10 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS » 25 ALL-AMERICANS » 43 NBA DRAFT PICKS » NATION’S HIGHEST-SCORING COACHING STAFF
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
vs
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
EXPERIENCE THE ACTION TV
ESPN (ESPN3) Brad Nessler (PxP) Jimmy Dykes (analyst) Shannon Spake (reporter)
RADIO
Vol Network Bob Kesling (PxP) Bert Bertelkamp (analyst)
SATELLITE RADIO
Sirius Channel 91 (UT feed) XM Channel 91 (UT feed)
2013-14 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL » UTSPORTS.COM » @VOL_HOOPS » #TOUGHERBREED
TICKETS www.UTtix.com 1-800-332-VOLS (8657)