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2010-11

passion. poise. purpose. ose.

VOLUNTEERS Game 10

Date

Opponent (TV)

N12

Chattanooga (SS)

Time/Result W 82-62

Tennessee vs. Southern California

N16

1-Belmont (ESPNU)

W 85-76

N17

1-Missouri State

W 60-56

7 p.m. ET  Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2010 Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tenn.

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)

7 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

TV: The game will be televised regionally on SportSouth. Dave Neal calls the action, while Barry Booker provides analysis. Andy Pollack 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: Contact the Tennessee Ticket Office at 1-800-332-8657 or visit UTtix.com.

D23

Belmont (SS)

D29

UT Martin (CSS)

7 p.m.

7-2 ............................................................................................ Record ........................................................................................... 6-5

D31

College of Charleston (ESPN2)

2 p.m.

19th AP / 18th ESPN/USA Today Coaches ................Ranking .......................................................................................... NR

J5

Memphis (ESPN2)

9 p.m.

Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982).........................Head Coach..................................... Kevin O’Neill (McGill, 1979)

Tennessee

USC

at a Glance

J8

at Arkansas* (SEC Network)

1:30 p.m.

133-48 (6th year) ......................................................Record at School ......................................................22-19 (2nd year)

J11

Florida* (ESPN)

9 p.m.

450-132 (19th year) ...................................................Overall Record ..................................................210-213 (14th year)

J15

Vanderbilt* (ESPN - College GameDay)

Noon

J18

at Georgia* (ESPNU)

7 p.m.

J22

5-at Connecticut (CBS)

2 p.m.

J26

LSU* (SEC Network)

8 p.m. 4 p.m.

J29

at Ole Miss* (SEC Network)

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

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

UTsports.com ..................................................................... Web Site ................................................................USCtrojans.com UT leads, 4-2 .......................................................................... Series ..........................................................................VU leads 2-0

Probable Starters Tennessee G 2 Melvin Goins G 32 Scotty Hopson G 23 Cameron Tatum F 12 Tobias Harris C 33 Brian Williams

Ht. 5-11 6-7 6-6 6-8 6-10

Wt. 180 200 192 226 272

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

Hometown San Diego, Calif. Hopkinsville, Ky. Lithonia, Ga. Dix Hills, N.Y. Bronx, N.Y.

PPG 9.3 16.1 11.6 15.0 7.1

RPG 3.1 3.7 3.8 6.4 8.0

APG 2.7 1.3 2.7 1.2 0.7

USC G 10 G 2 G 43 F 5 C 1

Ht. 5-7 6-0 6-6 6-10 6-9

Wt. 155 175 220 240 235

Yr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. R-Jr.

Hometown Saginaw, Mich. Paterson, N.J. Alexandria, La. Bar, Montenegro Los Angeles, Calif.

PPG 11.3 15.0 6.0 16.2 9.5

RPG 3.6 1.0 3.7 10.4 8.3

APG 4.2 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.2

Maurice Jones Jio Fontan Marcus Simmons Nikola Vucevic Alex Stepheson

• UT junior and Los Angeles native Renaldo Woolridge played his high school basketball at HarvardWestlake School, where he was teammates with Trojans Alex Stepheson and James Dunleavy. • Woolridge isn’t the only member of the Tennessee basketball family with ties to California or the Los Angeles area. Director of Basketball Operations Ken Johnson grew up in Los Angeles and attended Belmont High School. Senior Associate Athletics Director Desiree Reed-Francois is a 1994 graduate of UCLA, where she rowed. And freshman forward Kenny Hall grew up in the San Fernando Valley Area before relocating to Stone Mountain, Ga., for high school. • Tennessee is in the midst of a 13-day stretch in which it plays five games (1-2 thus far). • Under Bruce Pearl, the Volunteers are 40-3 at home against non-conference opponents. However, in its last game at Thompson-Boling Arena, UT dropped an 89-82 decision to Oakland (Dec. 14). • Senior point guard Melvin Goins is tied for the SEC lead in steals with 2.1 per game. • The Vols are shooting .463 from the field at home this season. Tobias Harris averages a team-best 17.2 points at Thompson-Boling Arena while shooting .556 from 3-point range. • The Vols already have defeated a pair of top-10 opponents this season, toppling No. 7 Villanova in New York City on Nov. 26 and No. 3 Pitt in Pittsburgh on Dec. 11. Both contests were won in convincing fashion, as Tennessee led for a total of 34:30 in the two games combined. • UT’s Dec. 11 victory over third-ranked Pitt in Pittsburgh was Bruce Pearl’s 450th career win as a head coach. Now in his sixth season on Rocky Top, Pearl owns a 133-48 (.735) record with the Vols. • The Volunteers won the 2010 NIT Season Tip-Off Championship last month at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Tennessee is just the second SEC team ever to win the prestigious NIT Season Tip-Off championship in the world’s most famous arena (Florida, 1987).


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