Date
Opponent (TV)
O30
North Alabama - Exhib.
W 117-79
N4
Lincoln Memorial - Exhib.
W 97-58
Game 3
Time/Result
N13
Austin Peay (SS)
W 83-54
N17
UNC Asheville (FSN)
W 124-49
N20
1-East Carolina
3:30 p.m.
N21/22 1-DePaul or Northern Iowa
TBA
N23
TBA
1-TBA (Possibly FOX College Sports)
Tennessee vs. East Carolina 3:30 p.m. ET • Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 UVI Sports & Fitness Center • St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
TV: The game is not scheduled for telecast. Radio: The game will air on the Vol Radio Network (50-plus stations covering 28 states). John Wilkerson will be calling the play-by-play, while former Vol Bert Bertelkamp (1977-80) joins him courtside to provide color commentary. Cory Gibson is the engineer.
At A Glance
N27
College of Charleston (CSS)
7 p.m.
Tennessee
D2
ETSU (SS)
7 p.m.
2-0 (0-0 SEC) ......................................................................... Record ................................................................... 1-2 (0-0 C-USA)
D11
2-vs. Middle Tennessee (CSS)
7 p.m.
10th AP / 11th ESPN/USA Today Coaches ...............Ranking ......................................................................... Not ranked
D15
Wyoming (ESPNU)
7 p.m.
Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982).........................Head Coach.................. Mack McCarthy (Virginia Tech, 1974)
4:30 p.m.
100-37 (5th year) ......................................................Record at School ....................................................... 25-38 (3rd year) 417-121 (18th year) ...................................................Overall Record ..................................................334-215 (19th year)
D19
at Southern California (FSN)
D23
North Carolina A&T (CSS)
7 p.m.
D31
at Memphis (ESPN2)
4 p.m.
J6
Charlotte (CSS)
7 p.m.
J10
Kansas (CBS)
J14
Auburn* (ESPN/ESPN2)
J16
Ole Miss* (SEC Network)
J19
at Alabama* (ESPN)
J23
at Georgia* (FSN)
5 p.m.
J27
Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)
7 p.m.
1:30 7 p.m.
J31
Florida* (CBS)
1 p.m.
F4
at LSU* (ESPN/ESPN2)
9 p.m.
F6
South Carolina* (ESPN)
6 p.m.
F9
at Vanderbilt* (ESPN)
7 p.m.
F13
at Kentucky* (ESPN [College Gameday])
9 p.m.
F17
Georgia* (SEC Network)
F20
at South Carolina* (SEC Network)
UTsports.com ..................................................................... Web Site ................................................................ECUpirates.com UT leads 2-0 ........................................................................... Series
1:30 or 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m.
East Carolina
Probable Starters Tennessee G 3 Bobby Maze G 32 Scotty Hopson G 30 J.P. Prince F 1 Tyler Smith C 4 Wayne Chism
Ht. 6-3 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-9
Wt. 195 200 205 215 246
Yr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr.
Hometown Suitland, Md. Hopkinsville, Ky. Memphis, Tenn. Pulaski, Tenn. Jackson, Tenn.
PPG 8.0 20.5 4.5 11.5 11.0
RPG 2.5 4.0 0.5 7.5 7.0
APG 5.0 3.5 3.0 4.0 1.0
East Carolina G 10 Brock Young G 24 Jontae Sherrod F 21 Jamar Abrams F 1 Darrius Morrow C 33 Chad Wynn
Ht. 5-11 6-2 6-6 6-8 6-10
Wt. 175 195 205 250 255
Yr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr.
Hometown Raleigh, N.C. Tarboro, N.C. Richmond, Va. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga.
PPG 16.0 9.3 1.7 12.7 11.7
RPG 2.7 3.3 5.0 7.3 6.7
APG 4.7 2.7 1.0 0.7 0.0
8 p.m. 1:30 p.m.
F23
at Florida* (ESPN)
9 p.m.
F27
Kentucky* (CBS)
Noon
M3
Arkansas* (CSS)
7 p.m.
M6
at Mississippi State* (ESPN)
6 p.m.
M11-14 SEC Tournament
TBA
Schedule Key 1-U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (UVI Sports & Fitness Center in St. Thomas); 2-Sun Belt Classic (Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn.); 3-SEC Tournament (Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn.); * Southeastern Conference Game; FSN includes FS South, FS Southwest and SUN Sports; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; SS-SportSouth. All Times Eastern & Subject to Change; Opponent Rankings are AP
Tennessee Sports Information 1720 Volunteer Blvd. • Knoxville, TN 37996 Phone: 865-974-7501 Fax: 865-974-1269 Web site: UTsports.com Basketball SID: Tom Satkowiak Cell: 865-696-2897 E-mail: tomsid@tennessee.edu
• The Vols’ last game—a 124-49 home win over UNC Asheville on Tuesday—marked Bruce Pearl’s 100th win as Tennessee’s head coach. In his fifth-year on Rocky Top, Pearl reached the 100-win mark in just his 137th game (second-fastest in UT men’s basketball history). See full note on Page 2. • Tuesday’s 75-point victory over the Bulldogs marked UNCA’s largest margin of defeat in school history, and UT’s 124 points were the most ever allowed by Asheville. • 13 different Vols scored in Tuesday’s win, and 11 players were on the court for at least 13 minutes. • The Paradise Jam tournament is Tennessee’s first action away from Knoxville this season. • The 10th-ranked Volunteers conducted a short workout at UVI Sports & Fitness Center Wednesday evening. The rest of Tennessee’s practices will take place at Antilles High School’s Mark Marin Center. • Tennessee seniors Wayne Chism and Tyler Smith each logged double-doubles in the Vols’ seasonopening win over Austin Peay Nov. 13. It was the second time the frontcourt duo posted doubledoubles in the same game. The other game was last season’s home game against Alabama (March 8). • This is the fifth time—and the second under head coach Bruce Pearl—that the Vols have debuted in the top 10 in the preseason AP poll. See the complete polls listing on Page 4. • The Vols return a total of nine letterwinners, including all five starters, from last year’s squad that posted a 21-13 overall record, won the SEC Eastern Division and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. • The Big Orange return 95.4 percent of their scoring and 94.8 percent of their rebounding from a season ago. • UT’s newcomers include two true freshmen (Hall and McBee), one junior-college transfer (Goins) and a Division I transfer who will be eligible to compete after the fall semester (Bone). • Tennessee was picked by the media to finish second in the SEC Eastern Division. Kentucky was picked to win the East, while Mississippi State is the preseason pick to win the West. • Tennessee has ranked fourth nationally in average home attendance for each of the past three seasons. The Volunteers averaged 20,483 fans at home last year; that was the second-highest average in school history.
Tennessee Trends • Tennessee is holding its opponents to 51.5 ppg, and opponents are shooting just .182 from 3-point range. The Vols’ average margin of victory is 52.0 ppg. • Tennessee has an all-time record of 1,444-921-2 in 101 seasons of varsity basketball. • In all eight of his seasons as a Division I head coach, Bruce Pearl’s teams have won at least 10 games in conference play. • Tennessee’s 78.4 points per game rank led the SEC last year and ranked 16th nationally. Bruce Pearl’s teams have led their respective league in scoring in 16 of Pearl’s 17 full seasons as a head coach. • The Vols are 30-2 in non-conference home games under Bruce Pearl. • Under Bruce Pearl, UT is 93-9 when leading or tied with five minutes left in the game. • UT is 64-6 when scoring 80 or more points under the direction of Bruce Pearl. • Bruce Pearl is 18-10 against ranked teams at UT. • Tennessee is 57-7 at Thompson-Boling Arena since the start of the 2005-06 season. • Tennessee is 257-91 in 23 seasons in ThompsonBoling Arena. The Vols have posted winning home records in 18 of their 21 full seasons in the facility.
Noting East Carolina East Carolina is off to a 1-2 start this year with a home win over UVA-Wise (77-60) followed by setbacks vs. Wake Forest (89-58) and at Campbell (74-68) ... ECU finished in the bottom half of the Conference USA standings a year ago, turning in a final record of 13-17 (5-11 C-USA) … The Pirates under third-year head coach Mack McCarthy (formerly of UT Chattanooga and VCU) again face an uphill battle in their league, as their roster features no senior contributors … Junior point guard Brock Young (16.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 4.7 apg)) will lead the club after totaling a league-best 227 assists last season (which ranked second nationally) … Young’s backup figures to be 6-4 freshman Corvonn Gaines, who is the younger brother of former Louisville star Reece Gaines … 6-6 junior Jamar Abrams (1.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg) should be a threat on the perimeter for the Pirates … McCarthy expects to see a muchimproved frontcourt this year, with sophomore Darrius Morrow (12.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg) leading the way … Morrow originally signed with South Carolina but opted for ECU after former Gamecocks coach Dave Odom retired … Other post threats for the Pirates include DaQuan Joyner (7.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg) and Chad Wynn (11.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg).
The East Carolina Series Tennessee has won its only two previous meetings with East Carolina, posting an 89-71 win in Knoxville on Dec. 5, 1978, and logging another home victory on Dec. 18, 1991, by a score of 93-58 … UT owns a 44-36 all-time record against current members of Conference USA, including a 2-2 mark under Bruce Pearl … This is the first time a Pearlcoached Tennessee team will play a C-USA team other than Memphis.
On Nov. 20 Tennessee owns a 1-0 all-time record on Nov. 20 ... That victory was a 109-40 thrashing of Middle Tennessee in 2007 ... The Vols, ranked No, 7 at game time, went on to reach the Sweet Sixteen in Bruce Pearl’s third season on Rocky Top ... That win stands as UT’s second-largest margin of victory in the Pearl era (69).
Statistical Comparison Tennessee 103.5 51.5 +52.0 .548 .287 .500 .182 .656 45.0 38.5 +6.5 28.0 13.0 10.5 6.0 2-0, 0-0 10th N/A
ECU 67.7 74.3 -6.7 .405 .423 .213 .333 .687 43.0 36.0 +7.0 11.7 20.3 7.3 4.3 1-2, 0-0 NR N/A
Points Opponent Points Scoring Margin Field Goal % Opponent Field Goal % Three-Point % Opponent Three-Point % Free Throw % Rebounds Opponent Rebounds Rebounding Margin Assists Turnovers Steals Blocks Record AP Rank NCAA RPI
Individual Statistical Leaders Tennessee Hopson, 20.5 Smith, 7.5 Maze, 5.0 Hopson, .737 Hopson, .769 McBee, 1.000
Points Rebounds Assists FG % 3-Pt % FT %
ECU Young, 16.0 Morrow, 7.3 Brock, 4.7 Morrow, .650 Brock, .364 Brock, .900
Pearl Logs His 100th Win At Tennessee With UT’s win over UNC Asheville Tuesday night, Bruce Pearl became the second-fastest men’s basketball coach in UT history to win 100 games with the Vols ... His 100th UT win came in his 137th game with the Big Orange ... Only John Mauer (1938-47) reached 100 wins at UT faster (131 games) ... UT’s other 100-win hoops coaches are Ray Mears (141 games), Don DeVoe (157 games) and Emmett Lowery (165 games) ... Pearl became one of only four active SEC coaches with 100 victories at their current school, and he reached the mark faster than the three others: Billy Donovan (154 games), Rick Stansbury (158 games) and Kevin Stallings (179 games). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
UT Coach Games to 100 Wins John Mauer 131 Bruce Pearl 137 Ray Mears 141 Don DeVoe 157 Emmett Lowery 165
SEC Coach Games to 100 Wins* 1. Bruce Pearl, UT 137 2. Billy Donovan, UF 154 3. Rick Stansbury, MSU 158 4. Kevin Stallings, VU 179 * at their current school
Media Information Internet Information on the Tennessee Volunteers and the Southeastern Conference is available on the Internet. To access information on Tennessee, visit the university’s official athletics Web site at UTsports.com. Info on SEC basketball is accessible on the Web at SECsports.com. Covering Practice Tennessee basketball practices are open to the media. Contact the media relations information office for practice dates and times. Tennessee players and coaches are available for interviews at the conclusion of practice. If additional time is required with the players or coaches, contact Basketball SID Tom Satkowiak to make arrangements. Media Luncheon Bruce Pearl’s media luncheons begin at noon on Mondays throughout the season in Room A in Arena Dining at Thompson-Boling Arena. Due to the Monday, Jan. 18, Martin Luther King holiday, that week’s media luncheon will be moved to noon on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Following are all the luncheon dates: November 9, 16; December 7, 14, 21, 28; January 4, 11, 20, 25; February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1, 8, 15. Postgame Interviews The Tennessee locker room is closed. Coach Bruce Pearl addresses with the media following a brief cooling-off period. Selected UT players are available for interviews in the media room near the southeast corner of the arena following coach Pearl’s press conference. SEC Coaches Teleconference The 12 SEC men’s head basketball coaches are scheduled to participate every Monday and Thursday (Jan. 4 through March 8). The NCAA Tournament teleconference is set for Monday, March 15 at 11 a.m. ET. It will feature coaches from all SEC teams (men’s and women’s) participating in the NCAA Tournament. Order of Appearance (All Times Eastern) 11:00 a.m. Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt 11:07 a.m. Billy Donovan, Florida 11:14 a.m. Darrin Horn, South Carolina 11:21 a.m. Mark Fox, Georgia 11:28 a.m. Trent Johnson, LSU 11:35 a.m. John Calipari, Kentucky 11:42 a.m. Bruce Pearl, Tennessee 11:49 a.m. John Pelphrey, Arkansas 11:56 a.m. Anthony Grant, Alabama 12:03 p.m. Jeff Lebo, Auburn 12:10 p..m. Andy Kennedy, Ole Miss 12:17 p.m. Rick Stansbury, Mississippi State
Weekly Highlights And Interviews On Satellite Highlights and interviews will be available on a limited number of satellite feeds on Tuesdays throughout the season from 4:15-4:30 p.m. ET. Those feeds will be available on the following dates: Jan. 5, Jan. 12, Jan. 26, Feb. 2, Feb. 23 and March 9. Please credit IMG College/Vol Network for any video used. The coordinates for the feed are Horizons 2 (Digital Ku), Transponder 7 - Slot/Channel A, Uplink Freq. 1426.5 V, Downlink Freq. 11946.5 H, Symbol Rate 6.1113, FEC: 3/4, Data Rate 8.4480. For problems with the feed, call (865) 974-5069.
Welcome To The Paradise Jam This year’s event marks the 10th anniversary of the US. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam, but Tennessee is making its first-ever appearance at the tournament ... Joining UT in the eight-team field is Boston College (Bruce Pearl’s alma mater), DePaul, East Carolina, Northern Iowa, Purdue, South Dakota State and St. Joseph’s ... Tennessee is one of four teams in the field who made last year’s NCAA Tournament and turned in a final RPI of 75 or better (Boston College, Northern Iowa and Purdue are the others). Vols Making Their First Appearance At Paradise Jam; Smith Making His Second Tennessee’s trip to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, marks the program’s first-ever appearance at the event … But senior guard/forward Tyler Smith knows his way around the island, as he competed in the 2006 Paradise Jam as a true freshman at Iowa … The Hawkeyes went 1-2 in that year’s tournament (a win over Toledo before losses to Alabama and Villanova), and Smith averaged 19.7 ppg … In Iowa’s lone win at the event, Smith poured in 28 points while also logging six rebounds and five assists … His 11 field goals and 17 field-goal attempts against the Rockets still stand as his NCAA career highs … In the semifinals vs. 10th-ranked Alabama, Smith again led the Hawkeyes in scoring with 19 points; he also added seven rebounds and four assists … Smith tallied 12 points and three rebounds in a consolation-bracket loss to Villanova. Up Next: DePaul Or Northern Iowa If UT wins Friday, it would have Saturday off before playing the winner of DePaul-Northern Iowa Sunday at 6 p.m. ET ... A Tennessee loss on Friday means the Vols would play the DePaul-Northern Iowa loser Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Recent History Predicts Vols
2009-10 SEC Standings Eastern Division Kentucky South Carolina Tennessee Florida Vanderbilt Georgia
Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
H 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Div. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
ALL 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1
Pct. 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500
H 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1
A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
N 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Last 12 Streak 2-0 W2 2-0 W2 2-0 W2 1-0 W1 1-0 W1 1-1 L1
SEC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
H 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Div. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
ALL Pct. 3-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 1-1 .500 1-1 .500 1-1 .500 0-1 .000
H 3-0 2-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 0-1
A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0
N 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
Last 12 Streak 3-0 W3 2-0 W2 1-1 W1 1-1 L1 1-1 L1 0-1 L1
Eastern Division Champion
Western Division LSU Ole Miss Alabama Arkansas Auburn Mississippi State
% - SEC Champion; ^ - SEC Western Division Champion; $-SEC Tournament Champion
Could Do Well At Paradise Jam Tennessee reached a pair of tournament championship games last season ... Last November, the Vols defeated Siena and Georgetown en route to the Old Spice Classic championship game, where they fell to Gonzaga ... And more recently this past March, Bruce Pearl led UT to the championship game of the SEC Tournament in Tampa, Fla. ... Tennessee downed Alabama and Auburn on its way to the title game, where it fell to Mississippi State ... The Vols’ depth and conditioning (shoutout to veteran strength coach Troy Wills) make them a dangerous team in tournament play. Noting DePaul DePaul downed Columbia 59-53 to open its season with a win Tuesday ... Last season was a forgettable one for the Blue Demons, as they turned in a final record of 9-24 and went winless (0-18) in Big East play … DePaul actually started last season 4-0 before becoming the first team to go winless in Big East play since Miami did so in 1993-94 … Consequently, fifth-year head coach
2009-10 Tennessee Basketball Roster No. 0 1 3 4 5* 10 11 13 20 21 22 23 24 30 32 33
Name Renaldo Woolridge Tyler Smith Bobby Maze Wayne Chism Emmanuel Negedu Michael Hubert Quinn Cannington Skylar McBee Kenny Hall Melvin Goins Steven Pearl Cameron Tatum Josh Bone J.P. Prince Scotty Hopson Brian Williams
* Inactive for the 2009-10 season
Pos. G/F G/F G F/C F G G G F G F G G G G C
Ht. 6-8 6-7 6-3 6-9 6-7 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-8 5-11 6-5 6-6 6-3 6-7 6-7 6-10
Wt. 208 215 195 246 218 203 165 190 220 195 232 197 195 205 200 278
(through Nov. 17)
SEC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Cl. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Jr.
Hometown (Previous School) Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS) Pulaski, Tenn. (University of Iowa) Suitland, Md. (Hutchinson CC) Jackson, Tenn. (Bolivar Central HS) Kaduna, Nigeria (Brewster [N.H.] Academy) Hendersonville, Tenn. (UT Chattanooga) Knoxville, Tenn. (Fulton HS) Rutledge, Tenn. (Grainger HS) Stone Mountain, Ga. (Redan HS) San Diego, Calif. (San Jacinto [Calif.] College) Knoxville, Tenn. (West HS) Lithonia, Ga. (The Patterson School) Nashville, Tenn. (Southern Illinois University) Memphis, Tenn. (University of Arizona) Hopkinsville, Ky. (University Heights HS) Bronx, N.Y. (Harmony Community Prep)
Jerry Wainright’s entire staff turned over during the off-season (including the departure of his son, Scott) … DePaul under Wainright did post a 20-win season in 2006-07 … Junior big man Mac Koshwal (2008-09: 12.2 ppg, 9.6 rpg) looks to bounce back from a foot injury a year ago and will be supported down low by 6-11 sophomore Krys Faber (200809: 1.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg) and 7-2 sophomore Keni Obi (2008-09: 1.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg) … The Blue Demons welcome a pair of transfers in sophomore wing Eric Wallace (Ohio State) and junior guard Mike Stovall (Oregon State) … Senior guard Will Walker (2008-09: 14.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.7 spg) will anchor the Demons’ backcourt … Depth could ultimately prove to be DePaul’s biggest hurdle as it looks to make strides as a program in 2009-10 ... Mark Pancratz, Tennessee’s assistant to the head coach, is the son of former DePaul forward Andy Pancratz (1973-76).
Tennessee Basketball Staff Head Coach: Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982) Assoc. Head Coach: Tony Jones (Concordia Univ., 1993) Assistant Coach: Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas, 1988) Assistant Coach: Jason Shay (Iowa, 1995) Dir. of Operations: Ken Johnson (College of Idaho, 1993) Assistant to the Head Coach: Mark Pancratz (UW-Milwaukee, 2006) Video Coordinator: Aaron Green (Tennessee, 1998) Athletic Trainer: Chad Newman (Tennessee, 1994) Strength Coach: Troy Wills (Emory & Henry, 2000)
Pronunciations Melvin Goins Emmanuel Negedu
GO-ins nuh-GAY-dew
Quick Facts Location ................................................... Knoxville, Tennessee Founded ..................................................................................1794 Conference ............................................................Southeastern Enrollment ...........................................................................27,739 Home Court .....................................Thompson-Boling Arena Capacity ................................................................................21,678 Record In Arena ................................257-92 (.736) 23rd year First Game .............12/3/87 (Tennessee 82, Marquette 56) Largest Crowd ......................25,610 vs. Kentucky (1/21/89) at Current Capacity ...........22,326 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09) Colors ..................................................................Orange & White Nickname .................................................................... Volunteers Mascot ..............................Smokey (a blue tick coon hound) Band .......................................................Pride of the Southland Interim President ............................................Dr. Jan C. Simek Faculty Representative ................................ Dr. Todd Diacon Athletic Director ............................................... Mike Hamilton Athletic Department Phone .........................(865) 974-1220 Ticket Office Phone .........................................(865) 656-1200 History First Year Of Basketball ................................................1908-09 All-Time Record...........................................1,443-921-2 (.610) NCAA Tournament Appearances ........................................17 (1967, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 89, 98, 99, 00, 01, 06, 07, 08, 09) National Invitation Tournament Appearances...............11 (1945, 69, 71, 84, 85, 88, 90, 92, 96, 03, 04) Team Information 2008-09 Overall Record.....................................................21-13 Home / Away / Neutral ............................ 10-5 / 6-5 / 5-3 SEC Record ...............................................................................10-6 Home / Away ........................................................... 5-3 / 5-3 SEC Finish ...........................................................................1st East Final Ranking (AP / USA Today) ................................. NR / NR Starters Returning/Lost ......................................................... 5/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................................ 9/2 Coaching Staff Head Coach .................Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982) Record at Tennessee .................100-37 (5th year) .730 Pct. Career Record .........................417-121 (18th year) .775 Pct. Basketball Office Phone .................................(865) 974-1206 Basketball Office Fax .......................................(865) 974-0097 Associate Head Coach .......................................... Tony Jones (Concordia University, 1993) Assistants........... Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas, 1988) Jason Shay (Iowa, 1995) Director of Basketball Operations ................. Ken Johnson (College of Idaho, 1993) Assistant to the Head Coach ......................... Mark Pancratz (UW-Milwaukee, 2006) Video Coordinator .......... Aaron Green (Tennessee, 1998) Athletic Trainer.............Chad Newman (Tennessee, 1994) Strength Coach ............. Troy Wills (Emory & Henry, 2000) Sports Information Basketball SID ..............Tom Satkowiak (Tennessee, 2002) Cell Phone ....................................................(865) 696-2897 E-mail ..........................................................tomsid@utk.edu Associate AD/SID .................... Bud Ford (Tennessee, 1966) SID Office Phone...............................................(865) 974-7501 SID Office Fax .....................................................(865) 974-1269 Press Row Phone (Scores & Updates) .......(865) 544-0789 SID Mailing Address ........................................P.O. Box 15016 Knoxville, TN 37901 Overnight Address ........ 1720 Volunteer Blvd., Room 255 Knoxville, TN 37996 Web Address ............................................ www.UTsports.com
The DePaul Series Tennessee won its only previous hardwood meeting with DePaul, claiming a 96-61 victory in Knoxville on Dec. 14, 1973 … The Volunteers own a 36-41 all-time record against current members of the Big East Conference, including a 3-1 mark under Bruce Pearl… UT was a perfect 2-0 against the Big East last season, logging neutral-site wins over Georgetown (Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla.) and Marquette (SEC/Big East Invitational in Nashville, Tenn.). Noting Northern Iowa Tennessee has never faced Northern Iowa on the hardwood, but the teams did share a flight from Atlanta to the Virgin Islands Wednesday morning ... The Panthers are off to a 1-0 start after defeating Denver on the road last Friday ... After tying Creighton for the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championship last season, UNI is picked to win its league this year under fourthyear head coach Ben Jacobson ... The Panthers feature one of the most talented frontcourts in the MVC, led by first-team All-MVC performer Adam Koch (2008-09: 12.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg), a 6-9 senior forward ... UNI returns all five starters from last year’s 23-11 (14-4 MVC) squad that reached the NCAA Tournament and turned in a final RPI in the top 75 ... The Panthers’ second-leading returning scorer is junior guard Kwadzo Ahelegbe (2008-09: 11.8 ppg, 3.1 apg), who earned second-team All-MVC honors a season ago ... Center Jordan Eglseder (2008-09: 10.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg) has a dangerous offensive skillsset and is joined in the solid UNI frontcourt by
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
returning MVC Sixth Man of the Year Lucas O’Rear (2008-09: 5.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg) , a 6-6 junior forward ... Another Panther to watch is sophomore guard Johhny Moran (8.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg), who garnered MVC All-Freshman acclaim last season ... Tennessee assistant coach Steve Forbes’ brother, Phillip, is a former football letterman at UNI (wide receiver in the mid-1980s). Hopson Dialed In From Long Distance Sophomore shooting guard Scotty Hopson has more than doubled his scoring average from last season (9.2 ppg) and leads the Vols with an average of 20.5 points through two games ... Most impressive about Hopson’s offensive performance has been his shooting from 3-point range, as he has made 10-of-13 attempts (.737) ... His six 3-pointers against UNC Asheville Nov. 17 were a career-high, as was his 25 points scored. Stout Defense Early On Tennessee’s defense has been outstanding through the Vols’ first two games ... The highlight thus far has been holding UNC Asheville without a field goal for the first 16:53 of the game Nov. 17 ... Tennessee also turned 29 UNCA turnovers into 49 points and held the Bulldogs to .239 shooting from the field (16-of-67) and .063 shooting from long range (1-of-16) ... Through two games, UT’s opponents are hitting just 18.2 percent of their 3-point attempts.
Associated Press Poll
ESPN/USA Today Poll
(Updated Nov. 16)
(Updated Nov. 16)
Team Kansas (58) Michigan State (5) Texas (1) Kentucky (1) Villanova North Carolina Purdue West Virginia Duke Tennessee Butler Connecticut California Washington Michigan Ohio State Oklahoma Dayton Georgetown Louisville Georgia Tech Clemson Illinois Minnesota Maryland
Record 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0
Points 1616 1520 1412 1370 1353 1301 1297 1139 1078 938 859 830 792 783 598 598 490 372 358 344 320 265 261 170 167
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 20 19 22 24 23 25 NR
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Team Kansas (27) Michigan State (3) Texas (1-0) North Carolina (1) Kentucky Villanova Purdue Duke West Virginia Butler Tennessee California Connecticut Washington Ohio State Michigan Oklahoma Minnesota Georgia Tech Georgetown Dayton Louisville Clemson Syracuse Illinois
Record 1-0 1-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 1-0
Points 770 738 691 671 640 617 584 538 535 436 433 396 388 366 306 305 260 163 162 158 157 136 111 79 70
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 13 17 15 16 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 NR
Others receiving votes: Maryland 64; Siena 46; Vanderbilt 42; UCLA 26; Oklahoma State 21; Notre Dame 20; Brigham Young 18; Missouri 17; Mississippi State 16; Kansas State 12; Florida 10; Gonzaga 10; Pittsburgh 9; Wake Forest 8; Tulsa 7; Xavier 6; San Diego State 4; Southern Illinois 4; Texas A&M 4; Utah State 4; Boston College 3; Memphis 3; Mississippi 3; UNLV 3; Cornell 2; Saint Mary’s 2; Northern Iowa 1.
Unbelievable Increase In Attendance Tennessee’s attendance has increased by more than 8,000 fans per game in the four seasons Bruce Pearl has been on Rocky Top ... Tennessee’s increase in attendance is higher than the average attendance of more than 250 Division I programs, including teams from the SEC, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 10, Conference USA, WAC, Mountain West and Missouri Valley conferences ... The Vols saw their 5 millionth fan pass through the Thompson-Boling Arena turnstiles in 2007-08 ... Tennessee ranked fourth nationally with an average of 20,483 fans per home game last season.
Tennessee Ranks Fourth Nationally In Attendance For Third Straight Year Tennessee finished last season ranked fourth nationally in average attendance for the third straight year, drawing 20,483 fans per game ... 10 of Tennessee’s 15 home crowds last season exceeded 20,000 ... UT averaged 20,267 fans per game in 2007-08 and 19,661 in 2006-07 ... UT’s average home attendance last year was the second-highest in school history, trailing only the 20,823 averaged in 1987-88 (first year that Thompson-Boling Arena was open) ... Below is a look at last year’s attendance leaders:
Home Crowds of 20,000 Nothing New For Vols Tennessee has played in front of 33 home crowds of 20,000 or larger during the Bruce Pearl era ... 10 of UT’s fifteen home crowds last season were larger than 20,000, with the crowd of 22,326 for the Gonzaga game marking the largest at ThompsonBoling Arena since capacity was reduced from 24,535 to 21,678 prior to the 2007-08 season.
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Kansas, Kentucky Games Sold Out Tennessee basketball tickets are again a hot item this year ... UT sold more than 15,000 season tickets for the third straight season ... Additionally, all single-game tickets for the Kansas (Jan. 10) and Kentucky (Feb. 27) games are sold out ... Obstructed-view seats for those games are expected to go on sale shortly after New Years.
School Games Kentucky 18 North Carolina 15 Syracuse 19 Tennessee 15 Louisville 18
Total 414,220 315,519 399,841 207,239 349,142
Average 23,012 21,035 21,044 20,483 19,397
Vols Looking To Extend New Home Win Streak The Vols entered the 2009-10 season looking to start another lengthy home win streak ... After posting back-to-back 16-0 home records in 2006-07 and 2007-08, the Vols turned in an uncharacteristic 10-5 mark at Thompson-Boling Arena last season ... Tennessee’s 37-game home winning streak (the longest in school history and second-longest in Division I at the time it ended) came to an end on Jan. 7, 2009, when Gonzaga topped the Vols in overtime 89-79 ... Now in his fifth season at UT, Bruce Pearl is 57-7 at Thompson-Boling Arena.
The Volunteers At Thompson-Boling Arena Thompson-Boling Arena is hosting its 23rd season in 2009-10 ... The Vols have won 73.9 percent of their games in Thompson-Boling Arena and have ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance 10 times, including last year, when UT ranked fourth nationally with 20,483 fans per game. • Tennessee is 257-91 (.739) in its 23rd season in Thompson-Boling Arena. • Since the 1998 season, the Vols are 157-32 (.831) in Thompson-Boling Arena. • The Vols are 73-23 against SEC teams at home over the last 11 seasons. • Tennessee has won 20 of its last 23 SEC games at Thompson-Boling Arena. • UT has won 90 of its last 99 home games against non-conference opponents. • UT is 30-2 in home games against non-conference opponents under Bruce Pearl. • Tennessee finished both the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons with a 16-0 home record. • This is the third straight season in which Sporting News has tabbed Thompson-Boling Arena the “best homecourt advantage” in the Southeastern Conference.
Tennessee Stands Alone Tennessee is the only Division I school ever to rank in the top five nationally in attendance for football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball in the same year ... UT accomplished that lofty feat for the sixth time in 2008-09. Vols Enjoying New-Look Facilities The University of Tennessee invested more than $35 million into its basketball facilities between the end of the 2006-07 campaign and the start of 200708 ... During that eight-month period, UT added a basketball-only practice facility and began the first phase of renovations to Thompson-Boling Arena ... The $19 million first phase of renovations included the addition of 32 luxury suites that are located in the existing north balcony, a loge area just below the luxury suites that includes 166 side court seats, new seats for the entire arena, a $3 million centerhung scoreboard and concourse refurbishments, such as graphics and other amenities ... The renovations took Thompson-Boling’s capacity down from 24,535 to 21,678 ... The Vols’ new state-of-the-art basketball practice facility, Pratt Pavilion, houses two full-size gymnasiums, one for each of the men’s and women’s basketball teams, as well as an athletic training room, weight room and film-study room ... Prior to this season, a pedestrian bridge was constructed leading from the G-10 parking garage to the arena, an elevator was added at the arena’s northwest end as a customer service amenity and new exterior signage has been installed on the building’s facade ... The UT athletics department announced in November that it plans to begin a renovation of the men’s and women’s basketball offices at the arena in April, creating a new and impressive “front door” for the basketball programs. Legends In The Rafters Four Tennessee basketball legends are memorialized with banners in the Thompson-Boling Arena rafters ... The UT men’s basketball program had never retired a jersey prior to the 2006-07 season, but after nearly 100 years of hardwood history, Bernard King (1975-77) was the first player to earn that distinguished honor ... King’s No. 53 jersey was officially retired during a halftime ceremony at the Feb. 13, 2007, home game against Kentucky (UT won 89-85) ... During that same ceremony, banners honoring longtime head coach Ray Mears (1962-77) and beloved radio “Voice of the Vols” John Ward (1964-99) also were unveiled ... Then on March 2, 2008, Ernie Grunfeld (1974-77) became the second UT player to receive the ultimate honor, when his No. 22 jersey was unveiled in the rafters during halftime of Tennessee’s 63-60 victory over Kentucky.
Pearls Enjoyed Golden Summer in Israel Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl fulfilled one of his professional dreams this past summer as he led Maccabi USA’s Open Men’s Basketball Team to a gold medal at the 18th World Maccabiah Games in Israel ... Maccabi USA’s overtime victory over Israel in the gold-medal game gave the U.S. just its third gold medal at the quadrennial Games in the last 24 years, as teams from nations such as France, Israel and Russia have risen to prominence in recent years ... In its six contests at the Maccabiah Games, the U.S. Maccabi Team outscored its opponents by an average of 35.8 points per game (104.8 to 69.0) en route to a 5-1 record ... UT forward Steven Pearl starred on the American squad, as did Dan Grunfeld, son of two-time Tennessee All-America honoree Ernie Grunfeld ... Bruce Pearl’s oldest daughter, Jacqui, also worked with the team in a managerial/administrative capacity. Pearl Shines Against The SEC Tennessee under Bruce Pearl has a record of .500 or better against nine of its 11 Southeastern Conference foes (2005-06 to present). School Record Georgia 8-0 Mississippi State 4-1 Florida 7-1 South Carolina 8-2 Vanderbilt 6-2 Arkansas 3-2
School Alabama Auburn Ole Miss LSU Kentucky
Record 3-2 3-2 2-2 2-3 3-5
Pearl’s Winning Percentage Ranks Fourth Among Active Coaches Bruce Pearl’s career winning percentage of .775 ranks fourth among active coaches ... Pearl has posted a 417-121 record in 18 seasons as a head coach, including a 100-37 mark at Tennessee ... Following is a breakdown of the winningest active Division I coaches (entering the 2009-10 season): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Coach Roy Williams Mark Few Jamie Dixon Bruce Pearl Bo Ryan
Team North Carolina Gonzaga Pittsburgh Tennessee Wisconsin
Yrs. 21 10 6 17 25
W-L 594-138 264-66 163-45 417-121 576-176
Pct. .811 .800 .784 .775 .766
“VOLScholar” Insignia Recognizes Academic Diligence Six Vols (Quinn Cannington, Michael Hubert, Bobby Maze, Emmanuel Negedu, Steven Pearl and Renaldo Woolridge) are sporting VOLScholar patches on their jerseys this semester ... The VOLScholar program, an initiative of UT’s Thornton Athletics Student Life Center, is a comprehensive academic and citizenship-building program that has gained enthusiastic support from several of UT’s athletic teams ... Student-athletes earn the right to wear the VOLScholar patch on their uniform by achieving a 3.0 grade-point average during the previous fall and/or spring semester.
Vol Radio Network The broadcasting tandem of “Bob and Bert” are in their 10th season of describing the action from Tennessee basketball games across the Volunteer state on the Vol Radio Network. Bob Kesling handles the play-by-play duties while former Vol Bert Bertelkamp serves as color analyst. The tandem can be heard on more than 60 stations throughout the state of Tennessee and much of the Southeast. Nighttime coverage of the Vol Radio Network reaches portions of 28 states. Fans outside the range of the radio network may listen over the Internet via UTsports.com or telephone by using TEAMLINE (1-800-846-4700 ext. 5405). Market Athens Bristol Camden Chattanooga Clarksville Cleveland Columbia Columbia Cookeville Crossville Crossville Dresden Erwin Fayetteville Franklin Greeneville Huntingdon Jackson Johnson City Kingsport Kingsport Knoxville Knoxville LaFollette Lawrenceburg
Station WAYA - FM 101.3 WOPI - AM 1490 WRJB - FM 98.3 WGOW - FM 102.3 WJZM - AM 1400 WCLE - FM 104.1 WKOM - FM 101.7 WMCP - AM 1280 WHUB - AM 1400 WCSV - AM 1490 WOWF - FM 102.5 WCDZ - FM 95.1 WEMB - AM 1420 WYTM - FM 105.5 WAKM - AM 950 WIKQ - FM 103.1 WVHR - FM 100.9 WDXI - AM 1310 WKTP - AM 1590 WKPT - AM 1400 WKOS - FM 104.9 WNML - AM 990 WIVK - FM 107.7 WQLA - FM 104.9 WDXE - FM 95.9
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Tennessee Basketball Programming Lineup Tennessee Tipoff Show: Vol Network coverage begins with this informative and entertaining show which airs 30 minutes before tipoff. Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp set the stage from the game site. Network host John Wilkerson previews action around the country and the SEC. Game Broadcast: Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp describe the exciting play-by-play action of Tennessee basketball. Big Orange Scoreboard: After each game John Wilkerson gets listeners caught up with scores, reports and updates from the SEC and around the country. The Vol Network provides an exclusive courtside interview with the player of the game as well as additional interviews from the Tennessee locker room. Bob Kesling recaps the game with a review of the final statistics. Bruce Pearl Show: Following each game, UT head coach Bruce Pearl gives an exclusive interview with Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp.
OUTLIVE Initiative Returns For Round 2 The Tennessee basketball program’s OUTLIVE initiative raised more than $93,000 last season for cancer research and prevention education ... It also helped the UT Medical Center Cancer Institute provide more than 2,500 free cancer screenings throughout East Tennessee .... This season, the Vols are planning an OUTLIVE “orange-out” for the home game against Kentucky on Feb. 27 ... Fans can now vote online at UTsports. com for this year’s OUTLIVE t-shirt design, with the winning design scheduled to be announced Jan. 4 ... The highly successful OUTLIVE initiative was the idea of current graduate manager Brooks Savage, who was inspired to action after witnessing the impact cancer had on the UT basketball team (Bruce Pearl’s mother is a cancer survivor; Tyler Smith’s father passed after a battle with lung cancer; former Vol Chris Lofton quietly and courageously underwent treatment for testicular cancer during his senior season in 2007-08). UT Leads SEC In Wins Since 2005-06 Tennessee’s 46 SEC wins since the 2005-06 season are the most in the conference over that period ... The Vols are the only SEC squad to record double figure league wins in each of the last four years (regular season) ... In 2005-06, the Vols won the SEC East with a 12-4 conference mark, and then in 2006-07 posted a 10-6 league mark that tied for second in the overall league standings ... In 2007-08 they won the overall title with a 14-2 league record. School Tennessee Florida Kentucky LSU Vanderbilt Miss. State Arkansas
2006 12-4 10-6 9-7 14-2 7-9 5-11 10-6
2007 10-6 13-3 9-7 5-11 10-6 8-8 7-9
2008 14-2 8-8 12-4 6-10 10-6 12-4 9-7
2009 10-6 9-7 8-8 13-3 8-8 9-7 2-14
Total 46-18 40-24 38-26 38-26 35-29 34-30 28-36
Volunteers Boast The SEC’s Longest Active Streak Of NCAA Tournament Bids The Vols have the longest active NCAA Tournament streak in the Southeastern Conference, earning their fourth consecutive bid under coach Bruce Pearl last season... Kentucky’s streak of 16 consecutive appearances was snapped last season ... This year, Tennessee is looking to match its longest NCAA Tournament streak of five seasons (1979-83).
Bruce Pearl TV Show Chattanooga WTVC Ch. 9 Knoxville WVLT Ch. 8 MyVLT2 Ch. 20 MyVLT2 Ch. 20 Memphis WMC Ch. 5 Nashville WZTV Ch. 17 Tri-Cities WJHL Ch. 11 Regional SportSouth
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Pressure Defense Tennessee’s pressure defense has made the simple act of inbounding the ball a headache for its opponents ... Since 2006-07 season (106 games), UT has forced 348 turnovers on inbounds plays ... During that span, the Vols’ inbounds pressure has caused: • 67 timeouts to be called • 33 five-second calls • Coppin State (11/19/06) committed the highest number of turnovers on inbounds plays (13) during the last three years.
Coaches’ Preseason All-SEC Teams Include Smith, Chism The Southeastern Conference unveiled its sixth annual men’s basketball coaches preseason All-SEC teams Monday, and a pair of Tennessee seniors earned inclusion ... Tyler Smith was one of six unanimous first-team selections, while Wayne Chism landed on the eight-man second team ... This was the second official first-team preseason All-SEC award for Smith, who last month was named to the media’s squad ... Chism, however, was left off the media’s All-SEC listing. Smith on Wooden, Naismith Watch Lists Senior swingman Tyler Smith appears on the John R. Wooden Award watch list for the third consecutive season ... The two-time first-team All-SEC performer also appears on the preseason watch list for the Naismith Trophy ... The Wooden Award and the Naismith Trophy are considered among the most prestigious national player of the year awards and are presented by the Los Angeles Athletic Club and the Atlanta Tipoff Club, respectively. Smith Also A Candidate For Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award has risen in prominence in recent years, and Tyler Smith is among 30 men’s candidates for this year’s award ... To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: classroom, character, community and competition ... Smith and South Carolina guard Devan Downey are the lone men’s candidates from the Southeastern Conference ... An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total studentathlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. Chism Rising In UT’s Rebounding Records Book Senior forward/center Wayne Chism has 678 career rebounds and ranks 15th on UT’s all-time list ... Another former UT and NBA great, Dale Ellis (197983), ranks 14th with 679 career rebounds ... Chism last year enjoyed his finest rebounding season, snagging 273 boards in 34 games (8.0 rpg) ... Current Los Angeles Lakers scout Gene Tormohlen (1956-59) is UT’s career rebounding leader with 1,113. Chism Approaching Top 10 On UT Blocks List Wayne Chism also is ascending on UT’s career blocked shots list, as he currently has 106 blocks in his career ... He needs only six more to move into UT’s all-time top-10 list.
Breaking Down The UT Roster The Vols return a total of nine letterwinners, including all five starters, from the 2008-09 squad that posted a 21-13 overall record and won the SEC Eastern Division crown ... UT newcomers include two true freshmen (Hall and McBee), one juniorcollege transfer (Goins) and one Division I transfer (Bone) ... The team features five seniors (four scholarship), five juniors, three sophomores and two freshmen ... Four Vols transferred from Division I schools, two came from junior college ... Three current Vols attended prep school at some point during their career ... Eight Vols are 6-6 or taller, and the shortest scholarship player is 5-11 (Goins) ... Eight Vols are Tennessee natives, and six states are represented on the roster. Vols Must Wait For Bone’s Debut Junior guard Josh Bone transferred to UT from Southern Illinois during the holiday break last season ... To fulfill the NCAA’s transfer residency requirements, Bone has to wait until the conclusion of the fall semester before he can take the court with the Vols ... A native of Nashville, Bone will add depth and toughness to the UT backcourt. Tabb Leaves Program It was announced Oct. 28 that senior guard Josh Tabb had withdrawn from the university and returned to his hometown of Carbondale, Ill., to be with his mother, who is ill ... A defensive specialist who played on three-20 win teams and saw action in a pair of Sweet Sixteens, Tabb averaged 2.8 ppg and 1.3 apg during his UT career ... Tabb had not practiced with the team during the preseason, as he was placed on indefinite suspension in midSeptember for violation of team rules. Full-Time Coaching Staff Intact For Fourth Straight Season Bruce Pearl’s full-time coaching staff, which includes associate head coach Tony Jones and assistants Steve Forbes and Jason Shay, is in its fourth season completely intact ... The group has never failed to lead the Vols to 20 wins or a berth in the NCAA Tournament ... Director of Basketball Operations Ken Johnson is in his fifth season on staff ... Mark Pancratz was promoted during the summer from video coordinator to the position of “assistant to the head coach,” and former graduate manager Aaron Green filled the resulting void at video coordinator ... Graduate managers on the Tennessee staff are Brooks Savage and former Appalachian State head coach Houston Fancher, while former Carson-Newman letterman Dustin Edwards has joined the staff as a graduate student manager.
Tennessee Bench Production Game Austin Peay UNC Asheville
UT-Opp. 38-10 58-23 96-33
Diff. +28 +35 +63
High Bench Scorer Tatum, 15 Tatum, 13
Noting the Tennessee Bench • Last season, the Tennessee bench outscored the opposition’s bench by 8.8 points per game (22.7 to 13.9). • At least 10 different Vols have scored in both games this season. UT Bench Running Deep Once Again Last season, Tennessee’s bench outscored the opponents’ bench by 8.8 points per game (22.7 to 13.9) ... UT’s non-starters scored in double digits 20 times last year, and nine different Vols scored in 17 of Tennessee’s 34 games ... Through two games this season, the Vols’ bench has outscored the opponents’ bench 96-33 (+63) ... A total of 13 different Vols scored in the Nov. 17 win over UNC Asheville and 11 Vols played at least 13 minutes in that game. Negedu Inactive This Season After Sudden Cardiac Arrest, ICD Implant The Vols will be without the services of arguably their most athletic player this season, as sophomore forward Emmanuel Negedu will be inactive for the entire year ... A native of Kaduna, Nigeria, Negedu went into sudden cardiac arrest Sept. 28 on UT’s indoor football practice field ... Senior associate athletic trainer Chad Newman used an automatic external defibrillator (AED) to revive Negedu ... Following a stay at UT Medical Center and a visit to The Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, Negedu had a sub-pectoral internal cardiac defibrillator (ICD) implanted on Oct. 6 ... Negedu’s long-term athletic career remains in question, but he will remain on full scholarship at UT. E-Man Honored With Jersey Patch Tennessee is honoring inactive sophomore Emmanuel Negedu (called “E-Man” by his teammates) with a patch on the left side of its jerseys this season ... For home games, the Vols’ jerseys feature an orange circular patch with a white “E” inside ... On UT’s orange road jerseys, the patch is white with an orange “E.” Vols Enjoy Visit From Former Great Ellis Tennessee basketball All-Century Team member and longtime NBA veteran Dale Ellis spent a week around the team in mid-October ... A two-time SEC Player of the Year during his career as a Vol (1980-83), Ellis observed his alma mater’s practices during his week-long visit, spoke with numerous team members and worked out on his own with team strength and conditioning coach Troy Wills in preparation for an upcoming exhibition tour in Europe ... Another former UT All-America and NBA standout, Allan Houston, spoke to the team during a quick stop in Knoxville in September.
Vols Highly Rated By Many National Services Tennessee entered the season highly ranked by various media organizations/publications: Ratings Service Andy Katz (ESPN) Athlon Basketball Time Dick Vitale (ESPN) Gary Parrish (CBS) Jeff Goodman (Fox) Lindy’s Sporting News Yahoo! Sports
UT’s Rank 13th 8th 11th 12th 14th 9th 12th 12th 17th
Vols Logging Lots Of TV Time (Again) The Vols have played more than 50 nationally televised games and enjoyed tremendous national media exposure since Bruce Pearl took the program reins in the summer of 2005 ... All but one of Tennessee’s 34 games last year were televised, and the Vols are scheduled to appear on TV 27 times this regular season ... The Vols play on ESPN or ESPN2 nine times, CSS five times, CBS three times, FSN three times, the SEC Network three times, ESPNU twice and SportSouth two times ... In addition, up to two of UT’s games at the Paradise Jam could be televised on Fox College Sports. Vols Featured on ESPN College Gameday Matchup For Third Straight Year The Volunteers’ Feb. 13 game at Kentucky is that week’s featured matchup on ESPN College Gameday ... This marks the third straight season that Tennessee is featured on College Gameday, tying the Vols for the nation’s second-longest active appearance streak on the popular show ... Tennessee’s is 2-0 all-time in Gameday contests, having won at No. 1 Memphis on Feb. 23, 2008, and also posting a win over Florida last season in Knoxville (Jan. 31, 2009). Where Are They Now? Former Vols currently playing professionally: Brandon Crump (2002-05) - LG Sakers (KBL) in Korea Marcus Haislip (2000-02) - San Antonio Spurs (NBA) Chris Lofton (2004-08) - Caja Liboral (ACB/Euroleague) in Spain Scooter McFadgon (2004-05) - Maine Red Claws (NBDL) in Portland, Maine. C.J. Watson (2003-06) - Golden State Warriors (NBA) Major Wingate (2004-06) - Springfield Armor (NBDL) in Springfield, Ill. Vincent Yarbrough (1999-02) - Telekom Baskets (BBL) in Bonn, Germany
Pearl Leading Charge for King’s HOF Induction UT head coach Bruce Pearl is one of many voices nationwide voicing their support for Bernard King to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame ... Pearl’s take: “Bernard King should be in the basketball hall of fame in Springfield. One of the things that I’m committed to is to put forth everything that is required.” ... A three-time first-team AllAmerica and three-time SEC Player of the Year, King led the SEC in scoring in all three of his seasons at Tennessee ... A Brooklyn, N.Y., native, King was a
four-time NBA All-Star and averaged 22.5 points per game during his professional career ... Eight times he scored 50 or more points in an NBA game ... King is the NBA’s 22nd all-time leading scorer (19,655 points) and the seventh-leading scorer in UT history (all six Vols ahead of him played four years). Pearl Has Led UT To Three East Division Titles Despite playing in a division that boasts the NCAA’s all-time winningest program (Kentucky) and a Florida program that claimed two of the last four national championships, Tennessee has won three SEC Eastern Division crowns under fifth-year head coach Bruce Pearl ... Road success within divisional play has been key, as UT over the last four seasons owns a 13-7 (.650) divisional road record; no other Eastern Division team has more than nine such wins. Big Apple Trip, Outstanding Opponents Highlight Future UT Schedules Tennessee has signed contracts with numerous marquee opponents for upcoming seasons ... The Vols next season will travel to New York City for the 2010 NIT Preseason Tip-Off ... Tennessee also continues its exciting non-conference series with Memphis and Southern California next year ... The Volunteers will travel to UConn during the 2010-11 season, and UT plays host to UConn in the second half of the home-and-home series during the 201112 season ... During Bruce Pearl’s tenure at UT, the Vols have built schedules that rank among the toughest in the nation, featuring non-conference opponents such as Texas, Gonzaga, Ohio State, Memphis, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Georgetown, USC and North Carolina, just to name a few. Non-Schollie Nuggets They’re Tennessee’s unsung heroes, learning different teams’ systems every week and preparing the Vols’ rotation players for each opponent ... Here are some nuggets of knowledge about UT’s non-scholarship team members ... The son of religious missionaries, senior guard Quinn Cannington was born and raised until the age of 13 in Manila, Philippines ... Junior guard Michael Hubert graduated from Hendersonville High School in Hendersonville, Tenn., with a 4.2 cumulative GPA and also played four years on the tennis team ... Junior guard Josh Bone, who transferred from Southern Illinois University and will be eligible after the fall semester, is a Nashville native who played high school ball with current Golden State Warrior Brandan Wright at Brentwood Academy ... Bone and Wright remain best friends.
Get Your Umbrella During pregame shootaround prior to the Vols’ season-opening win over Austin Peay on Nov. 13, walk-on guard Michael “The Mike-rowave” Hubert was overheard saying to some student managers, “When it rains, it pours” as he drained one 3-point shot after another ... He wasn’t kidding, and he proved that in the closing minutes of UT’s win, as he sank his only two field-goal attempts—both 3-pointers—during the final two minutes of the game ... Hubert also nailed his lone 3-ball in the win over UNC Asheville and is a perfect 3-for-3 on the year. Shooting Guard McRae Signs With UT Midway, Ga., native Jordan McRae signed with UT and will play basketball for the Volunteers beginning with the 2010-11 season ... A 6-foot-6, 180-pound shooting guard, McRae is a senior at Liberty County High School and plans to enroll at Tennessee next summer ... As a junior last year at LCHS, McRae averaged 23 points per game and earned 2008-09 honorable mention All-State honors from both the Georgia Sports Writers Association and the Atlanta Journal Constitution while leading the Panthers to the round of 16 in the Class AAA state playoffs and a 20-6 overall record ... Scout.com and ESPN’s Scouts, Inc., both rank the rangy and explosive McRae as the sixthbest shooting guard in the class of 2010 ... McRae is listed on the ESPNU Top-100 chart as the class of 2010’s 29th-best overall prospect ... This past summer, McRae helped guide Team USA 2010 to the championship at the “adidas Nations” tournament in Dallas ... Tennessee’s current roster already includes a pair of Georgia natives in sophomore guard Cameron Tatum (Lithonia) and freshman forward Kenny Hall (Stone Mountain). Pearl’s Volunteers Dominant On State Circuit After Tennessee’s defeat of Austin Peay in the season-opener, Tennessee State is now the only remaining Division I basketball program in the state the Volunteers have not faced during Bruce Pearl’s tenure … Since Pearl’s debut season in 2005-06, the Vols have played—and beaten— every in-state Division I program except the Tigers … Those schools include Austin Peay, Belmont, Chattanooga, ETSU, Lipscomb, Memphis, Middle Tennessee, Tennessee Tech, UT-Martin and Vanderbilt … Under Pearl, Tennessee owns a 20-4 (.833) record against in-state Division I teams.
Last Time A Tennessee Player... Scored 40 Points: 43 by Allan Houston vs. LSU (2/10/1990) Scored 35 Points: 35 by Chris Lofton vs. Texas (12/23/2006) Scored 30 Points: 30 by Tyler Smith vs. Vanderbilt (2/14/2009) Scored 25 Points: 25 by Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009)
Hit A Shot As Time Expires To Send A Game To Overtime: Terrence Woods hit a 27-foot 3-pointer as time expired to tie the game 63-63. Tennessee won 68-67 in overtime at South Carolina (2/27/2001) Hit A Shot As Time Expires To Win A Game: Jon Higgins swished a 3-pointer from mid-court with a half-second remaining to give Tennessee a 70-69 win over Georgia Tech (12/15/2002)
Scored 30 Or More Points In Back-To-Back Games: Chris Lofton with 34 vs. Memphis (12/6/2006) and 32 vs. Western Kentucky (12/16/2006)
Hit A Last-Second Shot To Win A Game: Bobby Maze’s 15-foot jumper with 5.5 seconds left gave the Vols a 74-72 win at Arkansas (2/4/2009)
Grabbed 20 Rebounds: 21 by Steve Hamer vs. Alabama (3/7/1996) Grabbed 15 Rebounds: 19 by Wayne Chism vs. Gonzaga (1/7/2009)
Had A Triple-Double: Tyler Smith (12 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08) The only triple-double in UT basketball history
Made 15 Field Goals: 15 (15-19) by Dyron Nix vs. Tennessee Tech (11/25/1988) Made 10 Field Goals: 10 (10-16) by Wayne Chism vs. Auburn (3/14/2009)
Last Time Tennessee... Scored 110 Points: 124 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/08) Scored 105 Points: 124 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/08) Scored 100 Points: 124 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/08)
Attempted 25 Field Goals: 27 (14-27) by Allan Houston vs. LSU (2/10/1990) Attempted 20 Field Goals: 21 (8-21) by Chris Lofton vs. North Carolina A&T (11/27/2007)
Allowed 100 Points: 105 vs. Texas (12/23/2006)
Made 8 3-pointers: 8 (8-20) by Chris Lofton vs. North Carolina A&T (11/27/2007) Made 7 3-pointers: 7 (7-13) by Chris Lofton vs. Georgia (1/26/2008) Made 6 3-pointers: 6 (6-7) by Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009)
Did Not Score 20+ Points in a Half: 19 (2nd half) vs. Butler (11/22/2006)
Attempted 15 3-pointers: 15 (6-15) by Chris Lofton at Vanderbilt (2/26/2008) Attempted 10 3-pointers: 10 (1-10) by Cameron Tatum at Georgia (1/10/2009) Made 15 Free Throws: 15 (15-19) by Ron Slay vs. New Mexico (1/4/2003) Made 10 Free Throws: 13 (13-13) by Chris Lofton vs. East Tennessee State (12/30/2006) Attempted 20 Free Throws: 23 (22-23) by Bill Justus vs. Ohio (3/17/1969) Attempted 15 Free Throws: 15 (9-15) by Tyler Smith at Kansas (/1/3/2009) Had 15 Assists: 15 by Fred Jenkins vs. Georgia (2/28/1987) Had 10 Assists: 10 by Tyler Smith vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/2008) Had 6 Steals: 6 by JaJuan Smith vs. Alabama (2/21/2007) Had 5 Steals: 5 by Melvin Goins vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009) Had 5 Blocks: 6 by Wayne Chism at Kansas (1/3/2009) Played Every Minute Of A Game: 40 minutes by C.J. Watson vs. Auburn (3/14/2003) Converted A 4-Point Play: Cameron Tatum vs. Gonzaga (1/7/2009)
Scored 60 Points in a Half: 66 (1st half) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009)
Grabbed 55 Rebounds: 58 vs. UT Martin (11/18/08) Grabbed 50 Rebounds: 53 vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)
Overcame a 15-Point Halftime Deficit: Trailed 35-50 at halftime, won 111-105 in overtime vs. Texas (12/23/2006) Overcame a 10-Point Halftime Deficit: Trailed 42-55 at halftime, won 89-86 at Florida (3/5/2008) Did Not Make A 3-Pointer: 0 (0-16) vs. Wofford (2/1/1997) 391 consecutive games since Had Six Players Score In Double Figures in Same Game: Tyler Smith (21), Cameron Tatum (19), Scotty Hopson (17), Wayne Chism (14), J.P. Prince (14), Bobby Maze (12) vs. Chattanooga (11/15/2008) Had Seven Players Score In Double Figures in Same Game: Vincent Yarbrough (18), Charles Hathaway (12), Harris Walker (12), Marcus Haislip (12), Isiah Victor (11), Tony Harris (11), Terrence Woods (11) vs. East Tennessee State (11/19/2000) Had Two Players Record Double-Doubles in Same Game: Wayne Chism (11 pts, 10 rebs) and Tyler Smith (14 pts, 11 rebs) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/2009) Tennessee Did Not Have A Player Score in Double Figures: vs. Cincinnati (1/8/1992) Opponent Did Not Have A Player Score in Double Figures: vs. Middle Tennessee (11/20/2007) Had Three Players Score 20+ Points in Same Game: Chris Lofton (26), JaJuan Smith (23) and Tyler Smith (23) vs. Florida (2/5/2008)
Made 40 Field Goals: 43 (43-73) vs. Long Beach State (3/16/2007) Attempted 90 Field Goals: 91 (38-91) vs. LSU (2/10/1990) Attempted 80 Field Goals: 80 (29-80) vs. Gonzaga (1/7/2009) Attempted 75 Field Goals: 77 (46-77) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009) Made 15 3-pointers: 16 (16-29) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009) Made 10 3-pointers: 16 (16-29) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009) Attempted 35 3-pointers: 37 (11-37) Chattanooga (12/4/2007) Attempted 30 3-pointers: 33 (11-33) vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/2009) Made 45 Free Throws: 45 (45-60) vs. George Washington (12/28/2000) Made 40 Free Throws: 45 (45-60) vs. George Washington (12/28/2000) Attempted 55 Free Throws: 60 (45-60) vs. George Washington (12/28/2000) Had 30 Assists: 34 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009) Had 25 Assists: 34 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009) Had 20 Steals: 22 vs. American-Puerto Rico (12/21/1999) Had 15 Steals: 15 vs. Vanderbilt (2/14/2009) Had 12 Blocks: 14 vs. Virginia (12/19/2000)
Tyler Smith’s career-high 30-point performance against Vanderbilt last season stands as the highest scoring output of any current Vol during their career.
Record:
Overall
Home
Away
Neutral
All Games
2-0
2-0
0-0
0-0
Conference
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Non-Conference
2-0
2-0
0-0
0-0
Date
Time
Opponent
Score
Attend
High Points
High Rebounds
High Assists
Nov. 13
9 p.m.
Austin Peay (SS)
W, 83-54
17,963
16 Hopson
11 Smith
4 Goins 4 Smith
Nov. 17
7 p.m.
UNC Asheville (FSN)
W, 124-49
17,085
25 Hopson
5 Hall 5 Tatum
Nov. 20
3:30 p.m.
1-vs. East Carolina
Nov. 21 or 22 TBD
1-vs. TBD
Nov. 23
TBD
1-vs. TBD (Possibly Fox College Sports)
Nov. 27
7 p.m.
College of Charleston (CSS)
Dec. 2
7 p.m.
ETSU (SS)
Dec. 11
7 p.m.
2-vs. Middle Tennessee (CSS)
Dec. 15
7 p.m.
Wyoming (ESPNU)
Dec. 19
4:30 p.m.
at Southern California (FSN)
Dec. 23
7 p.m.
North Carolina A&T (CSS)
Dec. 31
4 p.m.
at Memphis (ESPN2) Charlotte (CSS)
Jan. 6
7 p.m.
Jan. 10
1:30/4:30 p.m. Kansas (CBS)
Jan. 14
7 p.m.
Auburn* (ESPN/ESPN2)
Jan. 16
1:30 p.m.
Ole Miss* (SEC Network)
Jan. 19
7 p.m.
at Alabama* (ESPN)
Jan. 23
5 p.m.
at Georgia* (FSN)
Jan. 27
7 p.m.
Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)
Jan. 31
1 p.m.
Florida* (CBS)
Feb. 4
9 p.m.
at LSU* (ESPN/ESPN2)
Feb. 6
6 p.m.
South Carolina*
Feb. 9
7 p.m.
at Vanderbilt* (ESPN)
Feb. 13
9 p.m.
at Kentucky* (ESPN [College Gameday])
Feb. 17
8 p.m.
Georgia* (SEC Network)
Feb. 20
1:30 p.m.
at South Carolina* (SEC Network)
Feb. 23
9 p.m.
at Florida* (ESPN)
Feb. 27
Noon
Kentucky* (CBS)
March 3
7 p.m.
Arkansas* (CSS)
March 6
6 p.m.
at Mississippi State* (ESPN)
(ESPN)
1-U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (UVI Sports and Fitness Center in St. Thomas) 2-Sun Belt Classic (Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn.) 3-Southeastern Conference Tournament (Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn.)
* Southeastern Conference Game All Times Eastern
7 Maze
Tennessee Individual Game Highs Points .............................................................. 25 Field Goals Made ...........................................8 Field Goal Attempts .................................. 13 Field Goal % (min 5 made)........ .833 (5-6) 3 PT FG Made ..................................................6 3 PT FG Attempts ...........................................7 3 PT FG % (min 3 made)............. .857 (6-7) Free Throws Made .........................................3 ...............................................................................3 Free Throw Attempts ....................................5 Free Throw % (min 5 made) ...................... N/A Rebounds ....................................................... 11 Assists .................................................................7 Steals ...................................................................5 Blocked Shots ..................................................2 ...............................................................................2 ...............................................................................2 ...............................................................................2
Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Wayne Chism vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Tyler Smith vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Tyler Smith vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Tyler Smith vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) Bobby Maze vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Melvin Goins vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Wayne Chism vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) Kenny Hall vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Cameron Tatum vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) Brian Williams vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)
Tennessee Team Game Highs Points .............................................................124 Field Goals Made ......................................... 46 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 77 Field Goal % .............................. .597 (46-77) 3 PT FG Made ................................................ 16 3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 29 3 PT FG % ................................... .552 (16-29) Free Throws Made ...................................... 16 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 21 Free Throw % ............................ .762 (16-21) Rebounds ....................................................... 46 Assists .............................................................. 34 Steals ................................................................ 13 Blocked Shots ..................................................7 Turnovers ....................................................... 12 Fouls ................................................................. 21
vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)* vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)* vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)* vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)
Tennessee Team Game Lows Points ............................................................... 83 Field Goals Made ......................................... 34 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 69 Field Goal % .............................. .493 (34-69) 3 PT FG Made ................................................ 10 3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 23 3 PT FG % ................................... .435 (10-23) Free Throws Made .........................................5 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 11 Free Throw % ............................... .455 (5-11) Rebounds ....................................................... 44 Assists .............................................................. 22 Steals ...................................................................8 Blocked Shots ..................................................5 Turnovers ....................................................... 12 Fouls ................................................................. 17
* Tennessee school record
vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)
Opponent Individual Game Highs Points ............................................................... 17 Field Goals Made ............................................7 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 15 Field Goal % (min 5 made)........583 (7-12) 3 PT FG Made ...................................................3 3 PT FG Attempts............................................5 ...............................................................................5 3 PT FG % (min 3 made)............. .600 (3-5) Free Throws Made .........................................6 Free Throw Attempts ....................................6 ...............................................................................6 Free Throw % (min 5 made)....... 1.000 (6-6) Rebounds............................................................ 10 Assists .................................................................3 Steals ...................................................................4 Blocked Shots ..................................................2
Anthony Campbell, Austin Peay (11/13/09) Anthony Campbell, Austin Peay (11/13/09) J.P. Primm, UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Anthony Campbell, Austin Peay (11/13/09) Anthony Campbell, Austin Peay (11/13/09) Sean Smith, UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Anthony Campbell, Austin Peay (11/13/09) Anthony Campbell, Austin Peay (11/13/09) Wes Channels, Austin Peay (11/13/09) Terrence Turner, UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Wes Channels, Austin Peay (11/13/09) Wes Channels, Austin Peay (11/13/09) Eric Stubbs, UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Wes Channels, Austin Peay (11/13/09) Sean Smith, UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Duran Roberson, Austin Peay (11/13/09)
Opponent Team Game Highs Points ............................................................... 54 Field Goals Made ......................................... 19 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 67 Field Goal % .............................. .345 (19-55) 3 PT FG Made ...................................................5 3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 17 3 PT FG % ...................................... .294 (5-17) Free Throws Made ...................................... 16 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 24 Free Throw % ............................ .688 (11-16) Rebounds ....................................................... 44 Assists .............................................................. 11 Steals ...................................................................9 Blocked Shots ..................................................4 Turnovers ....................................................... 29 Fouls ................................................................. 19
Austin Peay (11/13/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09)
Opponent Team Game Lows Points ............................................................... 49 Field Goals Made ......................................... 16 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 55 Field Goal % ............................. ..239 (16-67) 3 PT FG Made ...................................................1 3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 17 3 PT FG % ...................................... .063 (1-16) Free Throws Made ...................................... 11 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 16 Free Throw % ............................ .667 (16-24) Rebounds ....................................................... 33 Assists .................................................................7 Steals ...................................................................2 Blocked Shots ..................................................3 Turnovers ....................................................... 19 Fouls ................................................................. 16
UNC Asheville (11/17/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09)
Austin Peay at Tennessee UNC Asheville at Tennessee vs. East Carolina Tennessee vs. TBD Tennessee vs. TBD Tennessee College of Charleston at Tennessee ETSU at Tennessee vs. Middle Tennessee Tennessee Wyoming at Tennessee at Southern California Tennessee North Carolina A&T at Tennessee at Memphis Tennessee Charlotte at Tennessee Kansas at Tennessee Auburn at Tennessee Ole Miss at Tennessee at Alabama Tennessee at Georgia Tennessee Vanderbilt at Tennessee Florida at Tennessee at LSU Tennessee South Carolina at Tennessee at Vanderbilt Tennessee at Kentucky Tennessee Georgia at Tennessee at South Carolina Tennessee at Florida Tennessee Kentucky at Tennessee Arkansas at Tennessee at Mississippi State Tennessee
Date
Result
Nov. 13
W, 83-54
Nov. 17
W, 124-49
Nov. 20 Nov. 21 or 22 Nov. 23 Nov. 27 Dec. 2 Dec. 11 Dec. 15 Dec. 19 Dec. 23 Dec. 31 Jan. 6 Jan. 10 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 19 Jan. 23 Jan. 27 Jan. 31 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feb. 17 Feb. 20 Feb. 23 Feb. 27 March 3 March 6
FG-A 19-55 34-69 16-67 46-77
Pct .345 .493 .239 .597
3FG-A 5-17 10-23 1-16 16-29
Pct .294 .435 .063 .552
FT-A 11-16 5-11 16-24 16-21
Pct .688 .455 .667 .762
Rebounds O-D-Total 7-26-33 13-33-46 22-22-44 11-33-44
PF 16 17 19 21
Pts 54 83 49 124
A 11 22 7 34
TO 19 14 29 12
Blk 4 7 3 5
Stl 2 8 9 123
Min 200 200 200 200
Pts. at Half 25 31 14 66
Individual Points-Rebounds-Assists Wayne Chism
Melvin Goins
Kenny Hall
Scotty Hopson
Bobby Maze
Skylar McBee
Steven Pearl
J.P. Prince
Tyler Smith
Cameron Tatum
Brian Williams
Renaldo Woolridge
Austin Peay
11-10-2
5-3-4
4-4-0
16-4-2
2-1-3
0-3-3
0-0-1
2-0-1
14-11-4
15-4-1
8-4-0
INJ
UNC Asheville
11-4-0
11-3-5
4-5-0
25-4-5
14-4-7
5-3-2
2-0-0
7-4-5
9-4-4
13-5-2
9-3-1
11-2-1
vs. East Carolina vs. TBD vs. TBD College of Charleston ETSU vs. Middle Tennessee Wyoming at Southern California North Carolina A&T at Memphis Charlotte Kansas Auburn Ole Miss at Alabama at Georgia Vanderbilt Florida at LSU South Carolina at Vanderbilt at Kentucky Georgia at South Carolina at Florida Kentucky Arkansas at Mississippi State
Attendance Summary
Starting Lineups (listed in order of positions, 1-5) W-L
Home Away Neutral Total
Games 2 0 0 2
Totals 35,048 35,048
2-0
Maze, Hopson, Prince, Smith, Chism
Average 17,524 17,524
Tennessee’s Record When... Leading at halftime .................................................................................2-0 Trailing at halftime...................................................................................0-0 Tied at halftime .........................................................................................0-0
Margin of Victory/Defeat Wins Losses
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 -
8 -
9 -
10 -
11-15 -
16-19 -
20-24 -
25+ 2 -
Most First Half Points Leading with 10:00 remaining ............................................................2-0 Trailing with 10:00 remaining..............................................................0-0 Tied with 10:00 remaining ....................................................................0-0
Tennessee 66 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Opponents 25, Austin Peay (11/13/09) by LSU (1/28/09); at Auburn (2/7/09)
Most Second Half Points
Leading with 5:00 remaining ...............................................................2-0 Trailing with 5:00 remaining ................................................................0-0 Tied with 5:00 remaining ......................................................................0-0
Fewest First Half Points
Fewest Second Half Points
Tennessee Opponents
Tennessee Opponents
In Overtime .................................................................................................0-0
Largest Halftime Lead
Largest Margin Of Victory
Tennessee Opponents
Tennessee Opponents
Tennessee outrebounds opponent...................................................1-0 Tennessee is outrebounded ................................................................0-0 Same amount of rebounds...................................................................1-0 Tennessee commits more turnovers ................................................0-0 Opponent commits more turnovers.................................................2-0 Same amount of turnovers...................................................................0-0 Tennessee shoots 50 percent or better ...........................................1-0 Opponent shoots 50 percent or better ...........................................0-0 Tennessee shoots less than 50 percent ...........................................1-0 Opponent shoots less than 50 percent ...........................................2-0 Tennessee shoots better than opponent........................................2-0 Opponent shoots better than Tennessee .......................................0-0 Same shooting percentage ..................................................................0-0
31 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 14, UNC Asheville (11/17/09)
52 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) -
Jump Balls Controlled Tennessee Opponents
1 1
How Scored First Points 3-Pointer Jump Shot Lay-up Free Throw Dunk Tip-In
2 0 0 0 0 0
Scotty Hopson Tennessee has more free-throw attempts......................................0-0 Opponent has more free-throw attempts ......................................2-0 Same amount of free-throw attempts .............................................0-0 Tennessee bench outscores opponent bench..............................2-0 Opponent bench outscores Tennessee bench .............................0-0 Benches score the same ........................................................................0-0 Tennessee scores less than 50.............................................................0-0 Tennessee scores between 50-59 ......................................................0-0 Tennessee scores between 60-69 ......................................................0-0 Tennessee scores between 70-79 ......................................................0-0 Tennessee scores between 80-89 ......................................................1-0 Tennessee scores between 90-99 ......................................................0-0 Tennessee scores 100 or more ............................................................1-0 Opponent scores less than 50 .............................................................1-0 Opponent scores between 50-59 ......................................................1-0 Opponent scores between 60-69 ......................................................0-0 Opponent scores between 70-79 ......................................................0-0 Opponent scores between 80-89 ......................................................0-0 Opponent scores between 90-99 ......................................................0-0 Opponent scores 100 or more ............................................................0-0 In November ..............................................................................................2-0 In December...............................................................................................0-0 In January ....................................................................................................0-0 In February..................................................................................................0-0 In March .......................................................................................................0-0 On Monday .................................................................................................0-0 On Tuesday.................................................................................................1-0 On Wednesday ..........................................................................................0-0 On Thursday ...............................................................................................0-0 On Friday .....................................................................................................1-0 On Saturday................................................................................................0-0 On Sunday ..................................................................................................0-0
2
First Off UT Bench* Melvin Goins Brian Williams
1 1
* includes multiple substitutions
Dunks Scotty Hopson J.P. Prince Tyler Smith Cameron Tatum Kenny Hall Wayne Chism Brian Williams Renaldo Woolridge
Points Leader* Scotty Hopson Tyler Smith Wayne Chism J.P. Prince Cameron Tatum Brian Williams
Sea Car
3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
27 61 55 13 2 53 15 3
Sea Car
2 0 0 0 0 0
58 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 35, UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 52 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 29 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)
75 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) -
Rebound Leader* Sea
Car
Block Leader*
Kenny Hall Tyler Smith Cameron Tatum Wayne Chism Brian Williams J.P. Prince Renaldo Woolridge
1 27 1 41 9 4 1
Wayne Chism Kenny Hall Cameron Tatum Brian Williams J.P. Prince Scotty Hopson Tyler Smith Renaldo Woolridge Bobby Maze
Assist Leader*
Scored UT’s First Points
Tennessee Opponents
Melvin Goins Bobby Maze Tyler Smith J.P. Prince Bobby Maze Wayne Chism Scotty Hopson Cameron Tatum Brian Williams Renaldo Woolridge
Steal Leader* Melvin Goins Skylar McBee Tyler Smith J.P. Prince Wayne Chism Bobby Maze Scotty Hopson Brian Williams Cameron Tatum
1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sea Car
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 32 13 11 6 3 2 1 1
10+ Points Wayne Chism Scotty Hopson Cameron Tatum Melvin Goins Tyler Smith Bobby Maze Renaldo Woolridge J.P. Prince Brian Williams
Sea Car
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
43 1 4 14 12 7 7 4 3
Sea Car
2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
56 15 11 1 62 15 2 26 3
Sea Car
2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 1 19 21 15 12 5 4 3
5 23 15 1 1 1
20+ Points Scotty Hopson Tyler Smith Wayne Chism J.P. Prince Cameron Tatum Brian Williams
30+ Points Tyler Smith
10+ Rebounds Wayne Chism Tyler Smith Brian Williams J.P. Prince
Sea Car
1 0 0 0 0 0
3 15 5 2 1 1
Sea Car
0
10+ Assists Bobby Maze Tyler Smith
Double-Doubles Wayne Chism Tyler Smith Brian Williams Bobby Maze J.P. Prince
Triple-Doubles Tyler Smith
Sea Car
0 0
1 1
Sea Car
1 1 0 0 0
12 12 2 1 1
Sea Car
0
1
Charges Drawn J.P. Prince
4
Floor Burns Melvin Goins Kenny Hall Wayne Chism Scotty Hopson Skylar McBee
2 2 1 1 1
Free Throws in Final Four Minutes Brian Williams Wayne Chism Kenny Hall
1-2 0-1 0-1
* Includes all ties
1
Sea Car
1 1 0 0
12 12 4 1
Inbounds & Full-Court Pressure Stats Side-court Inbounds Defense Timeouts 5-Second Calls Forced Turnovers Total Turnovers
Baseline Inbounds Defense 0 0 0 0
Timeouts 5-Second Calls Forced Turnovers Total Turnovers
Full-Court Press Defense 0 0 3 3
Timeouts Forced Turnovers
Pressure Defense Totals 0 4
Timeouts 5-Second Calls Forced Turnovers Total Turnovers
0 0 7 7
The Bruce Pearl Era ... By The Numbers Superlatives Record in Home Games: 57-7 Record in True Road Games: 26-17 Record in Neutral-Site Games: 19-12 Record in Overtime Games: 3-2 Record in SEC Tournament Games: 3-4 Record in NCAA Tournament Games: 5-4 Record in Day Games: 32-20 Record in Evening Games: 68-17 Evening games are those with a tip time of 6 p.m. or later
Longest Win Streak: 11 games (11/27/07-1/19/08) Longest Home Win Streak: 37 games (11/10/06-12/29/08) Longest SEC Win Streak: 8 games, 2x (last from 1/26/08-2/20/08) Longest Losing Streak: 3 games (1/10/07-1/17/07) Longest Home Losing Streak: 2 games, 3x (last from 1/24/091/28/09) Longest SEC Losing Streak: 2 games, 4x (last from 2/18/092/21/09) Most Points in a Game: 124 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)* Most Points in an SEC Game: 105 vs. Auburn (2/15/06) Fewest Points in a Game: 44 vs. Butler (11/22/06) Fewest Points in an SEC Game: 47 at LSU (2/9/08) Most Points Allowed in a Game: 105 vs. Texas (12/23/06, W 111105 OT) Most Points Allowed in an SEC Game: 94 at Florida (2/3/07, L 94-78) Fewest Points Allowed in a Game: 40 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/20/07, W 109-40) Fewest Points Allowed in an SEC Game: 42 vs. Mississippi State (1/7/07, W 92-84) Largest Margin of Victory: 75 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09, 124-49) Largest Margin of Victory in an SEC Game: 31 vs. Georgia (2/11/09, 79-48)
Largest Margin of Defeat: 19, 3x (last at Kentucky 2/21/09, 77-58) Largest Margin of Defeat in an SEC Game: 19, 2x (last at Kentucky (2/21/09, 77-58) Most Points Allowed in a Regulation Win: 89 at Auburn (2/15/06, 105-89) Most Points in a Regulation Loss: 91 vs. Arkansas (3/15/07, 92-91) Fewest Points in a Win: 47 at LSU (2/9/07, 47-45) Fewest Points Allowed in a Loss: 54 vs. Memphis (1/24/09, 54-52) Largest Halftime Lead: 52 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Highest Field-Goal Percentage: .649 (37-57) vs. Middle Tennessee (11/20/07; W 106-40) Highest Field-Goal Percentage in a Loss: .592 (29-49) at Auburn (2/7/09; 78-77) Lowest Field-Goal Percentage: .250 (13-52) vs. Butler (11/22/06; L 56-44) Lowest Field-Goal Percentage in a Win: .317 (19-60) at LSU (2/9/08; 47-45) Largest Deficit Overcome in a Win: 17 vs. Texas (12/23/06; 111105 OT) Largest Lead Surrendered in a Loss: 19 vs. Ohio State (3/22/07; 85-84) Most Rebounds: 58 vs. UT Martin (11/18/08) Most Rebounds Allowed: 54 by North Carolina (11/24/06) Fewest Rebounds: 21 at Auburn (2/7/09) Most Assists: 34 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)* Most Assists by an Opponent: 25 by Kansas (1/3/09) Fewest Assists: 4 at Kentucky (2/21/09) Most Turnovers: 26 vs. Fordham (11/13/06) Most Turnovers by an Opponent: 34 by Chattanooga (12/4/07) Fewest Turnovers: 6, 5x (last at Florida 3/1/09) Most Steals: 19 vs. Prarie View A&M (11/16/07) Most Steals by an Opponent: 15 by ETSU (12/30/06) Fewest Steals: 2, 3x (last at South Carolina (3/5/09) Most Blocks: 10 at Kansas (1/3/09) Most Blocks by an Opponent: 13 by LSU (1/14/06) Fewest Blocks: 0, 4x (last vs. Marquette (12/16/08)
Tennessee on TV Under Head Coach Bruce Pearl Network ABC CBS CSS CSTV ESPN ESPN2 ESPNU FSN^ Raycom* SEC Network SportSouth Vs. TOTALS
Overall Record 0-1 8-10 5-0 0-1 16-6 4-4 4-0 14-1 23-11
This Season 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
8-0 1-1 83-35
1-0 0-0 2-0
Current Streak L1 L3 W5 L1 W3 L2 W4 W12 W3 W8 L1 W2
* Raycom Sports also was known as Jefferson Pilot Sports and Lincoln Financial Sports. ^ FSN includes Sunshine Network.
Tennessee Individual Game Highs Points: 35 by Chris Lofton vs. Texas (12/23/06) Field Goals Made: 12 by Chris Lofton, 2x (last vs. Memphis 12/6/06) Field-Goal Attempts: 24 by Chris Lofton vs. Texas (12/23/06) Field-Goal Percentage (min. 5 made): 1.000 (7-7) by Tyler Smith vs. North Carolina A&T (11/27/07) 3-Pointers Made: 9 by Chris Lofton at Georgia (2/11/06)* 3-Pointers Attempted: 20 by Chris Lofton vs. North Carolina A&T (11/27/07) 3-Point Field-Goal Percentage (min. 3 made): 1.000 (6-6) by JaJuan Smith vs. Arkansas (2/13/08) Free Throws Made: 13, 2x (last by Chris Lofton vs. ETSU 12/30/06) Free-Throw Attempts: 15 by Tyler Smith at Kansas (1/3/09) Free-Throw Percentage (min 5 made): 1.000 (13-13) by Chris Lofton vs. ETSU (12/30/06) Rebounds: 19 by Wayne Chism vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09) Assists: 11, 2x (last by Bobby Maze vs. Chattanooga 11/15/08) Steals: 6, 3x (last by Tyler Smith at Chattanooga 12/4/07) Blocked Shots: 6 by Wayne Chism at Kansas (1/3/09)*
Opponent Individual Game Highs Points: 54 by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky (1/13/09) Field Goals Made: 15 by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky (1/13/09) Field-Goal Attempts: 22, 5x (last by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky, 1/13/09) Field-Goal Percentage (min. 5 made): 1.000 (8-8), 2x (last by Korvotney Barber, Auburn, 2/7/09) 3-Pointers Made: 10 by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky (1/13/09) 3-Pointers Attempted: 15, 2x (last by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky, 1/13/09) 3-Point Field-Goal Percentage (min. 3 made): 1.000 (5-5) by Doug McLaughlin-Williams, Appalachian State (12/6/05) Free Throws Made: 15 by Wesley Matthews, Marquette (12/16/08) Free-Throw Attempts: 18 by Wesley Matthews, Marquette (12/16/08) Free-Throw Percentage (min. 5 made): 1.000 (14-14) by Jodie Meeks, Kentucky (1/13/09) Rebounds: 20 by Dwayne Mitchell, Louisiana-Lafayette (11/22/05) Assists: 13 by D.J. Augustin, Texas (12/23/06) Steals: 5, 5x (last by A.J. Graves, Butler, 3/23/08) Blocked Shots: 9 by Tyrus Thomas, LSU (1/14/06)
* Tennessee school record
Tennessee under Bruce Pearl has rebounded well from losses. Pearl’s UT teams are 27-10 (.730) in games immediately following a loss.
Bruce Pearl
Head Coach 417-121 (18th yr.) • 100-37 (5th yr. at UT)
Tennessee under Bruce Pearl is the first program in the storied, 76-year history of the SEC to finish ahead of Kentucky in the league standings for four straight seasons.
Collecting Championships In 17 full seasons as a college head coach, Bruce Pearl has led his teams to 15 championships (including four at UT): 2009 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2008 SEC Championship; 2008 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2006 SEC Eastern Division Championship, 2005 Horizon League Tournament Championship, 2005 Horizon League Championship, 2004 Horizon League Championship, 2003 Horizon League Tournament Championship, 2001 Great Lakes Valley Championship, 1997 Great Lakes Valley Championship, 1996 Greaat Lakes Valley Championship, 1995 NCAA Division II National Championship, 1995 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Championship, 1994 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Championship, 1994 Great Lakes Valley Championship ... This past summer, he added an international championship when he led the Maccabi USA Open Men’s Basketball Team to the gold medal at the 18th World Maccabiah Games in Israel. SEC Success Tennessee’s 46 SEC wins over the last four seasons are the most in the conference over that period ... The Vols finished with the second-best record in the SEC in both of Pearl’s first two years and captured the SEC title outright last season with a 14-2 record ... In 200506, the Vols won the SEC East with a 12-4 conference mark and then posted a 10-6 league mark in 2006-07 that tied for second in the East and in the overall league standings ... 2006 and 2007 NCAA champion Florida has won 40 league games over the last four seasons to rank second behind UT, and under Pearl, the Vols are 7-1 vs. the Gators.
We Are Family Being part of the Tennessee family is important to Pearl as he works tirelessly to promote all sports at Tennessee ... He asks his players to support the other teams at UT as those teams support basketball ... At a Lady Vols basketball game two seasons ago, he joined five of his players as they painted their chests and cheered from the student section ... After Lady Vols’ coach Pat Summitt returned the favor by leading cheers at a men’s game later in the season Pearl said, “It’s a pretty strong family here. How can you lose when you’ve got that kind of family support?” Classroom Commitment Tennessee’s success on the court hasn’t come at the expense of academics ... The Vols have produced 22 SEC Academic Honor Roll selections in Pearl’s four full seasons ... Nine members of the basketball team (more than half the squad) earned Academic All-SEC recognition in 2006-07 ... Six different Vols earned the right to wear the VOLScholar patch on their jersey this semester (3.0 GPA or better during the spring semester). Style Points Tennessee has been one of the highest-scoring teams in the nation the last three years, finishing the 2006-07 season ranked ninth nationally with 80.9 points per game, ranking sixth in the country in 2007-08 with 81.8 ppg and ranking 16th last season ... Pearl’s teams have led their conference in scoring 16 of the 17 years he has been a head coach ... Tennesseehas led the Southeastern Conference in scoring in each of Pearl’s four seasons ... Defense has also been a key ingredient to UT’s success, as the Vols have led the league in steals in three of the last four years, including a school record 336 pilfers in 2006-07. Winningest Active Division I Coaches (Min. 3 years experience) No. Coach 1. Roy Williams 2. Mark Few 3. Jamie Dixon 4. Bruce Pearl
Team North Carolina Gonzaga Pittsburgh Tennessee
Yrs. 22 11 7 18
W-L 595-138 265-66 164-45 417-121
Pct. .811 .800 .784 .775
Fastest Active Coaches To 400 Wins No. Coach 1. Roy Williams 2. Bruce Pearl
Team Games North Carolina 496 Tennessee 509
Season 15th 17th
Record 400-96 400-109
Pearls Endow Scholarship In Bradshaw’s Name The Pearl family announced Feb. 27, 2007, a $100,000 donation to endow a scholarship More SEC Success in the name of Dane Bradshaw ... The Dane Bradshaw Athletic Scholarship Endowment The Vols have a record of .500 or better against nine of the 11 Southeastern Conference is awarded to the male or female student-athlete at UT who best epitomizes the characteams since Bruce Pearl was named head coach prior to the 2005-06 season ... Pearl has teristics of the 2006-07 senior captain ... Senior Tyler Smith is the 2009-10 recipient of the won at least 10 conference games each year, and UT has swept four of its five divisional Dane Bradshaw Athletic Scholarship. opponents twice dring Pearl’s tenure (including last season) ... Pearl has the best career winning percentage of any men’s The Pearl File basketball coach in the SEC with at least three years of exHometown: Boston, Mass. Coaching Career: perience. Alma Mater: Boston College, 1982 1978-82 Boston College (Student Assistant) Bachelor’s degree in business 1982-86 Stanford (Assistant & Associate Coach) How Sweet It Is March 18, 1960 1986-92 Iowa (Assistant Coach) Bruce Pearl is one of only nine Division I head coaches who Born: Daughters - Jacqui and Leah 1992-2001 Southern Indiana (Head Coach) has led his teams to three Sweet Sixteen appearances in the Family: Sons - Steven and Michael 2001-05 Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Head Coach) last five seasons. Wife - Brandy 2005-present Tennessee (Head Coach) Can I Get A Witness? Year School Overall Conference Postseason Tennessee has ranked in the top five nationally in attendance 1992-93 Southern Indiana 22-7 .759 14-4 .788 NCAA II Tournament (1-1) in each of Bruce Pearl’s four seasons in Knoxville ... In 2005-06, 1993-94 Southern Indiana 28-4 .875 16-2 .889 NCAA II Tournament (4-1) National Runner-up UT enjoyed the largest increase in attendance in the nation 1994-95 Southern Indiana 29-4 .879 15-3 .833 NCAA II Tournament (6-0) National Champion (5,504 per game) to rank fifth nationally with an average of 1995-96 Southern Indiana 25-4 .862 18-2 .900 NCAA II Tournament (1-1) Sweet 16 17,954 ... Attendance continued to grow in his second season 1996-97 Southern Indiana 23-5 .821 16-4 .800 NCAA II Tournament (0-1) as the Vols ranked fourth nationally with 19,661 per game ... 1997-98 Southern Indiana 27-6 .818 14-5 .736 NCAA II Tournament (1-1) Sweet 16 Last season, the Vols were watched by an average of 20,483 1998-99 Southern Indiana 26-6 .813 18-4 .818 NCAA II Tournament (2-1) Sweet 16 fans each home game, which ranked fourth nationally and 1999-00 Southern Indiana 25-6 .806 17-3 .850 NCAA II Tournament (1-1) Sweet 16 was the second-largest attendance average in school history 2000-01 Southern Indiana 26-4 .867 18-2 .900 NCAA II Tournament (0-1) ... In Pearl’s four full seasons, attendance has grown by more 2001-02 UW-Milwaukee 16-13 .552 11-5 .688 than 8,000 fans per game. 2002-03 UW-Milwaukee 24-8 .750 13-3 .813 NCAA Tournament (0-1) Can I Get A Ticket? For the third straight season, UT has sold more than 15,000 season tickets ... Prior to the 2007-08 campaign, the record for season-ticket sales was 13,929 in 1987, the first year Thompson-Boling Arena was open.
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Totals
UW-Milwaukee UW-Milwaukee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee 18th season
20-11 26-6 22-8 24-11 31-5 21-13 2-0 417-121
at Tennessee: 100-37 (5th year)
.645 13-3 .813 14-2 .733 12-4 .686 10-6 .861 14-2 .618 10-6 1.000 0-0 .775 242-60
.813 .875 .750 .625 .875 .625 .000 .801
National Invitation Tournament (1-1) NCAA Tournament (2-1) Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament (1-1) NCAA Tournament (2-1) Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament (2-1) Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament (0-1) NCAA Tournament (23-13)
at UW-Milwaukee: 86-38 (4 years) at Southern Indiana: 231-46 (9 years)
Tony Jones Associate Head Coach Concordia Univ., 1993 Fifth Season at UT Tony Jones is entering his fifth season as an associate head coach at Tennessee and his ninth on Bruce Pearl’s coaching staff. Jones’ responsibilities include recruiting, scheduling and working with the Vols’ perimeter players. An instrumental force in landing some of the influential players in his team’s successes, he has made in-roads to signing a number of the top players in the nation. In two of his three seasons at Tennessee, Jones helped the Vols sign recruiting classes that have been ranked among the top 10 in the nation and have included the likes of All-SEC performer Wayne Chism and McDonald’s All-America Scotty Hopson. “Tony has prepared himself to be a head coach,” Pearl said. “His experience provides him with a wealth of knowledge, and his ability to communicate has made him an effective teacher.” With Jones helping to build its annual slate of opponents, Tennessee’s schedules have ranked among the nation’s toughest. The Vols have sought to face some of the country’s premier programs, including teams such as Memphis, Gonzaga, Texas, Ohio State and Kansas. Along with such ambitious scheduling—Tennessee’s RPI has been in the top25 each of the last three seasons—comes prominent national exposure, as UT has played 52 games on national television over the past four years. Jones came to Tennessee with 12 seasons of collegiate coaching experience after spending four seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) as an associate head coach. Prior to joining the UWM staff, Jones spent five seasons at Toledo and three years at Buffalo. In his 16 seasons of collegiate coaching, Jones has helped direct his teams to nine postseason tournament bids, including six NCAA Tournament appearances the last seven years. Three times (2005, 2007 and 2008) in the past five years he has coached teams appearing in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee has experienced unprecedented success during the four years with Jones on the bench. The Vols have averaged 24.5 wins during those seasons and have won three SEC Eastern Division championships. The 2008 team captured the overall SEC title outright for the first time in 41 years, won a school record 31 games and earned the first No. 1 ranking in school history. Each of his four seasons at UT has resulted in NCAA Tournament appearances, including two trips to the Sweet 16. Two times the Vols have received No. 2 seeds in the NCAA Tournament—the highest in school history. After helping sign a class that was ranked sixth nationally in 2006, Jones was named one of the top recruiters in the nation by Rivals.com. In 2007, Rivals.com ranked Jones as one of the top-five assistant coaches in the nation. Jones got his first taste of coaching at his alma mater, Detroit Southwestern High School, where he served as an assistant varsity coach while also serving as head junior varsity coach from 1986-91. During this time he coached future NBA stars Jalen Rose (Phoenix Suns), Howard Eisley (Denver Nuggets) and Voshon Lenard (Portland Trailblazers), leading them to the mythical USA TODAY national title in 1991. He also served as head coach of Team AAU Michigan for three years (1991-93), posting a 35-1 record and capturing two AAU state championships. Jones was an All-City star at Southwestern and went on to earn All-Conference honors at Fisk University in Nashville. He earned a bachelor’s degree in health care administration from Concordia (Mich.) University. Jones and his wife, Pam, have four children—Tony II, Jamaal, Mercedes and Porscha. His brother, Bill, is a former member of the NBA’s New Jersey Nets and is currently the head coach of the Premier Basketball League’s Detroit Panthers.
Steve Forbes Assistant Coach Southern Arkansas, 1988 Fourth Season at UT Veteran coach Steve Forbes is in his fourth season as a member of the Tennessee staff. “Over the past couple years, Steve has made a tremendous impact on our recruiting,” UT head coach Bruce Pearl said. “But as a former head coach, Steve understands the challenges programs face in all aspects of the game. “Most recruiters are simply that—bring in talent every year, and then go back out on the road. But Steve is different. His strengths are the relationships and levels of trust he’s able to build with our student-athletes. He is a complete coach.” Forbes and Pearl first got to know each other when Pearl was an assistant at Iowa. The Vols have been the direct beneficiaries of the two working together. In the three seasons Forbes has sat alongside Pearl on the Tennessee bench, the Vols have won a total of 76 games and advanced to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments—making back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in 2007 and 2008. The Vols have led the Southeastern Conference in steals in two of his three seasons on Rocky Top, and in 2008 they also led the league in 3-point field-goal percentage defense by holding teams to just 31.2-percent shooting. The Vols won a school-record 31 games in 2008, and their 14-2 league record gave the school its first outright SEC championship in more than 40 years. Following a 66-62 win at top-ranked Memphis on Feb. 23, 2008, UT earned the first No. 1 ranking in school history. In 2007, his first at Tennessee, Forbes helped direct the Vols to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with wins over Long Beach State and ACC co-champion Virginia. UT’s 24 wins that year ranked second in school history at the time. Listed as the No. 8 assistant coach in the nation by FOXSports.com, Forbes has played a key role in recruiting top talent to Knoxville. Tennessee’s 2008 recruiting class was highlighted by McDonald’s All-America Scotty Hopson and was ranked seventh in the nation by Rivals.com. Forbes came to Tennessee after spending two seasons at Texas A&M, where he helped turn the Aggies from a team that had posted a 7-21 record the previous season and hadn’t received a postseason invitation in 11 years, to a program that averaged more than 21 wins in his two seasons and advanced to postseason play both years. A&M posted back-to-back seasons with the most Big 12 Conference wins in school history with Forbes on the bench. Texas A&M’s recruiting also benefited from Forbes’ experience, as each of the Aggie’s two recruiting classes during his time in College Station were ranked among the top 10 in the nation. Before joining Billy Gillispie’s coaching staff at Texas A&M, Forbes coached at Illinois State (2003-04) and spent three years at Louisiana Tech (2000-03), where he helped sign two nationally-ranked recruiting classes, including a top-10 class in 2003. In 2002 the Bulldogs posted a 22-10 record and went 2-1 in the National Invitation Tournament, their first postseason appearance in 10 years. In 1998 Forbes joined the Idaho coaching staff as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach for the 1998-99 season. In his first season, the Vandals improved to 16-11 and signed a nationally-ranked recruiting class. Forbes compiled a 68-28 record in three years (1995-98) as the head coach at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kan. During his three seasons competing in the Jayhawk Conference, the Cougars produced three All-Americas, twice finished the season with a national ranking and earned victories over 15 nationally-ranked teams. After spending two years (1989-91) as an assistant coach at Southwestern Community College in Creston, Iowa, Forbes was promoted to head coach in March 1991. A native of Lone Tree, Iowa, Forbes graduated from Southern Arkansas University with a degree in secondary education in 1988. Forbes and his wife, Johnetta, have a daughter, Elizabeth, and two sons, Christopher and Johnathon.
Jason Shay Assistant Coach Iowa, 1995 Fifth Season at UT Jason Shay is in his ninth season on Bruce Pearl’s staff and his fifth year at Tennessee. “I’ve known Jason since he was a player at the University of Iowa,” Pearl said. “He has played in this system and believes in this style of basketball. He was an overachiever as a player and has continued to work hard as an assistant coach. His experiences have helped him make tremendous contributions to our players’ individual development. “Jason is my lead scout. He’s been able to take good players and make them better. He knows how to teach the game—both from an individual and a team standpoint.” Shay, who is responsible for recruiting and scouting in addition to administrative duties, came to Tennessee after spending four years on Pearl’s staff at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). He was an assistant coach for UWM’s two NCAA Tournament appearances after spending his first two seasons as the director of basketball operations for the Panthers. Scouting reports put together by Shay have helped lead the Vols to an average of 24.5 wins per season, an outright SEC championship in 2008, three SEC Eastern Division crowns and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances— including back-to-back Sweet 16s in 1007 and 2008. Shay drew the scouting assignment against top-ranked Memphis in 2007-08, and Tennessee’s 66-62 victory over the Tigers vaulted the Vols into the No. 1 spot in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA TODAY polls for the first time in school history. Having handled the Florida scout since joining the UT staff, Shay has helped the Vols post a 7-1 record against the Gators over the last four seasons. Shay served as an assistant basketball coach and assistant sports information director at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa., before rejoining Pearl at UWM. He helped lead Mercyhurst to a top-five ranking in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region while assisting with on-court coaching strategies. Shay also was responsible for individual workouts, the team’s strength program, film exchange, scouting reports and monitoring the academic progress of the student-athletes. Shay played four seasons at the University of Iowa under the tutelage of Dr. Tom Davis. During that time, the Hawkeyes advanced to two NCAA Tournaments and won the 1992 San Juan Shootout. It was in Iowa City where Shay and Pearl first crossed paths, as Pearl was an assistant coach at Iowa from 1986-92. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Health Promotion at Iowa and a master’s degree in Sports Management in 1998 from Western Illinois University. Shay and his wife, Jana, have a daughter, Peija, and a son, Joah.
Ken Johnson Dir. of Basketball Operations College of Idaho, 1993 Fifth Season at UT Ken Johnson is in his fifth season at Tennessee and his 11th year as a member of Bruce Pearl’s staff. Johnson and Pearl first joined forces in 1999 when Johnson came to the University of Southern Indiana as an assistant coach, and the relationship continued when Pearl moved to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In the 11 seasons Johnson has assisted Pearl, their teams have combined to post a 240-78 record. “It is really important to surround young people with good role models,” Pearl said. “Ken is a very hard worker who genuinely cares about these kids. He has been with me longer than anyone on my staff and he knows how I expect things to be done. He sets the bar high for our student-athletes and provides them with the guidance and support they require to be successful.” Johnson has seen the Vols succeed both on the court and in the classroom. In 2006-07, UT won the third-most games in school history while advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, seven Vols were named to the 2006-07 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll for their work in the classroom. During the 2007-08 season, Johnson kept the Vols focused in the classroom and the community while they compiled the best record in school history (31-5) on the court and placed six players on the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll. In total during his four years in Knoxville, Tennessee has garnered 18 Academic All-SEC awards. At UWM, Johnson was responsible for working with the Panthers post players while also scouting opponents. During those four seasons, the Panthers posted an 86-38 record and received three postseason invitations, including a trip to the 2005 NCAA Tournament in which they advanced to the Sweet 16. Johnson spent two seasons at USI as an assistant coach where he was responsible for video breakdown, scouting of opposing teams and individual player development. During those two seasons, the Screaming Eagles posted a 51-10 record, won a Great Lakes Valley Conference championship and made two NCAA Division II Tournament appearances. USI earned No. 1 rankings in both of Johnson’s seasons and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2000 NCAA Tournament. Prior to joining Pearl’s coaching staff at USI, Johnson spent two seasons as an assistant coach of the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Association. Johnson began his collegiate playing career at Southwestern Oregon Community College where he was named to the All-Freshman Team in his rookie season. He later earned All-Region honors as a sophomore at Salt Lake Community College. He then moved to College of Idaho where he garnered NAIA District II All-Conference honors. A 1993 graduate of College of Idaho with a degree in physical education, he helped lead the Coyotes to an NAIA District II championship and played for the 1991 NAIA National Championship. Johnson and his wife, Amber, have two daughters, Makenzee Ruth and Kenley Jade.
4 Wayne Chism
SR Forward/Center • 6-9 • 246 Jackson, Tenn. • Bolivar Central HS
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
11 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 27 vs. Auburn (3/14/09)
Season Career
5 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 10 vs. Auburn (3/14/09)
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
10 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 19 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made 2 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 5 two times, last vs. Georgia (2/11/09)
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
1 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 4 two times, last vs. Auburn (3/14/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 6 at Kansas (1/3/09)
Season Career
Steals
1 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 9 two times, last vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/09)
Free Throws Made
Season Career
1 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 3 six times, last vs. LSU (1/28/09)
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
13 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 17 vs. Mississippi State (3/15/09)
2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 8 vs. Marquette (12/16/08)
Free Throws Attempted 24 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 38 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
Season Highlights • Preseason All-SEC second team (Coaches’) • Ranks 35th in school history with 1,163 points. • Ranks 15th in school history with 678 rebounds. • Ranks 12th in school history with 106 blocked shots; only 12 Vols have ever logged at least 100 blocks during their career. • Barring injury, he will break the school record for games played (130, Rob Jones, 1983-86) • Has 53 dunks during his career as a Vol. • His 11 career double-doubles rank tied for sixth among active SEC players. • Steps up in big games, as evidenced by the fact that most of his career-highs have come in SEC Tournament or NCAA Tournament play or against major opponents such as Gonzaga, Kansas and Marquette. • He is the only four-year scholarship senior on UT’s roster. • Tennessee is 10-2 when Chism records a double-double (1-0 this season). • Rated by Athlon Sports as the nation’s 10th-best post player and was tabbed by Yahoo! Sports as the 11th-best power forward in America.
Noting Chism Is a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity ... Says his best non-athletic talent is cooking, especially on the grill ... Is nicknamed “Wheezy” in reference to the affects asthma has on him ... Academic major is Africana studies.
Pearls of Wisdom “Wayne’s gotten better every single year. I think he’s got a chance to be a great pro.” - Bruce Pearl
Season Career
3 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 11 vs. Marquette (12/16/08)
Game-by-Game Stats N13 Austin Peay N17 UNC Asheville N20 vs. East Carolina N21/22 TBD N23 TBD N27 C of Charleston D2 ETSU D11 vs. Midde Tenn. D15 Wyoming D19 at USC D23 N.C. A&T D31 at Memphis J6 Charlotte J10 Kansas J14 Auburn J16 Ole Miss J19 at Alabama J23 at Georgia J27 Vanderbilt J31 Florida F4 at LSU F6 S. Carolina F9 at Vanderbilt F13 at Kentucky F17 Georgia F20 at S. Carolina F23 at Florida F27 Kentucky M3 Arkansas M6 at Miss. State
Start c c
FG-A 5-13 4-5
3P-A FT-A 0-1 1-3 1-1 2-2
Reb PF 10 2 4 3
TP A 11 2 11 0
TO BK S Min 0 2 1 24 0 0 1 13
Career Stats 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Totals
GP-GS 35-18 36-34 34-31 2-2 107-85
Min 678 826 873 37 2414
Avg 19.4 22.9 25.7 18.5 22.6
FG-A 115-261 139-296 165-354 9-18 428-929
Pct .441 .470 .466 .500 .461
3FG-A 26-79 29-90 41-128 1-2 97-299
Pct .329 .322 .320 .500 .324
FT-A 61-104 50-90 96-134 3-5 210-333
Pct .587 .556 .716 .600 .631
Off-Def-Rebs 67-116-183 67-141-208 94-179-273 5-9-14 233-445-678
Avg 5.2 5.8 8.0 7.0 6.3
PF-FO 102-3 108-2 98-4 5-0 313-9
Ast 32 41 42 2 117
TO 45 41 69 0 155
Blk 21 49 34 2 106
Stl 21 33 26 2 82
Pts 317 357 467 22 1163
Avg 9.1 9.9 13.7 11.0 10.9
21 Melvin Goins
JR Guard • 5-11 • 195 San Diego, Calif. • Mt. San Jacinto College
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
11 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Season Career
5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
3 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made 5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
1 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted -
Season Career
Steals
4 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Free Throws Made
Season Career
5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
10 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
-
Free Throws Attempted 17 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Season Highlights • After his five-steal, five-assist (no turnover) effort vs. UNC Asheville, he leads the team with seven steals and ranks second on the squad with nine assists. • Averaged 13.5 minutes, 3.0 points, 4.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds in UT’s two exhibition wins. • Is the second junior-college point guard to join the Vols in as many years (Bobby Maze last season). • Has earned a reputation as a fierce defender. • Underwent arthroscopic surgery to his right knee Oct. 6 and returned to full speed in time to play in both of UT’s exhibition contests. • At 5-11, he is the shortest scholarship player ever to play for the Vols during the Pearl era (2005-06 to present).
Noting Goins Last name pronounced: GO-ins ... At 5-11, he is the shortest scholarship player ever to play for the Vols during the Pearl era (2005-06 to present) ... Lives with teammates Scotty Hopson, Emmanuel Negedu and Renaldo Woolridge ... Played as a freshman at Ball State in 2007-08 and was named to the MAC AllFreshman Team ... Was raised in San Diego, Calif., but attended high school in Texas ... Academic major is business.
Pearls of Wisdom “Look at that guy! Melvin is tough. How many other guys would even be out here?’’ - Bruce Pearl (after Goins returned to live contact work less than three weeks after undergoing arthroscopic right knee surgery)
Season Career
-
Game-by-Game Stats Start N13 Austin Peay N17 UNC Asheville N20 vs. East Carolina N21/22 TBD N23 TBD N27 C of Charleston D2 ETSU D11 vs. Midde Tenn. D15 Wyoming D19 at USC D23 N.C. A&T D31 at Memphis J6 Charlotte J10 Kansas J14 Auburn J16 Ole Miss J19 at Alabama J23 at Georgia J27 Vanderbilt J31 Florida F4 at LSU F6 S. Carolina F9 at Vanderbilt F13 at Kentucky F17 Georgia F20 at S. Carolina F23 at Florida F27 Kentucky M3 Arkansas M6 at Miss. State
FG-A 2-6 5-10
3P-A FT-A 1-2 0-0 1-4 0-0
Reb PF 3 1 3 1
TP A 5 4 11 5
TO BK S Min 3 0 2 17 0 0 5 17
Career Stats 2009-10
GP-GS 2-0
Min 34
Avg 17.0
FG-A 7-16
Pct .438
3FG-A 2-6
Pct .333
FT-A 0-0
Pct .000
Off-Def-Rebs 1-5-6
Avg 3.0
PF-FO 2-0
Ast 9
TO 3
Blk 0
Stl 7
Pts 16
Avg 8.0
FR Forward • 6-8 • 220 Stone Mountain, Ga. • Redan HS
20 Kenny Hall
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
4 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Season Career
2 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) Same
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made -
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
-
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) -
Season Career
Steals
-
Free Throws Made
Season Career
1 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) -
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
4 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) Same
2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) -
Free Throws Attempted 14 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Season Highlights • Led the team with five rebounds and two blocks against UNC Asheville (Nov. 17) • Ranked second on the team with 11.5 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game in UT’s two exhibition wins. • Also went a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line in exhibition play and shot .818 (9-for-11) from the floor while averaging 13.5 minutes per game. • The only scholarship freshman on Tennessee’s roster. • Coach Pearl called Hall the team’s “best offensive rebounder” during the preseason.
Noting Hall Born in raised in Los Angeles before moving to Georgia to attend high school ... Academic major is Communications.
Season Career
2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Game-by-Game Stats Start N13 Austin Peay N17 UNC Asheville N20 vs. East Carolina N21/22 TBD N23 TBD N27 C of Charleston D2 ETSU D11 vs. Midde Tenn. D15 Wyoming D19 at USC D23 N.C. A&T D31 at Memphis J6 Charlotte J10 Kansas J14 Auburn J16 Ole Miss J19 at Alabama J23 at Georgia J27 Vanderbilt J31 Florida F4 at LSU F6 S. Carolina F9 at Vanderbilt F13 at Kentucky F17 Georgia F20 at S. Carolina F23 at Florida F27 Kentucky M3 Arkansas M6 at Miss. State
FG-A 2-4 1-3
3P-A FT-A 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-2
Reb PF 4 3 5 1
TP A 4 0 4 0
TO BK S Min 2 0 0 11 2 2 0 14
Career Stats 2009-10
GP-GS 2-0
Min 25
Avg 12.5
FG-A 3-7
Pct .429
3FG-A 0-0
Pct .000
FT-A 2-3
Pct .667
Off-Def-Rebs 4-5-9
Avg 4.5
PF-FO 4-0
Ast 0
TO 4
Blk 2
Stl 1
Pts 8
Avg 4.0
32 Scotty Hopson
SO Guard • 6-7 • 200 Hopkinsville, Ky. • University Heights HS
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
25 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Season Career
8 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 8 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
4 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 6 three times, last vs. Auburn (3/14/09)
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made 5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 4 vs. Auburn (3/14/09)
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 1 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 2 vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)
Season Career
Steals
7 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 7 three times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)
Free Throws Made
Season Career
2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 3 at Arkansas (2/4/09)
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
11 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 14 at Kentucky (2/21/09)
3 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 5 vs. South Carolina (1/17/09)
Free Throws Attempted 24 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 31 two times, last vs. Mississippi State (2/25/09)
Season Highlights • Entered the season ranked by Lindy’s as the nation’s 21st-best shooting guard. • Has more than doubled his scoring average from last season and is shooting .737 (14-of-19) from the floor and .769 (10-of-13) from 3-point range. • Drained a career-high six 3-pointers en route to a career-best 25 points against UNC Asheville (Nov. 17). Also set a career-high with five assists vs. the Bulldogs. • Went 6-of-8 from the floor and 4-of-6 from 3-point range while logging a teamhigh 16 points in UT’s exhibition win over Austin Peay (Nov. 13). • Led the Vols in scoring in each of the team’s exhibition games, totaling 20 points against both North Alabama and Lincoln Memorial (both Division II). • Shot .789 (15-of-19) from the floor, .750 (6-of-8) from long range and .667 (4of-6) from the free-throw line in exhibition play. • Has added more than 15 pounds of muscle since last season. • Worked hard on his jump shot during the off-season, dramatically reducing the arc on his 3-point shot. • The coaches hope for Hopson to become more of a factor in defensive pressure this season, using his length to make steals and impede passing lanes.
Noting Hopson Lives with teammates Emmanuel Negedu, Renaldo Woolridge and Melvin Goins ... Was an SEC All-Freshman Team selection last season and also was a two-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree ... Was Tennessee’s top 3-point shooter last year, draining 35.7 percent from long range with a team-high 46 makes ... Ranked second on the team last year with 24 dunks ... Led the Vols in scoring three times last season (vs. Florida, at Kentucky and vs. Mississippi State) ... Academic major is Communications.
Pearls of Wisdom “Scotty is physically starting to impose his will on people, and he has obviously improved the consistency of his jump shot and his ability to take the ball to the basket and look for contact.” - Bruce Pearl
Season Career
vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 6 three times, last vs. Alabama (3/8/09)
Game-by-Game Stats Start N13 Austin Peay g N17 UNC Asheville g N20 vs. East Carolina N21/22 TBD N23 TBD N27 C of Charleston D2 ETSU D11 vs. Midde Tenn. D15 Wyoming D19 at USC D23 N.C. A&T D31 at Memphis J6 Charlotte J10 Kansas J14 Auburn J16 Ole Miss J19 at Alabama J23 at Georgia J27 Vanderbilt J31 Florida F4 at LSU F6 S. Carolina F9 at Vanderbilt F13 at Kentucky F17 Georgia F20 at S. Carolina F23 at Florida F27 Kentucky M3 Arkansas M6 at Miss. State
FG-A 6-8 8-11
3P-A FT-A 4-6 0-2 6-7 3-3
Reb PF 4 0 4 0
TP A 16 2 25 5
TO BK S Min 1 1 0 24 3 0 2 23
Career Stats 2008-09 2009-10 Totals
GP-GS 34-30 2-2 36-32
Min 796 47 843
Avg 23.4 23.5 23.4
FG-A 113-264 14-19 127-283
Pct .428 .737 .449
3FG-A 46-129 10-13 56-142
Pct .357 .769 .394
FT-A 40-64 3-5 43-69
Pct .625 .600 .623
Off-Def-Rebs 25-68-93 1-7-8 26-75-101
Avg 2.7 4.0 2.8
PF-FO 50-0 0-0 50-0
Ast 49 7 56
TO 50 4 54
Blk 9 1 10
Stl 21 2 23
Pts 312 41 353
Avg 9.2 20.5 9.8
SR Guard • 6-3 • 195 Suitland, Md. • Hutchinson CC
3 Bobby Maze
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
14 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) *17 at Texas Tech (1/6/07)
Season Career
6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) *7 at Texas Tech (1/6/07)
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
4 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 6 three times, last vs. Auburn (3/14/09)
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made 7 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 11 vs. Chattanooga (11/15/08)
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 3 at Arkansas (2/4/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 vs. Vanderbilt (2/14/09)
Season Career
Steals
4 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 6 vs. Alabama (3/8/09)
Free Throws Made
Season Career
3 three times, last at Kansas (1/3/09)
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
9 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) *12 at Texas Tech (1/6/07)
6 at Middle Tennessee (11/21/08)
Free Throws Attempted 21 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 36 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
Season Highlights • Has a team-high 10 assists and is shooting .500 (7-of-14) from 3-point range. • Is sporting a new hairstyle for the Paradise Jam that he calls the “Be A-Mazed Cut.” The new ‘do features a UT logo as well as the No. 3. • Led the Vols with seven assists as Tennessee set a school record with 34 assists in the win over UNC Asheville (Nov. 17). • Averaged a team-high 22.5 minutes played in UT’s two exhibition wins and also averaged 7.0 points, 6.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game. • Tennessee is 8-1 when Maze records at least five assists (8-0 in the regular season). • In his second year as a Vol but is one of four scholarship seniors on UT’s roster. • The more offensive-minded of Tennessee’s two primary point guards, along with juco newcomer Melvin Goins, who is known more for his defense. • Last season, he ranked second in the SEC in assist-turnover ratio (2.0) and eighth in assists per game (3.2). • Ranked second on the team last year with 109 total assists and was fifth on the team in scoring (8.2 ppg). • Is wearing the VOLScholar patch on his jersey this semester after having achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better during the 2009 spring semester.
Noting Maze Wears jersey No. 3 because he is Bobby Maze III ... Lives with teammates Brian Williams and Cameron Tatum ... Played the 2006-07 season at the University of Oklahoma as a true freshman before transferring to Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College for the 2007-08 campaign ... Routinely stays late after practice with managers to work on his shot, explaining that shooting is “all about confidence” and that constant practice is the only way to gain that confidence ... Played on the same AAU team as NBA standouts Kevin Durant (Thunder) and Ty Lawson (Nuggets) ... Shaved off his cornrows during the off-season ... Academic major is Communications.
Season Career
8 two times, last vs. Belmont (12/20/08)
Game-by-Game Stats Start N13 Austin Peay g N17 UNC Asheville g N20 vs. East Carolina N21/22 TBD N23 TBD N27 C of Charleston D2 ETSU D11 vs. Midde Tenn. D15 Wyoming D19 at USC D23 N.C. A&T D31 at Memphis J6 Charlotte J10 Kansas J14 Auburn J16 Ole Miss J19 at Alabama J23 at Georgia J27 Vanderbilt J31 Florida F4 at LSU F6 S. Carolina F9 at Vanderbilt F13 at Kentucky F17 Georgia F20 at S. Carolina F23 at Florida F27 Kentucky M3 Arkansas M6 at Miss. State
FG-A 1-5 6-9
3P-A FT-A 0-2 0-0 2-4 0-0
Reb PF 1 2 4 1
TP A 2 3 14 7
TO BK S Min 5 0 0 21 1 0 0 21
Career Stats GP-GS 22-5
Min 410
Avg 18.6
FG-A 53-117
Pct .453
3FG-A 2-9
Pct .222
FT-A 16-23
Pct .696
Off-Def-Rebs 16-25-41
Avg 1.9
PF-FO 38-0
Ast 46
TO 31
Blk 3
Stl 12
Pts 124
Avg 5.6
2008-09 34-28 2009-10 2-2 UT Totals 36-30
852 42 894
25.1 21.0 24.8
100-235 .426 7-14 .500 107-249 .430
29-91 2-6 31-97
.319 .333 .320
50-72 0-0 50-72
.694 .000 .694
25-58-83 1-4-5 26-62-88
2.4 2.5 2.4
64-1 3-0 67-1
109 10 119
54 6 60
5 0 5
34 0 34
279 16 295
8.2 8.0 8.2
2006-07
13 Skylar McBee
FR Guard • 6-3 • 190 Rutledge, Tenn. • Grainger HS
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Season Career
1 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) -
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
3 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made 3 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) Same
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
1 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) -
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted -
Season Career
Steals
4 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Free Throws Made
Season Career
2 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) Same
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Free Throws Attempted 17 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Season Highlights • Averaging 3.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals in 16.5 minutes per game. • Totaled three assists, three rebounds and two steals with no turnovers in UT’s season-opening win over Austin Peay (Nov. 13). • Joins junior forward Steven Pearl as the only walk-ons in UT’s regular rotation. • Turned down scholarship offers at Marshall, Santa Clara and Winthrop and instead opted to walk-on at Tennessee with the hopes of one day earning a scholarship. • Was singled out by coach Pearl as being Tennessee’s hardest worker during the preseason. • Spent a great deal of time working out and shooting with former UT All-America Chris Lofton during the summer. • A 3-point specialist who has already become a fan favorite at ThompsonBoling Arena.
Noting McBee Attended the same high school as UT All-Century Team member and former AllAmerica forward A.W. Davis (1962-65) ... Played quarterback on his high school football team ... Academic major is Political science.
Season Career
2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Game-by-Game Stats Start N13 Austin Peay N17 UNC Asheville N20 vs. East Carolina N21/22 TBD N23 TBD N27 C of Charleston D2 ETSU D11 vs. Midde Tenn. D15 Wyoming D19 at USC D23 N.C. A&T D31 at Memphis J6 Charlotte J10 Kansas J14 Auburn J16 Ole Miss J19 at Alabama J23 at Georgia J27 Vanderbilt J31 Florida F4 at LSU F6 S. Carolina F9 at Vanderbilt F13 at Kentucky F17 Georgia F20 at S. Carolina F23 at Florida F27 Kentucky M3 Arkansas M6 at Miss. State
FG-A 0-4 1-6
3P-A FT-A 0-4 0-0 1-4 2-2
Reb PF 3 2 3 2
TP A 0 3 5 2
TO BK S Min 0 0 2 16 1 0 1 17
Career Stats 2009-10
GP-GS 2-0
Min 33
Avg 16.5
FG-A 1-10
Pct .100
3FG-A 1-8
Pct .125
FT-A 2-2
Pct 1.000
Off-Def-Rebs 0-6-6
Avg 3.0
PF-FO 4-0
Ast 5
TO 1
Blk 0
Stl 3
Pts 5
Avg 2.5
22 Steven Pearl
JR Forward • 6-5 • 232 Knoxville, Tenn. • West HS
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 4 vs. South Carolina (3/9/08)
Season Career
1 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 2 two times, last vs. South Carolina (3/9/08)
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
3 vs. South Carolina (3/9/08)
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made 1 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 1 six times, last vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
-
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/20/07)
Season Career
Steals
1 vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)
Free Throws Made
Season Career
1 vs. Chattanooga (11/15/08)
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 3 three times, last vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)
2 vs. Chattanooga (11/15/08)
Free Throws Attempted 6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 17 vs. Chattanooga (11/15/08)
Season Highlights • Scored two points in six minutes of action as UT downed UNC Asheville (Nov. 17) for Bruce Pearl’s 100th win at Tennessee. • Averaged 2.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in UT’s two exhibition wins. • Two-time member of the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll. • Played a career-high 73 minutes last season while seeing action in 17 games. • Joins freshman guard Skylar McBee as the only walk-ons in UT’s regular rotation. • Is wearing the VOLScholar patch on his jersey this semester after having achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better during the 2009 spring semester.
Noting Pearl Won a gold medal during the summer as a member of the Maccabi USA open men’s basketball team that competed at the 18th World Maccabiah Games in Israel (Bruce Pearl was USA’s head coach) ... Is the last Vol who will ever wear jersey No. 22, as it was retired in honor of Ernie Grunfeld (1974-77) during Pearl’s redshirt freshman season; Grunfeld gave Pearl his blessing to finish his career with that number ... Was born in Iowa City, Iowa, during Bruce Pearl’s tenure as an assistant coach under Dr. Tom Davis at Iowa ... Academic major is Marketing.
Season Career
4 vs. Chattanooga (11/15/08)
Game-by-Game Stats Start N13 Austin Peay N17 UNC Asheville N20 vs. East Carolina N21/22 TBD N23 TBD N27 C of Charleston D2 ETSU D11 vs. Midde Tenn. D15 Wyoming D19 at USC D23 N.C. A&T D31 at Memphis J6 Charlotte J10 Kansas J14 Auburn J16 Ole Miss J19 at Alabama J23 at Georgia J27 Vanderbilt J31 Florida F4 at LSU F6 S. Carolina F9 at Vanderbilt F13 at Kentucky F17 Georgia F20 at S. Carolina F23 at Florida F27 Kentucky M3 Arkansas M6 at Miss. State
FG-A 0-0 1-2
3P-A FT-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Reb PF 0 1 0 1
TP A 0 1 2 0
TO BK S Min 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6
Career Stats 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Totals
GP-GS 19-0 17-0 2-0 38-0
Min 52 73 8 133
Avg 2.7 4.3 4.0 3.5
FG-A 5-11 2-10 1-2 8-23
Pct .455 .200 .500 .348
3FG-A 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1
Pct .000 .000 .000 .000
FT-A 0-2 3-6 0-0 3-8
Pct .000 .500 .000 .375
Off-Def-Rebs 3-5-8 3-6-9 0-0-0 6-11-17
Avg 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.4
PF-FO 7-0 7-0 2-0 16-0
Ast 0 5 1 10
TO 4 8 0 11
Blk 3 0 0 0
Stl 0 1 0 2
Pts 10 7 2 19
Avg 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.5
SR Guard • 6-7 • 205 Memphis, Tenn. • University of Arizona
30 J.P. Prince
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
7 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 23 at Xavier (12/22/07)
Season Career
3 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 9 at Xavier (12/22/07)
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
4 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 10 two times, last vs. Alabama (3/13/09)
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made 5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) *10 vs. Northern Arizona (12/8/05)
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
*2 three times, last vs. California (1/21/06)
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 1 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 3 two times, last vs. Vanderbilt (2/14/09)
Season Career
Steals
*5 two times, last at North Carolina (1/28/06)
Free Throws Made
Season Career
1 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) *4 vs. Houston (12/3/05)
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
4 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 14 two times, last vs. Alabama (3/13/09)
1 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 8 two times, last at Auburn (2/7/09)
Free Throws Attempted 21 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 34 two times, last vs. Vanderbilt (12/14/09)
Season Highlights • Has drawn a team-high four charges in UT’s two games and is averaging 3.0 assists per game. • One of four scholarship seniors on Tennessee’s roster. • Leads all active Vols with 61 dunks during his UT career. • Has battled injuries in the off-seasons and has yet to go through a full offseason training regimen since arriving at Tennessee. • Underwent arthroscopic reconstructive surgery on his left shoulder in April 2008 and then had surgery on his right shoulder this past off-season on April 23. • He also missed three games last season with an ankle injury suffered during shootaround the day before the Temple game. • Led the team in field-goal percentage (.572) and steals (47) last season. • Is extremely active around the rim offensively and led the team last year with 30 dunks. • Led the Vols in assists 11 times last season. • Ranked eighth in the SEC in assist-turnover ratio (1.5), ninth in steals (1.5 spg) and 12th in assists (3.1 apg). • In SEC play, his 2.0 assist-turnover ratio led the conference. • Was named the 2007-08 SEC Sixth Man of the Year by the league’s coaches.
Noting Prince His father, John, played collegiately at Southern Mississippi, worked as an assistant coach at Southern Miss, Ole Miss, UAB, Colorado State and Memphis and also was the head coach at Jackson State (1986-89) ... Is the cousin of NBA champion Tayshaun Prince ... Was placed in an induced coma for three weeks in the spring of 2006 (while attending Arizona) after an infection following his wisdom teeth removal led to a respiratory problem; he was placed on a respirator for more than two weeks ... Academic major is Arts & sciences.
Season Career
2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 12 vs. Gonzaga (12/29/07)
Game-by-Game Stats Start N13 Austin Peay g N17 UNC Asheville g N20 vs. East Carolina N21/22 TBD N23 TBD N27 C of Charleston D2 ETSU D11 vs. Midde Tenn. D15 Wyoming D19 at USC D23 N.C. A&T D31 at Memphis J6 Charlotte J10 Kansas J14 Auburn J16 Ole Miss J19 at Alabama J23 at Georgia J27 Vanderbilt J31 Florida F4 at LSU F6 S. Carolina F9 at Vanderbilt F13 at Kentucky F17 Georgia F20 at S. Carolina F23 at Florida F27 Kentucky M3 Arkansas M6 at Miss. State
FG-A 1-3 3-4
3P-A FT-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2
Reb PF 0 2 4 3
TP A 2 1 7 5
TO BK S Min 1 0 1 17 1 1 1 21
Career Stats GP-GS 2005-06 28-0 2006-07 3-0 UA Totals 31-0
Min 346 17 363
Avg 12.4 5.7 11.7
FG-A 24-84 1-5 25-89
Pct .286 .200 .281
3FG-A 9-37 0-3 9-40
Pct .243 .000 .225
FT-A 4-10 1-2 5-12
Pct .400 .500 .417
Off-Def-Rebs 11-43-54 1-1-2 12-44-56
Avg 1.9 0.7 1.8
PF-FO 29-0 2-0 31-0
Ast 51 3 54
TO 30 4 34
Blk 11 0 11
Stl 24 2 26
Pts 61 3 64
Avg 2.2 1.0 2.1
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 UT Totals
508 818 38 1364
18.8 26.4 19.0 22.7
83-167 127-222 4-7 214-396
.497 .572 .571 .540
2-13 3-24 0-0 5-37
.154 .125 .000 .135
49-88 50-82 1-2 100-172
.557 .610 .500 .581
43-44-87 59-71-130 1-3-4 103-118-221
3.2 4.2 2.0 3.7
61-0 95-4 5-0 161-4
49 97 6 152
45 65 2 112
14 20 1 35
26 47 2 75
217 307 9 533
8.0 9.9 4.5 8.9
27-2 31-23 2-2 60-27
SR Guard/Forward • 6-7 • 215 Pulaski, Tenn. • University of Iowa
1 Tyler Smith
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
14 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 30 vs. Vanderbilt (2/14/09)
Season Career
6 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) *11 vs. Toledo (11/17/06)
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
11 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 17 at Vanderbilt (2/26/08)
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made 4 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 10 vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
*4 vs. Texas Southern (12/23/06)
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 1 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 3 vs. Arkansas-Monticello (11/14/07)
Season Career
Steals
8 two times, last vs. Florida (1/31/09)
Free Throws Made
Season Career
2 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 6 at Chattanooga (12/4/07)
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
8 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) *19 at Ohio State (1/20/07)
3 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 10 three times, last vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/09)
Free Throws Attempted 25 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) *39 two times, last at Michigan (1/31/07)
Season Highlights • Started the season with a double-double (14 points, 11 rebounds) in just 25 minutes in UT’s season-opening win over Austin Peay (Nov. 13). • Preseason All-SEC first team (Coaches’, Media) • On the preseason watch lists for the Naismith Trophy and the John R. Wooden Award. • Also one of just 30 national candidates for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award (Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School). • Ranks 38th in school history with 1,102 points. • Has 55 dunks during his career as a Vol. • Has one of only 19 all-time triple-doubles at SEC schools, and is one of just three active SEC players with a triple-double during his career (Courtney Fortson and Jarvis Varnardo are the others). • His 12 career double-doubles rank fifth among active SEC players. • Has started all but one of UT’s games during his career as a Vol (third year). • Rated by Athlon Sports as the nation’s third-best “inside out” threat. • Labeled by Lindy’s as the SEC’s “most versatile” player. • Tabbed by Yahoo! Sports as the country’s third-best small forward. • Is the SEC’s third-leading returning scorer this season (17.4 ppg).
Noting Smith Got two teardrops tattooed beneath his left eye in honor of his late father, Billy Smith, the day after Billy passed away in September 2007 following a battle with lung cancer ... Before each game, Tyler touches the teardrops, kisses his fingers and points toward the sky ... “I got those to really remember. I look at them every day. I know he’s up there right now watching me.”
Pearls of Wisdom “There’s no question we’re a much better team with Tyler Smith.” - Bruce Pearl
Season Career
5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 15 at Kansas (1/3/09)
Game-by-Game Stats Start N13 Austin Peay f N17 UNC Asheville f N20 vs. East Carolina N21/22 TBD N23 TBD N27 C of Charleston D2 ETSU D11 vs. Midde Tenn. D15 Wyoming D19 at USC D23 N.C. A&T D31 at Memphis J6 Charlotte J10 Kansas J14 Auburn J16 Ole Miss J19 at Alabama J23 at Georgia J27 Vanderbilt J31 Florida F4 at LSU F6 S. Carolina F9 at Vanderbilt F13 at Kentucky F17 Georgia F20 at S. Carolina F23 at Florida F27 Kentucky M3 Arkansas M6 at Miss. State
FG-A 6-8 3-6
3P-A FT-A 0-0 2-3 0-0 3-5
Reb PF 11 0 4 2
TP A 14 4 9 4
TO BK S Min 1 1 2 25 0 0 1 22
Career Stats 2006-07
GP-GS 31-29
Min 1045
Avg 33.7
FG-A Pct 174-394 .442
3FG-A 17-67
Pct .254
FT-A 96-132
Pct .727
Off-Def-Rebs 67-86-153
Avg 4.9
PF-FO 79-3
Ast 111
TO 92
Blk 8
Stl 45
Pts 461
Avg 14.9
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 UT Totals
36-35 34-34 2-2 72-71
1017 1107 47 2171
28.3 32.6 23.5 30.2
181-338 196-446 9-14 386-798
14-37 28-96 0-0 42-133
.378 .292 .000 .316
113-160 170-222 5-8 288-390
.706 .766 .625 .738
94-148-242 70-126-196 2-13-15 166-287-453
6.7 5.8 7.5 6.3
92-1 72-0 2-0 166-1
122 114 8 244
79 70 1 150
20 7 1 28
50 25 3 78
489 590 23 1102
13.6 17.4 11.5 15.3
.536 .439 .643 .484
23 Cameron Tatum
SO Guard • 6-6 • 197 Lithonia, Ga. • Harmony Community Prep
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
15 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 22 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
Season Career
6 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 8 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 7 at Kansas (1/3/09)
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made 2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 5 at Florida (3/1/09)
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
3 tow times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 5 two times, last vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 2 two times, last vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)
Season Career
Steals
6 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 10 two times, last at Georgia (1/10/09)
Free Throws Made
Season Career
4 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/20/07)
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
9 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 16 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
5 vs. Marquette (12/16/08)
Free Throws Attempted 22 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 34 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
Season Highlights • SEC Sixth Man of the Year? Yes, it’s early, but he’s averaging 14.0 points (second on the team) and 4.5 rebounds off the bench so far this season. • Is shooting .733 (11-of-15) from the field and .600 (6-of-10) from 3-point range. • Solid effort vs. UNC Asheville (Nov. 17) included 13 points, five rebounds, two assists and no turnovers in just 13 minutes. • Came off the bench to score 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting in UT’s seasonopening win over Austin Peay (Nov. 13). • Can play the 2 or 3 positions. • Ranked second on the team with 43 3-pointers last season. • One of Tennessee’s more vocal and emotional players on the court • Shot 17-of-31 (.548) from the field and was 13-of-16 on 2-point field-goal attempts over UT’s final four games last season (three in the SEC Tournament and one in the NCAA Tournament).
Noting Tatum Lives with teammates Bobby Maze and Brian Williams ... Has battled knee problems early in his career and redshirted the 2007-08 season ... His father, Robert, played collegiate basketball at Knoxville College ... Academic major is Business.
Season Career
8 vs. Marquette (12/16/08)
Game-by-Game Stats Start N13 Austin Peay N17 UNC Asheville N20 vs. East Carolina N21/22 TBD N23 TBD N27 C of Charleston D2 ETSU D11 vs. Midde Tenn. D15 Wyoming D19 at USC D23 N.C. A&T D31 at Memphis J6 Charlotte J10 Kansas J14 Auburn J16 Ole Miss J19 at Alabama J23 at Georgia J27 Vanderbilt J31 Florida F4 at LSU F6 S. Carolina F9 at Vanderbilt F13 at Kentucky F17 Georgia F20 at S. Carolina F23 at Florida F27 Kentucky M3 Arkansas M6 at Miss. State
FG-A 6-9 5-6
3P-A FT-A 3-6 0-0 3-4 0-0
Reb PF 4 2 5 3
TP A 15 1 13 2
TO BK S Min 1 2 0 22 0 0 0 13
Career Stats 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Totals
GP-GS 7-0 34-4 2-0 43-4
Min 74 626 35 735
Avg 10.6 18.4 17.5 17.1
FG-A 13-26 91-217 11-15 115-258
Pct .500 .419 .733 .446
3FG-A 3-8 43-134 6-10 52-152
Pct .375 .321 .600 .342
FT-A 6-14 32-53 0-0 38-67
Pct .429 .604 .000 .567
Off-Def-Rebs 4-12-16 23-53-76 2-7-9 29-72-101
Avg 2.3 2.2 4.5 2.3
PF-FO 8-0 52-0 5-0 65-0
Ast 6 30 3 39
TO 8 41 1 50
Blk 2 6 2 10
Stl 8 17 0 25
Pts 35 257 28 320
Avg 5.0 7.6 14.0 7.4
33 Brian Williams
JR Center • 6-10 • 278 Bronx, N.Y. • Harmony Community Prep
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
9 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 21 vs. UT Martin (11/18/09)
Season Career
3 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 8 two times, last vs. UT Martin (11/18/08)
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
4 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 15 vs. Gonzaga (11/30/08)
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made 1 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 3 two times, last vs. Louisiana (12/29/08)
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
1 four times, last vs. Kentucky (1/13/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 3 vs. Western Kentucky (12/15/07)
Season Career
Steals
2 vs. South Carolina (1/17/09)
Free Throws Made
Season Career
2 three times, last at Florida (3/1/09)
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
7 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 11 vs. Western Kentucky (12/15/07)
2 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 4 vs. UT Martin (11/18/08)
Free Throws Attempted 17 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 25 vs. South Carolina (1/17/09)
Season Highlights • Blocked a pair of shots and totaled nine points in the Vols’ win over UNC Asheville (Nov. 17) • Scored eight points with four rebounds and a block in 17 minutes of action during UT’s season-opening win over Austin Peay (Nov. 13). • Averaged 13.0 minutes played in UT’s two exhibition wins and managed to pull down an average of 5.5 rebounds per game and log a team-high six blocked shots. • Also averaged 5.5 points during exhibition play. • Tennessee’s backup center, he was the first Vol off the bench 23 times last season. • Is a tremendous passer for a player of his size. • Has lost close to 100 pounds since high school.
Noting Williams One of the funniest players on the team, he also has the most nicknames, including: Big Baby, Da Neighborhood and Death Star ... Lives with teammates Bobby Maze and Cameron Tatum ... Academic major is Africana studies.
Season Career
2 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 6 vs. Kentucky (1/13/09)
Game-by-Game Stats Start N13 Austin Peay N17 UNC Asheville N20 vs. East Carolina N21/22 TBD N23 TBD N27 C of Charleston D2 ETSU D11 vs. Midde Tenn. D15 Wyoming D19 at USC D23 N.C. A&T D31 at Memphis J6 Charlotte J10 Kansas J14 Auburn J16 Ole Miss J19 at Alabama J23 at Georgia J27 Vanderbilt J31 Florida F4 at LSU F6 S. Carolina F9 at Vanderbilt F13 at Kentucky F17 Georgia F20 at S. Carolina F23 at Florida F27 Kentucky M3 Arkansas M6 at Miss. State
FG-A 3-7 4-5
3P-A FT-A 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-2
Reb PF 4 2 3 1
TP A 8 0 9 1
TO BK S Min 0 1 0 17 1 2 0 13
Career Stats 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Totals
GP-GS 33-1 34-3 2-0 69-4
Min 370 559 30 959
Avg 11.2 16.4 15.0 13.9
FG-A 38-63 70-130 7-12 115-205
Pct .603 .538 .583 .561
3FG-A 1-2 3-10 0-0 4-12
Pct .500 .300 .000 .333
FT-A 16-32 27-53 3-4 46-89
Pct .500 .509 .750 .517
Off-Def-Rebs 55-60-115 71-118-189 5-2-7 131-180-311
Avg 3.5 5.6 3.5 4.5
PF-FO 57-1 89-0 3-0 149-1
Ast 12 24 1 37
TO 18 31 1 50
Blk 8 20 3 31
Stl 10 18 0 28
Pts 93 170 17 280
Avg 2.8 5.0 8.5 4.1
SO Guard/Forward • 6-8 • 208 Sherman Oaks, Calif. • Harvard-Westlake HS
0 Renaldo Woolridge
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
11 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 14 vs. Siena (11/27/08)
Season Career
4 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 5 vs. Siena (11/27/08)
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 6 vs. Siena (11/27/08)
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made 1 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 3 vs. Louisiana (12/29/08)
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
1 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 3 two times, last vs. Belmont (12/20/08)
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)
Season Career
Steals
4 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 7 vs. Belmont (12/20/08)
Free Throws Made
Season Career
1 four times, last vs. Auburn (3/14/09)
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
8 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 9 vs. Siena (11/27/08)
2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 2 three times, last vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)
Free Throws Attempted 14 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 22 vs. Siena (11/27/08)
Season Highlights • Turned in a productive 11-point effort during 14 minutes of action against UNC Asheville (Nov. 17). • Did not dress for UT’s season-opening win over Austin Peay (Nov. 13) because of a sore wrist. • Averaged 8.0 points and 2.5 rebounds during UT’s two exhibition wins. • Served primarily as a backup at the 3 position last year but also is likely to see some time at the 4 behind Tyler Smith this season. • Worked out during the summer at a camp in South Carolina run by his father. • Is wearing the VOLScholar patch on his jersey this semester after having achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better during the 2009 spring semester.
Noting Woolridge Lives with teammates Scotty Hopson, Emmanuel Negedu and Melvin Goins ... His father, Orlando, played collegiately at Notre Dame where he earned AllAmerica honors before enjoying a 13-year NBA career ... Is a second cousin of Basketball Hall of Famer Willis Reed ... Lived in Italy for two years while his dad played there professionally ... Academic major is Communications.
Pearls of Wisdom Has gained an online following as a rapper who goes by the name Swiperboy ... Wrote two Tennessee athletics-themed songs titled “Baller Vol” and “Yes We Can” ... Released two free mixtapes during the summer and then wrote a song about UT football player and Heisman Trophy candidate Eric Berry ... The athletic department’s broadcasting department filmed a music video for the song that has been played on the videoboard at Neyland Stadium before football games and also has been viewed more than 100,000 times on the Internet ... He produces all of his own songs using a laptop computer, microphone and keyboard.
Season Career
3 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 4 at Temple (12/13/08)
Game-by-Game Stats Start
FG-A
N13 Austin Peay N17 UNC Asheville N20 vs. East Carolina N21/22 TBD N23 TBD N27 C of Charleston D2 ETSU D11 vs. Midde Tenn. D15 Wyoming D19 at USC D23 N.C. A&T D31 at Memphis J6 Charlotte J10 Kansas J14 Auburn J16 Ole Miss J19 at Alabama J23 at Georgia J27 Vanderbilt J31 Florida F4 at LSU F6 S. Carolina F9 at Vanderbilt F13 at Kentucky F17 Georgia F20 at S. Carolina F23 at Florida F27 Kentucky M3 Arkansas M6 at Miss. State
4-8
3P-A FT-A 1-4
2-3
Reb PF INJ 2 3
TP A
TO BK S Min
11
2
1
0
0
14
Career Stats 2008-09 2009-10 Totals
GP-GS 32-6 1-0 33-6
Min 283 14 297
Avg 8.8 14.0 9.0
FG-A 28-90 4-8 32-98
Pct .311 .500 .327
3FG-A 19-69 1-4 20-73
Pct .275 .250 .274
FT-A 9-17 2-3 11-20
Pct .529 .667 .550
Off-Def-Rebs 14-29-43 0-2-2 14-31-45
Avg 1.3 2.0 1.4
PF-FO 31-0 3-0 34-0
Ast 17 1 18
TO 11 2 13
Blk 8 0 8
Stl 4 0 4
Pts 84 11 95
Avg 2.6 11.0 2.9
5 Emmanuel Negedu
SO Forward • 6-7 • 218 Kaduna, Nigeria • Brewster [N.H.] Academy
HEART OF A LION: Negedu
Inactive This Season
Sophomore forward Emmanuel Negedu had a sub-pectoral implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) implanted in his chest Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2007, at UT Medical Center. Negedu will not practice or play with the Volunteers during the 2009-10 season. He will, however, remain on full scholarship and will continue to be a valuable part of the UT basketball program. “Emmanuel is such a special young man,” UT head coach Bruce Pearl said. “You don’t come across many like him. He’s faced a tremendously frightening obstacle with unbelievable courage. He is going to be an inspiration to many, and we all feel truly blessed that he’s still here with us.” On Monday, Sept. 28, Negedu suffered a sudden cardiac arrest (ventricular fibrillation) after racing a teammate on the indoor football practice field at Neyland-Thompson Sports Center. The basketball team had recently completed and been dismissed from a group weightlifting session prior to the impromptu race. Tennessee senior associate athletic trainer Chad Newman and director of sports medicine Jason McVeigh were the first medical personnel to arrive at Negedu’s side, and Newman (the basketball team trainer) initiated emergency medical service response. The use of an on-site automatic external defibrillator (AED) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)— both of which were administered by Newman—were necessary to revive Negedu, who regained a pulse and consciousness before being transported via ambulance to UT Medical Center. Negedu was in stable condition during the duration of his hospitalization. He was discharged from UT Medical Center on Thursday, Oct. 1, wearing an external defibrillator vest. He continued to wear the vest until undergoing the implant procedure. From the time of his admission to UT Medical Center through Wednesday, Sept. 30, Negedu underwent a battery of tests. He traveled with his American host family and Newman to Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday, Oct. 1, to meet with specialists at the Cleveland Clinic. The group returned to Knoxville Oct. 2, and the implant was scheduled that weekend. The ICD is a permanent device that constantly monitors the heart’s rhythm, and when an irregularity occurs, the ICD delivers energy to the heart muscle which returns the heart to its normal rhythm. “I just want to say thanks to all those people that care about me and show me they care,” Negedu said. “I want to say I appreciate everything. “God is going to see me through this. With God, all things are possible. God is always in control.” Upon his enrollment at UT in the summer of 2008, Negedu underwent an echocardiogram and an electrocardiogram (EKG), both of which are part of routine physical examinations for incoming UT student-athletes. No issues were detected on those tests that precluded Negedu’s participation with the basketball team. A native of Kaduna, Nigeria, Negedu played in 33 games as a true freshman last season. The 6-7 forward shot a team-best 80 percent from the free-throw line while averaging 1.9 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. His best performance came Jan. 28 against LSU, during which he totaled 11 points, two rebounds, one assist and one block in 15 minutes of action.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest • According to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association, at least 225,972 American lives have been lost this year to sudden cardiac arrest. • SCA is a leading cause of death in the U.S., posting a higher death rate than breast cancer, lung cancer and HIV/ AIDS combined.
Career Stats 2008-09
GP-GS 33-0
Min 236
Avg 7.2
FG-A 17-36
Pct .472
3FG-A 1-3
Pct .333
FT-A 28-35
Pct .800
Off-Def-Rebs 19-37-56
Avg 1.7
PF-FO 30-1
Ast 8
TO 9
Blk 11
Stl 8
Pts 63
Avg 1.9
2009-10 Tennessee Basketball Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2009) All games
RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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Player
32 23 01 00 04 33 03 21 30 10 20 13 22 11
Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Smith, Tyler Woolridge, Renaldo Chism, Wayne Williams, Brian Maze, Bobby Goins, Melvin Prince, J.P. Hubert, Michael Hall, Kenny McBee, Skylar Pearl, Steven Cannington, Quinn Team Total.......... Opponents......
gp-gs
HOME 2-0 0-0 2-0
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
47 35 47 14 37 30 42 34 38 5 25 33 8 5
23.5 14-19 17.5 11-15 23.5 9-14 14.0 4-8 18.5 9-18 15.0 7-12 21.0 7-14 17.0 7-16 19.0 4-7 2.5 3-3 12.5 3-7 16.5 1-10 4.0 1-2 2.5 0-1
.737 10-13 .733 6-10 .643 0-0 .500 1-4 .500 1-2 .583 0-0 .500 2-6 .438 2-6 .571 0-0 1.000 3-3 .429 0-0 .100 1-8 .500 0-0 .000 0-0
.769 .600 .000 .250 .500 .000 .333 .333 .000
2 2
400 400
80-146 35-122
.548 26-52 .287 6-33
.500 21-32 .182 27-40
1st 2nd 97 110 39 64
UT 207 103.5 +52.0 80-146 .548 26-52 .500 13.0 21-32 .656 10.5 90 45.0 +6.5 56 28.0 26 13.0 +11.0 2.2 21 10.5 12 6.0 35048 2-17524 Totals 207 103
OPP 103 51.5 35-122 .287 6-33 .182 3.0 27-40 .675 13.5 77 38.5 18 9.0 48 24.0 0.4 11 5.5 7 3.5 0 0-0 0-0
1.000
.000 .125 .000 .000
AWAY 0-0 0-0 0-0
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
2-2 2-0 2-2 1-0 2-2 2-0 2-2 2-0 2-2 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Tennessee Opponents
OVERALL 2-0 0-0 2-0
3-5 0-0 5-8 2-3 3-5 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-0
Date 11/13/09 11/17/09
.600 .000 .625 .667 .600 .750 .000 .000 .500 .000 .667 1.000
.000 .000 .656 .675
off
1 2 2 0 5 5 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 24 29
NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0
Rebounds def tot avg
7 7 13 2 9 2 4 5 3 1 5 6 0 0 2 66 48
8 9 15 2 14 7 5 6 4 1 9 6 0 0 4 90 77
Opponent AUSTIN PEAY UNC ASHEVILLE
* - Conference game
pf dq
a
4.0 4.5 7.5 2.0 7.0 3.5 2.5 3.0 2.0 0.5 4.5 3.0 0.0 0.0
0 5 2 3 5 3 3 2 5 0 4 4 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 3 8 1 2 1 10 9 6 0 0 5 1 3
45.0 38.5
38 35
0 -
56 18
W W
to blk stl
pts
avg
4 1 1 2 0 1 6 3 2 0 4 1 0 1
41 28 23 11 22 17 16 16 9 9 8 5 2 0
20.5 14.0 11.5 11.0 11.0 8.5 8.0 8.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 2.5 1.0 0.0
1 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
2 0 3 0 2 0 0 7 2 0 1 3 0 1
26 12 21 207 103.5 48 7 11 103 51.5 Score 83-54 124-49
Att. 17963 17085
2009-10 Tennessee Basketball Tennessee Category Leaders (as of Nov 18, 2009) All games
Scoring Average Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Smith, Tyler Chism, Wayne Woolridge, Renaldo Williams, Brian Goins, Melvin Maze, Bobby Prince, J.P. Hubert, Michael Hall, Kenny McBee, Skylar
G 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Pts 41 28 23 22 11 17 16 16 9 9 8 5
Avg/G 20.5 14.0 11.5 11.0 11.0 8.5 8.0 8.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 2.5
Pct 1.000 .737 .733 .643 .583 .571 .500 .500 .500 .500 .438 .429
Field Goal Attempts Hopson, Scotty Chism, Wayne Goins, Melvin Tatum, Cameron Maze, Bobby Smith, Tyler
G 2 2 2 2 2 2
Att 19 18 16 15 14 14
Att/G 9.5 9.0 8.0 7.5 7.0 7.0
Field Goals Made Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Smith, Tyler Chism, Wayne Goins, Melvin Maze, Bobby Williams, Brian
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Att 3 13 10 2 6 6 4 8
Pct 1.000 .769 .600 .500 .333 .333 .250 .125
3-Point FG Attempts Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron McBee, Skylar Maze, Bobby Goins, Melvin
G 2 2 2 2 2
3-Point FG Made Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Hubert, Michael Maze, Bobby Goins, Melvin
G 2 2 2 2 2
Att 2 4 3 3 8 5 5 2
Pct 1.000 .750 .667 .667 .625 .600 .600 .500
Free Throw Attempts Smith, Tyler Chism, Wayne Hopson, Scotty Williams, Brian Woolridge, Renaldo Hall, Kenny
G 2 2 2 2 1 2
Free Throws Made Smith, Tyler Hopson, Scotty Williams, Brian Chism, Wayne
G 2 2 2 2
Points Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Smith, Tyler Chism, Wayne Williams, Brian Maze, Bobby Goins, Melvin Woolridge, Renaldo Prince, J.P. Hubert, Michael Hall, Kenny McBee, Skylar
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
Pts 41 28 23 22 17 16 16 11 9 9 8 5
Pts/G 20.5 14.0 11.5 11.0 8.5 8.0 8.0 11.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 2.5
FG Percentage Hubert, Michael Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Smith, Tyler Williams, Brian Prince, J.P. Pearl, Steven Woolridge, Renaldo Chism, Wayne Maze, Bobby Goins, Melvin Hall, Kenny
FG 3 14 11 9 7 4 1 4 9 7 7 3
Att 3 19 15 14 12 7 2 8 18 14 16 7
3-Point Percentage Hubert, Michael Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Chism, Wayne Maze, Bobby Goins, Melvin Woolridge, Renaldo McBee, Skylar
3FG 3 10 6 1 2 2 1 1
Free Throw Percent McBee, Skylar Williams, Brian Woolridge, Renaldo Hall, Kenny Smith, Tyler Chism, Wayne Hopson, Scotty Prince, J.P.
FG 2 3 2 2 5 3 3 1
Made Made/G 14 7.0 11 5.5 9 4.5 9 4.5 7 3.5 7 3.5 7 3.5 Att 13 10 8 6 6
Att/G 6.5 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.0
Made Made/G 10 5.0 6 3.0 3 1.5 2 1.0 2 1.0 Att 8 5 5 4 3 3
Att/G 4.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 3.0 1.5
Made Made/G 5 2.5 3 1.5 3 1.5 3 1.5
2009-10 Tennessee Basketball Tennessee Category Leaders (as of Nov 18, 2009) All games Rebounds Smith, Tyler Chism, Wayne Hall, Kenny Tatum, Cameron Hopson, Scotty
G 2 2 2 2 2
Reb 15 14 9 9 8
Reb/G 7.5 7.0 4.5 4.5 4.0
Assists Maze, Bobby Goins, Melvin Smith, Tyler Hopson, Scotty Prince, J.P.
G 2 2 2 2 2
No. 10 9 8 7 6
Ast/G 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0
Rebound Average Smith, Tyler Chism, Wayne Hall, Kenny Tatum, Cameron Hopson, Scotty
G 2 2 2 2 2
Reb 15 14 9 9 8
Avg/G 7.5 7.0 4.5 4.5 4.0
Steals Goins, Melvin Smith, Tyler McBee, Skylar Prince, J.P. Chism, Wayne Hopson, Scotty
G 2 2 2 2 2 2
No. 7 3 3 2 2 2
Stl/G 3.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0
Offensive Rebounds Williams, Brian Chism, Wayne Hall, Kenny Smith, Tyler Tatum, Cameron
G 2 2 2 2 2
No. 5 5 4 2 2
Avg/G 2.5 2.5 2.0 1.0 1.0
Defensive Rebounds Smith, Tyler Chism, Wayne Tatum, Cameron Hopson, Scotty McBee, Skylar
G 2 2 2 2 2
No. 13 9 7 7 6
Avg/G 6.5 4.5 3.5 3.5 3.0
Blocked Shots Williams, Brian Hall, Kenny Chism, Wayne Tatum, Cameron Prince, J.P. Hopson, Scotty Smith, Tyler
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
No. 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
Blk/G 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5
Minutes Smith, Tyler Hopson, Scotty Maze, Bobby Prince, J.P. Chism, Wayne
G 2 2 2 2 2
No. 47 47 42 38 37
Min/G 23.5 23.5 21.0 19.0 18.5
Fouls Prince, J.P. Chism, Wayne Tatum, Cameron Hall, Kenny McBee, Skylar
G 2 2 2 2 2
No. 5 5 5 4 4
Per/G 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0
Turnovers Maze, Bobby Hopson, Scotty Hall, Kenny Goins, Melvin Woolridge, Renaldo Prince, J.P.
G 2 2 2 2 1 2
No. 6 4 4 3 2 2
TO/G 3.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 2.0 1.0
Foulouts
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