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OUTLOOK 1-8
PLAYERS
31-52
POSTSEASON 157-194
RESULTS
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Record vs. All Opponents All-Time Series Results Milestones & Streaks Preseason/Holiday Tournaments Yearly Results Overtime Results In The Polls vs. Ranked Opponents
166 167-169 170-172 172 173-198 199 200 201 202
Coaching Era Reviews Coaching History All-Time Lettermen All-Time Assistant Coaches All-Time Player Statistics Thompson-Boling Arena Pratt Pavilion Historic Home Venues Legend of the Volunteer
MEDIA INFO 204 205 206 207 208
UT Media Relations Practice Coverage Guidelines Southeastern Conference Vol Network Area Information & Compliance
203-208 MEDIA INFO
78-79 80-94 95 96-97 98-110 111 112-113 113-114
Results Statistics Highs & Lows Team Game-by-Game Comparison Superlatives Box Scores SEC Standings / Honors
VOLMANAC 165-194
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SEC Tournament Results NCAA Tournament & NIT Results NCAA Tournament Superlatives Postseason Game Records NCAA Tournament Career Records NCAA Tournament Top Performances / NCAA Infractions Report FAQ
POSTSEASON
158-159 160 161 162-163 163 164
2011-12 Review 54 55 56 57 58 59-75 76
All-Americans All-SEC Other SEC Honors Regional & National Honors Academic & Service Honors SEC & NCAA Statistical Champions SEC Championship Teams Vols in the NBA Annual Team Awards
HONORS
Cuonzo Martin Tracy Webster Jon Harris Kent Williams Houston Fancher Marco Harris Mark Pancratz Chad Newman Nicodemus Christopher University Administration Athletics Administration Support Staff
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142-146 147 148 149 150 151 152-153 154-155 156
RECORDS
32-37 38-39 40-41 42-43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50-51 52
HONORS
RESULTS
STAFF
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Team Records: Game Team Records: Season Scoring Records Rebounding Records Field Goal Records Free Throw Records 3-Point Field Goal Records Assists Records Blocked Shot Records Steals Records Playing Experience Records Attendance Records Yearly Top-Five Scorers 100-Point Games Yearly Team Totals 1,000-Point Club Thompson-Boling Arena Records
REVIEW
Quinton Chievous / Trae Golden Trae Golden Kenny Hall Brandon Lopez Yemi Makanjuola Jeronne Maymon Jeronne Maymon / Skylar McBee Skylar McBee Jordan McRae Dwight Miller Dwight Miller / Rob Murphy Rob Murphy / Josh Richardson Josh Richardson / Jarnell Stokes Jarnell Stokes D’Montre Edwards / Armani Moore Derek Reese Individual Game-by-Game Stats
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116 117 118-119 120-121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130-131 131 132-133 134-139 139-140
STAFF
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26-30
RECORDS
PLAYERS
1 Table of Contents 2 Roster 3 Schedule & Quick Facts 4-5 Notes 6-8 Cuonzo Martin Q&A
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CONTENTS
CREDITS
Editor: Tom Satkowiak (please send edits to tomsid@tennessee.edu) Editorial Assistance: Nate Bain, Rachel Bain, Mary-Carter Kniffen, Amanda Pruitt (design & layout) Brooke Satkowiak, Jason Yellin Photography: Donald Page, Wade Rackley, Patrick Murphy-Racey, Tom Satkowiak, UT Photo Services, UTAD Photography Cover Design: Jimmy Delaney Printing: Interstate Printing & Graphics of Mobile, Ala.
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ALPHABETICAL No. 31 32 11 20 24 0 34 13 52 25 4 15 3 1 5
Name Pos. Quinton Chievous G D’Montre Edwards G Trae Golden G Kenny Hall F Brandon Lopez G Yemi Makanjuola C Jeronne Maymon F Skylar McBee G Jordan McRae G Dwight Miller F Armani Moore G Rob Murphy F Derek Reese G Josh Richardson G Jarnell Stokes F
Ht. Wt. 6-5 208 6-6 210 6-1 206 6-9 232 6-1 181 6-9 248 6-7 260 6-3 197 6-5 177 6-8 251 6-6 190 6-8 234 6-7 205 6-6 190 6-8 255
Cl. RS-Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So. RS-Sr. Sr. Jr. RS-Sr. Fr. RS-Sr. Fr. So. So.
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NUMERICAL
Hometown (Previous School) Chicago, Ill. (Notre Dame College Prep) Charleston, S.C. (Brevard [Fla.] CC) Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS) Stone Mountain, Ga. (Redan HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (Austin-East HS) Lagos, Nigeria (Word of God Christian Academy) Madison, Wis. (Marquette University) Rutledge, Tenn. (Grainger HS) Midway, Ga. (Liberty County HS) Nassau, Bahamas (Midland [Texas] College) Kennesaw, Ga. (Mt. Paran Christian School) Brentwood, Tenn. (Lipscomb University) Orlando, Fla. (Olympia HS) Edmond, Okla. (Santa Fe HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Southwind HS)
Name Position Year Cuonzo Martin Head Coach 2nd Tracy Webster Associate Head Coach 2nd Jon Harris Assistant Coach 2nd Kent Williams Assistant Coach 2nd Houston Fancher Director of Basketball Operations 4th Marco Harris Student-Athlete Welfare Coordinator 2nd Mark Pancratz Coordinator of Video Scouting 7th Chad Newman Director of Sports Medicine 18th Nicodemus Christopher Strength & Conditioning Coach 1st Tom Satkowiak Media Relations Director 5th
No. Name Pos. Cl. 0 Makanjuola C So. 1 Richardson G So. 3 Reese G Fr. 4 Moore G Fr. 5 Stokes F So. 11 Golden G Jr. 13 McBee G Sr. 15 Murphy F RS-Sr. 20 Hall F Sr. 24 Lopez G So. 25 Miller F RS-Sr. 31 Chievous G RS-Fr. 32 Edwards G Jr. 34 Maymon F Sr. 52 McRae G Jr.
Alma Mater Purdue, 2000 Wisconsin, 1995 Marquette, 2002 Southern Illinois, 2003 Middle Tennessee, 1988 SW Oklahoma State, 1994 UW-Milwaukee, 2006 Tennessee, 1994 Baylor, 2007 Tennessee, 2002
Pronunciation
Quinton Chievous (CHEE-viss) D’Montre Edwards (duh-MAHN-tray) Trae Golden (TRAY) Yemi Makanjuola (YEH-mee MACK-in-JEW-luh) Cuonzo Martin (KAHN-zo) Jeronne Maymon (jur-ON MAY-min) Armani Moore (ahr-MAHN-ee)
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STAFF REVIEW RESULTS RECORDS
NCAA First Round (Dayton, Ohio) NCAA Second & Third Rounds (Auburn Hills, Mich. / Lexington, Ky. / Salt Lake City, Utah / San Jose, Calif.) NCAA Second & Third Rounds (Austin, Texas / Dayton, Ohio / Kansas City, Mo. / Philadelphia, Pa.) NCAA Regionals (Los Angeles, Calif. / Washington, D.C.) NCAA Regionals (Arlington, Texas / Indianapolis, Ind.) NCAA Final Four (Atlanta, Ga.)
HONORS
March 19-20 March 21 & 23 March 22 & 24 March 28 & 30 March 29 & 31 April 6 & 8
Site Television Time Knoxville UTsports.com 7 p.m. Knoxville Fox Sports South 7 p.m. Bayam贸n, Puerto Rico ESPNU 12:30 p.m. Bayam贸n, Puerto Rico ESPNU/ESPN3 10:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. Bayam贸n, Puerto Rico ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN3 TBD Knoxville Fox Sports South 7 p.m. Washington, D.C. ESPN 6:30 p.m. Charlottesville, Va. ESPN3 7 p.m. Knoxville SportSouth 7 p.m. Knoxville SportSouth 7 p.m. Knoxville Fox Sports South 7 p.m. Knoxville ESPNU 6 p.m. Knoxville ESPN2 8 p.m. Knoxville SEC Network 8 p.m. Tuscaloosa, Ala. ESPN2 1 p.m. Lexington, Ky. ESPN 7 p.m. Knoxville SEC Network 4 p.m. Oxford, Miss. ESPN/ESPN2 7 p.m. Knoxville ESPN/ESPN2 2 p.m. Knoxville ESPNU 7 p.m. Fayetteville, Ark. ESPN2 4 p.m. Knoxville SEC Network 8 p.m. Columbia, S.C. Fox Sports South 1 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. SEC Network 8 p.m. Knoxville CBS 1 p.m. Knoxville ESPNU 7 p.m. College Station, Texas SEC Network 4 p.m. Knoxville ESPN 9 p.m. Athens, Ga. SEC Network 1:30 p.m. Auburn, Ala. CSS 9 p.m. Knoxville ESPN/ESPN2 4 p.m. Nashville, Tenn.
PLAYERS
Date Day Opponent Nov. 5 Mon. Victory University (exhib) Nov. 9 Fri. Kennesaw State Nov. 15 Thur. 1-UNC Asheville Nov. 16 Fri. 1-Akron or Oklahoma State Nov. 18 Sun. 1-TBD Nov. 26 Mon. Oakland Nov. 30 Fri. 2-at Georgetown Dec. 5 Wed. at Virginia Thur. Wichita State Dec. 13 Tues. Presbyterian Dec. 18 Fri. Western Carolina Dec. 21 Sat. Xavier Dec. 29 Fri. Memphis Jan. 4 Wed. Ole Miss* Jan. 9 Sat. at Alabama* Jan. 12 Tues. at Kentucky* Jan. 15 Sat. Mississippi State* Jan. 19 Thur. at Ole Miss* Jan. 24 Sat. Alabama* Jan. 26 Tues. Vanderbilt* Jan. 29 Sat. at Arkansas* Feb. 2 Wed. Georgia* Feb. 6 Sun. at South Carolina* Feb. 10 Wed. at Vanderbilt* Feb. 13 Sat. Kentucky* Feb. 16 Tues. LSU* Feb. 19 Sat. at Texas A&M* Feb. 23 Tues. Florida* Feb. 26 Sat. at Georgia* March 2 Wed. at Auburn* March 6 Sat. Missouri* March 9 SEC Tournament March 13-17
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SCHEDULE
POSTSEASON
Key 1-Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Coliseo Ruben Rodriquez) 2-SEC/Big East Challenge (Verizon Center) * Southeastern Conference Game All Times Eastern & Subject to Change
QUICK FACTS
Team Information 2011-12 Overall Record: 19-15 Home / Away / Neutral: 15-4 / 3-8 / 1-3 ARENA SEC Record: 10-6 Name: Thompson-Boling Arena Home / Away / Neutral: 7-1 / 3-5 / 0-0 Capacity: 21,678 SEC Finish: 2nd Record in Arena: 295-104 (.739) 25 Seasons Final Ranking (AP / USA Today): NR / NR Largest Crowd: 25,610 vs. Kentucky (1/21/89) Starters Returning / Lost: 4 / 1 at current capacity: 22,326 vs. Gonzaga Letterwinners Returning / Lost: 9 / 2 Scholarship Newcomers: 3 (1/7/09)
HEAD Coach Head Coach: Cuonzo Martin (Purdue, 2000) Record at Tennessee: 19-15 (2nd Year) Career Record: 80-56 (4 Years) .588 Pct. Basketball Office Phone: (865) 974-1206 Basketball Office Fax: (865) 974-0097 Media Relations Basketball SID: Tom Satkowiak (Tenn., 2002) Office: 865-974-7501 Cell: 865-696-2897 E-mail: tomsid@utk.edu Twitter: @TomSatkowiak Secondary Contact: Nate Bain (Oregon, 2011) E-mail: nbain@utk.edu Twitter: @NateBain Media Relations Fax: 865-974-1269 Press Row Phone: 865-974-0110 SID Mailing Address: P.O. Box 15016, Knoxville, TN 37901
MEDIA INFO
History First Year of Basketball: 1908-09 All-Time Record: 1,509-960-2 (.611) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 19 (1967, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 89, 98, 99, 00, 01, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11) Last NCAA Opponent: Michigan (3/18/11) Result: L, 75-45 NIT Appearances: 12 (1945, 69, 71, 84, 85, 88, 90, 92, 96, 03, 04, 12) Last NIT Opponent: Middle Tenn. (3/19/12) Result: L, 71-64
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The Basics Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Founded: 1794 Conference: Southeastern Enrollment: 27,523 Colors: Orange & White Nickname: Volunteers Mascot: Smokey Band: Pride of the Southland University President: Dr. Joe DiPietro Knoxville Chancellor: Dr. Jimmy Cheek Faculty Representative: Dr. Donald Bruce Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics: Dave Hart Athletic Department Phone: 865-974-1220 Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-332-8657
Overnight Address: 1720 Volunteer Blvd. Room 255 Knoxville, TN 37996
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OUTLOOK ANNIVERSARIES The 2012-13 season marks a few important anniversaries related to Tennessee basketball. • The 2012-13 season marks the 60th anniversary of legendary head coach Ray Mears’ first season at UT. Mears was the head coach at Tennessee for 15 years from 1962-63 to 1976-77 and boasted a .713 winning percentage (278-112). He passed away on June 11, 2007. • The 2012-13 campaign also is the 70th anniversary of Tennessee’s 1943 SEC Championship team, which finished 14-4 (6-3 SEC) under head coach John Mauer. • Twenty years ago, Allan Houston captured the 1993 SEC scoring title (22.3 ppg) – and he also broke Ernie Grunfeld’s school scoring record. And Ron Slay was the league’s scoring champion 10 years ago, averaging 21.2 ppg in 2003.
20 = 100 FOR MARTIN If Tennessee reaches the 20-win mark this season, win No. 20 also will be the 100th victory of Cuonzo Martin’s young headcoaching career. Martin enters this season with an 80-56 record in four previous seasons as a head coach (three at Missouri State, one at Tennessee).
VOLS FEATURE PEACH FLAVOR ONCE AGAIN For the second straight season, Tennessee’s roster includes four players from the state of Georgia. UT’s three returnees from the Peach State are responsible for more than 47 percent of the total Division I points scored (2,541) by this year’s roster. Trae Golden (555), Kenny Hall (331), Jordan McRae (311) combine for 1,197 points entering this season.
FRONTCOURT DUO MAKES CBS “TOP 100” LIST Tennessee’s frontcourt tandem of Jeronne Maymon and Jarnell Stokes was honored by CBSSports.com in the preseason, as each player landed on the website’s list of “College Basketball’s Top 100 Players.” • Stokes and Maymon were listed at Nos. 25 and 69, respectively. • Tennessee was one of 22 schools (and one of four in the SEC) to place multiple players in the list’s top 70. • Stokes and Maymon headline what CBSsports.com college basketball expert Gary Parrish touts as “one of the nation’s best front courts.” • The pair weighs in at 530 pounds and combined for 22.3 points and 15.5 rebounds per game a season ago.
SUMMER VACATION: VOLS IN ITALY Cuonzo Martin took the Tennessee basketball team on a 10-day, four-game exhibition tour of Italy Aug. 5-15. The tour began in Rome and progressed north through Florence, Pisa and The Republic of San Marino before concluding in Como. The Volunteers plowed through each of their four exhibition opponents en route to a perfect 4-0 record. The competition included All-Star Italy (a collection of Italian professional players), the Lithuanian second-division champion BC Atletas, BC Zeta Golubovci from Montenegro and Amici del Campetto. BC Atletas provided the biggest test for Tennessee — the Lithuanian pros defeated Georgia just days before facing the Vols. Atletas also added a victory over Purdue two days after playing UT. Tennessee handed BC Atletas an 82-68 defeat in what would prove to be the Vols’ lowest-scoring game of the tour. In total, the Big Orange boasted an average margin of victory of 49.3 points in its four outings. Twice, in a display of sportsmanship, the Vols requested a running clock during the second half. In an effort to make the trip an educational opportunity for a team with numerous players who had never traveled abroad, Martin called upon UT professor Dr. Robert Bast, who crafted a three-credit course (History 491) appropriately named “Renaissance Men.” The class met for several on-campus lectures before the trip, preparing the student-athletes for the culture, cities and landmarks they would encounter once they stepped foot on Italian soil. Highlights of the trip included visits to the Roman Colosseum, the ruins of the Roman Forum, Vatican City — including St. Peter’s
Basilica and the Sistine Chapel — Michelangelo’s famous sculpture of David in Florence, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the three towers of San Marino and a cruise on Lake Como (the first-ever boat ride for four team members).
ROSTER BREAKDOWN • The Vols’ 2012-13 roster features 15 players (13 scholarship student-athletes) representing three nations and seven states. • Four Vols hail from the state of Tennessee, while four are from Georgia. • Tennessee has five seniors, three juniors, four sophomores and three freshmen. • The roster includes nine guards, five forwards and one center. • Six Vols stand 6-5 or shorter, and nine are 6-6 or taller. The Vols outside of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City
TENNESSEE ONCE AGAIN BOASTS THE NATION’S HIGHEST-SCORING COACHING STAFF During their playing days, Tennessee’s four full-time coaches combined for more Division I points than any other staff in America. STAFF 1. Tennessee 2. Syracuse 3. Tulsa 4. Auburn 5. Valparaiso 6. TCU 7. Rhode Island 8. Missouri State 9. Duke 10. Princeton
POINTS 5,381 5,010 4,724 4,373 4,146 4,102 4,019 3,918 3,805 3,804
BREAKDOWN Martin (Purdue) – 1,666; Webster (Wisconsin) – 1,264; Harris (Marquette) – 439; Williams (SIU) – 2,012 Boeheim (Syracuse) – 745; Hopkins (Syracuse) – 628; Autry (Syracuse) – 1,538; McNamara (Syracuse) – 2,099 Manning (Kansas) – 2,951; Ballard (Kansas) – 59; Woodberry (Kansas) – 1,240; Moore (Ga. Southern) - 474 Barbee (UMass) – 1,643; Madlock (Memphis) – 894; Wagner (Louisville) – 1,836 Drew (Valparaiso) – 2,142; Powell Jr. (Illinois) – 1,178; Diebler (Valparaiso) – 826 Johnson (Boise State) – 1,555; Guerinoni (Nevada) – 197; Scott (Rice) – 1,906; Williamson (Tulsa) – 844 Hurley (Seton Hall) – 1,070; Hurley (Duke) – 1,731; Murphy (Rhode Island) – 1,218 Lusk (Iowa, SIU) – 1,666; Baldwin (Northwestern) – 1,189; Henderson (Miami-Ohio) – 458; Tilmon (SIU) – 605 Krzyzewski (Army) – 426; Collins (Duke) – 1,091; Wojciehowski (Duke) – 687; Capel (Duke) – 1,601 Henderson (Princeton) – 970; Earl (Princeton) – 1,428; Jenkins (Air Force) – 17; Geriot (Richmond) – 1,389
Includes points scored at Division I institutions only; Includes current full-time “coaches” only (no support staff, directors of operations, etc).
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MARTIN TABS CHRISTOPHER AS NEW STRENGTH COACH
REVIEW
80 = THE TIPPING POINT
RESULTS
In his previous four seasons as a head coach, Cuonzo Martin’s teams are 15-2 when they score at least 80 points. That’s not surprising given the emphasis Martin places on unrelenting defensive pressure, tenacity and technique.
RECORDS
Cuonzo Martin, along with UT’s head strength and conditioning coach, Ron McKeefery, announced on May 31 that Nicodemus Christopher had been hired to oversee all strength and conditioning efforts related to the men’s basketball program. • Christopher was responsible for the sports performance programs for softball and track and field at Purdue during the 2011-12 academic year, while also assisting with men’s basketball as a speed and conditioning coordinator. • A native of San Diego, Calif., Christopher has previous experience as an assistant sports performance coach at Accelerate Performance Enhancement Center (APEC) in Tyler, Texas, and he worked as a sports performance coach at the Michael Johnson Performance Center in Dallas. • During his time in Dallas, he helped train members of the NHL’s Dallas Stars and the FC Dallas MLS franchise. • He also assisted with NFL training camp preparation and offseason workouts for NFL standouts such as Marion Barber, Bradie James, Akin Ayodele, Donald Driver and Weslye Saunders, just to name a few. • Christopher received a bachelor’s degree in health and human performance from Baylor (2007) and a master’s degree in kinesiology with an emphasis on biomechanics and anatomical kinesiology from the University of Texas at Tyler (2010).
STAFF
Sophomore power forward Jarnell Stokes starred this summer for the USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team, which won the gold medal at the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship June 16-20 in Sao Sebastiáo do Paraiso, Brazil. • The Memphis, Tenn., native started all five of Team USA’s games at the championship, averaging 14.0 points and 5.6 rebounds in 20.2 minutes per game. • The team’s second-leading rebounder and scorer, Stokes was remarkably efficient offensively, shooting .689 from the field. • Stokes was the only player on the U.S. squad who boasted any collegiate experience. • “You leave the SEC and come back to playing with your age group — it’s crazy how much easier it gets and how much smaller the other guys are,” Stokes said. “I can bury guys better. Sometimes I buried them early, before I’d catch the ball, and I already had them sealed.” • Florida head coach Billy Donovan was Stokes’ head coach at the FIBA Championship and was impressed by Stokes’ ability to physically dominate. • “There was no one guy down there who could match up to him physically,” Donovan said. “He just overwhelmed other teams’ frontcourts.”
PLAYERS
STOKES STARS ON USA BASKETBALL U18 TEAM
Cuonzo Martin announced on July 3 that he had promoted Tracy Webster to associate head coach. Webster, who, like Martin, is entering his second season with the Volunteers, previously held the title of assistant coach since his hiring on April 5, 2011. • “This is about the work that Tracy has put in,” Martin said. “He’s a tireless worker, and he’s driven to see this program be successful. His efforts to develop our current players, along with his efforts in recruiting, deserve to be rewarded.” • Webster works closely with Tennessee’s guards, and his player development efforts last season helped the Vols finish second in the SEC after initially being projected to finish 11th in the then-12team league.
OUTLOOK
WEBSTER EARNS PROMOTION
LAST YEAR’S SEC SCORING DEFENSE BEST SINCE 1969
HONORS
Tennessee’s scoring defense of 61.6 ppg in SEC play last year was the program’s best in the shot-clock era (1986-present). • Not since 1968-69 had a UT team stifled league opponents like last year’s Vols • The 1968-69 squad held SEC opponents to just 60.9 ppg; at that time, the SEC was composed of only 10 teams and the league schedule featured 18 games.
BRING ON THE BEST VOLS SEEKING EIGHTH STRAIGHT SEASON OF TOP-FIVE ATTENDANCE The Vols finished fifth nationally in average regular-season home attendance last year, drawing 17,411 fans per game. • As of Oct. 18, 2012, Tennessee had already sold more season tickets for the 2012-13 season than there are total seats at five different SEC arenas.
POSTSEASON
In keeping with recent tradition, Tennessee’s schedule will once again rank among the most difficult in the nation. • At least 17 games against teams that won 20 or more games last season • At least 13 games against teams that played in the NCAA Tournament last season (and at least seven games against teams who advanced to the Sweet Sixteen) • At least 12 games against teams with a top-50 RPI last season
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CUONZO MARTIN PRESEASON Q&A
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In what areas within the team do you see the biggest need for improvement from last season?
“Offensively, one area for improvement is being a consistently good perimeter-shooting team. We also need to become an improved passing and decision-making team – those things go hand-in-hand. Defensively, each individual player needs to take pride in their effort on the defensive end. Overall, I think we’ll be a solid defensive team as a whole. But each guy has to become a better defender individually. Also, our guards need to do a better job rebounding for us.”
Q:
Within the structure of your offensive system, talk more specifically about the importance of having dependable shooters in the backcourt. “It’s very important to have guys who can make shots because it opens up other things within the spacing of our offense. We may have big guys around the rim getting double-teamed, so we need to have reliable guys around the perimeter who can knock down shots and make plays to open things up down low.”
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Some may point to frontcourt depth as a major strength of this year’s team. How do you plan to make use of that depth? “We’ll essentially keep doing what we’ve been doing. You always want to keep fresh legs, which helps keep guys within the flow as much as possible. At times we should be able to let the offense go and flow through (our guys in the post). Yemi Makanjuola is really the only post player who will play exclusively at the No. 5 position. All our other bigs – especially Jeronne (Maymon), Kenny (Hall) and Jarnell (Stokes) – can play the 4 or the 5. Those guys can go inside and outside.”
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If this team stays healthy and you have the full roster at your disposal, what is your ideal style of play for this team? How deep would you like the rotation to be? “My ideal style of play always has been to score the ball at a high level. That obviously has a lot to do with your offensive capabilities. Who can score for you consistently? Who are your go-to guys? Defensively, we want to be the same team every year. But again, offensively, it varies and changes depending on your personnel. “As far as the rotation goes, I like to have eight solid guys – maybe a ninth guy, depending on the situation. It’s just hard to have a consistent flow and have the necessary confidence to play the way you need to play when you’re in a rotation with 10-plus guys. I think that’s tough to do. So I would say eight or nine guys.”
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80 percent of this roster has played in your system for a year now. Does that give you confidence to install more facets and variations of your motion offense? It was generally understood that you kept the motion fairly basic last season. “I guess you could say that. It wasn’t as if I didn’t have confidence to (introduce new facets) before. It’s just that last year we were putting a totally new system in place. As a program, we’ll gradually grow within the framework of that system. It’s a natural progression to add things as your personnel becomes more comfortable in the system. You don’t want to keep adding every year – you don’t want to have 1,000 variations. You just tweak things as you go, according to your personnel.”
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Which players have stood out during spring and summer workouts as individuals who can provide leadership on this team?
JORDAN McRAE
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Q:
PLAYERS
“Leadership is something that is still a work in progress. We have a lot of guys who have worked hard, but it’s one of those scenarios where we have a core group of guys who lead more through their actions as opposed to being vocal.”
Q:
STAFF
If you had to identify a most improved player in the frontcourt and backcourt, which two players come to mind?
REVIEW
“In the frontcourt, right now I’d say Kenny Hall. He’s put a lot of work in to improve his perimeter shooting and get his body right. In the backcourt, I would say it’s Trae Golden.”
Q:
RESULTS
Golden played an average of 32.0 minutes per game at the point guard position last season. Has anyone on this year’s roster proven capable of adding reliable depth at that position, and how many minutes would you prefer to see Golden average this year?
Q:
RECORDS
“I’ve never been a guy who uses minutes as a gauge. You want guys to be fresh, and my gauge is how hard they’re playing. But you always want to have fresh legs in there. I think Armani Moore will be a guy who can compete with Trae for some of those minutes at point guard.” Entering the preseason, break down the Nos. 2 and 3 positions.
Q:
It’s no secret you expect your team to possess a high level of toughness. Is this team’s level of toughness where you’d like for it to be?
Statistic Total Returning Lost Scoring 2,338 1,932 406 Field Goals 809 665 144 3-Pt. FGs 229 165 64 Free Throws 491 437 54 Rebounding 1,244 913 331 Assists 436 319 117 Blocked Shots 149 133 16 Steals 192 153 39 Minutes 6,925 5,407 1,518 Starts 170 132 38
% Return .826 .822 .721 .890 .734 .732 .893 .797 .781 .776
WHEN IT COMES TO STATS LEADERS... Category Stat Leader Scoring 13.6 Golden Field Goals 149 Maymon Field Goal % .558 Maymon 3-Pt. FGs 63 McBee 3-Pt. FG % .391 McBee Free Throws 130 Golden Free Throw % .839 McBee Rebounding 8.1 Maymon Assists 4.5 Golden Blocked Shots 1.4 Stokes Steals 0.97 Maymon Minutes 32.0 Golden
MEDIA INFO
“He did a good job rebounding in Italy. So I think he can definitely be a force going to the glass. Rebounding is one of those things where you’ve just got to have that desire to really go and get the ball. Quinton Chievous is like that – he likes to be physical and battle hard for rebounds. He and D’Montre are two of our better-rebounding guys on the perimeter. I think Jeronne Maymon is our best low-post guy as far as going and getting rebounds. He’s not afraid to give his body up.”
WHEN IT COMES TO STATS...
VOLMANAC
Edwards, a 6-6 junior-college newcomer, averaged 8.0 rebounds per game during the team’s summer tour of Italy. Do you anticipate him having a similar impact on the glass against collegiate competition, and who stands out as potentially being the team’s top-rebounding guard?
WHAT RETURNS?
POSTSEASON
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HONORS
“The guys in those positions will be Skylar McBee, Josh Richardson, D’Montre Edwards, Jordan McRae… Quinton Chievous will be in there some, too. Those guys will play most of those minutes. Really, in our offense, our 2s and 3s are all the same. They do the same thing, just on different sides of the floor. The guys who play the most comes down to, who can defend? And offensively, who’s better at making plays? When we determine those things, then we as a coaching staff need to put them in the right position.”
“We’ll find out. Again, we have the capability of playing with the level of toughness I expect, but it’s hard to say until you prove it.” utSPORTs.com
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“I think we have several guys who have that ability. Off the top of my head, I think of Josh Richardson, D’Montre (Edwards), Jeronne (Maymon), Kenny Hall – those guys all have the potential to be that. Other guys have it within them, because they possess all the necessary tools. But those guys I named have shown they have a real opportunity to be lockdown guys consistently.”
“I guess you get a gauge and a feel for the lay of the land, so to speak. You get a feel for how certain coaches coach – how they rotate guys, certain lineups they like to use, their systems and styles. Going through that for one full season helps me from that standpoint as a head coach. But, really, every couple years the personnel is changing, with different players coming in and out of the league. So most coaches adjust their system to fit their personnel and who they have coming into their program.”
Does anyone on this roster have the potential of being a “lockdown” defender, whether it be on the perimeter or in the paint?
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With a full offseason training regimen under his belt and valuable experience gained on the goldmedal-winning USA Basketball U18 team, in what areas do you see sophomore power forward Jarnell Stokes displaying the most improvement from his abbreviated SEC All-Freshman Team campaign? “I think his overall game has improved. The next step for him is conditioning from start to finish – playing long minutes and having fresh legs down the stretch in games. And I’d also like to see him knocking down perimeter shots, because I think he’s gotten stronger around the rim, facing up and making plays. I’d like to see him add that consistent 15- to 17-footer.”
How has one season of head coaching experience in the Southeastern Conference benefited you?
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Your entire coaching staff – once again the highest-scoring staff in the nation during their collegiate playing days – remains intact from last season. That has to help further build consistency within the program. “I think it’s great. I have a staff that’s been with me. They know how I think and know what I’m trying to do. That really helps because it then trickles down to the players.” Ed. Note: See the bottom of Page 4 for a note about the scoring prowess of UT’s full-time coaches during their respective collegiate playing careers.
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