Tennessee Basketball Game Notes - UCONN

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TENNESSEE 2011-12 VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL

GAME 19

Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result N3

Carson-Newman (Exhib.)

W 73-52

N7

Lincoln Memorial (Exhib.)

W 76-67

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)^

L 77-67 2OT

N23 2-Chaminade (ESPNU)^

L 99-97 W 86-60

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

D29

The Citadel (SS)^

W 86-55

J2 Chattanooga (SS)^

W 76-63

J4

at Memphis (FS South)

L 69-51

J7

No. 13 Florida* (ESPN2)^

J12

at No. 20 Mississippi State* (ESPN2)^

L 62-58

J14

No. 2 Kentucky* (ESPN)^

L 65-62

J18

at Georgia* (SEC Network)^

J21

No. 13 Connecticut (CBS)

4 p.m.

J24

at Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)^

7 p.m.

W 67-56

OT

L 57-53

J28 Auburn* (ESPN2)^

6 p.m.

J31

7 p.m.

at Kentucky* (ESPNU)^

F4 Georgia* (FS South)^

8 p.m.

F8

South Carolina* (SEC Network)^

8 p.m.

F11

at Florida* (SEC Network)^

4 p.m.

F15 Arkansas* (SEC Network)^

8 p.m.

F18

at Alabama* (SEC Network)^

F22

Ole Miss* (CSS)^

1:30 p.m. 7 p.m.

F25

at South Carolina* (FS South)^

8 p.m.

F29

at LSU* (CSS)^

M3 Vanderbilt* (ESPN)^

9 p.m. 4 p.m.

M8-11 SEC Tournament (SEC Network/ABC) 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.); *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 vs. Connecticut 4:05 p.m. ET  Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tenn. TV: The game will be televised nationally on CBS. Tim Brando handles the play-by-play and Greg Anthony provides analysis. Bob Mansbach 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.

Tennessee

UConn

at a Glance

Record

8-10, 1-3 SEC

14-4, 4-3 Big East

NR.............................................................................................Ranking................13th AP / 11th ESPN/USA Today Coaches Cuonzo Martin (Purdue, 2000)..................................Head Coach.... Jim Calhoun (American International, 1968) 8-10 (1st year).............................................................Record at School................................................ 619-232 (26th year) 69-51 (4th year)............................................................Overall Record.................................................. 867-369 (40th year) UTsports.com...................................................................... Web Site..........................................................UConnHuskies.com Tied, 1-1................................................................................... Series............................................................................................XXX

Probable Starters

Tennessee G 11 Trae Golden G 1 Josh Richardson G 23 Cameron Tatum F 34 Jeronne Maymon F 3 Renaldo Woolridge

Ht. Wt. 6-1 209 6-6 186 6-7 193 6-7 265 6-9 215

Yr. Hometown PPG So. Powder Springs, Ga. 14.3 Fr. Edmond, Okla. 2.9 Sr. Lithonia, Ga. 9.2 Jr. Madison, Wis. 11.6 Sr. Sherman Oaks, Calif. 5.3

UConn G 13 Shabazz Napier G 3 Jeremy Lamb F 2 DeAndre Daniels F 34 Alex Oriakhi F 12 Andre Drummond

Ht. 6-1 6-5 6-8 6-9 6-10

Yr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Fr.

Wt. 171 180 195 240 270

Hometown Roxbury, Mass. Norcross, Ga. Los Angeles, Calif. Lowell, Mass. Middletown, Conn.

RPG APG 3.1 5.1 1.3 0.9 3.9 2.6 7.7 1.0 4.1 0.4

PPG RPG APG 14.6 4.1 6.3 17.7 4.4 2.1 4.2 2.7 0.7 6.7 4.8 0.4 9.9 7.6 0.6

• Saturday is the Tennessee men’s program’s “We Back Pat” game. To learn more, see note on Page 3. • This is the second time Tennessee has played UConn when the Huskies were the defending national champions. The first-ever meeting in the series took place the season following UConn’s 1999 national title. See Page 2 for details. • The Vols have 10 all-time wins against the defending national champion. See the “Dangerous Foe” note on Page 3 for a breakdown of the last eight such games, in which UT is 6-2. • At Thompson-Boling Arena, UT is 3-1 against the defending NCAA champion, with an average margin of victory of 7.2 points. • As a prep standout, Cuonzo Martin’s two college finalists were Purdue and UConn. • Cuonzo Martin has no previous head-to-head coaching meetings with Jim Calhoun. But Martin’s mentor, Gene Keady, led Purdue to a perfect 3-0 record against Calhoun’s Huskies. • UT has already faced two coaches this year who have won multiple national titles (Krzyzewski, Donovan). • Tennessee has already defeated the AP’s 13th-ranked team once this year, beating Florida on Jan. 7. • Huskies redshirt freshman Michael Bradley was a McDonald’s All-America nominee as a senior in 2010 at Tyner Academy in Chattanooga, Tenn. • Saturday’s game is one of eight games the Vols will play this season against teams that were picked to win their respective conference. Tennessee is 2-4 in those games thus far. See note on Page 6. • Freshman power forward Jarnell Stokes first practiced with the Vols on Jan. 9 after enrolling at the start of the spring semester. He has appeared in two contests and averages 10.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game while shooting .643 from the field. • Tennessee currently ranks sixth nationally in average home attendance (16,639). The Vols are riding a streak of five consecutive seasons with a national top-five finish in attendance. • UConn is Tennessee’s last non-conference opponent of the 2011-12 regular-season.


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