Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result 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) 7 p.m. J10 No. 1 Kansas (CBS) 4:30 p.m. J14 Auburn* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. J16 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) 1:30 J19 at Alabama* (ESPN) 7 p.m. J23 at Georgia* (FSN) 5 p.m. J27 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. J31 Florida* (CBS) 1 p.m. F4 at LSU* (ESPN/ESPN2) 9 p.m. F6 South Carolina* (ESPN) 6 p.m. F9 at Vanderbilt* (ESPN) 7 p.m. F13 at Kentucky* (ESPN [College Gameday]) 9 p.m. F17 Georgia* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. F20 at South Carolina* (SEC Network) 1:30 p.m. F23 at Florida* (ESPN) 9 p.m. F27 Kentucky* (CBS) Noon M3 Arkansas* (CSS) 7 p.m. M6 at Mississippi State* (ESPN) 6 p.m. M11-14 2-SEC Tournament Schedule Key 1-U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (UVI Sports & Fitness Center in St. Thomas); 2-Sun Belt Classic (Nashville Arena in Nashville, Tenn.); 3-SEC Tournament (Nashville Arena in Nashville, Tenn.); * Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FCS-Fox College Sports; SS-SportSouth; FSN includes FS South, FS Southwest and SUN Sports All Times Eastern & Subject to Change; Opponent Rankings are AP Tennessee Media Relations 1720 Volunteer Blvd. • Knoxville, TN 37996 Basketball SID: Tom Satkowiak E-mail: [email protected]Office: 865-974-7501 Cell: 865-696-2897 Fax: 865-974-1269 Web site: UTsports.com Team Twitter Feed: @UTbasketVOLS Game 13 Tennessee vs. Charlotte 7 p.m. ET • Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010 Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. TV: The game will be televised regionally on CSS. Matt Stewart has the play-by-play duties, while Barry Booker provides analysis. Todd Kulis is the producer. The game also will be simulcast on ESPN360.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. Tickets: Contact the University of Tennessee Ticket Office at 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) or 865-656-1200 or visit UTtix.com. Tennessee At A Glance Charlotte 10-2 (0-0 SEC) Record 10-3 (0-0 A-10) 16th AP / 15th ESPN/USA Today Coaches ............... Ranking* ........................................................................ Not ranked Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982)......................... Head Coach.................................. Bobby Lutz (Charlotte, 1980) 108-39 (5th year) ...................................................... Record at School ................................................ 209-149 (12th year) 425-123 (18th year) ................................................... Overall Record .................................................. 390-240 (21st year) UTsports.com ..................................................................... Web Site........................................................ Charlotte49ers.com Tied 4-4 ................................................................................... Series *Updated national rankings will be released Monday afternoon Probable Starters Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG G 3 Bobby Maze 6-3 195 Sr. Suitland, Md. 7.5 2.4 2.9 G 32 Scotty Hopson 6-7 200 So. Hopkinsville, Ky. 13.3 3.8 1.4 G 30 J.P. Prince 6-7 205 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 6.0 2.4 2.9 F 0 Renaldo Woolridge 6-8 208 So. Sherman Oaks, Calif. 3.5 2.4 0.5 C 4 Wayne Chism 6-9 246 Sr. Jackson, Tenn. 10.9 5.8 0.3 Charlotte Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG G 3 DiJuan Harris 5-9 170 Sr. Charlotte, N.C. 9.5 3.5 5.1 G 1 Derrio Green 6-2 160 So. Panama City, Fla. 11.4 2.1 1.9 F 21 An’Juan Wilderness 6-6 220 Jr Dunwoody, Ga. 6.0 4.7 0.5 F 43 Shamari Spears 6-6 245 Jr. Salisbury, N.C. 17.0 4.8 0.8 F 35 Chris Braswell 6-8 235 Fr. Capitol Heights, Md. 8.8 9.0 1.0 • Four Vols (junior Melvin Goins, senior Tyler Smith, sophomore Cameron Tatum and junior Brian Williams) are serving indefinite suspensions from all team-related activities pending the results of a legal investigation stemming from an incident in Knoxville the morning of Jan. 1. • Last Thursday, the Volunteers closed out a decade (Jan. 1, 2000, to Dec. 31, 2009) that saw them post a 206-115 (.642) record, make six NCAA Tournament appearances and reach three Sweet Sixteens. • Tennessee is 34-2 in non-conference home games under head coach Bruce Pearl. The Vols have won their last six home games against non-conference opponents. • The last time these two teams met, the 49ers defeated the Vols 70-63 in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament on March 16, 2001, in Dayton, Ohio. It was Jerry Green’s final game as UT’s head coach. Charlotte has won three straight games in this series and four of the last five meetings. • Tennessee is coming off a big road win at Memphis in which the Vols held the Tigers to 31 percent shooting and owned a 47-28 advantage on the glass. UT seniors and West Tennessee natives Wayne Chism (3-1) and J.P. Prince (2-1) both have winning records against Memphis during their careers. • The Vols’ New Year’s Eve triumph at Memphis also ended the Tigers’ 23-game home win streak. • UT currently leads the SEC in assists (17.2 apg), steals (9.8 spg) and turnover margin (+7.0). • Over the last five games, Tennessee is forcing an average of 22.2 turnovers with a +8.0 TO margin. • After inking three highly-touted signees during November’s early signing period, UT’s current crop of recruits is ranked fourth nationally by Rivals.com. For more, see the signee note on Page 9. • CBS has announced that Tennessee’s home game against Kansas on Sunday, Jan. 10, will tipoff at 4:30 p.m. ET. The tip time was decided after CBS’s NFL Wildcard matchups were set. Tennessee Trends
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Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result
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) 7 p.m.
J10 No. 1 Kansas (CBS) 4:30 p.m.
J14 Auburn* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m.
J16 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) 1:30
J19 at Alabama* (ESPN) 7 p.m.
J23 at Georgia* (FSN) 5 p.m.
J27 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU) 7 p.m.
J31 Florida* (CBS) 1 p.m.
F4 at LSU* (ESPN/ESPN2) 9 p.m.
F6 South Carolina* (ESPN) 6 p.m.
F9 at Vanderbilt* (ESPN) 7 p.m.
F13 at Kentucky* (ESPN [College Gameday]) 9 p.m.
F17 Georgia* (SEC Network) 8 p.m.
F20 at South Carolina* (SEC Network) 1:30 p.m.
F23 at Florida* (ESPN) 9 p.m.
F27 Kentucky* (CBS) Noon
M3 Arkansas* (CSS) 7 p.m.
M6 at Mississippi State* (ESPN) 6 p.m.
M11-14 2-SEC Tournament
Schedule Key
1-U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (UVI Sports & Fitness Center in St. Thomas); 2-Sun Belt Classic (Nashville Arena in Nashville, Tenn.); 3-SEC Tournament (Nashville Arena in Nashville, Tenn.); * Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FCS-Fox College Sports; SS-SportSouth; FSN includes FS South, FS Southwest and SUN Sports
All Times Eastern & Subject to Change; Opponent Rankings are AP
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Game 13
Tennessee vs. Charlotte7 p.m. ET • Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010
Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.
TV: The game will be televised regionally on CSS. Matt Stewart has the play-by-play duties, while Barry Booker provides analysis. Todd Kulis is the producer. The game also will be simulcast on ESPN360.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.Tickets: Contact the University of Tennessee Ticket Office at 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) or 865-656-1200 or visit UTtix.com.
Tennessee At A Glance Charlotte10-2 (0-0 SEC) Record 10-3 (0-0 A-10)
16th AP / 15th ESPN/USA Today Coaches ...............Ranking* ........................................................................ Not ranked
Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982).........................Head Coach..................................Bobby Lutz (Charlotte, 1980)
108-39 (5th year) ......................................................Record at School ................................................209-149 (12th year)
425-123 (18th year) ...................................................Overall Record .................................................. 390-240 (21st year)
UTsports.com ..................................................................... Web Site ........................................................ Charlotte49ers.com
Tied 4-4 ................................................................................... Series*Updated national rankings will be released Monday afternoon
Probable StartersTennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG
G 3 DiJuan Harris 5-9 170 Sr. Charlotte, N.C. 9.5 3.5 5.1G 1 Derrio Green 6-2 160 So. Panama City, Fla. 11.4 2.1 1.9F 21 An’Juan Wilderness 6-6 220 Jr Dunwoody, Ga. 6.0 4.7 0.5F 43 Shamari Spears 6-6 245 Jr. Salisbury, N.C. 17.0 4.8 0.8F 35 Chris Braswell 6-8 235 Fr. Capitol Heights, Md. 8.8 9.0 1.0
• Four Vols (junior Melvin Goins, senior Tyler Smith, sophomore Cameron Tatum and junior Brian Williams) are serving indefinite suspensions from all team-related activities pending the results of a legal investigation stemming from an incident in Knoxville the morning of Jan. 1.• Last Thursday, the Volunteers closed out a decade (Jan. 1, 2000, to Dec. 31, 2009) that saw them post a 206-115 (.642) record, make six NCAA Tournament appearances and reach three Sweet Sixteens.• Tennessee is 34-2 in non-conference home games under head coach Bruce Pearl. The Vols have won their last six home games against non-conference opponents.• The last time these two teams met, the 49ers defeated the Vols 70-63 in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament on March 16, 2001, in Dayton, Ohio. It was Jerry Green’s final game as UT’s head coach. Charlotte has won three straight games in this series and four of the last five meetings.• Tennessee is coming off a big road win at Memphis in which the Vols held the Tigers to 31 percent shooting and owned a 47-28 advantage on the glass. UT seniors and West Tennessee natives Wayne Chism (3-1) and J.P. Prince (2-1) both have winning records against Memphis during their careers.• The Vols’ New Year’s Eve triumph at Memphis also ended the Tigers’ 23-game home win streak.• UT currently leads the SEC in assists (17.2 apg), steals (9.8 spg) and turnover margin (+7.0).• Over the last five games, Tennessee is forcing an average of 22.2 turnovers with a +8.0 TO margin.• After inking three highly-touted signees during November’s early signing period, UT’s current crop of recruits is ranked fourth nationally by Rivals.com. For more, see the signee note on Page 9.• CBS has announced that Tennessee’s home game against Kansas on Sunday, Jan. 10, will
tipoff at 4:30 p.m. ET. The tip time was decided after CBS’s NFL Wildcard matchups were set.Tennessee Trends
• Tennessee has an all-time record of 1,453-923-2 in its 101st season of varsity basketball.• In all eight of his full seasons as a Division I head coach, Bruce Pearl’s teams have won at least 10 games in conference play.• Bruce Pearl’s teams have led their respective league in scoring in 16 of Pearl’s 17 full seasons as a head coach (including every year at Tennessee). • The Vols are 34-2 in non-conference home
games under Bruce Pearl.
• Under Bruce Pearl, UT is 101-9 when leading or tied with five minutes left in the game.• UT is 67-6 when scoring 80 or more points under the direction of Bruce Pearl.• Bruce Pearl is 18-11 against ranked teams at UT.• Tennessee is 61-7 at Thompson-Boling Arena since the start of the 2005-06 season. • Tennessee’s bench has outscored the oppo-nents’ bench in 40 of its last 46 games, including 13 straight.• The Vols have forced at least 25 turnovers in four games this season, with a high of 35 committed by East Carolina on Nov. 20.• Senior wing J.P. Prince has drawn a team-high 12 charges through 12 games this season.• Prince also ranks 10th in the league in steals with 1.6 per game, and UT leads the conference with 9.8 steals per game as a team.• After ranking 10th in the SEC in field-goal per-centage defense last season (.443), the Vols now rank fourth in the league in that category at .389.• Tennessee’s 34 assists against UNC Asheville on Nov. 17 were not only a school record, but it was also the highest assists total by any SEC team this season.
The Charlotte Series
The all-time series between Tennessee and Charlotte stands at 4-4, dating to 1976 ... After the Volunteers won each of the first three meetings, the 49ers have gone on to win four of the last five, including three straight ... The Vols hold a 4-1 edge in Knoxville but are 0-2 in Charlotte and 0-1 at a neutral site ... That neutral-site clash was a 70-63 49ers win in the opening round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament in Dayton, Ohio ... UT was seeded No. 8, and Charlotte was the No. 9 seed ... Tennessee owns a 32-22 record against current members of Atlantic 10 Conference, including a 3-1 mark under Bruce Pearl.
Noting CharlotteThe 49ers under 12th-year head coach Bobby Lutz are off to an impressive 10-3 start this season and recently reeled off a seven-game win streak that saw them upset 18th-ranked Louisville 87-65 on the road ... Junior forward and Boston College transfer Shamari Spears (17.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg) has been Charlotte’s top scorer in nine of 13 games this season ... Freshman forward Chris Braswell (8.8 ppg, 9.0 rpg) is a force in the frontcourt for the 49ers, while senior point guard DiJuan Harris has dished out 66 total assists on the year (5.1 apg) ... Sophomore Derrio Green scored a career-high 31 points in the 49ers’ 76-67 loss at Georgia Tech Saturday night, hitting 7-of-15 3-pointers ... Charlotte is outscoring its opponents 77.5 ppg to 70.2 ppg (+7.2) while shooting .438 from the floor and .319 from 3-point range ... The 49ers also are outrebounding their opposition by 3.5 boards per game (41.4 rpg to 37.8 rpg).
Last Clash with CharlottePoor shooting in the second half was too much for Tennessee to overcome as the Vols fell 70-63 to Charlotte in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 16, 2001 ... 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 3-point attempts in the second half ... Free throw shooting plagued the Vols the entire game as they made only 7-of-18 ... The Vols scored only four points in the first 10:30 of the second half and were down 52-50 after a 3-point shot by Jon Higgins with 9:20 to play ... 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’ 3-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.
Memphis RecapTennessee ended Memphis’ 23-game home win streak last Thursday by holding the Tigers to 31.4 percent shooting and outrebounding the Tigers 47-28 en route to a 66-59 victory at the FedExForum ... UT seniors and West Tennessee natives Wayne
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 information 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. Due to the Monday, Jan. 18, Martin Luther King holiday, that week’s media luncheon will be moved to noon on Wednesday, Jan. 20. 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. 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 and Thursday (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.
Chism (15 points, nine rebounds) and J.P. Prince (12 points, five rebounds, three assists) helped lead the way for the Vols, while fellow senior Tyler Smith added 11 points, five boards and three assists ... Tennessee’s frontcourt helped UT enjoy a 30-12 advantage in points-in-the-paint ... The teams were scoreless at the first media timeout before a pair free throws by Chism at the 15:38 mark opened the game’s scoring ... The Tigers’ largest lead of the game was a 12-6 edge at the 13:02 mark in the first half ... UT took a 31-24 lead into halftime and enjoyed its biggest lead of the game at the 16:07 mark in the second half (42-29) ... Memphis senior Doneal Mack made four timely 3-pointers throughout the game to keep the Tigers within striking distance, but Mack was one of three Tigers who eventually fouled out ... Prince was 8-of-12 from the foul line, and Tennessee shot 72 percent at the free-throw line overall (26-of-36) ... Memphis managed 11 blocked shots and was led by Mack’s 15 points ... UM’s top scorer, Elliot Williams, finished with 13 points (11 of which came at the foul line).
Pearl Apologizes For Friday’s Incident UT head coach Bruce Pearl spoke to the media after practice Saturday for the first time since last Friday’s incident involving four Vols: “This is tough. This is so hard, because we’ve worked so hard to try to do the right things. I’m proud of the guys that are being role models, but when they step out like this, it’s difficult. I don’t have all the information. At this time, the guys are suspended. They’re not with us, and when I get more information, then we’ll be determining for how long. The suspensions could be for games. It’s possible that there could be a dismissal, depending upon the circumstances. I just apologize. I’m terribly sorry, and I think the guys are, too. Our team will do everything we possibly can to come together and represent and continue to do good things on the court and off the court to restore our image.”
Prince Has Emerged Over Last Five GamesIn UT’s last five games, senior wing J.P. Prince has been a stat-sheet stuffer, leading the Vols in steals (12), tying for the team lead in blocks (3) and rank-ing third on the team with 9.4 points per game over that span ... Prince has led the team or shared for the team lead in assists in each of Tennessee’s last two games--both victories ... He’s also scored in double figures three times over the last five games after posting single-figure scoring outputs in each of the first seven games.
Suspensions May Lead To New-Look RotationWith four Vols entering the week on indefinite sus-pension, sophomore forward Renaldo Woolridge may be in line to make his first start of the season ... Woolridge had been a backup to Tyler Smith at the No. 4 spot ... With No. 3 man Cameron Tatum and backup point guard Melvin Goins also suspended, junior walk-on Josh Bone could see time as a back-up at each of those positions ... Freshman Kenny Hall also is line for increased minutes, as backup center Brian Williams is suspended.
Vols Faced With Replacing On-Court OutputThe four Vols currently on indefinite suspension combine to average 79.3 minutes played per game—or 19.8 minutes per player ... That creates opportunities for Tennessee role players to step up and contribute ... The four suspended Vols also account for 32.2 points, 14.7 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game.
Ranked Teams LoomingTennessee’s remaining schedule features four games against three teams currently ranked in the Associated Press or ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ top-25 polls ... The Vols host top-ranked Kansas on Sunday ... Two regular-season clashes with third-ranked Kentucky are on tap, and No. 14/16 Ole Miss comes to Knoxville on Jan. 16 ... The Vols have already faced fourth-ranked Purdue on Nov. 23 (the Boilermakers were then sixth in the AP poll).
0 Renaldo Woolridge G/F 6-8 208 So. Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS)1 ^Tyler Smith G/F 6-7 215 Sr. Pulaski, Tenn. (University of Iowa) 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) * Inactive for the 2009-10 season ̂ Suspended indefinitely
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
Emmanuel Negedu nuh-GAY-dew
2009-10 SEC Standings (through Jan. 3)
Eastern Division SEC Pct. H A Div. ALL Pct. H A N Last 12 Streak
Up Next: KansasTennessee hosts top-ranked Kansas (13-0, 0-0 Big 12) at Thompson-Boling Arena on Sunday ... It will be Bruce Pearl’s 550th game as a collegiate head coach ... The first-ever meeting in the series took place last January in Lawrence with the Jayhawks winning by a score of 92-85 ... Kansas has stood atop the national polls all season and features a pair of National Player of the Year candidates in point guard Sherron Collins (13.8 ppg, 4.2 apg) and center Cole Aldrich (11.1 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 3.8 bpg) ... Freshman guard Xavier Henry leads the team with a 16.4 point scoring average ... The Jayhawks average 87.8 points per game, are giving up 58.6 points and rank in the top five nationally with a +29.2 scoring margin ... KU is shooting 52 percent from the field, while its opponents are shooting 34.6 percent ... Only one KU opponent, Radford, has shot above 40 percent against the Jayhawks this season.
UT Prominent In SEC, National Stat RankingsThrough the games of Jan. 3, Tennessee ranked among the top three in the SEC in six differ-ent offensive stat categories and four defensive categories ... The Vols lead the league in assists (17.2), steals (9.8) and turnover margin (+7.0) ...
Nationally (through Jan. 3), UT ranked among
the top 20 in four different categories: fifth in turnover margin, 12th in scoring margin (+18.4), 16th in steals and 17th in assists.
Chism Rising In UT’s Rebounding Records BookSenior forward/center Wayne Chism has 734 career rebounds and ranks 11th on UT’s all-time list ... He is one of only seven Vols ever to grab 700 rebounds and block 100 shots ... Chism last year enjoyed his finest rebounding season, snagging 273 boards in 34 games (8.0 rpg) ... Current Los Angeles Lakers scout Gene Tormohlen (1956-59) is UT’s career rebounding leader with 1,113 ... For a complete list of UT’s all-time rebounding leaders, see Page 9.
Chism 10th On UT’s Career Blocks ListWayne Chism also is ascending on UT’s career blocked shots list, as he currently has 114 blocks in his career ... That total is good enough for 10th on the school’s all-time list ... In the Dec. 2 win over ETSU, Chism blocked a season-high four shots ... He tied a UT single-game record with six blocks last season at Kansas.
Quick FactsLocation ................................................... Knoxville, TennesseeFounded ..................................................................................1794Conference ............................................................SoutheasternEnrollment ...........................................................................27,739Home Court .....................................Thompson-Boling ArenaCapacity ................................................................................21,678 Record In Arena ................................261-91 (.741) 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. Todd Diacon Athletic Director ............................................... Mike HamiltonAthletic Department Phone .........................(865) 974-1220Ticket Office Phone .........................................(865) 656-1200
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 .................108-39 (5th year) .735 Pct.Career Record .........................425-123 (18th year) .776 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)
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 8,258 fans per game since Bruce Pearl’s arrival on Rocky Top ... Tennessee’s increase
in attendance is higher than the average atten-
dance of 266 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 20,483 fans per home game last season.
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 Ranked Fourth Nationally In Attendance For Third Straight YearTennessee finished last season ranked fourth nationally in average home attendance for the third straight year, drawing 20,483 fans per game ... UT averaged 20,267 fans per game in 2007-08 and 19,661 in 2006-07 ... UT’s average home attendance last year was the second-highest in school history, trailing only the 20,823 averaged in 1987-88 (first year that Thompson-Boling Arena was open) ... Below is a look at last year’s attendance leaders: School Games Total Average
Kansas, Kentucky Games Sold OutTennessee has sold more than 15,000 season tick-ets 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 33 home crowds of 20,000 or larger during the Bruce Pearl era ... 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 Looking To Extend New Home Win StreakThe Vols entered the 2009-10 season looking to start another lengthy home win streak ... After post-ing 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 ... Tennessee’s 37-game home winning streak (the longest in school history and second-longest in Division I at the time it ended) came to an end on Jan. 7, 2009, when Gonzaga topped the Vols in over-time 89-79 ... Now in his fifth season at UT, Bruce Pearl is 61-7 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 cer-emony took place before the Vols’ win over North Carolina A&T.
The Volunteers At Thompson-Boling Arena
Thompson-Boling Arena is hosting 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 10 times, including last year, when UT ranked fourth nationally with 20,483 fans per game.• Tennessee is 261-91 (.741) in its 23rd season in Thompson-Boling Arena.• Since the 1998 season, the Vols are 161-32 (.834) in Thompson-Boling Arena.• The Vols are 73-23 against SEC teams at home over the last 11 seasons.• Tennessee has won 20 of its last 23 SEC games at Thompson-Boling Arena.• UT has won 94 of its last 103 home games against non-conference opponents.• UT is 34-2 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.
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 nine of its 11 Southeastern Conference foes (2005-06 to present).
School Record School Record
Georgia 8-0 Alabama 3-2Mississippi State 4-1 Auburn 3-2Florida 7-1 Ole Miss 2-2South Carolina 8-2 LSU 2-3Vanderbilt 6-2 Kentucky 3-5Arkansas 3-2
Pearl’s Winning Percentage Ranks Fourth Among Active CoachesBruce Pearl’s career winning percentage of .776 ranks fourth among active coaches ... Pearl has a 107-39 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 22 604-142 .8102. Mark Few Gonzaga 11 273-70 .7963. Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 7 175-47 .7884. Bruce Pearl Tennessee 18 425-123 .776
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: 4-0 Two-point margin: 7-4Four-point margin: 6-1 One-point margin: 0-5Three-point margin: 7-3
OUTLIVE Initiative Returns For Round 2The Tennessee bas-ketball program’s OUTLIVE initiative raised more than
$93,000 last season for cancer research and pre-vention education ... It also helped the UT Medical Center Cancer Institute provide more than 2,500 free cancer screenings throughout East Tennessee .... This season, the Vols are planning an OUTLIVE “orange-out” for the home game against Kentucky on Feb. 27 ... OUTLIVE t-shirts are now on sale ... The highly successful OUTLIVE initiative was the idea of current 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; Tyler Smith’s father passed after a battle with lung cancer; former Vol Chris Lofton quietly and courageously underwent treatment for testicular cancer during his senior season in 2007-08).
UT Leads SEC In Wins Since 2005-06Tennessee’s 46 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) ... In 2005-06, the Vols won the SEC East with a 12-4 conference mark, and then in 2006-07 posted a 10-6 league mark that tied for second in the overall league standings ... In 2007-08 they won the overall title with a 14-2 league record.
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 fourth consecutive bid under coach Bruce Pearl last season... Kentucky’s streak of 16 consecu-tive appearances was snapped last season ... This year, Tennessee is looking to match its longest NCAA Tournament streak of five seasons (1979-83).
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 (116 games), UT has forced 369 turnovers on inbounds plays ... During that span, the Vols’ inbounds pressure has caused:• 75 timeouts to be called• 37 five-second calls• Coppin State (11/19/06) committed the highest number of turnovers on inbounds plays (13) during the last three years.
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.
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Maze A Cousy CandidateSenior Bobby Maze is one of five SEC point guards listed among the initial 72 candidates for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford Financial Services ... Named for Hall of Famer Bob Cousy, the award recognizes college basketball’s top point guard ... A native of Suitland, Md., Maze averages 7.5 points and 2.9 assists per game while owning a 2.7 assist/turnover ratio this season ... 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).
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.• UT is sporting a +7.0 turnover margin (fifth in the country), and only twice has an opponent shot better than 50 percent in a game (East Carolina and Southern California).
Depth Serving The Vols Well Thus FarTennessee’s bench is outscoring the opponents’ bench 390-171 this season (+219 overall and +18.3 ppg) ... At least nine different Vols have scored in nine of UT’s 12 games ... Eight Vols are averaging at least 5.0 ppg ... Nine Vols are averaging more than 14 minutes per game ... Nine times this season a UT non-starter has scored in double figures ... No Tennessee player ranks among the top 10 in the SEC in minutes played.
Tennessee Runner-Up At Paradise JamTennessee was runner-up at the 2009 US. Virgin Islands 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 ... UT seniors Wayne Chism (14.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg) and Tyler Smith (12.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.7 spg) earned All-Tournament Team honors ... Scotty Hopson averaged 12.7 ppg, and Cameron Tatum averaged 10.0 ... UT shot .789 at the foul line and .470 from the floor at the event.
Records Book Rewritten Against UNC AshevilleIn a 124-49 blowout of UNC Asheville on Nov. 17 in Knoxville, Tennessee set new single-game school records for points (124) and assists (34) while tying the record for 3-pointers made (16) ... UT’s 75-point margin of victory was second in school history and the largest of the Bruce Pearl era ... The 124 points
was a Thompson-Boling Arena record (any team) ... It was the most points ever allowed by the Bulldogs and also their largest margin of defeat in school history ... While it’s unknown if it was a record, Asheville went 16:53 without a field goal to open the game, which incidentally was Pearl’s 100th win with the Volunteers.
Pearl Logs His 100th Win At TennesseeWith UT’s win over UNC Asheville on Nov. 17, Bruce Pearl became the second-fastest men’s basketball coach in UT history to win 100 games with the Vols ... His 100th UT win came in his 137th game with the Big Orange ... Only John Mauer (1938-47) reached 100 wins at UT faster (131 games) ... Pearl became one of only four active SEC coaches with 100 victories at their current school, and he reached the mark faster than the three others: Billy Donovan (154 games), Rick Stansbury (158 games) and Kevin Stallings (179 games). UT Coach Games to 100 Wins
1. John Mauer 1312. Bruce Pearl 1373. Ray Mears 1414. Don DeVoe 1575. Emmett Lowery 165
SEC Coach Games to 100 Wins*
1. Bruce Pearl, UT 1372. Billy Donovan, UF 1543. Rick Stansbury, MSU 1584. Kevin Stallings, VU 179* at their current school
Bone Eligible, Adds Frontcourt DepthJunior guard Josh Bone made his Tennessee debut Dec. 15 vs. Wyoming after transferring to UT from Southern Illinois during the holiday break a year ago ... A native of Nashville, Bone adds depth and toughness to the UT backcourt and can play the Nos. 1-3 positions.
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 for-ward 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 ... Negedu’s long-term athletic career remains in question, but he remains on full scholarship at UT.
E-Man Honored With Jersey PatchTennessee is honoring inactive sophomore Emmanuel Negedu (called “E-Man” by his teammates) with a patch on the left side of its jerseys this season ... For home games, the Vols’ jerseys feature an orange cir-cular patch with a white “E” inside ... On UT’s orange road jerseys, the patch is white with an orange “E.”
Pearl Receives Prestigious Local HonorBruce Pearl received the prestigious “Knoxville Award” on Dec. 10 during the 2009 Knoxville Award Luncheon ... The award recognizes individual con-tribution to the community and was created in 1994 to encourage volunteerism, philanthropy and community involvement ... Past winners include CEOs, U.S. Senators and even legendary Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt.
Vols Visit UT Medical Center Cancer InstituteThe Vols used their day off on Dec. 16 to visit patients at the UT Medical Center Cancer Institute ... Coach Bruce Pearl and the entire team spent time talking to patients, posing for pictures and signing autographs ... “It’s important that those who are blessed give back,” Pearl said. “Our guys are out of class right now, so this was a great opportunity for them to come visit the patients. Cancer is treatable and with proper detection and proper care, we can beat this.”
Breaking Down The UT RosterThe Vols returned a total of nine letterwinners, including all five starters, from the 2008-09 squad that posted a 21-13 overall record and won the SEC Eastern Division crown ... UT newcomers include two true freshmen (Hall and McBee), one junior-college transfer (Goins) and one Division I trans-fer (Bone) ... The team features five seniors (four scholarship), five juniors, three sophomores and two freshmen ... Four Vols transferred from Division I schools, two came from junior college ... Three current Vols attended prep school at some point during their career ... Eight Vols are 6-6 or taller, and the shortest scholarship player is 5-11 (Goins) ... Eight Vols are Tennessee natives, and six states are represented on the roster.
• At least nine different Vols have scored in eight of Tennessee’s 11 games this season.• Last season, the Tennessee bench outscored the opposi-tion’s bench by 8.8 points per game (22.7 to 13.9).
Full-Time Coaching Staff Intact For Fourth Straight SeasonBruce Pearl’s full-time coaching staff, which includes associate head coach Tony Jones and assistants Steve Forbes and Jason Shay, is in its fourth season completely intact ... The group has never failed to lead the Vols to 20 wins or a berth in the NCAA Tournament ... Director of Basketball Operations Ken Johnson is in his fifth season on staff ... Mark Pancratz was promoted during the summer from video coordinator to the position of “assistant to the head coach,” and former graduate manager Aaron Green filled the resulting void at video coordinator ... Graduate managers on the Tennessee staff are Brooks Savage and former Appalachian State head coach Houston Fancher, while former Carson-Newman letterman Dustin Edwards has joined the staff as a graduate student manager.
“Supersonic” Praise For Vols’ TempoVols head coach Bruce Pearl has made it known that he intends to return to the pressing, up-tempo style of play that UT rode to back-to-back Sweet Sixteen appearances in 2007 and 2008 ... After scor-ing more than 100 points in consecutive games leading up to Tennessee’s Paradise Jam semifinal matchup against DePaul, Blue Demons head coach Jerry Wainwright said, “Playing fast is one thing, but they get going supersonic! You’ve got to make instinctive plays against Tennessee; there’s not much time to think.’’
Vols Enjoy Visit From Former Great EllisTennessee basketball All-Century Team member and longtime NBA veteran Dale Ellis spent a week around the team in mid-October ... A two-time SEC Player of the Year during his career as a Vol (1980-83), Ellis observed his alma mater’s practices during his week-long visit, spoke with numerous team members and worked out on his own with team strength and conditioning coach Troy Wills in preparation for an upcoming exhibition tour in Europe ... Another former UT All-America and NBA standout, Allan Houston, spoke to the team during a quick stop in Knoxville in September.
Vols Logging Lots Of TV Time (Again)The Vols have played more than 50 nationally televised games and enjoyed tremendous national media exposure since Bruce Pearl took the pro-gram reins in the summer of 2005 ... All but one of Tennessee’s 34 games last year were televised, and the Vols are scheduled to appear on TV 29 times this regular season ... The Vols play on ESPN or ESPN2 nine times, CSS five times, CBS three times, FSN five times, the SEC Network three times, ESPNU twice and SportSouth two times.
Vols Featured on ESPN College Gameday Matchup For Third Straight YearThe Volunteers’ Feb. 13 game at Kentucky is that week’s featured matchup on ESPN College Gameday ... This marks the third straight season that Tennessee is featured on College Gameday, tying the Vols for the nation’s second-longest active appearance streak on the popular show ... Tennessee’s is 2-0 all-time in Gameday contests, having won at No. 1 Memphis on Feb. 23, 2008, and also posting a win over Florida last season in Knoxville (Jan. 31, 2009).
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) - San Antonio Spurs (NBA)Chris Lofton (2005-08) - Asefa Estudiantes (ACB) in
Madrid, SpainScooter McFadgon (2004-05) - Maine Red Claws (NBDL)
in Portland, Maine.C.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
Pearl Leading Charge for King’s HOF InductionUT head coach Bruce Pearl is one of many voices nationwide voicing their support for Bernard King to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame ... Pearl’s take: “Bernard King should be in the basket-ball hall of fame in Springfield. One of the things that I’m committed to is to put forth everything that is required.” ... A three-time first-team All-America and three-time SEC Player of the Year, King led the SEC in scoring in all three of his seasons at Tennessee ... A Brooklyn, N.Y., native, King was a four-time NBA All-Star and averaged 22.5 points per game during his professional career ... Eight times he scored 50 or more points in an NBA game ... King is the NBA’s 22nd all-time leading scorer (19,655 points) and the seventh-leading scorer in UT history (all six Vols ahead of him played four years).
Tabb Leaves ProgramIt was announced Oct. 28 that senior guard Josh Tabb had withdrawn from the university and returned to his hometown of Carbondale, Ill., to be with his mother, who is ill ... A defensive specialist who played on three-20 win teams and saw action in a pair of Sweet Sixteens, Tabb averaged 2.8 ppg and 1.3 apg during his UT career ... Tabb had not practiced with the team during the preseason, as he was placed on indefinite suspension in mid-September for violation of team rules.
Non-Scholarship NuggetsThey’re Tennessee’s unsung heroes, learning dif-ferent teams’ systems every week and preparing the Vols’ rotation players for each opponent ... Here are some nuggets of knowledge about UT’s non-scholarship team members ... The son of reli-gious missionaries, senior guard Quinn Cannington was born and raised until the age of 13 in Manila, Philippines ... Junior guard Michael Hubert (injured)graduated from Hendersonville High School in Hendersonville, Tenn., with a 4.2 cumulative GPA and also played four years on the tennis team ... Junior guard Josh Bone, who transferred from Southern Illinois University, is a Nashville native who played in high school with current Golden State Warrior Brandan Wright at Brentwood Academy ... The two are best friends.
The Mike-rowave Sidelined With Knee InjuryDuring pregame shootaround prior to the Vols’ season-opening win over Austin Peay on Nov. 13, walk-on guard Michael “The Mike-rowave” Hubert was overheard saying to some student managers, “When it rains, it pours” as he drained one 3-point shot after another ... He wasn’t kidding, and he proved that in the closing minutes of UT’s win, as he sank his only two field-goal attempts—both 3-pointers—during the final two minutes of the game ... Hubert also nailed his lone 3-ball in the win over UNC Asheville and is a perfect 3-for-3 on the year ... His shooting percentage will remain perfect, unfortunately, as Hubert suffered a season-ending knee injury during practice on Dec. 13 ... The loss is significant, as Hubert provided the UT scout team with a very skilled ball-handler and shooter who could simulate opposing players during practice.
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, Tennessee has won three SEC Eastern Division crowns under fifth-year head coach Bruce Pearl ... Road success within divisional play has been key, as UT over the last four seasons owns a 13-7 (.650) divisional road record; no other SEC East team has more than nine such wins.
UT Eighth Nationally In Steals Over Last Three SeasonsTennessee totaled 895 steals over the past three full seasons (2006-07 through 2008-09) which tied for eighth-most nationally among all Division I teams ... The Vols posted 336 steals in 2006-07, 334 in 2007-08 and 225 last season with a younger crop of less experienced guards ... Despite the dropoff in steals last year, Tennessee still managed to rank in the top 10 nationally over that three-year span while far-and-away leading the SEC.
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 2,103--20. Mike Edwards, G 1971-73 1,34321. Herman Thompson, G 1954-57 1,31922. Isiah Victor, F 1998-2001 1,30423. Wayne Chism, F/C 2007-10 1,272
24. 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 1,219
30. Ed Weiner, F 1952-55 1,21231. Len Kosmalski, C 1972-74 1,20232. Howard Wood, C 1978-81 1,20133. Gary Carter, G 1979-82 1,19934. Greg Bell, G 1988-91 1,19835. Don Johnson, F 1969-71 1,196
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. Vincent Yarbrough 1999-2002 8627. Rob Jones 1983-86 8048. Isiah Victor 1998-2001 7999. Steve Hamer 1993-96 75010. Don Johnson 1969-71 74911. Wayne Chism 2007-10 734
1. C.J. Black 1997-2000 2122. Doug Roth 1986-89 1463. Dyron Nix 1986-89 1424. Isiah Victor 1998-2001 1405. Charles Hathaway 1997-2001 1336. Vincent Yarbrough 1999-2002 1317. Steve Hamer 1993-96 1228. Reggie Johnson 1977-80 1199. Marcus Haislip 2000-02 11610. Wayne Chism 2007-10 114
11. Rob Jones 1983-86 112
Career Games PlayedRank Player Years Games
1. Rob Jones 1983-86 130T-2. Chris Lofton 2005-08 128T-2. Allan Houston 1990-93 128T-4. Michael Brooks 1981-83, 85 127T-4. Vincent Yarbrough 1999-2002 127T-4. Tony White 1984-87 127T-7. JaJuan Smith 2005-08 126T-7. Charles Hathaway 1998-2001 1269. Isiah Victor 1998-2001 125T-10. Dane Bradshaw 2004-07 124T-10. Jon Higgins 2000-03 124T-10. Dan Federmann 1981-84 12413. Lang Wiseman 1990-93 123T-14. Tony Harris 1998-2001 121T-14. Tyrone Beaman 1981-84 121-- Wayne Chism 2007-10 117
Season 3-Point FG Percentage (min. 100 att.)Rank Player Season Pct.
1. Jon Higgins 2000-01 .486 (53-109)2. Chris Lofton 2004-05 .465 (93-200)3. Chris Lofton 2005-06 .437 (114-261)4. Mark Griffin 1988-89 .434 (49-113)5. Allan Houston 1989-90 .432 (83-192)6. Greg Bell 1989-90 .431 (66-153)7. Brandon Wharton 1996-97 .430 (58-135)T-8. Brandon Wharton 1997-98 .429 (63-147)T-8. Allan Houston 1990-91 .429 (99-231)10. C.J. Watson 2005-06 .422 (49-116)-- Scotty Hopson 2009-10 .412 (21-51)
(Cameron Tatum is shooting .400 [12-30] but is not currently on pace for 100 attempts)
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.
Vols Signee Harris Named To Naismith Trophy Boy’s High School Watch ListTennessee signee Tobias Harris is among 10 high school seniors named to the Naismith Trophy Boy’s High School Player of the Year Watch List ... The list was selected by leading national basketball journal-ists, who also form the national voting academy ... Former winners of the Naismith High School Player of the Year award include Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James ... The award was first presented in 1987 (Dennis Scott).
(Singing) Voice Of The Vols: Jacqui Pearl Tennessee basketball home games literally are a family affair, with Bruce Pearl’s two oldest children, Jacqui and Steven, playing an active role ... While Steven suits up as a junior forward for the Vols, Jacqui is well known among the UT faithful for her outstanding singing voice ... Since Bruce Pearl took over the UT program in 2005-06, Jacqui has sung The National Anthem at 23 home basketball games and the Vols are 18-5 (.783) in those contests ... Jacqui typically takes the mic for the home-opener each season as well as a few “big games” along the way ... She has sung prior to wins over teams such as Florida, Memphis, Ohio State, Temple and Vanderbilt ... So far this season, she has sung the anthem before the season-opening win over Austin Peay on Nov. 13.
Tennessee Records Book Watch
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 Tyler Smith vs. Vanderbilt
(2/14/2009)Scored 25 Points: 25 by Scotty Hopson vs. East Carolina
(11/20/2009)
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: 19 by Wayne Chism vs. Gonzaga (1/7/2009)
Made 15 Field Goals: 15 (15-19) by Dyron Nix vs. Tennessee Tech (11/25/1988)
Made 10 Field Goals: 10 (10-15) by Scotty Hopson vs. East Carolina (11/20/2009)
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: 13 (13-13) by Chris Lofton vs. East Tennessee State (12/30/2006)
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 JaJuan Smith vs. Alabama (2/21/2007)Had 5 Steals: 5 by Melvin Goins vs. UNC Asheville
(11/17/2009)
Had 5 Blocks: 6 by Wayne Chism at Kansas (1/3/2009)
Played Every Minute Of A Game: 40 minutes by C.J. Watson vs. Auburn (3/14/2003)
Converted A 4-Point Play: Skylar McBee vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/2009)
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 (2nd half) vs. Butler (11/22/2006)
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: 13 (13-24) vs. East Carolina (11/20/2009)
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)
401 consecutive games since
Had Six Players Score In Double Figures in Same
Game: Tyler Smith (21), Cameron Tatum (19), Scotty Hopson (17), Wayne Chism (14), J.P. Prince (14), Bobby Maze (12) vs. Chattanooga (11/15/2008)
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 27-point performance against Auburn last season in the SEC Tournament stands as the highest scoring output of any active Vol during their career.
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 cham-pionships (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 46 SEC wins over the last four 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 last season 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 ... 2006 and 2007 NCAA champion Florida has won 40 league games over the last four seasons to rank second behind UT, and under Pearl, the Vols are 7-1 vs. the Gators.
More SEC SuccessThe Vols have a record of .500 or better against nine 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 ex-perience.
How Sweet It IsBruce Pearl is one of only nine Division I head coaches who has led his teams to three Sweet Sixteen appearances in the last fi ve seasons.
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 continued to grow in his second season as the Vols ranked fourth nationally with 19,661 per game ... Last season, the Vols were watched by an average of 20,483 fans each home game, which ranked fourth nationally and was the second-largest attendance average in school history ... In Pearl’s four full seasons, attendance has grown by more than 8,000 fans per game.
Can I Get A Ticket?For the third straight season, UT has sold more than 15,000 season 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 three 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 17 years he has been a head coach ... Ten-nesseehas led the Southeastern Conference in scoring in each of Pearl’s 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 four 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 22 605-142 .8102. Mark Few Gonzaga 11 275-70 .7973. Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 7 176-47 .7894. Bruce Pearl Tennessee 18 425-123 .776
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 charac-teristics of the 2006-07 senior captain ... Senior Tyler Smith is the 2009-10 recipient of the Dane Bradshaw Athletic Scholarship.
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)
at Tennessee: 108-39 (5th year) at UW-Milwaukee: 86-38 (4 years) at Southern Indiana: 231-46 (9 years)
Bruce Pearl Head Coach 425-123 (18th yr.) • 108-39 (5th yr. at UT)
Tony Jones is entering his fi fth season as an associate 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 a 7-1 record against the Gators over the last four 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• Scored his fi rst points as a Vol in the second half of UT’s win over North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23.• 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.• Has been a valuable member of Tennessee’s scout team since his enrollment.• 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.
Pearls of Wisdom“Josh can help at the one, two or three. Right now I’ve got six players at those three positions. If I took a vote of my coaches and asked where Josh Bone ranked one through seven, I don’t think he’d come in seventh on everyone’s list.”- Bruce Pearl (Dec. 7)
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
Season/Career Highs *Mark set while he was playing at Southern Illinois
PointsSeason 2 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career *19 vs. Butler (12/28/07)
ReboundsSeason -Career *6 at Charlotte (12/8/07)
AssistsSeason -Career *5 at Wichita State (2/16/08)
BlocksSeason -Career *1 vs. Creighton (1/26/08)
StealsSeason - Career *3 two times, last at Northern Iowa (2/2/08)
MinutesSeason 6 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Career *38 at Arizona State (3/20/08)
Field Goals MadeSeason 1 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career *7 two times, last vs. Missouri State (12/30/07)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 3 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career *19 at Charlotte (12/8/07)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career *5 two times, last vs. Butler (12/28/07)
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 2 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career *11 at Arizona State (3/20/08)
Free Throws MadeSeason -Career *4 two times, last at Charlotte (12/8/07)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason -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 CharlotteJ10 KansasJ14 AuburnJ16 Ole MissJ19 at AlabamaJ23 at GeorgiaJ27 VanderbiltJ31 FloridaF4 at LSUF6 S. CarolinaF9 at VanderbiltF13 at KentuckyF17 GeorgiaF20 at S. CarolinaF23 at FloridaF27 KentuckyM3 ArkansasM6 at Miss. State
Game-by-Game Stats
Season Highlights• Preseason All-SEC second team (Coaches’)• Ranks 23rd in school history with 1,272 points. • Ranks 11th in school history with 734 rebounds.• Ranks 10th in school history with 114 blocked shots; only 12 Vols have ever logged 100 blocks during their career.• Barring injury, he will break the school record for games played. He has played in 117 games thus far, and Rob Jones (1983-86) holds the record at 130.• Is the seventh Vol ever to log 700 rebounds and 100 blocks during his career.• Tennessee is 10-2 when Chism records a double-double (1-0 this season).• 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.• Has 55 dunks during his career as a Vol.• After a two-point, one-rebound fi rst half, he stepped up in the second half to help lift UT past DePaul on Nov. 22. He fi nished with 13 points and eight boards.• His 11 career double-doubles rank sixth among active SEC players.• Steps up in big games, as evidenced by the fact that most of his career-highs have come in SEC Tournament or NCAA Tournament play or against major op-ponents such as Gonzaga, Kansas, Marquette and Purdue.• He is the only four-year scholarship senior on UT’s roster. • Rated by Athlon Sports as the nation’s 10th-best post player and was tabbed by Yahoo! Sports as the 11th-best power forward in America.
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.
Pearls of Wisdom“Wayne’s gotten better every single year. I think he’s got a chance to be a great pro.” - Bruce Pearl
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
Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 24 vs. Purdue (11/23/09)Career 27 vs. Auburn (3/14/09)
ReboundsSeason 10 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)Career 19 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
AssistsSeason 2 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)Career 5 two times, last vs. Georgia (2/11/09)
BlocksSeason 4 vs. ETSU (12/2/09)Career 6 at Kansas (1/3/09)
StealsSeason 3 two times, last vs. Wyoming (12/15/09)Career 3 seven times, last vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)
MinutesSeason 30 vs. Purdue (11/23/09)Career 38 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
Field Goals MadeSeason 8 vs. Purdue (11/23/09)Career 10 vs. Auburn (3/14/09)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 13 two times, last vs. Purdue (11/23/09)Career 17 vs. Mississippi State (3/15/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 2 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09)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 7 vs. Purdue (11/23/09)Career 8 vs. Marquette (12/16/08)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 7 vs. Purdue (11/23/09)Career 11 vs. Marquette (12/16/08)
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 CharlotteJ10 KansasJ14 AuburnJ16 Ole MissJ19 at AlabamaJ23 at GeorgiaJ27 VanderbiltJ31 FloridaF4 at LSUF6 S. CarolinaF9 at VanderbiltF13 at KentuckyF17 GeorgiaF20 at S. CarolinaF23 at FloridaF27 KentuckyM3 ArkansasM6 at Miss. State
Game-by-Game Stats
Season Highlights• Scored a season-high 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.• Did not play against Middle Tennessee in the Sun Belt Classic due to illness.• Led the team with fi ve rebounds and two blocks in the win over UNC Asheville on Nov. 17.• Went a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line in exhibition play and shot .818 (9-for-11) from the fl oor while averaging 13.5 minutes per game.• The only scholarship freshman on Tennessee’s roster.• Coach Pearl called Hall the team’s “best off ensive rebounder” during the pre-season.• 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 in raised in Los Angeles before moving to Georgia to attend high school ... Academic major is Communications.
Pearls of Wisdom“When you’re looking at Renaldo Woolridge and Kenny Hall, you’re looking at the future guys in our front line. But right now they’re behind a couple of seniors (Wayne Chism and Tyler Smith) who are pretty dominant players.” - Bruce Pearl
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
Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 16 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career Same
ReboundsSeason 5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Career Same
AssistsSeason -Career -
BlocksSeason 2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Career Same
StealsSeason 1 two times, last vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Career Same
MinutesSeason 15 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Career Same
Field Goals MadeSeason 6 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career Same
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 8 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career Same
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career -
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career -
Free Throws MadeSeason 4 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career Same
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 4 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)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 CharlotteJ10 Kansas J14 AuburnJ16 Ole MissJ19 at AlabamaJ23 at GeorgiaJ27 VanderbiltJ31 FloridaF4 at LSUF6 S. CarolinaF9 at VanderbiltF13 at KentuckyF17 GeorgiaF20 at S. CarolinaF23 at FloridaF27 KentuckyM3 ArkansasM6 at Miss. State
Game-by-Game Stats
Season Highlights• Leads the team in scoring with 13.3 ppg and scored a career-high 25 points in back-to-back games Nov. 17 (UNC Asheville) and Nov. 20 (East Carolina).• Is shooting .492 (21-of-51) from 3-point range.• Played a career-high 33 minutes in the Vols’ loss at Southern California Dec. 19.• Scored 21 points in the win over College of Charleston on Nov. 27 and tied a career-high with six rebounds while playing a season-high 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..• Worked hard on his jump shot during the off -season, dramatically reducing the arc on his 3-point shot.• The coaches hope for Hopson to become more of a factor in defensive pressure this season, using his length to make steals and impede passing lanes.
Noting HopsonLives with teammates Emmanuel Negedu, Renaldo Woolridge and Melvin Goins ... Was 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 ... Ranked second on the team last year with 24 dunks ... Led the Vols in scoring three times last season (vs. Florida, at Kentucky and vs. Mississippi State) ... Aca-demic major is Communications.
Pearls of Wisdom“Scotty is physically starting to impose his will on people, and he has obviously improved the consistency of his jump shot and his ability to take the ball to the basket and look for contact.”- Bruce Pearl
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
Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 25 two times, last vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Career Same
ReboundsSeason 6 two times, last vs. ETSU (12/2/09)Career 6 fi ve times, last vs. ETSU (12/2/09)
AssistsSeason 5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Career Same
BlocksSeason 1 four times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career 2 vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)
StealsSeason 2 four times, last at Southern California (12/19/09)Career 3 at Arkansas (2/4/09)
MinutesSeason 33 at Southern California (12/19/09)Career Same
Field Goals MadeSeason 10 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Career Same
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 15 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Career Same
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Career Same
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 8 vs. ETSU (12/2/09)Career Same
Free Throws MadeSeason 4 vs. Coll. of Charleston (11/27/09)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 CharlotteJ10 KansasJ14 AuburnJ16 Ole MissJ19 at AlabamaJ23 at GeorgiaJ27 VanderbiltJ31 FloridaF4 at LSUF6 S. CarolinaF9 at VanderbiltF13 at KentuckyF17 GeorgiaF20 at S. CarolinaF23 at FloridaF27 KentuckyM3 ArkansasM6 at Miss. State
Game-by-Game Stats
Season Highlights• Averages 3.2 assists per game and ranks third in the SEC with a 2.7 assist/turnover ratio.• Is shooting .889 at the foul line this season (16-of-18).• Played a season-high 29 minutes in the win over Wyoming Dec. 15 and tied a career-high with three steals while scoring nine points.• Totaled eight points and fi ve assists with no turnovers vs. ETSU on Dec. 2.• Was second on the team in scoring with 13 points (also grabbed a season-high fi ve rebounds) against sixth-ranked Purdue on Nov. 23.• Led the Vols with seven assists as Tennessee set a school record with 34 assists in the win over UNC Asheville (Nov. 17).• Averaged a team-high 22.5 minutes played in UT’s two exhibition wins and also averaged 7.0 points, 6.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game.• Tennessee is 9-1 when Maze records at least fi ve assists (9-0 regular season).
• In his second year as a Vol but is one of four scholarship seniors on UT’s roster.• The more off ensive-minded of Tennessee’s two primary point guards.• One of three current UT seniors who began their careers at major-conference schools (Prince at Arizona, Smith at Iowa).• 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 ... Lives with teammates Brian Williams and Cameron Tatum ... Played the 2006-07 season at the University of Oklahoma as a true freshman before transferring to Hutchinson (Kan.) Commu-nity 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
Season/Career Highs *Mark set while he was a freshman at Oklahoma
PointsSeason 15 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Career *17 at Texas Tech (1/6/07)
ReboundsSeason 5 vs. Purdue (11/23/09)Career 6 three times, last vs. Auburn (3/14/09)
AssistsSeason 7 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Career 11 vs. Chattanooga (11/15/08)
BlocksSeason -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 29 vs. Wyoming (12/15/09)Career 36 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
Field Goals MadeSeason 6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Career *7 at Texas Tech (1/6/07)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 10 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Career *12 at Texas Tech (1/6/07)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 2 two times, last vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09)Career 3 at Arkansas (2/4/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 5 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09)Career 6 vs. Alabama (3/8/09)
Free Throws MadeSeason 4 three times, last vs. Wyoming (12/15/09)Career 6 at Middle Tennessee (11/21/08)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 4 two times, last vs. Purdue (11/23/09)Career 8 two times, last vs. Belmont (12/20/08)
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 MemphisJ6 CharlotteJ10 KansasJ14 AuburnJ16 Ole MissJ19 at AlabamaJ23 at GeorgiaJ27 VanderbiltJ31 FloridaF4 at LSUF6 S. CarolinaF9 at VanderbiltF13 at KentuckyF17 GeorgiaF20 at S. CarolinaF23 at FloridaF27 KentuckyM3 ArkansasM6 at Miss. State
Game-by-Game Stats
Season Highlights• Averaging 4.4 points and 1.5 rebounds in 14.0 minutes per game.• 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 and is shooting 91 percent from the foul line this season.• Drained all three of his 3-point attempts (his only FG attempts of the game)against ETSU on Dec. 2 to tie his season-high of nine points.• 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 for a season-high six points.• Totaled three assists, three rebounds and two steals with no turnovers in UT’s season-opening win over Austin Peay (Nov. 13).• Joins 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.• Was singled out by coach Pearl as being Tennessee’s hardest worker during the preseason.• Spent a great deal of time working out and shooting with former UT All-Amer-ica Chris Lofton during the summer.• A 3-point specialist who has already become a fan favorite at Thompson-Boling Arena.
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. He’s going to help us win games this season.”- 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
Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 12 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career Same
ReboundsSeason 3 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)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 17 four times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)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 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career Same
Free Throws MadeSeason 4 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09)Career Same
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 4 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09)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 CharlotteJ10 KansasJ14 AuburnJ16 Ole MissJ19 at AlabamaJ23 at GeorgiaJ27 VanderbiltJ31 FloridaF4 at LSUF6 S. CarolinaF9 at VanderbiltF13 at KentuckyF17 GeorgiaF20 at S. CarolinaF23 at FloridaF27 KentuckyM3 ArkansasM6 at Miss. State
Game-by-Game Stats
Season Highlights• Has played in six games this season, averaging 3.0 minutes per contest.• Totaled two points and a rebound in six minutes of action vs. North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23.• Scored two points in six minutes of action as UT downed UNC Asheville (Nov. 17) for Bruce Pearl’s 100th win at Tennessee.• Averaged 2.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in UT’s two exhibition wins.• Two-time member of the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.• Played a career-high 73 minutes last season while seeing action in 17 games.• Joins freshman guard Skylar McBee as the only walk-ons in UT’s regular rota-tion. • 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
Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 2 two times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career 4 vs. South Carolina (3/9/08)
ReboundsSeason 1 two times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career 3 vs. South Carolina (3/9/08)
AssistsSeason 1 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)Career 1 six times, last vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)
BlocksSeason -Career 2 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/20/07)
StealsSeason - Career 1 vs. Chattanooga (11/15/08)
MinutesSeason 6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Career 17 vs. Chattanooga (11/15/08)
Field Goals MadeSeason 1 two times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career 2 two times, last vs. South Carolina (3/9/08)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 2 two times, last vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09)Career 3 three times, last vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career -
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career 1 vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)
Free Throws MadeSeason -Career 2 vs. Chattanooga (11/15/08)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason -Career 4 vs. Chattanooga (11/15/08)
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 CharlotteJ10 KansasJ14 AuburnJ16 Ole MissJ19 at AlabamaJ23 at GeorgiaJ27 VanderbiltJ31 FloridaF4 at LSUF6 S. CarolinaF9 at VanderbiltF13 at KentuckyF17 GeorgiaF20 at S. CarolinaF23 at FloridaF27 KentuckyM3 ArkansasM6 at Miss. State
Game-by-Game Stats
Season Highlights• Has drawn a team-high 12 charges and has a team-high 19 steals.• Leads all active Vols with 65 dunks during his UT career.• 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.• Dished out a season-high six assists Dec. 15 vs. Wyoming while tying a career-high with four steals and also grabbing six rebounds.• Exploded for a season-high 17 points off the bench in UT’s win over Middle Tennessee in Nashville on Dec. 11 in the Sun Belt Classic.• Came off the bench for the fi rst time all season when UT hosted College of Charleston on Nov. 27 and had his best game of the year, totaling eight points, six rebounds and two assists in 18 solid minutes.• One of four scholarship seniors on Tennessee’s roster.• Has battled injuries in the off -seasons and has yet to go through a full off -season training regimen since arriving at Tennessee.• Underwent arthroscopic reconstructive surgery on his left shoulder in April 2008 and then had surgery on his right shoulder this past off -season on April 23.• He also missed three games last season with an ankle injury suff ered during shootaround the day before the Temple game.• Led the team in fi eld-goal percentage (.572) and steals (47) last season.• In SEC play, his 2.0 assist-turnover ratio led the conference last year.• Was named the 2007-08 SEC Sixth Man of the Year by the league’s coaches.
Noting PrinceHis father, John, played collegiately at Southern Mississippi, worked as an as-sistant 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 cham-pion Tayshaun Prince ... Was placed in an induced coma for three weeks in the spring of 2006 (while attending 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
Season/Career Highs *Mark set while he was a freshman at Arizona
PointsSeason 17 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09)Career 23 at Xavier (12/22/07)
ReboundsSeason 6 two times, last vs. Wyoming (12/15/09)Career 10 two times, last vs. Alabama (3/13/09)
AssistsSeason 6 two times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career *10 vs. Northern Arizona (12/8/05)
BlocksSeason 2 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career 3 two times, last vs. Vanderbilt (2/14/09)
StealsSeason 4 two times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Career 4 three times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)
MinutesSeason 23 vs. Wyoming (12/15/09)Career 34 two times, last vs. Vanderbilt (12/14/09)
Field Goals MadeSeason 6 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09)Career 9 at Xavier (12/22/07)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 8 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09)Career 14 two times, last vs. Alabama (3/13/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 1 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) Career *2 three times, last vs. California (1/21/06)
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 2 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09)Career *5 two times, last at North Carolina (1/28/06)
Free Throws MadeSeason 8 at Memphis (12/31/09)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 CharlotteJ10 KansasJ14 AuburnJ16 Ole MissJ19 at AlabamaJ23 at GeorgiaJ27 VanderbiltJ31 FloridaF4 at LSUF6 S. CarolinaF9 at VanderbiltF13 at KentuckyF17 GeorgiaF20 at S. CarolinaF23 at FloridaF27 KentuckyM3 ArkansasM6 at Miss. State
Game-by-Game Stats
Season Highlights• Flirted with a double-double vs. North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23, totaling nine points and a career-high eight rebounds in a season-high 17 minutes.• Played well off the bench as UT beat Middle Tennessee on Dec. 11 in the Sun Belt Classic, recording four points and three rebounds in eight minutes.• Nailed both his 3-point attempts while scoring eight points in eight minutes of action as UT downed East Carolina on Nov. 20.• Turned in a productive 11-point eff ort during 14 minutes of action against UNC Asheville (Nov. 17).• Served primarily as a backup at the 3 position last year but is playing the 4 spot this season.• Worked out during the summer at a camp in South Carolina run by his father.• 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 WoolridgeLives with teammates Scotty Hopson, Emmanuel Negedu and Melvin Goins ... His father, Orlando, played collegiately at Notre Dame where he earned All-America honors before enjoying a 13-year NBA career ... 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 Communications.
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
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.
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
TEAM STATISTICS UT OPPSCORING 977 756 Points per game 81.4 63.0 Scoring margin +18.4 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 357-751 245-630 Field goal pct . 4 7 5 . 3 8 93 POINT FG-ATT 76-226 68-234 3-point FG pct . 3 3 6 . 2 9 1 3-pt FG made per game 6.3 5.7FREE THROWS-ATT 187-274 198-283 Free throw pct . 6 8 2 . 7 0 0 F-Throws made per game 15.6 16.5REBOUNDS 452 407 Rebounds per game 37.7 33.9 Rebounding margin +3.8 -ASSISTS 206 135 Assists per game 17.2 11.3TURNOVERS 162 246 Turnovers per game 13.5 20.5 Turnover margin +7.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.3 0.5STEALS 117 77 Steals per game 9.8 6.4BLOCKS 39 43 Blocks per game 3.3 3.6ATTENDANCE 105886 46677 Home games-Avg/Game 6-17648 3-12194 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-3365
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsTennessee 476 501 977Opponents 351 405 756
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 17544
* = Conference game1 = U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (St. Thomas)2 = Sun Belt Classic (Nashville, Tenn)
