2010-11
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VOLUNTEERS
Date
Opponent (TV)
Time/Result
Game 4 - NIT Season Tip-OfF
N12
Chattanooga (SS)
W 82-62
N16
1-Belmont (ESPNU)
W 85-76
Tennessee vs. VCU
N17
1-Missouri State
W 60-56
N24
2-VCU (ESPN2)
N26
2-UCLA/Villanova (ESPN/ESPN2)
N30
Middle Tennessee (FS South)
7:30 p.m.
D11
3-at Pittsburgh (ESPN)
3:15 p.m.
D14
Oakland (ESPNU)
7 p.m.
D17
4-at Charlotte (CBS College)
8 p.m.
D21
Southern California (SS)
7 p.m.
7 p.m. 2:30 or 5 p.m.
D23
Belmont (SS)
D29
UT Martin (CSS)
7 p.m.
D31
College of Charleston (ESPN2)
2 p.m.
J5
7 p.m. ET Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010 Madison Square Garden New York, N.Y.
7:30 p.m.
Memphis (ESPN2)
9 p.m.
TV: The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2. Bob Wischusen calls the action, Fran Fraschilla and Doris Burke provide analysis and Andy Katz reports from courtside. Jonathan Labovich is the producer. Radio: The game will air on the Vol Radio Network (50-plus stations covering 28 states). Bob Kesling is in his 12th year calling the play-by-play. Former Vol Bert Bertelkamp (1977-80) joins him courtside to provide color commentary. Tim Berry is the engineer, and Glenn Thackston is the producer. A free live audio stream of the broadcast is available on UTsports.com. Tickets: Call Ticketmaster New York at 1-866-858-0008 or visit Facebook.com/BallWithTheVols and click on the “Travel to NIT” tab (includes promo code for UT discount).
Tennessee
VCU
at a Glance
3-0
Record
3-0
24th AP / 23rd ESPN/USA Today Coaches ................Ranking .......................................................................................... NR
J8
at Arkansas* (SEC Network)
J11
Florida* (ESPN)
9 p.m.
J15
Vanderbilt* (ESPN - College GameDay)
Noon
J18
at Georgia* (ESPNU)
7 p.m.
UTsports.com ..................................................................... Web Site ............................................................ VCUathletics.com
J22
5-at Connecticut (CBS)
2 p.m.
UT leads 3-0 ........................................................................... Series ...................................................................................................
J26
LSU* (SEC Network)
8 p.m.
J29
at Ole Miss* (SEC Network)
4 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
F3
at Auburn* (ESPN/ESPN2)
9 p.m.
F5
Alabama* (FS South)
5 p.m.
F8
at Kentucky* (ESPN)
9 p.m.
F12
at Florida* (ESPN/ESPN2)
6 p.m.
F16
South Carolina* (CSS)
7 p.m.
F19
Georgia* (CBS)
1 p.m.
F22
at Vanderbilt* (ESPN)
9 p.m.
F26
Mississippi State* (ESPN)
6 p.m.
M3
at South Carolina* (ESPN/ESPN2)
7 p.m.
M6
Kentucky* (CBS)
Noon
M10-13 SEC Tournament (SEC Network/ABC) Schedule Key 1-Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.); 2-Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y.); 3-SEC/Big East Invitational (CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.); 4-at Time Warner Cable Arena; 5-at XL Center; *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FS South-Fox Sports South; SS-SportSouth All Times Eastern & Subject to Change; Opponent Rankings are AP
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Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982).........................Head Coach................... Shaka Smart (Kenyon College, 1999) 129-46 (6th year) ......................................................Record at School ........................................................ 30-9 (2nd year) 446-130 (19th year) ...................................................Overall Record ..............................................................................Same
Probable Starters Tennessee (home)
Ht.
Wt.
G G F C
6-7 6-6 6-8 6-10
200 192 226 272
Yr. TBD Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr.
Ht. 5-10 6-4 6-6 6-8 6-9
Wt. 175 210 225 235 240
Yr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr.
32 23 12 33
Scotty Hopson Cameron Tatum Tobias Harris Brian Williams
VCU (away) G 12 Joey Rodriguez G 50 Ed Nixon G 20 Bradford Burgess F 31 Toby Veal F 21 Jamie Skeen
Hometown
PPG
RPG
APG
Hopkinsville, Ky. Lithonia, Ga. Dix Hills, N.Y. Bronx, N.Y.
14.3 12.3 16.3 3.7
3.0 3.0 5.3 6.3
1.3 3.0 0.7 0.0
Hometown Merritt Island, Fla. St. Petersburg, Fla. Midlothian, Va. Savannah, Ga. Charlotte, N.C.
PPG 18.3 4.0 17.0 7.7 13.3
RPG 3.0 4.0 5.7 4.3 6.7
APG 10.3 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0
• Tennessee is playing its 102nd season of varsity basketball and its sixth season under head coach Bruce Pearl. The Vols lost 49 percent of last year’s scoring, and 41 percent of the 2010-11 roster is new. • The Volunteers hosted and won the NIT Season Tip-Off South Regional last week, posting victories over Belmont (85-76) and Missouri State (60-56) to advance to New York. • The Vols are 5-8 all-time at the current Madison Square Garden. • Tennessee leads its all-time series with VCU 3-0. The Vols are 0-1 all-time against UCLA and 0-2 alltime vs. Villanova. Tennessee has never faced any of those schools during the Bruce Pearl era. • Bruce Pearl has never coached head-to-head against Shaka Smart, however, during Smart’s one season as an assistant under Billy Donovan at Florida (2008-09), Pearl’s Vols recorded a 2-0 record against the Gators. • Tennessee previously participated in the NIT Season Tip-Off in 1992 and 2006. The Vols are 5-3 alltime in the event. See Page 2 for details. • The first NIT Season Tip-Off, known then as the BIG Apple NIT, was played in November 1985. Fourteam mini-tournaments were played in Hartford, Cincinnati, Houston and Denver. The four winners advanced to Madison Square Garden for the semifinals and championship game. Duke won the title. • The Tennessee program has a rich history with the NBA’s New York Knicks. See Page 3 for details. • Freshman Tobias Harris, from Dix Hills, N.Y., leads the Vols in scoring (16.3) and minutes (27.3). • Tennessee was picked by the media to finish fourth in the SEC Eastern Division. Florida was picked to win the East (and the overall league title), while Mississippi State was the media’s preseason pick to win the West.