2011-12 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL
VOLUNTEERS EXHIBITION GAME 1
Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result N3
Carson-Newman (Exhib.)
7 p.m.
N7
Lincoln Memorial (Exhib.)
7 p.m.
N11
1-UNC Greensboro (FS South)
7 p.m.
N16
Louisiana-Monroe
7 p.m.
N21 2-Duke (ESPN2)^ N22
2-Michigan or Memphis (ESPN/ESPN2)^
5:30 p.m. 2 or 7 p.m.
N23 2-TBD (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU)^ TBD N28
at Oakland (ESPNU)
9 p.m.
D3 3-Pittsburgh (ESPN)
5:15 p.m.
D10
Austin Peay (CSS) Noon
D14
at College of Charleston (ESPNU)
D20
UNC Asheville (SS)
7 p.m.
D23
ETSU
7 p.m.
D29
The Citadel (SS)
7 p.m.
9 p.m.
J2 Chattanooga (SS)
7 p.m.
J4
8 p.m.
at Memphis (FS South)
J7 Florida* (ESPN2)^ J12
11 a.m.
at Mississippi State* (ESPN/ESPN2)^
9 p.m.
J14 Kentucky* (ESPN)^ Noon J18
at Georgia* (SEC Network)^
8 p.m.
J21 Connecticut (CBS)
4 p.m.
J24
7 p.m.
at Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)
J28 Auburn* (ESPN2)^
6 p.m.
J31
7 p.m.
at Kentucky* (ESPNU)^
F4 Georgia* (FS South)^
8 p.m.
F8
South Carolina* (SEC Network)^
8 p.m.
F11
at Florida* (SEC Network)^
4 p.m.
F15 Arkansas* (SEC Network)^
8 p.m.
F18
at Alabama* (SEC Network)^
F22
Ole Miss* (CSS)^
1:30 p.m. 7 p.m.
F25
at South Carolina* (FS South)^
8 p.m.
F29
at LSU* (CSS)^
9 p.m.
M3 Vanderbilt* (ESPN/ESPN2)^
4 p.m.
M8-11 SEC Tournament (SEC Network/ABC) Schedule Key 1-EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Opening Game (Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.); 2-EA SPORTS Maui Invitational (Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii); 3-Big East/SEC Challenge (Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.); *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FS South-Fox Sports South; SS-SportSouth; ^-Streamed live on ESPN3.com All Times Eastern & Subject to Change; Opponent Rankings are AP
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Tennessee vs Carson-Newman 7:05 p.m. ET Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tenn. TV: The game is not televised but will be streamed live at UTsports.com. Radio: The game will air on the Vol Radio Network (50-plus stations covering 28 states). Bob Kesling is in his 13th 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 at UTsports.com. Tickets: Contact the Tennessee ticket office at 1-800-332-8657 or visit UTtix.com.
Tennessee 0-0
at a Glance
Carson-Newman
Record 0-0
NR.............................................................................................Ranking........................................................................................... NR Cuonzo Martin (Purdue, 2000)..................................Head Coach............. Chuck Benson (Carson-Newman, 1991) 0-0 (1st year)...............................................................Record at School.......................................................11-16 (2nd year) 61-41 (4th year)............................................................Overall Record..................................................... 148-111 (9th year) UTsports.com...................................................................... Web Site.................................................................... CNeagles.com UT leads 11-4......................................................................... Series...........................................................................VU leads 2-0
Probable Starters
Tennessee G 11 Trae Golden G 52 Jordan McRae G 23 Cameron Tatum F 34 Jeronne Maymon C 20 Kenny Hall
Ht. Wt. 6-1 209 6-5 174 6-7 193 6-7 265 6-9 222
Yr. Hometown ‘10-11 PPG RPG APG So. Powder Springs, Ga. 3.0 1.1 2.2 So. Midway, Ga. 1.8 0.8 0.0 Sr. Lithonia, Ga. 8.8 3.1 2.3 Jr. Madison, Wis. 2.6 2.8 0.2 Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga. 2.0 1.8 0.1
Carson-Newman G 31 Tyler Smith G 24 Ishmael Sanders F 22 Antoine Davis F 32 Kevin Hare F 21 Collin Crane
Ht. Wt. 6-0 190 6-1 180 6-5 190 6-5 205 6-5 195
Yr. Hometown ‘10-11 PPG So. Andersonville, Tenn. 1.4 So. Cleveland, Tenn. 13.4 So. Rustburg, Va. - Sr. Lexington, S.C. 9.2 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. 4.5
RPG APG 1.1 1.4 2.8 2.0 - 4.4 0.7 2.8 1.1
• Tennessee is preparing to embark on its 103rd season of varsity basketball and its first under head coach Cuonzo Martin (pronounced KAHN-zo). • The Volunteers are 62-18 all-time in exhibition games, including an 11-1 record in ThompsonBoling Arena. • Carson-Newman College is a private, liberal arts institution and NCAA Division II member located approximately 25 miles east of Knoxville in Jefferson City, Tenn. The Eagles compete in the South Atlantic Conference. Former Vol Shane Williams is on the Eagles’ coaching staff (see Page 2). • The Eagles’ roster features five East Tennessee natives: Junior forward Odell Parker (Knoxville; Bearden HS), junior forward Collin Crane (Knoxville; Karns HS), Sophomore guard Ishmael Sanders (Cleveland; Cleveland HS), sophomore guard Tyler Smith (Andersonville; Anderson County HS) and freshman center Julian McBee (Knoxville; Central HS). • Houston Fancher, Tennessee’s director of basketball operations, grew up with CarsonNewman head coach Chuck Benson in Newport, Tenn., and both graduated from Cocke County High School (Fancher in 1984, Benson in 1987). • Carson-Newman assistant coach Josh Ealy worked as a graduate assistant for one season (200708) and an assistant coach for one season (2008-09) at Appalachian State during Houston Fancher’s tenure as head coach of the Mountaineers. • The Vols’ roster features five returning lettermen and five scholarship newcomers. Senior guard Cameron Tatum is Tennessee’s lone returning starter. • This is Tennessee’s 25th season of basketball in Thompson-Boling Arena. Over the previous 24 years, the riverfront facility has hosted more than 6.2 million fans for men’s basketball games, and the Volunteers have posted a 280-100 (.737) home record.