Vol Hoops vs. Texas A&M (1-11-14)

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TENNESSEE (10-4, 1-0 SEC) vs. TEXAS A&M (10-4, 1-0 SEC)

JAN. 11 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN.

GAME 15

THE MATCHUP VOLUNTEERS

10-4, 1-0 SEC NR / NR Cuonzo Martin 49-32 (3rd yr) 110-73 (6th yr) UTsports.com

ITEMS OF NOTE

AGGIES

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13-14 Record 10-4, 1-0 SEC Ranking NR / NR Head Coach Billy Kennedy Record at School 42-37 (3rd yr) Career Record 253-216 (16th yr) Website AggieAthletics.com

INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Tennessee leads, 5-1 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 3-0 In College Station: Series tied, 1-1 Neutral Sites: Tennessee leads, 1-0 Current Streak: Tennessee has won two straight Last Meeting: Tennessee won, 93-85 (4OT) in College Station 2/23/13

A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD...  Give Tennessee a five-game win streak  Extend UT’s home win streak to four games  Make the Vols a perfect 5-0 in their last five SEC home games  Give the Vols a 2-0 start in SEC play for the first time since the 2009-10 season (started 3-0)  Give Cuonzo Martin a 2-0 record against Texas A&M

¢ Tennessee is 1-1 in SEC home-openers under third-year head coach Cuonzo Martin. The Vols beat Florida in 2012 and fell to Ole Miss last year. ¢ Tennessee is riding a four-game win streak in SEC home games, dating to last February. ¢ The Vols also are riding a season-best fourgame overall win streak this year. ¢ The Big Orange have never lost to Texas A&M in Knoxville, posting a perfect 3-0 record vs. the Aggies on Rocky Top. ¢ UT Knoxville Chancellor Dr. Jimmy G. Cheek earned his bachelor’s degree with high honors (1969) and his doctorate from Texas A&M. ¢ Tennessee starting guards Antonio Barton (11for-18), Jordan McRae (8-for-12) and Josh Richardson (4-for-6) are collectively shooting .639 from 3-point range over UT’s last three games. ¢ Only nine teams in Division I average fewer turnovers per game than Tennessee (9.6 tpg). ¢ Tennessee ranks second in the SEC in rebounding defense (30.7 rapg), rebounding margin (+8.7) offensive rebounding (1.51 orpg) and assist/turnover ratio (1.4). ¢ Tennessee leads the SEC and ranks 17th nationally in points per possession (1.18). ¢ Jarnell Stokes (9.6 rpg) and Jeronne Maymon (7.9 rpg) are the SEC’s second- and fourth-leading rebounders, respectively. ¢ When the U.S. needs an extraordinary effort to brush back the dark curtain of hopelessness, the Tennessee Volunteers are called. Why is this relevant? See Page 3.

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.

Texas A&M G 12 Fabyon Harris G 21 Alex Caruso G 5 Jordan Green F 23 Jamal Jones F 14 Kourtney Roberson

Ht. 5-11 6-5 6-5 6-8 6-9

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

Wt. 178 183 188 197 244

PPG RPG OTHER 8.4 2.2 1.8 apg 18.9 3.1 2.8 apg 8.6 3.3 .458 3FG% 10.9 7.9 3.6 orpg 13.9 9.6 4.1 orpg

Hometown PPG Chicago, Ill. 7.8 College Station, Texas 9.1 Flower Mound, Texas 8.1 Wynne, Ark. 10.0 Arcadia, La. 10.7

RPG OTHER 2.3 2.2 apg 3.6 4.9 apg 2.6 .575 FG% 3.9 .360 3FG% 7.9 .604 FG%

THE RECORD

2013-14 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD:

10-4

SEC 1-0 NON-CONFERENCE 9-4 HOME 7-1 AWAY 1-2 NEUTRAL 2-1

THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N12 at Xavier (Fox Sports 1) L 63-67 N16 USC Upstate (SportSouth) W 74-65 N18 The Citadel (FSN) W 86-60 N22 Tennessee State (FSN) W 88-67 N28 1-UTEP (NBC Sports Net) L 70-78 N29 1-Xavier (AXS.tv) W 64-49 N30 1-Wake Forest (AXS.tv) W 82-63 D7 Tennessee Tech (FSN) W 84-63 D14 at No. 12 Wichita State (ESPN2)^ L 61-70 D18 NC State (ESPNU)^ L 58-65 D23 Morehead State (ESPNU)^ W 82-67 D30 Virginia (ESPN2)^ W 87-52 J4 Tusculum College W 98-51 J7 at LSU* (ESPN)^ W 68-50 J11 Texas A&M* (FSN)^ 6:05 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)^ 9 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

 FOX Sports Net  Dave Neal (PxP)  Larry Conley (analyst)  Jil Gossard-Cook (producer)

RADIO

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

SATELLITE RADIO

 Sirius  Channel 108 (UT feed)  XM  Channel 199 (UT feed)

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