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 31 - SEC Tournament (First Round) East 3
Tennessee vs. LSU
West 6
2:15 p.m. CT • Thursday, March 11, 2010 Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tenn.
TV: The game will be televised regionally on the SEC Network. Brad Nessler has the play-by-play duties, while Jimmy Dykes provides analysis. 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: Tickets for the tournament are sold out.
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
D31
at Memphis (ESPN2)
W 66-59
J6
Charlotte (CSS)
W 88-71
Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982).........................Head Coach........................ Trent Johnson (Boise State, 1986)
J10
No. 1 Kansas (CBS)
W 76-68
121-44 (5th year) ......................................................Record at School ......................................................38-27 (2nd year)
W 81-55
438-128 (18th year) ...................................................Overall Record ..................................................198-148 (11th year)
J14
Auburn* (ESPN2)
J16
No. 21 Ole Miss* (SEC Network)
At A Glance
Tennessee 23-7 (11-5 SEC)
LSU
Record
11-19 (2-14 SEC)
15th AP / 13th ESPN/USA Today Coaches ...............Ranking* ........................................................................ Not ranked
(OT) W 71-69
UTsports.com ..................................................................... Web Site ....................................................................LSUsports.net Tennessee leads 57-42 ...................................................... Series ......................................................Kentucky leads 143-65
J19
at Alabama* (ESPN)
W 63-56
J23
at Georgia* (FSN)
L 78-63
J27
No. 21 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)
L 85-76
J31
Florida* (CBS)
W 61-60
F4
at LSU* (ESPN2)
W 59-54
F6
South Carolina* (ESPN)
W 79-53
F9
at No. 22 Vanderbilt* (ESPN)
L 90-71
*Updated national rankings will be released Monday afternoon
F13
at No. 3 Kentucky* (ESPN [College Gameday])
L 73-62
F17
Georgia* (SEC Network)
W 69-60
F20
at South Carolina* (SEC Network)
W 63-55
F23
at Florida* (ESPN)
L 75-62
F27
No. 2 Kentucky* (CBS)
W 74-65
M3
Arkansas* (CSS)
W 80-73
M6
at Mississippi State* (ESPN)
W 75-59
M11
3-LSU (SEC Network)
3:15 p.m.
Schedule Key 1-U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (UVI Sports & Fitness Center in St. Thomas); 2-Sun Belt Classic (Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.); 3-SEC Tournament (Bridgestone 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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Probable Starters Tennessee G 3 Bobby Maze G 32 Scotty Hopson G 30 J.P. Prince F 4 Wayne Chism C 33 Brian Williams
Ht. 6-3 6-7 6-7 6-9 6-10
Wt. 195 200 205 246 278
Yr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr.
Hometown Suitland, Md. Hopkinsville, Ky. Memphis, Tenn. Jackson, Tenn. Bronx, N.Y.
PPG 9.5 13.1 9.1 12.4 5.0
RPG 2.6 3.5 4.0 6.8 5.3
APG 3.2 1.2 3.0 1.1 0.7
LSU G 11 G 4 F 24 F 1 F 3
Ht. 6-2 6-1 6-7 6-7 6-11
Wt. 186 185 230 245 230
Yr. Jr. So. So. Sr. So.
Hometown Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La. Monroe, La. Denham Springs, La. Woodland Hills, Calif.
PPG 14.9 2.3 11.6 17.0 2.1
RPG 2.4 2.3 7.2 9.5 2.6
APG 2.7 3.1 0.4 1.8 0.3
Bo Spencer Chris Bass Storm Warren Tasmin Mitchell Garrett Green
• Tennessee’s four-year seniors, Wayne Chism and Quinn Cannington, are the winningest Vols of alltime, having been a part of 99 career victories. That’s one more than last year’s senior class. • During the Bruce Pearl era (2005-06 to present), the Vols are 9-4 in the city of Nashville and 7-1 at Bridgestone Arena. Tennessee is riding a six-game win streak at the facility. • The Vols own a 6-3 all-time record against LSU in the SEC Tournament. • Wayne Chism is Tennessee’s all-time leader in games played (135). The Vols are 99-36 (.733) during his four-year career and have never failed to win 20 games or make the NCAA Tournament. • The Volunteers are 12-2 this season when senior wing J.P. Prince scores in double figures. • Tennessee is 51-4 (.927) during the Bruce Pearl era when it holds its opponent to 40 percent shooting or below. That includes a 17-0 mark this season. • Tennessee is the only SEC team that is holding its opponents to less than 30 percent shooting from 3-point range, and the Vols’ .291 3-point field-goal defense ranks 10th nationally. • UT is 2-2 this season against teams in the top 11 of the NCAA’s official RPI (the Vols are 13th). • Tennessee is the only team in America that has beaten two teams who have occupied the No. 1 spot in the two major polls this season. Tennessee also is the first program to beat a No. 1 and a No. 2-ranked team in the same season since 2002 (Oklahoma and Maryland both did it that year). • Tennessee’s current streak of five 20-win seasons ties for the longest such streak in school history. Former head coach Don DeVoe led UT to five straight 20-win campaigns from 1981-85. • 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 6. • Former Tennessee and NBA great Bernard King is a finalist for election to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this spring. King was a three-time first-team All-America at UT (1975-77).