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TENNESSEE (17-11, 8-7 SEC) vs. VANDERBILT (15-12, 7-8 SEC)
MARCH 1 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN.
GAME 29
THE MATCHUP VOLUNTEERS
17-11, 8-7 SEC NR / NR Cuonzo Martin 56-39 (3rd yr) 117-80 (6th yr) UTsports.com
vs COMMODORES
13-14 Record 15-12, 7-8 SEC Ranking NR / NR Head Coach Kevin Stallings Record at School 292-188 (15th yr) Career Record 415-251 (20th yr) Website VUcommodores.com
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Tennessee leads 113-71, dating to 1922 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 469-17 In Nashville: Vanderbilt leads, 53-38 Neutral Sites: Tennessee leads, 6-1 Current Streak: Vanderbilt has won one Last Meeting: Vanderbilt won, 64-60, in Nashville 2/5/14 Martin vs. Stallings: Martin leads, 3-2
A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Give the Vols a 21-6 record against Vanderbilt at Thompson-Boling Arena. Prevent Vanderbilt’s first win streak in the series since 2010, when the Commodores swept the home-and-home. Give the Vols an 18-13 record against Kevin Stallingscoached teams (18-12 with Stallings as Vandy’s coach).
ITEMS OF NOTE
¢ Tennessee sits in a four-way tie for fourth place in the SEC with three games left to play (tied with Ole Miss, Arkansas and LSU). ¢ According to ESPN’s InsideRPI, Tennessee owns an RPI of No. 51 and has the 13th toughest strength-of-schedule (as of Feb. 27). ¢ Just 181.63 miles separate UT’s ThompsonBoling Arena in Knoxville and Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville. ¢ Tennessee’s 113 wins over the Commodores are the most by the Vols over any opponent, and only Kentucky (217 games) has been an opponent of the Vols more times than Vanderbilt (184). ¢ Two-time SEC Player of the Year Dale Ellis (1979-83) will have his No. 14 jersey retired before Saturday’s game. ¢ Tennessee was 7-2 vs. Vanderbilt during Dale Ellis’ career as a Vol. ¢ These programs’ strength and conditioning coaches are brothers. Tennessee’s Nicodemus Christopher is the younger brother of Vandy’s Garry Christopher. See Page 3. ¢ Vols freshman point guard Darius Thompson is a native of Murfreesboro, Tenn. He verbally committed to Vanderbilt before re-opening his recruitment and eventually signing with UT. ¢ Jarnell Stokes ranks fourth nationally in offensive rebounding, with 4.32 orpg. ¢ Jarnell Stokes became Tennessee’s all-time offensive rebounding leader Wednesday at Mississippi State. See Page 4. ¢ Jarnell Stokes is just 25 points shy of joining UT’s 45-member 1,000-Point Club.
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. 6-2 180 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 6.9 2.2 2.0 apg 19.7 3.7 .389 3FG% 9.5 2.9 .403 3FG% 10.5 8.3 3.6 orpg 14.4 10.4 4.3 orpg
Vanderbilt G 11 Kyle Fuller G 24 Dai-Jon Parker F 00 Rod Odom F 35 James Siakam C 30 Damian Jones
Ht. Wt. 6-1 188 6-3 190 6-9 212 6-7 215 6-10 235
Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER Sr. Moreno Valley, Calif. 11.5 3.7 4.4 apg Jr. Baton Rouge, La. 7.6 4.3 3.3 apg Sr. Central Islip, N.Y. 14.1 5.4 .406 3FG% Jr. Douala, Cameroon 7.6 5.4 1.4 bpg Fr. Baton Rouge, La. 11.5 5.6 .562 FG%
THE RECORD
2013-14 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD:
17-11
SEC 8-7 NON-CONFERENCE 9-4 HOME 12-3 AWAY 3-7 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)^ L 67-58 F15 at Missouri* (ESPN2)^ L 75-70 F18 Georgia* (ESPN)^ W 67-48 F22 at Texas A&M* (ESPNU)^ (OT) L 68-65 F26 at Mississippi State* (SEC TV)^ W 75-68 M1 Vanderbilt* (ESPN2)^ 12:02 p.m. 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
ESPN2 (ESPN3) Carter Blackburn (PxP) Barry Booker (analyst) Major Howe (producer)
RADIO
Vol Network Bob Kesling (PxP) Bert Bertelkamp (analyst)
SATELLITE RADIO
Sirius Channel 92 (UT feed) XM Channel 199 (UT feed)
TICKETS/PROMOTIONS www.UTtix.com 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) First 2,500 fans receive a commemorative Dale Ellis poster
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