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TENNESSEE (6-3) vs. WESTERN CAROLINA (4-7)
DEC. 21 » THOMPSON-BOLING arena » KNOXVILLE, TENN.
GAME 10
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
6-3, 0-0 SEC NR / NR Cuonzo Martin 25-18 (2nd yr) 86-59 (5th yr) UTsports.com
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ITEMS OF NOTE
WCU
Record 4-7, 2-0 SoCon Ranking NR / NR Head Coach Larry Hunter Record at School 620-349 (33rd yr) Career Record 111-125 (9th yr) Website CatamountSports.com
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Tennessee leads, 6-1 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 6-1 In Cullowhee: No meetings Neutral Sites: No meetings Current Streak: Tennessee has won six straight Last Meeting: Tennessee won 79-61 in Knoxville (12/23/02) Martin vs. Hunter: No meetings
A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Extend UT’s active home win streak to five games Be UT’s 300th all-time win at Thompson-Boling Arena Make the Vols 3-0 in their current six-game homestand Improve UT’s record to 74-9 (.892) all-time against current members of the Southern Conference Be UT’s 73rd victory during the careers of four-year seniors Kenny Hall and Skylar McBee
¢ This is the third contest of a six-game homestand for Tennessee that began Dec. 13 and stretches through Jan. 9. The Vols are 2-0. ¢ Friday’s game is Tennessee’s first chance to record the program’s 300th all-time win at Thompson-Boling Arena, which opened for the 1987-88 season. UT is 4-0 at home this year. ¢ Vols point guard Trae Golden is the reigning SEC Player of the Week after scoring a seasonhigh 25 points to lift UT past previously unbeaten and 23rd-ranked Wichita State last Thursday. ¢ UT senior forward Kenny Hall (hamstring strain) did not play Tuesday vs. Presbyterian. ¢ The Vols and Catamounts have shared three common opponents this season — Georgetown, UNC Asheville and Wichita State. Tennessee defeated Asheville and WSU; the Catamounts lost to all three opponents. ¢ WCU averages 71.9 ppg, but the Vols have not allowed more than 69 points all season. ¢ Catamounts forward Tom Tankelewicz made six 3-pointers in WCU’s 81-68 loss at Georgetown Saturday en route to a career-high 24 points. ¢ This will be Western Carolina’s 10th game away from home this season. ¢ The Southern Conference head coaches picked WCU to finish third in the league’s North Division. ¢ Tennessee director of basketball operations Houston Fancher is very familiar with the Southern Conference, as he was the head coach at Appalachian State for nine seasons (2000-08).
PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 11 Trae Golden G 13 Skylar McBee G 52 Jordan McRae G 1 Josh Richardson F 5 Jarnell Stokes
Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER 6-2 205 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. 13.6 3.7 5.0 apg 6-3 195 Sr. Rutledge, Tenn. 7.0 1.0 .340 3FG% 6-5 178 Jr. Midway, Ga. 10.1 3.0 .375 3FG% 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. 6.3 4.9 0.9 spg 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. 11.9 7.7 .586 FG%
Western Carolina G 25 James Sinclair G 2 Mike Brown F 00 Tom Tankelewicz F 40 Preston Ross F 32 Tawaski King
Ht. 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-8
Wt. Yr. Hometown 180 So. Savannah, Ga. 175 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. 180 RS-Jr. Apex, N.C. 220 Jr. Fayetteville, N.C. 245 Jr. Dublin, Ga.
PPG 7.7 3.2 11.6 8.2 12.9
RPG OTHER 3.9 2.7 apg 2.9 0.8 spg 3.0 .424 3FG% 4.2 .550 FG% 5.6 .545 FG%
THE RECORD
2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD Overall Record:
6-3
SEC 0-0 Non-conference 6-3 Home 4-0 Away 0-2 NEUTRAL 2-1
THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N9 Kennesaw State (FSS) W 76-67 N15 1-UNC Asheville (ESPNU)^ W 75-68 N16 1-Oklahoma State (ESPNU)^ L 62-45 N18 1-UMass (ESPNU)^ W 83-69 N26 Oakland (FSS) W 77-50 N30 2-at No. 20 Georgetown (ESPN)^ L 37-36 D5 at Virginia (ESPN3)^ L 46-38 D13 No. 23 Wichita State (FSS) W 69-60 D18 Presbyterian (SS) W 78-62 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 Rodriguez 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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