@Vol_Hoops vs. USC Upstate

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TENNESSEE (0-1) vs. USC UPSTATE (1-1)

NOV. 16 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN.

GAME 2

THE MATCHUP VOLUNTEERS

0-1, 0-0 SEC RV / RV Cuonzo Martin 39-29 (3rd yr) 100-70 (6th yr) UTsports.com

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ITEMS OF NOTE

SPARTANS

13-14 Record 1-1, 0-0 A-Sun Ranking NR / NR Head Coach Eddie Payne Record at School 158-177 (12th yr) Career Record 418-410 (29th year) Website UpstateSpartans.com

INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: First meeting In Knoxville: No meetings In Cincinnati: No meetings Neutral Sites: No meetings Current Streak: N/A Last Meeting: N/A Martin vs. Payne: No meetings

A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD...  Give UT a 22-game win streak in home-openers.  Give Tennessee a 10-game regular-season win streak against current members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.  Give the Vols an 18-6 all-time record against current members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.  Give Cuonzo Martin an 3-1 head coaching record against current members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

¢ The Vols have won 21 straight home-openers and are 24-2 in home-openers at ThompsonBoling Arena, which opened Dec. 3, 1987. ¢ Tennessee’s average attendance for homeopeners at Thompson-Boling Arena is 17,229. The Vols drew 18,044 for last year’s opener vs. Kennesaw State. ¢ Tennessee looks to avoid its first 0-2 start since 1965-66, when coach Ray Mears’ Vols fell to Michigan (on the road) and Vanderbilt to begin the year. ¢ Founded in 1967 in Spartanburg, S.C., USC Upstate (formerly South Carolina-Spartanburg) has an enrollment of 5,500. The Spartans went 16-17 (9-9 A-Sun) last season and were picked to finish third in Atlantic Sun this season by both the media and the league’s coaches. ¢ Spartans junior guard Ty Greene is a Knoxville native who graduated from Bearden High School in 2011 after earning All-State honors. ¢ Greene ranked in the top 15 in the A-Sun in six statistical categories as a sophomore last season. ¢ Upstate already defeated a “major” conference opponent on the road this season, beating Virginia Tech 64-63 in Blacksburg Nov. 9. ¢ UT is riding a 14-game win streak against schools located in the state of South Carolina. ¢ Tennessee senior Jeronne Maymon has 18 offensive rebounds in his last three games played, dating to the end of the 2011-12 season. ¢ All five Tennessee newcomers saw action in Tuesday’s opener. The five combined for 12 points, nine rebounds, four assists and just two turnovers in 66 collective minutes.

PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 2 Antonio Barton G 52 Jordan McRae G 1 Josh Richardson F 34 Jeronne Maymon F 5 Jarnell Stokes

Ht. Wt. 6-2 178 6-6 185 6-6 190 6-8 260 6-8 260

Yr. Hometown Sr. Baltimore, Md. Sr. Midway, Ga. Jr. Edmond, Okla. Sr. Madison, Wis. Jr. Memphis, Tenn.

PPG RPG OTHER 10.0 1.0 4.0 apg 23.0 3.0 5.0 apg 13.0 4.0 .750 3FG% 7.0 10.0 27.0 mpg 4.0 4.0 3.0 bpg

USC Upstate G 5 Ty Greene G 31 Mario Blessing F 23 Craig Torrey F 12 Ricardo Glenn F 24 Jodd Maxey

Ht. 6-3 6-2 6-6 6-8 6-8

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

PPG RPG OTHER 19.0 4.0 5.0 apg 4.0 0.5 .500 FG% 22.0 8.5 1.5 bpg 12.0 3.0 .533 FG% 3.0 7.0 2.5 bpg

Wt. 185 165 215 246 200

Hometown Knoxville, Tenn. Kusterdingen, Germany Great Falls, S.C. Augusta, Ga. Statham, Ga.

THE RECORD

2013-14 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD:

0-1

SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-1 HOME 0-0 AWAY 0-1 NEUTRAL 0-0

THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N2 Florida Southern (EXH) W 105-80 N7 Southern Indiana (EXH) W 78-47 N12 at Xavier (Fox Sports 1) L 63-67 N16 USC Upstate (SportSouth) 7 p.m. N18 The Citadel (FSN) 7 p.m. N22 Tennessee State (FSN) 7 p.m. N28 1-UTEP (NBC Sports Net) 9:30 p.m. N29 1-Iowa or Xavier 1 or 7 p.m. N30 1-TBD TBD D7 Tennessee Tech (FSN) noon D14 at Wichita State (ESPN2)^ 2 p.m. D18 NC State (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. D23 Morehead State (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. D30 Virginia (ESPN2)^ 7 p.m. J4 Tusculum College 2 p.m. J7 at LSU* (ESPN)^ 7 p.m. J11 Texas A&M* (FSN)^ 6 p.m. J15 Auburn* (CSS)^ 7 p.m. J18 at Kentucky* (CBS) noon J22 Arkansas* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. J25 at Florida* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ 4 p.m. J29 Ole Miss* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. F1 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 8 p.m. F5 at Vanderbilt* (ESPN3)^ 8 p.m. F8 South Carolina* (ESPNU)^ 3 p.m. F11 Florida* (ESPN)^ 7 p.m. F15 at Missouri* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ 4 p.m. F18 Georgia* (ESPNU)^ 9 p.m. F22 at Texas A&M* (ESPNU)^ 3 p.m. F26 at Mississippi State* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. M1 Vanderbilt* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ noon M5 at Auburn* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. M8 Missouri* (ESPN)^ 4 p.m. M12-16 SEC Tournament Schedule Key 1-Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas); *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FSN-FOX Sports Net; ^-Also available via WatchESPN.com, the WatchESPN mobile app, ESPN on Xbox LIVE (Gold members) and Apple TV. All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP

EXPERIENCE THE ACTION TV

 SportSouth  Randy Smith (PxP)  Bill Justus (analyst)  John Cook (producer)

RADIO

 Vol Network  Bob Kesling (PxP)  Bert Bertelkamp (analyst)

SATELLITE RADIO

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