Vol Hoops vs. Florida (2-11-14)

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TENNESSEE (15-8, 6-4 SEC) vs. #3 FLORIDA (21-2, 10-0 SEC)

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

GAME 24

THE MATCHUP VOLUNTEERS

15-8, 6-4 SEC RV / NR Cuonzo Martin 54-36 (3rd yr) 115-77 (6th yr) UTsports.com

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ITEMS OF NOTE

GATORS

13-14 Record 21-2, 10-0 SEC Ranking 3/4 Head Coach Billy Donovan Record at School 436-168 (18th yr) Career Record 471-188 (20th yr) Website GatorZone.com

INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Tennessee leads 72-53, dating to 1927 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 44-15 In Gainesville: Florida leads, 33-25 Neutral Sites: Series tied, 4-4 Current Streak: Florida has won one Last Meeting: Florida won, 67-41, in Gainesville 1/25/14 Martin vs. Donovan: Martin leads, 3-1

A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD...  Give UT head coach Cuonzo Martin his first victory over an opponent ranked in the top five of the AP poll.  Be UT’s first win over a top-three foe since 12/11/10 (Pitt)  Give Cuonzo Martin a 4-1 career head coaching record against Billy Donovan and Florida.  Be UT’s seventh win over an AP top-25 team under third-year head coach Cuonzo Martin.

¢ Tennessee owns a 15-4 record during the month of February under head coach Cuonzo Martin. ¢ According to ESPN’s InsideRPI, Tennessee owns an RPI of No. 47 and has the 18th toughest strength-of-schedule (as of Feb. 10). ¢ In its last three games, Tennessee has a scoring defense of just 58.7 ppg. ¢ Both of Florida’s losses this season have come on the road (No. 20 Wisconsin, No. 12 UConn). ¢ On 11 separate occasions, an unranked Tennessee team has beaten a Florida squad ranked in the Associated Press top 25. ¢ And on eight occasions, the Vols have beaten a Florida team that was ranked in the Associated Press top 10. ¢ The last time the Volunteers faced the Gators in Knoxville (2/26/13), Tennessee upset No. 8 Florida, 64-58. ¢ In four career games vs. Florida, Jordan McRae averages 13.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks. ¢ Florida senior Patric Young is the SEC’s active career leader for rebounds, with 756. Vols junior Jarnell Stokes ranks second with 680 boards. ¢ All-SEC candidate Jarnell Stokes is the only player in the conference averaging a doubledouble in league play (14.1 ppg, 11.7 rpg). ¢ Jarnell Stokes has 13 this season and 31 in his career (both lead the SEC). ¢ Junior Jarnell Stokes ranks fifth nationally in offensive rebounding, with 4.22 orpg. ¢ In UT’s last four games, junior wing Josh Richardson is 9-of-18 from 3-point range (.500).

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. 3.0 2.0 2.8 apg Sr. Midway, Ga. 19.3 3.4 .399 3FG% Jr. Edmond, Okla. 9.0 3.0 .423 3FG% Sr. Madison, Wis. 11.0 8.2 3.7 orpg Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 14.0 10.3 4.2 orpg

Florida G 5 Scottie Wilbekin G 20 Michael Frazier II F 24 Casey Prather F 15 Will Yeguete C 4 Patric Young

Ht. Wt. 6-2 176 6-4 199 6-6 212 6-8 230 6-9 240

Yr. Hometown Sr. Gainesville, Fla. So. Tampa, Fla. Sr. Jackson, Tenn. Sr. Bordeaux, France Sr. Jacksonville, Fla.

PPG RPG OTHER 12.6 2.8 .397 3FG% 12.7 3.5 .425 3FG% 15.6 5.2 .624 FG% 5.5 5.3 1.1 spg 10.7 6.4 1.0 bpg

THE RECORD

2013-14 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD:

15-8

SEC 6-4 NON-CONFERENCE 9-4 HOME 11-2 AWAY 2-5 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)^ W 76-59 F5 at Vanderbilt* (ESPN3)^ L 64-60 F8 South Carolina* (ESPNU)^ W 72-53 F11 No. 3 Florida* (ESPN)^ 7:05 p.m. F15 at Missouri* (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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