Vol Hoops vs. Georgia Notes (2/7/15)

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GAME #22

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

TENNESSEE (13-8, 5-4) at GEORGIA (14-7, 5-4)

FEB. 7 » STEGEMAN COLISEUM » ATHENS, GA. » 12:01 P.M. ET

THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS

GEORGIA BULLDOGS

vs QUICK COMPARISON

UTSPORTS.COM

64.6 ppg 63.1 ppg 33.0 rpg 31.6 rpg .436 .348

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Head Coach: Mark Fox Record at Georgia: 99-84 / 6th year Overall Record: 222-127 / 11th year Points Leader: Marcus Thornton (13.5 ppg, 14th in SEC) Rebounds Leader: Marcus Thornton (7.3 rpg, 6th in SEC) Assists Leader: Charles Mann (3.7 apg, 10th in SEC)

#BEATUGA NOTING THE VOLS

INSIDE THE SERIES

A WIN WOULD...

Senior Josh Richardson is expected to make his 100th career start Saturday at Georgia.

Overall: Tennessee leads 93-56

Give the Vols four SEC road wins before the end of February for the first time since 2011.

Richardson scored a career-high 30 points Tuesday vs. Mississippi State. This is the first season since 1963-64 that the Vols will not host UGA in Knoxville. Tennessee’s strength-ofschedule ranks 18th nationally according to ESPN’s BPI.

In Knoxville: UT leads, 56-15 In Athens: UGA leads, 36-33 Neutral Sites: UGA leads, 5-4 Current Streak: UT has won one Last Meeting: UT won, 67-48 in Knoxville 2/18/14 Tyndall vs. Fox: Tyndall leads, 1-0

SEC 5-4 NON-CONFERENCE 8-4 HOME 9-3 AWAY 3-2 NEUTRAL 1-3

Snap Tennessee’s two-game losing streak in Athens (last win: 59-57 on Jan. 18, 2011). Preserve Donnie Tyndall’s unbeaten head coaching record against schools from the state of Georgia (currently 3-0).

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

L W W L L

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

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)

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) J10 Alabama* (SEC Network) J13 No. 19 Arkansas* (ESPNU) J17 at Missouri* (SEC Network) J20 at South Carolina* (ESPNU) J24 Texas A&M* (FSN) J27 at Arkansas* (ESPNU) J31 Auburn* (ESPN2)

W L W W W L L W

61-47 56-38 74-69 59-51 66-62 67-61 69-64 71-63

F3 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) F7 at Georgia* (ESPN2) F11 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) F14 LSU* (SEC Network) F17 No. 1 Kentucky* (ESPN) F21 at Ole Miss* (ESPNU) F26 Vanderbilt* (ESPN/ESPN2) F28 at Florida* (ESPN2)

L 71-66 12:01 p.m. 9 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m.

M4 at LSU* (SEC Network) M7 South Carolina* (FSN) M11-15 SEC Tournament

PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 1 Josh Richardson G 0 Kevin Punter G 3 Robert Hubbs III F 4 Armani Moore F 11 Tariq Owens

Ht. Wt. 6-6 200 6-4 180 6-6 206 6-5 215 6-10 205

Yr. Hometown Sr. Edmond, Okla. Jr. Bronx, N.Y. So. Newbern, Tenn. Jr. Kennesaw, Ga. Fr. Odenton, Md.

Georgia G 12 Kenny Gaines G 30 J.J. Frazier G 4 Charles Mann F 42 Nemanja Djurisic F 2 Marcus Thornton

Ht. 6-3 5-10 6-5 6-8 6-8

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

Wt. 200 150 215 230 235

PPG RPG Other 16.2 3.9 3.7 apg 11.0 2.4 .426 3FG% 6.4 2.6 .333 3FG% 10.1 7.1 3.0 orpg 0.8 1.0 .308 FG%

*Southeastern Conference Game All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP

Hometown PPG RPG Other Atlanta, Ga. 11.3 3.4 1.3 spg Glennville, Ga. 10.9 4.3 .435 3FG% Alpharetta, Ga. 11.1 5.6 3.7 apg Podgorica, Montenegro 11.0 5.0 .458 FG% Atlanta, Ga. 13.5 7.3 .505 FG%

 ESPN2 Brad Nessler (PxP) Sean Farnham (analyst) Eric Posman (producer)

RADIO

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

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

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13-8

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT

GEORGIA QUICK FACTS

Head Coach: Donnie Tyndall Record at Tennessee: 13-8 / 1st year Overall Record: 213-115 / 10th year Points Leader: Josh Richardson (16.2 ppg, 4th in SEC) Rebounds Leader: Armani Moore (7.1 rpg, 7th in SEC) Assists Leader: Josh Richardson (3.7 apg, 8th in SEC)

OVERALL RECORD:

THE SCHEDULE

Points Per Game 70.6 ppg Points Allowed Per Game 65.7 ppg Rebounding Per Game 38.0 rpg Rebounding Defense 33.9 rpg Field Goal Pct. .446 3-Point Pct. .356

TENNESSEE QUICK FACTS

THE RECORD

2014-15 » SCHEDULE & RECORD

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