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MEDIA POLICIES

TOM SATKOWIAKAssociate Media Relations Director

Tom Satkowiak is in his fourth year directing the media relations efforts of the Tennessee men’s basketball program. He has been a member of UT’s full-time staff since September 2005.

A native of Bay City, Mich., Satkowiak transitioned to basketball after four years with the Vols’ baseball program, during which he publicized the team’s run to the 2005 College World Series and promoted 11 players who earned All-America or Freshman All-America acclaim.

Satkowiak oversaw the basketball program's media relations efforts during the historic 2009-10 season, in which Tennessee advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in the program's 101-year history.

After initially joining Tennessee’s media relations staff as a student in the fall of 2002, Satkowiak spent two years as a graduate assistant in the UT office be-fore being promoted to a full-time position. He served as editor of the Tennessee football game program and yearbook from 2005-10.

A 2002 summa cum laude Tennessee graduate with a degree in communications/public relations, Sat-kowiak also earned a master’s in sport studies in 2005 from UT.

Satkowiak and his wife, Brooke, reside in west Knox-ville with their 2-year-old Bernese Mountain Dog, Crockett.

Jimmy StantonAssociate AD

Jason YellinAssistant AD

Drew RutherfordGraduate Asst.

TENNESSEE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS

Main Office Number: 865-974-1212Fax Number: 865-974-1269Mailing Address: P.O. Box 15016 Knoxville, TN 37901Overnight Address: 1720 Volunteer Boulevard Knoxville, TN 37996

MEDIA RELATIONS

All media requests related to the Tennessee men’s basket-ball program should be directed to Tom Satkowiak (865-974-7501, tomsid@tennessee.edu).

MEDIA CREDENTIALSOutlets interested in obtaining credentials to cover Ten-nessee basketball home games must apply for credentials via Sports Systems.

Link: www.sportssystems.com/clients/seccredentials/

Upon visiting the link provided above, applicants must check a box indicating that they agree to the Southeastern Conference’s media credentialing terms and conditions for use before selecting “Tennessee men’s basketball.” Appli-cations for single-game credentials should be submitted at least one week in advance of the game(s) one plans to cover. Credentials may be mailed or left at the Media Will Call entrance on the southeast end of Thompson-Boling Arena (event level). Only working media, staff and pro-fessional basketball scouts will be issued credentials, and all credentials remain the property of the University of Tennessee. Credentials are non-transferable, and UT re-serves the right to revoke credentials for misuse.

MEDIA INFORMATION• Media Will Call is located on the lower southeast side of the arena and opens two hours before tipoff.• Media Parking is in Lot G-10, the parking garage on the east side of the arena.• Media Seating is located along the baseline on the east side of the arena.• A Media Meal is served in the lower east end of the arena starting 90 minutes before game time.• A Media Work Area is located on the lower east side of the arena. Wireless Internet is available, as are a limited number of hard-line Ethernet connections for photo trans-mission.• The Postgame Press Conference is held in the lower east end of the arena following a brief cooling-off period after the game. Head coach Cuonzo Martin addresses the media and is followed by selected Tennessee student-athletes (visitor interviews take place outside the visiting locker room, which is located behind the north end of the court).

HEAD COACH INTERVIEWSMedia may request interviews with Cuonzo Martin by call-ing or emailing basketball SID Tom Satkowiak at 865-974-7501 or tomsid@tennessee.edu.

PLAYER INTERVIEWSAll requests for player interviews must be directed to SID Tom Satkowiak. Please make your requests at least 24 hours in advance. On gamedays, players are not available for interviews until after the game. Under no circum-stances are players available for interviews by calling/texting/emailing/Tweeting them directly. Players are in-structed not to grant any interviews unless prior arrange-ments are made through the Media Relations Office.

MEDIA LUNCHEONSThroughout the season, Cuonzo Martin hosts a weekly media luncheon in the Arena Dining area at Thompson-Boling Arena. Call the Media Relations Office (865-974-7501) for a schedule of the luncheons. The entrance to Arena Dining is located at the northeast corner of the arena off Phillip Fulmer Way.

TENNESSEE BASKETBALL E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION LISTIf you wish to receive the most up-to-date information re-garding Tennessee basketball (including all press releases and media availability notices) via email, please send a request to SID Tom Satkowiak at tomsid@tennessee.edu.

PHOTOGRAPHERS/VIDEOGRAPHERSDuring games, photographers are restricted to areas along the baselines of the court. At no time are photographers or videographers allowed behind the team benches.

RADIO BROADCAST ORIGINATIONIn games at Thompson-Boling Arena, opponents are permitted one free origination, to be designated by the school’s athletics director. Requests should be directed to Tom Satkowiak in the media relations office. Information about clearance to broadcast games should be directed to Steve Early, IMG College/Vol Network, P.O. Box 11125, Knoxville, TN 37939 (865-212-3570).

RADIO BROADCASTSInformation about clearance to broadcast games should be directed to Steve Early, IMG College/Vol Network, P.O. Box 11125, Knoxville, TN 37939, telephone (865) 212-3570. Inquiries concerning the Vol Network also should be di-rected to Early.

BLOGGING & REAL-TIME UPDATESBy acceptance and use of a Tennessee media credential, the holder agrees to the following conditions as estab-lished by UT and the Southeastern Conference: In-Game Blogging, including periodic updates of scores, statistics or other brief descriptions of the competition (such as Tweets and social-networking status updates) throughout the event, is acceptable provided that the bearer conforms to the blogging policies separately published by the SEC, as such policies may be revised from time to time. No bearer may produce or disseminate in any form a "real-time" de-scription or transmission of the event in any manner that constitutes, or is intended to provide or is promoted or marketed as, a substitute for television or video coverage of the event. The bearer agrees that the determination of whether a blog is a real-time description or transmission shall be made by the SEC in its reasonable discretion. If the SEC reasonably determines that a bearer is producing a real-time description of the event, the SEC reserves the right to pursue all available remedies against the bearer and to revoke the credential.

INTERNET USE - VIDEO AND AUDIOUpon execution of a separate agreement with terms and conditions governing the use thereof, the bearer will be afforded access to video and audio of broadcast events for use on the bearer's official news website(s), at no pre-mium or charge. Otherwise, except as specifically permit-ted (with respect to online, non-archived simulcasts), the bearer shall not post, place or distribute or make available video (or audio from broadcast feeds) of game action of any event (including bearer-generated video of game ac-tion of an event) on or through the Internet or any other new media distribution platform (any other platform than print media or a form of television not available or view-able over the Internet, except for non-archived simulcasts specifically permitted) including, without limitation, wire-less handsets, podcasts, cell phones or PDAs.

ON THE INTERNETTo access Tennessee's official athletics website, visit UTsports.com. Information on SEC athletics can be ac-cessed online at SECsports.com. In addition, you can stay up-to-date on the Tennessee basketball program using popular social networking services Facebook (Facebook.com/BallWithTheVols) and Twitter (@Vol_Hoops).

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MEDIA POLICIES

BUD FORD: 45 YEARS OF SELFLESS SERVICE

PRACTICE COVERAGE GUIDELINES

NOTE: For the purposes of these guidelines, the term “practice” refers not only to standard on-court basketball practice sessions but also any other practice-related activities, including, but not limited to: conditioning, weights, film sessions and individual workouts.

MEDIA VIEWING AREASThompson-Boling Arena: Media must observe practice from the top row of media seating along the east baseline. If this area is unavailable, media must observe practice from the seats in the South 100 Level (Sections 119-123). Videographers and photographers may shoot from the floor but should return to the aforementioned area when not shooting or when asked by a member of the UT Media Relations staff. Producers and announcers from the televi-sion network that is scheduled to air the next Tennessee game may observe from the television position on the south end of the arena (midcourt).

Pratt Pavilion: Media must observe practice from the bal-cony overlooking the court on the west side of the facility. Videographers and photographers may shoot from the floor but should return to the aforementioned area when not shooting or when asked by a member of the UT Media Relations staff.

RADIO OR ONLINE BROADCASTParticipating in a live radio or online broadcast, during which University of Tennessee athletics is a topic of con-versation, is prohibited while the participant is in view of practice or any practice-related activities (conditioning, weights, film session, etc.). Any and all exceptions—such as live radio remotes during preseason media day—must be approved at least one day in advance by the UT Media Relations Department.

SOCIAL MEDIA & BROADCAST UPDATESPosting—either directly or via an intermediary—updates related to practice is prohibited until the head coach (or a designated assistant if the head coach is absent) has con-cluded all of his post-practice interviews.

Media members are prohibited at all times from posting photos while practice is taking place. This includes the time from which the first student-athlete arrives on-site through either A) the conclusion of the head coach’s post-practice interviews; or B) the time at which the last remaining student-athlete leaves the site. Once post-practice interviews have concluded, photos may then be published.

VIDEOWith the exception of videographers from network televi-sion affiliates (game crews), all media members wishing to shoot video at practice must receive prior approval from the UT Media Relations Department. And with the excep-tion of post-practice interviews, all video content that is televised or posted online must be less than three minutes in duration, per practice. Posting video that includes offen-sive audio content (such as cursing) or gameplan-specific audio is prohibited.

INTERVIEW LENGTHUnless prior approval has been granted by the UT Media Relations Department, all pre- or post-practice interviews with student-athletes, coaches or support-staff members must not exceed five minutes.

Former Tennessee head football coach John-ny Majors once said of Bud Ford, “He never has an opinion. He won’t get to the point.”

Of course, Majors burst out laughing after ut-tering those words because they couldn’t have been further from the truth when describing Ford, the longtime UT Media Relations Director who in May announced his retirement effective at the end of December.

A Knoxville, Tenn., native and 45-year veteran of his profession, Ford always let it be known that he stood for integrity, passion and tradi-tion when it came to his beloved University of Tennessee. And he displayed those traits every day to head coaches, student assistants, media representatives and fans alike.

Ford, 66, is moving into the position of Athletics Department Historian begin-ning Jan. 1, 2012, and plans to keep serving as a mentor to those in the UT family.

“The history of Tennessee athletics has always intrigued me.” Ford said. “During my whole career, I have constantly gathered historical facts and figures to preserve this ongoing picture in my mind of what UT athletics was. I’ve certainly enjoyed the opportunity to work with a lot of great athletes, student workers and employees through these many years.”

Included in that group is legendary quarterback Peyton Manning, who from 1994-97 became an iconic figure in the Volunteer State.

“Bud is simply the best in the business,” said Manning, who leaned on Ford for advice during his celebrated UT career. “I will always be indebted to Bud Ford, and I am honored to call him my friend.”

Ford, hired at UT right out of college in June of 1966, was promoted to his cur-rent position of Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations in April 2000. Before that, Ford served as primary men’s basketball contact from 1966-85, during the Ray Mears and Don DeVoe eras. He spent 13 years as UT’s Sports In-formation Director, and then was promoted to Assistant AD for Sports Information.

Those positions were just rewards for the work Ford began when he was named the school’s first full-time Assistant SID under CoSIDA Hall of Fame member Hay-wood Harris.

“I was privileged to work under one of the most respected men in the sports information field,” Ford said of Harris, who died last June at the age of 80 and with whom Ford teamed for 35 years. “I also was part of a time in collegiate sports his-tory that will most likely never occur again.

“Since 1950, the job of the sports information director promoting men’s sports has been held by a graduate of the University of Tennessee. Lindsey Nelson, 1950; Gus Manning, 1951-60; and Haywood Harris, 1961-2000—if you add in the 11 years I have been privileged to serve in that position, that is a total of 61 years at one school by alumni who totally dedicated themselves to their university in every way,” Ford said.

Ford himself was inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 2001 and later re-ceived the prestigious Arch Ward Award in 2006 for outstanding contributions to the field of sports information.

“For more than four decades, Bud Ford as much as anyone has embodied the spirit of the Tennessee Vols—loyal student and staff member, man of integrity, gra-cious host, and sports information professional whose daily decisions were always based on what he believed was in the best interest of his alma mater,” said Georgia’s Claude Felton, Ford’s longtime associate and friend in the SEC media relations field.

Also a member of the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame and Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame, Ford in 2005 was made an honorary member of the UT Lettermen’s T-Club for his faithful service to the athletics department.

Ford’s primary duty as historian will be to reorganize all existing records of ath-letics competition in all sports in preparation for moving them into the archive storage area of the media relations office in the new Football Training Center. He also hopes to compile, edit and produce an all-time sports records book for the UT athletics department.

“For the last 45 years, I have seen it as my duty to make sure history was chroni-cled and properly catalogued in a way that it can be useful for many years,” he said.

In addition, Ford will serve as the contact for historical questions regarding teams, coaches and student-athletes, and be available to answer inquiries and cor-respondence received by the athletics department.

“The job is ever-changing, and that presents new challenges,” Ford said. “Even though I have grown older with each passing sports season, the athletes I work with still remain the same age, 18-21. They keep you on your toes and forever young in your thinking.”

Ford graduated from West High School in 1962 and from UT in 1966. He and his wife, Sandra, reside in the Halls Crossroads community of North Knoxville and have been longtime members of Salem Baptist Church. They have two grown chil-dren—Brent, a graduate of UT; and Julie, who completed her teaching degree at Carson-Newman College and master’s at Lincoln Memorial University.

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THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE

SEC MEDIA RELATIONSPhone Number: (205) 458-3010Fax Number: (205) 458-3030Mailing Address: 2201 Richard Arrington Blvd. NorthBirmingham, AL 35203

*Craig Pinkerton, Director cpinkerton@sec.orgCharles Bloom, Assoc. Commissioner cbloom@sec.orgTammy Wilson, Assoc. Director twilson@sec.orgChuck Dunlap, Assoc. Director cdunlap@sec.orgChevonne Mansfield, Asst. Director cmansfield@sec.org*men’s basketball contact

SEC WEBSITE The SEC has an extensive online presence at SECsports.com. The SEC offers a media-only section of the Web site (SECsportsmedia.com). Media covering the SEC can retrieve information from the conference office as well as the 12 SEC institutions from the media site. A champi-onship credentialing system is also available on the site.

TELECONFERENCE The weekly SEC coaches teleconference is scheduled for every Monday Jan. 2 through March 5. The postseason teleconference is set for Monday, March 12 at 11 a.m. (Eastern). It will feature coaches from all SEC teams participating in the postseason. All SEC basketball teleconferences can be listened to online at SECsports.com shortly after their conclusion.

Order of Appearance (All Times Eastern) 11:00 a.m. Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt 11:07 a.m. Billy Donovan, Florida 11:14 a.m. 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. Cuonzo Martin, Tennessee 11:49 a.m. Mike Anderson, Arkansas 11:56 a.m. Anthony Grant, Alabama 12:03 p.m. Tony Barbee, Auburn 12:10 p..m. Andy Kennedy, Ole Miss 12:17 p.m. Rick Stansbury, Mississippi State

WEEKLY AWARDS The SEC names a Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week in men’s basketball every Monday during the season. Each week’s selections are released for Monday afternoon publication. Nominations for the awards are made each week by the men’s basketball SIDs.

The Southeastern Con-ference, with its storied 78-year history of ath-letic achievements and academic excellence, has built perhaps the greatest tradition of intercollegiate competition of any league in the country since its inception in 1933.

The SEC had either the national champion or the national runners-up in 10 sports in 2010-11.

SEC teams won six na-tional championships in

2010-11. These include football, men’s indoor track and field, baseball, women’s tennis, gymnastics and rifle. The SEC also had national runners-up finishes in baseball, men’s golf, softball, women’s swimming and diving and bowling.

In all, the SEC had at least one team finish in the top five in 15 of its 20 sponsored sports. The SEC does not sponsor championships in rifle or bowling.

In its 78 year history, the SEC has won 189 team na-tional championships, including 67 since 2000. Since 2000, the SEC has won at least one national champion-ship in 16 of its 20 sponsored sports.

In a statistical survey that is based on NCAA cham-pionship and rankings, the SEC placed first nationally in the nine men’s sports it sponsors and third in the 11 women’s sports the league sponsors.

The SEC had 14 of its student-athletes earn NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships in 2010-11. The scholar-ships are awarded to student-athletes who excel aca-demically and athletically and who are at least in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition. The SEC’s 14 is the second-highest total of FBS conferences.

The SEC had two student-athletes awarded among the NCAA’s Today’s Top VIII. The award recognizes eight current student-athletes who will have completed their athletics eligibility for their successes on the fields and courts, in the classroom and in the community. No other conference had more than one earn this honor in 2010-11.

The league also had three student-athletes earn the Elite 88 award, which is awarded to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA in an NCAA Champion-ships event.

The SEC had 43 Capital One Academic All-Americans in 2010-11, more than any other conference. The league had 23 student-athletes earn first-team honors, an all-time high for the SEC.

The Capital One Academic All-America Teams are voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

The 43 student-athletes represent 11 of the 12 SEC schools while 10 schools had someone on the first-team. Since 2003, the SEC has had 148 student-athletes earn first-team Capital One Academic All-American status.

• Throughout the history of men’s college basketball, the Southeastern Conference has captured 10 NCAA Championships and four NIT titles, making the SEC one of the nation’s top basketball conferences.

• Nine SEC players were chosen in the 2011 NBA Draft. Over the last four NBA Drafts, 30 SEC play-ers have heard their names called.

• The SEC led all other conferences with five NBA All-Star selections in 2010. And the SEC maintained its strong presence in the NBA for the 2010-11 season as 40 former players were on 20 of the 30 NBA team’s ros-ters to open the season.

• Nine of the SEC’s top 20 scorers from 2010-11 return for 2011-12. Vanderbilt’s John Jenkins is the league’s top returning scorer at 19.5 points per game.

• A total of seven SEC teams received postseason in-vitations in 2011. Five received NCAA Tournament bids (Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Vanderbilt) while two (Alabama and Ole Miss) were invited to play in the National Invitation Tournament.

• Nine players who earned All-SEC honors from the league’s coaches last year are on SEC rosters for 2011-12.

• Each of the 96 conference games will be televised live as part of the SEC’s historic 15-year agreements with CBS Sports and ESPN that began in 2009-10. Al-most half of the SEC’s league games will be distributed nationally with ESPN or ESPN2 televising 27 contests, ESPNU showing seven and CBS Sports five. The SEC’s games on the ESPN family of networks will be exclu-sively branded as the “SEC on ESPN.”

• National coverage of the SEC Basketball Tourna-ment has been expanded with the semifinals and championship game broadcast on ESPN on ABC. The SEC Network will televise the first two rounds of the tournament, which this year will be played March 8-11 in New Orleans.

• Every team in the SEC has made at least one NCAA Tournament appearance in the last nine editions of the NCAA Tournament.

• The Southeastern Conference has had at least one team advance to the Sweet Sixteen in 21 of the last 22 years. The SEC record for most teams advancing to the Sweet Sixteen is four which was accomplished in 1986 (Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, LSU) and in 1996 (Arkan-sas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State). Eleven of the SEC’s 12 members have advanced to the Sweet Sixteen since 1996.

• Since the 1980-81 season, each of the 12 SEC schools has captured either an SEC divisional, overall or tournament title and 11 different schools have won or shared the SEC Championship since the league’s in-ception in 1933.

Mike SliveSEC Commissioner

SEC MEDIA SERVICES

Former Vol Jimmy England (waving) was recognized as an “SEC Legend” at last season’s SEC Tournament in Atlanta.

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2012 SEC TOURNAMENT

New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, La., will host the 2012 Southeastern Conference Tournament.

2013 March 14-17 - Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena)2014 March 13-16 - Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome)2015 March 12-15 - Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena)

2016 March 10-13 - Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena)2017 Site TBA - March 9-122018 Site TBA - March 8-112019 March 14-17 - Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena)

The Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament returns to the Crescent City as New Orleans, La., will host the 2012 event. It is the third time the city has hosted the tournament and the first for the New Orleans Arena. This will be the fifth time state of Louisiana (Baton Rouge in 1938 and 1988 and New Orleans 1996 and 2003) has hosted the tourna-ment. Opened on Oct. 29, 1999, at a cost of $112 million, the New Orleans Arena is the home of the National Basketball Association’s New Orleans Hornets and has hosted the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two years. Located adjacent to the Louisiana Superdome, the arena has a seat-ing capacity of 18,000 for basketball. The winner of the 11-game tournament receives the SEC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The tournament seeds, conference cham-pionship and division titles are determined by the 16-game conference schedule during the regular season. Teams are seeded 1-12 based on their regular season conference finish. Atlanta served as host of the inaugural SEC Tournament played fol-lowing the 1932-33 season and did so again after the 1933-34 season. The event was held every year through 1952, with the exception of 1935. After a 26-year layoff (1953-78), the tournament was renewed in 1979. The 2012 tournament will be the 52nd in league history and the 33rd since the renewal.

Use your smartphone to scan this QR code and visit the Southeastern Conference's official SEC Tournament website.

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SEC Tournament ChampionNCAA Tournament Automatic Qualifier

The Southeastern Conference Men’s BasketballTournament returns to the Crescent City as New Or-leans, La., will host the 2012 event. It is the thirdtime the city has hosted the tournament and the firstfor the New Orleans Arena. This will be the fifth timestate of Louisiana (Baton Rouge in 1938 and 1988and New Orleans 1996 and 2003) has hosted thetournament. Opened on October 29, 1999, at a cost of $112million, the New Orleans Arena is the home of theNational Basketball Association’s New Orleans Hor-nets and has hosted the NCAA Tournament in eachof the last two years. Located adjacent to theLouisiana Superdome, the arena has a seating ca-pacity of 18,000 for basketball. The winner of the 11-game tournament receivesthe SEC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.The tournament seeds, conference championshipand division titles are determined by the 16-gameconference schedule during the regular season.Teams are seeded 1-12 based on their regular sea-son conference finish. Atlanta served as host of the inaugural SEC Tour-nament played following the 1932-33 season anddid so again after the 1933-34 season. The event

was held every year through 1952, with the excep-tion of 1935. After a 26-year layoff (1953-78), thetournament was renewed in 1979. The 2012 tour-nament will be the 52nd in league history and the33rd since the renewal. The SEC has shown extraordinary balance in thetournament, evidenced by the fact that a differentschool won the first seven titles after the renewal.The event has helped set the stage for SEC teams inthe NCAA Tournament, as 21 of tournament cham-pions since the tournament resumed in 1979 haveadvanced to at least the Sweet 16. Three of the last14 SEC Tournament champions have gone on towin the national championship. Since the renewal in1979, the SEC Tournament Champion has failed towin at least one NCAA Tournament game only fourtimes. Kentucky leads the league with 27 SEC Tourna-ment titles. Alabama is second with six, while Ten-nessee ranks third with four. Florida and MississippiState each have three championship trophies andGeorgia has two. Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss,Vanderbilt and former league member Georgia Techhave each won one SEC Tournament championship.

FUTURE SEC TOURNAMENT DATES & SITESMarch 8-11, 2012 New Orleans, La. (New Orleans Arena)March 14-17, 2013 Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena)March 13-16, 2014 Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome)March 12-15, 2015 Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena)March 10-13, 2016 Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena)March 9-12, 2017 TBDMarch 8-11, 2018 TBDMarch 14-17, 2019 Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena)

FUTURE SEC TOURNAMENT SITES

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2012 NCAA TOURNAMENT

First FourMarch 13-14 (Tuesday - Wednesday)UD Arena • Dayton, OhioHost: University of Dayton

Second and Third RoundsMarch 15 and 17 (Thursday - Saturday)The PitAlbuquerque, N.M.Host: University of New Mexico

March 15 and 17 (Thursday - Saturday)KFC Yum! CenterLouisville, Ky.Host: University of Louisville

March 15 and 17 (Thursday - Saturday)Consol Energy CenterPittsburgh, Pa.Host: Duquesne University March 15 and 17 (Thursday - Saturday)Rose Garden ArenaPortland, Ore.Host: University of Oregon

March 16 and 18 (Friday and Sunday)Nationwide ArenaColumbus, OhioHost: Ohio State University

March 16 and 18 (Friday and Sunday)Greensboro ColiseumGreensboro, N.C.Host: Atlantic Coast Conference

March 16 and 18 (Friday and Sunday)Bridgestone ArenaNashville, Tenn.Host: Ohio Valley Conference

March 16 and 18 (Friday and Sunday)CenturyLink Center OmahaOmaha, Neb.Host: Creighton University

RegionalsMarch 22 and 24 (Thursday - Saturday)TD GardenBoston, Mass.Host: Boston College

March 22 and 24 (Thursday - Saturday)US Airways CenterPhoenix, Ariz.Host: Arizona State University

March 23 and 25 (Friday - Sunday)Georgia DomeAtlanta, Ga.Host: Georgia Tech

March 23 and 25 (Friday - Sunday)Edward Jones DomeSt. Louis, Mo.Host: St. Louis University

Final FourMarch 31 and April 2 (Saturday - Monday)New Orleans ArenaNew Orleans, La.Host: Tulane University

2013 NCAA Tournament (75th annual)Opening Round: March 19-20, 2013 UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio

2nd and 3rd Rounds: March 21 and 23, 2013The Palace • Auburn Hills, Mich.Rupp Arena • Lexington, Ky.Energy Solutions Arena • Salt Lake City, UtahHP Pavilion • San Jose, Calif.

2nd and 3rd Rounds: March 22 and 24, 2013 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TexasUD Arena • Dayton, OhioSprint Center • Kansas City, Mo.Wachovia Center • Philadelphia, Pa.

Regional - March 28 and 30, 2013 Staples Center • Los Angeles, Calif.

Regional - March 28 and 30, 2013 TBD • TBD

Regional - March 29 and 31, 2013 Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas

Regional - March 29 and 31, 2013 Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, Ind.

Final Four - April 6 and 8, 2013Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga.

Use your smartphone to scan this code and visit the official site of the NCAA Tournament.

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NCAA TOURNAMENT SELECTION PROCESS

How about a quick overview of the process?The Division I Men’s Basketball Championship has a 10-person selection com-mittee responsible for overseeing all aspects of the event. The committee se-lects and seeds the teams by secret ballot according to established principles and procedures.

Who’s on the committee?Institutional and conference administrators are nominated by their confer-ence, serve five-year terms—with between one and three members rotating out and the same number rotating in every year—and represent a cross-sec-tion of NCAA Division I membership. The committee is balanced geographi-cally, with no fewer than two members representing the East, Midwest, South and West regions at any one time.

How does the committee prepare for selection weekend?Committee members spend countless hours evaluating and discussing teams during the regular season. They strive to be experts on the teams within their assigned regions and have a broad-based knowledge of Division I basketball.

What teams make up the field?The field is divided into automatic qualifiers and at-large teams. The champi-onships have 31 automatic qualifiers that play their way into the tournament by winning their conference regular season or conference tournament cham-pionship. The committee then selects the at-large teams.

What is the most important factor for being selected?No single factor guarantees selection. Committee members individually form their frame of reference for decisions regarding selection and seeding.

Are selection, seeding and bracketing the same for the men and women?There are a few minor differences. The most obvious is the men’s champion-ship now features 68 teams with Nos. 65-68 meeting in the "First Four" round in Dayton. On the women’s side, 64 teams participate.

How fair is the process?To ensure impartiality, committee members are prohibited from voting for teams they represent. This includes conference representatives who cannot vote for teams in their conference. In fact, committee members must leave the room when such teams are being discussed.

How does the committee handle key injuries, unavailable players or unique circumstances that occur during the regular season?Committee members evaluate teams based on outcomes of games played with and without missing player(s) and make an evaluation. Ultimately, if the committee as a whole feels the impacted team merits inclusion, the team is selected, seeded and placed in the bracket.

What is the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) and how important is it to the process?Developed by NCAA statisticians, the Rating Percentage Index was first used by the Men’s Selection Committee in 1981 and the Women’s in 1985. The ba-sic RPI consists of a team’s Division I winning percentage (25 percent weight), its opponent’s winning percentage (50 percent weight) and its opponents opponent’s winning percentage (25 percent weight). The RPI is one of many factors the committee uses for selecting and seeding teams.

Jeff Hathaway (2011-12 chair)Consultant, Big East Conference

Mike Bobinski (2012-13 chair)Director of Athletics, Xavier

Ron WellmanDirector of Athletics, Wake Forest

Lynn HickeyDirector of Athletics, Texas-San Antonio

Doug FullertonCommissioner, Big Sky Conference

Scott BarnesDirector of Athletics, Utah State

Steve OrsiniDirector of Athletics, SMU

Jamie Zaninovich Commissioner, West Coast Conference

Joe AllevaDirector of Athletics, LSU

10th MemberUndetermined as of Oct. 19

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COMPLIANCE & AREA INFORMATION

UT ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT COMPLIANCE STATEMENT Compliance with NCAA rules is one of the highest priorities for the University of Tennessee and our athletics department. As a member of the NCAA, the University of Tennessee is responsible for the actions of its boosters and fans. Even the best intentions may violate NCAA rules. We need your help in observing all SEC and NCAA regulations. Boosters and fans must be careful of their interaction with prospective and current student-athletes. Therefore, we encourage our boosters and fans to “Ask Before You Act” by contacting the Compliance Office: Associate Athletics Director for Compliance Brad Bertani, Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance Todd Dooley or Director of Compliance Kevin Avery (865-974-3871).

REPRESENTATIVES OF ATHLETICS INTERESTS, “BOOSTERS” There are many ways an individual can be classified as a representative of Tennessee’s athletics interests. You are a “rep-resentative of The University of Tennessee’s athletics interests,” if you have been involved in a booster club, made financial contributions to the athletics program or booster organizations; provided benefits to an enrolled student-athlete; assisted in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes, or been involved in the promotion of UT athletics. Please note that once you have been identified as a representative of University of Tennessee athletics interests, you retain that identity indefinitely.

RECRUITING, EXTRA BENEFITS AND INDUCEMENTS Only coaches and athletics department staff members can be involved in the recruiting process. All “athletics representa-tives” who are not employees of UT are prohibited from contacting a prospect by telephone, letter or in-person, on- or off-campus, for the purpose of encouraging participation in athletics at UT. It is not permissible for prospects, student-athletes or their relatives and friends to receive any extra benefits or special arrangements from a booster. Extra benefits include, but are not limited to: cash or loans in any amount; co-signing or arranging a loan; providing gifts of any kind (e.g. clothing, airline tickets, or holiday cards); providing special discounts for goods and services; use of an automobile. If you are an established friend or neighbor of a prospect, you may have contact with the prospect provided you do not try to recruit the prospect on behalf of UT, and that such contacts are not made at the direction of UT’s coaching staff. Please note that a prospect is a person who has started classes for the ninth grade.

EMPLOYMENT The Compliance Office must keep written records verifying all student-athlete employment. NCAA rules stipulate that com-pensation may be paid to a student-athlete only for work actually performed and at a rate commensurate with the going rate in that locality for similar service. NCAA rules also prohibit employers from using the name or picture of a student-athlete to directly or indirectly advertise, recommend or promote the sale or use of a commercial product or service of any kind. Do not provide an honorarium to a student-athlete for a speaking engagement. Compensation may not include any remuneration for value or utility that the student-athlete may have for the employer because of publicity, reputation, fame or personal following that he or she has obtained because of athletics ability.

Remember: “PLAY BY THE RULES”Tennessee Athletics Compliance

(865) 974-3871www.VolsPlayByTheRules.com

From Airport: Go north (left) on U.S. Highway 129 leaving airport. After crossing the Tennessee River bridge just outside of Knoxville, exit on U.S. Highways 11 and 70 (Cumberland Avenue). Turn right at the bottom of the exit ramp and turn right at the second light onto Volunteer Boulevard. Follow Volunteer Boulevard into campus and turn right at the second traffic light onto Lake Loudoun Boulevard to the arena.

From I-75 South (Lexington): Follow I-75 South to I-275 South just past Merchants Drive. Follow I-275 to I-40 East. Exit I-40 east at James White Parkway and follow Parkway to Neyland Drive (Tennessee Highway 153) and arena is on right.

From I-40 East (from Nashville) and I-75 North (from Atlanta/Chattanooga): Follow I-40 and I-75 to I-40/I-75 junction in West Knox-ville. Continue on I-40 East to U.S. Highway 129 South. Follow 129 South to the U.S. 11-70 exit. Turn left off the exit ramp onto U.S. 11-70 (Cumberland Avenue) and turn right on Volunteer Boulevard at the third traffic light. Fol-low Volunteer Boulevard into campus and turn right at the second traffic light onto Lake Loudoun Boulevard to the arena.

From I-40 West (from Asheville, N.C.): Follow I-40 to Exit 389. Exit onto Hall of Fame Drive (exit 389). Turn left onto Hall of Fame Drive. Follow signs to Neyland Drive. Turn right onto Neyland Drive. Turn right onto Lake Loudon Blvd.

HOTELS/LODGINGHilton Knoxville - Downtown ................................ (865) 523-2300 501 W. Church St. 37902-2591Holiday Inn Select Downtown .............................. (865) 522-2800 525 Henley St. 37902Marriott Knoxville - Downtown ............................ (865) 637-1234 500 Hill Avenue SE 37915Radisson Summit Hill - Downtown ..................... (865) 522-2600 401 W. Summit Hill Drive 37902Courtyard By Marriott - West................................. (865) 539-0600 216 Langley Place 37922Holiday Inn Central at Papermill - West ............ (865) 584-3911 1315 Kirby Rd. 37909Holiday Inn Select West .......................................... (865) 693-1011 304 N. Cedar Bluff Rd. 37923Hilton - Airport ........................................................... (865) 970-4300 2001Alcoa Highway 37701Cumberland House ................................................... (865) 342-7680 1109 White Ave. 37916Hampton Inn & Suites .............................................. (865) 522-5400 618 W Main St. 37902

RESTAURANTS NEAR THE ARENAArena Dining (in Thompson-Boling Arena) ..... (865) 521-0092 200 E. Jackson Ave. 37915-1005Barley's Taproom & Pizzeria ................................... (865) 521-0092 200 E. Jackson Ave. 37915-1005Calhoun's on the River ............................................. (865) 673-3355 400 Neyland Dr. 37902Chesapeake's (seafood)........................................... (865) 673-3433 500 Henley St. 37902-2802Copper Cellar/Cumberland Grill .......................... (865) 673-3411 1807 Cumberland Ave. 37916-3009Downtown Grill & Brewery .................................... (865) 633-8111 424 S Gay St. 37902-1103Mellow Mushroom (pizza, sandwiches) ............ (865) 524-7979 2109 Cumberland Ave. 37916Ruth's Chris Steak House ........................................ (865) 546-4696 950 Volunteer Landing Lane 37915SunSpot (vegetarian) ............................................... (865) 637-4663 1909 Cumberland Ave. 37916-2907

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Market Station FrequencyBristol WOPI - AM 1490Camden WRJB - FM 98.3Chattanooga WGOW - FM 102.3Clarksville WJZM - AM 1400Cleveland WCLE - FM 104.1Columbia WKOM - FM 101.7Columbia WMCP - AM 1280Cookeville WBXE - FM 93.7Crossville WCSV - AM 1490Crossville WOWF - FM 102.5Dresden WCDZ - FM 95.1Erwin WEMB - AM 1420Fayetteville WYTM - FM 105.5Franklin WAKM - AM 950Greeneville WIKQ - FM 103.1Huntsville, Ala. WZZN - FM 97.7Jackson WDXI - AM 1310Johnson City WKTP - AM 1590Kingsport WKPT - AM 1400Knoxville WNML - AM 990Knoxville WIVK - FM 107.7LaFollette WTNQ - FM 104.9Lawrenceburg WDXE - FM 95.9Lenoir City WLIL - AM 730Lewisburg WJJM - AM 1490Lewisburg WJJM - FM 94.3Lexington WBFG - FM 96.5Livingston WLIV - AM 920Livingston WLIV - FM 104.7Manchester WFTZ - FM 101.5McMinnville WAKI - AM 1230Memphis WMSF - AM 680Memphis WMSF - FM 92.9Morristown WCRK - AM 1150Nashville WGFX - FM 104.5Newport WLIK - AM 1270Oneida WBNT - FM 105.5Paris WTPR - AM 710Paris WTPR - FM 101.5Portland WQKR - AM 1270Pulaski WKSR - AM 1420Pulaski WKSR - FM 98.3Savannah WKWX - FM 93.5Smithville WJLE - AM 1480Smithville WJLE - FM 101.7Tri-Cities WQUT - FM 101.5Union City WENK - AM 1240Wartburg WECO - FM 101.3Waynesville, N.C. WMXF - AM 1400Winchester WCDT - AM 1340

Fans out of broadcast range can listen via:XM/Sirius Satellite Radio

UTsports.com Teamline USA: 1-800-846-4700 ext. 5405

For more than 60 years the Vol Network has served as the main communications link between the University of Tennessee and its fans. IMG College/Vol Network manages the multi-media and marketing rights to University of Tennessee athletics. IMG is recognized as the world’s premier sports, entertainment and media company. With 50 radio affiliates and statewide coverage, the Vol Network boasts one of the largest collegiate basketball networks in the country. The Cuonzo Martin Television Show, which begins in early January and runs weekly during basketball season is shown on network television stations across the state in all five major Tennessee television markets and regionally in the Southeast on SportSouth.

IMG College/Vol Network(865) 212-3570 • 6701 Baum Drive, Suite 100 • Knoxville, TN 37919

TENNESSEE BASKETBALL PROGRAMMING 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 Wilker-son previews action around the country and the SEC. Game Broadcast: Bob Kesling and Bert Ber-telkamp provide exciting play-by-play action of Tennessee Volunteers basketball. Big Orange Scoreboard: After each game, John Wilk-erson gets listeners caught up with scores, reports and updates from the SEC and around the country. The Vol Network provides an exclusive courtside interview with the player of the game, and Bob Kesling recaps the game with a review of the final statistics. Cuonzo Martin Show: Following each game, UT head coach Cuonzo Martin gives an exclusive courtside inter-view with Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp. Fans are en-couraged to stay and listen near the broadcast position.

VOL CALLS The Vol Network’s weekly prime time call-in show, “Vol Calls,” returns for its 23rd season in 2010-11. This popu-lar one-hour prime time show, hosted by Bob Kesling, airs statewide at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT every Monday* on most Vol Network stations. The show originates live from the Texas Roadhouse located in the heart of the Turkey Creek entertainment, dining and shopping district in west Knoxville. Fans can place a "Vol Call" anywhere in the United States by dialing 1-800-688-8657 or Tennessee customers of Verizon Wireless can dial #TENN. Fans can submit questions online at UTsports.com/volnetwork.*Vol Calls is heard on Wednesday nights until UT's football season ends.

CUONZO MARTIN TV SHOW AFFILIATESChattanooga WTVC Ch. 9 Sat., 1:00 p.m.Knoxville WVLT Ch. 8 Sat., 11:00 a.m. MyVLT Ch. 30 Sun., 9:00 p.m. MyVLT Ch. 30 Sun., 10:00 p.m.Memphis WMC Ch. 5 Sat., NoonNashville WZTV Ch. 17 Sat., 11:30 a.m. WUXP Ch. 30 Sat., TBDTri-Cities WJHL Ch. 11 Sat., Noon

This is the 13th straight season that Bob Kesling (left) and former Vol Bert Bertelkamp team up for Vol Network radio broadcasts.

VOL NETWORK AFFILIATESJohn Ward, Ray Mears and former Knoxville Journal sports editor Ben Byrd on the set of the Ray Mears TV Show.

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0 Yemi Makanjuola C • 6-9 • 244 • Fr. Lagos, Nigeria. ppg __________ bpg ________Notes ______________________

1 Josh Richardson G • 6-6 • 186 • Fr. Edmond, Okla. ppg __________ rpg ________Notes ______________________

2 Galen Campbell G • 6-3 • 193 • Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. ppg __________ apg ________Notes ______________________

3 Renaldo Woolridge F • 6-9 • 215 • Sr. Sherman Oaks, Calif.ppg __________ rpg ________Notes ______________________

4 Wes Washpun G • 6-1 • 163 • Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa ppg __________ apg ________Notes ______________________

11 Trae Golden G • 6-1 • 209 • So. Powder Springs, Ga. ppg __________ apg ________Notes ______________________

13 Skylar McBee G • 6-3 • 199 • Jr. Rutledge, Tenn. ppg __________ rpg ________Notes ______________________

14 Tyler Summitt G • 6-1 • 180 • So. Knoxville, Tenn. ppg __________ apg ________Notes ______________________

15 Rob Murphy F • 6-8 • 230 • Jr. Brentwood, Tenn. ppg __________ rpg ________Notes ______________________

20 Kenny Hall F • 6-9 • 222 • Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga. ppg __________ rpg ________Notes ______________________

21 Ryan Kilmartin G • 6-5 • 210 • S0. Charlotte, N.C.ppg __________ rpg ________Notes ______________________

23 Cameron Tatum G • 6-7 • 193 • Sr. Lithonia, Ga. ppg __________ rpg ________Notes ______________________

24 Brandon Lopez G • 6-1 • 179 • Fr. Knoxville, Tenn.ppg __________ apg ________Notes ______________________

25 Dwight Miller F • 6-8 • 240 • Jr. Nassau, Bahamasppg __________ rpg ________Notes ______________________

31 Quinton Chievous G • 6-5 • 201 • Fr. Chicago, Ill. ppg __________ rpg ________Notes ______________________

34 Jeronne Maymon F • 6-7 • 265 • Jr. Madison, Wis. ppg __________ rpg ________Notes ______________________

52 Jordan McRae G • 6-5 • 174 • So. Midway, Ga. ppg __________ bpg ________Notes ______________________

Cuonzo Martin Head Coach Notes ______________________

Tracy WebsterAssistant Coach

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Jon HarrisAssistant Coach

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Kent WilliamsAssistant Coach

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Houston FancherDirector of Basketball Operations Notes ______________________

Marco HarrisStudent-Athlete Welfare Coordinator Notes ______________________

Mark PancratzCoordinator of Video Scouting

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Ryan CahakGraduate Manager

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