Date
Opponent (TV)
Time/Result
N13
Austin Peay (SS)
W 83-54
N17
UNC Asheville (FSN)
W 124-49
N20
1-East Carolina
W 105-66
N22
1-DePaul (FCS)
W 57-53
N23
1-No. 6 Purdue (FSN)
L 73-72
N27
College of Charleston (CSS)
W 86-69
D2
ETSU (SS)
W 78-66
Game 14
Tennessee vs. Kansas 4:30 p.m. ET • Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.
TV: The game will be televised nationally on CBS. Verne Lundquist has the play-by-play duties, while Clark Kellogg provides analysis. Bob Dekas is the producer. Radio: The game will air on the Vol Radio Network (50-plus stations covering 28 states). Bob Kesling is in his 11th year calling the play-by-play. Former Vol Bert Bertelkamp (1977-80) joins him courtside to provide color commentary. Tim Berry is the engineer, and Glenn Thackston is the producer. A free live audio stream of the broadcast is available on UTsports.com. Tickets: Contact the University of Tennessee Ticket Office at 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) or 865-656-1200 or visit UTtix.com.
D11
2-vs. Middle Tennessee (CSS)
W 75-54
D15
Wyoming (ESPNU)
W 77-58
D19
at Southern California (FSN)
L 77-55
D23
North Carolina A&T (CSS)
W 99-78
Tennessee
At A Glance
D31
at Memphis (ESPN2)
W 66-59
11-2 (0-0 SEC)
Record
J6
Charlotte (CSS)
W 88-71
16th AP / 15th ESPN/USA Today Coaches ................Ranking .....................1st AP / 1st ESPN/USA Today Coaches
J10
No. 1 Kansas (CBS)
4:30 p.m.
Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982).........................Head Coach............................. Bill Self (Oklahoma State, 1985)
7 p.m.
109-39 (5th year) ......................................................Record at School .....................................................183-40 (7th year)
1:30 p.m.
426-123 (18th year) ...................................................Overall Record ..................................................390-145 (17th year)
J14
Auburn* (ESPN2)
J16
Ole Miss* (SEC Network)
J19
at Alabama* (ESPN)
7 p.m.
J23
at Georgia* (FSN)
5 p.m.
J27
Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)
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)
8 p.m.
F20
at South Carolina* (SEC Network)
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.
1:30 p.m.
M11-14 2-SEC Tournament Schedule Key 1-U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (UVI Sports & Fitness Center in St. Thomas); 2-Sun Belt Classic (Nashville Arena in Nashville, Tenn.); 3-SEC Tournament (Nashville Arena in Nashville, Tenn.); * Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FCS-Fox College Sports; SS-SportSouth; FSN includes FS South, FS Southwest and SUN Sports All Times Eastern & Subject to Change; Opponent Rankings are AP
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Kansas 14-0 (0-0 Big 12)
UTsports.com ..................................................................... Web Site ............................................................... KUathletics.com Tennessee leads 12-8......................................................... Series ..................................................................Kansas leads 1-0 *Updated national rankings will be released Monday afternoon
Probable Starters Tennessee G 3 Bobby Maze G 32 Scotty Hopson G 30 J.P. Prince F 0 Renaldo Woolridge C 4 Wayne Chism
Ht. 6-3 6-7 6-7 6-8 6-9
Wt. 195 200 205 208 246
Yr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Sr.
Hometown PPG Suitland, Md. 7.9 Hopkinsville, Ky. 13.5 Memphis, Tenn. 6.3 Sherman Oaks, Calif. 4.1 Jackson, Tenn. 11.5
RPG 2.6 3.7 2.6 2.8 5.8
APG 2.9 1.5 3.2 0.4 0.8
Kansas G 4 G 10 G 1 F 22 C 45
Ht. 5-11 6-3 6-6 6-8 6-11
Wt. 205 180 220 225 245
Yr. Sr. So. Fr. So. Jr.
Hometown Chicago, Ill. Hoboken, N.J. Oklahoma City, Okla. Philadelphia, Pa. Bloomington, Minn.
RPG 2.1 2.7 4.1 5.1 10.0
APG 4.1 4.1 1.9 1.0 1.1
Sherron Collins Tyshawn Taylor Xavier Henry Marcus Morris Cole Aldrich
PPG 15.1 6.9 16.1 10.9 11.2
• Four Vols (junior Melvin Goins, senior Tyler Smith, sophomore Cameron Tatum and junior Brian Williams) remain on indefinite suspension from all team-related activities pending the results of a legal investigation stemming from an incident in Knoxville the morning of Jan. 1. • Sunday’s game is the second of four consecutive home games for the Vols—UT’s longest homestand of the season—and also closes out Tennessee’s regular-season non-conference schedule. The Vols’ opponents during that span combine to boast a 45-12 record (.789). • Tennessee is 35-2 in non-conference home games under head coach Bruce Pearl. The Vols have won their last seven home games against non-conference opponents. • This is the seventh time Tennessee will play host to the top-ranked team in the Associated Press national rankings, but it is the first time UT will host the No. 1-ranked team at Thompson-Boling Arena. • In last year’s clash at Kansas’ Allen Fieldhouse, Tennessee big man Wayne Chism tied a single-game school record with six blocked shots. He is coming off a three-block outing vs. Charlotte. • All five starters scored in double figures during Tennessee’s win over Charlotte Wednesday. That marked the fourth time during the Pearl era that all five starters have scored at least 10 points each. • Seven Vols set or tied season-highs for minutes played in Wednesday’s victory over the 49ers. • UT currently leads the SEC in assists (17.3 apg) and turnover margin (+6.6) while ranking second in the league in 3-point percentage defense (.289), steals (9.6 spg) and assist/turnover ratio (1.28) • Tennessee is seeking its first home crowd of at least 20,000 this season. Thompson-Boling Arena has hosted 33 such crowds during the Pearl era, including 10 crowds of at least 20,000 last season. • After inking three highly-touted signees during November’s early signing period, UT’s current crop of recruits is ranked fourth nationally by Rivals.com. For more, see the signee note on Page 9.
Tennessee Trends • Tennessee has an all-time record of 1,454-923-2 in its 101st season of varsity basketball. • In all eight of his full seasons as a Division I head coach, Bruce Pearl’s teams have won at least 10 games in conference play. • Bruce Pearl’s teams have led their respective league in scoring in 16 of Pearl’s 17 full seasons as a head coach (including every year at Tennessee). • The Vols are 35-2 in non-conference home games under Bruce Pearl. • Under Bruce Pearl, UT is 102-9 when leading or tied with five minutes left in the game. • UT is 68-6 when scoring 80 or more points under the direction of Bruce Pearl. • Bruce Pearl is 18-11 vs. ranked teams at UT. • Tennessee is 62-7 at Thompson-Boling Arena since the start of the 2005-06 season. • Tennessee’s bench has outscored the opponents’ bench in 41 of its last 47 games, including 14 straight. • The Vols have forced at least 25 turnovers in four games this season, with a high of 35 committed by East Carolina on Nov. 20. • Senior wing J.P. Prince has drawn a team-high 13 charges through 13 games this season. • Tennessee’s inbounds pressure defense is alive and well. The Vols have forced 13 turnovers on inbounds plays alone this season (1.0 per game) while also inducing seven timeouts and four 5-second calls on . • After ranking 10th in the SEC in field-goal percentage defense last season (.443), the Vols now rank fourth in the league in that category at .387. • Tennessee’s 34 assists against UNC Asheville on Nov. 17 were not only a school record, but also the highest assists total by any SEC team this season.
Statistical Comparison Tennessee 81.9 63.6 +18.3 .483 .387 .337 .289 .691 37.3 33.9 +3.4 17.3 13.5 9.6 3.4 11-2, 0-0 16th 16th
Points Opponent Points Scoring Margin Field Goal % Opponent Field Goal % 3-Point % Opponent 3-Point % Free Throw % Rebounds Opponent Rebounds Rebounding Margin Assists Turnovers Steals Blocks Record AP Rank Sagarin Rating
Kansas 86.3 58.6 +27.6 .513 .344 .431 .273 .689 41.9 33.9 +8.1 19.2 12.4 9.5 6.9 14-0, 0-0 1st 1st
Individual Statistical Leaders Tennessee Hopson, 13.5 Chism, 5.8 Prince, 3.2 Hall, .654 Hopson, .429 McBee, .929
Points Rebounds Assists FG % 3-Pt % FT %
Kansas Henry, 16.1 Aldrich, 10.0 Collins, 4.1 Mark. Morris, .590 Henry, .471 Collins, .837
The Kansas Series The first-ever meeting in this series took place Jan. 3, 2009, in Lawrence with the Jayhawks winning by a score of 92-85 ... Kansas interestingly was unranked in that contest, while UT was ranked 14th/18th ... Tennessee owns a 14-15 alltime record against current members of Big 12 Conference, including a 3-4 mark under Bruce Pearl ... Tennessee never recovered from a lackluster start at Kansas last season, and though the Vols trailed by as many as 16 points during the first half, they managed to cut the final margin down to seven as the Jayhawks posted a 92-85 win at Allen Fieldhouse ... Kansas standouts Sherron Collins (26 points, nine assists) and Cole Aldrich (22 points, 10 rebounds) led a KU attack that saw the Jayhawks shoot 51.5 percent from the floor and 43.8 percent from 3-point range ... The Vols shot just 39.4 percent in the game ... Tyler Smith led the Vols with 21 points and nine rebounds while going 9-for-15 from the free-throw line ... Wayne Chism scored 17 points, grabbed eight boards, managed three steals and tied a UT school record with six blocks. Noting Kansas Sunday marks Bruce Pearl’s 550th game as a collegiate head coach ... The first-ever meeting in the series took place last January in Lawrence with the Jayhawks winning by a score of 92-85 ... Kansas has stood atop the national polls all season and features a pair of National Player of the Year candidates in point guard Sherron Collins (15.1 ppg, 4.1 apg) and center Cole Aldrich (11.2 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 3.7 bpg) ... Freshman guard Xavier Henry leads the team with a 16.1 point scoring average and is shooting .47 percent from 3-point range ... The Jayhawks average 86.3 points per game, are giving up 58.6 points and rank in the top five nationally with a +27.6 scoring margin ... KU is shooting 51.3 percent from the field, while its opponents are shooting 34.4 percent ... Only two KU opponents, Radford and Cornell (Wednesday night), have shot above 40 percent against the Jayhawks this season. Tennessee Against Top-Ranked Teams The Vols are playing the top-ranked team in the Associated Press poll for the fourth time in the Bruce Pearl era and the 14th time in school history ... UT is 3-10 all-time against teams ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll ... Tennessee’s last win against a topranked team came Feb. 23, 2008, when the Vols toppled Memphis on the road 66-62. Date 3/5/1949 2/17/1951 2/16/1952 3/1/1952 1/23/1954 1/22/1955 2/28/1959 2/26/1966 3/5/1966 12/6/1969 2/3/2007 3/22/2007 2/23/2008
Opponent #1 Kentucky at #1 Kentucky at #1 Kentucky #1 Kentucky #1 Kentucky #1 Kentucky #1 Kentucky at #1 Kentucky #1 Kentucky at #1 South Carolina at #1 Florida vs. #1 Ohio State (NCAA) at #1 Memphis
Result L, 44-83 L, 61-86 L, 40-95 L, 66-81 L, 71-97 L, 66-84 L, 56-69 L, 64-78 W, 69-62 W, 55-54 L, 78-94 L, 84-85 W, 66-62
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 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.
Pearl Has Experience As Coach Of No. 1 Teams While this is Bruce Pearl’s fourth time leading the Vols against the nation’s top-ranked team, he also has experience on the other end of such matchups ... Pearl’s squads have achieved No. 1 national rankings in seven of his 17 seasons as a head coach ... Prior to coming to Tennessee, he directed Southern Indiana to No. 1 rankings in six of his nine seasons, including a stretch of five consecutive (1995-99) years with at least one week at the top of the charts ... In nine years at the NCAA Division II school, Pearl posted a 231-46 record and won a national championship in 1995 ... Pearl also led Tennessee to the program’s first No. 1 national ranking on Feb. 25, 2008. Charlotte Recap Tennessee used a nine-man rotation that included six scholarship players and three walk-ons to overwhelm a 10-3 Charlotte squad 88-71 Wednesday at Thompson-Boling Arena ... The 49ers’ deep roster featured 14 players who saw action in the game, but the Vols shot 57.6 percent from the floor and 85.7 percent from the foul line while improving to 7-0 at home this season ... UT senior Wayne Chism put the Vols on his shoulders, totaling a game-high 18 points, setting career-highs for assists (6) and steals (5), grabbing five rebounds and blocking three shots ... Chism led six Vols who scored in double figures, including all five starters ... Sophomore forward Renaldo Woolridge tallied 10 points and seven rebounds while playing a career-high 27 minutes and making his first start of the season ... Tennessee took a 51-29 lead into the half and led by as many as 25 in the second half ... Charlotte trimmed UT’s lead to six points with 13 minutes left in the game, but a turnaround jumper by freshman Kenny Hall (12 points, five rebounds) keyed a 26-12 Tennessee run over the next mine minutes .... UT outscored the 49ers 48-20 in the paint ... Charlotte was led by guard DiJuan Harris, who had 16 points.
2009-10 SEC Standings Eastern Division Kentucky Tennessee Florida Vanderbilt South Carolina Georgia
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. 15-0 1.000 11-2 .846 11-3 .786 11-3 .786 9-5 .643 8-5 .615
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 12-2 12-3 10-4 9-5 9-6 7-8
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
^Suspended indefinitely
H 10-0 7-0 7-1 8-0 7-1 7-1
A 1-0 1-1 2-0 1-1 0-3 0-3
N 4-0 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-1 1-1
Last 12 Streak 12-0 W15 10-2 W3 9-3 W3 9-3 W5 7-5 W1 7-5 W1
H 8-0 6-1 7-2 9-1 7-2 7-6
A 1-1 2-1 1-0 0-1 1-2 0-1
N 3-1 4-1 2-2 1-2 1-2 0-1
Last 12 Streak 10-2 W2 9-2 L1 10-2 W3 7-5 W1 9-3 W4 5-7 L3
Eastern Division Champion
Western Division Ole Miss Mississippi State Alabama LSU Auburn Arkansas
Pct. .857 .800 .714 .643 .600 .467
- SEC Champion; ^ - SEC Western Division Champion; $-SEC Tournament Champion
Pearl Apologizes For New Years’ Day Incident UT head coach Bruce Pearl spoke to the media after the day after the Jan. 1 incident involving four Vols: “This is tough. This is so hard, because we’ve worked so hard to try to do the right things ... I just apologize. I’m terribly sorry, and I think the guys are, too. Our team will do everything we possibly can to come together and represent and continue to do good things on the court and off the court to restore our image.”
Pearl Gets Shout-Out From Former Big 12 Star Bruce Pearl got a shout-out from former Big 12 standout and current NBA superstar Kevin Durant recently ... Durant, whose Texas Longhorns lost in overtime in Knoxville on Dec. 23, 2006, by a score of 111-105 (he had 26 points and eight rebounds), Tweeted the following on Dec. 18: “Watching Tennessee Vols head coach Bruce Pearl on Jim Rome..I love how energetic he is and how much he loves the game..what a great coach!!”
Vols Thanked Fans At Exits Wednesday Immediately after shaking hands with the visiting Charlotte 49ers Wednesday night, the Tennessee players darted up the stairs through the stands and made their way to the arena exits to offer high-fives and sweaty hugs to the departing fans ... Said senior J.P. Prince to his teammates in the postgame huddle in the locker room: “I’m proud of all y’all for representing UT, looking good tonight... We’re going to change our image, one day at a time.”
Prince Starring Over Last Six Games In UT’s last six games, senior wing J.P. Prince has been a stat-sheet stuffer ... Prince has led the team or shared for the team lead in assists in each of Tennessee’s last three games—all victories ... He’s also scored in double figures four times over the last six games after posting single-figure scoring outputs in each of the first seven games.
2009-10 Tennessee Basketball Roster No. 0 1 3 4 5* 10 11 13 20 21 22 23 24 30 32 33
(through Jan. 6)
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)
J.P. Prince First 7 Games Last 6 Games
FG% .346 .513
PPG 3.6 9.5
RPG 2.0 3.3
APG 2.6 3.8
SPG 1.0 2.0
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 ................................262-91 (.742) 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...........................................1,453-923-2 (.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 .................109-39 (5th year) .736 Pct. Career Record .........................426-123 (18th year) .776 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
Shorthanded Vols Stepped Up, Met Challenge Underclassmen post players Renaldo Woolridge and Kenny Hall answered the bell Wednesday against Charlotte while both playing career-high minutes ... Woolridge made his first start of the season (power forward), played 27 minutes, scored 10 points and a grabbed a team-high seven rebounds ... Hall, a true freshman, shot 5-of-6 from the floor while scoring 12 points and grabbing five rebounds (all offensive boards) in 20 solid minutes ... The four Vols who sat out the Charlotte game on indefinite suspension combined to average 79.3 minutes played per game—or 19.8 minutes per player—so there were plenty of minutes to be had ... The four also accounted for 32.2 points, 14.7 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game through UT’s first 12 contests.
UT’s Forbes Has Big 12 Experience In addition to five years spent coaching at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kan.— including a 68-28 three-year record as head coach there—Tennessee assistant coach Steve Forbes also boasts two years of assistant coaching experience at Texas A&M in (2004-05 and 2005-06).
Ranked Teams Looming Including top-ranked Kansas, Tennessee’s remaining schedule features four games against three teams currently ranked in the Associated Press or ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ top-25 polls ... Two regular-season clashes with third-ranked Kentucky are on tap, and No. 14/16 Ole Miss comes to Knoxville on Jan. 16 ... The Vols have already faced fourthranked Purdue on Nov. 23 (then ranked sixth).
Up Next: Auburn Tennessee opens Southeastern Conference play by hosting Auburn Thursday at Thompson-Boling Arena (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2) ... The Tigers under sixthyear head coach Jeff Lebo own a 9-6 record, including a 1-2 mark in away games ... Auburn is in the midst of its longest winning streak of the season with four consecutive wins vs. Alabama State, Charleston Southern, Georgia Southern and West Georgia ... Five of Auburn’s games this season have been decided by four points or less and the Tigers are 2-3 in those contests ... Senior DeWayne Reed (15.7 ppg, 4.5 apg) was a preseason All-SEC secondteam selection by both the SEC Coaches and the media ... Frankie Sullivan (13.9 ppg), Tay Waller (13.3 ppg) and Lucas Hargrove (13.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg) round out the list of four Tigers averaging at least 10.0 points per game.
Associated Press Poll
ESPN/USA Today Poll
(Updated Jan. 4)
(Updated Jan. 4)
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 (56) Texas (8) Kentucky (1) Purdue Duke Villanova Syracuse West Virginia North Carolina Michigan State Kansas State Georgetown Connecticut Mississippi New Mexico Tennessee Wisconsin Florida State Gonzaga Bulldogs Georgia Tech Temple Texas Tech Pittsburgh Washington BYU
Record 13-0 13-0 15-0 13-0 12-1 12-1 13-1 11-1 11-3 11-3 13-1 11-1 10-3 11-2 14-1 10-2 12-2 12-2 11-3 11-2 11-3 12-2 12-2 10-3 14-1
Points 1614 1550 1489 1457 1348 1279 1173 1147 1098 1009 996 911 760 699 667 649 526 446 351 203 173 166 156 149 145
Prev 1 2 3 4 7 8 5 6 9 11 12 13 10 16 19 14 23 22 NR NR 18 20 NR 17 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 (30) Texas (1) Kentucky Purdue Duke Villanova Syracuse West Virginia North Carolina Kansas State Michigan State Georgetown Connecticut New Mexico Tennessee Mississippi Georgia Tech Gonzaga Florida State Wisconsin Clemson Washington Brigham Young Butler Temple
Record 13-0 13-0 15-0 13-0 1-Dec 1-Dec 13-1 1-Nov 3-Nov 13-1 3-Nov 1-Nov 3-Oct 14-1 2-Oct 2-Nov 2-Nov 3-Nov 2-Dec 2-Dec 3-Dec 3-Oct 14-1 4-Oct 3-Nov
Points 774 742 705 693 646 608 545 543 540 484 472 441 375 323 302 244 234 219 140 133 113 104 97 81 79
Prev 1 2 3 4 7 8 5 6 9 12 11 13 10 17 14 21 20 22 25 NR 18 16 NR 23 19
Dropped out: Ohio State 15, Clemson 21, UAB 24, Northwestern 25 Others receiving votes: Clemson 139, Texas A&M 86, Cincinnati 76,
Dropped out: Ohio State 15, Texas Tech 24 Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 50, Texas Tech 42, Ohio State 41, UNLV
Florida 75, Baylor 73, Miami 70, Rhode Island 52, USC 46, Dayton 45, Ohio State 42, Wake Forest 42, William & Mary 37, Northern Iowa 35, UAB 29, Mississippi State 26, Virginia Tech 20, Oklahoma State 16, California 15, UNLV 12, Cornell 9, Butler 6, VCU 5, Oregon 4, Minnesota 3, Vanderbilt 1.
39, Wake Forest 36, Northern Iowa 35, Baylor 26, Florida 24, Cincinnati 19, William & Mary 19, Saint Mary’s 16, Cornell 15, California 13, Texas A&M 12, Rhode Island 9, UAB 9, Virginia Tech 9, Oklahoma State 8, Dayton 7, USC 7, Mississippi State 2.
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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.
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 feat for the sixth time in 2008-09.
Unbelievable Increase In Attendance Tennessee’s average home attendance has increased by 8,258 fans per game since Bruce Pearl’s arrival on Rocky Top ... Tennessee’s increase in attendance is higher than the average attendance of 266 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 ... Tennessee ranked fourth nationally with an average of 20,483 fans per home game last season.
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Tennessee Ranked Fourth Nationally In Attendance For Third Straight Year Tennessee finished last season ranked fourth nationally in average home attendance for the third straight year, drawing 20,483 fans per game ... 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: School Games Kentucky 18 North Carolina 15 Syracuse 19 Tennessee 15 Louisville 18
Total 414,220 315,519 399,841 307,239 349,142
Average 23,012 21,035 21,044 20,483 19,397
Kansas, Kentucky Games Sold Out Tennessee has sold more than 15,000 season tickets for the third straight season ... All single-game tickets for the Kansas (Jan. 10) and Kentucky (Feb. 27) games were sold out in October ... A limited number of obstructed-view seats remain on sale for Sunday’s Kansas game.
The Volunteers At Thompson-Boling Arena Thompson-Boling Arena is hosting its 23rd season in 2009-10 ... The Vols have won nearly 75 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 262-91 (.742) in its 23rd season in Thompson-Boling Arena. • Since the 1998 season, the Vols are 162-32 (.835) 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 95 of its last 104 home games against non-conference opponents. • UT is 35-2 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.
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. 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 62-7 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Vols Enjoying World-Class 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. “Chris Lofton Recruiting Room” Dedicated The recruiting lounge in Pratt Pavilion was officially dedicated as the “Chris Lofton Recruiting Room” in the three-time All-America’s honor on Dec. 23 ... Tennessee Fund members Brian and Craig Nelson and Jerry and Nancy Fortner made generous donations to The Campaign for Tennessee Basketball to name the room for Lofton ... A dedication ceremony took place before the Vols’ win over North Carolina A&T.
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 .776 ranks fourth among active coaches ... Pearl has a 109-39 mark at Tennessee ... Following is a breakdown of the winningest active Division I coaches: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Coach Roy Williams Mark Few Jamie Dixon Bruce Pearl
Team North Carolina Gonzaga Pittsburgh Tennessee
Yrs. 22 11 7 18
W-L 605-143 273-70 177-47 426-123
Pct. .809 .796 .790 .776
“VOLScholar” Insignia Recognizes Academic Diligence Eight Vols (Quinn Cannington, Melvin Goins, Michael Hubert, Bobby Maze, Skylar McBee, 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. Pearl’s Vols Have Edge In Close Games Here’s a look at how Tennessee under Bruce Pearl has fared in close games. Five-point margin: 4-0 Four-point margin: 6-1 Three-point margin: 7-3
Two-point margin: 7-4 One-point margin: 0-5
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.
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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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 ... OUTLIVE t-shirts are now on sale ... 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). Pressure Defense Tennessee’s pressure defense has made the simple act of inbounding the ball a headache for its opponents ... Since 2006-07 season (117 games), UT has forced 371 turnovers on inbounds plays ... During that span, the Vols’ inbounds pressure has caused: • 75 timeouts to be called • 37 five-second calls • Coppin State (11/19/06) committed the highest number of turnovers on inbounds plays (13) during the last three years.
Noteworthy Defensive Nuggets • Tennessee held UNC Asheville without a field goal for the first 16:53 of the game on Nov. 17. • Tennessee also held the Bulldogs to .239 shooting from the field (16-of-67) and .063 shooting from long range (1-of-16). • In the Nov. 20 rout of East Carolina, the Vols turned 35 ECU turnovers into 50 points. • On Dec. 23 vs. North Carolina A&T, UT posted its second-highest steals total in program history (21) while forcing 24 Aggies turnovers. • In the Vols’ win at Memphis on Dec. 31, the Tigers didn’t manage their first field goal until 4:38 had ticked off the clock. • UT is sporting a +6.6 turnover margin (fifth in the country), and only twice has an opponent shot better than 50 percent in a game (East Carolina and Southern California). Tennessee Runner-Up At Paradise Jam Tennessee was runner-up at the 2009 US. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam, with wins over East Carolina (105-66) and DePaul (57-53) before a one-point loss to sixth-ranked Purdue (73-72) in the title game ... UT seniors Wayne Chism (14.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg) and Tyler Smith (12.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.7 spg) earned All-Tournament Team honors ... Scotty Hopson averaged 12.7 ppg, and Cameron Tatum averaged 10.0 ... UT shot .789 at the foul line and .470 from the floor at the event. Chism Among Winningest Vols Ever Tennessee senior Wayne Chism has been a part of 87 victories during his career thus far on Rocky Top (87-31, .737) ... Last year’s four-year seniors (Ryan Childress and walk-ons Tanner Wild and Justin Jackson) earned 98 total wins during their careers and stand as the winningest Vols of all-time in terms of total victories* ... Chism has 17 regularseason games remaining, as well as any postseason games, to surpass his predecessors as the winningest player in school history. *not counting wins durings players’ redshirt year
Chism Rising In UT’s Rebounding Records Book Senior forward/center Wayne Chism has 739 career rebounds and ranks 11th on UT’s all-time list ... He is one of only seven Vols ever to grab 700 rebounds and block 100 shots ... 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 ... For a complete list of UT’s all-time rebounding leaders, see Page 9. Chism Ninth On UT’s Career Blocks List Wayne Chism also is ascending on UT’s career blocked shots list, as he currently has 117 blocks in his career ... That total is good enough for ninth on the school’s all-time list ... In the Dec. 2 win over ETSU, Chism blocked a season-high four shots ... He tied a UT single-game record with six blocks last season at Kansas.
Maze A Cousy Candidate Senior Bobby Maze is one of five SEC point guards listed among the initial 72 candidates for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford Financial Services ... Named for Hall of Famer Bob Cousy, the award recognizes college basketball’s top point guard ... A native of Suitland, Md., Maze averages 7.9 points and 2.9 assists per game while owning a 2.7 assist/turnover ratio this season ... Maze was UT’s starting point guard for each of the two highest single-game assists totals in school history (34 vs. UNC Asheville this season, and 32 vs. Chattanooga last season). The Descent To The Summitt Reserved primarily for SEC games and big-time non-conference clashes, one of Tennessee’s newest basketball traditions took hold during Bruce Pearl’s first season as head coach (2005-06) ... The idea of then-senior point guard C.J. Watson (now with the Golden State Warriors), the Volunteers took the floor before tipoff against Florida on Jan. 21, 2006, not from the locker room on court level, but rather by descending through the stands from the concourse separating the upper and lower levels of Thompson-Boling Arena ... Tennessee defeated the second-ranked Gators (who were the nation’s last undefeated team coming into the game following losses by Duke and Pitt earlier in the day) 80-76 that day to usher in the new tradition in style ... Most crowd-descent entrances see the Vols walk down through the student section in the southwest corner of the arena (across from the UT bench). Records Book Rewritten Against UNC Asheville In a 124-49 blowout of UNC Asheville on Nov. 17 in Knoxville, Tennessee set new single-game school records for points (124) and assists (34) while tying the record for 3-pointers made (16) ... UT’s 75-point margin of victory was second in school history and the largest of the Bruce Pearl era ... The 124 points was a Thompson-Boling Arena record (any team) ... It was the most points ever allowed by the Bulldogs and also their largest margin of defeat in school history ... While it’s unknown if it was a record, Asheville went 16:53 without a field goal to open the game, which incidentally was Pearl’s 100th win with the Volunteers. Pearl Receives Prestigious Local Honor Bruce Pearl received the prestigious “Knoxville Award” on Dec. 10 during the 2009 Knoxville Award Luncheon ... The award recognizes individual contribution to the community and was created in 1994 to encourage volunteerism, philanthropy and community involvement ... Past winners include CEOs, U.S. Senators and even legendary Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt.
Tennessee Bench Production Game UT-Opp. Austin Peay 38-10 UNC Asheville 58-23 vs. East Carolina 44-18 vs. DePaul 24-5 vs. Purdue 16-10 Coll. of Charleston 26-8 ETSU 30-25 vs. Middle Tenn. 37-6 Wyoming 24-17 at Southern Calif. 16-2 North Carolina A&T 60-31 at Memphis 17-16 Charlotte 21-20 411-191
High Diff. Bench Scorer +28 Tatum, 15 +35 Tatum, 13 +26 Tatum, 14 +19 McBee, 9 +6 Tatum, 8 +18 Williams, 11 +5 McBee/Williams, 9 +31 Prince, 17 +7 Williams, 9 +14 Goins, 10 +29 Hall, 16 +1 Goins, 8 +1 Hall, 12 +220
Noting the Volunteers Bench • At least nine different Vols have scored in nine of Tennessee’s 13 games this season.
• Nine Vols average at least 14 minutes played per game. • No Vol ranks in the top 10 in the SEC in minutes played. Pearl Logs His 100th Win At Tennessee With UT’s win over UNC Asheville on Nov. 17, 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 (193847) reached 100 wins at UT faster (131 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
Negedu Inactive This Season After Sudden Cardiac Arrest, ICD Implant The Vols are without the services of arguably their most athletic player this season, as sophomore forward Emmanuel Negedu is 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 remains 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 Visit UT Medical Center Cancer Institute The Vols used their day off on Dec. 16 to visit patients at the UT Medical Center Cancer Institute ... Coach Bruce Pearl and the entire team spent time talking to patients, posing for pictures and signing autographs ... “It’s important that those who are blessed give back,” Pearl said. “Our guys are out of class right now, so this was a great opportunity for them to come visit the patients. Cancer is treatable and with proper detection and proper care, we can beat this.” 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. “Supersonic” Praise For Vols’ Tempo Vols head coach Bruce Pearl has made it known that he intends to return to the pressing, up-tempo style of play that UT rode to back-to-back Sweet Sixteen appearances in 2007 and 2008 ... After scoring more than 100 points in consecutive games leading up to Tennessee’s Paradise Jam semifinal matchup against DePaul, Blue Demons head coach Jerry Wainwright said, “Playing fast is one thing, but they get going supersonic! You’ve got to make instinctive plays against Tennessee; there’s not much time to think.’’ 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 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 29 times this regular season ... The Vols play on ESPN or ESPN2 nine times, CSS five times, CBS three times, FSN five times, the SEC Network three times, ESPNU twice and SportSouth two times. 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: Stanley Asumnu (2003-06) - Rio Grande Valley Vipers (NBDL) in McAllen, Texas. Brandon Crump (2002-05) - LG Sakers (KBL) in Korea Marcus Haislip (2000-02) - San Antonio Spurs (NBA) Chris Lofton (2005-08) - Asefa Estudiantes (ACB) in Madrid, 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).
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. Non-Scholarship 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 (injured) 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, is a Nashville native who played in high school with current Golden State Warrior Brandan Wright at Brentwood Academy ... The two are best friends. 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 SEC East team has more than nine such wins. UT Eighth Nationally In Steals Over Last Three Seasons Tennessee totaled 895 steals over the past three full seasons (2006-07 through 2008-09) which tied for eighth-most nationally among all Division I teams ... The Vols posted 336 steals in 2006-07, 334 in 2007-08 and 225 last season with a younger crop of less experienced guards ... Despite the dropoff in steals last year, Tennessee still managed to rank in the top 10 nationally over that three-year span while far-and-away leading the SEC. Pearl’s Volunteers Dominant On State Circuit Tennessee State is the only Division I basketball program in the state the Volunteers have not faced during Bruce Pearl’s tenure … Since 2005-06, the Vols have played—and beaten—every in-state Division I team except the Tigers … Those schools include Austin Peay, Belmont, Chattanooga, ETSU, Lipscomb, Memphis, Middle Tennessee, Tennessee Tech, UT-Martin and Vanderbilt … Under Pearl, UT owns a 23-4 (.852) record against in-state Division I teams.
Tennessee Records Book Watch Career Games Played
Career Scoring Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. -20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
Player, Pos. Allan Houston, G Ernie Grunfeld, F Tony White, G Chris Lofton, G Reggie Johnson, F
Years 1990-93 1974-77 1984-87 2005-08 1977-80
Points 2,801 2,249 2,219 2,131 2,103
Mike Edwards, G Herman Thompson, G Isiah Victor, F Wayne Chism, F/C Brandon Crump, F C.J. Black, F Mike Jackson, G Bill Justus, G A.W. Davis, F Tyler Smith, G/F Ed Weiner, F Len Kosmalski, C Howard Wood, C Gary Carter, G Greg Bell, G Don Johnson, F
1971-73 1954-57 1998-2001 2007-10 2002-05 1997-2000 1974-77 1967-69 1963-65 2008-10 1952-55 1972-74 1978-81 1979-82 1988-91 1969-71
1,343 1,319 1,304 1,290 1,267 1,261 1,243 1,236 1,225 1,219 1,212 1,202 1,201 1,199 1,198 1,196
Years 1957-59 1975-77 1986-89 1953-56 1977-80 1999-2002 1983-86 1998-2001 1993-96 1969-71 2007-10 1997-2000 1981-84 1958-60
Rebounds 1,113 1,004 944 937 920 862 804 799 750 749 739 703 703 703
Years 1997-2000 1986-89 1986-89 1998-2001 1997-2001 1999-2002 1993-96 1977-80 2007-10 2000-02 1983-86
Blocks 212 146 142 140 133 131 122 119 117 116 112
Career Rebounds Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. T-12. T-12. T-12.
Player Gene Tormohlen Bernard King Dyron Nix Carl Widseth Reggie Johnson Vincent Yarbrough Rob Jones Isiah Victor Steve Hamer Don Johnson Wayne Chism C.J. Black Willie Burton Dalen Showalter
Career Blocks Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Player C.J. Black Doug Roth Dyron Nix Isiah Victor Charles Hathaway Vincent Yarbrough Steve Hamer Reggie Johnson Wayne Chism Marcus Haislip Rob Jones
Rank 1. T-2. T-2. T-4. T-4. T-4. T-7. T-7. 9. T-10. T-10. T-10. 13. T-14. T-14. --
Player Rob Jones Chris Lofton Allan Houston Michael Brooks Vincent Yarbrough Tony White JaJuan Smith Charles Hathaway Isiah Victor Dane Bradshaw Jon Higgins Dan Federmann Lang Wiseman Tony Harris Tyrone Beaman
Years 1983-86 2005-08 1990-93 1981-83, 85 1999-2002 1984-87 2005-08 1998-2001 1998-2001 2004-07 2000-03 1981-84 1990-93 1998-2001 1981-84
Wayne Chism
2007-10
Season 3-Point FG Percentage Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. -T-8. T-8. 10.
Player Jon Higgins Chris Lofton Chris Lofton Mark Griffin Allan Houston Greg Bell Brandon Wharton Scotty Hopson Brandon Wharton Allan Houston C.J. Watson
Season 2000-01 2004-05 2005-06 1988-89 1989-90 1989-90 1996-97 2009-10 1997-98 1990-91 2005-06
Games 130 128 128 127 127 127 126 126 125 124 124 124 123 121 121 118
(min. 100 att.) Pct. .486 (53-109) .465 (93-200) .437 (114-261) .434 (49-113) .432 (83-192) .431 (66-153) .430 (58-135) .429 (24-56) .429 (63-147) .429 (99-231) .422 (49-116)
McRae, Golden & Harris Sign With UT; Vols’ Recruiting Class Ranked No. 4 By Rivals During the November early-signing period, UT inked three highly touted prospects ... With the signings of guards Jordan McRae and Trae Golden, along with power forward Tobias Harris, Tennessee’s 2010 recruiting class is ranked No. 4 nationally by Rivals.com ... A 6-foot-6, 180-pound shooting guard, McRae is a senior at Liberty County High School ... 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 ... Scout.com and ESPN’s Scouts, Inc., both rank the rangy and explosive McRae as the sixth-best shooting guard in the class of 2010 ... McRae is listed on the ESPNU Top100 chart as the class of 2010’s 29th-best overall prospect ... ... Golden is a 6-foot-1, 190-pound guard from Powder Springs, Ga., who is a senior at McEachern High School ... A 2008-09 Class AAAAA first-team All-State selection by both the Georgia Sports Writers Association and the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Golden is rated by Rivals.com as a four-star prospect and the No. 55 overall prospect nationally in the class of 2010 ... Harris is rated by Rivals.com as the nation’s best forward in the class of 2010 and the country’s No. 5 overall prospect ... The 6-8, 220-pound forward from Half Hollow Hills West High School in Dix Hills, N.Y., averaged 25 points and 12 rebounds per game last season ... All three signees plan to enroll at UT this summer. Vols Signee Harris Named To Naismith Trophy Boy’s High School Watch List Tennessee signee Tobias Harris is among 10 high school seniors named to the Naismith Trophy Boy’s High School Player of the Year Watch List ... The list was selected by leading national basketball journalists, who also form the national voting academy ... Former winners of the Naismith High School Player of the Year award include Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James ... The award was first presented in 1987 (Dennis Scott). (Singing) Voice Of The Vols: Jacqui Pearl Tennessee basketball home games literally are a family affair, with Bruce Pearl’s two oldest children, Jacqui and Steven, playing an active role ... While Steven suits up as a junior forward for the Vols, Jacqui is well known among the UT faithful for her outstanding singing voice ... Since Bruce Pearl took over the UT program in 2005-06, Jacqui has sung The National Anthem at 23 home basketball games and the Vols are 18-5 (.783) in those contests ... Jacqui typically takes the mic for the home-opener each season as well as a few “big games” along the way ... She has sung prior to wins over teams such as Florida, Memphis, Ohio State, Temple and Vanderbilt ... So far this season, she has sung the anthem before the season-opening win over Austin Peay on Nov. 13.
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. East Carolina (11/20/2009)
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 (10-15) by Scotty Hopson vs. East Carolina (11/20/2009)
Scored 110 Points: 124 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Scored 105 Points: 105 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) Scored 100 Points: 105 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)
Last Time Tennessee...
Allowed 100 Points: 105 vs. Texas (12/23/2006) 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) 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) 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 Wayne Chism vs. Charlotte (1/6/10)
Scored 60 Points in a Half: 62 (2nd half) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) Did Not Score 20+ Points in a Half: 19 (2nd half) vs. Butler (11/22/2006) Grabbed 55 Rebounds: 58 vs. UT Martin (11/18/08) Grabbed 50 Rebounds: 50 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)
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) 402 consecutive games since Had Six Players Score In Double Figures in Same Game: Wayne Chism (18), Scotty Hopson (17), Bobby Maze (13), Kenny Hall (12), J.P. Prince (10) and Renaldo Woolridge (10) vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) 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: 40 (40-70) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) Attempted 90 Field Goals: 91 (38-91) vs. LSU (2/10/1990) Attempted 80 Field Goals: 82 (37-82) vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/2009) Attempted 75 Field Goals: 82 (37-82) vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/2009) Made 15 3-pointers: 16 (16-29) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009) Made 10 3-pointers: 13 (13-24) vs. East Carolina (11/20/2009) 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)
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: Skylar McBee vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/2009)
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: 26 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/2009) Had 20 Steals: 21 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Had 15 Steals: 21 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Had 12 Blocks: 14 vs. Virginia (12/19/2000)
Wayne Chism’s career-high 27-point performance against Auburn last season in the SEC Tournament stands as the highest scoring output of any active Vol during their career.
Record:
Overall
Home
Away
Neutral
All Games
11-2
7-0
2-1
2-1
Conference
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
11-2
7-0
2-1
2-1
Attendance
High Points
High Rebounds
High Assists
17,963
16 Hopson
11 Smith
4 Goins
Non-Conference
Date
Time
Opponent
Score
Nov. 13
9 p.m.
Austin Peay (SS)
W, 83-54
4 Smith Nov. 17
7 p.m.
UNC Asheville (FSN)
W, 124-49
17,085
25 Hopson
5 Hall
7 Maze
5 Tatum Nov. 20
3:30 p.m.
1-vs. East Carolina
W, 105-66
3,117
25 Hopson
5 Chism
5 Goins
Nov. 22
6 p.m.
1-vs. DePaul (Fox College Sports)
W, 57-53
3,222
14 Smith
9 Smith
3 Goins
Nov. 23
8:30 p.m.
1-vs. No. 6 Purdue (FSN)
L, 73-72
3,755
24 Chism
6 Chism
3 Smith
Nov. 27
7 p.m.
College of Charleston (CSS)
W, 86-69
18,293
21 Hopson
7 Williams
5 Smith
Dec. 2
7 p.m.
ETSU (SS)
W, 78-66
17,512
15 Smith
9 Chism
5 Maze
Dec. 11
7 p.m.
2-vs. Middle Tennessee (CSS)
W, 75-54
14,516
17 Prince
9 Chism
5 Smith
Dec. 15
7 p.m.
Wyoming (ESPNU)
W, 77-58
17,274
14 Hopson
7 Williams
6 Smith
Dec. 19
4:30 p.m.
at Southern California (FSN)
L, 77-55
4,523
16 Hopson
4 Smith
2 Tatum
4 Williams Dec. 23
7 p.m.
North Carolina A&T (CSS)
W, 99-78
17,759
Dec. 31
4 p.m.
at Memphis (ESPN2)
W, 66-59
17,544
16 Hall
11 Williams
6 Prince
16 Smith 15 Chism
9 Chism
3 Prince 3 Smith
Jan. 6
7 p.m.
Charlotte (CSS)
Jan. 10
4:30 p.m.
No. 1 Kansas (CBS)
Jan. 14
7 p.m.
Auburn* (ESPN2)
Jan. 16
1:30 p.m.
Ole Miss* (SEC Network)
W, 88-71
17,023
18 Chism
7 Woolridge
6 Chism 6 Prince
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
Tennessee Individual Game Highs Points .............................................................. 25 ........................................................................... 25 Field Goals Made ........................................ 10 Field Goal Attempts .................................. 15 Field Goal % (min 5 made)........ .833 (5-6) ...............................................................833 (5-6) 3 PT FG Made ..................................................6 3 PT FG Attempts ...........................................8 3 PT FG % (min 3 made)............. .857 (6-7) Free Throws Made .........................................8 ...............................................................................8 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 12 Free Throw % (min 5 made) .........1.000 (8-8) .................................................................1.000 (7-7) Rebounds ....................................................... 11 ............................................................................ 11 Assists .................................................................7 Steals ...................................................................5 ...............................................................................5 Blocked Shots ..................................................4
Scotty Hopson vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Scotty Hopson vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) Scotty Hopson vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) Tyler Smith vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Scotty Hopson vs. ETSU (12/2/09) Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) J.P. Prince at Memphis (12/31/09) Tyler Smith vs. College of Charleston (11/27/09) J.P. Prince at Memphis (12/31/09) Tyler Smith vs. College of Charleston (11/27/09) Wayne Chism vs. Purdue (11/23/09) Brian Williams vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Tyler Smith vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) Bobby Maze vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Wayne Chism vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) Melvin Goins vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Wayne Chism vs. ETSU (12/2/09)
Tennessee Team Game Highs Points .............................................................124 Field Goals Made ......................................... 46 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 82 Field Goal % .............................. .597 (46-77) 3 PT FG Made ................................................ 16 3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 29 3 PT FG % ................................... .552 (16-29) Free Throws Made ...................................... 26 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 36 Free Throw % ............................ .857 (12-14) ...........................................................857 (12-14) Rebounds ....................................................... 50 Assists .............................................................. 34 Steals ................................................................ 21 Blocked Shots ..................................................7 Turnovers ....................................................... 23 Fouls ................................................................. 26
vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)* vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)* vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) at Memphis (12/31/09) at Memphis (12/31/09) vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)* vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) at Southern California (12/19/09)
Tennessee Team Game Lows Points ............................................................... 55 Field Goals Made ......................................... 19 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 53 Field Goal % .............................. .345 (20-58) 3 PT FG Made ...................................................2 ...............................................................................2 3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 12 3 PT FG % ...................................... .091 (2-22) Free Throws Made .........................................5 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 11 Free Throw % ............................... .455 (5-11) Rebounds ....................................................... 21 Assists .................................................................5 Steals ...................................................................3 Blocked Shots ..................................................0 ...............................................................................0 Turnovers ..........................................................6 Fouls ................................................................. 12
* Tennessee school record
at Southern California (12/19/09) at Memphis (12/31/09) at Memphis (12/31/09) at Southern California (12/19/09) at Memphis (12/31/09) at Southern California (12/19/09) vs. DePaul (11/22/09) at Southern California (12/19/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) at Southern California (12/19/09) at Southern California (12/19/09) vs. DePaul (11/22/09) at Southern California (12/19/09) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) vs. ETSU (12/2/09) vs. ETSU (12/2/09)
Opponent Individual Game Highs Points ............................................................... 26 Field Goals Made ......................................... 11 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 19 Field Goal % (min 5 made)........727 (8-11) 3 PT FG Made ...................................................4 ...............................................................................4 ...............................................................................4 3 PT FG Attempts......................................... 12 3 PT FG % (min 3 made)............. .750 (3-4) Free Throws Made ...................................... 11 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 12 Free Throw % (min 5 made)....... 1.000 (6-6) Rebounds............................................................ 15 Assists .............................................................. 10 Steals ...................................................................4 ...............................................................................4 ...............................................................................4 Blocked Shots ..................................................4 ...............................................................................4
Desmond Yates, Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) Desmond Yates, Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) Desmond Yates, Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) Alex Stepheson, Southern California (12/19/09) Doneal Mack, Memphis (12/31/09) Justin Tubbs, ETSU (12/2/09) Donovan Monroe, College of Charleston (11/27/09) Derrio Green, Charlotte (1/6/10) Erin Straughn, East Carolina (11/20/09) Elliot Williams, Memphis (12/31/09) Elliot Williams, Memphis (12/31/09) Wes Channels, Austin Peay (11/13/09) Alex Stepheson, Southern California (12/19/09) Mike Gerrity, Southern California (12/19/09) Dwane Joshua, North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston (11/27/09) Sean Smith, UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Wesley Witherspoon, Memphis (12/31/09) Thomas Coleman, North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)
Opponent Team Game Highs Points ............................................................... 78 Field Goals Made ......................................... 26 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 67 Field Goal % .............................. .561 (23-41) 3 PT FG Made ................................................ 11 3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 33 3 PT FG % ........................................ .429 (3-7) Free Throws Made ...................................... 28 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 34 Free Throw % ............................ .846 (11-13) Rebounds ....................................................... 44 Assists .............................................................. 16 ............................................................................ 16 Steals ................................................................ 11 Blocked Shots ............................................... 11 Turnovers ....................................................... 35 Fouls ................................................................. 28
North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Southern California (12/19/09) College of Charleston (11/27/09) North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Southern California (12/19/09) Southern California (12/19/09) Southern California (12/19/09) ETSU (12/2/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Southern California (12/19/09) North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Memphis (12/31/09) East Carolina (11/20/09) Memphis (12/31/09)
Opponent Team Game Lows Points ............................................................... 49 Field Goals Made ......................................... 16 ............................................................................ 16 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 38 Field Goal % .............................. .239 (16-67) 3 PT FG Made ...................................................1 3 PT FG Attempts ...........................................7 3 PT FG % ...................................... .063 (1-16) Free Throws Made ...................................... 11 ............................................................................ 11 ............................................................................ 11 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 16 Free Throw % ............................ .593 (16-27) Rebounds ....................................................... 24 Assists .................................................................7 Steals ...................................................................1 Blocked Shots ..................................................1 ...............................................................................1 ...............................................................................1 Turnovers ....................................................... 10 Fouls ................................................................. 16 ............................................................................ 16
UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Memphis (12/31/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) East Carolina (11/20/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Southern California (12/19/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) ETSU (12/2/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09) North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) College of Charleston (11/27/09) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Southern California (12/19/09) Charlotte (1/6/10) Wyoming (12/15/09) East Carolina (11/20/09) DePaul (11/22/09) East Carolina (11/20/09) Austin Peay (11/13/09)
Austin Peay at Tennessee UNC Asheville at Tennessee vs. East Carolina Tennessee vs. DePaul Tennessee vs. No. 6 Purdue 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 No. 1 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
W, 105-66
Nov. 22
W, 57-53
Nov. 23
L, 73-72
Nov. 27
W, 86-69
Dec. 2
W, 78-66
Dec. 11
W, 75-54
Dec. 15
W, 77-58
Dec. 19
L, 77-55
Dec. 23
W, 99-78
Dec. 31
W, 66-59
Jan. 6
W, 88-71
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
Rankings listed are Associated Press
FG-A 19-55 34-69 16-67 46-77 20-38 40-70 17-51 22-59 25-56 23-53 22-55 31-55 24-54 28-59 20-55 27-54 17-45 30-63 23-41 20-58 26-62 37-82 16-51 19-53 21-58 34-59
Pct .345 .493 .239 .597 .526 .571 .333 .373 .446 .434 .400 .564 .444 .475 .364 .500 .378 .476 .561 .345 .419 .451 .314 .358 .362 .576
3FG-A 5-17 10-23 1-16 16-29 7-19 13-24 4-16 3-12 4-16 3-11 11-25 5-11 7-20 7-20 3-17 6-15 4-21 4-20 3-7 2-22 10-33 5-26 9-27 2-13 8-29 8-23
Pct .294 .435 .063 .552 .368 .542 .250 .250 .250 .273 .440 .455 .350 .350 .176 .400 .190 .200 .429 .091 .303 .192 .333 .154 .276 .348
FT-A 11-16 5-11 16-24 16-21 19-31 12-14 15-23 10-15 19-26 23-28 14-20 19-29 11-13 15-24 11-20 15-23 20-25 13-19 28-34 13-25 16-27 20-29 18-24 26-36 21-25 12-14
Pct .688 .455 .667 .762 .613 .857 .652 .667 .731 .821 .700 .655 .846 .625 .550 .652 .800 .684 .824 .520 .593 .690 .750 .722 .840 .857
Rebounds O-D-Total 7-26-33 13-33-46 22-22-44 11-33-44 6-22-28 8-15-23 10-20-30 17-27-44 9-23-32 8-24-32 5-19-24 13-31-44 10-22-32 14-20-34 14-22-36 9-27-36 11-25-36 12-19-31 9-34-43 8-13-21 10-33-43 18-32-50 9-18-28 18-29-47 16-18-34 9-24-33
PF 16 17 19 21 16 25 18 20 25 24 23 19 20 12 19 23 20 21 18 26 21 23 28 22 18 21
Pts 54 83 49 124 66 105 53 57 73 72 69 86 66 78 54 75 58 77 77 55 78 99 59 66 71 88
A 11 22 7 34 9 23 11 11 12 9 14 15 8 22 11 10 9 18 16 5 16 26 11 11 10 19
TO 19 14 29 12 35 13 10 14 13 16 16 16 13 6 12 11 29 13 20 8 34 23 16 16 16 14
Blk 4 7 3 5 1 0 2 3 5 3 2 2 2 5 3 3 1 1 3 0 6 6 11 4 1 5
Stl 2 8 9 123 7 17 6 3 6 4 8 7 4 7 5 6 8 15 1 9 11 21 10 7 7 8
Min 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200
Pts. at Half 25 31 14 66 27 43 24 33 42 41 33 41 31 36 30 37 41 42 33 20 27 55 24 31 29 51
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
7-5-0
10-0-5
2-1-0
25-2-1
15-1-3
6-1-2
0-0-0
1-3-3
13-1-4
14-2-3
4-4-0
8-2-1
vs. DePaul
13-8-0
5-6-3
0-1-0
4-3-0
0-1-2
9-2-0
DNP
2-0-1
14-9-2
8-3-2
0-3-0
2-4-0
vs. No. 6 Purdue
24-6-0
1-1-0
0-1-0
9-4-1
13-5-2
3-2-0
DNP
0-0-2
10-4-3
8-2-1
4-2-0
0-0-0
College of Charleston
11-3-0
0-3-2
4-2-0
21-6-1
4-4-4
3-2-0
DNP
8-6-2
18-2-5
6-3-1
11-7-0
0-0-0
ETSU
6-9-1
7-3-4
0-2-0
10-6-3
8-4-5
9-0-0
DNP
5-1-4
15-3-4
9-1-1
9-4-0
0-1-0
vs. Middle Tennessee
9-9-0
6-2-0
ILLNESS
1-3-0
12-1-3
4-1-0
0-1-0
17-0-1
7-4-5
9-2-1
6-8-0
4-3-0
Wyoming
13-3-1
7-0-0
0-0-0
14-2-2
9-2-1
2-1-0
0-0-0
4-6-6
10-3-6
7-1-2
9-7-0
2-4-0
at Southern California
8-1-0
10-1-1
0-2-0
16-2-0
8-0-0
0-0-0
DNP
4-2-1
3-4-1
4-0-2
2-4-0
0-1-0
North Carolina A&T
3-3-0
3-4-2
16-4-0
10-5-1
2-2-5
12-1-2
2-1-0
10-2-6
16-6-3
7-3-3
7-11-1
9-8-3
at Memphis
15-9-0
8-0-1
DNP
8-5-1
3-4-0
0-2-1
DNP
12-5-3
11-5-3
4-3-1
2-8-1
3-1-0
Charlotte
18-5-6
SUSP
12-5-1
17-2-3
13-5-3
6-1-0
0-1-0
10-5-6
SUSP
SUSP
SUSP
10-7-0
No. 1 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 7 3 3 13
Totals 122,909 36,583 10,094 169,586
Average 17,558 12,194 3,365 13,045
Tennessee’s Record When...
5-1 4-1 1-0 1-0
Maze, Hopson, Prince, Smith, Chism Maze, Hopson, Tatum, Smith, Chism Goins, Hopson, Tatum, Smith, Chism Maze, Hopson, Prince, Woolridge, Chism
Margin of Victory/Defeat Wins Losses
1 1
2 -
3 -
4 1 -
5 -
6 -
7 1 -
8 -
9 -
10 -
11-15 1 -
16-19 3 -
Leading at halftime ...............................................................................11-0 Trailing at halftime...................................................................................0-2 Tied at halftime .........................................................................................0-0
Most First Half Points
Most Second Half Points
Tennessee Opponents
Tennessee Opponents
Leading with 10:00 remaining ..........................................................11-1 Trailing with 10:00 remaining..............................................................0-1 Tied with 10:00 remaining ....................................................................0-0
Fewest First Half Points
Fewest Second Half Points
Tennessee Opponents
Tennessee Opponents
Leading with 5:00 remaining .............................................................11-0 Trailing with 5:00 remaining ................................................................0-2 Tied with 5:00 remaining ......................................................................0-0
Largest Halftime Lead
Largest Margin Of Victory
Tennessee Opponents
Tennessee Opponents
66 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 42, Purdue (11/23/09) 20 at Southern California (12/19/09) 14, UNC Asheville (11/17/09)
52 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 13, Southern California (12/19/09)
20-24 2 1
25+ 3 -
62 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) 51, North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) 24 vs. DePaul (11/22/09) 17, Wyoming (12/15/09)
75 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 22, Southern California (12/19/09)
In Overtime .................................................................................................0-0 Tennessee outrebounds opponent...................................................6-0 Tennessee is outrebounded ................................................................3-1 Same amount of rebounds...................................................................2-1
Jump Balls Controlled
Tennessee commits more turnovers ................................................1-1 Opponent commits more turnovers.................................................8-1 Same amount of turnovers...................................................................2-0
How Scored First Points
Tennessee shoots 50 percent or better ...........................................5-0 Opponent shoots 50 percent or better ...........................................1-1 Tennessee shoots less than 50 percent ...........................................6-2 Opponent shoots less than 50 percent .........................................10-1 Tennessee shoots better than opponent......................................11-0 Opponent shoots better than Tennessee .......................................0-2 Same shooting percentage ..................................................................0-0 Tennessee has more free-throw attempts......................................5-1 Opponent has more free-throw attempts ......................................6-1 Same amount of free-throw attempts .............................................0-0 Tennessee bench outscores opponent bench............................11-2 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 ......................................................1-1 Tennessee scores between 60-69 ......................................................1-0 Tennessee scores between 70-79 ......................................................3-1 Tennessee scores between 80-89 ......................................................3-0 Tennessee scores between 90-99 ......................................................1-0 Tennessee scores 100 or more ............................................................2-0 Opponent scores less than 50 .............................................................1-0 Opponent scores between 50-59 ......................................................5-0 Opponent scores between 60-69 ......................................................3-0 Opponent scores between 70-79 ......................................................2-2 Opponent scores between 80-89 ......................................................0-0 Opponent scores between 90-99 ......................................................0-0 Opponent scores 100 or more ............................................................0-0
Tennessee Opponents
Points Leader* 5 8
Lay-up 3-Pointer Free Throw Jump Shot
6 5 1 1
Scored UT’s First Points Wayne Chism Scotty Hopson Bobby Maze Tyler Smith Cameron Tatum
5 5 1 1 1
First Off UT Bench^ Brian Williams Melvin Goins J.P. Prince Cameron Tatum Kenny Hall Skylar McBee
9 7 4 3 1 1
^ includes multiple substitutions
Dunks
Sea Car
Scotty Hopson Kenny Hall Tyler Smith J.P. Prince Cameron Tatum Wayne Chism Brian Williams Melvin Goins Bobby Maze Renaldo Woolridge
15 11 9 8 7 4 4 1 1 1
39 11 61 66 17 56 18 1 1 3
Sea Car
6 3 3 1 1 0 0
9 18 26 1 2 1 1
Rebound Leader* Sea
Car
Wayne Chism Brian Williams Tyler Smith Kenny Hall Cameron Tatum Renaldo Woolridge J.P. Prince
46 13 29 1 1 2 4
Assists Leader*
In November ..............................................................................................5-1 In December...............................................................................................5-1 In January ....................................................................................................1-0 In February..................................................................................................0-0 In March .......................................................................................................0-0 On Monday .................................................................................................0-1 On Tuesday.................................................................................................2-0 On Wednesday ..........................................................................................3-0 On Thursday ...............................................................................................1-0 On Friday .....................................................................................................4-0 On Saturday................................................................................................0-1 On Sunday ..................................................................................................1-0
Scotty Hopson Wayne Chism Tyler Smith Kenny Hall J.P. Prince Cameron Tatum Brian Williams
Tyler Smith Melvin Goins Bobby Maze J.P. Prince Cameron Tatum Wayne Chism Bobby Maze Scotty Hopson Brian Williams Renaldo Woolridge
Steals Leader* J.P. Prince Tyler Smith Melvin Goins Scotty Hopson Skylar McBee Cameron Tatum Wayne Chism Brian Williams Bobby Maze
5 4 3 1 1 1 0
Sea Car
6 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
37 3 14 16 3 7 11 3 1 1
Sea Car
5 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0
26 22 3 8 2 5 16 5 12
Blocks Leader* Wayne Chism Brian Williams Scotty Hopson J.P. Prince Kenny Hall Tyler Smith Cameron Tatum Renaldo Woolridge Bobby Maze
10+ Points Scotty Hopson Tyler Smith Wayne Chism Bobby Maze J.P. Prince Melvin Goins Cameron Tatum Kenny Hall Renaldo Woolridge Skylar McBee Brian Williams
20+ Points Scotty Hopson Wayne Chism Tyler Smith J.P. Prince Cameron Tatum Brian Williams
30+ Points Tyler Smith
10+ Rebounds Wayne Chism Tyler Smith Brian Williams J.P. Prince
Sea Car
5 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 0
47 17 9 14 1 8 4 4 3
Sea Car
9 8 7 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1
22 69 61 18 30 3 12 2 3 1 4
Sea Car
3 1 0 0 0 0
5 6 15 2 1 1
Sea Car
0
1
Sea Car
1 1 1 0
12 12 5 1
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 Wayne Chism Cameron Tatum
12 8 2
Floor Burns Wayne Chism Melvin Goins Tyler Smith Kenny Hall Scotty Hopson Bobby Maze Skylar McBee Brian Williams Renaldo Woolridge
9 7 4 3 3 3 2 1 1
Free Throws in Final Four Minutes Tyler Smith Skylar McBee Cameron Tatum J.P. Prince Wayne Chism Melvin Goins Scotty Hopson Brian Williams Kenny Hall
13-13 2-2 2-2 4-5 5-7 6-10 2-5 1-4 0-1
Inbounds & Full-Court Pressure Stats Side-court Inbounds Defense Timeouts 5-Second Calls Forced Turnovers
Baseline Inbounds Defense 0 0 1
Timeouts 5-Second Calls Forced Turnovers
Full-Court Press Defense 7 4 12
Trap Timeouts Forced Turnovers
Pressure Defense Totals 1 15
Timeouts 5-Second Calls Forced Turnovers Total Turnovers
7 4 28 32
The Bruce Pearl Era ... By The Numbers (2005-06 - Present)
Superlatives Record in Home Games: 62-7 Record in True Road Games: 27-18 Record in Neutral-Site Games: 22-13 Record in Overtime Games: 3-2 Record in SEC Tournament Games: 3-4 Record in NCAA Tournament Games: 5-4 Record in Day Games: 34-21 Record in Evening Games: 75-18 Evening games are those with a tip time of 6 p.m. or later
Record in Games Decided by Five Points or Less: 24-13 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: 22 at Southern California (12/19/09) 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: 35 by East Carolina (11/20/09) Fewest Turnovers: 6, 6x (last vs. ETSU 12/2/09) Most Steals: 21 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) 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, 6x (last at Southern California 12/19/09)
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 9-0 0-1 16-6 5-4 5-0 15-3 23-11
This Season 0-0 0-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-2 0-0
9-0 1-1 91-37
2-0 0-0 10-2
Current Streak L1 L3 W9 L1 W3 W1 W5 L2 W3 W9 L1 W3
* Raycom Sports also was known as Jefferson Pilot Sports and Lincoln Financial Sports. ^ FSN includes Sunshine Network and Fox College Sports.
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 29-10 (.744) in games immediately following a loss.
Bruce Pearl
Head Coach 426-123 (18th yr.) • 109-39 (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 605-143 275-70 177-47 426-123
Pct. .809 .797 .790 .776
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 is The Vols have a record of .500 or better against nine of the 11 Southeastern Conference awarded to the male or female student-athlete at UT who best epitomizes the characterteams since Bruce Pearl was named head coach prior to the 2005-06 season ... Pearl has istics of the 2006-07 senior captain. won at least 10 conference games each year, and UT has swept four of its five divisional 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 11-2 426-123
at Tennessee: 109-39 (5th year)
.645 13-3 .813 14-2 .733 12-4 .686 10-6 .861 14-2 .618 10-6 .846 0-0 .776 242-60
.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.
JR Guard • 6-3 • 195 Nashville, Tenn. • Southern Illinois University
24 Josh Bone
Season/Career Highs
*Mark set while he was playing at Southern Illinois
Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
2 two times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) *19 vs. Butler (12/28/07)
Season Career
1 two times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) *7 two times, last vs. Missouri State (12/30/07)
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
*6 at Charlotte (12/8/07)
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made *5 at Wichita State (2/16/08)
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
*5 two times, last vs. Butler (12/28/07)
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted *1 vs. Creighton (1/26/08)
Season Career
Steals
2 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) *11 at Arizona State (3/20/08)
Free Throws Made
Season Career
*3 two times, last at Northern Iowa (2/2/08)
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
3 two times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) *19 at Charlotte (12/8/07)
*4 two times, last at Charlotte (12/8/07)
Free Throws Attempted 13 vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) *38 at Arizona State (3/20/08)
Season Highlights • Saw his most extensive action of the season Jan. 6 vs. Charlotte, playing 13 minutes as UT’s backup point guard. He had two points and no turnovers. • Scored his first points as a Vol in the second half of UT’s win over North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23. • Made his Tennessee debut Dec. 15 in the win over Wyoming, playing the final minute and a half of the game. • Was not eligible until after the fall semester, as he transferred from Southern Illinois University at the holiday break last season and had to fulfill NCAA residency requirements for transfer student-athletes. • Has been a valuable member of Tennessee’s scout team since his enrollment. • Started 19 games as a sophomore at Southern Illinois University in 2007-08 and averaged 8.1 points per game.
Noting Bone His father, Joshua, is a lieutenant at a jail, and Josh credits him for instilling discipline in him ... His father also played college basketball at Berry College in Rome, Ga. ... Josh is the oldest of three children ... Played high school ball with current Golden State Warriors forward Brandan Wright at Brentwood Academy outside Nashville, Tenn., and the two remain very close friends ... Academic major is Psychology.
Pearls of Wisdom “Josh can help at the one, two or three. Right now I’ve got six players at those three positions. If I took a vote of my coaches and asked where Josh Bone ranked one through seven, I don’t think he’d come in seventh on everyone’s list.” - Bruce Pearl (Dec. 7)
Season Career
*5 two times, last vs. St. Mary’s (12/11/07)
Game-by-Game Stats Start N13 N17 N20 N22 N23 N27 D2 D11 D15 D19 D23 D31 J6 J10 J14 J16 J19 J23 J27 J31 F4 F6 F9 F13 F17 F20 F23 F27 M3 M6
Austin Peay UNC Asheville vs. East Carolina vs. DePaul vs. Purdue C of Charleston ETSU vs. Midde Tenn. Wyoming at USC N.C. A&T at Memphis Charlotte Kansas Auburn Ole Miss at Alabama at Georgia Vanderbilt Florida at LSU S. Carolina at Vanderbilt at Kentucky Georgia at S. Carolina at Florida Kentucky Arkansas at Miss. State
FG-A
0-0 1-3 1-3
3P-A FT-A Reb PF TP A Transfer - Not yet eligible Transfer - Not yet eligible Transfer - Not yet eligible Transfer - Not yet eligible Transfer - Not yet eligible Transfer - Not yet eligible Transfer - Not yet eligible Transfer - Not yet eligible 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 DNP 0-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 DNP 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 0
TO BK S Min
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
13
Career Stats GP-GS 2006-07 12-0 2007-08 33-19 SIU Totals 45-19
Min 188 901 1089
Avg 9.4 27.3 24.2
FG-A 15-46 92-267 107-313
Pct .326 .345 .342
3FG-A 8-30 57-169 65-199
Pct .267 .337 .327
FT-A 2-2 25-37 27-39
Pct 1.000 .676 .692
Off-Def-Rebs 5-13-18 12-53-65 17-66-83
Avg 0.9 2.0 1.8
PF-FO 17-0 78-3 95-3
Ast 9 37 46
TO 2 50 52
Blk 0 1 1
Stl 5 26 31
Pts 40 266 306
2009-10
20
6.7
2-6
.333
0-3
.000
0-0
.000
0-0-0
0.0
0-0
0
0
0
0
4
3-0
Avg 2.0 8.1 6.8 1.3
4 Wayne Chism
SR Forward/Center • 6-9 • 246 Jackson, Tenn. • Bolivar Central HS
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
24 vs. Purdue (11/23/09) 27 vs. Auburn (3/14/09)
Season Career
8 vs. Purdue (11/23/09) 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 6 vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) Same
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
2 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) 4 two times, last vs. Auburn (3/14/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 4 vs. ETSU (12/2/09) 6 at Kansas (1/3/09)
Season Career
Steals
7 at Southern California (12/19/09) 9 two times, last vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/09)
Free Throws Made
Season Career
5 vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) Same
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
13 two times, last vs. Purdue (11/23/09) 17 vs. Mississippi State (3/15/09)
7 two times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) 8 vs. Marquette (12/16/08)
Free Throws Attempted 30 two times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) 38 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
Season Highlights • Preseason All-SEC second team (Coaches’) • Ranks 23rd in school history with 1,290 points. • Ranks 11th in school history with 739 rebounds. • Ranks ninth in school history with 117 blocked shots; only 12 Vols have ever logged 100 blocks during their career. • Barring injury, he will break the school record for games played. He has played in 118 games thus far, and Rob Jones (1983-86) holds the record at 130. • Is the seventh Vol ever to log 700 rebounds and 100 blocks during his career. • Tennessee is 10-2 when Chism records a double-double (1-0 this season). • Put the short-handed Vols on his shoulders in the win over Charlotte Jan. 6, scoring a game-high 18 points and setting career-highs for assists (6) and steals (5) while blocking three shots and going 7-for-8 at the foul line. • Led the Vols to a win at Memphis with a team-high 15 points and nine rebounds on Dec. 31. • Named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team (14.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg). • Scored a game-high 24 points and led the Vols with six rebounds in UT’s onepoint loss to sixth-ranked Purdue in the Paradise Jam title game Nov. 23. • Has 55 dunks during his career as a Vol. • After a two-point, one-rebound first half, he stepped up in the second half to help lift UT past DePaul on Nov. 22. He finished with 13 points and eight boards. • 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, Marquette and Purdue. • He is the only four-year scholarship senior on UT’s roster.
Noting Chism Is a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity ... Is nicknamed “Wheezy” in reference to the affects asthma has on him ... Academic major is Africana studies.
Pearls of Wisdom
Season Career
8 vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) 11 vs. Marquette (12/16/08)
Game-by-Game Stats N13 N17 N20 N22 N23 N27 D2 D11 D15 D19 D23 D31 J6 J10 J14 J16 J19 J23 J27 J31 F4 F6 F9 F13 F17 F20 F23 F27 M3 M6
Austin Peay UNC Asheville vs. East Carolina vs. DePaul vs. Purdue C of Charleston ETSU vs. Midde Tenn. Wyoming at USC N.C. A&T at Memphis Charlotte Kansas Auburn Ole Miss at Alabama at Georgia Vanderbilt Florida at LSU S. Carolina at Vanderbilt at Kentucky Georgia at S. Carolina at Florida Kentucky Arkansas at Miss. State
Start c c c c c c c c c c c c c
FG-A 5-13 4-5 3-7 6-11 8-13 4-7 3-6 2-7 5-10 3-11 1-3 5-7 5-7
3P-A 0-1 1-1 1-2 1-1 1-4 1-2 0-1 2-3 1-4 1-7 1-2 0-0 1-3
FT-A 1-3 2-2 0-0 0-1 7-7 2-2 0-1 0-2 2-2 1-1 0-0 5-5 7-8
Reb 10 4 5 8 6 3 9 9 3 1 3 9 5
PF 2 3 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 4 4
TP 11 11 7 13 24 11 6 9 13 8 3 15 18
A 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
TO 0 0 2 3 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 3
BK 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 3
S Min 1 24 1 13 3 19 0 28 0 30 0 13 0 24 0 27 3 25 0 22 2 8 0 24 5 30
“Wayne’s gotten better every single year. I think he’s got a chance to be a great pro.” - Bruce Pearl
Career Stats 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Totals
GP-GS 35-18 36-34 34-31 13-13 118-96
Min 678 826 873 287 2664
Avg 19.4 22.9 25.7 22.1 22.6
FG-A 115-261 139-296 165-354 55-107 474-1018
Pct .441 .470 .466 .514 .466
3FG-A 26-79 29-90 41-128 11-31 107-328
Pct .329 .322 .320 .355 .326
FT-A 61-104 50-90 96-134 28-34 235-362
Pct .587 .556 .716 .824 .649
Off-Def-Rebs 67-116-183 67-141-208 94-179-273 24-51-75 252-487-739
Avg 5.2 5.8 8.0 5.8 6.3
PF-FO 102-3 108-2 98-4 40-0 348-9
Ast 32 41 42 10 125
TO 45 41 69 19 174
Blk 21 49 34 13 117
Stl 21 33 26 15 95
Pts 317 357 467 149 1290
Avg 9.1 9.9 13.7 11.5 10.9
FR Forward • 6-8 • 220 Stone Mountain, Ga. • Redan HS
20 Kenny Hall
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
16 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Same
Season Career
6 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Same
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
5 two times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) Same
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made 1 vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) Same
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
-
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Season Career
Steals
-
Free Throws Made
Season Career
1 three times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) Same
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
8 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Same
4 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Same
Free Throws Attempted 20 vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) Same
Season Highlights • Leads the team with a .654 field-goal percentage; and speaking of “high-percentage,” he has nine dunks in UT’s last two home games. • Stepped up when the short-handed Vols needed him Jan. 6 against Charlotte, playing a season-high 20 minutes, scoring 12 points and grabbing five rebounds (all offensive) in UT’s victory over the 49ers. • Scored 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting against North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23; his 13-minute effort included six dunks, and he was 4-for-4 at the foul line. • Did not play against Middle Tennessee in the Sun Belt Classic due to illness. • Led the team with five rebounds and two blocks in the win over UNC Asheville on Nov. 17. • 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. • One of two Georgia natives on Tennessee’s current roster (joining Cameron Tatum). The Vols also signed a pair of highly ranked guards from the Peach State in November.
Noting Hall Born in raised in Los Angeles before moving to Georgia to attend high school ... Academic major is Communications.
Pearls of Wisdom “When you’re looking at Renaldo Woolridge and Kenny Hall, you’re looking at the future guys in our front line. But right now they’re behind a couple of seniors (Wayne Chism and Tyler Smith) who are pretty dominant players.” - Bruce Pearl
Season Career
4 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Same
Game-by-Game Stats Start N13 N17 N20 N22 N23 N27 D2 D11 D15 D19 D23 D31 J6 J10 J14 J16 J19 J23 J27 J31 F4 F6 F9 F13 F17 F20 F23 F27 M3 M6
Austin Peay UNC Asheville vs. East Carolina vs. DePaul vs. Purdue C of Charleston ETSU vs. Midde Tenn. Wyoming at USC N.C. A&T at Memphis Charlotte Kansas Auburn Ole Miss at Alabama at Georgia Vanderbilt Florida at LSU S. Carolina at Vanderbilt at Kentucky Georgia at S. Carolina at Florida Kentucky Arkansas at Miss. State
FG-A 2-4 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0
3P-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FT-A 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0
0-0 0-0 6-8
0-0 0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0 4-4
5-6
0-0
2-2
Reb PF 4 3 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 3 2 0 ILLNESS 0 1 2 1 4 1 DNP 5 4
TP 4 4 2 0 0 4 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TO 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
BK 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
S Min 0 11 0 14 0 15 0 2 0 4 0 10 0 2
0 0 16
0 0 0
0 0 3
0 0 1
0 0 0
1 8 13
12
1
1
1
1
20
Career Stats 2009-10
GP-GS 11-0
Min 100
Avg 9.1
FG-A 17-26
Pct .654
3FG-A 0-0
Pct .000
FT-A 8-10
Pct .800
Off-Def-Rebs 14-13-27
Avg 2.5
PF-FO 17-0
Ast 1
TO 10
Blk 4
Stl 3
Pts 42
Avg 3.8
32 Scotty Hopson
SO Guard • 6-7 • 200 Hopkinsville, Ky. • University Heights HS
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
25 two times, last vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) Same
Season Career
10 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) Same
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
6 two times, last vs. ETSU (12/2/09) 6 five times, last vs. ETSU (12/2/09)
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made 5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 1 four times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) 2 vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)
Steals
Season Career
8 vs. ETSU (12/2/09) Same
Free Throws Made
Season Career
2 four times, last at Southern California (12/19/09) 3 at Arkansas (2/4/09)
Minutes Season Career
15 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) Same
Season Career
4 vs. Coll. of Charleston (11/27/09) 5 vs. South Carolina (1/17/09)
Free Throws Attempted 33 at Southern California (12/19/09) Same
Season Highlights • Leads the team in scoring with 13.5 ppg and scored a career-high 25 points in back-to-back games Nov. 17 (UNC Asheville) and Nov. 20 (East Carolina). • Is shooting .492 (21-of-51) from 3-point range. • Played a career-high 33 minutes in the Vols’ loss at Southern California Dec. 19. • Scored 21 points in the win over College of Charleston on Nov. 27 and tied a career-high with six rebounds while playing a season-high 29 minutes. • Posted his second straight 25-point game Nov. 20 vs. East Carolina in the opening round of the Paradise Jam. • Drained a career-high six 3-pointers en route to 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 season-opening win over Austin Peay on Nov. 13. • Entered the season ranked by Lindy’s as the nation’s 21st-best shooting guard.. • 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
7 vs. Coll. of Charleston (11/27/09) Same
Game-by-Game Stats N13 N17 N20 N22 N23 N27 D2 D11 D15 D19 D23 D31 J6 J10 J14 J16 J19 J23 J27 J31 F4 F6 F9 F13 F17 F20 F23 F27 M3 M6
Austin Peay UNC Asheville vs. East Carolina vs. DePaul vs. Purdue C of Charleston ETSU vs. Midde Tenn. Wyoming at USC N.C. A&T at Memphis Charlotte Kansas Auburn Ole Miss at Alabama at Georgia Vanderbilt Florida at LSU S. Carolina at Vanderbilt at Kentucky Georgia at S. Carolina at Florida Kentucky Arkansas at Miss. State
Start FG-A g 6-8 g 8-11 g 10-15 g 2-10 g 3-8 g 7-10 g 4-14 g 0-3 g 7-12 g 7-14 g 5-10 g 3-11 g 7-10
3P-A 4-6 6-7 4-5 0-4 0-2 3-3 2-8 0-2 0-3 1-3 0-4 1-4 3-5
FT-A 0-2 3-3 1-1 0-0 3-4 4-7 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-1 1-3 0-1
Reb 4 4 2 3 4 6 6 3 2 2 5 5 2
PF 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2
TP 16 25 25 4 9 21 10 1 14 16 10 8 17
A 2 5 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 1 3
TO 1 3 2 3 4 4 0 2 2 1 2 3 3
BK 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
S Min 0 24 2 23 2 23 0 26 1 26 2 29 0 28 1 24 1 28 2 33 1 17 1 28 0 29
Career Stats 2008-09 2009-10 Totals
GP-GS 34-30 13-13 47-43
Min 796 338 1134
Avg 23.4 26.0 24.1
FG-A 113-264 69-136 182-400
Pct .428 .507 .455
3FG-A 46-129 24-56 70-185
Pct .357 .429 .378
FT-A 40-64 14-26 54-90
Pct .625 .538 .600
Off-Def-Rebs 25-68-93 16-32-48 41-100-141
Avg 2.7 3.7 3.0
PF-FO 50-0 17-0 67-0
Ast 49 20 69
TO 50 30 80
Blk 9 4 13
Stl 21 13 34
Pts 312 176 488
Avg 9.2 13.5 10.4
SR Guard • 6-3 • 195 Suitland, Md. • Hutchinson CC
3 Bobby Maze
Season/Career Highs
*Mark set while he was a freshman at Oklahoma
Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
15 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) *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
5 two times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) 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 two times, last vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) 3 at Arkansas (2/4/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 vs. Vanderbilt (2/14/09)
Season Career
Steals
5 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) 6 vs. Alabama (3/8/09)
Free Throws Made
Season Career
3 vs. Wyoming (12/15/09) 3 four times, last vs. Wyoming (12/15/09)
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
11 vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) *12 at Texas Tech (1/6/07)
4 three times, last vs. Wyoming (12/15/09) 6 at Middle Tennessee (11/21/08)
Free Throws Attempted 30 vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) 36 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)
Season Highlights • Averages 2.9 assists per game and sports a 2.7 assist/turnover ratio. • Played a season-high 30 minutes for the shorthanded Vols in the Jan. 6 win over Charlotte and tied a season-high with five boards while scoring 13 points. • Is shooting .870 at the foul line this season (20-of-23). • Played a 29 minutes in the win over Wyoming Dec. 15 and tied a career-high with three steals while scoring nine points. • Totaled eight points and five assists with no turnovers vs. ETSU on Dec. 2. • Was second on the team in scoring with 13 points (also grabbed a season-high five rebounds) against sixth-ranked Purdue on Nov. 23. • Led the Vols with seven assists as Tennessee set a school record with 34 assists in the win over UNC Asheville (Nov. 17). • Tennessee is 9-1 when Maze records at least five assists (9-0 regular season). • In his second year as a Vol but is one of four scholarship seniors on UT’s roster. • One of three current UT seniors who began their careers at major-conference schools (Prince at Arizona, Smith at Iowa). • Is wearing the VOLScholar patch on his jersey this season 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 ... 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 offseason ... Academic major is Communications.
Season Career
4 two times, last vs. Purdue (11/23/09) 8 two times, last vs. Belmont (12/20/08)
Game-by-Game Stats N13 N17 N20 N22 N23 N27 D2 D11 D15 D19 D23 D31 J6 J10 J14 J16 J19 J23 J27 J31 F4 F6 F9 F13 F17 F20 F23 F27 M3 M6
Austin Peay UNC Asheville vs. East Carolina vs. DePaul vs. Purdue C of Charleston ETSU vs. Midde Tenn. Wyoming at USC N.C. A&T at Memphis Charlotte Kansas Auburn Ole Miss at Alabama at Georgia Vanderbilt Florida at LSU S. Carolina at Vanderbilt at Kentucky Georgia at S. Carolina at Florida Kentucky Arkansas at Miss. State
Start g g g g g g g g g g g g
FG-A 1-5 6-9 5-10 0-4 4-9 2-5 2-8 5-9 2-5 4-9 1-7 1-6 5-11
3P-A 0-2 2-4 1-4 0-2 1-1 0-0 0-4 2-5 1-3 0-3 0-4 0-3 0-4
FT-A 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 4-4 0-1 4-4 0-0 4-5 0-0 0-0 1-2 3-3
Reb 1 4 1 1 5 4 4 1 2 0 2 4 5
PF 2 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 5 3
TP 2 14 15 0 13 4 8 12 9 8 2 3 13
A 3 7 3 2 2 4 5 3 1 0 5 0 3
TO 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S Min 0 21 0 21 2 21 0 21 0 26 1 23 1 25 0 22 3 29 2 24 3 18 0 21 2 30
Career Stats GP-GS 2006-07^ 22-5
Min 410
Avg 18.6
FG-A 53-117
2008-09 34-28 2009-10 13-12 UT Totals 47-40
852 302 1154
25.1 23.2 24.6
100-235 .426 38-97 .392 138-332 .416
^at the University of Oklahoma
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
29-91 7-39 36-130
.319 .179 .277
50-72 20-23 70-95
.694 .870 .737
25-58-83 5-29-34 30-87-117
2.4 2.6 2.5
64-1 23-1 87-2
109 38 147
54 14 68
5 0 5
34 14 48
279 103 382
8.2 7.9 8.1
13 Skylar McBee
FR Guard • 6-3 • 190 Rutledge, Tenn. • Grainger HS
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
12 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Same
Season Career
4 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) 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 3 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) Same
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
3 two times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Same
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted -
Season Career
Steals
6 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Same
Free Throws Made
Season Career
3 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Same
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
7 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Same
4 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) Same
Free Throws Attempted 17 five times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) Same
Season Highlights • Averaging 4.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 14.2 minutes per game. • Set season-highs for points (12), field goals made (4) and steals (3) as the Vols beat North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23. • Was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the win over Middle Tennessee on Dec. 11 and is shooting 91 percent from the foul line this season. • Drained all three of his 3-point attempts (his only FG attempts of the game) against ETSU on Dec. 2 to tie his season-high of nine points. • Sparked a late-first-half rally in the Nov. 22 win over DePaul by nailing a pair of 3-pointers and a baseline jumper to give the Vols a nine-point halftime lead. • Drained two 3-pointers in the Nov. 20 win over East Carolina for a season-high six points. • Totaled three assists, three rebounds and two steals with no turnovers in UT’s season-opening win over Austin Peay (Nov. 13). • Joins junior guard Josh Bone and junior forward Steven Pearl as the only walkons 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.
Noting McBee Has earned a reputation as one of the team’s hardest workers and a player who always hustles ... Attended the same high school as UT All-Century Team member and former All-America forward A.W. Davis (1962-65) ... Played quarterback on his high school football team ... Academic major is Political science.
Speaking VOLumes
Season Career
4 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) Same
Game-by-Game Stats Start N13 N17 N20 N22 N23 N27 D2 D11 D15 D19 D23 D31 J6 J10 J14 J16 J19 J23 J27 J31 F4 F6 F9 F13 F17 F20 F23 F27 M3 M6
Austin Peay UNC Asheville vs. East Carolina vs. DePaul vs. Purdue C of Charleston ETSU vs. Midde Tenn. Wyoming at USC N.C. A&T at Memphis Charlotte Kansas Auburn Ole Miss at Alabama at Georgia Vanderbilt Florida at LSU S. Carolina at Vanderbilt at Kentucky Georgia at S. Carolina at Florida Kentucky Arkansas at Miss. State
FG-A 0-4 1-6 2-4 3-5 0-1 1-2 3-3 0-2 0-3 0-1 4-7 0-3 2-5
3P-A 0-4 1-4 2-4 2-3 0-1 1-2 3-3 0-2 0-3 0-1 3-6 0-3 2-4
FT-A 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-2 3-3 0-0 0-0 4-4 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0
Reb 3 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1
PF 2 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 2 3
TP 0 5 6 9 3 3 9 4 2 0 12 0 6
A 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
TO 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S Min 2 16 1 17 0 17 0 15 1 15 0 12 0 12 0 17 1 11 0 7 3 17 0 12 0 17
Pts 59
Avg 4.5
“Skylar is a kid who has surpassed expectations, and I think he’ll get even better. He’s going to help us win games this season.” - Associate Head Coach Tony Jones
Career Stats 2009-10
GP-GS 13-0
Min 185
Avg 14.2
FG-A 16-46
Pct .348
3FG-A 14-40
Pct .350
FT-A 13-14
Pct .929
Off-Def-Rebs 1-18-19
Avg 1.5
PF-FO 21-0
Ast 11
TO 3
Blk 0
Stl 8
22 Steven Pearl
JR Forward • 6-5 • 232 Knoxville, Tenn. • West HS
Season/Career Highs Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
2 two times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) 4 vs. South Carolina (3/9/08)
Season Career
1 two times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) 2 two times, last vs. South Carolina (3/9/08)
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
1 three times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) 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 two times, last vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) 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 • Has played in seven games this season, averaging 3.0 minutes per contest. • Totaled two points and a rebound in six minutes of action vs. North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23. • 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 N17 N20 N22 N23 N27 D2 D11 D15 D19 D23 D31 J6 J10 J14 J16 J19 J23 J27 J31 F4 F6 F9 F13 F17 F20 F23 F27 M3 M6
Austin Peay UNC Asheville vs. East Carolina vs. DePaul vs. Purdue C of Charleston ETSU vs. Midde Tenn. Wyoming at USC N.C. A&T at Memphis Charlotte Kansas Auburn Ole Miss at Alabama at Georgia Vanderbilt Florida at LSU S. Carolina at Vanderbilt at Kentucky Georgia at S. Carolina at Florida Kentucky Arkansas at Miss. State
FG-A 0-0 1-2 0-0
3P-A 0-0 0-0 0-0
FT-A 0-0 0-0 0-0
0-2 0-0
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Reb 0 0 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1 0 DNP 1 DNP 1
PF 1 1 0
TP 0 2 0
A 1 0 0
TO 0 0 0
BK 0 0 0
S Min 0 2 0 6 0 4
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
2 1
1
2
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
Career Stats 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Totals
GP-GS 19-0 17-0 7-0 43-0
Min 52 73 21 146
Avg 2.7 4.3 3.0 3.4
FG-A 5-11 2-10 2-5 9-26
Pct .455 .200 .400 .346
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 2-1-3 8-12-20
Avg 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5
PF-FO 7-0 7-0 3-0 17-0
Ast 0 5 1 10
TO 4 8 2 13
Blk 3 0 0 0
Stl 0 1 0 2
Pts 10 7 4 21
Avg 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5
SR Guard • 6-7 • 205 Memphis, Tenn. • University of Arizona
30 J.P. Prince
Season/Career Highs
*Mark set while he was a freshman at Arizona
Points
Field Goals Made
Season Career
17 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) 23 at Xavier (12/22/07)
Season Career
6 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) 9 at Xavier (12/22/07)
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
6 two times, last vs. Wyoming (12/15/09) 10 two times, last vs. Alabama (3/13/09)
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made 6 three times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) *10 vs. Northern Arizona (12/8/05)
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
1 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) *2 three times, last vs. California (1/21/06)
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) 3 two times, last vs. Vanderbilt (2/14/09)
Season Career
Steals
2 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) *5 two times, last at North Carolina (1/28/06)
Free Throws Made
Season Career
4 two times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) 4 three times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
9 vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) 14 two times, last vs. Alabama (3/13/09)
8 at Memphis (12/31/09) 8 three times, last at Memphis (12/31/09)
Free Throws Attempted 31 vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) 34 two times, last vs. Vanderbilt (12/14/09)
Season Highlights • Has drawn a team-high 13 charges and also has a team-high 19 steals. • His 2.28 assist/turnover ratio ranks fifth in the SEC. • Leads all active Vols with 66 dunks during his UT career. • Finished with 10 points, six assists and five rebounds as the shorthanded Vols defeated Charlotte Jan. 6 in Knoxville. • Helped power UT to a Dec. 31 win at Memphis (his hometown), totaling 12 points, five rebounds and three assists while going 8-for-12 at the foul line. • Dished out a season-high six assists Dec. 15 vs. Wyoming while tying a careerhigh with four steals and also grabbing six rebounds. • Exploded for a season-high 17 points off the bench in UT’s win over Middle Tennessee in Nashville on Dec. 11 in the Sun Belt Classic. • One of four scholarship seniors on Tennessee’s roster. • 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. • In SEC play, his 2.0 assist-turnover ratio led the conference last year. • 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
12 at Memphis (12/31/09) 12 two times, last at Memphis (12/31/09)
Game-by-Game Stats N13 N17 N20 N22 N23 N27 D2 D11 D15 D19 D23 D31 J6 J10 J14 J16 J19 J23 J27 J31 F4 F6 F9 F13 F17 F20 F23 F27 M3 M6
Austin Peay UNC Asheville vs. East Carolina vs. DePaul vs. Purdue C of Charleston ETSU vs. Midde Tenn. Wyoming at USC N.C. A&T at Memphis Charlotte Kansas Auburn Ole Miss at Alabama at Georgia Vanderbilt Florida at LSU S. Carolina at Vanderbilt at Kentucky Georgia at S. Carolina at Florida Kentucky Arkansas at Miss. State
Start g g g g g
g g
FG-A 1-3 3-4 0-2 1-3 0-4 3-6 1-4 6-8 2-5 1-4 4-6 2-7 5-9
3P-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1
FT-A 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-1 0-0 2-2 3-5 4-5 0-0 2-4 2-5 8-12 0-0
Reb 0 4 3 0 0 6 1 0 6 2 2 5 5
PF 2 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 4 3 1 2
TP 2 7 1 2 0 8 5 17 4 4 10 12 10
A 1 5 3 1 2 2 4 1 6 1 3 6
TO 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 4 1 3
BK 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
S Min 1 17 1 21 0 22 2 17 1 21 1 18 1 20 2 22 4 23 1 17 4 17 1 18 0 31
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
508 818 264 1590
18.8 26.4 20.3 22.4
83-167 127-222 29-65 239-454
.497 .572 .446 .526
2-13 3-24 1-6 6-43
.154 .125 .167 .140
49-88 50-82 23-38 122-208
.557 .610 .605 .587
43-44-87 59-71-130 10-24-34 112-139-251
3.2 4.2 2.6 3.5
61-0 95-4 28-0 184-4
49 97 41 187
45 65 18 128
14 20 5 39
26 47 19 92
217 307 82 606
8.0 9.9 6.3 8.5
27-2 31-23 13-7 71-32
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 two times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) 5 vs. Siena (11/27/08)
Rebounds
Field Goals Attempted
Season Career
Season Career
8 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Same
Assists Season Career
3-Pt. Field Goals Made 3 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) 3 two times, last 8 vs. N. Carolina A&T (12/23/09)
Season Career
Blocks Season Career
2 two times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) 3 two times, last vs. Belmont (12/20/08)
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 1 three times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) 2 two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)
Season Career
Steals
5 vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) 7 vs. Belmont (12/20/08)
Free Throws Made
Season Career
1 three times, last at Southern California (12/19/09) 1 six times, last at Southern California (12/19/09)
Season Career
Minutes Season Career
8 two times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) 9 vs. Siena (11/27/08)
2 three times, vs. vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) 2 four times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)
Free Throws Attempted 27 vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) Same
Season Highlights • Made his first start of the season Jan. 6 against Charlotte and totaled 10 points and seven rebounds in a career-high 27 minutes of action. • Flirted with a double-double vs. North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23, totaling nine points and a career-high eight rebounds in a then-season-high 17 minutes. • Played well off the bench as UT beat Middle Tennessee on Dec. 11 in the Sun Belt Classic, recording four points and three rebounds in eight minutes. • Nailed both his 3-point attempts while scoring eight points in eight minutes of action as UT downed East Carolina on Nov. 20. • Turned in an11-point effort during 14 minutes against UNC Asheville Nov. 17. • Served primarily as a backup at the 3 position last year but is playing the 4 spot this season. • 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 Entertainment arts production.
Swiperboy 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 N13 N17 N20 N22 N23 N27 D2 D11 D15 D19 D23 D31 J6 J10 J14 J16 J19 J23 J27 J31 F4 F6 F9 F13 F17 F20 F23 F27 M3 M6
Start Austin Peay UNC Asheville vs. East Carolina vs. DePaul vs. Purdue C of Charleston ETSU vs. Midde Tenn. Wyoming at USC N.C. A&T at Memphis Charlotte f Kansas Auburn Ole Miss at Alabama at Georgia Vanderbilt Florida at LSU S. Carolina at Vanderbilt at Kentucky Georgia at S. Carolina at Florida Kentucky Arkansas at Miss. State
FG-A 4-8 3-4 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-3 0-1 3-7 1-1 4-8
3P-A FT-A 1-4 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 1-3 1-1 2-5
2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0
Reb INJ 2 2 4 0 0 1 3 4 1 8 1 7
PF
TP A
TO BK S Min
3 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 3
11 8 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 9 3 10
2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 2
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
14 8 8 1 3 4 8 8 11 17 8 27
Career Stats 2008-09 2009-10 Totals
GP-GS 32-6 12-1 44-7
Min 283 117 400
Avg 8.8 9.8 9.1
FG-A 28-90 18-37 46-127
Pct .311 .486 .362
3FG-A 19-69 7-19 26-88
Pct .275 .368 .295
FT-A 9-17 6-7 15-24
Pct .529 .857 .625
Off-Def-Rebs 14-29-43 8-25-33 22-54-76
Avg 1.3 2.8 1.7
PF-FO 31-0 17-0 48-0
Ast 17 5 22
TO 11 13 24
Blk 8 3 11
Stl 4 3 7
Pts 84 49 133
Avg 2.6 4.1 3.0
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
Game #1 #10
Game #3
Austin Peay (0-1) Tennessee (1-0)
54 83
9 p.m. ET • Nov. 13, 2009 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. Austin Peay 04 Williams, Marcel 25 Campbell, Anthony 21 Fraley, John 05 Caldwell, Tyrone 22 Channels, Wes 03 Brown, Caleb 11 Mosley, Eric 12 Reaves, Chris 32 Blake, Justin 42 Roberson, Duran TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
3PT 0-0 3-5 0-0 1-3 1-4 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0
19-55
FT 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-4 6-6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-3-5 5 2 1 3 1 0 20 0-2-2 2 17 1 5 0 0 35 0-6-6 2 1 0 1 1 0 21 0-1-1 1 11 2 2 0 0 28 0-8-8 2 13 3 4 0 1 38 1-3-4 1 2 2 2 0 0 15 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1-1-2 1 4 0 0 0 0 8 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 1-1-2 2 4 1 1 2 1 24 2-1-3 7-26-33 16 54 11 19 4 2 200
5-17 11-16
1st Half: 9-25 36.0% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%
Tennessee 01 Smith, Tyler 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 10 Hubert, Michael 11 Cannington, Quinn 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
FG f 1-5 f 7-12 c 0-5 g 4-7 g 3-13 1-4 0-1 2-3 0-2 1-3
2nd Half: 10-30 33.3% 2nd Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd Half: 7-9 77.8%
FG f 6-8 c 5-13 g 1-5 g 1-3 g 6-8 2-2 0-0 0-4 2-4 2-6 0-0 6-9 3-7
3PT 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 4-6 2-2 0-0 0-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 3-6 0-0
FT 2-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2
34-69 10-23
5-11
1st Half: 13-30 43.3% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 1st Half: 1-4 25.0%
Game: 34.5% Game: 29.4% Game: 68.8%
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-9-11 0 14 4 1 1 2 25 4-6-10 2 11 2 0 2 1 24 0-1-1 2 2 3 5 0 0 21 0-0-0 2 2 1 1 0 1 17 1-3-4 0 16 2 1 1 0 24 0-1-1 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0-3-3 2 0 3 0 0 2 16 1-3-4 3 4 0 2 0 0 11 0-3-3 1 5 4 3 0 2 17 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1-3-4 2 15 1 1 2 0 22 3-1-4 2 8 0 0 1 0 17 1-0-1 13-33-46 17 83 22 14 7 8 200
2nd Half: 21-39 53.8% 2nd Half: 6-10 60.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1%
Game: 49.3% Game: 43.5% Game: 45.5%
Officials: Joe Lindsay, Bruce Benedict, Don Daily Technicals: None. Attendance: 17,963 Score by Periods Austin Peay Tennessee
1st 25 31
2nd 29 52
#10
TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
3PT 0-0 0-3 0-0 1-5 2-4 0-0 0-0 3-5 0-1 1-1 0-0
20-38
Total 54 83
TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
16-67
FT 0-0 2-2 1-1 1-2 3-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-3 3-6 4-4
FG f 3-6 c 4-5 g 6-9 g 3-4 g 8-11 4-8 1-1 0-1 1-6 1-3 5-10 1-2 5-6 4-5
3PT 0-0 1-1 2-4 0-0 6-7 1-4 1-1 0-0 1-4 0-0 1-4 0-0 3-4 0-0
FT 3-5 2-2 0-0 1-2 3-3 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2
46-77 16-29 16-21
1st Half: 24-37 64.9% 1st Half: 8-13 61.5% 1st Half: 10-13 76.9%
1st 14 66
2nd 35 58
Total 49 124
Game: 23.9% Game: 6.3% Game: 66.7%
REBS PF TP A TO 0-4-4 2 9 4 0 1-3-4 3 11 0 0 1-3-4 1 14 7 1 1-3-4 3 7 5 1 0-4-4 0 25 5 3 0-2-2 3 11 1 2 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 2 1 0-3-3 2 5 2 1 3-2-5 1 4 0 2 1-2-3 1 11 5 0 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 1-4-5 3 13 2 0 2-1-3 1 9 1 1 1-2-3 11-33-44 21 124 34 12
2nd Half: 22-40 55.0% 2nd Half: 8-16 50.0% 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0%
Officials: Karl Hess, Tracy Woodson, Chuck Jones Technicals: None. Attendance: 17,085 Score by Periods UNC Asheville Tennessee
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-3-4 4 0 1 2 1 0 15 4-6-10 4 4 0 4 0 0 22 1-2-3 4 13 1 10 1 2 34 2-2-4 1 4 0 2 0 0 14 3-2-5 0 5 1 2 0 4 27 2-0-2 1 2 1 1 0 1 19 2-0-2 0 5 1 1 1 0 8 0-1-1 1 4 0 1 0 1 11 1-5-6 0 1 1 2 0 0 14 2-0-2 3 7 0 2 0 1 16 2-1-3 1 4 1 2 0 0 20 2-0-2 22-22-44 19 49 7 29 3 9 200
2nd Half: 14-41 34.1% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd Half: 6-11 54.5%
#9 #6
FG f 5-7 c 3-7 g 5-10 g 0-2 g 10-15 3-4 0-0 2-4 1-2 4-8 0-0 5-7 2-3
3PT 0-0 1-2 1-4 0-0 4-5 2-2 0-0 2-4 0-0 1-3 0-0 2-4 0-0
FT 3-4 0-0 4-4 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-0
Game: 52.6% Game: 36.8% Game: 61.3%
REBS PF TP A TO 0-1-1 1 13 4 1 2-3-5 2 7 0 2 0-1-1 2 15 3 1 1-2-3 2 1 3 0 1-1-2 3 25 1 2 1-1-2 1 8 1 2 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0-1-1 3 6 2 1 1-0-1 2 2 0 2 0-0-0 3 10 5 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1-1-2 2 14 3 2 1-3-4 4 4 0 0 0-1-1 8-15-23 25 105 23 13
40-69 13-24 12-14
2nd Half: 23-36 63.9% 2nd Half: 8-13 61.5% 2nd Half: 8-8 100%
Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
St Min 4 23 3 19 2 21 0 22 2 23 0 8 1 2 0 17 1 15 0 17 0 4 4 17 0 12
0 17 200
Game: 58.0% Game: 54.2% Game: 85.7%
1st 27 43
2nd 39 62
Tennessee (4-1) Purdue (4-0)
72 73
9:30 p.m. AT • Nov. 23, 2009 • UVI Sports & Fitness Center • St. Thomas, V.I. Tennessee 01 Smith, Tyler 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
3PT 0-0 1-4 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0
23-53
Bl 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
St Min 1 22 1 13 0 21 1 21 2 23 0 14 0 3 1 3 1 17 1 14 5 17 0 6 0 13 0 13
5 13 200
Game: 59.7% Game: 55.2% Game: 76.2%
#10
FG f 7-16 c 5-8 g 2-5 g 0-2 g 8-16 1-2 0-0 0-3 1-1 1-3
3PT 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-2 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-0
25-56
TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
FT 1-1 2-4 4-6 4-4 1-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0
4-16 15-23
1st Half: 7-27 25.9% 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 1st Half: 8-11 72.7%
Tennessee 01 Smith, Tyler 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
17-51
3PT 0-0 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-4 0-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0
22-59
FT 4-6 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-1 4-4 0-0
3-12 10-15
1st Half: 14-36 38.9% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 1st Half: 3-5 60.0%
1st 24 33
2nd 29 24
Total 53 57
Game: 33.3% Game: 25.0% Game: 65.2%
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 4-5-9 3 14 2 1 0 1 29 3-5-8 3 13 0 3 0 0 28 0-1-1 1 0 2 0 0 0 21 0-0-0 3 2 1 1 1 2 17 2-1-3 1 4 0 3 0 0 26 2-2-4 2 2 0 1 0 0 8 0-2-2 0 9 1 0 0 0 15 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2-4-6 2 5 3 2 0 0 19 0-3-3 1 8 2 1 0 0 23 2-1-3 3 0 0 2 2 0 12 2-2-4 17-27-44 20 57 11 14 3 3 200
2nd Half: 8-23 34.8% 2nd Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0%
Officials: Bryan Kersey, John Hughes, Mike Nance Technicals: DePaul coach Jerry Wainwright (Class A) Attendance: 3,222 Score by Periods Depaul Tennessee
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-2-2 4 6 3 3 0 0 30 1-2-3 1 10 1 0 1 1 31 3-5-8 2 14 2 2 1 2 37 0-4-4 1 4 4 0 0 1 37 2-2-4 2 14 1 3 0 1 34 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0-0-0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-1-1 4 2 0 0 0 0 14 1-1-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 2-3-5 10-20-30 18 53 11 10 2 6 200
2nd Half: 10-24 41.7% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 7-12 58.3%
FG f 5-9 c 6-11 g 0-4 g 1-3 g 2-10 1-2 3-5 0-0 2-5 2-7 0-3
St Min 0 31 0 30 0 26 1 21 1 26 0 1 1 15 0 4 0 14 1 19 0 13
3 4 200
Game: 43.4% Game: 27.3% Game: 82.1%
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-6-7 1 20 3 1 0 1 37 2-1-3 5 11 0 2 0 0 18 1-4-5 1 6 2 1 1 1 31 0-3-3 3 4 2 1 1 1 21 0-3-3 2 22 3 3 1 0 36 3-3-6 3 3 2 3 0 1 16 0-0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-0-0 2 2 0 0 1 1 14 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 1-2-3 5 2 0 1 1 1 18 1-1-2 1 9-23-32 25 73 12 13 5 6 200
4-16 19-26
2nd Half: 11-25 44.0% 2nd Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd Half: 7-11 63.6%
Game: 44.6% Game: 25.0% Game: 73.1%
Officials: Bryan Kersey, John Hughes, Jamie Luckie Technicals: None. Attendance: 3,755 1st 41 42
2nd 31 31
Total 72 73
Game #6
7 p.m. AT • Nov. 22, 2009 • UVI Sports & Fitness Center • St. Thomas, V.I. 3PT 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-4 3-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
FT 5-6 1-2 2-2 4-5 4-5 1-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0
Bl 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 66 105
53 57
FG f 2-5 f 4-8 c 5-10 g 0-8 g 5-15 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 1-1
REBS PF TP A TO 1-3-4 3 10 3 2 2-4-6 3 24 0 3 1-4-5 2 13 2 0 0-0-0 3 0 2 0 0-4-4 1 9 1 4 0-0-0 2 0 0 1 0-2-2 1 3 0 0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0-1-1 3 1 0 3 0-2-2 2 8 1 0 1-1-2 4 4 0 2 3-2-5 1 8-24-32 24 72 9 16
2nd Half: 10-23 43.5% 2nd Half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd Half: 11-13 84.6%
1st Half: 14-31 45.2% 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 1st Half: 12-15 80.0%
Score by Periods Tennessee Purdue
DePaul (2-1) Tennessee (4-0)
Depaul 01 Stovall, Mike 25 Wallace, Eric 13 Koshwal, Mac 11 Kelly, Jeremiah 30 Walker, Will 00 Bizoukas, Michael 03 Hill, Devin 05 Rogers, Nate 10 Stula, Mario 33 Faber, Krys 34 Siggins, Ryan TEAM Totals
FT 4-5 7-7 4-4 0-0 3-4 0-0 3-3 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-1
3-11 23-28
1st Half: 13-30 43.3% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 1st Half: 12-15 80.0%
Purdue 04 Hummel, Robbie 25 Johnson, Jajuan 03 Kramer, Chris 05 Grant, Keaton 33 Moore, E’twuan 12 Barlow, Kelsey 21 Byrd, D.J. 24 Smith, Ryne 30 Wohlford, Mark 41 Bade, Patrick TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
FG f 3-7 c 8-13 g 4-9 g 0-4 g 3-8 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-4 3-4 2-2
Game #4
49 124
1-16 16-24
1st Half: 2-26 7.7% 1st Half: 0-8 0.0% 1st Half: 10-13 76.9%
Tennessee 01 Smith, Tyler 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 10 Hubert, Michael 11 Cannington, Quinn 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
3PT 0-1 0-0 0-3 1-2 0-5 0-3 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-5-6 2 7 3 4 0 1 33 1-1-2 3 8 0 2 0 1 28 3-3-6 1 6 0 3 1 0 26 0-1-1 3 15 4 12 0 2 33 0-1-1 4 12 1 5 0 0 25 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 1 0 1 3 0 1 5 0-2-2 2 11 0 4 0 1 18 0-2-2 0 3 0 1 0 1 10 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0-2-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 1-3-4 1 6-20-26 16 66 9 35 1 7 200
2nd Half: 13-23 56.5% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd Half: 9-13 69.2%
1st Half: 17-33 51.5% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%
Score by Periods East Carolina Tennessee
7 p.m. ET • Nov. 17, 2009 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. FG f 0-2 c 1-6 g 6-15 g 1-6 g 1-9 1-6 2-4 2-5 0-5 2-5 0-4
FT 3-6 2-4 0-0 4-5 4-4 0-0 0-0 2-4 3-4 0-0 1-4
7-19 19-31
1st Half: 7-15 46.7% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 1st Half: 10-18 55.6%
Tennessee 01 Smith, Tyler 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 10 Hubert, Michael 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
FG f 2-3 f 3-7 c 3-3 g 5-10 g 3-5 0-0 0-0 3-5 0-2 1-1 0-2
Officials: Jamie Luckey, Mike Nantz, Andrew Marrotta Technicals: None. Attendance: 3,117
UNC Asheville (0-2) Tennessee (2-0)
UNC Asheville 35 Jackson, Quinard 42 Stubbs, Eric 03 Primm, J.P. 04 Stephenson, Chris 15 Smith, Sean 02 Dickey, Matt 05 Lane, Jaron 22 Alecxih, Austin 23 Williams, John 24 Turner, Terrence 33 Cunningham, D.J. TEAM Totals
66 105
4:30 p.m. AT • Nov. 20, 2009 • UVI Sports & Fitness Center • St. Thomas, V.I. East Carolina 01 Morrow, Darius 21 Abrams, Jamar 33 Wynn, Chad 10 Young, Brock 24 Sherrod, Jontae 03 Sargent, Greyson 11 Gaines, Corvonn 15 Turner, Chris 23 Straughn, Erin 30 Ellison, Wakefield 42 Joyner, DaQuan TEAM Totals
Game #2 #10
Game #5
East Carolina (1-3) Tennessee (3-0)
Game: 37.3% Game: 25.0% Game: 66.7%
#9
College of Charleston (1-3) Tennessee (5-1)
69 86
7 p.m. ET • Nov. 27, 2009 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. College of Charleston 21 Simmons, Jeremy 42 Breeden, Casaan 01 Monroe, Donavan 03 Goudelock, Andrew 32 White Jr, Tony 04 Lawrence, Andrew 05 Wright, Rashad 12 Pugh, Quasim 35 Turok, Jordan 53 Hall, Willis TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
3PT 0-0 1-5 4-5 3-8 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FT 5-8 2-2 2-2 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2
22-55 11-25 14-20
1st Half: 11-26 42.3% 1st Half: 7-13 53.8% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%
Tennessee 01 Smith, Tyler 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 30 Prince, J.P. 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
FG f 5-9 f 2-7 g 5-8 g 3-11 g 4-12 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-4
FG f 5-9 c 4-7 g 2-5 g 3-5 g 7-10 0-0 1-2 2-3 0-2 3-6 4-6
FT 8-8 2-2 0-1 0-2 4-7 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-2 3-6
5-11 19-29
1st Half: 16-33 48.5% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5%
1st 33 41
2nd 36 45
Total 69 86
69 14 16 2 8 200 Game: 40.0% Game: 44.0% Game: 70.0%
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-2-2 1 18 5 0 0 0 33 0-3-3 4 11 0 1 1 0 13 0-4-4 2 4 4 4 0 1 23 1-2-3 2 6 1 2 0 1 22 3-3-6 1 21 1 4 1 2 29 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0-2-2 1 3 0 0 0 0 12 0-2-2 3 4 0 0 0 0 10 0-3-3 2 0 2 1 0 1 15 3-3-6 1 8 2 2 0 1 18 3-4-7 1 11 0 1 0 1 22 3-3-6 13-31-44 19 86 15 16 2 7 200
2nd Half: 15-22 68.2% 2nd Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 14-18 77.8%
Officials: Ted Valentine, Mike Nance, Pat Adams Technicals: None. Attendance: 18,293 Score by Periods College of Charleston Tennessee
5-19-24 23
2nd Half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 10-14 71.4% 3PT 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-1 3-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0
31-55
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-8-8 4 15 2 0 1 0 32 0-4-4 4 7 2 2 1 1 28 0-1-1 5 16 1 3 0 0 22 1-0-1 0 11 2 4 0 4 34 1-1-2 3 12 6 3 0 2 38 0-0-0 2 3 1 0 0 0 21 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 3-3-6 4 5 0 3 0 1 17
Game: 56.4% Game: 45.5% Game: 65.5%
Game #7 #11
Game #9
ETSU (4-4, 1-0) Tennessee (6-1)
66 78
#9
7 p.m. ET • Dec. 2, 2009 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. ETSU 41 Brown, Isiah 44 Ward, J.C. 03 Tubbs, Justin 11 Davis, Jocolby 13 Hubbard, Tommy 01 Smith, Mike 05 Cooley, Sheldon 30 Williams, Micah 43 Sollazzo, Adam TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
3PT 0-0 0-0 4-9 0-0 1-1 0-5 1-1 1-4 0-0
24-54
FT 0-0 2-2 6-8 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0
7-20 11-13
1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%
Tennessee 01 Smith, Tyler 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 30 Prince, J.P. 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
FG f 2-4 f 1-1 g 6-12 g 0-1 g 4-9 3-11 4-7 3-6 1-3
FG f 6-9 c 3-6 g 2-8 g 3-5 g 4-14 0-0 3-3 0-0 2-3 1-4 4-7
2nd Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 5-5 100% 3PT 0-0 0-1 0-4 1-1 2-8 0-0 3-3 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-0
28-59
REBS PF TP A TO 2-5-7 2 4 1 0 3-3-6 4 4 0 2 0-2-2 2 22 0 2 0-0-0 2 0 0 1 0-2-2 4 11 2 2 3-0-3 1 6 1 3 0-2-2 2 10 2 2 1-2-3 2 7 0 1 0-6-6 1 2 2 0 1-0-1 10-22-32 20 66 8 13
FT 3-5 0-1 4-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-6 3-5 1-1
7-20 15-24
1st Half: 16-33 48.5% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 1st Half: 1-4 25.0%
Bl 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
58 77
2 4 200
Game: 44.4% Game: 35.0% Game: 84.6%
Game: 47.5% Game: 35.0% Game: 62.5%
Wyoming 11 Muojeke, Afam 25 Thiam, Djibril 15 Waddell, Adam 01 Luster, Jaydee 51 Davis, A.J. 03 Jackson, Desmar 05 Dermody, Ryan 32 Watsabaugh, Rob 33 Sylla, Boubacar 35 Harrison, Daylen Team Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
FG f 4-15 f 2-5 c 3-6 g 0-0 g 2-5 2-3 2-5 0-0 2-4 0-2
3PT 2-11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-1
17-45
4-21 20-25
1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 1st Half: 13-17 76.5%
Tennessee 01 Smith, Tyler 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 11 Cannington, Quinn 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 30 Prince, J.P. 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals
FT 5-5 4-4 2-2 1-2 5-6 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2
FG f 3-4 c 5-10 g 2-5 g 3-9 g 7-12 1-3 0-0 0-3 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 2-5 4-9
2nd Half: 5-19 26.3% 2nd Half: 0-8 0.0% 2nd Half: 7-8 87.5% 3PT 0-0 1-4 1-3 1-3 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-3 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0
30-63
FT 4-8 2-2 4-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1
4-20 13-19
Score by Periods ETSU Tennessee
Officials: Bert Smith, Michael Stephens, John Hampton Technicals: None Attendance: 17,274
2nd 35 42
Total 66 78
1st Half: 15-34 44.1% 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 1st Half: 10-16 62.5%
Score by Periods Wyoming Tennessee
1st 41 42
Game #8 #9
75 54
6 p.m. CT • Dec. 11, 2009 • Nashville Arena • Nashville, Tenn.
TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
f g c g g
FG 3-6 5-9 3-7 3-4 0-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 3-6 0-2 6-8 3-5
3PT 0-0 2-5 2-3 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0
27-54
6-15 15-23
1st Half: 14-27 51.9% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 1st Half: 7-8 87.5%
Middle Tennessee FG 15 Washington, James g 2-10 24 Haddock, Montarrio g 1-6 30 Sulton, J.T. f 3-4 31 Yates, Desmond f 11-19 34 Gallman, James g 0-5 04 O’Neil, Calvin 1-2 05 Emanuel, Rod 1-5 22 Little, John David 0-1 23 Murray, David 0-0 32 Ottley, Trevor 1-3 50 Jones, Josh 0-0 TEAM Totals 20-55 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
FT 1-4 0-0 1-2 2-3 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 4-5 0-1
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-4-4 4 7 5 0 0 0 23 0-1-1 1 12 3 1 0 0 22 2-7-9 3 9 0 3 0 0 27 1-1-2 3 9 1 1 0 0 17 0-3-3 3 1 0 2 1 1 24 1-2-3 1 4 0 0 0 1 8 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 17 0-2-2 2 6 0 2 0 2 17 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 1 17 1 1 1 2 22 4-4-8 3 6 0 1 1 0 19 0-2-2 1 9-27-36 23 75 10 11 3 6 200
2nd Half: 13-27 48.1% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 8-15 53.3% 3PT 1-5 0-2 0-0 2-5 0-2 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FT 6-10 1-2 2-5 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
3-17 11-20
1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 1st Half: 5-9 55.6%
Game: 50.0% Game: 40.0% Game: 65.2%
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-2-2 1 11 3 3 0 2 34 1-3-4 4 3 2 2 0 0 31 3-2-5 4 8 1 1 0 2 22 3-1-4 1 26 0 2 0 0 36 1-3-4 4 0 2 2 0 0 22 2-4-6 2 2 2 0 0 0 21 0-1-1 0 2 1 1 0 0 11 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1-4-5 2 2 0 0 3 1 17 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-2-4 1 1 14-22-36 19 54 11 12 3 5 200
2nd Half: 9-28 32.1% 2nd Half: 0-7 0.0% 2nd Half: 6-11 54.5%
Game: 36.4% Game: 17.6% Game: 55.0%
Officials: Tom Eades, Doug Shows, Brent Barnakey Technicals: Middle Tennessee-TEAM 2 (Coach Kermit Davis, Class A; Bench [called timeout with none remaining], Class B). Attendance: 14,516 Score by Periods Tennessee Middle Tennessee
1st 37 30
2nd 38 24
Total 75 54
Game: 47.6% Game: 20.0% Game: 68.4%
North Carolina A&T 33 Upchurch, Dametrius f 34 Johnson, Robert f 23 Coleman, Thomas c 03 Alston, Tavarus g 12 Simpson, Nic g 01 Buck, R.J. 02 Powell, Adrian 05 Joshua, Dwane 10 Hill, Marc 20 Williams, Jared 31 Witter, Austin 50 Porter, James Team Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
3PT 0-0 3-7 0-1 3-9 0-3 0-0 1-4 3-6 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
#9
Total 58 77
TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
20-58
FT 1-2 1-1 0-0 4-10 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-6 2-4 0-0
2-22 13-25
1st Half: 8-28 28.6% 1st Half: 2-13 15.4% 1st Half: 2-5 40.0%
Southern California 00 Johnson, Marcus 01 Stepheson, Alex 05 Vucevic, Nikola 21 Lewis, Dwight 44 Gerrity, Mike 13 Rozitis, Davis 14 Smith, Donte 20 Simmons, Marcus TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
3PT 0-2 1-7 0-3 0-2 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0
FG f 5-6 c 1-3 g 0-3 g 3-12 g 5-10 3-7 1-7 4-7 6-8 1-1 1-3 4-6 3-9
3PT 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-5 0-4 1-3 0-4 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0
37-82
3PT FT 1-2 3-4 0-0 3-4 1-1 4-6 1-3 8-9 0-1 10-11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
23-41
3-7 28-34
1st Half: 13-21 61.9% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%
FT 6-8 0-0 3-4 1-2 0-1 2-2 0-0 1-1 4-4 0-0 0-0 2-5 1-2
5-26 20-29
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-4-6 3 16 3 4 1 4 20 0-3-3 2 3 0 0 0 2 8 0-4-4 2 3 2 3 0 2 22 1-2-3 1 7 3 1 0 1 20 1-4-5 1 10 1 2 1 1 17 2-6-8 1 9 3 0 1 0 17 0-2-2 2 2 5 0 0 3 18 1-0-1 3 12 2 0 0 3 17 2-2-4 1 16 0 3 1 0 13 1-0-1 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 1-1-2 3 10 6 4 2 4 17 7-4-11 3 7 1 5 0 1 22 0-0-0 18-32-50 23 99 26 23 6 21 200
2nd Half: 16-42 38.1% 2nd Half: 0-13 0.0% 2nd Half: 12-19 63.2%
1st 27 55
2nd 51 44
#14
Tennessee (10-2) Memphis (9-3) 3 p.m. CT • Dec. 31, 2009 • FedExForum • Memphis, Tenn.
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-2-4 5 3 1 0 0 0 27 0-1-1 3 8 0 0 0 0 22 0-0-0 1 8 0 0 0 2 24 0-0-0 3 4 2 0 0 1 23 2-0-2 1 16 0 1 0 2 33 0-1-1 2 0 0 2 0 1 11 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0-1-1 4 10 1 1 0 1 16 1-1-2 4 4 1 3 0 1 17 1-3-4 2 2 0 1 0 1 12 2-2-4 8-13-21 26 55 5 8 0 9 200 Game: 34.5% Game: 9.1% Game: 52.0%
REBS PF TP A TO 2-5-7 4 8 1 3 4-11-15 3 19 1 1 1-9-10 2 15 0 2 0-2-2 2 21 3 3 0-5-5 2 12 10 6 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 2-1-3 5 2 1 2 0-1-1 2 9-34-43 18 77 16 20
2nd Half: 10-20 50.0% 2nd Half: 0-1 0.0% 2nd Half: 24-27 88.9%
66 59
Bl 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
St Min 0 26 0 40 0 39 1 39 0 37 0 1 0 3 0 15
3 1 200
Game: 56.1% Game: 42.9% Game: 82.4%
Tennessee 01 Smith, Tyler 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 13 McBee, Skylar 21 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
FG f 2-5 c 5-7 g 1-6 g 2-7 g 3-11 1-1 0-3 2-3 2-5 1-5 19-53
FT 7-8 5-5 1-2 8-12 1-3 0-0 0-0 4-6 0-0 0-0
2-13 26-36
1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 1st Half: 10-15 66.7%
Memphis FG 01 Henderson-Niles, P. f 1-3 03 Sallie, Roburt g 2-7 05 Kemp, Willie g 1-9 15 Williams, Elliot g 1-7 20 Mack, Doneal g 5-10 10 Coleman, Will 2-4 11 Witherspoon, Wesley 4-11 12 Barham, Drew 0-0 30 Stephens, D.J. 0-0 TEAM Totals 16-51 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
3PT 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-1 1-4 1-1 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-2-5 0 11 3 3 0 2 31 3-6-9 4 15 0 2 1 0 24 0-4-4 5 3 0 0 0 0 21 1-4-5 1 12 3 1 0 1 18 2-3-5 1 8 1 3 0 1 28 0-1-1 1 3 0 1 1 0 8 0-2-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 12 0-0-0 3 8 1 2 0 1 14 1-2-3 2 4 1 0 0 1 22 4-4-8 3 2 1 4 2 1 22 4-1-5 18-29-47 22 66 11 16 4 7 200
2nd Half: 9-26 34.6% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 16-21 76.2% 3PT FT 0-0 0-1 2-6 2-2 1-7 2-2 0-2 11-12 4-9 1-2 0-0 1-2 2-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 9-27 18-24
1st Half: 7-23 30.4% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 1st Half: 6-9 66.7%
2nd Half: 9-28 32.1% 2nd Half: 5-15 33.3% 2nd Half: 12-15 80.0%
Score by Periods Tennessee Southern California
Score by Periods Tennessee Memphis
Total 55 77
1st 31 24
2nd 35 35
Total 66 59
Game: 35.8% Game: 15.4% Game: 72.2%
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-2-2 2 2 0 2 0 0 15 3-3-6 5 8 1 2 3 1 33 0-1-1 4 5 4 3 0 1 32 0-2-2 4 13 3 2 0 1 30 0-2-2 5 15 2 4 1 2 30 3-3-6 3 5 0 1 3 1 27 3-4-7 5 11 1 1 4 3 30 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0-2-2 9-19-28 28 59 11 16 11 10 200
Officials: Tony Greene, Mark Whitehead, Gary Maxwell Technicals: Tennessee-Chism, Wayne. Memphis-Coleman, Will. Attendance: 17,544
2nd 35 44
Game: 45.1% Game: 19.2% Game: 69.0%
Total 78 99
Officials: Mike Reed, Michael Eggers, Mike Scyphers Technicals: None. Attendance: 4,523 1st 20 33
Game: 41.9% Game: 30.3% Game: 59.3%
Game #12
55 77
2nd Half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd Half: 0-9 0.0% 2nd Half: 11-20 55.0%
FG f 2-3 f 8-11 c 5-7 g 6-11 g 1-7 0-0 0-0 1-2
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-3-4 2 1 0 2 0 0 7 0-4-4 0 13 1 4 0 3 25 1-3-4 2 16 2 6 4 2 32 0-2-2 4 15 5 4 0 1 24 0-4-4 2 2 1 3 0 0 23 2-0-2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2-0-2 1 3 0 0 0 0 7 1-3-4 2 20 1 6 0 4 25 0-3-3 1 2 5 3 0 1 20 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-1-1 5 0 0 3 0 0 7 3-8-11 2 4 1 3 2 0 24 0-2-2 10-33-43 21 78 16 34 6 11 200
2nd Half: 17-37 45.9% 2nd Half: 7-20 35.0% 2nd Half: 10-15 66.7%
1st Half: 21-40 52.5% 1st Half: 5-13 38.5% 1st Half: 8-10 80.0%
Score by Periods North Carolina A&T Tennessee
1:30 p.m. PT • Dec. 19, 2009 • Galen Center • Los Angeles, Calif. FG f 1-6 c 3-11 g 4-9 g 0-3 g 7-14 0-1 0-1 0-0 3-8 1-4 1-1
78 99
Officials: Doug Sirmons, Mike Eades, Brian Shey Technicals: North Carolina A&T-Joshua,Dwane (Class A). Tennessee-None. Attendance: 17,759
Tennessee (8-2) Southern California (5-4)
Tennessee 01 Smith, Tyler 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 30 Prince, J.P. 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals
FT 1-2 0-0 6-8 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 7-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-4
26-62 10-33 16-27
1st Half: 9-25 36.0% 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% 1st Half: 6-12 50.0%
Tennessee 01 Smith, Tyler 04 Chism, Wayne 21 Goins, Melvin 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 03 Maze, Bobby 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 30 Prince, J.P. 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
FG 0-0 5-10 5-7 5-13 1-5 1-1 1-4 5-12 1-6 0-0 0-0 2-4
Game #10
Tennessee (7-1) Middle Tennessee (3-6)
Tennessee 01 Smith, Tyler 03 Maze, Bobby 04 Chism, Wayne 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 10 Hubert, Michael 11 Cannington, Quinn 13 McBee, Skylar 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 30 Prince, J.P. 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals
2nd Half: 15-29 51.7% 2nd Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 3-3 100%
2nd 17 35
Game: 37.8% Game: 19.0% Game: 80.0%
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-1-3 0 10 6 4 1 2 28 1-2-3 4 13 1 1 0 3 25 1-1-2 1 9 1 1 0 3 29 0-1-1 2 7 2 0 0 0 16 1-1-2 2 14 2 2 0 1 28 1-3-4 0 2 0 1 0 1 8 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1-1 2 2 0 1 0 1 11 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 4 7 0 3 0 0 12 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-4-6 2 4 6 0 0 4 23 3-4-7 3 9 0 0 0 0 16 1-1-2 12-19-31 21 77 18 13 1 15 200
TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
North Carolina A&T (4-8) Tennessee (9-2) 7 p.m. ET • Dec. 23, 2009 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-6-7 2 15 1 10 0 0 34 1-3-4 3 8 1 3 0 2 27 0-0-0 3 8 0 2 0 2 20 1-3-4 3 1 3 3 0 0 25 0-7-7 4 9 1 2 0 0 27 1-1-2 2 4 2 4 0 0 15 0-2-2 0 6 1 1 0 3 22 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3-2-5 2 4 0 2 1 0 18 1-1-2 1 2 0 2 0 1 11 0-3-3 11-25-36 20 58 9 29 1 8 200
Officials: J.B. Caldwell, Rick Crawford, Roger Ayers Technicals: Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl (Class A) Attendance: 17,512 1st 31 36
#16
7 p.m. ET • Dec. 15, 2009 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. St Min 0 20 1 30 1 29 0 9 2 32 0 22 0 25 0 18 0 15
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-3-3 2 15 4 0 0 1 29 3-6-9 3 6 1 1 4 0 24 2-2-4 0 8 5 0 0 1 25 0-1-1 3 9 1 1 0 1 21 2-4-6 1 10 3 0 0 0 28 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-0-0 1 9 0 0 0 0 12 2-0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2-1-3 0 7 4 1 0 1 15 0-1-1 1 5 4 1 0 1 20 2-2-4 0 9 0 1 1 2 20 1 1 14-20-34 12 78 22 6 5 7 200
2nd Half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd Half: 14-20 70.0%
Game #11
Wyoming (5-5) Tennessee (8-1)
Game: 31.4% Game: 33.3% Game: 75.0%
Game #13 #16
Charlotte (10-4) Tennessee (11-2)
71 88
7 p.m. ET • Jan. 6, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. Charlotte FG 21 Wilderness, An’Juan f 2-3 35 Braswell, Chris f 1-4 43 Spears, Shamari f 1-8 01 Green, Derrio g 4-14 03 Harris, Dijuan g 6-10 02 Sherrill, K.J. 1-1 05 Jones, Phil 1-2 10 Parks, Trevin 0-1 11 Andersen, Ian 1-2 12 Lewis, Colby 0-0 15 Sirin, Gokhan 1-2 20 Bowden, Shamarr 2-6 22 Coleman, Rashad 0-2 31 Dewhurst, Charles 1-3 TEAM Totals 21-58 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
8-29 21-25
1st Half: 8-29 27.6% 1st Half: 4-17 23.5% 1st Half: 9-10 90.0%
Tennessee 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
3PT FT 0-1 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-1 10-11 3-12 3-3 2-5 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-6 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-0-0 3 4 1 3 0 0 16 3-6-9 2 4 2 0 0 0 22 5-3-8 2 12 2 2 0 1 28 0-2-2 2 14 1 2 0 3 25 0-3-3 2 16 1 3 0 2 33 0-1-1 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 2-0-2 1 5 0 0 1 0 18 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1-0-1 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1-1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0-1-1 2 6 0 1 0 0 13 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 1-1-2 2 3 2 1 0 1 13 4-0-4 1 16-18-34 18 71 10 16 1 7 200
2nd Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 12-15 80.0%
FG f 4-8 c 5-7 g 5-11 g 5-9 g 7-10 2-5 5-6 0-0 1-3
3PT 2-5 1-3 0-4 0-1 3-5 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-1
34-59
FT 0-0 7-8 3-3 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0
8-23 12-14
1st Half: 19-32 59.4% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 1st Half: 9-10 90.0%
Game: 36.2% Game: 27.6% Game: 84.0%
REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-7-7 3 10 0 2 1 0 27 3-2-5 4 18 6 3 3 5 30 0-5-5 3 13 3 1 0 2 30 0-5-5 2 10 6 3 0 0 31 1-1-2 2 17 3 3 0 0 29 0-1-1 3 6 0 0 0 0 17 5-0-5 4 12 1 1 1 1 20 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0-2-2 9-24-33 21 88 19 14 5 8 200
2nd Half: 15-27 55.6% 2nd Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd Half: 3-4 75.0%
Game: 57.6% Game: 34.8% Game: 85.7%
Officials: Doug Sirmons, Tom Clougherty, Tracy Woodson Technicals: Charlotte-Spears, Shamari (Class A). Tennessee-Chism, Wayne (Class A). Attendance: 17,023 Score by Periods Charlotte Tennessee
1st 29 51
2nd 42 37
Total 71 88
Tennessee Volunteers (10-2, 0-0 SEC) NCAA National Ranking Summary Through Jan. 3, 2010 Category
Rank Actual
Won-Lost Percentage (334 ranked)
37
Scoring Offense (334 ranked) Scoring Defense (334 ranked) Scoring Margin (334 ranked) Field-Goal Percentage (334 ranked) Field-Goal Percentage Defense (334 ranked) Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (334 ranked) Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (334 ranked) Three Pt FG Defense (334 ranked) Free-Throw Percentage (334 ranked) Rebound Margin (334 ranked) Assists Per Game (334 ranked) Assist Turnover Ratio (334 ranked) Blocked Shots Per Game (334 ranked) Steals Per Game (334 ranked) Turnovers Per Game (334 ranked) Turnover Margin (334 ranked) Personal Fouls Per Game (334 ranked)
Category
23 67 12 43 37 159 175 29 176 90 17 38 182 16 112 5 290
Player
Points Per Game (250 ranked) Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) Scotty Hopson Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (250 ranked) Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) Free-Throw Percentage (250 ranked) Rebounds Per Game (250 ranked) Assists Per Game (250 ranked) Tyler Smith Blocked Shots Per Game (250 ranked) Steals Per Game (250 ranked) J.P. Prince Double Doubles (30 ranked) Assist Turnover Ratio (250 ranked) Tyler Smith Triple Doubles (30 ranked)
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National Leader
83.3 Kansas Kentucky Purdue Texas 81.4 VMI 63.0 Southern California 18.4 Kansas 47.5 Syracuse 38.9 Kansas 6.3 VMI 33.6 Columbia 29.1 Wake Forest 68.2 Colorado 3.8 Baylor 17.2 Sam Houston State 1.27 Northwestern 3.3 Connecticut 9.8 Missouri 13.5 Houston 7.0 Houston 21.1 Mississippi State
Rank Actual 123
49.2
199
3.7
226
1.6
19
2.75
National Leader Aubrey Coleman, Houston Dexter Pittman, Texas Rotnei Clarke, Arkansas Kelvin Lewis, Houston Noruwa Agho, Columbia Clevin Hannah, Wich. St Kevin Thompson, Morgan Ronald Moore, Siena Hamady Ndiaye, Rutgers Aubrey Coleman, Houston D. Saunders, Duquesne Jon Scheyer, Duke Evan Turner, Ohio State
Actual 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 94.0 54.5 29.4 53.7 33.8 13.3 46.6 24.3 78.9 11.6 21.1 1.69 9.5 12.9 9.2 10.3 12.6
Actual 25.5 75.3 3.9 3.9 61.2 95.0 13.3 8.5 5.2 3.3 11.0 4.88 2.0
2009-10 Tennessee Basketball Tennessee Category Leaders (as of Jan 07, 2010) All games
Points Hopson, Scotty Chism, Wayne Smith, Tyler Tatum, Cameron Maze, Bobby Prince, J.P. Goins, Melvin Williams, Brian McBee, Skylar Woolridge, Renaldo Hall, Kenny Hubert, Michael
G 13 13 12 12 13 13 12 12 13 12 11 4
Pts 176 149 140 104 103 82 73 71 59 49 42 9
Pts/G 13.5 11.5 11.7 8.7 7.9 6.3 6.1 5.9 4.5 4.1 3.8 2.3
Scoring Average Hopson, Scotty Smith, Tyler Chism, Wayne Tatum, Cameron Maze, Bobby Prince, J.P. Goins, Melvin Williams, Brian McBee, Skylar Woolridge, Renaldo Hall, Kenny Hubert, Michael
G 13 12 13 12 13 13 12 12 13 12 11 4
Pts 176 140 149 104 103 82 73 71 59 49 42 9
Avg/G 13.5 11.7 11.5 8.7 7.9 6.3 6.1 5.9 4.5 4.1 3.8 2.3
FG Percentage Hubert, Michael Hall, Kenny Smith, Tyler Chism, Wayne Hopson, Scotty Williams, Brian Tatum, Cameron Woolridge, Renaldo Prince, J.P. Goins, Melvin Pearl, Steven Maze, Bobby
FG 3 17 47 55 69 31 38 18 29 26 2 38
Att 3 26 82 107 136 62 76 37 65 61 5 97
Pct 1.000 . 654 . 573 . 514 . 507 . 500 . 500 . 486 . 446 . 426 . 400 . 392
Field Goal Attempts Hopson, Scotty Chism, Wayne Maze, Bobby Smith, Tyler Tatum, Cameron
G 13 13 13 12 12
Att 136 107 97 82 76
Att/G 10.5 8.2 7.5 6.8 6.3
Field Goals Made Hopson, Scotty Chism, Wayne Smith, Tyler Maze, Bobby Tatum, Cameron
G 13 13 12 13 12
Made 69 55 47 38 38
Made/G 5.3 4.2 3.9 2.9 3.2
3-Point Percentage Hubert, Michael Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Woolridge, Renaldo Chism, Wayne McBee, Skylar Goins, Melvin Maze, Bobby Prince, J.P. Smith, Tyler Bone, Josh
3FG 3 24 12 7 11 14 5 7 1 0 0
Att 3 56 30 19 31 40 19 39 6 3 3
Pct 1.000 . 429 . 400 . 368 . 355 . 350 . 263 . 179 . 167 . 000 . 000
3-Point FG Attempts Hopson, Scotty McBee, Skylar Maze, Bobby Chism, Wayne Tatum, Cameron
G 13 13 13 13 12
Att 56 40 39 31 30
Att/G 4.3 3.1 3.0 2.4 2.5
3-Point FG Made Hopson, Scotty McBee, Skylar Tatum, Cameron Chism, Wayne Maze, Bobby Woolridge, Renaldo
G 13 13 12 13 13 12
Made 24 14 12 11 7 7
Made/G 1.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.6
Free Throw Percent McBee, Skylar Maze, Bobby Woolridge, Renaldo Chism, Wayne Hall, Kenny Smith, Tyler Prince, J.P. Goins, Melvin Tatum, Cameron Williams, Brian Hopson, Scotty
FG 13 20 6 28 8 46 23 16 16 9 14
Att 14 23 7 34 10 66 38 27 27 16 26
Pct . 929 . 870 . 857 . 824 . 800 . 697 . 605 . 593 . 593 . 563 . 538
Free Throw Attempts Smith, Tyler Prince, J.P. Chism, Wayne Goins, Melvin Tatum, Cameron
G 12 13 13 12 12
Att 66 38 34 27 27
Att/G 5.5 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.3
Free Throws Made Smith, Tyler Chism, Wayne Prince, J.P. Maze, Bobby Goins, Melvin Tatum, Cameron
G 12 13 13 13 12 12
Made 46 28 23 20 16 16
Made/G 3.8 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.3
2009-10 Tennessee Basketball Tennessee Category Leaders (as of Jan 07, 2010) All games Rebounds Chism, Wayne Williams, Brian Smith, Tyler Hopson, Scotty Maze, Bobby Prince, J.P.
G 13 12 12 13 13 13
Reb 75 65 56 48 34 34
Reb/G 5.8 5.4 4.7 3.7 2.6 2.6
Assists Smith, Tyler Prince, J.P. Maze, Bobby Goins, Melvin Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron
G 12 13 13 12 13 12
No. 44 41 38 27 20 20
Ast/G 3.7 3.2 2.9 2.3 1.5 1.7
Rebound Average Chism, Wayne Williams, Brian Smith, Tyler Hopson, Scotty Woolridge, Renaldo
G 13 12 12 13 12
Reb 75 65 56 48 33
Avg/G 5.8 5.4 4.7 3.7 2.8
Steals Prince, J.P. Smith, Tyler Goins, Melvin Chism, Wayne Maze, Bobby
G 13 12 12 13 13
No. 19 17 15 15 14
Stl/G 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1
Offensive Rebounds Williams, Brian Chism, Wayne Hopson, Scotty Smith, Tyler Hall, Kenny
G 12 13 13 12 11
No. 33 24 16 16 14
Avg/G 2.8 1.8 1.2 1.3 1.3
Blocked Shots Chism, Wayne Williams, Brian Prince, J.P. Hopson, Scotty Hall, Kenny
G 13 12 13 13 11
No. 13 10 5 4 4
Blk/G 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4
Defensive Rebounds Chism, Wayne Smith, Tyler Hopson, Scotty Williams, Brian Maze, Bobby
G 13 12 13 12 13
No. 51 40 32 32 29
Avg/G 3.9 3.3 2.5 2.7 2.2
Minutes Hopson, Scotty Smith, Tyler Maze, Bobby Chism, Wayne Prince, J.P.
G 13 12 13 13 13
No. 338 321 302 287 264
Min/G 26.0 26.8 23.2 22.1 20.3
Fouls Chism, Wayne Williams, Brian Prince, J.P. Goins, Melvin Tatum, Cameron
G 13 12 13 12 12
No. 40 29 28 27 26
Per/G 3.1 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.2
Turnovers Hopson, Scotty Goins, Melvin Chism, Wayne Prince, J.P. Williams, Brian
G 13 12 13 13 12
No. 30 21 19 18 18
TO/G 2.3 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.5
Foulouts Smith, Tyler Maze, Bobby
G 12 13
No. 1 1
2009-10 Tennessee Basketball Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 06, 2010) All games
RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
OVERALL 11-2 0-0 11-2
HOME 7-0 0-0 7-0
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Player
gp-gs
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
32 01 04 23 03 30 21 33 13 00 20 10 24 22 11
Hopson, Scotty Smith, Tyler Chism, Wayne Tatum, Cameron Maze, Bobby Prince, J.P. Goins, Melvin Williams, Brian McBee, Skylar Woolridge, Renaldo Hall, Kenny Hubert, Michael Bone, Josh Pearl, Steven Cannington, Quinn Team Total.......... Opponents......
13-13 12-12 13-13 12-6 13-12 13-7 12-1 12-0 13-0 12-1 11-0 4-0 3-0 7-0 4-0
338 321 287 235 302 264 195 200 185 117 100 8 20 21 7
13 13
2600 2600
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
1st 2nd 527 538 380 447
26.0 26.8 22.1 19.6 23.2 20.3 16.3 16.7 14.2 9.8 9.1 2.0 6.7 3.0 1.8
UT 1065 81.9 +18.3 391-810 .483 84-249 .337 6.5 199-288 .691 15.3 485 37.3 +3.4 225 17.3 176 13.5 +6.6 1.3 125 9.6 44 3.4 122909 7-17558 Totals 1065 827
69-136 47-82 55-107 38-76 38-97 29-65 26-61 31-62 16-46 18-37 17-26 3-3 2-6 2-5 0-1
.507 .573 .514 .500 .392 .446 .426 .500 .348 .486 .654
24-56 0-3 11-31 12-30 7-39 1-6 5-19 0-0 14-40 7-19 0-0 1.000 3-3 .333 0-3 .400 0-0 .000 0-0
391-810 .483 84-249 266-688 .387 76-263 OPP 827 63.6 266-688 .387 76-263 .289 5.8 219-308 .711 16.8 441 33.9 145 11.2 262 20.2 0.6 84 6.5 44 3.4 46677 3-12194 3-3365
AWAY 2-1 0-0 2-1
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
.429 .000 .355 .400 .179 .167 .263 .000 .350 .368 .000
14-26 46-66 28-34 16-27 20-23 23-38 16-27 9-16 13-14 6-7 8-10 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0
Rebounds def tot avg
16 32 48 16 40 56 24 51 75 7 22 29 5 29 34 10 24 34 5 21 26 33 32 65 1 18 19 8 25 33 14 13 27 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 17 18 35 .337 199-288 .691 158 327 485 .289 219-308 .711 138 303 441
1 1 1
2
Date 11/13/09 11/17/09 11/20/09 11/22/09 11/23/09 11/27/09 12/02/09 12/11/09 12/15/09 12/19/09 12/23/09 12/31/09 1/6/10
.538 .697 .824 .593 .870 .605 .593 .563 .929 .857 .800 .000 .000 .000 .000
off
NEUTRAL 2-1 0-0 2-1
pf dq
3.7 4.7 5.8 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.2 5.4 1.5 2.8 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.0
17 24 40 26 23 28 27 29 21 17 17 0 0 3 0 2 37.3 274 33.9 261
Opponent AUSTIN PEAY UNC ASHEVILLE vs East Carolina vs DePaul vs Purdue COLL. OF CHARLESTON ETSU at Middle Tennessee WYOMING at Southern California NORTH CAROLINA A&T at Memphis CHARLOTTE
1 = U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (St. Thomas) 2 = Sun Belt Classic (Nashville, Tenn.) * = Conference game
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a
to blk stl
20 44 10 20 38 41 27 3 11 5 1 1 0 1 3
4 3 13 2 0 5 0 10 0 3 4 0 0 0 0
30 16 19 9 14 18 21 18 3 13 10 0 0 2 1 2 2 225 176 - 145 262
W W W W L W W W W L W W W
pts
avg
176 140 149 104 103 82 73 71 59 49 42 9 4 4 0
13.5 11.7 11.5 8.7 7.9 6.3 6.1 5.9 4.5 4.1 3.8 2.3 1.3 0.6 0.0
44 125 1065 44 84 827
81.9 63.6
13 17 15 10 14 19 15 6 8 3 3 1 0 0 1
Score 83-54 124-49 105-66 57-53 72-73 86-69 78-66 75-54 77-58 55-77 99-78 66-59 88-71
Att. 17963 17085 3117 3222 3755 18293 17512 14516 17274 4523 17759 17544 17023