Vol Hoops vs. South Carolina Notes (1/20/15)

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GAME #17

10 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 25 ALL-AMERICANS | 11 SEC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 45 NBA DRAFT PICKS

TENNESSEE (11-5, 3-1) at SOUTH CAROLINA (10-6, 1-3)

JAN. 20 » COLONIAL LIFE ARENA » COLUMBIA, S.C. » 9:05 P.M. ET

THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS

SOUTH CAROLINA

vs QUICK COMPARISON

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64.2 ppg 62.1 ppg 33.8 rpg 32.0 rpg .436 .334

Points Per Game 71.0 ppg Points Allowed Per Game 60.7 ppg Rebounding Per Game 38.8 rpg Rebounding Defense 32.3 rpg Field Goal Pct. .449 3-Point Pct. .304

TENNESSEE QUICK FACTS

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#BEATSC NOTING THE VOLS

INSIDE THE SERIES

A WIN WOULD...

Armani Moore is the reigning SEC Player of the Week.

Overall: Tennessee leads 40-23, dating to 1927

Senior guard Josh Richardson needs just seven points to reach 1,000 for his career.

In Knoxville: UT leads, 24-7

Even UT’s all-time series with South Carolina at 14-14 when the game takes place in Columbia.

UT’s win at Missouri was the Vols’ first victory this season in which they scored 60 or fewer.

Neutral Sites: South Carolina leads, 3-2

Tennessee’s strength-ofschedule ranks 15th nationally according to ESPN’s BPI. Tennessee’s NCAA RPI is 50th.

Extend UT’s win streak over the Gamecocks to 15 games. Mark the first time since 2009 that Tennessee won its first three SEC road games.

Current Streak: Tennessee has won 14 straight Last Meeting: Tennessee won, 59-44, in Atlanta 3/14/14 Tyndall vs. Martin: No meetings

Give the Vols three straight SEC road wins for the first time since February of 2013 (at SC, Vandy and Texas A&M).

PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 1 Josh Richardson G 0 Kevin Punter G 3 Robert Hubbs III F 4 Armani Moore F 23 Derek Reese

Ht. Wt. 6-6 200 6-4 180 6-6 206 6-5 215 6-8 220

Yr. Hometown Sr. Edmond, Okla. Jr. Bronx, N.Y. So. Newbern, Tenn. Jr. Kennesaw, Ga. Jr. Orlando, Fla.

PPG RPG Other 15.9 4.3 3.5 apg 10.2 2.4 .362 3FG% 5.6 2.3 .323 3FG% 9.6 7.2 2.6 orpg 5.5 4.9 .444 FG%

South Carolina G 4 Tyrone Johnson G 10 Duane Notice G 00 Sindarius Thornwell F 21 Demetrius Henry F 14 L.aimonas Chatkevicius

Ht. 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-9 6-11

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

PPG 10.7 12.4 10.7 6.6 9.8

Wt. 195 212 215 226 251

Hometown Plainfield, N.J. Woodbridge, Canada Lancaster, S.C. Miami, Fla. Klaipeda, Lithuania

SEC 3-1 NON-CONFERENCE 8-4 HOME 8-1 AWAY 2-1 NEUTRAL 1-3

N14 N20 N27 N28 N30

1-vs. No. 15 VCU (CBS Sports Network) Texas Southern (FSN) 2-vs. Santa Clara (ESPN2) 2-vs. No. 11 Kansas 2-vs. Marquette

D6 3-Kansas State (ESPN2) D14 No. 15 Butler (ESPNU) D17 at NC State (ESPN2) D19 Tennessee Tech (FSN) D22 Mercer (SEC Network) D27 Tennessee State (SEC Network) D31 ETSU (SEC Network)

 ESPNU Rich Hollenberg (PxP) Dino Gaudio (analyst) Ian Gruca (producer)

RADIO

 Vol Network Bob Kesling (PxP) Steve Hamer (analyst) Tim Berry (engineer)

L W W L L

85-69 70-58 64-57 82-67 67-59

W W L W W W W

65-64 67-55 83-72 61-58 64-54 67-46 71-61

J7 at Mississippi State* (SEC Network) W 61-47 J10 Alabama* (SEC Network) L 56-38 J13 No. 19 Arkansas* (ESPNU) W 74-69 J17 at Missouri* (SEC Network) W 59-51 J20 at South Carolina* (ESPNU) 9:05 p.m. J24 Texas A&M* (FSN) 1 p.m. J27 at Arkansas* (ESPNU) 9 p.m. J31 Auburn* (ESPN/ESPN2) Noon F3 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) 7 p.m. F7 at Georgia* (ESPN/ESPN2) Noon F11 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 9 p.m. F14 LSU* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. F17 Kentucky* (ESPN) 7 p.m. F21 at Ole Miss* (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. F26 Vanderbilt* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. F28 at Florida* (ESPN/ESPN2) TBD M4 at LSU* (SEC Network) M7 South Carolina* (FSN) M11-15 SEC Tournament

7 p.m. 4 p.m.

Schedule Key 1-Quicken Loans Veterans Classic (Alumni Hall, Annapolis, Md.); 2-Orlando Classic (HP Field House); 3-SEC/Big 12 Challenge *Southeastern Conference Game All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP

RPG Other 2.9 3.7 apg 2.8 .358 3FG% 5.2 1.5 spg 3.8 .506 FG% 5.6 1.5 bpg

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11-5

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT

Head Coach: Frank Martin Record at South Carolina: 38-44 / 3rd year Overall Record: 155-98 / 8th year Points Leader: Duane Notice (12.4 ppg, T-20th in SEC) Rebounds Leader: Mindaugas Kacinas (5.8 rpg, 14th in SEC) Assists Leader: Marcus Stroman (3.9 apg, T-8th in SEC)

In Columbia: South Carolina leads, 14-13

OVERALL RECORD:

THE SCHEDULE

SOUTH CAROLINA QUICK FACTS

Head Coach: Donnie Tyndall Record at Tennessee: 11-5 / 1st year Overall Record: 211-112 / 10th year Points Leader: Josh Richardson (15.9 ppg, 6th in SEC) Rebounds Leader: Armani Moore (7.2 rpg, 6th in SEC) Assists Leader: Josh Richardson (3.5 apg, 13th in SEC)

THE RECORD

2014-15 » SCHEDULE & RECORD

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