2011 NCAA Tournament Guide by The University of Tennessee Athletics Department

Cleveland

Tampa

Cleveland

Charlotte

Tulsa

Washington D.C.

Tucson

Houston April 2

Regionals

25-Mar

20-Mar

Third Round* Kansas

Second Round*

Xavier

7 25-Mar

Cincinnati

***ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN***

19-Mar

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19-Mar

UCLA

Wofford

17-Mar 7:15pm CBS

BYU

Gonzaga

17-Mar 6:50pm TBS UC Santa Barbara

Northern Colo.

17-Mar 30 min. fol. TNT

10 2

St. John's (NY) 17-Mar 30 min. fol. CBS

Michigan St. Florida

10 2

24-Mar

19-Mar

Penn St. San Diego St.

24-Mar

26-Mar

New Orleans

17-Mar 30 min. fol. TBS

Temple

26-Mar

Anaheim

17-Mar 2:10pm TNT

Bucknell

17-Mar 7:20pm TNT

Missouri

Connecticut

17-Mar 30 min. fol. TNT

19-Mar

Southeast Regional

Belmont

West Regional

17-Mar 7:27pm truTV

Oakland

Wisconsin

18-Mar 12:15pm CBS

Utah St. 19-Mar

Texas

20-Mar

Memphis

Kansas St. 17-Mar 30 min. fol. truTV

18-Mar 30 min. fol. CBS

Butler

UNC Asheville/UALR

First Four 15-Mar 6:40pm truTV

17-Mar 30 min. fol. truTV

Pittsburgh

Akron

18-Mar 1:40pm TBS

Old Dominion 24-Mar

Florida St. Notre Dame

18-Mar 30 min. fol. TBS

Texas A&M

St. Peter's

18-Mar 7:20pm TNT

Purdue

Southern California/VCU

19-Mar

20-Mar

Georgetown 18-Mar 30 min. fol. TNT First Four 16-Mar 9:10pm truTV

Arizona

24-Mar

25-Mar

20-Mar

Tennessee

20-Mar

NATIONAL CHAMPION

27-Mar

San Antonio

17-Mar 12:40pm truTV

Michigan

20-Mar

27-Mar

Newark

18-Mar 12:40pm truTV

Hampton

18-Mar 30 min. fol. truTV

Duke

Long Island

North Carolina

18-Mar 7:15pm CBS

Georgia

18-Mar 30 min. fol. CBS

Indiana St.

Washington

18-Mar 30 min. fol. truTV

Syracuse

Marquette

18-Mar 7:27pm truTV

20-Mar

Southwest Regional

Morehead St.

Princeton

Louisville 17-Mar 1:40pm TBS

17-Mar 30 min. fol. CBS

Richmond

19-Mar

Kentucky

19-Mar

17-Mar 30 min. fol. TBS 12

Illinois Vanderbilt

UAB/Clemson

UNLV 18-Mar 30 min. fol. TBS

17-Mar 12:15pm CBS First Four 15-Mar 9:10pm truTV

Villanova

West Virginia

18-Mar 2:10pm TNT

Boston U.

Houston April 2

National Semifinals

Houston April 4

National Championship

East Regional

National Semifinals

George Mason

25-Mar

Regionals

UTSA/Alabama St.

20-Mar

Third Round*

18-Mar 6:50pm TBS

18-Mar 30 min. fol. TNT First Four 16-Mar 6:40pm truTV

Ohio St.

Second Round*

2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship

Tulsa Denver Chicago Chicago Washington D.C. Tucson Denver Tampa

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Date

Opponent (TV)

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. 7 Villanova (ESPN)

W 78-68

N30

Middle Tennessee (FS South)

W 86-56

D11

3-vs. No. 3 Pittsburgh (ESPN)

W 83-76

D14

Oakland (ESPNU)

L 89-82

D17

4-at Charlotte (CBS College)

L 49-48

D21

Southern California (SS)

D23

Belmont (SS)

W 66-65

D29

UT Martin (CSS)

W 68-62

D31

College of Charleston (ESPN2)

No. 21 Memphis (ESPN2)

at Arkansas* (SEC Network)

J11

Florida* (ESPN)

J15

Vanderbilt* (ESPN - College GameDay)

Game 34 - NCAA Tournament Second Round

Time/Result

L 65-64

L 91-78 W 104-84 L 68-65

Tennessee vs. Michigan 8

12:40 p.m. ET  Friday, March 18, 2011 Time Warner Cable Arena  Charlotte, N.C. TV: The game will be televised nationally on TruTV. Jim Nantz calls the action, while Clark Kellogg provides analysis and Tracy Wolfson reports from courtside. Bob Dekas is the producer. The game also will be streamed live on “March Madness On Demand” on NCAA.com. Radio: The game will air on the Vol Radio Network (50-plus stations heard in nine 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. Tickets: Contact your local TicketMaster outlet or visit TicketMaster.com Tennessee Team Hotel: The Omni Charlotte, 122 E. Trade Street, Charlotte, NC, 28202. Phone: 704377-0400. Fax: 704-347-0649. The team checks in Wednesday evening. Practice/Press Conferences: Tennessee players will attend a press conference Thursday at 11:20 a.m. ET and will be followed by coach Bruce Pearl at 11:35 a.m. ET at Time Warner Cable Arena. UT’s practice time Thursday is noon-12:40 p.m. ET. Michigan practices from 1:30-2:10 p.m. ET with media availability starting at 12:50 p.m. ET.

OT L 81-75

W 67-64

Tennessee

Michigan

at a Glance

W 59-57

19-14, 8-8 SEC ...................................................................... Record ............................................................. 20-13, 9-9 Big Ten

L 72-61

NR ............................................................................................Ranking ......................................................................................... .NR

LSU* (SEC Network)

W 75-53

Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982).........................Head Coach................... John Beilein (Wheeling Jesuit, 1975)

J29

at Ole Miss* (SEC Network)

W 74-57

145-60 (6th year) ......................................................Record at School ...................................................... 66-66 (4th year)

at Auburn* (ESPN2)

W 69-56

462-144 (19th year) ............................................Overall NCAA Record........................................... 522-335 (28th year)

Alabama* (FS South)

OT L 65-60

at No. 18 Kentucky* (ESPN)

F12

at No. 17 Florida* (ESPN)

F16

South Carolina* (CSS)

F19

Georgia* (CBS)

F22

at No. 18 Vanderbilt* (ESPN)

J18

at Georgia* (ESPNU)

J22

5-at No. 8 Connecticut (CBS)

J26

L 73-61

L 69-63 W 60-51

F26

Mississippi State* (ESPN)

L 70-69

at South Carolina* (ESPN)

W 73-69

No. 20 Kentucky* (CBS) 6-vs. Arkansas (SEC Network)

M11

6-vs. No. 12 Florida (SEC Network)

M18

7-vs. Michigan (TruTV)

UT leads, 5-4 .......................................................................... Series ................................................................. UK leads, 145-66

L 61-60 W 73-67

M3 M10

UTsports.com ..................................................................... Web Site ....................................................................MGoBlue.com

L 64-58 W 74-68 L 85-74 12:40 p.m.

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; 6-SEC Tournament (Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga.); 7-NCAA Tournament (Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C.); *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: tomsid@tennessee.edu 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

Probable Starters Tennessee G 2 Melvin Goins G 32 Scotty Hopson G 24 Josh Bone F 12 Tobias Harris C 25 John Fields

Ht. 5-11 6-7 6-3 6-8 6-9

Wt. 180 200 197 226 222

Yr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr.

Hometown San Diego, Calif. Hopkinsville, Ky. Nashville, Tenn. Dix Hills, N.Y. Fayetteville, N.C.

PPG 8.1 17.4 3.3 15.2 2.6

RPG 3.1 3.4 1.9 7.3 3.0

APG 2.8 1.3 0.7 1.3 0.2

Michigan G 4 Darius Morris G 1 Stu Douglass G 10 Tim Hardaway Jr. G 00 Zack Novak F 52 Jordan Morgan

Ht. 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-8

Wt. 190 190 185 210 240

Yr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. RS-Fr.

Hometown Los Angeles, Calif. Carmel, Ind. Miami, Fla. Chesterton, Ind. Detroit, Mich.

PPG 15.2 7.2 13.9 8.7 9.2

RPG 3.9 3.0 3.8 5.7 5.5

APG 6.7 1.5 1.6 1.6 0.5

• Tennessee is making its school-record sixth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. That is the longest active streak of NCAA berths among Southeastern Conference teams and the ninth longest streak in NCAA Division I. This is Bruce Pearl’s seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. • In five previous NCAA Tournament appearances under sixth-year head coach Bruce Pearl, the Vols own an 8-5 record with three trips to the Sweet Sixteen and an Elite Eight appearance last season. • Tennessee owns a 5-4 all-time record vs. Michigan, a 7-7 mark against Duke and has never faced Hampton. The Vols have never played the Wolverines or the Blue Devils during the Pearl era. • Check out Page 3 for a listing of Tennessee-Michigan connections. • UT is one of just six Division I programs—along with Kansas, Memphis, Michigan State, North Carolina and Xavier—to advance to at least the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in three of the last four seasons. • The Vols played 18 games against teams comprising the field of 68, going 9-9 in those contests. • UT owns an 0-2 record at Time Warner Cable Arena, including a 49-48 loss to Charlotte on Dec. 17. • Under Pearl, the Vols have never failed to reach the 20-win mark or make the NCAA Tournament. • Tobias Harris, Scotty Hopson and Brian Williams all earned SEC postseason honors. See Page 3.

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Tennessee Trends • Tennessee’s average home attendance this season was 18,952, marking the sixth straight season that UT has finished in the top five nationally (all six years of the Pearl era). • UT’s 19 all-time NCAA berths are fourth-most among SEC teams, trailing Kentucky (51), Arkansas (29) and LSU (20). • Tennessee is 4-1 at neutral sites this season. • UT is 76-7 (.916) when scoring 80 or more points under the direction of Bruce Pearl. • Under Pearl, the Vols are 135-14 (.906) when leading or tied with 5:00 remaining in the game. • UT is 65-6 (.915) during the Pearl era when it holds opponents to 40 percent shooting or worse. • The Vols have outscored their opponents in the paint 27 times in 33 games this season. • The Vols’ bench outscored the opponents’ bench in 12 of 16 SEC games this season. • Junior guard Scotty Hopson ranks 24th on UT’s career scoring list with 1,301 points. • Hopson was the third-leading scorer in SEC play this season, averaging 19.3 ppg. • Freshman All-America candidate Tobias Harris has scored in double figures in 30 of 33 games and has eight double-doubles. Tennessee In The NCAA Tournament The Vols are making their 19th all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament … This is the program’s record sixth straight NCAA berth and its 10th in the last 14 years … Tennessee has a 16-19 all-time record in the “Big Dance” … The Vols are 10-7 in first-round games, 5-5 in second-round games, 1-5 in regional semifinals, 0-1 in regional finals and 0-1 in the now-defunct regional consolation round.

Statistical Comparison Tennessee 70.6 67.3 +3.3 .433 .415 .304 .332 .683 38.0 33.8 +4.2 13.1 13.2 7.5 3.7 19-14 NR 34th

Michigan 66.1 62.7 +3.4 .444 .428 .353 .325 .696 32.0 33.9 -1.9 13.5 10.1 4.7 2.0 20-13, 9-9 NR 52nd

Points Opponent Points Scoring Margin Field Goal % Opponent Field Goal % 3-Point % Opponent 3-Point % Free Throw % Rebounds Opponent Rebounds Rebounding Margin Assists Turnovers Steals Blocks Record AP Rank NCAA RPI

Statistical Leaders Tennessee Hopson, 17.4 Williams, 7.7 Goins, 2.8 Fields, .587 Hopson, .377 Goins, .774

Points Rebounds Assists FG % 3-Pt % FT %

Michigan Morris, 15.2 Novak, 5.7 Morris, 6.7 Morgan, .617 Vogrich, .383 Novak, .831

UT Earns Third No. 9 Seed In School History This is Tennessee’s third all-time NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed, and the second under coach Bruce Pearl … UT defeated No. 8 seed SW Louisiana 61-57 in Indianapolis in 1982 before falling to No. 1 seed Virginia 54-51 ... And in the 2009 tournament, the Vols fell to No. 8 seed Oklahoma State in Dayton, 77-75 ... After Pearl led the Vols to seedings of No. 2, No. 5, No. 2, No. 9 and No. 6 in the previous five years, respectively, the Vols under Pearl’s direction have averaged a 5.5 in terms of tournament seeding.

Volunteers Boast The SEC’s Longest Active Streak Of NCAA Tournament Bids The Vols have the longest active NCAA Tournament streak in the SEC, earning their school-record sixth consecutive bid under coach Bruce Pearl ... Tennessee appeared in five consecutive NCAA Tournaments under head coach Don DeVoe from 1979-83. Vols’ NCAA Streak Tied For Ninth Nationally Tennessee’s streak of six consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances is the tied as the ninthlongest active streak in Division I ... Here are the top active streaks: Kansas (22), Duke (16), Michigan State (14), Gonzaga (13), Texas (13), Wisconsin (13), Pitt (10), Villanova (7), Tennessee (6), Xavier (6). Bruce Pearl In The NCAA Tournament Bruce Pearl has now led his team to the NCAA Tournament 17 times in 19 years as a head coach … Pearl owns a 26-15 career record in the NCAA Tournament … He led Southern Indiana to a 16-8 NCAA Tournament record that included an NCAA Division II national championship in 1995 and a runner-up finish in 1994 … He has a 9-7 record in NCAA Division I Tournaments … Pearl has led his team to the Sweet Sixteen in four of the last six years and three of the last four … In 2005, he directed UW-Milwaukee to the Sweet Sixteen and repeated the feat in 2007, 2008 and 2010 with Tennessee ... Exactly half (8 of 16) of Tennessee’s all-time NCAA Tournament victories have come during the Pearl era. Tennessee Seeks Sixth Straight 20-Win Season Bruce Pearl’s Volunteers need one more victory to reach the 20-win mark for the sixth time in his six-year tenure on Rocky Top ... Tennessee has 23 all-time 20-win seasons to date ... Now in his 19th season as a college head coach, Pearl has led his team to at least 20 wins 17 times. Historical Examination Of The 8-9 Game The 8-9 matchup began in 1979, and the No. 8 seeds hold a 66-62 all-time advantage (.616) ... At least one No. 9 seed has upset a No. 8 seed every year since 2002, including an SEC team upsetting a Big Ten team in 2008 (Arkansas defeated Indiana 86-72 in Raleigh, N.C.).

Media Information

Internet Information on the Tennessee Volunteers can be found online at UTsports.com. Info regarding SEC basketball 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 media luncheons Mondays at noon throughout the season in Room A in Arena Dining at Thompson-Boling Arena. 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 teleconference 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 problems with the feed, call (865) 974-5069.

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The Vols In The Queen City This is Tennessee’s fifth trip to Charlotte, N.C., for NCAA Tournament play ... The Vols are 2-3 with previous NCAA appearances in 1976 (0-1), 1981 (1-0), 1999 (1-1) and 2008 (0-1) ... The 2008 game was a 79-60 Sweet Sixteen loss to Louisville at Time Warner Cable Arena ... UT’s only other game in Time Warner Cable Arena was a 49-48 regular-season loss to Charlotte earlier this season on Dec. 17 ... In UT’s history, the Vols are 5-8 in Charlotte, and they have lost four of their last five there dating to 1992.

Tennessee-Michigan Connections UT associate head coach Tony Jones is a native of Detroit, Mich., where he graduated from—and later coached at—Southwestern High School ... During his tenure as assistant varsity coach and head JV coach at Southwestern, he helped develop future NBA players Jalen Rose, Howard Eisley and Voshon Lenard ... Jones also coached Team AAU Michigan from 1991-93, posting a 35-1 record and capturing a pair of AAU state championships ... In 1993, Jones earned a bachelor’s degree from Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Mich., which is just five miles east of UM’s Crisler Arena ... Tennessee coordinator of video scouting Houston Fancher faced John Beilein twice when Fancher was the head coach at Appalachian State and Beilein was the head coach at Richmond ... Fancher later installed Beilein’s offense and finished second in the nation in scoring offense, behind Kansas ... UT and UM both are in the 2011 Maui Invitational field. Oakland The Lone Common Foe For Vols, UM Tennessee and Michigan share just one common opponent this season, and that is Oakland University (West No. 13 seed) ... The Vols lost at home to the Grizzlies 89-82 on Dec. 14 ... The Wolverines posted a 69-51 home win over Oakland four days later on Dec. 18.

2010-11 SEC Standings Eastern Division Florida &^ Kentucky + Vanderbilt Georgia Tennessee South Carolina

SEC 13-3 10-6 9-7 9-7 8-8 5-11

Pct. .813 .625 .563 .563 .500 .313

H 7-1 8-0 5-3 5-3 3-5 3-5

A 6-2 2-6 4-4 4-4 5-3 2-6

Name Renaldo Woolridge Jordan McRae Melvin Goins Michael Hubert Trae Golden Tobias Harris Skylar McBee Tyler Summitt Rob Murphy^ Kenny Hall Steven Pearl Cameron Tatum Josh Bone John Fields Scotty Hopson Brian Williams Jeronne Maymon

^ Transfer; not eligible to compete this season

Pos. F G G G G F G G F F F G G F G C F

Ht. 6-9 6-6 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-8 6-3 6-0 6-7 6-8 6-5 6-6 6-3 6-9 6-7 6-10 6-7

Wt. 212 173 180 205 207 226 184 175 232 215 235 192 197 222 200 272 258

ALL 26-7 25-8 23-10 21-11 19-14 14-16

Pct. .788 .758 .697 .656 .576 .467

H 14-3 15-0 14-3 12-4 10-8 11-6

A 8-2 4-7 5-5 7-4 5-5 3-9

N 4-2 6-1 4-2 2-3 4-1 0-1

Streak L1 W6 L1 L1 L1 L4

Div. 8-2 6-4 6-4 4-6 3-7 3-7

ALL 21-11 17-14 20-13 18-13 11-20 11-21

Pct. .656 .548 .606 .581 .355 .344

H 16-0 12-5 13-4 15-4 9-11 8-10

A 4-6 4-5 4-7 2-7 2-7 3-8

N 1-5 1-4 3-2 1-2 0-2 0-3

Streak L1 L1 L1 L3 L1 L4

&- SEC Champion; ^- SEC EastChampion; +-SEC Tournament Champion

Western Division Alabama % Mississippi State Ole Miss Arkansas Auburn LSU

SEC 12-4 9-7 7-9 7-9 4-12 3-13

Pct. .750 .563 .438 .438 .250 .188

H 8-0 5-3 5-3 5-3 2-6 1-7

A 4-4 4-4 2-6 2-6 2-6 2-6

%- SEC Western Division Champion

Vols Roster Has Plenty Of NCAA Experience Tennessee’s roster features nine student-athletes who combine to boast 39 games of NCAA Tournament experience. Harris, Hopson, Williams Earn SEC Honors The SEC head coaches tabbed UT freshman Tobias Harris as a second-team All-SEC performer and also named him to the All-Freshman Team ... Junior guard Scotty Hopson earned All-SEC first-team honors for the first time in his career ... And senior center Brian Williams was selected as the SEC Sixth Man of the Year ... Hopson is the fourth Vol to earn first-team All-SEC status during the Pearl era ... Harris is Pearl’s fifth All-Freshman Team selection, and Williams is the first Sixth Man winner in school history. Hopson, Harris Combine For 45% Of Scoring Scotty Hopson and Tobias Harris account for 42.3 percent of UT’s field-goal attempts (802 of 1898) and 44.7 percent of the total scoring (1041 of 2331).

2010-11 Tennessee Basketball Roster No. 0 1 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 22 23 24 25 32 33 34

(through March 16)

Div. 8-2 7-3 4-6 4-6 5-5 2-8

Cl. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. RS-Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So.

Hometown (Previous School) Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS) Midway, Ga. (Liberty County HS) San Diego, Calif. (San Jacinto [Calif.] College) Hendersonville, Tenn. (UT Chattanooga) Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS) Dix Hills. N.Y. (Half Hollow Hills HS West) Rutledge, Tenn. (Grainger HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (Webb School) Brentwood, Tenn. (Lipscomb University) Stone Mountain, Ga. (Redan HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (West HS) Lithonia, Ga. (The Patterson School) Nashville, Tenn. (Southern Illinois University) Fayetteville, N.C. (UNC Wilmington) Hopkinsville, Ky. (University Heights HS) Bronx, N.Y. (Harmony Community Prep) Madison, Wis. (Marquette University)

The Top 10 Look Familiar... In the past calendar year, Tennessee has played and beaten four of the top 10 teams—and each of the top three—in the current Associated Press national poll (Ohio State, Kansas, Pitt and San Diego State). Tennessee No. 34 In Latest RPI Tennessee has an official NCAA RPI of No. 34 (last updated March 14) ... The “Ratings Percentage Index” is a formula used by the NCAA to aide in selecting teams and seedings for the NCAA Tournament ... RPI is made up of a team’s winning percentage (25%), its opponents’ winning percentage (50%), and the winning percentage of those opponents’ opponents (25%) ... UT’s average year-end RPI over the past five seasons is 12.4. Second-Toughest Schedule In America According to RPIratings.com, Tennessee’s overall strength of schedule is No. 2 nationally.

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 Trae Golden Jerrone Maymon

GO-ins TRAY jur-ON MAY-min

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Location ................................................... Knoxville, Tennessee Founded ..................................................................................1794 Conference ............................................................Southeastern Enrollment ...........................................................................27,107 Home Court .....................................Thompson-Boling Arena Capacity ................................................................................21,678 Record In Arena ............................. 280-100 (.737) 23rd year First 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 & White Nickname .................................................................... Volunteers Mascot ..............................Smokey (a blue tick coon hound) Band .......................................................Pride of the Southland Chancellor ..................................................Dr. Jimmy G. Cheek Faculty Representative .................................Dr. Dan Murphy Athletic Director ............................................... Mike Hamilton Athletic Department Phone .........................(865) 974-1220 Ticket Office Phone .........................................(865) 656-1200 History First Year Of Basketball ................................................1908-09 All-Time Record...........................................1,490-942-2 (.613) NCAA Tournament Appearances ........................................19 (67, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 89, 98, 99, 00, 01, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11) National Invitation Tournament Appearances...............11 (1945, 69, 71, 84, 85, 88, 90, 92, 96, 03, 04) Team Information 2009-10 Overall Record.......................................................28-9 Home / Away / Neutral ............................ 15-1 / 6-5 / 7-3 SEC Record ...............................................................................11-5 Home / Away ........................................................... 7-1 / 4-4 SEC Finish ..........................................................................3rd East Final Ranking (AP / USA Today) ......................................15 / 9 Starters Returning/Lost ......................................................... 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................................ 9/4 Coaching Staff Head Coach .................Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982) Record at Tennessee .................145-60 (6th year) .707 Pct. Career Record .........................462-144 (19th year) .762 Pct. Basketball Office Phone .................................(865) 974-1206 Basketball Office Fax .......................................(865) 974-0097 Associate 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) Media Relations Basketball SID ..............Tom Satkowiak (Tennessee, 2002) Cell Phone ....................................................(865) 696-2897 E-mail ..........................................................tomsid@utk.edu SID Office Phone...............................................(865) 974-7501 SID Office Fax .....................................................(865) 974-1269 Press Row Phone (Scores & Updates) .......(865) 974-0110 SID Mailing Address ........................................P.O. Box 15016 Knoxville, TN 37901 Overnight Address ........ 1720 Volunteer Blvd., Room 255 Knoxville, TN 37996 Website ...................................................... www.UTsports.com

Non-Conference Schedule Very Top-Heavy Tennessee played nine non-conference games vs. teams that either A) won their league’s regularseason title or; B) advanced to their conference tournament championship game ... Those games resulted in six Tennessee wins.

UT Leads SEC In Wins Since 2005-06 Tennessee’s 65 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).

Team Belmont* Missouri State VCU Pitt Oakland C of C Memphis UConn

School ‘06 Tennessee 12-4 Florida 10-6 Kentucky 9-7 Vanderbilt 7-9 Miss. State 5-11 LSU 14-2

Conference Atlantic Sun MVC Colonial Big East Summit Southern C-USA Big East

RPI 51 43 49 10 53 72 28 14

UT Result W, 85-76; W, 66-65 W, 60-56 W, 77-72 W, 83-76 L, 89-82 L, 91-78 W, 104-84 L, 72-61

‘07 10-6 13-3 9-7 10-6 8-8 5-11

Vols Roster Features SEC-Best Three Graduates Seniors John Fields, Michael Hubert and Steven Pearl have each already received their bachelor’s degrees ... No other team in the SEC has that many graduates on its roster ... Tennessee’s other three seniors (Josh Bone, Melvin Goins and Brian Williams) are all on track to graduate by the end of this academic year.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

School Games Kentucky 15 Syracuse 19 Louisville 21 North Carolina 15 Tennessee 18

‘10 11-5 9-7 14-2 12-4 9-7 2-14

‘11 8-8 13-3 10-6 9-7 9-7 3-13

Total 65-31 62-34 62-34 56-40 52-44 43-53

Total 354,046 423,924 458,463 287,155 341,130

Average 23,603 22,312 21,832 19,144 18,952

Taking Charge Tennessee has taken 34 charges this season, with Brian Williams drawing a team-high 14 … Next in line are Steven Pearl (8) and Cameron Tatum (4).

Associated Press Poll

ESPN/USA Today Poll

(Updated March 14)

Team Ohio State (52) Kansas (13) Pittsburgh Notre Dame Duke North Carolina San Diego State Brigham Young Purdue Texas Syracuse Florida Wisconsin Louisville Kentucky Arizona St. John’s Xavier Kansas State West Virginia Connecticut Georgetown Utah State Temple Cincinnati

‘09 10-6 9-7 8-8 8-8 9-7 13-3

Five Straight Years Of Top-Five Attendance Tennessee finished in the top five nationally in average home attendance for the fifth straight year ... Here are the 2010-11 national leaders:

*The Vols defeated Belmont twice this season

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

‘08 14-2 8-8 12-4 10-6 12-4 6-10

(Updated March 13)

Record 32-2 32-2 27-5 26-6 30-4 26-7 32-2 30-4 25-7 27-7 26-7 26-7 23-8 25-9 25-8 27-7 21-11 24-7 22-10 20-11 26-9 21-10 30-3 25-7 25-8

Points 1612 1569 1493 1416 1265 1209 1197 1187 1108 1081 984 931 870 794 639 562 462 437 345 294 281 244 234 209 202

Prev 1 2 4 8 4 13 9 3 6 7 12 14 10 11 20 18 15 23 29 30 16 17 25 26 32

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M(24-8) 177; Vanderbilt(23-10) 101; Villanova(21-11) 64; UCLA(22-10) 40; UNLV(24-8) 29; Missouri(23-10) 22; George Mason(26-6) 12; Old Dominion(27-6) 11; Alabama(21-11) 10; Belmont(30-4) 9; Butler(23-9) 9; Gonzaga(24-9) 6; St. Mary’s(25-8) 4; Virginia Commonwealth(23-11) 3; UAB(22-8) 2; Harvard(23-6) 1

Team Ohio State (26) Kansas (5) Duke Pittsburgh San Diego State Notre Dame North Carolina Connecticut Texas Kentucky Louisville Brigham Young Florida Syracuse Purdue Wisconsin Utah State Arizona St. John‘s Texas A&M Vanderbilt Xavier Washington Kansas State Georgetown

Record 32-2 32-2 0-4 27-5 32-2 26-6 26-7 26-9 27-7 25-8 25-9 30-4 26-7 26-7 25-7 23-8 30-3 27-7 21-11 24-8 23-10 24-7 23-10 22-10 21-10

Points 770 749 703 665 619 607 580 501 472 468 450 440 405 402 392 301 273 270 204 143 116 107 71 61 59

Prev 1 2 5 3 6 4 7 19 10 16 14 8 12 11 9 13 17 15 18 21 24 20 NR 23 22

Dropped out: No. 25 Temple (25-7) Others receiving votes: Temple (25-7) 46; West Virginia (20-11) 42; Richmond (27-7) 35; Cincinnati (25-8) 25; Old Dominion (27-6) 18; Gonzaga (24-9) 17; Missouri (23-10) 16; George Mason (26-6) 14; UCLA (22-10) 10; UNLV (24-8) 9; Butler (23-9) 5; Penn State (19-14) 3; Princeton (25-6) 3; Memphis (25-9) 2; Saint Mary’s (25-8) 2.

Tracking Tennessee In The Polls AP Coaches’

Pre 23 20

11/15 24 23

11/22 24 24

11/29 13 17

12/6 11 13

12/13 7 7

12/20 19 18

12/27 NR NR

1/31 NR NR

2/7 NR NR

2/14 NR NR

2/21 NR NR

2/28 NR NR

3/7 NR NR

3/14 NR NR

Final

AP Coaches’

1/3 NR NR

1/10 NR NR

1/17 NR NR

1/24 NR NR

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Digging Out Of Deep Holes Tennessee has trailed by 10 or more points in nine games this season ... The double-digit deficit occurred in the first half in all but two games (at Arkansas, at Vanderbilt) ... The Vols are 2-7 in these games (1-4 at home, 1-2 on the road, 0-1 neutral), with both wins coming against Vanderbilt ... UT rallied to tie or take the lead in six of the nine games. Game USC CofC at Arkansas Vanderbilt Alabama at Kentucky Georgia at Vanderbilt vs. Florida

Deficit 10 (21-11) 20 (35-15) 13 (57-44) 17 (30-13) 12 (38-26) 19 (33-14) 15 (22-7) 11 (42-31) 12 (25-13)

Rallied to Tie Within 5 Within 2 Take the lead Take the lead Within 5 Take the lead Take the lead Take the lead

Result L, 65-64 L, 91-78 L, 68-65 W, 67-64 L, 65-60 OT L, 73-61 L, 69-63 W, 60-51 L, 85-74

Revealing Statistical Differences When analyzing Tennessee’s victories in relation to its losses this season, a few stats jump out: Wins (19) .452 .378 .324 .289

Field-Goal % Field-Goal % Defense 3-Point % 3-Point % Defense

Losses (14) .408 .469 .279 .407

Prowess In The Paint Tennessee has scored 48.8 percent of its points in the paint this season (1138 of 2331) and only 40.1 percent of UT’s opponents’ total points have come in the paint (891 of 2221) … Only five times in 33 games have the Vols been outscored in the paint (32-28 in a Dec. 23 win over Belmont; 34-30 in a Jan. 8 loss at Arkansas; 40-34 in Feb. 5 OT loss to Alabama; 26-24 in Feb. 8 loss at Kentucky; 73-69 March 3 win at South Carolina). Lockdown Defender: Josh Bone Senior guard Josh Bone is best known for two things: toughness and defense ... The Nashville, Tenn., native has been called upon numerous times to spend his minutes shutting down an opposing perimeter scorer. A few examples: Game at UConn at Ole Miss at Vanderbilt

Player Kemba Walker Chris Warren John Jenkins

Scoring Avg. 25.5 18.3 19.9

Points 16 16 11

Volunteering For Real Tennessee is receiving major contributions from three student-athletes who began their UT careers as walk-ons ... Senior forward Steven Pearl (11.4 mpg, .558 field-goal pct) has been a walk-on his entire career and one of the Vols’ most reliable post defenders ... Senior guard Josh Bone (18.2 mpg, 3.3 ppg) came to UT prior to last season and earned a scholarship last summer after exhibiting defensive tenacity in 2009-10 ... And sophomore guard Skylar McBee (12.4 mpg, 3.0 ppg) also was placed on scholarship last summer; he is one of UT’s most accurate 3-point shooters ... The trio combines for 8.2 points in 42.0 minutes per game and is made up of three of the toughest players on UT’s roster.

Williams Crashes The Boards During Madness Senior center Brian Williams is Tennessee’s second all-time rebounder in NCAA Tournament games, with 49 boards in eight career games during March Madness ... Only Wayne Chism (57 from 2007-10) grabbed more NCAA Tournament rebounds as a Vol ... This season, Williams ranks fifth in the SEC with 7.7 rebounds per game ... His 715 career boards rank third among all active SEC players (trailing only UF’s Chandler Parsons and Alex Tyus) ... Williams accounts for 22.1 percent of UT’s total offensive rebounds this season.

Williams Has Worked His Way Into Records Book Brian Williams has steadily worked himself into UT’s all-time records book in multiple categories ... He is in 14th place on UT’s all-time blocks list with 69 ... He recently moved into 12th place on the school’s career rebounding list (715; 34 shy of 11th place) ... And he is tied for 10th on Tennessee’s all-time games-played list (125). Harris Has Eight Double-Doubles Tobias Harris has eight double-doubles this season ... During the Pearl era at Tennessee, Harris shares the season record for double-doubles with Wayne Chism ... UT’s Pearl-era list is below: Player, Season 1. Tobias Harris, 2010-11 Wayne Chism, 2009-10 3. Wayne Chism, 2008-09 4. Tyler Smith, 2007-08 5. Tyler Smith, 2008-09 Andre Patterson, 2005-06

Dub-Dubs 8 8 7 6 5 5

Harris Among Top (Major) Freshmen Tobias Harris ranks fourth nationally among all freshmen in the six “major” conferences, with 15.2 points per game. Freshman, School Conference Brandon Knight, Kentucky SEC Jared Sullinger, Ohio State Big 10 Terrence Jones, Kentucky SEC Tobias Harris, Tennessee SEC Harrison Barnes, North Carolina ACC Cleveland Melvin, DePaul Big East Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan Big 10 Perry Jones III, Baylor Big 12 9. Tristan Thompson, Texas Big 12 10. Doron Lamb, Kentucky SEC Travis McKie, Wake Forest ACC 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

PPG 17.5 17.2 16.5 15.2 15.0 14.3 13.9 13.9 13.3 13.0 13.0

Harris ranks sixth nationally among all “major conference” freshmen in rebounding: Freshman, School 1. Jared Sullinger, Ohio State 2. Terrence Jones, Kentucky 3. Andre Roberson, Colorado Tristan Thompson, Texas 5. Travis McKie, Wake Forest 6. Tobias Harris, Tennessee 7. Perry Jones III, Baylor C.J. Leslie, NC State 9. Melsahn Basabe, Iowa 10. Melvin Ijim, Iowa State

Conference Big 10 SEC Big 12 Big 12 ACC SEC Big 12 ACC Big 10 Big 12

RPG 10.1 8.9 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.3 7.2 7.2 6.8 6.7

Tennessee Bench Production

Game UT-Opp. Chattanooga 27-15 Belmont 29-30 Missouri State 8-1 vs. VCU 18-30 vs. Villanova 7-14 Middle Tennessee 29-19 vs. Pitt 12-19 Oakland 10-21 at Charlotte 11-9 Southern California 11-17 Belmont 20-32 UT Martin 34-33 Coll. of Charleston 24-6 Memphis 43-34 at Arkansas 17-6 Florida 8-4 Vanderbilt 18-8 at Georgia 20-10 at UConn 14-16 LSU 16-8 at Ole Miss 29-19 at Auburn 36-32 Alabama 34-40 at Kentucky 21-9 at Florida 34-24 South Carolina 34-20 Georgia 8-5 at Vanderbilt 14-10 Mississippi State 13-15 at South Carolina 10-22 Kentucky 7-9 vs. Arkansas 31-17 vs. Florida 20-9 667-573

High Diff. Bench Scorer +12 Fields/Golden, 8 -1 Fields, 6 +7 Fields/McBee, 3 -12 McBee, 5 -7 McBee, 3 +10 Golden/Hall, 8 -7 Fields, 5 -11 Golden, 5 +2 Maymon, 6 -6 Fields/Maymon, 4 -12 McRae, 6 +1 Harris, 13 +18 Williams, 7 +9 Maymon, 10 +11 Fields, 8 +4 Williams, 6 +10 McBee, 10 +10 Williams, 10 -2 Bone, 6 +8 McBee, 6 +10 Williams, 18 +4 Williams, 15 -6 McBee, 9 +12 Bone, 13 +10 Williams, 11 +14 Williams, 10 +3 Four Players, 2 +4 Pearl/Williams, 6 -2 Williams, 6 -12 Pearl, 4 -2 Hall, 6 +14 Williams, 9 +11 McBee, 10 +94

Rejected Rejected John Fields’ 15 multi-block games are the most by a Vol since Wayne Chism swatted multiple shots in 15 games in 2007-08 ... Former Vol C.J. Black had 16 multi-block games in 1999-2000. Vols Improve to 3-1 On ESPN College GameDay ESPN College GameDay Driven by State Farm® originated live from Thompson-Boling Arena Jan. 15, as Tennessee overcame a 17-point deficit to defeat Vanderbilt in dramatic fashion ... It was the second time in three years that College GameDay has broadcasted 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 longest active streak of GameDay appearances (four seasons). Another Top-10 Win For Pearl Tennessee’s triumph over third-ranked Pitt Dec. 11 in Pittsburgh was UT’s ninth win over a team ranked in the Associated Press top 10 during the Pearl era—and the second this season (Villanova, Nov. 26) ... Under Pearl’s direction, Tennessee owns an 9-10 mark against AP top-10 teams. Pitt Triumph Was Pearl’s 450th Win Tennessee’s win over third-ranked Pitt Dec. 11 in Pittsburgh, Pa., was the 450th win of Bruce Pearl’s head coaching career.

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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; all games). School Record South Carolina 12-2 Georgia 10-2 Mississippi State 5-2 Vanderbilt 8-4 Florida 8-5 Auburn 5-2

School Ole Miss LSU Arkansas Alabama Kentucky

Record 5-2 5-3 5-3 4-3 4-9

Pearl’s Winning Percentage Ranks Fifth Among Active Coaches w/Decade Experience Bruce Pearl’s career winning percentage of .762 ranks fifth among active Division I coaches with a minimum of 10 years of NCAA experience: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Coach Team Yrs. Roy Williams North Carolina Mark Few Gonzaga Thad Matta Ohio State Bo Ryan Wisconsin Bruce Pearl Tennessee Mike Krzyzewski Duke John Calipari Kentucky Jim Boeheim Syracuse Bob Huggins West Virginia

W-L 23 12 10 26 19 35 19 34 29

Pct. 640-162 .798 315-82 .793 290-87 .769 622-193 .763 462-144 .762 898-283 .760 463-149 .757 855-300 .740 690-252 .732

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: 6-1 Four-point margin: 8-1 Three-point margin: 10-4

Two-point margin: 9-4 One-point margin: 2-10

OUTLIVE: Round 3

The Tennessee basketball program’s OUTLIVE initiative has raised more than $330,000 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 initiative was the idea of former graduate manager Brooks Savage (now a full-time hoops staffer at Tulane), who was inspired to action after witnessing 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 at Thompson-Boling Arena in April that is expected to raise more than $1 million in just that one night alone (more than $690,000 already pledged) ... Much of those proceeds will go toward the expansion, renovation and construction of the facilities at the UTMC Cancer Institute ... Tennessee throttled 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 ... The Vols suffered a 69-63 setback to Georgia in this year’s OUTLIVE game on Feb. 19.

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 Tennessee and much of the Southeast. Nighttime coverage of the Vol Radio Network reaches portions of nine 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). Market Station Athens WAYA - FM 101.3 Bristol WOPI - AM 1490 Camden WRJB - FM 98.3 Chattanooga WGOW - FM 102.3 Clarksville WJZM - AM 1400 Cleveland WCLE - FM 104.1 Columbia WKOM - FM 101.7 Columbia WMCP - AM 1280 Cookeville WBXE - FM 93.7 Crossville WCSV - AM 1490 Crossville WOWF - FM 102.5 Dresden WCDZ - FM 95.1 Erwin WEMB - AM 1420 Fayetteville WYTM - FM 105.5 Franklin WAKM - AM 950 Greeneville WIKQ - FM 103.1 Huntsville, Ala. WZZN - FM 97.7 Jackson WDXI - AM 1310 Johnson City WKTP - AM 1590 Kingsport WKPT - AM 1400 Knoxville WNML - AM 990 Knoxville WIVK - FM 107.7 LaFollette WTNQ - FM 104.9 Lawrenceburg WDXE - FM 95.9 Lenoir City WLIL - AM 730

Market Lewisburg Lewisburg Lexington Livingston Livingston Manchester McMinnville Memphis Morristown Murfreesboro Nashville Newport Oneida Paris Paris Portland Pulaski Pulaski Savannah Smithville Smithville Tri-Cities Union City Wartburg Waynesville, N.C. Winchester

Station WJJM - AM 1490 WJJM - FM 94.3 WBFG - FM 96.5 WLIV - AM 920 WLIV - FM 104.7 WFTZ - FM 101.5 WAKI - AM 1230 WSMB - AM 680 WCRK - AM 1150 WBOZ - FM 104.9 WGFX - FM 104.5 WLIK - AM 1270 WBNT - FM 105.5 WTPR - AM 710 WTPR - FM 101.5 WQKR - AM 1270 WKSR - AM 1420 WKSR - FM 98.3 WKWX - FM 93.5 WJLE - AM 1480 WJLE - FM 101.7 WQUT - FM 101.5 WENK - AM 1240 WECO - FM 101.3 WMXF - AM 1400 WCDT - AM 1340

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.

Bruce Pearl TV Show Chattanooga WTVC Ch. 9 Knoxville WVLT Ch. 8 MyVLT2 Ch. 20 MyVLT2 Ch. 20 Memphis WMC Ch. 5 Nashville WZTV Ch. 17 Tri-Cities WJHL Ch. 11 Regional SportSouth

Sat., 1 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m. Sun., 9 a.m. Tue., 10 a.m. Sat., Noon Sat., 11:30 a.m. Sat., Noon Sun., Noon

Hamilton Named to Div. I-A Athletic Directors Association Executive Committee At the September meeting of the Division I-A Athletic Directors Association, Tennessee athletics 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 serving 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 donning the lightest and most technologically advanced college basketball uniforms ever ... Designed and developed by adidas, the uniforms 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 combination of moisture management materials, ventilation 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.

2010-11

VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL Getting Interactive with the Vols (because ink on paper gets boring)

Get a feel for the personalities on the team and check out numerous behindthe-scenes videos at the team’s official Facebook fan page: Facebook.com/BallWithTheVols And follow the team’s official Twitter feed at: @UTbasketVOLS

Special Spaces On Saturday, Dec. 4, the entire team spent the morning assisting with a home makeover for the family of 4-year-old Madison Haynes in west Knoxville. Madison is undergoing chemo for a form of brain cancer called neuroblastoma. This WBIR-TV video shows the Vols hard at work, along with interviews with coach Pearl and selected players.

Larger Than Life See the lengths Tennessee goes to in order to promote the Vols. This story from Knoxville’s WATE-TV shows how UT fans in the Knoxville area get to see Scotty Hopson on area billboards as well as plastered on the side of local KAT buses. It also includes comments from Hopson on how it feels to see larger-than-life images of himself all over town.

Getting to Know “Quiet Storm” This video feature produced by the Chicago Bulls highlights former Vols point guard C.J. Watson (200306), who is playing his first season in the Windy City and his fourth season in the NBA.

Tyler Summitt Through the Years From newborn portraits to numerous White House title trips, this Knoxville News Sentinel gallery shows 18 photos of current walkon guard Tyler Summitt through the years.

Steven Pearl’s Summer Blog from Ukraine Steven Pearl traveled to Odessa, Ukraine, June 3-7 as part of a goodwill contingent that administered a sports and wellness clinic to Jewish youth at Tikva Children’s Home. This is a link to his daily blog recounting his experiences there.

“Orange White” by Swiperboy “I’m the hooper/rapper; been different since early on...” Check out Swiperboy’s remix of the Wiz Khalifa hit track “Black & Yellow.” Swiperboy puts a UT spin on the track and titles the resulting mix “Orange White.”

Are you unfamiliar with this emerging technology or don’t know how to use your smartphone to scan a QR Code? It’s safe and easy. Blackberry: Using Blackberry Messenger 5.0 or later, select “Scan a Group Barcode” and hold your phone’s camera over the code. Droid or iPhone: Download one of numerous free “QR Code Scanner” apps and use the app along with your phone’s camera (various apps also are available for the Blackberry). If you are attempting to scan one of these QR Codes off a photocopied set of game notes, it may not scan properly if the quality of the photocopy is poor.

“Speaking VOLumes” Here’s a look at what people around the nation are saying about the Volunteers. “(Tobias Harris is) probably one of the best 25 players in the country. He’s got an all-around game, and as he matures he’s going to be a special guy.” - Jim Calhoun, UConn

“What impressed me the most was how physical they all were, from Melvin Goins to Skylar McBee to Tobias Harris ... their physicality.’’ - Jay Wright, Villanova

“Talk about delivering the first blow! Tennessee has delivered a haymaker here in Pittsburgh to the Panthers.” - Jay Bilas, ESPN

“Tennessee was staggeringly good, wrecking the Panthers at both ends. Their offensive execution was pristine, and combining this with the individual brilliance of Hopson led to the Vols shooting 56.3 percent from the field.” - Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News

“Defensively, Tennessee is a juggernaut right now.” - Jimmy Dykes, ESPN (Dec. 11)

“Make no mistake: the Volunteers owned the Panthers, their offense all but mopping the floor over Pitt’s vaunted defense and their defense making the Panthers look scared. Scared is not a word used about Pittsburgh terribly often.” - Dana O’Neil, ESPN.com

“They landed the first punch and we didn’t respond well. They were prepared for us. They came out aggressive from the start and we didn’t. We tried to make a run, but they kept making smart plays.’’ - Brad Wanamaker, Pitt

“What anybody who plays Tennessee these days is getting into is a street fight. The pressing, 3-point-launching Vols who burst on the scene five years ago at Texas have morphed into a very different animal.” - Mike Strange, Knoxville News Sentinel

Giant Slayers The Vols have won five of their last seven games against teams ranked in the AP top five ... That includes victories over No. 1 Kansas, No. 2 Kentucky, No. 3 Pitt and No. 5 Ohio State during the 2010 calendar year, as well as a road win at No. 1 Memphis in February of 2008. Vols Just Second SEC Team To Win NIT Tip-Off Tennessee is just the second team from the SEC ever to win the prestigious NIT Season Tip-Off tournament in New York City ... Florida won the event in 1987 before the Vols defeated Belmont, Missouri State, VCU and seventh-ranked Villanova to claim the 2010 NIT Season Tip-Off championship ... The title was Bruce Pearl’s first tournament championship during his time at Tennessee. Hubert, Pearl Graduated in December; Numerous Other Degrees Within Reach Current UT seniors Michael Hubert and Steven Pearl graduated in December, and according to team academic counselor Kelly Brock, four other current Vols are on pace to earn their degree by the conclusion of the 2010-11 academic year ... Those players are Josh Bone, John Fields (Master’s), Melvin Goins and Brian Williams ... Former Vol Chris Lofton completed his degree requirements this past summer and will walk this spring, while current Chicago Bulls guard C.J. Watson will finish his requirements this summer ... To date, every single Vol who has played four seasons under Bruce Pearl has left UT with his degree. 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 Evelyn Mack Academy in Charlotte, N.C. ... A 6-foot4, 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). Watson On Point With Chicago Bulls Former Tennessee point guard C.J. Watson (200306) is in his fourth year in the NBA and his first with the Chicago Bulls ... Watson signed with the Bulls last summer after three seasons with the Golden State Warriors ... Watson scored a career-high 40 points against the Kings on Feb. 17, 2010.

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Legends In The Rafters Four Tennessee basketball legends are memorialized 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 ... Allan Houston (1990-93) became the third such honoree at March 6, 2011, game against Kentucky. Allan Houston’s No. 20 Now In The Rafters Tennessee retired Allan Houston’s (1990-93) No. 20 during a halftime ceremony at Thompson-Boling Arena March 6 ... Houston is UT’s all-time leading scorer (2,801 points), a two-time All-America and a four-time All-SEC selection ... He played 12 seasons in the NBA and is now the Knicks’ assistant general manager ... Houston joined Bernard King (53) and Ernie Grunfeld (22) as the only UT men’s basketball players to have their numbers retired.

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 basketball in the same year ... UT accomplished that feat for the eighth time in 2010-11.

Unbelievable Increase In Attendance Tennessee’s average home attendance has increased by more than 6,500 fans per game since Bruce Pearl’s arrival on Rocky Top ... Tennessee’s increase in attendance is higher than the average attendance 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 either fourth or fifth each year since. Home Crowds of 20,000 Nothing New For Vols Tennessee has played in front of 45 home crowds of 20,000 or larger during the Bruce Pearl era ... The crowd of 22,326 for the 2009 Gonzaga game marked the largest at ThompsonBoling Arena since capacity was reduced from 24,535 to 21,678 prior to the 2007-08 season ... The Vols drew 21,198 for ESPN College Gameday when UT beat Vanderbilt on Jan. 15 ... The season-high crowd was 21,948 Feb. 5 vs. Alabama.

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 280-100 (.737) in 23 seasons in Thompson-Boling Arena. • Since the 1998 season, the Vols are 180-41 (.814) in Thompson-Boling Arena. • The Vols are 83-29 against SEC teams at home over the last 11 seasons. • Tennessee has won 30 of its last 39 SEC games at Thompson-Boling Arena. • UT has won 104 of its last 116 home games against non-conference opponents. • UT is 43-5 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.

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 200708 ... 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 centerhung scoreboard and concourse refurbishments, such as graphics and other amenities ... The renovations took Thompson-Boling’s capacity down from 24,535 to 21,678 ... The Vols’ new state-of-the-art basketball practice facility, Pratt Pavilion, houses two full-size gymnasiums, one for each of the men’s and women’s basketball teams, as well as an athletic training room, weight room and film-study room ... Prior to 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 athletics department just recently completed renovations to the men’s and women’s basketball offices at the arena, 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 basketball 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.

2010-11

VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL

Record:

All Games Conference Non-Conference

Overall

Home

Away

Neutral

19-14

10-8

5-5

4-1

8-8

3-5

5-3

0-0

10-5

7-3

0-2

3-0

Attendance

Date

Time

Opponent

Score

High Points

High Rebounds

High Assists

Nov. 12

9 p.m.

Chattanooga (SS)

W, 82-62

20,613

18 Harris

10 Fields

4 McBee

Nov. 16

9:30 p.m.

1-Belmont (ESPNU)

W, 85-76

16,783

18 Hopson

7 Hall, Harris

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. 7 Villanova (ESPN)

W, 78-68

7,228

18 Hopson

9 Harris

4 Goins 5 Goins

5 Golden

Nov. 30

7:30 p.m.

Middle Tennessee (FS SOUTH)

W, 86-56

17,084

21 Harris

9 Williams

Dec. 11

3:15 p.m.

3-vs. No. 3 Pittsburgh (ESPN)

W, 83-76

15,166

27 Hopson

7 Harris

Dec. 14

7 p.m.

Oakland (ESPNU)

L, 89-82

16,784

18 Goins, Williams

13 Williams

6 Goins

Dec. 17

8 p.m.

4-at Charlotte (CBS College)

L, 49-48

8,419

13 Hopson

10 Harris

3 Golden

4 Golden

Dec. 21

7 p.m.

Southern California (SportSouth)

L, 65-64

19,030

14 Harris

9 Williams

Dec. 23

7:30 p.m.

Belmont (SS)

W, 66-65

17,594

19 Hopson

8 Williams

Dec. 29

7 p.m.

UT Martin (CSS)

W, 68-62

17,481

17 Hopson

10 Harris

2 By five players

Dec. 31

2 p.m.

College of Charleston (ESPN2)

L, 91-78

17,794

24 Hopson

12 Williams

2 Harris, Hopson

3 Goins, Tatum 5 Goins

Jan. 5

9 p.m.

Memphis (ESPN2)

W, 104-84

18,664

17 Harris

13 Harris

8 Golden

Jan. 8

1:30 p.m.

at Arkansas* (SEC Network)

L, 68-65

12,044

21 Harris

11 Harris

4 Hopson

Jan. 11

9 p.m.

Florida* (ESPN)

L, 81-75 OT

19,846

21 Tatum

10 Harris

6 Goins

Jan. 15

Noon

Vanderbilt* (ESPN)

W, 67-64

21,198

16 Hopson

12 Williams

3 Hopson

Jan. 18

7 p.m.

at Georgia* (ESPNU)

W, 59-57

10,523

15 Harris, Hopson

5 Fields, Harris, Hopson

4 Harris

Jan. 22

2 p.m.

at No. 8 Connecticut (CBS)

L, 72-61

16,294

15 Goins

7 Williams

5 Goins

Jan. 26

8 p.m.

LSU* (SEC Network)

W, 75-53

18,991

22 Hopson

11 Harris

6 Goins

Jan. 29

4 p.m.

at Ole Miss* (SEC Network)

W, 74-57

8,807

18 Williams

12 Harris

4 Golden, Williams

Feb. 3

9 p.m.

at Auburn*

Feb. 5

5 p.m.

Alabama* (Fox Sports South)

Feb. 8

9 p.m.

at No. 18 Kentucky* (ESPN)

L, 73-61

24,334

16 Goins

9 Williams

2 Hopson, Tatum

Feb. 12

6 p.m.

at No. 17 Florida* (ESPN)

L, 61-60

12,630

22 Hopson

9 Williams

4 Hopson

Feb. 16

7 p.m.

South Carolina* (CSS)

W, 73-67

18,402

23 Hopson

9 Williams

6 Goins

Feb. 19

1 p.m.

Georgia* (CBS)

L, 69-63

20,462

32 Hopson

8 Harris

5 Williams

(ESPN2)

W, 69-56 L, 65-60 OT

6,274 21,948

15 Tatum, Williams 19 Harris

8 Williams 11 Harris

6 Goins 4 Tatum

Feb. 22

9 p.m.

at No. 18 Vanderbilt* (ESPN)

W, 60-51

14,316

19 Hopson

11 Harris

Feb. 26

6 p.m.

Mississippi State* (ESPN)

L, 70-69

20,777

22 Hopson

8 Harris

March 3

7 p.m.

at South Carolina* (ESPN)

W, 73-69

10,137

25 Harris

6 Harris

4 Tatum

March 6

Noon

No. 20 Kentucky* (CBS)

L, 64-58

21,678

18 Harris

6 Hall, Harris

3 Goins, Tatum

March 10

7:30 p.m.

6-vs. Arkansas (SEC Network)

W, 74-68

15,145

20 Harris

8 Williams

3 Tatum

March 11

7:30 p.m.

6-vs. Florida (SEC Network)

L, 85-74

17,096

25 Harris

12 Williams

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 6-SEC Tournament (Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga.) * Southeastern Conference Game All Times Eastern

3 Golden 5 Goins

3 Goins, Golden

2010-11 Tennessee Basketball Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 12, 2011) All games

Overall record: 19-14 Conf: 8-8 Home: 10-8 Away: 5-5 Neutral: 4-1 ##

Player

gp-gs

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

32 12 23 02 33 24 13 11 34 25 01 20 22 00 14 10

Hopson, Scotty Harris, Tobias Tatum, Cameron Goins, Melvin Williams, Brian Bone, Josh McBee, Skylar Golden, Trae Maymon, Jeronne Fields, John McRae, Jordan Hall, Kenny Pearl, Steven Woolridge, Renaldo Summitt, Tyler Hubert, Michael Team Total.......... Opponents......

31-31 33-32 33-32 32-32 31-14 22-3 30-0 30-1 13-0 33-18 9-0 24-1 33-1 8-0 4-0 3-0

916 957 830 872 719 400 372 397 126 393 51 158 375 72 7 5

33 33

6650 6650

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Tennessee Opponents

29.5 29.0 25.2 27.3 23.2 18.2 12.4 13.2 9.7 11.9 5.7 6.6 11.4 9.0 1.8 1.7

UT 2331 70.6 +3.3 822-1898 .433 172-565 .304 5.2 515-754 .683 15.6 1253 38.0 +4.2 433 13.1 436 13.2 +0.9 1.0 246 7.5 121 3.7 341130 18-18952 -

1st 2nd 1137 1182 999 1199

OT 12 23

187-411 179-391 95-250 82-215 88-172 26-68 27-82 25-89 16-34 37-63 6-17 18-34 29-52 6-17 1-1 0-2

.455 .458 .380 .381 .512 .382 .329 .281 .471 .587 .353 .529 .558 .353

52-138 23-75 33-119 24-77 1-1 10-35 21-66 6-33 0-2 0-0 1-7 0-1 0-0 0-8 1.000 1-1 .000 0-2

Totals 2331 2221

1 1 2 2 3 4

* * * * 5 * * * * * * * * * * * * 6 6

113-153 121-163 70-104 72-93 40-78 10-12 15-17 31-38 5-18 13-28 5-11 12-21 6-14 1-2 0-0 1-2

off

.739 28 .742 67 .673 27 .774 34 1.000 .513 101 .286 .833 16 .318 .882 11 .182 .816 6 .000 .278 19 .000 .464 52 .143 .455 2 .000 .571 16 .000 .429 16 .000 .500 3 1.000 .000 0 .000 .500 0 60 822-1898 .433 172-565 .304 515-754 .683 458 752-1814 .415 221-666 .332 496-703 .706 376 OPP 2221 67.3 752-1814 .415 221-666 .332 6.7 496-703 .706 15.0 1116 33.8 394 11.9 465 14.1 0.8 223 6.8 138 4.2 185159 10-12378 5-12276

.377 .307 .277 .312

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

Date 11/12/10 11/16/10 11/17/10 11/24/10 11/26/10 11/30/10 12/11/10 12/14/10 12/17/10 12/21/10 12/23/10 12/29/10 12/31/10 01/05/11 01/08/11 01/11/11 01/15/11 01/18/11 01/22/11 01/26/11 01/29/11 02/03/11 02/05/11 02/08/11 02/12/11 02/16/11 02/19/11 02/22/11 02/26/11 03/03/11 03/06/11 03/10/11 03/11/11

Rebounds def tot avg

77 175 77 64 137 25 19 29 18 48 6 26 33 8 1 0 52 795 740

105 242 104 98 238 41 30 35 37 100 8 42 49 11 1 0 112 1253 1116

pf dq

3.4 7.3 3.2 3.1 7.7 1.9 1.0 1.2 2.8 3.0 0.9 1.8 1.5 1.4 0.3 0.0

to blk stl

61 1 41 86 5 70 0 44 59 27 60 0 74 53 11 59 1 91 58 2 99 4 45 42 21 31 1 15 8 0 41 0 18 14 1 25 0 67 31 0 18 0 3 14 0 71 3 6 18 41 5 0 0 5 4 36 1 2 14 3 60 0 23 22 4 9 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 38.0 649 11 433 436 121 33.8 632 18 394 465 138

Opponent CHATTANOOGA BELMONT MISSOURI STATE vs VCU vs Villanova MIDDLE TENNESSEE vs Pittsburgh OAKLAND at Charlotte SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BELMONT UT MARTIN COLL. OF CHARLESTON MEMPHIS at Arkansas FLORIDA VANDERBILT at Georgia at UConn LSU at Ole Miss at Auburn ALABAMA at Kentucky at Florida SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA at Vanderbilt MISSISSIPPI STATE at South Carolina KENTUCKY vs Arkansas vs Florida

W W W W W W W L L L W W L W L Lot W W L W W W Lot L L W L W L W L W L

1 = NIT Season Tip-Off South Regional (Knoxville, Tenn.) 2 = NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals/Final (New York, N.Y.) 3 = SEC/Big East Invitational (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 4 = at Time Warner Cable Arena 5 = at XL Center 6 = SEC Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.) * = Conference game

pts

avg

539 502 293 260 217 72 90 87 37 87 18 48 64 13 3 1

17.4 15.2 8.9 8.1 7.0 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.6 0.8 0.3

246 2331 223 2221

70.6 67.3

26 24 30 56 16 13 23 22 2 10 2 1 21 0 0 0

Score 82-62 85-76 60-56 77-72 78-68 86-56 83-76 82-89 48-49 64-65 66-65 68-62 78-91 104-84 65-68 75-81 67-64 59-57 61-72 75-53 74-57 69-56 60-65 61-73 60-61 73-67 63-69 60-51 69-70 73-69 58-64 74-68 74-85

Att. 20613 16783 16001 6746 7228 17084 15166 16784 8419 19030 17594 17481 17794 18664 12044 19846 21198 10523 16294 18991 8807 6274 21948 24334 12630 18402 20462 14316 20777 10137 21678 15145 17096

2010-11 Tennessee Basketball Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 10, 2011) Conference games

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

OVERALL 8-8 8-8 0-0

HOME 3-5 3-5 0-0

AWAY 5-3 5-3 0-0

Player

gp-gs

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

32 12 23 33 02 24 13 25 22 11 20 34 01 14

Hopson, Scotty Harris, Tobias Tatum, Cameron Williams, Brian Goins, Melvin Bone, Josh McBee, Skylar Fields, John Pearl, Steven Golden, Trae Hall, Kenny Maymon, Jeronne McRae, Jordan Summitt, Tyler Team Total.......... Opponents......

14-14 16-16 16-16 14-1 16-16 16-2 15-0 16-15 16-0 14-0 10-0 7-0 1-0 1-0

435 480 423 347 474 297 164 183 175 149 56 61 3 3

51-74 51-68 28-45 16-33 24-30 7-9 6-7 6-12 1-3 10-12 2-5 2-4 0-0 0-0

16 16

3250 3250

1st 2nd 505 544 478 524

31.1 30.0 26.4 24.8 29.6 18.6 10.9 11.4 10.9 10.6 5.6 8.7 3.0 3.0

UT 1061 66.3 +2.3 386-916 .421 85-282 .301 5.3 204-302 .675 12.8 594 37.1 +2.9 205 12.8 201 12.6 +1.0 1.0 126 7.9 56 3.5 163302 8-20413 OT 12 23

96-200 86-194 47-124 47-87 38-113 15-46 11-38 16-29 14-30 6-28 7-15 3-12 0-0 0-0

.480 .443 .379 .540 .336 .326 .289 .552 .467 .214 .467 .250 .000 .000

27-66 12-37 16-61 0-0 11-43 6-25 11-36 0-0 0-0 2-14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

386-916 .421 85-282 354-864 .410 87-279 OPP 1025 64.1 354-864 .410 87-279 .312 5.4 230-314 .732 14.4 547 34.2 171 10.7 217 13.6 0.8 102 6.4 82 5.1 99065 8-12383 0-0 Totals 1061 1025

.409 .324 .262 .000 .256 .240 .306 .000 .000 .143 .000 .000 .000 .000

off

Rebounds def tot avg

10 41 51 34 93 127 11 38 49 46 54 100 22 32 54 10 22 32 7 10 17 25 20 45 10 20 30 3 10 13 6 9 15 5 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 23 52 .301 204-302 .675 218 376 594 .312 230-314 .732 178 369 547

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Date 01/08/11 01/11/11 01/15/11 01/18/11 01/26/11 01/29/11 02/03/11 02/05/11 02/08/11 02/12/11 02/16/11 02/19/11 02/22/11 02/26/11 03/03/11 03/06/11

NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0

.689 .750 .622 .485 .800 .778 .857 .500 .333 .833 .400 .500 .000 .000

3.6 7.9 3.1 7.1 3.4 2.0 1.1 2.8 1.9 0.9 1.5 1.3 0.0 0.0

pf dq

29 34 38 49 22 18 18 33 28 7 9 13 0 0

37.1 298 34.2 268

Opponent at Arkansas FLORIDA VANDERBILT at Georgia LSU at Ole Miss at Auburn ALABAMA at Kentucky at Florida SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA at Vanderbilt MISSISSIPPI STATE at South Carolina KENTUCKY

0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

to blk stl

17 20 38 28 44 11 7 3 12 23 0 2 0 0

1 14 3 12 2 0 1 20 2 0 1 0 0 0

32 29 24 22 35 7 8 6 12 12 2 7 0 1 4 3 205 201 8 171 217

L Lot W W W W W Lot L L W L W L W L

pts

avg

270 235 138 110 111 43 39 38 29 24 16 8 0 0

19.3 14.7 8.6 7.9 6.9 2.7 2.6 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.1 0.0 0.0

56 126 1061 82 102 1025

66.3 64.1

14 11 19 9 27 7 14 3 13 9 0 0 0 0

Score 65-68 75-81 67-64 59-57 75-53 74-57 69-56 60-65 61-73 60-61 73-67 63-69 60-51 69-70 73-69 58-64

Att. 12044 19846 21198 10523 18991 8807 6274 21948 24334 12630 18402 20462 14316 20777 10137 21678

2010-11 Tennessee Basketball Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 12, 2011) SEC Tournament

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

Player

12 32 02 33 13 24 22 20 11 23 25

Harris, Tobias Hopson, Scotty Goins, Melvin Williams, Brian McBee, Skylar Bone, Josh Pearl, Steven Hall, Kenny Golden, Trae Tatum, Cameron Fields, John Team Total.......... Opponents......

gp-gs

OVERALL 1-1 0-0 1-1

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

2-2 2-2 2-2 2-0 2-0 2-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-1 2-2

62 55 47 46 30 46 22 15 34 27 16

31.0 17-30 27.5 10-23 23.5 6-12 23.0 5-11 15.0 5-9 23.0 4-10 11.0 4-5 7.5 2-2 17.0 2-11 13.5 1-9 8.0 0-0

2 2

400 400

56-122 48-92

UT 148 74.0 -2.5 56-122 .459 6-34 .176 3.0 30-41 .732 15.0 68 34.0 +5.0 21 10.5 23 11.5 +3.5 0.9 19 9.5 3 1.5 0 0-0 -

Score by Periods Tennessee Opponents

Totals 148 153

1st 2nd 71 77 54 99

HOME 0-0 0-0 0-0

.567 .435 .500 .455 .556 .400 .800 1.000

.182 .111 .000

2-9 1-5 0-4 1-1 2-5 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-4 0-2 0-0

.459 6-34 .522 14-37

OPP 153 76.5 48-92 .522 14-37 .378 7.0 43-62 .694 21.5 58 29.0 24 12.0 30 15.0 0.8 8 4.0 6 3.0 32241 0-0 2-16120

.222 .200 .000 1.000

.400 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

9-12 6-6 7-10 4-8 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0

.176 30-41 .378 43-62

6 6

AWAY 0-0 0-0 0-0

Date 03/10/11 03/11/11

.750 1.000

.700 .500 .000 1.000

.000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .732 .694

off

4 4 0 5 1 4 0 3 0 2 2 4 29 14

NEUTRAL 1-1 0-0 1-1

Rebounds def tot avg

7 2 3 15 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 5 39 44

Opponent vs Arkansas vs Florida

11 6 3 20 3 4 1 6 1 2 2 9 68 58

5.5 3.0 1.5 10.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 3.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 34.0 29.0

pf dq

to blk stl

pts

avg

4 4 6 6 1 7 5 7 1 2 3 1 47 35

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 3 3 1 1 2 1 0 5 3 1

45 27 19 15 12 11 8 4 4 3 0

22.5 13.5 9.5 7.5 6.0 5.5 4.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 0.0

1 0

21 24

1 11 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 1 23 30

3 19 148 6 8 153

74.0 76.5

W L

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

Score 74-68 74-85

1 2 4 0 2 4 0 0 4 0 2

Att. 15145 17096

2010-11 Tennessee Basketball Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 13, 2011) Neutral site games

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

Player

32 12 02 23 33 24 13 22 11 00 25 20 01

Hopson, Scotty Harris, Tobias Goins, Melvin Tatum, Cameron Williams, Brian Bone, Josh McBee, Skylar Pearl, Steven Golden, Trae Woolridge, Renaldo Fields, John Hall, Kenny McRae, Jordan Team Total.......... Opponents......

HOME 0-0 0-0 0-0

AWAY 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

5-5 5-5 5-5 5-4 5-3 2-1 5-0 5-0 4-0 2-0 5-2 5-0 2-0

145 142 127 111 115 46 73 70 61 16 59 28 7

20-25 20-31 25-32 10-16 9-16 3-3 0-0 3-6 1-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0

5 5

1000 1000

gp-gs

OVERALL 4-1 0-0 4-1

1st 2nd 176 210 141 228

29.0 28.4 25.4 22.2 23.0 23.0 14.6 14.0 15.3 8.0 11.8 5.6 3.5

UT 386 77.2 +3.4 136-295 .461 22-75 .293 4.4 92-134 .687 18.4 197 39.4 +5.4 66 13.2 71 14.2 +0.2 0.9 42 8.4 23 4.6 0 0-0 Totals 386 369

32-62 29-62 14-36 14-37 15-30 4-10 9-16 7-9 4-17 2-7 3-5 3-3 0-1

.516 .468 .389 .378 .500 .400 .563 .778 .235 .286 .600 1.000

.000

6-13 4-13 2-10 5-14 1-1 0-4 4-10 0-0 0-5 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-1

136-295 .461 22-75 111-272 .408 36-106 OPP 369 73.8 111-272 .408 36-106 .340 7.2 111-167 .665 22.2 170 34.0 64 12.8 72 14.4 0.9 31 6.2 19 3.8 61381 0-0 5-12276

.462 .308 .200 .357 1.000

.000 .400 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

.800 .645 .781 .625 .563 1.000

.000 .500 .500 .000 .333 .000 .000

.293 92-134 .687 .340 111-167 .665

2 2 3 6 6

Date 11/24/10 11/26/10 12/11/10 03/10/11 03/11/11

off

NEUTRAL 4-1 0-0 4-1

Rebounds def tot avg

7 14 21 9 22 31 4 10 14 7 9 16 14 31 45 4 0 4 1 3 4 3 4 7 0 4 4 1 0 1 7 8 15 3 5 8 1 1 2 10 15 25 71 126 197 62 108 170

Opponent vs VCU vs Villanova vs Pittsburgh vs Arkansas vs Florida

4.2 6.2 2.8 3.2 9.0 2.0 0.8 1.4 1.0 0.5 3.0 1.6 1.0

pf dq

12 12 15 9 18 7 7 12 4 4 16 12 2 1 39.4 131 34.0 111

1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0

9 4 12 8 5 2 5 2 16 1 2 0 0

6 4

66 64

W W W W L

pts

avg

18 0 3 90 9 3 3 82 9 0 11 55 13 4 3 43 4 3 1 40 0 0 4 11 0 0 5 22 3 2 3 17 5 0 6 9 1 2 0 4 1 7 3 7 4 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 2 71 23 42 386 72 19 31 369

to blk stl

18.0 16.4 11.0 8.6 8.0 5.5 4.4 3.4 2.3 2.0 1.4 1.2 0.0

Score 77-72 78-68 83-76 74-68 74-85

77.2 73.8

Att. 6746 7228 15166 15145 17096

2010-11 Tennessee Basketball Tennessee Category Leaders (as of Mar 12, 2011) All games

Points Hopson, Scotty Harris, Tobias Tatum, Cameron Goins, Melvin Williams, Brian McBee, Skylar Golden, Trae Fields, John Bone, Josh Pearl, Steven Hall, Kenny Maymon, Jeronne

Scoring Average Hopson, Scotty Harris, Tobias Tatum, Cameron Goins, Melvin Williams, Brian Bone, Josh McBee, Skylar Golden, Trae Maymon, Jeronne Fields, John Hall, Kenny McRae, Jordan

G 31 33 33 32 31 22 30 30 13 33 24 9

Pts 539 502 293 260 217 72 90 87 37 87 48 18

Avg/G 17.4 15.2 8.9 8.1 7.0 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.0 2.0

Pct 1.000 .587 .558 .529 .512 .471 .458 .455 .382 .381 .380 .353 .353

Field Goal Attempts Hopson, Scotty Harris, Tobias Tatum, Cameron Goins, Melvin Williams, Brian

G 31 33 33 32 31

Att 411 391 250 215 172

Att/G 13.3 11.8 7.6 6.7 5.5

Field Goals Made Hopson, Scotty Harris, Tobias Tatum, Cameron Williams, Brian Goins, Melvin

G 31 33 33 31 32

Att 1 1 138 66 77 75 35 119 33 7 8 2 1 2

Pct 1.000 1.000 .377 .318 .312 .307 .286 .277 .182 .143 .000 .000 .000 .000

3-Point FG Attempts Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Goins, Melvin Harris, Tobias McBee, Skylar

G 31 33 32 33 30

3-Point FG Made Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Goins, Melvin Harris, Tobias McBee, Skylar

G 31 33 32 33 30

Att 17 12 38 93 163 153 104 21 78 2 2 28

Pct .882 .833 .816 .774 .742 .739 .673 .571 .513 .500 .500 .464

Free Throw Attempts Harris, Tobias Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Goins, Melvin Williams, Brian

G 33 31 33 32 31

Free Throws Made Harris, Tobias Hopson, Scotty Goins, Melvin Tatum, Cameron Williams, Brian

G 33 31 32 33 31

G 31 33 33 32 31 30 30 33 22 33 24 13

Pts 539 502 293 260 217 90 87 87 72 64 48 37

Pts/G 17.4 15.2 8.9 8.1 7.0 3.0 2.9 2.6 3.3 1.9 2.0 2.8

FG Percentage Summitt, Tyler Fields, John Pearl, Steven Hall, Kenny Williams, Brian Maymon, Jeronne Harris, Tobias Hopson, Scotty Bone, Josh Goins, Melvin Tatum, Cameron Woolridge, Renaldo McRae, Jordan

FG 1 37 29 18 88 16 179 187 26 82 95 6 6

Att 1 63 52 34 172 34 391 411 68 215 250 17 17

3-Point Percentage Summitt, Tyler Williams, Brian Hopson, Scotty McBee, Skylar Goins, Melvin Harris, Tobias Bone, Josh Tatum, Cameron Golden, Trae McRae, Jordan Woolridge, Renaldo Maymon, Jeronne Hall, Kenny Hubert, Michael

3FG 1 1 52 21 24 23 10 33 6 1 0 0 0 0

Free Throw Percent McBee, Skylar Bone, Josh Golden, Trae Goins, Melvin Harris, Tobias Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Hall, Kenny Williams, Brian Hubert, Michael Woolridge, Renaldo Fields, John

FG 15 10 31 72 121 113 70 12 40 1 1 13

Made Made/G 187 6.0 179 5.4 95 2.9 88 2.8 82 2.6

Att 138 119 77 75 66

Att/G 4.5 3.6 2.4 2.3 2.2

Made Made/G 52 1.7 33 1.0 24 0.8 23 0.7 21 0.7

Att 163 153 104 93 78

Att/G 4.9 4.9 3.2 2.9 2.5

Made Made/G 121 3.7 113 3.6 72 2.3 70 2.1 40 1.3

2010-11 Tennessee Basketball Tennessee Category Leaders (as of Mar 12, 2011) All games Rebounds Harris, Tobias Williams, Brian Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Fields, John

G 33 31 31 33 33

Reb 242 238 105 104 100

Reb/G 7.3 7.7 3.4 3.2 3.0

Assists Goins, Melvin Tatum, Cameron Golden, Trae Williams, Brian Harris, Tobias

G 32 33 30 31 33

No. 91 74 67 45 44

Ast/G 2.8 2.2 2.2 1.5 1.3

Rebound Average Williams, Brian Harris, Tobias Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Goins, Melvin

G 31 33 31 33 32

Reb 238 242 105 104 98

Avg/G 7.7 7.3 3.4 3.2 3.1

Steals Goins, Melvin Tatum, Cameron Hopson, Scotty Harris, Tobias McBee, Skylar

G 32 33 31 33 30

No. 56 30 26 24 23

Stl/G 1.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8

Offensive Rebounds Williams, Brian Harris, Tobias Fields, John Goins, Melvin Hopson, Scotty

G 31 33 33 32 31

No. 101 67 52 34 28

Avg/G 3.3 2.0 1.6 1.1 0.9

Blocked Shots Fields, John Harris, Tobias Williams, Brian Tatum, Cameron Hopson, Scotty

G 33 33 31 33 31

No. 41 27 21 11 5

Blk/G 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.2

Defensive Rebounds Harris, Tobias Williams, Brian Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Goins, Melvin

G 33 31 31 33 32

No. 175 137 77 77 64

Avg/G 5.3 4.4 2.5 2.3 2.0

Minutes Harris, Tobias Hopson, Scotty Goins, Melvin Tatum, Cameron Williams, Brian

G 33 31 32 33 31

No. 957 916 872 830 719

Min/G 29.0 29.5 27.3 25.2 23.2

Fouls Williams, Brian Fields, John Harris, Tobias Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Pearl, Steven

G 31 33 33 31 33 33

No. 99 71 70 61 60 60

Per/G 3.2 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.8

Turnovers Hopson, Scotty Harris, Tobias Goins, Melvin Tatum, Cameron Williams, Brian

G 31 33 32 33 31

No. 86 59 58 53 42

TO/G 2.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.4

Foulouts Williams, Brian Fields, John Hopson, Scotty Goins, Melvin Bone, Josh Hall, Kenny

G 31 33 31 32 22 24

No. 4 3 1 1 1 1

2010-11

VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL Tennessee Individual Game Highs

Points .............................................................. 32 Field Goals Made ........................................ 12 Field Goal Attempts .................................. 21 Field Goal % (min 5 made)........ .875 (7-8) 3 PT FG Made ..................................................4 ..............................................................................4 ..............................................................................4 3 PT FG Attempts ...........................................9 3 PT FG % (min 3 made)........... 1.000 (4-4) Free Throws Made ...................................... 11 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 14 Free Throw % (min 5 made) ........ 1.000 (6-6) .................................................................1.000 (6-6) ................................................................ 1.000 (6-6) ................................................................ 1.000 (6-6) Rebounds ....................................................... 13 ............................................................................ 13 ............................................................................ 13 Assists .................................................................8 Steals ...................................................................5 Blocked Shots ..................................................5 ...............................................................................5

Scotty Hopson vs. Georgia (12/19/10) Scotty Hopson vs. Georgia (12/19/10) Scotty Hopson vs. College of Charleston (12/31/10) Brian Williams at Ole Miss (1/29/11) Cameron Tatum vs. Florida (1/11/11) Melvin Goins vs. Memphis (1/5/11) Scotty Hopson vs. Middle Tennessee (11/30/10) Scotty Hopson vs. College of Charleston (12/31/10) Melvin Goins vs. Memphis (1/5/11) Tobias Harris at South Carolina (3/3/11) Tobias Harris at South Carolina (3/3/11) Scotty Hopson, vs. Florida (3/11/11) Trae Golden vs. Memphis (1/5/11) Tobias Harris vs. College of Charleston (12/31/10) Tobias Harris vs. Southern California (12/21/10) Tobias Harris vs. Memphis (1/5/11) Brian Williams vs. Oakland (12/14/10) Brian Williams vs. VCU (11/24/10) Trae Golden vs. Memphis (1/5/11) Tobias Harris vs. Belmont (12/23/10) John Fields vs. LSU (1/26/11) Tobias Harris at Georgia (1/18/11)

Tennessee Team Game Highs Points .............................................................104 Field Goals Made ......................................... 36 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 80 Field Goal % .............................. .563 (27-48) 3 PT FG Made ................................................ 12 3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 26 3 PT FG % ...................................... .636 (7-11) Free Throws Made ...................................... 32 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 40 Free Throw % ............................ .846 (11-13) Rebounds ....................................................... 54 Assists .............................................................. 25 Steals ................................................................ 15 Blocked Shots ..................................................8 Turnovers ....................................................... 27 Fouls ................................................................. 32

vs. Memphis (1/5/11) vs. Memphis (1/5/11) vs. College of Charleston (12/31/10) vs. Pittsburgh (12/11/10) vs. Memphis (1/5/11) vs. LSU (1/26/11) vs. Pittsburgh (12/11/10) vs. Belmont (11/16/10) vs. Belmont (11/16/10) vs. Vanderbilt (1/15/11) vs. VCU (11/24/10) vs. Memphis (1/5/11) at Vanderbilt (2/22/11) vs. Memphis (1/5/11) vs. Belmont (11/16/10) vs. Pittsburgh (12/11/10)

Opponent Individual Game Highs

Points ............................................................... 31 Field Goals Made ......................................... 10 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 21 ............................................................................ 21 Field Goal % (min 5 made)........ .889 (8-9) 3 PT FG Made ...................................................6 ...............................................................................6 ...............................................................................6 3 PT FG Attempts......................................... 13 3 PT FG % (min 3 made)............. .857 (6-7) Free Throws Made ...................................... 10 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 15 ............................................................................ 15 Free Throw % (min 5 made) 1.000 (10-10) Rebounds............................................................ 14 Assists .............................................................. 10 Steals ...................................................................6 Blocked Shots ..................................................6 ...............................................................................6

Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston (12/31/10) College of Charleston (12/31/10) Sam Muldrow, South Carolina (3/3/11) Chris Warren, Ole Miss (1/29/11) Jeremy Price, Georgia (12/19/10) Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston (12/31/10) Keegan Bell, Chattanooga (11/12/10) Brandon Rozzell, VCU (11/24/10) Bruce Ellington, South Carolina (2/16/11) Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston (12/31/10) Kenny Boynton, Florida (3/11/11) Terrence Jones, Kentucky (3/6/11) Donovan Monroe, College of Charleston (12/31/10) Kenny Boynton, Florida (3/11/11) Jamie Skeen, VCU (11/24/10) Dee Bost, Mississippi State (2/26/11) Trey Thompkins, Georgia (12/19/10) Sam Muldrow, South Carolina (2/16/11) Festus Ezeli, Vanderbilt (1/15/11)

Opponent Team Game Highs Points ............................................................... 91 Field Goals Made ......................................... 31 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 73 Field Goal % .............................. .587 (27-46) 3 PT FG Made ................................................ 14 3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 35 3 PT FG % ................................... .560 (14-25) Free Throws Made ...................................... 25 ............................................................................ 25 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 42 Free Throw % ............................ .923 (12-13) ........................................................ .923 (12-13) Rebounds ....................................................... 47 Assists .............................................................. 18 ............................................................................ 18 Steals ................................................................ 12 ............................................................................ 12 Blocked Shots ..................................................9 Turnovers ....................................................... 21 Fouls ................................................................. 32

College of Charleston (12/31/10) Florida (1/11/11) South Carolina (2/16/11) Florida (3/11/11) College of Charleston (12/31/10) Belmont (12/23/10) Middle Tennessee (11/30/10) Florida (3/11/11) Pittsburgh (12/11/10) Pittsburgh (12/11/10) South Carolina (3/3/11) Charlotte (12/17/10) Belmont (12/23/10) Belmont (12/23/10) Southern California (12/21/10) Alabama (2/5/11) Belmont (11/16/10) Vanderbilt (1/15/11) Vanderbilt (1/15/11) Belmont (11/16/10)

Tennessee Team Game Lows Points ............................................................... 48 Field Goals Made ......................................... 18 ............................................................................ 18 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 43 Field Goal % .............................. .349 (22-63) ........................................................ .349 (22-63) 3 PT FG Made ...................................................2 ...............................................................................2 3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 11 ............................................................................ 11 ............................................................................ 11 3 PT FG % ...................................... .118 (2-17) Free Throws Made .........................................2 ...............................................................................2 Free Throw Attempts ....................................7 ...............................................................................7 Free Throw % ................................. .286 (2-7) Rebounds ....................................................... 25 Assists .................................................................7 Steals ...................................................................3 ...............................................................................3 Blocked Shots ..................................................0 ...............................................................................0 ...............................................................................0 ...............................................................................0 Turnovers ..........................................................7 ...............................................................................7 Fouls ................................................................. 12 ............................................................................ 12 ............................................................................ 12

at Charlotte (12/17/10) vs. Kentucky (3/6/11) vs. Southern California (12/21/10) at South Carolina (3/3/11) vs. Alabama (2/5/11) at Charlotte (12/17/10) vs. Kentucky (3/6/11) at Charlotte (12/17/10) at South Carolina (3/3/11) vs. Pittsburgh (12/11/10) vs. Belmont (11/16/10) at Charlotte (12/17/10) vs. Arkansas (3/10/11) at Charlotte (12/17/10) at Georgia (1/18/11) at Charlotte (12/17/10) at Charlotte (12/17/10) at Florida (2/12/11) at Kentucky (2/8/11) at South Carolina (3/3/11) at Charlotte (12/17/10) vs. Florida (3/11/11) at South Carolina (3/3/11) vs. College of Charleston (12/31/10) vs. Belmont (11/16/10) vs. Mississippi State (2/26/11) vs. LSU (1/26/11) vs. UT Martin (12/29/10) vs. Southern California (12/21/10) vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)

Opponent Team Game Lows Points ............................................................... 49 Field Goals Made ......................................... 16 ............................................................................ 16 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 42 Field Goal % .............................. .267 (16-60) 3 PT FG Made ...................................................2 3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 10 ............................................................................ 10 3 PT FG % ...................................... .154 (2-13) Free Throws Made .........................................6 Free Throw Attempts ....................................9 Free Throw % ............................ .500 (10-20) Rebounds ....................................................... 23 Assists .................................................................5 ...............................................................................5 Steals ...................................................................2 Blocked Shots ..................................................1 ...............................................................................1 ...............................................................................1 ...............................................................................1 Turnovers ..........................................................8 Fouls ................................................................. 11 ............................................................................ 11 ............................................................................ 11

Charlotte (12/17/10) Ole Miss (1/29/11) Charlotte (12/17/10) Florida (2/12/11) Ole Miss (1/29/11) Auburn (2/3/11) Georgia (12/19/10) Middle Tennessee (11/30/10) Auburn (2/3/11) Southern California (12/21/10) Southern California (12/21/10) Auburn (2/3/11) Southern California (12/21/10) South Carolina (3/3/11) Ole Miss (1/29/11) LSU (1/26/11) UT Martin (12/29/10) Belmont (12/23/10) Southern California (12/21/10) Missouri State (11/17/10) Mississippi State (2/26/11) LSU (1/26/11) UConn (1/22/11) Charlotte (12/17/10)

2010-11

VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL

Chattanooga at Tennessee Belmont at Tennessee Missouri State at Tennessee vs. VCU Tennessee vs. No. 7 Villanova Tennessee Middle Tennessee at Tennessee vs. No. 3 Pittsburgh Tennessee Oakland at Tennessee at Charlotte Tennessee Southern California at Tennessee Belmont at Tennessee UT Martin at Tennessee College of Charleston at Tennessee No. 21 Memphis at Tennessee at Arkansas Tennessee Florida at Tennessee Vanderbilt at Tennessee at Georgia Tennessee at No. 8 UConn Tennessee LSU at Tennessee at Ole Miss Tennessee at Auburn Tennessee Alabama at Tennessee at No. 18 Kentucky Tennessee at No. 17 Florida Tennessee South Carolina at Tennessee Georgia at Tennessee at No. 18 Vanderbilt Tennessee Mississippi State at Tennessee at South Carolina Tennessee No. 20 Kentucky at Tennessee vs. Arkansas at Tennessee vs. No. 12 Florida at Tennessee

Date

Result

Nov. 12

W, 82-62

Nov. 16

W, 85-76

Nov. 17

W, 60-56

Nov. 24

W, 77-72

Nov. 26

W, 78-68

Nov. 30

W, 86-56

Dec. 11

W, 83-76

Dec. 14

L, 89-82

Dec. 17

L, 49-48

Dec. 21

L, 65-64

Dec. 23

W, 66-65

Dec. 29

W, 68-62

Dec. 31

L, 91-78

Jan. 5

W, 104-84

Jan. 8

L, 68-65

Jan. 11

L, 81-75 OT

Jan. 15

W, 67-64

Jan. 18

W, 59-57

Jan. 22

L, 72-61

Jan. 26

W, 75-53

Jan. 29

W, 74-57

Feb. 3

W, 69-56

Feb. 5

L, 65-60 OT

Feb. 8

L, 73-61

Feb. 12

L, 61-60

Feb. 16

W, 73-67

Feb. 19

L, 69-63

Feb. 22

W, 60-51

Feb. 26

L, 70-69

March 3

W, 73-69

March 6

L, 64-58

March 10

W, 74-68

March 11

L, 85-74

Rankings listed are Associated Press

FG-A 18-55 28-63 25-57 25-47 21-59 19-47 21-68 28-70 20-58 25-55 20-49 26-52 22-54 27-48 30-56 28-63 16-53 22-63 25-53 18-47 25-70 20-53 22-56 24-49 28-49 30-80 30-65 36-67 25-50 25-56 31-59 27-57 21-51 26-74 20-47 24-56 27-56 24-56 18-53 29-62 16-60 29-67 22-51 23-51 24-56 22-63 22-49 22-54 20-42 25-51 24-73 23-52 24-47 25-60 17-44 22-57 25-63 24-66 26-66 22-43 19-53 18-47 21-46 30-62 27-46 26-60

Pct .327 .444 .439 .532 .356 .404 .309 .400 .345 .455 .408 .500 .407 .563 .536 .444 .302 .349 .472 .383 .357 .377 .393 .490 .571 .375 .462 .537 .500 .446 .525 .474 .412 .351 .426 .429 .482 .429 .340 .468 .267 .433 .431 .451 .429 .349 .449 .407 .476 .490 .329 .442 .511 .417 .386 .386 .397 .364 .394 .512 .358 .383 .457 .484 .587 .433

3FG-A 9-34 5-20 7-26 3-11 6-26 4-14 11-31 3-14 4-21 6-16 5-10 11-24 7-17 7-11 7-18 4-18 5-19 2-17 9-21 4-15 8-35 4-14 9-26 5-16 14-25 5-18 10-22 12-21 6-13 6-16 8-16 7-20 5-18 4-19 6-13 6-19 9-19 6-20 5-23 10-26 4-20 6-18 2-13 4-19 3-14 4-20 7-18 9-16 5-13 6-18 10-32 6-18 4-10 4-17 3-16 2-15 8-25 5-21 5-18 4-11 7-18 2-9 8-25 2-15 6-12 4-19

Pct .265 .250 .269 .273 .231 .286 .355 .214 .190 .375 .500 .458 .412 .636 .389 .222 .263 .118 .429 .267 .229 .286 .346 .313 .560 .278 .455 .571 .462 .375 .500 .350 .278 .211 .462 .316 .474 .300 .217 .385 .200 .333 .154 .211 .214 .200 .389 .563 .385 .333 .313 .333 .400 .235 .188 .133 .320 .238 .278 .364 .389 .222 .320 .133 .500 .211

FT-A 17-24 21-31 19-28 32-40 8-10 18-28 19-27 18-28 24-36 22-35 11-16 23-34 25-42 22-30 22-28 22-31 12-13 2-7 6-9 24-29 7-10 22-37 9-11 15-20 21-34 13-21 14-26 20-30 12-18 9-14 11-20 14-22 17-22 11-13 11-13 5-7 9-13 7-10 12-17 7-10 22-26 10-16 10-20 19-24 14-19 12-20 22-27 8-12 16-22 4-10 9-12 21-35 17-24 9-15 14-19 14-21 12-15 16-23 12-13 25-34 19-27 20-26 18-25 12-16 25-37 18-25

Pct .708 .677 .679 .800 .800 .643 .704 .643 .667 .629 .688 .676 .595 .733 .786 .710 .923 .286 .667 .828 .700 .595 .818 .750 .618 .619 .538 .667 .667 .643 .550 .636 .773 .846 .846 .714 .692 .700 .706 .700 .846 .625 .500 .792 .737 .600 .815 .667 .727 .400 .750 .600 .708 .600 .737 .667 .800 .696 .923 .735 .704 .769 .720 .750 .676 .720

Rebounds O-D-Total 7-28-35 11-35-46 10-14-24 13-27-40 18-20-38 11-21-32 15-30-45 18-36-54 15-20-35 13-28-41 8-13-21 16-25-41 18-14-32 11-23-34 10-26-36 14-21-35 10-26-36 16-25-41 7-16-23 14-24-38 19-28-47 12-28-40 14-21-35 9-21-30 8-27-35 28-19-47 11-22-33 13-28-41 9-15-24 18-20-38 10-24-34 11-24-35 12-30-42 19-22-41 8-20-28 14-20-34 14-22-36 12-19-31 12-19-31 14-25-39 18-22-40 21-28-49 8-16-24 13-25-38 7-26-33 20-28-48 15-23-38 11-17-28 9-21-30 8-17-25 17-25-42 14-34-48 8-29-37 10-18-28 3-28-31 13-24-37 8-32-40 16-32-48 20-15-35 8-19-27 14-24-38 8-23-31 9-19-28 16-18-34 5-25-30 13-21-34

PF 23 24 32 28 22 12 26 25 26 27 26 19 24 32 22 25 11 14 24 12 22 14 20 12 17 24 23 19 20 17 15 22 15 21 13 18 11 17 11 14 14 20 18 21 20 22 14 20 12 20 22 11 15 19 17 18 17 17 24 15 21 23 19 19 16 28

Pts 62 82 76 85 56 60 72 77 68 78 56 86 76 83 89 82 49 48 65 64 65 66 62 68 91 78 84 104 68 65 81 75 64 67 57 59 72 61 53 75 58 74 56 69 65 60 73 61 61 60 67 73 69 63 51 60 70 69 69 73 64 58 68 74 85 74

A 8 13 14 16 10 8 13 17 10 14 9 18 17 14 13 16 10 8 18 11 18 13 12 13 16 9 16 25 15 11 14 17 8 10 11 10 15 12 10 20 5 16 6 17 10 15 14 7 10 9 9 16 16 11 11 8 17 14 5 15 10 9 12 10 12 11

TO 19 11 15 27 15 13 14 15 13 13 19 17 15 20 13 9 10 11 13 18 16 13 14 10 14 11 16 12 14 18 11 12 21 11 11 12 12 12 12 7 16 13 14 13 15 18 16 14 17 16 11 16 15 9 16 12 8 7 10 13 10 10 15 10 15 13

Blk 2 2 2 0 1 4 7 7 4 6 4 6 2 7 4 2 4 2 1 3 1 7 1 6 3 0 7 8 4 3 5 7 9 4 6 7 7 2 2 7 5 6 3 2 7 4 5 3 3 2 7 1 2 4 6 1 6 2 7 0 5 3 3 3 3 0

Stl 3 10 12 4 9 8 9 9 6 9 11 9 8 5 5 6 6 3 11 7 6 11 7 4 5 4 8 5 9 5 5 10 7 12 4 5 7 7 2 9 4 7 4 7 12 10 7 5 7 14 7 6 9 5 8 15 5 6 8 3 4 7 3 8 5 11

Min 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 225 225 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 225 225 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Pts. at Half 26 45 35 41 27 31 32 33 30 35 23 46 25 37 39 50 20 24 38 32 23 35 36 32 47 40 34 49 68 65 30 31 30 20 33 35 32 31 27 43 32 32 24 37 38 27 35 28 29 35 25 33 33 25 31 27 34 34 23 40 22 29 25 37 29 34

2010-11

VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL Individual Points-Rebounds-Assists

Josh Bone

John Fields

Melvin Trae Goins Golden

Kenny Hall

Tobias Scotty Michael Jeronne Skylar Harris Hopson Hubert Maymon McBee

Chattanooga

INJ

8-10-0

13-5-3

8-2-0

4-2-0

18-5-1

13-1-1

0-0-0

Belmont

INJ

6-1-0

2-1-1

2-4-5

5-7-0

16-7-1

18-5-3

DNP

Missouri State

INJ

3-3-0

INJ

8-2-2

0-0-1

15-4-0

12-3-0

DNP

vs. VCU

INJ

2-3-1

8-2-2

3-0-7

2-1-0

15-4-0

18-11-2

DNP

vs. No. 7 Villanova

INJ

0-5-0

9-4-4

ILLNESS

0-0-0

15-9-0

18-1-3

DNP

Middle Tennessee

INJ

4-4-0

3-5-5

8-2-2

8-3-0

21-6-3

19-2-0

0-0-0

vs. No. 3 Pittsburgh

INJ

5-5-0

19-5-3

2-3-4

0-1-0

7-7-3

27-3-1

DNP

Oakland

INJ

2-1-0

18-2-6

5-1-2

3-2-0

16-6-2

7-3-2

DNP

at Charlotte

INJ

0-2-0

2-1-0

1-0-3

DNP

12-10-1

13-4-0

DNP

Southern Cal

INJ

4-4-0

10-5-3

3-2-1

DNP

14-3-2

8-4-1

Belmont

INJ

0-3-0

1-2-5

2-2-3

2-0-0

17-7-3

UT Martin

0-1-1

4-2-0

9-1-1

7-1-2

4-3-0

Coll. of Charleston

6-2-1

6-4-0

6-1-1

2-0-0

No. 21 Memphis

6-0-0

2-5-1

15-1-5

at Arkansas

2-0-0

8-6-0

Florida

0-0-1

Vanderbilt

Jordan Steven Tyler Cameron Brian Renaldo McRae Pearl Summitt Tatum Williams Woolridge 3-1-0

2-1-2

0-1-0

11-3-2

0-8-0

2-3-0

5-2-1

3-0-0

4-2-1

DNP

14-3-2

6-3-0

4-1-2

3-1-0

0-0-0

2-1-0

DNP

12-3-5

5-8-0

0-3-0

5-1-1

DNP

4-2-1

DNP

9-8-2

9-13-1

2-0-0

3-0-3

0-2-0

2-3-0

DNP

17-4-1

12-7-2

2-1-1

6-1-0

DNP

0-1-2

3-0-0

8-1-4

6-9-1

0-3-1

2-0-0

0-0-0

3-1-0

DNP

14-2-2

4-5-1

INJ

0-0-0

DNP

0-1-0

DNP

13-4-4

18-13-0

INJ

6-8-1

3-0-0

DNP

1-1-0

DNP

6-6-2

4-6-1

DNP

4-3-0

0-0-0

DNP

0-0-0

DNP

12-7-3

9-9-1

0-0-0

19-1-0

DNP

2-5-0

4-2-0

6-4-0

4-0-0

DNP

5-1-0

4-8-2

DNP

13-10-2

17-2-2

DNP

4-3-0

ILLNESS

2-1-0

0-0-2

DNP

8-3-1

0-2-2

DNP

0-2-1

16-8-2

24-4-2

DNP

3-5-0

ILLNESS

DNP

0-3-1

DNP

8-1-1

7-12-0

DNP

8-2-8

0-0-0

17-13-2

16-2-3

1-0-0

10-4-0

8-2-0

4-0-0

1-1-1

0-0-0

9-3-0

4-8-5

3-0-0

10-6-1

5-2-2

DNP

21-11-1

15-1-4

DNP

2-0-1

0-1-0

DNP

0-0-0

DNP

0-3-2

2-7-0

DNP

6-6-0

2-0-6

2-0-1

DNP

18-10-0

20-4-1

DNP

0-0-0

DNP

0-0-1

DNP

21-4-4

6-7-3

DNP

0-0-0

2-1-0

4-3-2

0-0-1

DNP

15-9-1

16-6-3

DNP

10-2-1

DNP

0-0-0

DNP

12-2-1

8-12-1

DNP

at Georgia

2-1-1

3-5-0

6-4-0

0-4-0

0-0-0

15-5-4

15-5-0

ILLNESS

DNP

6-1-1

0-0-0

2-1-1

DNP

0-3-2

10-2-1

DNP

at No. 8 UConn

6-2-0

3-1-0

15-6-5

0-0-0

DNP

10-5-1

13-2-1

ILLNESS

DNP

0-0-1

SUSP

4-1-0

DNP

6-4-4

4-7-0

DNP

LSU

2-2-1

2-2-2

11-3-6

2-1-2

4-3-0

11-11-2

22-6-1

ILLNESS

DNP

6-0-1

SUSP

0-1-1

0-0-0

13-4-2

2-5-2

DNP

at Ole Miss

2-2-0

5-6-0

5-4-1

5-4-4

0-1-0

6-12-3

16-0-0

ILLNESS

DNP

0-1-1

SUSP

4-2-2

DNP

13-4-1

18-9-4

DNP

at Auburn

8-2-3

4-40

3-4-6

6-1-2

DNP

14-5-1

INJ

DNP

2-2-1

SUSP

2-3-1

DNP

15-7-2

15-8-1

DNP

Alabama

0-4-1

2-3-0

0-3-1

2-0-3

1-1-0

19-11-1

INJ

DNP

9-6-1

SUSP

5-2-1

DNP

16-4-4

6-8-3

DNP

at No. 18 Kentucky

13-1-0

0-2-0

16-5-1

0-0-0

DNP

10-2-1

11-3-2

DNP

0-0-0

DNP

0-1-0

DNP

3-1-2

8-9-1

DNP

at No. 17 Florida

5-0-2

0-0-0

7-0-0

0-0-1

0-0-0

9-4-0

22-5-4

DNP

0-1-0

0-0-0

DNP

0-2-0

DNP

6-0-2

11-9-0

DNP

South Carolina

4-6-0

0-0-0

5-6-6

DNP

3-3-0

10-8-0

23-4-0

DNP

3-2-1

DNP

2-5-1

DNP

13-1-3

10-9-5

DNP

Georgia

2-1-0

0-2-0

2-5-3

DNP

2-1-0

18-8-1

32-2-0

DNP

0-1-0

DNP

2-0-0

DNP

3-3-2

2-4-5

DNP

at No. 18 Vanderbilt

0-5-1

0-2-0

15-3-0

0-0-3

0-0-0

10-11-1

19-2-1

DNP

2-2-0

DNP

6-5-0

DNP

2-1-2

6-4-0

DNP

Mississippi State

2-4-1

4-3-0

9-4-5

0-1-0

DNP

16-8-2

22-7-0

DNP

3-2-0

0-0-0

DNP

2-3-2

DNP

5-5-2

6-7-2

DNP

at South Carolina

1-2-0

0-1-1

7-2-3

2-0-2

0-0-0

25-6-2

24-3-0

DNP

0-2-1

3-0-0

DNP

4-2-2

DNP

7-4-4

INJ

DNP

No. 20 Kentucky

0-2-0

2-2-0

9-2-3

0-0-2

6-6-0

18-6-0

13-3-1

DNP

1-2-0

0-1-0

DNP

0-3-0

DNP

9-3-3

INJ

DNP

vs. Arkansas

8-0-2

0-1-1

12-2-0

2-0-2

4-5-0

20-3-1

8-4-2

DNP

2-2-0

DNP

6-1-0

DNP

3-1-3

9-8-1

DNP

vs. No. 12 Florida

3-2-2

0-1-0

7-1-3

2-1-3

0-1-0

25-8-0

19-2-1

DNP

10-1-1

DNP

2-0-1

DNP

0-1-0

6-12-0

DNP

Not yet eligible (midterm transfer)

0-1-4

2010-11

VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL Starting Lineups (listed in order of positions, 1-5)

Attendance Summary Home Away Neutral Total

Games 18 10 5 33

Totals 341,130 152,918 61,381 555,429

Average 18,952 15,292 12,276 16,831

Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Record When...

W-L 8-4 8-7 1-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1

1-0 Goins, Hopson, McRae, Harris, Williams Goins, Hopson, Tatum, Harris, Williams Goins, Hopson, Tatum, Harris, Fields Goins, Bone, Tatum, Harris, Fields Golden, Hopson, Tatum, Harris, Williams Goins, Hopson, Tatum, Pearl, Williams Goins, Hopson, Tatum, Harris, Hall Goins, Hopson, Bone, Harris, Fields

Margin of Victory/Defeat 1 1 4

2 1 -

3 1 1

4 2 -

5 1 1

6 3 3

7 1 1

8 -

9 2 -

10 1 -

11-15 1 4

16-19 1 -

Leading at halftime ...............................................................................15-5 Trailing at halftime...................................................................................3-8 Tied at halftime .........................................................................................1-1

Wins Losses

Most First Half Points

Most Second Half Points

Leading with 10:00 remaining ..........................................................16-3 Trailing with 10:00 remaining............................................................3-10 Tied with 10:00 remaining ....................................................................0-1

Tennessee Opponents

Leading with 5:00 remaining .............................................................16-2 Trailing with 5:00 remaining ..............................................................2-11 Tied with 5:00 remaining ......................................................................2-1 In Overtime .................................................................................................0-2 Tennessee out-rebounds opponent ...............................................14-8 Tennessee is out-rebounded ...............................................................5-6 Same amount of rebounds...................................................................0-0 Tennessee commits more turnovers ................................................6-5 Opponent commits more turnovers...............................................12-7 Same amount of turnovers...................................................................1-2 Tennessee shoots 50 percent or better ...........................................5-0 Opponent shoots 50 percent or better ...........................................0-6 Tennessee shoots less than 50 percent ......................................13-14 Opponent shoots less than 50 percent .........................................18-8 Tennessee shoots better than opponent......................................17-3 Opponent shoots better than Tennessee .....................................1-11 Same shooting percentage ..................................................................1-0 Tennessee has more free-throw attempts....................................12-5 Opponent has more free-throw attempts ......................................7-9 Same amount of free-throw attempts .............................................0-0 Tennessee bench outscores opponent bench............................13-8 Opponent bench outscores Tennessee bench .............................6-6 Benches score the same ........................................................................0-0 Tennessee scores less than 50.............................................................0-1 Tennessee scores between 50-59 ......................................................1-1 Tennessee scores between 60-69 ......................................................6-8 Tennessee scores between 70-79 ......................................................7-3 Tennessee scores between 80-89 ......................................................4-1 Tennessee scores between 90-99 ......................................................0-0 Tennessee scores 100 or more ............................................................1-0 Opponent scores less than 50 .............................................................0-1 Opponent scores between 50-59 ......................................................7-0 Opponent scores between 60-69 ......................................................8-6 Opponent scores between 70-79 ......................................................3-3 Opponent scores between 80-89 ......................................................1-3 Opponent scores between 90-99 ......................................................0-1 Opponent scores 100 or more ............................................................0-0 In November ..............................................................................................6-0 In December...............................................................................................3-4 In January ....................................................................................................5-3 In February..................................................................................................3-5 In March .......................................................................................................2-2 On Monday .................................................................................................0-0 On Tuesday.................................................................................................4-4 On Wednesday ..........................................................................................6-0 On Thursday ...............................................................................................4-0 On Friday .....................................................................................................2-3 On Saturday................................................................................................3-6 On Sunday ..................................................................................................0-1

50 vs. Oakland (12/14/10) 47, College of Charleston (12/31/10)

20-24 2 -

25+ 1 -

55 vs. Memphis (1/5/11) 56, Florida (3/11/11)

Fewest First Half Points

Fewest Second Half Points

Tennessee 20 vs. Vanderbilt (1/15/11) Opponents 20, Charlotte (12/17/10) ille (11/17/09)

Tennessee 24 at Charlotte (12/17/10), at Georgia (1/18/11) Opponents 17, Alabama (2/5/11) Wyoming (12/15/09)

Largest Halftime Lead

Largest Margin Of Victory

Tennessee Opponents

23 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/30/10) 11, Alabama (2/5/11)

30 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/30/10) 13, College of Charleston (12/31/10)

Jump Balls Controlled

Points Leader*

Sea Car

Blocks Leader*

Sea Car

Charges Drawn

Tennessee Opponents

Scotty Hopson Tobias Harris Melvin Goins Brian Williams Cameron Tatum Kenny Hall

16 31 12 12 3 4 3 4 2 3 0 1

John Fields Tobias Harris Brian Williams Cameron Tatum Steven Pearl Scotty Hopson Jordan McRae Renaldo Woolridge Kenny Hall

18 9 9 5 2 1 1 1 0

Brian Williams! 14 18 Steven Pearl! 8 13 Cameron Tatum! 4 6 Jeronne Maymon 3 3 John Fields 2 2 Tobias Harris 1 1 Scotty Hopson 1 1 Skylar McBee! 1 1 Kenny Hall! 0 1

14 21

How Scored First Points 3-Pointer Lay-up Jump Shot Dunk Free Throw Tip-in

11 8 7 3 2 2

Scored UTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Points Tobias Harris Scotty Hopson Melvin Goins Cameron Tatum John Fields Brian Williams

10 10 4 4 3 2

First Off UT Bench^ John Fields Brian Williams Trae Golden Steven Pearl Josh Bone Skylar McBee Kenny Hall Jeronne Maymon Jordan McRae Renaldo Woolridge Josh Bone Tobias Harris

12 12 10 6 5 5 3 2 2 2 1 1

^ includes multiple substitutions

Dunks

Sea Car

Scotty Hopson Tobias Harris Cameron Tatum John Fields Brian Williams Kenny Hall Renaldo Woolridge Melvin Goins Jordan McRae Trae Golden

34 21 13 12 10 5 4 3 3 2

88 21 33 12 33 35 9 4 3 2

Rebound Leader* Sea

Car

Tobias Harris Brian Williams John Fields Kenny Hall Scotty Hopson Renaldo Woolridge Melvin Goins Cameron Tatum

17 17 15 37 2 2 2 6 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1

Assists Leader*

Sea Car

Melvin Goins Trae Golden Cameron Tatum Scotty Hopson Tobias Harris Brian Williams Skylar McBee Steven Pearl Renaldo Woolridge

13 18 9 9 7 10 6 11 3 3 3 5 1 1 1 1 0 1

Steals Leader*

Sea Car

Melvin Goins Cameron Tatum Tobias Harris Skylar McBee Scotty Hopson Trae Golden Steven Pearl Josh Bone Kenny Hall Jeronne Maymon Jordan McRae Brian Williams Renaldo Woolridge

20 9 7 7 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 0

27 19 7 11 20 4 7 2 3 1 1 6 1

18 9 32 10 3 10 1 7 7

Sea Car

! since 2009-10 season * Includes all ties

Floor Burns 10+ Points

Sea Car

(Diving Efforts)

Sea Car

Tobias Harris Scotty Hopson Cameron Tatum Melvin Goins Brian Williams Skylar McBee Josh Bone Jeronne Maymon Kenny Hall Renaldo Woolridge

30 28 14 11 6 2 1 1 0 0

20+ Points

Sea Car

Cameron Tatum Melvin Goins Skylar McBee John Fields Steven Pearl Josh Bone Jeronne Maymon Trae Golden Tobias Harris Brian Williams Scotty Hopson Kenny Hall Renaldo Woolridge

16 10 9 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 2 0

Scotty Hopson Tobias Harris Cameron Tatum Brian Williams

10+ Rebounds Tobias Harris Brian Williams John Fields Scotty Hopson Kenny Hall

10+ Assists

9 5 1 0

30 67 33 17 12 3 1 1 5 4

15 5 2 1

Sea Car

9 5 1 1 0

9 14 1 1 2

Sea Car

N/A

Free Throws in Final Four Minutes^ Josh Bone 2-2 (1.000) Scotty Hopson 31-34 (.912) Trae Golden 5-6 (.833) Melvin Goins 35-46 (.761) Tobias Harris 28-37 (.757) Cameron Tatum 10-17 (.588) Brian Williams 6-13 (.462) Michael Hubert 1-2 (.500) Steven Pearl 1-2 (.500) Renaldo Woolridge 1-2 (.500) Kenny Hall 1-3 (.333) ^ Also includes all of OT

Double-Doubles Tobias Harris Scotty Hopson Brian Williams Kenny Hall

Sea Car

8 1 1 0

8 1 4 1

16 21 14 7 10 10 5 4 4 7 8 11 1

2010-11

VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL The Bruce Pearl Era ... By The Numbers (2005-06 - Present)

Superlatives Record in Home Games: 80-16 Record in True Road Games: 36-27 Record in Neutral-Site Games: 31-16 Record in Overtime Games: 4-4 Record in SEC Tournament Games: 6-6 Record in NCAA Tournament Games: 8-5 Record in Day Games: 46-30 Record in Evening Games: 99-30 Evening games are those with a tip time of 6 p.m. or later

Record in Games Decided by Five Points or Less: 35-20 Record Against Ranked Opponents: 26-20 Longest 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, 3x (last from 2/5/11-2/12/11) Longest Home Losing Streak: 2 games, 4x (last from 12/14/1012/21/10) Longest SEC Losing Streak: 3 games (2/5/11-2/12/11) 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 111105 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 Allowed in a Regulation Loss: 91 vs. College of Charleston (12/31/10, 91-78) 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, 2x (last at Vanderbilt 2/22/11) 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, 10x (last vs. Florida 3/11/11)

Tennessee on TV Under Head Coach Bruce Pearl Network ABC CBS CBS College CSS CSTV ESPN ESPN2 ESPNU FSN^ Raycom* SEC Network SportSouth Vs. TOTALS

Overall Record 0-2 14-14 0-1 12-0 0-1 24-13 10-5 7-2 16-5 23-11 8-2 11-1 1-1 126-58

This Season 0-0 0-3 0-1 2-0 0-0 5-4 3-1 2-1 1-1 0-0 3-2 2-1 0-0 18-14

Current Streak L2 L4 L1 W12 L1 W1 W2 W1 L1 W3 L1 W1 L1 L1

*Raycom Sports also was known as Jefferson Pilot Sports and Lincoln Financial Sports. ^FSN includes Sunshine Network and all regional Fox networks.

Tennessee Individual Game Highs Points: 35 by Chris Lofton vs. Texas (12/23/06) Field Goals Made: 12, 3x (last by Scotty Hopson vs. Georgia 2/19/11) 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 A&T (11/27/07)* 3-Point Field-Goal Percentage (min. 3 made): 1.000 (6-6) by JaJuan 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 Highs Points: 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 (12/16/08) Free-Throw Percentage (min. 5 made): 1.000 (14-14) by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky (1/13/09) Rebounds: 20 by Dwayne Mitchell, Louisiana-Lafayette (11/22/05) Assists: 13 by D.J. Augustin, Texas (12/23/06) Steals: 6 by Trey Thompkins, Georgia (2/19/11) Blocked Shots: 9 by Tyrus Thomas, LSU (1/14/06)

* Tennessee school record

Tennessee under Bruce Pearl has rebounded well from losses. Pearlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s UT teams are 40-17 (.702) in games immediately following a loss.

2010-11

VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL

Last Time A Tennessee Player...

Scored 40 Points: 43 by Allan Houston vs. LSU (2/10/90) Scored 35 Points: 35 by Chris Lofton vs. Texas (12/23/06) Scored 30 Points: 32 by Scotty Hopson vs. Georgia (2/19/11) Scored 25 Points: 25 by Tobias Harris vs. Florida (3/11/11) Scored 30 Or More Points In Back-To-Back Games: Chris Lofton with 34 vs. Memphis (12/6/06) and 32 vs. Western Kentucky (12/16/06) Grabbed 20 Rebounds: 21 by Steve Hamer vs. Alabama (3/7/96) Grabbed 15 Rebounds: 15 by Wayne Chism vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10) Made 15 Field Goals: 15 (15-19) by Dyron Nix vs. Tennessee Tech (11/25/88) Made 10 Field Goals: 10 (10-17) by Tobias Harris vs. Florida (3/11/11) Attempted 25 Field Goals: 27 (14-27) by Allan Houston vs. LSU (2/10/90) Attempted 20 Field Goals: 20 (8-20) by Scotty Hopson vs. Vanderbilt (1/15/11) Made 8 3-pointers: 8 (8-20) by Chris Lofton vs. North Carolina A&T (11/27/07) Made 7 3-pointers: 7 (7-13) by Chris Lofton vs. Georgia (1/26/08) Made 6 3-pointers: 6 (6-7) by Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)

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 overtime at South Carolina (2/27/01).

Hit A Shot At The Buzzer To Win A Game: Brian Williams grabbed an offensive rebound off a Tobias Harris missed 3-pointer and sank a four-footer just off the right block at the buzzer to give Tennessee a 59-57 win at Georgia (1/18/11). 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 UTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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: 104 vs. Memphis (1/5/11) Allowed 100 Points: 105 vs. Texas (12/23/06, OT) 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)

Attempted 15 3-pointers: 15 (6-15) by Chris Lofton at Vanderbilt (2/26/08) Attempted 10 3-pointers: 10 (1-10) by Cameron Tatum at Georgia (1/10/09)

Made 40 Field Goals: 40 (40-70) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)

Made 15 Free Throws: 15 (15-19) by Ron Slay vs. New Mexico (1/4/03) Made 10 Free Throws: 11 (11-14) by Tobias Harris at South Carolina (3/3/11)

Attempted 90 Field Goals: 91 (38-91) vs. LSU (2/10/90) Attempted 80 Field Goals: 80 (30-80) vs. College of Charleston (12/31/10) Attempted 75 Field Goals: 80 (30-80) vs. College of Charleston (12/31/10)

Attempted 20 Free Throws: 23 (22-23) by Bill Justus vs. Ohio (3/17/69) Attempted 15 Free Throws: 15 (9-15) by Tyler Smith at Kansas (/1/3/09)

Made 15 3-pointers: 16 (16-29) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Made 10 3-pointers: 10 (10-26) vs. LSU (1/26/11)

Had 15 Assists: 15 by Fred Jenkins vs. Georgia (2/28/87) Had 10 Assists: 10 by Tyler Smith vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)

Attempted 35 3-pointers: 37 (11-37) Chattanooga (12/4/07) Attempted 30 3-pointers: 33 (11-33) vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/09)

Had 6 Steals: 6 by Wayne Chism vs. Auburn (1/14/10) Had 5 Steals: 5 by Tobias Harris vs. Belmont (12/23/10) Had 5 Blocks: 5 by John Fields vs. LSU (1/26/11)

Made 45 Free Throws: 45 (45-60) vs. George Washington (12/28/00) Made 40 Free Throws: 45 (45-60) vs. George Washington (12/28/00)

Played Every Minute Of A Game: 40 minutes by C.J. Watson vs. Auburn (3/14/03)

Attempted 55 Free Throws: 60 (45-60) vs. George Washington (12/28/00)

Converted A 4-Point Play: Skylar McBee vs. Vanderbilt (1/15/11)

Had 30 Assists: 34 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Had 25 Assists: 26 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)

Overcame a 15-Point Halftime Deficit To Win: Trailed 35-50 at halftime, won 111-105 in overtime vs. Texas (12/23/06) Overcame a 10-Point Halftime Deficit To Win: Trailed 30-20 at halftime, won 67-64 vs. Vanderbilt (1/15/11) Did Not Make A 3-Pointer: 0 (0-16) vs. Wofford (2/1/97) 458 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 (11/19/00) 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 (11/13/09) Tennessee Did Not Have A Player Score in Double Figures: vs. Cincinnati (1/8/92) Opponent Did Not Have A Player Score in Double Figures: vs. Middle Tennessee (11/20/07) Had Three Players Score 20+ Points in Same Game: Chris Lofton (26), JaJuan Smith (23) and Tyler Smith (23) vs. Florida (2/5/08) Tennessee Head Coach was Ejected: Bruce Pearl vs. College of Charleston (12/31/10)

Had 20 Steals: 21 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Had 15 Steals: 15 at Vanderbilt (2/22/11) Had 12 Blocks: 14 vs. Virginia (12/19/00)

Scotty Hopson shot 12-of-19 from the field for a career-high 32 points at home against Georgia this season.

2010-11

VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL Game #1

#23

Game #3

Chattanooga (0-1) Tennessee (1-0)

62 82

#24

9 p.m. ET • Nov. 12, 20010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. Chattanooga 00 Wattad, Omar 21 Early, Chris 34 Jefferson, Deantre 03 Bell, Keegan 22 Taylor, Ricky 02 Hampton, Dontay 10 Odem, Josh 12 Cage, Troy 14 Smith, Jeff 32 Burroughs, Jahmal 44 Watson, Sam 53 Saffore, Jeremy TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 1-11 0-3 0-0 6-10 1-4 0-0 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0

18-55

FT 4-5 2-2 1-6 2-2 2-2 0-0 2-3 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

9-34 17-24

1st Half: 8-28 28.6% 1st Half: 5-17 29.4% 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 33 Williams, Brian 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 01 McRae, Jordan 10 Hubert, Michael 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 14 Summitt, Tyler 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 25 Fields, John TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 4-17 f 0-4 c 2-2 g 6-12 g 2-6 0-0 1-3 0-2 0-0 2-6 0-0 1-3

REBS PF TP A TO 2-3-5 4 13 1 2 0-9-9 3 2 1 2 2-5-7 4 5 0 4 0-0-0 3 20 2 4 0-1-1 1 7 1 3 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1-0-1 1 5 2 3 0-5-5 1 4 1 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-1-1 4 4 0 0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0-1-1 1 2 0 1 2-3-5 7-28-35 23 62 8 19

2nd Half: 10-27 37.0% 2nd Half: 4-17 23.5% 2nd Half: 12-17 70.6%

FG f 7-11 c 0-4 g 3-5 g 3-8 g 5-14 1-3 1-2 0-1 3-3 0-4 0-0 1-1 1-2 3-5

3PT 1-1 0-0 1-2 2-4 1-6 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

28-63

FT 3-6 0-0 6-7 3-4 2-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 2-3

5-20 21-31

1st Half: 15-33 45.5% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 1st Half: 12-19 63.2%

Bl 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

2 3 200

Game: 32.7% Game: 26.5% Game: 70.8%

1st 26 45

2nd 36 37

Missouri State 34 Weems,Kyle 44 Creekmore,Will 02 Ricks,Nafis 10 Leonard,Adam 15 Mallett,Jermaine 03 Cooper,Aaron 30 Scheer,Nathan 31 Valla,Nick 33 Copeland,Corey 50 Rhine,Isaiah TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 2-9 0-0 0-0 2-10 2-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1

21-59

6-26

1st Half: 10-32 31.3% 1st Half: 4-16 25.0% 1st Half: 3-3 100%

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 33 Williams, Brian 11 Golden, Trae 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 01 McRae, Jordan 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 25 Fields, John TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 8-16 c 4-8 g 2-7 g 3-12 g 4-10 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-3

FG f 5-9 c 1-3 g 2-8 g 3-7 g 5-14 0-0 0-1 1-3 0-0 1-1 1-1

1st Half: 12-24 50.0% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

Score by Periods Missouri State Tennessee

9:30 p.m. ET • Nov. 16, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

25-57

FT 0-0 0-0 4-5 2-2 4-5 0-1 3-6 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-0 3-4

7-26 19-28

1st Half: 13-25 52.0% 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 1st Half: 5-9 55.6%

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 33 Williams, Brian 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 01 McRae, Jordan 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 25 Fields, John TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 1-1 0-3 0-0 3-4 2-7 0-0 0-2 0-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-3

FG f 6-10 c 3-4 g 0-1 g 3-6 g 6-11 2-3 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-4 2-3 2-2 25-47

FT 4-5 0-1 2-2 6-7 5-7 0-0 1-2 2-2 5-5 5-6 0-0 2-3

3-11 32-40

1st Half: 14-23 60.9% 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% 1st Half: 13-18 72.2%

1st 35 41

2nd 41 44

Total 76 85

Game: 43.9% Game: 26.9% Game: 67.9%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-6-7 2 16 1 5 0 1 29 2-1-3 5 6 0 1 0 0 9 0-1-1 1 2 1 4 0 0 18 0-3-3 2 14 2 2 0 0 23 2-3-5 2 18 3 4 0 0 29 1-0-1 1 4 2 2 0 0 13 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0-4-4 3 2 5 2 0 1 21 0-2-2 2 5 1 1 0 1 12 4-3-7 3 5 0 4 0 1 14 1-1-2 2 4 1 0 0 0 11 0-1-1 5 6 0 2 0 0 18 2-2-4 13-27-40 28 85 16 27 0 4 200

2nd Half: 11-24 45.8% 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 19-22 86.4%

Officials: James Breeding, Lee Cassell, Chuck Jones Technicals: None. Attendance: 16,783 Score by Periods Belmont Tennessee

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-0-0 2 3 1 2 0 1 20 0-2-2 5 2 0 1 2 3 28 3-2-5 5 10 2 2 0 1 17 0-1-1 4 13 0 0 0 0 16 1-1-2 2 18 1 5 0 1 31 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1-0-1 3 5 3 3 0 2 25 2-1-3 0 4 2 0 0 1 14 0-2-2 4 5 0 2 0 1 15 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-2-2 4 7 1 0 0 0 12 1-1-2 3 9 4 0 0 2 15 1-2-3 10-14-24 32 76 14 15 2 12 200

2nd Half: 12-32 37.5% 2nd Half: 3-15 20.0% 2nd Half: 14-19 73.7% 3PT 0-1 0-0 0-1 2-3 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT 3-4 3-4 4-6 5-8 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2

Game: 35.6% Game: 23.1% Game: 80.0%

REBS PF TP A TO 1-3-4 4 15 0 5 3-5-8 3 5 0 1 1-1-2 0 8 2 1 1-2-3 1 12 5 3 0-3-3 0 12 0 3 0-3-3 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-1-1 0 3 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0-1-1 1 2 0 0 2-1-3 2 3 0 0 3-1-4 1 11-21-32 12 60 8 13

2nd Half: 7-23 30.4% 2nd Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 14-22 63.6%

Bl 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3

1st 27 31

2nd 29 29

78 68

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 33 Williams, Brian 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 01 McRae, Jordan 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 25 Fields, John TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

St Min 0 27 1 23 2 28 3 31 1 27 0 9 0 2 1 23 0 3 0 14 0 13

FG f 5-10 c 5-8 g 1-8 g 6-13 g 6-11 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1

3PT 1-2 0-0 0-2 3-6 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

25-55

Villanova 00 Pena, Antonio 13 Yarou, Mouphtaou 02 Wayns, Maalik 10 Fisher, Corey 24 Stokes, Corey 23 Cheek, Dominic 25 Sutton, Maurice 32 Bell, James 34 Armwood, Isaiah TEAM Totals

FT 4-8 2-4 7-8 2-3 5-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-2

6-16 22-35

1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 1st Half: 12-18 66.7% FG f 4-8 f 4-7 g 3-11 g 1-10 g 3-9 3-9 2-3 0-1 0-0 20-58

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-9-9 2 15 0 1 0 1 30 3-4-7 4 12 2 2 1 0 25 0-4-4 4 9 4 3 0 4 28 3-1-4 4 17 1 2 0 1 24 1-0-1 1 18 3 1 0 0 33 1-0-1 3 2 1 1 2 0 6 1-1-2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0-0-0 2 3 3 0 0 1 20 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1-2-3 1 2 0 1 1 2 15 2-3-5 5 0 0 1 2 0 14 1-4-5 13-28-41 27 78 14 13 6 9 200

2nd Half: 15-28 53.6% 2nd Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 10-17 58.8% 3PT 0-0 0-0 0-4 0-4 3-8 1-4 0-0 0-1 0-0

FT 6-7 7-9 5-7 1-2 2-2 3-5 0-2 0-0 0-2

4-21 24-36

Game: 45.5% Game: 37.5% Game: 62.9%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 7-1-8 1 14 0 0 1 0 36 1-4-5 4 15 1 0 0 2 30 0-1-1 5 11 4 5 0 2 25 1-1-2 5 3 1 6 0 0 30 1-2-3 5 11 1 0 1 0 24 1-5-6 2 10 3 0 1 1 25 1-1-2 2 4 0 2 1 1 17 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-3-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 2-2-4 15-20-35 26 68 10 13 4 6 200

4 8 200 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

Game: 40.4% Game: 28.6% Game: 64.3%

1st Half: 8-28 28.6% 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 1st Half: 12-19 63.2%

2nd Half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 12-17 70.6%

Game: 34.5% Game: 19.0% Game: 66.7%

Officials: Jim Burr, Scott Thornley, Les Jones Technicals: None Attendance: 7,228 Score by Periods Tennessee Villanova

Total 56 60

1st 35 30

2nd 43 38

Game #4

76 85

FG f 1-1 f 1-4 c 3-4 g 4-7 g 6-11 0-1 1-7 2-7 1-4 0-0 3-5 3-6

Tennessee (5-0) Villanova (5-1)

Total 78 68

Total 62 82

Belmont (0-1) Tennessee (2-0)

Belmont 13 House, Jon 45 Baker, Brandon 34 Hedgepeth, Mick 01 Hanlen, Drew 21 Clark, Ian 02 Jenkins, Blake 03 Johnson, Kerron 14 Mann, J.J. 23 Saunders, Scott 24 Barnes, Adam 30 Noack, Trevor 32 Campbell, Jordan TEAM Totals

8-10

4-14 18-28

Game #2 #24

#24

5 p.m. ET • Nov. 26, 2010 • Madison Square Garden • New York, N.Y.

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-5-7 5 18 1 1 0 2 35 4-5-9 3 11 1 3 1 1 31 4-2-6 2 6 6 3 0 1 33 0-1-1 1 8 2 0 0 1 33 4-5-9 4 12 0 4 0 2 34 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0-1-1 1 1 0 2 0 0 15 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1-1-2 3 0 0 1 0 0 11 3-0-3 18-20-38 22 56 10 15 1 9 200

2nd Half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 5-7 71.4% 3PT 2-2 0-0 0-3 1-4 0-3 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

19-47

FT 0-0 3-4 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Officials: Scott Thornley, Tony Greene, Larry Spaulding Technicals: Missouri State-None. Tennessee-TEAM (bench). Attendance: 16,001

Game: 44.4% Game: 25.0% Game: 67.7%

Officials: Mike Nance, Terry Moore, Ron Groover Technicals: None. Attendance: 20,613 Score by Periods Chattanooga Tennessee

56 60

7 p.m. ET • Nov. 17, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.

St Min 0 31 1 25 0 22 0 32 1 17 0 2 0 20 1 14 0 1 0 18 0 6 0 12

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-5-5 3 18 1 1 0 0 26 2-6-8 3 0 0 1 1 0 22 0-5-5 1 13 3 0 0 4 22 1-2-3 0 11 2 0 0 2 22 0-1-1 3 13 1 2 0 2 20 1-2-3 1 2 0 0 0 0 15 0-1-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 6 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-2-2 3 8 0 2 0 1 15 0-1-1 1 0 4 1 0 0 17 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-1-2 2 4 0 0 0 0 5 0-1-1 3 2 2 3 0 0 14 5-5-10 3 8 0 0 1 1 13 1-2-3 1 11-35-46 24 82 13 11 2 10 200

2nd Half: 13-30 43.3% 2nd Half: 2-12 16.7% 2nd Half: 9-12 75.0%

Game #5

Missouri State (2-1) Tennessee (3-0)

Game: 53.2% Game: 27.3% Game: 80.0%

#24

Game #6

VCU (3-1) Tennessee (4-0)

72 77

7 p.m. ET • Nov. 24, 2010 • Madison Square Garden • New York, N.Y. VCU 21 Skeen, Jamie 31 Veal, Toby 12 Rodriguez, Joey 20 Burgess, Bradford 50 Nixon, Ed 10 Theus, Darius 23 Brandenberg, Rob 30 Daniels, Troy 32 Rozzell, Brandon 33 Haley, D.J. TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-2 0-0 1-5 2-5 2-4 0-1 0-1 0-2 6-11 0-0

FT 8-9 0-2 2-2 1-3 4-5 0-0 1-2 0-0 3-4 0-0

21-68 11-31 19-27

1st Half: 9-38 23.7% 1st Half: 3-18 16.7% 1st Half: 11-15 73.3%

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 33 Williams, Brian 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 25 Fields, John TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 2-10 f 0-4 g 1-10 g 3-9 g 5-12 2-3 1-3 0-2 7-15 0-0

FG f 5-14 c 3-8 g 3-7 g 3-9 g 6-15 1-5 1-3 2-4 1-1 2-3 1-1

2nd Half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd Half: 8-13 61.5% 2nd Half: 8-12 66.7% 3PT 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-3 1-2 0-3 0-1 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

28-70

FT 5-7 3-4 1-2 3-7 5-6 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

3-14 18-28

1st Half: 13-33 39.4% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 1st Half: 5-9 55.6%

1st 32 33

2nd 40 44

Total 72 77

Game: 30.9% Game: 35.5% Game: 70.4%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-2-4 4 15 0 3 1 1 25 5-8-13 3 9 1 0 2 1 21 1-1-2 1 8 2 2 0 2 24 2-6-8 2 9 2 2 2 1 28 2-9-11 5 18 2 4 0 0 24 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 10 0-0-0 2 3 7 2 0 1 15 0-1-1 1 5 1 0 0 1 19 0-1-1 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 1-1-2 3 4 1 0 0 1 15 1-2-3 3 2 1 0 2 1 13 4-5-9 1 18-36-54 25 77 17 15 7 9 200

2nd Half: 15-37 40.5% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 13-19 68.4%

Officials: John Cahill, Mike Stephens, Pat Driscoll Technicals: VCU-None. Tennessee-Fields, John. Attendance: 6,746 Score by Periods VCU Tennessee

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 7-7-14 3 12 0 2 3 1 35 0-3-3 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0-1-1 5 5 2 3 0 0 28 2-3-5 4 9 2 4 0 2 30 0-2-2 4 16 3 1 2 2 35 1-1-2 4 4 2 3 0 1 11 0-2-2 0 3 0 0 0 1 11 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-3-3 4 23 4 1 0 2 30 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 4-7-11 15-30-45 26 72 13 14 7 9 200

Game: 40.0% Game: 21.4% Game: 64.3%

#13

Middle Tennesee (3-4) Tennessee (6-0)

56 86

7:30 p.m. ET • Nov. 30, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. Middle Tennessee 30 Sulton, J.T. 32 Ottley, Trevor 05 Emanuel, Rod 15 Washington, James 22 Jones, Jason 00 Gibson, Zane 01 Anuna, K.C. 03 Gallman, James 12 Jones, Shawn 20 Oden, Jimmy 24 Hammonds, Kerry 31 Charles, Trevor 35 Hunt, Kyle TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 2-2 0-0 0-2 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

20-49

FT 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 6-8 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-4

5-10 11-16

1st Half: 8-22 36.4% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 33 Williams, Brian 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 10 Hubert, Michael 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 14 Summitt, Tyler 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 25 Fields, John TEAM Totals. TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 3-6 f 1-6 g 5-11 g 4-8 g 3-7 0-0 1-1 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-3

2nd Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 7-9 77.8%

FG f 6-10 c 2-3 g 1-3 g 1-6 g 5-9 0-2 0-1 3-6 2-4 1-1 3-4 0-0 2-3

3PT 2-2 0-0 0-1 1-5 4-6 0-1 0-1 1-3 2-3 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0

FT 7-9 2-4 1-2 5-6 5-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-1

26-52 11-24 23-34

1st Half: 15-28 53.6% 1st Half: 8-15 53.3% 1st Half: 8-12 66.7%

1st 23 46

2nd 33 40

Total 56 86

Bl 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0

St Min 0 14 0 15 3 31 2 32 2 27 0 2 0 1 1 19 0 13 1 8 0 0+ 0 18 2 20

4 11 200

Game: 40.8% Game: 50.0% Game: 68.8%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 4-2-6 1 21 3 2 1 3 24 3-6-9 0 6 1 0 0 0 20 3-2-5 3 3 5 1 0 0 15 0-1-1 2 8 4 1 1 0 25 0-2-2 2 19 0 5 0 1 23 0-3-3 3 0 1 1 0 0 14 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1-1-2 1 8 2 3 0 1 19 0-1-1 2 6 0 1 0 0 19 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0-3-3 3 8 0 1 1 0 9 0-1-1 2 0 2 1 0 3 16 2-2-4 0 4 0 1 3 1 12 3-1-4 16-25-41 19 86 18 17 6 9 200

2nd Half: 11-24 45.8% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 15-22 68.2%

Officials: Tom Eades, Gary Maxwell, John Hampton Technicals: None. Attendance: 17,084 Score by Periods Middle Tennessee Tennessee

REBS PF TP A TO 0-1-1 2 8 0 2 2-1-3 3 2 0 3 0-3-3 3 10 5 1 0-2-2 2 11 0 0 0-0-0 4 6 2 3 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0-0-0 1 5 2 1 1-2-3 4 6 0 1 0-1-1 1 1 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 2-0-2 3 2 0 4 0-2-2 3 3 0 3 3-1-4 8-13-21 26 56 9 19

Game: 50.0% Game: 45.8% Game: 67.6%

2010-11

VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL Game #7

#11 #3

Game #9

Tennessee (7-0) Pittsburgh (10-1)

83 76

3:20 p.m. ET • Dec. 11, 2010 • CONSOL Energy Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 33 Williams, Brian 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 01 McRae, Jordan 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 25 Fields, John TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT FT 1-2 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 10-12 2-3 4-4 3-3 4-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 1-1

27-48

7-11 22-30

1st Half: 15-26 57.7% 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

Pittsburgh 05 Brown, Gilbert 42 Zanna, Talib 52 McGhee, Gary 12 Gibbs, Ashton 22 Wanamaker, Brad 01 Woodall, Travon 11 Taylor, Dante 21 Patterson, Lamar 35 Robinson, Nasir 44 Moore, J.J. TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 2-8 c 2-3 g 4-9 g 4-6 g 10-13 0-1 1-3 1-1 0-0 1-1 2-3

FG f 5-10 f 2-3 c 0-4 g 4-13 g 6-10 2-4 1-1 0-2 2-4 0-3

3PT 2-3 0-0 0-0 3-7 1-1 1-3 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-1

22-54

FT 3-4 0-2 2-2 4-4 8-12 6-10 1-4 0-0 1-4 0-0

7-17 25-42

1st Half: 9-28 32.1% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 1st Half: 6-13 46.2%

Game: 56.3% Game: 63.6% Game: 73.3%

Game: 40.7% Game: 41.2% Game: 59.5%

1st 37 25

2nd 46 51

FG f 6-15 c 2-3 g 1-5 g 3-9 g 6-19 0-1 1-4 0-0 0-1 3-6

3PT 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-4 1-6 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1

22-63

2-17

1st Half: 12-37 32.4% 1st Half: 0-10 0.0% 1st Half: 0-1 0.0%

Charlotte FG 00 Barnett, Javarris f 1-5 21 Wilderness, An’Juan f 1-7 05 Jones, Phil c 4-10 01 Green, Derrio g 3-7 10 Briscoe, Jamar g 4-16 02 Sherrill, K.J. 1-3 03 Sirin, Gokhan 1-2 35 Braswell, Chris 1-3 TEAM Totals 16-53 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

1st 24 20

2nd 24 29

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

7-18 22-28

1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 1st Half: 7-9 77.8%

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 33 Williams, Brian 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 25 Fields, John TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

30-56

FT 7-9 0-0 6-6 4-4 2-4 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0

FG f 6-13 c 7-12 g 7-10 g 4-12 g 1-7 1-3 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-3 28-63

FT 4-6 4-8 3-4 3-3 5-6 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0

4-18 22-31

1st Half: 17-31 54.8% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 1st Half: 12-12 100%

1st 39 50

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 6-3-9 2 17 1 1 1 1 38 1-3-4 4 2 0 2 0 0 15 0-10-10 3 26 0 0 2 0 37 1-4-5 2 19 6 7 0 1 400-0-0 2 4 3 2 0 1 24 0-1-1 2 5 1 0 0 0 13 2-3-5 3 12 2 1 0 2 23 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-0-0 2 4 0 0 1 0 5 0-2-2 10-26-36 22 89 13 13 4 5 200

2nd 50 32

Game: 53.6% Game: 38.9% Game: 78.6%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-6-6 4 16 2 0 1 0 32 8-5-13 4 18 0 3 1 2 23 1-1-2 2 18 6 1 0 4 26 1-3-4 1 13 4 1 0 0 30 0-3-3 3 7 2 2 0 0 33 0-1-1 1 5 2 0 0 0 14 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2-0-2 2 3 0 1 0 0 8 1-0-1 4 0 0 1 0 0 14 0-1-1 2 2 0 0 0 0 13 1-1-2 14-21-35 25 82 16 9 2 6 200

2nd Half: 11-32 34.4% 2nd Half: 0-10 0.0% 2nd Half: 10-19 52.6%

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

Game: 30.2% Game: 26.3% Game: 92.3%

Total 48 49

Total 89 82

f f c g g

FG 2-4 2-4 4-6 2-8 3-8 0-2 0-2 2-10 5-11 4-9 1-6

3PT 0-1 2-4 0-1 2-6 0-4 0-1 0-2 1-5 0-0 2-6 1-5

25-70

8-35

1st Half: 9-38 23.7% 1st Half: 3-22 13.6% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 33 Williams, Brian 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 01 McRae, Jordan 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 25 Fields, John 34 Maymon, Jeronne TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

Game: 44.4% Game: 22.2% Game: 71.0%

#19

65 64

7 p.m. ET • Dec. 21, 20010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-0 0-2 0-1 3-5 1-1 2-8 3-4 0-0

25-53

9-21

1st Half: 15-26 57.7% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 33 Williams, Brian 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 22 Pearl, Steven 25 Fields, John 34 Maymon, Jeronne TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 5-7 f 2-6 g 6-10 g 5-11 g 1-2 2-9 4-8 0-0

f c g g g

FG 4-9 3-7 3-5 3-8 1-5 0-0 1-4 0-2 0-1 2-3 1-3

6-9

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-4-7 2 13 0 2 0 1 39 0-1-1 5 4 1 2 0 0 24 1-1-2 4 13 4 2 0 3 30 1-3-4 2 15 4 2 0 4 39 0-0-0 4 3 2 1 0 0 12 0-0-0 2 6 5 0 1 0 30 1-5-6 3 11 2 3 0 2 23 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1-2-3 1 7-16-23 24 65 18 13 1 11 200

2nd Half: 10-27 37.0% 2nd Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd Half: 2-3 66.7% 3PT 0-3 0-0 1-3 2-3 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1

18-47

FT 3-4 0-0 1-1 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT 6-6 3-6 3-4 4-4 6-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3

4-15 24-29

1st Half: 10-25 40.0% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 1st Half: 10-11 90.9%

Score by Periods Southern California Tennessee

1st 38 32

2nd 27 32

Game: 47.2% Game: 42.9% Game: 66.7%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-3-3 1 14 2 0 0 0 31 5-4-9 4 9 1 2 0 1 26 1-4-5 1 10 3 1 0 0 29 2-5-7 0 12 3 4 1 0 30 2-2-4 1 8 1 6 0 2 30 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-2-2 1 3 1 0 0 1 11 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 1-3-4 0 4 0 1 2 1 14 2-1-3 2 4 0 3 0 1 9 1-0-1 14-24-38 12 64 11 18 3 7 200

2nd Half: 8-22 36.4% 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 14-18 77.8%

Total 65 64

7-10

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-2-2 1 4 1 3 0 1 17 0-2-2 3 6 1 0 0 1 9 0-6-6 1 11 0 1 0 1 20 2-2-4 1 6 4 2 0 0 27 0-0-0 5 6 5 1 0 2 27 1-1-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0-1-1 4 0 1 4 0 0 13 2-1-3 0 7 2 1 0 0 18 4-5-9 1 12 0 0 0 0 20 3-4-7 3 10 0 1 1 0 22 1-3-4 3 3 4 1 0 1 19 6-1-7 1 19-28-47 22 65 18 16 1 6 200

2nd Half: 16-32 50.0% 2nd Half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd Half: 5-6 83.3%

FG f 4-9 c 2-4 g 0-5 g 2-4 g 5-11 1-7 1-3 1-3 1-2 2-2 0-0 1-3

3PT 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-3 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

20-53

FT 8-10 0-0 1-2 0-0 8-9 3-7 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-4

4-14 22-37

1st Half: 11-32 34.4% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 1st Half: 10-22 45.5%

Game: 35.7% Game: 22.9% Game: 70.0%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-6-7 1 17 3 2 3 5 31 3-5-8 4 4 2 1 1 0 29 0-2-2 2 1 5 1 0 3 25 0-1-1 0 5 0 0 0 0 12 0-1-1 1 19 0 4 0 1 29 1-3-4 2 6 0 2 3 1 19 1-1-2 0 2 3 1 0 0 15 2-0-2 0 4 0 1 0 1 11 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 0-0-0 2 4 0 0 0 0 8 0-3-3 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 2-3-5 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 2-3-5 12-28-40 14 66 13 13 7 11 200

2nd Half: 9-21 42.9% 2nd Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 12-15 80.0%

Game: 37.7% Game: 28.6% Game: 59.5%

1st 23 35

2nd 42 31

Total 65 66

Game #12

Southern California (7-5) Tennessee (7-3)

Southern California 01 Stepheson, Alex 05 Vucevic, Nikola 02 Fontan, Jio 10 Jones, Maurice 43 Simmons, Marcus 14 Smith, Donte 15 Jones, Bryce 33 Jackson, Garrett TEAM Totals

FT 0-1 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0

Officials: Anthony Jordan, Carlos Gonzalez, James Barker Technicals: Belmont-TEAM. Tennessee-None. Attendance: 17,594

Officials: Doug Shows, Bert Smith, Kevin Scott Technicals: Southern California-TEAM. Tennessee-None. Attendance: 19,030

Officials: J.B. Caldwell, Les Jones, Don Daily Technicals: None. Attendance: 16,784 Score by Periods Oakland Tennessee

2 3 200

Game: 34.9% Game: 11.8% Game: 28.6%

Belmont 13 House, Jon 45 Baker, Brandon 34 Hedgepeth, Mick 01 Hanlen, Drew 21 Clark, Ian 02 Jenkins, Blake 03 Johnson, Kerron 14 Mann, J.J. 23 Saunders, Scott 30 Noack, Trevor 32 Campbell, Jordan TEAM Totals

Game #10

2nd Half: 16-28 57.1% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 15-19 78.9% 3PT 0-3 0-0 1-3 2-7 0-3 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

65 66

7:30 p.m. ET • Dec. 23, 20010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. St Min 1 24 0 27 1 27 0 29 0 29 0 13 0 11 0 11 1 13 0 16

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-6-8 0 3 1 0 0 0 26 4-1-5 3 2 2 3 0 1 29 1-3-4 2 8 1 1 2 1 34 0-3-3 1 13 1 1 0 1 37 0-5-5 1 14 4 1 0 2 37 0-1-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 0-1-1 0 3 0 0 1 0 8 1-3-4 3 4 1 3 1 1 17 2-3-5 1 10-26-36 11 49 10 10 4 6 200

2nd Half: 9-26 34.6% 2nd Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd Half: 9-10 90.0%

#19

Belmont (9-3) Tennessee (8-3)

Score by Periods Belmont Tennessee

7 p.m. ET • Dec. 14, 20010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. 3PT 0-0 0-0 2-4 3-5 0-4 1-2 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

Bl 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 83 76

89 82

FG f 5-9 f 1-1 c 9-16 g 6-9 g 1-6 2-5 4-8 0-0 0-0 2-2

FT 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-6 4-5 0-0 0-0 2-2

5-19 12-13

1st Half: 7-27 25.9% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 1st Half: 3-3 100%

Score by Periods Tennessee Charlotte

Oakland (6-5) Tennessee (7-1)

Oakland 04 Hudson, Will 15 Valentine, Drew 34 Benson, Keith 02 Wright, Larry 23 Hamilton, Reggie 03 Bader, Travis 12 Eackles, Ledrick 32 Maynard, Drew 33 Bass, Ryan 50 Milutinovic, Ilija TEAM Totals

2-7

REBS PF TP A TO 6-4-10 1 12 1 2 0-6-6 1 4 1 0 0-1-1 3 2 0 1 2-4-6 0 6 2 2 2-2-4 1 13 0 2 0-0-0 2 1 3 3 0-0-0 4 3 0 0 0-1-1 1 1 0 0 1-1-2 1 0 0 0 4-4-8 0 6 1 1 1-2-3 16-25-41 14 48 8 11

2nd Half: 10-26 38.5% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% 3PT 1-3 0-2 0-1 1-4 2-5 0-1 1-2 0-1

Game #8 #7

FT 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1

Officials: Mike Kitts, John Cahill, Mike Roberts Technicals: None Attendance: 8,419

Officials: Jim Burr, Doug Sirmons, Mike Roberts Technicals: None Attendance: 15,166 Score by Periods Tennessee Pittsburgh

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 33 Williams, Brian 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 22 Pearl, Steven 25 Fields, John 34 Maymon, Jeronne TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-1-3 4 15 1 2 0 1 27 2-1-3 0 4 0 2 0 0 14 5-2-7 0 2 0 1 0 0 18 1-1-2 4 15 3 4 0 1 34 2-3-5 4 21 9 3 1 5 36 0-0-0 3 11 2 1 0 0 23 2-3-5 4 3 1 0 1 1 22 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1-1-2 4 5 1 2 0 0 18 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3-1-4 18-14-32 24 76 17 15 2 8 200

2nd Half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd Half: 6-10 60.0% 2nd Half: 19-29 65.5%

48 49

8 p.m. ET • Dec. 17, 2010 • Time Warner Cable Arena • Charlotte, N.C.

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-4-7 2 7 3 4 2 0 25 1-4-5 5 4 1 1 0 0 23 3-2-5 4 19 3 2 0 1 28 0-2-2 1 14 2 4 0 1 32 0-3-3 2 27 1 2 0 1 33 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0-3-3 1 2 4 2 0 1 12 0-0-0 3 2 0 0 0 1 4 0-1-1 5 0 0 3 1 0 5 1-0-1 3 3 0 1 1 0 18 2-3-5 5 5 0 0 2 0 16 1-1-2 11-23-34 32 83 14 20 7 5 200

2nd Half: 12-22 54.5% 2nd Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd Half: 21-28 75.0%

Game #11

Tennessee (7-2) Charlotte (5-6)

Game: 38.3% Game: 26.7% Game: 82.8%

UT Martin (4-10) Tennessee (9-3)

62 68

7 p.m. ET • Dec. 29, 20010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. UT Martin 12 King, Troy 25 Irarrazabal, Andres 03 Smith, Terence 11 Minor, Omari 31 Smith, Dane 00 Richardson, Chris 01 Simmons, Benzor 10 Liabo, Mike 15 Clayton, Reuben TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG 2-4 3-5 2-8 0-0 4-8 0-1 3-9 1-5 7-16

3PT 0-1 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-7 1-2 5-12

22-56

9-26

1st Half: 15-29 51.7% 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% 1st Half: 0-0 0.0%

Tennessee 22 Pearl, Steven 33 Williams, Brian 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 01 McRae, Jordan 11 Golden, Trae 12 Harris, Tobias 20 Hall, Kenny 24 Bone, Josh 25 Fields, John 34 Maymon, Jeronne TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

f f g g g

FG f 0-0 c 0-1 g 3-6 g 3-8 g 5-12 1-2 2-3 4-9 2-2 0-1 2-3 2-2

9-11

FT 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-5 4-4 0-0 2-2 5-6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

5-16 15-20

1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 1st Half: 4-4 100%

1st 36 32

2nd 26 36

Total 62 68

Game: 39.3% Game: 34.6% Game: 81.8%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 0-2-2 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 0-1-1 3 9 1 0 0 1 24 1-2-3 2 8 1 0 0 1 28 0-2-2 1 17 2 2 1 0 30 0-1-1 0 2 0 1 0 1 8 0-1-1 0 7 2 1 0 0 16 3-7-10 0 13 2 3 2 0 25 0-3-3 1 4 0 1 0 0 17 1-0-1 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 2-0-2 4 4 0 0 3 0 10 1-2-3 1 4 0 0 0 1 9 1-0-1 9-21-30 12 68 13 10 6 4 200

2nd Half: 12-22 54.5% 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 11-16 68.8%

Officials: Antinio Petty, Mike Nance, Jeff Smith Technicals: Belmont-None. Tennessee-None. Attendance: 17,481 Score by Periods UT Martin Tennessee

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-4-5 4 4 1 3 0 0 18 2-1-3 3 6 0 0 1 1 33 0-1-1 2 10 6 2 0 0 37 0-1-1 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 2-10-12 3 9 0 3 0 2 28 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3-3-6 2 9 1 2 0 2 27 1-0-1 1 3 2 2 0 0 15 1-1-2 3 21 2 0 0 2 29 4-0-4 1 14-21-35 20 62 12 14 1 7 200

2nd Half: 7-27 25.9% 2nd Half: 3-13 23.1% 2nd Half: 9-11 81.8% 3PT 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-3 3-5 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

24-49

FT 0-0 0-0 5-6 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2

Game: 49.0% Game: 31.3% Game: 75.0%

2010-11

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Game #15

College of Charleston (9-4) Tennessee (9-4)

91 78

2 p.m. ET • Dec. 31, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. College of Charleston 21 Simmons, Jeremy 30 Wiggins, Antwaine 53 Hall, Willis 01 Monroe, Donavan 03 Goudelock, Andrew 04 Lawrence, Andrew 44 Wiedeman, Trent TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-0 4-6 0-1 4-7 6-7 0-4 0-0

FT 1-2 1-3 1-2 9-15 5-6 0-1 4-5

FG f 5-18 c 0-2 g 2-8 g 4-9 g 9-21 1-3 0-1 2-5 3-5 3-6 1-2

2nd Half: 12-20 60.0% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd Half: 15-26 57.7% 3PT 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-2 2-9 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

30-80

FT 6-6 0-0 1-2 0-0 4-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-4

5-18 13-21

1st Half: 16-39 41.0% 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 1st Half: 7-11 63.6%

Game: 57.1% Game: 56.0% Game: 61.8%

REBS PF TP A TO 3-5-8 1 16 2 0 0-2-2 2 0 1 1 0-1-1 3 6 1 3 1-0-1 1 8 1 1 3-1-4 3 24 2 1 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 1-2-3 2 0 1 0 1-1-2 4 6 1 0 3-1-4 2 6 0 1 9-3-12 2 7 0 4 3-2-5 1 3 0 0 4-1-5 2 28-19-47 24 78 9 11

2nd Half: 14-41 34.1% 2nd Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 6-10 60.0%

Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

St Min 0 33 0 9 1 32 2 21 0 34 0 9 1 10 0 15 0 7 0 23 0 7

0 4 200

Game: 37.5% Game: 27.8% Game: 61.9%

Officials: Bruce Benedict, Brian Shey, Lee Cassell Technicals: Coll. of Charleston-None. Tennessee-TEAM 2. Attendance: 17,794 Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl ejected with 5:25 remaining in the second half. Score by Periods College of Charleston Tennessee

1st 47 40

2nd 44 38

65 68

1:45 p.m. ET • Jan. 8, 2011 • Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, Ark.

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-6-7 4 11 2 1 3 0 26 2-5-7 2 15 2 0 0 0 29 1-3-4 3 1 1 2 0 1 24 0-2-2 2 27 4 4 0 1 36 0-4-4 2 31 6 3 0 2 37 0-2-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 19 2-5-7 3 6 0 2 0 1 29 2-0-2 2 8-27-35 17 91 16 14 3 5 200

28-49 14-25 21-34

1st Half: 16-29 55.2% 1st Half: 9-15 60.0% 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 20 Hall, Kenny 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Golden, Trae 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 25 Fields, John 33 Williams, Brian 34 Maymon, Jeronne TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 5-6 f 5-9 f 0-2 g 7-11 g 10-15 0-4 1-2

Game #17

Tennessee (10-5, 0-1 SEC) Arkansas (11-3, 1-0 SEC) Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 33 Williams, Brian 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 25 Fields, John 34 Maymon, Jeronne TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-3 0-0 2-3 0-2 3-5 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT 3-4 0-3 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0

25-56

6-16

9-14

1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%

Arkansas 21 Johnson, Delvon 33 Powell, Marshawn 15 Clarke, Rotnei 23 Nobles, Julysses 30 Peterson, Jeff 01 Wade, Mardracus 05 Bryant, Glenn 12 Britt, Marcus 31 Sanchez, Michael TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 9-19 c 1-2 g 4-7 g 0-4 g 5-9 1-3 0-2 0-0 1-2 3-5 1-3

FG f 7-11 f 7-12 g 4-7 g 2-7 g 3-9 1-1 1-2 0-1 0-0

3PT 0-0 0-1 4-6 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-0

25-50

FT 3-5 0-1 3-4 2-2 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2

1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

Game: 44.6% Game: 37.5% Game: 64.3%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-3-4 2 17 1 1 3 2 37 2-1-3 2 14 3 1 0 1 27 0-6-6 1 15 0 2 0 1 32 1-1-2 3 7 8 3 0 3 32 0-1-1 4 9 0 2 0 0 27 0-0-0 4 3 1 2 0 0 18 0-0-0 0 2 1 0 1 1 3 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 2-2-4 2 1 1 3 0 1 12 3-1-4 9-15-24 20 68 15 14 4 9 200

6-13 12-18

2nd Half: 13-23 56.5% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 9-14 64.3%

Score by Periods Tennessee Arkansas

1st 29 30

2nd 36 38

Vanderbilt 05 Goulbourne, Lance 44 Taylor, Jeffery 03 Ezeli, Festus 01 Tinsley, Brad 23 Jenkins, John 11 Fuller, Kyle 33 Tchiengang, Steve 45 Odom, Rod 50 Duffy, Joe TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

Game: 50.0% Game: 46.2% Game: 66.7%

FG f 0-1 f 5-14 c 2-5 g 4-8 g 6-10 1-2 0-4 3-7 0-0

3PT 0-0 0-3 0-0 3-4 2-6 0-0 0-2 0-3 0-0

21-51

f c g g g

FT 0-0 4-5 5-8 1-2 7-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

5-18 17-22

1st Half: 14-29 48.3% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 25 Fields, John 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG 6-13 1-1 1-10 4-10 8-20 0-1 2-6 0-1 0-3 4-9

2nd Half: 14-24 58.3% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% 3PT 0-1 0-0 0-1 2-6 0-4 0-0 2-6 0-0 0-1 0-0

26-74

REBS PF TP A TO 1-5-6 4 0 0 4 2-4-6 0 14 0 3 3-3-6 3 9 1 3 0-6-6 2 12 5 2 0-4-4 0 21 2 3 0-0-0 0 2 0 1 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 2-4-6 4 6 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 4-3-7 12-30-42 15 64 8 21

FT 3-4 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-1 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

4-19 11-13

1st Half: 7-35 20.0% 1st Half: 0-9 0.0% 1st Half: 6-7 85.7%

Bl 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 0

St Min 1 21 2 37 0 28 1 34 1 35 0 10 0 12 2 22 0 1

9 7 200

Game: 52.5% Game: 50.0% Game: 55.0%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-6-9 3 15 1 2 0 0 32 1-0-1 3 2 0 1 2 0 14 2-1-3 1 4 2 1 0 3 31 0-2-2 4 12 1 3 0 0 21 1-5-6 1 16 3 1 0 2 32 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 0 1 10 1-1-2 1 10 1 1 0 3 14 0-0-0 2 0 0 1 0 2 8 0-0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 8-4-12 3 8 1 0 2 1 26 3-3-6 19-22-41 21 67 10 11 4 12 200

2nd Half: 19-39 48.7% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd Half: 5-6 83.3%

Game: 35.1% Game: 21.1% Game: 84.6%

Officials: Doug Shows, Karl Hess, Don Daily Technicals: None. Attendance: 21,198

Officials: Tony Greene, Anthony Jordan, Ron Groover Technicals: None Attendance: 12,044

Total 91 78

64 67

Noon ET • Jan. 15, 2011 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-8-11 1 21 1 3 1 1 28 2-5-7 1 2 0 2 0 0 23 3-3-6 2 10 1 2 0 1 26 2-1-3 2 0 2 0 0 1 29 0-1-1 3 15 4 4 0 1 29 1-1-2 0 5 2 1 0 0 14 1-0-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 16 5-1-6 2 8 0 1 2 0 17 0-0-0 4 2 1 4 0 0 9 1-0-1 18-20-38 17 65 11 18 3 5 200

2nd Half: 14-32 43.8% 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 5-9 55.6%

Vanderbilt (12-4, 1-2 SEC) Tennessee (11-6, 1-2 SEC)

Score by Periods Vanderbilt Tennessee

Total 65 68

1st 30 20

2nd 34 47

Total 64 67

Associate head coach Tony Jones is acting head coach for Tennessee today. Associate head coach Tony Jones is acting head coach for Tennessee today.

Game #14 #21

Game #16

Memphis (11-3) Tennessee (10-4)

84 104

9 p.m. ET • Jan. 5, 2011 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. Memphis FG 3PT FT 00 Coleman, Will f 6-9 0-0 5-8 11 Witherspoon, Wesley f 1-7 0-3 2-2 01 Jackson, Joe g 4-10 0-2 3-6 03 Crawford, Chris g 2-8 0-3 0-0 05 Barton, Will g 5-8 3-4 1-2 02 Barton, Antonio 3-9 2-4 0-2 04 Carmouche, Charles 1-1 1-1 1-2 10 Black, Tarik 1-2 0-0 2-4 12 Barham, Drew 3-3 3-3 0-0 30 Stephens, D.J. 4-8 1-2 0-0 TEAM Totals 30-65 10-22 14-26 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 1st Half: 7-16 43.8%

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 33 Williams, Brian 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 01 McRae, Jordan 10 Hubert, Michael 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 14 Summitt, Tyler 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 25 Fields, John 34 Maymon, Jeronne TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 7-12 c 1-1 g 5-10 g 3-5 g 6-13 1-2 2-3 0-0 1-7 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 1-2 5-6

3PT 0-1 0-0 4-4 1-3 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0

FT 3-4 2-4 1-1 2-3 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 6-6 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2

36-67 12-21 20-30

1st Half: 20-41 48.8% 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 1st Half: 5-10 50.0%

Game: 46.2% Game: 45.5% Game: 53.8%

REBS PF TP A TO 3-10-13 2 17 2 1 4-4-8 3 4 5 1 0-1-1 2 15 5 1 0-3-3 1 9 0 1 0-2-2 2 16 3 0 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0-0-0 0 4 0 0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0-2-2 2 8 8 1 1-1-2 1 8 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0-1-1 1 1 1 1 0-0-0 1 6 0 0 3-2-5 2 2 1 2 2-2-4 1 10 0 3 0-0-0 13-28-41 19 104 25 12

2nd Half: 16-26 61.5% 2nd Half: 8-14 57.1% 2nd Half: 15-20 75.0%

Bl 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

St Min 0 21 0 18 2 20 0 20 1 23 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 19 0 14 0 1 0 3 0 4 1 17 0 18 0 15

8 5 200

Game: 53.7% Game: 57.1% Game: 66.7%

Officials: Doug Sirmons, Antinio Petty, Tom Eades Technicals: Memphis-Coleman, Will. Tennessee-Harris, Tobias; Pearl, Steven; TEAM. Attendance: 18,664

81 75

9 p.m. ET • Jan. 11, 2011 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 4-5-9 2 17 0 1 3 1 33 1-1-2 4 4 1 3 0 1 18 0-2-2 2 11 4 5 0 1 28 0-3-3 0 4 4 1 0 0 18 0-4-4 2 14 3 3 0 3 33 0-2-2 2 8 3 0 0 0 23 0-0-0 3 4 0 2 0 1 14 1-0-1 5 4 1 1 1 0 10 0-1-1 2 9 0 0 0 0 4 2-4-6 1 9 0 0 3 1 19 3-0-3 11-22-33 23 84 16 16 7 8 200

2nd Half: 18-37 48.6% 2nd Half: 7-13 53.8% 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0%

Game #18

Florida (13-3, 2-0 SEC) Tennessee (10-6, 0-2 SEC) Florida 23 Tyus, Alex 25 Parsons, Chandler 32 Macklin, Vernon 01 Boynton, Kenny 11 Walker, Erving 04 Young, Patric 05 Wilbekin, Scottie 15 Yeguete, Will 24 Prather, Casey TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG 8-12 5-7 5-11 5-12 6-11 2-3 0-2 0-0 0-1

3PT 0-0 4-5 0-0 3-7 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

31-59

FT 2-3 2-4 1-4 4-4 2-3 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0

8-16 11-20

1st Half: 14-29 48.3% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 25 Fields, John 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 33 Williams, Brian 34 Maymon, Jeronne TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

f f c g g

FG f 7-12 c 3-3 g 1-5 g 7-11 g 6-15 1-4 0-0 0-1 0-2 2-4 0-0

2nd Half: 14-24 58.3% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% 3PT 1-1 0-0 0-3 4-7 2-4 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0

27-57

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-5-7 2 18 0 1 3 1 32 1-5-6 2 16 2 3 1 0 38 0-5-5 4 11 0 2 1 1 31 0-1-1 0 17 3 1 0 0 38 0-1-1 1 15 4 3 0 0 38 4-3-7 2 4 1 0 0 0 24 0-2-2 2 0 3 0 0 3 15 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-1-1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 3-0-3 10-24-34 15 81 14 11 5 5 225

FT 3-4 0-0 0-0 3-6 6-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0

7-20 14-22

1st Half: 12-23 52.2% 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 1st Half: 3-5 60.0%

Game: 52.5% Game: 50.0% Game: 55.0%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-9-10 2 18 0 0 2 0 36 1-5-6 3 6 0 1 1 1 21 0-0-0 5 2 6 4 0 1 35 0-4-4 2 21 4 5 1 1 36 1-3-4 2 20 1 0 1 2 39 0-0-0 0 2 1 0 0 3 10 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0-0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 13 4-3-7 5 6 3 0 2 2 24 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4-0-4 11-24-35 22 75 17 12 7 10 225

2nd Half: 13-27 48.1% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 9-15 60.0%

Game: 47.4% Game: 35.0% Game: 63.6%

Officials: Tony Greene, Mike Kitts, Doug Sirmons Technicals: None. Attendance: 19,846 Score by Periods Florida Tennessee

1st 32 30

2nd 36 37

OT 13 7

Tennessee (12-6, 2-2 SEC) Georgia (13-4, 2-2 SEC)

59 57

7:05 p.m. ET • Jan. 18, 2011 • Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, Ga. Tennessee 02 Goins, Melvin 12 Harris, Tobias 23 Tatum, Cameron 25 Fields, John 32 Hopson, Scotty 01 McRae, Jordan 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-1 3-8 0-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

24-56

6-19

1st Half: 14-32 43.8% 1st Half: 5-13 38.5% 1st Half: 2-2 100%

Georgia 01 Leslie, Travis 03 Ware, Dustin 22 Robinson, Gerald 33 Thompkins, Trey 50 Price, Jeremy 02 Thornton, Marcus 04 Barnes, Chris 15 Williams, Donte’ 23 Brantley, Sherrard TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG g 2-6 f 6-16 g 0-5 c 1-1 g 6-14 0-0 0-2 2-3 0-1 1-1 1-1 5-6

FG g 6-11 g 2-6 g 4-7 f 4-13 c 0-2 0-0 2-3 0-1 2-4

5-7

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-3-4 0 6 0 2 0 1 29 1-4-5 1 15 4 1 5 3 32 2-1-3 3 0 2 1 0 0 21 2-3-5 2 3 0 1 0 0 18 2-3-5 4 15 0 2 0 0 24 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-4-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1-0-1 3 6 1 0 1 0 19 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1-0-1 1 2 1 0 0 0 9 1-0-1 0 2 1 0 0 1 15 1-1-2 4 10 1 2 1 0 21 2-1-3 3 14-20-34 18 59 10 12 7 5 200

2nd Half: 10-24 41.7% 2nd Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% 3PT 0-1 2-5 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4

20-47

FT 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT 2-2 0-0 4-4 5-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

6-13 11-13

1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 1st Half: 7-8 87.5%

Game: 42.9% Game: 31.6% Game: 71.4%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-1-3 4 14 2 3 0 0 25 0-7-7 0 6 5 0 0 1 35 0-3-3 3 14 1 4 1 0 35 1-3-4 1 13 1 1 2 2 36 0-2-2 4 0 0 1 0 0 9 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1-3-4 1 4 0 2 1 1 28 0-0-0 0 0 2 0 1 0 7 1-0-1 0 6 0 0 0 0 13 2-1-3 8-20-28 13 57 11 11 6 4 200

2nd Half: 9-23 39.1% 2nd Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-5 80.0%

Game: 42.6% Game: 46.2% Game: 84.6%

Officials: Ted Valentine, Anthony Jordan, J.B. Caldwell Technicals: Tennessee-TEAM. Georgia-None. Attendance: 10,523 Total 81 75

Score by Periods Tennessee Georgia

1st 35 33

2nd 24 24

Total 59 57

Associate head coach Tony Jones is acting head coach for Tennessee today. Associate head coach Tony Jones is acting head coach for Tennessee today.

Score by Periods Memphis Tennessee

1st 34 49

2nd 50 55

Total 84 104

2010-11

VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL Game #19

Game #21

Tennessee (12-7, 2-2 SEC) UConn (16-2, 4-2 Big East)

61 72

2 p.m. ET • Jan. 22, 2011 • XL Center • Hartford, Conn. Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 25 Fields, John 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 1-4 0-0 2-4 0-3 3-6 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT 1-2 1-2 3-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

24-56

6-20

7-10

1st Half: 13-27 48.1% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

UConn 10 Olander, Tyler 22 Smith, Roscoe 34 Oriakhi, Alex 03 Lamb, Jeremy 15 Walker, Kemba 02 Beverly, Donnell 04 Coombs-McDaniel, J. 05 Giffey, Niels 13 Napier, Shabazz 35 Okwandu, Charles TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 4-10 c 1-1 g 5-8 g 2-7 g 5-13 0-2 0-3 2-2 3-3 2-7

FG f 0-0 f 4-6 c 5-8 g 6-10 g 6-17 0-2 2-3 0-0 1-6 3-4

3PT 0-0 4-5 0-0 2-4 1-5 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-2 0-0

FT 0-0 0-0 2-3 2-3 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0

27-56

9-19

9-13

1st Half: 13-28 46.4% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

Game: 42.9% Game: 30.0% Game: 70.0%

Game: 48.2% Game: 47.4% Game: 69.2%

1st 31 32

2nd 30 40

Total 61 72

FG f 2-12 f 2-5 g 2-7 g 5-10 g 6-12 2-5 0-2 0-1 2-2 1-3 7-8

3PT 0-2 0-0 1-2 2-4 2-5 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

29-67

FT 2-4 1-2 0-0 1-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-5

6-18 10-16

1st Half: 13-38 34.2% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%

Ole Miss FG 01 Henry, Terrance f 1-9 02 Buckner, Reginald f 3-7 12 Warren, Chris g 6-21 20 Williams, Nick g 2-7 32 Graham, Zach g 0-2 03 Bogan, Will 0-0 05 Nelson, Dundrecous 1-7 15 Short, Steadman 2-2 23 Gaskins, Trevor 1-5 25 Williams, Donald 0-0 42 Cox, Demarco 0-0 TEAM Totals 16-60 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

Officials: John Cahill, Michael Stephens, Mike Roberts Technicals: None Attendance: 16,294 Score by Periods Tennessee UConn

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 25 Fields, John 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 3-1-4 2 12 0 2 3 2 35 3-7-10 1 12 0 1 1 3 33 1-4-5 1 16 1 0 2 0 23 2-1-3 2 16 7 2 0 1 40 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0-1-1 0 6 0 1 0 0 12 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1-2-3 2 4 4 3 0 0 21 2-3-5 3 6 1 2 1 0 23 2-3-5 14-22-36 11 72 15 12 7 7 200

2nd Half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 8-11 72.7%

74 57

Alabama (15-7, 7-1 SEC) Tennessee (15-8, 4-3 SEC)

3 p.m. CT • Jan. 29, 2011 • C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, Miss.

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-3-5 4 10 1 0 0 0 32 1-0-1 0 3 0 3 0 0 14 3-3-6 1 15 5 1 0 2 33 0-4-4 3 6 4 1 0 0 25 2-0-2 1 13 1 5 1 1 29 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0-0-0 3 0 1 1 0 0 11 0-1-1 1 4 0 0 0 1 8 0-2-2 1 6 0 0 0 1 15 2-5-7 3 4 0 1 1 2 26 2-1-3 12-19-31 17 61 12 12 2 7 200

2nd Half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd Half: 5-6 83.3%

Game #23

Tennessee (14-7, 4-2 SEC) Ole Miss (13-8, 1-5 SEC)

3PT 0-2 0-0 3-11 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0

FT 3-4 2-2 1-2 1-1 5-6 0-0 4-4 0-0 5-5 0-0 1-2

3-19 22-26

1st Half: 7-25 28.0% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 1st Half: 16-19 84.2%

5 p.m. ET • Feb. 5, 2011 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 5-7-12 3 6 3 0 2 0 30 5-1-6 3 5 0 0 2 0 11 2-2-4 3 5 1 5 0 2 24 1-3-4 2 13 1 0 0 1 22 0-0-0 3 16 0 4 0 2 29 2-2-4 1 5 4 1 0 0 14 0-1-1 2 0 1 0 0 1 13 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1-1-2 0 4 2 0 0 0 10 0-2-2 0 2 0 1 0 1 18 3-6-9 3 18 4 2 2 0 25 2-2-4 21-28-49 20 74 16 13 6 7 200

2nd Half: 16-29 55.2% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd Half: 6-11 54.5%

Game: 43.3% Game: 33.3% Game: 62.5%

REBS PF TP A TO 0-2-2 3 5 0 4 3-4-7 4 8 0 1 1-2-3 2 16 1 3 1-4-5 1 5 1 0 0-2-2 0 5 2 1 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 1-1-2 0 6 0 3 4-0-4 1 4 0 1 1-4-5 3 7 1 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 6-2-8 18-22-40 14 57 5 16

2nd Half: 9-35 25.7% 2nd Half: 1-10 10.0% 2nd Half: 6-7 85.7%

Bl 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

65 60

St Min 1 24 0 27 0 36 0 24 2 25 0 2 1 17 0 20 0 20 0 2 0 3

5 4 200

Game: 26.7% Game: 15.8% Game: 84.6%

Alabama 01 Green, JaMychal 44 Hines, Chris 12 Releford, Trevor 22 Steele, Andrew 24 Davis, Charvez 05 Mitchell, Tony 10 Eblen, Ben 21 Hillman, Senario TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-2 2-8 0-0 0-1

24-56

FT 8-11 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 4-6 0-0 0-0

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-4-4 4 14 3 4 3 2 30 2-6-8 5 4 1 1 1 5 38 1-3-4 2 13 1 4 0 1 42 1-3-4 1 2 1 0 0 0 18 0-4-4 1 0 2 1 0 0 35 2-4-6 3 24 0 2 3 2 36 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0-2-2 3 8 2 1 0 2 23 1-0-1 1 7-26-33 20 65 10 15 7 12 225

3-14 14-19

1st Half: 16-24 66.7% 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 25 Fields, John 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 24 Bone, Josh 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 3-12 f 2-5 g 5-10 g 1-4 g 0-2 9-18 0-0 4-5

FG f 7-16 c 1-2 g 0-7 g 6-14 g 0-2 0-0 3-9 0-0 2-4 3-9

2nd Half: 8-28 28.6% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd Half: 0-3 0.0% 3PT 1-2 0-0 0-4 0-4 0-2 0-0 3-8 0-0 0-0 0-0

22-63

FT 4-6 0-0 0-0 4-6 0-0 2-4 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-1

4-20 12-20

1st Half: 11-30 36.7% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3%

Game: 42.9% Game: 21.4% Game: 73.7%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 4-7-11 4 19 1 4 1 0 34 0-3-3 1 2 0 0 2 0 13 2-1-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 31 1-3-4 3 16 4 3 0 1 38 1-3-4 1 0 1 1 0 0 27 0-0-0 1 2 3 2 0 1 15 3-3-6 2 9 1 2 0 3 25 1-0-1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 2-0-2 4 5 1 1 0 1 11 3-5-8 4 6 3 4 1 2 28 3-3-6 20-28-48 22 60 15 18 4 10 225

2nd Half: 9-26 34.6% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 9-12 75.0%

Game: 34.9% Game: 20.0% Game: 60.0%

Officials: J.B. Caldwell, Bert Smith, Ron Groover Technicals: None. Attendance: 21,948

Officials: Tony Greene, Rick Hartzell, John Hampton Technicals: None. Attendance: 8,807

Score by Periods Alabama Tennessee

Score by Periods Tennessee Ole Miss

Associate head coach Tony Jones is acting head coach for Tennessee today.

1st 32 32

2nd 42 25

Total 74 57

1st 38 27

2nd 17 28

OT 10 5

Total 65 60

Associate head coach Tony Jones is acting head coach for Tennessee today.

Game #20

Game #22

LSU (10-10, 2-3 SEC) Tennessee (13-7, 3-2 SEC)

53 75

8 p.m. ET • Jan. 26, 2011 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. LSU 05 White, Malcolm 13 Ludwig, Eddie 10 Stringer, Andre 21 Derenbecker, Matt 45 Dotson, Aaron 03 Green, Garrett 04 Bass, Chris 14 Courtney, Jalen 25 Populist, Daron TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-0 1-2 1-8 2-7 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1

18-53

FT 3-5 3-4 3-5 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

5-23 12-17

1st Half: 9-30 30.0% 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 1st Half: 6-9 66.7%

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 25 Fields, John 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 14 Summitt, Tyler 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 3-9 f 4-9 g 1-8 g 5-11 g 1-5 3-8 0-1 1-1 0-1

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 4-6-10 1 9 0 1 1 0 26 2-2-4 2 12 0 1 0 0 25 1-1-2 2 6 3 4 0 1 36 0-2-2 1 13 2 2 0 1 36 2-1-3 3 5 3 1 0 0 26 2-1-3 2 6 0 2 0 0 25 1-3-4 0 0 2 1 0 0 19 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-2-2 12-19-31 11 53 10 12 2 2 200

2nd Half: 9-23 39.1% 2nd Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0%

FG f 5-12 c 1-1 g 4-8 g 5-9 g 9-14 1-2 2-4 0-0 2-3 0-3 0-4 0-2

3PT 1-2 0-0 2-5 2-5 3-6 0-1 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0

29-62 10-26

1st Half: 16-33 48.5% 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%

FT 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-4 7-10

Game: 34.0% Game: 21.7% Game: 70.6%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-8-11 2 11 2 1 0 2 24 1-1-2 1 2 2 0 5 0 19 1-2-3 0 11 6 0 1 0 22 0-4-4 2 13 2 1 0 3 20 1-5-6 2 22 1 0 0 1 27 0-1-1 1 2 2 1 0 1 18 0-0-0 1 6 1 1 0 2 15 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1-2-3 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 1-0-1 0 0 1 1 0 0 16 2-0-2 1 2 1 0 0 0 15 4-1-5 4 2 2 1 1 0 17 0-1-1 14-25-39 14 75 20 7 7 9 200

2nd Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 2-3 66.7%

Game: 46.8% Game: 38.5% Game: 70.0%

Officials: Anthony Jordan, Mike Kitts, Gary Maxwell Technicals: None. Attendance: 18,991 Score by Periods LSU Tennessee

1st 27 43

2nd 26 32

Total 53 75

Associate head coach Tony Jones is acting head coach for Tennessee today.

Game #24

Tennessee (15-7, 5-2 SEC) Auburn (8-14, 1-7 SEC)

69 56

#18

Tennessee (15-9, 5-4 SEC) Kentucky (17-6, 5-4 SEC)

8 p.m. CT • Feb. 3, 2011 • Auburn Arena • Auburn, Ala. Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 25 Fields, John 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 24 Bone, Josh 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 22 Pearl, Steven 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-0 0-0 1-4 1-5 2-5 0-1 0-4 0-0 0-0

23-51

f f f g g

FT 4-5 0-2 0-0 4-4 2-2 4-4 2-3 0-0 3-4

4-19 19-24

1st Half: 13-26 50.0% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 1st Half: 10-10 100%

Auburn 02 Payne, Allen 22 Gabriel, Kenny 45 Forbes, Adrian 11 Wallace, Josh 33 Ross, Earnest 00 Langford, Josh 03 Denson, Chris 05 Armstrong, Ty 15 Neysmith, Tony TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 5-10 f 2-3 g 1-5 g 5-10 g 2-7 1-2 0-4 1-2 6-8

FG 5-8 3-9 0-2 2-5 3-8 4-8 2-4 1-3 2-4

3PT 0-2 1-5 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1

22-51

FT 3-4 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 1-4 1-2 2-4

2-13 10-20

1st Half: 10-26 38.5% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

9 p.m. ET • Feb. 8, 2011 • Rupp Arena • Lexington, Ky.

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-3-5 3 14 1 0 0 0 25 3-1-4 4 4 0 1 0 0 15 1-3-4 1 3 6 3 0 0 26 0-7-7 2 15 2 1 1 3 29 2-0-2 1 8 3 1 0 1 28 0-1-1 1 6 2 1 0 0 13 1-1-2 2 2 1 1 0 2 24 0-3-3 3 2 1 2 1 1 18 4-4-8 4 15 1 3 0 0 22 0-2-2 13-25-38 21 69 17 13 2 7 200

2nd Half: 10-25 40.0% 2nd Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd Half: 9-14 64.3%

Game: 45.1% Game: 21.1% Game: 79.2%

REBS PF TP A TO 1-6-7 2 13 1 2 0-1-1 1 7 1 2 1-0-1 1 1 1 1 2-1-3 3 5 0 3 1-3-4 3 7 0 5 1-0-1 3 9 1 1 0-0-0 2 5 0 0 1-1-2 3 3 1 0 0-1-1 0 6 1 0 1-3-4 8-16-24 18 56 6 14

2nd Half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd Half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd Half: 8-16 50.0%

61 73

Bl 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0

St Min 1 33 0 23 0 24 0 27 1 31 0 16 2 18 0 13 0 15

3 4 200

Game: 43.1% Game: 15.4% Game: 50.0%

3PT 2-2 0-0 2-5 0-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0

22-54

9-16

1st Half: 10-26 38.5% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

Kentucky 03 Jones, Terrence 55 Harrellson, Josh 01 Miller, Darius 12 Knight, Brandon 34 Liggins, DeAndre 04 Hood, Jon 20 Lamb, Doron 30 Vargas, Eloy TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 3-9 f 0-2 g 6-12 g 1-5 g 3-8 0-0 0-1 0-1 5-6 4-10

f f g g g

FG 2-9 7-8 1-7 4-9 5-6 0-1 3-7 0-2

8-12

REBS PF TP A TO 0-2-2 3 10 1 5 1-1-2 3 0 0 0 1-4-5 0 16 1 1 0-1-1 3 3 2 0 0-3-3 4 11 2 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0-1-1 1 0 0 2 1-0-1 2 13 0 1 5-4-9 2 8 1 2 3-1-4 11-17-28 20 61 7 14

2nd Half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% 3PT 0-0 0-1 1-4 2-7 2-2 0-1 2-3 0-0

22-49

FT 2-2 0-0 2-2 1-2 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT 6-6 2-4 4-4 2-3 7-8 0-0 1-2 0-0

7-18 22-27

1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 1st Half: 6-7 85.7%

2nd Half: 10-24 41.7% 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 16-20 80.0%

Officials: Tony Greene, Ted Valentine, Mark Whitehead Technicals: None. Attendance: 24,334

Score by Periods Tennessee Auburn

Score by Periods Tennessee Kentucky

2nd 32 32

Total 69 56

Associate head coach Tony Jones is acting head coach for Tennessee today.

1st 25 35

2nd 33 38

Total 61 73

St Min 0 31 0 12 2 32 1 22 0 24 0 9 2 10 0 9 0 23 0 28

3 5 200

Game: 40.7% Game: 56.3% Game: 66.7%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 5-6-11 2 10 2 8 4 0 32 4-2-6 3 16 2 2 1 2 30 2-4-6 2 7 2 1 0 0 34 1-2-3 3 12 3 2 0 0 30 0-5-5 2 19 3 2 0 5 37 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-1-1 1 9 2 0 0 0 27 1-1-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 2-2-4 15-23-38 14 73 14 16 5 7 200

Officials: Doug Shows, Rick Hartzell, Jamie Luckie Technicals: None. Attendance: 6,274 1st 37 24

Bl 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Game: 44.9% Game: 38.9% Game: 81.5%

2010-11

VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL Game #25

#17

Game #27

Tennessee (15-10, 5-5 SEC) Florida (20-5, 9-2 SEC)

60 61

6:10 p.m. ET • Feb. 12, 2011 • Stephen C. O’Connell Center • Gainesville, Fla. Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 25 Fields, John 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 33 Williams, Brian 34 Maymon, Jeronne TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-1 0-0 1-5 1-4 3-3 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0

25-51

6-18

1st Half: 15-28 53.6% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 1st Half: 0-2 0.0%

Florida 23 Tyus, Alex 25 Parsons, Chandler 32 Macklin, Vernon 01 Boynton, Kenny 11 Walker, Erving 04 Young, Patric 05 Wilbekin, Scottie 24 Prather, Casey 33 Murphy, Erik TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 4-7 f 0-0 g 3-9 g 2-7 g 9-14 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1 2-2 5-7 0-0

f f c g g

FG 5-8 1-5 5-9 4-8 3-9 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-1

REBS PF TP A TO 1-3-4 2 9 0 1 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 7 0 2 0-0-0 3 6 2 2 1-4-5 3 22 4 6 0-0-0 2 0 1 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0-2-2 3 0 0 1 0-0-0 0 5 2 0 4-5-9 4 11 0 1 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 2-2-4 8-17-25 20 60 9 16

4-10

2nd Half: 10-23 43.5% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% 3PT 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-4 1-4 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1

20-42

FT 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-3 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0

FT 0-2 0-0 2-4 3-4 9-10 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0

St Min 2 20 1 8 3 31 1 29 2 32 0 9 0 2 0 2 2 14 1 17 2 30 0 6

2 14 200

Game: 49.0% Game: 33.3% Game: 40.0%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-8-11 1 10 1 3 0 2 30 0-3-3 1 3 0 4 0 0 37 1-0-1 4 12 3 1 2 1 21 0-0-0 2 12 0 0 0 1 27 0-1-1 1 16 3 3 0 0 36 2-3-5 2 0 1 3 1 1 22 0-2-2 1 5 1 1 0 1 17 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1-0-1 0 3 0 1 0 1 7 2-4-6 9-21-30 12 61 10 17 3 7 200

5-13 16-22

1st Half: 10-22 45.5% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 1st Half: 7-10 70.0%

Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

2nd Half: 10-20 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 9-12 75.0%

Game: 47.6% Game: 38.5% Game: 72.7%

1st 35 29

2nd 25 32

1 p.m. ET • Feb. 19, 2011 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. Georgia 33 Thompkins, Trey 50 Price, Jeremy 01 Leslie, Travis 03 Ware, Dustin 22 Robinson, Gerald 02 Thornton, Marcus 04 Barnes, Chris 15 Williams, Donte’ 23 Brantley, Sherrard TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 25 Fields, John 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 4-14 c 8-9 g 6-9 g 2-5 g 2-7 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-1

3PT 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1

24-47

3PT 1-2 0-0 0-2 1-4 2-7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

25-60

4-17

1st Half: 9-32 28.1% 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

24-73 10-32

1st Half: 8-32 25.0% 1st Half: 5-16 31.3% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

FT 5-6 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 9-12

REBS PF TP A TO 3-5-8 3 22 1 1 3-3-6 4 1 0 0 2-4-6 2 8 1 1 1-2-3 1 6 1 2 2-2-4 3 15 3 5 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 2-3-5 3 10 2 1 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 4-4-8 5 5 0 1 0-2-2 17-25-42 22 67 9 11

2nd Half: 16-41 39.0% 2nd Half: 5-16 31.3% 2nd Half: 5-6 83.3%

FG f 4-9 c 0-0 g 0-2 g 5-9 g 7-16 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-4 3-9

3PT 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-5 3-8 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0

23-52

FT 2-2 0-0 5-8 1-6 6-7 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-3 4-7

6-18 21-35

1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 1st Half: 8-13 61.5%

Officials: Ted Valentine, Joe Lindsay, Mike Kitts Technicals: South Carolina-Muldrow, Sam. Tennessee-Pearl, Steven. Attendance: 18,402 Score by Periods South Carolina Tennessee

1st 25 33

2nd 42 40

Total 67 73

Bl 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-7-8 2 18 1 2 1 0 32 1-1-2 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 2-3-5 3 2 3 2 0 2 33 1-2-3 3 3 2 0 0 0 29 0-2-2 2 32 0 3 0 0 36 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1-0-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 0-0-0 2 2 0 1 0 1 8 1-0-1 1 2 0 0 0 1 15 2-2-4 4 2 5 1 1 0 29 1-0-1 10-18-28 19 63 11 9 4 5 200

2nd Half: 16-28 57.1% 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 5-9 55.6%

Game: 41.7% Game: 23.5% Game: 60.0%

1st 33 25

2nd 36 38

FG f 3-6 f 4-13 g 8-14 g 5-17 g 0-2 0-0 3-6 2-4 0-1

3PT 0-1 3-6 3-7 2-9 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

25-63

#18

7 7 200

Game: 32.9% Game: 31.3% Game: 75.0%

Game: 44.2% Game: 33.3% Game: 60.0%

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-1 0-0 1-4 0-4 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

22-57

Total 69 63

FT 4-6 0-0 4-5 0-0 6-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0

2-15 14-21

1st Half: 12-32 37.5% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

Vanderbilt 05 Goulbourne, Lance 44 Taylor, Jeffery 03 Ezeli, Festus 01 Tinsley, Brad 23 Jenkins, John 11 Fuller, Kyle 33 Tchiengang, Steve 45 Odom, Rod 54 Walker, Andre TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 3-7 f 0-1 g 5-11 g 1-7 g 6-16 0-1 0-1 3-3 0-3 3-3 1-4

FG f 1-3 f 4-10 c 4-4 g 0-5 g 4-13 0-1 4-6 0-0 0-2 17-44

FT 0-2 1-2 3-4 8-8 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

3-16 14-19

1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 1st Half: 6-6 100%

FG f 4-13 c 1-1 g 3-9 g 2-8 g 8-16 0-4 0-0 1-3 1-3 3-7 1-2

3PT 2-6 0-0 0-2 1-5 2-5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

24-66

Score by Periods Tennessee Vanderbilt

1st 27 31

2nd 33 20

Total 60 51

FT 6-8 2-2 3-3 0-0 4-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2

5-21 16-23

Game: 39.7% Game: 32.0% Game: 80.0%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-6-8 1 16 2 0 1 2 32 1-2-3 2 4 0 0 1 0 9 3-1-4 1 9 5 1 0 2 32 1-4-5 2 5 2 2 0 2 27 2-5-7 0 22 0 2 0 0 33 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2-1-3 1 2 2 0 0 0 11 0-4-4 2 2 1 1 0 0 20 2-5-7 5 6 2 1 0 0 21 1-1-2 2 3 0 0 0 0 7 2-2-4 16-32-48 17 69 14 7 2 6 200

2nd Half: 12-31 38.7% 2nd Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 10-14 71.4%

Game: 36.4% Game: 23.8% Game: 69.6%

1st 34 35

2nd 36 35

Total 70 69

Game #30

60 51 REBS PF TP A TO 5-6-11 1 10 1 1 2-0-2 1 0 0 0 0-3-3 2 15 0 1 0-1-1 1 2 2 2 0-2-2 1 19 1 2 0-0-0 1 0 3 1 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 1-4-5 1 6 0 1 1-4-5 2 0 1 0 1-3-4 4 6 0 1 1-1-2 3 2 0 2 2-0-2 1 13-24-37 18 60 8 12

Bl 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

St Min 0 27 0 3 3 29 2 23 3 32 1 10 0 3 3 13 1 26 2 25 0 9

1 15 200

Game: 38.6% Game: 13.3% Game: 66.7%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-6-6 0 2 0 1 0 0 24 0-2-2 3 9 3 4 2 1 31 0-4-4 5 11 0 0 4 0 17 1-5-6 1 8 2 2 0 3 34 2-4-6 0 11 3 5 0 1 37 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0-1-1 5 10 0 1 0 1 22 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0-4-4 3 0 3 2 0 2 20 0-1-1 3-28-31 17 51 11 16 6 8 200

2nd Half: 6-20 30.0% 2nd Half: 0-8 0.0% 2nd Half: 8-13 61.5%

Officials: John Cahill, Mike Kitts, Mark Whitehead Technicals: None Attendance: 14,316

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-2-2 1 6 0 0 1 0 10 0-10-10 3 15 1 1 2 1 37 0-5-5 1 20 0 0 0 0 37 0-6-6 2 14 10 5 0 0 38 0-2-2 3 0 3 0 0 1 27 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2-2-4 3 8 3 1 0 1 19 5-3-8 3 7 0 1 3 2 24 1-1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-1-1 8-32-40 17 70 17 8 6 5 200

2nd Half: 14-32 43.8% 2nd Half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd Half: 3-4 75.0%

1st Half: 12-35 34.3% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 1st Half: 6-9 66.7%

Score by Periods Mississippi State Tennessee

2nd Half: 10-25 40.0% 2nd Half: 0-8 0.0% 2nd Half: 13-19 68.4% 3PT 0-1 0-3 0-0 0-2 1-6 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0

70 69

Officials: Tony Greene, Patrick Evans, Don Daily Technicals: Mississippi State-None. Tennessee-Pearl, Steven. Attendance: 20,777

Tennessee (17-11, 7-6 SEC) Vanderbilt (20-7, 8-5 SEC)

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 25 Fields, John 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Golden, Trae 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 33 Williams, Brian 34 Maymon, Jeronne TEAM Totals

FT 0-0 4-4 1-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-2 3-5 0-0

8-25 12-15

1st Half: 11-31 35.5% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 1st Half: 9-11 81.8%

8:05 p.m. CT • Feb. 22, 2011 • Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tenn. St Min 2 29 0 21 1 34 1 23 1 34 0 6 2 22 0 5 0 26

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-6-8 1 10 0 5 1 0 28 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 2-4-6 0 5 6 5 0 2 31 0-1-1 2 13 3 0 0 2 26 2-2-4 0 23 0 2 0 1 31 0-2-2 0 3 1 1 0 0 9 1-2-3 2 3 0 0 0 0 7 2-3-5 2 2 1 0 0 1 13 1-5-6 1 4 0 0 0 0 22 3-6-9 2 10 5 2 0 0 28 1-3-4 14-34-48 11 73 16 16 1 6 200

2nd Half: 12-23 52.2% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 13-22 59.1%

9-15

Game: 51.1% Game: 40.0% Game: 70.8%

Mississippi State 01 Sidney, Renardo 24 Augustus, Kodi 02 Johnson, Ravern 03 Bost, Dee 15 Benock, Riley 10 Smith, Shaun 22 Bryant, Brian 30 Lewis, Wendell 50 Riek, John TEAM Totals

Game #28

67 73

7 p.m. ET • Feb. 16, 2011 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. 3PT 3-3 0-0 1-6 2-4 3-13 0-0 0-5 0-0 1-1

FT 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Mississippi State (15-13, 7-7 SEC) Tennessee (17-12, 7-7 SEC) 6 p.m. ET • Feb. 26, 2011 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-7-9 1 11 2 1 2 6 36 0-6-6 3 20 0 3 0 0 29 2-3-5 3 15 3 1 0 1 35 1-3-4 1 12 5 3 0 1 36 1-5-6 4 6 5 4 0 1 33 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-3-3 2 2 0 1 0 0 14 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-2-2 0 3 1 1 0 0 10 2-0-2 1 8-29-37 15 69 16 15 2 9 200

2nd Half: 10-20 50.0% 2nd Half: 0-1 0.0% 2nd Half: 16-22 72.7%

FG f 7-17 c 0-1 g 1-7 g 1-5 g 12-19 0-1 1-2 1-2 1-3 1-3

Game #26

FG f 7-13 f 0-3 f 3-14 g 2-5 g 6-20 0-0 4-14 0-0 2-4

FT 2-2 4-4 3-5 6-9 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

4-10 17-24

1st Half: 14-27 51.9% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

Score by Periods Georgia Tennessee

Total 60 61

South Carolina (13-11, 4-7 SEC) Tennessee (16-10, 6-5 SEC) South Carolina 15 Cooke, Malik 24 Harris, Damontre 44 Muldrow, Sam 02 Richardson, Brian 23 Ellington, Bruce 05 Smith, Eric 12 Galloway, Ramon 32 Jefferson, Johndre 33 Slawson, R.J. TEAM Totals

69 63

Officials: Tony Greene, Bruce Benedict, Lee Cassell Technicals: Georgia-Price, Jeremy. Tennessee-Goins, Melvin. Attendance: 20,462

Officials: Doug Shows, Antinio Petty, Anthony Jordan Technicals: Florida-Boynton, Kenny Attendance: 12,630 Score by Periods Tennessee Florida

Game #29

Georgia (18-8, 7-5 SEC) Tennessee (16-11, 6-6 SEC)

Game: 38.6% Game: 18.8% Game: 73.7%

Tennessee (18-12, 8-7 SEC) South Carolina (14-14, 5-10 SEC)

73 69

7:00 p.m. ET • March 3, 2011 • Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, S.C. Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 25 Fields, John 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 34 Maymon, Jeronne TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT FT 0-1 11-14 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-1 5-6 3-7 3-3 0-0 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

22-43

4-11 25-34

1st Half: 13-21 61.9% 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 1st Half: 10-11 90.9%

South Carolina 15 Cooke, Malik 30 Jackson, Lakeem 32 Jefferson, Johndre 44 Muldrow, Sam 23 Ellington, Bruce 02 Richardson, Brian 05 Smith, Eric 12 Galloway, Ramon 24 Harris, Damontre 33 Slawson, R.J. TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 7-9 f 0-1 g 2-4 g 1-4 g 9-17 0-1 1-2 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-2

FG f 2-8 f 4-7 f 0-0 f 9-21 g 3-13 0-0 0-3 5-9 3-4 0-1

2nd Half: 9-22 40.9% 2nd Half: 0-6 0.0% 2nd Half: 15-23 65.2% 3PT 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-5 2-6 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-1 0-1

26-66

FT 2-2 1-1 0-0 6-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0

5-18 12-13

1st Half: 10-32 31.3% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

1st 40 23

2nd 33 46

Total 73 69

Game: 51.2% Game: 36.4% Game: 73.5%

REBS PF TP A TO 4-0-4 5 6 0 1 3-1-4 1 9 0 0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 7-5-12 3 24 2 2 1-2-3 4 8 2 3 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1-2-3 1 1 1 1 1-1-2 2 15 0 2 1-2-3 5 6 0 1 0-1-1 3 0 0 0 2-0-2 20-15-35 24 69 5 10

2nd Half: 16-34 47.1% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 11-11 100%

Officials: Doug Shows, Karl Hess, Mike Eades Technicals: None Attendance: 10,137 Score by Periods Tennessee South Carolina

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-6-6 2 25 2 2 0 0 35 0-1-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 1-1-2 0 7 3 3 0 0 30 2-2-4 2 7 4 2 0 0 27 0-3-3 1 24 0 2 0 0 33 0-0-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 8 0-0-0 2 3 0 0 0 0 6 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-2-2 2 4 2 2 0 2 21 0-2-2 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 2-0-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 14 3-2-5 8-19-27 15 73 15 13 0 3 200

Bl 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0

St Min 2 25 0 34 1 8 0 38 2 26 0 2 1 15 1 22 1 23 0 7

7 8 200

Game: 39.4% Game: 27.8% Game: 92.3%

2010-11

VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL Game #31

#20

Game #33

Kentucky (22-8, 10-7 SEC) Tennessee (18-13, 8-8 SEC)

64 58

#12

Tennessee (19-14) Florida (25-6 SEC)

Noon ET • March 6, 2011 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. Kentucky 03 Jones, Terrence 55 Harrellson, Josh 01 Miller, Darius 12 Knight, Brandon 20 Lamb, Doron 04 Hood, Jon 30 Vargas, Eloy 34 Liggins, DeAndre TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-2 0-0 2-3 3-7 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-1

19-53

FT 9-15 0-0 3-4 6-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0

7-18 19-27

1st Half: 8-28 28.6% 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5%

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 25 Fields, John 02 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 34 Maymon, Jeronne TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 3-15 f 0-2 g 5-10 g 5-15 g 2-5 0-0 1-1 3-5

FG f 7-13 c 1-2 g 3-4 g 2-6 g 2-10 0-1 0-1 3-6 0-2 0-1 0-1

3PT 1-5 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

18-47

FT 3-3 0-2 2-2 5-6 9-11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2

Game: 35.8% Game: 38.9% Game: 70.4%

REBS PF TP A TO 1-5-6 3 18 0 2 2-0-2 3 2 0 0 1-1-2 3 9 3 3 1-2-3 2 9 3 2 0-3-3 3 13 1 2 0-0-0 0 0 2 0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 2-4-6 0 6 0 1 0-3-3 4 0 0 0 0-2-2 2 0 0 0 1-1-2 2 1 0 0 0-1-1 8-23-31 23 58 9 10

2-9 20-26

1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 1st Half: 5-9 55.6%

7:30 p.m. ET • March 11, 2011 • Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga.

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 6-6-12 1 15 3 2 2 0 36 3-2-5 3 0 1 2 2 0 24 1-3-4 4 15 0 2 0 2 36 0-3-3 3 19 2 3 0 1 40 0-1-1 5 6 1 1 0 1 26 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1-0-1 0 3 0 0 1 0 7 1-5-6 5 6 3 0 0 0 28 2-4-6 14-24-38 21 64 10 10 5 4 200

2nd Half: 11-25 44.0% 2nd Half: 6-13 46.2% 2nd Half: 14-16 87.5%

2nd Half: 7-18 38.9% 2nd Half: 0-3 0.0% 2nd Half: 15-17 88.2%

Bl 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

St Min 1 34 0 6 3 32 1 24 0 34 1 9 0 6 0 21 0 7 1 16 0 11

3 7 200

Game: 38.3% Game: 22.2% Game: 76.9%

1st 22 29

2nd 42 29

Tennessee 12 Harris, Tobias 25 Fields, John 02 Goins, Melvin 24 Bone, Josh 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Golden, Trae 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 10-17 c 0-0 g 1-5 g 1-4 g 6-14 1-6 4-6 0-0 1-1 0-1 2-6 26-60

Total 64 58

74 68

7:30 p.m. ET • March 10, 2011 • Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga.

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

2-15 12-16

1st Half: 15-32 46.9% 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 1st Half: 6-9 66.7%

Arkansas 21 Johnson, Delvon 33 Powell, Marshawn 12 Britt, Marcus 15 Clarke, Rotnei 23 Nobles, Julysses 01 Wade, Mardracus 02 Farmer, Jemal 05 Bryant, Glenn 30 Peterson, Jeff 31 Sanchez, Michael TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

30-62

FG f 5-7 f 2-4 g 2-7 g 4-13 g 3-5 3-4 0-0 1-2 0-2 1-2 21-46

FT 5-5 0-0 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-4

FT 5-6 0-0 0-0 7-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-12

8-25 18-25

1st Half: 7-25 28.0% 1st Half: 2-13 15.4% 1st Half: 9-12 75.0%

1st 37 25

SEC Tournament - First Round

2nd 37 43

Total 74 68

Game: 48.4% Game: 13.3% Game: 75.0%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-6-8 2 15 1 3 1 0 30 0-1-1 4 4 2 4 1 0 19 1-3-4 2 6 0 3 0 0 24 0-1-1 1 18 5 4 0 1 37 1-3-4 4 8 2 1 0 0 25 1-1-2 3 7 1 0 0 0 21 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0-0-0 2 2 0 0 1 0 8 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2-2-4 0 8 1 0 0 2 23 2-2-4 9-19-28 19 68 12 15 3 3 200

2nd Half: 14-21 66.7% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd Half: 9-13 69.2%

Officials: Tom Eades, Joe Lindsay, Pat Adams Technicals: None Attendance: 15,145 Score by Periods Tennessee Arkansas

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-2-3 2 20 1 1 0 0 29 1-0-1 2 0 1 0 1 1 10 0-2-2 2 12 0 1 0 3 25 1-0-1 2 3 3 3 2 0 20 3-1-4 1 8 2 4 0 0 28 0-0-0 0 2 2 0 0 2 15 1-1-2 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 3-2-5 4 4 0 0 0 0 10 0-1-1 2 6 0 0 0 0 12 2-0-2 2 8 0 0 0 2 23 1-7-8 2 9 1 1 0 0 19 3-2-5 16-18-34 19 74 10 10 3 8 200

2nd Half: 15-30 50.0% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 6-7 85.7% 3PT 0-0 0-2 2-6 3-10 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0

2nd Half: 12-31 38.7% 2nd Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd Half: 14-21 66.7% 3PT FT 0-0 2-6 0-0 4-6 0-0 3-6 2-7 10-10 3-4 4-7 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0

27-46

6-12 25-37

1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 1st Half: 1-4 25.0%

Score by Periods Tennessee Florida

Game #32

3PT 1-5 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-1

4-19 18-25

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-5-8 2 25 0 0 0 1 33 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0-1-1 4 7 3 1 0 1 22 2-0-2 5 3 2 0 0 2 23 1-1-2 3 19 1 7 0 2 27 0-1-1 1 2 3 1 0 2 19 0-1-1 1 10 1 0 0 2 21 0-1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-0-0 3 2 1 1 0 0 10 1-0-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 4-8-12 4 6 0 0 0 0 27 1-3-4 1 1 13-21-34 28 74 11 13 0 11 200

1st 34 29

Game: 45.7% Game: 32.0% Game: 72.0%

2nd 40 56

2nd Half: 14-17 82.4% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 24-33 72.7%

Total 74 85

Game: 43.3% Game: 21.1% Game: 72.0%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-5-5 4 10 0 1 1 0 27 1-6-7 4 12 4 4 2 2 37 0-4-4 3 15 0 2 0 0 27 0-2-2 1 22 4 2 0 1 35 0-3-3 2 17 2 3 0 1 35 2-3-5 1 4 1 1 0 1 17 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 1-0-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1-1-2 0 5 0 1 0 0 8 0-1-1 5-25-30 16 85 12 15 3 5 200

Officials: Doug Shows, Doug Sirmons, Bert Smith Technicals: Tennessee-TEAM (Head Coach). Florida-None. Attendance: 17,096

Tennessee (19-13) Arkansas (18-13) FG f 7-13 c 0-0 g 5-7 g 1-8 g 4-9 1-5 1-3 2-2 3-4 3-6 3-5

FT 4-7 0-0 5-7 1-1 6-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4

FG f 4-5 f 4-6 c 6-10 g 5-11 g 5-9 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-3

SEC Tournament - Quarterfinals

3PT 1-4 0-0 0-2 0-2 1-4 0-2 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

1st Half: 14-29 48.3% 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 1st Half: 4-4 100%

Officials: Tony Greene, Anthony Jordan, Mike Nance Technicals: None Attendance: 21,678 Score by Periods Kentucky Tennessee

74 85

Game: 58.7% Game: 50.0% Game: 67.6%

2010-11

VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL Game-by-Game Starters

Date

Opponent

Nov. 12

Chattanooga

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Williams

Nov. 16

Belmont

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Williams

Nov. 17

Missouri State

Golden

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Williams

Nov. 24

vs. VCU

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Williams

Nov. 26

vs. Villanova

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Williams

Nov. 30

Middle Tennessee

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Williams

Dec. 11

vs. Pittsburgh

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Williams

Dec. 14

Oakland

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Williams

Dec. 17

at Charlotte

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Williams

Dec. 21

Southern California

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Williams

Dec. 23

Belmont

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Williams

Dec. 29

UT Martin

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Pearl

Williams

Dec. 31

College of Charleston

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Hall

Jan. 5

Memphis

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Williams

Jan. 8

at Arkansas

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Williams

Jan. 11

Florida

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Fields

Jan. 15

Vanderbilt

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Fields

Jan. 18

at Georgia

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Fields

Jan. 22

at UConn

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Fields

Jan. 26

LSU

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Fields

Jan. 29

at Ole Miss

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Fields

Feb. 3

at Auburn

Goins

Bone

Tatum

Harris

Fields

Feb. 5

Alabama

Goins

Bone

Tatum

Harris

Fields

Feb. 8

at Kentucky

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Fields

Feb. 12

at Florida

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Fields

Feb. 16

South Carolina

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Fields

Feb. 19

Georgia

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Fields

Feb. 22

at Vanderbilt

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Fields

Feb. 26

Mississippi State

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Fields

March 3

at South Carolina

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Fields

March 6

Kentucky

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Fields

March 10

vs. Arkansas

Goins

Hopson

Tatum

Harris

Fields

March 11

vs. Florida

Goins

Hopson

Bone

Harris

Fields

March 18

vs. Michigan

Bruce Pearl

Head Coach • Sixth Season at Tennessee, 145-60 • 19th Season Overall, 462-144 Boston, Mass. • Boston College, 1982

• 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 six straight NCAA Tournament appearances • Has set single-season wins records at three different 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 profit of $8.6 million in 2009-10 Collecting Championships In 18 full seasons as a college head coach, Bruce Pearl has led his teams to 16 championships (including five at UT): 2010 NIT Season Tip-Off Championship, 2009 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2008 SEC Championship, 2008 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2006 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2005 Horizon League Tournament Championship, 2005 Horizon League Championship, 2004 Horizon League Championship, 2003 Horizon League Tournament Championship, 2001 Great Lakes Valley Championship, 1997 Great Lakes Valley Championship, 1996 Greaat Lakes Valley Championship, 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 ... This past summer, he added an international championship when he led the Maccabi USA Open Men’s Basketball Team to the gold medal at the 18th World Maccabiah Games in Israel. SEC Success Tennessee’s 65 regular-season SEC wins over the last five seasons are the most in the conference over that period ... The Vols finished with the second-best record in the SEC in both of Pearl’s first two years and captured the SEC title outright in 2007-08 with a 14-2 record.

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 The Pearl family announced on Feb. 27, 2007, a $100,000 donation to endow a scholarship in the name of Dane Bradshaw ... The Dane Bradshaw Athletic Scholarship Endowment is awarded to the male or female student-athlete at UT who best epitomizes the characteristics of the 2006-07 senior captain. Classroom Commitment Tennessee’s success on the court hasn’t come at the expense of academics ... The Vols have produced 26 SEC Academic Honor Roll selections in Pearl’s five full seasons ... Nine members of the basketball team (more than half the squad) earned SEC Academic 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.

More SEC Success The 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 five 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 five nationally in attendance in each of Bruce Pearl’s five seasons in Knoxville ... In 2005-06, UT enjoyed the largest increase in attendance in the nation (5,504 per game) to rank fifth nationally with an average of 17,954 ... Attendance has only continued to grow, as the Vols ranked fourth nationally in average 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 five seasons, attendance has grown by close to 7,000 fans per game. Pearl led Tennessee to its first-ever No. 1 national ranking after the Vols upset top-ranked Memphis at the FedEx Forum in February of 2008.

Bruce Pearl IN THE COMMUNITY

“He’s OUR coach.”

• Pearl, along with his wife, Brandy, have pledged to help raise $1 million for the UT Medical Center Cancer Institute. And the efforts of the basketball program’s highly successful OUTLIVE initiative have already netted more than $260,000 for cancer prevention and early-detection screenings. • Pearl was the 2009 recipient of the prestigious Knoxville Award, which recognizes individual contribution to the community through encouragement of volunteerism, philanthropy and community involvement. • Has become actively involved in Camp Koinonia, an outdoor education program for children ages 7-22 who have multiple disabilities. Pearl created the Bruce Pearl “Fore The Kids” Golf Tournament to benefit the camp.

“Coach Pearl is an amazing human being with an unlimited capacity for • Takes the entire Tennessee basketball team to the annual Hoops For Hope passion for other people, especially event at Farragut High School, which is a basketball tournament for East Tennessee children with Down Syndrome. children with severe disabilities.”

- Gene A. Hayes, PhD, CTRS Camp Koinonia

“Just the fact that Coach Pearl and the men’s and women’s players took the time out to support our kids... we just can’t ask for any more. Coach Pearl takes his time with all of our players, and you see there’s a whole ‘nother side to the Tennessee players.’’

“

- David Bellamy, Johnson City, Tenn. Father of Hoops For Hope participant

• Named 2008 “Knoxvillian of the Year” by the Knoxville Metro Pulse Collecting Championships In 18 full seasons as a college head coach, Bruce Pearl has led his teams to 16 championships (including five at UT): 2010 NIT Season Tip-Off Championship, 2009 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2008 SEC Championship, 2008 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2006 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2005 Horizon League Tournament Championship, 2005 Horizon League Championship, 2004 Horizon League Championship, 2003 Horizon League Tournament Championship, 2001 Great Lakes Valley Championship, 1997 Great Lakes Valley Championship, 1996 Greaat Lakes Valley Championship, 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 ... This past summer, he added an international championship when he led the Maccabi USA Open Men’s Basketball Team to the gold medal at the 18th World Maccabiah Games in Israel. Brightening Spirits Among The Sick Coach Pearl and his players make multiple visits annually to area hospitals, including UT Medical Center and East Tennessee Children’s Hospital ... In addition, Pearl visits numerous families in the hospital privately, doing so without fanfare or publicity. Special Spaces On Dec. 4, Pearl and the Tennessee basketball team lent a helping hand to Special Spaces, an organization that provides complete room makeovers for children with life-threatening diseases ... The Vols helped paint, build furniture and even sewed pillow shams, all to cheer up a 4-year-old girl named Madison, who was battling brain cancer.

On the morning of their huge victory at No. 1-ranked Memphis on Feb. 23, 2008, Bruce Pearl and the Volunteers visited with children at St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital.

Knoxville’s First $1 Million Dollar Night? Bruce Pearl and his wife, Brandy, are committed to helping UT Medical Center improve, enlarge and enhance facilities at its Cancer Institute so that East Tennesseans will have the region’s best cancer treatment center for years to come ... UTMC Cancer Institute’s biggest annual fundraiser is the Evening In Orange, and the Pearls are hosting the 2011 Evening In Orange at Thompson-Boling Arena on April 30 ... Their hope is to make the event the first $1 million one-night fundraiser in Knoxville history ... So far, they have more than $600,000 in pledged gifts. Pearl A Sought-After Speaker Bruce Pearl is one of the most popular speakers in the state, speaking to hundreds of student groups, civic organizations and clubs throughout Knoxville and the state of Tennessee each year ... Along with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean, Pearl was asked to address 3,500 participants at the General Assembly of United Jewish Communities and the Federations of North America in November 2007 ... In the summer of 2010, he was joined the likes of General Colin Powell, Zig Ziglar and Rudy Giuliani as a featured speaker for the “Get Motivated” seminar in downtown Knoxville.

Tony Jones

Associate Head Coach • Sixth Season at Tennessee Detroit, Mich. • Concordia (Mich.) University, 1993

• Has 17 years of college coaching experience and has coached in four NCAA Sweet Sixteens, including three at Tennessee • As acting head coach, led UT to a 5-3 mark through the first half of SEC play • 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. • He and his wife, Pam, have four children speaking VOLumes...

"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

Steve Forbes

Assistant Coach • Fifth Season at Tennessee Lone Tree, Iowa. • Southern Arkansas, 1988

• Has 22 years of college coaching experience, including five as a head coach • Has played a key role in signing five 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

speaking VOLumes...

"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

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 topfive-ranked opponents; he was the lead scout for all four victories • Handled the scout for each of UT’s wins over No. 1 Kansas, No. 2 Kentucky, No. 3 Pitt and No. 5 Ohio State during the 2010 calendar year • Was a four-year basketball letterman at Iowa (1991-95) • He and his wife, Jana, have two children

speaking VOLumes...

"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 fly.” — Scotty Hopson, junior guard

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 five 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 three children

speaking VOLumes...

"KJ is like a father figure 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

Mark Pancratz

Assistant to the Head Coach • Fifth Season at Tennessee Schaumburg, Ill. • Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2006

• At 28-years-old, he already has 17 games worth of NCAA Tournament experience 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 Thornwood 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 first 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 speaking VOLumes...

"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

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 finalist 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 speaking VOLumes...

"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

24 Josh Bone

SR Guard • 6-3 • 197 Nashville, Tenn. • Southern Illinois University

Season/Career Highs

*Mark set while he was playing at Southern Illinois University

Points

Field Goals Made

Season Career

13 at Kentucky (2/8/11) *19 vs. Butler (12/28/07)

Season Career

5 at Kentucky (2/8/11) *7 two times, last vs. Missouri State (12/30/07)

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

6 vs. South Carolina (2/16/11) 6 two times, last vs. South Carolina (2/16/11)

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 3 at Auburn (2/3/11) *5 at Wichita State (2/16/08)

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

3 at Kentucky (2/8/11) *5 two times, last vs. Butler (12/28/07)

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted *1 vs. Creighton (1/26/08)

Season Career

Steals

5 at Auburn (2/3/11) *11 at Arizona State (3/20/08)

Free Throws Made

Season Career

2 two times, last vs. Florida (3/11/11) *3 three times, last vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

7 at Auburn (2/3/11) *19 at Charlotte (12/8/07)

2 four times, last vs. Arkansas (3/10/11) *4 two times, last at Charlotte (12/8/07)

Free Throws Attempted 28 at Auburn (2/3/11) *38 at Arizona State (3/20/08)

Noting Bone • Averages one turnover for every 54.6 minutes played as a Vol (37 games). • Is primarily backing up Cameron Tatum at the No. 3 position but also sees minutes at shooting guard and could play the point if called upon. • Started vs. Florida in the SEC Tournament (3/11/11) and had three points, two assists, two rebounds and two steals. • Was instrumental in the SEC Tournament win over Arkansas (3/10/11), finishing with eight points, two rebounds and two steals in 23 productive minutes. • Tied a career-high with six rebounds in the win over South Carolina (2/16/11). • Recently enjoyed his best game as a Vol, as he scored 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting in 23 minutes off the bench at Kentucky (2/8/11). • Made his first start as a Vol Feb. 3 at Auburn, taking the place of injured shooting guard Scotty Hopson and scoring a season-high eight points. • Shot 3-for-3 from the field en route to six points in 15 tough minutes off the bench at eighth-ranked UConn (1/22/11). • Missed the first 11 games of the season with a fractured left wrist suffered during exhibition play in November. • His play last season was rewarded with a scholarship this past summer. • One of Tennessee’s fiercest and most physical backcourt defenders, he also takes care of the basketball offensively. • Played 146 minutes last season (9.7 mpg) with just two turnovers. • Is currently on track to graduate this summer with a degree in Psychology.

Delving Deeper A homegrown “Volunteer State” product, he gave up a scholarship at Southern 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 credits 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.

Season Career

3 vs. South Carolina (2/16/11) *5 two times, last vs. St. Mary’s (12/11/07)

Game-by-Game Stats N12 N16 N17 N24 N26 N30 D11 D14 D17 D21 D23 D29 D31 J5 J8 J11 J15 J18 J22 J26 J29 F3 F5 F8 F12 F16 F19 F22 F26 M3 M6 M10 M11

Start Chattanooga Belmont Missouri State vs. VCU vs. Villanova Middle Tenn. vs. Pittsburgh Oakland at Charlotte Southern Cal Belmont UT Martin Coll. of Charleston Memphis at Arkansas Florida Vanderbilt at Georgia at UConn LSU at Ole Miss at Auburn g Alabama g at Kentucky at Florida South Carolina Georgia at Vanderbilt Mississippi State at South Carolina Kentucky vs. Arkansas vs. Florida g

FG-A

3P-A FT-A

0-1 2-5 2-3 1-2 0-2 0-3 1-1 3-3 0-4 1-3 2-7 0-2 5-6 2-2 1-4 1-3 0-3 1-3 0-0 0-1 3-6 1-4

0-1 2-2 2-3 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-1 2-5 0-2 3-4 1-1 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-2

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2 1-1

Reb INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 4 1 0 6 1 5 4 2 2 2 2

TP A

TO BK S Min

0 4 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 5

0 6 6 2 0 0 2 6 2 2 8 0 13 5 4 2 0 2 1 0 8 3

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2

10 15 17 16 13 12 15 15 15 18 28 27 23 17 22 15 26 20 14 16 23 23

Career Stats GP-GS 2006-07 12-0 2007-08 33-19 SIU Totals 45-19

Min 188 901 1089

Avg 9.4 27.3 24.2

FG-A 15-46 92-267 107-313

Pct .326 .345 .342

3FG-A 8-30 57-169 65-199

Pct .267 .337 .327

FT-A 2-2 25-37 27-39

Pct 1.000 .676 .692

Off-Def-Rebs 5-13-18 12-53-65 17-66-83

Avg 0.9 2.0 1.8

PF-FO 17-0 78-3 95-3

Ast 9 37 46

TO 2 50 52

Blk 0 1 1

Stl 5 26 31

Pts 40 266 306

Avg 2.0 8.1 6.8

2009-10 15-0 2010-11 22-3 UT Totals 37-3

146 400 546

9.7 18.2 14.8

9-30 26-68 35-98

.300 .382 .357

6-19 10-35 16-54

.316 .286 .296

2-3 10-12 12-15

.667 .833 .800

5-10-15 16-25-41 21-35-56

1.0 1.9 1.5

10-0 31-1 41-1

5 15 20

2 8 10

0 0 0

5 13 18

26 72 98

1.7 3.3 2.6

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 Points Season Career

^Mark set while he was playing at UNC Wilmington

Field Goals Made 8 two times, last at Arkansas (1/8/11) *26 vs. UNC Wilmington (12/22/07)

Season Career

3 four times, last vs. Florida (1/11/11) *13 vs. UNC Wilmington (12/22/07)

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

10 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10) ^21 vs. Towson (1/30/10)

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 2 vs. LSU (1/26/11) ^3 at Radford (2/20/10)

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 5 vs. LSU (1/26/11) *7 two times, last vs. South Florida (12/9/06)

Season Career

Steals

Free Throws Made

Season Career

1, 10 times, last vs. Florida (3/11/11) *3 vs. Clemson (12/5/07)

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

5 four times, last at Ole Miss (1/29/11) *^17 two times, last vs. George Mason (12/5/09)

2 four times, last vs. Mississippi State (2/26/11) *9 vs. Southern Miss (2/16/08)

Free Throws Attempted 21 vs. Florida (1/1/11) *35 two times, last vs. Central Florida (2/7/07)

Noting Fields • Has 204 blocks in 113 career games (has a pair of seven-block games). • Leads the Vols with 40 blocked shots this season (1.2 bpg; 11th in SEC). • His 15 multi-block games are the most by a Vol since Wayne Chism had 15 in 2007-08. • Is shooting team-best 58.7 percent from the floor. • UT’s starting center for the last 18 games, and was the first Vol off the bench 13 times prior to joining the starting rotation. • Blocked five shots in 19 minutes during the win vs. LSU (1/26/11). • The home Florida game (1/11/11) marked his first start as a Vol, and he logged six points and six rebounds in 21 minutes while shooting 3-for-3 from the field. • Tied a season-high with eight points at Arkansas (1/8/11) while also grabbing six rebounds and blocking a pair of shots off the bench. • 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. • Pearl is the fifth college coach that Fields has played under during his career. • Has 15 games with 10 or more rebounds during his college career. • Led UNCW in rebounding last year (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.

Delving Deeper Earned 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 offered 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.

Season Career

3 three times, last at Arkansas (1/8/11) *14 vs. Southern Miss (2/16/08)

Game-by-Game Stats N12 N16 N17 N24 N26 N30 D11 D14 D17 D21 D23 D29 D31 J5 J8 J11 J15 J18 J22 J26 J29 F3 F5 F8 F12 F16 F19 F22 F26 M3 M6 M10 M11

Start Chattanooga Belmont Missouri State vs. VCU vs. Villanova Middle Tenn. vs. Pittsburgh Oakland at Charlotte Southern Cal Belmont UT Martin Coll. of Charleston Memphis at Arkansas Florida c Vanderbilt c at Georgia c at UConn c LSU c at Ole Miss c at Auburn c Alabama c at Kentucky c at Florida c South Carolina c Georgia c at Vanderbilt c Mississippi State c at South Carolina c Kentucky c vs. Arkansas c vs. Florida c

FG-A 3-5 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-1 2-3 2-3 1-3 0-1 2-3 0-0 2-3 3-5 1-2 3-5 3-3 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-5 2-3 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0

3P-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

FT-A 2-3 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0

Reb 10 1 3 3 5 4 5 1 2 4 3 2 4 5 6 6 1 5 1 2 6 4 3 2 0 0 2 2 3 1 2 1 1

PF 3 5 2 3 5 0 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 0 1 3 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 1

TP 8 6 3 2 0 4 5 2 0 4 0 4 6 2 8 6 2 3 3 2 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0

A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

TO 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BK 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 5 2 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0

S Min 1 13 0 18 0 13 1 13 0 14 1 12 0 16 0 13 1 13 1 14 0 6 0 10 0 7 0 18 0 17 1 21 0 14 0 18 0 14 0 19 0 11 0 15 0 13 0 12 1 8 0 5 1 5 0 3 0 9 0 7 0 6 1 10 1 6

Career Stats 2006-07* 2007-08* 2009-10^ Pre-UT

GP-GS 25-24 29-9 26-25 80-58

Min 681 689 623 1993

2010-11 33-18 393 * at East Carolina University

Avg 27.2 23.8 24.0 24.9

FG-A 88-141 98-176 101-190 287-507

Pct .624 .557 .532 .566

11.9 37-63 .587 ^ at UNC Wilmington

3FG-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Pct .000 .000 .000 .000

FT-A 61-134 82-151 64-127 207-412

Pct .455 .543 .504 .502

Off-Def-Rebs 64-84-148 66-78-144 80-147-227 210-309-519

Avg 5.9 5.0 8.7 6.5

PF-FO 81-5 101-4 80-5 262-14

Ast 12 6 14 32

TO 35 42 57 134

Blk 48 56 59 163

Stl 14 17 9 40

Pts 237 278 266 781

Avg 9.5 9.6 10.2 9.8

0-0

.000

13-28

.464

52-48-100

3.0

71-3

2.6

SR Guard • 5-11 • 180 San Diego, Calif. • Mt. San Jacinto [Calif.] College

2 Melvin Goins

Season/Career Highs Points

Field Goals Made

Season Career

19 vs. Pittsburgh (12/11/10) Same

Season Career

7 vs. Oakland (12/14/10) Same

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

6 three times, last vs. South Carolina (2/16/11) 8 at LSU (2/4/10)

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 6 five times, last vs. South Carolina (2/16/11) Same

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

5 at Kentucky (2/8/11) Same

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 1 two times, last vs. Kentucky (3/6/11) Same

Season Career

Steals

5 two times, last at Florida (2/12/11) 5 three times, last at Florida (2/12/11)

Free Throws Made

Season Career

4 three times, last vs. Oakland (12/14/10) 5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

12 at Kentucky (2/8/11) Same

10 vs. Pittsburgh (12/11/10) Same

Free Throws Attempted 35 vs. Florida (1/11/11) Same

Noting Goins (pronounced: GO-ins) • Leads the SEC in steals (1.8 spg) and averages a team-best 2.8 assists per game. • Has totaled multiple steals in nine of Tennessee’s last 11 games, and also has at least three asssists in six of UT’s last eight contests. • Has recorded at least three steals in four of Tennessee’s last nine games. • Scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half while leading UT to a win at 18th-ranked Vanderbilt (2/22/11); he also logged three steals in the victory. • After coach Pearl publicly called for improved point-guard play, Goins totaled five points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals in the win over South Carolina (2/16/11). • Was UT’s top performer at 18th-ranked Kentucky (2/8/11), totaling 16 points, five rebounds and two steals. • Was UT’s top performer at eighth-ranked UConn (1/22/11), totaling 15 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals. • Played a career-high 35 minutes vs. Florida (1/11/11), tying a career-high with six assists. • Went 4-for-4 from 3-point range en route to 15 points in UT’s win over Memphis (1/5/11). • Had one of his best games as a Vol in leading UT to a win vs. No. 3 Pittsburgh (12/11/10), scoring a career-high 19 points, pulling down five rebounds and making 10 of 12 attempts from the free-throw line. • With backup point guard Trae Golden out with the flu against seventh-ranked Villanova (11/26/10) in the NIT Season Tip-Off championship game, Goins played a career-high 28 minutes and had four steals and four assists in the win. • Returned to action and started against VCU (11/24/10), scoring eight points while playing 24 minutes in the win at Madison Square Garden. • 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 then-career-highs for minutes (22), free throws made (6) and free throw attempted (7) while totaling 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and four steals in UT’s season-opening win over Chattanooga (11/12/10). • One of the leaders of this Tennessee team, he is also arguably the strongest pound-forpound 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 this summer with a degree in Psychology. Delving Deeper Last 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 scholarship player ever to play for the Vols during the Pearl era (2005-06 to present) ... 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.

Season Career

12 vs. Pittsburgh (12/11/10) Same

Game-by-Game Stats N12 N16 N17 N24 N26 N30 D11 D14 D17 D21 D23 D29 D31 J5 J8 J11 J15 J18 J22 J26 J29 F3 F5 F8 F12 F16 F19 F22 F26 M3 M6 M10 M11

Start Chattanooga g Belmont g Missouri State vs. VCU g vs. Villanova g Middle Tenn. g vs. Pittsburgh g Oakland g at Charlotte g Southern Cal g Belmont g UT Martin g Coll. of Charleston g Memphis g at Arkansas g Florida g Vanderbilt g at Georgia g at UConn g LSU g at Ole Miss g at Auburn g Alabama g at Kentucky g at Florida g South Carolina g Georgia g at Vanderbilt g Mississippi State g at South Carolina g Kentucky g vs. Arkansas g vs. Florida g

FG-A 3-5 0-1

3P-A FT-A 1-2 6-7 0-1 2-2

PF 1 1

TP A 13 3 2 1

TO BK S Min 0 0 4 22 4 0 0 18

3-7 1-8 1-3 4-9 7-10 1-5 3-5 0-5 3-6 2-8 5-10 4-7 1-5 1-10 2-6 5-8 4-8 2-7 1-5 0-7 6-12 3-9 0-2 1-7 5-11 3-9 2-4 3-4 5-7 1-5

1-2 0-2 0-1 1-2 1-3 0-1 1-3 0-0 1-3 1-2 4-4 2-3 0-3 0-1 0-1 2-4 2-5 1-2 1-4 0-4 2-5 1-5 0-1 0-2 1-4 0-2 0-0 1-1 0-2 0-2

Reb 5 1 INJ 1-2 2 7-8 4 1-2 5 10-12 5 3-4 2 0-1 1 3-4 5 1-2 2 2-2 1 1-2 1 1-1 1 0-0 6 0-0 0 2-2 3 2-3 4 3-4 6 1-1 3 0-0 4 0-0 4 0-0 3 2-2 5 0-0 0 5-8 6 0-0 5 4-5 3 3-3 4 3-4 2 2-2 2 2-3 2 5-7 1

1 4 3 4 2 3 1 2 3 3 2 2 5 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 3 2 4

8 9 3 19 18 2 10 1 9 6 15 10 2 4 6 15 11 5 3 0 16 7 5 2 15 9 7 9 12 7

2 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 2 4 1 2 1 0 5 3 0 1 2 5 2 1 1 3 3 1 1

Ast 57 91 148

TO 35 58 93

2 4 5 3 6 0 3 5 1 1 5 1 6 2 0 5 6 1 6 1 1 0 6 3 0 5 3 3 0 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

2 4 0 1 4 1 0 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 0 3 3 1

24 28 15 28 26 27 29 25 24 32 20 26 35 31 29 33 22 24 26 31 32 31 31 33 29 32 30 32 25 22

Career Stats 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

GP-GS 31-4 32-32 63-36

Min 496 872 1368

Avg 16.0 27.3 21.7

FG-A 58-150 82-215 140-365

Pct .387 .381 .384

3FG-A 16-49 24-77 40-126

Pct .327 .312 .317

FT-A 33-52 72-93 105-145

Pct .635 .774 .724

Off-Def-Rebs 10-49-59 34-64-98 44-113-157

Avg 1.9 3.1 2.5

PF-FO 56-0 59-1 115-1

Blk 0 2 2

Stl 32 56 88

Pts 165 260 425

Avg 5.3 8.1 6.7

11 Trae Golden

FR Guard • 6-1 • 207 Powder Springs, Ga. • McEachern HS

Season/Career Highs Points

Field Goals Made

Season Career

8 four times, last vs. Memphis (1/5/11) Same

Season Career

3 two times, last vs. Middle Tenn. (11/30/10) Same

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

4 three times, last at Ole Miss (1/29/11) Same

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 8 vs. Memphis (1/5/11) Same

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

1 six times, last at Ole Miss (1/29/11) Same

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted -

Season Career

Steals

3 three times, last vs. Florida (1/11/11) Same

Free Throws Made

Season Career

3 vs. Florida (1/11/11) Same

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

8 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10) Same

6 vs. Memphis (1/5/11) Same

Free Throws Attempted 28 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10) Same

Noting Golden • If he met the required statistical minimums, he would rank third in the SEC in assist/turnover ratio (2.2). • Is averaging 2.9 points and 2.2 assists per game off the bench. • Dished out a team-high three assists in the win at 18th-ranked Vanderbilt (2/22/11). • Did not play in the win over South Carolina (2/16/11), as coach Pearl experimented with the point-guard rotation. • Logged a season-high three steals vs. Florida (1/11/11). • Tallied eight points and eight assists (just one turnover) off the bench during the win over No. 21 Memphis (1/5/11). Was 6-for-6 from the free-throw line. • Missed the NIT Season Tip-Off championship game with a flu-like illness. • 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 first 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 five-point lead. • Was perfect from the field (3-for-3) and the free throw line (2-for-2) while scoring eight points in his collegiate debut vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10). • Possesses deceptive explosiveness and can get his shot off against any defender. • Has great instincts, excels in transition and can finish 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 Deeper One 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 first player in his high school’s history to score 2,000 career points (impressive, considering MHS also produced NBA players Josh Smith and Morris Almond) ... Almond is Golden’s first cousin ... Academic major is Business.

Season Career

6 two times, last vs. Memphis (1/5/11) Same

Game-by-Game Stats N12 N16 N17 N24 N26 N30 D11 D14 D17 D21 D23 D29 D31 J5 J8 J11 J15 J18 J22 J26 J29 F3 F5 F8 F12 F16 F19 F22 F26 M3 M6 M10 M11

Start Chattanooga Belmont Missouri State g vs. VCU vs. Villanova Middle Tenn. vs. Pittsburgh Oakland at Charlotte Southern Cal Belmont UT Martin Coll. of Charleston Memphis at Arkansas Florida Vanderbilt at Georgia at UConn LSU at Ole Miss at Auburn Alabama at Kentucky at Florida South Carolina Georgia at Vanderbilt Mississippi State at South Carolina Kentucky vs. Arkansas vs. Florida

FG-A 3-3 0-1 2-8 1-3

3P-A 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-1

3-6 1-3 1-3 0-1 1-4 1-3 2-3 1-3 1-7 1-3 1-4 0-1 0-2 0-2 1-2 2-5 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2

1-3 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-3 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2

0-1 0-4 0-1 0-1 1-5 1-6

0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-2

FT-A Reb 2-2 2 2-2 4 4-6 2 1-2 0 ILLNESS 1-2 2 0-0 3 2-2 1 1-2 0 0-0 2 0-0 2 2-2 1 0-0 0 6-6 2 2-2 2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 4 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 4 4-4 1 2-4 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 DNP DNP 0-0 0 0-0 1 2-2 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1

PF 3 3 0 2

TP 8 2 8 3

A 0 5 2 7

TO 2 2 1 2

BK 0 0 0 0

S Min 1 15 1 21 2 28 1 15

1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2

8 2 5 1 3 2 7 2 8 5 2 0 0 0 2 5 6 2 0 0

2 4 2 3 1 3 2 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 2 4 2 3 0 1

3 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

19 12 14 13 11 15 16 9 19 14 10 10 7 7 18 14 13 15 9 9

1 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 2 0 2 2

3 0 2 2 2 3

1 0 1 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 1 2 2

10 3 8 9 15 19

Career Stats 2010-11

GP-GS 30-1

Min 397

Avg 13.2

FG-A 25-89

Pct .281

3FG-A 6-33

Pct .182

FT-A 31-38

Pct .816

Off-Def-Rebs 6-29-35

Avg 1.2

PF-FO 25-0

Ast 67

TO 31

Blk 0

Stl 22

Pts 87

Avg 2.9

20 Kenny Hall

SO Forward • 6-8 • 215 Stone Mountain, Ga. • Redan HS

Season/Career Highs Points Season Career

Field Goals Made 8 vs. Middle Tenn. (11/30/10) 16 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)

Season Career

3 two times, last vs. Kentucky (3/6/11) 6 two times, last at Alabama (1/19/10)

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

7 vs. Belmont (11/16/10) 11 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made Season Career

1 two times, last vs. Coll. of Charleston (12/31/10) 1 eight times, last vs. Coll. of Charleston (12/31/10)

Season Career

1 three times, last vs. Kentucky (3/6/11) 2 four times, last vs. Georgia (2/17/10)

1 vs. Middle Tenn. (11/30/10) 1 two times, last vs. Middle Tenn. (11/30/10)

Free Throws Made

Steals Season Career

Season Career

1 vs. Belmont (11/16/10) 2 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10)

5 vs. Belmont (11/16/10) 4 two times, last at Georgia (1/23/10)

Free Throws Attempted

Minutes Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted

Blocks Season Career

6 vs. Kentucky (3/6/11) 10 at Alabama (1/19/10)

Season Career

21 vs. Kentucky (3/6/11) 26 at Alabama (1/19/10)

Noting Hall • 68 of his 146 career rebounds (46.6 percent) are offensive. • As UT’s third center, his minutes have decreased since the Vols shortened their rotation in early January. • Shot 2-for-2 from the field for four points and also grabbed five rebounds in 10 solid minutes during the win over Arkansas in the SEC Tournament (3/10/11). • Provided a spark off the bench in the home Kentucky game (3/6/11), totaling six points, six rebounds and a block in 21 high-energy minutes. • In the win over South Carolina (2/16/11), Hall received his most extensive playing time since December and responded with three points and three rebounds. • Scored four points and grabbed three rebounds in the win over LSU (1/26/11). • Played 17 minutes vs. UT Martin (12/29/10), scoring four points and pulling down two rebounds. • Scored a season-high eight points and grabbed three rebounds in just nine minutes of action against Middle Tennessee (11/30/10). • 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 final five minutes 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. • Most of his minutes early on this season will come at the No. 5 spot. • Posted a team-high .578 field-goal percentage last season and was third on the team with 31 dunks on the year (60 percent of his field goals were dunks). • Last year in SEC play, he averaged 4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.

Delving Deeper One 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.

6 vs. Belmont (11/16/10) 6 two times, last vs. Belmont (11/16/10)

Game-by-Game Stats N12 N16 N17 N24 N26 N30 D11 D14 D17 D21 D23 D29 D31 J5 J8 J11 J15 J18 J22 J26 J29 F3 F5 F8 F12 F16 F19 F22 F26 M3 M6 M10 M11

Start Chattanooga Belmont Missouri State vs. VCU vs. Villanova Middle Tenn. vs. Pittsburgh Oakland at Charlotte Southern Cal Belmont UT Martin Coll. of Charleston c Memphis at Arkansas Florida Vanderbilt at Georgia at UConn LSU at Ole Miss at Auburn Alabama at Kentucky at Florida South Carolina Georgia at Vanderbilt Mississippi State at South Carolina Kentucky vs. Arkansas vs. Florida

FG-A 1-1 0-4 0-0 1-1 0-0 3-4 0-0 1-1

3P-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

FT-A 2-4 5-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 1-1

1-2 2-2 0-2 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

0-1

0-0

2-3 0-1

0-0 0-0

0-0

1-2

0-0 1-1 1-2 0-1

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

0-0 3-6 2-2 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Reb 2 7 0 1 0 3 1 2 DNP DNP 0 3 2 0 DNP DNP DNP 0 DNP 3 1 DNP 1 DNP 0 3 1 0 DNP 0 6 5 1

PF 2 3 0 0 0 3 5 2

TP 4 5 0 2 0 8 0 3

A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

TO 0 4 0 1 0 1 3 1

BK 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

S Min 0 5 1 14 0 3 0 6 0 2 0 9 0 5 0 8

1 1 2 1

2 4 0 0

0 0 1 0

0 1 1 0

0 0 0 0

6 17 9 3

0 0

4 0

0 0

4 4

2 2 1 1

0 3 2 0

0 0 0 0

2 7 5 3

2 0 4 3

0 6 4 0

0 0 0 0

0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0

5 21 10 5

Career Stats 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

GP-GS 35-3 24-1 59-4

Min 435 158 593

Avg 12.4 6.6 10.1

FG-A 52-90 18-34 70-124

Pct .578 .529 .565

3FG-A 0-1 0-1 0-2

Pct .000 .000 .000

FT-A 23-42 12-21 35-63

Pct .548 .571 .556

Off-Def-Rebs 52-52-104 16-26-42 68-78-146

Avg 3.0 1.8 2.5

PF-FO 69-2 36-1 105-3

Ast 7 2 9

TO 29 14 43

Blk 18 3 21

Stl 8 1 9

Pts 127 48 175

Avg 3.6 2.0 3.0

12 Tobias Harris

FR Forward • 6-8 • 226 Dix Hills, N.Y. • Half Hollow Hills HS West

Season/Career Highs Points

Field Goals Made

Season Career

25 two times, last vs. Florida (3/11/11) Same

Season Career

10 vs. Florida (3/11/11) Same

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

13 vs. Memphis (1/5/11) Same

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 4 at Georgia (1/18/11) Same

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

3 at Georgia (1/18/11) Same

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 5 at Georgia (1/18/11) Same

Season Career

Steals

8 at Georgia (1/18/11) Same

Free Throws Made

Season Career

5 vs. Belmont (12/23/10) Same

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

19 at Arkansas (1/8/11) Same

11 at South Carolina (3/3/11) Same

Free Throws Attempted 36 vs. Florida (1/11/11) Same

Noting Harris: Second-Team All-SEC / SEC All-Freshman Team • Freshman All-America candidate is a three-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree. • Ranks second on the team in scoring (15.2 ppg; 10th in the SEC) and rebounding (7.3 rpg; seventh in the SEC). • Averaged 14.7 points and 7.9 rebounds (fifth in the SEC) in league games. • Ranks third in the SEC with eight double-doubles. • In the SEC Tournament loss to 12th-ranked Florida (3/11/11), he scored 18 of his careerhigh-tying 25 points in the first half. He also finished with eight rebounds. • Led the Vols in scoring (18) and rebounding (6) in the home loss to Kentucky (3/6/11). • Went 11-of-14 from the foul line at South Carolina (3/3/11) en route to a career-high 25 points; also shot 7-of-9 from the field in the road win. • His scoring average 15.2 ppg ranks fourth among freshmen in the six “major” conferences. • Had his eighth double-double (10 pts, 11 rebs) in the win at No. 18 Vanderbilt (2/22/11). • Led the Vols in points (19) and rebounds (11) against Alabama (2/5/11). • Did a bit of everything in UT’s big win at Georgia (1/18/11), totaling 15 points (season-high three 3-pointers), five rebounds, four assists, five blocks and three steals. • Totaled 21 points and 11 rebounds in his SEC debut at Arkansas (1/8/11). • Had a double-double in just 17 minutes during the win over No. 21 Memphis (1/5/11) and finished with a team-best 17 points and 13 rebounds. • Posted a double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) vs. UT Martin (12/29/10). • His first career double-double was a 12-point, 10-rebound effort at Charlotte (12/17/10). • Posted his first career 20-point game (21) vs. Middle Tennessee (11/30/10). • In his return home to New York, he averaged 15.0 points and 6.5 rebounds en route to All-Tournament Team honors at the NIT Season Tip-Off in Madison Square Garden. • Flirted with a double-double (15 points and nine rebounds) in the NIT Season Tip-Off championship win over seventh-ranked Villanova (11/26/10). • Led the Vols in points (18) and minutes (26) while also tallying five rebounds and shooting 7-of-11 from the floor 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 also has compared Harris’ skill-set to that of Larry Bird). • Creates advantage/disadvantage situations with his ability to take 4-men off the dribble. • Is also a tough matchup because of his great shooting touch, his knack for finishing around the basket (uses the glass) and his ability to push the fast break.

Delving Deeper

Season Career

14 at South Carolina (3/3/11) Same

Game-by-Game Stats N12 N16 N17 N24 N26 N30 D11 D14 D17 D21 D23 D29 D31 J5 J8 J11 J15 J18 J22 J26 J29 F3 F5 F8 F12 F16 F19 F22 F26 M3 M6 M10 M11

Start Chattanooga f Belmont f Missouri State f vs. VCU f vs. Villanova f Middle Tenn. f vs. Pittsburgh f Oakland f at Charlotte f Southern Cal f Belmont f UT Martin Coll. of Charleston f Memphis f at Arkansas f Florida f Vanderbilt f at Georgia f at UConn f LSU f at Ole Miss f at Auburn f Alabama f at Kentucky f at Florida f South Carolina f Georgia f at Vanderbilt f Mississippi State f at South Carolina f Kentucky f vs. Arkansas f vs. Florida f

FG-A 7-11 6-10 5-9 5-14 5-10 6-10 2-8 6-13 6-15 4-9 4-9 4-9 5-18 7-12 9-19 7-12 6-13 6-16 4-10 5-12 2-12 5-10 7-16 3-9 4-7 4-9 7-17 3-7 4-13 7-9 7-13 7-13 10-17

3P-A 1-1 0-1 2-2 0-0 1-2 2-2 1-2 0-3 0-2 0-3 1-3 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-3 1-1 0-1 3-8 1-4 1-2 0-2 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 2-6 0-1 1-5 1-5 1-4

FT-A 3-6 4-5 3-4 5-7 4-8 7-9 2-4 4-6 0-0 6-6 8-10 5-6 6-6 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-4 4-5 4-6 2-2 1-1 2-2 3-5 4-6 6-8 11-14 3-3 5-5 4-7

Reb 5 7 4 4 9 6 7 6 10 3 7 10 8 13 11 10 9 5 5 11 12 5 11 2 4 8 8 11 8 6 6 3 8

PF 3 2 4 4 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 3 1 4 2 3 3 4 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 2

TP 18 16 15 15 15 21 7 16 12 14 17 13 16 17 21 18 15 15 10 11 6 14 19 10 9 10 18 10 16 25 18 20 25

A 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0

TO 1 5 5 3 1 2 4 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 5 1 5 2 1 0 2 2 1 0

BK 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

S Min 0 26 1 29 0 27 1 25 1 30 3 24 0 25 0 32 1 24 0 31 5 31 0 25 0 33 0 21 1 28 0 36 0 32 3 32 0 32 2 24 0 30 0 25 0 34 0 31 2 20 0 28 0 32 0 27 2 32 0 35 1 34 0 29 1 33

His 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 McDonald’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).

Career Stats 2010-11

GP-GS 33-32

Min 957

Avg 29.0

FG-A Pct 179-391 .458

3FG-A 23-75

Pct .307

FT-A 121-163

Pct .742

Off-Def-Rebs 67-175-242

Avg 7.3

PF-FO 70-0

Ast 44

TO 59

Blk 27

Stl 24

Pts 502

Avg 15.2

32 Scotty Hopson

JR Guard • 6-7 • 200 Hopkinsville, Ky. • University Heights HS

Season/Career Highs Points Season Career

Field Goals Made 32 vs. Georgia (2/19/11) Same

Season Career

12 vs. Georgia (2/19/11) Same

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

11 vs. VCU (11/24/10) Same

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 4 two times, last at Florida (2/12/11) 5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

4 vs. Middle Tenn. (11/30/10) 6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 1 five times, last at UConn (1/22/11) 2 vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)

Season Career

Steals

9 vs. College of Charleston (12/31/10) Same

Free Throws Made

Season Career

2 seven times, last vs. Florida (3/11/11) 5 at Georgia (1/23/10)

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

21 vs. College of Charleston (12/31/10) Same

8 vs. Belmont (12/23/10) Same

Free Throws Attempted 39 vs. Florida (1/11/10) Same

Noting Hopson: First-Team All-SEC • Ranks 24th on Tennessee’s all-time scoring list with 1,301 career points. • Was the SEC’s third-leading scorer in conference play with 19.3 ppg. • Averaging a team-best 17.4 points per game overall (fifth in the SEC) while shooting .377 from 3-point range. • Poured in 24 points in UTs road win at South Carolina (3/3/11). • Slashed his way to a team-best 19 points in the win at No. 18 Vanderbilt (2/22/11) and put the game away at the foul line late in the second half. • Poured in a career-high 32 points on a career-high 12 field goals vs. Georgia (2/19/11). • Scored a game-high 23 points in the home win over South Carolina (2/16/11). • Scored a game-high 22 points at Florida (2/12/11) on 9-of-14 shooting. • Suffered a lateral sprain of his left ankle in practice Feb. 1 and missed the Auburn and Alabama games (first missed games of his HS or college career). • Scored 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting during the win over LSU (1/26/11). Also grabbed six rebounds against the Tigers. • Played a career-high 39 minutes vs. Florida (1/11/11) and scored 20 points. • Tallied 24 points on a career-high 21 shot attempts vs. College of Charleston (12/31/10). • Scored UT’s last nine points, including the game-winning layup with seven seconds on the clock, as the Vols beat Belmont (12/23/10). • Shot 10-of-13 from the field, including 3-of-3 from 3-point range while exploding for a career-high 27 points in the win over Pitt (12/11/10). • Earned two SEC Player of the Week awards this season (Nov. 29 and Dec. 13). • Named Most Outstanding Player of the NIT Season Tip-Off in Madison Square Garden after averaging 18.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in the event. • Scored a team-high 18 points vs. seventh-ranked Villanova while powering the Vols to the NIT Season Tip-Off championship. • Recorded his first career double-double (18 points, career-high 11 rebounds) in UT’s NIT Season Tip-Off semifinal win over VCU (11/24/10). • 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. • Attended the Paul Pierce and LeBron James Skills Academies in Chicago and Akron, Ohio, respectively, this past summer.

Delving Deeper

Season Career

10 vs. Georgia (2/19/11) Same

Game-by-Game Stats N12 N16 N17 N24 N26 N30 D11 D14 D17 D21 D23 D29 D31 J5 J8 J11 J15 J18 J22 J26 J29 F3 F5 F8 F12 F16 F19 F22 F26 M3 M6 M10 M11

Start Chattanooga g Belmont g Missouri State g vs. VCU g vs. Villanova g Middle Tenn. g vs. Pittsburgh g Oakland g at Charlotte g Southern Cal g Belmont g UT Martin g Coll. of Charleston g Memphis g at Arkansas g Florida g Vanderbilt g at Georgia g at UConn g LSU g at Ole Miss g at Auburn Alabama at Kentucky g at Florida g South Carolina g Georgia g at Vanderbilt g Mississippi State g at South Carolina g Kentucky g vs. Arkansas g vs. Florida g

FG-A 5-14 6-11 5-14 6-15 6-11 5-9 10-13 1-7 6-19 1-5 5-11 5-12 9-21 6-13 5-9 6-15 8-20 6-14 5-13 9-14 6-12

3P-A 1-6 1-4 0-3 1-2 1-3 4-6 3-3 0-3 1-6 0-1 1-4 3-5 2-9 3-6 3-5 2-4 0-4 1-3 3-6 3-6 2-5

FT-A 2-3 5-7 2-4 5-6 5-8 5-6 4-5 5-6 0-0 6-6 8-9 4-4 4-7 1-2 2-2 6-8 0-1 2-3 0-0 1-1 2-3

3-8 9-14 7-16 12-19 6-16 8-16 9-17 2-10 4-9 6-14

2-3 3-3 3-8 2-7 1-5 2-5 3-7 0-1 0-1 1-4

3-6 1-4 6-7 6-10 6-8 4-7 3-3 9-11 0-0 6-6

Reb 1 5 3 11 1 2 3 3 4 4 1 2 4 2 1 4 6 5 2 6 0 INJ INJ 3 5 4 2 2 7 3 3 4 2

PF 3 2 0 5 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 4 1 2 3

TP 13 18 12 18 18 19 27 7 13 8 19 17 24 16 15 20 16 15 13 22 16

A 1 3 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 3 4 1 3 0 1 1 0

TO 2 4 3 4 1 5 2 2 2 6 4 2 1 0 4 0 1 2 5 0 4

BK 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

S Min 2 20 0 29 1 27 0 24 0 33 1 23 1 33 0 33 0 29 2 30 1 29 0 30 0 34 1 23 1 29 2 39 2 32 0 24 1 29 1 27 2 29

4 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 3

11 22 23 32 19 22 24 13 8 19

2 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1

2 6 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 7

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2

24 32 31 36 32 33 33 34 28 27

Pts 312 450 539 1301

Avg 9.2 12.2 17.4 12.8

Was an SEC All-Freshman Team selection in 2008-09 ... Is pictured on local billboards and KAT buses to promote the Vols’ 2010-11 season ... Dramatically reduced the arc on his 3-point shot prior to his sophomore year ... Academic major is Communication studies.

Career Stats 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

GP-GS 34-30 37-36 31-31 102-97

Min 796 1024 916 2736

Avg 23.4 27.7 29.5 26.8

FG-A 113-264 174-391 187-411 474-1066

Pct .428 .445 .455 .445

3FG-A 46-129 52-156 52-138 150-423

Pct .357 .333 .377 .355

FT-A 40-64 50-85 113-153 203-302

Pct .625 .588 .739 .672

Off-Def-Rebs 25-68-93 34-90-124 28-77-105 87-235-322

Avg 2.7 3.4 3.4 3.2

PF-FO 50-0 55-1 61-1 166-2

Ast 49 44 41 134

TO 50 78 86 214

Blk 9 7 5 21

Stl 21 36 26 83

SR Guard • 6-2 • 205 Hendersonville, Tenn. • Chattanooga

10 Michael Hubert

Season/Career Highs Points Season Career

Field Goals Made 1 vs. Memphis (1/5/11) 6 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)

Season Career

2 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

1 four times, last vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 1 two times, last vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

2 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted -

Season Career

Steals

1 two times, last vs. Middle Tenn. (11/30/10) 2 two times, last vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)

Free Throws Made

Season Career

1 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

1 two times, last vs. Middle Tenn. (11/30/10) 2 two times, last vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)

1 vs. Memphis (1/5/11) Same

Free Throws Attempted 2 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10) 3 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)

Noting Hubert • Graduated in December with a degree in Psychology. • Missed four games in January (did not dress/travel) as he battled mono; he lost more than 15 pounds during that spell. • Made one of two free throws late in the win over No. 21 Memphis (1/5/11). • Took the court for the last two minutes of the Middle Tennessee win (11/30/10). • Played the final 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 field-goal attempts last season—all 3-pointers—before suffering 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 200809 season.

Delving Deeper Earned 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 cumulative GPA ... Academic major is Psychology.

Season Career

2 vs. Memphis (1/5/11) Same

Game-by-Game Stats N12 N16 N17 N24 N26 N30 D11 D14 D17 D21 D23 D29 D31 J5 J8 J11 J15 J18 J22 J26 J29 F3 F5 F8 F12 F16 F19 F22 F26 M3 M6 M10 M11

Start Chattanooga Belmont Missouri State vs. VCU vs. Villanova Middle Tenn. vs. Pittsburgh Oakland at Charlotte Southern Cal Belmont UT Martin Coll. of Charleston Memphis at Arkansas Florida Vanderbilt at Georgia at UConn LSU at Ole Miss at Auburn Alabama at Kentucky at Florida South Carolina Georgia at Vanderbilt Mississippi State at South Carolina Kentucky vs. Arkansas vs. Florida

FG-A 0-1

3P-A FT-A 0-1 0-0

0-1

0-0

1-2

Reb PF 0 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0 0 DNP DNP DNP ILLNESS ILLNESS ILLNESS ILLNESS DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

TP A 0 0

TO BK S Min 0 0 0 2

Career Stats 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

GP-GS 6-0 4-0 3-0 13-0

Min 7 8 5 20

Avg 1.2 2.0 1.7 1.5

FG-A 1-4 3-3 0-2 4-9

Pct .250 1.000 .000 .444

3FG-A 1-4 3-3 0-2 4-9

Pct .250 1.000 .000 .444

FT-A 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-2

Pct .000 .000 .500 .500

Off-Def-Rebs 2-1-3 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-2-4

Avg 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.3

PF-FO 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ast 1 1 0 2

TO 3 0 0 3

Blk 0 0 0 0

Stl 0 1 0 1

Pts 3 9 1 13

Avg 0.5 2.3 0.3 1.0

SO Forward • 6-7 • 258 Madison, Wis. • Marquette University

34 Jeronne Maymon

Season/Career Highs

*Mark set while he was playing at Marquette University

Points Season Career

Field Goals Made 10 vs. Memphis (1/5/11) Same

Season Career

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

8 at Charlotte (12/17/10) Same

Assists Season Career

Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted *1 vs. Xavier (11/26/09)

Season Career

Steals

1 two times, last vs. Southern California (12/21/10) Same

Free Throws Made

Season Career

1 two times, last vs. UT Martin (12/29/10) 1 four times, last vs. Southern California (12/21/10)

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

6 two times, last vs. Memphis (1/5/11) *8 vs. South Dakota State (11/24/09)

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 1 three times, last at South Carolina (3/3/11) *2 two times, last vs. Xavier (11/26/09)

Blocks

Noting Maymon

5 vs. Memphis (1/5/11) Same

2 vs. Southern California (12/21/10) *3 two times, last vs. South Dakota State (11/24/09)

Free Throws Attempted 16 at Charlotte (12/17/10) *22 two times, last at Wisconsin (12/12/09)

(pronounced: jur-ON MAY-min)

• Played in five of UT’s last 17 games, as the staff has trimmed the rotation, but he has appeared in four of the last six contests. • Averaging 2.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in 9.7 minutes per game. • Managed 10 points and five rebounds off the bench during UT’s win over No. 21 Memphis (1/5/11). • Tallied four points, three rebounds and a steal in nine minutes vs. Southern Cal (12/21/10). • Made his UT debut at Charlotte (12/17/10) and finished with six points, eight rebounds and one assist in 16 minutes off the bench. • Was not eligible for participation until after Fall semester grades were 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 offensive 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 Deeper Name pronounced: jur-ON MAY-min ... Was a teammate of current Vols freshman Tobias Harris in the Queens-based iS8 league in New York ... Was a twotime Wisconsin state player of the year in high school ... Academic major is Communication studies.

Season Career

4 two times, last vs. Coll. of Charleston (12/31/10) *6 at Wisconsin (12/12/09)

Game-by-Game Stats N12 N16 N17 N24 N26 N30 D11 D14 D17 D21 D23 D29 D31 J5 J8 J11 J15 J18 J22 J26 J29 F3 F5 F8 F12 F16 F19 F22 F26 M3 M6 M10 M11

Start Chattanooga Belmont Missouri State vs. VCU vs. Villanova Middle Tenn. vs. Pittsburgh Oakland at Charlotte Southern Cal Belmont UT Martin Coll. of Charleston Memphis at Arkansas Florida Vanderbilt at Georgia at UConn LSU at Ole Miss at Auburn Alabama at Kentucky at Florida South Carolina Georgia at Vanderbilt Mississippi State at South Carolina Kentucky vs. Arkansas vs. Florida

FG-A

3-6 1-3 1-3 2-2 1-2 5-6 1-3 0-0

0-0

1-4 1-2 0-2 0-1

3P-A FT-A Reb PF Not yet eligible Not yet eligible Not yet eligible Not yet eligible Not yet eligible Not yet eligible Not yet eligible Not yet eligible 0-1 0-1 8 0 0-1 2-3 3 2 0-0 0-4 5 0 0-0 0-0 3 1 0-0 1-4 5 1 0-0 0-2 4 1 0-0 0-0 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 1 0 DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 2 3 0-1 1-2 2 2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0-0 1-2 2 2 DNP DNP

TP A

TO BK S Min

6 4 2 4 3 10 2 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

1 3 0 0 0 3 4 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

16 9 9 9 7 15 9 5

2 3 0 1

0 0 1 0

2 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

9 7 14 11

Career Stats GP-GS 2009-10* 9-0

Min 147

2010-11 13-0 126 * at Marquette University

Avg 16.3

FG-A 13-27

Pct .481

3FG-A 0-0

Pct .000

FT-A 10-18

Pct .556

Off-Def-Rebs 15-23-38

Avg 4.2

PF-FO 24-0

Ast 5

TO 10

Blk 1

Stl 3

Pts 36

Avg 4.0

9.7

16-34

.471

0-2

.000

5-18

.278

19-18-37

2.8

18-0

2.8

13 Skylar McBee

SO Guard • 6-3 • 184 Rutledge, Tenn. • Grainger HS

Season/Career Highs Points Season Career

Field Goals Made 10 two times, last vs. Florida (3/11/11) 12 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)

Season Career

4 vs. Florida (3/11/11) 4 two times, last vs. Florida (3/11/11)

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

6 vs. Alabama (2/5/11) 6 two times, last vs. Alabama (2/5/11)

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 4 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10) Same

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

3 vs. Alabama (2/5/11) 3 three times, last vs. Alabama (2/5/11)

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 1 at Georgia (1/18/11) Same

Season Career

Steals

8 vs. Alabama (2/5/11) Same

Free Throws Made

Season Career

3 two times, last vs. Alabama (2/5/11) 3 three times, last vs. Alabama (2/5/11)

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

9 vs. Alabama (2/5/11) Same

5 vs. Belmont (11/16/10) 5 two times, last vs. Belmont (11/16/10)

Free Throws Attempted 25 vs. Alabama (2/5/11) Same

Noting McBee • Shooting .318 from 3-point range this season (21-for-66). • His .882 (15-for-17) free-throw percentage is the best on the team. • Tied a season-high with 10 points against Florida in the SEC Tournament (3/11/11); he also recorded a pair of steals and an assist vs. the Gators. • Assumed the backup point guard role for the South Carolina game (2/16/11) and saw nine minutes of action, scoring three points. • Played a career-high 25 minutes in UT’s overtime loss to Alabama (2/5/11). • Provided a huge spark off the bench in UT’s win over Vanderbilt (1/15/11), scoring a season-high 10 points and logging three steals. • Recorded a season-high eight points as the Vols’ drilled No. 21 Memphis (1/5/11). Shot 2-for-3 from long range and 2-for-2 at the foul line. • Missed the final two games of December due to a flu-like illness. • Scored six points in the win over Middle Tennessee (11/30/10). • Drained a key second-half 3-pointer and also had three assists in UT’s NIT Season Tip-Off championship game win over seventh-ranked Villanova (11/26/10). • Was UT’s top scorer off the bench in UT’s NIT Season Tip-Off semifinal win over VCU (11/24/10) in Madison Square Garden, tallying five points. • His play as a walk-on last year was rewarded with a scholarhip in the summer. • A “green-light” guy: any open look he gets is considered a good shot for the Vols’ offense. • 80 of his 99 field-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 finished with six points on a pair of big 3-pointers.

Delving Deeper Never takes a possession off or rests on the court ... Participated in a goodwill trip to China this past summer and played exhibition games on a team of U.S. collegians (part of Kentucky-based Sports Reach ministries) ... Turned down scholarship offers 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.

Season Career

5 vs. Belmont (11/16/10) 6 at Alabama (1/19/010)

Game-by-Game Stats N12 N16 N17 N24 N26 N30 D11 D14 D17 D21 D23 D29 D31 J5 J8 J11 J15 J18 J22 J26 J29 F3 F5 F8 F12 F16 F19 F22 F26 M3 M6 M10 M11

Start Chattanooga Belmont Missouri State vs. VCU vs. Villanova Middle Tenn. vs. Pittsburgh Oakland at Charlotte Southern Cal Belmont UT Martin Coll. of Charleston Memphis at Arkansas Florida Vanderbilt at Georgia at UConn LSU at Ole Miss at Auburn Alabama at Kentucky at Florida South Carolina Georgia at Vanderbilt Mississippi State at South Carolina Kentucky vs. Arkansas vs. Florida

FG-A 0-4 0-1 1-3 2-4 1-2 2-4 1-1 0-1 1-4 0-2 1-3

3P-A 0-3 0-1 1-1 1-3 1-2 2-3 0-0 0-1 1-3 0-2 0-1

FT-A 0-0 5-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3

2-3 0-2 0-0 2-6 2-3 0-3 2-4 0-2 0-4 3-9 0-1 0-2 1-1 0-1

2-3 0-2 0-0 2-6 2-3 0-2 2-4 0-2 0-4 3-8 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-1

2-2 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 1-2 0-1 1-3 4-6

0-0 1-2 0-1 0-1 2-4

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Reb PF 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 4 0 1 2 0 ILLNESS ILLNESS 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 1 2 2 2 6 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 DNP 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 1

TP 0 5 3 5 3 6 2 0 3 0 4

A 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

TO 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S Min 0 17 1 12 1 23 1 19 1 20 0 19 1 4 0 7 0 11 1 10 1 11

8 0 0 10 6 0 6 0 2 9 0 0 3 0

0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0

1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 0

14 6 2 14 19 11 15 13 24 25 10 2 9 8

0 3 0 2 10

0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 2

5 6 6 9 21

Career Stats 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

GP-GS 33-0 30-0 63-0

Min 431 372 803

Avg 13.1 12.4 12.7

FG-A 32-99 27-82 59-181

Pct .323 .329 .326

3FG-A 25-80 21-66 46-146

Pct .313 .318 .315

FT-A 24-27 15-17 39-44

Pct .889 .882 .886

Off-Def-Rebs 4-34-38 11-19-30 15-53-68

Avg 1.2 1.0 1.1

PF-FO 53-0 41-0 94-0

Ast 18 18 36

TO 16 14 30

Blk 0 1 1

Stl 18 23 41

Pts 113 90 203

Avg 3.4 3.0 3.2

1 Jordan McRae

FR Guard • 6-6 • 173 Midway, Ga. • Liberty County HS

Season/Career Highs Points

Field Goals Made

Season Career

6 vs. Belmont (12/23/10) Same

Season Career

2 vs. Memphis (1/5/11) Same

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

4 vs. Belmont (12/23/10) Same

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made -

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

1 vs. Belmont (12/23/10) Same

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 3 vs. Belmont (12/23/10) Same

Season Career

Steals

3 vs. Belmont (12/23/10) Same

Free Throws Made

Season Career

1 two times, last vs. UT Martin (12/29/10) Same

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

7 vs. Belmont (12/23/10) Same

3 vs. Belmont (12/23/10) Same

Free Throws Attempted 19 vs. Belmont (12/23/10) Same

Noting McRae • Was reinstated from suspension on Feb. 7. • Was placed under indefinite suspension by coach Bruce Pearl on Jan. 22 for violation of team conduct rules. • Threw down a pair of impressive dunks (one an alley-oop, another a breakaway windmill) in the Vols’ win over No. 21 Memphis (1/5/11). • Served as Cameron Tatum’s backup at the No. 3 spot in UT’s win over Belmont (12/23/10) and finished with six points, four rebounds and three blocks. • Had one block during four minutes of action in the win over third-ranked Pitt (12/11/10). • Saw three minutes of action against seventh-ranked Villanova in the NIT Season Tip-Off championship game in New York City’s Madison Square Garden and grabbed a season-high two rebounds in the win. • 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 collegiate debut vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10). • Extremely athletic on the wing, sees 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).

Delving Deeper One 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).

Season Career

7 vs. Belmont (12/23/10) Same

Game-by-Game Stats N12 N16 N17 N24 N26 N30 D11 D14 D17 D21 D23 D29 D31 J5 J8 J11 J15 J18 J22 J26 J29 F3 F5 F8 F12 F16 F19 F22 F26 M3 M6 M10 M11

Start Chattanooga Belmont Missouri State vs. VCU vs. Villanova Middle Tenn. vs. Pittsburgh Oakland at Charlotte Southern Cal Belmont UT Martin Coll. of Charleston Memphis at Arkansas Florida Vanderbilt at Georgia at UConn LSU at Ole Miss at Auburn Alabama at Kentucky at Florida South Carolina Georgia at Vanderbilt Mississippi State at South Carolina Kentucky vs. Arkansas vs. Florida

FG-A 1-2 1-1 0-1

3P-A 0-1 0-0 0-1

FT-A 1-2 1-2 0-0

0-0

0-1

0-0

1-7 1-2

1-3 0-1

3-7 0-0

2-3

0-0

Reb 1 0 0 DNP 2 DNP 0 DNP DNP DNP 4 1 DNP 0 DNP DNP DNP 0 SUSP SUSP SUSP SUSP SUSP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

PF 1 0 0

TP 3 3 0

A 0 0 0

TO 0 0 0

BK 0 0 0

S Min 0 6 0 3 0 2

2 0

6 2

0 0

2 1

3 0

1 1

19 8

Career Stats 2010-11

GP-GS 9-0

Min 51

Avg 5.7

FG-A 6-17

Pct .353

3FG-A 1-7

Pct .143

FT-A 5-11

Pct .455

Off-Def-Rebs 2-6-8

Avg 0.9

PF-FO 5-0

Ast 0

TO 5

Blk 4

Stl 2

Pts 18

Avg 2.0

22 Steven Pearl

SR Forward • 6-5 • 235 Knoxville, Tenn. • West HS

Season/Career Highs Points

Field Goals Made

Season Career

6 two times, last vs. Arkansas (3/10/11) 6 four times, last vs. Arkansas (3/10/11)

Season Career

3 two times, last vs. Arkansas (3/10/11) 3 three times, last vs. Arkansas (3/10/11)

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

5 two times, last at Vanderbilt (2/22/11) Same

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 2 six times, last at South Carolina (3/3/11) 3 two times, last vs. Arkansas (3/3/10)

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 1 four times, last vs. Kentucky (3/6/11) 2 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/20/07)

Season Career

Steals

1 vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)

Free Throws Made

Season Career

3 two times, last at Vanderbilt (2/22/11) 4 vs. Florida (1/31/10)

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

4 two times, last vs. Arkansas (3/10/11) 4 four times, last vs. Arkansas (3/10/11)

2 vs. Villanova (11/26/10) 2 two times, last vs. Ohio (3/20/10)

Free Throws Attempted 21 at South Carolina (3/3/11) 24 at Florida (2/23/10)

Noting Pearl • Averaging 11.4 minutes off the bench this season and is shooting .558 from the field. He been seeing minutes at both the No. 4 position and the No. 3 spot. • Second on the team with eight charges drawn. • Scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting in the SEC Tournament win vs. Arkansas (3/10/11). • Had a career day at Vanderbilt (2/22/11), as he was a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor while tying career-highs for points (6) and rebounds (5). His three steals were a season-high. • Grabbed a career-high five rebounds and scored two points during 13 solid minutes in the win over South Carolina (2/16/11). • Scored a season-high five points during UT’s overtime loss to Alabama (2/5/11). • Was 2-for-2 from the field en route to four points and two assists in 10 solid minutes during the win at Ole Miss (1/29/11). • Made both of his field-goal attempts at eighth-ranked UConn (1/22/11) for four points. • Had three steals against Middle Tennessee (11/30/10) and has five steals in his last 31 minutes played. • Drew three charges, grabbed three rebounds and logged a pair of steals in UT’s NIT Season Tip-Off championship game win over seventh-ranked Villnova (11/26/10). • Posted four points, two rebounds, one assist and a steal during UT’s NIT Season Tip-Off semifinal 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). • Is the strongest player on the team and plays with physicality. • 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 five drawn charges (tops among returners). • Played 339 minutes last season after playing 125 in his first two years combined. • Graduated in December and is a four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Delving Deeper Conducted 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 finish 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.

Season Career

4 vs. Pittsburgh (12/11/10) 4 four times, last vs. Pittsburgh (12/11/10)

Game-by-Game Stats N12 N16 N17 N24 N26 N30 D11 D14 D17 D21 D23 D29 D31 J5 J8 J11 J15 J18 J22 J26 J29 F3 F5 F8 F12 F16 F19 F22 F26 M3 M6 M10 M11

Start Chattanooga Belmont Missouri State vs. VCU vs. Villanova Middle Tenn. vs. Pittsburgh Oakland at Charlotte Southern Cal Belmont UT Martin Coll. of Charleston Memphis at Arkansas Florida Vanderbilt at Georgia at UConn LSU at Ole Miss at Auburn Alabama at Kentucky at Florida South Carolina Georgia at Vanderbilt Mississippi State at South Carolina Kentucky vs. Arkansas vs. Florida

FG-A 1-2 2-3 1-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-1 2-2 0-3 2-2 1-2 2-4 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-2 3-3 1-3 2-3 0-2 3-4 1-1

3P-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-4 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Reb 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 5 0 5 3 2 3 1 0

PF 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 4 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 4 2 3

TP 2 4 2 4 2 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 4 2 5 0 0 2 2 6 2 4 0 6 2

A 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1

TO 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1

BK 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

S Min 0 14 0 11 0 14 1 15 2 15 3 16 0 18 0 14 0 11 0 8 0 8 0 12 1 10 0 4 0 3 0 4 2 8 0 9 1 8 0 16 0 10 1 18 1 11 0 9 2 14 1 13 1 8 3 13 0 11 2 21 0 7 0 12 0 10

Career Stats 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

GP-GS 19-0 17-0 31-0 33-1 100-1

Min 52 73 339 375 839

Avg 2.7 4.3 10.9 11.4 8.4

FG-A 5-11 2-10 20-42 29-52 56-115

Pct .455 .200 .476 .558 .487

3FG-A 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1

Pct .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

FT-A 0-2 3-6 5-19 6-14 14-41

Pct .000 .500 .263 .429 .341

Off-Def-Rebs 3-5-8 3-6-9 16-24-40 16-33-49 38-68-106

Avg 0.4 0.5 1.3 1.5 1.1

PF-FO 7-0 7-0 44-0 60-0 118-0

Ast 0 5 19 23 51

TO 4 8 19 22 52

Blk 3 0 4 4 8

Stl 0 1 13 21 36

Pts 10 7 45 64 126

Avg 0.5 0.4 1.5 1.9 1.3

14 Tyler Summitt

RS-FR Guard • 6-0 • 175 Knoxville, Tenn. • The Webb School

Season/Career Highs Points

Field Goals Made

Season Career

3 vs. Middle Tenn. (11/30/10) Same

Season Career

1 vs. Middle Tenn. (11/30/10) Same

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

1 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10) Same

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made -

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

1 vs. Middle Tenn. (11/30/10) Same

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted -

Season Career

Steals

1 vs. Middle Tenn. (11/30/10) Same

Free Throws Made

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

1 vs. Middle Tenn. (11/30/10) Same

Free Throws Attempted 3 vs. LSU (1/26/11) Same

Noting Summitt • Took the court for the final three minutes of the LSU win (1/26/11). • Played the final minute of the win over No. 21 Memphis (1/5/11). • Played the final two minutes of UT’s win over Middle Tennessee (11/30/10) and drained a 3-pointer in the game’s closing seconds; the shot pushed the Vols over the 85-point mark, meaning every fan in the arena (+17,000) could redeem their ticket stub for three free chicken strips at Hardee’s the next day. • Made his collegiate debut in the season-opening win over Chattanooga (11/12/10), grabbing a rebound during the game’s final minute. • Played the final 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. • Plays 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 Deeper Son of legendary Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt, the NCAA’s winningest alltime 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).

Season Career

Game-by-Game Stats N12 N16 N17 N24 N26 N30 D11 D14 D17 D21 D23 D29 D31 J5 J8 J11 J15 J18 J22 J26 J29 F3 f% F8 F12 F16 F19 F22 F26 M3 M6 M10 M11

Start Chattanooga Belmont Missouri State vs. VCU vs. Villanova Middle Tenn. vs. Pittsburgh Oakland at Charlotte Southern Cal Belmont UT Martin Coll. of Charleston Memphis at Arkansas Florida Vanderbilt at Georgia at UConn LSU at Ole Miss at Auburn Alabama at Kentucky at Florida South Carolina Georgia at Vanderbilt Mississippi State at South Carolina Kentucky vs. Arkansas vs. Florida

FG-A 0-0

3P-A FT-A 0-0 0-0

1-1

0-0

Reb 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

PF 0

TP A 0 0

TO BK S Min 0 0 0 1

Career Stats 2010-11

GP-GS 4-0

Min 7

Avg 1.8

FG-A 1-1

Pct 1.000

3FG-A 1-1

Pct 1.000

FT-A 0-0

Pct .000

Off-Def-Rebs 0-1-1

Avg 0.3

PF-FO 0-0

Ast 0

TO 1

Blk 0

Stl 0

Pts 3

Avg 0.8

23 Cameron Tatum

RS-JR Guard • 6-6 • 192 Lithonia, Ga. • The Patterson School

Season/Career Highs Points

Field Goals Made

Season Career

21 vs. Florida (1/11/11) 22 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

Season Career

7 vs. Florida (1/11/11) 8 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

8 vs. VCU (11/24/10) Same

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 5 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10) 5 two times, last vs. Missouri State (11/17/10)

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

4 vs. Florida (1/11/11) 5 two times, last vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 three times, last vs. Arkansas (3/10/11) 2 five times, last vs. Arkansas (3/10/11)

Season Career

Steals

7 two times, last vs. Florida (1/11/11) 10 two times, last at Georgia (1/10/09)

Free Throws Made

Season Career

3 three times, last at Auburn (2/3/11) 4 two times, last vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)

6 vs. Belmont (11/16/10) Same

Free Throws Attempted

Minutes Season Career

14 vs. Alabama (2/5/11) 16 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

Season Career

38 vs. Alabama (2/5/11) Same

Noting Tatum • Has scored 10+ points 33 times during his career (14 times this season). • Averaging a career-best 8.9 points this season (third on the team) to go along with 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. • Tennessee is 10-4 this season when he scores in double figures; 9-10 when he scores less than 10 points. • Erupted for 16 points and two steals during the win at Ole Miss (1/29/11). • Scored a season-high 21 points during 36 productive minutes vs. Florida (1/11/11), during which he also grabbed four rebounds and had four assists. • Left the Belmont game (12/23/10) after sustaining a left rib contusion but returned to start against UT Martin (12/29/10). • Added seven rebounds to his 12-point effort vs. Southern Cal (12/21/10). • Poured in 14 points in the win over third-ranked Pitt (12/11/10) while shooting 2-of-3 from 3-point range and 4-of-4 at the foul line. • Shot 3-of-6 from 3-point range and scored 17 points as UT defeated seventhranked Villanova in the NIT Season Tip-Off championship game (11/26/10). • Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to go along with nine points, two assists and two blocks in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinal win over VCU (11/24/10) at Madison Square Garden. • Stuffed the stat sheet in the win over Missouri State win (11/17/10), totaling 12 points, three rebounds, a career-high-tying five assists and three steals. • 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. • Was the top scorer off the bench in eight of UT’s final 10 games last year.

Delving Deeper One of four Georgia natives on Tennessee’s roster (joining 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).

8 vs. Missouri State (11/17/10) 10 at Southern California (12/19/09)

Game-by-Game Stats N12 N16 N17 N24 N26 N30 D11 D14 D17 D21 D23 D29 D31 J5 J8 J11 J15 J18 J22 J26 J29 F3 F5 F8 F12 F16 F19 F22 F26 M3 M6 M10 M11

Start Chattanooga g Belmont g Missouri State g vs. VCU g vs. Villanova g Middle Tenn. g vs. Pittsburgh g Oakland g at Charlotte g Southern Cal g Belmont g UT Martin g Coll. of Charleston g Memphis g at Arkansas g Florida g Vanderbilt g at Georgia g at UConn g LSU g at Ole Miss g at Auburn g Alabama g at Kentucky g at Florida g South Carolina g Georgia g at Vanderbilt g Mississippi State g at South Carolina g Kentucky g vs. Arkansas g vs. Florida

FG-A 3-8 3-6 3-7 3-9 6-13 1-6 4-6 4-12 3-9 3-8 2-4 3-8 4-9 3-5 0-4 7-11 4-10 0-5 2-7 5-9 5-10 5-10 6-14 1-5 2-7 5-9 1-5 1-7 2-8 1-4 2-6 1-8 0-1

3P-A 2-4 2-3 1-4 0-3 3-6 1-5 2-3 2-7 0-4 2-3 1-3 0-3 0-2 1-3 0-2 4-7 2-6 0-2 0-3 2-5 2-4 1-5 0-4 0-2 1-4 2-5 1-4 0-4 1-5 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1

FT-A 3-4 6-7 5-8 3-7 2-3 5-6 4-4 3-3 0-1 4-4 0-0 2-5 0-0 2-3 0-0 3-6 2-2 0-0 2-2 1-2 1-2 4-4 4-6 1-2 1-3 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-6 5-6 1-2 0-0

Reb 3 3 3 8 4 1 2 4 6 7 1 3 1 3 3 4 2 3 4 4 4 7 4 1 0 1 3 1 5 4 3 1 1

PF 0 2 1 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 0

TP 11 14 12 9 17 8 14 13 6 12 5 8 8 9 0 21 12 0 6 13 13 15 16 3 6 13 3 2 5 7 9 3 0

A 2 2 5 2 1 4 2 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 4 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 0

TO 0 2 3 2 2 1 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 2

BK 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

S Min 2 22 0 23 3 31 1 28 1 24 0 25 1 32 0 30 0 29 0 30 0 12 1 28 2 21 0 20 1 29 1 36 0 21 0 21 0 25 3 20 1 22 3 29 1 38 1 22 1 29 2 26 0 29 2 23 2 27 0 27 1 24 0 20 0 7

Career Stats GP-GS Min Avg FG-A 2007-08^ 7-0 74 10.6 13-26 2008-09 34-4 626 18.4 91-217 2009-10 29-6 491 16.9 75-156 2010-11 33-32 830 25.2 95-250 Totals 103-42 2021 19.6 274-649 ^ Redshirted the season after suffering a knee injury

Pct .500 .419 .481 .380 .422

3FG-A 3-8 43-134 28-72 33-119 107-333

Pct .375 .321 .389 .277 .321

FT-A 6-14 32-53 38-56 70-104 146-227

Pct .429 .604 .679 .673 .643

Off-Def-Rebs 4-12-16 23-53-76 12-51-63 27-77-104 66-193-259

Avg 2.3 2.2 2.2 3.2 2.5

PF-FO 8-0 52-0 50-0 60-0 170-0

Ast 6 30 31 74 141

TO 8 41 26 53 128

Blk 2 6 3 11 22

Stl 8 17 16 30 71

Pts 35 257 216 293 801

Avg 5.0 7.6 7.4 8.9 7.8

33 Brian Williams

SR Center • 6-10 • 272 Bronx, N.Y. • Harmony Community Prep

Season/Career Highs Points Season Career

Field Goals Made 18 two times, last at Ole Miss (1/29/11) 21 vs. UT Martin (11/18/08)

Season Career

7 two times, last at Ole Miss (1/29/11) 8 two times, last vs. UT Martin (11/18/08)

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

13 two times, last vs. Oakland (12/14/10) 15 vs. Gonzaga (11/30/08)

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 5 three times, last vs. Georgia (2/19/11) 5 four times, last vs. Georgia (2/19/11)

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

1 vs. Arkansas (3/10/11) 1 five times, last vs. Arkansas (3/10/11)

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 six times, last at Florida (2/12/11) 3 vs. Western Kentucky (12/15/07)

Season Career

Steals

2 vs. South Carolina (1/17/09)

Free Throws Made

Season Career

2 six times, last at Vanderbilt (2/22/11) 2 ten times, last at Vanderbilt (2/22/11)

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

12 vs. Oakland (12/14/10) Same

4 three times, last vs. South Carolina (2/16/11) 4 five times, last vs. South Carolina (2/16/11)

Free Throws Attempted 29 vs. Belmont (12/23/10) 33 vs. Michigan State (3/28/10)

Noting Williams: SEC Sixth Man of the Year • The third-leading career rebounder among active SEC players and leads the Vols with 7.7 rebounds per game this season (fifth in the SEC). • Accounts for 22.1 percent of Tennessee’s offensive rebounds. • Averaging 7.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and has a 1.3 assist/turnover ratio in his 16 games played since he left the starting five and moved to the bench. • His .540 field-goal percentage in SEC play ranked second in the league. • Missed UT’s final two regular-season games due to a back injury. • Had 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the win over South Carolina (2/16/11). • Shot 5-of-7 from the field and tallied 11 points, nine rebounds, two blocks and two steals in 30 solid minutes at Florida (2/12/11). • Scored an SEC-career-high 18 points during the win at Ole Miss (1/29/11) and also added nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks. • Was the hero of UT’s win at Georgia (1/18/11), as he grabbed an offensive rebound and tossed in a game-winning four-footer from just off the right block at the buzzer (so close it had to be reviewed). • Totaled eight points, 12 rebounds and two blocks off the bench in UT’s win over Vanderbilt (1/15/11) and was dominant down low in the second half. • Totaled 18 points, 13 rebounds and two steals vs. Oakland (12/14/10). • Averaged a double-double (10.5 pts, 10.0 rebs) at the NIT Season Tip-Off. • Had 12 points and seven rebounds in the win over Villanova (11/26/10). • 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 semifinal win over VCU (11/24/10) at Madison Square Garden. • Is in the best shape of his life after working with a noted “big man” trainer in California during the offseason (Frank Matrisciano, who has also trained Blake Griffin and Patrick Patterson). • His high basketball IQ and understanding of the Vols’ system has enabled him to act like a coach on the floor and help his teammates with positioning. • His 10.3 rebounds per game in the 2010 NCAA Tournament led the team. • Is on track to graduate with a degree in Communication studies in May.

Delving Deeper Has lost close to 100 pounds since high school ... Is easily the funniest player on the team ... Academic major is Communication studies (Africana studies minor).

Season Career

8 vs. Oakland (12/14/10) 8 two times, last vs. Oakland (12/14/10)

Game-by-Game Stats N12 N16 N17 N24 N26 N30 D11 D14 D17 D21 D23 D29 D31 J5 J8 J11 J15 J18 J22 J26 J29 F3 F5 F8 F12 F16 F19 F22 F26 M3 M6 M10 M11

Start Chattanooga c Belmont c Missouri State c vs. VCU c vs. Villanova c Middle Tenn. c vs. Pittsburgh c Oakland c at Charlotte c Southern Cal c Belmont c UT Martin c Coll. of Charleston Memphis c at Arkansas c Florida Vanderbilt at Georgia at UConn LSU at Ole Miss at Auburn Alabama at Kentucky at Florida South Carolina Georgia at Vanderbilt Mississippi State at South Carolina Kentucky vs. Arkansas vs. Florida

FG-A 0-4 3-4 1-3 3-8 5-8 2-3 2-3 7-12 2-3 3-7 2-4 0-1 3-6 1-1 1-2 2-4 4-9 5-6 2-7 0-2 7-8 6-8 3-9 4-10 5-7 3-9 1-3 3-3 3-7

3P-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT-A 0-0 0-1 3-4 3-4 2-4 2-4 0-0 4-8 0-0 3-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-4 0-3 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 4-5 3-4 0-1 0-0 1-2 4-7 0-0 0-2 0-1

3-5 2-6

1-1 0-0

2-4 2-4

Reb 8 3 8 13 7 9 5 13 6 9 8 2 12 8 7 7 12 2 7 5 9 8 8 9 9 9 4 4 7 INJ INJ 8 12

PF 3 5 3 3 4 0 5 4 1 4 4 0 2 3 1 5 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 2 4 2 4 4 5

TP 0 6 5 9 12 6 4 18 4 9 4 0 7 4 2 6 8 10 4 2 18 15 6 8 11 10 2 6 6

A 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 3 1 1 0 2 4 1 3 1 0 5 5 0 2

TO 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 2 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 2 1 1 1

BK 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0

S Min 0 22 0 9 1 23 1 21 0 25 0 20 0 23 2 23 0 27 1 26 0 29 0 11 0 23 0 18 0 23 2 24 1 26 0 21 2 26 0 17 0 25 0 22 2 28 0 28 2 30 0 28 0 29 2 25 0 21

2 4

9 6

1 0

0 0

19 27

Career Stats 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

GP-GS 33-1 34-3 27-11 31-14 125-29

Min 370 559 515 719 2163

Avg 11.2 16.4 19.1 23.2 17.3

FG-A 38-63 70-130 65-129 88-172 261-494

Pct .603 .538 .504 .512 .528

3FG-A 1-2 3-10 0-1 1-1 5-14

Pct .500 .300 .000 1.000 .357

FT-A 16-32 27-53 21-38 40-78 104-201

Pct .500 .509 .553 .513 .517

Off-Def-Rebs 55-60-115 71-118-189 73-100-173 101-137-238 300-415-715

Avg 3.5 5.6 6.4 7.7 5.7

PF-FO 57-1 89-0 71-0 99-4 316-5

Ast 12 24 21 45 102

TO 18 31 32 42 123

Blk 8 20 20 21 69

Stl 10 18 10 16 54

Pts 93 170 151 217 631

Avg 2.8 5.0 5.6 7.0 5.0

JR Forward • 6-9 • 212 Sherman Oaks, Calif. • Harvard-Westlake HS

0 Renaldo Woolridge

Season/Career Highs Points Season Career

Field Goals Made 4 vs. Belmont (11/16/10) 14 two times, last vs. Kansas (1/10/10)

Season Career

2 vs. Belmont (11/16/10) 5 vs. Siena (11/27/08)

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

3 three times, last vs. Middle Tenn. (11/30/10) 8 two times, last vs. Kansas (1/10/10)

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 1 two times vs. Middle Tenn. (11/30/10) 3 two times, last 8 vs. N. Carolina A&T (12/23/09)

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

4 vs. Kansas (1/10/10)

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 vs. Villanova (11/26/10) 2 five times, last vs. Villanova (11/26/10)

Season Career

Steals

3 vs. VCU (11/24/10) 7 vs. Belmont (12/20/08)

Free Throws Made

Season Career

1 eleven times, last at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

5 vs. VCU (11/24/10) 9 vs. Siena (11/27/08)

1 vs. Memphis (1/5/11) 3 at Alabama (1/19/10)

Free Throws Attempted 15 vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10) 34 vs. Kansas (1/10/10)

Noting Woolridge • Scored three points in UT’s win over No. 21 Memphis (1/5/11). • Returned to action vs. Southern Cal (12/21/10) after missing the previous three games and played two minutes off the bench in the loss to the Trojans. • Injured his right foot walking to practice the morning of Dec. 9 and did not dress for UT’s games vs. Pittsburgh or Oakland. • Had two blocks in the win over No. 7 Villanova (11/26/10). • Had three rebounds and two points off the bench in UT’s season-opening win over Chattanooga (11/12/10). • His versatile skills-set gives the Vols added depth at the Nos. 3 and 4 spots. • 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 careerhigh for points (14), rebounds (8), minutes (34) and 3-pointers made (4).

Delving Deeper His father, Orlando, played collegiately at Notre Dame where he earned AllAmerica 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 (Orlando 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).

Swiperboy Has 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 filmed 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.

Season Career

2 vs. Memphis (1/5/11) 5 at Alabama (1/19/10)

Game-by-Game Stats N12 N16 N17 N24 N26 N30 D11 D14 D17 D21 D23 D29 D31 J5 J8 J11 J15 J18 J22 J26 J29 F3 F5 F8 F12 F16 F19 F22 F26 M3 M6 M10 M11

Start Chattanooga Belmont Missouri State vs. VCU vs. Villanova Middle Tenn. vs. Pittsburgh Oakland at Charlotte Southern Cal Belmont UT Martin Coll. of Charleston Memphis at Arkansas Florida Vanderbilt at Georgia at UConn LSU at Ole Miss at Auburn Alabama at Kentucky at Florida South Carolina Georgia at Vanderbilt Mississippi State at South Carolina Kentucky vs. Arkansas vs. Florida

FG-A 1-3 2-3 0-0 1-5 1-2 0-2

3P-A 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-1

FT-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0

1-2

0-0

1-2

Reb 3 1 3 0 1 3 INJ INJ DNP 0 DNP DNP DNP 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

PF 1 1 0 1 3 3

TP 2 4 0 2 2 0

A 0 2 0 0 1 1

TO 0 2 0 0 1 1

BK 0 0 0 0 2 0

S Min 0 15 0 13 0 9 0 10 0 6 0 14

Career Stats 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

GP-GS 32-6 28-10 8-0 68-16

Min 283 365 72 720

Avg 8.8 13.0 9.0 10.6

FG-A 28-90 33-86 6-17 67-193

Pct .311 .384 .353 .347

3FG-A 19-69 15-47 0-8 34-124

Pct .275 .319 .000 .274

FT-A 9-17 14-24 1-2 24-43

Pct .529 .583 .500 .558

Off-Def-Rebs 14-29-43 23-57-80 3-8-11 40-94-134

Avg 1.3 2.9 1.4 2.0

PF-FO 31-0 38-0 9-0 78-0

Ast 17 9 4 30

TO 11 24 4 39

Blk 8 11 2 21

Stl 4 7 0 11

Pts 84 95 13 192

Avg 2.6 3.4 1.6 2.8

Vols In The NCAA Tournament Record Appearances: 18 (2011 is Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 19th appearance) Overall Record: 16-19 First Round Record: 10-7 Second Round Record: 5-5 Regional Semifinal Record: 1-5 Regional Final Record: 0-1 Regional Consolation Record: 0-1

NCAA Tournament Results Year 1967 1976 1977 1979 1980

vs. Opponent (Years) 1-0 vs. American (2008) 1-0 vs. Butler (2008) 0-1 vs. Charlotte (2001) 1-0 vs. Connecticut (2000) 0-1 vs. Dayton (1967) 1-0 vs. Delaware (1999) 1-0 vs. Eastern Kentucky (1979) 1-0 vs. Furman (1980) 0-1 vs. Illinois State (1998) 0-1 vs. Indiana (1967) 1-0 vs. Long Beach State (2007) 2-0 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (1982*, 2000) 0-2 vs. Louisville (1983, 2008) 1-0 vs. Marquette (1983) 0-1 vs. Maryland (1980) 0-1 vs. Michigan State (2010) 0-1 vs. North Carolina (2000) 0-1 vs. Notre Dame (1979) 1-0 vs. Ohio (2010) 1-1 vs. Ohio State (2010) 0-1 vs. Oklahoma State (2009) 1-0 vs. San Diego State (2010) 0-1 vs. Southwest Missouri State (1999) 0-1 vs. Syracuse (1977) 1-0 vs. Virginia Commonwealth (1981) 1-2 vs. Virginia (1981, 1982, 2007) 0-1 vs. VMI (1976) 0-1 vs. West Virginia (1989) 0-1 vs. Wichita State (2006) 1-0 vs. Winthrop (2006) * then known as SW Louisiana

1981 1982 1983 1989 1998 1999 2000

2001 2006 2007

2008

2009 2010

Record By Site (Years) 0-1 at Atlanta, Ga. (1981) 0-1 at Austin, Texas (2000) 0-1 at Baton Rouge, La. (1977) 4-0 at Birmingham, Ala. (2000, 2008) 2-3 at Charlotte, N.C. (1976, 1981, 1999, 2008) 2-0 at Columbus, Ohio (2007) 0-2 at Dayton, Ohio (2001, 2009) 0-2 at Evanston, Ill. (1967) 1-1 at Evansville, Ind. (1983) 2-3 at Greensboro, N.C. (1980, 1989, 2006) 1-1 at Indianapolis, Ind. (1982) 1-1 at Murfreesboro, Tenn. (1979) 2-0 at Providence, R.I. (2010) 0-1 at Sacramento, Calif. (1998) 0-1 at San Antonio, Texas (2007) 1-1 at St. Louis, Mo. (2010)

Record vs. Seeds Seed 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

W-L 0-5 1-1 0-1 1-0 2-1 1-2 1-2 2-2 1-0 1-0 1-1 2-0 1-0 2-0

Last Opponent Ohio State (2007) Ohio State (2010) Louisville (2008) Virginia (2007) Michigan State (2010) Butler (2008) Oklahoma State (2009) Charlotte (2001) Furman (1980) San Diego State (2010) Long Beach State (2007) Louisiana-Lafayette (2000) Ohio (2010) American (2008)

Vols As A Seeded Team Seed 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

W-L 3-2 4-3 2-1 3-1 1-1 2-4 1-2 0-1

Years 2006, 2008 1981, 1999, 2000 2007 2010 1980 1979, 1983, 1998, 2001 1982, 2009 1989

Date 3/17 3/18 3/13 3/13 3/9 3/11 3/6 3/8 3/15 3/19 3/12 3/14 3/18 3/20 3/16 3/12 3/12 3/14 3/17 3/19 3/24 3/16 3/16 3/18 3/16 3/18 3/22 3/21 3/23 3/27 3/20 3/18 3/20 3/26 3/28

Region Mideast Mideast East Mideast Mideast Mideast East East East East Mideast Mideast Mideast Mideast East West East East South South South Midwest Washington DC Washington DC South South South East East East East Midwest Midwest Midwest Midwest

Site Evanston, Ill. Evanston, Ill. Charlotte, N.C. Baton Rouge, La. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Greensboro, N.C. Greensboro, N.C. Charlotte, N.C. Atlanta, Ga. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Evansville, Ind. Evansville, Ind. Greensboro, N.C. Sacramento, Calif. Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte, N.C. Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Austin, Texas Dayton, Ohio Greensboro, N.C. Greensboro, N.C. Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio San Antonio, Texas Brimingham, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Charlotte, N.C. Dayton, Ohio Providence, R.I. Providence, R.I. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.

Round RS RC 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd* RS 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd RS 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd RS 1st 2nd RS 1st 1st 2nd RS RF

UT Seed

8 8 7 7 4 4 9 9 8 8 10 8 4 4 4 4 4 8 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 9 6 6 6 6

Opponent Dayton Indiana VMI Syracuse #9 Eastern Kentucky #1 Notre Dame #10 Furman #2 Maryland #5 VCU #1 Virginia #8 SW Louisiana #1 Virginia #9 Marquette #1 Louisville #7 West Virginia #9 Illinois State #13 Delaware #12 SW Missouri State #13 Louisiana-Lafayette #5 Connecticut #8 North Carolina #9 Charlotte #15 Winthrop #7 Wichita State #12 Long Beach State #4 Virginia #1 Ohio State #15 American #7 Butler #3 Louisville #8 Oklahoma State #11 San Diego State #14 Ohio #2 Ohio State #5 Michigan State

Result L, 52-53 L, 44-51 L, 75-81 L, 88-93 ot W, 97-81 L, 67-73 W, 80-69 L, 75-86 W, 58-56 ot L, 48-62 W, 61-57 L, 51-54 W, 57-56 L, 57-70 L, 68-84 L, 81-82 ot W, 62-52 L, 51-81 W, 63-58 W, 65-51 L, 69-74 L, 63-70 W, 63-61 L, 73-80 W, 121-86 W, 77-74 L, 84-85 W, 72-57 W, 76-71 ot L, 60-79 L, 75-77 W, 62-59 W, 83-68 W, 76-73 L, 69-70

* Received First Round Bye The NCAA began seeding the tournament in 1979 RS=Regional Semifinal (aka: Sweet Sixteen); RF=Regional Final (aka: Elite Eight); RC=Regional Consolation

Assists

NCAA Career Leaders Scoring Player (Years) Wayne Chism (2007-10) Chris Lofton (2006-08) Dale Ellis (1980-83) JaJuan Smith (2006-08) Reggie Johnson (1977-80)

Gms Pts 11 136 8 130 8 116 7 98 5 99

Gms 2 2 5 3 8

Avg 31.0 21.5 19.8 16.7 16.3

Rebounding Player (Years) Wayne Chism (2007-10) Brian Williams (2008-10) Isiah Victor (1998-2001) Dale Ellis (1980-83) Reggie Johnson (1977-80)

Gms Rebs 11 57 8 49 7 48 8 43 5 42

Rebounding Average (Minimum 2 games) Player (Years) Ernie Grunfeld (1976-77) Andre Patterson (2006) Reggie Johnson (1977-80) Tom Boerwinkle (1967) Isiah Victor (1998-2001)

Gms Assts 5 27 4 26 8 26 5 25 5 24 7 23

Blocks

Scoring Average (Minimum 2 games) Player (Years) Ernie Grunfeld (1976-77) Ron Widby (1967) Reggie Johnson (1977-80) Brandon Wharton (1998-99) Chris Lofton (2006-08)

Player (Years) Bert Bertelkamp (1977-80) Johnny Darden (1976-79) J.P. Prince (2008-10) Dane Bradshaw (2006-07) Tyrone Beaman (1981-83) Tony Harris (1998-2001)

Gms Avg 2 10.0 2 8.5 5 8.4 2 8.0 7 6.9

Player (Years) Rashard Lee (1998-99) Isiah Victor (1998-2001) Major Wingate (2006) Wayne Chism (2007-10) C.J. Black (1998-2000) Reggie Johnson (1977-80)

Gms Blks 3 9 7 9 2 8 11 7 6 5 5 5

Steals Player (Years) Chris Lofton (2006-08) J.P. Prince (2008-10) Tony Harris (1998-2001) JaJuan Smith (2006-08) Dane Bradshaw (2006-07) Isiah Victor (1998-2001) Gary Carter (1979-81)

Gms Stls 8 15 8 13 7 10 8 10 5 8 7 8 6 8

Games (and Wins) Player (Years) Wayne Chism (2007-09) J.P. Prince (2008-10) Chris Lofton (2006-08) JaJuan Smith (2006-08) Dale Ellis (1980-83) Steve Ray (1979-82)

Gms Wins 11 7 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 4 8 4

Individual Records

Team Records

NCAA Individual Scoring

Points

36 28 26 25 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20

36 by Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76)

Field Goals Made 13 by Reggie Johnson vs. Furman (3/6/80) 13 by Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76)

121 vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Field Goals Made 43 vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Field Goal Attempts Field Goal Attempts

79 vs. Illinois State (3/12/77)

23 by Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76)

Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Percentage (15 att.)

58.9 (43-73) vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

68.4 (13-19) by Reggie Johnson vs. Furman (3/6/80)

3-Pt Field Goals Made Field Goal Percentage (10 att.)

16 vs. Ohio State (3/22/07)

81.8 (9-11) by Howard Wood vs. Furman (3/6/80)

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts 3-Pt Field Goals Made 6 by Chris Lofton vs. Ohio State (3/22/07) 6 by Chris Lofton vs. Wichita State (3/18/06)

33 vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/09)

3-Pt Field Goal Percentage 51.9 (14-27) vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts 18 by Chris Lofton vs. Wichita State (3/18/06)

Free Throws Made 25 vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79)

Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76) Reggie Johnson vs. Furman (3/6/80) Ernie Grunfeld vs. Syracuse (3/13/77) Chris Lofton vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07) Chris Lofton vs. Ohio State (3/22/07) JaJuan Smith vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07) Michael Brooks vs. Virginia (3/14/82) Brandon Wharton vs. Illinois State (3/12/98) Dale Ellis vs. SW Louisiana (3/12/82) Bernard King vs. Syracuse (3/13/77) Ron Widby vs. Indiana (3/18/67) Wayne Chism vs. Ohio State (3/26/10) Dyron Nix vs. West Virginia (3/16/89) Dale Ellis vs. VCU (3/15/81) Ramar Smith vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07) Tyler Smith vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/09) Reggie Johnson vs. Maryland (3/8/80) Gary Carter vs. Maryland (3/8/80) Chris Lofton vs. Virginia (3/18/07) Chris Lofton vs. Wichita State (3/18/06) C.J. Watson vs. Wichita State (3/18/06) Dale Ellis vs. Marquette (3/18/83) Reggie Johnson vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79) Ron Widby vs. Dayton (3/17/67)

3-Pt Field Goal Percentage (6 att.) 66.7 (4-6) by JaJuan Smith vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Free Throws Made 10 by Tyler Smith vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/09) 10 by C.J. Black vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (3/17/00) 10 by Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76)

Free Throw Attempts

Free Throw Attempts 33 vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79)

Free Throw Percentage 92.9 (13-14) vs. Maryland (3/8/80)

Offensive Rebounds 20 vs. Ohio State (3/26/10) 20 vs. Illinois State (3/12/98)

13 by Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76)

Free Throw Percentage (7 att.) 100.0 (10-10) by Tyler Smith vs. Oklahoma St. (3/20/09) 100.0 (10-10) by C.J. Black vs. La-Lafayette (3/17/00) 100.0 (7-7) by Gary Carter vs. Maryland (3/8/80)

Offensive Rebounds 8 by Duke Crews vs. Long Beach State (3/18/07)

Defensive Rebounds 12 by Wayne Chism vs. Ohio (3/20/10)

Total Rebounds 14 by Isiah Victor vs. Delaware (3/12/99) 14 by Reggie Johnson vs. Furman (3/6/80)

Assists 16 by Bert Bertelkamp vs. Maryland (3/8/80)

Blocked Shots 5 by Major Wingate vs. Wichita State (3/18/06)

Steals 4 by JaJuan Smith vs. Louisville (3/27/08) 4 by Chris Lofton vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07) 4 by Isiah Victor vs. Illinois State (3/12/98) 4 by Terry Crosby vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79)

Minutes 45 by Gary Carter vs. VCU (3/15/81) 45 by Dale Ellis vs. VCU (3/15/81)

Defensive Rebounds 32 vs. Delaware (3/12/99)

Total Rebounds 53 vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79)

Personal Fouls

NCAA Individual Rebounding 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10

Isiah Victor vs. Delaware (3/12/99) Reggie Johnson vs. Furman (3/6/80) Brian Williams vs. Ohio State (3/26/10) Wayne Chism vs. Ohio (3/20/10) Brian Williams vs. Ohio (3/20/10) Ernie Grunfeld vs. Syracuse (3/13/77) Bernard King vs. Syracuse (3/13/77) Wayne Chism vs. Ohio State (3/26/10) Duke Crews vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07) Andre Patterson vs. Winthrop (3/16/06) Rashard Lee vs. Illinois State (3/12/98) Gary Carter vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79) JaJuan Smith vs. Wichita State (3/18/06) Vincent Yarbrough vs. Charlotte (3/16/01) Doug Roth vs. West Virginia (3/10/89) Reggie Johnson vs. Syracuse (3/13/77)

29 vs. Furman (3/6/80) 29 vs. Notre Dame (3/11/79)

Assists 27 vs. Syracuse (3/13/77)

Turnovers (Low) 6 vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Turnovers (High) 26 vs. Syracuse (3/13/77)

Blocks 7 vs. Wichita State (3/18/06) 7 vs. Illinois State (3/12/98)

Steals 12 vs. American (3/21/08) 12 vs. Louisville (3/20/83) 12 vs. VMI (3/13/76)

Points (1st Half) 57 vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Points (2nd Half) 64 vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Points (Overtime) 13 vs. Butler (3/23/08)

As a junior, Brian Williams grabbed a dozen rebounds in back-to-back NCAA Tournament games in 2010.

1967 NCAA Mideast Region — Regional Semifinal

Tennessee (21-6) Dayton (23-5)

1967 NCAA Mideast Region — Regional Consolation

Indiana (18-8) Tennessee (21-7)

52 53

1976 NCAA East Region — First Round

51 44

Tennessee (21-6) VMI (21-9)

75 81

March 17, 1967 • McGaw Hall • Evanston, Illinois

March 18, 1967 • McGaw Hall • Evanston, Illinois

March 13, 1976 • Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina

A cold shooting first half was too much for Tennessee to overcome as the Volunteers fell 53-52 to Dayton in their first NCAA Tournament appearance. Tennessee trailed 36-25 at the break as Dayton hit 58 percent from the field compared to the Vols’ 23 percent. Tennessee hit only seven buckets in 31 attempts. Tennessee fought back, though, and whittled the lead down to 50-48 with 8:01 left on the clock when both teams started holding the ball. The Vols had possession of the ball and were looking for the perfect shot to tie the game, but Tom Boerwinkle was called for walking, and Dayton took over possession. Tennessee regained possession when Billy Hann came up with a steal with 3:10 remaining. Bill Justus then knotted the score at 50 when he hit a jumper with just over two minutes left in the game. Dayton then held the ball looking for a game winning shot. The Vols forced the issue with 24 seconds remaining and fouled Bobby Joe Hooper. Hooper was good on one of his free throw attempts giving the Vols a chance for the final shot and the win. The man picked to take the shot was Ron Widby, who had hit the game-winning shot against Mississippi State in the Vols’ regular season finale to clinch the SEC championship But Widby’s jumper from 20-feet was off the mark, and Dayton eventually regained possession. Two free throws later, the Flyers led 53-50. Widby hit an uncontested lay-up at the buzzer to finish the scoring. “Somebody has to take the last shot,” Widby said. “I never mind the pressure. I thought the ball was going in.” The Vols held All-America Don May, who came into the game averaging 22 points, to nine points on 2-of-10 shooting, but the guard duo of Hooper and Gene Klaus led the Flyers with 14 and 12, respectively. They shot a combined 11-of-14 from the field. “We did a fine defensive job on May, but got beat by the outside shooting of their guards,” UT head coach Ray Mears said. “They surprised us. We just didn’t think they could shoot so well from long range.” Widby finished with a game-high 20 points to pace four Vols in double figures.

Tennessee struggled from the field in a 51-44 defeat at the hands of Indiana in the NCAA Tournament consolation game for the Volunteers. The Vols stayed close throughout the game and had as much as a three-point lead in the second half, but eventually faltered down the stretch. Tennessee connected on 14-of-46 shots from the field for 30.7 percent. Indiana did not fair much better at 37.2 percent, but dominated the boards 43 to 27. A short jumper from Ron Widby gave the Vols an 18-16 lead with just over five minutes left in the first half. Indiana then went into a stall in attempt to take the last shot of the half. They eventually got a bucket from Bill Joyner to tie the score. Tennessee failed to score on its next possession, and Vernon Payne gave the Hoosiers a 20-18 lead. Bill Justus hit a jumper at the halftime buzzer to pull the Vols even. Justus hit two free throws in the opening minutes of the second half to give the Vols a 27-24 advantage, but Indiana outscored the Vols 21-11 to open up a 45-38 lead. Justus and Widby hit back-to-back buckets for the Vols to cut the lead to three, but Russell and Jack Johnson hit two free throws each to put the game out of reach. The game was physical from the start which did not suit the playing style of Tennessee. “We played as hard as we could under the conditions,” Tennessee coach Ray Mears said. “They are taking the finesse out of the game when they depend on brute strength. We were not real sharp, but there were a lot of bumps and bruises out there.”

VMI placed five players in double figures and shot a sizzling 66 percent from the field to upset the Volunteers 81-75 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The Bernie was missing from the Ernie and Bernie Show in this game as Bernard King was out of action with a injured left thumb. Ernie Grunfeld held up his end of the show as he poured in 36 points and grabbed eight rebounds. “I’m not embarrassed that we lost to VMI,” Grunfeld said. “I’m never embarrassed if we try and we tried hard. We just didn’t get enough done. We can’t let them shoot like that and expect to win.” Grunfeld scored 12 straight points for Tennessee to close the first half, and the Vols had as much as a six-point lead during that stretch. The scored stood tied at 60 with 5:42 left in the game when the Keydets reeled off eight unanswered points. Tennessee had three shots blocked during that stretch, and Dave Montgomery scored six of the eight points for VMI. Two free throws from Austin Clarke pulled the Vols to within 70-67 with 2:08 remaining, but the Vols could get no closer. Tennessee coach Ray Mears made a move at halftime in hopes to give the Vols an emotional lift as King dressed out. “We let him dress out to see if it would give us a mental lift,” Mears said. “I wasn’t about to play him. We were not going to risk his future. Most of you don’t realize how much he means to us. We were just hoping to get through this first game.” Will Bynum led the Keydets with 20 points, followed by 19 from Ron Carter. John Krovic added 17, Curt Reppart tossed in 11, and Montgomery finished with 10. Mike Jackson was the only other Vol in double figures with 14 points.

NOTES: Dayton advanced to the national championship game before falling 79-64 to UCLA ... The Vols won the SEC championship with a 15-3 record.

NOTES: Indiana coach Lou Watson signed a scholarship with Tennessee coach John Mauer in 1946, but eventually played at Indiana ... Widby was named to the all-tournament team ... Widby scored 619 points during the 1966-67 season which was the most ever by a Vol. He surpassed the mark of 522 set by Carl Widseth during the 1955-56 season ... Widby averaged 22.1 points a game which was tops in the SEC ... Indiana was the Big Ten champion. VISITORS: Indiana 18-8 34 33 31 23 22 44 24

VISITORS: Tennessee 21-6 15 20 34 42 14 24 50

Ron Widby Tom Hendrix Tom Boerwinkle Bill Justus Bill Hann Wes Coffman David Bell TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 7-20 5-11 4-7 4-9 0-4 0-0 0-1

FT 6-7 0-0 2-3 2-3 1-1 0-0 1-2

20-52

12-16

f f c g g

REBS 4 1 9 5 2 0 2 4 27

PF 2 2 5 2 0 0 0

TP 20 10 10 10 1 0 1

Game: 38.5% Game: 75.0%

HOME TEAM: Dayton 23-5 33 21 31 14 42 22 43

Dan Sadlier Donald May Dan Obrovac Gene Klaus Bobby Joe Hooper Rudy Waterman Glinder Torain TEAM Total

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 4-4 2-10 1-2 5-7 6-7 2-3 0-2

FT 2-2 5-5 1-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 1-1

24-35

13-14

f f c g g

Game: 57.1% Game: 92.9%

Officials: Phil Fox, Mike Ditimasio Technical fouls: None Attendance: not available Score by Periods Tennessee Dayton

1st 25 36

2nd 27 17

Total 52 53

REBS 1 14 4 0 2 0 3 1 25

PF 4 2 2 0 0 0 2

TP 10 9 3 12 14 4 1

Harry Joyner Ken Johnson William DeHeer Vernon Payne William Russell Earl Schneider Vernon Pfaff TEAM Totals

FG 5-10 2-7 4-8 2-6 3-11 0-0 0-1

FT 0-2 5-5 5-8 4-5 4-4 0-0 1-1

16-43

19-25

f f c g g

REBS 8 7 16 2 5 0 1 4 43

PF 3 4 3 3 2 1 1

TP 10 9 13 8 10 0 1

VISITORS: Tennessee 21-6 22 25 43 34 10 30 41

Ernie Grunfeld Mike Jackson Doug Ashworth Austin Clark Johnny Darden Terry Crosby Mike Smithson TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

f f c g g

FG 13-23 5-13 3-6 3-9 4-8 0-2 1-1

FT 10-13 4-5 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-2 0-0

29-62

17-23

1st Half: 13-27 48.1% 1st Half: 12-17 70.6%

REBS 8 1 3 8 1 1 1 2 25

PF 3 5 2 5 2 3 0

TP 36 14 6 9 8 0 2

A TO 0 5 0 4 2 1 3 0 6 1 0 1 0 0

Bl St Min 0 3 40 0 1 39 0 3 31 0 1 39 0 3 40 0 1 10 0 0 1

75 11 13

0 12 200

2nd Half: 16-35 45.7% 2nd Half: 5-6 83.3%

Game: 46.8% Game: 73.9%

1 HOME TEAM: VMI 21-9

15 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

Game: 37.2% Game: 76.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-7 53 21 35 43 15 25 55

NOTES: VMI lost 91-75 to Rutgers in the Regional Semifinals.

Ron Widby Tom Hendrix Tom Boerwinkle Bill Justus Bill Hann Wes Coffman David Bell TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 8-19 2-7 1-5 3-12 0-1 0-1 0-1

FT 7-9 0-2 0-1 7-7 2-2 0-0 0-0

14-46

16-21

f f c g g

1st 21 21

PF 4 5 4 2 0 1 1

TP 23 4 2 13 2 0 0

Ron Carter f Curt Reppart f John Krovic c Will Bynum g Dave Montgomery g George Borojevich Kelly Lombard Pat Kelley TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 8-11 5-7 6-9 8-14 4-5 2-4 0-0 0-0

FT 3-6 1-3 5-5 4-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

33-50

15-22

1st Half: 18-27 66.7% 1st Half: 1-3 33.3%

REBS 14 1 2 4 6 5 0 0 0 32

PF 4 2 0 4 4 3 1 1

TP 19 11 17 20 10 4 0 0

81 15 22

2nd Half: 15-23 65.2% 2nd Half: 14-19 73.7%

Officials: Robert Korte, Jim Bain Technical fouls: Tennessee: Bench, Darden; VMI: Bench Attendance: 11,666

Game: 30.4% Game: 76.2%

Score by Periods Tennessee VMI

Officials: Bill Fidgen, Phil Fox Technical fouls: None Attendance: 7,419 Score by Periods Tennessee Indiana

REBS 9 1 7 4 1 0 0 5 27

13 20 22 30 45 42 40 52

2nd 23 30

Total 44 51

1st 38 37

2nd 37 44

Total 75 81

A TO 5 6 5 5 5 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 2

Bl St Min 2 1 39 0 1 39 0 0 37 0 1 33 1 2 27 0 0 19 0 0 1 0 0 1 3

5 200

Game: 66.0% Game: 68.2%

1977 NCAA Mideast Region — First Round

1979 NCAA Mideast Region — First Round

Tennessee (22-6) Syracuse (26-3)

88 93

#9 #8

1979 NCAA Mideast Region — Second Round

Eastern Kentucky (21-8) Tennessee (21-11)

81 97

#1 #8

Notre Dame (23-5) Tennessee (21-12)

73 67

March 13, 1977 • Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

March 9, 1979 • Murphy Athletic Center • Murfreesboro, Tennessee

March 11, 1979 • Murphy Athletic Center • Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Syracuse posted a 93-88 overtime victory to put an end to the Ernie and Bernie Show at Tennessee. Things looked good early for Tennessee as the Vols raced out to a 20-10 lead against a pressing Syracuse defense. But the Orangemen regained their composure and eventually tied the score at 32 with just under five minutes left in the first half. Tennessee held strong, though, and an Ernie Grunfeld jumper put the Vols up eight at 47-39 with 17:51 left in the second half. Syracuse then staged a 14-2 run over the next five minutes to take a 53-49 advantage. Syracuse held a 78-74 lead with 1:31 left in the second half, but Reggie Johnson hit a short jumper and converted two free throws to tie the game. Larry Kelley’s shot at the end of regulation could have won the game for the Orangemen, but it was off the mark. A Ross Kindel steal and layup gave Syracuse an 86-80 lead with 2:03 left in the overtime. Syracuse then hit 7-of-9 free throws in the final minute of the overtime to seal the victory. “We didn’t score when we needed to score,” Tennessee coach Ray Mears said. “The break worked well early then went dry. Our game is based on King, Grunfeld and Jackson playing 40 minutes each. Maybe that is a fallacy. If you live by that idea, you die by it.” It certainly hurt the Vols as Grunfeld, Bernard King and Mike Jackson all watched the end of the game from the bench. Not helping matters were the 26 turnovers the Vols had. Grunfeld led the Vols with 26 points and 12 rebounds, King tossed in 23 and also grabbed 12 rebounds. Reggie Johnson added 17 points and 10 rebounds. “I hope what happened against Syracuse won’t wash out the things we’ve done all year,” King said. “It was a great year for me and the team.”

Tennessee turned an early 10-point deficit into a 44-38 halftime lead and eventually turned in a 97-81 victory over the Colonels. This was Tennessee’s first ever win in the NCAA Tournament. The Vols fell behind 15-5 in the first five minutes of the game before finally getting things on track. Gary Carter made three consecutive field goals to spark a Tennessee rally and pull the Vols within 16-13. Johnny Darden then hit a long jumper, and the Vols had the Colonel lead to one. Eastern Kentucky regained its composure and had the lead back out to 30-26 with 4:44 left in the first half. Terry Crosby then reeled off three consecutive buckets for the Vols, and Tennessee held a 32-30 advantage with just under four minutes left in the half. “This game was won in the final eight minutes of the first half,” Tennessee coach Don DeVoe said. “By getting the ball to Terry Crosby, we were able to turn it around. We played poorly in the first 10 minutes but our kids snapped out of it.” The game was still close five minutes into the second half, but Tennessee went on an 18-6 run to turn a 54-50 lead into a 72-56 advantage with 8:21 left in the game. “We were too psyched up at the beginning,” Reggie Johnson said. “That was a terrible start. We had to come down from our high before we could play.” Johnson led the Vols with 20 points and nine rebounds. Carter added 18 points with a game-high 11 rebounds. Crosby finished the game with 19 points. James Tillman led Eastern Kentucky with 21 points. He was one of five Colonels in double figures as Dave Tierney netted 13, Bruce Jones had 12, and Vic Merchant and Kenney added 11 each.

Notre Dame outscored the Vols 14-4 to open the second half to turn a 32-32 halftime tie into a 46-36 lead. Tennessee got no closer than five points the rest of the game and fell 73-67 to the Irish. “It was one of our poorest games in terms of poise and concentration,” Tennessee coach Don DeVoe said. “We hustled and worked the boards hard in the first half, but Notre Dame made us play as if we were scared in the first two minutes of the second half.” Notre Dame opened the second half with a full-court press forcing four Tennessee turnovers in the first 2:05 of the second half. “We noted that Tennessee made 21 turnovers against Eastern Kentucky so our staff decided to go right after them with the press,” Notre Dame coach Digger Phelps said. “We played it loosely at the start then went to a closer press with a quicktrap. That forced some turnovers and gave us some breathing room.” Both Terry Crosby and Reggie Johnson had poor games shooting the ball for the Vols. They combined to hit 7-of-21 field goal attempts. Johnson also missed five of his 10 free throw attempts. “Neither Terry Crosby and Reggie Johnson had a good offensive game,” DeVoe said. “When that happens, we have problems.” Johnson finished with 13 points, eight below his season average. Gary Carter led the Vols with 16 points. Chuck Threeths added 10 points and eight rebounds. “I was taking normal shots, but there was a lid on the basket,” Crosby said. “Almost any night we play, Reggie and I have to have good games offensively for us to win. Neither of us scored as we must to win.”

NOTES: The 22 wins by the Vols set a school record at that time ... Tennessee won a share of the SEC championship along with Kentucky ... Syracuse was being coached by first-year coach Jim Boeheim ... Syracuse lost 81-59 to UNC-Charlotte in the Regional Semifinals to finish its season 26-4. VISITORS: Tennessee 22-6 22 53 32 24 25 30 33 10

Ernie Grunfeld Bernard King Reggie Johnson Johnny Darden Mike Jackson Terry Crosby Chuck Threeths Bert Bertelkamp TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

f f c g g

FG 10-16 8-19 6-12 3-8 6-13 0-4 0-0 2-3

FT 6-11 7-8 5-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

35-75

18-24

1st Half: 16-33 48.4% 1st Half: 6-7 85.7%

REBS 12 12 10 1 3 3 2 0 1 44

PF 5 5 4 1 5 2 1 3

TP A TO 26 4 6 23 2 9 17 0 1 6 12 6 12 5 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 4 0 0

88 27 26

2nd Half: 19-42 45.0% 2nd Half: 12-17 71.0%

Bl St Min 0 1 44 0 0 38 2 0 36 0 1 41 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 16 0 0 5 3

2 225

Game: 46.6% Game: 75.0%

HOME TEAM: Syracuse 26-3 33 44 50 11 22 20 55 35 53

Dale Shackleford Marty Byrnes Roosevelt Bouie Larry Kelley James Williams Ross Kindel Louis Orr Bill Drew Robert Parker TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 3-4 4-9 3-8 9-15 7-13 5-9 2-6 2-4 0-0

FT 1-5 7-7 2-2 4-4 2-2 2-3 2-4 3-4 0-0

35-69

23-32

f f c g g

1st Half: 14-37 37.8% 1st Half: 7-10 70.0%

REBS 9 11 4 2 1 2 9 2 0 1 42

PF 4 2 5 1 2 2 5 1 1 23

A TO 4 4 1 3 0 3 3 4 7 5 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 93 23 25

2nd Half: 21-32 66.0% 2nd Half: 16-22 73.0%

Bl St Min 0 2 29 2 0 41 2 0 25 0 0 37 0 0 27 0 2 26 1 0 28 0 0 10 0 0 2 5

4 225

Game: 50.7% Game: 71.9%

VISITORS: Eastern Kentucky 21-8 FG FT 05 James Tillman f 7-17 7-8 22 Vic Merchant f 4-10 3-5 35 Dave Bootcheck c 1-2 0-0 10 Kenny Elliott g 5-12 1-2 11 Bruce Jones g 6-19 0-1 12 Dave Tierney 6-9 1-2 20 Donnie Moore 1-2 1-1 33 Chris Williams 2-4 0-0 44 Dale Jenkins 2-5 0-0 TEAM Totals 34-80 13-19 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 16-36 44.4% 1st Half: 6-12 50.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-11 FG 25 Terry Crosby f 7-12 32 Reggie Johnson f 6-14 44 Howard Wood c 3-5 10 Bert Bertelkamp g 1-1 30 Gary Carter g 7-13 14 Terry Glenn 1-2 20 Mike Stapleton 0-0 21 James Meriweather 1-2 23 Kenne Teffeteller 0-0 24 Johnny Darden 3-5 31 Chuck Threeths 5-9 43 Kevin Nash 2-4 53 Steve Ray 0-1 TEAM Totals 36-68 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

REBS 8 6 3 2 2 4 2 1 9 2 39

PF 3 4 5 0 2 3 0 1 5

TP 21 11 2 11 12 13 3 4 4

81 16 17

2nd Half: 18-44 41.0% 2nd Half: 7-7 100.0%

FT 4-4 8-12 1-2 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 25-33

1st Half: 16-33 48.4% 1st Half: 12-15 80.0%

REBS 6 9 5 1 11 1 2 1 0 3 8 3 0 3 53

1st 38 35

2nd 40 43

OT 10 15

Total 88 93

Score by Periods Eastern Kentucky Tennessee

1st 38 44

2nd 44 53

Bl St Min 0 0 40 0 1 33 1 0 10 1 0 34 0 2 33 0 1 16 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 1 24 2

5 200

Game: 42.5% Game: 68.4%

TP 19 20 7 2 18 2 0 2 2 8 11 5 1

97 19 21

2nd Half: 20-35 57.1% 2nd Half: 13-18 72.2%

Total 81 97

A TO 0 4 1 2 0 0 3 2 9 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1

PF 3 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0

Officials: Paul Houseman, Rich Ballesteros, Dan Nicksich Technical fouls: None Attendance: 10,982

Officials: Burch, Richard Technical fouls: None Attendance: 5,965 Score by Periods Tennessee Syracuse

TP 7 15 8 22 16 12 6 7 0

NOTES: Eastern Kentucky was the Ohio Valley Conference champion.

A TO 4 3 2 3 0 1 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 2 0 3 0 2 0 0

Bl St Min 0 4 36 0 0 27 1 0 12 0 1 14 0 1 37 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 2 23 0 0 24 0 0 10 0 0 4 1

8 200

Game: 52.9% Game: 75.7%

NOTES: Tennessee had won nine consecutive games before losing to the Irish, including two games in the SEC Tournament on its way to the tournament championship ... Notre Dame lost 80-68 to Michigan State in the Regional Finals ... 1979 was the first year tournament seeding was used. VISITORS: Notre Dame 23-5 44 32 34 12 42 15 24 30 52

Kelly Tripucka f Orlando Woolridge f Bruce Flowers c Rich Branning g Bill Hanzlik g Mike Mitchell Stan Wilcox Tracy Jackson Bill Laimbeer TEAM Total

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 6-7 4-7 3-4 3-9 6-10 0-1 0-0 1-8 2-3

FT 9-10 0-1 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 2-6 8-11

25-49

23-32

1st Half: 14-27 51.9% 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-12 FG 25 Terry Crosby f 3-10 32 Reggie Johnson f 4-11 44 Howard Wood c 4-7 10 Bert Bertelkamp g 0-1 30 Gary Carter g 7-16 23 Kenne Teffeteller 0-0 24 Johnny Darden 4-6 31 Chuck Threeths 4-8 43 Kevin Nash 0-1 53 Steve Ray 0-0 TEAM Totals 26-60 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

REBS 3 6 4 1 1 0 0 2 12 4 33

FT 2-2 5-10 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 2-4 2-4 2-2 0-0 15-25

REBS 5 5 7 0 7 0 2 8 0 1 9 44

A TO 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2

2 11

2nd 41 35

Total 73 67

Bl St Min 0 1 29 0 3 28 1 1 17 0 0 20 1 2 28 0 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 23 1 0 29 3

7 200

Game: 51.0% Game: 71.9%

PF 2 5 3 2 5 0 4 2 5 1

TP 8 13 8 0 16 0 10 10 2 0

A TO 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 0

4 16

2nd Half: 13-28 46.4% 2nd Half: 9-12 75.0%

Officials: Not available Technical fouls: Not available Attendance: 10,982 1st 32 32

TP 21 8 6 6 16 0 0 4 12

2nd Half: 11-22 50% 2nd Half: 19-27 70.4%

1st Half: 13-32 40.6% 1st Half: 6-13 46.2%

Score by Periods Notre Dame Tennessee

PF 2 4 5 3 4 1 2 0 3

Bl St Min 0 1 39 0 0 26 0 0 15 0 0 7 0 2 38 0 0 1 0 1 34 0 0 29 0 1 7 0 0 3 0

5 200

Game: 43.3% Game: 60.0%

1980 NCAA East Region — First Round #10 #7

1980 NCAA East Region — Second Round

Furman (23-7) Tennessee (18-10)

69 80

#7 #2

1981 NCAA East Region — Second Round

Tennessee (18-11) Maryland (24-6)

75 86

#5 #4

VCU (24-5) Tennessee (21-7)

ot 56 58

March 6, 1980 • Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina

March 8, 1980 • Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina

March 15, 1981 • Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina

A change in the starting lineup proved fruitful for the Vols as they posted an 80-69 victory over the Palladins. The Vols inserted Steve Ray and Chuck Threeths in the starting lineup for Dale Ellis and Kevin Nash, respectively. The change was made so the Vols could use their quickness against Furman’s man-to-man defense. The strategy worked. Tennessee was able to get the fastbreak going early with the lineup change and jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead. Furman rallied, though, with a 13-4 scoring spree to hold a 15-12 advantage with 13:08 remaining in the first half. But two baskets by Howard Wood, a layup from Nash and two free throws from Reggie Johnson gave the Vols a 20-15 lead with just under 10 minutes left in the half. It was all Tennessee from there on out. “The way we came out and clicked and got our open shots to drop made all the difference in the world,” Nash said. “It gave us the feeling we weren’t going to lose.” Adding to Furman’s woes was a poor performance from the free-throw line. Furman’s starters entered the game shooting better than 70 percent from the line. Furman hit only 17-of-32 free throws for 53 percent. “We missed a potential 13 points at the line in the first half, and that was the difference in the game,” Furman coach Eddie Holbrook said. “Almost everything that went wrong in this game goes back to the free throws. Once we got behind, we got out of what we wanted to do.” Tennessee held a 40-29 lead at the halftime break, and Furman trimmed it down to 49-41. But three straight baskets by Wood capped a 9-2 run that broke the game open. Tennessee led by as many as 21 points in the second half. Wood was one of three Vols in double figures with 19 points. Reggie Johnson had a game-high 28 points along with 14 rebounds. Jonathan Moore led Furman with 22 points and 17 rebounds.

Foul trouble for Reggie Johnson spelled doom for Tennessee, as Maryland posted an 86-75 victory over Tennessee. “When you have a team that relies on one man to score and he gets in foul trouble, your team is in serious trouble,” Tennessee coach Don DeVoe said. “When Reggie doesn’t play, you don’t win.” Tennessee was rolling in the first half, and Johnson was nearly unstoppable. He scored 17 points in the game’s first 14 minutes to help Tennessee to a 29-18 lead. Johnson picked up his second foul of the game with just under three minutes left in the first half, but Tennessee still held a 40-32 advantage at the break. Johnson scored two buckets in the opening minutes of the second half, and the Vols led 46-39 with 16:23 left in the game. Then, in a matter of 10 seconds, Johnson got whistled for his third and fourth fouls and went to the bench with 15:06 left in the game. He didn’t score again. “I guarantee we got the short end of the officiating in the second half,” DeVoe said. “You don’t win in the tournament play when you get the short end. The two fouls on Johnson were the turning point.” Greg Manning pulled the Terrapins even at 50 with a rebound basket at the 13:26 mark in the second half. Maryland eventually pulled out to a 70-62 lead, but the Vols rallied back and pulled within 78-75 on a short jumper from Howard Wood with 45 seconds remaining. Manning then had back-to-back three-point plays for Maryland to squelch any Vol hopes for a victory. Gary Carter also had 21 points for the Vols along with eight rebounds. Bert Bertelkamp dished out a career-high 16 assists against only two turnovers in 39 minutes of action. Manning led Maryland with 28 points to pace four Terrapins in double figures. Albert King added 20, Buck Williams 19 and Ernest Graham 14. Maryland also shot a hot 63.2 percent from the field compared to 47 percent for Tennessee.

Dale Ellis drilled a 15-foot jumper at the buzzer to lift Tennessee to a 58-56 overtime victory over Virginia Commonwealth. “I just stood there after I shot that ball,” Ellis said. “That was the greatest feeling to make that shot.” Ellis’ shot was the only shot taken in the five-minute extra period. Virginia Commonwealth got the opening tip in overtime and stalled away the first half of the period. The Rams lost their chance at attempting a shot when Steve Ray forced Danny Kottak out-of-bounds. Tennessee then held the ball the second half of overtime and called a timeout with 19 seconds remaining. Michael Brooks passed the ball over to Ellis with five seconds remaining, and the sophomore from Marietta, Ga., hit the game-winner. Ellis was not the Vols’ first option to take the shot, though. “The ball was supposed to come to me, and I was supposed to pass it to Howard (Wood) in the corner,” Ellis said. “It was Howard that kept us in the game, and it’s usually (him) who takes the final shot.” The play was the same play the Vols ran at the end of regulation in attempt to make the game-winner. But Ellis threw an ill-advised pass to Steve Ray, and the Vols lost their opportunity to win at the end of regulation. Tennessee coach Don DeVoe told Ellis to go with the shot if the opportunity arose again. It did, and Ellis made good. “I don’t think there’s been a bigger shot in Tennessee basketball in a long time than the one Dale Ellis made,” DeVoe said. “We were able to make the play at the end because they gave us the opportunity by making a turnover.” Overtime looked unlikely as Tennessee built a 14-point first half lead and led 38-25 at the start of the second half on a dunk by Ellis. The Rams erased the last two points of the deficit with a bucket from Kottak with 2:24 left in the second half to put the score at 56-56 which eventually forced the overtime. Ellis finished with 22 points, and Howard Wood 18. Greg McRay led the Rams with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting.

NOTES: Future Vol assistant coach Michael Hunt (1994-97) was on the Furman team ... Furman’s berth in the NCAA Tournament came via its Southern Conference championship.

NOTES: Maryland’s Albert King is the brother of former Vol AllAmerica Bernard King ... Maryland lost in the Regional Semifinals 74-68 to Georgetown.

VISITORS: Furman 23-7 55 Ronald White 42 Rick McKinney 25 Jonathan Moore 20 Mel Daniel 22 Michael Hunt 35 Reggie Small 31 Dale Crowe 24 Tobe Jackson 51 Randy Butler 44 William Hanks Team Totals TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 3-7 3-6 9-14 6-9 2-6 1-3 0-2 1-5 0-1 1-3

FT 2-5 5-8 4-8 3-5 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-3

26-56

17-32

f f c g g

1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 1st Half: 7-16 43.8%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 18-10 FG 32 Reggie Johnson f 13-19 53 Steve Ray f 0-3 31 Chuck Threeths c 1-3 30 Gary Carter g 6-8 10 Bert Bertelkamp g 1-5 41 Dale Ellis 1-6 44 Howard Wood 9-11 43 Kevin Nash 3-7 15 Ralph Parton 2-5 24 Michael Poole 0-2 34 Anthony Love 0-0 Team Totals 36-69 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

REBS 0 6 17 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 5 35

FT 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-2 3-5 0-0 0-0 8-16

REBS 14 2 5 6 1 3 5 8 1 1 0 1 47

69 11 19

2nd 40 40

PF 2 5 3 4 5 0 3 4 3 0 0 29

TP 28 0 2 13 3 2 19 6 7 0 0

Total 69 80

A TO 0 1 0 3 1 3 4 4 1 5 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 0

Bl St Min 1 0 24 0 0 26 1 1 30 0 2 30 0 0 30 0 0 14 0 0 13 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 9 3

3 200

Game: 46.4% Game: 53.1%

A TO 3 4 1 0 1 2 6 4 8 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0

80 26 16

2nd Half: 17-26 65.4% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0%

Officials: Turner, Watson, Ballesteros Technical fouls: Tennessee: Don DeVoe Attendance: 6,865 1st 29 40

TP 8 11 22 15 4 2 2 2 0 3

2nd Half: 15-3 48.4% 2nd Half: 10-16 62.5%

1st Half: 19-43 44.2% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

Score by Periods Furman Tennessee

PF 0 1 3 4 3 1 3 0 3 0

Bl St Min 3 1 37 1 1 28 0 0 10 0 1 34 0 2 19 0 0 14 0 0 25 0 0 8 0 1 19 0 0 5 0 0 1 4

6 200

Game: 50.7% Game: 50.0%

VISITORS: Tennessee 18-11 32 53 31 10 30 41 43 15 24 44

Reggie Johnson Steve Ray Chuck Threeths Bert Bertelkamp Gary Carter Dale Ellis Kevin Nash Ralph Parton Michael Poole Howard Wood TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

f f c g g

FG 10-17 0-3 0-2 3-8 7-12 3-6 2-4 0-0 0-1 6-13

FT 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 7-7 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

31-66

13-14

1st Half: 16-32 50.0% 1st Half: 8-9 88.9%

REBS 4 2 5 2 8 2 3 0 0 4 0 30

PF 5 3 3 5 1 5 2 0 1 0

TP A TO 21 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 16 2 21 3 1 7 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 2

75 20

2nd Half: 15-34 44.1% 2nd Half: 5-5 100.0%

Bl St Min 0 0 25 0 0 17 0 0 19 0 0 39 0 1 40 0 1 22 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 25 1

4 200

Game: 47.0% Game: 92.9%

NOTES: Tennessee received a first-round bye in the 1981 NCAA Tournament ... Tennessee’s victory ended Virginia Commonwealth’s 16-game winning streak which was the longest in the nation. VISITORS: Virginia Commonwealth 24-5 FG FT 21 Danny Kottak f 5-7 0-0 54 Greg McCray f 10-14 3-5 30 Kenny Stancell c 0-3 1-3 10 Monty Knight g 5-11 2-2 25 Edmund Sherod g 4-8 2-2 44 Greg Shropshire 0-0 0-0 41 Don Jones 0-0 0-0 11 Stanley Davis 0-0 0-0 TEAM Totals 24-43 8-12 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 10-20 50% 1st Half: 5-8 62.5%

REBS 2 8 5 3 5 0 0 0 2 25

PF 3 4 2 1 1 0 1 0

TP 10 23 1 12 10 0 0 0

A TO 2 4 1 2 0 2 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

56 10 12

2nd Half: 14-23 60.9% 2nd Half: 3-4 75.0%

Bl St Min 0 1 43 1 1 44 2 1 43 1 0 41 0 0 45 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 1 4

3 225

Game: 55.8% Game: 66.7%

HOME TEAM: Maryland 24-6 55 25 52 10 15 21 54

Albert King Ernest Graham Buck Williams Greg Manning Reggie Jackson Dutch Morley Taylor Baldwin TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

f f c g g

FG 10-16 5-8 8-13 11-15 2-4 0-1 0-0

FT 0-0 4-7 3-6 6-7 1-5 0-0 0-0

36-57

14-25

1st Half: 14-23 60.9% 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%

REBS 6 9 9 3 4 0 1 4 36

PF 2 3 5 0 2 0 1

TP A TO 20 3 6 14 5 3 19 0 1 28 3 1 5 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

86 21 13

2nd Half: 22-34 64.7% 2nd Half: 10-18 55.6%

Officials: Pavia, Tate, Dibler Technical fouls: Maryland: Lefty Driesell; Tennessee: Don DeVoe Attendance: 13,210 Score by Periods Tennessee Maryland

1st 40 32

2nd 35 54

Total 75 86

Bl St Min 0 1 40 0 0 39 2 0 38 0 1 39 0 2 35 0 0 7 1 0 2 3

4 200

Game: 63.2% Game: 56.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-7 14 53 44 12 30 21 40

Dale Ellis Steve Ray Howard Wood Ed Littleton Gary Carter Michael Brooks Willie Burton TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

f f c g g

FG 10-13 0-4 7-13 3-4 5-11 0-2 1-1

FT 2-2 0-0 4-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

26-48

6-7

1st Half: 16-26 61.5% 1st Half: 4-4 100%

REBS 5 3 4 0 5 1 0 1 19

PF 3 3 3 1 1 1 0

TP 22 0 18 6 10 0 2

58 17

2nd Half: 8-22 36.4% 2nd Half: 2-3 66.7%

Officials: Burrell Crowell, Tom Fraim, Robert Herrold Technical fouls: Tennessee: Ellis Attendance: 11,443 Score by Periods 1st Virginia Commonwealth 25 Tennessee 36

2nd 31 20

OT 0 2

Total 56 58

A TO 0 1 1 0 4 2 4 1 5 2 3 2 0 0 8

Bl St Min 1 0 45 0 0 29 0 0 41 0 1 24 0 3 45 0 0 37 0 0 4 1

4 225

Game: 54.2% Game: 85.7%

1981 NCAA East Region — Regional Semifinal #4 #1

1982 NCAA East Region — First Round

Tennessee (21-8) Virginia (27-3)

48 62

#9 #8

1982 NCAA East Region — Second Round

Tennessee (20-9) SW Louisiana (24-8)

61 57

#9 #1

Tennessee (20-10) Virginia (30-3)

51 54

March 19, 1981 • Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina

March 12, 1982 • Market Square Arena • Indianapolis, Indiana

March 14, 1982 • Market Square Arena • Indianapolis, Indiana

Virginia outscored Tennessee 27-4 over a 12-minute span in the second half en route to a 62-48 victory. Tennessee stayed close in the first half but could never take the lead against the Ralph Sampson-led Cavaliers. The Cavaliers shot 61.5 percent from the field during the first 20 minutes but could only manage a 27-26 lead at the break. The Vols got things rolling early in the second half. Virginia got the first bucket in the second half with a putback by Jeff Lamp. The Vols then outscored Virginia 10-2 over the next six minutes to hold a 36-31 lead. Lamp then scored six of the game’s next eight points with the other two coming from a jumper by Virginia’s Othell Wilson. The Cavaliers led 39-36 with 11:14 left in the game and never looked back. “We knew Lamp was their money player, but we didn’t realize it on the floor today,” Tennessee guard Michael Brooks said. “They had a great player who took control, made the great plays and got back and played defense. If he hadn’t taken control at that point, they wouldn’t have won.” Lamp scored a game-high 18 points. Jeff Jones and Lee Raker added 10 apiece for Virginia. Tennessee did slow down the All-America Sampson by holding him to a season-low nine points and five rebounds. He had only one point and one rebound in the second half. The sagging defense to stop Sampson may have proved costly for the Vols. Sampson hit on only 4-of-13 shots, but the rest of the Cavaliers combined to hit 20-of-30 for 66.6 percent. “You may take Ralph out of the offense, but you leave yourself vulnerable somewhere else,” Virginia forward Terry Gates said. “Raker and Lamp have thrived off that.”

Michael Brooks hit six free throws for Tennessee in the game’s final minute to secure a 61-57 victory over Southwestern Louisiana. “We did some things right that assured the win,” Tennessee coach Don DeVoe said. “The key was having the lead going into the final five minutes. We had our best foul shooters in the game, and we kept the ball in the best man’s hands.” The Vols trailed 35-33 with 16:58 to play. Back-to-back buckets by Tyrone Beaman gave the Vols a 37-35 advantage, but a lay-up from Dion Brown for the Ragin’ Cajuns tied the game at 37. The Vols then outscored Southwestern Louisiana 14-6 over the game’s next nine minutes to hold a 51-43 lead with 6:39 left in the game. Two free throws from Dan Gay and a lay-up each from Alford Turner and Johnny Collins off of Vol turnovers cut the margin to 51-49. Two free throws and a jumper from Dale Ellis opened the margin back up to 55-49 with just under four minutes to go. “We got the ball to Dale Ellis in the second half,” DeVoe said. “Those two turnovers were the turning point that allowed Southwestern Louisiana to come back. They got themselves back in the game because of their ability to persevere.” Ellis finished with a game-high 23 points, and Brooks finished with 16. Turner had 14 points to lead Southwestern Louisiana. “We expected Ellis to be outstanding, and he certainly was,” Southwestern Louisiana coach Bobby Paschal said. “We knew if they had the lead as the clock ran down, it would be difficult. They are an excellent free throw shooting team. Near the end, we knew it was a calculated risk to foul, but there was no other way.”

Tennessee missed 4-of-5 free throws in the final 3:12, and Virginia’s Ricky Stokes hit two with 15 seconds remaining to lift Virginia to a 54-51 victory in a rematch of a 1981 NCAA Tournament game. Tennessee had made 10 consecutive free throws during the second half, but the shots did not fall during crunch time. Tyrone Beaman missed the front end of a one-and-one and then missed the back end of a one-and-one. Michael Brooks, who hit six straight in the final minute in the first round Vol victory, then missed the front end of a one-and-one. Dan Federmann then followed with a miss. “When it got down to it, we choked at the foul line,” Tennessee coach Don DeVoe said. “We just did not do what it takes internally to win. Stokes just did what we could not do.” The one free throw the Vols did make in the game’s closing minutes gave them a 51-47 lead, but Ralph Sampson hit backto-back buckets to pull the Cavaliers even at 51. Tennessee had a chance to regain the lead, but Federmann missed the front end of his one-and-one. Stokes then made his two to give Virginia a 53-51 lead. “We had the game under control,” Tennessee forward Dale Ellis said. “All we had to do was hit the free throws. That has been a problem.” Tennessee had a chance to tie the game at 53, but the play never developed, and a long jumper by Brooks was off the mark. Jones then hit a free throw for the final margin of victory. “We had the right person taking the shot,” DeVoe said. “Michael was a little anxious. I didn’t think the shot was that poor, but we never got into our play.” The Vols got off to a fast start and opened up a 10-point lead at 24-14 in the first half behind 14 points from Brooks. Jones finished the first half by scoring five points in the final 21 seconds to pull Virginia to within 32-25 at the break. Virginia continued to rally in the second half, and Jones and Sampson sparked a 15-2 rally in the second half to give the Cavaliers a 43-40 lead with 10:41 to go. Brooks then scored eight straight points for Tennessee to give the Vols a 48-45 lead with 6:11 left in the game.

NOTES: Virginia advanced to the Final Four before losing to North Carolina 78-65. VISITORS: Tennessee 21-8 14 53 44 12 30 21 10 33 34 40

Dale Ellis Steve Ray Howard Wood Ed Littleton Gary Carter Michael Brooks Tyrone Beaman Dan Federmann Anthony Love Willie Burton TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 6-12 2-4 4-9 2-3 4-9 3-8 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1

FT 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

23-48

2-4

f f c g g

1st Half: 12-21 57.1% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

REBS 9 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 19

PF 4 1 1 3 4 2 3 0 0 0

TP 13 4 8 4 9 6 4 0 0 0

48 17 13

2nd Half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd Half: 0-0 0%

A TO 1 5 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 0 6 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Bl St Min 0 0 39 0 0 33 0 3 39 0 0 13 0 0 39 0 2 27 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1

5 200

Game: 47.9% Game: 50.0%

NOTES: Dale Ellis was named the SEC’s Player of the Year, and Don DeVoe was named the league’s Coach of the Year following the 1982 season. VISITORS: Tennessee 20-9 14 53 40 10 21 22 31 33

Dale Ellis Steve Ray Willie Burton Tyrone Beaman Michael Brooks Jerald Hyatt Kevin Woods Dan Federmann TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 9-15 2-5 1-3 4-6 5-10 0-1 1-1 2-2

FT 5-6 0-0 0-0 0-2 6-6 2-2 0-0 0-0

24-43

13-16

f f c g g

1st Half: 13-22 59.1% 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

REBS 6 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 6 27

PF 3 2 2 3 4 0 0 3

TP 23 4 2 8 16 2 2 4

61 14 14

2nd Half: 11-21 52.4% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3%

A TO 2 4 2 0 1 1 6 2 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 1

Bl St Min 0 2 40 1 2 34 0 0 25 0 2 30 1 0 33 0 1 17 0 0 6 0 0 15 2

7 200

Game: 55.8% Game: 81.3%

HOME TEAM: Virginia 27-3 03 44 50 11 24 25 55 10 15 23 05

Jeff Lamp Terry Gates Ralph Sampson Othell Wilson Jeff Jones Lee Raker Lewis Lattimore Craig Robinson Ricky Stokes Jeff Klein Louis Collins TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 8-11 2-2 4-13 2-3 3-6 4-5 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0

FT 2-2 0-0 1-2 5-6 4-5 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

24-43

14-17

f f c g g

1st Half: 13-23 56.5% 1st Half: 1-2 50%

REBS 5 4 5 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 27

PF 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 0

TP 18 4 9 9 10 10 0 0 2 0 0

62 11 11

2nd Half: 11-20 55% 2nd Half: 13-15 86.7%

Officials: Edgar Cartotto, James Burroughs, Richard Weiler Technical fouls: none Attendance: 17,000 Score by Periods Tennessee Virginia

1st 26 27

2nd 22 35

Total 48 62

A TO 2 1 1 0 1 3 2 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0

Bl St Min 0 0 36 0 1 32 4 1 34 0 1 34 0 4 33 0 1 17 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 4

HOME TEAM: Southwestern Louisiana 24-8 FG FT REBS 21 Dion Brown f 6-10 1-2 7 40 Graylin Warner f 3-8 0-0 3 44 Dan Gay c 2-7 4-4 4 11 Alford Turner g 4-9 6-9 1 15 Johnny Collins g 5-7 0-0 1 33 Alonza Allen 2-4 0-0 0 TEAM 1-1 6 Totals 23-46 11-15 22 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 14-24 58.3% 1st Half: 1-3 33.3%

PF 3 4 1 4 5 0 17

2nd Half: 9-22 41.0% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3%

9 200

Game: 55.8% Game: 82.4%

Officials: Paul Houseman, Denny Bishop, Mickey Crowley Technical fouls: none Attendance: 12,206 Score by Periods 1st Tennessee 29 Southwestern Louisiana 29

2nd 32 28

TP 13 6 8 14 10 4 2 57

Total 61 57

A TO 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 12

Bl St Min 0 1 38 1 0 35 0 1 40 1 1 37 0 3 39 0 0 11 2

6 200

Game: 50.0% Game: 73.3%

NOTES: Virginia was upset by Alabama-Birmingham 68-66 in the Region Semifinals. VISITORS: Tennessee 20-10 14 53 40 10 21 22 31 33

Dale Ellis Steve Ray Willie Burton Tyrone Beaman Michael Brooks Jerald Hyatt Kevin Woods Dan Federmann TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

f f c g g

FG 5-10 2-3 0-0 0-5 11-17 0-0 0-1 2-3

FT 6-8 0-0 0-0 1-3 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-1

20-39

11-17

1st Half: 14-25 56.0% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

REBS 9 3 3 0 2 0 0 3 4 24

PF 5 4 5 4 1 0 0 4

TP 16 4 0 1 24 2 0 4

A TO 0 1 3 2 1 0 8 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

51 14

2nd Half: 6-14 42.9% 2nd Half: 7-11 63.6%

Bl St Min 0 0 37 0 0 36 0 1 17 0 2 37 0 1 40 0 0 9 0 0 4 0 0 20 0

4 200

Game: 51.3% Game: 64.7%

HOME TEAM: Virginia 30-3 04 17 10 50 24 45 11 15 30

Jim Miller

Craig Robinson Ralph Sampson Jeff Jones Tim Mullen Othell Wilson Ricky Stokes Kenton Edelin TEAM Totals

f c g g

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 1-2

FT 0-3

REBS 2

PF 3

TP 2

A TO 0 0

2-7 9-14 4-6 4-6 2-3 0-1 1-2

0-0 1-6 2-5 1-2 1-2 2-2 1-1

3 2 2 2 1 2 4

4 19 10 9 5 2 3

1 2 3 0 1 0 0

23-41

8-21

6 9 7 0 1 1 2 4 32

1st Half: 11-23 47.9% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0%

2nd Half: 12-18 66.7% 2nd Half: 5-11 45.5%

Officials: Jack Savidge, Charles Range, Arthur Mellace Technical fouls: None Attendance: Not available Score by Periods Tennessee Virginia

1st 32 25

2nd 19 29

Total 51 54

Bl St Min 0 0

2 0 1 2 1 0 0

0 2 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 1

2 200

Game: 56.1% Game: 38.1%

29 36 38 24 22 18 16

1983 NCAA Mideast Region — First Round #9 #8

1983 NCAA Mideast Region — Second Round

Marquette (19-11) Tennessee (20-11)

56 57

#8 #1

1989 NCAA East Region — First Round

Tennessee (20-12) Louisville (30-3)

57 70

#10 #7

Tennessee (19-11) West Virginia (26-4)

68 84

March 18, 1982 • Roberts Municipal Stadium • Evansville, Indiana

March 20, 1982 • Roberts Municipal Stadium • Evansville, Indiana

March 16, 1989 • Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina

Michael Brooks hit two free throws with five seconds left in the game to secure a 57-56 victory over Marquette. Brooks only had 11 points in the game, but four came via the charity stripe in the game’s final 61 seconds. Brooks’ two free throws with 1:01 remaining gave the Vols a 55-53 lead. Dale Ellis and Jerald Hyatt had just missed opportunities at the foul line before Brooks gave the Vols their two-point lead. Kevin Woods then came up with a steal on Marquette’s ensuring possession and was fouled. He came up empty on the front end of a one-and-one. Doc Rivers countered by making one of his two free attempts on the next possession to cut the lead to 55-54 with 20 seconds left. Brooks then brought the ball up court and was tied up in front of the Tennessee bench. It looked as though Brooks was going to be called for a five-second violation, but instead was fouled by Rivers. He then sank the two free throws. Marquette’s Kerry Trotter hit a lay-up at the buzzer to provide the final score. “I wanted the ball,” Brooks said. “I knew they would have to foul me because time was running out. I felt I could ice the game.” Brooks’ free throws were his most obvious contribution to the Vol victory, but he also turned in a stellar performance on the defense end. He held Rivers to 10 points and ran the Volunteer offense for 40 minutes. Rivers only hit 4-of-13 shots as Brooks guarded him most of the game. “Michael sank those two free throws, but defense won this game,” Tennessee guard Tyrone Beaman said. “He played probably his best defensive game. He came through for us in the clutch.” Tennessee trailed 43-38 with 11:38 remaining in the game, but a three-point play by Willie Burton, a bucket from Dale Ellis and two more free throws by Burton gave the Vols a 45-43 lead with 9:15 left. Tennessee then hit 10-of-15 free throw attempts the rest of way including the two from Brooks. The only field goal the Vols scored in the last 10 minutes was a long jumper from Brooks.

Louisville used an 11-2 run midway through the second half to halt a Tennessee rally and post a 70-57 victory over the Vols. The Cardinals used their pressure defense in the first half to force 10 Tennessee turnovers which enabled them to open up a 34-27 halftime lead. A 15-foot jumper from Lancaster Gordon and a layup from Charles Jones pushed the lead out to 42-30 with 15:26 left in the game. The Vols then mounted a rally. Two buckets apiece from Dale Ellis and Willie Burton keyed a 13-3 scoring run for the Vols as they pulled to within 45-43 with 10:26 on the clock. Louisville then called timeout to regroup. The Cardinals responded with an 11-2 rally to open the lead back out to 56-45 with just under six minutes left in the game. Tennessee could get no closer than eight points the rest of the game. “We had worked so hard to get that close,” Tennessee point guard Tyrone Beaman said. “They get a couple of quick, easy baskets and it took a little bit out of everybody.” Ellis was held to 13 points, nine below his season average, on 6-of-13 shooting. Louisville’s man-to-man defense made him work hard to get the ball, and the Cardinals’ fast break offense continually put pressure on the Vols to get back on defense. “This is as tired as I’ve ever been on the court all year,” Ellis said. “This is one of the worst shooting games ever. I missed a lot of easy shots.” Michael Brooks led the Vols with 18 points, and Beaman added 10. Louisville was led by Milt Wagner’s 15 points and Scooter McRay’s 10.

Tennessee fell behind by 10 points less than five minutes into the game and never recovered as West Virginia cruised to an 84-68 victory. It was the Vols’ first NCAA Tournament appearance in six years, but the Mountaineers made the visit a short one. They scored on their first nine possessions and their defense frustrated the Vols throughout the game. “West Virginia got the upper hand about as quickly as you can in an NCAA Tournament game,” Tennessee coach Don DeVoe said. “It was obviously a game where we didn’t do many things right. West Virginia did a lot of things right, and the scoreboard bore that out.” Tennessee shot 29 percent from the floor in the first half and fell behind as many as 15 points. The Vols battled back to go into the break trailing 35-23, but the opening minutes of the second half once again put the Vols in a deep hole. The Mountaineers scored the first six points of the second half which keyed a 12-4 run that opened the lead to 47-27 with 16:51 left in the game. Tennessee got back to within 57-45 on a 3-pointer from Doug Roth, but West Virginia answered with two buckets. Tennessee never got closer than 12 points the rest of the game. West Virginia shot a blistering 77 percent from the field in the second half on 17-of-22 shooting and finished the game at 62 percent. Tennessee finished the game shooting 38 percent from the field. “It looked like to me the guys were playing a little tight at both ends of the floor,” DeVoe said. “I know it’s the NCAA, but that’s when you should bring your game up to another level.” Dyron Nix led the Vols with 22 points, and West Virginia native Greg Bell added 14. Starting guard Clarence Swearengen, who was averaging 12 points a game, played only 14 minutes and did not score.

NOTES: The victory over Marquette was the 100th for Don DeVoe at Tennessee ... Tennessee was only one of six teams to appear in the past five NCAA Tournaments with the other teams being Arkansas, Georgetown, Iowa, Louisville and North Carolina. VISITORS: Marquette 19-11 22 52 33 20 31 21 32

Dwayne Johnson Marc Marotta Terrell Schlundt Mandy Johnson Glenn Rivers Terry Reason Kerry Trotter TEAM Totals

FG f 3-5 f 7-12 c 6-11 g 3-5 g 4-13 0-0 1-1 24-47

REBS O-D-T PF 1-3-4 4 5-5-10 5 1-5-6 4 0-0-0 4 4-1-5 5 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0 5 8-15 11-14-30 22 FT 3-4 1-1 0-1 2-2 2-7 0-0 0-0

TP 9 15 12 8 10 0 1

A TO 3 2 1 2 0 2 2 0 3 4 0 0 0 0

9 10

Bl St Min 0 1 38 1 2 39 0 0 40 0 3 38 0 1 39 0 0 3 0 0 2 1

200 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 13-27 48.7% 1st Half: 2-3 66.7%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 20-11 FG FT 14 Dale Ellis f 7-9 6-10 40 Willie Burton f 3-7 4-5 33 Dan Federmann c 3-5 0-1 10 Tyrone Beaman g 3-5 0-0 21 Michael Brooks g 3-6 5-5 22 Jerald Hyatt 0-1 0-1 30 Tyrone Harper 2-3 0-0 31 Kevin Woods 0-1 0-2 34 Rob Jones 0-0 0-0 TEAM Total 21-37 15-27 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 14-23 60.9% 1st Half: 0-2 0.0%

2nd Half: 11-20 55.0% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0% REBS O-D-T PF 0-4-4 3 3-2-5 5 2-0-2 2 0-0-0 5 1-3-4 1 0-0-0 0 1-0-1 0 0-2-2 1 0-0-0 0 6 7-11-25 17

Score by Periods Marquette Tennessee

1st 28 28

2nd 28 29

TP 20 10 6 6 11 0 4 0 0

A TO 0 2 2 4 0 0 5 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

2nd Half: 7-14 50.0% 2nd Half: 15-26 57.7%

Officials: John Dabrow, Bob Garibaldi, Peter Pevia Technical fouls: None Attendance: Not available Total 56 57

Game: 51.1% Game: 53.3%

Bl St Min 0 1 40 0 1 32 0 0 16 0 0 32 0 0 40 0 1 11 0 0 17 1 0 11 0 0 1 1

3 200

Game: 56.8% Game: 55.6%

NOTES: The Mideast Regional Semifinals were held at Stokely Athletic Center ... Louisville advanced to the Final Four before losing 94-81 to Houston ... Ellis finished his career as the third all-time leading scorer at Tennessee behind Ernie Grunfeld and Reggie Johnson. VISITORS: Tennessee 20-12 14 40 33 10 21 22 23 30 31 34

Dale Ellis Willie Burton Dan Federmann Tyrone Beaman Michael Brooks Jerald Hyatt Myron Carter Tyrone Harper Kevin Woods Rob Jones TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG f 6-13 f 4-10 c 1-1 g 4-7 g 8-17 0-1 0-0 1-4 1-3 0-0

FT 1-3 1-2 1-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

25-56

7-11

1st Half: 12-28 42.3% 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

HOME TEAM: Louisville 30-3 FG FT 21 Scooter McCray f 5-7 0-0 32 22 Rodney McCray f 0-1 1-2 33 Charles Jones c 7-8 4-7 4 Lancaster Gordon g 7-15 4-4 20 Milt Wagner g 6-10 3-4 00 Robbie Valentine 0-0 0-0 23 Chris West 0-0 0-0 42 Jeff Hall 0-2 2-2 45 Danny Mitchell 0-0 0-0 55 Billy Thompson 2-4 2-4 TEAM Totals 27-47 16-23 200 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%

REBS O-D-T PF 1-4-5 4 4-3-7 0 0-3-3 4 1-0-1 5 0-1-1 2 0-0-0 1 0-0-0 0 2-0-2 1 1-2-3 0 0-0-0 0 3 25 17

1st 27 34

2nd 30 36

A TO 0 5 2 1 1 1 3 6 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bl St Min 0 2 35 2 2 36 0 2 14 0 2 33 0 2 40 0 2 16 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 10 0 0 3

57 12 17

2 12 200

2nd Half: 13-28 46.4% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% REBS O-D-T PF 1-4-5 4 1-5-6 5-6-11 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-3-3 4 9-18-31

Total 57 70

Game: 44.7% Game: 63.6%

TP 10

A TO 3 3

0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1

1 18 18 15 0 0 2 0 6

2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1

70 13 18

2nd Half: 13-19 68.4% 2nd Half: 10-15 66.7%

Officials: John Dabrow, Bob Garibaldi, Phil Robinson Technical fouls: None Attendance: 11,900 Score by Periods Tennessee Louisville

TP 13 9 3 10 18 0 0 2 2 0

1 5 6 3 0 0 0 0 0

Bl St Min 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1

6 11

Game: 57.4% Game: 69.6%

33 35 36 31 1 1 12 1 18

NOTES: Tennessee had won five consecutive first round NCAA Tournament games before losing to West Virginia ... West Virginia lost to Duke 70-63 in the second round. VISITORS: Tennessee 19-11 31 33 50 11 25 10 15 23 34 51

Dyron Nix Mark Griffin Doug Roth C. Swearengen Travis Henry Jay Price Ron Taylor Greg Bell Ronnie Reese Ian Lockhart TEAM Total

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

FG f 10-20 f 1-5 c 5-13 g 0-4 g 1-2 0-0 2-9 5-10 0-1 2-5

26-69 10-31

1st Half: 9-31 29.0% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0%

HOME TEAM: West Virginia 26-4 FG 24 Darryl Prue f 5-8 23 Chris Brooks f 2-7 42 Ray Foster c 6-7 32 Herbie Brooks g 8-12 04 Steve Berger g 4-6 03 Tracy Shelton 3-4 11 Chris Leonard 0-0 21 Shaun Jackson 0-0 25 Mike Yoest 0-0 33 Wade Smith 1-3 34 Thomas Kroger 0-0 TEAM Totals 29-47 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

3PT 0-4 1-4 3-6 0-1 1-1 0-0 2-9 3-6 0-0 0-0

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 5-3-8 3 22 1 1 0 0 37 2-1-3 4 3 1 2 0 1 26 4-6-10 4 13 1 4 1 0 38 1-2-3 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 0-1-1 3 3 0 1 0 0 14 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 2 7 4 0 0 2 17 0-1-1 4 14 5 1 0 1 34 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2-0-2 5 6 0 1 0 0 17 2 6-14 15-13-30 26 68 13 12 1 4 200 FT 2-4 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-0 2-2

2nd Half: 17-38 44.7% 2nd Half: 9-24 37.5% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3%

3PT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT 2-2 0-1 7-8 6-6 5-7 4-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1

1-3 25-33

1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 1st Half: 10-13 76.9%

Score by Periods Tennessee West Virginia

1st 23 35

2nd 45 49

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-3-6 4 12 2 1 0 0 29 0-1-1 4 4 0 0 0 0 20 2-9-11 3 19 0 2 2 1 35 2-0-2 1 22 2 4 0 2 34 1-4-5 0 14 7 4 0 3 35 0-1-1 0 10 2 1 0 1 12 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1-1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-4-4 1 3 0 2 1 0 22 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8-26-36 14 84 14 15 3 7 200

2nd Half: 17-22 77.3% 2nd Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 15-20 75.0%

Officials: Tom Rucker, Stan Rote, Duke Edsall Technical fouls: None Attendance: Not available Total 68 84

Game: 37.7% Game: 32.3% Game: 42.9%

Game: 61.7% Game: 33.3% Game: 75.8%

1998 NCAA West Region — First Round #9 #8

Illinois State (25-5) Tennessee (20-9)

1999 NCAA East Region — First Round

ot 82 81

#13 #4

1999 NCAA East Region — Second Round

Delaware (24-6) Tennessee (21-8)

52 62

#9 #4

SW Missouri State (22-10) Tennessee (21-9)

81 51

March 12, 1998 • Arco Arena • Sacramento, California

March 12, 1999 • Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina

March 14, 1999 • Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina

Illinois State’s Dan Muller scored the winning basket off a pass from Kyle Cartmill with 1.3 seconds left to lift the Redbirds to an 82-81 overtime victory over Tennessee. The Vols had taken an 81-80 lead on C.J. Black’s layup off a pass from Tony Harris with 15.4 seconds left before the gamewinning bucket by Muller. The Vols struggled in the second half with foul trouble and poor shooting. They finished the game shooting 36.7 percent from the field and had nearly a five minute stretch in the second half without scoring. A free throw by Harris at the 7:13 mark finally broke the scoring drought, but the Vols found themselves down 66-58. The Vols battled back to tie the score at 70 on Black’s rebound and basket with 2:53 left. Tennessee took a 72-70 lead on Black’s slam dunk off a pass from Brandon Wharton, but Illinois State tied the score on Steve Hansell’s layup with 53 seconds left. That gave the Vols the ball back with a chance to win. They worked the shot clock down to 17 seconds and the game clock down to 34.6 before calling a timeout. Wharton took a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 22 seconds left, but missed and Illinois State rebounded. The Redbirds had their own chance at a game-winning shot, but Hill missed a 14-foot jumper. The Vols rebounded and threw a desperation pass, but it was on to overtime. Tennessee had opened up a nine-point lead in the first half but could not put the Redbirds away. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Rico Hill and Steve Hansell at the end of the half enabled the Redbirds to pull within 41-38 at the break.

Tennessee’s offense was sputtering, but the Vols turned up their defensive pressure to post a 62-52 victory over Delaware. It was the Vols’ first NCAA Tournament win in 16 years. The Vols shot only 33 percent from the field, but held Delaware to 30 percent shooting. Forward Mike Pegues did score 23 points for Delaware, but it came on 7-of-23 shooting. Tennessee’s perimeter defense held the Blue Hens starting perimeter players to 2-of-13 from 3-point range. “As long as we play defense like we did today, we have a chance to win, no matter how bad we shoot the ball,” Tennessee guard Brandon Wharton said. Wharton scored all 16 of his points in the second half after missing seven shots in the first half, including an uncontested layup after a steal. “I just kept telling the players ‘Continue to play good defense, and the shots are going to fall. Believe me. Trust me. They’re going to fall,’” Tennessee coach Jerry Green said. Two free throws from Pegues gave Delaware a 20-14 lead with 3:45 left in the first half. Tennessee then reeled off 11 unanswered points to open a 25-20 lead with 35 seconds left in the half. Pegues hit a jumper at the first half buzzer to pull the Blue Hens to within three at the break and then opened the second half with a 3-pointer to tie the game at 25. Tennessee then got the offense rolling with a layup from Wharton, a 3-pointer from Tony Harris and a C.J. Black dunk. The Vols led 32-25 and never trailed again. “We were almost too ready to play,” Green said. “Survive and advanced. That’s what it’s all about.”

Poor shooting proved costly for the Vols as Southwestern Missouri State gave Tennessee its worst loss ever in NCAA Tournament action with a 81-51 victory. Tennessee shot 29.5 percent from field and hit only 6-of-29 3 point attempts for 20.7 percent. “Their defense didn’t give us many open looks,” forward Isiah Victor said. “And when they did, we weren’t making those shots either, so it really didn’t matter.” Southwest Missouri State, on the other hand, shot 51.9 percent from the field and hit 9-of-22 3-pointers. It was a 3-pointer at the end of the first half that seemed to douse all hopes of a Vol victory. Ken Stringer banked in a 25-footer at the buzzer to give the Bears a 36-26 halftime lead. Southwest Missouri then opened the second half by scoring on nine of its first 10 possessions. The lead expanded out to 58-33 with 12:38 to play. “I’d say they played a perfect ball game,” Tennessee coach Jerry Green said. “The more shots they hit, the more confident they got and the less we got. It seemed all the basketball gods were on their side and not on ours.” Tennessee never led in the game as the Bears jumped out to a 9-2 lead 3:10 into the game. The Bears got two easy buckets off of Tennessee turnovers caused by a full-court press. It was all uphill from there.

NOTES: Illinois State’s starting backcourt during the season did not play due to injury. Skipp Schaefbauer broke his leg in the MVC tournament. Jamar Smiley didn’t start because of back problems. Smiley got into the game, but immediately came out writhing in pain and was taken for treatment ... This was Tennessee’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in nine years ... The Redbirds lost 82-49 to Arizona in the second round. VISITORS: Illinois State 25-5 FG 42 Rico Hill f 6-23 44 Dan Muller f 3-7 32 LeRoy Watkins c 6-14 11 Steve Hansell g 5-5 24 Kyle Cartmill g 3-5 15 Jamar Smiley 0-0 23 Kenneth Pierson 0-2 35 Rob Gibbons 2-4 TEAM Totals 25-60 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 1st Half: 9-12 75.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 20-9 FG 03 Rashard Lee f 4-18 43 C.J. Black f 8-12 40 Torrey Harris c 3-5 14 Tony Harris g 1-13 15 Brandon Wharton g 8-21 05 Aaron Green 3-5 32 Del Baker 0-1 33 Scott Moore 0-0 34 Vegas Davis 0-2 44 Isiah Victor 2-2 TEAM Totals 29-79 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-2-3 3 22 4 2 0 1 42 2-8-10 1 8 3 4 1 1 45 2-1-3 2 18 0 2 2 1 25 1-8-9 4 16 6 2 0 1 41 1-2-3 4 9 6 6 0 2 40 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-3-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2-4-6 4 9 0 1 0 0 24 1-3-4 7-13 25-32 10-31-41 19 82 19 17 3 6 225 3PT 3-6 2-4 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1

FT 711 0-0 6-6 5-5 2-2 0-0 0-0 5-8

2nd Half: 9-28 32.1% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 14-17 82.4%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 5-6-11 1 9 2 0 0 1 27 4-2-6 4 18 0 4 1 2 34 2-1-3 5 6 0 0 3 0 19 0-5-5 2 10 9 2 0 2 44 1-3-4 3 23 3 4 0 1 44 1-1-2 4 7 0 1 0 0 10 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2-3-5 3 6 1 2 2 4 28 5-3-8 6-29 17-21 20-26-46 22 81 15 13 6 10 225 3PT 1-8 0-1 0-0 0-6 4-9 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0

1st Half: 13-37 35.1% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 1st Half: 13-14 92.9%

FT 0-0 2-2 0-0 8-11 3-3 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-3

2nd Half: 13-24 35.3% 2nd Half: 3-16 18.8% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1%

1st 38 41

2nd 34 31

OT 10 9

Game: 36.7% Game: 20.7% Game: 81.0%

VISITORS: Delaware 24-6 05 13 10 15 03 23 24

Mike Pegues Kestutis Marci John Bennett John Gordon Tyrone Perry Madou Diouf Greg Miller TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

Total 82 81

FG f 7-23 f 2-8 c 2-6 g 3-9 g 3-6 1-3 0-2 18-57

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-8 FG 22 Vincent Yarbrough f 1-4 43 C.J. Black f 2-7 40 Torrey Harris c 0-0 14 Tony Harris g 3-8 15 Brandon Wharton g 5-18 44 Isiah Victor 7-15 03 Rashard Lee 1-4 55 Charles Hathaway 1-2 34 Vegas Davis 0-1 32 Del Baker 0-1 TEAM Totals 20-61 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO 3-7-10 2 23 2 6 1-2-3 2 6 1 2 7-7-14 4 5 0 3 1-4-5 5 7 4 1 0-1-1 2 7 0 1 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0-0-0 1 2 0 1 4-6-10 3 2-15 14-22 16-27-43 17 52 7 17 3PT 0-1 0-5 0-0 1-5 1-3 0-0 0-1

1st Half: 5-2 22.7% 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% 1st Half: 8-11 72.7%

FT 9-14 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 2-2

2nd Half: 12-35 34.3% 2nd Half: 1-11 9.1% 2nd Half: 5-8 62.5%

FT 4-4 5-6 0-0 2-2 5-6 0-1 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0

2nd Half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 13-14 92.9%

Officials: Dave Libbey, Jerry Petro, Paul Janssen Technical fouls: None Attendance: 1st 22 25

2nd 30 37

Total 52 62

Bl 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

St 2 1 0 1 2 0 0

Min 33 26 33 39 26 24 19

2 6 200

Game: 29.8% Game: 6.7% Game: 68.4%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO 2-2-4 2 6 1 2 4-3-7 2 9 2 2 1-2-3 3 0 0 1 0-1-1 0 10 1 6 2-5-7 4 16 4 2 5-9-14 4 14 0 2 0-4-4 2 4 0 2 0-2-2 3 3 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1-4-5 3-17 19-25 15-32-47 21 62 8 19 3PT 0-1 0-1 0-0 2-5 1-5 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-1

1st Half: 9-33 27.3% 1st Half: 1-11 9.1% 1st Half: 6-11 54.5%

Score by Periods Delaware Tennessee

Officials: Larry Lembo, Jim Haney, Eddie Jackson Technical fouls: none Attendance: 15,284 Score by Periods Illinois State Tennessee

Game: 41.7% Game: 53.8% Game: 78.1%

NOTES: Tennessee’s win snapped Delaware’s 13-game winning streak ... Delaware’s point total and field goal percentage were its lowest of the season ... Delaware won the America East Conference tournament to earn its bid into the NCAA Tournament.

Bl 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0

St 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0

Min 21 26 14 37 39 25 21 16 2 1

5 7 200

Game: 32.8% Game: 17.6% Game: 76.0%

NOTES: Southwest Missouri State lost to Duke in the Regional Semifinals ... Southwest Missouri State won the Missouri Valley Conference to earn its trip to the NCAA Tournament ... A Missouri Valley Conference team (Illinois State) eliminated the Vols from the 1998 NCAA Tournament. VISITORS: SW Missouri State 22-10 FG 3PT 05 Ken Stringer f 4-7 2-2 23 Ron Bruton f 5-5 0-0 32 Danny Moore c 8-14 2-2 12 William Fontlero g 1-5 0-2 24 Kevin Ault g 5-11 2-8 03 Paul Murans 1-2 1-1 04 Brandon Miller 0-0 0-0 10 Ryan Bettenhaus 0-0 0-0 20 Scott Brakebill 0-0 0-0 21 Eric Judd 1-3 0-2 25 Butch Tshomba 0-1 0-1 33 Allen Phillips 3-5 2-4 50 Matt Reuter 0-1 0-0 TEAM Totals 28-54 9-22

6-24

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

2nd Half: 15-29 51.7% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd Half: 11-15 73.3%

1st Half: 13-25 52.0% 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 1st Half: 5-9 55.6%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-9 FG 22 Vincent Yarbrough f 1-7 40 Torrey Harris f 0-0 43 C.J. Black c 1-6 14 Tony Harris g 2-11 15 Brandon Wharton g 5-16 03 Rashard Lee 2-4 05 Aaron Green 0-0 32 Del Baker 0-3 34 Vegas Davis 1-3 44 Isiah Victor 5-8 55 Charles Hathaway 1-3 TEAM Totals 18-61 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

3PT 0-4 0-0 0-1 2-10 1-6 1-2 0-0 0-1 1-3 1-2 0-0 6-29

1st Half: 10-30 33.3% 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

FT 0-1 2-2 7-9 4-7 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-0

1st 36 26

2nd 45 25

Game: 51.9% Game: 40.9% Game: 66.7%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-4-6 3 6 0 1 0 0 23 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 2-1-3 2 4 0 1 1 0 22 0-1-1 3 6 4 5 0 0 33 0-3-3 3 11 2 1 0 0 32 1-2-3 2 7 0 2 0 0 20 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-1-3 0 3 0 0 1 0 13 1-1-2 0 3 0 0 1 0 21 4-4-8 4 11 1 2 0 0 21 0-4-4 2 3 0 1 0 1 17 2-3-5 9-12 15-24-39 21 8 13 2 2 2 200 FT 4-4 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2

2nd Half: 8-31- 5.8% 2nd Half: 3-16 18.8% 2nd Half: 6-6 100.0%

Officials: Dave Libbey, Gene Monje, Bob Sitov Technical fouls: None Attendance: 20,172 Score by Periods SW Missouri State Tennessee

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-5-5 0 10 2 0 1 0 28 1-4-5 3 12 1 1 1 4 29 2-6-8 1 25 1 1 1 0 34 0-2-2 3 6 4 1 1 1 30 1-5-6 2 14 5 3 0 1 31 0-1-1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0-4-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 1-0-1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-2-2 1 8 3 0 0 0 15 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1-1-2 7-30-37 13 81 17 6 4 7 200

Total 81 51

Game: 29.5% Game: 20.7% Game: 75.0%

2000 NCAA South Region — First Round #13 #4

2000 NCAA South Region — Second Round

Louisiana-Lafayette (25-9) Tennessee (25-6)

58 63

#5 #4

2000 NCAA South Region — Regional Semifinal

Connecticut (25-10) Tennessee (26-6)

51 65

#8 #4

North Carolina (21-13) Tennessee (26-7)

74 69

March 17, 2000 • Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama

March 19, 2000 • Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama

March 24, 2000 • Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas

Tony Harris made two free throws with 10.8 seconds to play to help Tennessee seal a 63-58 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette. Louisiana-Lafayette cut UT’s lead to two at 60-58 on Brett Smith’s jumper with 45 seconds to play. With the shot clock running down, Harris made a move to the basket and appeared to turn the ball over to Smith. But Smith was called for a reachin foul that sent Harris to the line with 15 seconds to play. He missed the front end of the one-and-one, Ron Slay got the rebound and was flagrantly fouled by Smith with 13 seconds to go allowing Tennessee to keep the ball after the free throws. Slay then missed both free throws and Tennessee inbounded the ball to Harris, who was quickly fouled. Harris hit both shots to seal the victory. Tennessee trailed most of the game. The Vols were down 48-42 with just under 10 minutes left to play. Slay, a freshman from Nashville, then got the Vols offense rolling. Slay scored 11 of his 15 points in the final 8:15, including a coast-to-coast drive that he converted into a three-point play. Slay’s drive cut what had been a six-point UL-Lafayette lead to 48-45 with 8:15 remaining. “When Ron took it all the way, I felt we had ‘Mo’ (momentum) back on our side and had it going the right direction,” UT coach Jerry Green said, Slay’s 8-footer inside the Cajuns’ variation of a 2-3 zone defense broke a 54-54 tie at the 4:07 mark. He hit a similar shot to make it 60-56, Vols, with 1:48 to play. “We struggled offensively, but our defense kept us in the game,” Green said. “We did just exactly what we had to do down the stretch to win the game.” Harris and Slay led Tennessee with 15 points each. C.J. Black added 14, including 10-of-10 from the foul line, and Vincent Yarbrough scored 11. Lonnie Thomas led Louisiana-Lafayette with 19 points.

Tennessee capitalized on an ankle injury that reduced Connecticut point guard Khalid El-Amin to one basket in 13 minutes and posted a 65-51 victory. The Vols made school history by winning two games in the NCAA Tournament. The Vols trailed only once, at 4-2, and had the upper hand, 32-22 by halftime. The Huskies cut a 12-point deficit to 38-34 when El-Amin hit his only basket, a 3-pointer, with 13:36 to play. Vol freshman Jon Higgins answered with his own 3-pointer 14 seconds later, igniting a 16-4 run that put the game away. Connecticut went 6:15 without scoring during the major portion of that stretch, missing six consecutive shots and turning the ball over twice. One was a Higgins steal and break-away that ended up being juggled and dished to Vincent Yarbrough for a dunk and subsequent free throw. The three-point play restored the margin to 44-34. Tony Harris led the Vols with 18 points, including 9-of-12 from the foul stripe. Yarbrough got 11 of his 14 in the first half, helping shoot the Huskies out of a zone defense with three 3-pointers. C.J. Black added 13 points, 10 in the second half, as UT penetrated UConn’s defense for dunks and free throws. The Vol defense also stood tall by converting seven steals into 14 points and holding the Huskies to 38.6 percent shooting. UT shot 44.7 percent from field which was up from 33.3 percent in the first round victory. “We played awfully good,” Tennessee coach Jerry Green said. “That could have been as good as we played all year. Time and again, making the extra pass - or passes - produced good looks against the UConn defense.” Albert Mouring scored 17 points to lead the Huskies, and ElAmin was limited to three points, 13 below his season average.

Ed Cota spurred a late second-half comeback, then he and freshmen Joseph Forte and Julius Peppers hit six straight free throws in the final 34.9 seconds, giving North Carolina a 74-69 victory over Tennessee in the South Regional semifinals. The Tar Heels’ winning rally kicked into top gear when Forte drilled a 3-pointer and Jason Capel hit a layup to get the Tar Heels within 64-63. Cota made a running jumper in the lane and then hit another floater to make it 66-64 with 2:00 left. Tennessee’s scoring drought, which left the Vols without a field goal since 7:15, ended with 13.6 seconds left when Tony Harris made his first basket of the night, a 3-pointer. “I thought for about 35 minutes, we played awfully well,” Tennessee coach Jerry Green said. “Then we started trying to make hard plays, and it wasn’t just one person, it was about four or five different people. And while we were making hard plays, they were making baskets.” Tennessee got off to a slow start as North Carolina led by seven early. Then, the Vols’ speed and athleticism carried them to a 22-7 run and a nine-point lead. Capel kept the Tar Heels close by scoring the last five points of the first half, pulling North Carolina to within 39-36. “I can’t really put it into words,” Vincent Yarbrough said of the loss. “I thought we had the game won, but they just outplayed us in the last four minutes. We came out of the last timeout and still thought we had the game, but they made some shots and that was the game.” C.J. Black led the Volunteers with 17 points, Vincent Yarbrough had 13 and Ron Slay added 12. Isiah Victor had 11. Forte scored a game-high 22 for the Tar Heels, while Brendan Haywood and Cota each scored 11, followed by Kris Lang with 10.

NOTES: Louisiana-Lafayette earned its bid to the NCAA Tournament by winning the Sun Belt Conference.

NOTES: The 51 points was a season-low for the Huskies ... Connecticut was the defending NCAA champion having won the 1999 NCAA Tournament with a 77-74 victory over Duke.

VISITORS: La.-Lafayette 25-9 FG 30 Lonnie Thomas f 9-16 52 Reggie DeGray f 2-3 42 Brett Smith c 2-4 13 Billy Jones g 1-8 22 Blane Harmon g 1-5 23 Orlando Butler 5-13 01 Jarret Evans 1-2 05 Kenneth Lawrence 0-6 32 Darryl Robins 0-1 33 Shea Whiting 1-3 41 Derrick Warren 0-0 45 Kendall Regis 2-2 TEAM Totals 24-63

VISITORS: Connecticut 25-10 FG 33 Kevin Freeman f 6-9 04 Ajou Deng f 0-3 43 Jake Voskuhl c 1-2 23 Albert Mouring g 7-18 42 Khalid El-Amin g 1-2 20 Justin Brown 0-0 32 Tony Robertson 1-7 34 Souleymane Wane 4-8 05 Beau Archibald 0-0 50 Marcus Cox 0-3 51 Edmund Saunders 2-3 55 Doug Wrenn 0-2 TEAM Totals 22-57

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

5-22

1st Half: 11-31 35.5% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 25-6 FG 22 Vincent Yarbrough f 3-8 44 Isiah Victor f 1-3 43 C.J. Black c 2-4 14 Tony Harris g 4-14 42 Jon Higgins g 1-6 05 Harris Walker 0-3 12 Marcus Haislip 0-0 31 Terrence Woods 0-5 35 Ron Slay 6-8 55 Charles Hathaway 0-0 TEAM Totals 17-51 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

3PT 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-3 1-5 2-9 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT 1-1 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 5-8

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-2-5 5 19 1 4 1 1 25 0-0-0 5 4 1 2 0 0 11 7-3-10 3 6 0 1 0 1 33 1-6-7 2 3 1 3 0 1 28 0-0-0 4 3 2 0 0 0 19 2-4-6 1 12 3 0 0 1 33 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 1-4-5 1 0 6 3 0 0 27 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1-2-3 2 4 0 1 0 0 7 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-0-2 2 4 1 1 0 0 9 1-0-1 18-23-41 25 58 15 15 1 4 200

2nd Half: 13-33 39.4% 2nd Half: 1-10 10.0% 2nd Half: 2-2 100.0%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO 1-6-7 2 11 1 2 0-6-6 3 4 0 1 1-1-2 2 14 0 2 1-2-3 2 15 3 2 2-0-2 1 4 3 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 1-1-2 1 0 0 1 2-2-4 2 15 0 1 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 4-1-5 6-30 23-29 12-19-31 14 63 7 12 3PT FT 3-7 2-3 0-2 2-2 0-1 10-10 2-8 5-7 1-5 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-5 0-0 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-0

1st Half: 6-23 26.1% 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% 1st Half: 11-13 84.6%

2nd Half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd Half: 3-17 17.6% 2nd Half: 12-16 75.0%

Officials: David Libbey, Mark Reishcling, Tom Gabutero Technical fouls: UL-DeGray, Harmon, Whiting. UT-Harris, Hathaway Attendance: 11,061 Score by Periods Louisiana-Lafayette Tennessee

1st 29 26

Game: 38.1% Game: 22.7% Game: 62.5%

2nd 29 37

Total 58 63

Bl 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

St 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

Min 38 19 34 37 33 7 3 5 18 6

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

3PT 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-8 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 4-12

1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 26-6 FG 22 Vincent Yarbrough f 5-9 44 Isiah Victor f 0-2 43 C.J. Black c 5-9 14 Tony Harris g 4-11 42 Jon Higgins g 3-9 31 Terrence Woods 0-0 35 Ron Slay 3-6 05 Harris Walker 1-1 55 Charles Hathaway 0-0 TEAM Totals 21-47

3PT 3-6 0-0 0-1 1-4 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 3-4

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO 2-5-7 3 14 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 3-6-9 4 2 1 1 0-3-3 2 17 0 1 0-2-2 0 3 1 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-1-1 4 2 2 3 4-3-7 2 8 0 1 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 2-1-3 1 5 0 2 0-1-1 2 0 0 3 3-1-4 14-23-37 20 51 4 15

2nd Half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 2-2 100%

FT 1-1 1-2 3-5 9-12 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0

7-17 16-23

Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

St 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Min 29 11 18 39 13 1 33 22 1 6 18 9

1 1 200

Game: 38.6% Game: 33.3% Game: 75.0%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-3-3 3 14 4 0 1 0 34 2-2-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 15 2-3-5 1 13 0 1 0 0 30 0-1-1 3 18 2 2 0 2 35 0-4-4 0 9 4 0 0 2 37 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1-3-4 1 8 1 0 2 2 29 0-1-1 0 2 3 1 0 1 10 0-0-0 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 1-3-4 1 6-20-26 9 65 15 8 3 7 200

6 5 200

Game: 33.3% Game: 20.0% Game: 79.3%

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0%

2nd Half: 10-23 43.5% 2nd Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 12-15 80.0%

Officials: David Libbey, Mark Reischling, Art McDonald. Technical fouls: None Attendance: 16,108 Score by Periods Connecticut Tennessee

1st 22 32

2nd 29 33

Total 51 65

Game: 44.7% Game: 41.2% Game: 69.6%

NOTES: North Carolina defeated Tulsa 74-69 in the Regional Finals to advance to the Final Four ... The Tar Heels then lost to Florida, 59-71, in the national semifinals in Indianapolis. VISITORS: North Carolina 21-13 REBS FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 25 Jason Capel f 3-9 1-2 2-2 1-4-5 1 9 5 2 0 2 38 42 Kris Lang f 5-12 0-0 0-0 3-0-3 3 10 0 2 2 1 28 00 Brendan Haywood c 5-10 0-0 1-4 1-4-5 5 11 0 3 4 0 26 40 Joseph Forte g 8-13 2-5 4-4 1-4-5 2 22 2 3 1 1 36 05 Ed Cota g 4-9 0-1 3-5 1-6-7 4 11 5 2 0 1 39 21 Terrence Newby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 Max Owens 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 5 0 1 0 1 12 45 Julius Peppers 2-3 0-0 2-2 3-3-6 4 6 0 1 2 0 20 TEAM 0-3-3 Totals 29-58 4-9 12-17 10-24-34 19 74 12 14 9 6 200 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 15-32 45.9% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 26-7 FG 22 Vincent Yarbrough f 4-11 44 Isiah Victor f 3-8 43 C.J. Black c 6-7 14 Tony Harris g 1-10 42 Jon Higgins g 3-7 35 Ron Slay 4-11 05 Harris Walker 0-3 55 Charles Hathaway 0-2 TEAM Totals 21-59 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

2nd Half: 14-26 53.8% 2nd Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 9-13 69.2%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-1-3 3 13 3 2 0 1 38 1-3-4 2 11 1 5 2 3 21 1-4-5 4 17 0 1 1 1 21 2-2-4 3 4 4 2 0 0 32 1-3-4 1 8 0 0 0 0 35 2-5-7 1 12 1 3 1 2 24 1-2-3 0 2 1 0 0 1 17 3-1-4 3 2 1 1 0 1 12 2-2-4 6-21 21-24 15-23-38 17 69 11 14 4 9 200 3PT 1-5 1-1 1-1 1-6 2-5 0-3 0-0 0-0

1st Half: 13-32 40.6% 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 1st Half: 9-10 90.0%

FT 4-4 4-6 4-4 1-2 0-0 4-4 2-2 2-2

2nd Half: 8-27 29.6% 2nd Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd Half: 12-14 85.7%

Officials: David Hall, Bob Donato, Mike Kitts Technical fouls: None Attendance: 16,371 Score by Periods North Carolina Tennessee

1st 36 39

Game: 50.0% Game: 44.4% Game: 70.6%

2nd 38 30

Total 74 69

Game: 35.6% Game: 28.6% Game: 87.5%

2001 NCAA Midwest Region — First Round #9 #8

2006 Washington D.C. Region — First Round

Charlotte (22-10) Tennessee (22-11)

70 63

#15 #2

Winthrop (23-8) Tennessee (22-7)

2006 Washington D.C. Region — Second Round

61 63

#7 #2

Wichita State (26-8) Tennessee (22-8)

80 73

March 16, 2001 • UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio

March 16, 2006 • Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina

March 18, 2006 • Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina

Poor shooting in the second half was too much for Tennessee to overcome as the Vols fell 70-63 to Charlotte in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Vols finished the game shooting 42 percent from the field but only 31 percent in the second half. The Vols also hit only 1-of-7 free throw attempts and 1-of-11 three-point attempts in the second half. Free throw shooting plagued the Vols the entire game as they made only 7-of-18. The Vols missed four free throws late in the second half including the front-end of two one-and-ones. “We just couldn’t make a shot,” head coach Jerry Green said. “From a coach’s perspective, it’s frustrating and you feel like you missed an opportunity. But again, those same guys are the ones over the last several years who have made those free throws.” Tennessee opened the game by hitting 10 of its first 17 shots to take a 26-18 lead. Foul trouble proved costly though and Charlotte was able to come back and tie the game by 43 at the half. The opening of the second half was the mirror opposite of the first half. The Vols scored only four points in the first 10:30 of the second half and were down 52-50 after a three-point shot by Jon Higgins with 9:20 to play. By that point they had hit only two of 12 shots and committed nine turnovers. Charlotte eventually opened up a 59-50 lead with 6:59 to play. The Vols battled back and had the ball down by 66-63 with just under 40 seconds left in the game. Tony Harris’ three-point attempt was off the mark and the 49ers got the rebound. Jobey Thomas made four free throws in the final 24 seconds to seal the victory for Charlotte.

Dane Bradshaw found a streaking Chris Lofton with an inbound pass with 2.9 seconds and Lofton buried the jumper over Winthrop’s Torrell Martin to give Tennessee a 63-61 victory to advance to the second round of the Washington D.C. Regional. “It was a good look, but he was all up on me,” Lofton said. “It still felt good.” The frantic finish capped a heart-pounding game that featured nine ties and eight lead changes, the final one coming on Lofton’s shot. His were the only points in the final 2:42 as both teams squandered chances to advance to the second round. “It was a real gut check for both teams,” Bruce Pearl said. “Both teams were physically exhausted at the end of that game.” The Volunteers had a couple of opportunities in the final seconds. Watson missed a 3, but Tennessee retained possession when Bradshaw chased down a long rebound on the other end of the court. Pearl called a timeout to set up the play, with Dane Bradshaw throwing it in. The first option was for a lob pass to 6-foot-7 Andre Patterson, but when he was covered, Bradshaw looked for Lofton. “I thought they were going to come to me the whole time, unless we got an easy shot, of course,” Lofton said. His was anything but, and after it went in with four-tenths of a second on the clock, the Tennessee players mobbed Watson. Winthrop coach Gregg Marshall used his final timeout, and James Shuler’s long pass bounced off the backboard to Craig Bradshaw. Bradshaw’s shot clanged off the rim, allowing the Volunteers to hang on. The Volunteers survived despite its All-SEC backcourt of Watson and Lofton, shooting a combined 8-of-24 from the field and 3-of-15 from 3-point range. It was Tennessee’s frontcourt of Major Wingate and Patterson that carried the Vols. Wingate had a team-high 15 points and Patterson had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. “You can definitely make the case that this was good for us, the way it turned out,” Dane Bradshaw said. “Coach says the teams we play obviously will continue to get better, but the situation we were in won’t get any tougher.”

Wichita State went on a 7-0 run to break a 65-all tie and the Shockers never looked back, defeating Tennessee 80-73 to advance to the Sweet 16 in Washington D.C. Karon Bradley hit a short jumper to break the tie and on the next position with the shot clock winding down P.J. Couisnard stepped back and launched a straightaway 3-pointer that swished through the net giving the Shockers a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. Wichita State advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s round of 16 for the first time in 25 years. Chris Lofton - who hit a last-second shot to beat Winthrop 63-61 in the first round - and C.J. Watson each scored 20 points to lead the Volunteers. Major Wingate finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and five blocks. “We’ll be back,” Pearl said. “I’m very, very proud of these young men. I can’t tell you how many people have written or called and said how much they enjoyed this basketball team. This Tennessee basketball team will go down as one of the alltime best, and this was the group that got it started.” Tennessee led 63-58 on a pair of free throws from Watson with 5:42 left, but the Shockers rallied to tie it at 63 on a 3-pointer from Sean Ogirri. After the teams traded baskets, Bradley drained a jumper from just outside the lane for a 67-65 lead with 2:12 left. Couisnard followed with the stepback 3 over Dane Bradshaw for a 70-65 lead with 1:05 left. Ogirri closed the spurt with two free throws for a 72-65 lead with 50.5 seconds left. Tennessee twice cut the deficit to three points in the final seconds, but got no closer as Wichita State went 8-for-10 at the foul line in the final minute to seal it. “I think we were in a position where we had them where we wanted them,” said Bradshaw, who had two points and three steals. “I guess we just didn’t execute. I’m not sure really what happened.”

NOTES: Tennessee was seeded eighth and Charlotte was the No. 9 seed ... Charlotte lost to No. 1 seeded Illinois in the second round ... UT fell to 8-14 all-time in the NCAA Tournament ... The Vols made their first appearance in the Midwest Region ... UT’s 191 blocked shots on the season ranks second all-time in school history. VISITORS: Charlotte 22-10 01 05 03 21 31 10 11 13 54

FG James Zimmerman f 3-6 Rodney White f 5-16 KenKay Jones c 1-4 Diego Guevara g 2-9 Jobey Thomas g 3-9 Cam Stephens 2-5 Demon Brown 3-7 Jermaine Williams 0-0 Butter Johnson 4-6 TEAM Totals 23-62

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 13-32 40.6% 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 1st Half: 12-17 70.6%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 22-11 FG 22 Vincent Yarbrough f 5-9 35 Ron Slay f 3-8 44 Isiah Victor c 4-9 14 Tony Harris g 2-4 42 Jon Higgins g 2-5 02 Jenis Grindstaff 0-3 05 Harris Walker 0-2 12 Marcus Haislip 4-10 31 Terrence Woods 3-7 55 Charles Hathaway 2-3 TEAM Totals 25-60 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO 2-4-6 3 8 0 2 3-6-9 3 12 2 0 0-7-7 5 2 0 1 1-2-3 0 8 1 1 0-0-0 0 12 0 3 4-1-5 4 8 1 1 0-2-2 0 9 1 3 2-2-4 2 2 0 1 3-5-8 3 9 0 1 1-2-3 1 8-27 16-23 16-31-47 20 70 5 14 3PT 2-3 0-3 0-0 1-6 2-7 0-0 3-7 0-0 0-1

3PT 1-4 0-2 0-1 0-2 1-4 0-2 0-0 1-3 3-7 0-0 6-25

1st Half: 16-31 51.6% 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 1st Half: 6-11 54.5%

FT 0-4 2-2 0-0 3-3 4-4 4-4 0-0 2-2 1-4

2nd Half: 10-30 33.3% 2nd Half: 3-13 23.1% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7%

Bl 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

St 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0

Min 24 28 21 31 28 19 22 11 16

2 5 200

Game: 37.1% Game: 29.6% Game: 69.6%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-9-10 4 12 3 2 1 1 31 2-4-6 4 8 2 4 0 0 21 3-4-7 4 8 2 1 0 0 19 0-0-0 2 4 0 1 0 1 20 0-0-0 2 7 0 1 0 1 35 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0-1-1 3 0 4 2 0 3 15 1-3-4 1 10 2 2 0 0 24 1-3-4 2 9 3 0 0 0 14 1-4-5 1 5 0 1 0 0 14 2-0-2 7-18 11-28-39 23 63 16 14 1 6 200 FT 1-3 2-7 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-3

2nd Half: 9-29 31.0% 2nd Half: 1-11 9.1% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3%

Game: 41.7% Game: 24.0% Game: 38.9%

VISITORS: Winthrop 23-8 00 33 05 10 12 11 22 24 31

James Shuler Phillip Williams Craig Bradshaw Chris Gaynor Torrell Martin Michael Jenkins Otis Daniels De’Andre Adams Taj McCullough TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 4-12 f 1-2 c 5-17 g 4-7 g 5-11 1-4 1-2 0-0 1-1

3PT 1-3 1-1 1-8 2-4 2-7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

22-56

7-24 10-17

1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 1st Half: 6-10 60.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 22-7 FG 22 Andre Patterson f 6-7 23 Dane Bradshaw f 1-4 01 Major Wingate c 5-8 05 Chris Lofton g 5-14 32 C.J. Watson g 3-10 02 JaJuan Smith 2-5 03 Stanley Asumnu 1-2 15 Jordan Howell 1-3 34 Ryan Childress 0-0 TEAM Totals 24-53 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FT 1-3 3-4 1-2 0-0 2-3 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-1

2nd Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1%

3PT 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-9 1-6 2-4 0-0 0-1 0-0

FT 0-0 3-5 5-6 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

5-21 10-14

1st Half: 15-28 53.6% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 1st Half: 2-2 100%

Officials: Mike Kitts, Sid Rodeheffer, Wally Rutecki Technicals: None Attendance: 22,073

Score by Periods Charlotte Tennessee

Score by Periods Winthrop Tennessee

2nd 27 20

Total 70 63

1st 34 36

2nd 27 27

Total 61 63

Game: 39.3% Game: 29.2% Game: 58.8%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-8-11 4 12 2 3 2 0 29 0-3-3 2 5 2 0 1 2 28 2-4-6 1 15 1 2 3 1 30 2-0-2 2 12 2 1 0 1 31 0-0-0 4 9 2 3 0 0 27 0-1-1 2 6 0 0 0 0 16 2-5-7 0 2 2 3 0 2 22 1-1-2 0 2 1 1 0 0 14 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1-0-1 11-22-33 15 63 12 13 6 6 200

2nd Half: 9-25 36.0% 2nd Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 8-12 66.7%

Officials: David Hall, Frank Bosone, Ruben Ramos Technical fouls: None. Attendance: 13,009 1st 43 43

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-5-6 1 10 3 1 0 1 35 1-0-1 4 6 1 1 1 1 23 2-5-7 3 12 3 4 2 1 37 0-3-3 1 10 4 0 0 1 33 8-5-13 1 14 1 5 0 2 34 0-0-0 1 2 1 0 0 1 11 2-0-2 1 5 0 1 0 0 14 0-1-1 1 0 1 2 0 0 7 1-1-2 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 1 15-20-35 15 61 14 15 3 7 200

Game: 45.3% Game: 23.8% Game: 71.4%

VISITORS: Wichita State 26-8 FG 02 PJ Couisnard f 6-7 32 Kyle Wilson f 5-10 45 Paul Miller c 1-9 22 Matt Braeuer g 2-4 33 Sean Ogirri g 3-7 00 Nick Rogers 0-0 04 Ryan Martin 5-6 05 Wendell Preadom 0-0 10 Karon Bradley 2-5 TEAM Totals 24-48 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 4-4 3-5 0-0 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

9-15 23-29

1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-7-9 2 20 5 4 0 1 36 1-5-6 1 17 1 2 1 0 30 2-6-8 2 10 1 1 0 0 26 0-1-1 2 5 4 1 0 0 22 0-2-2 2 12 2 2 0 0 33 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2-2-4 1 10 0 1 1 1 24 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1-1-2 1 6 3 1 0 1 22 1-1-2 1 9-25-34 12 80 16 13 2 3 200

2nd Half: 14-21 66.7% 2nd Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 17-21 81.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 22-8 FG 3PT 22 Andre Patterson f 1-4 0-0 23 Dane Bradshaw f 1-7 0-3 01 Major Wingate c 6-11 0-0 05 Chris Lofton g 7-21 6-18 32 C.J. Watson g 7-10 2-3 02 JaJuan Smith 2-6 2-5 03 Stanley Asumnu 3-8 0-0 15 Jordan Howell 0-0 0-0 TEAM Totals 27-67 10-29 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FT 4-6 4-4 8-10 1-2 4-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2

1st Half: 10-36 27.8% 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 1st Half: 2-2 100%

FT 0-0 0-1 3-4 0-0 4-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 9-13

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-4-6 5 2 4 0 1 0 24 2-2-4 4 2 3 1 0 3 29 5-2-7 0 15 0 4 5 1 34 1-2-3 2 20 2 2 0 2 34 0-0-0 4 20 1 1 1 1 33 2-8-10 3 8 3 1 0 1 21 4-2-6 1 6 0 1 0 1 18 0-0-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 2-0-2 18-20-38 20 73 15 10 7 9 200

2nd Half: 17-31 54.8% 2nd Half: 7-17 41.2% 2nd Half: 7-11 63.6%

Officials: John Higgins, Mike Kitts, Bert Smith Technicals: None Attendance: 22,809 Score by Periods Wichita State

1st 30

2nd 50

Total 80

Tennessee

Game: 50.0% Game: 60.0% Game: 79.3%

Game: 40.3% Game: 34.5% Game: 69.2%

2007 South Region — First Round #12 #5

2007 South Region — Second Round

Long Beach State (24-8) Tennessee (23-10)

86 121

#5 #4

2007 South Region — Regional Semifinal

Tennessee (24-10) Virginia (21-11)

77 74

#5 #1

Tennessee (24-11) Ohio State (33-3)

84 85

March 16, 2007 • Nationwide Arena • Columbus, Ohio

March 18, 2007 • Nationwide Arena • Columbus, Ohio

March 22, 2007 • Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

Tennessee scored early, often, and then scored some more as the Vols matched the most points ever scored by a team in a first round NCAA tournament game in its 121-86 dismantling of Long Beach State. Chris Lofton led the way with 25 points. JaJuan Smith added 24 points, Ramar Smith 22, Duke Crews 12 and Wayne Chism 10 points, while Dane Bradshaw dished out a career-best 11 assists. “It really was (fun),” Lofton said. “We’re used to playing like that. When a team plays (uptempo) like that, we get excited. It was just a fast-paced game and we put the ‘fast’ back in ‘fast break.”‘ Both teams came in averaging 80 points - putting them among the top 11 in the nation - so it wasn’t a shocker that baskets came in bunches. “I like an identity for a program. This is our identity,” coach Bruce Pearl said. “We’ve never finished second in (any league in) scoring in 14 or 15 years I’ve been a head coach. I enjoy being uptempo and being aggressive in transition. We’ll put four or five guys on the floor that can score, and they’ve got a lot of freedom.” Lofton led the way as the Volunteers shot 59 percent from the field and made 14 of 27 3-pointers. He hit half of his eight shots behind the arc and JaJuan Smith hit 4-of-6. Each team hit seven 3-pointers in a wild opening half that featured the Volunteers racing to a 29-12 lead in the opening 7 1/2 minutes. They did it with precision shooting, their full-court press and trapping pressure. Lofton keyed the defense, with two steals leading to a pair of layups in a 5-second span. Ahead 57-45 at the break, the Volunteers ran off 12 of the first 14 points in the second half - seven by Lofton - to build the lead to 69-47. “The start of the second half was the key for us,” Bradshaw said. “We stopped them and got some easy buckets in transition as well as out of our half-court offense.” From then on, the totals mounted. The Volunteers had 90 points with 10 minutes left. “We knew we had to score,” Ramar Smith said. “We knew it was going to be a high-scoring game and we came out and scored.”

JaJuan Smith scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half, Ryan Childress scored all 10 of his points in the second half and Chris Lofton made six consecutive free throws in the final seconds as the Volunteers held off Virginia 77-74 Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to propel fifth-seeded Tennessee (24-10) to the round of 16 for the first time since 2000 under second-year coach Bruce Pearl. “When you reach the Sweet 16 at the University of Tennessee with the way we’ve had to rebuild, you’ve made a special place in history for yourself,” Dane Bradshaw said. The Vols had to hold on for dear life to advance past the second round. After taking a 10-point lead midway through the second half, Virginia came roaring back cutting the lead to two after an Adrian Joseph basket. But in the end, the Volunteers advanced by having their best player make the easiest shot of all. Lofton, the Southeastern Conference’s player of the year, hit all six of his free throws in the last 27.7 seconds, keeping Tennessee ahead. Lofton finished with 20 points. “I started forcing shots,” said Lofton, who was an uncharacteristic 4-of-16 from the field but 9-of-10 on free throws. “Coach kept telling me to be patient. Luckily, I got to the foul line and came through.” Virginia still had a chance as they got the ball back after Lofton’s last made free throw but point guard Sean Singletary missed an open 3-pointer with 1 second left. Appropriately, it all came down to the guards. Virginia guard J.R. Reynolds had a big first half, scoring 22 points, but twisted his right ankle on a late drive to the basket. In the opening minute, Reynolds and Lofton turned it into a game of H-O-R-S-E. Reynolds hit a 3 from the top of the key on Virginia’s first possession, and Lofton responded with a longer 3 a minute later. The challenge was on, and Reynolds was on his game. He was at his best during an 18-3 spurt that gave Virginia a 36-25 lead, scoring 12 of the points on assorted shots. Then, it was Tennessee’s turn. JaJuan Smith had a three-point play and a steal-and-layup during a 15-2 spurt early in the second half that put Tennessee ahead to stay 54-44. At that point, Singletary brought Virginia back cutting the lead to 61-59. Smith ended the comeback by hitting a 3-pointer, then taking a charge from Singletary.

Maybe now folks will realize there’s more to Ohio State than Greg Oden. The big man finally looked like a freshman, getting mired in foul trouble as the top-seeded Buckeyes fell behind by 20 points before halftime. But senior Ron Lewis and fellow freshman Mike Conley bailed out Oden and lifted Ohio State past Tennessee, 85-84 in the semifinals of the NCAA South Regional. “We played about as well in the first half, I think, as we can play,” Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl said. “We’re terribly disappointed. We’ve proven we can beat some of the best teams in the country. We’ve also proven we can come close to beating some of the best teams in the country.” Conley had nine of his 17 from the foul line - including the winner with 6.5 seconds left. But Conley missed a second shot, giving Tennessee one last chance. Ramar Smith grabbed the rebound and went all the way to the rim with Conley defending him. Smith’s shot went up just before time expired. Then it was Oden to the rescue, swatting the ball into the Volunteers’ cheerleaders, while Smith landed hard in front of the Tennessee bench. After trailing 49-29 in the final minute of the first half, the Buckeyes got a little back with a three-point play in the final second before intermission. Then came a 16-5 spurt, keyed by six Conley free throws. Fittingly, his pair of foul shots tied it at 64. Things went back and forth from there, with 6-9 Ryan Childress hitting two 3s for Tennessee and Conley making a 3-point play but also missing a pair of free throws. Ohio State tied it at 79 with 2:44 left on David Lighty’s eighth 3-pointer of the season. It was a biggie because the Buckeyes never trailed again. Chris Lofton, the SEC player of the year, scored 24 points to lead Tennessee. He was 6-of-13 on 3-pointers, including one that tied it at 82 only seconds after Lewis had put Ohio State ahead with a 3 of his own. Smith scored 15 points and JaJuan Smith added 14 points and eight rebounds. Childress scored 12, hitting 4-of-5 behind the arc. Tennessee avoided Oden from the start by shooting 3s over him, taking a slim lead. Then he got his second foul with 10:48 to go in the half and the Vols began attacking inside and out. With a 13-2 run, Tennessee went up 32-18, prompting Matta to rub his brow and put back in Oden. Just 64 seconds later, Oden was back beside his coach in a black folding chair, stuck with three fouls. The Volunteers soon got rolling again and were ahead 49-29 in the final minute of the half.

VISITORS: Long Beach State 24-8 FG 3PT FT 15 Sterling Byrd f 1-4 0-0 0-0 44 Dominique Ricks f 1-2 0-0 0-0 01 Kejuan Johnson g 8-16 5-8 3-3 20 Kevin Houston g 6-15 2-4 3-4 55 Aaron Nixon g 8-15 4-8 3-3 02 Louis Draby 3-3 1-1 0-0 10 Arturas Lazdauskas 0-1 0-0 0-0 11 Artis Gant 0-0 0-0 0-0 21 Mark Dawson 3-7 0-0 1-2 22 Tim Island 0-0 0-0 0-0 33 Travon Free 2-2 0-0 0-2 50 Andrew Fleming 0-0 0-0 0-0 TEAM Totals 32-65 12-21 10-14 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

1st Half: 17-32 53.1% 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%

2nd Half: 15-33 45.5% 2nd Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd Half: 6-7 85.7%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 23-10 FG 3PT FT 04 Wayne Chism f 4-5 1-1 1-2 23 Dane Bradshaw f 3-3 0-0 2-5 02 JaJuan Smith g 8-12 4-6 4-5 05 Chris Lofton g 9-14 4-8 3-3 12 Ramar Smith g 8-13 2-4 4-4 15 Jordan Howell 2-6 2-5 0-0 24 Tanner Wild 1-2 1-1 0-0 25 Josh Tabb 3-5 0-1 1-1 30 Ben Bosse 0-1 0-0 0-0 32 Duke Crews 4-9 0-0 4-8 34 Ryan Childress 1-3 0-1 2-2 TEAM Totals 43-73 14-27 21-30 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

1st Half: 21-36 58.3% 1st Half: 7-14 50.0% 1st Half: 8-12 66.7%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-3-3 2 2 2 2 0 0 27 2-1-3 3 2 0 0 0 0 10 1-3-4 3 24 0 2 1 1 35 0-1-1 4 17 3 3 0 0 33 0-5-5 2 23 4 2 0 1 28 1-1-2 3 7 2 1 0 0 25 0-1-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4-2-6 4 7 0 2 2 0 28 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-2-2 9-19-28 23 86 11 13 3 2 200 Game: 49.2% Game: 57.1% Game: 71.4%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-3-3 0 10 2 0 1 0 14 1-3-4 1 8 11 0 0 1 26 2-4-6 4 24 1 0 0 0 23 0-3-3 3 25 2 1 0 4 24 0-2-2 2 22 6 0 2 3 29 1-1-2 4 6 2 0 0 0 20 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 3-2-5 4 7 0 2 0 3 22 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8-3-11 1 12 1 1 1 0 20 0-4-4 1 4 0 2 0 0 17 1-1-2 16-27-43 20 121 25 6 4 11 200

2nd Half: 22-37 59.5% 2nd Half: 7-13 53.8% 2nd Half: 13-18 72.2%

Game: 58.9% Game: 51.9% Game: 70.0%

VISITORS: Tennessee 24-10 04 23 02 05 12 15 25 32 34

Wayne Chism Dane Bradshaw JaJuan Smith Chris Lofton Ramar Smith Jordan Howell Josh Tabb Duke Crews Ryan Childress TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 3-5 f 1-5 g 6-13 g 4-16 g 1-4 0-1 1-2 3-4 3-4

3PT 2-2 1-2 3-7 3-9 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 2-2

22-54 11-26 22-32

1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 1st Half: 6-16 37.5% 1st Half: 9-16 56.3%

HOME TEAM: Virginia 21-11 FG 24 Mamadi Diane f 0-4 33 Jason Cain f 0-1 21 Tunji Soroye c 0-2 02 J.R. Reynolds g 8-16 44 Sean Singletary g 4-14 01 Will Harris 0-0 11 Laurynas Mikalauskas 0-0 12 Jamil Tucker 1-2 30 Adrian Joseph 4-7 34 Ryan Pettinella 0-0 45 Soloman Tat 1-2 TEAM Totals 18-48 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FT 5-9 0-2 1-1 9-10 5-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2

2nd Half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd Half: 13-16 81.3%

3PT FT 0-4 0-0 0-0 9-10 0-0 2-2 4-11 6-6 1-7 10-12 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 1-1 0-0 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 7-26 31-36

1st Half: 21-36 58.3% 1st Half: 7-14 50.0% 1st Half: 8-12 66.7%

Officials: John Higgins, Paul Janssen, Hal Lusk Technicals: None Attendance: 19,916

Score by Periods Long Beach State Tennessee

Score by Periods Virginia Tennessee

2nd 41 64

Total 86 121

1st 38 35

2nd 36 42

Total 74 77

Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

St Min 0 18 2 23 3 32 1 33 0 32 0 10 0 13 1 18 0 21

0 7 200

Game: 40.7% Game: 42.3% Game: 68.8%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO 0-1-1 4 0 0 1 1-4-5 4 9 0 1 1-2-3 2 2 0 0 0-1-1 2 26 0 3 1-5-6 4 19 5 6 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-3-3 4 3 0 0 0-0-0 2 3 0 0 2-3-5 3 10 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-3-3 1 2 0 1 1-1-2 6-23-29 26 74 5 12

2nd Half: 22-37 59.5% 2nd Half: 7-13 53.8% 2nd Half: 13-18 72.2%

Officials: John Higgins, Paul Janssen, Earl Walton Technicals: None Attendance: 19,916 1st 45 57

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO 1-4-5 5 13 0 2 0-3-3 3 3 5 1 1-1-2 2 16 2 2 1-2-3 2 20 2 1 1-5-6 5 7 1 5 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 1-1-2 3 2 0 2 1-1-2 3 6 0 1 4-4-8 2 10 1 1 2-6-8 12-27-39 25 77 12 16

Bl 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

St Min 1 33 1 30 1 21 1 34 1 39 0 1 0 7 0 6 0 23 0 1 0 5

5 5 200

Game: 58.9% Game: 51.9% Game: 70.0%

VISITORS: Tennessee 24-11 04 23 02 05 12 15 25 32 34

Wayne Chism Dane Bradshaw JaJuan Smith Chris Lofton Ramar Smith Jordan Howell Josh Tabb Duke Crews Ryan Childress TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 2-7 f 1-4 g 5-10 g 9-18 g 6-10 0-0 1-3 2-5 4-5

3PT 0-4 1-3 4-5 6-13 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 4-5

30-62 16-31

1st Half: 19-34 55.9% 1st Half: 9-15 60.0% 1st Half: 2-5 40.0%

HOME TEAM: Ohio State 33-3 FG 03 Ivan Harris f 4-4 20 Greg Oden c 2-2 01 Mike Conley Jr. g 4-10 12 Ron Lewis g 9-17 14 Jamar Butler g 1-6 23 David Lighty 2-3 31 Daequan Cook 2-4 42 Matt Terwilliger 1-3 45 Othello Hunter 2-2 TEAM Totals 27-51 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FT 2-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 3-7 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 8-17

2nd Half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd Half: 7-16 43.8% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0%

3PT 3-3 0-0 0-0 3-9 1-6 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-0

FT 0-0 5-6 9-14 4-4 0-0 2-5 0-0 3-4 0-2

8-22 23-35

1st Half: 13-27 48.1% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

1st 49 32

2nd 35 53

Total 84 85

Game: 48.4% Game: 51.6% Game: 47.1%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-3-3 3 11 1 0 0 0 18 0-3-3 4 9 0 1 4 1 18 4-3-7 3 17 6 1 0 2 34 1-4-5 1 25 1 2 0 0 36 0-2-2 1 3 2 2 0 0 36 0-2-2 1 7 1 0 0 0 20 0-0-0 0 4 1 1 0 0 8 2-1-3 0 5 0 0 0 0 14 1-4-5 4 4 1 1 1 0 16 0-3-3 8-25-33 17 85 13 8 5 3 200

2nd Half: 14-24 58.3% 2nd Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd Half: 20-29 69.0%

Officials: David Libbey, Patrick Driscoll, Jamie Luckie Technicals: None. Attendance: 26,776 Score by Periods Tennessee Ohio State

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-0-1 4 6 1 0 0 1 19 0-2-2 3 5 4 3 1 0 26 4-4-8 4 14 1 0 0 1 28 1-4-5 1 24 1 0 0 0 33 0-3-3 3 15 4 0 0 1 33 0-2-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 1-5-6 2 3 2 1 0 1 18 2-1-3 3 5 0 2 0 0 17 1-2-3 3 12 0 0 0 0 17 0-1-1 1 10-24-34 24 84 14 7 1 4 200

Game: 52.9% Game: 36.4% Game: 65.7%

2008 East Region — First Round #15 #2

2008 East Region — Second Round

American (21-12) Tennessee (30-4)

57 72

#7 #2

2008 East Region — Regional Semifinal

Butler (30-4) Tennessee (31-4)

ot 71 76

#3 #2

Louisville (26-8) Tennessee (31-5)

79 60

March 21, 2008 • BJCC Arena • Birmingham, Alabama.

March 23, 2008 • BJCC Arena • Birmingham, Alabama.

March 27, 2008 • Charlotte Bobcats Arena • Charlotte, N.C.

Tennessee avoided a massive first-round upset in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament breaking away from American 72-57 Friday in the first round of the East Regional. Believing the Volunteers deserved better than the No. 2 seed given them, JaJuan Smith wrote “No. 1 seed” on his orange-and-white sneakers. Facing a team making its NCAA tournament debut, it was hardly a walkover. Sluggish at the start and outhustled nearly the whole way, the second-seeded Vols turned it on late to avoid the upset. Ahead 53-51 with 5:45 left, Tennessee held the 15th-seeded Eagles to only one basket the rest of the way. “We just weren’t playing our game,” Smith said. “We were a little sloppy, but we turned it on at the end.” Smith finished with 19 points. Wayne Chism added 16 and helped Tennessee wear down the Eagles. Tied at 40 with 11 minutes left, Tennessee finally put together a 10-0 run with Smith hitting a big 3-pointer. A pair of 3s by Brian Gilmore gave American (21-12) its late chance. “I thought they came in confident. I thought they came in knowing that they could play with us,” Pearl said. “I think watching Belmont last night had to be encouraging for them.” It was. Carr, the MVP of the Patriot League tournament, poured in 24 points. The sharpshooter tried to keep American close all by himself, taking on the whole Tennessee team in a game of HO-R-S-E. The Vols threw five different defenders at him, hoping to weave through a staggered series of hard picks. “One person can’t guard him. He comes off eight or nine screens,” Tennessee star guard Chris Lofton said. “I had to take a break in the first half. I was dead.” Tennessee relies on a controlled brand of chaos, but they struggled at the start and Lofton was a nonfactor. Starter Ramar Smith sat out the first half. Tennessee has played half its games against teams that made the NCAA tournament field. That didn’t daunt a smaller team that lost at Brown this season -- the Eagles threw their bodies around more than the Vols and held a 39-27 rebounding edge, including 18-6 on the offensive end.

The Tennessee Volunteers scrapped, pounded and grabbed. They also survived. No coincidence in that. The second-seeded Vols mostly ditched the glamorous 3-pointer and got physical in Sunday’s second-round, moving on with a 76-71 overtime victory over Butler. JaJuan Smith hit four straight free throws in the final 13.6 seconds of overtime and the Vols advanced to their second consecutive Sweet 16. The earliest game to feature two 30-win teams definitely lived up to the distinction. Tennessee scored 38 points in the paint, had five players with multiple fouls by halftime and made only two 3s in the final 40 minutes against the Bulldogs. “Fatigue was a factor for them at some point, because of the way we guarded them,” Pearl said. “We really played great defense tonight and did what we needed to do on the boards.” The Vols scored six straight points inside after the Bulldogs took their first lead in the final 2 minutes of OT, including Ramar Smith’s basket with 27 seconds left to make it 72-68. Pete Campbell followed a missed shot to make it 72-70 with 16 seconds left. JaJaun Smith then made both free throws. Wayne Chism led foul-plagued Tennessee with 16 points, while Tyler Smith added 15 and eight rebounds and JaJuan Smith had 11. J.P. Prince had nine points, seven rebounds, five assists -- and six of the Vols’ 20 turnovers. The Bulldogs, who couldn’t catch up to Tennessee for the first 37-plus minutes, took their first lead on Graves’ short jumper in the paint to make it 68-66 with 1:46 left in overtime. Ramar Smith and Chism both scored inside to retake the lead inside the final minute. Tyler Smith blocked Graves from behind and Chism won the scramble for the loose ball and called timeout with 33 seconds left. Ramar Smith then scored, coming up with a big play after losing his starting job to J.P. Prince, an Arizona transfer who made his first start for Tennessee. Graves led Butler with 21 points on just 6-of-18 shooting. Pete Campbell, who made eight 3s in the first round, added 12 points and Willie Veasley had 11. The Vols tried to set the tone early, sinking three 3-pointers and forcing five turnovers in the first five minutes on their way to a 21-8 lead.

One of the most successful seasons in Tennessee basketball history came to an end Thursday as third-seeded Louisville downed the second-seeded Volunteers 79-60 in in the East Regional final. Earl Clark scored 17 points and had 12 rebounds, and UL head coach Rick Pitino’s mix of defenses made life miserable for SEC Champion Tennessee. After Louisville’s two blowout wins eariler in the tournament, Pitino’s signature zone and pressure limited the highscoring Volunteers to 34-percent shooting. “I’ve been coaching a long time and never has the tempo of the game been dictated so much by an opponent,” UT coach Bruce Pearl said. “We usually dictate tempo. We attacked the pressure and we had opportunity to hurt the press, but we just didn’t finish.” Louisville nearly blew all of a 16-point first half lead, only to take control midway through the second half. Chris Lofton scored 15 points for Tennessee, but was 3-for15 in his final game as a Vol. “They wouldn’t leave me,” Lofton said. “It was tough to get my shot off. They’re a great defensive team.” After a slow start, Tennessee got within 37-36 early in the second half thanks to its own defensive pressure, which forced 20 turnovers. But then the springy Clark, who had come on in the NCAA tournament, had a driving layup, hit a baseline jumper and converted a three-point play during a 13-5 run. Louisville’s defense didn’t allow Tennessee to get back in it again, and the Cardinals hit all nine free throws over the final five minutes to keep Tennessee at bay. JaJuan Smith added 12 point and Tyler Smith had 11. “This doesn’t take much away from the finest season in the history of Tennessee basketball,” Pearl said. “No team has accomplished the things these guys accomplished this year, and I’m awfully proud of them.”

VISITORS: American 21-12 34 32 03 05 15 04 14 21 22 25 33 44

Travis Lay Cornelio Guibunda Derrick Mercer Garrison Carr Frank Borden Frane Markusovic Brian Gilmore Nick Hendra Steve Luptak Romone Penny Bryce Simon Jordan Nichols TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 1-3 c 2-3 g 4-12 g 9-21 g 0-3 0-0 4-11 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3

3PT 0-0 0-0 1-3 6-15 0-1 0-0 2-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

21-58

9-25

1st Half: 9-29 31.0% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

6-12

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO 2-1-3 2 2 0 2 3-4-7 1 4 0 0 0-3-3 4 9 3 3 0-2-2 3 26 2 3 3-5-8 5 0 2 5 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 4-2-6 2 13 1 1 1-2-3 3 2 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 3-2-5 5 1 1 2 2-0-2 1 18-21-39 26 57 9 22

2nd Half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd Half: 7-17 41.2% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 30-4 FG 01 Tyler Smith f 4-8 04 Wayne Chism f 6-10 02 JaJuan Smith g 7-12 05 Chris Lofton g 1-7 15 Jordan Howell g 0-2 12 Ramar Smith 0-0 22 Steven Pearl 0-0 25 Josh Tabb 0-0 30 J.P. Prince 1-3 32 Duke Crews 2-2 33 Brian Williams 1-1 34 Ryan Childress 0-0 TEAM Totals 22-45 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FT 0-0 0-0 0-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2

3PT 0-1 2-3 4-8 0-5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT 6-8 2-3 1-2 3-4 0-0 4-6 0-0 0-0 6-8 0-0 0-0 0-0

6-19 22-31

1st Half: 10-22 45.5% 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 1st Half: 7-8 87.5%

Bl 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

St 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

Min 14 16 39 4033 0+ 27 7 0+ 1 0+ 23

3 5 200

Game: 36.2% Game: 36.0% Game: 50.0%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-6-7 2 14 6 1 1 1 36 2-5-7 5 16 0 2 0 2 24 0-1-1 1 19 2 2 0 1 33 1-2-3 1 5 0 3 0 3 33 0-1-1 2 0 2 1 0 1 13 0-2-2 2 4 2 0 0 0 14 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 0-2-2 1 8 1 3 0 3 21 0-2-2 1 4 0 1 2 1 15 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-0-2 6-21-27 16 72 13 14 3 12 200

2nd Half: 12-23 52.2% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 15-23 65.2%

Game: 48.9% Game: 31.6% Game: 71.0%

VISITORS: Butler 30-4 01 32 54 04 10 02 03 21 24 34

Julian Betko Drew Streicher Matt Howard A.J. Graves Mike Green Shawn Vanzant Zach Hahn Willie Veasley Avery Jukes Pete Campbell TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 1-1 f 1-3 f 1-7 g 6-18 g 4-17 0-0 0-0 5-7 0-0 4-8

3PT 1-1 1-2 0-0 3-12 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-7

22-61

FT 1-2 1-2 2-3 6-6 6-10 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-2

9-26 18-28

1st Half: 10-25 40.0% 1st Half: 6-14 42.9% 1st Half: 8-14 57.1%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 31-4 FG 01 Tyler Smith f 4-9 04 Wayne Chism f 6-11 02 JaJuan Smith g 3-9 05 Chris Lofton g 3-11 30 J.P. Prince g 4-5 12 Ramar Smith 4-8 15 Jordan Howell 0-0 22 Steven Pearl 0-0 25 Josh Tabb 1-1 32 Duke Crews 0-3 33 Brian Williams 1-2 34 Ryan Childress 0-0 TEAM Totals 26-59

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-3-4 3 4 0 1 0 1 24 2-3-5 3 4 2 0 0 3 42 3-2-5 5 4 1 1 0 1 23 0-3-3 4 21 2 4 0 5 43 2-5-7 5 15 5 6 0 1 39 0-2-2 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1-2-3 2 11 0 0 1 0 24 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 3-2-5 2 12 0 0 0 0 23 3-2-5 15-24-39 25 71 11 14 1 11 225

2nd Half: 9-28 32.1% 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 9-12 75.0%

3PT 0-0 1-4 1-6 3-7 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT 7-8 3-5 4-4 0-0 1-2 0-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-3 0-0

5-19 19-29

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-7-8 4 15 0 7 1 0 37 2-3-5 4 16 2 3 1 1 29 1-4-5 3 11 1 0 0 0 37 1-4-5 3 9 2 1 0 2 31 5-2-7 3 9 5 6 1 0 31 1-2-3 4 8 1 2 0 0 18 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 12 2-4-6 2 2 0 1 0 0 13 1-3-4 0 3 1 0 0 1 11 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-1-3 16-30-46 24 76 12 20 3 5 225

Officials: Zelton Steed, Gerry Pollard, Chris Rastaher Technicals: None. Attendance:

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

Score by Periods American Tennessee

Officials: Bob Donato, Jeffrey Nichols, Michael Scyphers Technicals: None. Attendance:

1st 22 29

2nd 35 43

Total 57 72

1st Half: 13-25 52.0% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 1st Half: 8-12 66.7%

Score by Periods Butler Tennessee

1st 34 38

2nd 29 25

2nd Half: 9-26 34.6% 2nd Half: 0-8 0.0% 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0%

OT 8 13

Game: 36.1% Game: 34.6% Game: 64.3%

Total 71 76

Game: 44.1% Game: 26.3% Game: 65.5%

VISITORS: Louisville 27-8 01 03 04 33 34 02 05 10 20 32

Terrence Williams Juan Palacios David Padgett Andre McGee Jerry Smith Preston Knowles Earl Clark Edgar Sosa Will Scott Derrick Caracter TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 4-7 f 1-1 c 4-5 g 4-10 g 3-6 0-4 7-10 0-1 0-0 3-6

3PT 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-5 2-3 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

26-50

4-14 23-30

1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 1st Half: 9-10 90.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 31-5 FG 01 Tyler Smith f 3-9 04 Wayne Chism f 3-4 02 JaJuan Smith g 5-11 05 Chris Lofton g 3-15 30 Prince, J.P. g 1-3 12 Ramar Smith 2-9 22 Steven Pearl 0-0 25 Josh Tabb 0-0 32 Duke Crews 2-4 33 Brian Williams 0-0 34 Ryan Childress 0-1 TEAM Totals 19-56 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FT 4-7 0-0 2-4 4-4 5-6 0-0 3-4 2-2 0-0 3-3

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-6-8 0 12 3 2 2 1 38 0-2-2 1 3 1 0 0 0 13 2-6-8 4 10 3 4 0 0 25 0-3-3 2 13 3 2 0 1 32 0-4-4 3 13 0 4 1 1 24 0-0-0 4 0 2 1 0 0 160 2-10-12 2 17 2 3 4 2 28 0-0-0 5 2 0 3 0 1 7 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2-3-5 1 9 0 1 0 0 15 1-0-1 9-34-43 23 79 14 20 7 6 200

2nd Half: 14-21 66.7% 2nd Half: 0-2 0.0% 2nd Half: 14-20 70.0%

3PT 0-1 1-1 2-5 2-11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

FT 5-8 2-2 0-0 7-7 0-0 2-7 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0

5-20 17-25

1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 1st Half: 8-11 72.7%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-1-4 4 11 1 2 0 1 27 0-4-4 4 9 0 1 1 0 24 1-5-6 5 12 2 2 0 4 28 0-3-3 1 15 2 3 0 2 34 0-1-1 4 2 2 4 0 2 27 0-0-0 4 6 3 3 0 2 28 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1-0-1 3 5 2 1 0 0 16 0-2-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2-2-4 8-20-28 26 60 12 17 1 11 200

2nd Half: 9-28 32.1% 2nd Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd Half: 9-14 64.3%

Officials: Richard Cartmell, Verne Harris, Gerry Pollard Technicals: Louisville-Preston Knowles. Tennessee-None. Attendance: 19,092 Score by Periods Louisville Tennessee

1st 37 30

2nd 42 30

Total 79 60

Game: 52.0% Game: 28.6% Game: 76.7%

Game: 33.9% Game: 25.0% Game: 68.0%

2009 East Region — First Round #9 #8

2010 Midwest Region — First Round

Tennessee (21-13) Oklahoma State (23-11)

75 77

#11 #6

2010 Midwest Region — Second Round

San Diego State (25-9) Tennessee (26-8)

59 62

#14 #6

Ohio (22-15) Tennessee (27-8)

68 83

March 20, 2009 • University of Dayton Arena • Dayton, Ohio

March 18, 2010 • Dunkin’ Donuts Center • Providence, R.I.

March 20, 2010 • Dunkin’ Donuts Center • Providence, R.I.

After 40 hard-fought minutes of basketball, Oklahoma State outlasted Tennessee to earn a 77-75 decision in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. “We played a lot of good basketball out there today, and we played against a really good team, one of the better teams we played in a few weeks, and we’re right there,” UT head coach Bruce Pearl said. Cowboys point guard Byron Eaton put his team ahead for good after a three-point play with 7.2 seconds showing on the clock. Eaton drove to the basket for a layup and made the ensuing free throw after being fouled by Vols forward Tyler Smith. With one final shot for the Vols, Smith came off a ball screen and launched a 3-pointer, only to see it rim out at the buzzer. “It’s a shot that he takes and makes a lot at the end of practice,” Pearl said. “I didn’t want anybody else taking that last shot.” Smith led the Big Orange with 21 points, including a perfect 10-for-10 performance at the foul ine. Redshirt freshman guard Cameron Tatum followed with 12 points, and junior Wayne Chism added 11 points. Paced by Eaton’s 20 points, Oklahoma State (23-11) also received a lift from Marshall Moses’ double-double performance of 16 points and 11 rebounds. Tennessee (21-13) heads back to Knoxville after its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament bid under Pearl.

Melvin Goins made his fourth 3-pointer with 19 seconds left after San Diego State cut the deficit to one point, and Tennessee held off the Aztecs 62-59 at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament’s Midwest Regional. Goins and J.P. Prince scored 15 points apiece for the sixthseeded Volnuteers on coach Bruce Pearl’s 50th birthday. “That was a very defensive-minded game,’’ Pearl said. “Both teams can really defend. The way we won the game was the way the kids have been winning all year long—really resilient. We didn’t play very well. San Diego State had a lot to do with that.’’ D.J. Gay had 16 points for No. 11 seed San Diego State (259), which won the Mountain West Conference. Kawhi Leonard scored 12 with 10 rebounds, but he missed a well-guarded 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it. Making their fifth straight tournament appearance, the Vols did their best to erase the memory of last year’s first-round loss to Oklahoma State—the only time they’ve failed to win a game in the tournament under Pearl. The native of nearby Sharon, Mass., turned 50 on Thursday, but it was shortly after midnight in his 51st year that he was finally able to celebrate. Up six before Gay’s 3-pointer made it 53-50 with 4:15 left, the Vols made it a five-point lead on Bobby Maze’s free throws. Kelvin Davis hit a pair of free throws and Billy White made a jumper for San Diego State to make it 55-54 with just under 2 minutes left. Brian Williams and Gay exchanged free throws, then Prince missed a pair of foul shots with 47 seconds left and the Vols still nursing a one-point lead. But Wayne Chism grabbed the rebound and Tennessee ran another 28 seconds off the clock before Goins hit a 3 to make it 60-56. “I think the shot clock was at about seven seconds,’’ said Goins, who was right in front of the Tennessee bench when he got the ball. “Even before I got the ball, I heard coach yelling, ‘Stick, stick, stick.’ That gave me confidence to shoot.” Goins then fouled Gay during a 3-point attempt, and the San Diego State guard made all three foul shots. But Chism made two free throws at the other end with 7.4 seconds left and then got in front of Leonard on the final shot, reaching to the sky and slapping his hands together as it sailed harmlessly offline. Goins was 4 for 5 from 3-point range, and the Vols went 8 for 17 from beyond the arc.

J.P. Prince scored 18 points and Scotty Hopson had 17 to lead sixth-seeded Tennessee to an 83-68 victory over Ohio at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., helping the Volunteers reach their third Sweet 16 in four years. “J.P. Prince was the best player in this regional,’’ UT head coach Bruce Pearl said. “He played as well as any player in the tournament this weekend.’’ Tennessee (27-8) earned a matchup with No. 2-seed Ohio State in St. Louis. The Volunteers have never gotten past the third round, including losses to Ohio State and Louisville under Pearl in 2007 and 2008. “I’ve been there twice already and came up short twice,” said Wayne Chism, who had nine points and 12 rebounds. “I’m happy to be back on that stage again, I can’t wait to get there.” Chism joined former Tennessee All-Americas Chris Lofton and Dale Ellis as the only Vols ever to score 100 career points in the NCAA Tournament, as his nine-game total stands at 101. Tommy Freeman scored 23 points for Ohio, which was the lowest-seeded team to get out of the first round. But he didn’t get enough help from Armon Bassett and D.J. Cooper, the guards who starred in a first-round victory over third-seeded Georgetown before combining for 23 points on seven-for-23 shooting against Tennessee. “The plan from the jump was to stop those guards,’’ UT junior center Brian Williams said, “and then dominate underneath and on the boards.’’ The Vols did just that, outscoring the Mid-American Conference champions, 58-12, in the paint and winning the battle of the boards 41-33. The Bobcats (22-15) trailed by six points midway through the second half before the Volunteers went on a 10-1 run to put it away. The Volunteers took the lead with an 18-2 run that started with 12 minutes left in the first half, turning a two-point deficit into a 14-point lead. Ohio kept firing three-point shots—they attempted 26 in the game, making 10—but never got any closer than 50-45. “Our top five guys aren’t necessarily going to win in this tournament, but our 10 can,’’ said Pearl, whose bench held a 28-0 advantage over the Bobcats. “This is a team with many dimensions, and when we defend and rebound we’ve got a chance to win.’’

VISITORS: Tennessee 21-13 01 04 03 30 32 05 23 25 33

Smith, Tyler Chism, Wayne Maze, Bobby Prince, J.P. Hopson, Scotty Negedu, Emmanuel Tatum, Cameron Tabb, Josh Williams, Brian TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 5-10 c 4-14 g 2-5 g 2-3 g 3-9 2-2 4-8 1-2 1-3

3PT FT 1-4 10-10 3-9 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-6 1-1 0-0 2-4 3-7 1-1 1-2 2-3 0-0 0-0

24-56 11-33 16-21

1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 1st Half: 5-15 33.3% 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-0-2 3 21 3 2 0 0 36 2-4-6 4 11 1 4 1 0 28 0-1-1 0 6 5 0 0 0 27 1-4-5 2 4 2 1 0 3 24 0-2-2 2 8 3 1 0 1 31 2-1-3 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0-2-2 3 12 0 1 0 0 23 0-2-2 1 5 1 0 0 0 9 1-1-2 1 2 1 2 0 0 16 3-0-3 11-17-28 16 75 16 11 1 4 200

2nd Half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd Half: 6-18 33.3% 2nd Half: 11-14 78.6%

HOME TEAM: Oklahoma State 23-11 FG 3PT FT 33 Moses, Marshall f 8-10 0-0 0-0 00 Eaton, Byron g 7-10 0-1 6-7 01 Harris, Terrel g 5-11 1-6 4-5 12 Page, Keiton g 2-6 2-6 0-0 23 Anderson, James g 4-8 2-4 0-1 02 Muonelo, Obi 3-7 2-4 0-0 04 Brown, Anthony 1-1 0-0 0-0 15 Sidorakis, Nick 0-0 0-0 0-0 TEAM Totals 30-53 7-21 10-13

Game: 42.9% Game: 33.3% Game: 76.2%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 5-6-11 3 16 1 1 0 0 31 1-0-1 4 20 7 6 0 0 36 0-4-4 4 15 2 2 0 1 34 0-1-1 2 6 2 0 0 0 33 2-4-6 4 10 1 3 0 2 31 0-7-7 2 8 0 0 0 2 22 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1-1-1 8-23-31 20 77 13 12 0 5 200

Officials: Michael Roberts, Brian O’Connell, Mike Sanzere Technicals: Tennessee-None. Oklahoma State-Moses, Marshall; TEAM. Attendance: 12,499

VISITORS: San Diego State 25-9 FG 3PT FT 15 Leonard, Kawhi f 5-15 0-4 2-2 32 White, Billy f 3-7 0-0 1-2 04 Thomas, Malcolm c 2-6 0-0 4-6 23 Gay, D.J. g 4-8 2-6 6-6 40 Davis, Kelvin g 4-6 1-3 2-3 03 Shelley, Tyrone 0-3 0-1 0-0 05 Carlwell, Brian 1-3 0-1 1-2 22 Tapley, Chase 1-4 0-3 0-0 TEAM Totals 20-52 3-18 16-21

Score by Periods Tennessee Oklahoma State

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

1st Half: 15-27 55.6% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%

1st 34 38

2nd 41 39

2nd Half: 15-26 57.7% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0%

Total 75 77

Game: 56.6% Game: 33.3% Game: 76.9%

1st Half: 9-28 32.1% 1st Half: 2-12 16.7% 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%

2nd Half: 11-24 45.8% 2nd Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd Half: 10-13 76.9%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 26-8 FG 04 Chism, Wayne f 4-12 33 Williams, Brian c 0-3 03 Maze, Bobby g 3-7 30 Prince, J.P. g 5-9 32 Hopson, Scotty g 3-9 13 McBee, Skylar 0-2 20 Hall, Kenny 0-1 21 Goins, Melvin 5-7 22 Pearl, Steven 0-1 23 Tatum, Cameron 0-1 TEAM Totals 20-52 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-7-10 3 12 2 2 3 2 33 0-1-1 1 7 1 2 0 0 29 1-3-4 2 8 4 3 2 1 38 0-3-3 2 16 1 1 0 0 40 0-3-3 3 11 0 1 0 0 28 1-0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 5-1-6 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 0-2-2 4 2 1 1 1 0 16 1-2-3 11-22-33 16 59 10 10 6 3 200

3PT 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-1 2-5 0-1 0-0 4-5 0-0 0-0

FT 2-2 2-2 4-4 5-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

8-17 14-18

1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-4-5 3 11 0 2 1 1 35 3-5-8 4 2 1 1 0 0 22 0-0-0 2 11 2 0 0 0 23 3-3-6 2 15 2 2 1 1 32 1-2-3 2 8 3 3 0 1 26 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2-0-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 0-1-1 1 15 0 0 0 0 19 1-1-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 0-1-1 1 0 0 2 1 0 15 2-1-3 1 13-19-32 19 62 10 11 3 3 200

2nd Half: 7-23 30.4% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3%

Officials: Paul H. Janssen, Gerry D. Pollard, Sean Casady Technicals: San Diego State-None. Tennessee-None Attendance: 10,788 Score by Periods San Diego State Tennessee

1st 26 34

2nd 33 28

Total 59 62

Game: 38.5% Game: 16.7% Game: 76.2%

Game: 38.5% Game: 47.1% Game: 77.8%

VISITORS: Ohio 22-15 01 24 12 00 05 03 04 11 30 44

Washington, De. Freeman, Tommy van Kempen, Kenneth Bassett, Armon Cooper, D.J. Baltic, Ivo McKinley, David Adedipe, Adetunji Keely, Reggie Sayles, Asown Team Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

f f c g g

FG 4-13 8-13 3-7 2-10 5-13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1

3PT 0-0 6-11 0-0 1-6 3-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

22-58 10-26 14-26

1st Half: 9-26 34.6% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 6-2-8 3 16 2 2 1 2 38 0-1-1 3 23 0 1 0 1 33 0-3-3 3 6 1 0 0 0 32 0-5-5 3 7 6 7 0 3 403-3-6 1 16 5 4 0 2 40 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 1-3-4 1 0 1 0 0 1 10 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 3-2-5 14-19-33 17 68 15 14 1 9 200

2nd Half: 13-32 40.6% 2nd Half: 5-15 33.3% 2nd Half: 10-17 58.8%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 27-8 FG 04 Chism, Wayne f 3-7 33 Williams, Brian c 4-6 03 Maze, Bobby g 1-5 30 Prince, J.P. g 7-9 32 Hopson, Scotty g 7-9 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 0-0 13 McBee, Skylar 0-0 20 Hall, Kenny 2-2 21 Goins, Melvin 1-2 22 Pearl, Steven 2-4 23 Tatum, Cameron 5-13 24 Bone, Josh 2-3 TEAM Totals 34-60 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FT 8-12 1-1 0-0 2-6 3-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

3PT 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-6 1-1

FT 2-2 0-0 1-2 4-7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-1

5-14 10-18

1st Half: 15-26 57.7% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-12-12 2 9 4 0 1 1 33 4-8-12 4 8 2 0 2 0 24 1-3-4 3 3 9 2 0 2 29 1-3-4 4 18 3 2 0 1 24 0-0-0 3 17 0 3 0 1 24 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 0-0-0 1 4 0 1 0 0 8 0-0-0 1 2 1 3 0 1 12 1-0-1 3 6 0 2 0 1 15 0-1-1 1 11 1 2 0 1 21 3-1-4 0 5 1 0 0 0 10 1-1-2 1 11-30-41 22 83 21 16 3 8 200

2nd Half: 19-34 55.9% 2nd Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0%

Officials: Ed Corbett, Michael Stephens, Paul H. Janssen Technicals: Ohio-None. Tennessee-None Attendance: 11,271 Score by Periods Ohio Tennessee

1st 27 38

2nd 41 45

Total 68 83

Game: 37.9% Game: 38.5% Game: 53.8%

Game: 56.7% Game: 35.7% Game: 55.6%

2010 Midwest Region — Regional Semifinal #2 #6

Ohio State (29-8) Tennessee (28-8)

2010 Midwest Region — Regional Final

73 76

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Michigan State (28-8) Tennessee (28-9)

70 69

March 26, 2010 • Edward Jones Dome • St. Louis, Mo.

March 28, 2010 • Edward Jones Dome • St. Louis, Mo.

Brian Williams scored the go-ahead basket on a tip-in with 32 seconds left, Bobby Maze converted a pair of late free throws and J.P. Prince blocked a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer, leading Tennessee past Ohio State 76-73 in the Midwest Region semifinal and into the NCAA tournament’s round of eight for the first time in UT’s 101-year hardwood history. Wayne Chism finished with 22 points—all but four in the second half—and 11 rebounds for the sixth-seeded Vols (288), who pulled out a back-and-forth tussle after going 0-5 in its previous regional semifinal chances. As the final buzzer sounded, Tennessee players let out screams of joy and sprinted onto the court. Ohio State’s Evan Turner—the National Player of the Year— finished with 31 points, 21 in the second half, but the rest of the Buckeyes were just 3 of 16 from the field in the second half. Jon Diebler, so big for Ohio State in the first two rounds, shot 1 of 7 from 3-point range. William Buford scored 15 points and David Lighty added nine for OSU, which had won four of its previous five meetings against UT, including a matchup in the 2007 regional semifinals. After making only three baskets in the first half, Turner surpassed that output in the first 5:12 of the second half. Lighty finally gave him some help, scoring on a layup to put Ohio State in front 59-56 with 7:37 to play. But Tennessee responded with a 12-4 run, getting contributions from four different players. Chism gave the Vols a 72-70 lead with 1:39 to play. Turner came up with yet another big play, swishing a 3-pointer from just beyond the arc with less than 42 seconds to go. But Williams, a big, bruising center, tipped in Prince’s miss on a layup. Turner missed at the other end and Kyle Madsen lost the ball under the basket. With less than 13 seconds left, Turner fouled Maze, who after a timeout, coolly blew a kiss to someone in the Tennessee fan section. He made both free throws, giving Tennessee a 76-73 lead. Turner had two more opportunities—and he had knocked down last-second shots before. But this time, he missed from deep in the left corner, then got the ball back. His last shot from near the top of the key didn’t even get to the rim, as Prince managed to elevate, extend his arm and make an athletic block. “Turner got a little bit of a look, but it wasn’t very good,” Pearl said. “Now we’re going to go see if we can live every kid’s dream.”

Tennessee outshot Michigan State, equaled the Spartans — statistically, the nation’s best rebounders — on the boards and had one fewer turnover. “The numbers look pretty good,” Volunteers coach Bruce Pearl conceded, glancing at the box score. But defensive lapses at the end of both halves during the Midwest Regional Final at the Edward Jones Dome doomed the Vols, as MSU advanced by a score of 70-69. “This one won’t go away . . . forever,” Pearl said. Tennessee led 41-37 as the last seconds ticked off before intermission. After a couple of missed shots, Michigan State (288) retained possession with 1 second left when the ball went out of bounds under its basket. Forward Draymond Green cut through the lane, took a pass from guard Durrell Summers and laid in a shot at the buzzer, halving the Vols’ halftime edge. After surviving a 14-1 Spartans run and charging back from an eight-point deficit in the second half, Tennessee forged a 69-69 tie when guard Scotty Hopson made the first of two free throws with 11 seconds left. Hopson missed the second, setting up the final, decisive, sequence. Spartans Guard Korie Lucious corralled the rebound, hustled into the frontcourt then dished to Green near the top of the circle. Green wheeled to his right and spied forward Raymar Morgan under the basket, waving his arms frantically. Green whipped a pass to Morgan, who was fouled by guard J.P. Prince with 1.8 seconds remaining. Morgan made the first free throw, then purposely clanked the next. The Vols called a timeout with 1.6 seconds left, but Prince’s half-court heave at the buzzer fell short. “We didn’t get back defensively,” Pearl said. “They got the ball way too close to the basket, got way too good a look.” Despite the wrenching defeat, Pearl declared that Tennessee (28-9) took a “major step” by reaching its first-ever Elite Eight and posting the second-highest win total in school history. “It’s hard to reflect right now; we came to this regional to win it and get to the Final Four,” Pearl said. “But I’m proud of my seniors and proud of our basketball program. We added to the history and tradition.”

VISITORS: Tennessee 28-8 04 33 03 30 32 20 21 22 23 24

Chism, Wayne Williams, Brian Maze, Bobby Prince, J.P. Hopson, Scotty Hall, Kenny Goins, Melvin Pearl, Steven Tatum, Cameron Bone, Josh TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 9-16 c 4-5 g 4-9 g 6-13 g 1-5 0-1 2-8 0-1 3-4 1-2

3PT 1-3 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-2 0-0 2-3 1-2

30-64

4-15 12-15

1st Half: 15-33 45.5% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%

HOME TEAM: Ohio State 29-8 FG 23 Lighty, David g 4-8 44 Buford, William g 5-13 52 Lauderdale, Dallas c 1-1 21 Turner, Evan g 10-23 33 Diebler, Jon g 1-8 02 Simmons, Jeremie 3-4 15 Madsen, Kyle 1-1 TEAM Totals 25-58 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FT 3-4 1-2 2-2 2-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 5-6-11 1 22 1 3 1 0 35 4-8-12 3 9 1 2 0 0 32 2-1-3 1 10 2 1 0 1 19 2-0-2 3 14 6 3 1 2 31 2-2-4 3 3 1 5 0 0 23 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1-0-1 3 4 4 0 0 1 22 1-0-1 3 0 0 1 1 1 8 0-0-0 1 11 0 0 0 1 14 0-1-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 12 2-3-5 1 20-21-41 20 76 15 16 3 6 200

2nd Half: 15-31 48.4% 2nd Half: 0-7 0.0% 2nd Half: 7-8 87.5%

3PT 1-3 2-5 0-0 2-4 1-7 3-4 0-0

FT 0-2 3-4 0-2 9-9 0-0 0-0 2-2

9-23 14-19

1st Half: 15-27 55.6% 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%

Game: 46.9% Game: 26.7% Game: 80.0%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-1-3 3 9 5 2 1 2 26 0-4-4 2 15 3 0 0 2 40 2-4-6 2 2 1 1 0 0 29 4-3-7 4 31 5 6 1 1 40 0-0-0 2 3 0 0 0 1 40 0-0-0 2 9 0 1 0 0 14 2-1-3 1 4 0 1 1 0 11 3-3-6 13-16-29 16 73 14 11 3 6 200

2nd Half: 10-31 32.3% 2nd Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd Half: 8-11 72.7%

Game: 43.1% Game: 39.1% Game: 73.7%

VISITORS: Tennessee 28-9 04 33 03 30 32 20 21 22 23 24

Chism, Wayne Williams, Brian Maze, Bobby Prince, J.P. Hopson, Scotty Hall, Kenny Goins, Melvin Pearl, Steven Tatum, Cameron Bone, Josh TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F-Throw %

f c g g g

FG 5-9 5-8 3-9 5-5 3-7 0-1 2-5 0-0 1-2 0-1

3PT 3-4 0-0 1-4 0-0 1-4 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-1 0-0

24-47

FT 0-0 1-4 2-2 2-2 3-6 0-0 2-2 0-0 4-5 0-0

7-16 14-21

1st Half: 14-25 56.0% 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 1st Half: 7-9 77.8%

2nd Half: 10-22 45.5% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 7-12 58.3%

HOME TEAM: Michigan State 28-8 FG 3PT FT 02 Morgan, Raymar f 4-11 0-1 5-6 10 Roe, Delvon f 1-4 0-0 1-2 50 Nix, Derrick c 1-1 0-0 0-0 15 Summers, Durrell g 8-10 4-6 1-1 34 Lucious, Korie g 2-9 1-7 3-4 03 Allen, Chris 2-6 1-3 3-5 13 Thornton, Austin 1-1 0-0 0-0 20 Kebler, Mike 0-0 0-0 0-0 22 Dahlman, Isaiah 0-0 0-0 0-0 23 Green, Draymond 5-10 0-1 3-3 41 Sherman, Garrick 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 24-52 6-18 16-21 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

1st Half: 14-29 48.3% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 1st Half: 9-11 81.8%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-3-3 2 13 1 0 0 1 33 4-5-9 2 11 0 1 2 0 33 0-0-0 1 9 3 2 0 1 22 1-2-3 4 12 5 4 1 1 28 0-3-3 1 10 1 0 0 0 33 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-1-1 1 7 0 0 0 1 17 1-1-2 1 0 0 1 0 2 11 0-1-1 2 7 1 1 0 0 12 1-0-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 2-1-3 10-17-27 15 69 11 10 3 6 200

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 6-4-10 1 13 2 1 2 1 35 0-0-0 4 3 1 1 3 1 20 1-0-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 1-3-4 3 21 1 2 0 0 29 2-1-3 0 8 4 5 1 5 35 1-1-2 3 8 2 0 0 0 29 0-0-0 4 2 0 0 0 0 5 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 0-1-1 4 13 2 2 2 1 26 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2-1-3 13-14-27 20 70 12 11 8 8 200

2nd Half: 10-23 43.5% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0%

Officials: Mike Kitts, Bryan Kersey, Don Daily Technicals: Tennessee-None. Ohio State-None Attendance: 26,377

Officials: John Cahill, Patrick Driscoll, Michael Stephens Technicals: Tennessee-None. Michigan State-None Attendance: 25,242

Score by Periods Tennessee Ohio State

Score by Periods Tennessee Michigan State

1st 39 42

2nd 37 31

Total 76 73

1st 41 39

2nd 28 31

Total 69 70

Game: 51.1% Game: 43.8% Game: 66.7%

Game: 46.2% Game: 33.3% Game: 76.2%

The NCAA on Sports Wagering

NCAA Activities to Limit Sports Wagering

The NCAA opposes all forms of legal and illegal sports wagering on college sports. Sports wagering has become a serious problem that threatens the well-being of the student-athlete and the integrity of college sports.

 The NCAA conducts background checks of officials and umpires in the Division I Men’s and Women’s basketball tournaments; Division I football bowl games, the Men’s Frozen Four (ice hockey) and the College World Series.

 The NCAA membership has adopted specific rules prohibiting student-athletes, athletics department staff members, and conference office staff from engaging in sports wagering (Bylaw 10.3). NCAA national office employees are also prohibiting from engaging in sports wagering.

 The NCAA expanded its sports wagering presentations from the eight teams competing in the Men’s and Women’s Final Fours to all 32 teams in the Division I Men’s and Women’s basketball regional sites. These presentations include NCAA staff and an FBI special agent.

 Sports competition should be appreciated for the inherent benefits related to participation of student-athletes, coaches, and institutions in fair contests, not the amount of money wagered on the outcome of the competition.  A student-athlete involved in sports wagering on the studentathlete's institution permanently loses all remaining regular-season and postseason eligibility in all sports.  A student-athlete who is involved in any sports wagering activity that involves college sports or professional athletics, through a internet gambling, bookmaker, a parlay card or any other method employed by organized gambling, will be ineligible for all regular-season and postseason competition for at least one year.

 The NCAA also educates student-athletes and coaches on the dangers of gambling by producing information materials for them; conducting locker room visits; holding information sessions at annual compliance seminars; has developed an interactive educational website on sports wagering for its student-athletes; and providing on-campus compliance officers with sports wagering educational resources.  The NCAA has developed a Web site to educate studentathletes, coaches, athletic administrators and the general public about NCAA rules about sports wagering. The Don’t Bet on It Web site (www.dontbetonit.org) can be customized for the individual studentathlete by gender, sport and division. CBS basketball commentator Clark Kellogg, a former Ohio State University student-athlete, serves as host throughout the navigation of the site.  The NCAA works closely in sharing pertinent information on sports wagering and organized crime with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney General’s advisory groups, the NFL, the NBA, the NHL, MLB, campus security officers, coaches associations, and campus student life personnel.

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During head coach Bruce Pearl’s eight-game SEC suspension, associate head coach Tony Jones served as the acting head coach on game days. During those eight games, Jones guided UT to consecutive victories over Vanderbilt, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss and Auburn. Four of those triumphs came on the road, and two (Vanderbilt and Georgia) came against opponents in the top 50 of the RPI. At the conclusion of Jones’ successful eight-game stint as acting head coach, Tennessee ranked near the top of the SEC in numerous statistical categories during conference play: first in offensive rebounding (16.3); second in scoring defense (62.6), rebounding (40.2), rebounding defense (32.0), rebounding margin (+8.2), assists (14.5) and steals (8.1); and third in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1).

Murdered father never far from Jones’ thoughts

By Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel June 19, 2010

Every day is Father’s Day as far as Tony Jones is concerned. It has been that way since Aug. 18 for the Tennessee associate head men’s basketball coach. That’s the day when Jones’ father, Clarence “Sonny J” Jones, was found beaten to death inside a friend’s home the day after he was reported missing from his home in southwest Detroit. He was 86. Another pointless, random act of violence in the big city. But not the kind of thing that’s supposed to happen to a celebrated community figure like Sonny J, whose only mistake was not looking back in time to see the perpetrator launch his attack in the daylight hours. Tony Jones still feels anger and resentment. Understandably. But he’s not overwhelmed by it, nor has he allowed it to have a negative affect on his outlook on life. On the contrary. “You have to compartmentalize that part of it,’’ said the 49-year-old Jones, who serves as coach Bruce Pearl’s right-hand man, handling in-game substitutions and scheduling, among other things. “Not a day has gone by that I haven’t thought about my dad and the way he died. “But I look at it that my life has taken on an extra value, because now I’m more of an extension of my father’s legacy,’’ Jones said. “I want all the values and morals he lived by and taught me to factor into me becoming the best person I can.’’ Throughout his coaching career - which began at Southwestern High - Jones has heard himself give pep talks about fighting through, overcoming and bouncing back from adversity. Those messages have now become a part of

Jones’ lifestyle as he adapts and moves forward from the loss of his father. “Tony is like my brother; so I watched my brother and my best friend lose his father,’’ said Pearl, who met the Jones’ family when he was an assistant coach at Iowa coaching Tony’s younger brother, Bill, in 1986. “This has tested Tony’s faith, because Tony’s father was also his best friend,’’ Pearl said. “Tony knows who is there for him, and he has appreciated that, and he has thrown himself into his job in a big way.’’ Big enough to serve as the point-man for the Vols’ top 10-rated signing class. Jones was the primary recruiter of the three players the Vols signed, which included the top-rated power forward in the nation, Tobias Harris, the Georgia high school player of the year, Trae Golden, and a 6-foot-5 high flier with 360-dunking abilities and a 3-point touch in Jordan McRae. “Without Sonny J as my father, I wouldn’t have been able to achieve the things I have in life,’’ Jones said. “They are things that I will continue to achieve.’’ Aug. 17 Tony Jones had just left Detroit after spending a week with his brothers and sisters helping to spruce up Sonny J’s home. Normally, August is when Jones takes vacation with his family, as it offers a quiet time before UT takes off with individual drills at the start of fall term. “This time it was different, and that was so gratifying, just to spend that whole week with him,’’ Jones said. “I had no idea the next day he would go missing.’’ Neither did Pam Callaway, one of Jones’ two older sisters. “I had called over to him right before 11 o’clock, because at 11 o’clock dad liked to watch The Price is Right, every day,’’ Callaway said. “I usually call him from work, but I was off that day (Aug. 17) for my birthday, and we were having everybody on over to the house. “Later that day, everyone started coming, my

brothers, daughters, sisters ... but no one had heard from dad.’’ Callaway called a nephew, who often stayed with Sonny J, and discovered no one had heard from her father. It turned out Sonny J had gone over to the house of Pete Cureton, who is known to friends and family as “Mr. Pete.” Cureton was an elderly gentleman who was hospitalized, so Sonny J was checking on his mail, waiting for Meals on Wheels food to arrive so he could put it in the freezer, and paying whatever bills were due. The search began with the Jones family driving by Mr. Pete’s property. The van Sonny J was driving was not in the driveway, so the search continued through other parts of the neighborhood. “No one thought to go look in the house,’’ Callaway said. “So we all went back over to my dad’s house and continued calling around.’’ Bill Jones, who played with the New Jersey Nets from 1988-91, remembers the chaotic turns of the afternoon. “We started the day celebrating my sister’s birthday,’’ Bill Jones said. “But as the party went on, we realized none of us had heard from dad. That was very abnormal. “That’s when we went to my dad’s house to look around and go over all that he had done… the garbage was still out, his bed was made up,’’ he said. “We started combing the neighborhood.’’ The Jones family went to the Detroit Police Department at 11 p.m., and the police responded by sending a squad car out to the house. The family continued the search until 4 a.m. of Aug. 18. Tony Jones, having heard his father was missing, had already booked a flight from Knoxville to Detroit, and arrived in his hometown around 9 a.m. Tuesday. “The worst flight ever,’’ Jones recalls. In the meantime, a trace on Sonny J’s cell phone revealed it was charged and being used. The cell phone records led to the Aug. 23 arrest

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“I just feel my dad had to die for a reason, because there’s no way in this world that should happen to such a quality human being. His name and legacy has to live on.’’ Tony Jones of the accused killer, 19-year-old Eugene Peguies, who has remained in jail without bond. The records indicated calls were made from Sonny J’s phone to Peguies’ girlfriend, who lived with her grandmother in Detroit. Later Tuesday, the Jones family was tipped off from a relative who worked in a mortuary that the body of an 86-year-old male had been discovered at Mr. Pete’s house. The family raced to the murder site, arriving two minutes after the police. “When they brought him out, the police had to hold us back,’’ Callaway said. “Seeing our dad come out in a black bag… there was anger, shock, sadness. It was horrible. “He went missing on my birthday, and he was found on the 18th, my older brother Darryl’s birthday.’’ Honoring Sonny J Sonny J attended and supported Detroit’s Southwestern High athletics even after Tony and Bill completed their successful athletic careers. “I knew Sonny J since I was 11 or 12 years old, meeting him through Tony,’’ said former Southwestern star and NBA player Howard Eisley. “Tony was like a father figure to me when he coached me, and after meeting Sonny J, I saw Tony was an extension of his father. “Sonny J always had his door open to kids in our community, and he was willing to help out in any way that he could.’’ Eisley, who went on to a 13-year NBA career after attending Boston College, concedes Detroit’s reputation as a dangerous city is somewhat warranted. But not so much in the area of the city where he and the Jones’ family hail from. “I was in disbelief when I heard about it, especially with that being such a close-knit neighborhood that was known for its block parties,’’ Eisley said. “Mr. Jones was in pretty good shape; he wasn’t brittle or having any problems. He had a great bill of health, so for someone to do that to him at his age was really bothersome.’’ Word of Sonny J’s murder spread quickly throughout the neighborhood and into other parts of the city; media coverage was immediate. “So every day, we had a gathering, inviting everyone over so we could all pull together for my dad,’’ Callaway said. “My mother (Christine) had passed away in 1994, but my dad was always there for each and every one of us. We wanted to make sure we could be there for him and all of his friends.’’ Sonny J was buried on Aug. 28 - what would have been his 87th birthday. Tony Jones has started a scholarship fund at Southwestern in his father’s honor. Each year, two students exhibiting outstanding community service characteristics will be awarded a $5,000 scholarship grant. “I just feel my dad had to die for a reason, because there’s no way in this world that should happen to such a quality human being,’’ Tony Jones said. “His name and legacy has to live on.’’ In the meantime, the court case drags on. On Friday, Peguies was re-evaluated in court, according

to Bill Jones. On July 12, Peguies will be offered a plea deal that would involve him spending 35 to 60 years in prison. “If he doesn’t agree to accept the deal, the trial starts on July 19,’’ Bill Jones said. Closure, Tony Jones said, is the family’s next goal. But today, on Father’s Day, Tony Jones hopes to accomplish something else for those who have followed the story. “The message I want to convey is that life is short, and if you are fortunate enough to have a parental figure, tell them each and every day you love them,’’ Jones said. “Tell them you appreciate all of the things they have done for you. “I was fortunate enough to have my father 48 years of my life, and I’ll continue to think about him every day.’’

Buff and tough

By Randy Moore, InsideTennessee.com June 25, 2010

One Tennessee basketball player has spent much of his college career getting ripped - first in the chat rooms, then in the weight room. Steven Pearl took some criticism for lacking suitable size, skills and athleticism when he joined the team as a non-scholarship player in 2006. One thing he didn’t lack, however, was determination. That’s why, four years later, he has added 35 pounds of muscle to what is now a finely tuned 6-foot-5, 235-pound frame. In addition to the weight workouts all of the Vols perform, young Pearl does some lifting on his own each weekend. He still lacks the ideal height, shooting skills and athleticism to be a standout college player but he’s buff and tough - attributes that serve him well when he’s battling taller and more gifted players under the basket. “That’s the thing,” he said, grinning broadly. “I don’t have amazing height or athleticism, so I have to do it with my strength.” Knowing he lacked the ball skills to play on the perimeter, Pearl gained 32 pounds in his first three years of college to handle the rigors of life under the backboards. Then he diligently turned the added pounds into muscle. “I had this weight as a sophomore,” he said, “then I kept it up and (toned it) a little bit.” Pearl, who boasts a 315-pound bench press, said his strength has improved “ten-fold” since he enrolled at UT, noting: “Troy Wills, our strength coach, has done a great job of pushing me and getting me stronger. Tons of commitment in the weight room has helped out a lot, too.” That commitment paid dividends last season. After redshirting as a freshman in 2006-07, Pearl played sparingly in 2007-08 and 2008-09. He carved out a niche last winter, however, contributing key rebounds and sticky defense as an undersized but hard-working reserve power forward. Known as Steven “Too Strong” Pearl in the Rocky Top League, he probably enjoys the summer league more than other Tennessee players because it pro-

vides an opportunity to score. On orders from his father, Vols head coach Bruce Pearl, Steven attempted just 41 shots in 32 games last season. He made 47.6 percent of his tries but still averaged a mere 1.5 points per game. No longer limited to a complementary role, young Pearl is able to be more offensive-minded in the summer league. He averaged 18.3 points in his first three games and scored 26 in one summerleague outing. “It takes me back to my high school days (at Knoxville West), when I was able to shoot the ball whenever I wanted to,” he said with a chuckle. “That’s fun. And you get to work on things you’re not as good at out here.” So, what is he working on these days? “Finishing over taller guys,” he said. “That’s the big thing. I’m also working on my ball-handling, distributing the ball and knocking down free throws.”

Fancher lands on his feet with Vols By Steve Behr, Watauga Democrat July 19, 2010

I had a feeling that Houston Fancher would eventually land on his feet. The former Appalachian State men’s basketball coach, who was unceremoniously fired at the end of the 2008-09 season, was hired by Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl as a graduate assistant during last summer. That was a part-time gig. He didn’t need the money - since he was released from ASU with a year left on his contract - which paid him six figures. So he worked a bit, got to spend some time with his immediate family and his extended family - his wife, Cathy, and his own family are from East Tennessee. Last Wednesday, Fancher dove back into the game as Pearl’s full-time coordinator of video scouting. It was good to talk to Fancher, whom I haven’t spoken with since he was an assistant coach for his son’s youth baseball team in Boone. That was during the 2009 Will Dicus Tournament. Fancher said that he has returned to Boone a few times, most recently a few weeks ago when he met with his players. “We closed out the Outback Steakhouse,” he told me over the phone. He sounded like a kid in a candy store, only the UT store is full of coaching tools that he can’t wait to use. As the video coordinator at Tennessee, he’ll be responsible for scouting opponents, exchanging game tapes (compact discs actually) and for breaking down film of his own players. He sounded ready to get started. He admitted that it was disappointing to be relieved of his duties at Appalachian State, but said that he felt the need to move on and not wallow in self-pity. Instead, he picked a great time to join Pearl’s staff. Working at a camp at Tennessee - he wasn’t breaking any NCAA rules since he was no longer a coach - Pearl approached him and asked if he wanted to get back into coaching. Coaching has always been more than just wins and losses to Fancher. Beating Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Marshall - all away from the Holmes Center no less - are events Fancher looks at with pride. But the fact that all but one player graduated from the program he coached during his 10 years means just as much. He wasn’t able to watch last year’s seniors graduate since the Vols were still in the NCAA Tournament. But he was in contact with them shortly after-

ward. Fancher also took pride in how the Mountaineers reached the final of the SoCon Tournament, and feels their chances to win the tournament are still there. Most of the players on last year’s team, and several key players this year, are Fancher recruits. However, he won’t have the time to keep up as he did last year.

Brian Williams retools body, focus to lead Vols By Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel Aug. 22, 2010

Brian Williams enters his senior season with the Tennessee men’s basketball team a self-proclaimed changed man. It’s noticeable at first glance: Williams’ face is thinner, a result of the 15 pounds he lost after three July weeks with Frank Matrisciano, aka, “Hell’s Trainer,” in San Francisco. Williams’ status with the Vols has changed; he’s now the projected starting center, but with no Wayne Chism to share rebounding and put-back duties in the paint. Williams considers himself more determined than ever, aware most in the Vols’ fan base will have to see the changes in him on the court before they believe he’s no longer soft. “You hear all the junk people say, when I was suspended last year and whatever, but there’s still gonna be 20,000 there every game this year,’’ said Williams, who missed nine games last season after his involvement in the well-documented Jan. 1 traffic stop with three teammates. “I know they’re out there watching.’’ So does Matrisciano, the mysterious fitness and mental toughness guru in California’s Bay Area who transformed former Oklahoma center and No. 1 NBA draft pick Blake Griffin into a machine. “Google me, you’ll see I wear a mask in all my pictures,’’ Matrisciano said. “I don’t want people to know who I am and recognize me, I just want to help people.’’ The perfect candidate So while attending a TennesseeKentucky basketball game last season to check up on former pupils - recent first-round NBA picks Patrick Patterson and Daniel Orton - Matrisciano determined Williams would be a good candidate. Vols coach Bruce Pearl had known about Matrisciano and his unique ways for years. “Ernie (Grunfeld) introduced me to him; the first player I knew about him training was Ernie’s son, Danny,’’ Pearl said, referring to the former Stanford and current international star who also played on Pearl’s Gold medal-winning Maccabi squad in 2009. “I knew Frank was very selective about who he took, and I’ve been very selective about who I might suggest to him. “Brian was the perfect candidate. He needed training, and more importantly, he needed tips on training, understanding how to eat and take better care of himself.’’ Matrisciano likes to talk about how only three out of every 10 who come to train with him stay for the amount of time they sign up for.

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“I’ve had guys last 14 minutes, and then they leave,’’ Matrisciano said. “Brian came in, and I told him straight up this wouldn’t be like anything he has ever done. He came in knowing what it was about, and when he got here, he just attacked it. “He worked extremely hard the three weeks he was here, and I’m proud of him.’’ Williams’ days consisted of 2 1/2 hours of basketball skill work each day with former Sacramento Kings head coach Eric Musselman. There also was 5-on-5 play, and then three hours of Matrisciano’s excruciating work outdoors, most all on sand. It was quite a jump for a player who just a couple weeks earlier could at times be seen lagging during Pilot Rocky Top League basketball action. “I’ve always worked hard when I’ve had to,’’ said the 6-foot-10 Williams, who dropped from 284 to 269 pounds. “But I didn’t work hard when the lights were off, and that’s how great players are made.’’ Making it through Williams remembers thinking to himself that if he could make it through three weeks with Matrisciano, he could make it through anything. The first day involved three workouts in the sand, jumping over rope, back and forth, with sprints up a hill and climbs up several hundred stairs. “It was so hard, we couldn’t go anymore,’’ Williams said. “When Frank sees you can’t go anymore, he tells you to stop.’’ But Williams didn’t want to stop. He didn’t want to quit. The player known as “Big Baby” to his teammates was on a roll, already a long way from the 370 pounds he weighed in high school, gaining ground on his goals with each drop of sweat. “It’s a matter of wanting to work hard, knowing you’re going to get better, go harder and be faster,’’ Williams said. “Tennessee’s workouts have been hard. I remember my first one when I came here, I was so sore I had to miss a whole day’s worth of class. “People don’t realize at Tennessee you work

out, and you still got class, you still have to get your homework done while you’re tired and sore, and your butt hurts even when you sit down.’’ Williams admits it made him feel as though he needed to pace himself at times. No more. Motivation “Since I got back earlier this month I’ve gotten up 2,700 shots,’’ Williams said. “I might have got up 2,700 shots all last summer.’’ Gone are the junk foods from his diet. Matrisciano insists on a diet of chicken, fruits, black beans, brown rice, organic peanut butter, water, organic cereal and 2-percent milk. Just a couple of months before leaving for San Francisco, Williams’ physique and poor diet was spoofed at the UT men’s basketball banquet. In a video consisting of the Vols’ coaches making light of the players, assistant Mark Pancratz dressed in a blown-up sumo outfit wearing Williams’ jersey. Short missed shots, air-balled free throws, and scenes of Williams hiding boxes of pizzas in his locker drew laughter from the crowd. “My diet wasn’t that bad,’’ Williams laughed. “Before I came to Tennessee, yeah, I’d drink two liters of Pepsi at a time. I wouldn’t even get a cup, I’d just take the damn bottle out of the fridge and drink all of it.’’ Just being around San Francisco, Williams said, is enough to make anyone want to trim up. “I think I saw one McDonald’s, and the M was on the floor,’’ Williams said. “I saw maybe 20,000 people, and I think I saw three fat people. The hills there are ridiculous, they are a workout in themselves.’’ In it to win it But Williams knew he was in it for the duration. “My mother was in the hospital when I left with walking pneumonia,’’ Williams said. “I told her I wanted to go home to her, and she said, ‘No.’ She told me I needed to work hard, and it would pay off.’’ Williams said he considered himself “Daddy’s Boy” growing up, but all of that changed when his father died a week before he started his career at Tennessee. “My dad always told me that as soon as I went away to college, he was going to pass away,’’ Williams said. “I knew it was going to happen. Whatever he said, I believed. It was Parkinson’s disease. He was 60.’’ Williams asked Pearl not to release the news to the media at the time; he didn’t want anyone’s pity. Nor does he want anyone feeling sorry for him now, especially after he embarrassed himself in January with the suspension. “I had basketball taken away from me,’’ Williams said. “I remember watching that Kansas game, and they (the Vols) were winning without us; the more the team kept winning, the worse it made us (suspended players) look. “It was the longest month of my life. I realized there was a possibility I would never play at the University of Tennessee again.’’ Williams wants to do more than just play this season. He wants to lead. He wants to put his best on the floor, each and every time out. “This is it,’’ Williams said. “I got one shot.’’

“Before I came to Tennessee, yeah, I’d drink two liters of Pepsi at a time. I wouldn’t even get a cup, I’d just take the damn bottle out of the fridge and drink all of it.’’ Brian Williams

Running start: Freshman point guard conditioning himself for new world By Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel Sept. 25, 2010

Trae Golden remembers waking up in his room in the dog days of August, groaning at the sound of early-morning knocks on his door. “It was Tobias (Harris), coming to wake me up for the early morning runs,’’ said Golden, one of three incoming freshmen on the Tennessee men’s basketball team. “Man, I used to dread that.’’ The Vols, as part of their conditioning, make the trek to Neyland Stadium each week for exhaustive timed runs up Gate 10 starting at 6:30 a.m. The Tennessee fans who follow the basketball players on Twitter accounts were kept updated on the runs. Golden, named Georgia’s high school player of the year last season, was among the Vols proud enough to share his growth and development in the runs on Twitter. “It’s hard to believe, but you get to a point where you look forward to those runs,’’ Golden said. “There’s something to knowing you’re going to be able to handle it.’’ Golden’s immediate role with the UT program is to learn the extensive responsibilities of the point guard position playing behind senior point guard Melvin Goins. The playing rotation is far from established, but Golden’s offensive skills set - which includes an 80 percent touch from the free-throw line - gives the Powder Springs, Ga., product an opportunity for playing time. “Trae has done a great job working on his hips, legs and moving his feet quicker to keep people in front of him,’’ said UT assistant Tony Jones, who served as Golden’s primary recruiter. “Trae knows how to score and he’s excellent in pick-and-roll situations. “Trae has the ability to be in our rotation throughout his career.’’ Q: What do you like most about Knoxville? A: “Really, I like the fans. It’s fun to be recognized wherever we go. I knew people would know who Tobias was, but I’m surprised how many students and fans recognize me. The fans adore basketball. It motivates you to keep working hard and put on a great show for them.’’ Q: What are some of the challenges to adjusting from high school basketball to college basketball? A: “Defense is the biggest thing. That, and just playing against strength—everyone on the court is pretty strong. In high school, you could go halfspeed every now and then and get away with it. Here, you can’t afford to take a play off. Offensively, at point guard, you have to be mentally ready, and try not to speed up too much and keep the game at a nice pace.’’ Q: Anything about the college life surprise you? A: “College (academic) work isn’t harder. The way it’s set up, it puts a big responsibility on you. The workouts, well I saw on my unofficial visits just how intense they looked. It’s even up from that, now. Q: How has your friendship with (long-time AAU teammate) Jordan McRae changed? A: “We were roommates on AAU trips, and we’re suitemates now. Things haven’t really changed at all. There are still times we go in each other’s room - and having Tobias with us now - we’re all there for each

other in our times of need. You know you have your ups and downs when you’re a freshman. We like to just chill out and play video games. We play Madden (football) and we like to go see the movies, go to the volleyball games. Just hang out. None of us are big partiers.’’ Q: Where are your favorite spots to hang out? A: “I don’t have a car, but they have a delivery system here, and I like to order from Oscars. They have the best chicken wings. Otherwise, we just kind of hang out and eat at Gibbs (Hall). Q: Do you have any new friends outside of the basketball team? A: “Oh yeah, a lot from all the other sports teams. I have a class with Justin Hunter. We do the BBM (Blackberry Messenger) and he’s pretty cool. We have a little something in common in that I played on the USA (basketball) team that went to France and he was on a USA team for track that went to Canada. I have a lot of respect for him, and all the athletes have nothing but rave things to say to him. Tauren Poole is another great guy. Q: What do you look forward to most each day? A: “At first, I dreaded the conditioning, it was so tough. Every morning at 6, Tobias would knock on my door. Now I realize it’s not the hardest thing in the world. I’ve taken an interest in eating the right things. I’ve gained weight but it’s like muscle. The early-morning runs have been a bonding experience, and we look forward to seeing each other. Q: What do you think about Coach (Bruce) Pearl’s coaching style? A: “He doesn’t hold you back. He lets you play until you mess up, but if you seize your opportunities and you do what’s right for team, you’re good. I’ve never had a coach this intense. I’ve always had laid-back coaches. Coach Pearl brings me motivation; you want to keep wanting to do better for him.’’

In his third college program, Fields says he’ll ‘run through a wall’ for Pearl By Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel Oct. 9, 2010

Four years and three collegiate programs later, John Fields finally feels as though he has reached the big time. Fields became the newest addition to the Tennessee men’s basketball team in July, transferring in from UNC-Wilmington after attaining his bachelor’s degree with a year of eligibility remaining. NCAA rules allow players to be eligible immedi-

ately at a school that offers a graduate program their former school does not. A coaching change at UNC Wilmington prompted Fields to examine his options, particularly after meetings with new coach Buzz Peterson, a former UT head coach, left him uneasy. “I met with Buzz a couple of times,’’ said Fields, a 6-foot-9, 230-pound post player. “I didn’t like the feel, and I didn’t think we’d connect.’’ Fields visited Xavier and Miami, Fla., before coming to see Tennessee in July. “Oregon was going to be my next visit, but I fell in love with this place,’’ Fields said. “The big thing was Coach (Bruce) Pearl. He’s someone I could just feel that I wanted to play for, and someone I knew I could believe in. I’ll run through a wall for that guy. “You add in that we’re playing in an NBA-style arena with crazy attendance and fan support that’s off the charts.’’ Fields graduated from high school in Fayetteville, N.C., and spent the first two years of his career at East Carolina. A coaching change there led him to transfer to UNC-Wilmington where he sat out a year before playing last season. He set the Seahawks’ singleseason record for blocked shots (59) while leading the team with 8.7 rebounds per game. Fields is competing for playing time along the Vols front line with incumbent post Brian Williams and sophomore Kenny Hall. “It’s been a great transition, but it’s tough mentally, knowing you have to push and go 100 percent every day with all the talented guys we have here,’’ Fields said. “You have to execute and work at being where the coaches want you on the court at all times.’’ Q: This is the third time you’ve started over since high school. What’s different? A: This is a big-time program in a big-time conference. Every day you have to bring your ‘A’ game. You can’t slack, or you’ll get run over and lost in the shuffle. It requires a different kind of toughness than at a mid-major school. Q: Who recruited you out of high school? A: The only two majors were Penn State and St. Joseph’s. All of the Colonial Athletic Association schools and Conference USA schools were recruiting me. Q: What did you take with you from your experience at East Carolina? A: I took with me, every day you have to try to be mentally and physically tough. Some days you don’t feel like practicing or going to school, but you learn you have to gut it out in college.

Q: Your second stop was UNC Wilmington, other than the single-season shot block record, what did you bring from that experience? A: I learned to try to perfect my craft offensively and defensively, and I got a lot of minutes and a lot of experience. Q: Your parents were both in the military; did you live in a lot of different places growing up? A: I lived in Woodbridge, Va., Savannah, Ga., Okinawa, Japan, Seoul, Korea, and then I finished in Fayetteville from seventh grade on. Q: What were the best and worst things about living in the Orient? A: The worst thing was the language barrier and some of the funny food - prawns and some of the sushi. The best thing was it was always 70 degrees, so you could wear shorts and T-shirts year around. Q: This UT team is like a melting pot with players from all over. Who are some of the more interesting characters on this team you’ve gotten to know? A: Brian Williams is a jokester in the locker room; you’ve got to be prepared. Anything semi-weird you’re wearing, or that you say, he’s going to get on you. Renaldo (Woolridge) and his rap music and his jokes, he’s hilarious. We can be anywhere, and somebody puts on the beat, and Renaldo busts out the rap. Shooting the “Nose Up” video with him was great. It was a cool experience to see how a video was shot and produced. Q: You look like you’re trying to wear a mean expression in that video. Was that hard for you? A: Everybody knows I’m a nice guy and I shy away from conflict. It was hard for me to act hard. But now around campus everyone thinks I’m mean and hard to approach. That mean stuff is just for the court, that’s business time. Any other time, I’m very nice.

Cameron Tatum not giving up: Junior fights through injuries to contribute By Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel Nov. 6, 2010

Cameron Tatum has done a lot of sitting and stewing since taking a redshirt his freshman year at Tennessee. Over the course of his career, the fourth-year junior has been forced to the sidelines by arthroscopic surgery on both knees, a twisted ankle, a four-game suspension for what amounted to speeding on Jan. 1, and, most recently, a deep bone bruise on his knee. So while other Vols were dragging themselves off the court after Friday’s three-hour practice at Pratt Pavilion and Thompson-Boling Arena—“the hardest of the year,’’ coach Bruce Pearl said—Tatum emerged sweating but smiling. “That was my remedy,’’ Tatum said. “I’ve had a lot of frustration being out these past few weeks.’’ Tatum figures to get plugged back into the Tennessee starting lineup at the wing, if not for Monday’s 7:30 p.m. exhibition against Indianapolis at Thompson-Boling Arena, most surely for the Nov. 12 opener with Chattanooga. Tatum has worked that hard over the years and impressed his coaches that much. “You need to write about Cam Tatum being back,’’ Vols assistant Steve Forbes directed during a break in the action at practice. “That guy right there (pointing at Tatum) knows what he’s doing out there, and we’ve missed him.’’ UT coach Bruce Pearl agreed.

“Cam looked great for being back (in live scrimmage) for the first time,’’ Pearl said. “He’s one of the guys whose role will change a lot from last year.’’ Tatum will still shoot the three, slash to the rim and distribute the ball. He’ll be asked to do those things more often this season, but more importantly, he will also lead. “Another veteran voice out there on the wing,’’ Tatum said. “We’ve got a veteran point in Mel (Goins), a veteran in Baby (Brian Williams) in the post, and me and Scotty (Hopson) on the wing. “As long as we all stay unselfish, that’s when all of our talent and depth will kick in.’’

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Tennessee is 10-4 this season when junior Cameron Tatum scores in double figures; 9-10 when he scores less than 10 points. Jones and Ware make it official By Rob Lewis, VolQuest.com Nov. 10, 2010

The start of the early signing period in basketball brought very little drama for Bruce Pearl’s basketball program but a double-helping of good news. Two long-time commitments made it official on Wednesday afternoon as Chris Jones and Kevin Ware both inked National Letters of Intent to play for Tennessee. As recruitments go, these two went just about as perfectly as a college head coach could wish for in the current, crazy climate of recruiting. “I’m very excited about Kevin and Chris. We signed two great guards,” Pearl said of his two signees. “Kevin is as athletic of a guard as we’ve had here. He can play point guard if needed. He’s really good with the ball. He’s good playing fast, he’s athletic. He’s hard to keep out of the lane. “Chris Jones was the player of the year in the state last year and won a state championship at Melrose. He’s a floor general that will remind people of ‘Mister’ Jennings back at ETSU or Devan Downey from more recently, but he’s got his own style.” Ware committed to Tennessee in the fall of his junior year, nearly a year ago. Jones followed shortly thereafter, and in the long months in between neither ever appeared to seriously waver on those commitments. That remained the case even when the Vols’ program came under an NCAA cloud earlier this fall, a testament both to the strength of these two verbal commitments, as well as to how the coaching staff addressed the issue with Ware and Jones. “I never had any doubts, once I made my commitment I was always comfortable,” Ware said moments after signing on Wednesday afternoon. “I actually felt better and better about my commitment after I made it as I got to know the coaches better and learn more about the program. “Coach Pearl had already told me a long time ago about some of the NCAA stuff and that some things would be coming out, so none of that was a surprise. He let me know what was happening before and then the coaches made sure to get in touch with me as soon as the news broke.” Jones echoed that sentiment, citing the bond he had with not just the Tennessee staff, but also the players on the current roster, as big reasons he never considered backing out of his commitment.

“I had different people telling me all kinds of stuff about Tennessee but I never thought about going anywhere else,” Jones said. “I’ve got a bond with coach Pearl and coach Forbes especially that goes deep, nobody was going to break that up. “There was no way I was going to turn my back on them. I’m a loyal guy, and Tennessee was loyal to me. They believed in me before anybody else did. My main goal right now is to get up there and help get us a national championship.” Not surprisingly, both Ware and Jones heard from numerous college programs after the NCAA news hit, all hoping that he might be interested in re-thinking his choice. Partly due to the Vols’ upfront methods in addressing the problem, neither ever had any interest in hearing opposing sales pitches. Ware noted that he even went so far as to decline to take calls from other coaches, though his high school coach certainly had to fend them off. Jones, who becomes Pearl’s first commitment from inside the city of Memphis, had ample opportunity to go in another direction as well. Like Ware though, he was more than happy to stick with the commitment he made to Pearl after the Vols were the first major program to offer him in the summer of 2009. Pearl knew that holding onto both Jones and Ware for nearly a year would be a chore in the first place. Doing so after the Vols self-imposed recruiting restrictions took effect became even more of a challenge. “They’ve both got tremendous character. We’ve not been able to go out, we’re limited to one phone call per week with them. The relationships that our assistant coaches had with those guys, Tony Jones with Kevin and his family, Steve Forbes with Chris, those relationships went a long way in allowing us to hold onto those guys,” Pearl said of being able to keep both in the fold. “Holding onto these guys wasn’t easy. Everybody and their brother came running at them hard and these guys stayed loyal to their family. I won’t forget that. I’ll reward that.” Ware showed that he was on the same wavelength with Pearl when asked to name the factors most important in not only making his decision, but sticking with the Vols in the face of some controversy. “Number one would be the relationship with the coaches. I really trust coach Pearl and the way he’s handled everything lately makes me want to play for him even more,” Ware said. “Also, Jordan McRae

and Trae Golden are like my big brothers, when they both picked Tennessee that really made me take a hard look at them because I knew they were both going to make good decisions. “And it’s just a great situation, I like the campus, the other guys on the team, it’s really a family. They’re a top program that’s competing for championships and going to the NCAA tournament every year. That’s what everyone wants to do in college, for me it was just a great fit.” An extraordinarily gifted scorer, Jones looks to be a fantastic fit for a roster that will lose senior Melvin Goins. Blessed with uncanny quickness, a reliable three-point stroke and an incredible knack for finishing around the basket for a small guard. Along with the rangy and explosive Ware, Jones should provide Pearl with the building blocks for a formidable future backcourt. The two have had ample opportunity to play together in camps and pick-up games over the last year, and are already excited by the potential they’ve seen in one another. “Kevin’s a great player, he and I really complement each other well,” Jones said. “He’s a great defender and somebody who can really finish. I feel like with what I do, being able to penetrate and draw defenses we’re really going to feed off each other. “I see myself as a lead guard who can score and run the team and Kevin is a player who can do a little bit of everything. When you put us with the kind of talent they have up there already, I think the sky’s the limit.” Jones first surfaced as a big-time prospect at the end of his sophomore year, impressing the Tennessee staff greatly with his camp performance in Knoxville at that time. He helped his cause tremendously when it came to getting an offer by more than holding his own at that camp against then-Tennessee commitment Josh Selby. Jones’ reputation has grown nationally since that time to the point that he’s arguably the top smallguard in the Class of 2011. Given his skill set, it’s hard to imagine a more potentially exciting player running Pearl’s up-tempo attack. Harnessing those considerable talents might be a challenge for Pearl, but it’s one that should be well worth the while. He clearly has Pearl excited about the prospect. “Chris Jones is a guy who rewarded our loyalty. I’d been watching Chris since he was a sophomore and was believing in him long before it became fashionable. I just saw something really special in his game. He’s got a real toughness to him that you just can’t teach,” Pearl offered. Ware is preparing for his senior year at Rockdale Co. high school where his squad is expected to challenge for a state title. Jones is finishing his high school career at Oak Ridge Military Academy in Winston-Salem after leading Memphis Melrose to a state title a year ago. Rivals.com rates Jones as a four-star prospect and the No. 39 overall player in the nation. Ware is rated as a four-star prospect and the No. 56 overall player in the nation.

Vols make most of Golden opportunity By Mike Strange, Knoxville News Sentinel Nov. 17, 2010

The point guard of the past, Bobby Maze, was sitting courtside. In street clothes, of course. The point guard of the present, Melvin Goins, also was in street clothes, resigned to the end of the bench by a painful bruise in his side from the night

before. That left Tennessee’s New York plans hanging on the point guard of the future Wednesday night. Trae Golden came to UT to learn to be a point guard and there he was in his third collegiate game thrown in the fire. With a big assist from sophomore Skylar McBee, Golden brought the ship into port - in this case the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off. “He wasn’t the player of the year in Georgia for nothing,’’ said teammate Cam Tatum. Minus their senior floor leader against tough Missouri State, the Vols refused to be detoured from their agenda of spending Thanksgiving in New York. This developing team may not be ready to play Broadway yet, but the Vols will give it a shot next week at the corner of 33rd Street and Eighth Avenue. “It’ll be an honor to play at Madison Square Garden,’’ said Golden. “That’s the mecca of basketball.’’ First, though, the Vols had to get through 40 tense minutes in Thompson-Boling Arena. Goins was no-go after aggravating an injury in his side Tuesday in the second half of a win over Belmont. Golden had a hand in closing out that one, too. This isn’t coach Bruce Pearl’s first rodeo. He realized he couldn’t go into a season with one point guard. Thus Golden and McBee, both off-guards by trade, spent much of their summer working on ballhandling and other point-guard skills. “That was what Coach Pearl recruited me for,’’ said Golden, “point guard. That’s what I worked on all summer.’’ McBee came to UT as a spot-up shooter. But he and Pearl agreed he should broaden his horizons and learn both guard spots. He worked at point both at home and on a summer tour in China. “I brought it up a little bit in high school,’’ McBee said, “but not much. “I’m going to do whatever I can do to help this team win.’’ Golden had all day to think about his first start. What was going through his 19-year-old head? “Make sure I lead the team, handle the rock and make sure I make good decisions to put everybody in positions to score.’’ Pretty sound checklist. Most of the night he would be going toe to toe with Missouri State senior Nafis Ricks. “All the guys backed me up,’’ Golden said. “I credit it to them. “And every day in practice me and Melvin guard each other. So the guy pressing up on me, he’s just like Melvin.’’ On a night when points were hard to come by, Golden connected for two nice baskets in the first half. He made clutch free throws in the final minute. He got through 28 minutes with only one turnover and had two assists and two steals. McBee divided his 23 minutes between the point and off-guard. His turnover column was spotless. “With a player like Melvin out, everybody’s got to do a little bit more than they did before,’’ McBee said, “and I think we did that.’’ It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t easy. Missouri State will be one of the better teams in a good league, the Missouri Valley Conference. “Trae and Skylar did a terrific job,’’ Pearl said. “If we did not win the game, that would not be an excuse. Trae came here to play point guard.’’ He got his wish, maybe a little quicker than he anticipated. It didn’t take long to figure out this wasn’t McEachern High School any more. “It’s a huge adjustment,’’ Golden said, “whether you can look at us and tell it or not.’’

“I was a better player just from (Tuesday) night. We’re just learning every day.’’ There’s still a lot to learn. And Goins will likely be back in the starting lineup Wednesday when UT faces Virginia Commonwealth. But the Vols will feel better about the guys backing him up.

Vols: ‘We won this for him’

By Jeff Goodman, FOXsports.com Nov. 27, 2010

Steven Pearl walked off the court at Madison Square Garden with a huge grin and a mammoth trophy wrapped in his hands, just moments after a touching embrace with his father. “It was emotional,” said the Tennessee senior forward, who also happens to be the son of Vols coach Bruce Pearl. Sure, it was sweet to knock off Villanova on Friday night in New York to win the Preseason NIT crown after three consecutive years of coming up short in the championship game of one of these early-season tourneys. But that wasn’t why the hug in which the pair whispered “I love you” to one another was so gratifying. “With everything going on off the court, it feels so good to win this for my pops,” the younger Pearl said. Pearl’s had to watch his father get crushed nationally by just about everyone outside of Knoxville in the midst of an investigation in which Pearl admitted lying to the NCAA. “It hasn’t been easy,” said Steven Pearl, who also had to deal with his parents going through a divorce a few years back. “Everything’s so public, and everyone knows your business. It sucks.” “It’s hard watching people bashing my dad. He admitted he lied and made a mistake,” he added. “But I’ve got to stay positive and can’t feel sorry for myself or it will get me on the bench.” While Bruce Pearl attempted to deflect the attention away from his own situation, his players were forthcoming about their motivation. Winning for their coach was certainly a factor as the Vols pulled the 78-68 upset over the No. 6 team in the nation. “We have no problem with people saying this is for Bruce,” Tennessee freshman Tobias Harris said after the victory. “But this was about more than that.”

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“You could tell they were playing for Bruce — and that they like playing for Bruce.”

Villanova coach Jay Wright

“We won this for him,” added Vols junior Scotty Hopson, who finished with 18 points and won the Most Valuable Player award. “We want to help get the heat off Bruce.” This was also about Pearl once again getting his players to give more effort than those in the other jerseys. I saw it last year when the Vols — down four

players after the gun incident that ultimately cost former star player Tyler Smith his spot on the team — pulled the improbable victory in Knoxville against No. 1 Kansas. But that one was all about emotion. There seemed to be no way this Vols team — one in which the younger Pearl and third-string point guard Skylar McBee wound up logging a total of 35 minutes — could handle the Big East co-favorites. But Tennessee didn’t back down and held Jay Wright’s explosive guard trio of Corey Fisher, Corey Stokes and Maalik Wayns to 7-of-30 shooting and a total of 25 points — more than 20 below their season average. Melvin Goins was primarily responsible for Fisher, the guy who went for 105 on the playground this past offseason, being held 102 points shy of that well-publicized output. “Coach told us they were going to come out and make it a street fight,” Stokes said. Pearl and the Vols don’t lose street fights. “When people count us out, it just fuels the fire,” Hopson said. The last seven minutes were on par with a fouralarm blaze as the Vols went on a run to put the game away after ‘Nova cut it to 56-55. Everyone did their part. Hopson knocked down a jumper, Harris had a dunk and Cameron Tatum made a three-pointer to extend the lead to 63-55. After a trio of ‘Nova foul shots, McBee — who hit the game-winner last year against Kansas — nailed a trifecta, then it was Pearl who chased down a loose ball for what may have been the play of the game. “You could tell they were playing for Bruce — and that they like playing for Bruce,” Villanova coach Jay Wright said. And while Pearl will continue to be the storyline to any success or failures for the foreseeable future, he’ll do what his players do best: fight against it. “Let the attention go to the kids,” he said. “We didn’t win the game because of what we’ve been through.” “We don’t want people to talk about our basketball program,” added the son. “We want them to talk about basketball.” Or at the very least, about both.

Basketball Vols make over bedroom for girl battling cancer By Brittany Bailey, WBIR-TV Dec. 4, 2010

The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team took time off from the court on Saturday to help a West Knoxville girl battling brain cancer. It was all part of a project for Special Spaces, a non-profit organization that makes over bedrooms of children who are battling life-threatening diseases. “It’s a blessing to be here, to be involved in something like this, and any opportunity we get to do something to help out a family is good,” said Renaldo Woolridge, a junior forward on the team. Head Coach Bruce Pearl also pitched in to help, saying he hoped the experience would not only help the family but also teach his players a valuable life lesson. “We rely on support from the community, and it’s made a huge difference in our program, and our guys have got to feel the responsibility of giving back, and I think the other thing, too, is when you do think you have problems, sometimes you come in and find out that somebody else’s problems are a

During the makeover, the players used some of their obvious assets, reaching up high to paint the walls and change light bulbs in the ceiling, but they also tested out some less familiar skills such as sewing. lot more serious and a lot more significant,” he said. “I think this is part of the education process. There are things that I think you need to expose young people to. It gives us all a tremendous perspective.” During the makeover, the players used some of their obvious assets, reaching up high to paint the walls and change light bulbs in the ceiling, but they also tested out some less familiar skills such as sewing. “I have done a little sewing in home economics class in high school,” said Melvin Goins, a senior guard on the team, as he stitched a pink pillow sham. The sham, along with the bubble gum-pink walls, will help to complete the pink Minnie Mouse theme of the room. It’s all an effort to provide a special space for 4-year-old Madison Haynes, who is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation to treat brain cancer. “We wanted to create a space just for them that they’re happy to be in, that they want to be in,” said Jennifer Swain, who founded Special Spaces. “It’s a place where there’s no needles, and there’s no pain, and there’s no doctors, and there’s no medicine. It’s their safe, special space where they can go and find peace and relax.” The organization relies on donations, sponsors and volunteers to complete the room projects. Each one costs an average of $3,000. Typically, one business or group will sponsor a room, both funding it and providing the volunteers. But Swain said the organization is searching for both a furniture sponsor and fabric sponsor. For the Haynes project, volunteers decided to make over rooms for both Madison and her younger brother. Since both children already had well-made furniture, Swain said the organization did not have to spend as much money. Initially, there were plans to put the leftover money toward other projects, but then volunteers discovered the family did not have a working refrigerator and was using a small cooler, of sorts. So, Swain said the group decided to purchase the family a new refrigerator. In the end, the family will have a much-needed necessity and, perhaps, a bit more comfort for the children. “It’s the holiday season, I’ve got UT basketball players here, I’ve got a lot of help, so let’s put them to work and make something really special for this family for the holiday,” Swain said.

Freshmen Who Fit: Vols’ Harris leads group of instant contributors By Luke Winn, SI.com Dec. 7, 2010

Three weeks ago, we conducted a study entitled the Freshman Realism Project, which analyzed the production of the past four classes of top 100 recruits. The point was to establish a realistic set of expectations for elite freshmen, because no group in college basketball faces more wildly unrealistic expectations. The data yielded a few important truths: freshman impact has been on the decline since 2007-08; it’s unfair to expect any freshman ranked outside the top 10 by recruiting services to have a go-to-guy role; and it’s wrong to expect any freshman outside the top 20 to play even half of his team’s available minutes. Those aren’t exactly exciting revelations, but they’re the wide-angle, statistical reality of the past four seasons. Is there any common link between the freshmen that do exceed expectations, though? Not statistically; they come from such varied high school settings that it would be difficult to project anything based on prep numbers. I believe the formula for early success is based on something more nebulous: the concept of fit. Meaning: Did the player, during the recruiting process, choose a school with a system that best fit his style of play -- and a personnel situation that allowed him to thrive immediately? And did the college coach correctly identify which recruits would fit the system and fit into the framework of the existing roster? The best 2010-11 case study in Freshmen Who Fit is Tobias Harris, the starting power forward for 6-0 Tennessee. He’s averaging 16.7 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Vols while playing a team-high 26.8 minutes per game. He’s 6-foot-8 and 226 pounds, but rather than being relegated only to the block, he’s being used in a versatile point-forward role: as a press-break ballhandler when Tennessee’s guards are being hounded; a perimeter playmaker who’s drawing a team-high 7.2 fouls per 40 minutes against mismatched opposing bigs; an occasional three-point shooter (he’s 6-of-8 on the season); and a low-post operator who has a wide array of offensive moves.

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“One of the main things my dad and I did in the recruiting process was look specifically at which schools let their 4 men create, and let them play in a way that fit my game.” Tobias Harris It’s no fluke that Harris, a former five-star prospect, is working out well for the Vols. Coach Bruce Pearl envisioned Harris filling the point-forward spot that Tyler Smith once had in the team’s Flex Offense; and Harris and his father, Torrel, targeted Tennessee because of what they saw on film of ex-Vols such as Smith and Dane Bradshaw. “One of the main things

The Visual Evidence: Not your typical rookie four man

His first two scoring plays in the Vols’ biggest win to date, over Villanova in the NIT Season Tip-Off finals on Nov. 26. In the three frames below, Harris picks for Cam Tatum [1], pops to the left wing [2], and drives on Corey Stokes for a leaning bucket [3] In this next image -- also from the game’s first four minutes -- Harris gets a favorable iso on the right wing against Antonio Pena [1], drives left toward the free-throw line [2], then spins back to the right and blows by Pena to draw a blocking foul [3]

my dad and I did in the recruiting process,” Tobias said, “was look specifically at what schools let their 4 men create, and let them play in a way that fit my game.” Torrel, a former basketball agent who worked with Hall of Famer George Gervin, trained his youngest three children -- Tobias, Tyler (who signed with N.C. State for 2011) and Tesia (who’s on the women’s team at St. John’s) -- to be point forwards, and gave them pointed advice on choosing a college. “A lot of people pick schools for hype,” Torrel said. “The worst thing you can do is pick a school because of hype, just so your friends can say, ‘Oh, that’s big-time.’ Kids do that all the time. But what if there’s no way you can play your game at that school? If you had picked the school that was tailor-made for your game, then you could have had a great basketball career.” Torrel said he was wary of coaches who would give lip-service to using point forwards -- “but then, as soon as Tobias got there, they would’ve probably said, ‘Well, he can rebound, post up well, so we’ll put him in the post, because that’s what works with our system.’” He was hands-on in the recruiting process and told Tobias to approach it analytically, by considering playing styles and roster construction along with his opinion of the campus setting. “What put (Tennessee) over the top was that he liked the school and Knoxville more than [his other finalist], West Virginia,” Torrel Harris said. “But what made us consider it in the first place was that, in my mind, Bruce Pearl’s system put a priority on using a point forward like Tobias. And they just lost three forwards from the year before [Smith, J.P. Prince and Wayne Chism all did work on the perimeter], which meant there was an opportunity. That made me even more secure in the feeling that Tobias could go there and play.” Strategic placement -- and a polished, versatile skill set -- helped Harris become one of the na-

tion’s highest-impact freshmen this season. He’s the captain of my unofficial Freshmen Who Fit Team*, whose starting lineup also includes the following: (* Freshmen Who Fit aren’t necessarily the country’s best freshmen -- they’re just the ones who fit best into existing lineups/rotations.) Josh Gasser, SG, Wisconsin Kyrie Irving, PG, Duke Doron Lamb, SG/SF, Kentucky Evan Smotrycz, PF, Michigan

Yesteryear Vols a different animal now By Mike Strange, Knoxville News Sentinel Dec. 11, 2010

PITTSBURGH - In the beginning there was Texas. When the program grew and reached the brink of greatness, there was Memphis. When the program hit a pothole and needed a miracle there was Kansas. Saturday, there was Pittsburgh. In the context of Tennessee’s biggest non-conference wins of the Bruce Pearl Era, I’m not sure yet where to rank an 83-76 victory over the No. 3-ranked Panthers. March wins matter most. They’re in a different category. This is still December, way too early to define a season. “I’ve got a news flash,’’ Pearl said Saturday. “We can still finish fourth in the SEC East.’’ He’s right, but that’s not the direction the Vols are headed after wins over then-No. 7 Villanova in New York and now Pittsburgh before a partisan crowd of 15,166 at the Consol Energy Center. Pearl’s first eye-opener at Tennessee was Dec. 17, 2005, his sixth game after taking over a program that hadn’t sniffed the NCAA tournament in four years. The rag-tag Vols stunned the sixth-ranked Longhorns in Austin, 95-78.

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“That was vital for two things,’’ Pearl said. “It was the last game some of the players needed to see that our stuff (pressing 94 feet, etc.) would work. Every coach every year has to sell. “And Texas was great for our fans in the sense of ‘Wow, we might have a college basketball team here we can get excited about.’ ‘’ UT fans had been excited for a while by the time the Vols upset unbeaten No. 1 Memphis on Feb. 23, 2008 in the FedExForum. Fun as it was, that game was too late in the season to qualify as an eye-opener. Last Jan. 10 Tennessee shocked the basketball world by upsetting No. 1 Kansas 76-68 a week after four players had been suspended from the team. But Pearl’s most improbable win was at home and

For highlights from the Vols’ dominating 83-76 win at No. 3 Pitt, use your smartphone to scan this QR code.

What anybody who plays Tennessee these days is getting into is a street fight. The pressing, 3-point-launching Vols who burst on the scene five years ago at Texas have morphed into a very different animal. the Jayhawks, guilty of taking the depleted Vols for granted, didn’t bring their ‘A’ game. “Tonight was different,’’ Pearl said. “Pittsburgh had respect for us. They knew what they were getting into.’’ What anybody who plays Tennessee these days is getting into is a street fight. The pressing, 3-point-launching Vols who burst on the scene five years ago at Texas have morphed into a very different animal. “We’re trying to establish our identity as a tough defensive team,’’ said junior Cameron Tatum. “It’s not all about offense. Defense and rebounding are going to win championships for us.’’ It wasn’t all about defense either Saturday. Scotty Hopson glided around the court like he was Sidney Crosby, the arena’s most celebrated tenant. The Panthers, who lose non-conference home games about once every Olympiad, know a thing or two about defense. Yet no matter how they tried to check Hopson he managed to make 10 of 13 shots and score 27 points. His teammates did the dirty work. UT out-rebounded the nation’s top rebounding team 34-32. Pitt scored only 25 points and shot 32 percent in the tone-setting first half. Guard Ashton Gibbs, the Panthers’ leading scorer, was 4-of-13 and had only one bucket in the first 36 minutes of the game. Take a bow, Melvin Goins. “I’ll put Melvin up against anybody,’’ said Tatum. Goins, a juco transfer last year, knew when he signed on with the Vols that Pearl’s reputation was leading leagues in scoring. “But I always felt my presence on the team was going to be defense first,’’ Goins said after making life miserable for yet another talented guard. Pearl shrugs at the transformation. You’ve got to play to your personnel. And to your seniors. “Our seniors, Melvin, Brian (Williams), John Fields, Steven (Pearl), they’re all better defensively than offensively,’’ Pearl said. “It’s their team. “The closer you get to the basket, the better we look.’’ From any angle, the Vols are looking pretty darn good lately. Few (certainly not yours truly) expected this level of play this early in the season. So while you can’t help but project the possibilities for this team, consider that adversity looms ahead - Pearl will be suspended for UT’s first eight SEC games. “It’s time,’’ said Pearl, “to enjoy these kids and enjoy good basketball. The rest of it has to run its

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“Our seniors, Melvin, Brian (Williams), John Fields, Steven (Pearl), they’re all better defensively than offensively. It’s their team.” Bruce Pearl

Goins strong: Melvin sparks UT defensive effort By Randy Moore, InsideTennessee.com Dec. 13, 2010

When a team’s point guard can’t get the ball to the right spots in a prompt manner the possession is short-circuited. Continuing that metaphor, Tennessee boasts one of the NCAA’s premier circuitbreakers. Though only 5-feet-10, the Vols’ Melvin Goins is using his long arms, quick hands and tenacity to establish himself as one of college basketball’s premier on-the-ball defenders. His ability to disrupt and frustrate opposing point guards is a key reason the Big Orange is 7-0 and ranked No. 7 nationally in both polls. “Melvin’s on-the-ball defense is fabulous,” head coach Bruce Pearl said following Sunday evening’s practice. Teammate Scotty Hopson conceded the point, noting: “Melvin has been phenomenal defensively. He knows his role on this basketball team, and that’s to get everybody involved and play great defense on the better point guards we play. I think he takes pride in doing it, and I think that’s one reason why he’s successful at it. He’s been great for us.” By disrupting the point guard, Goins essentially stops the opponents’ offense before it can get started. That makes playing defense a lot easier for his Vol teammates. As senior center Brian Williams put it: “That’s who starts the play. Without your point guard, you can’t execute anything.” Goins hasn’t always been a defensive dynamo. For much of his career he was more concerned with scoring points than preventing them. He averaged 18 points per game as a high school senior in San Diego, spent a year at Ball State, then averaged 17.2 points per game at Mount San Jacinto (Calif.) Community College. “He was a great scorer in high school and junior college,” Pearl noted, adding that Goins developed his defensive prowess “through the physicality and development of his body and his understanding and his leadership. Basically, Melvin’s a competitor.”

That’s obvious. Goins approaches defense with the same enthusiasm and determination that most players exhibit only on offense. “That’s something I pride myself in,” he said. “I know defense is a key part of our team that Coach stresses. I know it starts with me being the point guard and the senior leader of this team, so I try to get it going defensively and get my team in the mindset to defend.” That strategy is working. The 2010-11 Vols are limiting opponents to 36.8-percent shooting from the field, 29.7-percent shooting from 3 and 66.6 points per game. And it all starts with Melvin Goins frustrating the opposing point guard. “It’s a lot on me,” he conceded. “Even if I’m not getting steals, it’s important for me to disrupt their offense. The point guard starts the offense, so being able to disrupt the timing of the play is key for us.” Sometimes Goins disrupts opposing point guards by being physical. Sometimes he disrupts them by being verbal, talking a little trash to produce a distraction. “Getting in his head is important,” Goins said. “You want to disrupt a player as much as possible— be physical with him, let him know you’re going to be there all night ... you’re going to make every little thing hard for him ... you’re not going to let him get comfortable or let anything come easy. When you’re playing defense you always want to disrupt a guy and get him off his game.” There are bigger, quicker, more gifted players throughout college hoops, yet few are Goins’ equal as defenders. This is because he understands that playing great defense is a mental challenge, as well as a physical challenge. “You need the will to defend, the will to stop your man,” he said. “You need to be a competitor, and you need good technique and footwork to be in the right position to stop your man.” Goins has the will to defend and the will to stop his man. He has the competitive drive, the good technique and the footwork. That’s why he is the catalyst for a surprisingly good Vol defense. When asked if he can remember Tennessee defending this well previously, Williams shook his head emphatically. “Never ... never in my four years here,” the senior center

said. “My first two years we were an offensive team, and we definitely lacked defense and rebounding. That’s why we’re winning the big games the past two years—because our defense has picked up dramatically.”

No Lost Time

By Drew Rutherford, UT Media Relations Dec. 16, 2010

Jordan McRae didn’t get serious about basketball until he was 15 years old. After playing a couple seasons of AAU ball, the Midway, Ga., native suited up for the Liberty County High School squad as a sophomore and that is about when things took off. “I was tall and people told me I looked like a basketball player,” McRae said. “So I started playing. I have long arms and it just came kind of natural to me. As I got started, I put in a lot of time in the gym and it really paid off.” After joining up with the Atlanta Celtics AAU team, McRae began turning heads as his long frame allowed him to make plays anywhere on the court. “After my sophomore year, I was playing AAU ball and I got a lot more exposure that summer,” McRae said. “A few college coaches were coming to watch me and that’s when I realized that maybe I could do something with basketball.” Playing AAU basketball also allowed McRae to form a bond with future UT teammate Trae Golden. The pair spent a few seasons playing against one another then played together on the same team as they finished out their high school careers. “Jordan is an emotional player—he plays all out the whole game,” Golden said. “He is very athletic and high energy, too. He makes big plays. He does things that you just can’t teach.” The chemistry Golden and McRae shared on the basketball court carried over as the two became close friends. After McRae signed with Tennessee, he began recruiting his old pal Golden to join him on Rocky Top. “Jordan called me after he signed here and he really wanted me to come here, too,” Golden said. “He is a good friend, and when you’re away from home it helps to have someone you know around for you.” Now that both are at Tennessee, McRae is working hard to ensure their mark on Tennessee basketball will be an historic one. “I came here because I wanted to do something that’s never been done before,” McRae said. “Coach Pearl always stood out to me. He is doing great things here. I want to be a part of that, I want to take this team to places it’s never been before.” McRae is now spending a lot of time polishing his game to add shut-down defense to his repertoire of play-making abilities. “I’m a shooter, but I can slash and that’s what I like to do the most,” McRae said. “But I am a highflyer, too. I can block shots. I have been working a lot with the coaches on my defense so I’m improving on the other end of the court. With my length I should be able to be a pretty good defender.” The 6-foot 6-inch forward isn’t afraid to dish the rock, either. “I think my strength is that I can make plays not just for myself, but for my teammates, too,” McRae said. “I need to work on my defense, but I think making plays for myself and for others is the best part of my game.” With his career on The Hill just revving up, McRae will undoubtedly have plenty of opportunities to show off his skills. Despite getting to the court later than most, his fast-paced style and penchant for big

plays prove he has more than made up for any lost time.

Tyler Summitt Stepping Out of Legendary Mom’s Shadow By Michelle Smith, Fanhouse.com Dec. 22, 2010

“Ma-ma’s boy! Ma-ma’s Boy!” Road games, home games. Didn’t matter. His mother, the winningest coach in the history of college basketball, she heard them too. And on more than one occasion, Pat Summitt would go over and have a seat in the section where all the noise was coming from. “It didn’t seem to have the same spirit after that,” Pat Summitt said. Uh, yeah. It doesn’t bother Tyler Summitt that he’s got perhaps the most famous last name in town, or even that his last name is painted on the court where he practices every day. His perspective about legacy is as clear as his future goals. Pat Summitt’s only son, the boy who was nearly born on a recruiting trip and was practically raised in Thompson-Boling Arena, is a walk-on on at the University of Tennessee basketball team. His goal is to become a coach like his mom. He is willing to absorb the ribbing and the doubts that come with his ambitions, particularly when they are countered by the unbridled support of his teammates and his coach. “I think it works both ways,” Tyler Summitt said. “I know the ins and outs around here. I know there might be fans or friends talking behind my back, saying I don’t deserve to be on the team. It’s the same for Steven Pearl (coach Bruce Pearl’s son, who is also on the Vols’ roster). We are probably in the biggest spotlight you could possibly be in. “But I think I’ve earned the respect of my teammates and I honestly don’t care if I play another minute on the team. I love being a part of this.” Tyler Summitt is at practice every day, running scout defense, paying undivided attention to the X’s and O’s on the white board. He hustles, he lifts, he puts in the same time as stars Scotty Hopson and Tobias Harris. Summitt was not what you would call a high school star. He was cut from the sixth-grade basketball team in middle school, as a matter of fact. Last year, he spent his time as a practice player with the women’s team, traveling with the team, sitting on the bench during games, participating in workouts. But he knew that at some point, he would like to walk on with the Vols’ men’s team. He and his mother sat down with Pearl to talk it over. Pearl was wideopen to the idea, knowing that Tyler Summitt wants to parlay the experience into a coaching career. “Part of our job is to provide opportunities,” Pearl said. “I see him taking notes. He’s always evaluating and studying and watching.” Every class he takes, he said, he is trying to relate to a future career in coaching. He has been keeping a folder full of drills since he was in high school. Call his time on the Vols’ roster a kind of interactive research project. “I want to coach, but I’m not done playing. I’m not done pushing myself.” He’s made two appearances so far, playing the closing minutes of an exhibition game and a decisive win over Middle Tennessee State. In each game, he hit a 3-pointer. Summitt is 2-for-2 from beyond the arc.

His mom got to see the first shot, not the second. She’s been busy with her own team, ranked No. 5 in the country and preparing for a big weekend with a game against No. 3 Stanford. Pat Summitt was a proud mother in the stands the day she watched Tyler hit that first shot. “I told him he better quit shooting,” Pat Summitt said with a chuckle. “I know this is something that he’s wanted to do since he was a little boy. Bruce has one of his best teams here, but the funny thing is, when Tyler hit those shots, his teammates were hugging him. He’s a hard worker.” Pearl said Summitt has been an important contributor to his program, a positive influence in the locker room with a strong ethic on the court and in the classroom as well. Tyler is in the Honors Program at Tennessee. “It goes without saying that Pat Summitt’s son would be a hard-working kid,” Pearl said. “We are getting something out of this as well. He says the right things, he does the right things. He takes care of his business in the classroom. That stuff can be infectious in the locker room, just being around people like that.” Pearl said he’s already testing Tyler’s coaching instincts. At one point, he asked the sophomore to come up with three things that his mother does that coach Pearl does not and vice versa. “It’s been everything I could have hoped for,” Tyler Summitt said. “My end goal is to do anything I can do to become a Division I college basketball coach.” He knows the next question. “I don’t know yet whether I want to coach women or men. I do know that I want to stay in the men’s game as long as I can, because it’s easier to go from being a men’s coach to women’s basketball than from the women’s game to men’s basketball.”

Jeronne who? He can’t wait to show you: Sophomore transfer is eligible and ready to play By Josh Pate, UTsports.com Dec. 23, 2010

It was 20 minutes after basketball practice had ended and every player had already hit the locker room. Some had showered and headed out of Thompson-Boling Arena. Not Jeronne Maymon. He was still playing his own “Around the World” game, firing shots at the far end of the floor all around the key. Maymon, who transferred to Tennessee after half a season of basketball at Marquette, has been putting in some extra time working on his shot to make it more consistent. But exactly who is Jeronne Maymon? We know he wants to improve his long-range shot, thus the extra work after practice. Others have suggested he adjust his shot to get the ball higher on the release point. When he got on campus in Knoxville, the coaches worked with Maymon to make the move with hopes that the 6-foot7, 258-pound forward can increase his outside presence. “I started doing that and started hitting more shots,” Maymon said. “I just want to continue doing that and continue to be efficient from the floor.” We know he can contribute immediately. At Marquette as a freshman, he averaged 4.0 points and 4.2 rebounds in just nine games coming off the bench. We also know he’s ready to play ball again. Because of his transfer in mid-season last year, he was forced to sit out the spring and fall semesters of basketball. He will become eligible at the conclusion of

final exams in December. That’s not to say it’s been easy for Maymon. “It’s definitely hard for me to watch,” he said. “Sitting and watching other teams come in here and play against our team on our home floor, it’s hard to watch. The fans are really great here. I just want to be out there to help my team in any way possible.” As for how Maymon will fit into the rotation is will be up to Maymon. At least, it will be his work ethic that dictates how quickly he’ll be able to crack into the established group of players. The mix of returning players have a well-established bond from last year’s Elite Eight run. The newcomers have bonded through being on the floor together in the early portion of the season. Maymon credits the veterans on the team for being influential in educating newcomers as to what the intensity of Southeastern Conference basketball is like. He also credits the new faces for their attempt at learning the game and the culture of this squad. That leaves Maymon in the middle. And he embraces it despite not being able to gel with the team during games ... yet. Pearl warned that the team isn’t going to play with an attitude of waiting on Maymon to become eligible. And it hasn’t. That puts the responsibility on Maymon. Pearl said the sophomore should set his aspirations high if he wants to break in with a high number of minutes. “We’ll be minus him. That’s the position he should put himself in,” Pearl said in the preseason. “I don’t know if he’ll be in that position, but that’s the thing he should try to be in, that we’re missing our starting forward, if that’s possible for him.” Still, who is Jeronne Maymon? Sure, he wants to be efficient. He wants to contribute to the team immediately. Pearl wants him to assume he’s good enough to be a starter on this Tennessee team. So we know the expectations. What does Maymon say? “Laid back, funny, cool, exciting, tough - really tough - always smiling, laughing, just a gridiron type of player,” Maymon said, staring at the ThompsonBoling Arena floor in all seriousness. “I’m out here to do the little things, play the tough defense, hit open shots, take guys off the dribble. Just help my team in any way possible. I want to be a team player and the best leader I can be.” Pearl, for one, likes his tough leadership. “Jeronne Maymon will lead because he’s so tough and brings a bit of an edge,” Pearl said. “You come watch practice, and Jeronne will take your head off if you don’t fight him back. That’s a way of leading.” That’s Jeronne Maymon.

‘Effort on defense’ killing UT Problems abound as Memphis, SEC loom By Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 2, 2011

There aren’t any quick or easy fixes for the Tennessee men’s basketball team. Instead, it will come down to the same type of hard work and focus that led to the Vols’ 7-0 start and the No. 7 ranking in the country. UT coach Bruce Pearl said Sunday he’ll cut the rotation to 10 after playing 11 or 12 players the past few games. “I’m not going to give any definitive answers of what we’re going to do or how we’re going to do it before Wednesday’s game,’’ Pearl said.

The Vols (9-4) host Memphis (11-2) at 9 p.m. Wednesday (TV: ESPN2) at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Tigers beat Tennessee State, 91-86, on Sunday. Tennessee opens SEC play Saturday at Arkansas. Pearl met with his coaching staff Saturday to discuss the deficiencies that have led to UT losing four of its past six games, including Friday’s 91-78 home loss at the hands of the College of Charleston. The conclusion? “It’s effort on defense,’’ said Vols assistant Steve Forbes, who specializes in coaching defense. “We’re playing the man after he catches the ball instead of before he catches it.’’ Pearl said that has been uncharacteristic of his Tennessee teams. “We’ve always played harder than our opponents, especially when we were a pressing, trapping team,’’ he said. “But lately we haven’t been playing hard enough in the half court on defense. “Because of that, we’re not getting out in transition and scoring.’’ The Vols had only one fast-break basket in Friday’s loss to the Cougars. Pearl said UT’s half-court offensive woes have as much to do with how teams are defending the Vols

as anything. “Teams have seen the film,’’ Pearl said. “They aren’t defending us like Pitt and Villanova did.’’ It’s likely that until UT proves it can make open 3-point shots, defenses will continue to sag in manto-man or play zone. The Vols rank last in the SEC in 3-point shooting percentage (.303) and 10th in 3-pointers made (4.8). As for the personnel decisions, two of the fringe players said they’re willing to do whatever it takes for the good of the team. “I like the system we play, and I’m here because this is where I want to be,’’ said 6-foot-7, 258-pound sophomore transfer Jeronne Maymon. “Whatever is best for the team, I’ll buy into that. “I know I could be a lot better right now — I’m better than what I’ve shown,’’ he said. “We just need to come together as a team, and the sky is the limit.’’ Vols’ backup shooting guard Skylar McBee said he’s ready to accept whatever role he’s dealt. “I’ve always been a firm believer that the coach I play for is going to make the best decisions for us to win,’’ McBee said. “Whether that means cutting the rotation, playing 13 guys or five guys, even if it means I could lose playing time. It’s not about any individual, it’s about the team and winning games.’’ Parting Shot: Pearl pushed the Vols through a three-hour contact practice on Sunday. “It was very tough, but you could see we’re getting back to those physical and fierce practices we used to have,’’ junior Scotty Hopson said. “You could see it from position one through five that we were all here to get better, and with the time we have to get ready for Memphis, this was much needed. “Positive energy, positive practices, and the physicality was a must,’’ Hopson said. “That’s one area where we’ve been losing games. We’re Tennessee, and we need to be the aggressors in the games.’’ Pearl was pleased with the Sunday marathon as well. “This was more fun,’’ Pearl told his players. “This was more intense, and we made progress today.’’

Getting Better Everyday

Drew Rutherford, UT Media Relations

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“I’ve always been a firm believer that the coach I play for is going to make the best decisions for us to win. Whether that means cutting the rotation, playing 13 guys or five guys, even if it means I could lose playing time. It’s not about

any individual. It’s about the team and winning games.’’ Skylar McBee

Michael Hubert had a good thing going. For someone who loves basketball like he does, being a walk-on member of the Tennessee basketball team was a dream come true. In practice, Hubert was a member of UT’s tactical scout team. Each week he would learn the schemes of upcoming opponents and execute them to simulate what the Vols would be facing in approaching games. A few weeks into the season, however, Hubert suffered a season-ending knee injury. “It was hard for me to not be able to play basketball,” Hubert said. “I really love the game and not having the opportunity to even go play a pick-up game with some friends was tough. I’ve been playing basketball for 20 years and it was tough being away from it.” After his season ended in mid-December, Hubert underwent surgery to reconstruct his ACL. The rehab process wasn’t short or easy. “The rehab was a long road,” Hubert said. “The whole process was very tedious, but our trainer Chad Newman did a great job.” A few weeks after surgery, Newman started working on range-of-motion rehab with Hubert. After regaining some of the normal movement, Hubert’s rehabilitation process gained a bit of variety.

“When you are looking at a long rehab process, you can easily be challenged with boredom,” Newman said. “So we tried to come up with some activities that were different from what we’d been doing. We did a lot of bike riding, a lot of jogging and swimming laps.” More than ten months after his season ended, Hubert reappeared on the court. His months of jogging, bike riding and swimming paid off and the Hendersonville, Tenn., native was back. “It’s a great feeling,” Hubert said. “This is such a great place to be. Tennessee has done a lot for me and I feel like missing out on a lot of basketball last year made me appreciate and realize what a great opportunity I have—just to be a part of it all.” Now that he is back on the court learning scouts for the Vols, Hubert’s focus is on making Tennessee better. “I am pretty excited to see how this team comes together,” Hubert said. “We have a lot of talent on this team. I just want to help the team get better everyday any way I can—working hard in practice— anything I can do.” According to senior point guard Melvin Goins, Hubert’s perimeter shooting ability and prowess at learning opposing point guard’s tendencies really are making the Vols better. “Mike is a great basketball player,” Goins said. “Every time we have a scout, he always simulates the opposing team’s best guard. He is all business on the court. He is a great shooter so you have to play tough defense on him. Nobody can simulate what a guard is going to do better than Mike can. It really helps me get ready for games.” While his name doesn’t often appear in box scores, Hubert’s role in the Tennessee basketball program is a very important one. He doesn’t hit any game-winning shots, but his hard work and toughness is what the program is built upon. “You don’t want people that aren’t going to make you better,” Newman said. “He pushes our starters every day in practice and he makes life hard on our guards. He doesn’t complain, he just goes out and consistently performs. Mike Hubert makes this team better.”

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“You don’t want people that aren’t going to make you better. He doesn’t complain, he just goes out and consistently performs. Mike Hubert makes this team better.”

Chad Newman

January man

By Randy Moore, InsideTennessee.com Jan. 4, 2011

Imagine Tennessee basketball player Josh Bone as a bear who hibernates in November and December, then begins stirring each January. Last season, when four teammates were suspended following a celebrated Jan. 1, 2010 traffic stop, Bone abruptly went from mop-up duty to key reserve. Twelve months later, with Vol coach Bruce Pearl looking to put his best defenders in the playing rotation, Bone finds himself getting a significant

bump in playing time as another new year begins. The 6-foot-3 senior guard from Nashville missed all of November and most of December due to a fractured wrist sustained in the Vols’ exhibition opener. He recovered in time to see 10 minutes of action in Game 12 vs. UT Martin and 15 minutes in Game 13 vs. College of Charleston. Even with Tennessee trimming its rotation from 12 to 10 this week, Pearl sees Josh Bone being a key player going forward. “I do,” the head man said. “For the same reason that Josh had great impact on our team last year particularly at this time a year ago and in the NCAA Tournament - when we needed his defense and his toughness. Those are two areas I think Josh can help out in.” Bone also can help in another area of need ... 3-point shooting. He was 2 for 2 vs. College of Charleston. Although he filled in primarily at point guard last season, Bone will play the wings this season. “He can play 2 and 3,” Pearl said. “The 2 and 3 spots are very similar positions for us. It’s just a matter that one runs on one side of the floor and one on the other side of the floor, and who you match up with (defensively). Getting his quickness and toughness in the rotation I think can help.” Bone is a bit rusty after missing essentially the first two months of the 2010-11 season. That rust showed at times in last Friday’s home loss to Charleston, as Bone readily admits. “I’m not making any excuses in my game or anything,” he said. “I was expected to play defense well and execute plays. We just didn’t get it done. I feel like I can get in better shape. This is my second game back but I expect to be back fully the next game, produce and bring more to the table.” One thing Bone always brings to the table is perimeter defense. That’s why he could be a key figure in the months ahead. “The games we lost we got blasted on the defensive end because we couldn’t keep up with the guards,” he said. “It was evident in this (Charleston) game, too.” After winning their first seven games, the Vols have dropped four of their last six. They seem to have lost their poise and their confidence. Getting them back won’t be easy. “It’s going to take focus, practice, determination and will not to give in,” Bone said. “We need to be resilient, come to practice and get ready to get better. We can’t do anything about the games in the past.

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That’s the past. We just have to look forward.” Because Bone is a defensive specialist, Pearl’s recent pronouncement that “You play defense or you don’t play” was encouraging to the Vol senior. “Yeah, but it should be for everybody,” he said. “People should be ready to play defense, knowing Coach said that. We just have to be more focused, so we can win games.” Despite the severity of Tennessee’s recent struggles, Bone is confident the Vols can turn things around. “Of course, we’re down,” he said, “but we just have to stay together, stay positive and take on a tough Memphis team (Wednesday night).” Like the rest of the Vol Nation, Bone and his teammates are glad to see a difficult December fade into oblivion. “Oh, yeah,” he said. “It’s a new year, and we’re glad it’s a new year. There’s always another game to play.”

Vols’ Jones prepared to step in for Pearl The suspended coach’s longtime colleague will direct the team today at Arkansas.

By Patrick Brown, Chattanooga Times Free Press Jan. 8, 2011

KNOXVILLE -- Tony Jones admits he’ll have some nerves. But the University of Tennessee’s associate men’s basketball coach expects neither the nerves nor the circumstances to hinder him in his head-coaching debut. “Of course I’m going to be nervous, but it’s going to be a nervous fun, a nervous energy,” Jones said after the Volunteers finished practice Thursday in preparation for today’s Southeastern Conference opener at Arkansas (10-3). “It’s something I’ve been doing for 17 years, and once the game starts everything will be fine.” That’s the mindset the Vols (10-4) carry into their new territory under Jones. He steps in for coach Bruce Pearl, who was suspended for the first eight SEC games of the season for lying to NCAA investigators. “I think we can adapt to both personalities,” senior center Brian Williams said. “They’ve both been here for as long as each other, and they learn from each other. No matter who’s our leader, we’re willing to learn from them as well.” Pearl traveled with the team to Arkansas, but he cannot be in the arena from two hours before tip to one hour after the game is over. He said he’ll watch the game in the hotel room with his wife. “All I’m focusing on now is our preparation,” Pearl said. “I’m going to be doing exactly what I’ve been doing all along, and I think the kids will feel the normalcy that way more than anything else. And when I’m not there, they’ll just step up. “When we win, it won’t feel any different, and when we lose—and we’ll probably do some of both—it’ll be harder than losing if I was out there coaching them.” After dropping four of six games in December, UT got a crucial win over Memphis on Wednesday to carry some positive momentum into the SEC slate. “It would have been even more challenging if we hadn’t gotten some things corrected to turn it over [to Jones],” Pearl said. “Tony was very involved in the scout [Thursday], and everything is going to be the same until we get to the game. He’ll have a good list of things that he’ll go to.”

Jones and Pearl have been coaching together since the two joined the staff at Wisconsin-Milwaukee. “I’ve been with Bruce so long,” Jones said, “things that he’s done on the basketball floor as far as decision-making, I’ve known he was going to do it before he did it. He’ll be there in spirit. I know what he likes to get done and accomplished out there on the floor. “We have a system in place, and it’s my job to help execute that system. [The players] know what I can do.” Added Pearl: “Tony should be a head coach someplace else anyways. He’ll manage the game, and he’ll do it in his own way.” Jones’ normal role is handling substitutions and in-game personnel decisions, but Pearl’s suspension forces UT’s entire staff to adjust. Jason Shay will help Jones with the offense, and Steve Forbes assumes Jones’ role. Pearl said Jones’ biggest challenge will be adjusting to the pace of the game. “How quickly things come—his ability to get his calls communicated to the point guards,” Pearl said. “Those guys are going to have took over [at the bench] a little bit more often at him, and that’s probably going to be the big challenge. Things happen fast.” How the staff communicates with the players on the floor won’t be the only difference with Jones running the show. “I’ll be a little bit calmer [than Pearl],” Jones said. “I won’t be as demonstrative, I won’t be as animated. I’ll get my point across to the officials in my way.” Which is perfectly fine for UT’s players, who are approaching it all with a business-as-usual attitude. “They’re both competitors, and they both want to win the game just like everybody else on our team,” Williams said. “I don’t think [anybody] is as intense as Coach Pearl, but I think they both demand respect and they demand effort from both ends of the floor. Coach Jones’ way of doing things is something that we can adapt to. “I don’t think it’s going to be much different.”

Tony Jones handles new role like a pro By Mike Strange, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 8, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - It had to hurt. But Tony Jones handled it like a pro. Tobias Harris launched a shot at the buzzer Saturday from the corner in front of the Tennessee bench. The game, an important, emotional game, hung in the balance. As the shot grazed off the mark, settling the day in Arkansas’ favor, Jones, with barely a glance, turned and began the walk to shake hands with the winning coach. He didn’t double over and grimace, though he had just taken a figurative kick in the gut. He didn’t stare blankly toward the sky, pondering what might have been, even though what might have been would have been terrific. He merely did what a seasoned pro does: go shake the other guy’s hand and get it over with. Act like you’ve been there before. Only Jones hadn’t really been there before. UT’s 68-65 loss to Arkansas at Bud Walton Arena was his

first opportunity to run a game as head coach on the collegiate level (or any level since an AAU team in 1993). For 17 years, Jones has labored in the secondary light that finds an assistant coach. He’s wanted to run his own show, feels he’s ready to run his own show. For now, however, the Detroit native is back for a 10th season as Bruce Pearl’s right-hand man. When SEC Commissioner Mike Slive hit Pearl with an eight-game suspension, UT’s reins passed to the right hand. The Vols are still very much Pearl’s team - except for eight game days. Saturday was the first of them. Next up is Tuesday night at home, when Florida visits. Come tipoff Saturday, Pearl was sequestered in his hotel room several miles away, scribbling notes in front of his TV. I’d hate to have been trying to take a nap in the next room while the Vols were scrapping back from a 13-point deficit to nearly force overtime. “I asked him after the shoot-around (Friday night) did he want to go get a steak,’’ Jones said, “but he said no.’’ So Jones spent the eve of his head coaching debut watching some tape, then the end of the Cotton Bowl. He fell asleep sprawled across the bed and before he knew it, it was game day. Luckily for his nerves, it was an early start, just after noon local time. “As soon as the game started, I knew exactly what to do,’’ he said. If there ever was a moment when he didn’t, no worries. Jones said 10 years with Pearl created a “subliminal” communication. Hmmm. Wonder what Slive has to say about subliminal contact on game day. But if Jones was comfortable from the start, his team wasn’t. Looking nothing like the juggernaut that flattened Memphis four days earlier, the Vols slopped through the first half, failing to press any advantages. Then they fell behind 57-44, before mounting a comeback that was more impressive for its effort than its artistry.

Jones made a sound move with a timeout at 20.5 seconds to play, calling for a quick foul. The strategy worked when Arkansas missed one of the free throws, leaving UT down three with a chance to tie with a trey. “I’m disappointed in the loss,’’ Jones said. “I feel like we left one out there on the court.’’ The Vols already have done that twice while Pearl was in good standing. Last-second 3-pointshot scenarios also came up empty against Charlotte and Southern Cal. Somewhere during that first half, Jones pounded his right hand against the scorer’s table in frustration and thought he might have broken it. “You know what,’’ he said later, “I say I have this persona about (being) cool and collected, but I was animated a little bit. I caught myself off-guard.’’ Then he allowed himself a laugh, probably his first of the day. Maybe what saved his hand from serious injury was the silver bracelet on his wrist. The inscription reads: Christine and Sonny J, Nothing Without You. Jones had it made for the occasion. Christine, his mom, died unexpectedly in 1994. His dad, Sonny J - Clarence, officially - was murdered in Detroit 17 months ago. “They would have been here today,’’ Jones said. “Sonny J was my hero. So I had mixed emotions about that.’’ There was, however, nothing mixed about his emotion concerning the outcome. Someone asked him what insight he gained Saturday that would prove valuable as his new role continues. “To win the next one,’’ Jones responded without hesitation.

After recruiting violations at Tennessee, a Neophyte hits the trail By Ray Glier, New York Times Jan. 11, 2011

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Inside Thompson-Boling Arena, Jason Shay, an assistant with the Tennessee men’s basketball team, looked down at his standardized letter jacket with the orange “T” embroidered on the front. It might not be orange enough, he thought, for his recruiting adventure over the next five and a half months. “They have to know I’m there,” he said of recruits and their coaches and parents. “I have an orange sweat suit at home. Maybe I can wear that. That’s the one thing about our colors; you know we’re in the building. We stand out.” Shay, 37, is about 5 feet 10 inches, and he will need a prop to announce he is in the building because he surely does not stand out. He is the Tennessee staff’s third assistant, the X’s and O’s guy, the one farthest from the spotlight and least familiar with the carnival of the recruiting trail. The orange will give him some glow. “I guess I’m going to need a little swagger, too,” he said. “I better have a shtick like some of these head coaches.” Until June 23, Shay is the only Tennessee coach who is allowed to recruit away from campus because of the university’s self-imposed sanctions for N.C.A.A. recruiting violations. The head coach, Bruce Pearl, said he misled the N.C.A.A. about host-

For 17 years, Jones has labored in the secondary light that finds an assistant coach. He’s wanted to run his own show, feels he’s ready to run his own show.

ing recruits at his home for a barbecue, which is an N.C.A.A. violation, and is barred from off-campus recruiting until Sept. 24. Steve Forbes, an assistant, is also prohibited from recruiting off campus until Sept. 24. Tony Jones, another assistant, is barred from off-campus recruiting until June 23. Violations also included contact with recruits outside the recruiting period. Shay had his own off-campus suspension for three months, from Sept. 24 to Dec. 26, for his role in recruiting violations, but now the recruiting trail is all his. He has a wife and two children, 8 and 5, so there will be a toll because other programs are allowed three coaches out on the road; Tennessee is allowed one. “I had a 1,000-mile trip right after Christmas,” he said. “I have another one coming up. I have to scour the country by myself and evaluate players.” The Vols flew into Fayetteville, Ark., last Friday for a Saturday game, and Shay immediately went on a 400-mile recruiting trip, getting back to the hotel at 1 a.m. He is a film study guy, not a salesman. His job has been to prepare plans for games against Tennessee’s toughest opponents and to tutor the Vols’ big men. Shay, who has worked for Pearl for 10 years, has gone from nearly invisible to visible. “I don’t think I am going to dress up in a big suit to look flashy,” he said. “I’ll look like a nerd.” Brian Williams, the Tennessee center from the Bronx, shook his head when asked if Shay needed some window-dressing, perhaps a strut. Williams had a wry smile to suggest such a thing is not possible. “All he has to do is talk basketball; as soon as he opens his mouth these high school kids will know to listen to him and how he can help their game, that’s all it takes,” Williams said. “Coach has been around N.B.A. teams. That other stuff, he don’t need that.” Shay not only has to be the billboard for Tennessee, he is also going to have to control a crisis and finesse whatever penalties might be coming from the N.C.A.A. The Volunteers are soon expected to receive an official notice of allegations, which will be followed by the university’s response and then an appearance before the committee on infractions. The program is on a precarious ledge. In addition to recruiting restrictions, Pearl is serving an eightgame suspension from sideline coaching in Southeastern Conference games until Feb. 8, a penalty levied by the conference. “I have been thinking about how I am going to respond to questions about our situation,” Shay said. Tennessee’s rivals, who did not want to be quoted publicly talking about the Vols’ issues, insist Pearl has enough grease in his recruiting machine that he can have his third assistant manage affairs on the road. Pearl scoffs at that notion. Shay is the coach who is accustomed to staying behind while the effervescent Pearl, who does not need to wear orange, makes a path in recruiting with his raspy voice and familiar face. Shay, who was a walk-on at Iowa when Pearl was an assistant, now has to be the one building relationships with high school freshmen and sophomores and reeling in the juniors. “A lot of people say it’s not about the X’s and the O’s, it’s about the Jimmys and the Joes,” Shay said, “so you got to get the Jimmys and Joes. “Our other coaches are telling me to make sure I say hi to this guy and make sure I say hello to that person,” he said. “They are giving me tidbits. I think it’s going to be fun. I think I’ll end up just being myself.”

Pearl wants ‘toughness’

By Patrick Brown, Chattanooga Times Free Press Jan. 25, 2011

KNOXVILLE -- Bruce Pearl spent the last three days branding two words into the brains of his players. Tonight the University of Tennessee basketball coach will get to see if his efforts produce results. “Identity, identity, what’s our identity?” an animated Pearl repeated after Tuesday’s practice. “That’s what it’s all about: What’s our identity? “Our identity early in the season was toughness. Our identity was finding a way to defend and rebound with physicality. We have gotten away from that identity. We have got to get back to that identity in order to be successful.” Since the Volunteers began the season 7-0 with wins over Big East powers Pittsburgh and Villanova, they’ve gone 5-7 heading into tonight’s Southeastern Conference game against LSU (10-9, 2-2).

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it differently. “I asked our guys, ‘Are you ready to play Duke tomorrow?’ ‘cause this team beat the team [Auburn] that beat the team [Florida State] that beat Duke,” he said. “[They’re] going to play a great zone, and we had a hard time scoring on them last year.” Yet regardless of the opponent, Pearl is certainly more focused on how his own team begins to rediscover its identity as a physically tough basketball team. “Tennessee basketball,” he said, “is going to regain its identity for our toughness and our physicality. That’s going to be our identity, and if we can recapture that, then we’ve got a chance to improve and build on it.” But as Harris said, Pearl could preach toughness until he’s blue in the face, but it’s ultimately up to the players to fulfill that identity. “It’s a thing [where] we need to look deep down inside and say, ‘We need to play tough,’” he said. “Just Coach Pearl’s speech is not going make us instantly play tough. We’ve got to do that within ourselves and within the team.”

“Tennessee basketball is going to regain its identity for our toughness and our physicality. That’s going to be our identity, and if we can recapture that, then we’ve got a chance to improve and build on it.” Bruce Pearl Tennessee (12-7, 2-2) has returned to its earlyseason form at times, such as the second-half comeback against Vanderbilt and the win at the buzzer at Georgia. But the Vols have spent more time not playing as tough as Pearl would like, particularly in the second-half meltdown last Saturday against Connecticut. “What do we have to do to be a better basketball team? We’ve got to play physically,” Pearl said. “We’ve got to play more aggressive. We haven’t done that enough, and we’re going to get to do that with consistency. We may not get this thing turned into any kind of consistent run of play, but we’re going to consistently play hard and tough. “It’s my job to bring it out. It’s my job to demand it. It’s my job to get it. You can put it on the players, [but] it’s my job to get it out of them. And if I can’t get it out them, it’s my responsibility. So therefore, this is what’s going to be required: a level of toughness, a level of physicality. That’s what’s going to be demanded and expected.” Pearl has been trying to get the same message through to his team. He said reserves Josh Bone, Skylar McBee and Steven Pearl will continue to play because of their toughness. “It’s just playing with heart, playing with passion and just giving your all every time you’re out on the floor,” said freshman forward Tobias Harris, who said Pearl recently has been the most animated Harris has seen him. “At times [we have], but a lot of times we haven’t played with toughness. That’s one of things Coach Pearl got to us and is making us do. He said if you’re not going to play tough, you’re not going to play.” On the surface, LSU appears to be a team UT could beat even if it not at its best or toughest. The Tigers, fresh off blowout losses to Kentucky and Ole Miss in their last two games, don’t have leading scorer Ralston Turner. But Pearl, always one to talk up opponents, sees

Goins needs to flex muscles down stretch By John Adams, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 27, 2011

Melvin Goins’ statistics in Tennessee’s 75-53 victory over LSU on Wednesday night hardly seemed significant. In fact, you might contend that nothing was significant against an opponent as feeble as LSU. You show up. You win. You move on. It’s a three-step process that will be executed repeatedly against the Tigers this SEC basketball season. But in UT’s case—and Goins’, in particular—don’t dismiss what happened at Thompson-Boling Arena as merely another example of the haves beating up on the have-nots. The Vols needed to play a good game against a bad team, just to break a trend if nothing else. And Goins needs to play well against everyone if this team is to distinguish itself in March. The team and the point guard both rose above the competition, which could have been subdued with only slightly more exertion than required for your average shoot-around. If they can avoid overlooking LSU, perhaps they can maintain their edge through the supposedly cushy westward swing of their upcoming schedule. Up next is Ole Miss on Saturday in Oxford. Then come Auburn and Alabama. The threesome already has combined for 27 losses. If the Vols can maintain the consistency that too often has eluded them, they should win all three games. If so, they could be playing for first place when they take on Kentucky in Lexington - and coach Bruce Pearl returns from SEC-imposed exile. Goins will have a huge say in whether the Vols pull it off. He might not be as smooth as the prototypical

point guard. He might not bring fans to their feet with dazzling passes. But his value is becoming increasingly more evident, especially in light of the last two games. In last Saturday’s loss to eighth-ranked Connecticut, he was UT’s best player. And it wasn’t close. He had 15 points, six rebounds and five assists. He also had the lead role in his team’s defense of Kemba Walker, who scored a season-low 16 points, nine below his average. Goins’ performance was consistent with his caliber of play against ranked opponents. In UT’s last three games against ranked opponents, Goins has averaged 16.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 4.3 assists. “It’s a challenge to be on the floor with great players,” he said. “I try to rise to the occasion.” This just in: LSU isn’t ranked, and if it has any great players, they’re well disguised. But while the competition dropped off drastically, Goins didn’t. He had 11 points, six assists and no turnovers in 22 minutes. He realized the relevance of back-to-back good games.

Few point guards can match his strength. His strength and tenacity are apparent whenever he’s within striking distance of a loose ball. Once he clutches the ball, he

rarely finishes second in a tug o’ war.

“Once you come off a good game, you want to try to get yourself going to be more confident throughout the game,” he said. “I think hitting that first shot was big for me.” Some of Goins’ gains have been more subtle. Last week, Pearl pointed out that Goins’ penetration sometimes was leaving him too close to the basket, which could thwart the offense as well as transition defense. You didn’t see that against either UConn or LSU. “It’s something I’ve been conscious of, going back and watching film,” Goins said. “I’m trying to learn from my mistakes. I think I’m playing more under control.” Goins already was advanced in other areas. Few point guards can match his strength. His strength and tenacity are apparent whenever he’s within striking distance of a loose ball. Once he clutches the ball, he rarely finishes second in a tug o’ war. “I think it’s ‘will,’ “ he said. “If it’s a 50-50 ball, whoever wants it the most gets that ball. “I do think I’m stronger than most guards I’m matched up with, thanks to (assistant strength and conditioning coach) Troy Wills. He’s got me right.” Maybe Goins can do the same for his team down the stretch.

Relishing his role: Fields shines as a shot-blocker By Randy Moore, InsideTennessee.com Jan. 27, 2011

There’s nothing that makes head coach Bruce sees an opponent going up in his vicinity. Heck, he Pearl angrier than seeing an opposing guard drive beams when he merely talks about blocking a shot. past one of Tennessee’s perimeter defenders. ConClearly, it means a lot to him. versely, there’s nothing that makes John Fields hap“Yeah, it is one of the biggest joys of the game pier. for me,” he said, grinning broadly. “I really hadn’t had “I love when one of my perimeter teammates too many opportunities to block shots here lately gets beat, and I can be there to help ‘em and have but they (LSU Tigers) were aggressive going to the their back,” said Fields, a 6-9, 240-pound senior cenrim, and I was happy to meet ‘em there.” ter who transferred in from UNC-Wilmington last Fields’ aggressive defensive play around the bassummer. ket eventually convinced LSU’s players to quit testFields rejected five shots—just one off the sin- ing him. gle-game program record—in Wednesday night’s “Yeah,” he conceded. “Sometimes in the second 75-53 drubbing of LSU. Three of those came in the half they had a clear shot to the rim but they would first 20 minutes, helping Tennessee forge a 43-27 pump-fake and then dish, instead of taking it all the lead. way to the rim.” Fields says the secret to his shot-blocking prowFields isn’t much of an offensive threat but his ess is simple. dynamic defense has earned him five consecutive “Just timing,” he said. “It’s being the second guy starts. He wears out opponents with his energy, then off the floor (after the shooter already left his feet) 6-10, 270-pound Brian Williams comes off the bench so you won’t get in foul trouble.” to pound them with heft. This strategy worked beautifully at Wilmington, After conceding that starting is “different,” Fields where Fields blocked a school-record 59 shots in added: “I think I’ve adapted good. I think this system 2009-10. And it’s working well at Tennessee, where is working good—keeping Brian fresh for the end of he has 30 blocks in the first 20 games, despite averthe game and keeping him out of foul trouble. I feel aging just 14 minutes per contest. like I’m playing my part and playing my role.” Senior point guard Melvin Goins says playing He’ll get no argument from the LSU Tigers. perimeter defense is a lot less nerve-wracking when you know Fields can neutralize your mistakes. “It’s a comforting feeling to know that if you overcompensate or if you gamble you’ve got a guy back there that can clean up the glass or at least make somebody alter their shot,” Goins said. “He’s a real good guy to have down there. He had five blocks, which was amazing. He also got a lot of extra possessions for us by getting his hands on some (passes). He’s a good guy to have.” Sophomore wing Skylar McBee also feels freer to take chances on the perimeter because of Fields’ presence under the basket. “It’s a huge confidence boost,” McBee said. “John is great in that aspect of the game. He’s really good at timing his jump and getting a piece of the ball.” Not all of Fields’ rejections come at the expense of opposing guards, of course. He swatted away two shots by 6-9, 225-pound LSU center Malcolm White in the opening minutes of Wednesday’s game. “I feel like I had two good shot-blocks against White by being the second guy off the floor and not getting the contact,” Fields said. “Then there was one later on in the first half when he was coming down the lane and I was hoping he’d put that one up because I really wanted that n In his five years of collegiate experience, John Fields has played for six differone.” Fields’ fondness for ent head coaches (including interim and acting) at three different institutions. swatting shots is obvious. After starting out at East Carolina, Fields transferred and later earned his bachHe literally beams when he elor’s degree from UNC Wilmington before arriving in Knoxville in July 2010.

Tobias Harris has a veteran’s composure By Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 30, 2011

Tobias Harris was the last player out of the Tennessee locker room Saturday, emerging with a slight limp and a grimace. Harris rolled his left ankle with just under 13 minutes left in the Vols’ 74-57 men’s basketball win over Ole Miss at Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Miss. Other Tennessee (14-7, 4-2 SEC) players were bounding around with smiles, downright giddy after closing to within a half-game of first place in the SEC East Division. But for Harris, the win was merely another step — albeit a painful one — in his march for a championship. Harris is only 18 years old, but he has the look, playing style and disposition of a veteran. He soldiered through a tough afternoon in Oxford. He pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds, dished out three assists and blocked two shots despite his 2-of-12 shooting performance. “Those shots not falling, man, that’s tough,’’ Harris said. “But I didn’t let it affect me. I can still do other things on the floor for my team. “Rebounding is what the team needed, especially when I couldn’t get it going on offense.’’ Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl said that type of team-first attitude is what makes Harris special. “There isn’t a freshman in America who could be contributing more to us than Tobias is,’’ Pearl said. “He’s one of the leading rebounders in the SEC, and that speaks volumes to his toughness.’’ Pearl did not make the trip to Oxford, as he was serving the sixth game of his eight-game SEC suspension. Associate head coach Tony Jones has led the team on the bench for the past six SEC games. A McDonald’s All-American who was rated the top power forward in the nation coming out of high school in Dix Hills, N.Y., Harris had his pick of national championship contenders. He chose Tennessee after striking up a good relationship with Jones and Pearl. Throughout the ongoing NCAA investigation, Harris has remained steady, stating that he came to win a national championship at Tennessee and insisting it can still happen this season. Harris certainly is doing his part, leading the team with 7.71 rebounds per game while averaging

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14.6 points. His six double-doubles are second in the SEC behind Mississippi State senior Kodi Augustus (7). Pearl said it’s as much about Harris’ basketball IQ as it is about his 6-foot-8, 226-pound fame. “He knows how to use his body to position himself, and he puts himself in the right place at the right time,’’ Pearl said. “He knows how to seal and post up. “Tobias has attributes you can’t teach, and that’s knowing where to be and when to be there. He has great timing.’’ Harris returned to play the final minutes against the Rebels, wanting to ensure the win didn’t slip away. “I just wanted to continue to rebound and make plays for the other guys,’’ Harris said. “Brian (Williams) played great and John Fields was real active, too. “We won the game and that’s all that matters, and now it’s on to the next game.’’ Harris will continue to get treatment on his ankle, but he is not expected to miss the Vols’ game at Auburn on Thursday (TV: 9 p.m., ESPN2).

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“There isn’t a freshman in America who could be contributing more to us than Tobias is,’’ Pearl said. “He’s one of the leading rebounders in the SEC, and that speaks volumes to his toughness.’’

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Injury makes Kenny Hall odd man out By Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 31, 2011

Sophomore Kenny Hall said he didn’t select the No. 20 for any particular reason when he came to play for the Tennessee men’s basketball team 1½ years ago. But it wasn’t long after Hall donned the number that he became aware of its significance in Vols basketball history. “Back in the day, Allan Houston was the biggest deal in Tennessee basketball,’’ Hall said Monday. “Then he was a superstar with the New York Knicks. “We all respect his reputation here, for sure.’’ Hall wondered aloud if this would be his last season wearing the No. 20 for the Vols with Monday’s announcement that Houston’s jersey will be retired in a March 6 ceremony prior to UT’s game with Kentucky at Thompson-Boling Arena. When informed that Houston had given his blessing for Hall to finish his career with the number, Hall said he might change his number to honor Houston, anyway. “I’ll try to carry out the number as good as I can,’’ Hall said. “But he deserves to have this number retired.’’ Hall would like to be doing more to honor the No. 20 on the floor this season. A foot injury that put Hall in a walking boot late in fall camp left him the odd man out of the rotation at the post. Hall has played sparingly in UT’s past two games, and there’s no guarantee he’ll see the floor when the Vols play at Auburn on Thursday (TV: 9 p.m., ESPN2).

“This season has been as hard on Kenny as any because he had the anticipation to play,’’ UT coach Bruce Pearl said. “I think his foot injury was a factor, and now Brian (Williams) and John (Fields) are ahead of him playing with the urgency you often see from seniors.’’ Pearl said that being out of the rotation hasn’t prevented Hall from having a valuable presence. “Kenny hit five out of six free throws in our win against Belmont in the NIT,’’ Pearl said. “Without those shots, we don’t go to New York. “It’s his job to stay right and ready, and there’s no question he can be a factor in more outcomes this season.’’ Pearl said Hall’s role is expected to increase significantly next season with Williams and Fields graduating. “Kenny will show some perimeter abilities to shoot the ball next year that we’re all excited about,’’ Pearl said. “As soon as we get Kenny more explosive, and get him to practice and play with greater intensity and energy, he’ll become a very productive player.’’ Hall admits it’s hard not having a spot in the rotation. “It might have been one of the toughest pills I’ve had to swallow in my basketball career,’’ he said. “It’s not something I wanted to deal with or go through, but the fact is I’ve got to do it, and it is what it is. “At the end of the day, it’s a team thing, and we all have our roles. Right now, my role is to stay ready and help get the other guys ready to play.’’ Hall weighed 210 pounds as a freshman at UT and now is up to 225. He said his goal is to play between 235 and 240 pounds next season. “It’s hard to add weight during the season because of all the conditioning and running we’re doing,’’ Hall said. “But when I do get my chances, I’ll do something with them. “Any time you see me on the court, it’s a meaningful moment to me, and I’ll play every play like it’s my last.’’ Williams, who goes against Hall every day in practice, said the sophomore is handling the situation as well as anyone could. “Kenny works hard when the lights aren’t on, and that’s what it takes to be successful,’’ Williams said. “He’s our best low-post scorer, and I guarantee you he will be a star here.’’

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“It might have been one of the toughest pills I’ve had to swallow in my basketball career. It’s not something I wanted to deal with or go through, but the fact is I’ve got to do it, and it is what it is. At the end of the day, it’s a team thing, and we all have our roles.”

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Basketball ‘family’ what gets Pearl through, tears him up By Mike Strange, Knoxville News Sentinel Feb. 2, 2011

Fittingly on Groundhog Day, Bruce Pearl emerged from the gym to forecast six more weeks of SEC basketball. “We’re still in position to do all that we want to do,’’ Pearl told the Big Orange Tipoff Club at its weekly luncheon Wednesday. Six weeks hence Tennessee should be prepping for a first-round NCAA tournament game. That’s no small accomplishment given the adversity the Vols continue to endure.

It’s not. I’ve seen his emotions bubble to the surface in a one-on-one, off-the-record conversation. So if he says watching the team bus pull away moves him to tears, I believe it. Pearl held it in check Wednesday while talking about his extended family - his program. He threw Jones a nod for SEC Coach of the Year, praised the players for responding to adversity they had no role in creating and harped on the value of continuity. “Tony is one of my best friends,’’ he said. “We’ve been together a long, long time. I’ve known Steve Forbes for 25 years. “Jason Shay was a high school senior when I was an assistant coach at Iowa. There was no way he was good enough to walk on at Iowa. We had a bunch of

Some in the national media have scoffed at Pearl’s proclivity to tear up, suggesting even that it’s calculated. It’s not. I’ve seen his emotions bubble to the surface in a one-on-one, off-the-record conversation. While Pearl was upbeat while addressing a room full of basketball fans at noon, he dreaded the moment that was coming later in the afternoon. After the Vols practiced at Thompson-Boling Arena, everyone but Pearl would leave for tonight’s game at Auburn. “I can’t tell you that I haven’t cried every single time that bus pulls away,’’ Pearl said. Tonight is the seventh game of Pearl’s eightgame SEC suspension. After the home game against Alabama on Saturday, Pearl will be back in business seven days a week. The Vols are 4-2 - including road wins at Georgia and Ole Miss - under the game-day direction of associate head coach Tony Jones and the rest of the staff. They need a win at Auburn to stay on Florida’s heels in the SEC East. If there was a theme to Pearl’s talk Wednesday, it was family. And it started with Pat Summitt. “He’s like a brother to me,’’ the Lady Vols coach told the Tipoff audience. “I appreciate having someone right down the hall I can go to to talk shop.’’ Some of that shop talk, apparently, involved family. Both coaches have sons who are walk-ons on Pearl’s squad. Pearl said it was Summitt who pointed out that his son, Steven, deserved a slot in the Vols’ rotation: “She said, ‘You’re not seeing what I’m seeing: He makes your team better ... so you do the right thing. “I said, ‘Yes, ma’am.’ ‘’ Two sentences later, Pearl halted, choked up. “I can’t talk about him without getting emotional,’’ he said. “I love him so much. “Gosh knows what he’s held to.’’ Pause. “That was unplanned. Sorry.’ The crowd applauded. Pearl wiped his eyes as he changed the subject from his son to the SEC race. Some in the national media have scoffed at Pearl’s proclivity to tear up, suggesting even that it’s calculated.

kids more athletic and better players ... but I couldn’t find anybody any tougher.’’ There was an empty seat Wednesday when the bus pulled away. Tonight, the family will have to hang tough again.

Pearl Pushes Point Guards

By Patrick Brown, Chattanooga Times Free Press Feb. 15, 2011

KNOXVILLE — Bruce Pearl made it a point on Monday to send a message to his point guards, and the Tennessee basketball coach kept that message to Melvin Goins and backup Trae Golden simple. “Our point guards have got to do a better job of finding a way to get the ball distributed some more,” Pearl said at his weekly news conference. “I’m not unhappy with Melvin or Trae: We need better point guard [play] for us to win. I want to challenge my point guards. I want to challenge Melvin and Trae to play better. I think they both can.” Neither Goins (32 percent) nor Golden (29 percent) is shooting the ball well in Southeastern Conference play, where the Volunteers are just 5-5, and as a team UT has a negative ratio of assists (132) to turnovers (134). “We’ve got to do a better job of having guys create shots for each other,” Pearl said. “Point guards are the best guys at going by their [defenders] by virtue of their speed, quickness and ball-handling ability, but our guys aren’t going by and turning corners well enough. “I think Melvin’s playing really solid defense and I definitely love his toughness, [but] in order for us to play better that’s an area we’ve got to improve in.” Goins did not participate in Monday’s practice because of a sore neck and back following a hard fall to the floor in Saturday’s loss at Florida. Pearl said reserve guards Skylar McBee and Josh Bone would get looks at either starting or backing up at the point, though McBee got the longest time there in practice.

“I like point guard,” said McBee, who’s played some point this season when Goins and Golden missed games. “I’m the kind of guy, I’m going to do whatever I need to do to help this team win. If that’s play point, it’s point. If that’s play [center], play [center]. “I think one of the big things is knowing the play calls and knowing the position well enough to get everybody else in their spots and get the offense set up and everything running.” Said Pearl: “I think the big thing is sometimes for the ball not to stay in your possession as long. Move it quicker, reverse it quicker and advance pass it more. “Melvin can create advantage-disadvantage for himself any time, I believe. But when he goes in there, he’s going in looking to score versus getting guys the ball. I’ve got to encourage him to get guys the ball. It will make us better.”

Pearl’s voice helped Kesling detect cancer early By Mike Strange, Knoxville News Sentinel Feb. 18, 2011 It was just a couple of splotches on his hips. Dry skin, his doctor said. Try this ointment. But it didn’t go away. Dry skin, the dermatologist agreed. Try this different ointment. But it didn’t go away. In the back of his head, Bob Kesling kept hearing Bruce Pearl’s voice. Besides coaching Tennessee’s men’s basketball team, Pearl has become a spokesman for cancer screening. The OUTLIVE program was inspired by star player Chris Lofton’s diagnosis and successful treatment of testicular cancer. Brooks Savage, a team manager, came up with the idea to promote cancer screening awareness and in 2009 Pearl ran with it. So Kesling, the radio “Voice of the Vols” since 1999, went back to his dermatologist and asked for a biopsy. It wasn’t dry skin. It was cancer, T-cell lymphoma. “If I hadn’t had that little voice in the back of my head from Coach Pearl, I probably would have let it go,’’ Kesling said this week. Today, UT basketball celebrates the OUTLIVE program with a “White Out” in a 1 p.m. tipoff against Georgia at Thompson-Boling Arena. Those thousands of white T-shirts will have special meaning to a guy with T-cell lymphoma. This is UT’s third annual OUTLIVE game. Lofton

When Kesling was informed he had cancer, he told his wife and daughters, then his minister. Finally, he pulled Pearl aside, thanked him for the OUTLIVE message and gave him a hug. was diagnosed and treated and returned to play his senior season in 2007-08. Funds go to the University of Tennessee Medical Center Cancer Institute. Shirts will be on sale today at the arena.

“OUTLIVE is the perfect word to describe what this program is all about,’’ said Pearl, sporting an OUTLIVE T-shirt Thursday at practice. “So we can outlive cancer. Because the best way to beat it is find out about it early.’’ Kesling got his diagnosis in November 2009 and began treatment the next month. Three times a week he went to a contraption similar to an upright tanning bed and got zapped with intense light. Currently, he’s down to one treatment a week. “The good news,’’ he said, “is we caught it early. The light therapy is supposed to contain it. I’m not sure it’s ever going to go away.’’ When Kesling was informed he had cancer, he told his wife and daughters, then his minister. Finally, he pulled Pearl aside, thanked him for the OUTLIVE message and gave him a hug. “If I would have let it go, who knows what situation I’d be in right now,’’ Kesling said. That reaction has not been unique. “I’ve gotten dozens of e-mails, letters and phone calls,’’ Pearl said. “People say they read it in the paper or heard it on the radio and went and got themselves checked because they’d been wondering about this pain or itch or whatever. “And sure enough . . . ‘’ Pearl doesn’t just talk the talk. He and wife Brandy are co-chairing a black-tie Evening in Orange on April 30. Their goal is to raise $1 million in one night. “And we’re well on our way,’’ Pearl said. Last season he enlisted coach Billy Donovan for a fundraiser the night before Florida played here. And this year, like the past two, Pearl and family have purchased 3,000 OUTLIVE T-shirts to distribute to UT students today. “It’s just a walking billboard,’’ Pearl said, “so it’s our pleasure.’’ By going public with a private issue, both Lofton and Kesling have, in a sense, become walking billboards to spread the message. “If it helps one person get screened,’’ said Kesling, “mission accomplished.’’

Vols basketball a family affair for Bruce Pearl By Beth Rucker, Associated Press Feb. 19, 2011

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Coach Bruce Pearl likes to talk about family, both his real family and his Tennessee Volunteers family. Fortunately for him, the two overlap. It will be quite the family affair for Pearl on Saturday when the Vols (16-10, 6-5 Southeastern Conference) host Georgia. Son Steven will be on the court as one of the Volunteers’ reserve forwards, daughter Jacqui will sing the national anthem and his wife, Brandy, will be there to promote the family’s goal to raise $1 million for cancer prevention programs as part of Tennessee’s Outlive campaign. “One of the things about being here is I’m not a guest,” Pearl said. “It’s our life. It just makes sense because in order to be effective in my job it requires the family’s commitment, their tolerance of having to share me.” They also helped him bear the frustration and sadness he felt while suspended from coaching the Vols during the first eight SEC games of the season as punishment for misleading NCAA investigators during an ongoing probe into recruiting by him and his staff. The Outlive campaign, in its third season, is part

of the Pearls’ effort to give back to Tennessee and the Knoxville community. It was the idea of former graduate assistant Brooks Savage, who was inspired after learning of former Tennessee guard Chris Lofton’s battle with testicular cancer and that Pearl’s mother, Barbara, was a cancer survivor. Proceeds from the sale of T-shirts that fans are being encouraged to wear to the Georgia game as part of a “white out” and tickets to a fundraising event the Pearls will host in April will be donated to the University of Tennessee Medical Center Cancer Institute. Pearl wouldn’t even be coaching the Vols without the blessing of his family, particularly his two oldest children. Jacqui was attending the University

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“I try to let there be a separation between the coach and the father,” Bruce Pearl said. “There have been times I will say, ‘All right, who do you want to talk to? Do you want to talk to your coach or do you want to talk to your dad?’ It helps us because if he can’t confide in his dad, then who can he go to?”

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of Wisconsin and Steven was a junior in high school when Pearl interviewed with Tennessee athletics director Mike Hamilton in the spring of 2005 after leading Wisconsin-Milwaukee to the NCAA regional semifinals. “I wanted the job badly, but I answered him, ‘I can’t say right now, Mike, because I’ve got to go home and talk to my family.’ If they really had strong objections at that time - I had seven guys coming back, we were going to be better the next year at Milwaukee - but (Steven) said, ‘No dad, let’s go.’” Steven Pearl didn’t get much interest from schools when it came time to graduate high school, but he also was interested in remaining close to his family. He’s played a much larger role for the Vols during his senior season thanks to his solid defensive play and strong leadership on and off the court. “I’ve always been vocal because I feel like a lot of the guys on the team will listen to me,” said Steven, 23. “A lot of them shut down when the other guys

talk to them, but I feel like they respect me enough to listen to me and know that I have their best interest at heart.” Bruce Pearl gets a little teary-eyed sometimes when he talks about the way Steven became a bigger leader during his suspension. He knows his son puts up with extra heckling and pressure from outside the program and that there’s an extra challenge that comes with playing for your father. “I try to let there be a separation between the coach and the father,” Bruce Pearl said. “There have been times I will say, ‘All right, who do you want to talk to? Do you want to talk to your coach or do you want to talk to your dad?’ It helps us because if he can’t confide in his dad, then who can he go to?” Pearl’s two younger children from his previous marriage, 17-year-old Leah and 15-year-old Michael, could end up filling in for Steven after he leaves Tennessee. Leah, a junior at Knoxville’s Bearden High School, plans to try out for the Vols’ dance team, and Michael is an aspiring basketball coach who likes to watch film and draw up plays and also wants to attend Tennessee. Like Michael, Jacqui used to spend time watching game tape with her dad. When Bruce Pearl and Steven participated in the World Maccabiah Games in Israel in 2009 as coach and player for the U.S. basketball team, Jacqui went along and kept stats and assisted as a kind of team manager. She hopes to return with them for the next Maccabiah Games, an international Olympics-style event for Jewish athletes, in 2013. Until then, she’ll keep filling in as the Vols’ part-time anthem singer. “I love being able to sing at the games—it’s my part of the show we’ve got going down here,” said Jacqui, 25. “I get a rush from being on the court in front of 20,000 fans and doing my part.”

Starpower: Hopson the glue for Vols Josh Pate, UTSports.com

You could envision it right there, hanging on your wall. It was like those trademark Michael Jordan, arm extended, tongue hanging out, eyes focused, cameras flashing, defenders watching, slow motion type of dunks that lives forever on a poster. Only the numbers were reversed. No. 32. It’s just below the sewn “Tennessee” that stretches across this year’s media guide. That’s Scotty’s jersey. And it was Scotty’s jersey that soared over top of South Carolina’s Brian Richardson. All 6-foot-4 of the freshman was engulfed by Scotty’s acrobatics as Tennessee’s star sprinted to the rim, lifted his right hand a la Jordan and elevated into the sky and over Richardson for a dunk.

It’s not like we haven’t seen a dunk of that caliber before. We have. And it’s not like we haven’t seen shades of Scotty Hopson just take over a game and own it defensively and offensively. We have. But nothing has been poster-worthy. This was. Scotty seemed to be a tad surprised, landing his wheels and just staring stone-faced into the student section. The students liked it. That’s the Scotty that makes us think NBA, that draws scouts from major cities like Milwaukee, Detroit, Philadelphia and the like, that surprises us when he doesn’t score 20. “I try to have that mind-set the entire game and just stay in attack mode,” he says. Head coach Bruce Pearl has pleaded with his scorer to go ahead and just lock into top gear until this plane has landed. And yet, there is always a time that a little patience and poise is needed. Scotty knows that. We know that as we watch. It’s just that those sprinkles of combustion that ignite a run, that spark a comeback, that don’t do anything but reassure us it’s Scotty Hopson out there that keep Tennessee fans hungry for more. Perhaps there is a pressure cooker that’s been placed on the junior. He is, after all, a junior. The label “McDonalds All-America” in high school sort of brings on that added expectation to perform … now. Only, Scotty didn’t have to. When he got to Knoxville, Tyler Smith and J.P. Prince and Wayne Chism were Tennessee basketball. Who needed points? Even last year was the same cast and Scotty only had room for a dozen points a night. This year’s different. And it should be. This is Scotty’s team. Even with freshman stud Tobias Harris scoring 14 a night or Cam Tatum averaging double figures. Scotty is just shy of 17 points a game. Scotty takes the heat when losses mount. As Scotty goes, so goes the team. Through the Vols’ first 26 games, only three of the losses had Scotty as the leading scorer. Shut Scotty down, shut the Vols down. In that same span, Scotty led the Vols in scoring in 10 of the first 16 victories. Scotty scores, the Vols win. His best night was in Pittsburgh with 27 points for a signature win for this club. Scotty, for his part, has taken on the role as the face of this team. Just look at the advertising. We admire his circa 1990 flattop haircut with lines shaved in, Kid ‘n Play style, and the television chatter applauds his willingness to keep it rather than ditch the assumed summer dare. All the while, Scotty brings Tennessee back to where it’s supposed to be. Through mid-February, it was Scotty who dug the Vols out of losing slumps. Scotty led the Vols in a victory against Belmont to snap a three-game losing streak in December. Scotty led the Vols over Vanderbilt after dropping two straight. Scotty led the Vols vs. LSU after losing at UConn. And then against South Carolina after losses to Alabama, at Kentucky and at Florida, there was Scotty. While we were watching him dunk and thinking of posters that used to (or still do) dot our bedrooms, he was just doing his job.

Bone gives UT a boost

By Patrick Brown, Chattanooga Times Free Press Feb. 24, 2011

KNOXVILLE -- Zero points doesn’t always equal zero impact in a basketball game. Josh Bone’s performance on Tuesday night proves exactly that. The Tennessee reserve guard locked down Vanderbilt’s star John Jenkins while not scoring in the Volunteers’ 60-51 comeback road win.

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“Man, it’s a great, great attribute to have a guy like Josh Bone. A guy like that is the heart of your team. He does those little things.”

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“You guys are probably going to ask as far as what we did on Jenkins,” UT coach Bruce Pearl said, “but I thought Josh Bone did a tremendous job and I don’t know how many times John scored on Josh. It just wasn’t often.” Jenkins entered the game as the Southeastern Conference’s scoring leader at 19.9 points per game. The sophomore from Hendersonville, Tenn., who hadn’t scored less than 18 points in his last 13 games, made just four of his 13 shots and finished with 11 points and five turnovers. Bone, a Nashville native who won four state titles at nearby Brentwood Academy, was a big reason why, making Jenkins’ time of try to get open off perimeter screens difficult. “Man, it’s a great, great attribute to have a guy like Josh Bone,” said UT point guard Melvin Goins, a stalwart defender in his own right. “A guy like that is the heart of your team. He does those little things.” Said UT guard Scotty Hopson: “We’re better when everybody contributes, regardless if it’s defense or offense. Josh did a tremendous job on the defensive end of holding Jenkins to a low-scoring night.” Bone’s 26 minutes were the third-most the sturdy 6-foot-3 senior has played this year. He missed all three of his shot attempts and had five rebounds to go along with one steal. Regarded as one of the Vols’ top perimeter defenders, Bone turned in a gem of a defensive performance in front of roughly two dozen family members and friends in his hometown. “Josh Bone is a terrific story,” Pearl said. “He’s a local kid that I probably overlooked coming out of high school. He goes to Southern Illinois [for two years] and he comes back and he’s willing to pay his own way at Tennessee because he wants to be a Vol, wants to play at that higher level. He earns his scholarship last year. “He’s a Nashville kid, and this series matter to Josh, it means a lot. We got swept last year by

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Family at the center of Houston's life Josh Pate, UTsports.com March 6, 2011

Allan Houston stood at midcourt at halftime of Sunday afternoon’s basketball game against Kentucky to a roaring crowd. Ah, the familiarity of a home game against the Wildcats. Houston, Tennessee’s all-time leading scorer with 2,801 points and a former NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist, was humbled. He was humbled by the support Knoxville has shown him, by the welcome arms athletic director Mike Hamilton has provided, and by the large frame he was just handed. Houston’s No. 20 was retired into the rafters of Thompson-Boling Arena, and he was presented with a framed white uniform with orange lettering piped in that baby blue Tennessee used to wear in the early 1990s. Only, it wasn’t the numeral he wanted people to remember. It was the name. Houston thanked his grandfather, who was seated in the corner of the arena and who provided the family link to the Knoxville area. And then, after thanking his wife, kids and mother, he turned to one more person. “Last but not least, I want to thank my father,” Houston said as he turned to his dad and former Vols coach Wade Houston who flanked him during the presentation. “When he got the job, there was no doubt in my mind I was going play for him. I knew it wouldn’t be just basketball I was going to learn. He would challenge me, not in practice and not to win on the court, but to be a man. I want to thank you, dad, for the foundation you laid during those four years for me.” The four years Allan Houston played on Rocky Top weren’t the best in school history in terms of wins, but he did put on a show. From 1989-93, Houston was an All-America selection two times and an All-Southeastern Conference selection all four seasons at Tennessee. He finished his career ranking second on the SEC’s all-time scoring list behind Pete Maravich. Houston’s No. 20 joined the retired numbers of Ernie Grunfeld (No. 22) and Bernard King (No. 53), in addition to banners for legendary coach Ray Mears and former broadcaster, the Voice of the Vols, John Ward. Yet for Houston, Sunday was not a day of basking in his historical statistics. “Getting to come here and have the opportunity to play for my father, no matter how many wins or losses or stats, I left here having learned so much about how to be a man,” Houston said. “When my kids come back and see that number up there, I’d rather them see the name, Houston, and what that really means, the name rather than the actual number itself.” Houston has clearly made a name for himself on the court. Yet family is where his heart lies, not personal accolades. It was among the reasons he retired when he did. It’s the reason he hasn’t followed his father’s footsteps down the rigorous coaching trail. And family is at the core of his Allan Houston Legacy Foundation. Part of the Legacy Foundation includes a program called Father Knows Best, which combines basketball with building relationships between fathers and sons as well as young adults with mentors. The program emphasizes spending family time while developing leadership and communication skills among the program’s participants. Father Knows Best is in its sixth year of operation in New York with

plans to also move into Detroit and Atlanta. Houston’s program operates off the close relationship he had with his father, something statistics show can be rare. According to the program, 71 percent of high school dropouts come from fatherless homes, and 75 percent of adolescents in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes. Although Houston’s father was busy with coaching much of his high school and college years, the impact Wade had on Allan was lasting. “It’s no mystery that we had some ups and downs here, and watching how he handled his time here, how he handled being a father, how he handled being a husband, how he handled my friends and my teammates, I have so much more appreciation for it now,” Houston said. “So for me, the influence he had was so great those four years, such formidable years as you grow into an adult. For any college student, this is a critical time in their lives. For me to have that with him was priceless, which is why we do a lot of our charity work in building up and restoring the family. “Family has really been watered down and lost, and to me, the impact he had on me really was a catalyst for a lot of the things we do with fatherlessness and even entrepreneurship. Again, the stats, the wins, the losses, the SEC tournaments were great. What I remember the most is being able to look into the crowd and see my family.” As the 21,678 fans in attendance stood to salute Houston as one of the all-time greatest Volunteers, it was apropos that Houston’s entire family stood beside him: parents, sisters, wife and six children. With his young daughter in arms, he even pointed to the section where his family used to sit, and it was filled once again with his biggest supporters. Houston, of course, made it easy to support him with his on-court performance. “The nature we all have, our family, and I try to instill in my kids now is do everything with excellence,” Houston said. “If you’re going to do something, try to be the best at it and don’t feel bad about that.” It’s Houston’s off-court demeanor that still leaves Tennessee fans honored to have him part of their family.

UT to play Michigan on Friday at 12:40 Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel March 13, 2011

Bruce Pearl’s NCAA tournament message to his players was short and to the point. “We’ve got to believe,’’ the Tennessee men’s basketball coach said following Sunday afternoon’s practice. “Let’s make our own history.’’ UT did just that a couple of hours later when it received a school-record sixth consecutive NCAA tournament berth. Tennessee (19-14) is seeded No. 9 and will play No. 8-seeded Michigan (20-13) on Friday (TV: truTV, 12:40 p.m.) at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., in the West Region. “I thought we’d get between a No. 8 and No. 10 seed,’’ Pearl said. “I’m just really, really pleased to be in.’’ The Vols reached the Elite Eight last season for the first time in school history. “I believe if your team makes the NCAA tournament, regardless of the ups and downs, that team should be celebrated,’’ Pearl said. “How this team finishes will also matter to everybody.’’ Tennessee’s possible second-round match up might not be so enticing, depending on your point of view. Defending national champion Duke (30-4) likely will await the winner of the UT-Michigan game on Sunday. The Blue Devils, a No. 1 seed and the freshly crowned Atlantic Coast Conference tournament champions, open against No. 16 Hampton (24-8) of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference on Friday. “We can’t afford to look past Michigan; they beat Michigan State twice this year, and that tells you everything you need to know,’’ Vols junior Scotty Hopson said. “But it would be awesome to play Duke; that would be a big stage for us.’’ Tennessee’s last two performances under the bright lights of Time Warner Cable Arena have resulted in dark losses. The Vols suffered one of the most embarrassing setbacks in Pearl’s six seasons at UT, falling to Charlotte, 49-48, earlier this season on Dec. 17, 2010. UT was ranked No. 7 at the time, and the loss was Pearl’s first with the Vols to a team with a losing record. The 49ers finished the season 10-20. UT’s previous trip to Time Warner Cable Arena was perhaps more painful. Louisville ended arguably the best season in school history by eliminating the Vols from the 2008 NCAA tournament with a 7960 victory in the Sweet 16. “We haven’t won in that building during my ca-

reer, and we shot the worst percentages there ever,’’ UT senior center Brian Williams said. “Hopefully, that will change.’’ The 2008 team, which reached the school’s first No. 1 ranking and had the No. 1 RPI entering the postseason, made 19 of 56 shots (33.9 percent) against the Cardinals, including five of 20 from beyond the 3-point arc. UT shot slightly better in its loss to Charlotte, making 22 of 63 (34.9 percent) and was 2-of-17 shooting on 3-point attempts. The Vols are 5-8 all-time in the city of Charlotte, dropping four of the past five dating back to 1992. “We understand we can play better in that gym and shoot better in that gym,’’ Steven Pearl said. “We know the arena background and the layout.’’ UT is 5-4 all-time against Michigan, but the teams have not met since 1985, when UT dropped an 87-52 decision in Ann Arbor. Bruce Pearl said he didn’t know much off hand about Michigan, but he said it’s a very good shooting team. “Michigan is a tough team, and a tested team, they make about eight 3s a game,’’ Bruce Pearl said. “I’d say Kentucky is the one team that shoots it as well as they do in our league. “I would imagine we’ll see some 1-3-1 (zone) . . . and we’ll see a smart man-to-man. (Michigan coach) John Beilein is a brilliant tactician . . . a coach’s coach. It won’t take him very long to figure out what our strengths and weaknesses are.’’ The Wolverines have won seven of their past 10 games, and their 8.09 made 3-point shots per game ranked second in the Big Ten. Bruce Pearl said the Vols’ biggest challenge is within themselves. “It’s been a while since we’ve been on the same page,’’ Bruce Pearl said. “Our big focus right now is on us.’’ UT is one of five SEC teams to make it into this season’s NCAA tournament. The other four — Florida, Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Georgia — also are from the Eastern Division. “I said before the season five teams from the East would get in,’’ Bruce Pearl said. “That just shows you how tough the league is.’’ The Vols played 18 games against NCAA tournament teams this season, finishing with a 9-9 record. “I think that shows we’re capable,’’ Bruce Pearl said. “We’ve had our moments, and we’re going to need more of them.’’

A mile in Melvin’s shoes

Drew Rutherford, UT Media Relations March 15, 2011

“Don’t be fooled by his size. Senior point guard Melvin Goins has one of the most competitive hearts in Big Orange history, powering a motor that never stops.” Jeff Jarnigan’s booming voice echoed throughout Thompson-Boling Arena as the Vol Nation honored its 2011 senior class. “Ladies and gentleman, Melvin Goins!” Thunderous applause rose up for the San Diego native. After all that he had been through, there was still cheering—redemption for the Tennessee point guard. Walk a mile It was a moment that forever will be remembered by UT fans. The short-handed Vols downed the nation’s No. 1 team in thrilling style. The storyline was epic: a resolved Tennessee basketball team, a program realizing its best success in the present, knocked off the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks, one of college basketball’s most storied programs. But what made the win so special to Vols fans was that no one thought it would happen. It was impossible to beat the No. 1 team, especially since it had been only 17 days since four players were suspended following a New Year’s Day traffic stop. While a joyous Vols team, along with the more than 22,000 loyal fans at Thompson-Boling Arena, celebrated the triumph singing Rocky Top, Goins sat in his apartment across campus—alone. His teammates were celebrating one of the most emotional victories in Tennessee basketball history; Goins could only watch on TV. He was one of the four. More than anything, Goins felt like his reputation was tarnished. To that point in his basketball career at Tennessee, had he done enough on the court to give people some other frame to pass judgment? The only thing anyone knew about him was that he was one of the four. “I don’t know how people see me right now,” Goins said prior to the 2010-11 season. “I am pretty sure a lot of people are uncertain about who I am— which is a right they fairly have. I never got a chance to reveal what kind of person I am. People have one big incident to relate me to—one thing to judge my character on. But people don’t know my life. I have persevered and survived. If people took a walk in my shoes, I think they could learn a lot about who I am.” Just what I needed After arriving on The Hill in the summer of 2009, Goins enrolled in summer school and started working out with the team. Once preseason workouts concluded, he had earned his spot in the Vols’ rotation and was ready for the season to begin. However, a meniscus tear resulted in surgery just four weeks before the season. Goins, uncertain how long rehab would take, would have to work back into the rotation. But he made a full recovery in the four weeks following surgery and played in every game leading up to the contest with Memphis—the one he had been waiting for. Goins felt like he needed a good game to finally prove to his coaches, teammates and Vols fans that he was as good as advertised. And what better opportunity to do so than in a nationally-televised New Year’s Eve matchup with in-state rival Memphis? As the game got going, however, Goins found himself the odd man out. Instead of getting his usual spot in the rotation, Tyler Smith was getting some of his minutes. But then starting point guard Bobby Maze collected his fourth personal foul with 8:11 remaining in the second half, and the Vols fell back on Goins to lead them to the final horn. Goins made an immediate impact. Within the first minute of subbing in, he made two jumpers to

put Tennessee up 10 points. “Coach does everything for a reason, but I was upset,” Goins says. “At that point of the season, I was usually second in the (point guard) rotation behind Bobby. But this game, coach Pearl put Tyler at the (point) in the second rotation. I think that did something to me. He was our best player, but that was my spot. I played well. That is the point where I feel like I showed what I could do for Tennessee basketball.” What he did was manage the final minutes of a big game, helping the Vols to a 66-59 win over the Tigers on their court at FedEx Forum. Goins scored eight points in 19 minutes, including four free throws in the final 90 seconds that iced the game. “I was on my high horse. I was feeling good about how I played in that game. We beat them at their place and I can say I was a part of it. I contributed and I was starting to feel like I was turning that corner. I felt like I was starting to get it.” His coaches agreed. “He made the adjustment from junior college to Tennessee and I feel like he hit his stride a little bit at Memphis,” UT assistant coach Steve Forbes says. “At that point of the season, that was his best game by far.” After flying back to Knoxville, Goins, along with three teammates, headed to meet some friends for a party in Nashville. Goins’ father, Melvin Goins Sr., was working in Nashville at the time and made plans to meet up with his son the next morning for breakfast. “He never called me in the morning, so I just figured that they drove back home to Knoxville,” Goins’ father says. They did drive back to Knoxville, but they didn’t make it home. The four were pulled over for speeding, and after one of the officers searched the car, two handguns were found and all four were immediately arrested. “We were on our way back to campus and I was sleeping in the back seat,” Goins says. “I woke up when a police officer knocked on my window. All I remember is being pretty startled.” Just me For starters, Goins’ childhood wasn’t what most would call ideal. He’s not complaining, but feels that his upbringing laid the foundation for who he is today, attributing his toughness to overcoming obstacles early in life. San Diego as described by Goins’ father is a city close to paradise—a warm and sunny place that’s great to live in and raise a family. But parts of San Diego are far from paradise. “In the neighborhood where I grew up, there was a lot of gang activity and violence,” Goins says. “It’s your friends, your neighbors—people you grew up with—that are involved. I’m not saying anyone is a bad person; they just live with the circumstances life handed them. Sometimes there is nothing else to connect to. I was lucky to have strong parents and a family who always steered me in the right direction.” One direction Goins found on his own was sports. Even in childhood it was apparent he was athletically gifted. “He always played ball,” says Lucille Robinson, Goins’ grandmother. “If there was a ball around,

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Melvin was playing with it. He was always very, very active.” Despite his father being a football coach, Goins began leaning toward basketball, and it soon became evident he had skills. “Early on, he was always playing sports, and he always excelled as an athlete,” Goins Sr., says. “When he started playing basketball, it became apparent he had some abilities. He started playing at a higher level than the other kids in his age group. He was playing up and was always competing, even with bigger kids.” Playing basketball is one of the few constants in Goins’ life. After moving around as a child, Goins relocated again to start his 10th grade year with his father in Dallas. His mother encouraged the move to put him in a better environment and get him away from bad influences in San Diego. He attended two different high schools that next year, and then moved from Dallas to Houston for his junior year—a move he made alone. “My mom wanted me to move away from San Diego because of some of the things going on around me—a lot of my friends were in juvenile hall,“ Goins says. “I think she wanted to get me away from that environment. But when I got to Houston, I didn’t really have a steady living situation. That was a really tough time for me. I was 16 and pretty much on my own. It was just me.” From friend to friend, couch to couch, Goins made life in Houston work as best he could. But there wasn’t always a place to go. “There were some nights where I just parked my car somewhere I knew was safe and slept there,” Goins says. “A lot of times I parked at my school—it was well lit and in a good neighborhood—and slept there. I had an old Explorer, so I would either lay the seat back or, since I’m not so tall, I could curl up in the back seat.” Goins feels those nights alone in his car formed the man he has become today. “That was a time I really learned a lot about who I am. I was forced to grow up faster than most kids. Looking back on it, I feel blessed to be where I am now.” The blink of an eye Despite the win over Memphis, headlines soon shifted from Tennessee’s triumph to the four players involved in the now-infamous traffic stop. At first it was a simple traffic stop. The car containing Goins and his teammates was pulled over for speeding. But everything routine about the situation changed when officers found weapons in the vehicle. “Everything just seemed so weird to me,” Goins says. “They asked us to get out of the car, and then they carried on with their routine. They found what they found, and everybody knows what happened.” After not receiving a phone call from his son the next morning, Goins’ father sat down and flipped on the TV. “I turned on SportsCenter and saw that four Tennessee basketball players had been arrested,” he says. “I knew it was him. They didn’t flash his name up or anything, but I knew he was driving back to Knoxville, so I just had this feeling it was him. I was shocked. I know Melvin’s character and what kind

“A lot of times I parked at my school—it was well lit and in a good neighborhood—and slept there. I had an old Explorer, so I would either lay the seat back or, since I’m not so tall, I could curl up in the back seat.”

Melvin Goins

Goins with athletics director Mike Hamilton after the Vols’ Sweet Sixteen win over Ohio State last March. Goins was recently named to the 2011 SEC Community Service Team.

of man he is, so I knew he must’ve just been in the wrong place at the wrong time. I knew that from the first moment I heard it.” Meanwhile, Goins and his teammates were at the Knox County Detention Center. “It was mind-boggling to me,” Goins says. “I was in shock. I am a student-athlete at the University of Tennessee. I try to do my studies and work hard and here I am caught up in this situation that I have no control over. I’d never been in any kind of trouble like this before.” After spending all day incarcerated, Goins was released on bond around midnight. “I was confused,” Goins says. “I kept thinking, ‘How could this happen?’ and ‘Why?’ I thought a lot about my family and how they would be affected by this. ‘Everyone who knows me is going to hear about this. What will they think?’ I thought about my life. With a situation like I was in, it could’ve easily been turned around on me. I made it to a major Division I university and got a basketball scholarship. When you get into something like this, your life can change a lot. All that can be taken away.” Goins was immediately suspended and ultimately sat out five games. While the Vols went 5-0 in his absence, including wins over No. 1 Kansas, No. 21 Ole Miss and a big road win at Alabama, Goins could only turn on his TV and watch. “It was terrible,” Goins says. “I had been a part of the team, and then all of the sudden I’m not. I had to watch—and not even from the sidelines. I had to watch on TV. It hurt. It was sad. They did an unbelievable job, but it hurt. Even if I could have been there and we’d lost, it wouldn’t have hurt so badly. But it was also humbling. It brought me back to reality.” The constant College coaches wanted Melvin Goins. His game had flourished in Houston while attending Christian Life Center Academy, and the recruiters were taking notice. But then another obstacle appeared. “The summer before my senior year—the summer when I really started getting some attention—I broke my arm,” Goins says. “I was getting recruited by a lot of major Division I colleges. But after I broke my arm, I fell off everyone’s radar.” After looking at a lot of high-major schools, Goins started to lean toward mid-major Ball State. “Ronny Thompson started recruiting me to Ball State,” Goins says. “I’d never heard of Muncie, Ind., but my high school coach encouraged me to visit and think about going away to college. It turned out great. I really liked coach Thompson, and he told me

I was going to get to play—to start right away. So I committed and enrolled in summer school right after I finished prep school.” Not long after arriving at Ball State in 2007, Thompson resigned as coach of the Cardinals amid allegations of a racially-hostile work environment. The break-up was bitter between coach and school, and Goins was caught right in the middle. “I understand you have to do what is best for your family, but that put me in a bad spot,” Goins says. “I had already moved around a lot and I didn’t want to move again. So I thought I’d stick it out and see what was going to happen. We had a pretty good team.” Thompson’s replacement, Billy Taylor, brought a different style of play with him to Muncie. More than that, Taylor was strict. Goins’ teammates at Ball State had a hard time adjusting to Taylor’s discipline. Some left, while others were dismissed. “Our new coach was the exact opposite of coach Thompson,” Goins says. “They were dropping like flies. By the time the season rolled around, we only had five or six scholarship players.” Despite the change, Goins still thrived. He started 26 games that season, averaging 28.6 minutes. Goins led the Cardinals in assists (2.3) and steals (1.7) on his way to earning MAC All-Freshman honors. But again, a challenge arose. Goins mother was battling multiple sclerosis, a battle she had been fighting for years unbeknown to him. His mother’s illness ultimately motivated him to move closer to home while deciding what to do about his basketball career. “She was waiting for the right time to tell me. I’m not sure how long she was struggling with it before she told me what all she was going through. It hurt me. I was so far away, and that impacted where I wound up after I left Ball State. I wanted to be closer to my mom and I just had to trust that everything would work out.” It did work out. His mother’s health improved, and his basketball career was shining. The choice to attend Mount San Jacinto Junior College—outside San Diego—proved to be a good one. Goins averaged 17.2 points, 4.9 assists and 2.0 steals and was named the 2009 Foothill Conference MVP after leading his team to the Southern California Regional Final. Once again, major Division I programs started paying attention. A subtle coincidence made Tennessee stand out to Goins while at practice one day. “I remember watching basketball on TV with my

team and Tennessee being on,” Goins says. “They were on TV a lot. I liked their style of play and I remember thinking, ‘I could play at Tennessee.’ So it was ironic when I saw coach Forbes walk into our practice one day. I remember he was wearing orange shorts and I immediately knew he had to be from Tennessee.” UT wasn’t the only program interested in Goins. Ultimately, the decision came down to Bruce Pearl and Tennessee or Billy Gillispie and Kentucky. The Big Orange had some catching up to do. Gillispie had recruited Goins out of high school while he was the head coach at Texas A&M. “I wanted to play in the SEC,” Goins says. “Billy Gillispie recruited me out of high school, so I was already comfortable with him. But I took my Tennessee visit first. It was just me and my dad and coach Pearl. He was really cool and straightforward with me. One thing that stood out to me was the people — from the airport, everyone that was on campus, all the people I met — were so welcoming and glad to see me. It just seemed like a good fit.” The timing of his visit couldn’t have provided a clearer sign for his future. On a tour of the facilities, Goins noticed the headlines scrolling across a big screen TV in the Vols’ locker room. “They says Gillispie had been fired at Kentucky. That was the sign I needed right there. My decision was pretty much a no-brainer.” The comeback Seven days after the New Year’s Day traffic stop, Tyler Smith, the team’s leading scorer and the one responsible for the weapons being in the car, was dismissed. Meanwhile, Goins, and two teammates were still serving indefinite suspensions. Once police concluded their investigation, no charges were filed against Goins or fellow guard Cameron Tatum, and both were reinstated Jan. 17. After missing all basketball-related activities for more than two weeks, including four games, Goins was finally back. “I learned you have to be accountable for the decisions you make,” Goins says. “I’m not saying I was in bad company, because I wasn’t. All those guys are my friends and always will be my friends. But the choices you make in life are very important. They write your future.” Goins sat on the bench during his first game back. He played four minutes the next game at Georgia. He didn’t play in the next game against Vanderbilt. Against Florida, however, Goins played 14 minutes, had two assists and three steals as the Vols escaped with a one-point win over the Gators.

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After being suspended for 17 days and averaging only 4.5 minutes in his first four games back, Goins doesn’t feel like all the adversity affected his identity one bit. “I don’t feel that I was a bad person before, so I don’t feel like I’m any different now. I wasn’t troubled. My perspective on life and the way I think changed a little. I am more appreciative of what I have. But who I am never changed. I persevered through this situation and I am better, stronger for having been through it.” Even with the confidence Goins had in himself, he still had reservations about how UT fans would receive him. “I was nervous. I didn’t know how the fans were going to take to us being back. I got some cold shoulders, but I got a lot more support. Our fans were unbelievably supportive of our team.” Despite that support, Goins still felt he had to prove himself—again—to his team and to the people sitting in the stands. But most of all, he picked up his game to make it up to himself. “When a painter experiences something, they paint it,” Goins says. “When a musician goes through a tough time, they write it into a lyric. Basketball is my craft. I tried harder to perform great to compensate for my life being less than great at the time. I just wanted to put it all behind me and move forward.” After watching the Vols on TV during his suspension, he was back and making an impact. Now he

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was going to his first NCAA Tournament. Goins was pivotal in the Vols tourney run, hitting a game-winner in the first round against his hometown team, San Diego State. He had 15 points in 19 minutes played, hitting on four of five 3 pointers. “After everything, making it to the Elite Eight was just beautiful,” Goins says. “There is nothing like that feeling. Nothing I have ever experienced matches what the NCAA Tournament felt like. And I was a part of that. I was always watching the tournament on TV growing up. Now I was playing in it. I will always cherish that opportunity—it was such a blessing.” Last shot This season hasn’t gone exactly as planned for the Big Orange. But regardless of what happened and whatever is next, these are Goins’ last few weeks of college basketball. According to the Vols’ coaching staff, he has the reins in his hands. “There are two kinds of leaders,” Forbes says. “Some leaders lead by example. Others are more vocal and motivate others through their words. Very few people can be both. Melvin Goins is one of those people.” Tennessee earned its 2011 ticket to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed, drawing a first-round matchup with the No. 8 seed Michigan Wolverines. The Vols are back on college basketball’s biggest stage, trying to repeat 2010’s heroics. But for Goins, there is a bigger event this year. Like so many of his college highlights, this one takes

place in Thompson-Boling Arena, too. But this one is scheduled for May, well after basketball season ends. He is on track to graduate with a degree in sociology. He is also on track to be the first in his immediate family to earn a college degree. The family he so often cites as the support and heart in his life will fill the arena stands. It might be hard, they say, to differentiate their support at graduation from the demeanor they adopt during basketball games. “When Melvin walks across that stage, I am going to be so elated, I don’t even know what I’ll do,” Lucille Robinson, Goins’ grandmother says. “You’ll know I’m there, I guarantee you that.” For his father, nothing compares to this achievement. “For him to go the route that he had to take, and now for him to get to Tennessee and now to graduate—it’s just too much for me to articulate,” Goins Sr. says. “He made it happen. We supported him, but he did the work to get to where he is.” Maybe a tomorrow San Diego to Dallas to Houston. Ball State to Mount San Jacinto to the University of Tennessee. There were times along the way when few thought he’d make it. There were times when he wasn’t sure himself. But he is making it now. The senior point guard has done just about all he can to show Tennessee fans who he really is. The question he felt everyone was asking then—“Who is Melvin Goins?”—he hopes has been answered. His senior year was spent trying to correct the misunderstandings of his junior season. Goins jumped at every available opportunity to participate in the UT and Knoxville communities. Through the OUTLIVE program, he visited cancer patients and even appeared in a Relay For Life PSA. But his heart is with kids. He had an outlet—basketball. Some kids don’t have that. “If I didn’t have people who really loved and cared for me, then I wouldn’t be where I am,” says Goins. “Growing up, we didn’t have a lot of options. There weren’t many people to look up to. College athletes didn’t come to my school and give me words of encouragement. Now I can be that for someone else. I want to do something to help at-risk youth. I want them to know there is hope.” Goins, who was recently named to the SEC Community Service team for his civic involvement, had hope. Throughout his journey to Tennessee, Goins was always looking forward. The hope that carried him through the nights alone in his car in Houston, the hope that lifted him up during cross-country moves, the hope that got him through that day in jail, is a hope that still lives today.

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“What’s going to happen will happen. I’m just blessed to live today and maybe have a tomorrow.”

Melvin Goins

0 Renaldo Woolridge

10 Michael Hubert

F • 6-9 • 212 • Jr. Sherman Oaks, Calif. ppg __________ rpg ________ Notes ______________________

G • 6-6 • 173 • Fr. Midway, Ga. ppg __________ bpg________ Notes ______________________

G • 5-11 • 180 • Sr. San Diego, Calif. ppg __________ apg ________ Notes ______________________

G • 6-2 • 205 • Sr. Hendersonville, Tenn. ppg __________ apg ________ Notes ______________________

G • 6-1 • 207 • Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. ppg __________ apg ________ Notes ______________________

12 Tobias Harris

13 Skylar McBee

14 Tyler Summitt

22 Steven Pearl

F • 6-8 • 226 • Fr. Dix Hills, N.Y. ppg __________ rpg ________ Notes ______________________

G • 6-3 • 184 • So. Rutledge, Tenn. ppg __________ apg ________ Notes ______________________

G • 6-0 • 175 • RS-Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. ppg __________ apg ________ Notes ______________________

F • 6-8 • 215 • So. Stone Mountain, Ga. ppg __________ rpg ________ Notes ______________________

F • 6-5 • 235 • Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. ppg __________ rpg ________ Notes ______________________

23 Cameron Tatum

32 Scotty Hopson

33 Brian Williams

G • 6-6 • 192 • RS-Jr. Lithonia, Ga. ppg __________ rpg ________ Notes ______________________

G • 6-3 • 197 • Sr. Nashville, Tenn. ppg __________ apg ________ Notes ______________________

G • 6-7 • 200 • Jr. Hopkinsville, Ky. ppg __________ rpg ________ Notes ______________________

C • 6-10 • 272 • Sr. Bronx, N.Y. ppg __________ rpg ________ Notes ______________________

34 Jeronne Maymon F • 6-7 • 258 • So. Madison, Wis. ppg __________ rpg ________ Notes ______________________

Jordan McRae

Josh Bone

Melvin Goins

John Fields

F • 6-9 • 222 • Sr. Fayetteville, N.C. ppg __________ bpg________ Notes ______________________

Kenny Hall

Trae Golden

Bruce Pearl

Tony Jones

Steve Forbes

Jason Shay

Head Coach

Associate Head Coach

Assistant Coach

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Ken Johnson

Mark Pancratz

Houston Fancher

Director of Basketball Operations

Assistant to the Head Coach

Coordinator of Video Scouting

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