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TENNESSEE (13-7, 4-3 SEC) at ALABAMA (9-11, 3-4 SEC)
FEB. 1 » COLEMAN COLISEUM » TUSCALOOSA, ALA.
GAME 21
THE MATCHUP VOLUNTEERS
13-7, 3-3 SEC NR / NR Cuonzo Martin 52-35 (3rd yr) 113-76 (6th yr) UTsports.com
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ITEMS OF NOTE
ALABAMA
13-14 Record Ranking Head Coach Record at School Career Record Website
9-11, 3-4 SEC NR / NR Anthony Grant 95-62 (5th yr) 171-87 (8th yr) RollTide.com
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Alabama leads 76-66, dating to 1914 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 45-21 In Tuscaloosa: Alabama leads, 43-17 Neutral Sites: Alabama leads, 12-4 Current Streak: Alabama has won one Last Meeting: Alabama won, 58-48, in Nashville 3/15/13 Martin vs. Grant: Grant leads, 3-1
A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Give the Vols a two-game win streak. Be Tennessee’s second SEC road win this season (LSU). Be UT’s first win at Alabama since 2010 as well as the Vols’ 10th ever win at Coleman Coliseum.
¢ Tennessee owns a 13-3 record during the month of February under head coach Cuonzo Martin. ¢ According to ESPN’s InsideRPI, Tennessee is one of three SEC teams boasting top-10 status in overall strength of schedule. Alabama is rated second, Kentucky is fourth and UT is eighth. ¢ In SEC play, Tennessee leads the league in freethrow percentage (.766), rebounding defense (29.4), rebounding margin (+11.1) and offensive rebounding percentage (.407). ¢ Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Dave Hart graduated from Alabama in 1971 and was a two-year basketball letterman for the Tide. See note on Page 3 for more. ¢ In its 65-62 loss at Alabama last season, Tennessee fell victim to a 10-0 Crimson Tide run late in the second half. Trevor Releford scored all 15 of his points in that second half, including two free throws to seal the game with 7.5 second left. ¢ Alabama starting guard Levi Randolph attended the same high school as former UT guard Jordan Howell, who lettered from 2005-08 (Bob Jones HS in Madison, Ala.). ¢ Alabama freshman forward Shannon Hale is a native of Johnson City, Tenn., who attended Science Hill High School and played AAU ball for the Tennessee Travelers. Hale was an AAU teammate of current Vols Brandon Lopez and Galen Campbell for one summer. ¢ Vols junior Jarnell Stokes ranks sixth nationally in offensive rebounding, with 4.2 orpg.
PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 15 Darius Thompson G 52 Jordan McRae G 1 Josh Richardson F 34 Jeronne Maymon F 5 Jarnell Stokes
Ht. Wt. 6-5 181 6-6 185 6-6 190 6-8 260 6-8 260
Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 3.1 2.2 2.7 apg Sr. Midway, Ga. 18.9 3.5 2.8 apg Jr. Edmond, Okla. 8.8 3.2 .415 3FG% Sr. Madison, Wis. 11.3 8.2 3.7 orpg Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 13.6 9.9 4.2 orpg
Alabama G 12 Trevor Releford G 21 Rodney Cooper G 0 Algie Key F 11 Shannon Hale C 4 Carl Engstrom
Ht. 6-0 6-6 6-4 6-8 7-1
Yr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr.
Wt. 190 215 195 220 285
Hometown Kansas City, Mo. Hurtsboro, Ala. Decatur, Ga. Johnson City, Tenn. Ystad, Sweden
PPG RPG OTHER 18.1 3.4 .396 3FG% 7.7 4.7 1.8 apg 4.6 2.6 1.6 apg 7.5 3.3 .354 3FG% 2.2 2.8 .548 FG%
THE RECORD
2013-14 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD:
13-7
SEC 4-3 NON-CONFERENCE 9-4 HOME 10-2 AWAY 1-4 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)^ L 56-57 J15 Auburn* (CSS)^ W 78-67 J18 at No. 13 Kentucky* (CBS) L 66-74 J22 Arkansas* (SEC TV)^ W 81-74 J25 at No. 6 Florida* (ESPN)^ L 41-67 J29 Ole Miss* (SEC TV)^ W 86-70 F1 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 9:05 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
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