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TENNESSEE (1-0) vs. UNC ASHEVILLE (1-1)
NOV. 15 » COLISEO RUBEN RODRIQUEZ » Bayamón, P.R.
2012 PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
1-0, 0-0 SEC RV / RV Cuonzo Martin 20-15 (2nd yr) 81-56 (5th yr) UTsports.com
vs UNC ASHEVILLE
Record 1-1, 0-0 BSC Ranking NR / NR Head Coach Eddie Biedenbach Record at School 241-243 (17th yr) Career Record 266-294 (19th yr) Website UNCAbulldogs.com
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: UT leads, 8-0 In Knoxville: UT leads, 8-0 In Asheville: No meetings Neutral Sites: No meetings Current Streak: UT has won 8 straight Last Meeting: UT won 72-68 in Knoxville (12/20/11) Martin vs. Biedenbach: Martin leads, 1-0
ITEMS OF NOTE
¢ The Vols have twice appeared in holiday tournaments in Puerto Rico and own a 3-3 record there. ¢ Tennessee went 2-1 at the 1999 Puerto Rico Holiday Classic, defeating American-Puerto Rico and Southern Illinois before falling to Tulsa in the title game. The Vols posted a 1-2 record at the 1991 San Juan Shootout, with a win over American-Puerto Rico followed by losses to TCU and Miami (Fla). ¢ After winning back-to-back Big South championships, UNC Asheville graduated six seniors and returns just one starter from last year’s 24-10 (162 Big South) team. ¢ The Bulldogs ranked fifth in the nation in scoring last season with 80.7 ppg. ¢ Swingman Jeremy Atkinson is the Bulldogs’ top returning scorer and rebounder (11.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg). ¢ ¢ 6-10 junior D.J. Cunningham and 7-0 sophomore Jaleel Roberts give Asheville two imposing low-post players. Cunningham sat out last season with a knee injury but is now a starter. ¢ Tennessee is 24-4 all-time against current members of the Big South Conference.
PUERTO RICO CONNECTIONS
¢ True freshman guard Derek Reese (who is inactive as he rehabs from August shoulder surgery) played for Puerto Rico in July’s Nike Global Challenge. He was eligible for the team because his grandparents, Anselmo and Irma Montanez, were born in Puerto Rico. (continued on Page 3)
PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 11 Trae Golden G 13 Skylar McBee G 1 Josh Richardson F 5 Jarnell Stokes F 20 Kenny Hall
Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 6-2 205 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. 6-3 195 Sr. Rutledge, Tenn. 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. 6-9 230 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga.
UNC Asheville G 55 Trent Meyer G 4 Keith Hornsby F 15 Jeremy Atkinson F 35 Jon Nwwannunu C 33 D.J. Cunningham
Ht. 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-8 6-10
Wt. 170 190 210 225 240
PPG RPG OTHER 8.0 0.0 6.0 apg 14.0 1.0 .571 3FG% 8.0 5,0 1.0 spg 10.0 5.0 .714 FG% 13.0 6.0 .833 FG%
Yr. Hometown PPG Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 8.5 So. Williamsburg, Va. 4.0 Sr. Elm City, N.C 25.0 Sr. Merrillville, Ind. 4.0 Jr. Waterford, Ohio 12.5
RPG OTHER 4.5 2.0 apg 3.0 1.5 apg 8.0 2.5 spg 3.0 .500 FG% 9.0 4.5 bpg
THE RECORD
2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD Overall Record:
1-0
SEC 0-0 Non-conference 1-0 Home 1-0 Away 0-0 NEUTRAL 0-0
THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N5 Victory University (exhib) W 99-57 N9 Kennesaw State (FSS) W 76-67 N5 1-UNC Asheville (ESPNU)^ 12:30 p.m. N16 1-Akron or Okla. State (TBD)^ N18 1-TBD (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU)^ N26 Oakland (FSS) 7 p.m. N30 2-at Georgetown (ESPN)^ 6:30 p.m. D5 at Virginia (ESPN3)^ 7 p.m. D13 Wichita State (SS) 7 p.m. D18 Presbyterian (SS) 7 p.m. D21 Western Carolina (FSS) 7 p.m. D29 Xavier (ESPNU)^ 6 p.m. J4 Memphis (ESPN2)^ 8 p.m. J9 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. J12 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 1 p.m. J15 at Kentucky* (ESPN)^ 7 p.m. J19 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. J24 at Ole Miss* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ 7 p.m. J26 Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 2 p.m. J29 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. F2 at Arkansas* (ESPN2)^ 4 p.m. F6 Georgia* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. F10 at South Carolina* (FSS) 1 p.m. F13 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. F16 Kentucky* (CBS) 1 p.m. F19 LSU* (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. F23 at Texas A&M* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. F26 Florida* (ESPN)^ 9 p.m. M2 at Georgia* (SEC Network) 1:30 p.m. M6 at Auburn* (CSS) 9 p.m. M9 Missouri* (ESPN/ESPN2) 4 p.m. M13-17 SEC Tournament Schedule Key 1-Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Coliseo Ruben Rodriquez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico); 2-SEC/Big East Challenge (Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.); *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FSS-FOX Sports South; SS-SportSouth; ^-Available through the WatchESPN app on smartphones and tablets All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP
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