Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result N12 Chattanooga (SS) W 82-62 N16 1-Belmont (ESPNU) W 85-76 N17 1-Missouri State W 60-56 N24 2-VCU (ESPN2) W 77-72 N26 2-No. 6 Villanova (ESPN) 5 p.m. N30 Middle Tennessee (FS South) 7:30 p.m. D11 3-at Pittsburgh (ESPN) 3:15 p.m. D14 Oakland (ESPNU) 7 p.m. D17 4-at Charlotte (CBS College) 8 p.m. D21 Southern California (SS) 7 p.m. D23 Belmont (SS) 7:30 p.m. D29 UT Martin (CSS) 7 p.m. D31 College of Charleston (ESPN2) 2 p.m. J5 Memphis (ESPN2) 9 p.m. J8 at Arkansas* (SEC Network) 1:30 p.m. J11 Florida* (ESPN) 9 p.m. J15 Vanderbilt* (ESPN - College GameDay) Noon J18 at Georgia* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. J22 5-at Connecticut (CBS) 2 p.m. J26 LSU* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. J29 at Ole Miss* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. F3 at Auburn* (ESPN/ESPN2) 9 p.m. F5 Alabama* (FS South) 5 p.m. F8 at Kentucky* (ESPN) 9 p.m. F12 at Florida* (ESPN/ESPN2) 6 p.m. F16 South Carolina* (CSS) 7 p.m. F19 Georgia* (CBS) 1 p.m. F22 at Vanderbilt* (ESPN) 9 p.m. F26 Mississippi State* (ESPN) 6 p.m. M3 at South Carolina* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. M6 Kentucky* (CBS) Noon M10-13 SEC Tournament (SEC Network/ABC) Schedule Key 1-Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.); 2-Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y.); 3-SEC/Big East Invitational (CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.); 4-at Time Warner Cable Arena; 5-at XL Center; *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FS South-Fox Sports South; SS-SportSouth 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 Website: UTsports.com Team Twitter Feed: @UTbasketVOLS Facebook Fan Page: Facebook.com/BallWithTheVols Game 5 - NIT Season Tip-Off Championship Tennessee vs. Villanova 5 p.m. ET Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2010 Madison Square Garden New York, N.Y. TV: The game will be televised nationally on ESPN. Dave O’Brien calls the action, Fran Fraschilla and Doris Burke provide analysis and Andy Katz reports from courtside. Jonathan Labovich is the producer. Radio: The game will air on the Vol Radio Network (50-plus stations covering 28 states). Bob Kesling is in his 12th 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: Call Ticketmaster New York at 1-866-858-0008 or visit Facebook.com/BallWithTheVols and click on the “Travel to NIT” tab (includes promo code for UT discount). Tennessee at a Glance Villanova 4-0 Record 5-0 24th AP / 23rd ESPN/USA Today Coaches ................ Ranking ................... 6th AP / 7th ESPN/USA Today Coaches Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982)......................... Head Coach..................................... Jay Wright (Bucknell, 1983) 130-46 (6th year) ...................................................... Record at School .................................................. 183-91 (10th year) 447-130 (19th year) ................................................... Overall Record .................................................. 305-176 (16th year) UTsports.com ..................................................................... Web Site....................................................................Villanova.com UT leads 3-0 ........................................................................... Series .......................................................................... VU leads 2-0 Probable Starters Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG G 2 Melvin Goins 5-11 180 Sr. San Diego, Calif. 7.7 2.7 1.5 G 32 Scotty Hopson 6-7 200 Jr. Hopkinsville, Ky. 15.3 5.0 1.5 G 23 Cameron Tatum 6-6 192 Jr. Lithonia, Ga. 11.5 4.3 2.8 F 12 Tobias Harris 6-8 226 Fr. Dix Hills, N.Y. 16.0 5.0 0.5 C 33 Brian Williams 6-10 272 Sr. Bronx, N.Y. 5.0 8.0 0.3 Villanova Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG G 2 Maalik Wayns 6-2 185 So. Philadelphia, Pa. 14.6 4.6 6.2 G 10 Corey Fisher 6-1 185 Sr. Bronx, N.Y. 18.4 2.8 4.0 G 24 Corey Stokes 6-5 195 Sr. Bayonne, N.J. 13.2 3.6 2.2 F 0 Antonio Pena 6-8 235 Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. 8.8 7.2 2.2 C 13 Mouphtaou Yarou 6-10 250 So. Natitingou, Benin 10.0 9.2 0.4 • The Volunteers hosted and won the NIT Season Tip-Off South Regional last week, posting victories over Belmont (85-76) and Missouri State (60-56) to advance to New York. • Tennessee is 0-2 all-time vs. Villanova but has never faced the Wildcats during the Bruce Pearl era. • Under Pearl, the Vols are 4-1 against current members of the Big East Conference. UT also will face Pittsburgh (Dec. 11 in Pittsburgh) and UConn (Jan. 22 in Harftord) this season. • In UT’s semifinal win over VCU Wednesday, junior guard Scotty Hopson notched his first career double-double with a team-high 18 points and a career-best 11 rebounds in just 24 minutes. • Freshman Tobias Harris, from Dix Hills, N.Y., leads the Vols in scoring (16.0) and minutes (26.8). • After using stifling defense to advance to the NCAA Elite Eight last season, the Vols are picking up where they left off. Tennessee is holding its opponents to 66.5 points per game and just .356 shooting from the field. The Vols have held three of four opponents to less than 36 percent shooting this year. • Tennessee previously participated in the NIT Season Tip-Off in 1992 and 2006. The Vols are 6-3 all- time in the event. See Page 2 for details. • The Vols are 6-8 all-time at the current Madison Square Garden. • The Tennessee program has a rich history with the NBA’s New York Knicks. See Page 3 for details. • Tennessee is playing its 102nd season of varsity basketball and its sixth season under head coach Bruce Pearl. The Vols lost 49 percent of last year’s scoring, and 41 percent of the 2010-11 roster is new. • Tennessee was picked by the media to finish fourth in the SEC Eastern Division. Florida was picked to win the East (and the overall league title), while Mississippi State was the media’s preseason pick to win the West. 2010-11 passion. poise. purpose. VOLUNTEERS ose.
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Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result
N12 Chattanooga (SS) W 82-62
N16 1-Belmont (ESPNU) W 85-76
N17 1-Missouri State W 60-56
N24 2-VCU (ESPN2) W 77-72
N26 2-No. 6 Villanova (ESPN) 5 p.m.
N30 Middle Tennessee (FS South) 7:30 p.m.
D11 3-at Pittsburgh (ESPN) 3:15 p.m.
D14 Oakland (ESPNU) 7 p.m.
D17 4-at Charlotte (CBS College) 8 p.m.
D21 Southern California (SS) 7 p.m.
D23 Belmont (SS) 7:30 p.m.
D29 UT Martin (CSS) 7 p.m.
D31 College of Charleston (ESPN2) 2 p.m.
J5 Memphis (ESPN2) 9 p.m.
J8 at Arkansas* (SEC Network) 1:30 p.m.
J11 Florida* (ESPN) 9 p.m.
J15 Vanderbilt* (ESPN - College GameDay) Noon
J18 at Georgia* (ESPNU) 7 p.m.
J22 5-at Connecticut (CBS) 2 p.m.
J26 LSU* (SEC Network) 8 p.m.
J29 at Ole Miss* (SEC Network) 4 p.m.
F3 at Auburn* (ESPN/ESPN2) 9 p.m.
F5 Alabama* (FS South) 5 p.m.
F8 at Kentucky* (ESPN) 9 p.m.
F12 at Florida* (ESPN/ESPN2) 6 p.m.
F16 South Carolina* (CSS) 7 p.m.
F19 Georgia* (CBS) 1 p.m.
F22 at Vanderbilt* (ESPN) 9 p.m.
F26 Mississippi State* (ESPN) 6 p.m.
M3 at South Carolina* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m.
M6 Kentucky* (CBS) Noon
M10-13 SEC Tournament (SEC Network/ABC)
Schedule Key
1-Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.); 2-Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y.); 3-SEC/Big East Invitational (CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.); 4-at Time Warner Cable Arena; 5-at XL Center; *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FS South-Fox Sports South; SS-SportSouth
All Times Eastern & Subject to Change; Opponent Rankings are AP
Tennessee Media Relations1720 Volunteer Blvd • Knoxville, TN 37996
Tennessee vs. Villanova5 p.m. ET Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2010
Madison Square Garden New York, N.Y.
TV: The game will be televised nationally on ESPN. Dave O’Brien calls the action, Fran Fraschilla and Doris Burke provide analysis and Andy Katz reports from courtside. Jonathan Labovich is the producer.Radio: The game will air on the Vol Radio Network (50-plus stations covering 28 states). Bob Kesling is in his 12th 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: Call Ticketmaster New York at 1-866-858-0008 or visit Facebook.com/BallWithTheVols and click on the “Travel to NIT” tab (includes promo code for UT discount).
Tennessee at a Glance Villanova4-0 Record 5-0
24th AP / 23rd ESPN/USA Today Coaches ................Ranking ................... 6th AP / 7th ESPN/USA Today Coaches
Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982).........................Head Coach..................................... Jay Wright (Bucknell, 1983)
130-46 (6th year) ......................................................Record at School .................................................. 183-91 (10th year)
447-130 (19th year) ...................................................Overall Record ..................................................305-176 (16th year)
UTsports.com ..................................................................... Web Site ....................................................................Villanova.com
UT leads 3-0 ........................................................................... Series ..........................................................................VU leads 2-0
Probable StartersTennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG
G 2 Melvin Goins 5-11 180 Sr. San Diego, Calif. 7.7 2.7 1.5G 32 Scotty Hopson 6-7 200 Jr. Hopkinsville, Ky. 15.3 5.0 1.5G 23 Cameron Tatum 6-6 192 Jr. Lithonia, Ga. 11.5 4.3 2.8F 12 Tobias Harris 6-8 226 Fr. Dix Hills, N.Y. 16.0 5.0 0.5C 33 Brian Williams 6-10 272 Sr. Bronx, N.Y. 5.0 8.0 0.3
• The Volunteers hosted and won the NIT Season Tip-Off South Regional last week, posting victories over Belmont (85-76) and Missouri State (60-56) to advance to New York.• Tennessee is 0-2 all-time vs. Villanova but has never faced the Wildcats during the Bruce Pearl era.• Under Pearl, the Vols are 4-1 against current members of the Big East Conference. UT also will face Pittsburgh (Dec. 11 in Pittsburgh) and UConn (Jan. 22 in Harftord) this season.• In UT’s semifinal win over VCU Wednesday, junior guard Scotty Hopson notched his first career double-double with a team-high 18 points and a career-best 11 rebounds in just 24 minutes.• Freshman Tobias Harris, from Dix Hills, N.Y., leads the Vols in scoring (16.0) and minutes (26.8).• After using stifling defense to advance to the NCAA Elite Eight last season, the Vols are picking up where they left off. Tennessee is holding its opponents to 66.5 points per game and just .356 shooting from the field. The Vols have held three of four opponents to less than 36 percent shooting this year.• Tennessee previously participated in the NIT Season Tip-Off in 1992 and 2006. The Vols are 6-3 all-time in the event. See Page 2 for details.• The Vols are 6-8 all-time at the current Madison Square Garden.• The Tennessee program has a rich history with the NBA’s New York Knicks. See Page 3 for details.• Tennessee is playing its 102nd season of varsity basketball and its sixth season under head coach Bruce Pearl. The Vols lost 49 percent of last year’s scoring, and 41 percent of the 2010-11 roster is new.• Tennessee was picked by the media to finish fourth in the SEC Eastern Division. Florida was picked to win the East (and the overall league title), while Mississippi State was the media’s preseason pick to win the West.
2010-11 passion. poise. purpose.
VOLUNTEERSose.
Tennessee Trends
• Tennessee has an all-time record of 1,475-930-2 in its 102nd season of varsity basketball.• In all nine of his seasons as a Division I head coach, Bruce Pearl’s teams have won at least 10 games in conference play.• Bruce Pearl is 22-16 vs. ranked teams at UT.• UT is 73-6 (.924) when scoring 80 or more points under the direction of Bruce Pearl.• UT is 57-4 (.934) during the Pearl era when it holds opponents to 40 percent shooting or worse.
Noting Villanova
Since Jay Wright assumed the head coaching posi-tion in 2001, Villanova is 37-7 in the month of November ... The Wildcats have won 16 consecu-tive games in November dating to a loss to NC State in the final of the Old Spice Classic in 2007 ... Wright has never coached against Tennessee ... Villanova is the first time this year’s Vols will face a ranked opponent; the Wildcats are seventh in the AP poll and seventh in the coaches poll ... Villanova’s three senior captains are enjoying Thanksgiving at home: Corey Stokes is from Bayonne, N.J.; Corey Fisher is from the Bronx; and Antonio Pena is from Brooklyn ... Four Wildcats are averaging at least 10 points per game this season ... Fisher dropped 26 points on UCLA in the semifinals on Wednesday.
The Villanova Series
Tennessee is winless in two all-time tries vs. Villanova ... Both previous meetings took place in Philadelphia, Pa. ... The seventh-ranked Wildcats downed the Vols 91-72 on Dec. 29, 1950 ... And on Dec. 28, 1971, 20th-ranked Tennessee fell to Villanova by a score of 76-67 in the Quaker City Classic at the Palestra.
VCU Recap
Tennessee defeated VCU 77-72 Wednesday in the semifinal round of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off to advance to Friday’s champion-ship game against Villanova … The Vols were led by Scotty Hopson’s first career double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds … New York natives Brian Williams (nine points, 13 rebounds) and Tobias Harris (15 points) also starred against the Rams … Tennessee owned the frontcourt against VCU, scor-ing 48 of its 77 inside the paint compared to just 16 points in the paint for the Rams … The Vols held VCU to 30.9 percent from the floor Wednesday, including just 23.7 percent in the first half … Meanwhile, UT shot 40.0 percent from the floor… Using solid team defense, Tennessee held VCU point guard Joey Rodriguez, who averaged 18.3 points and 10.3 assists per game coming in, to just five points on 1-of-10 shooting from the floor and only two assists.
Up Next: Middle Tennessee
Tennessee hosts Middle Tennessee Tuesday (7:30 p.m. ET, Fox Sports South) at Thompson-Boling Arena ... The Blue Raiders went 19-14 (13-5 Sun Belt) last season and are now in their ninth year under head coach Kermit Davis ... Middle Tennessee is faced with replacing Calvin O’Neill, Montarrio Haddock, Theryn Hudson and all-time leading scor-er Desmond Yates ... Veteran point guard James Washington and Lipscomb transfer Jimmy Oden patrol the backcourt along with perimeter scoring threat and Knoxville, Tenn., native James Gallman (Fulton HS) ... In the frontcourt, 6-8 freshman Shawn Jones is a player to watch and will complement juco transfer Kyle Hunt and senior Trevor Ottley ... The Raiders’ roster features seven players from the Volunteer State (one more than UT’s roster).
Tennessee’s NIT Season Tip-Off History
Tennessee owns a 6-3 all-time record in the NIT Season Tip-Off, with previous appearances in 1992 and 2006 ... In 1992, the Vols won 87-79 at Rutgers before losing 72-64 at Seton Hall ... In 2006, Tennessee posted 78-71 and 87-75 wins over Fordham and UNC Wilmington, respectively, in Nashville to advance to New York City ... At Madison Square Garden, UT fell to Butler 55-44 and then lost to North Carolina 101-87 ... The Vols defeated Belmont and Missouri State last week in Knoxville to win the South Regional and advance to New York this week ... See Pages 98-99 of the Tennessee media guide for details on UT’s holiday tourney history.
Volunteers In The Empire State
Tennessee owns an all-time record of 9-15 in the state of New York, dating to Jan. 27, 1937 (30-24 loss at Long Island) ... In New York City, the Vols are 7-14 overall.
Media InformationInternet
Information on the Tennessee Volunteers can be found online at UTsports.com. Info regarding SEC bas-ketball is accessible at SECsports.com.
Covering Practice
Tennessee basketball practices are open to the media. Contact the media relations office for practice dates and times. Tennessee players and coaches are available for interviews at the conclusion of practice. If additional time is required with the players or coaches, contact Basketball SID Tom Satkowiak to make arrangements.
Media Luncheon
Bruce Pearl’s hosts several media luncheons through-out the season in Room A in Arena Dining at Thompson-Boling Arena. Luncheon dates for the 2010-11 season are forthcoming.
Postgame Interviews
The Tennessee locker room is closed. Coach Bruce Pearl addresses the media following a brief cooling-off period. Following home games, selected UT players are available for interviews in the media area near the southeast corner of the arena following coach Pearl’s press conference.
SEC Coaches Teleconference
The weekly SEC men’s basketball coaches teleconfer-ence is scheduled for every Monday from Jan. 3 through March 7. The postseason teleconference is set for Monday, March 14 at 11 a.m. ET. It will feature coaches from all SEC teams participating in postseason tournaments.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. Tony Barbee, 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 limited number of satellite feeds on throughout the season from 4:15-4:30 p.m. ET. Those feeds will be available on the following dates: Nov. 1, Nov. 16, Nov. 17 and March 8. 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. 14246.5 V, Downlink Freq. 11946.5 H, Symbol Rate 6.1113, FEC: 3/4. For prob-lems with the feed, call (865) 974-5069.
Three former Vols have figured prominently in the history of the New York Knicks and Madison Square Garden ... Bernard King (native of Brooklyn), Ernie Grunfeld (native of Forest Hills) and Allan Houston each enjoyed years of success for the Knicks in roles as players and in the front office.• Bernard King — Ranks second in Knicks fran-chise history with a 26.5 career scoring average ... Led the Knicks in scoring three times, including a club record 32.9 points per game in 1984-85 ... Owns the franchise record for single-season field goal percentage (57.2 in 1983-84) ... On Christmas Day 1984 he scored a Knicks franchise record 60 points against New Jersey ... Holds the franchise record for points in a playoff game (46 in back-to-back games against Detroit in 1984) ... Two-time All-NBA Team selection (1984 an 1985) while play-ing for the Knicks ... Was one of seven all-time Knicks greats honored on Legends Awards Night at Madison Square Garden on May 27, 2009.• Ernie Grunfeld — Spent 17 seasons with the Knicks as a player (1983-86), coach (1989-90) and broadcaster before eventually settling in as gen-eral manager (1991-99) where he built teams that appeared in the NBA Finals in 1995 and 1999 ... Is now the president of the Washington Wizards.• Allan Houston — Spent nine of his 12 profes-sional seasons with the Knicks, finishing his career as one of the NBA’s best 3-point shooters ... Fourth all-time leading scorer in Knicks history with 11,165 career points and is second with 921 3-pointers ... Team captain for six seasons (1999-2005) ... His running one-hander with 0.8 seconds to play beat top-seeded Miami in game five of the first round of the playoffs and set the Knicks on the path to the 1999 NBA Finals ... In 2001, he set a club record with his 90.9 free throw percentage ... Now works as the
Knicks’ assistant to the president for basketball
operations.
Harris Comes Home
True freshman forward Tobias Harris is a native of Dix Hills, N.Y., and he twice played in the state championship game during high school (as a junior at Long Island Lutheran High School and again as a senior at Half Hollow Hills High School West) ... All told, Harris won two Suffolk County titles, an “Island” title and one state title during his prep career ... Harris’ father, Torel, resides in Dix Hills, and his grandfather, John Mulzac, lives in Brooklyn ... Lt. Col. Mulzac earned the Congressional Gold Medal for his service with the Tuskegee Airmen in WWII ... Harris is a cousin to Phoenix Suns center Channing Frye, who ironically played in the 2004 NIT Season Tip-Off during his time as a collegian at Arizona ... Harris played a scrimmage in Madison Square Garden as part of an Elite 24 event the summer before his senior year.
Williams Represents The “BX”
Senior center Brian Williams grew up in the The Bronx and graduated from Christopher Columbus High School before spending one year at Harmony Community Prep in Cincinnati, Ohio, and then enrolling at UT ... He played AAU ball with the Long Island Lightning ... Williams’ mother, Trudi Bynoe, is a bank manager in the Bronx ... And his older brother, Darryl Bynoe, also lives in the Bronx and works at Morgan Stanley ... Williams and Villanova guard Corey Fisher have known each other since childhood and played AAU ball together with the Lightning ... What’s Williams most looking forward to this week: “Besides, winning in the Garden... Mom Duke’s mac-n-cheese!”
Williams Third Among Active SEC Rebounders
Senior center Brian Williams ranks third in career rebounds among all active SEC players with 509 boards ... Fittingly, he grabbed his 500th career
rebound in his hometown Wednesday vs. VCU
in Madison Square Garden.
2010-11 Tennessee Basketball Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School)
0 Renaldo Woolridge F 6-9 212 Jr. Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS)1 Jordan McRae G 6-6 173 Fr. Midway, Ga. (Liberty County HS)2 Melvin Goins G 5-11 180 Sr. San Diego, Calif. (San Jacinto [Calif.] College)10 Michael Hubert G 6-2 205 Sr. Hendersonville, Tenn. (UT Chattanooga)11 Trae Golden G 6-1 207 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS)12 Tobias Harris F 6-8 226 Fr. Dix Hills. N.Y. (Half Hollow Hills HS West)13 Skylar McBee G 6-3 184 So. Rutledge, Tenn. (Grainger HS)14 Tyler Summitt G 6-0 175 RS-Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Webb School)15 Rob Murphy F 607 232 Jr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Lipscomb University)20 Kenny Hall F 6-8 215 So. Stone Mountain, Ga. (Redan HS)22 Steven Pearl F 6-5 235 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. (West HS) 23 Cameron Tatum G 6-6 192 Jr. Lithonia, Ga. (The Patterson School) 24 Josh Bone G 6-3 197 Sr. Nashville, Tenn. (Southern Illinois University)25 John Fields F 6-9 222 Sr. Fayetteville, N.C. (UNC Wilmington)32 Scotty Hopson G 6-7 200 Jr. Hopkinsville, Ky. (University Heights HS) 33 Brian Williams C 6-10 272 Sr. Bronx, N.Y. (Harmony Community Prep) 34^ Jeronne Maymon F 6-7 258 So. Madison, Wis. (Marquette University)^Mid-year transfer; not eligible until Fal semester grades are posted
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)Coordinator of Video Scouting: Houston Fancher (Middle Tennessee, 1988)Athletic Trainer: Chad Newman (Tennessee, 1994)Strength Coach: Troy Wills (Emory & Henry, 2000)
Pronunciations
Melvin Goins GO-ins
Trae Golden TRAY
Jerrone Maymon jur-ON MAY-min
2010-11 SEC Standings (through Nov. 24)
Eastern Division SEC Pct. H A Div. ALL Pct. H A N Last 12 Streak
Senior point guard Melvin Goins was forced to leave the Vols’ win over Belmont last Tuesday in the second half after suffering a left side contu-sion ... Goins did not dress for UT’s game against Missouri State the following day ... But after taking a few days off and spending a lot of quality time with Vols athletic trainer Chad Newman, Goins was able not only to start in Wednesday’s win over VCU, but he also played a career-high 24 minutes ... The San Diego, Calif., native tallied eight points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals vs. the Rams.
NIT Season Tip-Off Using “Experimental Arc”
In some men’s multi-team events, such as the NIT Season Tip-Off, a “restricted area” arc located two feet from the center of the basket will be placed in the lane ... This “experimental rule” is an extension of last year’s rules change that made it illegal for a secondary defender to take a charge underneath the basket ... By placing the arc on the court, offi-cials, players and coaches will have a visual aid to determine the proper positioning by a defender to draw a charge ... If a player’s foot is touching or inside the arc, officials have been instructed not to call a charge.
Vols Ranked In 22 Straight AP Polls
Tennessee has been ranked in 22 consecutive AP polls dating back the 2009-10 preseason poll ... It’s the second longest streak of its kind during the Bruce Pearl era, trailing a period of 32 straight poll appearances from 2007-09 ... Last season, only nine teams—Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Purdue, West Virginia, Michigan State, Villanova, Georgetown and Tennessee—went the entire season without failing to appear in the AP top 25.
Impressive Debut For Harris
True freshman Tobias Harris dropped a seemingly effortless 18 points on Chattanooga during his col-legiate debut Nov. 12 at Thompson-Boling Arena ... Harris led the Vols in scoring, minutes (26) and field goals made (7) while shooting 7-of-11 from the floor and draining his only 3-point attempt during Tennessee’s 20-point win ... Harris also added five rebounds and an assist to his stellar performance ... His 18-point Tennessee debut surpassed that of any current Vol, any Vol during the Pearl era and even former UT All-Americas Allan Houston (17) and Ron Slay (17).
Quick FactsLocation ................................................... Knoxville, TennesseeFounded ..................................................................................1794Conference ............................................................SoutheasternEnrollment ...........................................................................27,107Home Court .....................................Thompson-Boling ArenaCapacity ................................................................................21,678 Record In Arena ................................272-92 (.747) 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 SouthlandChancellor ..................................................Dr. Jimmy G. CheekFaculty Representative .................................Dr. Dan Murphy Athletic Director ............................................... Mike HamiltonAthletic Department Phone .........................(865) 974-1220Ticket Office Phone .........................................(865) 656-1200
2009-10 Overall Record.......................................................28-9 Home / Away / Neutral ............................ 15-1 / 6-5 / 7-3SEC Record ...............................................................................11-5 Home / Away ........................................................... 7-1 / 4-4SEC Finish ..........................................................................3rd EastFinal Ranking (AP / USA Today) ......................................15 / 9Starters Returning/Lost ......................................................... 2/3Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................................ 9/4
Coaching Staff
Head Coach .................Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982)Record at Tennessee .................129-46 (6th year) .737 Pct.Career Record .........................447-130 (19th year) .774 Pct.Basketball Office Phone .................................(865) 974-1206Basketball Office Fax .......................................(865) 974-0097Associate Head Coach .......................................... Tony Jones (Concordia University, 1993)Assistants ........... Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas, 1988) Jason Shay (Iowa, 1995)Director of Basketball Operations ................. Ken Johnson (College of Idaho, 1993)Assistant to the Head Coach ......................... Mark Pancratz (UW-Milwaukee, 2006)Coordinator of Video Scouting .............. Houston Fancher (Middle Tennessee, 1988)Athletic Trainer .............Chad Newman (Tennessee, 1994)Strength Coach ............. Troy Wills (Emory & Henry, 2000)
Last season, Tennessee’s bench outscored the opponents’ bench by 10 points per game (22.7 to 12.7) ... UT’s non-starters scored in double digits 35 times last year, and nine different Vols averaged at least 13.0 minutes played per game ... UT is aver-
aging 20.5 points from its bench this season.
Lots Of Length This Year
With an average height of 6-5, this year’s Tennessee roster boasts great length once again ... A total of 10 players—or 64.8 percent of the team—is 6-5 or taller ... Only point guard Melvin Goins, at 5-11, is less than 6-feet-tall ... Impressively, five Vols are 6-8 or taller, with center Brian Williams checking in at a team-high 6-10.
Hopson On Verge Of Joining Elite Club
Junior guard Scotty Hopson is 177 points shy of becoming the 43rd member of Tennessee’s 1,000-point club.
Two Coaching Milestones Loom For Pearl
Head coach Bruce Pearl, in his 19th collegiate season, needs only three wins to reach 450 for his career ... Pearl could potentially log his 150th win at Tennessee as well this season, as he is 20 wins from that milestone ... Pearl has averaged 25.2 wins per season in his five full years on Rocky Top.
Tennessee Approaching 1,500th All-Time Win
With 1,475 wins to the program’s credit, Tennessee needs just 25 wins to reach 1,500 all-time victories, dating to the inaugural 1908-09 season.
Tough Break For Bone
Senior guard Josh Bone sustained a fractured left wrist during the Vols’ exhibition win over Brevard Nov. 3 ... Dr. Robert Ivy, of Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic, said Bone is expected to be sidelined for at least eight weeks ... As a junior walk-on last season, the Nashville, Tenn., native played an important role in several Tennessee victories, most nota-bly wins over Ole Miss and Ohio in the NCAA Tournament ... He was placed on scholarship by head coach Bruce Pearl this past summer.
Pearl Predicts Physicality, Bone Concurs
Vols head coach Bruce Pearl has mentioned mul-tiple times this preseason that this is his most physical team at Tennessee ... According to senior guard Josh Bone: “We put a big emphasis on being more physical this year. Defense will be a big key to how far we go. Judging by our early workouts, we’re going to apply a lot of ball pressure on every position on the floor. It’s not going to be easy for our opponents. I know I wouldn’t want to be on the other team having to play against us this year.”
Strong National Television Presence
Tennessee will play 19 nationally televised games this regular season (CBS, ESPN, ESPNU or ESPN2).
Vols Sign Pair Of ESPNU Super 60 Guards
On Nov. 10, Tennessee signed a pair of guards ranked in the ESPNU Super 60 ... Shooting guard Kevin Ware (Conyers, Ga.) and point guard Chris Jones (Memphis, Tenn.) ... Both signees plan to enroll at UT next summer ... “We got two great guards who are both great-character kids,” Bruce Pearl said. “They stuck with their family, and I won’t forget that.” ... A 5-foot-10, 165-pound point guard, Jones led Memphis Melrose High School to the state championship in 2010 before transferring to Oak Ridge (N.C.) Military Academy ... A 6-foot-4, 170-pound shooting guard, Ware is a senior at Rockdale County High School, which entered this season ranked second in the state of Georgia ... UT’s current roster already includes four other Georgia natives in junior guard Cameron Tatum (Lithonia), sophomore forward Kenny Hall (Stone Mountain) and freshmen guards Trae Golden (Powder Springs) and Jordan McRae (Midway).
ESPN’s College GameDay Returns For
Historic Men’s/Women’s Doubleheader
UT’s meteoric rise in prominence under coach Bruce Pearl continues this season, as ESPN announced in August that the Volunteers will be featured in one of its popular College GameDay Driven by State Farm® matchups for the fourth straight season ... This season’s GameDay broadcast will precede the franchise’s first-ever same-school doubleheader ... The Vols host the Commodores Jan. 15 at noon ET, and then the Lady Vols, led by coaching icon Pat Summitt, will play the Vanderbilt women at 8 p.m. ET ... This marks the second time in three years that College GameDay will broadcast live from Thompson-Boling Arena ... And with North Carolina and UCLA not taking part in GameDay matchups this season, Tennessee now owns the nation’s lon-gest active streak of GameDay appearances (four).
UT Leads SEC In Wins Since 2005-06
Tennessee’s 57 SEC wins since the 2005-06 season are the most in the conference over that period ... The Vols are the only SEC squad to record double figure league wins in each of the last five years (regular season).
Former Tennessee point guard C.J. Watson (2003-06) is in his fourth year in the NBA but his first with the Chicago Bulls ... Watson signed with the Bulls this past summer after three successful seasons with the Golden State Warriors ... Nicknamed “Quiet Storm,” Watson scored a career-high 40 points against the Sacramento Kings on Feb. 17, 2010.
Full-Time Coaching Staff
Intact For Fifth Straight Season
Bruce Pearl’s full-time coaching staff, which includes associate head coach Tony Jones and assistants Steve Forbes and Jason Shay, is in its fifth 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 sixth season on staff ... Mark Pancratz, who played for Pearl at UW-Milwaukee, is in his fifth season at UT and his second in the role of “assistant to the head coach” ... Former Appalachian State head coach Houston Fancher rounds out the Vols’ full-time staff as “coordinator of video scouting” ... Former Coastal Carolina letterman Logan Johnson joined the staff prior to this season as a graduate student manager.
Vols Must Wait For Maymon’s Debut
Sophomore forward Jeronne Maymon (pro-nounced: jur-ON MAY-min) transferred to UT from Marquette during the holiday break last season ... To fulfill the NCAA’s transfer residency require-ments, the 6-7, 258-pound Maymon has to wait until Fall 2010 semester grades have been posted before he can take the court with the Vols ... A native of Madison, Wis., Maymon will add depth and toughness to the UT frontcourt.
Fields Could Challenge School Blocks Records
Senior forward John Fields, who enrolled at UT this summer after earning his degree from UNC Wilmington last spring (and is thus eligible imme-diately without having to sit out a year), could chal-lenge Tennessee’s single-game and single-season blocked-shot records ... Fields, who played his first two collegiate seasons at East Carolina, ranks second on ECU’s career blocks list with 104 ... Last year at UNCW, he set a school record for blocks in a season with 59 ... The UT single-game record is six
blocks (five times by four Vols), while C.J. Black
holds the season record with 73 in 1997-98.
Numerous Degrees Within Reach
According to team academic counselor Kelly Brock, five current Vols are on pace to earn their degree by the conclusion of the 2010-11 academic year ... Those players are Josh Bone, Melvin Goins, Michael Hubert, Steven Pearl and Brian Williams ... To date,
• Nine Vols average at least 13.5 minutes played per game.• In three games this season, at least nine Vols have scored.
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Pearl Shines Against The SEC
Tennessee under Bruce Pearl has a record of .500 or better against 10 of its 11 Southeastern Conference foes (2005-06 to present).
School Record School Record
Georgia 9-1 Vanderbilt 6-4Florida 8-2 Arkansas 4-2Mississippi State 5-1 Ole Miss 4-2South Carolina 10-2 LSU 4-3Alabama 4-2 Kentucky 4-7Auburn 4-2
Pearl’s Winning Percentage
Ranks Fourth Among Active Coaches
Bruce Pearl’s career winning percentage of .775 ranks fourth among active coaches ... Pearl has a 130-46 mark at Tennessee ... Following is a break-down of the winningest active Division I coaches with a minimum of five years experience: Coach Team Yrs. W-L Pct.
1. Roy Williams North Carolina 23 616-157 .7962. Mark Few Gonzaga 12 294-76 .7953. Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 8 195-54 .7834. Bruce Pearl Tennessee 19 447-130 .775
Pearl’s Vols Have Edge In Close Games
Here’s a look at how Tennessee under Bruce Pearl has fared in close games.Five-point margin: 6-0 Two-point margin: 8-4Four-point margin: 7-1 One-point margin: 1-6Three-point margin: 9-3
OUTLIVE: Round 3
The Tennessee bas-ketball program’s OUTLIVE initiative
has raised close to $255,000 for cancer research and prevention education since its inception during the 2008-09 season ... So far, OUTLIVE has helped the UT Medical Center Cancer Institute provide more than 23,000 cancer screenings throughout East Tennessee .... The highly successful OUTLIVE ini-tiative was the idea of former graduate manager Brooks Savage (now a full-time hoops staffer at Tulane), who was inspired to action after witness-ing the impact cancer had on the UT basketball team (Bruce Pearl’s mother is a cancer survivor; former Vol Chris Lofton quietly and courageously underwent treatment for testicular cancer during his senior season in 2007-08) ... Bruce and Brandy Pearl have a goal to help raise $1 million for the OUTLIVE program over five years, and the couple
is hosting an “Evening In Orange” fundraising
event in April that is expected to raise more
than $1 million in just that one night alone ... Much of those proceeds will go toward the expan-sion, renovation and construction of the facilities at the UTMC Cancer Institute ... Tennessee throt-tled Florida 79-63 in the inaugural OUTLIVE game in January 2009 before shocking second-ranked Kentucky 74-65 in last season’s OUTLIVE contest in February ... This season’s OUTLIVE game is the
Feb. 19 clash with Georgia.
Hamilton Named to Div. I-A Athletic
Directors Association Executive Committee
At the September meeting of the Division I-A Athletic Directors Association, Tennessee athlet-ics director Mike Hamilton was named to the Executive Committee of the organization ... The Executive Committee consists of industry leaders among those who serve in the AD role at Division I-A schools, including a representative from each of the 11 Division I-A conferences ... Hamilton is serv-ing as the representative from the SEC.
Vols Taking The Court In New,
State-Of-The-Art adidas Uniforms This Season
Tennessee is one of 11 programs this season that is unveiling the lightest and most technologi-cally advanced college basketball uniforms ever ... Designed and developed by adidas, the uni-forms are 30 percent lighter and dry twice as fast as previous uniforms to help enhance the Vols’ performance by keeping players cooler, drier and more comfortable on the court ... Made from 60 percent recycled materials, the uniforms feature adidas’ Formotion technology, which reduces seams, decreases friction between the garment and the player’s skin and optimizes the player’s natural movement through specially constructed material ... adidas reduced uniform weight and increased player comfort by switching front and back numbers from heavier, dense materials to a more breathable mesh ... The jersey moves heat and sweat away from the body through a combi-nation of moisture management materials, venti-lation channels and three dimensional garments, helping the uniform dry twice as quickly ... All 30 NBA teams also will wear Revolution 30 jerseys this season featuring similar adidas technology.
Vols Part Of Loaded 2011 Maui Field
The Vols will make their second appearance at the EA Sports Maui Invitational next season ... Along with the perennial tournament host school, Chaminade, the 2011 field includes Duke, Georgetown, Kansas, Memphis, Michigan, Tennessee and UCLA ... Four newly-added Division I mainland tournament teams will be announced at a later date ... The Vols previously competed in the Maui Invitational in 2004, finishing fourth ... And as an assistant coach at Iowa, Bruce Pearl helped lead the Hawkeyes to the 1987 Maui title, with wins over Stanford, Kansas and Villanova.
Tennessee Earns Fifth-Straight 20-Win Season
Last season, Bruce Pearl’s Volunteers logged 20 wins for the fifth time in his five-year tenure on Rocky Top ... Tennessee now has 23 all-time 20-win seasons to date ... In 18 full seasons as a college
head coach, Pearl has now led his team to at
least 20 wins 17 times ... That’s darn good.
Vol Radio Network The broadcasting tandem of “Bob and Bert” is in its 12th 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 also provides an exclusive courtside interview with the player of the game. 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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Legends In The Rafters
Four Tennessee basketball legends are memorial-ized with banners in the Thompson-Boling Arena rafters ... During a halftime ceremony on March 1, 2006, banners honoring longtime head coach Ray Mears (1962-77) and beloved radio “Voice of the Vols” John Ward (1964-99) were unveiled ... 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) ... 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 halftime of Tennessee’s 63-60 victory over Kentucky.
Unbelievable Increase In Attendance
Tennessee’s average home attendance has increased by 6,943 fans per game since Bruce Pearl’s arrival on Rocky Top ... Tennessee’s increasein attendance is higher than the average atten-
dance of more than 200 Division I programs, including teams from the SEC, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 10, C-USA, WAC, Mountain West and Missouri Valley conferences ... Tennessee ranked fifth nationally home attendance in Pearl’s first year at UT and has ranked fourth each year since.
Tennessee Stands Alone
Tennessee is the only Division I school ever to
rank in the top five nationally in attendance for
football, men’s basketball and women’s basket-
ball in the same year ... UT accomplished that
feat for the seventh time in 2009-10.
Tennessee Fourth In The Nation
In Attendance For Fourth Straight Year
Tennessee finished last season ranked fourth nationally in average home attendance for the fourth consecutive year ... The Vols have finished in the top five nationally for five straight years ... Below is a look at 2009-10’s attendance leaders: School Games Total Average
Pearl era ... The crowd of 22,326 for the 2009 Gonzaga game marked the largest at Thompson-Boling Arena since capacity was reduced from 24,535 to 21,678 prior to the 2007-08 season ... The Vols drew 20,613 fans for their season-opening win against Chattanooga Nov. 12.
Vols Riding Eight-Game Home Win Streak
The Vols own a current eight-game home win streak ... After posting back-to-back 16-0 home records in 2006-07 and 2007-08, the Vols turned in an unchar-acteristic 10-5 mark at Thompson-Boling Arena in 2008-09 before going 15-1 last year ... Now in his sixth season at UT, Bruce Pearl is 73-8 at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Season-Ticket Sales Strong Again
Tennessee has sold 14,800 season tickets thus far, with the only available season-ticket pack-ages remaining located in the arena’s upper level, mostly above Row 10 ... Last year’s season-ticket sales topped out at 15,100 (the second consecutive year the Vols sold more than 15,000).
Vols Enjoying World-Class Facilities
The 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 ath-letic training room, weight room and film-study room ... Prior to last 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 was installed on the building’s facade ... The UT athletics department is now reno-vating the men’s and women’s basketball offices at the arena in, creating a new and impressive “front door” for the basketball programs.
Vols Among Nation’s “Most Valuable” Programs
In the spring of 2010, the Tennessee men’s basket-ball program was included on Forbes.com’s list of the 20 “most valuable” college basketball programs in the country ... The figures showed UT hoops with a value of $14.1 million and a profit of $8.6 million in 2009-10.
The Volunteers At Thompson-Boling Arena
Thompson-Boling Arena is hosting its 24th season in 2010-11 ... The Vols have won nearly 75 percent of their games in Thompson-Boling Arena and have ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance 11 times, including an active streak of five consecutive seasons in which UT has ranked in the top five.• Tennessee is 273-92 (.748) in 23 seasons in Thompson-Boling Arena.• Since the 1998 season, the Vols are 173-33 (.840) in Thompson-Boling Arena.• The Vols are 80-24 against SEC teams at home over the last 11 seasons.• Tennessee has won 27 of its last 31 SEC games at Thompson-Boling Arena.• UT has won 100 of its last 109 home games against non-conference opponents.• UT is 39-2 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.
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Last Time A Tennessee Player...
Scored 40 Points: 43 by Allan Houston vs. LSU (2/10/1990)
Scored 35 Points: 35 by Chris Lofton vs. Texas (12/23/2006)
Scored 30 Points: 30 by Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)
Scored 25 Points: 30 by Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)
Scored 30 Or More Points In Back-To-Back Games: Chris Lofton with 34 vs. Memphis (12/6/2006) and 32 vs. Western Kentucky (12/16/2006)
Grabbed 20 Rebounds: 21 by Steve Hamer vs. Alabama (3/7/1996)
Grabbed 15 Rebounds: 15 by Wayne Chism vs. Ole Miss (3/12/2010)
Made 15 Field Goals: 15 (15-19) by Dyron Nix vs. Tennessee Tech (11/25/1988)
Made 10 Field Goals: 11 (11-17) by Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)
Attempted 25 Field Goals: 27 (14-27) by Allan Houston vs. LSU (2/10/1990)
Attempted 20 Field Goals: 21 (8-21) by Chris Lofton vs. North Carolina A&T (11/27/2007)
Made 8 3-pointers: 8 (8-20) by Chris Lofton vs. North Carolina A&T (11/27/2007)
Made 7 3-pointers: 7 (7-13) by Chris Lofton vs. Georgia (1/26/2008)
Made 6 3-pointers: 6 (6-7) by Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009)
Attempted 15 3-pointers: 15 (6-15) by Chris Lofton at Vanderbilt (2/26/2008)
Attempted 10 3-pointers: 10 (1-10) by Cameron Tatum at Georgia (1/10/2009)
Made 15 Free Throws: 15 (15-19) by Ron Slay vs. New Mexico (1/4/2003)
Made 10 Free Throws: 10 (10-10) by Wayne Chism vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)
Attempted 20 Free Throws: 23 (22-23) by Bill Justus vs. Ohio (3/17/1969)
Attempted 15 Free Throws: 15 (9-15) by Tyler Smith at Kansas (/1/3/2009)
Had 15 Assists: 15 by Fred Jenkins vs. Georgia (2/28/1987)
Had 10 Assists: 10 by Tyler Smith vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/2008)
Had 6 Steals: 6 by Wayne Chism vs. Auburn (1/14/10)Had 5 Steals: 5 by Scotty Hopson at Georgia (1/23/10)
Had 5 Blocks: 5 by Wayne Chism vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/2010)
Played Every Minute Of A Game: 40 minutes by C.J. Watson vs. Auburn (3/14/2003)
Converted A 4-Point Play: Cameron Tatum at Florida (2/23/2010)
Hit A Shot At The Buzzer 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 over-time at South Carolina (2/27/2001).
Hit A Shot At The Buzzer To Win A Game: Chris Lofton nailed a fade-away 3-pointer from the right corner at the buzzer to give Tennessee a 63-61 win over Winthrop in the 2006 NCAA Tournament (3/16/2006).
Hit A Closing-Seconds Shot To Win A Game: Scotty Hopson sank a game-winning field goal with his foot on the 3-point line in UT’s 61-60 victory over Florida (1/31/10).
Had A Triple-Double: Tyler Smith (12 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)
The only triple-double in UT basketball history
Last Time Tennessee...
Scored 110 Points: 124 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Scored 105 Points: 105 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)Scored 100 Points: 105 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)
Allowed 100 Points: 105 vs. Texas (12/23/2006)
Scored 60 Points in a Half: 62 (2nd half) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)
Did Not Score 20+ Points in a Half: 19 (1st half) vs. Kentucky (3/13/10)
Grabbed 55 Rebounds: 58 vs. UT Martin (11/18/08)Grabbed 50 Rebounds: 54 vs. VCU (11/24/10)
Made 40 Field Goals: 40 (40-70) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)
Attempted 90 Field Goals: 91 (38-91) vs. LSU (2/10/1990)
Attempted 80 Field Goals: 82 (37-82) vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/2009)
Attempted 75 Field Goals: 82 (37-82) vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/2009)
Made 15 3-pointers: 16 (16-29) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009)
Made 10 3-pointers: 10 (10-23) at Florida (2/23/2010)
Attempted 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)
429 consecutive games since
Had Six Players Score In Double Figures in Same
Game: Wayne Chism (18), Scotty Hopson (17), Bobby Maze (13), Kenny Hall (12), J.P. Prince (10) and Renaldo Woolridge (10) vs. Charlotte (1/6/10)
Had Seven Players Score In Double Figures in Same
Game: Vincent Yarbrough (18), Charles Hathaway (12), Harris Walker (12), Marcus Haislip (12), Isiah Victor (11), Tony Harris (11), Terrence Woods (11) vs. East Tennessee State (11/19/2000)
Had Two Players Record Double-Doubles in Same
Game: Wayne Chism (11 pts, 10 rebs) and Tyler Smith (14 pts, 11 rebs) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/2009)
Tennessee Did Not Have A Player Score in Double
Figures: vs. Cincinnati (1/8/1992)
Opponent Did Not Have A Player Score in Double
Figures: vs. Middle Tennessee (11/20/2007)
Had Three Players Score 20+ Points in Same Game: Chris Lofton (26), JaJuan Smith (23) and Tyler Smith (23) vs. Florida (2/5/2008)
Scotty Hopson drained six 3-pointers against UNC Asheville Nov. 17, 2009.
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Record: Overall Home Away Neutral
All Games 4-0 3-0 0-0 1-0
Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Non-Conference 4-0 3-0 0-0 1-0
Date Time Opponent Score Attendance High Points High Rebounds High Assists
Nov. 17 7 p.m. 1-vs. Missouri State W, 60-56 16,001 15 Harris 8 Williams 5 Tatum
Nov. 24 7 p.m. 2-vs. VCU (ESPN2) W, 77-72 6,746 18 Hopson 13 Williams 7 Golden
Nov. 26 5 p.m. 2-vs. No. 6 Villanova (ESPN)
Nov. 30 7:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee (FS SOUTH)
Dec. 11 3:15 p.m. 3-at Pittsburgh (ESPN)
Dec. 14 7 p.m. Oakland (ESPNU)
Dec. 17 8 p.m. 4-at Charlotte (CBS College)
Dec. 21 7 p.m. Southern California (SportSouth)
Dec. 23 7:30 p.m. Belmont (SS)
Dec. 29 7 p.m. UT Martin (CSS)
Dec. 31 2 p.m. College of Charleston (ESPN2)
Jan. 5 9 p.m. Memphis (ESPN2)
Jan. 8 1:30 p.m. at Arkansas* (SEC Network)
Jan. 11 9 p.m. Florida* (ESPN)
Jan. 15 Noon Vanderbilt* (ESPN)
Jan. 18 7 p.m. at Georgia* (ESPNU)
Jan. 22 2 p.m. at Connecticut (CBS)
Jan. 26 8 p.m. LSU* (SEC Network)
Jan. 29 4 p.m. at Ole Miss* (SEC Network)
Feb. 3 9 p.m. at Auburn* (ESPN/ESPN2)
Feb. 5 5 p.m. Alabama* (Fox Sports South)
Feb. 8 9 p.m. at Kentucky* (ESPN)
Feb. 12 6 p.m. at Florida* (ESPN/ESPN2)
Feb. 16 7 p.m. South Carolina* (CSS)
Feb. 19 1 p.m. Georgia* (CBS)
Feb. 22 9 p.m. at Vanderbilt* (ESPN)
Feb. 26 6 p.m. Mississippi State* (ESPN)
March 3 7 p.m. at South Carolina* (ESPN/ESPN2)
March 6 Noon Kentucky* (CBS)
1-Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.)2-Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y.)3-SEC/Big East Invitational (CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.)4-at Time Warner Cable Arena5-at XL Center
* Southeastern Conference GameAll Times Eastern
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Tennessee Individual Game HighsPoints .............................................................. 18 Tobias Harris vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)........................................................................... 18 Scotty Hopson vs. Belmont (11/16/10)........................................................................... 18 Scotty Hopson vs. VCU (11/24/10)Field Goals Made ...........................................7 Tobias Harris vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Field Goal Attempts .................................. 15 Scotty Hopson vs. VCU (11/24/10)Field Goal % (min 5 made)..... .636 (7-11) Tobias Harris vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)3 PT FG Made ..................................................2 Cameron Tatum vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)..............................................................................2 Cameron Tatum vs. Belmont (11/16/10)..............................................................................2 Tobias Harris vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)3 PT FG Attempts ...........................................6 Scotty Hopson vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)3 PT FG % (min 3 made)...............................6 N/AFree Throws Made .........................................6 Melvin Goins vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)...............................................................................6 Cameron Tatum vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Free Throw Attempts ....................................8 Cameron Tatum vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Free Throw % (min 5 made) .........1.000 (5-5) Skylar McBee vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Rebounds ....................................................... 13 Brian Williams vs. VCU (11/24/10)Assists .................................................................7 Trae Golden vs. VCU (11/24/10)Steals ...................................................................4 Melvin Goins vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Blocked Shots ..................................................3 John Fields vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)
Tennessee Team Game HighsPoints ............................................................... 85 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Field Goals Made ......................................... 28 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)............................................................................ 28 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Field Goal Attempts ................................... 70 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Field Goal % .............................. .532 (25-47) vs. Belmont (11/16/10)3 PT FG Made ...................................................5 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 20 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)3 PT FG % ...................................... .286 (4-14) vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Free Throws Made ...................................... 32 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Free Throw Attempts ................................. 40 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Free Throw % ............................ .800 (32-40) vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Rebounds ....................................................... 54 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Assists .............................................................. 17 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Steals ................................................................ 10 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Blocked Shots ..................................................7 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Turnovers ....................................................... 27 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Fouls ................................................................. 28 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)
Tennessee Team Game LowsPoints ............................................................... 60 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Field Goals Made ......................................... 19 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Field Goal Attempts ................................... 47 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)............................................................................ 47 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Field Goal % .............................. .400 (28-70) vs. VCU (11/24/10)3 PT FG Made ...................................................3 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 11 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)3 PT FG % ...................................... .214 (3-14) vs. VCU (11/24/10)Free Throws Made ...................................... 18 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)............................................................................ 18 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Free Throw Attempts ................................. 28 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)............................................................................ 28 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Free Throw % ............................ .643 (18-28) vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)........................................................ .643 (18-28( vs. VCU (11/24/10)Rebounds ....................................................... 32 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Assists .................................................................8 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Steals ...................................................................8 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Blocked Shots ..................................................0 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Turnovers ....................................................... 11 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Fouls ................................................................. 12 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)
Leading at halftime .................................................................................4-0Trailing at halftime...................................................................................0-0Tied at halftime .........................................................................................0-0
Leading with 10:00 remaining ............................................................4-0Trailing with 10:00 remaining..............................................................0-0Tied with 10:00 remaining ....................................................................0-0
Leading with 5:00 remaining ...............................................................4-0Trailing with 5:00 remaining ................................................................0-0Tied with 5:00 remaining ......................................................................0-0
In Overtime .................................................................................................0-0
Tennessee outrebounds opponent...................................................3-0Tennessee is outrebounded ................................................................1-0Same amount of rebounds ...................................................................0-0
Tennessee commits more turnovers ................................................2-0Opponent commits more turnovers .................................................2-0Same amount of turnovers ...................................................................0-0
Tennessee shoots 50 percent or better ...........................................1-0Opponent shoots 50 percent or better ...........................................0-0
Tennessee shoots less than 50 percent ...........................................3-0Opponent shoots less than 50 percent ...........................................4-0
Tennessee shoots better than opponent........................................4-0Opponent shoots better than Tennessee .......................................0-0Same shooting percentage ..................................................................0-0
Tennessee has more free-throw attempts......................................3-0Opponent has more free-throw attempts ......................................1-0Same amount of free-throw attempts .............................................0-0
Tennessee bench outscores opponent bench ..............................2-0Opponent bench outscores Tennessee bench .............................2-0Benches score the same ........................................................................0-0
Tennessee scores less than 50.............................................................0-0Tennessee scores between 50-59 ......................................................0-0Tennessee scores between 60-69 ......................................................1-0Tennessee scores between 70-79 ......................................................1-0Tennessee scores between 80-89 ......................................................2-0Tennessee scores between 90-99 ......................................................0-0Tennessee scores 100 or more ............................................................0-0
Opponent scores less than 50 .............................................................0-0Opponent scores between 50-59 ......................................................1-0Opponent scores between 60-69 ......................................................1-0Opponent scores between 70-79 ......................................................2-0Opponent scores between 80-89 ......................................................0-0Opponent scores between 90-99 ......................................................0-0Opponent scores 100 or more ............................................................0-0
In November ..............................................................................................4-0In December ...............................................................................................0-0In January ....................................................................................................0-0In February ..................................................................................................0-0In March .......................................................................................................0-0
The Bruce Pearl Era ... By The Numbers(2005-06 - Present)
Superlatives
Record in Home Games: 73-8Record in True Road Games: 31-22Record in Neutral-Site Games: 28-15Record in Overtime Games: 4-2 Record in SEC Tournament Games: 5-5Record in NCAA Tournament Games: 8-5Record in Day Games: 43-24Record in Evening Games: 87-22 Evening games are those with a tip time of 6 p.m. or laterRecord in Games Decided by Five Points or Less: 31-14Record Against Ranked Opponents: 22-16Longest Win Streak: 11 games (11/27/07-1/19/08)Longest Home Win Streak: 37 games (11/10/06-12/29/08)Longest SEC Win Streak: 8 games, 2x (last from 1/26/08-2/20/08)Longest Losing Streak: 3 games (1/10/07-1/17/07)Longest Home Losing Streak: 2 games, 3x (last from 1/24/09-
1/28/09)Longest SEC Losing Streak: 2 games, 4x (last from 2/18/09-
2/21/09)Most Points in a Game: 124 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)*Most Points in an SEC Game: 105 vs. Auburn (2/15/06)Fewest Points in a Game: 44 vs. Butler (11/22/06)Fewest Points in an SEC Game: 45 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10)Most Points Allowed in a Game: 105 vs. Texas (12/23/06, W 111-
105 OT)Most Points Allowed in an SEC Game: 94 at Florida (2/3/07, L
94-78)Fewest Points Allowed in a Game: 40 vs. Middle Tennessee
(11/20/07, W 109-40)Fewest Points Allowed in an SEC Game: 45 at LSU (2/9/08, W
47-45)Largest Margin of Victory: 75 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09, 124-49)Largest Margin of Victory in an SEC Game: 31 vs. Georgia
(2/11/09, 79-48)
Largest Margin of Defeat: 29 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10)Largest Margin of Defeat in an SEC Game: 29 vs. Kentucky
(3/13/10)Most Points Allowed in a Regulation Win: 89 at Auburn (2/15/06,
105-89)Most Points in a Regulation Loss: 91 vs. Arkansas (3/15/07, 92-91)Fewest Points in a Win: 47 at LSU (2/9/08, 47-45)Fewest Points Allowed in a Loss: 54 vs. Memphis (1/24/09, 54-52)Largest Halftime Lead: 52 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)Highest Field-Goal Percentage: .649 (37-57) vs. Middle Tennessee
(11/20/07; W 106-40)Highest Field-Goal Percentage in a Loss: .592 (29-49) at Auburn
(2/7/09; 78-77)Lowest Field-Goal Percentage: .250 (13-52) vs. Butler (11/22/06;
L 56-44)Lowest Field-Goal Percentage in a Win: .317 (19-60) at LSU
(2/9/08; 47-45)Largest Deficit Overcome in a Win: 17 vs. Texas (12/23/06; 111-
105 OT)Largest Lead Surrendered in a Loss: 19 vs. Ohio State (3/22/07;
85-84)Largest Deficit Faced: 29 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10)Most Rebounds: 58 vs. UT Martin (11/18/08)Most Rebounds Allowed: 54 by North Carolina (11/24/06)Fewest Rebounds: 21 at Auburn (2/7/09)Most Assists: 34 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)*Most Assists by an Opponent: 25 by Kansas (1/3/09)Fewest Assists: 4 at Kentucky (2/21/09)Most Turnovers: 27 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Most Turnovers by an Opponent: 35 by East Carolina (11/20/09)Fewest Turnovers: 6, 7x (last vs. South Carolina 2/6/10)Most Steals: 21 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)Most Steals by an Opponent: 15 by ETSU (12/30/06)Fewest Steals: 2, 3x (last at South Carolina 3/5/09)Most Blocks: 10 at Kansas (1/3/09)Most Blocks by an Opponent: 13 by LSU (1/14/06)Fewest Blocks: 0, 7x (last vs. Belmont 11/16/10)
Tennessee Individual Game HighsPoints: 35 by Chris Lofton vs. Texas (12/23/06)Field Goals Made: 12 by Chris Lofton, 2x (last vs. Memphis 12/6/06)Field-Goal Attempts: 24 by Chris Lofton vs. Texas (12/23/06)Field-Goal Percentage (min. 5 made): 1.000 (7-7) by Tyler Smith vs.
North Carolina A&T (11/27/07)3-Pointers Made: 9 by Chris Lofton at Georgia (2/11/06)*3-Pointers Attempted: 20 by Chris Lofton vs. North Carolina
Juan Smith vs. Arkansas (2/13/08)*Free Throws Made: 13, 2x (last by Chris Lofton vs. ETSU 12/30/06)Free-Throw Attempts: 15 by Tyler Smith at Kansas (1/3/09)Free-Throw Percentage (min 5 made) : 1.000 (13-13) by Chris Lofton
vs. ETSU (12/30/06)Rebounds: 19 by Wayne Chism vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)Assists: 11, 2x (last by Bobby Maze vs. Chattanooga 11/15/08)Steals: 6, 4x (last by Wayne Chism vs. Aububrn 1/14/10)Blocked Shots: 6 by Wayne Chism at Kansas (1/3/09)*
Opponent Individual Game HighsPoints: 54 by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky (1/13/09)Field Goals Made: 15 by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky (1/13/09)Field-Goal Attempts: 23 by Evan Turner, Ohio State (3/28/10)Field-Goal Percentage (min. 5 made): 1.000 (8-8), 2x (last by
Korvotney Barber, Auburn, 2/7/09)3-Pointers Made: 10 by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky (1/13/09)3-Pointers Attempted: 15, 2x (last by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky,
1/13/09)3-Point Field-Goal Percentage (min. 3 made): 1.000 (5-5) by Doug
McLaughlin-Williams, Appalachian State (12/6/05)Free Throws Made: 15 by Wesley Matthews, Marquette (12/16/08)Free-Throw Attempts: 18 by Wesley Matthews, Marquette
*Raycom Sports also was known as Jefferson Pilot Sports and Lincoln Financial Sports.^FSN includes Sunshine Network and all regional Fox networks.
Tennessee under Bruce Pearl has rebounded well from losses. Pearl’s UT teams are 33-12 (.733) in games immediately following a loss.
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Bruce Pearl Head Coach • Sixth Season at Tennessee, 130-46 • 19th Season Overall, 447-130
Boston, Mass. • Boston College, 1982
Collecting Championships
In 18 full seasons as a college head coach, Bruce Pearl has led his teams to 15 championships (including four at UT): 2009 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2008 SEC Championship; 2008 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2006 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2005 Horizon League Tournament Championship, 2005 Horizon League Championship, 2004 Horizon League Championship, 2003 Horizon League Tournament Championship, 2001 Great Lakes Valley Champion-ship, 1997 Great Lakes Valley Championship, 1996 Greaat Lakes Valley Champion-ship, 1995 NCAA Division II National Championship, 1995 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Championship, 1994 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Championship, 1994 Great Lakes Valley Championship ... Th is 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 Success
Tennessee’s 57 SEC wins over the last fi ve seasons are the most in the conference over that period ... Th e Vols fi nished with the second-best record in the SEC in both of Pearl’s fi rst two years and captured the SEC title outright in 2007-08 with a 14-2 record.
More SEC Success
Th e Vols have a record of .500 or better against 10 of the 11 Southeastern Conference teams since Bruce Pearl was named head coach prior to the 2005-06 season ... Pearl has won at least 10 SEC games each year on Rocky Top, and UT has swept four of its fi ve divisional opponents twice during Pearl’s tenure ... Pearl has the best career winning percentage of any men’s basketball coach in the SEC with at least three years of experience.
Can I Get A Witness?
Tennessee has ranked in the top fi ve nationally in attendance in each of Bruce Pearl’s fi ve seasons in Knoxville ... In 2005-06, UT enjoyed the largest increase in attendance in the nation (5,504 per game) to rank fi fth nationally with an average of 17,954 ... Attendance has only continued to grow, as the Vols ranked fourth nationally in aver-age home attendance each of the last four years ... Last season, the Vols were watched by an average of 19,168 fans each home game ... In Pearl’s fi ve seasons, attendance has grown by close to 7,000 fans per game.
Fastest Active Coaches To 400 Wins
No. Coach Team Games Season Record 1. Roy Williams UNC 496 15th 400-96 2. Bruce Pearl Tennessee 509 17th 400-109
Pearls Endow Scholarship In Bradshaw’s Name
Th e Pearl family announced on Feb. 27, 2007, a $100,000 donation to endow a scholarship in the name of Dane Bradshaw ... Th e Dane Bradshaw Athletic Scholar-ship Endowment is awarded to the male or female student-athlete at UT who best epitomizes the characteristics of the 2006-07 senior captain.
Classroom Commitment
Tennessee’s success on the court hasn’t come at the expense of academics ... Th e Vols have produced 26 SEC Academic Honor Roll selections in Pearl’s fi ve full seasons ... Nine members of the basketball team (more than half the squad) earned SEC Aca-demic Honor Roll recognition in 2006-07 ... Five current Vols are on pace to earn their degree by the conclusion of the 2010-11 academic year.
• Has led his team to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen four times in the last six years (2005 at UW Milwaukee; 2007, 2008 and 2009 at Tennessee)
• Has led Tennessee to an average of 25.2 wins per season, an average year-end RPI of 12.4 and fi ve straight NCAA Tournament appearances
• Has set single-season wins records at three diff erent schools (29 at USI in 1995; 26 at UWM in 2005 and 31 at Tennessee in 2008)
• Has won six National Coach of the Year awards
• One of just seven active head coaches who has led his teams to at least 10 NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances
• Every Vol who has played under Pearl for four years has graduated
• Has transformed Tennessee into one of Forbes.com’s 20 “most valuable” college basketball programs, with a value of $14.1 million and a profi t of $8.6 million in 2009-10
Pearl led Tennessee to its fi rst-ever No. 1 national ranking after the Vols upset top-ranked Memphis at the FedEx Forum in February of 2008.
Tony Jones Associate Head Coach • Sixth Season at Tennessee
• Has 17 years of college coaching experience and has coached in four NCAA Sweet Sixteens, including three at Tennessee
• Has played a key role in signing three top-10 recruiting classes at Tennessee
• Consistently listed by FoxSports.com among the top 25 “high-major” assistant coaches in the country, most recently in 2010
• Heavily involved in building UT’s schedule, which consistently ranks among the most ambitious and challenging in the nation
• Coached eventual NBA standouts Jalen Rose, Howard Eisley and Voshon Lenard at Detroit’s Southwestern High School
• Was an All-Conference basketball player at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn. (1978-81)
• He and his wife, Pam, have four children
Steve Forbes Assistant Coach • Fifth Season at Tennessee
Lone Tree, Iowa. • Southern Arkansas, 1988
• Has 22 years of college coaching experience, including fi ve as a head coach
• Has played a key role in signing fi ve top-10 recruiting classes (two at Texas A&M and three at Tennessee)
• Consistently listed by FoxSports.com among the top 25 “high-major” assistant coaches in the country, most recently in 2010
• Was named one of the 10 best recruiters in college basketball by Yahoo! Sports in 2010
• A sharp defensive strategist, the Vols have led the SEC in numerous defensive statistical categories during his tenure on Rocky Top
• Played both basketball and baseball in college
• He and his wife, Johnetta, have three children
"Coach Jones is a basketball die-hard who eats and sleeps the game. At an early stage of my career, he helped me learn what dedication and never taking the game for granted was all about. He has played a major role in my career, both on and off the court.” — Jalen Rose, former NBA standout
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"Coach Forbes is a straight shooter and very passionate about what he does. He’s a big reason that I’m a Tennessee Vol.” — Melvin Goins, senior guard
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Jason Shay Assistant Coach • Sixth Season at Tennessee
Galesburg, Iowa. • Iowa, 1995
• Has 12 years of college coaching experience and has coached in four NCAA Sweet Sixteens, including three at Tennessee
• Is Tennessee’s lead scout and also coordinates and conducts individual workout sessions
• His scouting reports have been instrumental in the Vols’ average of 25.2 wins per season since his arrival in Knoxville
• During his time on staff at Tennessee, the Vols are 4-0 at home against top- fi ve-ranked opponents; he was the lead scout for all four victories
• Handled the scout for UT’s wins over No. 1 Kansas, No. 2 Kentucky and No. 5 Ohio State last season as the Vols advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight
• Was a four-year basketball letterman at Iowa (1991-95)
• He and his wife, Jana, have two children
Ken Johnson Director of Basketball Operations • Sixth Season at Tennessee
Los Angeles, Calif. • College of Idaho, 1993
• Is the longest-serving member of Bruce Pearl’s staff , as the pair has worked together for 12 years
• The Vols have twice earned UT’s Men’s Community Outreach Team Award under Johnson’s direction
• Tennessee basketball players have earned 26 SEC Academic Honor Roll awards in Johnson’s fi ve years on Rocky Top
• Spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Association
• Earned his master’s degree in Sport administration from Tennessee in 2010
• Played basketball at the College of Idaho and was part of the Coyotes’ team that played for the 1991 NAIA National Championship
• He and his wife, Amber, have two daughters
"Coach Shay is very gifted when it comes to breaking down technical aspects of the game... plays, moves, spacing. He’s clutch in the heat of the moment and can make adjustments on the fl y.” — Scotty Hopson, junior guard
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"KJ is like a father fi gure away from home. You can go to him for advice, and he seems to have an answer for everything. He looks out for us.” — Cameron Tatum, junior guard
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Mark Pancratz Assistant to the Head Coach • Fifth Season at Tennessee
Schaumburg, Ill. • Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2006
• At 27-years-old, he already has 17 games-worth of NCAA Tournament experi-ence as a player and/or staff member
• Assists with Bruce Pearl’s day-to-day oversight of the program
• As a high school senior in 2001, he totaled 20 points and 10 assists to lead Schaumburg High to a win over future NBA lottery pick Eddie Curry’s Thorn-wood squad in the Illinois Class AA state championship game
• Inducted into the Illinois High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008
• Played four seasons under Bruce Pearl at Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2002-05) and was Pearl’s fi rst signee at UWM.
• He and his wife, Brooke, have a baby daughter
• Authors a regularly-updated blog about his experiences on staff at Tennessee at http://tnfullcourtpress.wordpress.com
Houston Fancher Coordinator of Video Scouting • Second Season at Tennessee
Newport, Tenn. • Middle Tennessee, 1988
• Has more than 20 years of college coaching experience, including 12 seasons as a head coach
• Was the head coach at Appalachian State for nine years
• Led the Mountaineers to Southern Conference North Division championships in 2003, 2007 and 2008
• Was a 2007 Mid-Major National Coach of the Year fi nalist after leading Appy State to a school-record 25 wins
• Recruited and coached more All-SoCon players than any coach in ASU history and also produced 13 players who went on to play pro basketball • Two of his Appalachian State teams earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards for having APR scores that ranked among the top-10 percent nationally
• He and his wife, Cathy, have three children
"Mark is kind of an unsung hero because he does a lot of things that don’t get recognized but have a lot to do with our success. He’s someone we as players can relate to because he’s been through it.” — Josh Bone, senior guard
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"He’s just a great guy. He’s a great source of support and really made me feel welcome here right from the start. He’s also got a great sense of responsibility, so you won’t forget yours.” — John Fields, senior forward
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Noting Bone• Played the fi nal four minutes of UT’s exhibition win over Brevard and suff ered a fractured left wrist when he landed hard on the court following a drive to the basket. • UT’s medical staff believes Bone will miss at least eight weeks because of the injury.• Had been limited in practice during the last two weeks in October as he dealt with a strained quad.• His solid play last season was rewarded with a scholarship this past summer.• One of Tennessee’s fi ercest and most physical backcourt defenders.• Could see minutes at the Nos. 2 and 3 spots (primarily at No. 2).• Played 146 minutes last season (9.7 mpg) with just two turnovers.• Is currently on track to graduate with a degree in Psychology by the conclusion of the 2010-11 academic year.
Delving DeeperA homegrown “Volunteer State” product, he gave up a scholarship at South-ern Illinois to return to Tennessee and play for the Vols as a walk-on (has since earned a scholarship) ... His father, Joshua, is a lieutenant at a jail, and Josh cred-its him for instilling discipline in him ... His father also played college basketball at Berry College in Rome, Ga. ... Josh is the oldest of three children ... Played high school ball with current Golden State Warriors forward Brandan Wright at Brentwood Academy outside Nashville, Tenn., and the two remain very close friends ... Academic major is Psychology.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season/Career Highs *Mark set while he was playing at Southern Illinois University
PointsSeason -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 three times, last vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)
MinutesSeason - Career *38 at Arizona State (3/20/08)
Field Goals MadeSeason -Career *7 two times, last vs. Missouri State (12/30/07)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason -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 -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
N12 Chattanooga INJN16 Belmont INJN17 Missouri State INJN24 VCU INJN26 Villanova N30 Middle Tenn. D11 at Pittsburgh D14 Oakland D17 at Charlotte D21 Southern Cal D23 Belmont D29 UT Martin D31 Coll. of Charleston J5 Memphis J8 at Arkansas J11 Florida J15 Vanderbilt J18 at Georgia J22 at UConn J26 LSU J29 at Ole Miss F3 at Auburn F8 at Kentucky F12 at Florida F16 South Carolina F19 Georgia F22 at Vanderbilt F26 Mississippi State M3 at South Carolina M6 Kentucky M10 SEC Tournament
Game-by-Game Stats
Noting Fields• Has 169 blocks in 84 career college games (has a pair of seven-block games).• Is shooting 77.8 percent from the fl oor through UT’s fi rst four games.• Scored eight points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds in just 13 minutes while making his UT debut against Chattanooga (11/12/10).• The best instinctual shot blocker that Bruce Pearl has had at Tennessee.• Has said that one of the most exciting things about joining the Vols is having a chance to play in a top-25 program and play in the NCAA Tournament.• Pearl is the fi fth college coach that Fields has played under during his career.• Has had 15 games with 10 or more rebounds during his college career.• Led UNCW in rebounding last season (8.7 rpg) while ranking second in scoring (10.2 ppg).• Set the UNCW single-game record for rebounds with 21 against Towson and also set the UNCW single-season blocks record with 59.• His two-year total of 104 blocks at East Carolina ranks second all-time in ECU’s career records book.• Named to the 2007 Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
Delving DeeperEarned his bachelor’s degree from UNC Wilmington and chose to enroll at Tennessee this past summer because his graduate program of choice (Sports management) was not off ered at UNCW ... Visited Xavier and Miami (Fla.) this past July before enrolling at UT ... Currently taking graduate-level courses with a major of Sport psychology ... In addition to most Colonial Athletic Association and Conference USA schools, Penn State and St. Joseph’s also recruited him out of high school ... Comes from an Army family (father is a sergeant major) ... Has lived in Okinawa, Japan, and Seoul, Korea.
Numbers to WatchFields may challenge UT’s single-game (6) and single-season (73) blocks records.
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
2010-11 4-0 57 14.3 7-9 .778 0-0 .000 5-8 .625 8-9-17 4.3 13-1 1 2 6 2 19 4.8* at East Carolina University ^ at UNC Wilmington
Career Stats
25 John Fields SR Forward • 6-9 • 222
Fayetteville, N.C. • UNC Wilmington
Season/Career Highs *Mark set while he was playing at East Carolina ^Mark set while he was playing at UNC Wilmington
PointsSeason 8 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career *26 vs. UNC Wilmington (12/22/07)
ReboundsSeason 10 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career ^21 vs. Towson (1/30/10)
AssistsSeason 1 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career ^3 at Radford (2/20/10)
BlocksSeason 3 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career *7 two times, last vs. South Florida (12/9/06)
StealsSeason 1, two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career *3 vs. Clemson (12/5/07)
MinutesSeason 18 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career *35 two times, last vs. Central Florida (2/7/07)
Field Goals MadeSeason 3 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career *13 vs. UNC Wilmington (12/22/07)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 5 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career *^17 two times, last vs. George Mason (12/5/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career -
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career -
Free Throws MadeSeason 2 two times, last vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career *9 vs. Southern Miss (2/16/08)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 3 two times, last vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career *14 vs. Southern Miss (2/16/08)
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N12 Chattanooga 3-5 0-0 2-3 10 3 8 0 0 1 1 13N16 Belmont 2-2 0-0 2-3 1 5 6 0 2 0 0 18N17 Missouri State 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 13N24 VCU 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 3 2 1 0 2 1 13N26 Villanova N30 Middle Tenn. D11 at Pittsburgh D14 Oakland D17 at Charlotte D21 Southern Cal D23 Belmont D29 UT Martin D31 Coll. of Charleston J5 Memphis J8 at Arkansas J11 Florida J15 Vanderbilt J18 at Georgia J22 at UConn J26 LSU J29 at Ole Miss F3 at Auburn F8 at Kentucky F12 at Florida F16 South Carolina F19 Georgia F22 at Vanderbilt F26 Mississippi State M3 at South Carolina M6 Kentucky M10 SEC Tournament
Game-by-Game Stats
Noting Goins (pronounced: GO-ins)• Returned to action and started against VCU (11/24/10), scoring eight points while playing a career-high 24 minutes in the win at Madison Square Garden.• Did not dress against Missouri State (11/17/10) due to a left side contusion.• Played only 18 minutes against Belmont (11/16/10) after taking an elbow to the side during the second half (he did not return).• Tied or set career-highs for minutes (22), free throws made (6) and free throw attempted (7) while totaling 13 points, fi ve rebounds, three assists and four steals in UT’s season-opening win over Chattanooga (11/12/10).• Averaged 4.0 assists, 6.0 points and 1.5 steals per game in exhibition play.• Made only four starts and averaged 16.0 minutes per game last year.• One of the leaders of this Tennessee team, he is also arguably the strongest pound-for-pound player on the roster.• Boasts the best vertical jump (40.6”) and broad jump (10’8”) on the team.• Is currently on track to graduate with a degree in Psychology by the conclusion of the 2010-11 academic year.• Was the fi rst Vol off the bench 18 times last season.
Delving DeeperLast name pronounced: GO-ins ... Had the highest GPA of any scholarship team member during the 2009 Fall semester ... At 5-11, he is the shortest scholar-
ship player ever to play for the Vols during the Pearl era (2005-06 to pres-
ent) ... Played as a freshman at Ball State in 2007-08 and was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team ... Was raised in San Diego, Calif., but attended high school in Texas ... Academic major is Sociology.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
San Diego, Calif. • Mt. San Jacinto [Calif.] College
Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 13 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career 15 vs. San Diego State (3/18/20)
ReboundsSeason 5 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career 8 at LSU (2/4/10)
AssistsSeason 3 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career 5 three times, last at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)
BlocksSeason -Career -
StealsSeason 4 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career 5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)
MinutesSeason 24 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career Same
Field Goals MadeSeason 3 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 5 two times, last vs. San Diego State (3/18/20)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 7 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 10 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 1 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 4 vs. San Diego State (3/18/20)
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 2 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 5 vs. San Diego State (3/18/20)
Free Throws MadeSeason 6 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career Same
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 7 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career Same
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N12 Chattanooga g 3-5 1-2 6-7 5 1 13 3 0 0 4 22N16 Belmont g 0-1 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 18N17 Missouri State INJN24 VCU g 3-7 1-2 1-2 2 1 8 2 2 0 2 24N26 Villanova N30 Middle Tenn. D11 at Pittsburgh D14 Oakland D17 at Charlotte D21 Southern Cal D23 Belmont D29 UT Martin D31 Coll. of Charleston J5 Memphis J8 at Arkansas J11 Florida J15 Vanderbilt J18 at Georgia J22 at UConn J26 LSU J29 at Ole Miss F3 at Auburn F8 at Kentucky F12 at Florida F16 South Carolina F19 Georgia F22 at Vanderbilt F26 Mississippi State M3 at South Carolina M6 Kentucky M10 SEC Tournament
Game-by-Game Stats
Noting Golden• Led the Vols with a season-high seven assists in the NIT Season Tip-Off win over VCU (11/24/10) in Madison Square Garden.• Made his fi rst career start in the win over Missouri State (11/17/10) and totaled eight points, two rebounds and two assists (just one turnover) in 28 minutes.• Secured UT’s win over Belmont (11/16/10) by sinking two key free throws with 20 seconds left in the game to give the Vols a fi ve-point lead.• Was perfect from the fi eld (3-for-3) and the free throw line (2-for-2) while scor-ing eight points in his collegiate debut vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10).• Hard work in the preseason has earned him the primary backup point guard duties• Possesses deceptive explosiveness and can get his shot off against any de-fender.• Has great instincts, excels in transition and can fi nish with contact at the rim.• Is comfortable with the ball in high-pressure situations.• Still working hard to gain a better understanding of “team defense” principles• Competing with starting point guard Melvin Goins everyday in practice has helped him adust to the physical nature of SEC basketball.
Delving DeeperOne of four Georgia natives on Tennessee’s current roster (joining Kenny Hall, Jordan McRae and Cameron Tatum) ... Was a national top-100 recruit and the 2010 “Mr. Basketball” in the state of Georgia ... Was a teammate of fellow Vols freshman Jordan McRae on the 2010 adidas Nations U.S. National Team ... Was
the fi rst player in his high school’s history to score 2,000 career points (im-
pressive, considering MHS also produced NBA players Josh Smith and Mor-
ris Almond) ... Almond is Golden’s fi rst cousin ... Academic major is Business.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 8 two times, last vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career Same
ReboundsSeason 4 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career Same
AssistsSeason 7 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career Same
BlocksSeason -Career -
StealsSeason 2 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career Same
MinutesSeason 28 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career Same
Field Goals MadeSeason 3 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career Same
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 8 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career Same
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career -
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 3 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career Same
Free Throws MadeSeason 4 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career Same
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 6 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career Same
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N12 Chattanooga 3-3 0-0 2-2 2 3 8 0 2 0 1 15N16 Belmont 0-1 0-0 2-2 4 3 2 5 2 0 1 21N17 Missouri State g 2-8 0-3 4-6 2 0 8 2 1 0 2 28N24 VCU 1-3 0-1 1-2 0 2 3 7 2 0 1 15N26 Villanova N30 Middle Tenn. D11 at Pittsburgh D14 Oakland D17 at Charlotte D21 Southern Cal D23 Belmont D29 UT Martin D31 Coll. of Charleston J5 Memphis J8 at Arkansas J11 Florida J15 Vanderbilt J18 at Georgia J22 at UConn J26 LSU J29 at Ole Miss F3 at Auburn F8 at Kentucky F12 at Florida F16 South Carolina F19 Georgia F22 at Vanderbilt F26 Mississippi State M3 at South Carolina M6 Kentucky M10 SEC Tournament
Game-by-Game Stats
Noting Hall• 57 of his 114 career rebounds (50 percent) are off ensive.• Grabbed seven rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench it UT’s win over Belmont (11/16/10) and also went 5-for-6 at the foul line.• Grabbed two rebounds and scored four points while playing the fi nal fi ve min-utes of UT’s season-opening win over Chattanooga (11/12/10).• Did not dress for either of UT’s exhibition games after experiencing soreness in his surgically-repaired right foot.• Had a minor corrective surgical procedure on his right foot on July 23 but returned to action in time for UT’s off -season individual workouts.• Has been putting in a lot of extra work before and after practice, as he is com-peting for some minutes at the No. 4 spot in addition to the center position.• Most of his minutes early on this season will come at the No. 5 spot.• Posted a team-high .578 fi eld-goal percentage last season and was third on the team with 31 dunks on the year (60 percent of his fi eld goals were dunks).• Last year in SEC play, he averaged 4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
Delving DeeperOne of four Georgia natives on Tennessee’s current roster (joining Trae Golden, Jordan McRae and Cameron Tatum) ... Was born in Los Angeles and attended grade school there ... Academic major is Communication studies.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 5 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career 16 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)
ReboundsSeason 7 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career 11 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)
AssistsSeason 1 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career 1 seven times, last vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)
BlocksSeason -Career 2 four times, last vs. Georgia (2/17/10)
StealsSeason 1 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career 2 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10)
MinutesSeason 14 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career 26 at Alabama (1/19/10)
Field Goals MadeSeason 1 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 6 two times, last at Alabama (1/19/10)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 4 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career 10 at Alabama (1/19/10)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career -
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career 1 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10)
Free Throws MadeSeason 5 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career 4 two times, last at Georgia (1/23/10)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 6 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career 6 two times, last vs. Belmont (11/16/10)
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N12 Chattanooga 1-1 0-0 2-4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 5N16 Belmont 0-4 0-0 5-6 7 3 5 0 4 0 1 14N17 Missouri State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3N24 VCU 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 6N26 Villanova N30 Middle Tenn. D11 at Pittsburgh D14 Oakland D17 at Charlotte D21 Southern Cal D23 Belmont D29 UT Martin D31 Coll. of Charleston J5 Memphis J8 at Arkansas J11 Florida J15 Vanderbilt J18 at Georgia J22 at UConn J26 LSU J29 at Ole Miss F3 at Auburn F8 at Kentucky F12 at Florida F16 South Carolina F19 Georgia F22 at Vanderbilt F26 Mississippi State M3 at South Carolina M6 Kentucky M10 SEC Tournament
Game-by-Game Stats
Noting Harris• Leads the team in points (16.0) and minutes (26.8) while tied for second in rebounding (5.0) through UT’s fi rst four games and is shooting 52 percent from the fi eld.• In his return home to New York, he totaled 15 points and four rebounds in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifi nal win over VCU (11/24/10) in Madison Square Garden.• Was 2-for-2 from 3-point range en route to a team-high 15 points in the win over Missouri State (11/17/10).• Totaled 16 points and seven boards as the Vols beat Belmont (11/16/10).• Led the Vols in points (18) and minutes (26) while also tallying fi ve rebounds and shooting 7-of-11 from the fl oor in his collegiate debut vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10).• Coach Pearl has called Harris the “most mature and hardest-working freshman” he has ever had.• Pearl has compared Harris’ skill-set to that of Larry Bird• Fits the Dane Bradshaw and Tyler Smith “point forward” mold that is vital to Pearl’s off ensive system.• Will create advantage/disadvantage situations due to his ability to take 4-men off the dribble.• Is also a tough matchup because of his great shooting touch, his knack for fi nishing around the basket and his ability to push the fast break.• Boasts tremendous character and work ethic.• Naturally makes the four teammates on the court with him better players.
Delving DeeperHis nickname is “All-Business” ... Was a consensus top-10 recruit and was rated by Scout.com as the nation’s top power forward prospect ... Is the seventh Mc-Donald’s All-America to sign with UT and joins Scotty Hopson as the second during the Bruce Pearl era ... Cousin of Phoenix Suns center Channing Frye ... Academic major is Sport management (Business minor).
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 18 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career Same
ReboundsSeason 7 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career Same
AssistsSeason 1 two times, last vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career Same
BlocksSeason 1 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career Same
StealsSeason 1 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10) Career Same
MinutesSeason 29 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career Same
Field Goals MadeSeason 7 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career Same
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 14 vs. vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career Same
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 2 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career Same
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 2 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career Same
Free Throws MadeSeason 5 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career Same
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 7 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career Same
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N12 Chattanooga f 7-11 1-1 3-6 5 3 18 1 1 0 0 26N16 Belmont f 6-10 0-1 4-5 7 2 16 1 5 0 1 29N17 Missouri State f 5-9 2-2 3-4 4 4 15 0 5 0 0 27N24 VCU f 5-14 0-0 5-7 4 4 15 0 3 1 1 25N26 Villanova N30 Middle Tenn. D11 at Pittsburgh D14 Oakland D17 at Charlotte D21 Southern Cal D23 Belmont D29 UT Martin D31 Coll. of Charleston J5 Memphis J8 at Arkansas J11 Florida J15 Vanderbilt J18 at Georgia J22 at UConn J26 LSU J29 at Ole Miss F3 at Auburn F8 at Kentucky F12 at Florida F16 South Carolina F19 Georgia F22 at Vanderbilt F26 Mississippi State M3 at South Carolina M6 Kentucky M10 SEC Tournament
Game-by-Game Stats
Noting Hopson• Needs 177 points to become the 43rd all-time member of Tennessee’s 1,000-Point Club.• Has six career 20-point games to his credit.• Averaging 15.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game this season.• Recorded his fi rst career double-double (18 points, career-high 11 rebounds) in UT’s NIT Season Tip-Off semifi nal win over VCU (11/24/10) in Madison Square Garden.• Tallied 13 points in the season-opener against Chattanooga but played only 20 minutes due to early foul trouble.• Has taken on an expanded leadership role after deferring to Tyler Smith, Wayne Chism and J.P. Prince earlier in his career.• Tennessee’s returning leader in scoring (12.2 ppg), 3-pointers made (52), steals (36) and minutes played (27.7 mpg).• Named preseason All-SEC by both the league’s head coaches (fi rst team) and the media (second team).• Was one of 20 elite collegians who made up the USA Basketball Men’s Select Team this past summer. The squad trained against the eventual gold-medal-winning U.S. National Team in Las Vegas in July.• Also attended the Paul Pierce and LeBron James Skills Academies in Chicago and Akron, Ohio, respectively, this past summer.• Hit the game-winning jumper vs. Florida last season.• Scored a career-high 25 points in back-to-back game last season vs. UNC Ashe-ville and East Carolina.
Delving DeeperWas an SEC All-Freshman Team selection in 2008-09 ... Is pictured on local bill-boards and KAT buses to promote the Vols’ 2010-11 season ... Dramatically re-duced the arc on his 3-point shot prior to his sophomore year ... Academic major is Communication studies.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 18 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 25 two times, last vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)
ReboundsSeason 11 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career Same
AssistsSeason 3 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career 5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)
BlocksSeason 1 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career 2 vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)
StealsSeason 2 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career 5 at Georgia (1/23/10)
MinutesSeason 29 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career 36 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)
Field Goals MadeSeason 6 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 10 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 15 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 15 four times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 1 three times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 6 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career 8 two times, last at Florida (2/23/10)
Free Throws MadeSeason 5 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 5 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 7 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career 7 two times, last vs. Belmont (11/16/10)
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N12 Chattanooga g 5-14 1-6 2-3 1 3 13 1 2 0 2 20N16 Belmont g 6-11 1-4 5-7 5 2 18 3 4 0 0 29N17 Missouri State g 5-14 0-3 2-4 3 0 12 0 3 1 1 27N24 VCU g 6-15 1-2 5-6 11 5 18 2 4 0 0 24N26 Villanova N30 Middle Tenn. D11 at Pittsburgh D14 Oakland D17 at Charlotte D21 Southern Cal D23 Belmont D29 UT Martin D31 Coll. of Charleston J5 Memphis J8 at Arkansas J11 Florida J15 Vanderbilt J18 at Georgia J22 at UConn J26 LSU J29 at Ole Miss F3 at Auburn F8 at Kentucky F12 at Florida F16 South Carolina F19 Georgia F22 at Vanderbilt F26 Mississippi State M3 at South Carolina M6 Kentucky M10 SEC Tournament
Game-by-Game Stats
Noting Hubert• Played the fi nal two minutes of UT’s season-opening win over Chattanooga (11/12/10).• Underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery on Jan. 8, 2010 and just recently returned to practice in late October.• Was a perfect 3-for-3 on fi eld-goal attempts last season—all 3-pointers—be-fore suff ering his season-ending knee injury during practice in January.• A solid shooter and ball-handler, he is a valuable member of UT’s scout team.• Began his college career at Chattanooga (was not a student-athlete) before transferring to Tennessee and joining the Vols as a walk-on just before the 2008-09 season.
Delving DeeperEarned District Player of the Year honors as a senior at Hendersonville High School ... Also played tennis in high school ... Graduated HHS with a 4.2 cumula-tive GPA ... Academic major is Psychology.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season/Career HighsPointsSeason -Career 6 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)
ReboundsSeason -Career 1 four times, last vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)
AssistsSeason -Career 1 two times, last vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)
BlocksSeason -Career -
StealsSeason - Career 1 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)
MinutesSeason 2 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career 3 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)
Field Goals MadeSeason -Career 2 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 1 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career 2 two times, last vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career 2 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 1 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career 2 two times, last vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)
Free Throws MadeSeason -Career -
Free Throws AttemptedSeason -Career -
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N12 Chattanooga 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2N16 Belmont DNPN17 Missouri State DNPN24 VCU DNPN26 Villanova N30 Middle Tenn. D11 at Pittsburgh D14 Oakland D17 at Charlotte D21 Southern Cal D23 Belmont D29 UT Martin D31 Coll. of Charleston J5 Memphis J8 at Arkansas J11 Florida J15 Vanderbilt J18 at Georgia J22 at UConn J26 LSU J29 at Ole Miss F3 at Auburn F8 at Kentucky F12 at Florida F16 South Carolina F19 Georgia F22 at Vanderbilt F26 Mississippi State M3 at South Carolina M6 Kentucky M10 SEC Tournament
Game-by-Game Stats
Noting Maymon (pronounced: jur-ON MAY-min)• Will not be eligible for participation until after Fall semester grades are posted.• Began last season as a true freshman at Marquette but transferred after nine games.• The Vols’ coaching staff has spoken highly of the level of toughness he brings to the team.• His ball-handling skills and passing ability suit coach Pearl’s off ensive system.• Is a strong, high-energy and extremely active player.• Is a tough mathcup for 4-men because he is undersized but still very strong and a capable ball-handler. • Is working hard to improve his shooting.
Delving DeeperName pronounced: jur-ON MAY-min ... Was a teammate of current Vols fresh-man Tobias Harris in the Queens-based iS8 league in New York ... Was a two-time Wisconsin state player of the year in high school ... Academic major is Communication studies.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season/Career Highs *Mark set while he was playing at Marquette University
PointsSeason -Career *9 vs. Centenary (11/13/09)
ReboundsSeason -Career *6 two times, last vs. South Dakota State (11/24/09)
AssistsSeason -Career *2 two times, last vs. Xavier (11/26/09)
BlocksSeason -Career *1 vs. Xavier (11/26/09)
StealsSeason - Career *1 three times, last vs. Florida State (11/29/09)
MinutesSeason -Career *22 two times, last at Wisconsin (12/12/09)
Field Goals MadeSeason -Career *4 vs. UW-Milwaukee (12/8/09)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career *8 vs. South Dakota State (11/24/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career -
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career -
Free Throws MadeSeason -Career *3 two times, last vs. South Dakota State (11/24/09)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason -Career *6 at Wisconsin (12/12/09)
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N12 Chattanooga Not yet eligibleN16 Belmont Not yet eligibleN17 Missouri State Not yet eligibleN24 VCU Not yet eligibleN26 Villanova N30 Middle Tenn. D11 at Pittsburgh D14 Oakland D17 at Charlotte D21 Southern Cal D23 Belmont D29 UT Martin D31 Coll. of Charleston J5 Memphis J8 at Arkansas J11 Florida J15 Vanderbilt J18 at Georgia J22 at UConn J26 LSU J29 at Ole Miss F3 at Auburn F8 at Kentucky F12 at Florida F16 South Carolina F19 Georgia F22 at Vanderbilt F26 Mississippi State M3 at South Carolina M6 Kentucky M10 SEC Tournament
Game-by-Game Stats
Noting McBee• Was UT’s top scorer off the bench in UT’s NIT Season Tip-Off semifi nal win over VCU (11/24/10) in Madison Square Garden, tallying fi ve points.• Scored all fi ve of his points during a perfect night at the foul line in the win over Belmont (11/16/10).• Struggled shooting the ball in the season-opener against Chattanooga (11/12/10) but had a career-high four assists in the win.• Is a much better shooter than he displayed during exhibition play (.385 from the fl oor and .300 from 3-point range) when he averaged 7.0 points per game.• Scored nine points on 3-of-7 shooting before fouling out of UT’s exhibition game against Indianapolis.• Played 19 minutes at the No. 2 spot during UT’s exhibition win over Brevard, totaling fi ve points.• His play as a walk-on last year was rewarded with a scholarhip in the summer.• All of his minutes last season at came at the No. 2 spot, but he could potentially provide depth at the point guard position this season if needed.• A “green-light” guy: any open look he gets is considered a good shot for the Vols’ off ense.• Improved his ability to penetrate, whether it’s to score or set up a teammate.• 80 of his 99 fi eld-goal attempts last season were 3-pointers (81 percent).• Hit the shot heard ‘round America on Jan. 10, as his off -balance 3-pointer vs. top-ranked Kansas sealed the Vols’ 76-68 upset win; he played a career-high 23 minutes in the victory and fi nished with six points on a pair of big 3-pointers.
Delving DeeperNever takes a possession off or rests on the court ... Partipated in a goodwill trip to China this past summer and played exhibition games on a team of U.S. colle-gians (part of Kentucky-based Sports Reach ministries) ... Turned down scholar-ship 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 (which he did) ... Attended the same high school as UT All-Century Team member and former All-America forward A.W. Davis (1962-65) ... Played quarterback on his high school football team ... Academic major is Communication studies.
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off -Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 5 two times, last 5 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 12 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)
ReboundsSeason 2 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career 6 at Kentucky (2/13/10)
AssistsSeason 4 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career Same
BlocksSeason -Career -
StealsSeason 1 three times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 3 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)
MinutesSeason 23 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career 23 three times, last vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)
Field Goals MadeSeason 2 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 4 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 4 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 7 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 1 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 3 two times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 3 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 6 two times, last vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)
Free Throws MadeSeason 5 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career 5 two times, last vs. Belmont (11/16/10)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 5 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career 6 at Alabama (1/19/010)
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N12 Chattanooga 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 17N16 Belmont 0-1 0-1 5-5 2 2 5 1 1 0 1 12N17 Missouri State 1-3 1-1 0-0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 23N24 VCU 2-4 1-3 0-0 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 19N26 Villanova N30 Middle Tenn. D11 at Pittsburgh D14 Oakland D17 at Charlotte D21 Southern Cal D23 Belmont D29 UT Martin D31 Coll. of Charleston J5 Memphis J8 at Arkansas J11 Florida J15 Vanderbilt J18 at Georgia J22 at UConn J26 LSU J29 at Ole Miss F3 at Auburn F8 at Kentucky F12 at Florida F16 South Carolina F19 Georgia F22 at Vanderbilt F26 Mississippi State M3 at South Carolina M6 Kentucky M10 SEC Tournament
Game-by-Game Stats
Noting McRae• Played just three minutes in the win over Belmont (11/16/10) but tallied three points.• Totaled three points and one rebound while playing six minutes in his col-legiate debut vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10).• With Tennessee’s guards in foul trouble during the exhibition game against Indianapolis, McRae and fellow wing Cameron Tatum spent time on the court together (he will typically backup Tatum during the season).• Started on the wing against Brevard in exhibition play and fi nished with fi ve points, seven rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal in 18 minutes.• Extremely athletic on the wing, he will see most of his minutes at the No. 3 position.• Was Tennessee’s top scorer and shooter in preseason scrimmages.• Is working hard to improve his off -the-ball defensive positioning.• Is an outstanding shot blocker, even on the perimeter (averaged 4.0 bpg as a high school senior).• Must improve his strength to be able to withstand the rigors of SEC basketball.
Delving DeeperOne of four Georgia natives on Tennessee’s current roster (joining Trae Golden, Kenny Hall and Cameron Tatum) ... Did not start playing high school basketball until he was 16-years-old ... Was a national top-50 prospect ... Was a teammate of fellow Vols freshman Trae Golden on the 2010 adidas Nations U.S. National Team ... Academic major is Sport management (Business minor).
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 3 two times, last vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career Same
ReboundsSeason 1 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career Same
AssistsSeason -Career -
BlocksSeason -Career -
StealsSeason - Career -
MinutesSeason 6 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career Same
Field Goals MadeSeason 1 two times, last vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career Same
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 2 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career Same
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career -
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 1 two times, last vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career Same
Free Throws MadeSeason 1 two times, last vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career Same
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 2 two times, last vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career Same
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N12 Chattanooga 1-2 0-1 1-2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 6N16 Belmont 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3N17 Missouri State 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2N24 VCU DNPN26 Villanova N30 Middle Tenn. D11 at Pittsburgh D14 Oakland D17 at Charlotte D21 Southern Cal D23 Belmont D29 UT Martin D31 Coll. of Charleston J5 Memphis J8 at Arkansas J11 Florida J15 Vanderbilt J18 at Georgia J22 at UConn J26 LSU J29 at Ole Miss F3 at Auburn F8 at Kentucky F12 at Florida F16 South Carolina F19 Georgia F22 at Vanderbilt F26 Mississippi State M3 at South Carolina M6 Kentucky M10 SEC Tournament
Game-by-Game Stats
Noting Pearl• Posted four points, two rebounds, one assist and a steal during UT’s NIT Season Tip-Off semifi nal win over VCU (11/24/10) in Madison Square Garden.• Scored four points and grabbed two rebounds vs. Belmont (11/16/10).• Had two points, two assists and one rebound vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10).• Averaged 2.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 13.0 minutes per game in exhibition play.• His understanding of Tennessee’s off ensive and defensive systems enabled him to have an impressive preseason.• Is the strongest player on the team and provides an extremely physical pres-ence on the court; • Benched 29 reps of 185 pounds during the preseason (team-best). • Played in a career-high 31 games last season, averaging 10.9 minutes and 1.5 points per contest while ranking third on the team with fi ve drawn charges (tops among returners).• Played 339 minutes last season after playing 125 in his fi rst two years combined.• Takes charges, provides a physical presence• Four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Delving DeeperConducted a three-day basketball clinic at Tikva Children’s Home in Odessa, Ukraine, this past summer to help Jewish orphans ... Won a gold medal during the summer of 2009 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 nish 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 4 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 6 two times, last vs. Ohio (3/20/10)
ReboundsSeason 2 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 4 vs. Kentucky (2/27/10)
AssistsSeason 2 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career 3 two times, last vs. Arkansas (3/3/10)
BlocksSeason -Career 2 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/20/07)
StealsSeason 1 vs. VCU (11/24/10) Career 4 vs. Florida (1/31/10)
MinutesSeason 15 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 24 at Florida (2/23/10)
Field Goals MadeSeason 2 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 3 at Georgia (1/23/10)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 3 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 4 two times, last vs. Ohio (3/20/10)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career -
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career 1 vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)
Free Throws MadeSeason -Career 2 two times, last vs. Ohio (3/20/10)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason -Career 4 three times, last vs. Ohio (3/20/10)
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N12 Chattanooga 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 2 2 3 0 0 14N16 Belmont 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 11N17 Missouri State 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 14N24 VCU 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 15N26 Villanova N30 Middle Tenn. D11 at Pittsburgh D14 Oakland D17 at Charlotte D21 Southern Cal D23 Belmont D29 UT Martin D31 Coll. of Charleston J5 Memphis J8 at Arkansas J11 Florida J15 Vanderbilt J18 at Georgia J22 at UConn J26 LSU J29 at Ole Miss F3 at Auburn F8 at Kentucky F12 at Florida F16 South Carolina F19 Georgia F22 at Vanderbilt F26 Mississippi State M3 at South Carolina M6 Kentucky M10 SEC Tournament
Game-by-Game Stats
Noting Summitt• Made his collegiate debut in the season-opening win over Chattanooga (11/12/10), grabbing a rebound during the game’s fi nal minute.• Played the fi nal two minutes of UT’s exhibition win over Brevard Nov. 3 and drained his only shot attempt—a 3-pointer that prompted the loudest cheer of the night.• Aspires to have a career in coaching.• Runs the point on the Vols’ scout team.• An extremely hard worker with a great attitude.• Spent last season as a practice player for the Lady Vols and also traveled with the team on all road trips.
Delving DeeperSon of legendary Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt, the NCAA’s winningest all-time basketball coach, who has led Tennessee to 29 SEC titles and eight national championships ... Has made six trips to the White House with Lady Vols national championship teams ... Wears jersey No. 14, which was also his mother’s jersey number in the 1976 Olympics ... Is enrolled in UT’s Chancellor’s Honors program ... Academic major is Communication studies (Business minor).
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
ReboundsSeason 1 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career Same
AssistsSeason -Career -
BlocksSeason -Career -
StealsSeason - Career -
MinutesSeason 1 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10)Career Same
Field Goals MadeSeason -Career -
Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career -
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career -
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career -
Free Throws MadeSeason -Career -
Free Throws AttemptedSeason -Career -
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N12 Chattanooga 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1N16 Belmont DNPN17 Missouri State DNPN24 VCU DNPN26 Villanova N30 Middle Tenn. D11 at Pittsburgh D14 Oakland D17 at Charlotte D21 Southern Cal D23 Belmont D29 UT Martin D31 Coll. of Charleston J5 Memphis J8 at Arkansas J11 Florida J15 Vanderbilt J18 at Georgia J22 at UConn J26 LSU J29 at Ole Miss F3 at Auburn F8 at Kentucky F12 at Florida F16 South Carolina F19 Georgia F22 at Vanderbilt F26 Mississippi State M3 at South Carolina M6 Kentucky M10 SEC Tournament
Game-by-Game Stats
Noting Tatum• Has scored 10 or more points 22 times during his career.• Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to go along with nine points, two assists and two blocks in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifi nal win over VCU (11/24/10) at Madison Square Garden.• Stuff ed the stat sheet in the win over Missouri State win (11/17/10), totaling 12 points, three rebounds, a career-high-tying fi ve assists and three steals.• Is third on the team in scoring (12.3 ppg) through two games and is shooting a team-best .455 (5-11) from 3-point range so far this season.• Had a solid start in the Vols’ season-opening win over Chattanooga (11/12/10), totaling 11 points, three rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals.• Started UT’s exhibition game against Indianapolis and led the Vols with 15 points (also had three assists and a pair of blocks).• Dressed for the Vols’ exhibition win over Brevard but did not play as he contin-ues to work his way back from a knee-bone bruise.• Was one of the Vols who displayed the most improvement in the off season before a suff ering a knee injury (severe bone bruise) in early October.• Monday, Nov. 1 was his fi rst day back in which he participated in the entire practice.• The coaches are looking for him to step up following the loss of two key guards in Bobby Maze and J.P. Prince (he is Prince’s replacement at the No. 3 spot).• Has become more aggressive on both ends of the fl oor.• Was the top scorer off the bench in eight of UT’s fi nal 10 games last year.
Delving DeeperOne of four Georgia natives on Tennessee’s current roster (join-ing Trae Golden, Kenny Hall, and Jordan McRae) ... Battled knee problems early in his career and redshirted the 2007-08 season ... His father, Robert, played collegiate basketball at Knoxville College ... Academic major is Africana studies (Communication studies minor).
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
^ Redshirted the season after suff ering a knee injury
Career Stats
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Lithonia, Ga. • The Patterson School
Season/Career HighsPointsSeason 14 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career 22 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
ReboundsSeason 8 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career Same
AssistsSeason 5 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career 5 two times, last vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)
BlocksSeason 2 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 2 three times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)
StealsSeason 3 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career 4 two times, last vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)
MinutesSeason 31 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career 34 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
Field Goals MadeSeason 3 four times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 8 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 9 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 16 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason 2 two times, last vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career 5 two times, last vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason 4 two times, last vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career 10 two times, last at Georgia (1/10/09)
Free Throws MadeSeason 6 vs. Belmont (11/16/10)Career Same
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 8 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career 10 at Southern California (12/19/09)
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N12 Chattanooga g 3-8 2-4 3-4 3 0 11 2 0 0 2 22N16 Belmont g 3-6 2-3 6-7 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 23N17 Missouri State g 3-7 1-4 5-8 3 1 12 5 3 0 3 31N24 VCU g 3-9 0-3 3-7 8 2 9 2 2 2 1 28N26 Villanova N30 Middle Tenn. D11 at Pittsburgh D14 Oakland D17 at Charlotte D21 Southern Cal D23 Belmont D29 UT Martin D31 Coll. of Charleston J5 Memphis J8 at Arkansas J11 Florida J15 Vanderbilt J18 at Georgia J22 at UConn J26 LSU J29 at Ole Miss F3 at Auburn F8 at Kentucky F12 at Florida F16 South Carolina F19 Georgia F22 at Vanderbilt F26 Mississippi State M3 at South Carolina M6 Kentucky M10 SEC Tournament
Game-by-Game Stats
Noting Williams• The third-leading career rebounder among active SEC players.• Grabed his 500th career rebound in his hometown of New York City, pulling down 13 boards and scoring nine points in the Vols’ NIT Season Tip-Off semifi nal win over VCU (11/24/10) at Madison Square Garden.• Fouled out of the win over Belmont (11/16/10) after playing only nine minutes and logging six points and three rebounds.• Grabbed eight rebounds and recorded a block during UT’s opener vs. Chat-tanooga (11/12/10).• Led the Vols during exhibition play with 10.0 rebounds per game.• Tallied four points and 10 rebounds in the exhibition against Indianapolis.• Posted a double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds) with three blocks while play-ing 22 minutes off the bench in UT’s exhibition win over Brevard.• Is in the best shape of his life after working with a noted “big man” trainer in California during the off season (Frank Matrisciano, who has also trained Blake Griffi n and Patrick Patterson).• His high basketball IQ and understanding of the Vols’ system has enabled him to act like a coach on the fl oor and help his teammates with positioning.• Going against newcomer John Fields, who is a great defender and shot-blocker, in practice has helped him become a better fi nisher around the basket.• Has great feet for a big man, particularly on the perimeter in ball-screen de-fense. • Started UT’s fi nal 11 games (eight wins) at center last year.• His 10.3 rebounds per game in the 2010 NCAA Tournament led the team.• Is currently on track to graduate with a degree in Communication studies by the conclusion of the 2010-11 academic year.
Delving DeeperHas lost close to 100 pounds since high school ... Is easily the funniest player on the team ... Academic major is Communication studies (Africana studies minor).
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 9 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 21 vs. UT Martin (11/18/09)
ReboundsSeason 13 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 15 vs. Gonzaga (11/30/08)
AssistsSeason 1 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 5 vs. Arkansas (3/3/10)
BlocksSeason 2 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 3 vs. Western Kentucky (12/15/07)
StealsSeason 1 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 2 four times, last vs. ETSU (12/2/09)
MinutesSeason 23 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)Career 33 vs. Michigan State (3/28/10)
Field Goals MadeSeason 3 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 8 two times, last vs. UT Martin (11/18/08)
Field Goals AttemptedSeason 8 vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 11 vs. Western Kentucky (12/15/07)
3-Pt. Field Goals MadeSeason -Career 1 four times, last vs. Kentucky (1/13/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals AttemptedSeason -Career 2 vs. South Carolina (1/17/09)
Free Throws MadeSeason 3 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 4 two times, last vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10)
Free Throws AttemptedSeason 4 two times, last vs. VCU (11/24/10)Career 8 at South Carolina (2/20/10)
Start FG-A 3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A TO BK S Min
N12 Chattanooga c 0-4 0-0 0-0 8 3 0 0 1 1 0 22N16 Belmont c 3-4 0-0 0-1 3 5 6 0 1 0 0 9N17 Missouri State c 1-3 0-0 3-4 8 3 5 0 1 0 1 23N24 VCU c 3-8 0-0 3-4 13 3 9 1 0 2 1 21N26 Villanova N30 Middle Tenn. D11 at Pittsburgh D14 Oakland D17 at Charlotte D21 Southern Cal D23 Belmont D29 UT Martin D31 Coll. of Charleston J5 Memphis J8 at Arkansas J11 Florida J15 Vanderbilt J18 at Georgia J22 at UConn J26 LSU J29 at Ole Miss F3 at Auburn F8 at Kentucky F12 at Florida F16 South Carolina F19 Georgia F22 at Vanderbilt F26 Mississippi State M3 at South Carolina M6 Kentucky M10 SEC Tournament
Game-by-Game Stats
Noting Woolridge• Had three rebounds and two points off the bench in UT’s season-opening win over Chattanooga (11/12/10).• Averaged 7.0 points and 5.5 rebounds off the bench in exhibition play.• Stuff ed the stat sheet in 20 minutes of action during the exhibition win over Brevard, totaling nine points, eight rebounds and four assists.• His versatile skills-set gives the Vols added depth at the Nos. 3 and 4 spots.• Most of his minutes early on will likely come at the No. 3 position.• His shooting ability allows him to stretch the defense when he plays at the No. 4 spot.• Has improved his physicality and is an improved rebounder.• One of the most athletic players on the team.• Did the most pull-ups (22) during preseason strength testing.• In last season’s win over top-ranked Kansas on Jan. 10, he set or tied career-high for points (14), rebounds (8), minutes (34) and 3-pointers made (4).
Delving DeeperHis father, Orlando, played collegiately at Notre Dame where he earned All-America honors before enjoying a 13-year NBA career ... He and his father have both played against and beaten the No. 1 team in the nation as collegians (Or-lando did it four times) ... Is a second cousin of Basketball Hall of Famer Willis Reed ... Lived in Italy for two years while his dad played there professionally ... Academic major is Entertainment arts production (individualized program).
SwiperboyHas gained popularity as a hip-hop artist who goes by the name Swiperboy ... Released a new track titled “Orange and White” Nov. 5 ... Has released multiple free mixtapes and also produced a song about former UT football player and Heisman Trophy candidate Eric Berry ... The athletic department’s broadcasting department fi lmed a music video for that song that was played at Neyland Stadium before football games and also has been viewed more than 310,000 times on the Internet ... He produces all of his own songs in his dorm room 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
