TENNESSEE 2011-12 VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL
GAME 34 - NIT SECOND ROUND
Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result N11
1-UNC Greensboro (FS South)^
W 92-63
N16
ULM
W 85-62
N21
2-No. 6 Duke (ESPN2)^
N22
2-No. 8 Memphis (ESPN2)^
1
Tennessee vs. 4 Middle Tennessee 7 p.m. ET Monday, March 19, 2012 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tenn.
L 77-67 2OT
N23 2-Chaminade (ESPNU)^
L 99-97 W 86-60
TV: The game will be televised nationally on the ESPN. Brad Nessler handles the play-by-play, while Jimmy Dykes provides analysis. Eric Mosley is the producer. Radio: The game will air on the Vol Radio Network (50-plus stations covering 28 states). Bob Kesling is in his 13th year calling the play-by-play. Former Vol Bert Bertelkamp (1977-80) joins him courtside to provide color commentary. Tim Berry is the engineer, and Glenn Thackston is the producer. A free live audio stream of the broadcast is available at UTsports.com.
N28
at Oakland (ESPNU)
L 89-81
D3
3-No. 17 Pittsburgh (ESPN)
L 61-56
D10
Austin Peay (CSS)^
L 74-70
D14
at College of Charleston (ESPN2)^
L 71-65
D20
UNC Asheville (SS)^
W 72-68
D23
ETSU
W 66-63
Tennessee
at a Glance
D29
The Citadel (SS)^
W 86-55
19-14, 10-6 SEC
Record
W 76-63
NR.............................................................................................Ranking........................................................................................... NR
L 69-51
Cuonzo Martin (Purdue, 2000)..................................Head Coach................ Kermit Davis (Mississippi State, 1982)
J2 Chattanooga (SS)^
Middle Tennessee 26-6, 14-2 Sun Belt
J4
at Memphis (FS South)
J7
No. 13 Florida* (ESPN2)^
W 67-56
19-14 (1st year)...........................................................Record at School................................................ 179-132 (10th year)
J12
at No. 20 Mississippi State* (ESPN2)^
L 62-58
80-55 (4th year)............................................................Overall Record.................................................. 250-182 (14th year)
J14
No. 2 Kentucky* (ESPN)^
L 65-62
UTsports.com...................................................................... Web Site..........................................................GoBlueRaiders.com
J18
at Georgia* (SEC Network)^
L 57-53
UT leads, 9-1........................................................................... Series
J21
No. 13 Connecticut (CBS)
J24
at Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)^
OT
W 60-57 L 65-47
J28 Auburn* (ESPN2)^ J31
W 64-49
at No. 1 Kentucky* (ESPNU)^
L 69-44
F4 Georgia* (FS South)^
W 73-62
F8
South Carolina* (SEC Network)^
W 69-57
F11
at No. 8 Florida* (SEC Network)^
W 75-70
F15 Arkansas* (SEC Network)^ F18
at Alabama* (SEC Network)^
F22
Ole Miss* (CSS)^
F25
at South Carolina* (FS South)^
F29
at LSU* (CSS)^
W 77-58 L 62-50 W 73-60 W 73-64 OT
M3 Vanderbilt* (ESPN)^ M9
4-Ole Miss (SEC Network)^
M13
5-Savannah State (ESPNU)^
M19
5-Middle Tennessee (ESPN)^
W 74-69 W 68-61
OT
L 77-72 W 65-51 7 p.m.
Schedule Key 1-EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Opening Game (Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.); 2-EA SPORTS Maui Invitational (Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii); 3-Big East/SEC Challenge (Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.); 4-SEC Tournament (New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, La.); 5-NIT (ThompsonBoling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.); *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FS South-Fox Sports South; SS-SportSouth; ^-Streamed live on WatchESPN.com All Times Eastern & Subject to Change; Opponent Rankings are AP
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Tennessee G 11 Trae Golden G 13 Skylar McBee G 23 Cameron Tatum F 5 Jarnell Stokes C 0 Yemi Makanjuola
Ht. Wt. 6-1 209 6-3 199 6-7 193 6-8 250 6-9 244
Yr. Hometown PPG So. Powder Springs, Ga. 13.6 Jr. Rutledge, Tenn. 6.8 Sr. Lithonia, Ga. 8.2 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 9.3 Fr. Lagos, Nigeria 2.2
Middle Tennessee G 13 Bruce Massey G 15 Raymond Cintron G 14 Marcos Knight F 30 J.T. Sulton C 1 LaRon Dendy
Ht. 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-8 6-9
Yr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr.
Wt. 195 195 210 230 230
Hometown Germantown, Md. San Juan, Puerto Rico Rentz, Ga. Yazoo City, Miss. Greenville, S.C.
RPG APG 3.0 4.4 1.2 0.7 4.2 2.6 7.6 0.8 2.7 0.1
PPG RPG APG 5.5 3.5 4.0 8.2 1.5 1.1 11.8 5.1 2.8 10.4 5.4 0.8 14.8 7.0 2.1
• The winner of Monday’s second-round game will face the winner of the second-round matchup between No. 2 seed Miami (Fla.) and No. 6 seed Minnesota Wednesday in Knoxville. • Middle Tennessee defeated Tennessee in the first round of the 1988 NIT in Murfreesboro, Tenn. • Among all 16 first-round NIT hosts, Tennessee’s crowd of 6,289 was the third largest. Only Dayton (13,190) and Arizona (8,433) drew larger crowds. • UT advanced Tuesday despite the absence of All-SEC forward Jeronne Maymon (right knee). • In Tennessee’s 19 wins this season, the Vols average 10.1 offensive rebounds per game. • Tennessee was picked by the media to finish 11th in the Southeastern Conference this season but went 10-6 in league play to tie for second place and earn a No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament. • The Vols have won 13 of their last 14 home games and have won nine of their last 11 overall. Only two other UT teams in the modern era won eight of nine to end the regular season (1967 and 2008). • This year’s squad is one of just 16 teams in program history (103 years) that lost one or fewer games during the month of February. The Vols went 7-1 in February, with the lone setback coming at Alabama. • The Vols have matched last season’s wins total (19) and are one victory shy of posting the program’s 24th all-time 20-win campaign. Cuonzo Martin has two 20-win seasons as a head coach. • Tennessee finished the regular season ranked fifth nationally in average home attendance (17,411). • This year’s Vols posted the school’s best SEC scoring defense since 1969. See Page 4. • Blue Ribbon named Tennessee head coach Cuonzo Martin SEC co-Coach of the Year. • Junior forward Jeronne Maymon earned second-team All-SEC honors from the league’s head coaches and media, while forward Jarnell Stokes was named to the coaches’ SEC All-Freshman Team. • In league games, Jeronne Maymon led the Vols in scoring (14.2 ppg), rebounding (7.9 rpg), field-goal percentage (.573) and steals (1.2 spg). He scored at least 12 points in every SEC game. • Cameron Tatum averages 4.2 rebounds per game. The last UT guard to average more than 4.0 rpg was Dane Bradshaw in 2006 (5.4 rpg).