San Diego, Calif., but attended high school in Texas ... Academic major is Sociology.

GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

2009-10 29-4 457 15.8 54-137 .394 15-44 .341 31-50 .620 9-48-57 2.0 52-0 53 35 0 30 154 5.3

Career Stats

21 Melvin Goins JR Guard • 5-11 • 195

San Diego, Calif. • Mt. San Jacinto College

Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 15 vs. San Diego State (3/18/20)Career Same

ReboundsSeason 8 at LSU (2/4/10)Career Same

AssistsSeason 5 three times, last at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)Career Same

BlocksSeason -Career -

StealsSeason 5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Career Same

MinutesSeason 22 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career Same

Field Goals MadeSeason 5 two times, last vs. San Diego State (3/18/20)Career Same

Field Goals AttemptedSeason 10 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Career Same

3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 4 vs. San Diego State (3/18/20)Career Same

3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 5 vs. San Diego State (3/18/20)Career Same

Free Throws MadeSeason 4 three times, last at Kentucky (2/13/10)Career Same

Free Throws AttemptedSeason 6 three times, last at Memphis (12/31/09)Career Same

Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min

N13 Austin Peay 2-6 1-2 0-0 3 1 5 4 3 0 2 17N17 UNC Asheville 5-10 1-4 0-0 3 1 11 5 0 0 5 17N20 vs. East Carolina 4-8 1-3 1-1 0 3 10 5 0 0 1 17N22 vs. DePaul 2-5 0-0 1-1 6 2 5 3 2 0 0 19N23 vs. Purdue 0-4 0-1 1-2 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 14N27 C of Charleston 0-2 0-2 0-0 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 15D2 ETSU 2-3 1-2 2-6 3 0 7 4 1 0 1 15D11 vs. Midde Tenn. 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 2 6 0 2 0 2 17D15 Wyoming 3-3 1-1 0-1 0 4 7 0 3 0 0 12D19 at USC 3-8 0-3 4-6 1 4 10 1 1 0 1 16D23 N.C. A&T g 0-3 0-0 3-4 4 2 3 2 3 0 2 22D31 at Memphis 2-3 0-1 4-6 0 3 8 1 2 0 1 14J6 Charlotte SUSPJ10 Kansas SUSPJ14 Auburn SUSPJ16 Ole Miss SUSPJ19 at Alabama DNPJ23 at Georgia 0-0 0-0 2-3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4J27 Vanderbilt DNPJ31 Florida 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 14F4 at LSU 2-4 1-2 0-0 8 0 5 2 0 0 0 21F6 S. Carolina 1-6 0-0 0-0 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 17F9 at Vanderbilt 4-9 1-3 2-4 1 3 11 5 0 0 1 20F13 at Kentucky 4-7 2-3 4-4 2 2 14 1 1 0 1 19F17 Georgia g 1-7 1-3 2-2 1 2 5 1 1 0 2 19F20 at S. Carolina g 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 16F23 at Florida g 1-7 0-1 0-0 2 3 2 0 1 0 2 15F27 Kentucky 3-3 0-0 1-1 4 1 7 2 2 0 1 14M3 Arkansas 4-5 1-1 0-0 1 0 9 3 2 0 0 14M6 at Miss. State 1-5 0-1 2-4 3 1 4 2 0 0 1 15M11 vs. LSU 1-2 0-0 1-3 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 18M12 vs. Ole Miss 0-4 0-2 0-0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 12M13 vs. Kentucky 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 13M18 vs. San Diego State 5-7 4-5 1-2 1 1 15 0 0 0 0 19M20 vs. Ohio 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 12

Game-by-Game Stats

Season Highlights• Leads the team with a .591 fi eld-goal percentage and is third the team with 31 dunks on the year (60 percent of his fi eld goals are dunks).• In SEC play, he averaged 4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.• His 3.8 rpg in SEC play ranked eighth among league freshmen, while his .617 fi eld-goal percentage in conference play ranked second.• 50 of his 102 of his rebounds this season (49 percent) are off ensive.• Totaled six points, four rebounds, a block and a steal as the Vols won at Mis-sissippi State March 6.• Pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds in UT’s rout of South Carolina Feb. 6.• Earned his fi rst career start Jan. 23 at Georgia and scored 10 points.• His fi rst career SEC road game resulted in his fi rst career double-double, as he logged 12 points and 10 rebounds in the win at Alabama Jan. 19.• Grabbed six rebounds and blocked two shots during Tennessee’s overtime win against No. 21 Ole Miss on Jan. 16.• Played 23 minutes in the Vols’ huge upset of top-ranked Kansas Jan. 10 and spent most of his time guarding Jayhawks All-America Cole Aldrich (who fi n-ished with just seven points).• Stepped up when the short-handed Vols needed him Jan. 6 against Charlotte, playing 20 minutes, scoring 12 points and grabbing fi ve rebounds (all off ensive) in UT’s victory over the 49ers.• Scored 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting against North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23; his 13-minute eff ort included six dunks, and he was 4-for-4 at the foul line.• Led the team with fi ve rebounds and two blocks in the win over UNC Asheville on Nov. 17.• The only scholarship freshman on Tennessee’s roster.• Coach Pearl has called Hall UT’s “best off ensive rebounder.”• One of two Georgia natives on Tennessee’s current roster (joining Cameron Tatum). The Vols also signed a pair of highly ranked guards from the Peach State in November.

Noting HallBorn and raised in Los Angeles before moving to Georgia to attend high school ... Academic major is Communications.

GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

2009-10 33-3 428 13.0 52-88 .591 0-1 .000 23-42 .548 50-52-102 3.1 68-2 7 29 18 8 127 3.8

Career Stats

20 Kenny Hall FR Forward • 6-8 • 220

Stone Mountain, Ga. • Redan HS

Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 16 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career Same

ReboundsSeason 11 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)Career Same

AssistsSeason 1 six times, last vs. Kentucky (2/27/10)Career Same

BlocksSeason 2 four times, last vs. Georgia (2/17/10)Career Same

StealsSeason 2 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10)Career Same

MinutesSeason 26 at Alabama (1/19/10)Career Same

Field Goals MadeSeason 6 two times, last at Alabama (1/19/10)Career Same

Field Goals AttemptedSeason 10 at Alabama (1/19/10)Career Same

3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career -

3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 1 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10)Career Same

Free Throws MadeSeason 4 two times, last at Georgia (1/23/10)Career Same

Free Throws AttemptedSeason 6 vs. Florida (1/31/10)Career Same

Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min

N13 Austin Peay 2-4 0-0 0-1 4 3 4 0 2 0 0 11N17 UNC Asheville 1-3 0-0 2-2 5 1 4 0 2 2 0 14N20 vs. East Carolina 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 15N22 vs. DePaul 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2N23 vs. Purdue 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4N27 C of Charleston 2-3 0-0 0-1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 10D2 ETSU 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2D11 vs. Midde Tenn. ILLNESSD15 Wyoming 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1D19 at USC 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8D23 N.C. A&T 6-8 0-0 4-4 4 1 16 0 3 1 0 13D31 at Memphis DNPJ6 Charlotte 5-6 0-0 2-2 5 4 12 1 1 1 1 20J10 Kansas 2-7 0-0 0-2 5 3 4 0 0 1 0 23J14 Auburn 5-7 0-0 0-0 4 2 10 0 0 1 0 20J16 Ole Miss 1-3 0-0 2-4 6 5 4 0 2 2 0 22J19 at Alabama 6-10 0-0 0-0 10 4 12 0 0 1 0 26J23 at Georgia f 3-5 0-0 4-4 3 1 10 0 3 0 0 25J27 Vanderbilt f 3-5 0-0 2-4 6 4 8 1 1 1 0 19J31 Florida 0-1 0-0 1-6 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 14F4 at LSU 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 4 2 0 3 0 0 12F6 S. Carolina 2-2 0-0 3-5 11 2 7 0 0 0 0 18F9 at Vanderbilt 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 4 2 1 2 0 0 12F13 at Kentucky c 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 4 0 0 1 2 0 13F17 Georgia 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 14F20 at S. Carolina 3-3 0-0 2-4 2 1 8 0 1 1 0 20F23 at Florida 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13F27 Kentucky 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 4 1 1 2 0 1 12M3 Arkansas 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 8M6 at Miss. State 3-4 0-0 0-0 4 1 6 0 1 1 1 12M11 vs. LSU 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4M12 vs. Ole Miss 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9M13 vs. Kentucky 2-4 0-1 0-0 5 5 4 0 1 0 2 16M18 vs. San Diego State 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 8M20 vs. Ohio 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 8

Game-by-Game Stats

Season Highlights• Leads the Vols in scoring (12.5 ppg) and is tops in minutes (27.7 mpg).• Also leads the team in fi eld goals and 3-pointers made and attempted.• Ranks second on the team with 12.5 points per game in this year’s NCAA Tour-nament and is shooting 50 percent from 3-point range (4-of-8) in the tourney.• Averaged 16.0 ppg in UT’s last four regular-season contests.• Went 7-of-9 from the fi eld and totaled 17 points in UT’s NCAA second-

round win over Ohio March 20 and used stifl ing perimeter defense to con-

tain the Bobcats’ dangerous backcourt of Bassett and Cooper.

• Came off the bench for the fi rst time all season and posted his highest SEC scoring output of the year with 20 points in the Feb. 23 loss at Florida.• Hit the game-winning jumper in the fi nal minute of UT’s Jan. 31 win vs. Florida.• Consistently knifed through the Kansas defense while leading the Vols with 17 points as Tennessee upset the top-ranked Jayhawks 76-68 on Jan. 10.• The “we got this” moment in the Kansas win may have been when Hopson ran the baseline and threw down a vicious two-handed dunk over Jayhawks All-America center Cole Aldrich in the second half.• Scored 21 points in the win over College of Charleston on Nov. 27 and tied a career-high with six rebounds while playing 29 minutes.• Posted his second straight 25-point game Nov. 20 vs. East Carolina in the open-ing round of the Paradise Jam.• Drained a career-high six 3-pointers en route to 25 points against UNC Ashe-ville (Nov. 17). Also set a career-high with fi ve assists vs. the Bulldogs.• Went 6-of-8 from the fl oor and 4-of-6 from 3-point range while logging a team-high 16 points in UT’s season-opening win over Austin Peay on Nov. 13. • Entered the season ranked by Lindy’s as the nation’s 21st-best shooting guard.• Dramatically reduced the arc on his 3-point shot during the off -season.

Noting HopsonWas an SEC All-Freshman Team selection last season and also was a two-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree ... Was Tennessee’s top 3-point shooter last year, draining 35.7 percent from long range with a team-high 46 makes ... Led the Vols in scoring three times last season (vs. Florida, at Kentucky and vs. Mis-sissippi State) ... Academic major is Communications.

GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

2008-09 34-30 796 23.4 113-264 .428 46-129 .357 40-64 .625 25-68-93 2.7 50-0 49 50 9 21 312 9.22009-10 35-34 968 27.7 170-379 .449 51-149 .342 46-78 .590 32-85-117 3.3 51-1 42 73 7 36 437 12.5Totals 69-64 1764 25.6 283-643 .440 97-278 .349 86-142 .606 57-153-210 3.0 101-1 91 123 16 57 749 10.9

Career Stats

32 Scotty Hopson SO Guard • 6-7 • 200

Hopkinsville, Ky. • University Heights HS

Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 25 two times, last vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Career Same

ReboundsSeason 6 fi ve times, last at South Carolina (2/20/10)Career 6 eight times, last at South Carolina (2/20/10)

AssistsSeason 5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Career Same

BlocksSeason 1 seven times, last vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10)Career 2 vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)

StealsSeason 5 at Georgia (1/23/10)Career Same

MinutesSeason 36 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career Same

Field Goals MadeSeason 10 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Career Same

Field Goals AttemptedSeason 15 three times, last at Florida (2/23/10)Career Same

3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Career Same

3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 8 two times, last at Florida (2/23/10)Career Same

Free Throws MadeSeason 4 two times, last at Georgia (1/23/10)Career 5 vs. South Carolina (1/17/09)

Free Throws AttemptedSeason 7 vs. Coll. of Charleston (11/27/09)Career Same

Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min

N13 Austin Peay g 6-8 4-6 0-2 4 0 16 2 1 1 0 24N17 UNC Asheville g 8-11 6-7 3-3 4 0 25 5 3 0 2 23N20 vs. East Carolina g 10-15 4-5 1-1 2 3 25 1 2 0 2 23N22 vs. DePaul g 2-10 0-4 0-0 3 1 4 0 3 0 0 26N23 vs. Purdue g 3-8 0-2 3-4 4 1 9 1 4 0 1 26N27 C of Charleston g 7-10 3-3 4-7 6 1 21 1 4 1 2 29D2 ETSU g 4-14 2-8 0-0 6 1 10 3 0 0 0 28D11 vs. Midde Tenn. g 0-3 0-2 1-2 3 3 1 0 2 1 1 24D15 Wyoming g 7-12 0-3 0-0 2 2 14 2 2 0 1 28D19 at USC g 7-14 1-3 1-2 2 1 16 0 1 0 2 33D23 N.C. A&T g 5-10 0-4 0-1 5 1 10 1 2 1 1 17D31 at Memphis g 3-11 1-4 1-3 5 1 8 1 3 0 1 28J6 Charlotte g 7-10 3-5 0-1 2 2 17 3 3 0 0 29J10 Kansas g 7-12 0-3 3-4 4 1 17 0 2 0 0 32J14 Auburn g 5-8 1-3 0-0 2 0 11 0 3 0 0 21J16 Ole Miss g 4-15 0-2 0-1 5 1 8 2 1 0 2 36J19 at Alabama g 6-11 3-5 2-3 0 2 17 0 2 0 0 31J23 at Georgia g 6-12 3-6 4-6 2 3 19 1 3 0 5 31J27 Vanderbilt g 5-8 3-5 1-3 2 5 14 1 3 0 0 22J31 Florida g 5-14 0-2 0-1 4 2 10 3 2 0 0 29F4 at LSU g 2-10 1-3 3-3 4 2 8 0 2 1 1 23F6 S. Carolina g 3-7 2-5 3-4 6 0 11 3 0 0 0 24F9 at Vanderbilt g 4-14 1-5 1-2 2 2 10 0 2 0 2 26F13 at Kentucky g 4-9 0-2 2-2 1 2 10 1 1 0 0 32F17 Georgia g 5-13 0-3 0-0 6 0 10 2 2 0 1 29F20 at S. Carolina g 3-10 0-3 2-4 6 0 8 2 3 0 1 35F23 at Florida 8-15 4-8 0-0 4 2 20 0 2 0 1 31F27 Kentucky g 6-14 1-6 2-3 4 0 15 1 1 1 0 34M3 Arkansas g 6-10 1-5 2-4 2 2 15 0 2 1 3 31M6 at Miss. State g 6-14 2-5 0-0 3 1 14 1 0 0 2 31M11 vs. LSU g 0-8 0-4 2-4 3 0 2 2 3 0 0 25M12 vs. Ole Miss g 2-11 0-5 2-2 3 2 6 0 1 0 2 28M13 vs. Kentucky g 4-10 1-5 2-4 3 2 11 0 2 0 1 29M18 vs. San Diego St. g 3-9 2-5 0-0 3 2 8 3 3 0 1 26M20 vs. Ohio g 7-9 2-3 1-2 0 3 17 0 3 0 1 24

Game-by-Game Stats

Season Highlights• His 2.3 assist/turnover ratio ranks second among SEC players this season.• Tennessee is 14-3 during his career when he records at least fi ve assists.• Is shooting a team-best .822 at the foul line this season (74-of-90).• Dished out nine assists in UT’s second-round win over Ohio on March 20.

• Averaged 12.7 ppg during a three-game stretch in February in which he started at shooting guard.• Contained All-America guard Devan Downey while totaling 11 points, six re-bounds, three assists and a block in the Vols’ Feb. 6 rout of South Carolina.• Shared team-high scoring honors with 14 points in the win over Auburn Jan. 14 and also dished out a season-high nine assists vs. the Tigers (only one turnover).• Was named the SEC Player of the Week on Jan. 11 after averaging 14.5 points, six rebounds and fi ve assists in UT’s wins over Charlotte and top-ranked Kansas.• His best game in a Tennessee uniform came against No. 1 Kansas on Jan.

10, as he outplayed Jayhawks All-America Sherron Collins; Maze scored a UT-career-high 16 points, grabbed a career-best seven rebounds and dished out eight assists while also going 6-for-7 from the foul line in the upset win.• Was second on the team in scoring with 13 points (also grabbed fi ve rebounds) against sixth-ranked Purdue on Nov. 23 at the Paradise Jam.• Is wearing the VOLScholar patch on his jersey this season after having achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better during the 2009 spring semester.

Noting MazeWears jersey No. 3 because he is Bobby Maze III ... Played the 2006-07 season at the University of Oklahoma as a true freshman before transferring to Hutchin-son (Kan.) Community College for the 2007-08 campaign ... Routinely stays late after practice with managers to work on his shot, explaining that shooting is “all about confi dence” and that constant practice is the only way to gain that confi dence ... Played on the same AAU team as NBA standouts Kevin Durant (Thunder) and Ty Lawson (Nuggets) ... Shaved off his cornrows during the off -season ... Academic major is Communications.

GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

2006-07^ 22-5 410 18.6 53-117 .453 2-9 .222 16-23 .696 16-25-41 1.9 38-0 46 31 3 12 124 5.6

2008-09 34-28 852 25.1 100-235 .426 29-91 .319 50-72 .694 25-58-83 2.4 64-1 109 54 5 34 279 8.22009-10 35-34 881 25.2 115-284 .405 26-101 .257 74-90 .822 16-70-86 2.5 57-1 113 49 4 26 330 9.4UT Totals 69-62 1733 25.1 215-519 .414 55-192 .286 124-162 .765 41-128-169 2.4 121-2 222 103 9 60 609 8.8

^at the University of Oklahoma

Career Stats

3 Bobby Maze SR Guard • 6-3 • 195

Suitland, Md. • Hutchinson CC

Season/Career Highs *Mark set while he was a freshman at Oklahoma

PointsSeason 16 vs. Kansas (1/10/10)Career *17 at Texas Tech (1/6/07)

ReboundsSeason 7 vs. Kansas (1/10/10)Career Same

AssistsSeason 9 two times, last vs. Ohio (3/20/10)Career 11 vs. Chattanooga (11/15/08)

BlocksSeason 1 four times, last vs. LSU (3/11/10)Career 2 vs. Vanderbilt (2/14/09)

StealsSeason 3 vs. Wyoming (12/15/09)Career 3 four times, last vs. Wyoming (12/15/09)

MinutesSeason 33 two times, last at South Carolina (2/20/10)Career 36 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

Field Goals MadeSeason 6 two times, last vs. Auburn (1/14/10)Career *7 at Texas Tech (1/6/07)

Field Goals AttemptedSeason 12 at South Carolina (2/20/10)Career 12 two times, last at South Carolina (2/20/10)

3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 2 six times, last vs. Arkansas (3/3/10)Career 3 at Arkansas (2/4/09)

3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 6 vs. LSU (3/11/10)Career 6 two times, last vs. LSU (3/11/10)

Free Throws MadeSeason 9 vs. LSU (3/11/10)Career Same

Free Throws AttemptedSeason 10 vs. LSU (3/11/10)Career Same

Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min

N13 Austin Peay g 1-5 0-2 0-0 1 2 2 3 5 0 0 21N17 UNC Asheville g 6-9 2-4 0-0 4 1 14 7 1 0 0 21N20 vs. East Carolina g 5-10 1-4 4-4 1 2 15 3 1 0 2 21N22 vs. DePaul g 0-4 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 21N23 vs. Purdue g 4-9 1-1 4-4 5 2 13 2 0 0 0 26N27 C of Charleston g 2-5 0-0 0-1 4 2 4 4 4 0 1 23D2 ETSU g 2-8 0-4 4-4 4 0 8 5 0 0 1 25D11 vs. Midde Tenn. g 5-9 2-5 0-0 1 1 12 3 1 0 0 22D15 Wyoming g 2-5 1-3 4-5 2 1 9 1 1 0 3 29D19 at USC g 4-9 0-3 0-0 0 1 8 0 0 0 2 24D23 N.C. A&T 1-7 0-4 0-0 2 2 2 5 0 0 3 18D31 at Memphis g 1-6 0-3 1-2 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 21J6 Charlotte g 5-11 0-4 3-3 5 3 13 3 1 0 2 30J10 Kansas g 5-10 0-0 6-7 7 3 16 8 2 0 1 33J14 Auburn g 6-8 2-2 0-0 2 2 14 9 1 1 1 30J16 Ole Miss g 3-7 0-2 2-3 1 2 8 0 0 0 0 19J19 at Alabama g 3-11 0-2 3-4 6 0 9 3 2 0 0 28J23 at Georgia g 5-11 0-2 1-2 3 2 11 1 1 0 2 29J27 Vanderbilt g 4-11 0-2 4-4 0 2 12 7 1 0 0 32J31 Florida g 2-8 1-4 0-0 3 0 5 2 2 0 0 26F4 at LSU g 1-5 1-2 2-2 2 1 5 1 2 0 0 19F6 S. Carolina g 5-10 1-2 0-0 6 3 11 3 1 1 0 22F9 at Vanderbilt g 2-6 0-1 4-4 2 2 8 0 2 0 0 18F13 at Kentucky g 5-9 2-5 3-4 0 1 15 1 3 0 0 21F17 Georgia g 5-10 1-1 2-3 3 1 13 4 1 0 0 30F20 at S. Carolina g 5-12 2-4 2-4 1 1 14 3 3 1 1 33F23 at Florida g 4-10 2-5 1-2 3 2 11 5 3 0 0 32F27 Kentucky g 4-7 1-3 0-0 1 3 9 5 1 0 0 26M3 Arkansas g 4-8 2-4 2-2 3 1 12 2 1 0 1 26M6 at Miss. State g 3-7 0-3 4-4 1 1 10 3 2 0 1 26M11 vs. LSU g 2-9 1-6 9-10 0 0 14 3 2 1 0 23M12 vs. Ole Miss g 4-8 1-4 4-6 3 2 13 2 1 0 2 28M13 vs. Kentucky g 1-8 1-4 0-0 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 26M18 vs. San Diego St. g 3-7 1-2 4-4 0 2 11 2 0 0 0 23M20 vs. Ohio g 1-5 0-2 1-2 4 3 3 9 2 0 2 29

Game-by-Game Stats

Season Highlights• Averaging 3.4 points overall and averaged 3.1 points in SEC play.• 80 of his 99 fi eld-goal attempts this season have been 3-pointers (81 percent).• Hit the shot heard ‘round America on Jan. 10, as his off -balance 3-pointer vs. top-ranked Kansas sealed the Vols’ 76-68 upset win; he played a career-high 23 minutes in the victory and fi nished with six points on a pair of big 3-pointers.• Set season-highs for points (12), fi eld goals made (4) and steals (3) as the Vols beat North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23. • Was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the win over Middle Tennes-see on Dec. 11.• Drained all three of his 3-point attempts (his only FG attempts of the game)against ETSU on Dec. 2.• Sparked a late-fi rst-half rally in the Nov. 22 win over DePaul by nailing a pair of 3-pointers and a baseline jumper to give the Vols a nine-point halftime lead.• Drained two 3-pointers in the Nov. 20 win over East Carolina.• Joins junior guard Josh Bone and junior forward Steven Pearl as the only walk-ons in UT’s regular rotation. • Turned down scholarship off ers at Marshall, Santa Clara and Winthrop and instead opted to walk-on at Tennessee with the hopes of one day earning a scholarship.• Has been singled out by coach Pearl numerous times as being Tennessee’s hardest worker.• Spent a great deal of time working out and shooting with former UT All-America Chris Lofton during the summer.

Noting McBeeHas earned a reputation as one of the team’s hardest workers and a player who always hustles ... Attended the same high school as UT All-Century Team mem-ber and former All-America forward A.W. Davis (1962-65) ... Played quarterback on his high school football team ... Academic major is Political science.

Speaking VOLumes“Skylar is a kid who has surpassed expectations, and I think he’ll get even better.”- Associate Head Coach Tony Jones

GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

2009-10 33-0 431 13.1 32-99 .323 25-80 .313 24-27 .889 4-34-38 1.2 53-0 18 16 0 18 113 3.4

Career Stats

13 Skylar McBee FR Guard • 6-3 • 190

Rutledge, Tenn. • Grainger HS

Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 12 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career Same

ReboundsSeason 6 at Kentucky (2/13/10)Career Same

AssistsSeason 3 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)Career Same

BlocksSeason -Career -

StealsSeason 3 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Career Same

MinutesSeason 23 two times, last vs. Auburn (1/14/10)Career Same

Field Goals MadeSeason 4 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career Same

Field Goals AttemptedSeason 7 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career Same

3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 3 two times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career Same

3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 6 two times, last vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career Same

Free Throws MadeSeason 5 at Alabama (1/19/010)Career Same

Free Throws AttemptedSeason 6 at Alabama (1/19/010)Career Same

Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min

N13 Austin Peay 0-4 0-4 0-0 3 2 0 3 0 0 2 16N17 UNC Asheville 1-6 1-4 2-2 3 2 5 2 1 0 1 17N20 vs. East Carolina 2-4 2-4 0-0 1 3 6 2 1 0 0 17N22 vs. DePaul 3-5 2-3 1-2 2 0 9 1 0 0 0 15N23 vs. Purdue 0-1 0-1 3-3 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 15N27 C of Charleston 1-2 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 12D2 ETSU 3-3 3-3 0-0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 12 D11 vs. Midde Tenn. 0-2 0-2 4-4 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 17D15 Wyoming 0-3 0-3 2-2 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 11D19 at USC 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7D23 N.C. A&T 4-7 3-6 1-1 1 3 12 2 0 0 3 17D31 at Memphis 0-3 0-3 0-0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 12J6 Charlotte 2-5 2-4 0-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 17J10 Kansas 2-5 2-4 0-0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 23J14 Auburn 2-5 1-4 2-2 1 3 7 0 1 0 0 23J16 Ole Miss 1-7 1-6 0-0 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 15J19 at Alabama 1-2 0-1 5-6 1 1 7 0 1 0 1 17J23 at Georgia 1-4 0-3 2-2 1 3 4 0 1 0 2 16J27 Vanderbilt 2-9 1-6 0-0 0 3 5 1 2 0 1 14J31 Florida 2-4 2-4 0-0 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 11F4 at LSU 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 17F6 S. Carolina 2-4 1-2 0-0 1 2 5 0 0 0 2 22F9 at Vanderbilt 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 19F13 at Kentucky 0-2 0-2 0-0 6 4 0 1 2 0 1 16F17 Georgia 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12F20 at S. Carolina 1-2 1-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 14F23 at Florida 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3F27 Kentucky 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 8M3 Arkansas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3M6 at Miss. State DNPM11 vs. LSU 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6M12 vs. Ole Miss DNPM13 vs. Kentucky 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2M18 vs. San Diego State 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5M20 vs. Ohio 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+

Game-by-Game Stats

Season Highlights• Has played in a career-high 29 games this season, averaging 11.0 minutes and 1.6 points per contest while ranking third on the team with fi ve drawn charges.• Has played 320 minutes this season after playing 125 in fi rst two years combined.• Averaged 2.1 points and 13.6 minutes in SEC play this season.• Tied a career-high with six points in UT’s NCAA tourney win over Ohio.

• Had two points, two boards and a career-high three assists in a career-high 24 minutes at Florida Feb. 23; started in the second half vs. the Gators.• Made a pair of driving layups in the fi rst half of the Vols’ Feb. 17 win over Geor-gia as part of a key, come-from-behind rally.• Recorded a career-high four steals in 12 minutes of action during UT’s home win over Florida Jan. 31.• Had a career day at Georgia Jan. 23, setting or tying career-highs for points (6), rebounds (3), blocks (1), steals (1) fi eld goals made (3) and minutes (18).• Drew a key second-half charge, grabbed three rebounds and also dished out an assist in 10 minutes of action during UT’s upset win over top-ranked Kansas Jan. 10 in Knoxville.• Two-time member of the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.• Joins freshman Skylar McBee as the only walk-ons in UT’s regular rotation. • Is wearing the VOLScholar patch on his jersey this semester after having achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better during the 2009 spring semester.

Noting PearlWon a gold medal during the summer as a member of the Maccabi USA open men’s basketball team that competed at the 18th World Maccabiah Games in Israel (Bruce Pearl was USA’s head coach) ... Is the last Vol who will ever wear

jersey No. 22, as it was retired in honor of Ernie Grunfeld (1974-77) during

Pearl’s redshirt freshman season; Grunfeld gave Pearl his blessing to fi n-

ish his career with that number ... Was born in Iowa City, Iowa, during Bruce Pearl’s tenure as an assistant coach under Dr. Tom Davis at Iowa ... Academic major is Marketing.

GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

2007-08 19-0 52 2.7 5-11 .455 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 3-5-8 0.4 7-0 0 4 3 0 10 0.52008-09 17-0 73 4.3 2-10 .200 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 3-6-9 0.5 7-0 5 8 0 1 7 0.42009-10 29-0 320 11.0 20-41 .488 0-0 .000 5-19 .263 14-23-37 1.3 40-0 19 17 3 10 45 1.6Totals 65-0 445 6.8 27-62 .435 0-1 .000 8-27 .296 20-34-54 0.8 54-0 28 28 3 12 62 1.0

Career Stats

22 Steven Pearl JR Forward • 6-5 • 232

Knoxville, Tenn. • West HS

Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 6 two times, last vs. Ohio (3/20/10)Career Same

ReboundsSeason 4 vs. Kentucky (2/27/10)Career Same

AssistsSeason 3 two times, last vs. Arkansas (3/3/10)Career Same

BlocksSeason 1 three times, last vs. Arkansas (3/3/10)Career 2 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/20/07)

StealsSeason 4 vs. Florida (1/31/10) Career Same

MinutesSeason 24 at Florida (2/23/10)Career Same

Field Goals MadeSeason 3 at Georgia (1/23/10)Career Same

Field Goals AttemptedSeason 4 two times, last vs. Ohio (3/20/10)Career Same

3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career -

3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career 1 vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)

Free Throws MadeSeason 2 vs. Ohio (3/20/10)Career 2 two times, last vs. Ohio (3/20/10)

Free Throws AttemptedSeason 4 two times, last vs. Ohio (3/20/10)Career 4 three times, last vs. Ohio (3/20/10)

Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min

N13 Austin Peay 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2N17 UNC Asheville 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6N20 vs. East Carolina 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4N22 vs. DePaul DNPN23 vs. Purdue DNPN27 C of Charleston DNPD2 ETSU DNPD11 vs. Midde Tenn. 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2D15 Wyoming 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1D19 at USC DNPD23 N.C. A&T 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 3D31 at Memphis DNPJ6 Charlotte 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3J10 Kansas 0-0 0-0 0-2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 10J14 Auburn 2-2 0-0 1-4 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 10J16 Ole Miss 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7J19 at Alabama 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11J23 at Georgia 3-4 0-0 0-1 3 1 6 0 1 1 1 18J27 Vanderbilt 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 11J31 Florida 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 12F4 at LSU 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 10F6 S. Carolina 2-2 0-0 1-2 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 13F9 at Vanderbilt 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 13F13 at Kentucky 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12F17 Georgia 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 13F20 at S. Carolina 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 4 0 1 0 0 15F23 at Florida 1-3 0-0 0-2 2 2 2 3 0 1 1 24F27 Kentucky 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 14M3 Arkansas 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 2 3 2 1 0 21M6 at Miss. State 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 14M11 vs. LSU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 12M12 vs. Ole Miss 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 9M13 vs. Kentucky 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 20M18 vs. San Diego State 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 15M20 vs. Ohio 2-4 0-0 2-4 1 3 6 0 2 0 1 15

Game-by-Game Stats

Season Highlights• Tennessee is 16-2 this season when Prince scores in double fi gures.

• Has drawn a team-high 20 charges and also has a team-high 54 steals (1.5 spg).• Leads all active Vols with 93 dunks during his UT career (which is 93 games).• His 10 steals in NCAA Tournament play rank tied for second in school history.• UT’s top scorer in this NCAA Tournament with 16.5 points per game.

• Scored a team-high 17 points in UT’s SEC tourney win over Ole Miss March 12.• Started at the No. 4 spot in UT’s win over Georgia Feb. 17 and totaled 15 points and seven rebounds.• Totaled nine points, eight rebounds, fi ve assists and three steals during a highly productive 32-minute eff ort at Kentucky Feb. 13.• Scored a team-high 19 points at Vanderbilt Feb. 9 and made a career-high three 3-pointers (3-for-3 from beyond the arc).• Set season-highs for points (22) and 3-pointers made (2) while making a career-high nine fi eld goals in 10 attempts in the Vols’ loss to No. 21 Vanderbilt Jan. 27.• Had eight points and four steals (three led to baskets) in the win over Kansas.• Did it all in the overtime win against No. 21 Ole Miss on Jan. 16: 13 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, one block and one steal in career-high 38 minutes.• Helped power UT to a Dec. 31 win at Memphis (his hometown), totaling 12 points, fi ve rebounds and three assists while going 8-for-12 at the foul line.• Scored 17 off the bench in UT’s win over Middle Tennessee in Nashville Dec. 11.• Was named the 2007-08 SEC Sixth Man of the Year by the league’s coaches.

Noting PrinceHis father, John, played at Southern Mississippi, worked as an assistant coach at Southern Miss, Ole Miss, UAB, Colorado State and Memphis and also was the head coach at Jackson State (1986-89) ... Is the cousin of NBA champion Tay-shaun Prince ... Was placed in an induced coma for three weeks in the spring of 2006 (while at Arizona) after an infection following his wisdom teeth removal led to a respiratory problem; he was placed on a respirator for more than two weeks ... Academic major is Arts & sciences.

GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

2005-06 28-0 346 12.4 24-84 .286 9-37 .243 4-10 .400 11-43-54 1.9 29-0 51 30 11 24 61 2.22006-07 3-0 17 5.7 1-5 .200 0-3 .000 1-2 .500 1-1-2 0.7 2-0 3 4 0 2 3 1.0UA Totals 31-0 363 11.7 25-89 .281 9-40 .225 5-12 .417 12-44-56 1.8 31-0 54 34 11 26 64 2.1

2007-08 27-2 508 18.8 83-167 .497 2-13 .154 49-88 .557 43-44-87 3.2 61-0 49 45 14 26 217 8.02008-09 31-23 818 26.4 127-222 .572 3-24 .125 50-82 .610 59-71-130 4.2 95-4 97 65 20 47 307 9.92009-10 35-29 863 24.7 121-231 .524 11-34 .324 86-138 .623 42-91-133 3.8 91-3 102 82 16 54 339 9.7UT Totals 93-54 2189 23.5 331-620 .534 16-71 .225 185-308 .601 144-206-350 3.8 247-7 248 192 50 127 863 9.3

Career Stats

30 J.P. Prince SR Guard • 6-7 • 205

Memphis, Tenn. • University of Arizona

Season/Career Highs *Mark set while he was a freshman at Arizona

PointsSeason 22 vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)Career 23 at Xavier (12/22/07)

ReboundsSeason 8 two times, last at Kentucky (2/13/10)Career 10 two times, last vs. Alabama (3/13/09)

AssistsSeason 8 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career *10 vs. Northern Arizona (12/8/05)

BlocksSeason 2 four times, last vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10)Career 3 two times, last vs. Vanderbilt (2/14/09)

StealsSeason 4 three times, last vs. Kansas (1/10/10)Career 4 three times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)

MinutesSeason 38 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)Career Same

Field Goals MadeSeason 9 vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)Career 9 two times, last vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)

Field Goals AttemptedSeason 12 at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)Career 14 two times, last vs. Alabama (3/13/09)

3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 3 at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)Career Same

3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 4 vs. Kentucky (2/27/10)Career *5 two times, last at North Carolina (1/28/06)

Free Throws MadeSeason 8 two times, last at South Carolina (2/20/10)Career 8 three times, last at Memphis (12/31/09)

Free Throws AttemptedSeason 12 at Memphis (12/31/09)Career 12 two times, last at Memphis (12/31/09)

Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min

N13 Austin Peay g 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 17N17 UNC Asheville g 3-4 0-0 1-2 4 3 7 5 1 1 1 21N20 vs. East Carolina g 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 22N22 vs. DePaul g 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 3 2 1 1 1 2 17N23 vs. Purdue g 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 21N27 C of Charleston 3-6 0-0 2-2 6 1 8 2 2 0 1 18D2 ETSU 1-4 0-1 3-5 1 1 5 4 1 0 1 20D11 vs. Midde Tenn. 6-8 1-2 4-5 0 1 17 1 1 1 2 22D15 Wyoming 2-5 0-1 0-0 6 2 4 6 0 0 4 23D19 at USC 1-4 0-0 2-4 2 4 4 1 3 0 1 17D23 N.C. A&T 4-6 0-0 2-5 2 3 10 4 2 4 17D31 at Memphis g 2-7 0-1 8-12 5 1 12 3 1 0 1 18J6 Charlotte g 5-9 0-1 0-0 5 2 10 6 3 0 0 31J10 Kansas g 2-6 0-0 4-8 0 5 8 2 0 0 4 14J14 Auburn g 5-6 0-1 4-8 2 1 14 3 4 0 2 27J16 Ole Miss g 4-8 0-0 5-8 8 3 13 8 6 1 1 38J19 at Alabama g 1-8 0-0 0-0 7 1 2 2 3 0 1 32J23 at Georgia g 1-1 0-0 2-3 2 2 4 4 3 0 0 22J27 Vanderbilt g 9-10 2-2 2-3 4 3 22 3 2 0 3 29J31 Florida g 6-10 0-2 0-1 7 3 12 1 3 0 2 26F4 at LSU g 3-6 0-1 2-3 6 4 8 4 2 0 0 28F6 S. Carolina g 1-6 0-2 1-2 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 24F9 at Vanderbilt g 8-12 3-3 0-1 6 2 19 3 3 0 1 31F13 at Kentucky g 4-11 0-1 1-1 8 5 9 5 6 1 3 32F17 Georgia f 6-9 0-1 3-5 7 2 15 1 2 0 2 33F20 at S. Carolina f 1-4 0-1 8-10 7 3 10 1 2 0 3 21F23 at Florida g 1-5 0-2 1-2 3 1 3 3 3 2 2 27F27 Kentucky g 6-10 2-4 6-9 2 3 20 2 1 2 1 26M3 Arkansas g 5-8 0-0 2-2 5 3 12 1 6 0 1 23M6 at Miss. State g 6-10 1-3 3-4 6 4 16 3 4 0 2 29M11 vs. LSU g 5-8 0-1 1-1 2 3 11 0 5 1 1 29M12 vs. Ole Miss g 4-5 2-2 7-10 0 4 17 3 0 2 1 22M13 vs. Kentucky g 2-5 0-1 2-4 2 4 6 4 5 0 2 30M18 vs. San Diego St. g 5-9 0-1 5-8 6 2 15 2 2 1 1 32M20 vs. Ohio g 7-9 0-0 4-7 4 4 18 3 2 0 1 24

Game-by-Game Stats

Season Highlights• Averaging 8.4 points over the last nine games and has been the Vols’ top of-fensive threat off the bench down the stretch this season.• Has been the top scorer off the bench in six of UT’s last eight games.

• Scored 11 points in UT’s second-round NCAA tourney win over Ohio March 20.• Set season-highs for 3-pointers made (4) and minutes (29) in UT’s SEC Tourna-ment win over Ole Miss March 12.• Totaled 12 points and three assists during the win over Arkansas March 3.• Erupted for 13 points in just 15 minutes off the bench at Florida Feb. 23.• Landed awkwardly on his right ankle after a layup attempt Feb. 6 vs. South Carolina and missed the next three games (returned Feb. 20 at South Carolina).• Missed Tennessee’s fi rst four games of 2010 while serving a suspension follow-ing an off -court incident on New Year’s Day and returned to practice Jan. 17.• Had started six games at the No. 3 position prior to his suspension.• Drained a pair of fi rst-half 3-pointers en route to eight points in UT’s home win over Florida Jan. 31.• Tied a career-high with four steals while also tallying 14 points in the win over East Carolina on Nov. 20.• Solid eff ort vs. UNC Asheville (Nov. 17) included 13 points, fi ve rebounds, two assists and no turnovers in just 13 minutes.• Came off the bench to score 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting in UT’s season-opening win over Austin Peay (Nov. 13).• Split time at the No. 2 position with Scotty Hopson last season but is sharing minutes with J.P. Prince at the No. 3 spot this year.• One of two Georgia natives on Tennessee’s current roster (joining Kenny Hall). The Vols also signed a pair of highly ranked guards from Georgia in November.

Noting TatumHas battled knee problems early in his career and redshirted the 2007-08 sea-son ... His father, Robert, played collegiate basketball at Knoxville College ... Academic major is Business.

GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

2007-08 7-0 74 10.6 13-26 .500 3-8 .375 6-14 .429 4-12-16 2.3 8-0 6 8 2 8 35 5.02008-09 34-4 626 18.4 91-217 .419 43-134 .321 32-53 .604 23-53-76 2.2 52-0 30 41 6 17 257 7.62009-10 27-6 465 17.2 71-150 .473 25-68 .368 31-48 .646 12-50-62 2.3 47-0 30 25 3 15 198 7.3Totals 68-10 1165 17.1 175-393 .445 71-210 .338 69-115 .600 39-115-154 2.3 107-0 66 74 11 40 490 7.2

Career Stats

23 Cameron Tatum SO Guard • 6-6 • 197

Lithonia, Ga. • The Patterson School

Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 15 two times, last vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10)Career 22 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

ReboundsSeason 5 two times, last vs. Kentucky (2/27/10)Career 7 at Kansas (1/3/09)

AssistsSeason 3 three times, last vs. Arkansas (3/3/10)Career 5 at Florida (3/1/09)

BlocksSeason 2 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)Career 2 two times, last vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)

StealsSeason 4 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) Career 4 two times, last vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)

MinutesSeason 29 vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10)Career 34 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

Field Goals MadeSeason 6 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)Career 8 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

Field Goals AttemptedSeason 13 vs. Ohio (3/20/10)Career 16 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 4 vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10)Career 5 two times, last vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 6 three times, last vs. Ohio (3/20/10)Career 10 two times, last at Georgia (1/10/09)

Free Throws MadeSeason 4 three times, last at Florida (2/23/10)Career 5 vs. Marquette (12/16/08)

Free Throws AttemptedSeason 10 at Southern California (12/19/09)Career Same

Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min

N13 Austin Peay 6-9 3-6 0-0 4 2 15 1 1 2 0 22N17 UNC Asheville 5-6 3-4 0-0 5 3 13 2 0 0 0 13N20 vs. East Carolina 5-7 2-4 2-2 2 2 14 3 2 0 4 17N22 vs. DePaul 2-7 0-1 4-4 3 1 8 2 1 0 0 23N23 vs. Purdue 3-4 1-2 1-2 2 2 8 1 0 0 1 19N27 C of Charleston g 3-5 0-1 0-2 3 2 6 1 2 0 1 22D2 ETSU g 3-5 1-1 2-2 1 3 9 1 1 0 1 21D11 vs. Midde Tenn. g 3-4 1-1 2-3 2 3 9 1 1 0 0 17D15 Wyoming g 3-9 1-3 0-0 1 2 7 2 0 0 0 16D19 at USC g 0-3 0-2 4-10 0 3 4 2 0 0 1 23D23 N.C. A&T g 3-12 0-5 1-2 3 1 7 3 1 0 1 20D31 at Memphis 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 2 4 1 0 0 1 22J6 Charlotte SUSPJ10 Kansas SUSPJ14 Auburn SUSPJ16 Ole Miss SUSPJ19 at Alabama DNPJ23 at Georgia 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 9J27 Vanderbilt 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 14J31 Florida 3-4 2-3 0-0 5 0 8 1 3 0 0 15F4 at LSU 2-3 0-1 1-2 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 12F6 S. Carolina 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8F9 at Vanderbilt INJF13 at Kentucky INJF17 Georgia INJF20 at S. Carolina 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4F23 at Florida 3-7 3-5 4-5 3 2 13 1 0 0 0 15F27 Kentucky 3-7 1-4 2-2 5 4 9 1 0 0 0 12M3 Arkansas 4-6 1-2 3-4 2 2 12 3 2 0 0 21M6 at Miss. State 4-7 0-3 2-2 3 3 10 0 2 0 1 19M11 vs. LSU 2-6 1-5 0-0 2 4 5 0 1 0 0 19M12 vs. Ole Miss 5-8 4-6 1-2 2 0 15 1 2 0 1 29M13 vs. Kentucky 0-4 0-1 1-2 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 17M18 vs. San Diego State 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 15M20 vs. Ohio 5-13 1-6 0-0 1 1 11 1 2 0 1 21

Game-by-Game Stats

Season Highlights• Has started UT’s last nine games (seven wins) at center.• His 10.0 rebounds per game in this NCAA Tournament lead the team.

• Pulled down 12 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament win over Ohio March 20.• Grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds and scored seven points in a career-high 28 minutes during UT’s win over LSU in the SEC Tournament March 11.• Logged his fi rst double-double of the season with a 10-point, 13-rebound eff ort against Jarvis Varnado and Mississippi State March 6.• Set career-highs for assists (5) in the win vs. Arkansas March 3.• Played a then-season-high 23 minutes at Florida Feb. 23 and scored four points with a team-high seven rebounds.• Played 18 minutes against Georgia Feb. 17 and scored four points while hand-ing out a career-high-tying three assists.• Returned to game action Feb. 9 at Vanderbilt, grabbing one rebound.• Was reinstated to the team on Feb. 6.• Missed Tennessee’s fi rst nine games of 2010 (close to one-third of the regu-lar season) while serving a suspension following an off -court incident on New Year’s Day; he did not take part in any team-related activities but lost close to 15 pounds working out on his own.• Pulled down 11 rebounds in UT’s rout of North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23.• Logged nine points and seven rebounds in 16 minutes of action vs. Wyoming on Dec. 15.• Totaled six points and eight rebounds against Middle Tennessee on Dec. 11.• Scored nine points off the bench Dec. 2 against ETSU while also recording a pair of steals and grabbing four rebounds.• On Nov. 27 against College of Charleston, he scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds.• Is a gifted passer for a player of his size.

Noting WilliamsHas lost close to 100 pounds since high school ... One of the funniest players on the team, he also has the most nicknames, including: Big Baby, Da Neighbor-hood and Death Star ... Academic major is Africana studies.

GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

2007-08 33-1 370 11.2 38-63 .603 1-2 .500 16-32 .500 55-60-115 3.5 57-1 12 18 8 10 93 2.82008-09 34-3 559 16.4 70-130 .538 3-10 .300 27-53 .509 71-118-189 5.6 89-0 24 31 20 18 170 5.02009-10 25-9 450 18.0 56-116 .483 0-1 .000 19-32 .594 65-87-152 6.1 66-0 20 29 18 10 131 5.2Totals 92-13 1379 15.0 164-309 .531 4-13 .308 62-117 .530 191-265-456 5.0 212-1 56 78 46 38 394 4.3

Career Stats

33 Brian Williams JR Center • 6-10 • 278

Bronx, N.Y. • Harmony Community Prep

Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 11 vs. Coll. of Charleston (11/27/09)Career 21 vs. UT Martin (11/18/09)

ReboundsSeason 14 vs. LSU (3/11/10)Career 15 vs. Gonzaga (11/30/08)

AssistsSeason 5 vs. Arkansas (3/3/10)Career Same

BlocksSeason 2 fi ve times, last vs. Ohio (3/20/10)Career 3 vs. Western Kentucky (12/15/07)

StealsSeason 2 vs. ETSU (12/2/09) Career 2 four times, last vs. ETSU (12/2/09)

MinutesSeason 28 vs. LSU (3/11/10)Career Same

Field Goals MadeSeason 5 at Mississippi State (3/6/10)Career 8 two times, last vs. UT Martin (11/18/08)

Field Goals AttemptedSeason 9 two times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career 11 vs. Western Kentucky (12/15/07)

3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career 1 four times, last vs. Kentucky (1/13/09)

3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 1 vs. Arkansas (3/3/10)Career 2 vs. South Carolina (1/17/09)

Free Throws MadeSeason 4 vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10)Career 4 two times, last vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10)

Free Throws AttemptedSeason 8 at South Carolina (2/20/10)Career Same

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N13 Austin Peay 3-7 0-0 2-2 4 2 8 0 0 1 0 17N17 UNC Asheville 4-5 0-0 1-2 3 1 9 1 1 2 0 13N20 vs. East Carolina 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 12N22 vs. DePaul 0-3 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 12N23 vs. Purdue 2-2 0-0 0-1 2 4 4 0 2 1 0 13N27 C of Charleston 4-6 0-0 3-6 7 1 11 0 1 0 1 22D2 ETSU 4-7 0-0 1-1 4 0 9 0 1 1 2 20D11 vs. Midde Tenn. 3-5 0-0 0-1 8 3 6 0 1 1 0 19D15 Wyoming 4-9 0-0 1-1 7 3 9 0 0 0 0 16D19 at USC 1-1 0-0 0-0 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 12D23 N.C. A&T 3-9 0-0 1-2 11 3 7 1 5 0 1 22D31 at Memphis 1-5 0-0 0-0 8 3 2 1 4 2 1 22J6 Charlotte SUSPJ10 Kansas SUSPJ14 Auburn SUSPJ16 Ole Miss SUSPJ19 at Alabama SUSPJ23 at Georgia SUSPJ27 Vanderbilt SUSPJ31 Florida SUSPF4 at LSU SUSPF6 S. Carolina DNPF9 at Vanderbilt 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2F13 at Kentucky 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1F17 Georgia 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 4 4 3 0 0 1 18F20 at S. Carolina 1-1 0-0 3-8 7 1 5 1 2 0 0 14F23 at Florida c 2-5 0-0 0-0 7 4 4 0 2 0 0 23F27 Kentucky c 1-4 0-0 0-0 7 3 2 1 1 2 0 22M3 Arkansas c 2-6 0-1 0-0 5 3 4 5 2 1 1 26M6 at Miss. State c 5-7 0-0 0-0 13 3 10 0 1 1 1 27M11 vs. LSU c 3-6 0-0 1-1 14 3 7 2 2 2 0 28M12 vs. Ole Miss c 1-4 0-0 4-4 7 3 6 1 0 0 1 23M13 vs. Kentucky c 4-8 0-0 0-1 5 2 8 1 0 0 0 20M18 vs. San Diego St. c 0-3 0-0 2-2 8 4 2 1 1 0 0 22M20 vs. Ohio c 4-6 0-0 0-0 12 4 8 2 0 2 0 24

Game-by-Game Stats

Season Highlights• Made 10 starts this season at the power forward position.• In the win over top-ranked Kansas on Jan. 10, he set or tied career-high for

points (14), rebounds (8), minutes (34) and 3-pointers made (4).

• Made his fi rst start of the season Jan. 6 against Charlotte and totaled 10 points and seven rebounds in 27 minutes of action.• Flirted with a double-double vs. North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23, totaling nine points and eight rebounds in a then-season-high 17 minutes.• Turned in an 11-point eff ort during 14 minutes against UNC Asheville Nov. 17.• Served primarily as a backup at the 3 position last year but is playing the 4 spot this season.• Is wearing the VOLScholar patch on his jersey this semester after having achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better during the 2009 spring semester.

Noting WoolridgeHis father, Orlando, played collegiately at Notre Dame where he earned All-America honors before enjoying a 13-year NBA career ... He and his father have

both played against and beaten the No. 1 team in the nation (Orlando did it four times) ... Is a second cousin of Basketball Hall of Famer Willis Reed ... Lived in Italy for two years while his dad played there professionally ... Academic major is Entertainment arts production.

SwiperboyHas gained an online following as a rapper who goes by the name Swiperboy ... Wrote two Tennessee athletics-themed songs titled “Baller Vol” and “Yes We Can” ... Released two free mixtapes during the summer and then wrote a song about UT football player and Heisman Trophy candidate Eric Berry ... The athletic department’s broadcasting department fi lmed a music video for the song that has been played on the videoboard at Neyland Stadium before football games and also has been viewed more than 100,000 times on the Internet ... He pro-duces all of his own songs using a laptop computer, microphone and keyboard.

GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

2008-09 32-6 283 8.8 28-90 .311 19-69 .275 9-17 .529 14-29-43 1.3 31-0 17 11 8 4 84 2.62009-10 28-10 365 13.0 33-86 .384 15-47 .319 14-24 .583 23-57-80 2.9 38-0 9 24 11 7 95 3.4Totals 60-16 648 10.8 61-176 .347 34-116 .293 23-41 .561 37-86-123 2.1 69-0 26 35 19 11 179 3.0

Career Stats

0 Renaldo Woolridge SO Guard/Forward • 6-8 • 208

Sherman Oaks, Calif. • Harvard-Westlake HS

Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 14 vs. Kansas (1/10/10)Career 14 two times, last vs. Kansas (1/10/10)

ReboundsSeason 8 two times, last vs. Kansas (1/10/10)Career 8 two times, last vs. Kansas (1/10/10)

AssistsSeason 3 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career 3 two times, last 8 vs. N. Carolina A&T (12/23/09)

BlocksSeason 2 two times, last at LSU (2/4/10)Career 2 four times, last at LSU (2/4/10)

StealsSeason 1 seven times, last at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)Career 1 eleven times, last at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)

MinutesSeason 34 vs. Kansas (1/10/10)Career Same

Field Goals MadeSeason 4 three times, last vs. Kansas (1/10/10)Career 5 vs. Siena (11/27/08)

Field Goals AttemptedSeason 8 two times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10)Career 9 vs. Siena (11/27/08)

3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 4 vs. Kansas (1/10/10)Career Same

3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 6 vs. Kansas (1/10/10)Career 7 vs. Belmont (12/20/08)

Free Throws MadeSeason 3 at Alabama (1/19/10)Career Same

Free Throws AttemptedSeason 5 at Alabama (1/19/10)Career Same

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N13 Austin Peay INJN17 UNC Asheville 4-8 1-4 2-3 2 3 11 1 2 0 0 14N20 vs. East Carolina 3-4 2-2 0-0 2 1 8 1 2 0 0 8N22 vs. DePaul 1-2 0-1 0-0 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 8N23 vs. Purdue 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1N27 C of Charleston 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3D2 ETSU 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4D11 vs. Midde Tenn. 1-2 0-0 2-2 3 1 4 0 0 0 1 8D15 Wyoming 1-3 0-2 0-0 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 8D19 at USC 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 11D23 N.C. A&T 3-7 1-3 2-2 8 1 9 3 0 1 0 17D31 at Memphis 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 8J6 Charlotte f 4-8 2-5 0-0 7 3 10 0 2 1 0 27J10 Kansas f 4-6 4-6 2-4 8 0 14 0 0 0 1 34J14 Auburn f 3-5 2-4 0-0 7 3 8 1 3 2 0 23J16 Ole Miss f 0-3 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 21J19 at Alabama f 1-6 0-2 3-5 2 4 5 1 0 0 0 22J23 at Georgia 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8J27 Vanderbilt 0-4 0-1 0-0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 19J31 Florida f 1-3 1-3 0-0 4 0 3 0 2 0 0 21F4 at LSU f 1-6 0-4 1-4 5 1 3 0 1 2 1 26F6 S. Carolina f 0-2 0-2 1-2 6 4 1 0 1 1 0 19F9 at Vanderbilt f 2-5 0-2 1-2 2 4 5 1 0 1 1 22F13 at Kentucky f 1-6 0-2 0-0 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 24F17 Georgia DNPF20 at S. Carolina DNPF23 at Florida 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2F27 Kentucky DNPM3 Arkansas DNPM6 at Miss. State 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2M11 vs. LSU DNPM12 vs. Ole Miss 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 4M13 vs. Kentucky 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1M18 vs. San Diego State DNPM20 vs. Ohio 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+

Game-by-Game Stats

GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

2008-09 33-0 236 7.2 17-36 .472 1-3 .333 28-35 .800 19-37-56 1.7 30-1 8 9 11 8 63 1.9

Career Stats

5 Emmanuel Negedu SO Forward • 6-7 • 218

Kaduna, Nigeria • Brewster [N.H.] Academy

HEART OF A LION: Negedu Inactive This Season Sophomore forward Emmanuel Negedu had a sub-pectoral implantable cardiac defi brillator (ICD) implanted in his chest Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2007, at UT Medical Center. Negedu will not practice or play with the Volunteers during the 2009-10 season. He will, however, remain on full scholarship and will continue to be a valuable part of the UT basketball program. “Emmanuel is such a special young man,” UT head coach Bruce Pearl said. “You don’t come across many like him. He’s faced a tremendously frightening obstacle with unbelievable courage. He is going to be an inspiration to many, and we all feel truly blessed that he’s still here with us.” On Monday, Sept. 28, Negedu suff ered a sudden cardiac arrest (ventricular fi brillation) after racing a teammate on the indoor football practice fi eld at Neyland-Thompson Sports Center. The basketball team had recently completed and been dismissed from a group weightlifting session prior to the impromptu race. Tennessee senior associate athletic trainer Chad Newman and director of sports medicine Jason McVeigh were the fi rst medical personnel to arrive at Negedu’s side, and Newman (the basketball team trainer) initi-ated emergency medical service response. The use of an on-site automatic external defi brillator (AED) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)—both of which were administered by Newman—were necessary to revive Negedu, who regained a pulse and consciousness before being transported via ambulance to UT Medical Center. Negedu was in stable condition during the duration of his hospitalization. He was discharged from UT Medical Center on Thursday, Oct. 1, wearing an external defi brillator vest. He continued to wear the vest until undergoing the implant procedure.

From the time of his admission to UT Medical Center through Wednesday, Sept. 30, Negedu under-went a battery of tests. He traveled with his American host family and Newman to Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday, Oct. 1, to meet with specialists at the Cleveland Clinic. The group returned to Knoxville Oct. 2, and the implant was scheduled that weekend. The ICD is a permanent device that constantly monitors the heart’s rhythm, and when an irregular-ity occurs, the ICD delivers energy to the heart muscle which returns the heart to its normal rhythm.

“I just want to say thanks to all those people that care about me and show me they care,” Negedu said. “I want to say I appreciate everything.

“God is going to see me through this. With God, all things are possible. God is always in control.”

Upon his enrollment at UT in the summer of 2008, Negedu under-went an echocardiogram and an electrocardiogram (EKG), both of

which are part of routine physical examinations for incoming UT student-athletes. No issues were detected on those tests that pre-cluded Negedu’s participation with the basketball team. A native of Kaduna, Nigeria, Negedu played in 33 games as a

true freshman last season. The 6-7 forward shot a team-best 80 percent from the free-throw line while averaging 1.9 points

and 1.7 rebounds per game. His best performance came Jan. 28 against LSU, during which he totaled 11 points, two re-bounds, one assist and one block in 15 minutes of action.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest• According to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association, at least 225,972 American lives have been lost this year to sudden cardiac arrest.• SCA is a leading cause of death in the U.S., posting a higher death rate than breast cancer, lung cancer and HIV/

AIDS combined.

Vols In The NCAA Tournament Record Appearances: 18 Overall Record: 15-18First Round Record: 10-7 Second Round Record: 5-5 Regional Semifinal Record: 0-5 Regional Consolation Record: 0-1 vs. Opponent (Years) 1-0 vs. American (2008)1-0 vs. Butler (2008)0-1 vs. Charlotte (2001) 1-0 vs. Connecticut (2000) 0-1 vs. Dayton (1967) 1-0 vs. Delaware (1999) 1-0 vs. Eastern Kentucky (1979) 1-0 vs. Furman (1980) 0-1 vs. Illinois State (1998) 0-1 vs. Indiana (1967) 1-0 vs. Long Beach State (2007) 2-0 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (1982*, 2000) 0-2 vs. Louisville (1983, 2008) 1-0 vs. Marquette (1983) 0-1 vs. Maryland (1980) 0-1 vs. North Carolina (2000) 0-1 vs. Notre Dame (1979) 1-0 vs. Ohio (2010) 0-1 vs. Ohio State (2007) 0-1 vs. Oklahoma State (2009)1-0 vs. San Diego State (2010) 0-1 vs. Southwest Missouri State (1999) 0-1 vs. Syracuse (1977) 1-0 vs. Virginia Commonwealth (1981) 1-2 vs. Virginia (1981, 1982, 2007) 0-1 vs. VMI (1976) 0-1 vs. West Virginia (1989) 0-1 vs. Wichita State (2006) 1-0 vs. Winthrop (2006) * then known as SW Louisiana

Record By Site (Years) 0-1 at Atlanta, Ga. (1981) 0-1 at Austin, Texas (2000) 0-1 at Baton Rouge, La. (1977) 4-0 at Birmingham, Ala. (2000, 2008) 2-3 at Charlotte, N.C. (1976, 1981, 1999, 2008) 2-0 at Columbus, Ohio (2007) 0-2 at Dayton, Ohio (2001, 2009) 0-2 at Evanston, Ill. (1967) 1-1 at Evansville, Ind. (1983) 2-3 at Greensboro, N.C. (1980, 1989, 2006) 1-1 at Indianapolis, Ind. (1982) 1-1 at Murfreesboro, Tenn. (1979) 2-0 at Providence, R.I. (2010)0-1 at Sacramento, Calif. (1998) 0-1 at San Antonio, Texas (2007) Record vs. SeedsSeed W-L Last Opponent

1 0-5 Ohio State (2007) 2 0-1 Maryland (1980) 3 0-1 Louisville (2008)4 1-0 Virginia (2007) 5 2-0 Connecticut (2000) 7 1-2 Butler (2008) 8 1-2 Oklahoma State (2009) 9 2-2 Charlotte (2001) 10 1-0 Furman (1980) 11 1-0 San Diego State (2010)12 1-1 Long Beach State (2007) 13 2-0 Louisiana-Lafayette (2000) 14 1-0 Ohio (2010)15 2-0 American (2008) Vols As A Seeded TeamSeed W-L Years

2 3-2 2006, 20084 4-3 1981, 1999, 2000 5 2-1 2007 6 2-0 20107 1-1 1980 8 2-4 1979, 1983, 1998, 2001 9 1-2 1982, 2009 10 0-1 1989

NCAA Career LeadersScoring

Player (Years) Gms Total

Chris Lofton (2006-08) 8 130 Dale Ellis (1980-83) 8 116 Wayne Chism (2007-10) 9 101 JaJuan Smith (2006-08) 7 98 Reggie Johnson (1977-80) 5 99

Scoring Average (Minimum 2 games) Player (Years) Gms Avg

Ernie Grunfeld (1976-77) 2 31.0 Ron Widby (1967) 2 21.5 Reggie Johnson (1977-80) 5 19.8 Brandon Wharton (1998-99) 3 16.7 Chris Lofton (2006-08) 8 16.3

Rebounding

Player (Years) Gms Total

Isiah Victor (1998-2001) 7 48 Dale Ellis (1980-83) 8 43 Wayne Chism (2007-10) 9 43 Reggie Johnson (1977-80) 5 42 Gary Carter (1979-81) 6 41

Rebounding Average (Minimum 2 games) Player (Years) Gms Avg

Ernie Grunfeld (1976-77) 2 10.0 Andre Patterson (2006) 2 8.5 Reggie Johnson (1977-80) 5 8.4 Tom Boerwinkle (1967) 2 8.0 Isiah Victor (1998-2001) 7 6.9

Assists

Player (Years) Gms Total

Bert Bertelkamp (1977-80) 5 27 Johnny Darden (1976-79) 4 26 Dane Bradshaw (2006-07) 5 25 Tyrone Beaman (1981-83) 5 24 Tony Harris (1998-2001) 7 23

Blocks

Player (Years) Gms Total

Rashard Lee (1998-99) 3 9 Isiah Victor (1998-2001) 7 9 Major Wingate (2006) 2 8 Wayne Chism (2010) 9 6 C.J. Black (1998-2000) 6 5 Reggie Johnson (1977-80) 5 5

Steals

Player (Years) Gms Total

Chris Lofton (2006-08) 8 15 J.P. Prince (2008-09) 6 10 Tony Harris (1998-2001) 7 10 JaJuan Smith (2006-08) 8 10 Dane Bradshaw (2006-07) 5 8 Isiah Victor (1998-2001) 7 8 Gary Carter (1979-81) 6 8

Games (and Wins)

Player (Years) Gms Wins

Wayne Chism (2007-09) 9 6 Chris Lofton (2006-08) 8 5 JaJuan Smith (2006-08) 8 5 Dale Ellis (1980-83) 8 4 Steve Ray (1979-82) 8 4

NCAA Tournament Results Year Date Region Site Round UT Seed Opponent Result

1967 3/17 Mideast Evanston, Ill. RS Dayton L, 52-53 3/18 Mideast Evanston, Ill. RC Indiana L, 44-51 1976 3/13 East Charlotte, N.C. 1st VMI L, 75-81 1977 3/13 Mideast Baton Rouge, La. 1st Syracuse L, 88-93 ot 1979 3/9 Mideast Murfreesboro, Tenn. 1st 8 #9 Eastern Kentucky W, 97-81 3/11 Mideast Murfreesboro, Tenn. 2nd 8 #1 Notre Dame L, 67-73 1980 3/6 East Greensboro, N.C. 1st 7 #10 Furman W, 80-69 3/8 East Greensboro, N.C. 2nd 7 #2 Maryland L, 75-86 1981 3/15 East Charlotte, N.C. 2nd* 4 #5 VCU W, 58-56 ot 3/19 East Atlanta, Ga. RS 4 #1 Virginia L, 48-62 1982 3/12 Mideast Indianapolis, Ind. 1st 9 #8 SW Louisiana W, 61-57 3/14 Mideast Indianapolis, Ind. 2nd 9 #1 Virginia L, 51-54 1983 3/18 Mideast Evansville, Ind. 1st 8 #9 Marquette W, 57-56 3/20 Mideast Evansville, Ind. 2nd 8 #1 Louisville L, 57-70 1989 3/16 East Greensboro, N.C. 1st 10 #7 West Virginia L, 68-84 1998 3/12 West Sacramento, Calif. 1st 8 #9 Illinois State L, 81-82 ot 1999 3/12 East Charlotte, N.C. 1st 4 #13 Delaware W, 62-52 3/14 East Charlotte, N.C. 2nd 4 #12 SW Missouri State L, 51-81 2000 3/17 South Birmingham, Ala. 1st 4 #13 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 63-58 3/19 South Birmingham, Ala. 2nd 4 #5 Connecticut W, 65-51 3/24 South Austin, Texas RS 4 #8 North Carolina L, 69-74 2001 3/16 Midwest Dayton, Ohio 1st 8 #9 Charlotte L, 63-70 2006 3/16 Washington DC Greensboro, N.C. 1st 2 #15 Winthrop W, 63-61 3/18 Washington DC Greensboro, N.C. 2nd 2 #7 Wichita State L, 73-80 2007 3/16 South Columbus, Ohio 1st 5 #12 Long Beach State W, 121-86 3/18 South Columbus, Ohio 2nd 5 #4 Virginia W, 77-74 3/22 South San Antonio, Texas RS 5 #1 Ohio State L, 84-85 2008 3/21 East Brimingham, Ala. 1st 2 #15 American W, 72-57 3/23 East Birmingham, Ala. 2nd 2 #7 Butler W, 76-71 ot 3/27 East Charlotte, N.C. RS 2 #3 Louisville L, 60-792009 3/20 East Dayton, Ohio 1st 9 #8 Oklahoma State L, 75-772010 3/18 Midwest Providence, R.I. 1st 6 #11 San Diego State W, 62-59 3/20 Midwest Providence, R.I. 2nd 6 #14 Ohio W, 83-68* Received First Round Bye The NCAA began seeding the tournament in 1979 RS=Regional Semifinal (aka: Sweet Sixteen); RC=Regional Consolation

Individual RecordsPoints 36 by Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76)

Field Goals Made 13 by Reggie Johnson vs. Furman (3/6/80) 13 by Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76)

Field Goal Attempts 23 by Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76)

Field Goal Percentage (15 att.) 68.4 (13-19) by Reggie Johnson vs. Furman (3/6/80)

Field Goal Percentage (10 att.) 81.8 (9-11) by Howard Wood vs. Furman (3/6/80)

3-Pt Field Goals Made 6 by Chris Lofton vs. Ohio State (3/22/07) 6 by Chris Lofton vs. Wichita State (3/18/06)

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts 18 by Chris Lofton vs. Wichita State (3/18/06)

3-Pt Field Goal Percentage (6 att.) 66.7 (4-6) by JaJuan Smith vs. Long Beach State

(3/16/07)

Free Throws Made 10 by Tyler Smith vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/09) 10 by C.J. Black vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (3/17/00) 10 by Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76)

Free Throw Attempts 13 by Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76)

Free Throw Percentage (7 att.) 100.0 (10-10) by Tyler Smith vs. Oklahoma St. (3/20/09) 100.0 (10-10) by C.J. Black vs. La-Lafayette (3/17/00) 100.0 (7-7) by Gary Carter vs. Maryland (3/8/80)

Offensive Rebounds 8 by Duke Crews vs. Long Beach State (3/18/07)

Defensive Rebounds 12 by Wayne Chism vs. Ohio (3/20/10)

Total Rebounds 14 by Isiah Victor vs. Delaware (3/12/99) 14 by Reggie Johnson vs. Furman (3/6/80)

Assists 16 by Bert Bertelkamp vs. Maryland (3/8/80)

Blocked Shots 5 by Major Wingate vs. Wichita State (3/18/06)

Steals 4 by JaJuan Smith vs. Louisville (3/27/08) 4 by Chris Lofton vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07) 4 by Isiah Victor vs. Illinois State (3/12/98) 4 by Terry Crosby vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79)

Minutes 45 by Gary Carter vs. VCU (3/15/81) 45 by Dale Ellis vs. VCU (3/15/81)

Team RecordsPoints 121 vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Field Goals Made 43 vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Field Goal Attempts 79 vs. Illinois State (3/12/77)

Field Goal Percentage 58.9 (43-73) vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

3-Pt Field Goals Made 16 vs. Ohio State (3/22/07)

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts 33 vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/09)

3-Pt Field Goal Percentage 51.9 (14-27) vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Free Throws Made 25 vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79)

Free Throw Attempts 33 vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79)

Free Throw Percentage 92.9 (13-14) vs. Maryland (3/8/80)

Offensive Rebounds 20 vs. Illinois State (3/12/98)

Defensive Rebounds 32 vs. Delaware (3/12/99)

Total Rebounds 53 vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79)

Personal Fouls 29 vs. Furman (3/6/80) 29 vs. Notre Dame (3/11/79)

Assists 27 vs. Syracuse (3/13/77)

Turnovers (Low) 6 vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Turnovers (High) 26 vs. Syracuse (3/13/77)

Blocks 7 vs. Wichita State (3/18/06) 7 vs. Illinois State (3/12/98)

Steals 12 vs. American (3/21/08) 12 vs. Louisville (3/20/83) 12 vs. VMI (3/13/76)

Points (1st Half) 57 vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Points (2nd Half) 64 vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Points (Overtime) 13 vs. Butler (3/23/08)

NCAA Individual Scoring36 Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76)28 Reggie Johnson vs. Furman (3/6/80)26 Ernie Grunfeld vs. Syracuse (3/13/77)25 Chris Lofton vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)24 Chris Lofton vs. Ohio State (3/22/07)24 JaJuan Smith vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)24 Michael Brooks vs. Virginia (3/14/82)23 Brandon Wharton vs. Illinois State (3/12/98)23 Dale Ellis vs. SW Louisiana (3/12/82)23 Bernard King vs. Syracuse (3/13/77)23 Ron Widby vs. Indiana (3/18/67)22 Dyron Nix vs. West Virginia (3/16/89)22 Dale Ellis vs. VCU (3/15/81)22 Ramar Smith vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)21 Tyler Smith vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/09)21 Reggie Johnson vs. Maryland (3/8/80)21 Gary Carter vs. Maryland (3/8/80)20 Chris Lofton vs. Virginia (3/18/07)20 Chris Lofton vs. Wichita State (3/18/06)20 C.J. Watson vs. Wichita State (3/18/06)20 Dale Ellis vs. Marquette (3/18/83)20 Reggie Johnson vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79)20 Ron Widby vs. Dayton (3/17/67)

NCAA Individual Rebounding14 Isiah Victor vs. Delaware (3/12/99)14 Reggie Johnson vs. Furman (3/6/80)12 Wayne Chism vs. Ohio (3/20/10)12 Brian Williams vs. Ohio (3/20/10)12 Ernie Grunfeld vs. Syracuse (3/13/77)12 Bernard King vs. Syracuse (3/13/77)11 Duke Crews vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)11 Andre Patterson vs. Winthrop (3/16/06)11 Rashard Lee vs. Illinois State (3/12/98)11 Gary Carter vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79)10 JaJuan Smith vs. Wichita State (3/18/06)10 Vincent Yarbrough vs. Charlotte (3/16/01)10 Doug Roth vs. West Virginia (3/10/89)10 Reggie Johnson vs. Syracuse (3/13/77)

1967 NCAA Mideast Region — Regional Semifinal

Tennessee (21-6) 52 Dayton (23-5) 53

March 17, 1967 • McGaw Hall • Evanston, Illinois

A cold shooting first half was too much for Tennessee to overcome as the Volunteers fell 53-52 to Dayton in their first NCAA Tournament appearance. Tennessee trailed 36-25 at the break as Dayton hit 58 per-cent from the field compared to the Vols’ 23 percent. Tennes-see hit only seven buckets in 31 attempts. Tennessee fought back, though, and whittled the lead down to 50-48 with 8:01 left on the clock when both teams started holding the ball. The Vols had possession of the ball and were looking for the perfect shot to tie the game, but Tom Boerwinkle was called for walking, and Dayton took over possession. Tennessee regained possession when Billy Hann came up with a steal with 3:10 remaining. Bill Justus then knotted the score at 50 when he hit a jumper with just over two minutes left in the game. Dayton then held the ball looking for a game winning shot. The Vols forced the issue with 24 seconds remaining and fouled Bobby Joe Hooper. Hooper was good on one of his free throw attempts giving the Vols a chance for the final shot and the win. The man picked to take the shot was Ron Widby, who had hit the game-winning shot against Mississippi State in the Vols’ regular season finale to clinch the SEC championship But Widby’s jumper from 20-feet was off the mark, and Day-ton eventually regained possession. Two free throws later, the Flyers led 53-50. Widby hit an uncontested lay-up at the buzzer to finish the scoring. “Somebody has to take the last shot,” Widby said. “I never mind the pressure. I thought the ball was going in.” The Vols held All-America Don May, who came into the game averaging 22 points, to nine points on 2-of-10 shooting, but the guard duo of Hooper and Gene Klaus led the Flyers with 14 and 12, respectively. They shot a combined 11-of-14 from the field. “We did a fine defensive job on May, but got beat by the outside shooting of their guards,” UT head coach Ray Mears said. “They surprised us. We just didn’t think they could shoot so well from long range.” Widby finished with a game-high 20 points to pace four Vols in double figures.

NOTES: Dayton advanced to the national championship game before falling 79-64 to UCLA ... The Vols won the SEC champion-ship with a 15-3 record.

VISITORS: Tennessee 21-6

FG FT REBS PF TP

15 Ron Widby f 7-20 6-7 4 2 2020 Tom Hendrix f 5-11 0-0 1 2 1034 Tom Boerwinkle c 4-7 2-3 9 5 1042 Bill Justus g 4-9 2-3 5 2 1014 Bill Hann g 0-4 1-1 2 0 124 Wes Coffman 0-0 0-0 0 0 050 David Bell 0-1 1-2 2 0 1 TEAM 4 Totals 20-52 12-16 27 11 52

TOTAL FG% Game: 38.5%F Throw% Game: 75.0%

HOME TEAM: Dayton 23-5

FG FT REBS PF TP

33 Dan Sadlier f 4-4 2-2 1 4 1021 Donald May f 2-10 5-5 14 2 931 Dan Obrovac c 1-2 1-2 4 2 314 Gene Klaus g 5-7 2-2 0 0 1242 Bobby Joe Hooper g 6-7 2-2 2 0 1422 Rudy Waterman 2-3 0-0 0 0 443 Glinder Torain 0-2 1-1 3 2 1 TEAM 1 Total 24-35 13-14 25 10 53

TOTAL FG% Game: 57.1%F Throw% Game: 92.9%

Officials: Phil Fox, Mike DitimasioTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: not available

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 25 27 52Dayton 36 17 53

1967 NCAA Mideast Region — Regional Consolation

Indiana (18-8) 51

Tennessee (21-7) 44March 18, 1967 • McGaw Hall • Evanston, Illinois

Tennessee struggled from the field in a 51-44 defeat at the hands of Indiana in the NCAA Tournament consolation game for the Volunteers. The Vols stayed close throughout the game and had as much as a three-point lead in the second half, but eventually faltered down the stretch. Tennessee connected on 14-of-46 shots from the field for 30.7 percent. Indiana did not fair much better at 37.2 percent, but dominated the boards 43 to 27. A short jumper from Ron Widby gave the Vols an 18-16 lead with just over five minutes left in the first half. Indiana then went into a stall in attempt to take the last shot of the half. They eventually got a bucket from Bill Joyner to tie the score. Tennessee failed to score on its next possession, and Vernon Payne gave the Hoosiers a 20-18 lead. Bill Justus hit a jumper at the halftime buzzer to pull the Vols even. Justus hit two free throws in the opening minutes of the second half to give the Vols a 27-24 advantage, but Indiana outscored the Vols 21-11 to open up a 45-38 lead. Justus and Widby hit back-to-back buckets for the Vols to cut the lead to three, but Russell and Jack Johnson hit two free throws each to put the game out of reach. The game was physical from the start which did not suit the playing style of Tennessee. “We played as hard as we could under the conditions,” Ten-nessee coach Ray Mears said. “They are taking the finesse out of the game when they depend on brute strength. We were not real sharp, but there were a lot of bumps and bruises out there.”

NOTES: Indiana coach Lou Watson signed a scholarship with Tennessee coach John Mauer in 1946, but eventually played at Indiana ... Widby was named to the all-tournament team ... Widby scored 619 points during the 1966-67 season which was the most ever by a Vol. He surpassed the mark of 522 set by Carl Widseth during the 1955-56 season ... Widby averaged 22.1 points a game which was tops in the SEC ... Indiana was the Big Ten champion.

VISITORS: Indiana 18-8

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34 Harry Joyner f 5-10 0-2 8 3 1033 Ken Johnson f 2-7 5-5 7 4 931 William DeHeer c 4-8 5-8 16 3 1323 Vernon Payne g 2-6 4-5 2 3 822 William Russell g 3-11 4-4 5 2 1044 Earl Schneider 0-0 0-0 0 1 024 Vernon Pfaff 0-1 1-1 1 1 1 TEAM 4 Totals 16-43 19-25 43 17 5 1 15

TOTAL FG% Game: 37.2%F Throw% Game: 76.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-7

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53 Ron Widby f 8-19 7-9 9 4 2321 Tom Hendrix f 2-7 0-2 1 5 435 Tom Boerwinkle c 1-5 0-1 7 4 243 Bill Justus g 3-12 7-7 4 2 1315 Bill Hann g 0-1 2-2 1 0 225 Wes Coffman 0-1 0-0 0 1 055 David Bell 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 TEAM 5 Totals 14-46 16-21 27 17 44 10

TOTAL FG% Game: 30.4%F Throw% Game: 76.2% Officials: Bill Fidgen, Phil FoxTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 7,419

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 21 23 44Indiana 21 30 51

1976 NCAA East Region — First Round

Tennessee (21-6) 75 VMI (21-9) 81

March 13, 1976 • Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina

VMI placed five players in double figures and shot a sizzling 66 percent from the field to upset the Volunteers 81-75 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The Bernie was missing from the Ernie and Bernie Show in this game as Bernard King was out of action with a injured left thumb. Ernie Grunfeld held up his end of the show as he poured in 36 points and grabbed eight rebounds. “I’m not embarrassed that we lost to VMI,” Grunfeld said. “I’m never embarrassed if we try and we tried hard. We just didn’t get enough done. We can’t let them shoot like that and expect to win.” Grunfeld scored 12 straight points for Tennessee to close the first half, and the Vols had as much as a six-point lead dur-ing that stretch. The scored stood tied at 60 with 5:42 left in the game when the Keydets reeled off eight unanswered points. Tennessee had three shots blocked during that stretch, and Dave Montgomery scored six of the eight points for VMI. Two free throws from Austin Clarke pulled the Vols to within 70-67 with 2:08 remain-ing, but the Vols could get no closer. Tennessee coach Ray Mears made a move at halftime in hopes to give the Vols an emotional lift as King dressed out. “We let him dress out to see if it would give us a mental lift,” Mears said. “I wasn’t about to play him. We were not going to risk his future. Most of you don’t realize how much he means to us. We were just hoping to get through this first game.” Will Bynum led the Keydets with 20 points, followed by 19 from Ron Carter. John Krovic added 17, Curt Reppart tossed in 11, and Montgomery finished with 10. Mike Jackson was the only other Vol in double figures with 14 points.

NOTES: VMI lost 91-75 to Rutgers in the Regional Semifinals.

VISITORS: Tennessee 21-6

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22 Ernie Grunfeld f 13-23 10-13 8 3 36 0 5 0 3 4025 Mike Jackson f 5-13 4-5 1 5 14 0 4 0 1 3943 Doug Ashworth c 3-6 0-0 3 2 6 2 1 0 3 3134 Austin Clark g 3-9 3-3 8 5 9 3 0 0 1 3910 Johnny Darden g 4-8 0-0 1 2 8 6 1 0 3 4030 Terry Crosby 0-2 0-2 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 1041 Mike Smithson 1-1 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 2 Totals 29-62 17-23 25 20 75 11 13 0 12 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-27 48.1% 2nd Half: 16-35 45.7% Game: 46.8%F Throw% 1st Half: 12-17 70.6% 2nd Half: 5-6 83.3% Game: 73.9%

HOME TEAM: VMI 21-9

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13 Ron Carter f 8-11 3-6 14 4 19 5 6 2 1 3920 Curt Reppart f 5-7 1-3 1 2 11 5 5 0 1 3922 John Krovic c 6-9 5-5 2 0 17 5 1 0 0 3730 Will Bynum g 8-14 4-4 4 4 20 0 2 0 1 3345 Dave Montgomery g 4-5 2-4 6 4 10 0 1 1 2 2742 George Borojevich 2-4 0-0 5 3 4 0 3 0 0 1940 Kelly Lombard 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 152 Pat Kelley 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 TEAM 0 Totals 33-50 15-22 32 19 81 15 22 3 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 18-27 66.7% 2nd Half: 15-23 65.2% Game: 66.0%F Throw% 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd Half: 14-19 73.7% Game: 68.2%

Officials: Robert Korte, Jim BainTechnical fouls: Tennessee: Bench, Darden; VMI: BenchAttendance: 11,666

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 38 37 75VMI 37 44 81

1977 NCAA Mideast Region — First Round

Tennessee (22-6) 88 Syracuse (26-3) ot 93

March 13, 1977 • Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Syracuse posted a 93-88 overtime victory to put an end to the Ernie and Bernie Show at Tennessee. Things looked good early for Tennessee as the Vols raced out to a 20-10 lead against a pressing Syracuse defense. But the Orangemen regained their composure and eventually tied the score at 32 with just under five minutes left in the first half. Tennessee held strong, though, and an Ernie Grunfeld jumper put the Vols up eight at 47-39 with 17:51 left in the second half. Syracuse then staged a 14-2 run over the next five minutes to take a 53-49 advantage. Syracuse held a 78-74 lead with 1:31 left in the second half, but Reggie Johnson hit a short jumper and converted two free throws to tie the game. Larry Kelley’s shot at the end of regula-tion could have won the game for the Orangemen, but it was off the mark. A Ross Kindel steal and layup gave Syracuse an 86-80 lead with 2:03 left in the overtime. Syracuse then hit 7-of-9 free throws in the final minute of the overtime to seal the victory. “We didn’t score when we needed to score,” Tennessee coach Ray Mears said. “The break worked well early then went dry. Our game is based on King, Grunfeld and Jackson playing 40 minutes each. Maybe that is a fallacy. If you live by that idea, you die by it.” It certainly hurt the Vols as Grunfeld, Bernard King and Mike Jackson all watched the end of the game from the bench. Not helping matters were the 26 turnovers the Vols had. Grunfeld led the Vols with 26 points and 12 rebounds, King tossed in 23 and also grabbed 12 rebounds. Reggie Johnson added 17 points and 10 rebounds. “I hope what happened against Syracuse won’t wash out the things we’ve done all year,” King said. “It was a great year for me and the team.”

NOTES: The 22 wins by the Vols set a school record at that time ... Tennessee won a share of the SEC championship along with Kentucky ... Syracuse was being coached by first-year coach Jim Boeheim ... Syracuse lost 81-59 to UNC-Charlotte in the Re-gional Semifinals to finish its season 26-4.

VISITORS: Tennessee 22-6

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22 Ernie Grunfeld f 10-16 6-11 12 5 26 4 6 0 1 4453 Bernard King f 8-19 7-8 12 5 23 2 9 0 0 3832 Reggie Johnson c 6-12 5-5 10 4 17 0 1 2 0 3624 Johnny Darden g 3-8 0-0 1 1 6 12 6 0 1 4125 Mike Jackson g 6-13 0-0 3 5 12 5 1 0 0 3030 Terry Crosby 0-4 0-0 3 2 0 4 3 0 0 1533 Chuck Threeths 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1610 Bert Bertelkamp 2-3 0-0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 5 TEAM 1 Totals 35-75 18-24 44 27 88 27 26 3 2 225

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-33 48.4% 2nd Half: 19-42 45.0% Game: 46.6%F Throw% 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd Half: 12-17 71.0% Game: 75.0%

HOME TEAM: Syracuse 26-3

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33 Dale Shackleford f 3-4 1-5 9 4 7 4 4 0 2 2944 Marty Byrnes f 4-9 7-7 11 2 15 1 3 2 0 4150 Roosevelt Bouie c 3-8 2-2 4 5 8 0 3 2 0 2511 Larry Kelley g 9-15 4-4 2 1 22 3 4 0 0 3722 James Williams g 7-13 2-2 1 2 16 7 5 0 0 2720 Ross Kindel 5-9 2-3 2 2 12 3 3 0 2 2655 Louis Orr 2-6 2-4 9 5 6 3 3 1 0 2835 Bill Drew 2-4 3-4 2 1 7 2 0 0 0 1053 Robert Parker 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 1 2 Totals 35-69 23-32 42 23 93 23 25 5 4 225

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-37 37.8% 2nd Half: 21-32 66.0% Game: 50.7%F Throw% 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd Half: 16-22 73.0% Game: 71.9%

Officials: Burch, RichardTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 5,965

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total

Tennessee 38 40 10 88Syracuse 35 43 15 93

1979 NCAA Mideast Region — First Round

#9 Eastern Kentucky (21-8) 81

#8 Tennessee (21-11) 97March 9, 1979 • Murphy Athletic Center • Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Tennessee turned an early 10-point deficit into a 44-38 halftime lead and eventually turned in a 97-81 victory over the Colonels. This was Tennessee’s first ever win in the NCAA Tour-nament. The Vols fell behind 15-5 in the first five minutes of the game before finally getting things on track. Gary Carter made three consecutive field goals to spark a Tennessee rally and pull the Vols within 16-13. Johnny Darden then hit a long jumper, and the Vols had the Colonel lead to one. Eastern Kentucky regained its composure and had the lead back out to 30-26 with 4:44 left in the first half. Terry Crosby then reeled off three consecutive buckets for the Vols, and Tennessee held a 32-30 advantage with just under four minutes left in the half. “This game was won in the final eight minutes of the first half,” Tennessee coach Don DeVoe said. “By getting the ball to Terry Crosby, we were able to turn it around. We played poorly in the first 10 minutes but our kids snapped out of it.” The game was still close five minutes into the second half, but Tennessee went on an 18-6 run to turn a 54-50 lead into a 72-56 advantage with 8:21 left in the game. “We were too psyched up at the beginning,” Reggie John-son said. “That was a terrible start. We had to come down from our high before we could play.” Johnson led the Vols with 20 points and nine rebounds. Carter added 18 points with a game-high 11 rebounds. Crosby finished the game with 19 points. James Tillman led Eastern Kentucky with 21 points. He was one of five Colonels in double figures as Dave Tierney netted 13, Bruce Jones had 12, and Vic Merchant and Kenney added 11 each.

NOTES: Eastern Kentucky was the Ohio Valley Conference champion.

VISITORS: Eastern Kentucky 21-8

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05 James Tillman f 7-17 7-8 8 3 21 0 4 0 0 4022 Vic Merchant f 4-10 3-5 6 4 11 1 2 0 1 3335 Dave Bootcheck c 1-2 0-0 3 5 2 0 0 1 0 1010 Kenny Elliott g 5-12 1-2 2 0 11 3 2 1 0 3411 Bruce Jones g 6-19 0-1 2 2 12 9 8 0 2 3312 Dave Tierney 6-9 1-2 4 3 13 1 0 0 1 1620 Donnie Moore 1-2 1-1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 333 Chris Williams 2-4 0-0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 744 Dale Jenkins 2-5 0-0 9 5 4 1 1 0 1 24 TEAM 2 Totals 34-80 13-19 39 23 81 16 17 2 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-36 44.4% 2nd Half: 18-44 41.0% Game: 42.5%F Throw% 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd Half: 7-7 100.0% Game: 68.4%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-11

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25 Terry Crosby f 7-12 4-4 6 3 19 4 3 0 4 3632 Reggie Johnson f 6-14 8-12 9 4 20 2 3 0 0 2744 Howard Wood c 3-5 1-2 5 2 7 0 1 1 0 1210 Bert Bertelkamp g 1-1 0-0 1 3 2 3 2 0 1 1430 Gary Carter g 7-13 4-4 11 1 18 4 2 0 1 3714 Terry Glenn 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 320 Mike Stapleton 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 321 James Meriweather 1-2 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 323 Kenne Teffeteller 0-0 2-2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 424 Johnny Darden 3-5 2-2 3 1 8 6 2 0 2 2331 Chuck Threeths 5-9 1-2 8 2 11 0 3 0 0 2443 Kevin Nash 2-4 1-2 3 0 5 0 2 0 0 1053 Steve Ray 0-1 1-2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 TEAM 3 Totals 36-68 25-33 53 18 97 19 21 1 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-33 48.4% 2nd Half: 20-35 57.1% Game: 52.9%F Throw% 1st Half: 12-15 80.0% 2nd Half: 13-18 72.2% Game: 75.7%

Officials: Paul Houseman, Rich Ballesteros, Dan NicksichTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 10,982

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Eastern Kentucky 38 44 81Tennessee 44 53 97

1979 NCAA Mideast Region — Second Round

#1 Notre Dame (23-5) 73

#8 Tennessee (21-12) 67March 11, 1979 • Murphy Athletic Center • Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Notre Dame outscored the Vols 14-4 to open the second half to turn a 32-32 halftime tie into a 46-36 lead. Tennessee got no closer than five points the rest of the game and fell 73-67 to the Irish. “It was one of our poorest games in terms of poise and con-centration,” Tennessee coach Don DeVoe said. “We hustled and worked the boards hard in the first half, but Notre Dame made us play as if we were scared in the first two minutes of the sec-ond half.” Notre Dame opened the second half with a full-court press forcing four Tennessee turnovers in the first 2:05 of the second half. “We noted that Tennessee made 21 turnovers against East-ern Kentucky so our staff decided to go right after them with the press,” Notre Dame coach Digger Phelps said. “We played it loosely at the start then went to a closer press with a quick-trap. That forced some turnovers and gave us some breathing room.” Both Terry Crosby and Reggie Johnson had poor games shooting the ball for the Vols. They combined to hit 7-of-21 field goal attempts. Johnson also missed five of his 10 free throw attempts. “Neither Terry Crosby and Reggie Johnson had a good of-fensive game,” DeVoe said. “When that happens, we have prob-lems.” Johnson finished with 13 points, eight below his season av-erage. Gary Carter led the Vols with 16 points. Chuck Threeths added 10 points and eight rebounds. “I was taking normal shots, but there was a lid on the bas-ket,” Crosby said. “Almost any night we play, Reggie and I have to have good games offensively for us to win. Neither of us scored as we must to win.”

NOTES: Tennessee had won nine consecutive games before losing to the Irish, including two games in the SEC Tournament on its way to the tournament championship ... Notre Dame lost 80-68 to Michigan State in the Regional Finals ... 1979 was the first year tournament seeding was used.

VISITORS: Notre Dame 23-5

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44 Kelly Tripucka f 6-7 9-10 3 2 21 0 0 0 1 2932 Orlando Woolridge f 4-7 0-1 6 4 8 0 1 0 3 2834 Bruce Flowers c 3-4 0-0 4 5 6 0 2 1 1 1712 Rich Branning g 3-9 0-0 1 3 6 1 2 0 0 2042 Bill Hanzlik g 6-10 4-4 1 4 16 0 1 1 2 2815 Mike Mitchell 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 424 Stan Wilcox 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 630 Tracy Jackson 1-8 2-6 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 2352 Bill Laimbeer 2-3 8-11 12 3 12 0 2 1 0 29 TEAM 4 Total 25-49 23-32 33 24 73 2 11 3 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-27 51.9% 2nd Half: 11-22 50% Game: 51.0%F Throw% 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd Half: 19-27 70.4% Game: 71.9%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-12

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25 Terry Crosby f 3-10 2-2 5 2 8 2 0 0 1 3932 Reggie Johnson f 4-11 5-10 5 5 13 0 2 0 0 2644 Howard Wood c 4-7 0-0 7 3 8 0 3 0 0 1510 Bert Bertelkamp g 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 730 Gary Carter g 7-16 2-3 7 5 16 0 4 0 2 3823 Kenne Teffeteller 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 Johnny Darden 4-6 2-4 2 4 10 2 3 0 1 3431 Chuck Threeths 4-8 2-4 8 2 10 0 2 0 0 2943 Kevin Nash 0-1 2-2 0 5 2 0 2 0 1 753 Steve Ray 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 9 Totals 26-60 15-25 44 29 67 4 16 0 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-32 40.6% 2nd Half: 13-28 46.4% Game: 43.3%F Throw% 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% 2nd Half: 9-12 75.0% Game: 60.0%

Officials: Not availableTechnical fouls: Not availableAttendance: 10,982

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Notre Dame 32 41 73Tennessee 32 35 67

1980 NCAA East Region — First Round

#10 Furman (23-7) 69

#7 Tennessee (18-10) 80March 6, 1980 • Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina

A change in the starting lineup proved fruitful for the Vols as they posted an 80-69 victory over the Palladins. The Vols inserted Steve Ray and Chuck Threeths in the starting lineup for Dale Ellis and Kevin Nash, respectively. The change was made so the Vols could use their quickness against Furman’s man-to-man defense. The strategy worked. Tennessee was able to get the fastbreak going early with the lineup change and jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead. Furman rallied, though, with a 13-4 scoring spree to hold a 15-12 advan-tage with 13:08 remaining in the first half. But two baskets by Howard Wood, a layup from Nash and two free throws from Reggie Johnson gave the Vols a 20-15 lead with just under 10 minutes left in the half. It was all Ten-nessee from there on out. “The way we came out and clicked and got our open shots to drop made all the difference in the world,” Nash said. “It gave us the feeling we weren’t going to lose.” Adding to Furman’s woes was a poor performance from the free-throw line. Furman’s starters entered the game shooting better than 70 percent from the line. Furman hit only 17-of-32 free throws for 53 percent. “We missed a potential 13 points at the line in the first half, and that was the difference in the game,” Furman coach Eddie Holbrook said. “Almost everything that went wrong in this game goes back to the free throws. Once we got behind, we got out of what we wanted to do.” Tennessee held a 40-29 lead at the halftime break, and Fur-man trimmed it down to 49-41. But three straight baskets by Wood capped a 9-2 run that broke the game open. Tennessee led by as many as 21 points in the second half. Wood was one of three Vols in double figures with 19 points. Reggie Johnson had a game-high 28 points along with 14 rebounds. Jonathan Moore led Furman with 22 points and 17 rebounds.

NOTES: Future Vol assistant coach Michael Hunt (1994-97) was on the Furman team ... Furman’s berth in the NCAA Tourna-ment came via its Southern Conference championship.

VISITORS: Furman 23-7

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55 Ronald White f 3-7 2-5 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 2442 Rick McKinney f 3-6 5-8 6 1 11 0 3 0 0 2625 Jonathan Moore c 9-14 4-8 17 3 22 1 3 1 1 3020 Mel Daniel g 6-9 3-5 1 4 15 4 4 0 2 3022 Michael Hunt g 2-6 0-1 1 3 4 1 5 0 0 3035 Reggie Small 1-3 0-0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1431 Dale Crowe 0-2 2-2 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 1324 Tobe Jackson 1-5 0-0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 751 Randy Butler 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 744 William Hanks 1-3 1-3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9Team 5Totals 26-56 17-32 35 18 69 11 19 3 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 2nd Half: 15-3 48.4% Game: 46.4%F Throw% 1st Half: 7-16 43.8% 2nd Half: 10-16 62.5% Game: 53.1%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 18-10

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32 Reggie Johnson f 13-19 2-2 14 2 28 3 4 3 1 3753 Steve Ray f 0-3 0-0 2 5 0 1 0 1 1 2831 Chuck Threeths c 1-3 0-0 5 3 2 1 2 0 0 1030 Gary Carter g 6-8 1-2 6 4 13 6 4 0 1 3410 Bert Bertelkamp g 1-5 1-3 1 5 3 8 1 0 2 1941 Dale Ellis 1-6 0-0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1444 Howard Wood 9-11 1-2 5 3 19 1 2 0 0 2543 Kevin Nash 3-7 0-2 8 4 6 0 0 0 0 815 Ralph Parton 2-5 3-5 1 3 7 4 3 0 1 1924 Michael Poole 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 534 Anthony Love 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Team 1Totals 36-69 8-16 47 29 80 26 16 4 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 19-43 44.2% 2nd Half: 17-26 65.4% Game: 50.7%F Throw% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0% Game: 50.0%

Officials: Turner, Watson, BallesterosTechnical fouls: Tennessee: Don DeVoeAttendance: 6,865

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Furman 29 40 69Tennessee 40 40 80

1980 NCAA East Region — Second Round

#7 Tennessee (18-11) 75#2 Maryland (24-6) 86

March 8, 1980 • Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina

Foul trouble for Reggie Johnson spelled doom for Tennes-see, as Maryland posted an 86-75 victory over Tennessee. “When you have a team that relies on one man to score and he gets in foul trouble, your team is in serious trouble,” Ten-nessee coach Don DeVoe said. “When Reggie doesn’t play, you don’t win.” Tennessee was rolling in the first half, and Johnson was nearly unstoppable. He scored 17 points in the game’s first 14 minutes to help Tennessee to a 29-18 lead. Johnson picked up his second foul of the game with just under three minutes left in the first half, but Tennessee still held a 40-32 advantage at the break. Johnson scored two buckets in the opening minutes of the second half, and the Vols led 46-39 with 16:23 left in the game. Then, in a matter of 10 seconds, Johnson got whistled for his third and fourth fouls and went to the bench with 15:06 left in the game. He didn’t score again. “I guarantee we got the short end of the officiating in the second half,” DeVoe said. “You don’t win in the tournament play when you get the short end. The two fouls on Johnson were the turning point.” Greg Manning pulled the Terrapins even at 50 with a re-bound basket at the 13:26 mark in the second half. Maryland eventually pulled out to a 70-62 lead, but the Vols rallied back and pulled within 78-75 on a short jumper from Howard Wood with 45 seconds remaining. Manning then had back-to-back three-point plays for Maryland to squelch any Vol hopes for a victory. Gary Carter also had 21 points for the Vols along with eight rebounds. Bert Bertelkamp dished out a career-high 16 assists against only two turnovers in 39 minutes of action. Manning led Maryland with 28 points to pace four Terrapins in double figures. Albert King added 20, Buck Williams 19 and Ernest Graham 14. Maryland also shot a hot 63.2 percent from the field compared to 47 percent for Tennessee.

NOTES: Maryland’s Albert King is the brother of former Vol All-America Bernard King ... Maryland lost in the Regional Semifi-nals 74-68 to Georgetown.

VISITORS: Tennessee 18-11

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32 Reggie Johnson f 10-17 1-1 4 5 21 0 1 0 0 2553 Steve Ray f 0-3 0-0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1731 Chuck Threeths c 0-2 0-0 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 1910 Bert Bertelkamp g 3-8 2-2 2 5 8 16 2 0 0 3930 Gary Carter g 7-12 7-7 8 1 21 3 1 0 1 4041 Dale Ellis 3-6 1-2 2 5 7 0 0 0 1 2243 Kevin Nash 2-4 2-2 3 2 6 0 0 0 0 1115 Ralph Parton 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 124 Michael Poole 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 144 Howard Wood 6-13 0-0 4 0 12 0 2 1 2 25 TEAM 0 Totals 31-66 13-14 30 25 75 20 9 1 4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-32 50.0% 2nd Half: 15-34 44.1% Game: 47.0%F Throw% 1st Half: 8-9 88.9% 2nd Half: 5-5 100.0% Game: 92.9%

HOME TEAM: Maryland 24-6

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55 Albert King f 10-16 0-0 6 2 20 3 6 0 1 4025 Ernest Graham f 5-8 4-7 9 3 14 5 3 0 0 3952 Buck Williams c 8-13 3-6 9 5 19 0 1 2 0 3810 Greg Manning g 11-15 6-7 3 0 28 3 1 0 1 3915 Reggie Jackson g 2-4 1-5 4 2 5 10 2 0 2 3521 Dutch Morley 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 754 Taylor Baldwin 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 TEAM 4 Totals 36-57 14-25 36 13 86 21 13 3 4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-23 60.9% 2nd Half: 22-34 64.7% Game: 63.2%F Throw% 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 10-18 55.6% Game: 56.0%

Officials: Pavia, Tate, Dibler Technical fouls: Maryland: Lefty Driesell; Tennessee: Don DeVoeAttendance: 13,210

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 40 35 75Maryland 32 54 86

1981 NCAA East Region — Second Round

#5 VCU (24-5) ot 56

#4 Tennessee (21-7) 58March 15, 1981 • Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina

Dale Ellis drilled a 15-foot jumper at the buzzer to lift Ten-nessee to a 58-56 overtime victory over Virginia Common-wealth. “I just stood there after I shot that ball,” Ellis said. “That was the greatest feeling to make that shot.” Ellis’ shot was the only shot taken in the five-minute extra period. Virginia Commonwealth got the opening tip in over-time and stalled away the first half of the period. The Rams lost their chance at attempting a shot when Steve Ray forced Danny Kottak out-of-bounds. Tennessee then held the ball the second half of overtime and called a timeout with 19 seconds remaining. Michael Brooks passed the ball over to Ellis with five seconds remaining, and the sophomore from Marietta, Ga., hit the game-winner. Ellis was not the Vols’ first option to take the shot, though. “The ball was supposed to come to me, and I was supposed to pass it to Howard (Wood) in the corner,” Ellis said. “It was Howard that kept us in the game, and it’s usually (him) who takes the final shot.” The play was the same play the Vols ran at the end of regu-lation in attempt to make the game-winner. But Ellis threw an ill-advised pass to Steve Ray, and the Vols lost their opportunity to win at the end of regulation. Tennessee coach Don DeVoe told Ellis to go with the shot if the opportunity arose again. It did, and Ellis made good. “I don’t think there’s been a bigger shot in Tennessee bas-ketball in a long time than the one Dale Ellis made,” DeVoe said. “We were able to make the play at the end because they gave us the opportunity by making a turnover.” Overtime looked unlikely as Tennessee built a 14-point first half lead and led 38-25 at the start of the second half on a dunk by Ellis. The Rams erased the last two points of the deficit with a bucket from Kottak with 2:24 left in the second half to put the score at 56-56 which eventually forced the overtime. Ellis finished with 22 points, and Howard Wood 18. Greg McRay led the Rams with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting.

NOTES: Tennessee received a first-round bye in the 1981 NCAA Tournament ... Tennessee’s victory ended Virginia Com-monwealth’s 16-game winning streak which was the longest in the nation.

VISITORS: Virginia Commonwealth 24-5

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21 Danny Kottak f 5-7 0-0 2 3 10 2 4 0 1 4354 Greg McCray f 10-14 3-5 8 4 23 1 2 1 1 4430 Kenny Stancell c 0-3 1-3 5 2 1 0 2 2 1 4310 Monty Knight g 5-11 2-2 3 1 12 4 2 1 0 4125 Edmund Sherod g 4-8 2-2 5 1 10 3 2 0 0 4544 Greg Shropshire 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 541 Don Jones 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 311 Stanley Davis 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 2 Totals 24-43 8-12 25 12 56 10 12 4 3 225

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-20 50% 2nd Half: 14-23 60.9% Game: 55.8%F Throw% 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 66.7%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-7

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14 Dale Ellis f 10-13 2-2 5 3 22 0 1 1 0 4553 Steve Ray f 0-4 0-0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 2944 Howard Wood c 7-13 4-5 4 3 18 4 2 0 0 4112 Ed Littleton g 3-4 0-0 0 1 6 4 1 0 1 2430 Gary Carter g 5-11 0-0 5 1 10 5 2 0 3 4521 Michael Brooks 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 3740 Willie Burton 1-1 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 TEAM 1 Totals 26-48 6-7 19 12 58 17 8 1 4 225

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-26 61.5% 2nd Half: 8-22 36.4% Game: 54.2%F Throw% 1st Half: 4-4 100% 2nd Half: 2-3 66.7% Game: 85.7%

Officials: Burrell Crowell, Tom Fraim, Robert HerroldTechnical fouls: Tennessee: EllisAttendance: 11,443

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total

Virginia Commonwealth 25 31 0 56Tennessee 36 20 2 58

1981 NCAA East Region — Regional Semifinal

#4 Tennessee (21-8) 48#1 Virginia (27-3) 62

March 19, 1981 • Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina

Virginia outscored Tennessee 27-4 over a 12-minute span in the second half en route to a 62-48 victory. Tennessee stayed close in the first half but could never take the lead against the Ralph Sampson-led Cavaliers. The Cavaliers shot 61.5 percent from the field during the first 20 minutes but could only manage a 27-26 lead at the break. The Vols got things rolling early in the second half. Virginia got the first bucket in the second half with a putback by Jeff Lamp. The Vols then outscored Virginia 10-2 over the next six minutes to hold a 36-31 lead. Lamp then scored six of the game’s next eight points with the other two coming from a jumper by Virginia’s Othell Wilson. The Cavaliers led 39-36 with 11:14 left in the game and never looked back. “We knew Lamp was their money player, but we didn’t re-alize it on the floor today,” Tennessee guard Michael Brooks said. “They had a great player who took control, made the great plays and got back and played defense. If he hadn’t taken con-trol at that point, they wouldn’t have won.” Lamp scored a game-high 18 points. Jeff Jones and Lee Raker added 10 apiece for Virginia. Tennessee did slow down the All-America Sampson by holding him to a season-low nine points and five rebounds. He had only one point and one re-bound in the second half. The sagging defense to stop Sampson may have proved costly for the Vols. Sampson hit on only 4-of-13 shots, but the rest of the Cavaliers combined to hit 20-of-30 for 66.6 percent. “You may take Ralph out of the offense, but you leave your-self vulnerable somewhere else,” Virginia forward Terry Gates said. “Raker and Lamp have thrived off that.”

NOTES: Virginia advanced to the Final Four before losing to North Carolina 78-65.

VISITORS: Tennessee 21-8

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14 Dale Ellis f 6-12 1-2 9 4 13 1 5 0 0 3953 Steve Ray f 2-4 0-0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 3344 Howard Wood c 4-9 0-0 4 1 8 2 3 0 3 3912 Ed Littleton g 2-3 0-0 0 3 4 2 1 0 0 1330 Gary Carter g 4-9 1-2 4 4 9 2 0 0 0 3921 Michael Brooks 3-8 0-0 1 2 6 6 3 0 2 2710 Tyrone Beaman 2-2 0-0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 733 Dan Federmann 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 Anthony Love 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 140 Willie Burton 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 TEAM 1 Totals 23-48 2-4 19 18 48 17 13 1 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-21 57.1% 2nd Half: 11-27 40.7% Game: 47.9%F Throw% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 0-0 0% Game: 50.0%

HOME TEAM: Virginia 27-3

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03 Jeff Lamp f 8-11 2-2 5 0 18 2 1 0 0 3644 Terry Gates f 2-2 0-0 4 1 4 1 0 0 1 3250 Ralph Sampson c 4-13 1-2 5 1 9 1 3 4 1 3411 Othell Wilson g 2-3 5-6 2 1 9 2 1 0 1 3424 Jeff Jones g 3-6 4-5 3 2 10 5 2 0 4 3325 Lee Raker 4-5 2-2 3 1 10 0 0 0 1 1755 Lewis Lattimore 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 410 Craig Robinson 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 415 Ricky Stokes 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 423 Jeff Klein 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 105 Louis Collins 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 2 Totals 24-43 14-17 27 10 62 11 11 4 9 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-23 56.5% 2nd Half: 11-20 55% Game: 55.8%F Throw% 1st Half: 1-2 50% 2nd Half: 13-15 86.7% Game: 82.4%

Officials: Edgar Cartotto, James Burroughs, Richard WeilerTechnical fouls: noneAttendance: 17,000

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 26 22 48Virginia 27 35 62

1982 NCAA East Region — First Round

#9 Tennessee (20-9) 61#8 SW Louisiana (24-8) 57

March 12, 1982 • Market Square Arena • Indianapolis, Indiana

Michael Brooks hit six free throws for Tennessee in the game’s final minute to secure a 61-57 victory over Southwest-ern Louisiana. “We did some things right that assured the win,” Tennes-see coach Don DeVoe said. “The key was having the lead going into the final five minutes. We had our best foul shooters in the game, and we kept the ball in the best man’s hands.” The Vols trailed 35-33 with 16:58 to play. Back-to-back buck-ets by Tyrone Beaman gave the Vols a 37-35 advantage, but a lay-up from Dion Brown for the Ragin’ Cajuns tied the game at 37. The Vols then outscored Southwestern Louisiana 14-6 over the game’s next nine minutes to hold a 51-43 lead with 6:39 left in the game. Two free throws from Dan Gay and a lay-up each from Alford Turner and Johnny Collins off of Vol turnovers cut the margin to 51-49. Two free throws and a jumper from Dale Ellis opened the margin back up to 55-49 with just under four minutes to go. “We got the ball to Dale Ellis in the second half,” DeVoe said. “Those two turnovers were the turning point that allowed Southwestern Louisiana to come back. They got themselves back in the game because of their ability to persevere.” Ellis finished with a game-high 23 points, and Brooks fin-ished with 16. Turner had 14 points to lead Southwestern Loui-siana. “We expected Ellis to be outstanding, and he certainly was,” Southwestern Louisiana coach Bobby Paschal said. “We knew if they had the lead as the clock ran down, it would be difficult. They are an excellent free throw shooting team. Near the end, we knew it was a calculated risk to foul, but there was no other way.”

NOTES: Dale Ellis was named the SEC’s Player of the Year, and Don DeVoe was named the league’s Coach of the Year follow-ing the 1982 season.

VISITORS: Tennessee 20-9

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14 Dale Ellis f 9-15 5-6 6 3 23 2 4 0 2 4053 Steve Ray f 2-5 0-0 4 2 4 2 0 1 2 3440 Willie Burton c 1-3 0-0 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 2510 Tyrone Beaman g 4-6 0-2 2 3 8 6 2 0 2 3021 Michael Brooks g 5-10 6-6 1 4 16 1 5 1 0 3322 Jerald Hyatt 0-1 2-2 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1731 Kevin Woods 1-1 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 633 Dan Federmann 2-2 0-0 3 3 4 0 1 0 0 15 TEAM 6 Totals 24-43 13-16 27 17 61 14 14 2 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-22 59.1% 2nd Half: 11-21 52.4% Game: 55.8%F Throw% 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 81.3%

HOME TEAM: Southwestern Louisiana 24-8

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21 Dion Brown f 6-10 1-2 7 3 13 0 1 0 1 3840 Graylin Warner f 3-8 0-0 3 4 6 0 3 1 0 3544 Dan Gay c 2-7 4-4 4 1 8 1 2 0 1 4011 Alford Turner g 4-9 6-9 1 4 14 0 0 1 1 3715 Johnny Collins g 5-7 0-0 1 5 10 0 4 0 3 3933 Alonza Allen 2-4 0-0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 11 TEAM 1-1 6 2 Totals 23-46 11-15 22 17 57 1 12 2 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-24 58.3% 2nd Half: 9-22 41.0% Game: 50.0%F Throw% 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 73.3%

Officials: Paul Houseman, Denny Bishop, Mickey CrowleyTechnical fouls: noneAttendance: 12,206

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 29 32 61Southwestern Louisiana 29 28 57

1982 NCAA East Region — Second Round

#9 Tennessee (20-10) 51#1 Virginia (30-3) 54

March 14, 1982 • Market Square Arena • Indianapolis, Indiana

Tennessee missed 4-of-5 free throws in the final 3:12, and Virginia’s Ricky Stokes hit two with 15 seconds remaining to lift Virginia to a 54-51 victory in a rematch of a 1981 NCAA Tourna-ment game. Tennessee had made 10 consecutive free throws during the second half, but the shots did not fall during crunch time. Ty-rone Beaman missed the front end of a one-and-one and then missed the back end of a one-and-one. Michael Brooks, who hit six straight in the final minute in the first round Vol victory, then missed the front end of a one-and-one. Dan Federmann then followed with a miss. “When it got down to it, we choked at the foul line,” Ten-nessee coach Don DeVoe said. “We just did not do what it takes internally to win. Stokes just did what we could not do.” The one free throw the Vols did make in the game’s closing minutes gave them a 51-47 lead, but Ralph Sampson hit back-to-back buckets to pull the Cavaliers even at 51. Tennessee had a chance to regain the lead, but Federmann missed the front end of his one-and-one. Stokes then made his two to give Vir-ginia a 53-51 lead. “We had the game under control,” Tennessee forward Dale Ellis said. “All we had to do was hit the free throws. That has been a problem.” Tennessee had a chance to tie the game at 53, but the play never developed, and a long jumper by Brooks was off the mark. Jones then hit a free throw for the final margin of victory. “We had the right person taking the shot,” DeVoe said. “Mi-chael was a little anxious. I didn’t think the shot was that poor, but we never got into our play.” The Vols got off to a fast start and opened up a 10-point lead at 24-14 in the first half behind 14 points from Brooks. Jones fin-ished the first half by scoring five points in the final 21 seconds to pull Virginia to within 32-25 at the break. Virginia continued to rally in the second half, and Jones and Sampson sparked a 15-2 rally in the second half to give the Cavaliers a 43-40 lead with 10:41 to go. Brooks then scored eight straight points for Tennessee to give the Vols a 48-45 lead with 6:11 left in the game.

NOTES: Virginia was upset by Alabama-Birmingham 68-66 in the Region Semifinals.

VISITORS: Tennessee 20-10

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14 Dale Ellis f 5-10 6-8 9 5 16 0 1 0 0 3753 Steve Ray f 2-3 0-0 3 4 4 3 2 0 0 3640 Willie Burton c 0-0 0-0 3 5 0 1 0 0 1 1710 Tyrone Beaman g 0-5 1-3 0 4 1 8 2 0 2 3721 Michael Brooks g 11-17 2-3 2 1 24 1 0 0 1 4022 Jerald Hyatt 0-0 2-2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 931 Kevin Woods 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 433 Dan Federmann 2-3 0-1 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 20 TEAM 4 Totals 20-39 11-17 24 23 51 14 6 0 4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-25 56.0% 2nd Half: 6-14 42.9% Game: 51.3%F Throw% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 7-11 63.6% Game: 64.7%

HOME TEAM: Virginia 30-3

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04 Jim Miller f 1-2 0-3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 17 10 Craig Robinson f 2-7 0-0 6 3 4 1 2 0 0 2950 Ralph Sampson c 9-14 1-6 9 2 19 2 0 2 0 3624 Jeff Jones g 4-6 2-5 7 2 10 3 1 1 1 3845 Tim Mullen g 4-6 1-2 0 2 9 0 2 0 0 2411 Othell Wilson 2-3 1-2 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 2215 Ricky Stokes 0-1 2-2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1830 Kenton Edelin 1-2 1-1 2 4 3 0 0 0 1 16 TEAM 4 Totals 23-41 8-21 32 19 54 7 7 3 2 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-23 47.9% 2nd Half: 12-18 66.7% Game: 56.1%F Throw% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd Half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 38.1%

Officials: Jack Savidge, Charles Range, Arthur MellaceTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: Not available

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 32 19 51Virginia 25 29 54

1983 NCAA Mideast Region — First Round

#9 Marquette (19-11) 56

#8 Tennessee (20-11) 57March 18, 1982 • Roberts Municipal Stadium • Evansville, Indiana

Michael Brooks hit two free throws with five seconds left in the game to secure a 57-56 victory over Marquette. Brooks only had 11 points in the game, but four came via the charity stripe in the game’s final 61 seconds. Brooks’ two free throws with 1:01 remaining gave the Vols a 55-53 lead. Dale Ellis and Jerald Hyatt had just missed opportunities at the foul line before Brooks gave the Vols their two-point lead. Kevin Woods then came up with a steal on Marquette’s en-suring possession and was fouled. He came up empty on the front end of a one-and-one. Doc Rivers countered by making one of his two free attempts on the next possession to cut the lead to 55-54 with 20 seconds left. Brooks then brought the ball up court and was tied up in front of the Tennessee bench. It looked as though Brooks was going to be called for a five-second violation, but instead was fouled by Rivers. He then sank the two free throws. Marquette’s Kerry Trotter hit a lay-up at the buzzer to provide the final score. “I wanted the ball,” Brooks said. “I knew they would have to foul me because time was running out. I felt I could ice the game.” Brooks’ free throws were his most obvious contribution to the Vol victory, but he also turned in a stellar performance on the defense end. He held Rivers to 10 points and ran the Vol-unteer offense for 40 minutes. Rivers only hit 4-of-13 shots as Brooks guarded him most of the game. “Michael sank those two free throws, but defense won this game,” Tennessee guard Tyrone Beaman said. “He played prob-ably his best defensive game. He came through for us in the clutch.” Tennessee trailed 43-38 with 11:38 remaining in the game, but a three-point play by Willie Burton, a bucket from Dale Ellis and two more free throws by Burton gave the Vols a 45-43 lead with 9:15 left. Tennessee then hit 10-of-15 free throw attempts the rest of way including the two from Brooks. The only field goal the Vols scored in the last 10 minutes was a long jumper from Brooks.

NOTES: The victory over Marquette was the 100th for Don DeVoe at Tennessee ... Tennessee was only one of six teams to appear in the past five NCAA Tournaments with the other teams being Arkansas, Georgetown, Iowa, Louisville and North Carolina.

VISITORS: Marquette 19-11 REBS

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22 Dwayne Johnson f 3-5 3-4 1-3-4 4 9 3 2 0 1 3852 Marc Marotta f 7-12 1-1 5-5-10 5 15 1 2 1 2 3933 Terrell Schlundt c 6-11 0-1 1-5-6 4 12 0 2 0 0 4020 Mandy Johnson g 3-5 2-2 0-0-0 4 8 2 0 0 3 3831 Glenn Rivers g 4-13 2-7 4-1-5 5 10 3 4 0 1 3921 Terry Reason 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 332 Kerry Trotter 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 5 Totals 24-47 8-15 11-14-30 22 56 9 10 1 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-27 48.7% 2nd Half: 11-20 55.0% Game: 51.1%F Throw% 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0% Game: 53.3%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 20-11 REBS

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14 Dale Ellis f 7-9 6-10 0-4-4 3 20 0 2 0 1 4040 Willie Burton f 3-7 4-5 3-2-5 5 10 2 4 0 1 3233 Dan Federmann c 3-5 0-1 2-0-2 2 6 0 0 0 0 1610 Tyrone Beaman g 3-5 0-0 0-0-0 5 6 5 1 0 0 3221 Michael Brooks g 3-6 5-5 1-3-4 1 11 0 2 0 0 4022 Jerald Hyatt 0-1 0-1 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1130 Tyrone Harper 2-3 0-0 1-0-1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1731 Kevin Woods 0-1 0-2 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1134 Rob Jones 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 6 Total 21-37 15-27 7-11-25 17 57 9 9 1 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-23 60.9% 2nd Half: 7-14 50.0% Game: 56.8%F Throw% 1st Half: 0-2 0.0% 2nd Half: 15-26 57.7% Game: 55.6%

Officials: John Dabrow, Bob Garibaldi, Peter PeviaTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: Not available

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Marquette 28 28 56Tennessee 28 29 57

1983 NCAA Mideast Region — Second Round

#8 Tennessee (20-12) 57#1 Louisville (30-3) 70

March 20, 1982 • Roberts Municipal Stadium • Evansville, Indiana

Louisville used an 11-2 run midway through the second half to halt a Tennessee rally and post a 70-57 victory over the Vols. The Cardinals used their pressure defense in the first half to force 10 Tennessee turnovers which enabled them to open up a 34-27 halftime lead. A 15-foot jumper from Lancaster Gordon and a layup from Charles Jones pushed the lead out to 42-30 with 15:26 left in the game. The Vols then mounted a rally. Two buckets apiece from Dale Ellis and Willie Burton keyed a 13-3 scoring run for the Vols as they pulled to within 45-43 with 10:26 on the clock. Louisville then called timeout to regroup. The Cardinals re-sponded with an 11-2 rally to open the lead back out to 56-45 with just under six minutes left in the game. Tennessee could get no closer than eight points the rest of the game. “We had worked so hard to get that close,” Tennessee point guard Tyrone Beaman said. “They get a couple of quick, easy baskets and it took a little bit out of everybody.” Ellis was held to 13 points, nine below his season average, on 6-of-13 shooting. Louisville’s man-to-man defense made him work hard to get the ball, and the Cardinals’ fast break of-fense continually put pressure on the Vols to get back on de-fense. “This is as tired as I’ve ever been on the court all year,” Ellis said. “This is one of the worst shooting games ever. I missed a lot of easy shots.” Michael Brooks led the Vols with 18 points, and Beaman added 10. Louisville was led by Milt Wagner’s 15 points and Scooter McRay’s 10.

NOTES: The Mideast Regional Semifinals were held at Stokely Athletic Center ... Louisville advanced to the Final Four before losing 94-81 to Houston ... Ellis finished his career as the third all-time leading scorer at Tennessee behind Ernie Grunfeld and Reggie Johnson.

VISITORS: Tennessee 20-12 REBS

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14 Dale Ellis f 6-13 1-3 1-4-5 4 13 0 5 0 2 3540 Willie Burton f 4-10 1-2 4-3-7 0 9 2 1 2 2 3633 Dan Federmann c 1-1 1-2 0-3-3 4 3 1 1 0 2 1410 Tyrone Beaman g 4-7 2-2 1-0-1 5 10 3 6 0 2 3321 Michael Brooks g 8-17 2-2 0-1-1 2 18 5 4 0 2 4022 Jerald Hyatt 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1623 Myron Carter 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 Tyrone Harper 1-4 0-0 2-0-2 1 2 0 0 0 0 831 Kevin Woods 1-3 0-0 1-2-3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1034 Rob Jones 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 3 Totals 25-56 7-11 25 17 57 12 17 2 12 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-28 42.3% 2nd Half: 13-28 46.4% Game: 44.7%F Throw% 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 63.6%

HOME TEAM: Louisville 30-3 REBS

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21 Scooter McCray f 5-7 0-0 1-4-5 4 10 3 3 2 2 32 22 Rodney McCray f 0-1 1-2 1-5-6 0 1 2 1 0 2 3333 Charles Jones c 7-8 4-7 5-6-11 0 18 3 5 2 2 354 Lancaster Gordon g 7-15 4-4 1-0-1 1 18 2 6 0 2 3620 Milt Wagner g 6-10 3-4 1-0-1 2 15 2 3 1 2 3100 Robbie Valentine 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 Chris West 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 Jeff Hall 0-2 2-2 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1245 Danny Mitchell 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155 Billy Thompson 2-4 2-4 0-3-3 1 6 1 0 1 1 18 TEAM 4 Totals 27-47 16-23 9-18-31 8 70 13 18 6 11 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd Half: 13-19 68.4% Game: 57.4%F Throw% 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 10-15 66.7% Game: 69.6%

Officials: John Dabrow, Bob Garibaldi, Phil RobinsonTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 11,900

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 27 30 57Louisville 34 36 70

1989 NCAA East Region — First Round

#10 Tennessee (19-11) 68#7 West Virginia (26-4) 84

March 16, 1989 • Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina

Tennessee fell behind by 10 points less than five minutes into the game and never recovered as West Virginia cruised to an 84-68 victory. It was the Vols’ first NCAA Tournament appearance in six years, but the Mountaineers made the visit a short one. They scored on their first nine possessions and their defense frus-trated the Vols throughout the game. “West Virginia got the upper hand about as quickly as you can in an NCAA Tournament game,” Tennessee coach Don DeVoe said. “It was obviously a game where we didn’t do many things right. West Virginia did a lot of things right, and the scoreboard bore that out.” Tennessee shot 29 percent from the floor in the first half and fell behind as many as 15 points. The Vols battled back to go into the break trailing 35-23, but the opening minutes of the second half once again put the Vols in a deep hole. The Mountaineers scored the first six points of the second half which keyed a 12-4 run that opened the lead to 47-27 with 16:51 left in the game. Tennessee got back to within 57-45 on a 3-pointer from Doug Roth, but West Virginia answered with two buckets. Tennessee never got closer than 12 points the rest of the game. West Virginia shot a blistering 77 percent from the field in the second half on 17-of-22 shooting and finished the game at 62 percent. Tennessee finished the game shooting 38 percent from the field. “It looked like to me the guys were playing a little tight at both ends of the floor,” DeVoe said. “I know it’s the NCAA, but that’s when you should bring your game up to another level.” Dyron Nix led the Vols with 22 points, and West Virginia na-tive Greg Bell added 14. Starting guard Clarence Swearengen, who was averaging 12 points a game, played only 14 minutes and did not score.

NOTES: Tennessee had won five consecutive first round NCAA Tournament games before losing to West Virginia ... West Vir-ginia lost to Duke 70-63 in the second round.

VISITORS: Tennessee 19-11 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

31 Dyron Nix f 10-20 0-4 2-4 5-3-8 3 22 1 1 0 0 3733 Mark Griffin f 1-5 1-4 0-0 2-1-3 4 3 1 2 0 1 2650 Doug Roth c 5-13 3-6 0-4 4-6-10 4 13 1 4 1 0 3811 C. Swearengen g 0-4 0-1 0-0 1-2-3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1425 Travis Henry g 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 3 3 0 1 0 0 1410 Jay Price 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 115 Ron Taylor 2-9 2-9 1-2 0-0-0 2 7 4 0 0 2 1723 Greg Bell 5-10 3-6 1-2 0-1-1 4 14 5 1 0 1 3434 Ronnie Reese 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 251 Ian Lockhart 2-5 0-0 2-2 2-0-2 5 6 0 1 0 0 17 TEAM 2 Total 26-69 10-31 6-14 15-13-30 26 68 13 12 1 4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-31 29.0% 2nd Half: 17-38 44.7% Game: 37.7%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 9-24 37.5% Game: 32.3%F Throw% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 42.9%

HOME TEAM: West Virginia 26-4 REBS

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24 Darryl Prue f 5-8 0-0 2-2 3-3-6 4 12 2 1 0 0 2923 Chris Brooks f 2-7 0-0 0-1 0-1-1 4 4 0 0 0 0 2042 Ray Foster c 6-7 0-0 7-8 2-9-11 3 19 0 2 2 1 3532 Herbie Brooks g 8-12 0-0 6-6 2-0-2 1 22 2 4 0 2 3404 Steve Berger g 4-6 1-3 5-7 1-4-5 0 14 7 4 0 3 3503 Tracy Shelton 3-4 0-0 4-5 0-1-1 0 10 2 1 0 1 1211 Chris Leonard 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 Shaun Jackson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 1 0 0 625 Mike Yoest 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 433 Wade Smith 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-4-4 1 3 0 2 1 0 2234 Thomas Kroger 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 2 Totals 29-47 1-3 25-33 8-26-36 14 84 14 15 3 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd Half: 17-22 77.3% Game: 61.7%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd Half: 0-0 0.0% Game: 33.3%F Throw% 1st Half: 10-13 76.9% 2nd Half: 15-20 75.0% Game: 75.8%

Officials: Tom Rucker, Stan Rote, Duke EdsallTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: Not available

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 23 45 68West Virginia 35 49 84

1998 NCAA West Region — First Round

#9 Illinois State (25-5) ot 82

#8 Tennessee (20-9) 81March 12, 1998 • Arco Arena • Sacramento, California

Illinois State’s Dan Muller scored the winning basket off a pass from Kyle Cartmill with 1.3 seconds left to lift the Redbirds to an 82-81 overtime victory over Tennessee. The Vols had taken an 81-80 lead on C.J. Black’s layup off a pass from Tony Harris with 15.4 seconds left before the game-winning bucket by Muller. The Vols struggled in the second half with foul trouble and poor shooting. They finished the game shooting 36.7 percent from the field and had nearly a five minute stretch in the sec-ond half without scoring. A free throw by Harris at the 7:13 mark finally broke the scoring drought, but the Vols found themselves down 66-58. The Vols battled back to tie the score at 70 on Black’s re-bound and basket with 2:53 left. Tennessee took a 72-70 lead on Black’s slam dunk off a pass from Brandon Wharton, but Il-linois State tied the score on Steve Hansell’s layup with 53 sec-onds left. That gave the Vols the ball back with a chance to win. They worked the shot clock down to 17 seconds and the game clock down to 34.6 before calling a timeout. Wharton took a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 22 seconds left, but missed and Illinois State rebounded. The Redbirds had their own chance at a game-winning shot, but Hill missed a 14-foot jumper. The Vols rebounded and threw a desperation pass, but it was on to overtime. Tennessee had opened up a nine-point lead in the first half but could not put the Redbirds away. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Rico Hill and Steve Hansell at the end of the half enabled the Redbirds to pull within 41-38 at the break.

NOTES: Illinois State’s starting backcourt during the season did not play due to injury. Skipp Schaefbauer broke his leg in the MVC tournament. Jamar Smiley didn’t start because of back problems. Smiley got into the game, but immediately came out writhing in pain and was taken for treatment ... This was Tennessee’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in nine years ... The Redbirds lost 82-49 to Arizona in the second round.

VISITORS: Illinois State 25-5 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

42 Rico Hill f 6-23 3-6 711 1-2-3 3 22 4 2 0 1 4244 Dan Muller f 3-7 2-4 0-0 2-8-10 1 8 3 4 1 1 4532 LeRoy Watkins c 6-14 0-0 6-6 2-1-3 2 18 0 2 2 1 2511 Steve Hansell g 5-5 1-1 5-5 1-8-9 4 16 6 2 0 1 4124 Kyle Cartmill g 3-5 1-1 2-2 1-2-3 4 9 6 6 0 2 4015 Jamar Smiley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 123 Kenneth Pierson 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 735 Rob Gibbons 2-4 0-1 5-8 2-4-6 4 9 0 1 0 0 24 TEAM 1-3-4 Totals 25-60 7-13 25-32 10-31-41 19 82 19 17 3 6 225

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd Half: 9-28 32.1% Game: 41.7%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 53.8%F Throw% 1st Half: 9-12 75.0% 2nd Half: 14-17 82.4% Game: 78.1%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 20-9 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

03 Rashard Lee f 4-18 1-8 0-0 5-6-11 1 9 2 0 0 1 2743 C.J. Black f 8-12 0-1 2-2 4-2-6 4 18 0 4 1 2 3440 Torrey Harris c 3-5 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 5 6 0 0 3 0 1914 Tony Harris g 1-13 0-6 8-11 0-5-5 2 10 9 2 0 2 4415 Brandon Wharton g 8-21 4-9 3-3 1-3-4 3 23 3 4 0 1 4405 Aaron Green 3-5 1-2 0-0 1-1-2 4 7 0 1 0 0 1032 Del Baker 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 233 Scott Moore 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 834 Vegas Davis 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 944 Isiah Victor 2-2 0-0 2-3 2-3-5 3 6 1 2 2 4 28 TEAM 5-3-8 Totals 29-79 6-29 17-21 20-26-46 22 81 15 13 6 10 225

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-37 35.1% 2nd Half: 13-24 35.3% Game: 36.7%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 3-16 18.8% Game: 20.7%F Throw% 1st Half: 13-14 92.9% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 81.0%

Officials: Larry Lembo, Jim Haney, Eddie JacksonTechnical fouls: noneAttendance: 15,284

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total

Illinois State 38 34 10 82Tennessee 41 31 9 81

1999 NCAA East Region — First Round

#13 Delaware (24-6) 52

#4 Tennessee (21-8) 62March 12, 1999 • Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina

Tennessee’s offense was sputtering, but the Vols turned up their defensive pressure to post a 62-52 victory over Delaware. It was the Vols’ first NCAA Tournament win in 16 years. The Vols shot only 33 percent from the field, but held Dela-ware to 30 percent shooting. Forward Mike Pegues did score 23 points for Delaware, but it came on 7-of-23 shooting. Tennes-see’s perimeter defense held the Blue Hens starting perimeter players to 2-of-13 from 3-point range. “As long as we play defense like we did today, we have a chance to win, no matter how bad we shoot the ball,” Tennes-see guard Brandon Wharton said. Wharton scored all 16 of his points in the second half after missing seven shots in the first half, including an uncontested layup after a steal. “I just kept telling the players ‘Continue to play good de-fense, and the shots are going to fall. Believe me. Trust me. They’re going to fall,’” Tennessee coach Jerry Green said. Two free throws from Pegues gave Delaware a 20-14 lead with 3:45 left in the first half. Tennessee then reeled off 11 un-answered points to open a 25-20 lead with 35 seconds left in the half. Pegues hit a jumper at the first half buzzer to pull the Blue Hens to within three at the break and then opened the second half with a 3-pointer to tie the game at 25. Tennessee then got the offense rolling with a layup from Wharton, a 3-pointer from Tony Harris and a C.J. Black dunk. The Vols led 32-25 and never trailed again. “We were almost too ready to play,” Green said. “Survive and advanced. That’s what it’s all about.”

NOTES: Tennessee’s win snapped Delaware’s 13-game win-ning streak ... Delaware’s point total and field goal percentage were its lowest of the season ... Delaware won the America East Conference tournament to earn its bid into the NCAA Tourna-ment.

VISITORS: Delaware 24-6 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

05 Mike Pegues f 7-23 0-1 9-14 3-7-10 2 23 2 6 0 2 3313 Kestutis Marci f 2-8 0-5 2-2 1-2-3 2 6 1 2 0 1 2610 John Bennett c 2-6 0-0 1-2 7-7-14 4 5 0 3 2 0 3315 John Gordon g 3-9 1-5 0-0 1-4-5 5 7 4 1 0 1 3903 Tyrone Perry g 3-6 1-3 0-2 0-1-1 2 7 0 1 0 2 2623 Madou Diouf 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2424 Greg Miller 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 19 TEAM 4-6-10 3 Totals 18-57 2-15 14-22 16-27-43 17 52 7 17 2 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 5-2 22.7% 2nd Half: 12-35 34.3% Game: 29.8%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd Half: 1-11 9.1% Game: 6.7%F Throw% 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd Half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 68.4%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-8 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

22 Vincent Yarbrough f 1-4 0-1 4-4 2-2-4 2 6 1 2 1 0 2143 C.J. Black f 2-7 0-1 5-6 4-3-7 2 9 2 2 0 1 2640 Torrey Harris c 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 3 0 0 1 0 0 1414 Tony Harris g 3-8 2-5 2-2 0-1-1 0 10 1 6 0 3 3715 Brandon Wharton g 5-18 1-5 5-6 2-5-7 4 16 4 2 0 1 3944 Isiah Victor 7-15 0-1 0-1 5-9-14 4 14 0 2 2 0 2503 Rashard Lee 1-4 0-2 2-4 0-4-4 2 4 0 2 0 2 2155 Charles Hathaway 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-2-2 3 3 0 2 1 0 1634 Vegas Davis 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 232 Del Baker 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 1-4-5 Totals 20-61 3-17 19-25 15-32-47 21 62 8 19 5 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-33 27.3% 2nd Half: 11-28 39.3% Game: 32.8%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-11 9.1% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 17.6%F Throw% 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd Half: 13-14 92.9% Game: 76.0%

Officials: Dave Libbey, Jerry Petro, Paul JanssenTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance:

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Delaware 22 30 52Tennessee 25 37 62

1999 NCAA East Region — Second Round

#9 SW Missouri State (22-10) 81

#4 Tennessee (21-9) 51March 14, 1999 • Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina

Poor shooting proved costly for the Vols as Southwestern Missouri State gave Tennessee its worst loss ever in NCAA Tour-nament action with a 81-51 victory. Tennessee shot 29.5 percent from field and hit only 6-of-29 3 point attempts for 20.7 percent. “Their defense didn’t give us many open looks,” forward Isiah Victor said. “And when they did, we weren’t making those shots either, so it really didn’t matter.” Southwest Missouri State, on the other hand, shot 51.9 per-cent from the field and hit 9-of-22 3-pointers. It was a 3-pointer at the end of the first half that seemed to douse all hopes of a Vol victory. Ken Stringer banked in a 25-footer at the buzzer to give the Bears a 36-26 halftime lead. Southwest Missouri then opened the second half by scoring on nine of its first 10 possessions. The lead expanded out to 58-33 with 12:38 to play. “I’d say they played a perfect ball game,” Tennessee coach Jerry Green said. “The more shots they hit, the more confident they got and the less we got. It seemed all the basketball gods were on their side and not on ours.” Tennessee never led in the game as the Bears jumped out to a 9-2 lead 3:10 into the game. The Bears got two easy buckets off of Tennessee turnovers caused by a full-court press. It was all uphill from there.

NOTES: Southwest Missouri State lost to Duke in the Regional Semifinals ... Southwest Missouri State won the Missouri Valley Conference to earn its trip to the NCAA Tournament ... A Mis-souri Valley Conference team (Illinois State) eliminated the Vols from the 1998 NCAA Tournament.

VISITORS: SW Missouri State 22-10 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

05 Ken Stringer f 4-7 2-2 0-1 0-5-5 0 10 2 0 1 0 2823 Ron Bruton f 5-5 0-0 2-2 1-4-5 3 12 1 1 1 4 2932 Danny Moore c 8-14 2-2 7-9 2-6-8 1 25 1 1 1 0 3412 William Fontlero g 1-5 0-2 4-7 0-2-2 3 6 4 1 1 1 3024 Kevin Ault g 5-11 2-8 2-2 1-5-6 2 14 5 3 0 1 3103 Paul Murans 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 3 0 0 0 0 204 Brandon Miller 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 410 Ryan Bettenhaus 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 820 Scott Brakebill 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-4-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 921 Eric Judd 1-3 0-2 1-1 1-0-1 0 3 1 0 0 0 225 Butch Tshomba 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 233 Allen Phillips 3-5 2-4 0-2 0-2-2 1 8 3 0 0 0 1550 Matt Reuter 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 TEAM 1-1-2 Totals 28-54 9-22 6-24 7-30-37 13 81 17 6 4 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-25 52.0% 2nd Half: 15-29 51.7% Game: 51.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 40.9%F Throw% 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd Half: 11-15 73.3% Game: 66.7%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-9 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

22 Vincent Yarbrough f 1-7 0-4 4-4 2-4-6 3 6 0 1 0 0 2340 Torrey Harris f 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 843 C.J. Black c 1-6 0-1 2-4 2-1-3 2 4 0 1 1 0 2214 Tony Harris g 2-11 2-10 0-0 0-1-1 3 6 4 5 0 0 3315 Brandon Wharton g 5-16 1-6 0-0 0-3-3 3 11 2 1 0 0 3203 Rashard Lee 2-4 1-2 2-2 1-2-3 2 7 0 2 0 0 2005 Aaron Green 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 Del Baker 0-3 0-1 0-0 2-1-3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1334 Vegas Davis 1-3 1-3 0-0 1-1-2 0 3 0 0 1 0 2144 Isiah Victor 5-8 1-2 0-0 4-4-8 4 11 1 2 0 0 2155 Charles Hathaway 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-4-4 2 3 0 1 0 1 17 TEAM 2-3-5 Totals 18-61 6-29 9-12 15-24-39 21 8 13 2 2 2 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-30 33.3% 2nd Half: 8-31- 5.8% Game: 29.5%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% 2nd Half: 3-16 18.8% Game: 20.7%F Throw% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 6-6 100.0% Game: 75.0%

Officials: Dave Libbey, Gene Monje, Bob SitovTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 20,172

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

SW Missouri State 36 45 81Tennessee 26 25 51

2000 NCAA South Region — First Round

#13 Louisiana-Lafayette (25-9) 58

#4 Tennessee (25-6) 63March 17, 2000 • Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama

Tony Harris made two free throws with 10.8 seconds to play to help Tennessee seal a 63-58 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette. Louisiana-Lafayette cut UT’s lead to two at 60-58 on Brett Smith’s jumper with 45 seconds to play. With the shot clock running down, Harris made a move to the basket and appeared to turn the ball over to Smith. But Smith was called for a reach-in foul that sent Harris to the line with 15 seconds to play. He missed the front end of the one-and-one, Ron Slay got the re-bound and was flagrantly fouled by Smith with 13 seconds to go allowing Tennessee to keep the ball after the free throws. Slay then missed both free throws and Tennessee in-bounded the ball to Harris, who was quickly fouled. Harris hit both shots to seal the victory. Tennessee trailed most of the game. The Vols were down 48-42 with just under 10 minutes left to play. Slay, a freshman from Nashville, then got the Vols offense rolling. Slay scored 11 of his 15 points in the final 8:15, including a coast-to-coast drive that he converted into a three-point play. Slay’s drive cut what had been a six-point UL-Lafayette lead to 48-45 with 8:15 remaining. “When Ron took it all the way, I felt we had ‘Mo’ (momen-tum) back on our side and had it going the right direction,” UT coach Jerry Green said, Slay’s 8-footer inside the Cajuns’ variation of a 2-3 zone de-fense broke a 54-54 tie at the 4:07 mark. He hit a similar shot to make it 60-56, Vols, with 1:48 to play. “We struggled offensively, but our defense kept us in the game,” Green said. “We did just exactly what we had to do down the stretch to win the game.” Harris and Slay led Tennessee with 15 points each. C.J. Black added 14, including 10-of-10 from the foul line, and Vincent Yarbrough scored 11. Lonnie Thomas led Louisiana-Lafayette with 19 points.

NOTES: Louisiana-Lafayette earned its bid to the NCAA Tourna-ment by winning the Sun Belt Conference.

VISITORS: La.-Lafayette 25-9 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

30 Lonnie Thomas f 9-16 0-0 1-1 3-2-5 5 19 1 4 1 1 2552 Reggie DeGray f 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 5 4 1 2 0 0 1142 Brett Smith c 2-4 0-0 2-3 7-3-10 3 6 0 1 0 1 3313 Billy Jones g 1-8 1-3 0-0 1-6-7 2 3 1 3 0 1 2822 Blane Harmon g 1-5 1-5 0-0 0-0-0 4 3 2 0 0 0 1923 Orlando Butler 5-13 2-9 0-0 2-4-6 1 12 3 0 0 1 3301 Jarret Evans 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 505 Kenneth Lawrence 0-6 0-2 0-0 1-4-5 1 0 6 3 0 0 2732 Darryl Robins 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 333 Shea Whiting 1-3 0-0 2-4 1-2-3 2 4 0 1 0 0 741 Derrick Warren 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 Kendall Regis 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 2 4 1 1 0 0 9 TEAM 1-0-1 Totals 24-63 5-22 5-8 18-23-41 25 58 15 15 1 4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-31 35.5% 2nd Half: 13-33 39.4% Game: 38.1%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 1-10 10.0% Game: 22.7%F Throw% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 2-2 100.0% Game: 62.5%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 25-6 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

22 Vincent Yarbrough f 3-8 3-7 2-3 1-6-7 2 11 1 2 1 1 3844 Isiah Victor f 1-3 0-2 2-2 0-6-6 3 4 0 1 2 1 1943 C.J. Black c 2-4 0-1 10-10 1-1-2 2 14 0 2 2 0 3414 Tony Harris g 4-14 2-8 5-7 1-2-3 2 15 3 2 0 2 3742 Jon Higgins g 1-6 1-5 1-2 2-0-2 1 4 3 0 0 1 3305 Harris Walker 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 712 Marcus Haislip 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 331 Terrence Woods 0-5 0-5 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 0 1 0 0 535 Ron Slay 6-8 0-0 3-5 2-2-4 2 15 0 1 1 0 1855 Charles Hathaway 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 TEAM 4-1-5 Totals 17-51 6-30 23-29 12-19-31 14 63 7 12 6 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-23 26.1% 2nd Half: 11-30 36.7% Game: 33.3%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% 2nd Half: 3-17 17.6% Game: 20.0%F Throw% 1st Half: 11-13 84.6% 2nd Half: 12-16 75.0% Game: 79.3%

Officials: David Libbey, Mark Reishcling, Tom GabuteroTechnical fouls: UL-DeGray, Harmon, Whiting. UT-Harris, HathawayAttendance: 11,061

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Louisiana-Lafayette 29 29 58Tennessee 26 37 63

2000 NCAA South Region — Second Round

#5 Connecticut (25-10) 51

#4 Tennessee (26-6) 65March 19, 2000 • Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama

Tennessee capitalized on an ankle injury that reduced Con-necticut point guard Khalid El-Amin to one basket in 13 min-utes and posted a 65-51 victory. The Vols made school history by winning two games in the NCAA Tournament. The Vols trailed only once, at 4-2, and had the upper hand, 32-22 by halftime. The Huskies cut a 12-point deficit to 38-34 when El-Amin hit his only basket, a 3-pointer, with 13:36 to play. Vol freshman Jon Higgins answered with his own 3-pointer 14 seconds later, igniting a 16-4 run that put the game away. Connecticut went 6:15 without scoring during the major portion of that stretch, missing six consecutive shots and turn-ing the ball over twice. One was a Higgins steal and break-away that ended up being juggled and dished to Vincent Yarbrough for a dunk and subsequent free throw. The three-point play restored the mar-gin to 44-34. Tony Harris led the Vols with 18 points, including 9-of-12 from the foul stripe. Yarbrough got 11 of his 14 in the first half, helping shoot the Huskies out of a zone defense with three 3-pointers. C.J. Black added 13 points, 10 in the second half, as UT penetrated UConn’s defense for dunks and free throws. The Vol defense also stood tall by converting seven steals into 14 points and holding the Huskies to 38.6 percent shoot-ing. UT shot 44.7 percent from field which was up from 33.3 percent in the first round victory. “We played awfully good,” Tennessee coach Jerry Green said. “That could have been as good as we played all year. Time and again, making the extra pass - or passes - produced good looks against the UConn defense.” Albert Mouring scored 17 points to lead the Huskies, and El-Amin was limited to three points, 13 below his season average.

NOTES: The 51 points was a season-low for the Huskies ... Con-necticut was the defending NCAA champion having won the 1999 NCAA Tournament with a 77-74 victory over Duke.

VISITORS: Connecticut 25-10 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

33 Kevin Freeman f 6-9 0-0 2-2 2-5-7 3 14 0 4 0 0 2904 Ajou Deng f 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1143 Jake Voskuhl c 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-6-9 4 2 1 1 0 0 1823 Albert Mouring g 7-18 3-8 0-0 0-3-3 2 17 0 1 0 0 3942 Khalid El-Amin g 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-2-2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1320 Justin Brown 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 Tony Robertson 1-7 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 4 2 2 3 0 0 3334 Souleymane Wane 4-8 0-0 0-0 4-3-7 2 8 0 1 0 0 2205 Beau Archibald 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 150 Marcus Cox 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 651 Edmund Saunders 2-3 0-0 1-2 2-1-3 1 5 0 2 1 0 1855 Doug Wrenn 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 3 0 1 9 TEAM 3-1-4 Totals 22-57 4-12 3-4 14-23-37 20 51 4 15 1 1 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd Half: 12-29 41.4% Game: 38.6%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 33.3%F Throw% 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 2-2 100% Game: 75.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 26-6 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

22 Vincent Yarbrough f 5-9 3-6 1-1 0-3-3 3 14 4 0 1 0 3444 Isiah Victor f 0-2 0-0 1-2 2-2-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1543 C.J. Black c 5-9 0-1 3-5 2-3-5 1 13 0 1 0 0 3014 Tony Harris g 4-11 1-4 9-12 0-1-1 3 18 2 2 0 2 3542 Jon Higgins g 3-9 3-6 0-0 0-4-4 0 9 4 0 0 2 3731 Terrence Woods 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 235 Ron Slay 3-6 0-0 2-3 1-3-4 1 8 1 0 2 2 2905 Harris Walker 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 3 1 0 1 1055 Charles Hathaway 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 TEAM 1-3-4 1 Totals 21-47 7-17 16-23 6-20-26 9 65 15 8 3 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 2nd Half: 10-23 43.5% Game: 44.7%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% 2nd Half: 1-4 25.0% Game: 41.2%F Throw% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 12-15 80.0% Game: 69.6%

Officials: David Libbey, Mark Reischling, Art McDonald.Technical fouls: NoneAttendance: 16,108

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Connecticut 22 29 51Tennessee 32 33 65

2000 NCAA South Region — Regional Semifinal

#8 North Carolina (21-13) 74

#4 Tennessee (26-7) 69March 24, 2000 • Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas

Ed Cota spurred a late second-half comeback, then he and freshmen Joseph Forte and Julius Peppers hit six straight free throws in the final 34.9 seconds, giving North Carolina a 74-69 victory over Tennessee in the South Regional semifinals. The Tar Heels’ winning rally kicked into top gear when Forte drilled a 3-pointer and Jason Capel hit a layup to get the Tar Heels within 64-63. Cota made a running jumper in the lane and then hit another floater to make it 66-64 with 2:00 left. Tennessee’s scoring drought, which left the Vols without a field goal since 7:15, ended with 13.6 seconds left when Tony Harris made his first basket of the night, a 3-pointer. “I thought for about 35 minutes, we played awfully well,” Tennessee coach Jerry Green said. “Then we started trying to make hard plays, and it wasn’t just one person, it was about four or five different people. And while we were making hard plays, they were making baskets.” Tennessee got off to a slow start as North Carolina led by seven early. Then, the Vols’ speed and athleticism carried them to a 22-7 run and a nine-point lead. Capel kept the Tar Heels close by scoring the last five points of the first half, pulling North Carolina to within 39-36. “I can’t really put it into words,” Vincent Yarbrough said of the loss. “I thought we had the game won, but they just out-played us in the last four minutes. We came out of the last time-out and still thought we had the game, but they made some shots and that was the game.” C.J. Black led the Volunteers with 17 points, Vincent Yar-brough had 13 and Ron Slay added 12. Isiah Victor had 11. Forte scored a game-high 22 for the Tar Heels, while Brendan Haywood and Cota each scored 11, followed by Kris Lang with 10.

NOTES: North Carolina defeated Tulsa 74-69 in the Regional Finals to advance to the Final Four ... The Tar Heels then lost to Florida, 59-71, in the national semifinals in Indianapolis.

VISITORS: North Carolina 21-13 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

25 Jason Capel f 3-9 1-2 2-2 1-4-5 1 9 5 2 0 2 3842 Kris Lang f 5-12 0-0 0-0 3-0-3 3 10 0 2 2 1 2800 Brendan Haywood c 5-10 0-0 1-4 1-4-5 5 11 0 3 4 0 2640 Joseph Forte g 8-13 2-5 4-4 1-4-5 2 22 2 3 1 1 3605 Ed Cota g 4-9 0-1 3-5 1-6-7 4 11 5 2 0 1 3921 Terrence Newby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 Max Owens 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 5 0 1 0 1 1245 Julius Peppers 2-3 0-0 2-2 3-3-6 4 6 0 1 2 0 20 TEAM 0-3-3 Totals 29-58 4-9 12-17 10-24-34 19 74 12 14 9 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-32 45.9% 2nd Half: 14-26 53.8% Game: 50.0%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 1-2 50.0% Game: 44.4%F Throw% 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 9-13 69.2% Game: 70.6%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 26-7 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

22 Vincent Yarbrough f 4-11 1-5 4-4 2-1-3 3 13 3 2 0 1 3844 Isiah Victor f 3-8 1-1 4-6 1-3-4 2 11 1 5 2 3 2143 C.J. Black c 6-7 1-1 4-4 1-4-5 4 17 0 1 1 1 2114 Tony Harris g 1-10 1-6 1-2 2-2-4 3 4 4 2 0 0 3242 Jon Higgins g 3-7 2-5 0-0 1-3-4 1 8 0 0 0 0 3535 Ron Slay 4-11 0-3 4-4 2-5-7 1 12 1 3 1 2 2405 Harris Walker 0-3 0-0 2-2 1-2-3 0 2 1 0 0 1 1755 Charles Hathaway 0-2 0-0 2-2 3-1-4 3 2 1 1 0 1 12 TEAM 2-2-4 Totals 21-59 6-21 21-24 15-23-38 17 69 11 14 4 9 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-32 40.6% 2nd Half: 8-27 29.6% Game: 35.6%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd Half: 2-11 18.2% Game: 28.6%F Throw% 1st Half: 9-10 90.0% 2nd Half: 12-14 85.7% Game: 87.5%

Officials: David Hall, Bob Donato, Mike KittsTechnical fouls: NoneAttendance: 16,371

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

North Carolina 36 38 74Tennessee 39 30 69

2001 NCAA Midwest Region — First Round

#9 Charlotte (22-10) 70#8 Tennessee (22-11) 63

March 16, 2001 • UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio

Poor shooting in the second half was too much for Tennes-see to overcome as the Vols fell 70-63 to Charlotte in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Vols finished the game shooting 42 percent from the field but only 31 percent in the second half. The Vols also hit only 1-of-7 free throw attempts and 1-of-11 three-point at-tempts in the second half. Free throw shooting plagued the Vols the entire game as they made only 7-of-18. The Vols missed four free throws late in the second half including the front-end of two one-and-ones. “We just couldn’t make a shot,” head coach Jerry Green said. “From a coach’s perspective, it’s frustrating and you feel like you missed an opportunity. But again, those same guys are the ones over the last several years who have made those free throws.” Tennessee opened the game by hitting 10 of its first 17 shots to take a 26-18 lead. Foul trouble proved costly though and Charlotte was able to come back and tie the game by 43 at the half. The opening of the second half was the mirror opposite of the first half. The Vols scored only four points in the first 10:30 of the second half and were down 52-50 after a three-point shot by Jon Higgins with 9:20 to play. By that point they had hit only two of 12 shots and commit-ted nine turnovers. Charlotte eventually opened up a 59-50 lead with 6:59 to play. The Vols battled back and had the ball down by 66-63 with just under 40 seconds left in the game. Tony Harris’ three-point attempt was off the mark and the 49ers got the rebound. Jobey Thomas made four free throws in the final 24 seconds to seal the victory for Charlotte.

NOTES: Tennessee was seeded eighth and Charlotte was the No. 9 seed ... Charlotte lost to No. 1 seeded Illinois in the sec-ond round ... UT fell to 8-14 all-time in the NCAA Tournament ... The Vols made their first appearance in the Midwest Region ... UT’s 191 blocked shots on the season ranks second all-time in school history.

VISITORS: Charlotte 22-10 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 James Zimmerman f 3-6 2-3 0-4 2-4-6 3 8 0 2 0 0 2405 Rodney White f 5-16 0-3 2-2 3-6-9 3 12 2 0 0 0 2803 KenKay Jones c 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-7-7 5 2 0 1 2 1 2121 Diego Guevara g 2-9 1-6 3-3 1-2-3 0 8 1 1 0 1 3131 Jobey Thomas g 3-9 2-7 4-4 0-0-0 0 12 0 3 0 2 2810 Cam Stephens 2-5 0-0 4-4 4-1-5 4 8 1 1 0 1 1911 Demon Brown 3-7 3-7 0-0 0-2-2 0 9 1 3 0 0 2213 Jermaine Williams 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2-4 2 2 0 1 0 0 1154 Butter Johnson 4-6 0-1 1-4 3-5-8 3 9 0 1 0 0 16 TEAM 1-2-3 1 Totals 23-62 8-27 16-23 16-31-47 20 70 5 14 2 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-32 40.6% 2nd Half: 10-30 33.3% Game: 37.1%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd Half: 3-13 23.1% Game: 29.6%F Throw% 1st Half: 12-17 70.6% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 69.6%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 22-11 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

22 Vincent Yarbrough f 5-9 1-4 1-3 1-9-10 4 12 3 2 1 1 3135 Ron Slay f 3-8 0-2 2-7 2-4-6 4 8 2 4 0 0 2144 Isiah Victor c 4-9 0-1 0-1 3-4-7 4 8 2 1 0 0 1914 Tony Harris g 2-4 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 2 4 0 1 0 1 2042 Jon Higgins g 2-5 1-4 2-2 0-0-0 2 7 0 1 0 1 3502 Jenis Grindstaff 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 705 Harris Walker 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-1-1 3 0 4 2 0 3 1512 Marcus Haislip 4-10 1-3 1-1 1-3-4 1 10 2 2 0 0 2431 Terrence Woods 3-7 3-7 0-0 1-3-4 2 9 3 0 0 0 1455 Charles Hathaway 2-3 0-0 1-3 1-4-5 1 5 0 1 0 0 14 TEAM 2-0-2 Totals 25-60 6-25 7-18 11-28-39 23 63 16 14 1 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-31 51.6% 2nd Half: 9-29 31.0% Game: 41.7%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd Half: 1-11 9.1% Game: 24.0%F Throw% 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3% Game: 38.9%

Officials: David Hall, Frank Bosone, Ruben RamosTechnical fouls: None. Attendance: 13,009

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Charlotte 43 27 70Tennessee 43 20 63

2006 Washington D.C. Region — First Round

#15 Winthrop (23-8) 61#2 Tennessee (22-7) 63

March 16, 2006 • Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina

Dane Bradshaw found a streaking Chris Lofton with an in-bound pass with 2.9 seconds and Lofton buried the jumper over Winthrop’s Torrell Martin to give Tennessee a 63-61 vic-tory to advance to the second round of the Washington D.C. Regional. “It was a good look, but he was all up on me,” Lofton said. “It still felt good.” The frantic finish capped a heart-pounding game that fea-tured nine ties and eight lead changes, the final one coming on Lofton’s shot. His were the only points in the final 2:42 as both teams squandered chances to advance to the second round. “It was a real gut check for both teams,” Bruce Pearl said. “Both teams were physically exhausted at the end of that game.” The Volunteers had a couple of opportunities in the final seconds. Watson missed a 3, but Tennessee retained posses-sion when Bradshaw chased down a long rebound on the other end of the court. Pearl called a timeout to set up the play, with Dane Bradshaw throwing it in. The first option was for a lob pass to 6-foot-7 Andre Pat-terson, but when he was covered, Bradshaw looked for Lofton. “I thought they were going to come to me the whole time, unless we got an easy shot, of course,” Lofton said. His was anything but, and after it went in with four-tenths of a second on the clock, the Tennessee players mobbed Wat-son. Winthrop coach Gregg Marshall used his final timeout, and James Shuler’s long pass bounced off the backboard to Craig Bradshaw. Bradshaw’s shot clanged off the rim, allowing the Volunteers to hang on. The Volunteers survived despite its All-SEC backcourt of Watson and Lofton, shooting a combined 8-of-24 from the field and 3-of-15 from 3-point range. It was Tennessee’s frontcourt of Major Wingate and Patterson that carried the Vols. Wingate had a team-high 15 points and Patterson had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. “You can definitely make the case that this was good for us, the way it turned out,” Dane Bradshaw said. “Coach says the teams we play obviously will continue to get better, but the situation we were in won’t get any tougher.”

VISITORS: Winthrop 23-8 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

00 James Shuler f 4-12 1-3 1-3 1-5-6 1 10 3 1 0 1 3533 Phillip Williams f 1-2 1-1 3-4 1-0-1 4 6 1 1 1 1 2305 Craig Bradshaw c 5-17 1-8 1-2 2-5-7 3 12 3 4 2 1 3710 Chris Gaynor g 4-7 2-4 0-0 0-3-3 1 10 4 0 0 1 3312 Torrell Martin g 5-11 2-7 2-3 8-5-13 1 14 1 5 0 2 3411 Michael Jenkins 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1122 Otis Daniels 1-2 0-0 3-4 2-0-2 1 5 0 1 0 0 1424 De’Andre Adams 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 2 0 0 731 Taj McCullough 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-1-2 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 TEAM 1 Totals 22-56 7-24 10-17 15-20-35 15 61 14 15 3 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd Half: 10-28 35.7% Game: 39.3%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 3-12 25.0% Game: 29.2%F Throw % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 58.8%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 22-7 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

22 Andre Patterson f 6-7 0-0 0-0 3-8-11 4 12 2 3 2 0 2923 Dane Bradshaw f 1-4 0-1 3-5 0-3-3 2 5 2 0 1 2 2801 Major Wingate c 5-8 0-0 5-6 2-4-6 1 15 1 2 3 1 3005 Chris Lofton g 5-14 2-9 0-0 2-0-2 2 12 2 1 0 1 3132 C.J. Watson g 3-10 1-6 2-2 0-0-0 4 9 2 3 0 0 2702 JaJuan Smith 2-5 2-4 0-0 0-1-1 2 6 0 0 0 0 1603 Stanley Asumnu 1-2 0-0 0-1 2-5-7 0 2 2 3 0 2 2215 Jordan Howell 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 0 2 1 1 0 0 1434 Ryan Childress 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 1-0-1 Totals 24-53 5-21 10-14 11-22-33 15 63 12 13 6 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-28 53.6% 2nd Half: 9-25 36.0% Game: 45.3%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 1-9 11.1% Game: 23.8%F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100% 2nd Half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 71.4%

Officials: Mike Kitts, Sid Rodeheffer, Wally RuteckiTechnicals: NoneAttendance: 22,073

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Winthrop 34 27 61Tennessee 36 27 63

2006 Washington D.C. Region — Second Round

#7 Wichita State (26-8) 80#2 Tennessee (22-8) 73

March 18, 2006 • Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina

Wichita State went on a 7-0 run to break a 65-all tie and the Shockers never looked back, defeating Tennessee 80-73 to ad-vance to the Sweet 16 in Washington D.C. Karon Bradley hit a short jumper to break the tie and on the next position with the shot clock winding down P.J. Cou-isnard stepped back and launched a straightaway 3-pointer that swished through the net giving the Shockers a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. Wichita State advanced to the NCAA Tour-nament’s round of 16 for the first time in 25 years. Chris Lofton - who hit a last-second shot to beat Winthrop 63-61 in the first round - and C.J. Watson each scored 20 points to lead the Volunteers. Major Wingate finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and five blocks. “We’ll be back,” Pearl said. “I’m very, very proud of these young men. I can’t tell you how many people have written or called and said how much they enjoyed this basketball team. This Tennessee basketball team will go down as one of the all-time best, and this was the group that got it started.” Tennessee led 63-58 on a pair of free throws from Wat-son with 5:42 left, but the Shockers rallied to tie it at 63 on a 3-pointer from Sean Ogirri. After the teams traded baskets, Bradley drained a jumper from just outside the lane for a 67-65 lead with 2:12 left. Cou-isnard followed with the stepback 3 over Dane Bradshaw for a 70-65 lead with 1:05 left. Ogirri closed the spurt with two free throws for a 72-65 lead with 50.5 seconds left. Tennessee twice cut the deficit to three points in the final seconds, but got no closer as Wichita State went 8-for-10 at the foul line in the final minute to seal it. “I think we were in a position where we had them where we wanted them,” said Bradshaw, who had two points and three steals. “I guess we just didn’t execute. I’m not sure really what happened.”

VISITORS: Wichita State 26-8 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

02 PJ Couisnard f 6-7 4-4 4-6 2-7-9 2 20 5 4 0 1 3632 Kyle Wilson f 5-10 3-5 4-4 1-5-6 1 17 1 2 1 0 3045 Paul Miller c 1-9 0-0 8-10 2-6-8 2 10 1 1 0 0 2622 Matt Braeuer g 2-4 0-0 1-2 0-1-1 2 5 4 1 0 0 2233 Sean Ogirri g 3-7 2-5 4-5 0-2-2 2 12 2 2 0 0 3300 Nick Rogers 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 204 Ryan Martin 5-6 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 1 10 0 1 1 1 2405 Wendell Preadom 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 510 Karon Bradley 2-5 0-1 2-2 1-1-2 1 6 3 1 0 1 22 TEAM 1-1-2 1 Totals 24-48 9-15 23-29 9-25-34 12 80 16 13 2 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 2nd Half: 14-21 66.7% Game: 50.0%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 60.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 17-21 81.0% Game: 79.3%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 22-8 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

22 Andre Patterson f 1-4 0-0 0-0 2-4-6 5 2 4 0 1 0 2423 Dane Bradshaw f 1-7 0-3 0-1 2-2-4 4 2 3 1 0 3 2901 Major Wingate c 6-11 0-0 3-4 5-2-7 0 15 0 4 5 1 3405 Chris Lofton g 7-21 6-18 0-0 1-2-3 2 20 2 2 0 2 3432 C.J. Watson g 7-10 2-3 4-4 0-0-0 4 20 1 1 1 1 3302 JaJuan Smith 2-6 2-5 2-4 2-8-10 3 8 3 1 0 1 2103 Stanley Asumnu 3-8 0-0 0-0 4-2-6 1 6 0 1 0 1 1815 Jordan Howell 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 TEAM 2-0-2 Totals 27-67 10-29 9-13 18-20-38 20 73 15 10 7 9 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-36 27.8% 2nd Half: 17-31 54.8% Game: 40.3%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd Half: 7-17 41.2% Game: 34.5%F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100% 2nd Half: 7-11 63.6% Game: 69.2%

Officials: John Higgins, Mike Kitts, Bert SmithTechnicals: NoneAttendance: 22,809

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Wichita State 30 50 80

Tennessee 25 48 73

2007 South Region — First Round

#12 Long Beach State (24-8) 86#5 Tennessee (23-10) 121

March 16, 2007 • Nationwide Arena • Columbus, Ohio

Tennessee scored early, often, and then scored some more as the Vols matched the most points ever scored by a team in a first round NCAA tournament game in its 121-86 dismantling of Long Beach State. Chris Lofton led the way with 25 points. JaJuan Smith added 24 points, Ramar Smith 22, Duke Crews 12 and Wayne Chism 10 points, while Dane Bradshaw dished out a career-best 11 assists. “It really was (fun),” Lofton said. “We’re used to playing like that. When a team plays (uptempo) like that, we get excited. It was just a fast-paced game and we put the ‘fast’ back in ‘fast break.”‘ Both teams came in averaging 80 points - putting them among the top 11 in the nation - so it wasn’t a shocker that baskets came in bunches. “I like an identity for a program. This is our identity,” coach Bruce Pearl said. “We’ve never finished second in (any league in) scoring in 14 or 15 years I’ve been a head coach. I enjoy being uptempo and being aggressive in transition. We’ll put four or five guys on the floor that can score, and they’ve got a lot of freedom.” Lofton led the way as the Volunteers shot 59 percent from the field and made 14 of 27 3-pointers. He hit half of his eight shots behind the arc and JaJuan Smith hit 4-of-6. Each team hit seven 3-pointers in a wild opening half that featured the Volunteers racing to a 29-12 lead in the opening 7 1/2 minutes. They did it with precision shooting, their full-court press and trapping pressure. Lofton keyed the defense, with two steals leading to a pair of layups in a 5-second span. Ahead 57-45 at the break, the Volunteers ran off 12 of the first 14 points in the second half - seven by Lofton - to build the lead to 69-47. “The start of the second half was the key for us,” Bradshaw said. “We stopped them and got some easy buckets in transi-tion as well as out of our half-court offense.” From then on, the totals mounted. The Volunteers had 90 points with 10 minutes left. “We knew we had to score,” Ramar Smith said. “We knew it was going to be a high-scoring game and we came out and scored.”

VISITORS: Long Beach State 24-8 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

15 Sterling Byrd f 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 2 2 2 2 0 0 2744 Dominique Ricks f 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 3 2 0 0 0 0 1001 Kejuan Johnson g 8-16 5-8 3-3 1-3-4 3 24 0 2 1 1 3520 Kevin Houston g 6-15 2-4 3-4 0-1-1 4 17 3 3 0 0 3355 Aaron Nixon g 8-15 4-8 3-3 0-5-5 2 23 4 2 0 1 2802 Louis Draby 3-3 1-1 0-0 1-1-2 3 7 2 1 0 0 2510 Arturas Lazdauskas 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 411 Artis Gant 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 221 Mark Dawson 3-7 0-0 1-2 4-2-6 4 7 0 2 2 0 2822 Tim Island 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 233 Travon Free 2-2 0-0 0-2 0-0-0 1 4 0 0 0 0 450 Andrew Fleming 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 0-2-2 Totals 32-65 12-21 10-14 9-19-28 23 86 11 13 3 2 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-32 53.1% 2nd Half: 15-33 45.5% Game: 49.2%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd Half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 57.1%F Throw % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 6-7 85.7% Game: 71.4%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 23-10 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Wayne Chism f 4-5 1-1 1-2 0-3-3 0 10 2 0 1 0 1423 Dane Bradshaw f 3-3 0-0 2-5 1-3-4 1 8 11 0 0 1 2602 JaJuan Smith g 8-12 4-6 4-5 2-4-6 4 24 1 0 0 0 2305 Chris Lofton g 9-14 4-8 3-3 0-3-3 3 25 2 1 0 4 2412 Ramar Smith g 8-13 2-4 4-4 0-2-2 2 22 6 0 2 3 2915 Jordan Howell 2-6 2-5 0-0 1-1-2 4 6 2 0 0 0 2024 Tanner Wild 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 225 Josh Tabb 3-5 0-1 1-1 3-2-5 4 7 0 2 0 3 2230 Ben Bosse 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 332 Duke Crews 4-9 0-0 4-8 8-3-11 1 12 1 1 1 0 2034 Ryan Childress 1-3 0-1 2-2 0-4-4 1 4 0 2 0 0 17 TEAM 1-1-2 Totals 43-73 14-27 21-30 16-27-43 20 121 25 6 4 11 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 21-36 58.3% 2nd Half: 22-37 59.5% Game: 58.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-14 50.0% 2nd Half: 7-13 53.8% Game: 51.9%F Throw % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7% 2nd Half: 13-18 72.2% Game: 70.0%

Officials: John Higgins, Paul Janssen, Earl WaltonTechnicals: NoneAttendance: 19,916

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Long Beach State 45 41 86Tennessee 57 64 121

2007 South Region — Second Round

#5 Tennessee (24-10) 77#4 Virginia (21-11) 74

March 18, 2007 • Nationwide Arena • Columbus, Ohio

JaJuan Smith scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half, Ryan Childress scored all 10 of his points in the second half and Chris Lofton made six consecutive free throws in the final sec-onds as the Volunteers held off Virginia 77-74 Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to propel fifth-seeded Tennessee (24-10) to the round of 16 for the first time since 2000 under second-year coach Bruce Pearl. “When you reach the Sweet 16 at the University of Tennes-see with the way we’ve had to rebuild, you’ve made a special place in history for yourself,” Dane Bradshaw said. The Vols had to hold on for dear life to advance past the second round. After taking a 10-point lead midway through the second half, Virginia came roaring back cutting the lead to two after an Adrian Joseph basket. But in the end, the Volunteers advanced by having their best player make the easiest shot of all. Lofton, the Southeast-ern Conference’s player of the year, hit all six of his free throws in the last 27.7 seconds, keeping Tennessee ahead. Lofton fin-ished with 20 points. “I started forcing shots,” said Lofton, who was an uncharac-teristic 4-of-16 from the field but 9-of-10 on free throws. “Coach kept telling me to be patient. Luckily, I got to the foul line and came through.” Virginia still had a chance as they got the ball back after Lofton’s last made free throw but point guard Sean Singletary missed an open 3-pointer with 1 second left. Appropriately, it all came down to the guards. Virginia guard J.R. Reynolds had a big first half, scoring 22 points, but twisted his right ankle on a late drive to the basket. In the opening minute, Reynolds and Lofton turned it into a game of H-O-R-S-E. Reynolds hit a 3 from the top of the key on Virginia’s first possession, and Lofton responded with a longer 3 a minute later. The challenge was on, and Reynolds was on his game. He was at his best during an 18-3 spurt that gave Virginia a 36-25 lead, scoring 12 of the points on assorted shots. Then, it was Tennessee’s turn. JaJuan Smith had a three-point play and a steal-and-layup during a 15-2 spurt early in the second half that put Tennessee ahead to stay 54-44. At that point, Singletary brought Virginia back cutting the lead to 61-59. Smith ended the comeback by hitting a 3-pointer, then tak-ing a charge from Singletary.

VISITORS: Tennessee 24-10 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Wayne Chism f 3-5 2-2 5-9 1-4-5 5 13 0 2 0 0 1823 Dane Bradshaw f 1-5 1-2 0-2 0-3-3 3 3 5 1 0 2 2302 JaJuan Smith g 6-13 3-7 1-1 1-1-2 2 16 2 2 0 3 3205 Chris Lofton g 4-16 3-9 9-10 1-2-3 2 20 2 1 0 1 3312 Ramar Smith g 1-4 0-2 5-8 1-5-6 5 7 1 5 0 0 3215 Jordan Howell 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1025 Josh Tabb 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 3 2 0 2 0 0 1332 Duke Crews 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 3 6 0 1 0 1 1834 Ryan Childress 3-4 2-2 2-2 4-4-8 2 10 1 1 0 0 21 TEAM 2-6-8 Totals 22-54 11-26 22-32 12-27-39 25 77 12 16 0 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 2nd Half: 12-25 48.0% Game: 40.7%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-16 37.5% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 42.3%F Throw % 1st Half: 9-16 56.3% 2nd Half: 13-16 81.3% Game: 68.8%

HOME TEAM: Virginia 21-11 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

24 Mamadi Diane f 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-1-1 4 0 0 1 1 1 3333 Jason Cain f 0-1 0-0 9-10 1-4-5 4 9 0 1 0 1 3021 Tunji Soroye c 0-2 0-0 2-2 1-2-3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2102 J.R. Reynolds g 8-16 4-11 6-6 0-1-1 2 26 0 3 0 1 3444 Sean Singletary g 4-14 1-7 10-12 1-5-6 4 19 5 6 0 1 3901 Will Harris 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 Laurynas Mikalauskas 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-3-3 4 3 0 0 0 0 712 Jamil Tucker 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 2 3 0 0 0 0 630 Adrian Joseph 4-7 1-3 1-2 2-3-5 3 10 0 0 1 0 2334 Ryan Pettinella 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 Soloman Tat 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 TEAM 1-1-2 Totals 18-48 7-26 31-36 6-23-29 26 74 5 12 5 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 21-36 58.3% 2nd Half: 22-37 59.5% Game: 58.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-14 50.0% 2nd Half: 7-13 53.8% Game: 51.9%F Throw % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7% 2nd Half: 13-18 72.2% Game: 70.0%

Officials: John Higgins, Paul Janssen, Hal LuskTechnicals: NoneAttendance: 19,916

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Virginia 38 36 74Tennessee 35 42 77

2007 South Region — Regional Semifinal

#5 Tennessee (24-11) 84#1 Ohio State (33-3) 85

March 22, 2007 • Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

Maybe now folks will realize there’s more to Ohio State than Greg Oden. The big man finally looked like a freshman, getting mired in foul trouble as the top-seeded Buckeyes fell behind by 20 points before halftime. But senior Ron Lewis and fellow fresh-man Mike Conley bailed out Oden and lifted Ohio State past Tennessee, 85-84 in the semifinals of the NCAA South Regional. “We played about as well in the first half, I think, as we can play,” Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl said. “We’re terribly disap-pointed. We’ve proven we can beat some of the best teams in the country. We’ve also proven we can come close to beating some of the best teams in the country.” Conley had nine of his 17 from the foul line - including the winner with 6.5 seconds left. But Conley missed a second shot, giving Tennessee one last chance. Ramar Smith grabbed the rebound and went all the way to the rim with Conley defending him. Smith’s shot went up just before time expired. Then it was Oden to the rescue, swatting the ball into the Volunteers’ cheerleaders, while Smith landed hard in front of the Tennessee bench. After trailing 49-29 in the final minute of the first half, the Buckeyes got a little back with a three-point play in the final sec-ond before intermission. Then came a 16-5 spurt, keyed by six Conley free throws. Fittingly, his pair of foul shots tied it at 64. Things went back and forth from there, with 6-9 Ryan Chil-dress hitting two 3s for Tennessee and Conley making a 3-point play but also missing a pair of free throws. Ohio State tied it at 79 with 2:44 left on David Lighty’s eighth 3-pointer of the season. It was a biggie because the Buckeyes never trailed again. Chris Lofton, the SEC player of the year, scored 24 points to lead Tennessee. He was 6-of-13 on 3-pointers, including one that tied it at 82 only seconds after Lewis had put Ohio State ahead with a 3 of his own. Smith scored 15 points and JaJuan Smith added 14 points and eight rebounds. Childress scored 12, hitting 4-of-5 behind the arc. Tennessee avoided Oden from the start by shooting 3s over him, taking a slim lead. Then he got his second foul with 10:48 to go in the half and the Vols began attacking inside and out. With a 13-2 run, Tennessee went up 32-18, prompting Matta to rub his brow and put back in Oden. Just 64 seconds later, Oden was back beside his coach in a black folding chair, stuck with three fouls. The Volunteers soon got rolling again and were ahead 49-29 in the final minute of the half.

VISITORS: Tennessee 24-11 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Wayne Chism f 2-7 0-4 2-4 1-0-1 4 6 1 0 0 1 1923 Dane Bradshaw f 1-4 1-3 2-2 0-2-2 3 5 4 3 1 0 2602 JaJuan Smith g 5-10 4-5 0-0 4-4-8 4 14 1 0 0 1 2805 Chris Lofton g 9-18 6-13 0-0 1-4-5 1 24 1 0 0 0 3312 Ramar Smith g 6-10 0-0 3-7 0-3-3 3 15 4 0 0 1 3315 Jordan Howell 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 925 Josh Tabb 1-3 1-1 0-0 1-5-6 2 3 2 1 0 1 1832 Duke Crews 2-5 0-0 1-4 2-1-3 3 5 0 2 0 0 1734 Ryan Childress 4-5 4-5 0-0 1-2-3 3 12 0 0 0 0 17 TEAM 0-1-1 1 Totals 30-62 16-31 8-17 10-24-34 24 84 14 7 1 4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 19-34 55.9% 2nd Half: 11-28 39.3% Game: 48.4%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 9-15 60.0% 2nd Half: 7-16 43.8% Game: 51.6%F Throw % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0% Game: 47.1%

HOME TEAM: Ohio State 33-3 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

03 Ivan Harris f 4-4 3-3 0-0 0-3-3 3 11 1 0 0 0 1820 Greg Oden c 2-2 0-0 5-6 0-3-3 4 9 0 1 4 1 1801 Mike Conley Jr. g 4-10 0-0 9-14 4-3-7 3 17 6 1 0 2 3412 Ron Lewis g 9-17 3-9 4-4 1-4-5 1 25 1 2 0 0 3614 Jamar Butler g 1-6 1-6 0-0 0-2-2 1 3 2 2 0 0 3623 David Lighty 2-3 1-2 2-5 0-2-2 1 7 1 0 0 0 2031 Daequan Cook 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 4 1 1 0 0 842 Matt Terwilliger 1-3 0-1 3-4 2-1-3 0 5 0 0 0 0 1445 Othello Hunter 2-2 0-0 0-2 1-4-5 4 4 1 1 1 0 16 TEAM 0-3-3 Totals 27-51 8-22 23-35 8-25-33 17 85 13 8 5 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-27 48.1% 2nd Half: 14-24 58.3% Game: 52.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd Half: 5-12 41.7% Game: 36.4%F Throw % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 20-29 69.0% Game: 65.7%

Officials: David Libbey, Patrick Driscoll, Jamie LuckieTechnicals: None. Attendance: 26,776

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 49 35 84Ohio State 32 53 85

2008 East Region — First Round

#15 American (21-12) 57#2 Tennessee (30-4) 72

March 21, 2008 • BJCC Arena • Birmingham, Alabama.

Tennessee avoided a massive first-round upset in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament breaking away from American 72-57 Friday in the first round of the East Regional. Believing the Volunteers deserved better than the No. 2 seed given them, JaJuan Smith wrote “No. 1 seed” on his orange-and-white sneakers. Facing a team making its NCAA tournament debut, it was hardly a walkover. Sluggish at the start and outhustled nearly the whole way, the second-seeded Vols turned it on late to avoid the upset. Ahead 53-51 with 5:45 left, Tennessee held the 15th-seeded Eagles to only one basket the rest of the way. “We just weren’t playing our game,” Smith said. “We were a little sloppy, but we turned it on at the end.” Smith finished with 19 points. Wayne Chism added 16 and helped Tennessee wear down the Eagles. Tied at 40 with 11 minutes left, Tennessee finally put to-gether a 10-0 run with Smith hitting a big 3-pointer. A pair of 3s by Brian Gilmore gave American (21-12) its late chance. “I thought they came in confident. I thought they came in knowing that they could play with us,” Pearl said. “I think watching Belmont last night had to be encouraging for them.” It was. Carr, the MVP of the Patriot League tournament, poured in 24 points. The sharpshooter tried to keep American close all by himself, taking on the whole Tennessee team in a game of H-O-R-S-E. The Vols threw five different defenders at him, hoping to weave through a staggered series of hard picks. “One person can’t guard him. He comes off eight or nine screens,” Tennessee star guard Chris Lofton said. “I had to take a break in the first half. I was dead.” Tennessee relies on a controlled brand of chaos, but they struggled at the start and Lofton was a nonfactor. Starter Ramar Smith sat out the first half. Tennessee has played half its games against teams that made the NCAA tournament field. That didn’t daunt a smaller team that lost at Brown this season -- the Eagles threw their bodies around more than the Vols and held a 39-27 rebounding edge, including 18-6 on the offensive end. VISITORS: American 21-12 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

34 Travis Lay f 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 2 2 0 2 0 0 1432 Cornelio Guibunda c 2-3 0-0 0-0 3-4-7 1 4 0 0 2 0 1603 Derrick Mercer g 4-12 1-3 0-2 0-3-3 4 9 3 3 0 0 3905 Garrison Carr g 9-21 6-15 2-2 0-2-2 3 26 2 3 0 1 40-15 Frank Borden g 0-3 0-1 0-0 3-5-8 5 0 2 5 0 0 3304 Frane Markusovic 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+14 Brian Gilmore 4-11 2-5 3-6 4-2-6 2 13 1 1 0 4 2721 Nick Hendra 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-2-3 3 2 0 4 1 0 722 Steve Luptak 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+25 Romone Penny 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 133 Bryce Simon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+44 Jordan Nichols 0-3 0-0 1-2 3-2-5 5 1 1 2 0 0 23 TEAM 2-0-2 1 Totals 21-58 9-25 6-12 18-21-39 26 57 9 22 3 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-29 31.0% 2nd Half: 12-29 41.4% Game: 36.2%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd Half: 7-17 41.2% Game: 36.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 50.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 30-4 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Tyler Smith f 4-8 0-1 6-8 1-6-7 2 14 6 1 1 1 3604 Wayne Chism f 6-10 2-3 2-3 2-5-7 5 16 0 2 0 2 2402 JaJuan Smith g 7-12 4-8 1-2 0-1-1 1 19 2 2 0 1 3305 Chris Lofton g 1-7 0-5 3-4 1-2-3 1 5 0 3 0 3 3315 Jordan Howell g 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 2 1 0 1 1312 Ramar Smith 0-0 0-0 4-6 0-2-2 2 4 2 0 0 0 1422 Steven Pearl 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+25 Josh Tabb 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 730 J.P. Prince 1-3 0-0 6-8 0-2-2 1 8 1 3 0 3 2132 Duke Crews 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 4 0 1 2 1 1533 Brian Williams 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 334 Ryan Childress 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 2-0-2 Totals 22-45 6-19 22-31 6-21-27 16 72 13 14 3 12 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-22 45.5% 2nd Half: 12-23 52.2% Game: 48.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 31.6%F Throw % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5% 2nd Half: 15-23 65.2% Game: 71.0%

Officials: Zelton Steed, Gerry Pollard, Chris RastaherTechnicals: None. Attendance:

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

American 22 35 57Tennessee 29 43 72

2008 East Region — Second Round

#7 Butler (30-4) ot 71#2 Tennessee (31-4) 76

March 23, 2008 • BJCC Arena • Birmingham, Alabama.

The Tennessee Volunteers scrapped, pounded and grabbed. They also survived. No coincidence in that. The second-seeded Vols mostly ditched the glamorous 3-pointer and got physical in Sunday’s second-round, moving on with a 76-71 overtime victory over Butler. JaJuan Smith hit four straight free throws in the final 13.6 seconds of overtime and the Vols advanced to their second consecutive Sweet 16. The earliest game to feature two 30-win teams definitely lived up to the distinction. Tennessee scored 38 points in the paint, had five players with multiple fouls by halftime and made only two 3s in the final 40 minutes against the Bulldogs. “Fatigue was a factor for them at some point, because of the way we guarded them,” Pearl said. “We really played great defense tonight and did what we needed to do on the boards.” The Vols scored six straight points inside after the Bulldogs took their first lead in the final 2 minutes of OT, including Ramar Smith’s basket with 27 seconds left to make it 72-68. Pete Campbell followed a missed shot to make it 72-70 with 16 seconds left. JaJaun Smith then made both free throws. Wayne Chism led foul-plagued Tennessee with 16 points, while Tyler Smith added 15 and eight rebounds and JaJuan Smith had 11. J.P. Prince had nine points, seven rebounds, five assists -- and six of the Vols’ 20 turnovers. The Bulldogs, who couldn’t catch up to Tennessee for the first 37-plus minutes, took their first lead on Graves’ short jumper in the paint to make it 68-66 with 1:46 left in overtime. Ramar Smith and Chism both scored inside to retake the lead inside the final minute. Tyler Smith blocked Graves from behind and Chism won the scramble for the loose ball and called timeout with 33 seconds left. Ramar Smith then scored, coming up with a big play after losing his starting job to J.P. Prince, an Arizona transfer who made his first start for Tennessee. Graves led Butler with 21 points on just 6-of-18 shooting. Pete Campbell, who made eight 3s in the first round, added 12 points and Willie Veasley had 11. The Vols tried to set the tone early, sinking three 3-pointers and forcing five turnovers in the first five minutes on their way to a 21-8 lead. VISITORS: Butler 30-4 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Julian Betko f 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-3-4 3 4 0 1 0 1 2432 Drew Streicher f 1-3 1-2 1-2 2-3-5 3 4 2 0 0 3 4254 Matt Howard f 1-7 0-0 2-3 3-2-5 5 4 1 1 0 1 2304 A.J. Graves g 6-18 3-12 6-6 0-3-3 4 21 2 4 0 5 4310 Mike Green g 4-17 1-4 6-10 2-5-7 5 15 5 6 0 1 3902 Shawn Vanzant 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 1 1 0 0 603 Zach Hahn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 121 Willie Veasley 5-7 0-0 1-3 1-2-3 2 11 0 0 1 0 2424 Avery Jukes 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+34 Pete Campbell 4-8 3-7 1-2 3-2-5 2 12 0 0 0 0 23 TEAM 3-2-5 Totals 22-61 9-26 18-28 15-24-39 25 71 11 14 1 11 225

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-25 40.0% 2nd Half: 9-28 32.1% Game: 36.1%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-14 42.9% 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 34.6%F Throw % 1st Half: 8-14 57.1% 2nd Half: 9-12 75.0% Game: 64.3%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 31-4 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Tyler Smith f 4-9 0-0 7-8 1-7-8 4 15 0 7 1 0 3704 Wayne Chism f 6-11 1-4 3-5 2-3-5 4 16 2 3 1 1 2902 JaJuan Smith g 3-9 1-6 4-4 1-4-5 3 11 1 0 0 0 3705 Chris Lofton g 3-11 3-7 0-0 1-4-5 3 9 2 1 0 2 3130 J.P. Prince g 4-5 0-0 1-2 5-2-7 3 9 5 6 1 0 3112 Ramar Smith 4-8 0-2 0-3 1-2-3 4 8 1 2 0 0 1815 Jordan Howell 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 522 Steven Pearl 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+25 Josh Tabb 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1232 Duke Crews 0-3 0-0 2-2 2-4-6 2 2 0 1 0 0 1333 Brian Williams 1-2 0-0 1-3 1-3-4 0 3 1 0 0 1 1134 Ryan Childress 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 2-1-3 Totals 26-59 5-19 19-29 16-30-46 24 76 12 20 3 5 225

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-25 52.0% 2nd Half: 9-26 34.6% Game: 44.1%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 0-8 0.0% Game: 26.3%F Throw % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7% 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 65.5%

Officials: Bob Donato, Jeffrey Nichols, Michael ScyphersTechnicals: None. Attendance:

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total

Butler 34 29 8 71Tennessee 38 25 13 76

2008 East Region — Regional Semifinal

#3 Louisville (26-8) 79#2 Tennessee (31-5) 60

March 27, 2008 • Charlotte Bobcats Arena • Charlotte, N.C.

One of the most successful seasons in Tennessee basket-ball history came to an end Thursday as third-seeded Louisville downed the second-seeded Volunteers 79-60 in in the East Regional final. Earl Clark scored 17 points and had 12 rebounds, and UL head coach Rick Pitino’s mix of defenses made life miserable for SEC Champion Tennessee. After Louisville’s two blowout wins eariler in the tourna-ment, Pitino’s signature zone and pressure limited the high-scoring Volunteers to 34-percent shooting. “I’ve been coaching a long time and never has the tempo of the game been dictated so much by an opponent,” UT coach Bruce Pearl said. “We usually dictate tempo. We attacked the pressure and we had opportunity to hurt the press, but we just didn’t finish.” Louisville nearly blew all of a 16-point first half lead, only to take control midway through the second half. Chris Lofton scored 15 points for Tennessee, but was 3-for-15 in his final game as a Vol. “They wouldn’t leave me,” Lofton said. “It was tough to get my shot off. They’re a great defensive team.” After a slow start, Tennessee got within 37-36 early in the second half thanks to its own defensive pressure, which forced 20 turnovers. But then the springy Clark, who had come on in the NCAA tournament, had a driving layup, hit a baseline jumper and con-verted a three-point play during a 13-5 run. Louisville’s defense didn’t allow Tennessee to get back in it again, and the Cardinals hit all nine free throws over the final five minutes to keep Tennessee at bay. JaJuan Smith added 12 point and Tyler Smith had 11. “This doesn’t take much away from the finest season in the history of Tennessee basketball,” Pearl said. “No team has ac-complished the things these guys accomplished this year, and I’m awfully proud of them.”

VISITORS: Louisville 27-8 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Terrence Williams f 4-7 0-1 4-7 2-6-8 0 12 3 2 2 1 3803 Juan Palacios f 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-2-2 1 3 1 0 0 0 1304 David Padgett c 4-5 0-0 2-4 2-6-8 4 10 3 4 0 0 2533 Andre McGee g 4-10 1-5 4-4 0-3-3 2 13 3 2 0 1 3234 Jerry Smith g 3-6 2-3 5-6 0-4-4 3 13 0 4 1 1 2402 Preston Knowles 0-4 0-3 0-0 0-0-0 4 0 2 1 0 0 16005 Earl Clark 7-10 0-1 3-4 2-10-12 2 17 2 3 4 2 2810 Edgar Sosa 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 5 2 0 3 0 1 720 Will Scott 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 232 Derrick Caracter 3-6 0-0 3-3 2-3-5 1 9 0 1 0 0 15 TEAM 1-0-1 Totals 26-50 4-14 23-30 9-34-43 23 79 14 20 7 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd Half: 14-21 66.7% Game: 52.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 0-2 0.0% Game: 28.6% F Throw % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0% 2nd Half: 14-20 70.0% Game: 76.7%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 31-5 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Tyler Smith f 3-9 0-1 5-8 3-1-4 4 11 1 2 0 1 2704 Wayne Chism f 3-4 1-1 2-2 0-4-4 4 9 0 1 1 0 2402 JaJuan Smith g 5-11 2-5 0-0 1-5-6 5 12 2 2 0 4 2805 Chris Lofton g 3-15 2-11 7-7 0-3-3 1 15 2 3 0 2 3430 Prince, J.P. g 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 4 2 2 4 0 2 2712 Ramar Smith 2-9 0-0 2-7 0-0-0 4 6 3 3 0 2 2822 Steven Pearl 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 225 Josh Tabb 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 432 Duke Crews 2-4 0-0 1-1 1-0-1 3 5 2 1 0 0 1633 Brian Williams 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 734 Ryan Childress 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 2-2-4 Totals 19-56 5-20 17-25 8-20-28 26 60 12 17 1 11 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd Half: 9-28 32.1% Game: 33.9% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 3-11 27.3% Game: 25.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd Half: 9-14 64.3% Game: 68.0%

Officials: Richard Cartmell, Verne Harris, Gerry PollardTechnicals: Louisville-Preston Knowles. Tennessee-None.Attendance: 19,092

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Louisville 37 42 79Tennessee 30 30 60

2009 East Region — First Round

#9 Tennessee (21-13) 75#8 Oklahoma State (23-11) 77

March 20, 2009 • University of Dayton Arena • Dayton, Ohio

After 40 hard-fought minutes of basketball, Oklahoma State outlasted Tennessee to earn a 77-75 decision in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at University of Dayton Arena in Day-ton, Ohio. “We played a lot of good basketball out there today, and we played against a really good team, one of the better teams we played in a few weeks, and we’re right there,” UT head coach Bruce Pearl said. Cowboys point guard Byron Eaton put his team ahead for good after a three-point play with 7.2 seconds showing on the clock. Eaton drove to the basket for a layup and made the ensu-ing free throw after being fouled by Vols forward Tyler Smith. With one final shot for the Vols, Smith came off a ball screen and launched a 3-pointer, only to see it rim out at the buzzer. “It’s a shot that he takes and makes a lot at the end of prac-tice,” Pearl said. “I didn’t want anybody else taking that last shot.” Smith led the Big Orange with 21 points, including a perfect 10-for-10 performance at the foul ine. Redshirt freshman guard Cameron Tatum followed with 12 points, and junior Wayne Chism added 11 points. Paced by Eaton’s 20 points, Oklahoma State (23-11) also re-ceived a lift from Marshall Moses’ double-double performance of 16 points and 11 rebounds. Tennessee (21-13) heads back to Knoxville after its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament bid under Pearl.

VISITORS: Tennessee 21-13 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Smith, Tyler f 5-10 1-4 10-10 2-0-2 3 21 3 2 0 0 3604 Chism, Wayne c 4-14 3-9 0-0 2-4-6 4 11 1 4 1 0 2803 Maze, Bobby g 2-5 2-5 0-0 0-1-1 0 6 5 0 0 0 2730 Prince, J.P. g 2-3 0-0 0-2 1-4-5 2 4 2 1 0 3 2432 Hopson, Scotty g 3-9 1-6 1-1 0-2-2 2 8 3 1 0 1 3105 Negedu, Emmanuel 2-2 0-0 2-4 2-1-3 0 6 0 0 0 0 623 Tatum, Cameron 4-8 3-7 1-1 0-2-2 3 12 0 1 0 0 2325 Tabb, Josh 1-2 1-2 2-3 0-2-2 1 5 1 0 0 0 933 Williams, Brian 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 2 1 2 0 0 16 TEAM 3-0-3 Totals 24-56 11-33 16-21 11-17-28 16 75 16 11 1 4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd Half: 12-26 46.2% Game: 42.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-15 33.3% 2nd Half: 6-18 33.3% Game: 33.3%F Throw % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 11-14 78.6% Game: 76.2%

HOME TEAM: Oklahoma State 23-11 REBS

FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min

33 Moses, Marshall f 8-10 0-0 0-0 5-6-11 3 16 1 1 0 0 3100 Eaton, Byron g 7-10 0-1 6-7 1-0-1 4 20 7 6 0 0 3601 Harris, Terrel g 5-11 1-6 4-5 0-4-4 4 15 2 2 0 1 3412 Page, Keiton g 2-6 2-6 0-0 0-1-1 2 6 2 0 0 0 3323 Anderson, James g 4-8 2-4 0-1 2-4-6 4 10 1 3 0 2 3102 Muonelo, Obi 3-7 2-4 0-0 0-7-7 2 8 0 0 0 2 2204 Brown, Anthony 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 915 Sidorakis, Nick 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 TEAM 1-1-1 Totals 30-53 7-21 10-13 8-23-31 20 77 13 12 0 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-27 55.6% 2nd Half: 15-26 57.7% Game: 56.6%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 33.3%F Throw % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0% Game: 76.9%

Officials: Michael Roberts, Brian O’Connell, Mike SanzereTechnicals: Tennessee-None. Oklahoma State-Moses, Marshall; TEAM.Attendance: 12,499

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Tennessee 34 41 75Oklahoma State 38 39 77

2010 Midwest Region — First Round

#11 San Diego State (25-9) 59#6 Tennessee (26-8) 62

March 18, 2010 • Dunkin’ Donuts Center • Providence, R.I.

Melvin Goins made his fourth 3-pointer with 19 seconds left after San Diego State cut the deficit to one point, and Tennes-see held off the Aztecs 62-59 at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament’s Midwest Regional. Goins and J.P. Prince scored 15 points apiece for the sixth-seeded Volnuteers on coach Bruce Pearl’s 50th birthday. “That was a very defensive-minded game,’’ Pearl said. “Both teams can really defend. The way we won the game was the way the kids have been winning all year long—really resilient. We didn’t play very well. San Diego State had a lot to do with that.’’ D.J. Gay had 16 points for No. 11 seed San Diego State (25-9), which won the Mountain West Conference. Kawhi Leonard scored 12 with 10 rebounds, but he missed a well-guarded 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it. Making their fifth straight tournament appearance, the Vols did their best to erase the memory of last year’s first-round loss to Oklahoma State—the only time they’ve failed to win a game in the tournament under Pearl. The native of nearby Sharon, Mass., turned 50 on Thursday, but it was shortly after midnight in his 51st year that he was finally able to celebrate. Up six before Gay’s 3-pointer made it 53-50 with 4:15 left, the Vols made it a five-point lead on Bobby Maze’s free throws. Kelvin Davis hit a pair of free throws and Billy White made a jumper for San Diego State to make it 55-54 with just under 2 minutes left. Brian Williams and Gay exchanged free throws, then Prince missed a pair of foul shots with 47 seconds left and the Vols still nursing a one-point lead. But Wayne Chism grabbed the rebound and Tennessee ran another 28 seconds off the clock before Goins hit a 3 to make it 60-56. “I think the shot clock was at about seven seconds,’’ said Goins, who was right in front of the Tennessee bench when he got the ball. “Even before I got the ball, I heard coach yelling, ‘Stick, stick, stick.’ That gave me confidence to shoot.” Goins then fouled Gay during a 3-point attempt, and the San Diego State guard made all three foul shots. But Chism made two free throws at the other end with 7.4 seconds left and then got in front of Leonard on the final shot, reaching to the sky and slapping his hands together as it sailed harmlessly offline. Goins was 4 for 5 from 3-point range, and the Vols went 8 for 17 from beyond the arc.

VISITORS: San Diego State 25-9

FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

15 Leonard, Kawhi f 5-15 0-4 2-2 3-7-10 3 12 2 2 3 2 3332 White, Billy f 3-7 0-0 1-2 0-1-1 1 7 1 2 0 0 2904 Thomas, Malcolm c 2-6 0-0 4-6 1-3-4 2 8 4 3 2 1 3823 Gay, D.J. g 4-8 2-6 6-6 0-3-3 2 16 1 1 0 0 4040 Davis, Kelvin g 4-6 1-3 2-3 0-3-3 3 11 0 1 0 0 2803 Shelley, Tyrone 0-3 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 305 Carlwell, Brian 1-3 0-1 1-2 5-1-6 0 3 0 0 0 0 1322 Tapley, Chase 1-4 0-3 0-0 0-2-2 4 2 1 1 1 0 16 TEAM 1-2-3 Totals 20-52 3-18 16-21 11-22-33 16 59 10 10 6 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-28 32.1% 2nd Half: 11-24 45.8% Game: 38.5%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-12 16.7% 2nd Half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 16.7%F Throw % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 10-13 76.9% Game: 76.2%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 26-8

FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Chism, Wayne f 4-12 1-3 2-2 1-4-5 3 11 0 2 1 1 3533 Williams, Brian c 0-3 0-0 2-2 3-5-8 4 2 1 1 0 0 2203 Maze, Bobby g 3-7 1-2 4-4 0-0-0 2 11 2 0 0 0 2330 Prince, J.P. g 5-9 0-1 5-8 3-3-6 2 15 2 2 1 1 3232 Hopson, Scotty g 3-9 2-5 0-0 1-2-3 2 8 3 3 0 1 2613 McBee, Skylar 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 520 Hall, Kenny 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 821 Goins, Melvin 5-7 4-5 1-2 0-1-1 1 15 0 0 0 0 1922 Pearl, Steven 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1523 Tatum, Cameron 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 2 1 0 15 TEAM 2-1-3 1 Totals 20-52 8-17 14-18 13-19-32 19 62 10 11 3 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd Half: 7-23 30.4% Game: 38.5%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 47.1%F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 77.8%

Officials: Paul H. Janssen, Gerry D. Pollard, Sean CasadyTechnicals: San Diego State-None. Tennessee-NoneAttendance: 10,788

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

San Diego State 26 33 59Tennessee 34 28 62

2010 Midwest Region — Second Round

#14 Ohio (22-15) 68#6 Tennessee (27-8) 83

March 20, 2010 • Dunkin’ Donuts Center • Providence, R.I.

J.P. Prince scored 18 points and Scotty Hopson had 17 to lead sixth-seeded Tennessee to an 83-68 victory over Ohio at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., helping the Vol-unteers reach their third Sweet 16 in four years. “J.P. Prince was the best player in this regional,’’ UT head coach Bruce Pearl said. “He played as well as any player in the tournament this weekend.’’ Tennessee (27-8) earned a matchup with No. 2-seed Ohio State in St. Louis. The Volunteers have never gotten past the third round, including losses to Ohio State and Louisville under Pearl in 2007 and 2008. “I’ve been there twice already and came up short twice,” said Wayne Chism, who had nine points and 12 rebounds. “I’m happy to be back on that stage again, I can’t wait to get there.” Chism joined former Tennessee All-Americas Chris Lofton and Dale Ellis as the only Vols ever to score 100 career points in the NCAA Tournament, as his nine-game total stands at 101. Tommy Freeman scored 23 points for Ohio, which was the lowest-seeded team to get out of the first round. But he didn’t get enough help from Armon Bassett and D.J. Cooper, the guards who starred in a first-round victory over third-seeded Georgetown before combining for 23 points on seven-for-23 shooting against Tennessee. “The plan from the jump was to stop those guards,’’ UT ju-nior center Brian Williams said, “and then dominate underneath and on the boards.’’ The Vols did just that, outscoring the Mid-American Confer-ence champions, 58-12, in the paint and winning the battle of the boards 41-33. The Bobcats (22-15) trailed by six points midway through the second half before the Volunteers went on a 10-1 run to put it away. The Volunteers took the lead with an 18-2 run that started with 12 minutes left in the first half, turning a two-point deficit into a 14-point lead. Ohio kept firing three-point shots—they attempted 26 in the game, making 10—but never got any closer than 50-45. “Our top five guys aren’t necessarily going to win in this tournament, but our 10 can,’’ said Pearl, whose bench held a 28-0 advantage over the Bobcats. “This is a team with many dimensions, and when we defend and rebound we’ve got a chance to win.’’

VISITORS: Ohio 22-15

FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

01 Washington, De. f 4-13 0-0 8-12 6-2-8 3 16 2 2 1 2 3824 Freeman, Tommy f 8-13 6-11 1-1 0-1-1 3 23 0 1 0 1 3312 van Kempen, Kenneth c 3-7 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 3 6 1 0 0 0 3200 Bassett, Armon g 2-10 1-6 2-6 0-5-5 3 7 6 7 0 3 40-05 Cooper, D.J. g 5-13 3-8 3-7 3-3-6 1 16 5 4 0 2 4003 Baltic, Ivo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+04 McKinley, David 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+11 Adedipe, Adetunji 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+30 Keely, Reggie 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1044 Sayles, Asown 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 Team 3-2-5 Totals 22-58 10-26 14-26 14-19-33 17 68 15 14 1 9 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-26 34.6% 2nd Half: 13-32 40.6% Game: 37.9%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd Half: 5-15 33.3% Game: 38.5%F Throw % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 10-17 58.8% Game: 53.8%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 27-8

FG 3PT FT REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min

04 Chism, Wayne f 3-7 1-1 2-2 0-12-12 2 9 4 0 1 1 3333 Williams, Brian c 4-6 0-0 0-0 4-8-12 4 8 2 0 2 0 2403 Maze, Bobby g 1-5 0-2 1-2 1-3-4 3 3 9 2 0 2 2930 Prince, J.P. g 7-9 0-0 4-7 1-3-4 4 18 3 2 0 1 2432 Hopson, Scotty g 7-9 2-3 1-2 0-0-0 3 17 0 3 0 1 2400 Woolridge, Renaldo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+13 McBee, Skylar 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+20 Hall, Kenny 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 4 0 1 0 0 821 Goins, Melvin 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 1 3 0 1 1222 Pearl, Steven 2-4 0-0 2-4 1-0-1 3 6 0 2 0 1 1523 Tatum, Cameron 5-13 1-6 0-0 0-1-1 1 11 1 2 0 1 2124 Bone, Josh 2-3 1-1 0-1 3-1-4 0 5 1 0 0 0 10 TEAM 1-1-2 1 Totals 34-60 5-14 10-18 11-30-41 22 83 21 16 3 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-26 57.7% 2nd Half: 19-34 55.9% Game: 56.7%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 35.7%F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0% Game: 55.6%

Officials: Ed Corbett, Michael Stephens, Paul H. JanssenTechnicals: Ohio-None. Tennessee-NoneAttendance: 11,271

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Ohio 27 41 68Tennessee 38 45 83

Pearl Lets Private Side ShowBy Mark Wiedmer, Chattanooga Times Free PressSept. 9, 2009

For a few brief moments Tuesday night, the guy at the Chattanooga Theatre Center podium looked re-markably like Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl.

He flashed the same wide, warm, confident smile. He displayed the same perpetually tan skin. He wore the same Tennessee orange checked shirt. And despite leading some early “Go Big Orange” cheers, he kept the shirt on.

But then this “loud and proud” guy introduced him-self to the packed house.

“Hi, I’m Mordechi Ben Schmuael,” he said to loud ap-plause.

“Or as some people know me, the second best bas-ketball coach at UT behind Pat Summitt.”

More applause. “Or as others know me, the second best Jewish

coach in the state behind Tennessee-Chattanooga’s John Shulman.”

Louder applause. “So let me ask you this,” Pearl continued. “How far

have we come when a Jewish man can be a head bas-ketball coach in the SEC?”

The place roared, which might have been expect-ed, given that Pearl was speaking to the Chattanooga Chapter of the Jewish Federation annual fundraising event.

We all have a public side and a private side: athletes, coaches, actors, businessmen. Even presidents, given that President Oabama preaches and practices physi-cal fitness, yet struggles daily to overcome his smoking habit.

As Pearl told his audience, “I fail God every day, but I ask that when you see things that are wrong, stand up. Don’t go along with the mob.”

And suddenly it all made sense. Everything about Pearl—the good, the bad, the bizarre. This was why he turned in Illinois for cheating when he was an assistant

at Iowa. This is why he took his Tennessee team two years ago to the Terezin con-centration camp in the Czech Republic. Perhaps this is also why he famously (or infamously) painted his chest for a Lady Vols game.

After all, this was a nice Jewish boy who chose heavily Catholic Boston Col-lege because “I wanted to convert the masses.”

Say what you want of Pearl, of his goal to “become the most hated coach in the SEC” long before the world had ever heard of Lane Kif-fin, but he’s his own man with his own plan to save the world.

“Why can’t we all just live in peace?” he asked. “Why? I don’t understand that.”

The night wasn’t only about Pearl’s Hebrew heri-tage. When asked the chances of him bringing UT back to the Roundhouse for another game against Shulman’s Mocs, he smiled and said, “Slim ... and none.”

Later, he added, “We’ll come back here again. But we also need a few home games to help pay this ridiculous salary I’m making. I’m 49 and I was poor for 45 years. I’ve been rich for the last four. This rich stuff is great.”

He also said his current Vols team “could be third or fourth in the SEC but in the top 15 nationally. I think our league is going to be that good.”

But then it was back to Pearl’s roots, to his religion, to his blood, sweat and tears. He told of coaching a USA basketball team that included his son Steven to a gold medal in the 18th Maccabiah Games this summer in Is-rael.

“It had been a dream of mine since college to coach a team representing my country, wearing the Red, White and Blue,” he said. “I would send tapes and letters when I was coaching at Southern Indiana, but I never got a lot of response back. Once I got to Tennessee they were interested.”

Of course, proving that the private Pearl and pub-lic Pearl are sometimes still the same, he added, “Our

best player was Danny Grunfeld, Ernie’s son. In 1976, Ernie won an Olympic gold medal, but in the Macca-biah Games he won silver. I remind Ernie of that every chance I get.”

Eventually, however, he returned to the private Pearl, to the young boy who would cross himself with the Star of David when his Catholic friends crossed themselves with the Trinity during public prayers, to the devout Jew who grew up wanting to join the Israeli army.

“After I took my players to that concentration camp, we would sit around at night and talk about what they’d seen and learned. My wife Brandy, who was then my fi-ancée, said to them one night, ‘All of you have all these gifts and talents. You’re going to get an opportunity to live a full life. Yet all those little children didn’t, only be-cause they were Jewish? How can that be?’”

Sometimes a man’s private side can be more inspir-ing than his public one.

A Prince To Be Admired: J.P. Prince almost lost it all and now is ready to help the Vols reach the top By Joey Whelan, SLAM Magazine Sept. 9, 2009

As a senior at the University of Tennessee, J.P. Prince is going to have a lot of expectations on his shoulders this season.

The 6-8 shooting guard is going to be expected to

““(We) could be third or fourth in the SEC but in the top 15 nation-ally. I think our league is going to be that good.”

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continue the stellar defensive play that has earned him the praise of opposing SEC coaches in each of the last two seasons. He’ll be expected to show improved touch on his perimeter shooting, a facet of his game that has been a weak point during his collegiate career. Perhaps most importantly, the Volunteer’s coaching staff has charged Prince with the task of being a leader for his teammates, not just on the court but off it as well. This really is no different than any other team in the country this season, all of which will have upperclassman who the coaches are counting on to set the tone early in the year, keep the younger players focused and motivate those who are tired and lagging in practice.

Chances are though, when Prince preaches to his teammates this season, his words will carry more weight than most—he probably shouldn’t even be playing the game today.

A little over three years ago Prince—then a budding sophomore at the University of Arizona—went in for a routine procedure to have his wisdom teeth removed; three weeks later he awoke from an induced coma. As a result of the procedure the former high school All-American developed a life threatening infec-tion that forced doctors to place him in the coma and on a respirator in order to save his life. While many of the details of the illness beyond that are fuzzy (Prince and his family still don’t feel comfort-able discussing many of them) what is known is that when he awoke, he was a shell of the teen-ager who had won the Gatorade Player of the Year award for the state of Tennessee in 2005.

Prince had lost reportedly 30 pounds, leaving him a spindly 6-8 170-pounds and barely able to function physically. Having been one of the elite high school players in his class and a prized recruit at Arizona less than a year before, the rising soph-omore suddenly found himself unable to talk and passing out when attempting to walk more than ten feet. The idea of ever playing basketball again seemed to be a long shot at best.

“It was tough at first, being in a hospital for a month and then hearing people tell you that you can’t play basketball, you can’t walk, can’t talk, you’re just kind of sitting there,” Prince says. “It was a scary time in my life for me and my family.” Certainly it wasn’t how they had envisioned things playing out when J.P., a Pa-rade All-American committed to playing at Arizona for famed coach Lute Olson. For the shooting guard it was a win-win situation. A chance to play at a major program and an opportunity to get out of Tennessee, something he had been interested in doing, much to the dismay of in-state power Memphis who had recruited him heavily as well. Yet here Prince was, barely alive and seemingly chained to his bed by a body that wasn’t strong enough to support itself. You think that was going to deter him from proving everyone wrong?

Forget it. Not for the teenager who had been one of the best

at his craft in the country for someone his age. Not for the freshman who had already established himself as a matchup nightmare and defensive stalwart in his fresh-man season with the Wildcats. And certainly not for the kid who dreamed of following his cousin Tayshaun to the bright lights of the NBA.

“I just wanted to prove everyone wrong,” he says. “For as many people out there that want you to do well there are just as many who want to see you fail. For me, it was just an opportunity to silence the critics.”

First there would have to be a change of scenery though. After suiting up in just three games his sopho-more season at Arizona, Prince decided he wanted to transfer—ironically to a school that was closer to home. Enter the Vols.

While nearby Vanderbilt was the first school close to Prince’s Memphis home to offer a scholarship, Ten-nessee seemed to pique his interest the most. The Volunteers coaching staff wasn’t too familiar with the sophomore, but with the help of former guard Dane Bradshaw, a high school teammate of Prince’s, Bruce Pearl and his assistants decided to take a look. Shortly thereafter, Bradshaw phoned Prince to tell him Tennes-see was interested in having him come down to cam-pus—the rest, as they say, is history.

“When Dane called me and got me in touch with Coach Pearl it was just such a good match because Coach is a real players’ coach,” Prince says. “Their offense was also a real good fit for me with the emphasis put on attacking from the wings.”

Prince joined a team that was ripe with backcourt talent including Chris Lofton, JaJuan Smith and current Vol Tyler Smith. That squad would earn a berth in the Sweet 16 and set the stage for even bigger things to come for the hoopsters in Knoxville. Prince who served as a role player that first season has blossomed into a presence at both ends of the court—particularly the de-fensive end—and now stands poised to help Tennessee make a major run into the postseason in his final season of eligibility. The value of having a player like Prince on the roster isn’t lost on the UT coaching staff.

“He came in on a team that featured a lot of good perimeter shooters, such as Chris Lofton, and he was a completely different dimension of player for us,” says assistant coach Jason Shay. “He picked up his role and added tremendously to our team. Now his role is start-ing to increase, he can rebound, he can guard multiple

positions and now he’s got to be able to improve his perimeter shot to help expand his game.”

Work on that shot has been slowed by offseason shoulder surgery, but as of the last couple of weeks Prince says he has been back on the floor running at full speed with his teammates. There will be no shortage of talent for the Vols this season, returning essentially everyone from a team that won 21 games last year and took an early first-round exit from the NCAA Tourna-ment. Scoring certainly won’t be an issue for the team with the likes of Tyler Smith, Wayne Chism, Scotty Hop-son and Bobby Maze all returning with at least a year’s experience. In a conference like the SEC that will feature a bevy of scorers on the perimeter though, having a lockdown defender with the type of size and length that Prince has will be a major factor in the Volunteers success.

“J.P. understands his position really well,” Shay says. “I think he does a pretty good job of listening to scouting reports, and he can usually beat guys to the spot. He’s been one of our better defenders taking on-the-ball charges and even does a nice job of taking them off the ball as well. He is very long, and this allows him to get into passing lanes and make a lot of plays as an off-the-ball defender that some guys can’t. His advantage is his high basketball IQ translating to the defensive end.”

Prince certainly would like to finish his collegiate ca-reer with a strong individual showing, but is perfectly happy to play his role if it means winning a national championship—a goal that will be within reach if Ten-nessee is hitting on all cylinders. The senior is quick to point out that experience will be the key for him and his teammates when they take the floor this season, par-ticularly come March.

“Last year we were a young team, we didn’t have Chris [Lofton] and JuJuan [Smith] and for the freshmen, it was their first year playing college ball,” he says. “We were in a lot of situations we hadn’t been in before. This season though, I don’t think we’re going to find ourselves in a single situation that we haven’t been in before.”

Having been in a situation that few people, let alone any of his teammates will ever be in, Prince will be weighing every action and moment carefully this sea-son. Regardless of the outcome, there’s little question the senior will be appreciative to be along for the ride.

Negedu: ‘God Is Going to See Me Through This’ By Drew Edwards, UTsports.com Oct. 6, 2009

For nearly eight years now, Emmanuel Negedu has lived the same routine.

Since coming to America from his native Nigeria, the 6-foot-7 basketball player has spent most of his days in the classroom and on the court. From Brewster Acad-emy in New Hampshire to the University of Tennessee, the routine was a constant.

Until last week. Negedu had just finished lifting weights with his

teammates in the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center. He challenged guard Bobby Maze to race on the indoor

football field and won, just like he said he would. Then Negedu’s 20-year-old heart stopped

beating. “My life was going good, doing everything I

had to do,” Negedu said Monday, a day before un-dergoing successful surgery to insert an implant-able cardiac defibrillator at UT Medical Center. “I had just gotten done with weights, going to open gym, happy, playing around.

“And that happened.”Saving a life What happened to Negedu on

Sept. 28 is technically called sudden cardiac ar-rest, caused by ventricular fibrillation.

Simply put, the electric impulse that sets the pace for Negedu’s heart was somehow interrupt-ed. As a result, his heart stopped pumping blood to the rest of his body.

But when he first hit the turf, Negedu’s team-mates thought he was pulling a prank. What were they supposed to think? Without clutching his

chest, without any dizziness, Negedu fell to the ground unconscious without warning.

Men’s basketball player Scotty Hopson sprinted to the training room and grabbed senior associate athletic trainer Chad Newman, who ran the 100 yards or so to where Negedu lay on the far end of the football field. Newman, who works with the men’s basketball team on a daily basis, couldn’t find a pulse, and Negedu wasn’t breathing properly.

So Newman sent for a manager to call 911 and grab an automated electronic defibrillator mounted on the wall of the football complex.

Director of sports medicine Jason McVeigh arrived at the same time as the AED, and Newman put the de-vice on Negedu’s chest. Then he took a deep breath.

“You’re nervous. You go through your training, but it’s not as cut and dry as you think,” Newman said. “You’re trying to make sure you’re calm, and you’re go-ing through the steps of what you need to do. That’s what we tried to do, just systematically just try to stay in a rhythm of what to do next.”

McVeigh and Newman, neither of whom had ever been primary caregivers in a cardiac arrest situation, worked together to make sure the proper steps were taken, and, after analyzing Negedu’s heart arrhythmia for about 20-30 seconds, the AED shocked his heart back into a normal rhythm.

“We both kind of helped each other, and we were both more comfortable having the other there,” McVeigh said. “We were both glad that we weren’t re-sponding to that by ourselves.”

Still, it wasn’t easy. Negedu had been in Newman’s office joking only

hours before he collapsed. And Newman, who travels with the basketball team and is present at workouts and practices, has known the sophomore since he ar-rived on campus.

But the training took over. As Negedu began to re-gain consciousness, Newman was right there reassuring him and letting him know what had happened.

“I stayed right there with him, whispering and trying

““It was tough at first, being in a hospital for a month and then hearing people tell you that you can’t play basketball, you can’t walk, can’t talk, you’re just kind of sitting there. It was a scary time in my life for me and my family.”

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to make him understand that we were there,” Newman said. “We were going to take care of him the whole time.”

Newman also administered CPR until Negedu’s heartbeat and breathing stabilized, and he kept talking to Negedu until an ambulance arrived to take him to UT Medical Center, where he remained in stable condition until being discharged on Thursday. For Negedu, it’s all still surreal.

“It was a big shock,” he said. “Still now, I don’t believe that happened. But it happened. I feel great now, just like I felt before.”

`Still breathing’ Physically, Negedu feels just fine. Before last week’s sudden cardiac arrest, he was the

picture of health. Both an echocardiogram and electro-cardiogram, tests which Tennessee administers to all in-coming student-athletes before clearing them to play, revealed no issues that would keep him off the court.

But emotionally, it’s a different story. Since he col-lapsed last week, Negedu’s daily routine has been shredded. And for the time being, his basketball career is on hold.

He spent three days at UT Medical Center before be-ing discharged and traveling to the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, for more tests on Thursday and Friday. And while he’s had visits from teammates and coaches, it’s not the same as playing pickup games with his team-mates during open gym at Pratt Pavilion.

“Right now, I’m happy that God is keeping me here for a reason, for keeping me breathing,” he said. “But not to be able to play basketball right now, I feel like I’m dead but I’m still breathing.”

It’s easy to see how much basketball means to Nege-du, who went from living with his father, a solider, in a Nigerian army barracks in Kaduna, to the United States to play basketball for Brewster Academy.

About the only normalcy for Negedu last week came just before he left for the Cleveland Clinic with Newman and the Quirks, Negedu’s host family at Brew-ster Academy.

Negedu had a geology test that afternoon, and with enough time to pack a bag for the trip to Ohio, he de-cided to go to class and take the exam even though his professor had already scheduled a make-up exam for the following week.

“I was like, I studied a little bit, let me just take it now,” Negedu says, then he smiles. “But I don’t know the grade yet. I bet I did pretty good.”

But after Negedu finished his exam, he broke down. “The day we’re going to Cleveland, I’m walking to

the car and I just can’t understand it,” he said. “Tears pouring out of my eyes. I just felt like I can’t do it. Slowly. I’m going to get there, though.”

He’s already making progress. Negedu said he’s been touched by the cards and letters fans sent. And messages on his Facebook page have been positive, too. Even some Kentucky fans have sent him well wish-es and prayers.

“I just want to say thanks to all those people that care about me and show me they care,” he said. “I want to say I appreciate everything.”

Moving Forward Negedu’s support system is strong, and it’s been

there from the moment he collapsed. The AED that brought him back to life was one of

19 donated to the athletic department by UT Medical Center at a cost of about $2,000 per unit. And Newman was there to use the device and has barely left Negedu’s side in the past week.

“Chad’s a hero for that,” Negedu says. “If Chad wasn’t there, I don’t know where I’d be right now. I’d be six feet underground.”

His teammates and coaches have been there, too. And so have the Quirks, who got the news of Negedu’s collapse upon their arrival in Australia for the first leg of a vacation that was to include stops in Japan and China.

They were on the next plane home, and they’ve been with Negedu since arriving in Knoxville.

“Having them makes me more confident and more loved, all that,” Negedu says of his host family. “It makes me feel like I can do it, even though I feel like I can’t. They’ve been big supporters to me in my life since I’ve been here and since I’ve met them. They’re family to me, more than that. I’m really happy to have them.”

After Tuesday’s surgery, Negedu now has an im-plantable cardiac defibrillator under his pectoral mus-cle with a wire running through a vein to his heart. The device constantly monitors his heart rhythm and can provide a shock should he ever experience another ar-rhythmia.

But Negedu won’t be on the court this season for competition or practice, something that’s a struggle to accept.

“My grandmother understands why she has a pacemaker installed,” Newman said. “But a 20-year-old doesn’t understand.”

Some things, though, are clear as crystal. “God is going to see me through this,” Negedu says.

“With God, all things are possible. God is always in con-trol. God gives life, and He takes life.

“There’s millions of people that never have the op-portunity that I have right now. There’s too many people who wish they had this opportunity that I’m getting right now. I just have to make the right decision and make a good choice about it. I think I’m going to be fine.”

Confident Hopson Ready to Roll By Rob Lewis, VolQuest.com Oct. 16, 2009

Few players in Tennessee basketball history entered their freshman season under the kind of scrutiny that the Vols’ Scotty Hopson saw this time a year ago. The highest rated prospect, and first McDonald’s All-Amer-ican signed by Bruce Pearl, Hopson felt the pressure to produce like an accomplished veteran long before he even slipped on his first practice jersey.

The kind of early fame that comes hand-in-hand with the sort of talent Hopson showed as prep star in Hopkinsville, Ky. can certainly have its appeal to a teen-ager, but the expectations that come with that notori-ety on the court can be a definite downside.

Hopson wasn’t anything approaching a ‘bust’ as a freshman and showed some downright flashes of bril-liance, especially late in the year, including a team-high 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting in a win over Florida and 21 points in a victory over Mississippi State.

He started 30 of Tennessee’s 34 games, averaged 9.2 points per game and was named to the SEC’s All-Freshman team.

A respectable start to a career by any measure, but short of the high (and maybe unrealistic) expectations that came along with the hype.

The mild-mannered Hopson downplayed the signif-icance of those expectations at the time, but with some distance on it, he gives a different assessment.

“There was definitely some pressure coming in, as an All-American and all that,” Hopson says looking back on his freshman season. “That pressures off me now, I don’t feel that. We have four seniors on this team. The pressure’s really on them to carry the load.

“I know people have high expectations for me, and I want to fulfill as many as I can, but I don’t feel any pres-sure right now that I have to live up to something that somebody else wants for me.”

Pearl made it known early and often a year ago that he didn’t expect Hopson to be a star from day one, and that anyone else who placed that kind of demand on him was doing the freshman a disservice—whether it came from the fans or the media.

The head coach pointed out on more than one occa-sion that unlike some of his highly-ranked peers, Hop-

son was a ‘true’ freshman, in that he hadn’t attended a prep school and had stayed on pace to graduate with his original class.

During last season, whenever a questioner would even mildly hint to Pearl that perhaps Hopson might be doing more, playing better, scoring more, etc., the head coach would invariably and emphatically point out that it wasn’t a freshman’s job to carry the scoring burden, and that Hopson was coming along just fine, thank-you-very-much.

This year, Pearl made it just as clear that the gifted sophomore can do more.

“In this next season I think the thing you want to see from Scotty is more physical play. Taking the ball to the basket and not getting bounced off the ball. Get-ting there and getting fouled, getting to the foul line, getting to the rim more,” Pearl said, before adding he expected to see all of the above, “ Scotty will play much better, he’ll play much harder, he’ll play more physically. He’ll finish more plays.

“It was hard for him. He was the first McDonald’s All-American we had signed and people see the length, the size, the athleticism, the whole thing. There were tremendous expectations put on him for a freshman.”

Hopson has always been a ‘good interview,’ going back to early in his high-school career. Intelligent and well-spoken, he’s capable of tossing out the sought-after sound byte. But equally capable of giving more thoughtful answers than you’ll see from the average teenager, let alone one raised in the protective co-coon that can form around those athletes whose talent shows itself early and spectacularly.

That kind of intelligence can lead to more intro-spection than is healthy for a teenager, especially when you’re public performances are being picked apart by thousands of fans/critics.

How heavily other people’s perceptions actually weighed on him is debatable—and Hopson insists it didn’t affect his game—but the feeling he gives off now is that of a quietly confident player who’s ready to show everyone who might have doubted him exactly what he’s capable of.

He’s definitely not coming off as cocky, but there’s a self-assuredness when he talks now that wasn’t there a year ago. The difference has shown up on the court too, in early-season workouts, with an assertiveness on the offensive end that simply wasn’t there a year ago.

“Getting last year under my belt I think things will be a lot better because I know what to expect,” he said of his level of readiness. “I think I’m just more ready overall. I think I’m growing into the basketball player that I need to be. I need to keep progressing and keep getting bet-ter, but there’s a sense of confidence there this year. I know have the ability to do it, to go out and get the job done. It’s different for me now.”

The difference in Hopson this fall is about a lot more than confidence however. There are also some very no-ticeable changes to his body, and his game.

After hitting campus with 185 pounds stretched over his 6-foot-7 frame, he’s now tipping the scales at a self-reported 204. Hopson also reports that he re-cently benched 185 pounds 12 times during the team’s strength testing. That may not sound that impressive, but it is when you consider he threw up the same amount of weight two times a year ago. “You have ups and downs as a freshman. I wouldn’t say I got shoved around. I might not have gone to the hole as strong as I should have sometimes, but now I feel like I’m able to take that contact and finish at the rim,” Hopson said of his added bulk.

And, oh yeah… last but not least. That rainbow jumper? Perhaps the most defining visual element of Hopson’s game. It’s a thing of the past. At least in all of it’s impossibly high-arcing glory.

Hopson’s jumper still might hit a higher arc than most, but his release is noticeably tighter and quicker, and the jumper is not hitting the kind of dizzying heights it once did. The results in the preseason work-outs have been promising, and have given Hopson some much-needed confidence and validation, be-cause rebuilding your jumper is not a task to be taken lightly. And while it wasn’t a complete overhaul of his form, he’s noticeably altered his shot, which is a large

““If Chad wasn’t there, I don’t know where I’d be right now. I’d be six feet underground.”

Emmanuel Negedu

undertaking for a player and a sign that Hop-son is serious about reaching his potential.

“It was so tough to change… really, really hard. And it’s something I’m still working on all the time, but I dedicated myself to it this summer,” Hopson said of the move. “I can’t even imagine how many shots I took this sum-mer to work on lowering my arc and being more efficient as a shooter. I put up thousands and thousands of shots.”

Pearl’s team’s have always been marked by balanced scoring, and with all five start-ers returning from last year’s squad, that will most likely be the case again. So Hopson’s numbers may not make an astronomical leap, but it’s not a stretch to think that those occa-sional flashes of brilliance will be replaced by a consistent high-level of play as he makes his second tour through the SEC.

And if that’s the case, Tennessee has a chance to make more noise than all but the most optimistic Vol fans expect.

Vols’ Tabb Withdraws From School By The Associated Press Oct. 29, 2009

Tennessee senior guard Josh Tabb has withdrawn from school to spend time with his ill mother in Illinois.

Tabb had been indefinitely suspended by coach Bruce Pearl on Sept. 18 for violating team rules.

Pearl said Wednesday that Tabb has had a tough year and needed to be near his family.

The Carbonondale, Ill., native was one of the Vols’ stronger defenders and averaged 2.8 points and 1.3 assists per game in three seasons.

He was part of three 20-win seasons with the Vols, played in a pair of NCAA tournament regional semifinals and was part of Tennes-see’s 2008 Southeastern Conference champi-onship team.

Less Is More By Randy Moore, InsideTennessee.com Dec. 1, 2009

Standing flat-footed after catching a pass under the basket, one Tennessee player went straight up and slammed home an emphatic dunk dur-ing Monday’s practice.

Actually, that happened a dozen times during the workout. But this particular dunk was by Brian Williams, the Vols’ 6-foot-10 junior center. The Brooklyn product arrived overweight at UT three years ago and has never been known for his elevation. He showed some hops on Monday’s dunk, however, which is a testament to his new, slimmed-down frame.

So, how much weight has he lost? “Not enough,” he replied, frowning. Williams said he weighs 276 pounds. He’s at least 15

pounders lighter than he was last year, however, when he was listed at 267. And he says more pounds will be coming off in the weeks to come.

“I’m on the verge of losing 10 more,” he said. With fewer pounds to carry around, Williams’ agility

and stamina are noticeably better than a year ago. “I’m a lot quicker,” he said. “I’m able to run faster and

stay in the game longer now that I’ve lost this weight. It’s definitely showing on the court when I’m running 55 (full-court press) and running the break. This summer I worked the hardest I did since I’ve been here, and it’s paying off.”

Better mobility around the basket means better shots, which helps explain why Williams is hitting 57.7 percent of his field goal tries (15 of 26) this season. He’s also been more active on the boards, grabbing 12 of his 23 total rebounds off the offensive glass. Thanks to the improved leaping ability, he has a team-high six blocks. And the improved stamina enabled him to play 22 min-utes in relief of foul-plagued Wayne Chism vs. College

of Charleston last Friday night, finishing with 11 points and 7 rebounds.

“The stamina helps me get open,” Williams ex-plained. “I’m able to get to spots quicker, get through screens quicker because I’ve got my air. And when I get the ball I can finish stronger.”

Head coach Bruce Pearl conceded that the new-look Williams has improved his mobility.

“It’s better,” the coach said following Monday’s workout. “Brian practiced well today but I expect Brian to play well. I expect him to be like Cameron (Tatum) was—a sixth starter. I want to see his play continue to improve and continue to be more consistent. I want him to expect more from himself.”

Throughout his career Williams has shown a tenden-cy to dominate at times and disappear at other times. Now that he no longer has stamina issues those vanish-ing acts should cease. Pearl sees improvement in that area but wants to see more.

“He needs to continue to physically and mentally as-sert himself,” the coach said. “I’m pleased, but it’s what my expectation is.”

Negedu Delivers the Message By Drew Edwards, UTsports.com Dec. 3, 2009

On Wednesday night, Tennessee’s locker room was a little quieter than usual following a win.

The Vols defeated ETSU, 78-66, but afterward Bruce

Pearl told reporters the Vols hadn’t committed to an intense effort for a whole game. Then he asked for his seniors’ help in conveying that mes-sage.

Turns out, sophomore Emmanuel Negedu gave everyone something to think about after the game.

“It was pensive in there,” associate head coach Tony Jones said.

Negedu, a native of Nigeria, suffered sudden cardiac arrest following a workout on Sept. 28 and is out for the year after having an internal cardiac defibrillator implanted on Oct. 6.

But just because he isn’t on the court doesn’t mean he isn’t making an impact. On Wednesday night, the impact came from his words.

“He said he would die to be out there, but he can’t,” Jones said. “So when he sees his team not playing at 100 percent maximum efficiency and not giving 100 percent effort, it’s disappointing to him. And he said, ‘Please, don’t disappoint me because we’re all family and we’ve got the op-portunity to do something special here.’”

The impact was immediate, Jones said. “When it comes from coaches sometimes

that message gets a little tiresome to players,” Jones said. “Every player must have a level of accountability because not only are the coach-es watching, but one of their fallen soldiers is watching. And in this particular instance last night, the soldier was disappointed, and I don’t think they want to disappoint Emmanuel.

“Because each and every player loves what he brought to the table and loves him as an in-dividual.”

Woolridge’s New College Hoops An-them By Gary Parrish, CBSsports.com Dec. 9, 2009

Goodbye, One Shining Moment. Hello, Tip-off (College Hoops Time). “I just wanted to make what I’d want to hear as

a college basketball player,” Tennessee’s Renaldo Woolridge told me as he unveiled his latest project, a pseudo college basketball anthem sure to make the rounds quickly. “I wanted to make this song from a college basketball player’s standpoint.”

I’ve written about Woolridge’s music career before.

He’s a west coast rapper living in East Tennessee. He’s known as Swiperboy. He’s super-talented. And he might’ve out-done himself this time. In barely five minutes, Swiperboy manages to men-

tion every conference, his famous father (former Notre Dame star Orlando Woolridge), Bob Knight, Jay Bilas, and there’s even a clip of me talking dropped in. So yeah, I’m biased because I’d probably like any song fea-turing me. But give it a listen and tell me it’s not high quality, that it’s not something you can imagine hearing in an arena before a game, or on CBS coming out of a commercial.

You can’t tell me that. “I was going to make a song just about the SEC, but

then I started thinking about all my friends in other conferences, and I said, ‘I need to make a song for ev-erybody,” Woolridge explained. “So I thought of the idea a couple of weeks ago, took about 35 or 40 minutes to write it, and then the other night I recorded it.”

And now I’m linking it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Llkcizq-VQ

And now Woolridge wants you to make a video for it.“I’d like to open it up and get anybody who wants to

do it to make a highlight tape to go with the song,” he said. “Then whoever has the best highlight tape, I could make a song for their team, too.”

Sounds good to me.So click this link and check it out: http://www.you-

tube.com/watch?v=-Llkcizq-VQThen get to work on that highlight tape.

““I’m a lot quicker. I’m able to run faster and stay in the game longer now that I’ve lost this weight. It’s definitely showing on the court. This summer I worked the hardest I did since I’ve been here, and it’s paying off.”

Brian Williams

Fans Help Vols Pass Biggest Test of Faith By Mike Strange, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 6, 2010

Wayne Chism admitted it. “Everybody was exhaust-ed,’’ he said Wednesday night after Tennessee’s 88-71 win over Charlotte.

Exhausted. Relieved. Encouraged. And grateful. Most of all, grateful. It’s been a draining six days for Tennessee men’s bas-

ketball. Guns. Drugs. Mug shots. Lawyers. Fingerprints. Suspensions. Who knew what to expect Wednesday night

when a pretty good Charlotte team dribbled into Thompson-Boling Arena?

For that matter, who knew what to expect when Tennessee dribbled in?

Minus four players, one of them All-SEC starter Tyler Smith.

Minus a lot of good will, if you’ve been listening to talk radio and paying attention to the headlines and message boards.

Bruce Pearl didn’t need a message board to know this was the biggest test of faith in his four-plus years as UT’s coach.

“For the guys that remain,’’ he said Wednesday at the noon Big Orange Tipoff Club meeting, “I’d ask you to be there tonight and Sunday (for Kansas), and as we go through this season.

“We’re going to need you more than ever.’’ They were there Wednesday night. If not in the sea-

son’s greatest numbers, perhaps in the season’s greatest spirit.

The announced attendance was 17,023. No one an-nounced the energy level but it was significant.

“I really appreciate the crowd tonight,’’ said Pearl, right off the bat at his postgame press conference.

“The guys felt their energy. “I know it was cold tonight. They (the fans) did not

know what to expect. “I did not know what to expect.’’ Fielding a makeshift lineup and a reduced rotation,

the Vols rewarded the crowd with as fine a first half as they have played all year.

As the team headed to the locker room for the break, the crowd rose and applauded.

“The people that have your back,’’ said Pearl, “are your family.

“Our Tennessee family is pulling together.’’ Then the family watched the Vols squander all but

six points of a 54-29 lead before re-gathering them-selves for a strong finish.

After Scotty Hopson threw down a dunk for UT’s 88th point, Bobby Maze dribbled away the final 20 sec-onds and the first game of the rest of Tennessee’s bas-ketball life was in the books.

Exhausted though they might have been, the Vols scattered to the corners of the arena and headed up into the stands to thank their fans.

It was a gesture Pearl used earlier in his tenure here. This was the night to bring it out again.

“I told everybody, ‘Thank you for coming,’ ‘’ said sophomore Renaldo Woolridge.

“It means a lot. It does—nobody could have come.’’ The ones who did and stayed to the finish no doubt

appreciated the gesture. As I turned to leave the court, there was J.P. Prince,

his arm around an orange-clad lady, holding her cell phone camera at his considerable arm’s length and snapping a picture.

Woolridge, making his first start of the season, ad-mitted he wasn’t sure what to expect from the fans when he came out for warmups.

“Honestly, I didn’t,’’ he said. “This is new to all of us. “But we wanted them on our side.’’ It didn’t hurt having Bernard King on their side, ei-

ther. The greatest Vol of all-time spoke to the Tipoff Club

earlier in the day. Then he spoke to the team before the real tipoff.

“That told me we’re family,’’ Woolridge said. “Some-

body like him comes back and it definitely shows this is a family, this Vol Nation.’’

There did arise one discouraging word. A chant, “bad boys, bad boys, what you gonna do?’’

could be heard a couple of times early in the game. It came from a block of Charlotte fans in the upper

deck. But they ran out of steam as the Vols proceeded

to show exactly what the remaining good boys were gonna do.

Vols Receive Lift from Unexpected Source By Gary Parrish, CBSSports.com Jan. 10, 2010

The first unofficial visit was to Chattanooga, Tenn., a Southern Conference school, and that made sense for Skylar McBee because he was, by most accounts, a Southern-Conference type of prospect.

He could shoot it, sure. But he was kind of small, and not all that athletic. So the first visit was to Chattanooga, and the first question came from Chattanooga coach John Shulman.

“He said, ‘Skylar, if you could pick any school, where would you go?’ “ Skylar’s mother, Sue McBee, recalled Sunday night, her smile still wide from an afternoon of basketball she never could’ve imagined where No. 16 Tennessee upset top-ranked Kansas 76-68 in Knoxville. “And I still remember Skylar looking at him and saying, ‘Coach, if I could go anywhere I’d go to the University of Tennessee.’ “

One problem: Tennessee didn’t have a scholarship for McBee.

“He came to our elite camp the summer before his senior year, and I didn’t even know who he was,” ac-knowledged UT assistant Steve Forbes, and you should understand that Forbes is a recruiter who makes a living knowing about prospects. But he didn’t know McBee. Even when he got to know McBee, he still didn’t see a way a program like Tennessee could offer a prospect like McBee.

So UT didn’t offer. But Chattanooga did. And Mar-shall did. And Santa Clara did. And a bunch of other non-BCS programs did, too. But McBee never wavered from the answer to the question from the Chattanooga coach on that first unofficial visit. One day he went back to his mother, all these scholarships on the table, and asked if she would be willing to pay his way through college.

“He said, ‘Mom, if you’ll support me, this is the route I want to go,’ “ Sue McBee said. “His heart was at Tennes-see.”

Now he’s in every Tennessee fan’s heart. “I have no words to describe it,” Skylar McBee said.

“How many people get the chance to say they played against the No. 1 team in the country?”

Better question: How many freshmen walk-ons get the chance to say they buried a 3-pointer from the left wing as the shot clock expired in the final minute to lead his team past the No. 1 team in the country on CBS just a week after four key players were arrested? I’m not 100 percent certain of the answer, but I’m going to as-sume the answer is one.

That one is Skylar McBee, who hit the key shot in the Vols’ upset of the No. 1 Jayhawks on Sunday before a rowdy crowd of 21,936 here at Thompson-Boling Arena.

It was stunning. Just like the past 10 days. As you probably know, the Vols had four players ar-

rested Jan. 1 on gun and drug charges and Bruce Pearl immediately suspended all four (subsequently dismiss-ing Tyler Smith). This left the Vols with the daunting task of hosting the nation’s top-ranked team without a

total of six players—Josh Tabb (left team in preseason), Emmanuel Negedu (sidelined with heart condition), Brian Williams, Cameron Tatum and Melvin Goins (all suspended after arrest) and Smith (dismissed after ar-rest)—who at one time figured to be in this season’s rotation.

But you wouldn’t have known it by looking at Pearl. He spent pregame—in dress pants and a white shirt

with orange suspenders, no coat—walking the court, chatting with fans, the Kansas assistants, his own play-

ers, calm as could be. Then the game started and he was no longer

calm. But he was absolutely in control, motivating an out-manned roster to a 33-33 tie at halftime, at which point most were still predicting UT to fold. Then Wayne Chism picked up his fourth foul with 13:43 remaining, and J.P. Prince was whistled for his fourth foul eight seconds later. Suddenly, the Vols were playing stretches with three walk-ons—Josh Bone, Steven Pearl and McBee—on the court together, and that’s when it seemed Kansas would

rally and pull away. But a funny thing happened instead. The Vols kept scrapping. They pounced on loose balls, made open shots,

blocked out as well as a physically overmatched team can block out and looked a lot like the squads from Pearl’s first two years at Tennessee. You know, those teams that didn’t seem like much on paper but con-sistently won, which leads to the obvious question: Is Bruce Pearl better in this role?

“I do think he relishes the underdog role,” said UT athletic director Mike Hamilton, and boy was Pearl in it.

With the help of a frenzied press, Kansas cut a 71-64 deficit to 71-68 with 1:14 remaining, and Tennessee was about to join the “Teams that blew seemingly insur-mountable leads to Kansas on CBS” club, cross-state ri-val Memphis being the most famous member. But then McBee got the ball on the left wing, the shot clock was running down, and he seemed on the verge of taking a shot-clock violation when he let fly a jumper that this 19-year-old who grew up 30 miles from the UT campus will still be hearing about when he’s 49. And 59. And 69 ...

“I didn’t know how much time was on the shot clock when I got the ball, but then I glanced up and saw I only had three seconds,” McBee said afterward as he signed ticket stubs from fans. “When I saw that, I said, ‘Well, I’m going to have to get this off.’ So I kind of pump-faked and got under him, and it ended up going in.”

Over in the stands, Sue McBee went bananas. Bananas over this improbable turn of events. “This was never supposed to happen,” she said. “Sky-

lar is supposed to be playing at a mid-major.” Instead, he’s playing at Tennessee. Because he passed on scholarships to pay his own

way. “When we’re old, we’re going to be broke,” Sue

McBee said with a laugh. “I just wrote a check last week for $4,500.”

You know what Tennessee fans call that? Money well spent.

Shorthanded Vols Show Poise, Toughness in Upset of Jayhawks By Jeff Goodman, FOXsports.com Jan. 11, 2010

Already down four players and with two more start-ers on the bench on the verge of fouling out, Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl literally had no alternative.

In the middle of the second half of a tightly con-tested game against top-ranked and unbeaten Kansas, Pearl essentially threw his scout team onto the floor.

He may as well have thrown in the towel. There was Skylar McBee, the kid from Knoxville who

opted to pay to walk-on at Tennessee instead of taking a scholarship at Marshall, Santa Clara or Chattanooga.

Next to him was the coaches’ son, Steven Pearl, who had logged just 21 minutes all year long and was referred to by one individual in the Tennessee camp as the “human victory cigar.”

““The people that have your back are your family. Our Tennessee family is pulling together.’’

Bruce Pearl

And then there was Southern Illinois cast-off Josh Bone, a third walk-on who just became eligible a couple weeks ago and had just 20 minutes under his belt as a Vol.

Bone was forced to run the team for a stretch and given the unenviable task of attempting to contain All-American candidate Sherron Collins, Pearl was in the post, giving up nearly half a foot in inches and about 20 pounds to Kansas power forward Markieff Morris.

And there was McBee draining the game’s critical shot, a double-clutch 3-pointer from the left wing as the clock shot sounded with 35 seconds left.

“I wasn’t nervous,” Tennessee’s Scotty Hopson said as he watched McBee release the ball with the Vols hold-ing a 71-68 advantage.

I am calling bull on that. Few gave the Vols a fighting chance, yet after the

game, somehow, it was Pearl who was beaming as he received a congratulatory call from Tennessee signee Tobias Harris in the hallway.

Not after Pearl booted what was the face of the pro-gram, senior Tyler Smith, off the team just days earlier after he and three of his teammates were caught on New Year’s Day with a pair of handguns, a bag of mari-juana and an open bottle of alcohol in a rental car.

Not after he suspended the other three—starter Cameron Tatum and key reserves Brian Williams and Melvin Goins—indefinitely for their roles in the inci-dent.

“It was nice to do something positive here,” Pearl said after the 76-68 victory.

Tennessee went into the game with six scholarship players and three walk-ons against what nearly every-one had agreed is the No. 1 team in the nation.

Things were so bad for Pearl that even junior guard Michael Hubert, yet another walk-on, had surgery for a torn ACL on Friday.

But the Vols forced Kansas into becoming a perimeter-shooting club, and the Jayhawks couldn’t make shots—or defend. Tennessee’s maligned point guard, Bobby Maze, was the top point guard on the floor and not Kansas’ Sherron Collins, who is expected to be a first-round pick in June’s NBA Draft.

Scotty Hopson was the most tal-ented and productive wing player and not Xavier Henry, Kansas’ hyped freshman who was invisible for the majority of the game.

“From a toughness and a compet-itive standpoint, we didn’t deserve it,” Kansas coach Bill Self said after the game. “They just outplayed us.”

Tennessee big man Wayne Chism was on the team that knocked off No. 1 Memphis two years ago on the road, but the Vols’ big man, who logged just 19 minutes due to foul trouble, said this victory has no peer because of the adversity he and his teammates have endured since the turn of the New Year.

“This one is even better because we were down four guys,” Chism said.

McBee, Bone and Pearl combined to play 45 minutes in the victory, and Renaldo Wooldridge and freshman big man Kenny Hall—both of whom thought long and hard about leav-ing the program while buried on the bench earlier this year—filled crucial roles.

Wooldridge was 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and hauled down eight rebounds, while Hall battled one of the nation’s top big men for 23 minutes.

Tyler Smith’s career is over with the Vols, and the future of the other three players remains uncertain—al-though sources indicate that Tatum and Goins will likely be reinstated soon.

“I love Tyler like a brother, and it’s hard to see him leave after what he’s done for this program,” Maze said. “But life moves on, and we realize we have to move for-

ward with what we have.” Maze has moved on with arguably the game of his

life, scoring 16 points, dishing out eight assists and grabbing seven rebounds with just a pair of turnovers in 33 minutes.

Never shy, Maze said now that he’s not splitting time with someone else will allow him to play with more freedom.

“It’s hard when you keep having to come in and out of the game,” Maze said. “Look at Renaldo. He played 34 minutes and looked like an NBA player. I’m a better player and so is Scotty and Renaldo. You know you can make a mistake and still be alright.”

Right now no one can attest to that like Pearl and the Vols.

A-Maze-ing Outing By Randy Moore, InsideTennesse.com Jan. 11, 2010

A lot of folks figured the difference in Sunday’s Ten-nessee-Kansas game would be the point-guard play.

They were right about that but wrong about which player would provide the winning edge.

Instead of Jayhawks star Sherron Collins, it was the Vols’ Bobby Maze who won the individual battle and helped Tennessee win the war 76-68.

UT coach Bruce Pearl recalled asking his players in the post-game locker room: ‘Who was the best point guard on the floor?’ They all answered ‘Bobby Maze.’ Bobby Maze was the best point guard on the floor.”

Collins scored more points (22 to 16) but made just 7-of-20 shots, including 2-of-10 from 3-point range.

He also had nearly as many turnovers (4) as assists

(5). Conversely, Maze hit 5-of-10 floor shots, 6-of-7 free throws and grabbed seven rebounds. Despite being surrounded by some new faces due to four recent sus-pensions, he also dished out eight assists and commit-ted just two turnovers in what may have been his best performance as a Vol.

“He was a beast,” sophomore teammate Renaldo Woolridge said. “He had seven rebounds, he was tak-ing it to the hoop, hitting his free throws, everything. He was playing all over the place. Collins is a great point guard—a first-rounder—but Bobby went out there and did his thing against him. I’m really proud of him. He

stepped up.” Maze’s showing on Sunday earned him recognition

as SEC Player of the Week and provided a measure of redemption. Collins outplayed him in last year’s 92-85 Kansas win at Lawrence, producing 26 points and nine assists to Maze’s 14 points and four assists. Maze says those numbers are skewed, however.

“Last time we played he played 39 minutes and I played 22,” the Vol senior said. “It’s hard to compare sta-tistics in situations like that.”

Even so, Maze was fired up about Sunday’s rematch with Collins in Knoxville.

“It motivated me a lot,” he said, adding that his per-formance “let me know I can play with the best in the country.”

Maze was especially proud of his defensive work against the Kansas superstar.

“Collins is a terrific basketball player; you never know what he’s going to do,” Maze said. “He’s terrific at getting to the basket, so I just wanted to contest him, try to contain him.

“You aren’t going to shut Sherron Collins down. He’s going to get his shots. You just try to contain him and make him take the difficult shot.”

Maze, dubbed “The Solution” when he signed with UT out of junior college two years ago, has been wildly inconsistent in his one and a half seasons on The Hill. As a result, he probably has been criticized more than any player on the team.

“Bobby’s heard questions about our point-guard play with great consistency the last couple of years,” Pearl said. “Bobby Maze may not have been ‘The Solu-tion,’ but he came to our rescue. We don’t win the SEC East (last season) without Bobby Maze as our point guard.

“He helped us win a championship, and he’s going to be matched up against an NBA point guard several nights… I’m very appreciative of Bobby.”

With backup Melvin Goins suspended, Maze has gotten more playing time the past two games than he did previously.

He says the added minutes help him find a rhythm and be more productive. Pearl laughed when told of the comment.

“As long as Bobby will defend and not take posses-sions off, he can play as long as he can play,” the coach said. “Bobby’s in control of his minutes.”

They pounced on loose balls, made open shots and looked a lot like the squads from Pearl’s first two years at Tennessee. You know, those teams that didn’t seem like much on paper but consistently won.

Fans in Grainger County Used to Seeing McBee Make Clutch Baskets By Dave Link, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 11, 2010

RUTLEDGE - Skylar McBee was known for making big plays at the old Rutledge High School and new Grainger High.

Big plays were expected from the star quarterback. Big shots in basketball were routine.

So when McBee launched a 3-point shot that may have saved Tennessee in its 76-68 victory Sunday against No. 1-ranked Kansas, most people in Grainger County only expected one thing.

It was going in. “Oh yeah,” Jack Hipsher said. “You can bet on him.” Hipsher, 77, former pastor at the McBee’s fam-

ily church in the Buffalo community, was warming his hands beside a kerosene heater Monday afternoon in-side Cameron Service Center.

“They called A.W. Davis, ‘The Man with the Golden Arm,’ “ said Charles Cameron, owner of the service cen-ter. “I wonder if they’ll start calling Skylar that?”

McBee, freshman walk-on guard at UT, has a long way to go before he can match Davis, the former all-state player at Rutledge who became a star at UT 1962-65.

Yet McBee’s shot Sunday might be as big as any Da-vis made for UT.

It came at a setting far different than McBee was ac-customed to the past few years while playing in small high school gyms. There was a frenzied sellout crowd of 21,936 at Thompson-Boling Arena, and a national tele-vision audience smelling one of the biggest upsets of the season.

UT led by seven late in the game. Kansas scored four straight points and cut the deficit to 71-68 with 1:10 left.

The Vols worked for another shot. McBee got the ball late in the shot clock, seemingly unaware that time was running out.

“I thought first of all, the adjustment from high school to college, they don’t have a shot clock in high school,” said Doug McBee, Skylar’s father and assistant coach during his high school career. “I’ve seen him get to where he might pass up a shot and not realize what was on the shot clock. It’s an adjustment to make, even though he’s played 14 (college) games.

“I really thought he didn’t know how much time was on the clock and he might not get the shot off. I think the impact of the crowd triggered him to look at the shot clock and get the shot off.”

Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor was guarding McBee on the left wing. After glancing at the clock, McBee made a move around Taylor and hit the 3-point shot for a 74-68 lead with 34 seconds left.

“He made a great crossover dribble and got the shot off,” said Grainger coach Derrick Combs. “He’s made that

shot 1,000 times. I wasn’t at all surprised he made it.” Not after watching McBee the past four years.

McBee, who averaged 25 points, eight rebounds, and six assists last season, was accustomed to double- and triple-teams throughout his high school career.

“Skylar was like a coach on the floor,” Combs said. “He’s just a clutch player. We were in a lot of close games last year. I think we were in 10 games that were decided by two points or fewer and won nine because Skylar stepped up and made big plays.”

Somehow, all those big plays did not land McBee the high-major Division I scholarship he wanted.

Combs said McBee had Division I offers from Santa Clara, Marshall, Winthrop, East Carolina, and College of Charleston, and Chattanooga, East Tennessee State and Belmont made early offers that went to other players when McBee was undecided.

Wake Forest recruited McBee hard, but never got around to making an offer.

UT coach Bruce Pearl, meanwhile, also was in the hunt for McBee, but didn’t have a scholarship. Combs said Pearl scouted McBee twice last season and sent as-sistants to five other games.

There was the thought that if McBee spent a year at UT as a walk-on, a scholarship would be there his second year. Yet there is never a guarantee of that hap-pening.

“Like a lot of people, I may have thought, ‘Take the scholarship, the sure thing,’ “ Combs said. “But you can’t fault Skylar because it’s always been his dream to play big-time Division I basketball.”

Combs believes McBee will get a scholarship next season.

“That’s the deal,” Combs said. “I think Pearl even said on his post-game (Sunday) he will be on scholarship next year.”

When Skylar decided to walk on at UT, he had the full support of Doug and Sue McBee, whose two older children have graduated from college.

“As a family, you want your kids to stay close to where you can see them play,” Doug McBee said. “I know if he went to Santa Clara or Marshall, we’d get to see him some but not like playing here. I was really pleased when he made the decision to stay here.”

So were his fans in Rutledge. “I’ve known his parents, his grandparents,” said

Hipsher, rubbing his hands in front of the heater. “I’ve known Skylar since he was a small boy. I’ve seen him grow up. He’s a fine young man.”

Across the street, at Down Home Restaurant, McBee had other proud fans. Waitress Marsha Greenlee, 60, has known McBee since he was born. She played softball with Sue McBee and has waited on Skylar for years at the Down Home.

“He’s just a good kid, a really good kid,” Greenlee said. “I have never seen or heard anybody say anything against Skylar.”

Woolridge, Like Father, Helped Upset No. 1 By Drew Edwards, UTsports.com Jan. 12, 2010

On Sunday night, Renaldo Woolridge and his father had a little fun dissecting Tennessee’s win over No. 1 Kansas.

“Going into the game after he watched (Kansas) play Cornell, he was like, ‘You guys can be the team to slip up and beat them,’” Woolridge said Monday. “Then after the game, he called and told me, ‘I told you. You played great.’ And how proud he was of me. It was cool.”

Definitely cool, but not nearly as cool as the fact that Woolridge and his dad have both been on teams that defeated the No. 1 ranked team in college basketball.

Orlando Woolridge, who played 15 seasons in the NBA, was a part of four victories over a top-ranked team while playing at Notre Dame from 1978-81.

“It’s crazy,” Woolridge said. “It’s crazy to be able to share something like that. I always tried to be successful in the basketball world like he was. This is one thing I can say we have done in common. It’s pretty cool.”

Woolridge often watches old game tapes of his father, but he’s never seen his dad’s last-second shot - over Ralph Sampson, no less - to defeat No. 1 Virginia in 1981.

“That’s the one shot I never saw,” Woolridge said. “My mom always told me about it, and anybody I ever ran into.”

He even heard about it from Sampson, who coached at an NBA camp Woolridge attended in high school.

While teammate Skylar McBee’s late 3-pointer got plenty of attention in Sunday’s win, Woolridge made a major contribution. He led the team with 34 minutes and scored a career-high 14 points with a (you guessed it) career-high four 3-pointers.

“It feels like you’re a part of it,” he said. “Regardless, I was going to be happy and feel like I was one of the guys out there. But like you said, I was one of the guys out there. It’s the greatest feeling ever. You feel on top of the world when you’re out there and you see the fans out there.”

On Thursday, Woolridge will see another familiar face in the stands. His father will be at the Vols’ 7 p.m. tip-off against Auburn in Thompson-Boling Arena. And the elder Woolridge likes what he’s seen from UT so far.

“He believes in us as a team,” Renaldo Woolridge said. “We’re short-handed, but he sees the hunger we played with and how we play together. And me, he always told me, just like the coaches, to keep working hard and my time will come.

“He didn’t play much when he was young in college, and now he’s like, ‘Son, so far you’ve been playing like I wanted you to. And you showed that you were ready to step up.’ It’s cool that he’s been watching, and he’s been proud.”

The Rock and The Mic: Woolridge one of many players to dabble in hip-hop By Alexandra Rush, SLAM Magazine Jan. 14, 2010

Renaldo Woolridge gets busy on planes. While his University of Tennessee basketball teammates catch some Zs, play video games, watch movies or shuffle through their iPods, Woolridge jots down rap lyrics in his rhyme book or types them into his BlackBerry.

“I want to get to the next level—the NBA—but also make it as a mainstream rapper,” the 6-8 sophomore said.

Woolridge’s mix of hoop dreams and hip-hop aspira-tions aren’t unusual. These days, basketball and hip-hop cultures seem to be as synthesized as Pete Rock and CL Smooth or John Stockton and Karl Malone.

Emcees claim to be ballin’ and compare their mic skills with NBA players’ athletic prowess; Prominent NBA players—including Kobe, Shaq, AI, Ron Artest, Joe ‘Beast’ Smith and most recently JJ Redick—have re-corded tracks. But their success and acclaim have been minimal.

But Woolridge, whose stage name is Swiperboy, plans to pull off an upset nearly as big as his team’s January 10 victory over formerly undefeated Kansas by being an exception to the trend of basketball players’ flopped albums (has anyone even bothered illegally downloading “Shaq Diesel” or Artest’s “My World”?) Woolridge is known around campus as an athlete who can rock the mic and has used his Mac computer to re-cord various songs promoting Tennessee athletics.

Woolridge’s “Yes I Can” anthem features his breathy, laid back, Eric Sermon-esque flow, as well as his lyrics touting all the university teams’ achievements. “Run-ning this thing kind of like cross-country,” Woolridge spits. In December, Woolridge dropped “Tip Off (College Hoops Time),” a track on which he raps the team’s gruel-ing practice schedule and hustle mentality makes Ten-nessee “ready for the chance” and “ready for the Dance.”

Woolridge also recorded a song to advocate for Tennessee football star Eric Berry’s campaign for 2009’s Heisman trophy. As with many of Woolridge’s tracks, an accompanying video is posted on YouTube; this seem-ingly big-budget effort features dancers decked out in university gear, a football field scene and Berry bopping along to the steady, screwed-and-chopped, Swisha House-style beat.

Despite rapping many original verses over gully in-strumentals such as “A Millie,” Woolridge’s rhymes steer clear of any controversial proclamations. He’s definitely no Iverson, whose 2001 track “40 Bars,” which was re-corded under the moniker Jewelz, contains plenty of gangsta-rap threats. On his freestyle over the “A Mil-lie” beat, Woolridge raps safe-for-work lines such as “don’t gang-bang, never sprayed so don’t ask” and “I’m all about my green, but I’m never smoking weed.” These PG lyrics are especially prudent, given the fact that Wooldridge’s teammate Tyler Smith was recently dismissed after receiving misdemeanor gun and drug charges.

“I just want to do something positive with my mu-sic,” Woolridge said.

Cannington Keeps Filipino Spirit Close To His Heart By Josh Pate, UTSports.com Jan. 16, 2010

Quinn Cannington didn’t about know the episode of Seinfeld with Keith Hernandez. He didn’t know about the popular show’s Close Talker and never uttered the phrase “Yada, yada, yada.” Cannington didn’t have a fa-vorite Friends character, didn’t know the chemistry be-tween Ross and Rachel, never sang “Smelly Cat.”

Seinfeld and Friends are two of the biggest televi-sion sitcoms. And yet Cannington wasn’t knowledge-able when he moved to Knoxville as a 13-year-old searching for a sense of familiarity. That’s because Can-nington was raised in a suburb of Manila, Philippines. His parents, Jimmy and Vicki, were missionaries and his father worked at an international school for missionary

children. Cannington attended the school with kids from more than 20 different nationalities.

So when the Canningtons decided to move back to Knoxville where they first met as University of Tennes-see students, their son was in for a culture shock.

“On the outside, you look like an American. You walk like an American and talk like an American,” Cannington said. “So people laugh when you don’t know things, like when you don’t know popular TV shows. I never knew those things growing up. In a third-world country like the Philippines, we just didn’t have those things grow-ing up. We had different things.”

He had basketball. Cannington and his friends would shoot hoops every day after school in the Philip-pines. He dreamed of playing in the NBA, and in Manila he was good. So in Knoxville, with all his friends back home and a unique sense of homesickness that at times became over-whelming, Cannington turned to his only bridge to the new life in the United States.

For those watching, there was nothing to see. But if you looked closely, Canning-ton missed his old life.

“I think on the outside, Quinn made that transition really easy,” said Jody Wright, Cannington’s coach at Fulton High School. “I think probably on the inside was where it was hardest for him, moving back here and leaving his friends and guys he had gone to elementary school with all his life. Now he was going to a different high school. On the outside, I think he was fine. But on the inside, he had some real struggles I think.”

Fortunately for Cannington, he landed in the right place. Wright had heard of Cannington’s talents, even if the kid was playing ball across the globe.

Pete Stone, who played basketball under Wright in the early 1990s, was serving as a missionary in the Phil-ippines and coaching middle school basketball as part of his outreach. He e-mailed with Wright consistently, kept in touch, and always talked basketball. One of Stone’s e-mails still lingers with Wright.

“Oh coach, I’ve got this kid, this fifth-grader, you’d love him,” the e-mail read. “He’s just like you. He’s eat up with it. He can’t get enough of it. He loves basketball.”

It was Cannington. When the family moved to Knoxville in 2000, Can-

nington was still good. But basketball was the least of his concerns.

“When my family moved back here to the States in 2000, it was really a difficult transition for me,” he said. “It’s a real complex: missionary kids who move away from their home like I did in the Philippines and they go to a foreign world. To me, the United States was com-pletely foreign and yet it was my family’s home country.”

That’s when the questions started: Where are you from?

“It’s a tough question when people ask, `Where are you from?’ because I hesitate,” Cannington said. “And sometimes people laugh and that hurts because I don’t know where I’m from. I tell them I grew up in the Philip-pines. We feel like we’re from the Philippines, but we’re not Filipino.” Why did you grow up in the Philippines? You’re not Filipino.

“Then I tell them my parents were missionaries,” Cannington said, noting that the natural quizzing does lead to a window to build relationships with people. “I don’t try to push anything on anybody, but I enjoy be-ing able to tell people about me and my experience. And I loved growing up there.”

Anyone who was around Cannington knew how important the Filipino culture was to the youngster.

Manila was his home. He missed friends. He missed the traditions. But he was getting used to Knoxville, fit-ting in, playing basketball, being a high school student, building Falcon pride at Fulton High. On the outside, at least.

“The neat thing about Quinn is his personality,” Wright said. “He was able to fit in and blend in here. Unless you knew his background and knew his parents were missionaries, you would never have known that he

grew up in the Philippines and just moved back. There’s no doubt that I think he not only looked at that issue, but other issues and setbacks and trials that we all have to go through. He handled those head-on.”

Basketball was his outlet. Cannington was small as a freshman, adjusting to

the U.S. style of play. And Fulton provided a good tran-sition with its rich history of basketball success. By the time he was a junior, he had grown from 5-foot-6 to 6-1 and improved his shot. He was a valuable sub on a 27-2 team. His senior year, he grew again to 6-4 and led the Falcons to the district title. He chose to stay in-town and go to UT and try to walk on in head coach Bruce Pearl’s second season.

Hard work paid off, and so did his talent. Canning-

ton impressed the staff enough to earn a position on the team.

Now he’s a senior guard on the scout team, and recently has played the role of the opponents’ best player in practice. The trust and respect shown by both coaches and teammates, Cannington said, makes the long hours worth it. His practices are full of driving the paint and getting slapped around and pushed aside to make the Vols a better team. And it’s made him a better player, going against talent like former Vols Chris Lofton and JuJuan Smith, and now point guard Bobby Maze.

“It’s fun now to be able to be effective and go out there and do my best,” Cannington said. “I don’t feel quite as inferior now to those guys, and they respect me, too. I’ve had some good practices every now and again, and they know I’ve gotten better. So it’s good to have that respect from them and the coaches. It’s fun to be a part of the team in that way.”

There was a point when Cannington didn’t feel a part of anything when he first moved to Knoxville. Life as he knew it in Manila was gone. But it has never been forgotten.

Cannington has gone back to his old home for visits several times, and he’s been going more frequently in recent years. The last two summers he spent six weeks there on visits.

“If I look back on it, I really also love being in middle of the Filipino culture because Filipino people are so hospitable and friendly,” Cannington said. “So being in that culture, I think if I could go back I would get to know some of those people more and maybe put my-self in the middle of their culture a little bit more. So going back there, it’s a therapeutic process to be able to get back to my roots and just remember how it was there.”

It’s that type of therapy that Cannington wants to provide for others. The psychology major is applying to graduate schools with the goal of pursuing a master’s degree in counseling psychology or clinical psychology. In a perfect world, he’d like to counsel missionary kids who are going through the same adjustment anxiety he felt.

“Everyone has got things in their lives that cause pain,” Cannington said. “For me, one of the main things in my hard times that helped me was someone else to talk to. I really enjoyed that. In five or 10 years, I’d re-

Cannington is applying to graduate schools with the goal of pursuing a master’s degree in counseling psychology or clinical psychology. In a per-fect world, he’d like to counsel missionary kids who are going through the same adjustment anxiety he felt.

ally like to counsel people going through hard times because I certainly needed it. It’s a really difficult thing to work your way through. So if I could somehow meet with those kids and work with them, it would really be good for me.”

Cannington’s experience and his example, in turn, would be good for them.

“Quinn is a survivor,” Wright said, “and a winner. He’s a guy that’s going to make it in whatever he does.”

No Bone to Pick on Latest Walk-On Hero By Mike Strange, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 16, 2010

Last Sunday against Kansas, Skylar McBee earned his spot in the Tennessee Basketball Walk-On Ring of Honor.

All it took was a couple of seconds to make a cross-over-dribble and swish a leaning 3-pointer.

On Saturday against Ole Miss, Josh Bone earned his spot in the Tennessee Basketball Walk-on Ring of Honor.

It took a little longer and required a little more en-ergy. Like 14 gut-checking minutes worth.

For sure, Tennessee doesn’t pull out a 71-69 over-time win over the Rebels without some offense from Bone. He hit two of UT’s biggest baskets.

His 3-pointer capped a 15-2 run and gave UT its first lead, 55-54. In overtime he broke a 61-61 tie with an-other trey.

But, more importantly, Tennessee doesn’t win with-out his defense.

The Rebels’ Chris Warren hit a 3-pointer to give Ole Miss its biggest lead, 54-42, with 9:18 to play. Warren is the complete offensive package, cat-quick and a dead-eye from long range.

He’ll never forget Josh Bone. Warren didn’t score another point, going 0-for-6 and

giving up two turnovers in the final 14:18. One of the misses was a 3-pointer to win at the end

of regulation with Bone in his face. UT’s starting point guard, Bobby Maze, is the reign-

ing SEC player of the week and he justified the honor in wins over Kansas and then Auburn on Thursday night.

But it was Bone, the walk-on who just became eli-gible last month, who closed out the week with those 14 shut-down minutes against Ole Miss.

“Josh was playing great defense,’’ UT coach Bruce Pearl said. “That’s the only reason he was out there. “It was not a punishment on Bobby. Bobby played so well against Auburn and he just didn’t have any legs. You could see it from the beginning. He couldn’t keep War-ren in front of him.’’

A couple of weeks ago, Pearl would have turned to Melvin Goins to try to defuse Warren. But Goins has been suspended since the Jan. 1 incident that led to Ty-ler Smith being dismissed from the team.

Enter Bone, one of the three walk-ons thrust into UT’s depleted rotation.

He walked on at Tennessee at mid-term last season after a stellar high school career at Brentwood Academy and then two years as a scholarship player at Southern Illinois.

He was a starter as a sophomore at SIU, a good pro-gram in a tough league, the Missouri Valley Conference.

“It wasn’t a really a bad situation,’’ Bone said Satur-day, “I knew it just wasn’t a correct fit.

“But I’m glad they taught me how to play D. They stressed defense all the time. That’s what I look to bring to the table.’’

At 6-foot-3, Bone offers a defensive dimension the 5-11 Goins does not.

“Melvin,’’ said Pearl, “can apply great ball pressure. Josh built a wall and you couldn’t get around him. “War-ren couldn’t turn the corner on him.’’

Bone had several mid-major scholarship offers when he left SIU. Some big schools, namely Oklahoma State and Xavier, asked him to walk on.

But when UT called, it was over. He was headed to Knoxville, which is where he wanted to be in the first place.

Pearl had seen Bone once, scouting a high school game in Jackson, Tenn: Bolivar Central with Wayne

Chism and Willie Kemp against Brentwood Academy with Brandan Wright and Bone.

Pearl got Chism. Wright went to North Carolina and Kemp to Memphis. Bone, the runner-up to Wright as Class AA Mr. Basketball, went off to SIU.

“Willie Kemp couldn’t score on Josh Bone,’’ Pearl recalled. “I thought, ‘Who is this guy? Maybe I made a mistake.’

“We’re glad he’s here now.’’ Better late than never, Bone figures, and he feels a

sense of urgency to make the most of his belated op-portunity.

Friday night, the Harlem Globetrotters played at Thomson-Boling Arena. After the last trick shot, crowd filed out. Bone filed in.

All by his lonesome, with only the clean-up crew for an audience, he worked on his shooting rhythm, bothered that his 3-point shot hadn’t been falling. It fell twice against the Rebels.

Of course, being alone, he couldn’t work on defense. Then again, he didn’t need to. It was already there.

‘Swiperboy’ Woolridge Raps Kiffin By Dave Link, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 17, 2010

Tennessee football fans will appreciate the new rap on YouTube by Renaldo “Swiperboy” Woolridge. The rap title: “Never Leave You Like Kiffin.”

In the rap lyrics, Woolridge is talking to his girl about not leaving her the way former UT coach Lane Kiffin abruptly left the UT program last Tuesday night when he took the head coach’s job at Southern Cal.

Woolridge, who is from Sherman Oaks, Calif., makes reference to his home state in part of the rap. “… So baby let’s toast, I ain’t gonna run back to the West Coast. Yeah, because there would be somethin’ missin’, so baby I would never leave you like Kiffin.”

It continues later: “Don’t talk, baby just listen, we can withstand, I’m a man on a mission. I ain’t goin’ nowhere, time to stop trippin’, baby girl I would never leave you like Kiffin, leave you like Kiffin… “

Listen/watch at YouTube.com.

Pearl’s Vols May Be True Contenders By Mark Wiedmer, Chattanooga Times Free Press Jan. 20, 2010

One thought from Tennessee’s 63-56 victory at Alabama on Tuesday night: Maybe it’s time to seriously consider the Volunteers as a Final Four contender.

No, this is not a typo, brain cramp or baseless In-ternet rumor. When you’ve won seven straight games and knocked off previous No. 1 Kansas despite losing 40 percent of your scoring to suspension and dismissal, you just might be pretty special.

Keep this up for the remaining 15 Southeastern Conference games—the Vols are now 3-0 in SEC play—and UT might not only crack the Elite Eight for the first time in program history but also take it all the way to college basketball’s final weekend.

Certainly, these words seemed comical on New Year’s night. Superb senior Tyler Smith, dead-eye shoot-er Cameron Tatum, reserve point guard Melvin Goins and backup big man Brian Williams had been arrested earlier that day while speeding in a car that included alcohol, guns and drugs.

(Allow me a brief detour: Is anybody certain that Lane Kiffin wasn’t driving that car at some point?)

Nevertheless, at the moment that the Four Flops were arrested, all the momentum gained from the pre-vious day’s road win at Memphis appeared lost, along with the most anticipated season of UT coach Bruce Pearl’s five years on the job.

Turns out it might have been the best thing that ever happened. For one thing, it lengthened playing time and scoring responsibilities for the Vols’ two most polished offensive weapons—Wayne Chism and Scotty Hopson.

It also delivered focus to an offense that often seemed to stymie itself by not knowing who would

take the shot. There was too much standing around, too much deferring to Smith, who never really seemed comfortable being the leader.

Beyond that, it forced Chism to lead in more than on-court talent and off-court giggles. Long seen by Pearl as having NBA athleticism, the 6-foot-9 Bolivar, Tenn., resident too often drifted in and out of games, occasionally brilliant but just as often perplexing.

But in Tuesday’s second half, Chism scored all 11 of his points and dominated defensively in the post down the stretch. All this after Hopson lit up the scoreboard in the opening half.

Clearly, if the Vols were forced to part company with one star (Smith) and endure lengthy suspensions to three other key players, they wound up with the right four getting into trouble.

Of course, this week has been full of surprises from its first moments, beginning with Kansas State wrap-ping up Monday by knocking top-ranked Texas from the unbeaten ranks in a 71-62 finish that not only added K-State to the Final Four discussion but also left Kentucky (18-0) as the NCAA Division I men’s only unbeaten team.

With outmanned Arkansas set to invade Rupp Arena on Saturday, UK should remain unbeaten at least until Tuesday’s trip to South Carolina. But the Wildcats are just two young and the SEC too balanced for Big Blue to remain unscathed until tourney time.

Look for UK’s perfect run to end at either South Carolina, at home to Vanderbilt (Jan. 30) or on the road at Mississippi State (Feb. 16), Vanderbilt (Feb. 20) or at Tennessee (Feb. 27).

A far more lengthy run that may soon come to an end is cranky Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun’s career.

The 67-year-old Calhoun took an immediate medi-cal leave of absence on Tuesday for undisclosed rea-sons.

The only details were that it wasn’t related to his heart or a recurrence of cancer, which he’s battled three times.

Of course, given the whipping UConn delivered the UT-Chattanooga last March in the opening round of the NCAA tourney with Calhoun watching from a hospital room, the 11-6 Huskies just might rally again without him.

Yet whether UConn improves or not in its coach’s ab-sence, the Vols have come light years absent 40 percent of their offense.

All of which brings us to Kansas State coach Frank Martin after Monday’s win over Texas.

Asked to comment on the KSU students not storm-ing the court, Martin said, “I think our fans understand we’re not trying to celebrate in January. They’re going to wait around and see what comes the rest of the sea-son.”

Tennessee’s fans might want to do the same.

My Twin, Scotty Hopson By Renaldo Woolridge, for UTsports.com Jan. 27, 2010

I call him my twin for a reason. As I write about my teammate and best friend,

Scotty Hopson, it almost seems as though I am writing about myself.

When I first met Scotty, it was in the second ses-sion of summer school prior to our freshman year. I had heard many things, and knew of him due to the fact that we were in the same recruiting class. I mainly knew about him being ranked the fifth-best player in the country, but really began to watch his career in the McDonald’s All-American Game and Jordan Brand Clas-sic Game. That’s when I knew he was really talented.

However, I will never forget my initial impression of Scotty, which is similar to how people used to view me.

When I watched the McDonald’s dunk contest and saw Scotty’s demeanor (the confident “swag” he walked with, and the “cooler than the other side of the pillow” look on his face), I started to think to myself, “Oh, now here’s another big-time player who’s going to come in and be cocky and arrogant.” However, to my surprise, when I first met Scotty, after just one conversation I realized that he was the exact opposite. He was goofy,

funny, friendly and real (real being a term I use with very few people in this world).

When I first met him it was almost like I was looking in a mirror. Besides the fact that we had the same frame (though I was clearly buffer in the biceps area... LOL) and were just a couple inches apart in height, his personality was exactly like mine.

I remember making a joke about something that was not even that funny, but for some reason I felt it was hilarious, and Scotty started cracking up as if he were a little kid hearing a joke for the first time. It’s the same way I laugh at things when I find them funny.

That’s how I knew we were going to be best friends. Although we grew up in completely different envi-

ronments—as I grew up in the city of Los Angeles and he grew up in the hospitable family commu-nity of Hopkinsville, Ky.—we had similarities in lifestyle.

My second mother, Ms. Hopson (Scotty’s mom, who by the way, makes some of the best cornbread I have EVER had) raised Scotty in the church and instilled good morals in him. She taught him to be a good kid who stays out of harm’s way.

Scotty has no tattoos, just like me. And he was the first person on campus who I went to church with.

Even now, with all of the headlines, achieve-ments and accolades he has garnered by way of his dedication and hard work on and off the court (SEC All-Freshman Team, two-time SEC Player of the Week, our top scorer this season, etc.) he is still one of the most humble and down-to-earth people I have met.

He also enjoys doing what he is doing, which is the best part about it.

Scotty has always had a way with people. He’s extremely personable, but more than anything he’s a great friend. A lot of times when you are on teams or when you meet people throughout life, you wonder if you’ll stay in touch with them later on down the road.

Well, I think it is safe to say that Scotty Hopson will be a brother—a “twin” to me—for the rest of my life.

Prince: ‘My Emotions Can Get the Best of Me’ By Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 29, 2010

Usually it’s the media that requests which player they want to interview, but the tables were turned at Tennessee’s practice Friday night.

Senior wing J.P. Prince had a message he want-ed to get across.

“I’ve got to be more mature on the court and handle myself better,’’ Prince said. “I think we all know my emotions can get the best of me, and it’s something I want to handle better.’’

Prince received two technical fouls in the loss to Vanderbilt on Wednesday night. The first was of the scrappy variety, with Prince mixing it up in the paint with Andre Walker, who fouled him twice and grabbed his jersey. The second was for hanging on the rim.

“You walk a thin line playing with so much emotion,’’ Prince said. “I’ve just got to learn from it.’’

Prince said he wants to represent UT in a positive light, and he’s intent on altering his style of play.

“Of course I want to be liked, but it’s not like you can entirely change who you are,’’ he said. “I do need to mature, but I think sometimes people misunderstand our team.

“We all play with a lot of energy, and we get excited about our plays.’’

As for the dunking, Prince said he plans to continue to bring a great deal of authority to the rim when the opportunity presents itself - minus excessive hanging on the rim.

“The only people who can really understand the dunking is the people who can or have dunked them-selves,’’ Prince said. “There’s just such an emotion and a rush.’’

UT coach Bruce Pearl said Prince came to him earlier

this week to discuss what happened. “I think it’s good J.P. wanted to come to me and

apologize, because he’s realized he has crossed the line on a couple of occasions,’’ Pearl said. “He has taken great pride in coming back to Tennessee and playing here; he’s one class away from graduating and he’s been working hard.

“He doesn’t want a couple of incidents to take all of that way. I know the goodness in him and how competi-tive he is, and I’m proud of him for being accountable.’’

Prince averages 7.6 points and 3.3 assists per game,but he leads the team in both charges drawn (14) and steals (30).

Hall Embraces Opportunities Under Pearl By Erin Exum, The Daily Beacon Jan. 29, 2010

Despite his seemingly intimidating 6-foot-8 frame, Kenny Hall has a genuinely calm and reserved demean-or. With a starting position and eight points against the Commodores in Wednesday’s Vanderbilt game, one might assume that Hall could be overwhelmed with new responsibilities, but his determination has kept him level-headed and ready for more.

Hailing from Stone Mountain, Ga., Hall speaks highly of his new home in Knoxville and the fans that support the new freshmen class.

“First and foremost, I like the fans,” Hall said. “Every-one here is overwhelmingly kind and generous to me and the team.”

The young forward also compliments Tennes-see head coach Bruce Pearl for helping him improve throughout his first few months in college.

“There are so many lessons from Coach Pearl,” Hall

said. “It seems like there are a million lessons in one practice session. But the most important lesson that he gives us is really not to take plays off. He’s helped me learn to make quick moves to stay in the game.”

Not only does Hall bring movement and energy to the game on the court, but he offers entertainment and a positive attitude off the court as well. Saying he can-not live without Zaxby’s and joking that his favorite part of Knoxville is UT’s student newspaper, The Daily Bea-con, Hall remains surprisingly down to earth.

Teammate Steven Pearl says Hall is liked by all. “Kenny is a funny, goofy, cool guy who jokes around

with everyone on the team,” Pearl said. “Everyone likes having him around in the locker room, but he also

brings a lot to the team as a whole. He is such a hard worker. He plays really good defense with a lot of energy. He’s also surprisingly strong, so he matches up really well against other teams.”

Both Pearl and Hall agree that Hall can im-prove as the season continues by trying not to rush plays while still being aggressive within the offense.

“He’s just got to stay patient,” Pearl said. “His aggressiveness is an asset, but he’s just got to be patient sometimes, and he’ll get there.”

Hall has not only gotten to live the exciting new experiences of a college freshman, but he was also a part of UT history when the Vols beat No. 1-ranked Kansas on Jan. 10, a game Hall said he will never forget.

“The most exciting thing that has happened to me since arriving in Knoxville has got to be the Kansas game,” Hall said. “It doesn’t get any better than that.”

Vols Better at End of Month Than at First By Mike Strange, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 31, 2010

January came in with a bang for Tennessee basketball. Sunday, it went out with one too.

The last day of one of the program’s more memorable months ended in a celebration, a jump-up-off-the-couch moment, when a long shot by Scotty Hopson went in the basket and then a much closer one by Alex Tyus didn’t.

A 61-60 victory over Florida at Thompson-Bol-ing Arena was the latest gut-wrenching exercise in this revised edition of UT hoops.

Revised, of course, because of the traffic stop on New Year’s Day that rocked Bruce Pearl’s roster.

The Vols made it through a turbulent month with a 6-2 worksheet, the highlight being the shocking upset of No. 1 Kansas on Jan. 10.

Considering UT’s schedule, 6-2 wouldn’t be bad for a normal month, much less one laden with adversity.

The Vols have beaten Charlotte and Auburn, whom they should beat. They’ve come back from one foot in the grave to knock off a good Ole Miss

team in overtime. They’ve gutted out a rare win in Tus-caloosa.

They’ve gotten spanked at Georgia, then outplayed down the stretch at home by Vanderbilt.

Finally, they found a way to get in the last lick on Florida and, in doing so, salvage their standing in the SEC East race.

“It’s just another win,’’ said senior J.P. Prince. “You can’t make more of it than it is.

“It’s just one game in the win column.’’ OK, but it could have just as easily slipped into the

loss column. “I saw a gutsy effort,’’ said Pearl. “I don’t think either

team played particularly well. “We were very fortunate to have won that game.

We’re fortunate their guards missed some open shots.’’ A little good fortune is part of the recipe these days.

Tennessee’s depleted roster isn’t going to overpower anybody in the SEC.

But Sunday, the roster wasn’t as depleted as it has been for the past month.

““You walk a thin line playing with so much emotion. I’ve just got to learn from it.”

J.P. Prince

Tyler Smith is not coming back, and Brian Williams remains in limbo. However, Cameron Tatum and Melvin Goins each played an important role in the victory over Florida.

In his third game back after a five-game hiatus, Ta-tum scored all eight of his points in the first half when UT was gasping for any form of offense.

Tatum played 15 minutes and knocked down a pair of 3-point shots, a rare commodity these days. “He kept us in the game in the first half,’’ said Pearl.

Goins, in only his second appearance since the New Year’s Day arrests, played 14 minutes. He didn’t score but made life hard on Florida guards Ervin Walker and Kenny Boynton.

Goins had three steals and two assists. Walker was 3-of-9 shooting and committed six turnovers.

Boynton’s line was just as bad: 2-of-11 shooting, four turnovers.

While suspended, Goins lost his back-up point guard job to Josh Bone. He got it back Sunday.

“It’s hard to make a change,’’ said Pearl, “because Josh has been so solid. But you need more against Boynton and Ervin Walker than solid.

“I think Melvin’s quickness bothered ’em a little bit.’’ There has been considerable handwringing among

UT fans about team chemistry. The Vols were 5-0 with-out Tatum and Goins, then 0-2 when they returned.

Make that 1-2. And their teammates shrug at all the chemistry talk.

“That chemistry thing is over-rated,’’ said Prince. “On the court, we’re all on the same page. That’s never changed.’’

Wayne Chism pointed to Tatum’s shooting and Goins’ defense. Enough said, he said.

Goins also deserves an assist, one that doesn’t show up in the box score. It came during UT’s final timeout, in which Pearl designed what would be Hopson’s game-winning shot.

“After Coach had called up the play for me,’’ said Hopson, “Melvin stopped me and said, ‘Big players make big shots.’

“And that was just another confidence-booster for me that my teammates are behind me.’’

February lies ahead. Tennessee still isn’t whole again, and it won’t be. But the Vols are closer to it at the end of January than at the beginning.

Steven Pearl Can Smile About Playing Time By Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel Feb. 7, 2010

LSU fans heckled Tennessee redshirt junior Ste-ven Pearl from the time he entered the game in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday night.

Pearl smiled back at the fans and proceeded to hold star player Tasmin Mitchell without a basket for the 10 minutes he guarded him.

That smile was unmistakable; it’s the same grin his father—UT coach Bruce Pearl—flashes at fund-raising events.

The good times on the floor, however, have been few and far between for the Vols’ father-son combina-tion over the past four years.

Steven Pearl struggled to find playing time on a UT team that has gotten more talented with each signing class. Heading into Tuesday’s game (TV: ESPN, 7 p.m.) at Vanderbilt, he knows he’ll get his minutes in the rota-tion.

“Steven’s not looking over at the bench every time he makes a mistake because he knows he’s going to get his minutes, and that makes a difference,’’ Bruce Pearl said. “But he had a role before he had playing time, and it was to be the opponents’ best player in our practices.

“He has played a part in our winning championships because he was always our best practice player, and he competed in practice every day; Those practices were his games.’’

Steven Pearl admits it was difficult at times. “Now that I’m getting into the games, playing for my

dad is a lot easier,’’ Steven Pearl said. “The first couple of years, always on the scout team, it could get really tough. In practice, he’d get on me all the time.’’

Bruce Pearl knew he had to if his son was ever to see any meaningful minutes as a part of the perennial top-25 program he has built over the past four and a half seasons.

It didn’t make things any easier for Steven Pearl when many of the players in the class he came in with—Duke Crews, Marques Johnson, Ramar Smith and Josh Tabb—left the team for various reasons.

Only senior Wayne Chism remains from that signing class.

“That has made it kind of tough, because those were all cool guys, even with some of the trouble they may

have had,’’ Steven Pearl said. “Me and Wayne have been through a lot together.’’

Steven Pearl and Chism are still going through a lot together, battling shoulder to shoulder in SEC games. After appearing in just six league games for a total of 10 minutes last season, Steven Pearl has played in all eight of UT’s SEC games this season and averages 11.5 minutes an outing.

“Steven has his limitations, we know that,’’ Bruce Pearl said. “But he does what he does, and when he goes in there, there’s not a drop-off on the defensive end.’’

It fits into the makeshift defensive identity the No. 14 Vols (18-4, 6-2 SEC) have formed since the dismissal of All-SEC forward Tyler Smith prior to conference play.

It has worked into the Vols’ offensive chemistry, as well.

“It’s another guy playing his role and maybe not looking for his shot so much,’’ Bruce Pearl said.

“Sometimes less is more.’’ Steven Pearl’s on-court maturation has been a pro-

cess; he’s hardly the same player who graduated from West High School four years ago.

When Steven Pearl came into the UT program as a freshman, he weighed 200 pounds and bench pressed 175.

After four years in the strength program under Troy Wills, Steven Pearl weighs 230 and ranks as the stron-gest member of the team, bench-pressing 350.

Still, he has had his walk-on moments this season, starting 1-for-9 shooting from the free-throw line and getting some of his first few shot attempts blocked .

“The free throws were all mental,’’ Steven Pearl said, shaking his head and rolling his eyes. “It’s like I know I can make them, because I make them all the time in practice. It was just a matter of getting more comfort-able.

“You can tell when your teammates and coaches be-lieve in you, and that’s what has made me relax a little bit.’’

Pearl dished a highlight-worthy, behind-the-head pass to Chism against South Carolina Saturday, and he’s scoring more regularly with reverse layups, using the rim to shield his shots from potential blocks.

But defense is where he has really shined; at Geor-gia, Pearl drew three fouls on Georgia post Trey Thomp-kins, against Vanderbilt, he drew a foul that sent 7-2

““After Coach had called up the play for me, Melvin stopped me and said, ‘Big players make big shots.’

Scotty Hopson

post A.J. Ogilvy to the bench with his second foul early in the first half.

ESPN broke down Steven Pearl’s solid defense against LSU, too, showing replays of his solid position-ing.

“Crafty” is a good word to describe the coach’s son, even if his contributions don’t jump out in the boxscore.

“The last three or four games, I’ve really felt good out there,’’ Steven Pearl said. “I realize I can’t just go out there to log minutes, so I’ve got to make plays.’’

Pearl had four steals in 12 minutes in the 61-60 win over Florida. And when he fouls shooters, he gets his money’s worth, ensuring their shots rarely fall.

“Steven is a totally different player than when he first came to Tennessee,’’ said former UT player Ryan Childress. “He’s confident and he’s doing all the little things that may not show up in the boxscore.’’

Steven Pearl’s experience playing for his father’s team that won the gold at the Maccabiah Games in Israel over the summer has been another key in his de-velopment.

“Prior to playing this season, that was the most fun I’d had since high school,’’ Steven Pearl said. “Sure, there were times earlier in my career I might have second-guessed playing for my dad.

“You go out to places, and you hear things, about how you’re only on the team because of your last name,’’ he said. “But that only motivated me to keep working hard.’’

Now, when Steven Pearl is reminded—like at LSU, with the chant of “Daddy’s Boy’’—he merely smiles.

After four years of struggling to find a role on the team, the taunts in rival arenas are music to his ears.

Wayne Chism: Stepping Up and Coming into His Own for Tennessee By Eddie Garrison, TheBleacherReport.com Feb. 8, 2010

As the season has progressed both on the football field and basketball court, things have been a little rocky on good ole’ Rocky Top this year. What with play-ers holding up citizens of Knoxville with pellet guns or getting thrown off the team for drug use. It has been dicey at best for the boys in orange.

On the basketball court, Head Coach Bruce Pearl has had to deal with his own transgressions this season af-ter several players were caught with drugs in their car.

This forced Pearl to dismiss Tyler Smith, a first-team All-SEC player, from the team and suspending three more scholarship players as well.

All of the off-court controversy has overshadowed the Vols play on the court as they sit at 18-4 overall and 6-2 in the SEC. Before the dismissal and suspenions of those players, Tennessee had a record of 10-2.

Once the levees were handed out to those players, the Vols rallied around one another on and off the court and have produced a record of 8-2 and have been a mainstay in the top-15 of the polls.

One of the biggest reasons Tennessee has been able to maintain their steady play this season has been through their big man center and team leader, senior Wayne Chism.

The 6-9, 246-pound center from Jackson, Tenn., has had his best season yet at Tennessee. He is averaging 13 points per game as well as seven rebounds per contest.

In his fourth and final season at Tennessee, Chism has seen all of his stats increase over his career in Knox-ville, including what he says is the most important—his minutes played per game.

“I knew when those guys got in trouble and would

not be able to go, that we would have to step our games up to make this season continue to work,” said Chism. “We are not just about one guy scoring the points or running the offense for us, we feel that anyone of us has an opportunity to play that role under coach Pearl.”

This season, Chism is proving just that. He has not only been huge for the Vols with his play on the court, but he is the heart and soul of the team off the court as well.

Either he is getting them fired up in the dressing room before the game or organizing team events and meetings off the court. Chism has taken it upon himself to be the lead dog in this pack of Vols.

“I like to have fun on and off the court, that’s just who I am,” Chism said in an interview on ESPN. “If you’re not loose out there, you have a tendency to get tight and not play your best.

“I feel like my personality gets guys ready and re-laxed to play the game.”

Nowhere has that been more evident than in SEC play so far this season. Chism has led the Vols, averaging a double-double in league games this season.

He recently setting a career high in points with 30 against South Carolina in a game that the Volunteers won 79-53.

Wayne has really rounded his game out nicely in his four year career at Tennessee. He can hurt you down low in the paint or he can step out and hit a big 3-point-er with his smooth stroke from behind the arc.

Teams don’t know exactly how to game plan for him because he is so versatile out there for coach Bruce Pearl.

“It’s nice to see Wayne mature and come into his own this season for us,” said Pearl. “I have seen this kid grow into one of the best centers in the country this

year right before my eyes.“He is not only a leader for us on the court, but he

does much more off the court that may go unnoticed.” Along with his great athleticism on offense, Chism

has also greatly improved his defensive skills as well. He is no longer just a post up center that can only guard guys in the paint. He has grown into a very good perim-eter defender as well.

His 6-9 frame gives him a lengthy wing span that most condors would be jealous of and gives opposing team’s players nightmares. He gets good and low and keeps his shoulders and hips squared to the offensive player he is guarding.

With eight games remaining on the Vols regular season schedule, including a massive matchup with the Kentucky Wildcats on Feb. 13, a slot in the NCAA tour-nament in March is looking more and more certain this season for Tennessee.

The SEC tournament comes before that, and in Chism’s four years at Tennessee, the Vols have yet to win their league tourney. That is something I am sure that has yet to escape his mind as his senior season is quickly coming to a close.

Many things are certain when it comes to Wayne Chism. He likes to have a good time on and off the court. His attitude and smile are contagious to anyone that is around him. And with the way he has stepped his game up to the next level this year at Tennessee, NBA teams will definitely have him on their radars come draft day.

Ferocious Forward By Randy Moore, InsideTennessee.com Feb. 8, 2010

One Tennessee basketball player is stirring memo-ries of former Vol great Bernard King … moreso with his

scowl than his skill. King, a three-time first-team All-American, viewed

each game as a war and each opponent as an enemy. The 6-7, 205-pound New Yorker played with a chip

on his shoulder and a snarl on his lips. Astute fans will notice a similar countenance in Tennessee freshman Kenny Hall.

Upbeat and charismatic off the court, the 6-9, 220-pounder exhibits a brooding intensity once he takes the playing floor.

Based on Hall’s surly on-court demeanor, you’d swear someone stole his lunch money and only a 30-point victory will bring it back. He did not develop this dark disposition watching King, however. In fact, Hall has no idea why his on-court expression appears so ferocious.

“I can’t explain it. It’s unexplainable,” he said with a shrug. “I’ve just got so much love and passion for the game and I’m so much of a competitor.”

After a thoughtful pause, he gave the question an-other shot.

“I don’t like to lose,” he said. “I don’t like getting my shot blocked. I don’t like missing shots. I don’t like somebody rebounding over me. I don’t like somebody beating me to a position on the floor. I want to be in the best position.”

Like King, Hall clearly is a perfectionist. His goal is to post a double-double each time he takes the floor, no matter how limited his minutes might be. He expects to grab every rebound and he expects to make every shot, even when he’s hammered during the attempt.

“A couple of times when I got fouled I thought I should’ve made those baskets,” he said following a 7-point,

11-rebound effort in Saturday’s 79-53 blowout of South Carolina. “It’s just my competitive drive kicking in.”

Appearances to the contrary, Hall says he is not angry when he’s on the court. The sour expression is merely a byproduct of the incredible level of focus and energy he brings to all areas of his life at all times.

“I most definitely am into the moment,” he said. “I can’t wait to live every moment, each tick of the clock.”

Like King, Hall is a beast on the backboards to be such a slender guy. He’s averaging 3.0 rebounds per game, despite playing just 13 minutes per outing.

“That’s always been a big role to me,” he said. “At my height, that should just come natural—going after ev-ery board, offensively and defensively. If I go after every defensive board that opens the chance for a fast break in transition, and we’re a great team in transition.”

Underscoring Hall’s aggressive nature is the fact he has been even more productive on the offensive glass (40 rebounds) than the defensive glass (36) to date.

“Offensively, rebounding around the goal lets me go up and put it back for a slam,” he said. “I can get the and-one (three-point play) or I can get the foul shots. Or I can get it outside to somebody on the perimeter like Skylar (McBee) or Scotty (Hopson) for the jumper.”

Hall seemed to be spinning his wheels when he failed to leave the bench in Tennessee’s Dec. 31 game at Memphis. Four teammates were suspended the follow-ing day, however, forcing him to assume a significant role. He has responded by averaging 20 minutes, 7.0 points and 5.4 rebounds over the past 10 games.

Naturally, head coach Bruce Pearl is encouraged by Hall’s sudden emergence as a key player.

“One of the things we’ve asked Kenny to do through this whole thing is to understand that this season is about continuing to learn, continuing to grow, continu-ing to work in practice, continuing to listen and con-tinuing to stay excited about playing,” the coach said.

““It’s nice to see Wayne mature and come into his own this season for us. I have seen this kid grow into one of the best centers in the country this year right be-fore my eyes. He is not only a leader for us on the court, but he does much more off the court that may go unnoticed.”

Bruce Pearl

“He needed to put stuff in the stat sheet, and he cer-tainly did that with his elevated play.”

Somehow, Hall has elevated his play without elevat-ing his mood. Bernard King would be proud.

Pearl’s Best Work Came Off Court By John Adams, Knoxville News Sentinel Feb. 11, 2010

Tennessee has just been manhandled by in-state ri-val Vanderbilt, and national powerhouse Kentucky is up next. How much tougher can it get, huh?

Not to worry. The biggest challenge of this season already has come and gone. Don’t lose sight of that as the Vols limber up for the second giant step in the in-cline segment of their schedule.

Nothing that happened against Vanderbilt or that might happen against third-ranked Kentucky on Satur-day night at Rupp Arena could be as jarring or discour-aging as the news of Jan. 1.

The arrests of four UT basketball players on that day threatened to wreck a once promising season. A month later, the players have been disciplined; the season has been salvaged, albeit jostled off course; and the pro-gram has emerged on solid footing.

No matter what happens between now and the final, harrowing minutes of March Madness, this likely will qualify as Bruce Pearl’s best coaching job in his five UT’s seasons, the first four of which ended in the NCAA tournament, and the fifth, which despite a highly publi-cized detour, is on the same course.

Such an evaluation addresses the broader definition of coaching. It’s not just about managing a game or a team. It’s about managing a program. It’s about leader-ship.

Pearl’s leadership was apparent from the outset last month after four of his players were arrested on drug and weapons charges. He didn’t hide his outrage or em-barrassment. He even apologized to Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt, as though her sterling reputation might have been stained by the mere mention of UT basketball in the same sentence with arrests.

Pearl didn’t stop with public hand wringing. He as-sured fans that he would manage the crisis appropri-ately. And he did.

Tyler Smith, UT’s best player, was dismissed from the team. Brian Williams was suspended for nine games. Melvin Goins and Cameron Tatum were suspended for four games, which included a match-up with No. 1-ranked Kansas and two SEC games.

Despite the dismissal and suspensions, a shorthand-ed UT team has compiled an 18-5 record. The record might be better if Pearl had taken a different approach or had embraced different priorities. But what minimal gains Pearl might have accrued in the won-lost record wouldn’t have made up for the damage to his program’s image.

Pearl minimized the damage while placing the pro-gram above the record. He also placed the program above his players, which for a caring coach can be just as difficult.

“You have to separate the individual from what’s the right thing to do,” Pearl said after Thursday’s practice.

There’s no debating whether UT would be a better team with Smith on the floor, or that the suspension of three players at a crucial juncture of the regular season

jeopardized the team’s development. Yet the Vols up-ended No. 1 Kansas with they were most depleted, and still had the wherewithal two games later to defeat Ole Miss when they were just as understaffed.

A month later, Pearl wonders how differently his dis-cipline might have been received if there hadn’t been success under duress.

“What happens if, because of the discipline, this team had become non-competitive?” he said. But he wouldn’t let such conjecture influence his decision.

Pearl had another tough call when he was the head coach at Southern Indiana. Following a close loss at In-dianapolis, he was still agonizing over the result in the hotel lobby at 2 a.m. Then, a bad night took a turn for the worse.

To the coach’s dismay, three of his starters walked through the front door well after curfew. The next morning, a fourth starter confessed to missing curfew while acknowledging he was at least discreet enough to find a back door to the hotel.

Pearl sent all four players back to campus and sus-pended them for the final regular-season game, which would decide the Great Lakes Valley championship.

He remembers a longtime fan shouting at him in pregame warm-ups, “We didn’t come here to see this group play. What are you thinking?”

Pearl responded: “If you want something else, you’ve got the wrong guy.”

His outmanned team then beat Northern Kentucky for the conference championship.

Sense of Urgency: Pearl Pleas to Volunteers to Finish with a Flourish By Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel Feb. 15, 2010

Play like your life depends on it. That was Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl’s message

before the Vols held one of their most intense practices in years Monday.

“There’s nothing else; we have to go to school and play basketball,’’ Pearl said. “At this time of year there can’t be any other distractions.’’

The end of the season is closing in, and the pend-ing stretch run will determine UT’s postseason starting point.

ESPN’s “Bracketology” NCAA tournament field pro-jection has UT as a No. 6 seed, the third of only three SEC teams projected to make the 65-team field.

“You could make an argument our backs are against the wall,’’ Pearl said. “We have to keep winning to make the NCAA tournament, and to keep winning, we have to step up.

“We’re in good position, but we’ve got to close it out.’’

The Vols, who dropped from No. 12 to 20 in the As-sociated Press poll on the heels of losses to Vanderbilt and Kentucky last week, will be challenged.

Georgia (11-12, 3-7 SEC) is next up for UT (18-6, 6-4) at 8 p.m. Wednesday (TV: WVLT) in Thompson-Boling Arena.

It’s the same group of Bulldogs who had the Vols down by 27 points en route to a convincing 78-63 vic-tory in Athens on Jan. 23.

The 27 points matched the biggest deficit of any game in the Pearl era - the Vols were down 27 to Flor-

ida when Chris Lofton was sidelined in a 2007 game in Gainesville.

UT is No. 21 in the RPI ratings according to three RPI Web sites, but its remaining schedule is chock full of teams that are on the outside looking in on the pro-jected bracket.

The Bulldogs are 0-8 on the road, but they’ve been giant killers with wins over the Vols, No. 17 Vanderbilt, Big Ten contender Illinois and Georgia Tech, which just fell out of the top 25.

After Georgia, the Vols travel to South Carolina on Saturday, where the Gamecocks (No. 71 in the RPI) are 11-2 at home (including a win over Kentucky) and des-perate to play their way into the NCAA field.

A trip to Florida follows (Feb. 23) before No. 2 Ken-tucky comes to Thompson-Boling Arena (Feb. 27). UT concludes the regular season with games against SEC West Division co-leaders Arkansas and Mississippi State, two more teams fighting to secure at-large bids.

ESPN’s bracketology lists Florida and Mississippi State among the “first four out’’ of the tournament se-lection process.

One of the tools the NCAA selection committee uses in seeding is how a team fares over its final 10 games.

The Vols are 0-2 in that category, assuming UT plays two games in the SEC tournament March 11-14 in Nash-ville.

Injuries have the Vols scrambling, too, with post Wayne Chism (ankle, hip) and wing Cameron Tatum (ankle) held out of Monday’s full-speed drills.

Pearl said he’ll look at putting point guards Bobby Maze and Melvin Goins on the floor at the same time for the first time this season, with Maze getting rotations at the two-guard spot at the expense of starters Scotty Hopson and J.P. Prince.

“If Bobby and Melvin are both going to play well and step up and play well on the road, then 40 minutes is not enough between them,’’ Pearl said. “It won’t come from Skylar (McBee’s) minutes.’’

Pearl said when McBee was in the game, the Vols outscored Kentucky by nine points in the first half, giv-

No matter what happens between now and the final, harrowing minutes of March Madness, this likely will qualify as Bruce Pearl’s best coaching job in his five seasons at UT. Such an evaluation addresses the broader definition of coaching. It’s not just about managing a game or a team. It’s about managing a program.

. . . It’s about LEADERSHIP.

ing him a “plus-minus” of nine. “Scotty and J.P. are playing 32-33 minutes per game

without Cameron in there,’’ Pearl said, “so now maybe they play 28-29 minutes.’’

Junior post Brian Williams also is expected to see more time against the Bulldogs, though Pearl said Wil-liams is yet to get up to game speed after serving a nine-game suspension.

Chism Record: Chism will tie Rob Jones (1983-86) for most games played presuming he takes the floor against Georgia.

“He’s also about to tie the record for most practices missed,’’ Pearl joked. “Seriously, Wayne has been the face, one of many faces, of UT basketball for a number of years and he’s been a huge part of our transition to becoming a good program again.’’

Chism has not taken part in full-speed practice drills in a week.

Pearl Adept at Moving Pieces By John Adams, Knoxville News Sentinel Feb. 18, 2010

The home court wasn’t Tennessee’s only advantage against Georgia on Wednesday night. There also was the rematch advantage.

If that last sentence raised a question, you shouldn’t feel uninformed. Not even UT coach Bruce Pearl can give you his rematch record. And his memory rarely fails him when it comes to flattering numbers.

He can tell you his team has finished above Ken-tucky in the SEC East standings for the last four years. He also can tell you his Vols went 3-1 against Florida’s back-to-back national championship teams.

But he can’t tell you the Vols are 17-5 in regular-sea-son rematches against their conference competition in his four-plus seasons. That gives them two reasons to be confident about Saturday’s game in Columbia, S.C.

The obvious reason: They waylaid the Gamecocks 26 points a couple of weeks ago at Thompson-Boling Arena.

One outcome often has nothing to do with the oth-er when it comes to rematches. UT lost to Georgia by 15 points last month, although you never would have guessed it by the way it ran away from the Bulldogs in the second half of a 69-60 victory Wednesday.

This second-time-around good fortune isn’t nec-essarily a coincidence. Pearl admittedly thrives on the guessing game that accompanies repeats.

“I like it,” Pearl said after Thursday’s practice. “It’s a chess match; you play the probabilities and percent-ages.”

And keep in mind that the first encounter can’t al-ways be trusted for clues.

As flagrantly inept as the Gamecocks looked against UT, Pearl has video evidence of their upset of Kentucky. He envisions a different South Carolina team as well as different tactics in the rematch. “I expect them to press, extend their defense and play more aggressively,” he said.

Obvious question: Why didn’t they try that the first time?

It’s not that simple, as Pearl can attest. Once Pearl and his staff formulated what they con-

sidered their best game plan for Kentucky, the decision-making was only half-done. He then debated whether to use it at Rupp Arena or save it for a venue more con-ducive to winning.

“I showed my cards at Kentucky,” he said, referring specifically to a 3-2 zone that was effective enough to fluster the No. 2-ranked Wildcats, if not defeat them. “I may have made a calculated mistake in that I could have done what I did against Kentucky here, where I have a better chance to beat them, than by showing my hand there.

“But I felt like I owed it to the kids to put them in the best position to win. Does it cost us here? That’s the risk you run.”

Pearl also gave South Carolina his best strategic shot the first time around. His point of emphasis was All-SEC point guard Devin Downey, whose uncanny knack for weaving through and around defenses had confound-

ed a series of opponents leading up to UT. “We showed the best way to cover Devin Downey

and we executed,” Pearl said. “We built a wall trying to stop him from penetrating. The question is do I do that again or do we try something different.”

The question is complicated by the competition. South Carolina coach Darrin Horn is pondering the same possibilities while contemplating how to cre-ate more opportunities for Downey, the SEC’s leading scorer.

The coaches study and scout, then watch and re-watch videotape. But ultimately, the rematch is a guess-ing game.

And, as the record indicates, Pearl is an excellent guesser.

Vols Have Faith in Shay By Wes Rucker, Chattanooga Times Free Press Feb. 26, 2010

Logic told Bruce Pearl to save his 3-2 zone defense for Kentucky’s trip to Thompson-Boling Arena.

“I debated it,” the Tennessee men’s basketball coach admitted. “But I’m just not built that way.”

The Volunteers implemented their best Kentucky-based scheme in Rupp Arena two weeks ago, and their zone baffled the Wildcats for 30 minutes. But the game lasted 40 minutes, and second-ranked Kentucky gradu-ally pulled away down the stretch for a 73-62 win.

“I may have made a calculated mistake,” said Pearl, whose 19th-ranked Vols host the Wildcats on Saturday.

“Maybe I could have done that to Kentucky here with a better chance to beat them than showing them my hand up there, but I showed my cards. I just feel like I owe it to the kids to put them in a position where they at least have a chance to win.

“Now, does that cost us the win here, because I think that’s the best way to beat them? I don’t know, but that’s the risk that you run. It’s hard to play the game

without giving your kids a chance to win.” There are two basic questions left, as it relates to the

Vols and Wildcats. Can the Vols play better than they did in Rupp? They

think so. Do the Vols have new wrinkles they can show the

Wildcats? They think so. But the bottom line is neither answer can show itself

until Saturday afternoon. “Whether or not we’re going to be better the second

time around against Kentucky, I don’t know yet,” Pearl said. “But I’m not holding anything back. I’m showing you my hand, and I’m going to play you the best way I think we can beat you. And so I’m exposed.”

Assistant coach Jason Shay again was assigned the Kentucky scouting duty. Pearl calls his former Iowa point guard his “head scout,” and Shay typically breaks down the Vols’ toughest opponents.

“I’ve always taken pride in our preparation,” Shay said after Thursday night’s video session with the team. “I’ve had to scout for a lot of our big games, and it’s im-portant for me to give those guys my best effort, and to give them the best game plan for us to win ballgames.”

The bags under his eyes, the disheveled hair atop his head and the scruff on his face indicated the challenges of working on the Wildcats.

“We poke fun at him all the time, but Coach Shay is the man,” freshman forward Kenny Hall said. “He’s a smart guy. He ain’t no newborn at this.”

Shay and Pearl agree on game-planning. “I just want to win ballgames,” said Shay, who came

to UT with Pearl five years ago. “I don’t care if we’ve got to throw the kitchen sink at them the first time, and they know most everything we’re going to do the second time. There’s plenty of basketball-strategy things that we can do to tweak the next game plan. “You can do completely opposite things. There’s always options.”

But what is the best option for the Wildcats? Shay might know, but he’s not telling beforehand. “Zone was just one of the ways we felt like we could

stay in the game at their place,” Shay said. “Is it some-thing we’re going to use some this time? Probably, be-cause it was effective. It’s one of the ways that we can hide our weaknesses inside and keep post players out of foul trouble. We’re just going to see what happens.

“We could play more zone ... or maybe we could play more man this time, because we’re at home. But zone is going to be part of the package, for sure.”

Sophomore guard Cameron Tatum said he “abso-lutely” approved of UT’s Saturday plans, in large part because of Shay’s track record for big-game scouts.

“Coach Shay is the quiet one, and the quiet ones are the more methodical ones, the ones who think out the game a lot,” Tatum said. “He has a great mind for the

game, and he knows how to scout players and teams well. In past years, I don’t know if any other coach has scouted Florida as well as he’s done.

“Even in that first game at Kentucky, he did a great job of scouting them. We just kind of lost control in the latter part of the game. Normally, most of the time when he scouts a game, he does a great job. He knows people’s weaknesses, and he knows the team’s weak-nesses, and he knows what we can take advantage of. He knows our advantages and our disadvantages.”

But the players have to do their part for a full 40 min-utes, Hall noted.

“We had confidence in what we could do in our zone, because we’d been working hard on it in practice,”

““I just want to win ball-games. I don’t care if we’ve got to throw the kitchen sink at them the first time, and they know most everything we’re going to do the second time. There’s plenty of basketball-strategy things that we can do to tweak the next game plan.”

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Hall said. “It shouldn’t have come out as a surprise, how well we did with it. But we just weren’t able to finish. It seemed like we just kind of put our guard down. It’s al-most like we thought they were going to lay down and give it to us, and that wasn’t the case at all. They’re a great team, and when you’re playing a great team, you can’t afford to do that.”

“Any team that doesn’t have that fight in them and doesn’t have the dog in them, you can afford to (lose fo-cus) a little bit. But a team like Kentucky, they’ve got the fight in them, they’ve got the dog in them, so you’ve got to keep your guard up at all times and continue fighting until the buzzer goes off in the second half.”

Victory Over Kentucky Latest Episode in Bruce Pearl Show By Gary Parrish, CBSSports.com Feb. 27, 2010

Bruce Pearl wrapped his postgame press conference and exited the media room here at Thompson-Boling Arena with more work still to do.

Next up: The Bruce Pearl Show! Live on the court! So the Tennessee coach weaved through a hallway, emerged from the tunnel, and the thousands of fans hanging around to watch jumped and cheered and chanted, and it really was quite a scene.

Over to the side, Mike Hamilton stood and smiled. Then he delivered a history lesson. “We had five coaches in 15 years before Bruce’s arriv-

al,” said Hamilton, the Tennessee athletic director. “But he came in and hit the ground, and he went out and sold the program, and all of these things have come to-gether. Was I hopeful this would happen? Yeah. But the run he’s had here in the last five years is nothing short of phenomenal.”

Bruce Pearl did it again Saturday. Final score: No. 19 Tennessee 74, No. 2 Kentucky 65. So the past five seasons now feature wins over an

undefeated and eventual national-title-winning Florida team (2006), a fourth-ranked Florida team that also won the national title (2007), a Memphis team that was ranked No. 1 and eventually played for a national title (2008), a Kansas team that was ranked No. 1 (last month), and a Kentucky team that was ranked No. 2 (Saturday).

And Pearl is doing all this at Tennessee. That’s important to remember because though the

school has long been a major player in college athlet-ics, it’s not a traditional power in men’s basketball. Like Hamilton said, the Vols had five coaches in the 15 years before Pearl’s arrival in March 2005—they had made just five NCAA tournaments in the previous 22 seasons. And now Tennessee is on its way to a fifth consecutive NCAA tournament, and Wayne Chism—one of three se-niors in UT’s starting lineup—will close his career hav-ing never missed the field of 65.

“I didn’t expect this at all [when I signed with Ten-nessee],” acknowledged Chism, who had eight points and six rebounds against Kentucky. “I was just excited to be going to college. ... Going to the tournament for the fourth year? It’s amazing.”

Also amazing: Pearl has won three SEC East titles. And how about the fact that he’s now 3-3 against

John Calipari? The two adversaries—that’s putting it mildly—split

their first four meetings while Calipari was at Memphis, which is wild considering eight players from those Memphis teams (Rodney Carney, Darius Washington, Shawne Williams, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Derrick Rose, Joey Dorsey, Antonio Anderson and Tyreke Evans) went on to make an NBA roster, compared to just one player from Tennessee (C.J. Watson). This season, Calipari starts four projected first-round picks (John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Patrick Patterson and Eric Bledsoe) while Pearl starts a guy who couldn’t make it at Oklahoma (Bob-by Maze), a guy who couldn’t make it at Arizona (J.P. Prince), a two-star recruit (Brian Williams), a player who wasn’t even considered the best prospect on his high school team (Chism), and Scotty Hopson.

The four first-round picks beat UT two weeks ago. The Vols evened the series Saturday. (And before somebody sends the obligatory

sounds-like-Pearl-ought-to-recruit-better e-mail, it’s probably worth pointing out that Tennessee has a re-cruiting class ranked among the top five nationally set to enroll next season.)

“Bruce doesn’t get enough credit as a coach,” Hamil-ton said. “The guy can flat-out coach. He knows how to build a program. He’s done it here.”

Even if he’s hesitant to talk about it publicly. “Coach is never talking about himself, and he never

really gives himself any credit,” Maze said. “It’s always about the fans or the players or about how much mon-ey we raised for cancer. That’s the first thing he talked about today—not the big win over Kentucky, but that we raised more than $130,000 for cancer. It shows us

that sometimes it’s not all about you.” But it is all about him. Yes, the Vols still need to take that next step as a

program and get past the Sweet 16, but to dwell on any perceived tournament shortcomings is to miss the larger point—that Tennessee was mostly nonexistent in men’s basketball before Pearl, and now the Vols are consistently ranked, consistently winning big games and on their way to the NCAA tournament for the fifth consecutive season.

They have two wins this season over projected No. 1 seeds.

They were outmanned both times. So how did they pull the upsets? Pearl credited the… crowd. “We don’t beat Kentucky or Kansas without 22,000,”

he said. “That’s what makes this one of the best jobs in college basketball.”

Perhaps. But the 22,000 doesn’t happen without Pearl. And his accomplishments. And a pattern of big wins that are becoming more

common than not.

Three Are Part of Golden Moment This TimeBy Mike Strange, Knoxville News Sentinel Feb. 27, 2010

If a golden moment comes along in a basketball sea-son, you don’t want to miss it. There probably won’t be a second chance.

When Tennessee upset No. 1 Kansas on Jan. 10, Bri-an Williams was bunkered in his dorm room. Just him and his TV.

He could almost literally hear the din emanating from Thompson-Boling Arena down the hill as the Vols stunned the Jayhawks, not to mention the rest of col-lege basketball.

Saturday, Williams got a second chance. So did his teammates, Cameron Tatum and Melvin Goins.

This time it was Williams and 21,214 going-bonkers fans at Thompson-Boling Arena. Also present were John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Scotty Hopson, to drop a few names.

The Vols had another golden moment in them, it turns out. This time it was upending No. 2 Kentucky, 74-65.

And there was Williams in the middle of it, drawing a

““Melvin, Cameron and Brian, they have been terrific in coming back. Our fans have been wonderful in taking ‘em back. The team has been great and welcomed them back.’’

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crucial charging foul from Wall with 28 seconds to play. There was Tatum in the middle of it, rebounding a

Kentucky miss and dribbling the length of the court for a layup to cap an amazing 18-0 UT run in the first half.

There was Goins in the middle of it, converting a driving, leaning three-point play against a 6-foot-10 Kentucky defender, then playing to the crowd as if he does it every day.

When the Vols beat Kansas, Williams, Tatum and Goins were suspended. They were in the car with Tyler Smith when a New Year’s Day traffic stop turned into ar-rests on gun and marijuana charges, rocking UT’s sea-son.

Smith never made it back. Tatum and Goins sat out four games. Williams was banished for nine.

The three lost sheep have been back in the fold for a few games now and the Vols surely needed them Saturday.

“Melvin, Cameron and Brian, they have been terrific in coming back,’’ coach Bruce Pearl said. “Our fans have been wonderful in taking ‘em back. The team has been great and welcomed them back.’’

In a way, it’s if they were never gone. “They were part of the Kansas game,’’ said se-

nior J.P. Prince. “They just weren’t on the court with us.

“But they were never without us. Tyler’s not here, but this game was for him - ‘This is something we wanted to do for you, to beat Kentucky.’ ‘’

While the thought is appreciated, actually be-ing in the arena, being on the court makes all the difference.

“There’s no feeling like playing in front of our fans,’’ Williams said. “They camped out last night. We would have never won the game without 22,000 people here for us.’’

They don’t win the game without three specific peo-ple there for them: Williams, Tatum and Goins.

Williams battled in the paint with Cousins, Ken-tucky’s supersized, supertalented freshman.

“We talked the whole game,’’ Williams said. “I was telling him how he wasn’t going to get nothing easy.’’

With the Vols clinging to a 67-65 edge in the final minute, it was Williams who set the screen to free Hop-son for the 3-point shot that blew the roof off the place.

Moments later, Williams planted himself in front of Wall, Kentucky’s Jordan-esque freshman guard, to draw the charge.

“The biggest play of the game,’’ said UT senior Bobby Maze. “If they get another dunk, no telling what hap-pens.’’

Williams saw Wall coming and decided to go for it: “I was kind of shaky, but I was going to try to stop

the play because he was about to do something. He’d been making unbelievable stuff that I ain’t ever never seen in person in my whole life.

“I just figured get in front of him and make it look good.’’

It looked good and it felt good. A lot better than being alone in a dorm room.

‘Big Game Bruce’ Strikes Again By Pat Forde, ESPN.com March 1, 2010

Score another one for the giant killer. Big Game Bruce Pearl has won a lot of games in five

seasons as the coach at Tennessee—but more specifi-cally, he has taken down a lot of high-flying teams as the coach at Tennessee. Playing his Volunteers is hazardous to your ranking.

After the Vols lost a 19-point lead against Kentucky, then regrouped to close the game on a 9-0 run for a 74-65 victory, Pearl is now 17-12 against ranked op-ponents. Six of those wins have come against teams ranked sixth or higher: No. 6 Texas in 2005; No. 2 Florida in 2006; No. 5 Florida in 2007; No. 1 Memphis in 2008; and this year alone, Tennessee has beaten No. 1 Kansas and now the No. 2 Wildcats. In Pearl’s tenure, four top-five opponents have played at Thompson-Boling Arena. All four have lost.

Those are some serious skins to put on the wall. Big Game Bruce challenged his team pregame to at least delay Kentucky’s first Southeastern Conference title in five years.

“It’s not going to be a great year if you don’t beat Kentucky,” Pearl said. “Now you’ve got a chance for it to be a great year.”

It can be a great year if Tennessee can transfer its Thompson-Boling Arena magic to neutral courts in the tournaments to come. To do that, Pearl must bring his giant-killer mojo with him into March.

Big Game Bruce has proven to be the SEC basketball version of Houston Nutt—at his best in the underdog role, uncomfortable as a big dog. Which is how you can

lose as a favorite to USC by 22 and to Georgia by 15, yet still upset Kansas and Kentucky in the same season.

So it seems fair to ask: Is Pearl a different coach when it’s big-game time?

“He just turns red,” explained Tennessee forward Wayne Chism. “He still coaches the same. His intensity and yelling goes up, but that’s it.”

Tennessee’s One-Two Punch The Volunteers are the first team since the 2001-02 season to beat the No. 1 and No. 2 team in the same season.

It happened twice that season: - Oklahoma beat No. 2 Maryland on Dec. 21, 2001

and beat No. 1 Kansas on March 10, 2002. - Maryland beat No. 2 Illinois on Nov. 27, 2001 and beat No. 1 Duke on Feb. 17, 2002. -- ESPN Stats & Information

Whatever the method, Coach Red Face has made Thompson-Boling the toughest place in the country for top-ranked teams to visit. If your team is good, you don’t want to go there.

Kansas found that out in a classic circle-the-wagons game Jan. 10. That was a Big Game Bruce Special, with his best player (Tyler Smith) in the process of being kicked off the team and three others (Brian Williams, Melvin Goins and Cameron Tatum) all suspended after a pot-and-guns-in-the-rental-car fiasco on New Year’s Eve. The Volunteers clinched that game on a serendipi-tous 3-pointer with 36 seconds left by walk-on Skylar McBee, cementing his spot in Tennessee hoops lore.

This time around, the Volunteers iced the upset with a 3 from nearly the same exact spot on the floor and nearly the same exact time on the clock. This time it was delivered by Kentuckian Scotty Hopson, who was winless in three tries as a collegian against the Wildcats until Saturday.

With Tennessee clinging to a two-point lead, Hop-son flashed to the perimeter off a Williams screen and cashed a 3 over late-closing DeMarcus Cousins with 38 seconds remaining. The Hopkinsville, Ky., product low-keyed the moment to the media postgame, but team-mates goaded him into a celebratory John Wall dance in the Tennessee locker room.

And when he gets back home to Hopkinsville dur-ing the summer?

“He’s fixxin’ to brag,” opined Chism. The bragging rights were nearly gagging rights for

the Vols after they squandered a 19-point lead. But credit Kentucky with a gritty comeback under adverse circumstances.

The Cats played a 9 p.m. game Thursday night, then

had to turn around for a road contest at noon on Satur-day. It helped that the team flew all of 33 minutes from Lexington to Knoxville, but Kentucky looked flat and flustered in falling behind 18-4 right out of the gate.

“They came after us and we were not ready for it,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said.

Kentucky also made an unwise fashion statement, with the entire team (Calipari included) wearing cam-ouflage hats into Thompson-Boling for their Friday practice. The Cats didn’t learn from history, after Miami wore camo to the 1987 Fiesta Bowl and wound up be-ing upset by Penn State.

“I guess they’re supposed to be the Army coming in here today,” Chism said.

Yet after Kentucky retreated early, it did not surrender. With Wall holstering his errant jumper and charging into the lane, Cousins dunking ev-erything he could get his hands on and sopho-more Darius Miller scoring seven key points, the Cats tied the game at 65 with 2:06 left. The fact they erased all of a 19-point deficit in just 11 min-utes and 45 seconds says something about their guts—and their talent.

But one stat says something about their most glaring weakness: 2-for-22 shooting from 3-point range. Over its past four games, Ken-tucky has made just 12 of 73 shots (16.4 percent) from outside the arc.

Any opposing coach that doesn’t zone the Cats from now until the offseason should be fired. Pearl sure wasn’t going to be that stupid, employing a zone despite being primarily a man-to-man team.

“We don’t play a zone,” Pearl said. “That wasn’t a great matchup [zone]. We were pretty good. Zone clearly slows them down.”

The zone was huge, plus six key points by J.P. Prince (who had a game-high 20) and the key 3 from Hopson. That was the 9-0 run in the final two minutes that iced the game and sparked another upset celebration in Thompson-Boling.

Big Game Bruce had done it again.

Senior Moments for Chism, Maze, Prince By Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel March 2, 2010

• Wayne ChismTHE WIN HE’LL NEVER FORGET “This last win over Kentucky is the win I’ll always remember. It’s my senior year, and my last time playing them at home, maybe ever. We hadn’t beaten them in a couple of years.

“It’s a big rivalry game and it meant a lot to our fans, and getting that last win for Coach Pearl in that orange jacket.”

THE LOSS HE’LL NEVER FORGET “That loss to Ohio State in the Sweet 16. We could have been an Elite Eight team, and we would have beaten Memphis (in the next round) again and been in the Final Four. I played (Greg) Oden well, and I thought we were going to win that.”

LIFE LESSON FROM PEARL “I grew up as a person play-ing for Coach Pearl. He makes you a better person and player. If you don’t understand something, doesn’t mat-ter what it is, he’ll break it down for you a different way. If you still don’t understand it, he’ll keep finding ways to explain it until you get it.”

• J.P. Prince THE WIN HE’LL NEVER FORGET “It’s got to be Memphis (in Feb. 2008). That was the toughest of all the wins that we had. That’s my hometown.

“Just everything about that game. I wasn’t nervous shooting those (game-winning) free throws. I remem-ber thinking I knew I was going to make them.”

THE LOSS HE’LL NEVER FORGET “That loss to Arkansas (2008) in the SEC tournament. We win that game, we get a No. 1 seed and we’re in Kansas’ spot (in the NCAA tournament field), and they had an easy path to the na-tional championship.

Big Game Bruce Pearl has won a lot of games in five seasons as the coach at Tennessee—but more specifically, he has taken down a lot of high-flying teams as the coach at Tennessee. Play-ing his Volunteers is hazardous to your ranking.

“Steven Hill didn’t make one shot the whole game, until he made that last one.’’

LIFE LESSON FROM PEARL “Just how he treats players like men, on and off the court. He lets you grow up and be a college student. I played for an older coach (Lute Olson), too, so I have a perspective on that. I took from Coach Pearl to always try to have fun at what you do.’’

• Bobby Maze THE WIN HE’LL NEVER FORGET “Kansas. After all we had been through, playing with four less guys, playing the No. 1 team and facing that adversity, and knowing no one thought we’d have a chance. It was such a team effort with so many guys contributing in so many different ways. The smiles from players and fans, no words can describe it.”

THE LOSS HE’LL NEVER FORGET “Oklahoma State. It came down to that last shot. I’d never felt the way I felt after that loss. Just knowing there wasn’t another practice. The sickness in my stom-ach, I couldn’t watch any NCAA tournament games after that. I was so sick from that loss. I felt like I should still be playing.”

LIFE LESSON LEARNED FROM PEARL “Time passes by so fast, so Coach Pearl tells us that ev-ery second, every minute, every game you need to be productive. The two years I been here, I can’t believe it, it’s almost over. I still remember playing first year in Rocky Top League thinking I had a lot of time - and now it’s the last night in front of these fans.

“It’s a sad feeling, not wanting to leave. The les-son is to make the most of every minute you’re on the floor.”

Vols’ Vets Excited to Roll into TourneyBy Rob Lewis, VolQuest.com March 14, 2010

Five years ago, in Bruce Pearl’s first year on the job, getting into the NCAA field under any circum-stances was a considerably large development for the program. No more profound evidence of the strides made in the five years under Pearl exists than the way an NCAA invite is viewed now. A bid may not be exactly taken for granted, but it’s abun-dantly safe to say that Vol fans expect to be ‘dancin in March these days even before the season starts.

The man responsible for creating those expec-tations doesn’t hide from them. At the same time however, Bruce Pearl would encourage everyone to stop and smell the roses.

That’s why not even a lower-than-expected six seed seemed to do much to dampen Pearl’s spirit’s on Sunday night.

“We’re very excited about being here. When being a part of that field is no longer a special mo-ment, then we have to check ourselves,” Pearl said of the invite.

The string of five straight invitations makes a strong and loud statement about the foundation the program currently rests on.

That postseason experience also has a much more tangible benefit however, one that Pearl hopes will manifests itself this week when the Vols begin post-season play on Thursday. Namely, the head coach has a roster full of players who have been here before, some-thing Pearl doesn’t try to minimize the importance of.

“It helps. It helps a great deal. They’re prepared for this. They expect to go to the NCAA tournament,” Pearl said of having a team where the only players who haven’t played in a tournament game are freshmen re-serves Kenny Hall and Skylar McBee.

Wayne Chism, for instance, could be forgiven if he as-sumed that playing in the NCAA field every year was the only way to end the season. The senior has been a huge part of the turnaround in the program under Pearl’s watch, having reached the Big Dance in each of his four seasons. Two of those years included Sweet 16 runs.

According to him, there’s no substitute for experi-ence when heading into the pressure-cooker of the NCAA tournament and the reality of a one-and-done format. Having been through it before doesn’t guaran-tee you success, but it can definitely provide a leg up.

“There can be some nerves in that first round, but us having so many guys who have been here before, I think we might be a little more ready to deal with it than some other teams. I just know that it’s a great feeling to get past that first game. For me anyway, I have been less nervous in the second round, I always felt like we had a great chance to get to the Sweet 16 after we won that first one,” Chism said of the benefit to having knowing what to expect in what will be a hectic week.

“When you win that first one guys seem to start be-lieving more. I want us all feeling that way before the first game though, so I’m going to get to work on my teammates this week and make sure we go in there confident.”

Brian Williams, who has been a consistent key for Tennessee down the stretch, agrees with Chism’s take after having been through two postseason runs himself.

“We only have two players on this team that haven’t at least gotten a feel for the NCAA tournament. We know what to expect,” Williams said of the positive impact being a veteran of the process can have on the floor.

“The main thing is we know how hard teams are going to be coming at you. This is it for everybody and everybody you play is going to be just as hungry as you to get to that next round. Knowing the kind of intensity it takes, I think that’s where experience can help us.”

San Diego State (26-10, 11-5 MWC) the Vols opening round opponent, hasn’t made the field since 2006. But they’re coming in hot now, having just won the Moun-tain West Conference tournament by dusting off No. 8

New Mexico in the semi-finals before beating UNLV on its home floor for the conference title.

Hopson Hoping for Turnaround After scoring just 19 points in three games of the

SEC tournament on 6-of-29 from the floor and 1-of-14 from three-point range, no one is happier to get out of Nashville than the Vols’ Scotty Hopson.

The sophomore--and the rest of the Vols for that matter--hope to create some fonder memories to re-member the season by in the days ahead.

“There’s definitely a part of me that is feeling like I need to get back to playing ‘Scotty Hopson’ basketball. I’m so happy that have an opportunity to play another

game and show myself and other people that I can play how I know how to play. I’m definitely excited about this week,” Hopson said after his rough experience in the mid-state.

The most frustrating thing for the sophomore, and the Bruce Pearl no doubt, is that he was play-ing his best basketball of the year to close the regular season.

Opening the Florida game on the bench seemed to be a coaching move that struck ex-actly the right chord with Hopson. He averaged 16 points per game in the final four contests and delivered the game-clinching three in the upset win over Kentucky in Knoxville.

That kind of sparkling play wasn’t in evidence in any of the three games in Nashville, but he hopes to rekindle it this week.

“This is when you play the best competition, so playing your best basketball is the key. Now is ‘gut-check’ time. This is when you’re talent is go-ing to show and your best players will show up. Big-time players make big-time plays at this time of year and it takes ‘special’ to win. I’m hopefully going to play special,” Hopson said.

Bobby Maze didn’t encounter the kind of con-sistent struggles that Hopson did in the SEC tour-nament, averaging 10 points in the three game. But like everyone else in Orange, he hit a rough patch against Kentucky, finishing with just three points on 1-of-8 shooting.

He too is looking for a chance at some re-demption and a better ending to a Tennessee career that he’s very clearly appreciative of.

“It’s behind us, but I still have a headache from that Kentucky game. I wanted to win that cham-pionship so bad, but yeah, it helps to put it be-hind you when you get to turn right around and start focusing on being in the NCAA tournament,” Maze said.

Pearl took some steps of his own to make sure his team’s focus didn’t linger too long on Satur-day’s 74-45 loss in the conference semifinals.

“I brought them in today and we watched part of that Kentucky game. I wanted them to un-derstand that a lot of what ailed us in that game, was us. I didn’t want to do that tomorrow. I want our focus to be on San Diego State, Georgetown and Ohio, not to be looking back but looking for-

ward,” Pearl said of his approach.

Thanks for the HelpAs noted above, the Vols collectively are looking

to get the taste of the blowout loss to Kentucky out of their mouths with a strong NCAA showing. But if that didn’t happen to be enough motivation heading into the Big Dance, CBS’ studio analysts Seth Davis provided them with a little more.

Shortly after the bracket in Providence was revealed, Davis proclaimed to a national audience that San Diego State was his upset lock of the first-round.

That comment didn’t sit well with Vol players like Hopson and Maze, who both said they felt ‘disrespected’ by Davis’ opinion.

Pearl though would probably like to send him a thank-you card.

“I’m not upset by that, what he said is just fine. San Diego State is good. I’ve seen them one time, they’re re-ally athletic, they’re really big. They’re good. But we’re good too,” the head coach concluded.

““When being a part of that field is no longer a special moment, then we have to check ourselves.”

Bruce Pearl

Pearl yearns for deep Tournament runBy David Climer, The Tennessean March 18, 2010

Bruce Pearl’s impact on Tennessee basketball is un-deniable. To wit:

• Five straight NCAA Tournament berths, matching the school record.

• Outright SEC championship in 2008.• A first No. 1 national ranking for one blessed week

in February ‘08.• Capacity crowds at a refurbished Thompson-Boling

Arena, which was previously known as the place that home-court advantage goes to die.

But for these and other accomplishments, Pearl has come up painfully short in the area where coaches are most judged: the NCAA Tournament.

Consider Pearl’s coaching opponent tonight. Say what you want about Steve Fisher, but he has a national championship (Michigan ‘89) on his coaching resume.

Yes, Pearl has gotten UT into the bracket consis-tently. His first magic act was taking Buzz Peterson’s leftovers and cooking up an NCAA Tournament berth in ‘06. He’s batting 5-for-5 at UT. Tennessee has played 31 NCAA Tournament games in its his-tory. Pearl has coached nine of those.

It is an indication of Pearl’s performance that Vols fans now complain about the team’s seeding in the NCAA Tournament. That used to be a moot point.

Pearl doesn’t talk about it but he yearns for more. He wants to take the Vols deeper into the bracket.

Twice, Pearl has gotten UT to the Sweet 16. But that’s as far as it’s gone. His 2007 team had Ohio State on the ropes but couldn’t close the deal. Two years ago, the Vols were mauled by Louisville 79-60 in the Sweet 16. Last year, UT was one-and-done.

What, then, do we make of these Vols?It’s a tough call. Pearl admits that when things

bottomed out at UT after the arrest of senior leader Tyler Smith and three other players on New Year’s Day, he wondered if the Vols would finish last in the SEC East.

Yes, this team has exceeded expectations over the last 2½ months. The Vols are better than the sum of their parts.

All things considered, this is Pearl’s best coach-ing performance at Tennessee. Unlike his early UT teams, this one does not have the quickness in the backcourt to press. The Vols are awful from 3-point range. Without Smith, they often have matchup problems at small forward.

Somehow, though, UT has found ways to win. It isn’t always pretty but the numbers — a 25-8 record — don’t lie.

“People worry more about what we can’t do or what we don’t do instead of giving us credit for the things we have done,” said senior guard Bobby Maze. “We just keep finding different ways to win.”

Without the long-range marksmanship of a Chris Lofton or the baseline-to-baseline versatility of a Tyler Smith, these Vols must focus on the grunt work, particu-larly half-court defense. Frankly, it makes you wonder how far some of Pearl’s other teams would have gone in the tournament if they played defense like this team.

“If we defend and rebound,” senior Wayne Chism said, “we’re a hard team to beat.”

That’s what makes Tennessee something of an X-factor in this NCAA bracket. Its body of work this season suggests it deserves better than a No. 6 seed. But when you consider how it played in a 29-point loss to Ken-tucky in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament, a sixth seed appears generous.

What’s next?“I’m anxious to see how we respond,” Pearl said.He’s not the only one.

Goins fits role in day of underdog storiesBy John Adams, Knoxville News SentinelMarch 19, 2010

You might have thought Tennessee had gained

control of its first-round NCAA tournament game near the end of the first half Thursday night. If so, you hadn’t been paying attention.

The Dunkin’ Donuts Center was no place for a favor-ite. That was obvious long before the sixth-seeded Vols outlasted 11th-seeded San Diego State 62-59.

First, Robert Morris almost upended second-seeded Villanova. Next, 10th-seeded St. Mary’s upset Richmond.

That upset and near upset was just a warm-up for the main event. Ohio University made 13 of 23 field-goal attempts to knock off third-seeded Georgetown.

UT bucked the trend in the first half against the Az-tecs. It strangled the life out of their offense over the last five minutes in taking a 34-26 halftime lead.

But the struggle was just beginning for the Vols. And they won with touch as well as toughness.

Both qualities were evident in the final minutes. And the prelude to Melvin Goins’ game-winning 3-pointer was almost as significant as the shot itself.

When UT’s J.P. Prince missed a second free-throw at-

tempt, half the players on the floor went airborne. It’s just what you would have expected from two teams who pride themselves on rebounding and inside scor-ing.

The ball bounced from one hand to the other before UT’s Wayne Chism finally gained control. Goins took it from there, nailing his fourth 3-pointer in five attempts to give the Vols a three-point lead.

The favorite prevailed. But the star was an underdog.Goins entered the game having made only two of

his last 14 field-goal attempts. Not only did he make the game-winner, he hit crucial outside shots when the Vols gained the upperhand late in the first half.

Outside shots were at a premium in this match-up. Each team made only 38.5 percent of its shots.

The difference was from behind the 3-point line and at the foul line, where UT has too often struggled. Not this time. The Vols were 8-for-17 on 3s and 14-for-18 at the foul line.

During one crucial stretch in the last five minutes, the Vols made six consecutive free throws. The accuracy was vital against an opponent that could match UT’s strengths, rebounding and half-court defense.

In fact, the teams were so similar, the match-up of-ten had the appearance of an intrasquad game. UT’s next challenge will be altogether different.

Ohio University, which will play UT on Saturday af-ternoon, is all about guard play, as Georgetown had the misfortune of finding out Thursday night.

Guards D.J. Cooper and Armon Bassett combined for 55 points and made 10 of 18 3-pointers in the Bob-cats’ 97-83 victory over the Hoyas. They didn’t just beat

Georgetown on 3s. They also drove to the basket against the bigger Hoyas, particularly in the last seven minutes when Georgetown threatened to make a comeback.

Whenever the Hoyas began to gather momentum, Cooper or Bassett would strike from near or far.

Fortunately for UT, Goins picked up where they left off.

Hopson is known for offensive talent, but defense plays big role in Tennessee’s winBy Dick Weis, New York Daily NewsMarch 20 2010

Scotty Hopson has always had a reputation as an of-fensive talent, and that didn’t change Saturday. But the Tennessee guard’s defense was the real story.

The sophomore scored 17points on 7-for-9 shooting as the sixth-seeded Volunteers ended Ohio University’s Cinderella moment, defeating the 14th-seeded Bob-cats, 83-68, in an NCAA Midwest Region second-round game. The Vols advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third

time in four years.Hopson made the biggest difference at the other

end of the floor, where he used his length and quick-ness to cool off Ohio guard Armon Bassett. Hopson lim-ited the Indiana transfer - who had averaged 29.5 points over the previous five games - to just seven.

“As soon as we won our first-round game against San Diego State, I knew I had him,” Hopson said. “When I saw he was a two-guard, I knew Coach (Bruce Pearl) was going to put me on him. I accept the challenge. When-ever I play against a great guard, that just gives me an opportunity to show I’m a great guard.”

Pearl felt Hopson had the potential to expand his game and become a strong defender if he were prop-erly motivated.

“Before this game, I said, ‘Tomorrow, Armon Bassett is going to be held down and, who am I going to talk about? No. 32, who checked him and held him down,’” Pearl recalled. “Scotty’s got length, he’s got quickness and when he is focused, he can get it done.”

Bassett and freshman point guard D.J. Cooper lit up Georgetown in the opening round, combining for 55 points on 17-for-29 shooting as the Bobcats (22-15), who came out of the blue to win the MAC Tournament, raced to an impressive 97-83 victory. But they never made a sound against the Vols (27-8). Bassett shot just 2-for-10 for seven points, while Cooper scored 16 points but shot 5-for-13. The Bobcats, who shot 58% and were 13-of-23 from three-point range against Georgetown, shot just 38% against the Vols and scored only 27 points in the first half.

Hopson and the Vols’ tough defense were a big rea-

The favorite prevailed. But the star was an underdog.

son why.“We just didn’t let their guards get to the ball screen

because once they got to the ball screen and turned corners, they could do anything they wanted,” said Pearl, whose team overwhelmed Ohio in the paint, 58-12. “They were used to the guards making plays. We didn’t think their big guys could beat us.”

Focused Vols translate into dangerous NCAA tourney contenderBy Mike Freeman, CBSSports.comMarch 20, 2010

The dunks and runs came in relentless waves. And then there were some more. Then some more. And yet a lot more. After awhile, Tennessee’s unforgiving athleti-cism left burn marks on the court.

The Ohio team that embarrassed Georgetown in the first round found itself humiliated by an on-again/off-again Tennessee team that one day looks like five LeBron James and in the next, five James Joyces. On Saturday, it was on, and it was scary.

Damn scary.The Volunteers won 83-68, cementing their status as

maybe, just maybe, one of the more dangerous teams left in the Sweet 16. That is, when they want to be. This time, they wanted to be. Next time, they might lose by 30. That’s the Volunteer way this year. Step forward, step sideways; step forward, step back. Dunk here, blown shot there.

They can beat Kentucky or just as easily lose a pick-up game at an East Kentucky YMCA.

Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl was asked who are the Volunteers and his answer was fair. “The sum of our parts are what’s greatest,” he said. “It’s not five guys. Our top five guys aren’t necessarily going to win in this tournament, but our 10 can. And so we are a team with -- that has got many dimensions. A team that plays hard defensively. When we defend [and] rebound we’ve got a chance to win. And obviously we have great balance.”

It’s all true but Pearl hasn’t been able to completely decrypt this team and solve its complicated ciphers, puzzles and personality ticks. If he can in the next few weeks, the Volunteers’ athleticism matches up with any-one. The key is that decoder ring.

Some of what they did against Ohio was stunning. Utilizing their leanness and athleticism on defense, Ten-nessee frustrated Ohio’s guards by playing them tight and funneling them inside instead of allowing wide-open jumpers.

“You don’t see too many teams, regardless of our league -- I know even in previous places I’ve been at in different leagues, that have a two and three man that are 6-7 each,” said Ohio coach John Groce. “That’s pretty unique. I think Tommy [Freeman] alluded to that. But their perimeter defense, I was aware going into the game that they were -- I think teams were shooting right around 29 percent against three with them which was eighth nationally. And they do a terrific job of that and obviously have done that all year.”

Offensively, Tennessee was just as good. The Vols went inside at will and the fast-break dunks and alley-oops looked like something out of Hollywood movie. Fifty-eight of Tennessee’s 83 points came inside. That was something mighty Georgetown couldn’t do to Ohio.

“We had a tough time defending them,” said Groce in the understatement of the tournament. “We played 37 games and only four times I think, maybe it’s five, has an opponent shot 50 percent against our defense. And one of them was at Tulsa. We lost by a point; one of them was at Pittsburgh, and one of them was at Miami of Ohio, and we lost and we were up nine at the half.

When I look at the stat sheet and see Tennessee shot 57 percent, I’m not surprised.

“It’s tough when a team shoots that type of per-centage. Some of the high-percentage shots they got late in the game we started scrambling and gambling a little bit because of time and score, to try to increase the number of possessions in the game. Even with that, they still shot 58 in the first half. Just too high a per-centage. You’re not going to have a lot of success when teams shoot that type of percentage against you.”

This is Pearl’s third Sweet 16 in five years so he knows a little something about basketball. This, however, will be his biggest challenge because these Volunteers are frightening and frustrating, brilliant and uninspiring ... sometimes all in the same game. Sometimes in the same quarter.

Sometimes on the same play.

The Prince who would be kingBy Mike Griffith, Knoxville News SentinelMarch 21, 2010

It’s hard to know exactly what Tennessee senior J.P. Prince will do next for the Vols.

Defensive stopper one minute, show stopper the next, Prince continues to find ways to come up big in the clutch for UT.

Opponents have double-teamed Wayne Chism in-side, shaded Scotty Hopson on the perimeter and pes-tered Tennessee’s point guards.

But there doesn’t seem to be a plan to stop Prince. At least, there wasn’t an effective one in the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, where Prince’s play spearheaded the Vols’ march into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

One moment he’s slashing for a dunk or a lay-in; the next, he’s directing traffic in the lane as a passer. The 6-foot-7 senior gets his share of put-back baskets, but then, he’s been known to cherry pick fast-break points, too.

Prince’s 83-inch wingspan has led to numerous de-flections, and his film study of opponents has enabled him to jump passing lanes for steals.

His shot ranges from the pull-up jumper variety to a no-arc, flat-footed 3-pointer that has proven more effective down the stretch (5 of 12 over the past eight games) than anyone might have expected.

The only person capable of stopping Prince, it seems, is Prince himself.

“I’ve told J.P. that this is how it can be,’’ said UT coach Bruce Pearl, who watched Prince lead the Vols with 18 points in Saturday’s second-round 83-68 demolition of Ohio. “When he’s focused and when he’s playing hard, he’s tremendous.’’

No doubt, when Prince is on his game the sixth-seeded Vols look pretty good, too.

UT (27-8) plays second-seeded Ohio State (29-7) on Friday night (TV: WVLT, 7:07 p.m.) in a Sweet 16 game in St. Louis hoping for more big things from Prince, and the numbers show why.

Tennessee is 9-3 over its past 12 games - 9-0 when Prince scores in double figures, 0-3 when he does not.

Prince said it’s not a matter of playing hard so much as it is playing healthy.

“I feel like now that I’m finally healthy, I can show everyone what I’m made of,’’ Prince said. “Once again, I didn’t have an offseason to work out, and it wasn’t really until the start of SEC play that I felt 100 percent.’’

Prince has undergone shoulder surgeries each of the past two summers; once on his left, and then on his right.

“People forget that sickness I had at Arizona made me very limited for a long time, too,’’ said Prince, who transferred to UT from Arizona in January of 2007.

The sickness was a result of a wisdom tooth extrac-tion gone terribly bad. A severe infection caused respi-ratory issues that led to Prince being placed into an in-duced coma and on a respirator for 16 days.

“I remember when I came to I was completely im-mobile, like an 80-year-old,’’ Prince said. “I couldn’t walk 10 feet. I passed out trying to walk. People saw me at my worst.’’

It wasn’t the future Prince imagined after earning

2005 Class 3A Mr. Basketball honors and the Gatorade Tennessee Player of the Year award while leading Mem-phis White Station High School to three consecutive state titles.

Prince played 28 games as a point guard with Ari-zona in 2005-06. He dished out 51 assists and made 24 steals while logging 12.4 minutes per game coming off the bench.

But 2006-07 didn’t start so well; Prince dropped weight, and dropped down the depth chart because of the illness. A transfer back to his home state was in order.

The Vols gladly welcomed him, especially title-hun-gry All-American and former player Chris Lofton.

“He can do everything,’’ Lofton said after seeing Prince for the first time. “He’s long, bouncy, he gets to the rim and finishes, or he can kick a pass back out.’’

Lofton’s assessment holds true three years later, ex-cept Prince has put on 30 pounds.

The added strength enabled him to body-up on San Diego State star Kawhi Leonard, a 6-7, 225-pounder, in the Vols’ first-round 62-59 win over the Aztecs.

Prince harassed the Mountain West Conference freshman of the year into a 5-of-15 shooting perfor-mance while scoring a team-high 15 points.

“Leonard physically overwhelms a lot of people, but I thought we had a good match up there,’’ Pearl said. “J.P. is a tough kid, and his toughness doesn’t get enough attention.’’

UT fans have celebrated and berated Prince over his career in Knoxville, sometimes both in the same game.

Prince’s swagger and confidence have been effec-tive and necessary against tougher competition - Mem-phis, in particular - but his post-dunk salutes to the crowd haven’t always been appreciated by traditional-ists.

The theatrical expressions Prince wears after being called for fouls are a by-product of growing up watch-ing his father, former coach John Prince, show the same incredulous reactions on the side courts.

John Prince was head coach at Jackson State after assistant stints at Ole Miss, Southern Miss, Colorado State, Memphis and Alabama-Birmingham.

“People can think what they want and are entitled to their opinions,’’ Prince said. “I’m going to play hard and go at it the best way I know, regardless.’’

Pearl has accepted Prince for what and who he is, on and off the court.

“J.P. just says to me, ‘Coach, I got this,’ ‘’ Pearl said. “And you know what? I trust him, and I have confidence in him.’’

Hopson soars, many more notesBy Rob Lewis, VolQuest.comMarch 20, 2010

No one on the Tennessee team has experienced as much of a roller coaster over the last month as sopho-more guard Scotty Hopson. After closing the regular-season with his strongest four-game stretch of the year Hopson hit a significant rough patch in the SEC tournament in Nashville. Those struggles are now a dis-tant memory thanks to what may have been the best all-around game of Hopson’s career on Saturday as the Vols rolled into the Sweet 16 on the strength of a 83-68 win over Ohio.

Hopson scored 17 points on a deadly efficient 7-of-9 day from the field (2-for-3 from three-point range) but it was his smothering defensive effort against Ohio’s leading scorer Armon Bassett that marked his day as a special performance.

At various points in the last two years Hopson has found himself the target of some pointed criticism from Bruce Pearl in regards to his defense, but those barbs have been coming less frequently as this season has progressed.

On Saturday Hopson gave a glimpse of just what kind of complete player he’s capable of becoming when the focused effort is there on both ends of the floor.

Bassett was one of the early stars of the tournament after he destroyed Georgetown on Thursday with 32 points.

After awhile, Tennessee’s unforgiving athleticism left burn marks on the court.

Against Tennessee on Saturday Bassett didn’t just struggle. He essentially disappeared. He didn’t make a shot in the first half, got his only three-pointer in the game when the outcome was already decided and fin-ished with seven points on 2-of-10 shooting. Largely as the result of Hopson’s play on the defensive end.

“I made sure that before he caught the ball I made it tough, contested whatever he did, tried to force him, keep him out of a rhythm, whatever he did. I was just working hard to make everything difficult for him,” Hop-son said of his approach against Bassett.

“Coach has kind of gotten after me at times on my defense, but I feel like I’ve come a long way with it this season. I’m still working to get better, but it feels good to know that he’s confident in me and willing to put the responsibility on me to shut down a player like Bassett. Defense has really been the key for us this year when we’ve been successful.”

Hopson was much more than a defensive stopper against Ohio, he was also a key cog in what turned out to be a shockingly efficient Tennessee offense. He and J.P. Prince both posted identical 7-for-9 shooting efforts from the floor as Tennessee as as team converted 56.7 percent for the game.

It was exactly the kind of performance Pearl has been longing to see from the gifted Hopson on a con-sistent basis. Obviously, it couldn’t have come at a bet-ter time.

Most encouraging for the staff was the aggressive demeanor Hopson showed on both ends of the floor. He was physical with Bassett at every turn, using his body to cut off driving angles and not backing off from contact when it was required.

That mindset seemed to carry over to the offensive end, something Pearl has been dying to see from Hop-son.

“I really think my defense got me started tonight, really helped me get into the flow of the game and helped me be aggressive on the offensive end,” Hopson acknowledged.

“After the last game I was really focused mentally on what I needed to do. The coaches talked to me, watched film with me and we evaluated what I needed to do. Tonight I stuck to that plan and it really worked for me tonight.”

Indeed it did.

Is that Josh Bone?After playing ‘possum’ on Friday and saying that he

wouldn’t play Josh Bone against Ohio to help from a defensive standpoint against the Bobcats’ guards, Pearl rolled the dice and played the walk-on 10 minutes in the biggest game of the year.

Bone logged significant minutes following the sus-pension of three players and the dismissal of Tyler Smith back in January, but he had been out of the regular ro-tation since the home loss to Vanderbilt way back on Jan. 27.

In what is becoming standard operating procedure for this team though, Bone stepped up when called upon today.

He delivered solid defense on Bassett in relief of Hopson, and also added seven points on 3-of-4 shoot-ing.

Anyone assuming he would be rusty had that no-tion put to bed when he calmly rose up and drilled a three-pointer on his first offensive touch after entering the game early in the first half.

“Coach told before the game that I was going to play behind Scotty today at the two guard. He told me to just play my game, to ‘D’ up and guard like I always do. It just goes to show you that you have to stay ready. I did and it paid off,” Bone said of his unexpected role in the Vols’ trip to the Sweet 16.

“I just let that first one fly and it went in. I’ve always been an offensive player though in high school and Southern Illinois. I wasn’t really a guy who was known for my defense. I wanted to test the waters and see how my shot felt, and it felt real good when it went down. It fell and after that I knew it was going to be a good night.”

On a team that has gotten contributions from up and down the roster all season long, nothing really matches seeing Bone come in cold after almost two months off the bench to play a key role in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

It was a move Pearl said he felt like he needed to make in order to give his team the best chance to han-dle Ohio guards Bassett and D.J. Cooper.

Good call coach.“I talked prior to the game the fact that a lot of

teams had one guy that could cover Cooper or Bassett. But I didn’t think a lot of teams had two guys that could do it. I was concerned about the back-up up two. I just didn’t think Cameron or J.P. were going to be able to get through the screens and do the things they needed to do,” Pearl said of his thought process.

“In thinking about it I just went with what has been getting us getting the job done all year long and that is having confidence in our bench and I just felt like I trusted Josh. Josh has stayed ready. He’s practiced well. I continue to use Josh in different teaching examples in practice, it’s the Josh Bone rebound, that’s a Josh Bone loose ball, that’s a Josh Bone play. And maybe I’m the bonehead for not playing him anymore. But he hasn’t played in about ten games. But I just felt like I felt like

I needed a tough guy out there. I needed a tough guy.”Pearl’s point about the bench play was spot on. Ten-

nessee’s bench outscored Ohio’s reserves today 28-0.

Prince on the ThroneTennessee is still alive in an absolutely wild NCAA

tournament for any number of reasons, but one of the biggest has been the sterling play of J.P. Prince here in Providence.

The senior was arguably the best player in the build-ing this week, and put together a pair of fantastic all-around games to push his team to St. Louis next week.

On Thursday his defense on San Diego State’s Kawhi Leonard was stifling, and he also led the Vols with 15 points in a heart-stopping 62-59 win.

Against Ohio he was at his versatile best, scoring 18 points, grabbing four rebounds and dishing out three assists to help propel the Vols to victory.

“Everybody knows that I love the big games, and if you’re going to be a big-time player you’ve got to step up in games like this. I was just excited to be in this situ-ation, these are the games that you look forward to if you’re a competitor. You’ve got to bring it now espe-cially, if you don’t show up and play it could be your last game anytime out,” Prince said of the moment.

“This season is a complete team effort, this whole season. Everybody on this team has stepped up at one time or another. We’re going to celebrate this weekend, but come Monday it’s back to business and hopefully we can keep this thing going in St. Louis.”

Pearl echoed Prince’s take on the Vols’ group effort.“The sum of our parts are what’s greatest. It’s not five

guys. Our top five guys aren’t necessarily going to win in this tournament, but our ten can. And so we are a team with that has got many dimensions. A team that plays hard defensively.

“When we defend and rebound we’ve got a chance to win. And obviously we have great balance,” an obvi-ously proud head coach said after the win.

Big Brian Shows UpSince returning from an eight-game suspension for

his role in the infamous New Year’s Day arrests Brian Wil-liams has been a consistent force in the middle. That’s normally shown up in his defense and his ability to hit the glass however, and not necessarily with his scoring.

At times in the past month his inability to finish from point-blank range has been a source of severe irritation for Pearl.

Thursday’s game against San Diego State was a prime example. Williams went 0-for-4 from the floor, all from short range. He atoned for that though by hitting two crucial free throws with 1:04 left against the Aztecs.

On Saturday he delivered his usual effort on the glass, collecting 12 rebounds to tie Wayne Chism for the team lead, but he also came through by knocking in 4-of-6 field goal attempts, three on put-back buckets after offensive rebounds.

“Basketball is all about confidence and I was tired of my teammates and coaches yelling at me for missing lay-ups,” the quick-witted Williams joked. “Sometimes you don’t like getting yelled at, but the best way to avoid it is to do something right. When those first cou-ple went down tonight it gave me a lot of confidence. After that I was ready to get every rebound and put it back.”

It’s been a month of redemption for Williams who has expressed heartfelt remorse for his role in the ar-rests and gone out of his way to thank Pearl for giving him a second chance at every opportunity.

Williams admitted at one point in January he thought he might have to transfer to a lower division program in order to continue his career.

Instead, he’s a key component of a team headed for its third Sweet 16 in four years.

“This feels great. It’s even sweeter because of the way we had people doubting us. I don’t think anybody in this locker room takes it for granted. I know I don’t,” Williams said of the accomplishment.

“I’ve been to the Sweet 16 before, but to go back as a starter where I’m really contributing to our success is a great feeling. I can’t really even explain how good it feels right now.”

““I made sure that before he caught the ball, I made it tough, contested what-ever he did, tried to force him, keep him out of a rhythm, whatever he did. I was just working hard to make everything difficult for him.”

Scotty Hopson

Vols Are All BusinessBy Mark Blaudschun, Boston GlobeMarch 21, 2010

Sometimes it’s tough being Goliath. Especially when Davids everywhere are winning games in an NCAA Tour-nament that provided more entertainment in two days than the entire season.

So it was for coach Bruce Pearl’s sixth-seeded Univer-sity of Tennessee Volunteers in yesterday’s second-round Midwest Regional game at Dunkin’ Donuts Center.

Oh, the Vols had all the credentials to think they were worthy of a Sweet 16 berth next week in St. Louis. They had won 26 games and done it in the Southeastern Confer-ence, which is never a day at the beach, even in off years. They had done some giant toppling of their own, with wins over this year’s blue bloods, Kansas and Kentucky.

And they had survived a grinder game by knocking off No. 11 seed San Diego State Thursday night. But now they had to deal with a real underdog — No. 14 seed Ohio.

The Bobcats had snuck into the Mid-American Con-ference tournament as the No. 9 seed, with 14 losses. Then they started winning. They earned an NCAA bid by beating Akron in overtime. And on Thursday night, they stunned the college basketball world with a 97-83 victory over Georgetown.

Could coach John Groce’s Bobcats do it again? The tone had been set earlier when 10th-seeded Saint Mary’s upset No. 2 seed Villanova in a South Regional game.

The answer — thankfully, for the Vols — was no. The Volunteers took care of business with an 83-68 victory that put them into Thursday’s regional semifinals against the winner of today’s game between Ohio State and Georgia Tech.

As is the case in most of the Vols’ games, this one wasn’t pretty. The teams combined for 30 turnovers, there were 17 steals, and most important from the standpoint of the Volunteers, it was a defense-oriented game dominated by a Tennessee team that is taller and more talented than Ohio.

“We knew going into the game that protecting the paint was going to be very important,’’ said Groce. “And they outscored us, 58-12, on paint points.’’

Pearl, who was worried about the Bobcats’ guards — particularly Armon Bassett, who had shredded George-town for 32 points — told his team to be more aggressive

on defense, put pressure on Ohio from the start.And in a game in which the Vols raced to a 38-27 lead,

and allowed the Bobcats (22-15) to sneak back to within worrying range (5 points) a few times in the second half before coasting into the Sweet 16 for the fifth time, Bas-sett had a miserable day, with just 7 points and on 2-of-10 shooting.

“There were some numbers that stand out,’’ said Pearl. “Particularly defensively. When Ohio outshoots their op-ponents, they win at a high percentage. When they score 70 or less, their chances of winning go way down.’’

One of the reasons why neither Bassett nor freshman D.J. Cooper — who had scored 23 points against George-town and was limited to 16 by the Vols — performed un-der par was the harassment of Bobby Maze, who scored only 3 points, but had 4 rebounds, 9 assists, and 2 steals. “I think our defense created a lot of our offense,’’ said Maze. “We got steals, deflections, and made plays.’’

Tennessee (27-8) now moves to the Sweet 16, where it’s been four times in the last five years. The problem has been reaching the Elite Eight. The Vols are 0-5 in the Round of 16.

Of the teams remaining in the tournament, Tennessee can still be classified as a Goliath. The wins over Kansas and Kentucky guarantee that status, and there is no question the Vols’ talent is elite. Getting that talent to perform on a consistent basis away from Knoxville has been one of Pearl’s biggest challenges.

“One more [win] would get us to someplace we’ve not been before, and that’s the Elite Eight,’’ said Pearl. “So certainly the team has got great motivation to accomplish that.’’

The two wins signify little, since both San Diego State and Ohio were decided underdogs. The bar figures to be raised considerably in St. Louis.

Whether the Volunteers can clear that bar is the ques-tion.

Pearl a Finalist for Red Auerbach College Coach of the Year AwardJewish Coaches AssociationMarch 22, 2010

The five finalists for the 2010 Red Auerbach College Coach of the Year Award were announced on Monday.

Three of the finalists, Josh Pastner (Memphis), Keith Dambrot (Akron) and Brad Greenberg (Radford), led

their teams to second-place conference finishes during the regular season. Two of the finalists, Bruce Pearl (Ten-nessee) and Seth Greenberg (Virginia Tech) coached their teams to third-place regular season finishes in the SEC and ACC respectively.

Bruce Pearl led the Tennessee Vols to a 25-8 regular season record, punctuated by wins against No. 1 Kan-sas and No. 2 Kentucky, the first time since the 1976-77 season Tennessee has defeated two top-five teams in the same season. The Vols received a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Seth Greenberg guided the Virginia Tech Hokies to their best record (23-8) under his tenure. Highlight wins included: North Carolina, Georgia Tech, and Wake For-est and out of conference opponents Iowa, Penn State and Georgia. The Hokies received a No. 1 seed in the NIT.

Josh Pastner, in his first year as head coach of the Memphis Tigers, directed the team with a depleted ros-ter to a 23-9 overall record in Conference USA and a 2nd place finish. The Tigers garnered a No. 3 seed in the NIT.

Keith Dambrot led the Akron Zips to a 24-10 record in the Middle American Conference, which was high-lighted by second-place regular season conference fin-ish and a run to the MAC title game. The Zips received a bid to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational.

Brad Greenberg, in his third season at Radford, coached the Highlanders to a 19-12 overall record in the Big South. The season was highlighted by wins against league foe and conference champion Coastal Carolina and a season sweep of Big South NCAA tournament representative Winthrop.

The Red Auerbach Award is given annually to the nation’s top Jewish college coach, as voted on by the members of the Jewish Coaches Association (JCA). The winner will be presented with the award at the Final Four in Indianapolis.

In 2010 the Jewish Coaches Association named its college coach of the year award after Red Auerbach, the coaching legend who won 938 games -- a record at the time of his retirement -- and nine NBA championships as a coach.

As general manager and team president of the Bos-ton Celtics, he won an additional seven NBA titles, for a total of 16 in a span of 29 years, making him one of the most successful team coaches and officials in the his-tory of professional sports.

““One more (win) would get us to someplace we’ve not been before, and that’s the Elite Eight. So certainly the team has got a lot of motivation to accomplish that.’’

Bruce Pearl

0 Renaldo WoolridgeF • 6-8 • 208 • So.

Sherman Oaks, Calif.ppg __________ rpg_________Notes ______________________

3 Bobby MazeG • 6-3 • 195 • Sr.

Suitland, Md.ppg __________ apg ________Notes ______________________

4 Wayne ChismF/C • 6-9 • 246 • Sr.

Jackson, Tenn.ppg_________ _ rpg _________Notes ______________________

5 Emmanuel NegeduF • 6-7 • 218 • So.

Kaduna, Nigeria ppg __________ rpg_________Notes ______________________

11Quinn CanningtonG • 6-4 • 165 • Sr.

Knoxville, Tenn. ppg __________ rpg_________Notes ______________________

13 Skylar McBeeG • 6-3 • 190 • Fr.

Rutledge, Tenn. ppg __________ apg ________Notes ______________________

20 Kenny HallF • 6-8 • 220 • Fr.

Stone Mountain, Ga. ppg __________ rpg_________Notes ______________________

21 Melvin GoinsG • 5-11 • 195 • Jr.

San Diego, Calif. ppg __________ apg ________Notes ______________________

22 Steven PearlF • 6-5 • 232 • Jr.

Knoxville, Tenn. ppg __________ rpg_________Notes ______________________

23 Cameron TatumG • 6-6 • 197 • So.

Lithonia, Ga. ppg __________ rpg_________Notes ______________________

24 Josh BoneG • 6-3 • 195 • Jr.

Nashville, Tenn.ppg __________ apg ________Notes ______________________

30 J.P. PrinceG • 6-7 • 205 • Sr.

Memphis, Tenn.ppg __________ apg ________Notes ______________________

32 Scotty HopsonG • 6-7 • 200 • So.

Hopkinsville, Ky.ppg __________ rpg_________Notes ______________________

33 Brian Williams C • 6-10 • 278 • Jr.

Bronx, N.Y. ppg __________ rpg_________Notes ______________________

Bruce PearlHead Coach

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Tony JonesAssociate Head Coach

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Steve ForbesAssistant Coach

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Jason ShayAssistant Coach

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Ken JohnsonDirector of Basketball Operations

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Mark PancratzAssistant to the Head Coach

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Aaron GreenVideo Coordinator

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Brooks SavageGraduate Manager

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Houston FancherGraduate Manager

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Chad NewmanSenior Associate Athletic Trainer

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Troy WillsStrength & Conditioning Coach

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