34_ut_game_notes_-_san_diego_state by Tony Williams

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

ETSU (SS)

W 78-66

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

Charlotte (CSS)

W 88-71

J10

No. 1 Kansas (CBS)

W 76-68

J14

Auburn* (ESPN2)

W 81-55

J16

No. 21 Ole Miss* (SEC Network)

Game 34 - NCAA Tournament First Round 6

Tennessee vs. San Diego State

9:45 p.m. ET • Thursday, March 18, 2010 Dunkin’ Donuts Center • Providence, R.I.

TV: The game will be televised nationally on CBS. Verne Lundquist handles the play-by-play duties, while Bill Raftery provides analysis. Bob Mansbach 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: Tickets will be available to donors beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET Monday by calling 800-332-VOLS (8657) or 865-656-1200. At noon ET Monday, all remaining tickets will be made available to the public. Tennessee Team Hotel: Crowne Plaza (Airport), 801 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, RI, 02886. Phone: 401-732-6000. Fax: 401-732-4839. The team checks in Tuesday night. Practice/Press Conferences: Tennessee players will attend a press conference Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. ET and will be followed by coach Bruce Pearl at 4:45 p.m. ET at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. UT’s practice time Wednesday is 5:10-5:50 p.m. ET. San Diego State practices from 6:40-7:20 p.m. ET with media availability from 6:00-6:30 p.m. ET.

(OT) W 71-69

At A Glance

J19

at Alabama* (ESPN)

W 63-56

Tennessee

J23

at Georgia* (FSN)

L 78-63

25-8 (11-5 SEC)

J27

No. 21 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)

L 85-76

15th AP / 14th ESPN/USA Today Coaches ................Ranking ......................................................................... Not ranked

J31

Florida* (CBS)

W 61-60

Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982).........................Head Coach........................... Steve Fisher (Illinois State, 1967)

at LSU* (ESPN2)

W 59-54

123-45 (5th year) ......................................................Record at School ................................................198-148 (11th year)

South Carolina* (ESPN)

W 79-53

440-129 (18th year) ...................................................Overall Record ..................................................382-230 (19th year)

at No. 22 Vanderbilt* (ESPN)

L 90-71

UTsports.com ..................................................................... Web Site ................................................................... GoAztecs.com

F13

at No. 3 Kentucky* (ESPN [College Gameday])

L 73-62

Tennessee leads 2-0 ........................................................... Series ......................................................Kentucky leads 144-65

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

Arkansas* (CSS)

W 80-73

at Mississippi State* (ESPN)

W 75-59

M11

3-LSU (SEC Network)

W 59-49

M12

3-Ole Miss (SEC Network)

W 76-65

M13

3-No. 2 Kentucky (ABC)

L 74-45

M18

4-San Diego State (CBS)

9:45 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.); 4-NCAA Tournament (Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I.); * 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

Tennessee Media Relations 1720 Volunteer Blvd. • Knoxville, TN 37996 Basketball SID: Tom Satkowiak E-mail: tomsid@tennessee.edu Office: 865-974-7501 Cell: 865-696-2897 Fax: 865-974-1269 Web site: UTsports.com Team Twitter Feed: @UTbasketVOLS

San Diego State

Record

25-8 (11-5 MWC)

*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 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 9.6 12.5 9.3 12.5 5.3

RPG 2.5 3.5 3.7 7.1 5.7

APG 3.1 1.2 2.9 1.0 0.7

San Diego State G 23 D.J. Gay G 40 Kelvin Davis F 15 Kawhi Leonard F 32 Billy White F 4 Malcolm Thomas

Ht. 6-0 6-3 6-7 6-8 6-9

Wt. 167 220 225 235 215

Yr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr.

Hometown Sun Valley, Calif. Waterbury, Conn. Riverside, Calif. Las Vegas, Nev. San Diego, Calif.

PPG 10.3 6.5 12.8 11.2 11.0

RPG 2.2 1.3 9.9 4.4 7.8

APG 3.2 1.1 1.9 1.4 2.2

• Tennessee is making its school-record-tying fifth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. That is the longest active streak of NCAA berths among Southeastern Conference teams. • In four previous NCAA Tournament appearances under fifth-year head coach Bruce Pearl, the Vols own a 5-4 record, and they advanced to back-to-back Sweet Sixteens in 2007 and 2008. • UT has never previously faced San Diego State, Georgetown or Ohio in NCAA Tournament play, but the Vols own a record of .500 or better in their all-time series against each program. • The Volunteers are 14-2 this season when senior wing J.P. Prince scores in double figures. • Tennessee is 7-0 this season when senior Wayne Chism records a double-double. • Tennessee is 53-4 (.930) during the Bruce Pearl era when it holds its opponent to 40 percent shooting or below. That includes a 19-0 mark this season. • UT has been ranked in the top 20 in both major polls throughout the entire season to date. • 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).

Tennessee Trends • Tennessee has an all-time record of 1,468-929-2 in its 101st season of varsity basketball. • In all nine of his seasons as a Division I head coach, Bruce Pearl’s teams have won at least 10 games in conference play. • Bruce Pearl is 21-15 vs. ranked teams at UT. • UT is 70-6 when scoring 80 or more points under the direction of Bruce Pearl. • The Big Orange have won six games this season when trailing at halftime. • UT’s bench outscores the opponents reserves by an average of 10.2 ppg (23.2 to 13.0 ppg). • UT leads the SEC and ranks 11th nationally in 3-point defense, holding foes to .293 shooting from long range. • Senior wing J.P. Prince has drawn a team-high 19 charges, and Wayne Chism is second with 16. Tennessee In The NCAA Tournament The Vols are making their 18 all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament … This is the program’s fifth straight NCAA berth—tying the schoolrecord—and its ninth in the last 13 years … Tennessee has a 13-18 all-time record in the “Big Dance” … The Vols are 9-7 in first-round games , 4-5 in second-round games and 0-5 in the regional semifinals. 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 fifth consecutive bid under coach Bruce Pearl this season... Kentucky’s streak of 16 consecutive appearances was snapped last year.

Statistical Comparison Tennessee SDSU 73.6 Points 70.6 64.9 Opponent Points 61.8 +8.7 Scoring Margin +8.8 .453 Field Goal % .477 .394 Opponent Field Goal % .405 .313 3-Point % .322 .293 Opponent 3-Point % .347 .669 Free Throw % .617 36.7 Rebounds 37.1 36.0 Opponent Rebounds 30.4 +0.7 Rebounding Margin +6.7 14.3 Assists 13.6 13.2 Turnovers 13.4 8.1 Steals 7.5 3.8 Blocks 4.5 25-8, 11-5 SEC Record 25-8, 11-5 MWC 15th AP Rank NR 14th NCAA RPI 18th

Individual Statistical Leaders Tennessee Chism/Hopson, 12.5 Points Chism, 7.1 Rebounds Maze, 3.1 Assists Hall, .588 FG % Tatum, .387 3-Pt % Maze, .821 FT %

SDSU Leonard, 12.8 Leonard, 9.9 Gay, 3.2 White, .588 Gay, .383 Leonard, .722

Bruce Pearl In The NCAA Tournament Bruce Pearl has now led his team to the NCAA Tournament 16 times in 18 years as a head coach … Pearl owns a 23-14 career-record in the NCAA Tournament … He led Southern Indiana to a 16-8 NCAA Tournament record that included an NCAA Division II national championship in 1995 and a runner-up finish in 1994 … He has a 7-6 record in NCAA Division I Tournaments … Pearl has led his team to the round of 16 in three of the last five years—one of only nine head coach in the country to have done so … In 2005, he directed UW-Milwaukee to the Sweet Sixteen and repeated the feat in 2007 and 2008 with Tennessee. Homecoming Of Sorts For Coach Pearl The trip to Providence, R.I., is a homecoming of sorts for fifth-year Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl— who, coincidentally, will turn 50 on Thursday … According to Pearl’s father, Bernie (who is making the trip to Providence this week with the Vols), Bruce grew up just 19 miles from Providence in Sharon, Mass. (pop. 17,033) … Pearl graduated from Sharon High School before enrolling at Boston College. The San Diego State Series Tennessee leads the all-time series with San Diego State 2-0, dating to 1979 … Both meetings took place in San Diego … The Vols defeated SDSU 96-77 on Dec. 29, 1979, in the Cabrillo Classic at the San Diego Sports Arena … Tennessee forward Steve Ray shot 14-of-16 to lead all scorers with 28 points—all of which were scored in the first half, a tournament record … UT All-Century Team member Reggie Johnson scored 18 points on 7-of10 shooting … And current Vol Radio Network color analyst Bert Bertelkamp went 4-for-4 from the floor for eight points while dishing out 10 assists (he also had a block and a steal in 27 minutes) … Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn—who is now the Aztecs’ head baseball coach—played 28 minutes as SDSU’s point guard and totaled four points and 10 assists … Kevin Nash, who later went on to achieve stardom as a professional wrestler with WWF and WCW, tallied two points and three rebounds in 16 minutes as the Vols’ center … The second and most recent meeting between the programs came on Dec. 21, 1988, with the Big Orange posting a 77-75 victory at the San Diego Sports Arena … Vols guard Greg Bell scored a game-high 25 points, while forward Dyron Nix (UT’s eighth all-time leading scorer) added 24 points and 12 rebounds … Tennessee owns a 9-6 all-time record against current members of the Mountain West Conference, including a 1-0 mark during the Bruce Pearl era (UT defeated Wyoming 77-58 on Dec. 15).

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 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. 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. Following home games, 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 (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.

Goins Familiar With SDSU Backup Tennessee point guard Melvin Goins grew up in the Skyline area of San Diego and has been friends with Aztecs forward Malcolm Thomas since childhood … Goins lived in San Diego through his sophomore year of high school before moving to Texas, and he returned to the area as a sophomore in college when he transferred from Ball State to Mt. San Jacinto College … Goins has played pickup games against most of SDSU’s roster during the summer. Woolridge Also Friendly With The Aztecs Tennessee forward Renaldo Woolridge grew up in Los Angeles and became friends with current Aztecs Malcolm Thomas and Tyrone Shelley when they were attending Pepperdine and Woolridge was being recruited by the Waves … Woolridge also played against SDSU guard D.J. Gay in high school, with Woolridge suiting up for HarvardWestlake High and Gay attending Poly High. Jones, Fisher Share “Fab Five” Connection Tennessee associate head coach Tony Jones has a relationship with SDSU head coach Steve Fisher that dates to the mid-1980s … When Fisher was an assistant coach at the University of Michigan at that time, he recruited Jones’ brother, Bill Jones, who ended up signing with Iowa … Later, when Fisher had ascended to head coach at Michigan, he recruited Jalen Rose from Southwestern High School in Detroit, where Jones was working as an assistant coach … Jones remains close with Rose, who was part of the acclaimed “Fab Five” at Michigan and went on to enjoy a lengthy career in the NBA before moving into television as an analyst … Jones also is very close to Aztecs assistant coach Brian Dutcher, who worked as an assistant under Fisher at UM.

2009-10 SEC Standings Eastern Division Kentucky^#* Vanderbilt Tennessee Florida South Carolina Georgia

SEC 14-2 12-4 11-5 9-7 6-10 5-11

Pct. .875 .750 .688 .563 .375 .313

H 8-0 6-2 7-1 6-2 4-4 5-3

A 6-2 6-2 4-4 3-5 2-6 0-8

Name Renaldo Woolridge 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 Jeronne Maymon

* Inactive for the 2009-10 season

Pos. G/F G F/C F G G G F G F G G G G C F

Ht. 6-8 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 6-6

Wt. 208 195 246 218 203 165 190 220 195 232 197 195 205 200 278 240

(through March 17)

ALL 32-2 24-8 25-8 21-12 15-16 14-17

Pct. .941 .750 .758 .636 .484 .452

H A 18-0 7-2 14-2 7-3 15-1 5-5 13-4 5-5 11-5 2-9 12-4 0-11

N 7-0 3-3 5-2 3-3 2-2 2-2

Last 12 Streak 11-1 W5 8-4 L1 8-4 L1 6-6 L1 4-8 L1 5-7 L1

ALL 23-11 21-10 14-18 17-15 15-17 11-20

Pct. .676 .677 .438 .531 .469 .355

H 12-3 12-4 12-9 11-6 12-5 11-7

N 6-2 3-2 0-2 3-3 1-3 0-4

Last 12 Streak 7-5 L1 6-6 L1 5-7 L6 4-8 L1 5-7 L2 2-10 L1

^ - SEC Champion; # - Eastern Division Champion; * - SEC Tournament Champion

Western Division Mississippi State% Ole Miss% Arkansas Alabama Auburn LSU

SEC 9-7 9-7 7-9 6-10 6-10 2-14

Pct. .563 .563 .438 .375 .375 .125

H 6-2 4-4 5-3 4-4 5-3 2-6

A 3-5 5-3 2-6 2-6 1-7 0-8

Div. 7-3 7-3 5-5 5-5 5-5 1-9

A 5-6 6-4 2-7 3-6 2-9 0-9

% - Western Division co-Champion

Forbes Also Shares Ties With SDSU Staff Tennessee assistant coach Steve Forbes developed a relationship with Aztecs coaches Steve Fisher and Brian Dutcher in the mid-1990s, when Forbes was coaching point guard Brandun Hughes at Barton County Community College in Kansas … Hughes, a native of Peoria, Ill., who is still playing professionally in Poland, became the first junior-college player to sign with Michigan since the mid-1970s … Fisher was the Wolverines head coach at the time, while Dutcher was an assistant and was Hughes’ lead recruiter. SDSU’s Lang An Old Friend From UW-Milwaukee San Diego State assistant athletics director for business administration Chuck Lang is a familiar face to Vols head coach Bruce Pearl and members of his staff … Lang was the senior men’s basketball administrator at UW-Milwaukee during Pearl’s head coaching tenure there (2002-05) … Also on Pearl’s staff at the time was current UT associate head coach Tony Jones, assistant coach Jason Shay and director of basketball operations Ken Johnson.

2009-10 Tennessee Basketball Roster No. 0 3 4 5* 10 11 13 20 21 22 23 24 30 32 33 34^

Div. 8-2 6-4 5-5 3-7 4-6 4-6

Cl. So. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr.

Hometown (Previous School) Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake HS) 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) Madison, Wis. (Marquette University)

^Mid-year transfer; not eligible this season

UT Earns First No. 6 Seed In School History In 17 previous NCAA Tournament appearances, Tennessee has never before played as a No. 6 seed … After Bruce Pearl led the Vols to seedings of No. 2, No. 5, No. 2 and No. 9 in the previous four years, respectively, the Vols under Pearl’s direction have averaged a 4.8 in terms of tournament seeding. This Season’s Vols Set Defensive Marks In Bruce Pearl’s fifth season on Rocky Top, the Vols have posted some of the best defensive statistics of his tenure … This is the first time during the Pearl era that UT has held its opponents to below 40 percent shooting overall (.394) and less than 30 percent shooting from 3-point range (.293) … This year also marks Tennessee’s best scoring defense under Pearl (64.9 ppg) … … The Vols have excelled in shutting down opposing playmakers as well, as the opponents’ assists total (370) is its lowest since the 1998-99 season (359), and the opponents’ assists average (11.2 apg) is its lowest since 1996-97 (10.7) … In the post, Tennessee is on track to tally its highest blocks total under Pearl; the Vols have 123 blocks so far this season, and the previous high under Pearl is 124 last season.

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 Jerrone Maymon Emmanuel Negedu

GO-ins jur-ON MAY-min 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 ................................270-92 (.746) 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. Dan Murphy 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...........................................1,468-929-2 (.612) NCAA Tournament Appearances ........................................18 (1967, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 89, 98, 99, 00, 01, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10) 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 .................123-45 (5th year) .732 Pct. Career Record .........................440-129 (18th year) .773 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

Seeking The School’s Second-Highest Wins Total At 25-8, UT is just one win shy of tying the 19992000 team for the second-highest single-season wins total in program history (26) ... The best wins total in program history is 31, set during the 200708 season when UT won the regular-season SEC Championship and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. Chism To Tie Record For NCAA Games Played Thursday’s game against San Diego State will be UT senior Wayne Chism’s eighth NCAA Tournament game … That will tie the school record currently shared by Chris Lofton, JuJuan Smith, Dale Ellis and Steve Ray. The Big Orange In The SEC Tournament The Vols are 59-46 all-time in the SEC Tournament … Since the tournament was renewed in 1979, the Vols are 24-31 ... Tennessee’s four SEC Tournament titles are the third-most of any league member … Only Kentucky (25) and Alabama (6) have won the tournament more times … Only Kentucky (113 wins) has more SEC Tournament victories. ... UT’s .562 winning percentage in the SEC tourney is third-best in the league, and the Vols have reached the semifinals for three straight years.

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

Chism Earns First-Team All-SEC Honors Wayne Chism earned first-team All-SEC honors this season after being named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2007 and receiving second-team All-SEC acclaim last year ... Three Vols have now earned a total of six first-team All-SEC awards in the last five years (Chris Lofton in 2006, 2007 and 2008; Tyler Smith in 2008 and 2009) ... Chism garnered secondteam honors on the AP’s All-SEC listing. Giant Slayers Tennessee is the only team in the country who has beaten the top two teams in each major poll (AP and coaches’) ... Additionally, Kansas and Kentucky each occupied the No. 1 spot in the national rankings at one point this season ... The Vols also faced Purdue, which is still in the top 11 in both polls, in November at the Paradise Jam and fell to the Boilermakers by one point on a neutral court. Keep ‘Em Under 70 Tennessee is 22-0 this season when it holds its opponents under 70 points ... The last time the Vols lost a game when holding their opponents under 70 points was a 64-61 loss to Mississippi State in last year’s SEC Tournament Championship Game.

Associated Press Poll

ESPN/USA Today Poll

(Updated March 14)

Team Kansas (65) Kentucky Duke Syracuse Ohio State West Virginia Kansas State New Mexico Villanova Purdue Butler Temple Michigan State Georgetown Tennessee Wisconsin BYU Pittsburgh Baylor Maryland Vanderbilt Gonzaga Texas A&M Richmond Xavier

Record 32-2 32-2 29-5 28-4 27-7 27-6 26-7 29-4 24-7 27-5 28-4 29-5 24-8 23-10 25-8 23-8 29-5 24-8 25-7 23-8 24-8 26-6 23-9 26-8 24-8

Points 1625 1559 1427 1412 1377 1365 1209 1043 961 915 903 843 836 788 616 603 600 566 550 394 382 359 290 141 106

Prev 1 2 4 3 5 7 9 8 10 6 12 17 11 22 15 13 14 16 21 19 20 18 23 27 24

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 T-16 T-16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Team Kansas (31) Kentucky Duke Syracuse West Virginia Ohio State Kansas State Butler Villanova New Mexico Purdue Michigan State Temple Tennessee Georgetown BYU Pittsburgh Gonzaga Wisconsin Maryland Baylor Vanderbilt Texas A&M Northern Iowa UTEP

Record 32-2 32-2 29-5 28-4 27-6 27-7 26-7 28-4 24-7 29-4 27-5 24-8 29-5 25-8 23-10 29-5 24-8 26-6 23-8 23-8 25-7 24-8 23-9 28-4 26-6

Points 775 744 699 667 661 626 566 511 471 467 462 409 403 352 341 265 265 245 215 184 177 127 126 122 67

Prev 1 2 4 3 6 7 9 12 10 8 5 11 17 13 22 15 16 14 18 19 20 23 24 25 21

Dropped out: No. 25 UTEP

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa 68, UTEP 58, Notre Dame 39, Marquette 33, San Diego State 18, Saint Mary’s 15, Cornell 6, UNLV 5, Georgia Tech 4, Utah State 3, Virginia Tech 3, Mississippi State 1, Murray State 1, Texas 1

Others receiving votes: Saint Mary’s (26-5) 37; Richmond (26-8) 24; San Diego State (25-8) 16; Cornell (27-4) 14; Washington (24-9) 10; Marquette (22-11) 9; Utah State (27-7) 5; Xavier (24-8) 4; Old Dominion (26-8) 3; Georgia Tech (22-12) 2; Siena (27-6) 2; Minnesota (21-13) 1; Texas (24-9) 1.

Tracking Tennessee In The Polls AP Coaches’

Pre 10 11

11/16 10 11

11/23 9 11

11/30 11 12

12/7 9 9

12/14 9 8

12/21 16 14

12/28 14 14

2/1 14 14

2/8 12 12

2/15 20 18

2/22 19 17

3/1 16 13

3/8 15 13

3/15 15 14

Final

AP Coaches’

1/4 16 15

1/11 9 10

1/18 8 8

1/25 14 14

Vols Beat No. 1 & No. 2; First Since 2001-02 Props to the stat nerds at ESPN Stats & Information for providing the following fantastic note: Tennessee is the first program since the 200102 to beat the No. 1 and No. 2 team in the same season ... It happened twice that year ... Oklahoma beat No. 2 Maryland on Dec. 21, 2001, and beat No. 1 Kansas on March 10, 2002 ... Maryland beat No. 2 Illinois on Nov. 27, 2001, and beat No. 1 Duke on Feb. 17, 2002. Chism UT’s Best 3-Point-Shooting Post Player Ever Wayne Chism is among the most multi-faceted frontcourt players in Tennessee basketball history ... In addition to ranking among the program’s all-time leaders in games played, games started, scoring, blocked shots and rebounding, Chism also has made more 3-pointers (125) than any other Vol post players since the 3-point line was adopted by the NCAA in 1986-87 ... Though he was listed as a “forward” on UT’s roster, Vincent Yarbrough (179 from 1999-2002) played on the perimeter as more of a “wing” ... Behind Chism, the next-closest true “post” player is Ron Slay, who made 81 3-pointers from 2000-03. Defense & Rebounding Critical To Outcomes Field-goal percentage defense and rebounding margin are two of the most glaring statistics when analyzing Tennessee’s win and losses this season: Wins (25) 77.0 .472 .363 .331 39.1 +4.0 15.6

Points Per Game Field-Goal % Field-Goal % Defense 3-Point % Rebounds Per Game Rebounding Margin Assists Per Game

Losses (8) 63.2 .391 .500 .259 29.4 -9.6 10.0

Tennessee Earns Fifth-Straight 20-Win Season Bruce Pearl’s Volunteers have logged 20 wins for the fifth time in his five-year tenure on Rocky Top ... Tennessee now has 23 all-time 20-win seasons to date ... In 18 seasons as a college head coach, Pearl has now led his team to at least 20 wins 17 times ... That’s darn good. Pearl And His Staff Are Scary Good Here’s a true gem from the “Wow!” chapter in the Pearl-era records book: Tennessee under Bruce Pearl is 19-6 (.760) in regular-season rematch games against SEC Eastern Division opponents. Vols Trying To Go Wire-To-Wire In The AP Poll Nine teams—Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Purdue, West Virginia, Michigan State, Villanova, Georgetown and Tennessee—have a chance at being ranked in the AP top 25 the entire season ... Since no team can lose more than one game from this point forward, no teams from that group appear to be in any danger of not going wire to wire. UT Still In It Even When Facing Halftime Deficit UT is 6-6 when trailing at halftime this season.

Bring On The Best Tennessee under coach Bruce Pearl is 5-7 against teams ranked in the top five of the Associated Press national poll, including a 4-0 mark at home ... The Vols won three of their last five games against top-five teams, toppling top-ranked Memphis on Feb. 23, 2008 and shocking top-ranked Kansas and second-ranked Kentucky this season in Knoxville. Date 1/18/06 1/21/06 11/24/06 1/13/07 2/3/07 2/27/07 3/22/07 2/23/2008 1/10/10 2/13/10 2/27/10 3/13/10

Opponent at #4 Memphis #2 Florida vs. #2 North Carolina at #5 Ohio State at #1 Florida #5 Florida vs. #1 Ohio State (NCAA) at #1 Memphis #1 Kansas at #3 Kentucky #2 Kentucky vs. #2 Kentucky

Result L, 88-79 W, 80-76 L, 101-87 L, 68-66 L, 94-78 W, 86-76 L, 85-84 W, 66-62 W, 76-68 L, 73-62 W, 74-65 L, 74-45

Nine Different Starting Fives Tennessee has used nine different starting lineups this season ... That is a high during the Bruce Pearl era (2005-06 to present) ... Eight different starting lineups were utilized last season ... UT has used the same starting in each of its last seven games. High-Percentage Hall True freshman forward Kenny Hall leads the Vols in field-goal percentage this season, shooting .588 (50-of-85) from the field—and .617 (29-of-47) in regular-season SEC play ... He also ranks third on the team in dunks with 29 ... That means 58.0 percent of Hall’s field goals this season have been slam dunks; that’s as “high-percentage” as it gets. UT Leads SEC In Wins Since 2005-06 Tennessee’s 57 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). School Tennessee Kentucky Florida Vanderbilt Miss. State LSU

06 12-4 9-7 10-6 7-9 5-11 14-2

07 10-6 9-7 13-3 10-6 8-8 5-11

08 14-2 12-4 8-8 10-6 12-4 6-10

09 10-6 8-8 9-7 8-8 9-7 13-3

10 11-5 14-2 9-7 12-4 9-7 2-14

Total 57-23 52-28 49-31 47-33 43-37 40-40

Chism Stands Alone Atop UT’s Games Played List Senior Wayne Chism has played in more career games (138) than any player in program history ... In UT’s Feb. 20 win at South Carolina, Chism broke Rob Jones’ long-standing school record for games played (130 from 1983-86) ... In addition to serving as a testament to Chism’s durability, it also serves as a reminder of what great success the Vols have enjoyed during his career on Rocky Top (101 wins in 138 games).

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 Kansas 13-11 Auburn 22-5 Ole Miss 16-19 at Alabama 19-19 at Georgia 13-16 Vanderbilt 12-19 Florida 15-8 at LSU 15-5 South Carolina 23-3 at Vanderbilt 13-17 at Kentucky 26-13 Georgia 10-14 at South Carolina 20-3 at Florida 35-4 Kentucky 20-5 Arkansas 23-22 at Miss. State 24-11 vs. LSU 8-14 vs. Ole Miss 18-15 vs. Kentucky 9-15 765-429

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 +2 McBee, 6 +17 Hall, 10 -3 Bone, 9 Even Hall, 12 -3 Pearl, 6 -7 McBee, 5 +7 Tatum, 8 +10 Goins/Tatum, 5 +20 Hall, 7 -4 Goins, 11 +13 Goins, 14 -4 Pearl/Williams, 4 +17 Hall, 8 +31 Hopson, 20 +15 Tatum, 9 +1 Tatum, 12 +13 Tatum, 10 -6 Tatum, 5 +3 Tatum, 15 -6 Hall, 5 +334

Noting the Volunteers Bench • Nine Vols average at least 13.5 minutes played per game. • No Vol ranks in the top 10 in the SEC in minutes played. Chism Also The “Winningest” Vol Ever Tennessee senior Wayne Chism has been a part of 101 victories during his career thus far on Rocky Top (101-37, .732) ... That is three more than last year’s four-year seniors (Ryan Childress and walkons Tanner Wild and Justin Jackson), who earned 98 total wins during their careers and held the title of the winningest Vols of all-time in terms of total victories* ... Chism has the remaining postseason to climb further past his predecessors as the winningest player in school history. *not counting wins during players’ redshirt year

Chism Rising In UT’s Rebounding Records Book Senior center Wayne Chism has 898 career rebounds and ranks sixth on UT’s all-time list ... He is the ONLY Vol ever to grab 850 rebounds and block 145 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.

Steven Pearl Answering The Bell Junior forward Steven Pearl has seen his minutes increase from an average of 3.0 in UT’s first 12 games to an average of 13.0 in the Vols’ last 21 games ... Pearl comes off the bench at the power forward spot and started in the second half Feb. 23 at Florida. Chism Second On UT’s Career Blocks List Wayne Chism also has ascended on UT’s career blocked shots list, as he currently has 149 blocks in his career ... That total is good enough for second place on the school’s all-time list ... Chism blocked a season-high five shots vs. Vanderbilt on Jan. 27 ... He tied a UT single-game record with six blocks last season at Kansas. Weezy Close To Double-Double Average In SEC Wayne Chism averaged close to a double-double in SEC play ... In SEC games, Chism ranked seventh in the league in rebounding and third in blocks. Wayne Chism Non-Conference SEC

PPG 11.2 13.3

RPG 5.6 7.5

APG 0.8 1.3

SPG 1.1 1.3

BPG 1.0 1.9

Maze’s Magic Number = 5 Tennessee is 13-3 when senior point guard Bobby Maze has at least five assists during his career ... This season, from a team perspective, UT is 11-4 when any Vol logs at least five assists. Maze On Point For Record-Setting Games Senior point guard Bobby Maze was UT’s starting point guard for each of the two highest singlegame assists totals in school history (34 vs. UNC Asheville this season, and 32 vs. Chattanooga last season) ... Maze was one of five SEC point guards listed among the initial 72 candidates for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford Financial Services (he did not make the finalist list) ... A native of Suitland, Md., Maze averages 9.6 points and 3.1 assists per game while owning a 2.2 assist/turnover ratio this season. A Little Bit Of This, A Little Bit Of That Senior wing J.P. Prince is the epitome—perhaps more so than any other player in the SEC—of a “stat-sheet stuffer” ... The Memphis, Tenn., native often posts impressive numbers in various statistical categories ... Here’s a look at how many times this season Prince has posted impressive totals: At least 10 points: 16 times At least six rebounds: 11 times At least five assists: 5 times At least three steals: 6 times

Pearl’s Conference Success Is Staggering In his 17 full seasons as a college head coach, Bruce Pearl’s teams have finished first or second in their conference 14 times, and he’s never had a team finish worse than fourth in its league ... Of his three third-place finishes, the two at Southern Indiana led to an NCAA round of 16 appearance (1998) and a national championship (1995).

A Lot Has Changed Since September Back in late-September, it was anticipated that the Vols would be returning 95.4 percent of their scoring and 94.8 percent of their rebounding from a season ago ... UT’s current roster, however, looks much different than it did then ... After suffering a sudden cardiac arrest on Sept. 28, sophomore forward Emmanuel Negedu had an internal cardiac defibrillator implanted on Oct. 6 and it was announced that he would be inactive this season ... Senior combo guard Josh Tabb left the program on Oct. 28 to be near his sick mother ... Then Tennessee’s most versatile player and last season’s top scorer and assists man, Tyler Smith, was dismissed from the team on Jan. 8 following an off-the-court incident on New Year’s Day ... Backup center Brian Williams missed nine games before his reinstatement on Feb. 6 from a suspension for his involvement in that same incident ... Given those circumstances, the season-ending knee injury walk-on point guard Michael Hubert suffered in practice in December is amplified ... What remains, is only 70.8 percent of last season’s scoring and 75.4 percent of last season’s rebounding. Scoring Offense (Understandably) Down 12.2 Pts. Tennessee’s scoring offense has dipped since the New Year’s Day incident that led to the suspensions/dismissal of four contributors ... In the 12 games prior to the incident, the Vols averaged 81.4 ppg ... But that average has dipped to 69.2 ppg in the 21 games since—which include 15 victories.

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.

What Was Missing During 7-Game Win Streak? The four Vols who didn’t play during the team’s seven-game win streak from Dec. 31 through Jan. 19 had previously combined to average 79.3 minutes played per game—or 19.8 minutes per player ... The four also accounted for 32.2 points, 14.7 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game through UT’s first 12 contests.

Signee Harris Named McDonald’s All-America UT signee Tobias Harris, the nation’s top-ranked power forward by Rivals.com, was named to the 2010 McDonald’s All-American Team Feb. 11 ... Harris is the second McDonald’s All-America to sign with Tennessee during Bruce Pearl’s five-year tenure on Rocky Top ... Harris is averaging 25.3 points and more than 10 rebounds per game this season.

Bernard King A 2010 Naismith Hall of Fame Finalist Former Tennessee and NBA legend Bernard King was named last week to an elite list of players, coaches and teams who are finalists for election to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this spring ... Joining King on the list of finalists includes from the North American Screening Committee are the likes of Karl Malone, Dennis Johnson, Chris Mullin and Scotty Pippen ... The Class of 2010 will be announced on April 5 at a news conference in Indianapolis prior to the NCAA’s Men’s Championship game ... A Finalist needs 18 of 24 votes from the Honors Committee for election into the Hall.

More Honors For Harris UT signee Tobias Harris is one of six national finalists for the 2010 Boy’s Naismith High School Player of the Year Award ... The Naismith winner will be determined in early March and will be recognized at the annual Naismith Awards banquet March 23, 2010 ... Harris also has been selected to play in the annual Jordan Brand All-American game April 17 at Madison Square Garden ... The game includes the top 10 high school senior basketball players in the country, according to ESPNU rankings ... Harris recently became the 11th Long Island prep player ever to score 2,000th career points.

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 10 of its 11 Southeastern Conference foes (2005-06 to present). School Record Georgia 9-1 Florida 8-2 Mississippi State 5-1 South Carolina 10-2 Alabama 4-2 Auburn 4-2

School Vanderbilt Arkansas Ole Miss LSU Kentucky

Record 6-4 4-2 4-2 4-3 4-7

Pearl’s Winning Percentage Ranks Fourth Among Active Coaches Bruce Pearl’s career winning percentage of .773 ranks fourth among active coaches ... Pearl has a 123-45 mark at Tennessee ... Following is a breakdown of the winningest active Division I coaches: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Coach Mark Few Roy Williams Jamie Dixon Bruce Pearl

Team Gonzaga North Carolina Pittsburgh Tennessee

Yrs. 11 22 7 18

W-L 290-73 610-155 188-53 440-129

Pct. .799 .797 .780 .773

“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: 5-0 Four-point margin: 6-1 Three-point margin: 7-3

Two-point margin: 8-4 One-point margin: 1-5

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

Market Lenoir City Lewisburg Lewisburg Lexington Livingston Livingston Manchester McMinnville Memphis Morristown Murfreesboro Nashville Newport Oneida Paris Paris Portland Pulaski Pulaski Savannah Smithville Smithville Union City Wartburg Winchester

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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

Sat., 1 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m. Sun., 9 a.m. Tue., 10 a.m. Sat., Noon Sat., 11:30 a.m. Sat., Noon Sun., Noon

OUTLIVE: Round 2 The Tennessee basketball program’s OUTLIVE initiative raised more than $93,000 last season for cancer research and prevention education ... This year’s fundraising total is at $130,000 and counting ... So far, OUTLIVE has helped the UT Medical Center Cancer Institute provide more than 2,500 free cancer screenings throughout East Tennessee .... 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; former Vol Chris Lofton quietly and courageously underwent treatment for testicular cancer during his senior season in 2007-08) ... Bruce and Brandy Pearl announced in mid-January that they have a goal to help raise $1 million for the OUTLIVE program in the next five years ... Tennessee throttled Florida 79-63 in last year’s inaugural OUTLIVE game before shocking second-ranked Kentucky 74-65 in this season’s OUTLIVE contest. Early OUTLIVE Proceeds Exceed $130,000 During halftime of the Feb. 27 win over secondranked Kentucky, the UT athletics department presented UT Medical Center with a check for $130,000 raised during Year Two of the OUTLIVE initiative to fight cancer ... The Vols raised more than $93,000 in 2009’s inaugural OUTLIVE campaign ... Saturday’s check presentation did not include t-shirt sales from the last few days leading up to the game or donations received through phone calls or texts on gameday (those figures are not yet available). 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, UT has won three SEC East crowns under fifth-year head coach Bruce Pearl. Pressure Defense Tennessee’s pressure defense has made the simple act of inbounding the ball a headache for its opponents ... Since 2006-07 season (138 games), UT has forced 380 turnovers on inbounds plays ... During that span, the Vols’ inbounds pressure has caused: • 77 timeouts to be called • 38 five-second calls • Coppin State (11/19/06) committed the highest number of turnovers on inbounds plays (13) during the last four years. Tennessee Runner-Up At Paradise Jam UT was runner-up at the 2009 Paradise Jam, with wins over East Carolina (105-66) and DePaul (57-53) before a one-point loss to sixth-ranked Purdue (7372) in the title game ... Wayne Chism (14.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg) earned All-Tournament Team honors.

Tennessee Records Book Watch Career Games Played

Career Scoring 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. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

Player, Pos. Allan Houston, G Ernie Grunfeld, F Tony White, G Chris Lofton, G Reggie Johnson, F Dale Ellis, F Bernard King, F Dyron Nix, F Vincent Yarbrough, F Carl Widseth, C Brandon Wharton, G Michael Brooks, G Tony Harris, G Ron Slay, F Wayne Chism, F/C Ron Widby, F C.J. Watson, G Steve Hamer, C Jimmy England, G JaJuan Smith, G Mike Edwards, G Herman Thompson, G Isiah Victor, F Brandon Crump, F C.J. Black, F Mike Jackson, G Bill Justus, G A.W. Davis, F Tyler Smith, G/F Ed Weiner, F

Years 1990-93 1974-77 1984-87 2005-08 1977-80 1980-83 1975-77 1986-89 1999-2002 1953-56 1996-99 1981-85 1998-2001 2000-03 2007-10 1965-67 2003-06 1993-96 1969-71 2005-08 1971-73 1954-57 1998-2001 2002-05 1997-2000 1974-77 1967-69 1963-65 2008-10 1952-55

Points 2,801 2,249 2,219 2,131 2,103 2,065 1,962 1,877 1,737 1,683 1,651 1,600 1,588 1,569 1,553 1,432 1,424 1,418 1,407 1,384 1,343 1,319 1,304 1,267 1,261 1,243 1,236 1,225 1,219 1,212

Years 1957-59 1975-77 1986-89 1953-56 1977-80 2007-10 1999-2002 1983-86 1998-2001 1993-96 1969-71 1997-2000 1981-84 1958-60

Rebounds 1,113 1,004 944 937 920 898 862 804 799 750 749 703 703 703

Rank 1. 2. T-3. T-3. T-5. T-5. T-5. T-8. T-8. 10. T-11. T-11. T-11. 14. T-15. T-15.

Player Wayne Chism 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 2007-10 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

Games 138 130 128 128 127 127 127 126 126 125 124 124 124 123 121 121

Years 2005-08 1990-93 1999-2002 2000-03 1998-2001 2003-06 2007-10 1996-99 1997-2000 2002-05

Games 128 128 125 122 119 118 115 113 107 100

Career Games Started Rank T-1. T-1 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player Chris Lofton Allan Houston Vincent Yarbrough Jon Higgins Tony Harris C.J. Watson Wayne Chism Brandon Wharton C.J. Black Brandon Crump

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 Wayne Chism Vincent Yarbrough Rob Jones Isiah Victor Steve Hamer Don Johnson 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 Wayne Chism Doug Roth Dyron Nix Isiah Victor Charles Hathaway Vincent Yarbrough Steve Hamer Reggie Johnson Marcus Haislip Rob Jones

Years 1997-2000 2007-10 1986-89 1986-89 1998-2001 1997-2001 1999-2002 1993-96 1977-80 2000-02 1983-86

Blocks 212 149 146 142 140 133 131 122 119 116 112

Years 2007-10 2007-10 2006-09 2006-09 2006-09 1998-2001 1998-2001 1998-2001

Wins 101 101 98 98 98 89 89 89

Career Wins Rank T-1. T-1 T-3. T-3. T-3. T-6. T-6. T-6

Player Wayne Chism, F/C Quinn Cannington, G Ryan Childress, F Justin Jackson, G Tanner Wild, G Del Baker, G Tony Harris, G Isiah Victor, F

Does not include wins in a year during which a player redshirted

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) - Panathinaikos (Euroleague) in Athens, Greece Chris Lofton (2005-08) - Asefa Estudiantes (ACB) in Madrid, Spain Ron Slay (2000-03) - Cimberio Varese (Serie A) in Varese, Italy Tyler Smith (2008-10) - Bornova Belediye (TBL) in Bornova, Turkey 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

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. • Tennessee held Auburn to 18 points in the second half and just six two-point baskets the entire game on Jan. 14. • The Vols held Mississippi State scoreless on Senior Day in Starkville for the first 6:13 of the game March 6 while building a commanding 17-0 lead. • Only four times has an opponent shot better than 50 percent in a game (East Carolina, Southern California, Vanderbilt and Kentucky). 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 ... Though Negedu’s long-term athletic career is in question, he remains on full scholarship at UT. Newman Named Athletic Trainer of the Year Tennessee senior associate athletic trainer Chad Newman was named “Collegiate Athletic Trainer of the Year” by the Tennessee Athletic Trainer’s Society (TATS) Jan. 17 during the organization’s annual meeting at Opryland in Nashville ... Newman is in his 14th year with the basketball program ... Last September, Newman was instrumental in reviving sophomore Emmanuel Negedu after Negedu collapsed following a sudden cardiac arrest ... Newman successfully administered the use of an AED and CPR until emergency medical services arrived on-site ... Also last fall, Newman authored an article about former Vol Chris Lofton’s successful return from cancer entitled “The Toughest Opponent,” that was published in Training & Conditioning Magazine.

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. Unbelievable Increase In Attendance Tennessee’s average home attendance has increased by 6,943 fans per game since Bruce Pearl’s arrival on Rocky Top ... Tennessee’s increase in attendance is higher than the average attendance of more than 200 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 19,168 fans per home game this season and is on track to finish fourth nationally for the fourth straight year.

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. Tennessee Fourth In The Nation In Attendance For Fourth Straight Year Tennessee will finish the season ranked fourth nationally in average home attendance for the fourth straight year ... UT’s average home attendance of 20,483 last year was the second-highest in school history, trailing only the 20,823 averaged in 1987-88 (the first year that Thompson-Boling Arena was open) ... Below is a look at this year’s attendance leaders: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

School Games Kentucky 18 Syracuse 19 Louisville 19 Tennessee 16 North Carolina 18

Total 433,989 420,890 368,537 306,680 331,112

Average 24,110 22,152 19,397 19,168 18,395

Kansas, Kentucky Games Sold Out Tennessee 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.

The Volunteers At Thompson-Boling Arena Thompson-Boling Arena hosted 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 11 times, including this year, when UT ranked fourth nationally with 19,168 fans per game. • Tennessee is 270-92 (.746) in 23 seasons in Thompson-Boling Arena. • Since the 1998 season, the Vols are 170-33 (.837) in Thompson-Boling Arena. • The Vols are 80-24 against SEC teams at home over the last 11 seasons. • Tennessee has won 27 of its last 31 SEC games at Thompson-Boling Arena. • UT has won 97 of its last 106 home games against non-conference opponents. • UT is 36-2 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 40 home crowds of 20,000 or larger during the Bruce Pearl era, including six this season ... 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 Thompson-Boling Arena since capacity was reduced from 24,535 to 21,678 prior to the 2007-08 season. Vols Building New Home Win Streak The Vols own a current five-game 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 before going 15-1 this year ... 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 last Jan. 7, when Gonzaga topped the Vols in overtime 89-79 ... Now in his fifth season at UT, Bruce Pearl is 70-8 at ThompsonBoling 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 took place before the Vols’ win over North Carolina A&T.

Record: All Games Conference Non-Conference

Overall 25-8 11-5 12-2

Home 15-1 7-1 8-0

Away 6-5 4-4 2-1

Date Nov. 13

Time 9 p.m.

Opponent Austin Peay (SS)

Score W, 83-54

Nov. 17

7 p.m.

UNC Asheville (FSN)

Nov. 20 Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Nov. 27 Dec. 2 Dec. 11 Dec. 15 Dec. 19

3:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 23

Neutral 4-2 0-0 2-1

Attendance 17,963

High Points 16 Hopson

High Rebounds 11 Smith

W, 124-49

17,085

25 Hopson

1-vs. East Carolina 1-vs. DePaul (Fox College Sports) 1-vs. No. 6 Purdue (FSN) College of Charleston (CSS) ETSU (SS) 2-vs. Middle Tennessee (CSS) Wyoming (ESPNU) at Southern California (FSN)

W, 105-66 W, 57-53 L, 73-72 W, 86-69 W, 78-66 W, 75-54 W, 77-58 L, 77-55

3,117 3,222 3,755 18,293 17,512 14,516 17,274 4,523

25 14 24 21 15 17 14 16

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 16 Smith 15 Chism

5 5 5 9 6 7 9 9 7 4 4 11

Jan. 6

7 p.m.

Charlotte (CSS)

W, 88-71

17,023

18 Chism

Jan. 10 Jan. 14

4:30 p.m. 7 p.m.

No. 1 Kansas (CBS) Auburn* (ESPN2)

W, 76-68 W, 81-55

21,936 20,368

1:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m.

No. 21 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) at Alabama* (ESPN) at Georgia* (FSN) No. 21 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU) Florida* (CBS)

W, 71-69 (OT) W, 63-56 L, 78-63 L, 85-76 W, 61-60

20,714 12,098 10,523 19,103 21,208

Hopson Maze Prince Chism Hopson Hopson Prince Chism

8 Woolridge 12 Chism

Jan. 16 Jan. 19 Jan. 23 Jan. 27 Jan. 31

17 14 14 26 17 19 22 16

12 10 6 16 11

Chism Hall Chism Chism Chism

Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feb. 17 Feb. 20 Feb. 23 Feb. 27 March 3 March 6

9 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 p.m. 8 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 9 p.m. Noon 7 p.m. 6 p.m.

at LSU* (ESPN2) South Carolina* (ESPN) at No. 22 Vanderbilt* (ESPN) at No. 3 Kentucky* (ESPN) Georgia* (SEC Network) at South Carolina* (SEC Network) at Florida* (ESPN) No. 2 Kentucky* (CBS) Arkansas* (CSS) at Mississippi State* (ESPN)

W, 59-54 W, 79-53 L, 90-71 L, 73-62 W, 69-60 W, 63-55 L, 75-62 W, 74-65 W, 80-73 W, 75-59

9,052 21,003 14,316 24,402 18,086 15,622 11,273 21,214 20,139 10,021

20 30 19 15 16 14 20 20 15 16

Chism Chism Prince Maze Chism Maze Hopson Prince Hopson Prince

8 11 7 8 11 9 7 7 6 13

Goins Hall Chism Prince Chism Chism Williams Williams Chism Williams

March 11 March 12

3:15 p.m. 3:15 p.m.

3-LSU (SEC Network) 3-Ole Miss (SEC Network)

W, 59-49 W, 76-65

15,152 19,123

17 Chism 17 Prince

March 13

Noon

3-No. 2 Kentucky (ABC)

L, 74-45

20,203

11 Hopson

1-U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (UVI Sports and Fitness Center in St. Thomas) 2-Sun Belt Classic (Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.) 3-Southeastern Conference Tournament (Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.) * Southeastern Conference Game All Times Eastern

Hopson Smith Chism Hopson Smith Prince Hopson Hopson

Hall Tatum Chism Smith Chism Williams Chism Chism Williams Smith Williams Williams

9 Chism 7 Woolridge

14 Williams 15 Chism 5 Hall 5 Williams

High Assists 4 Goins 4 Smith 7 Maze 5 3 3 5 5 5 6 2

Goins Goins Smith Smith Maze Smith Smith Tatum

6 Prince 3 3 6 6 8 9

Prince Smith Chism Prince Maze Maze

8 3 4 7 3 3 4 3 5 5 4 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 4

Prince Maze Prince Maze Chism Hopson Prince By four players Goins Prince Maze Maze Maze Maze Williams Maze Prince Maze Goins Prince Prince

2009-10 Tennessee Basketball Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 13, 2010) All games

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

OVERALL 25-8 11-5 14-3

HOME 15-1 7-1 8-0

Player

gp-gs

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

04 32 01 03 30 23 33 21 20 13 00 10 24 22 11

Chism, Wayne Hopson, Scotty Smith, Tyler Maze, Bobby Prince, J.P. Tatum, Cameron Williams, Brian Goins, Melvin Hall, Kenny McBee, Skylar Woolridge, Renaldo Hubert, Michael Bone, Josh Pearl, Steven Cannington, Quinn Team Total.......... Opponents......

33-32 33-32 12-12 33-32 33-27 25-6 23-7 27-4 31-3 31-0 27-10 4-0 12-0 27-0 8-0

862 918 321 829 807 429 404 426 412 426 365 8 116 290 12

33 33

6625 6625

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

26.1 27.8 26.8 25.1 24.5 17.2 17.6 15.8 13.3 13.7 13.5 2.0 9.7 10.7 1.5

UT 2430 73.6 +8.7 883-1951 .453 194-619 .313 5.9 470-703 .669 14.2 1212 36.7 +0.7 473 14.3 437 13.2 +3.5 1.1 267 8.1 124 3.8 306680 16-19168 -

1st 2nd 1128 1290 989 1144

OT 12 10

148-319 160-361 47-82 111-272 109-213 66-136 52-107 48-128 50-85 32-97 33-86 3-3 6-24 18-36 0-2

.464 .443 .573 .408 .512 .485 .486 .375 .588 .330 .384

29-97 47-141 0-3 25-97 11-33 24-62 0-1 11-38 0-1 25-79 15-47 1.000 3-3 .250 4-16 .500 0-0 .000 0-1

AWAY 6-5 4-4 2-1

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

Totals 2430 2143

87-116 45-76 46-66 69-84 77-123 31-48 17-30 30-48 23-42 24-27 14-24 1.000 0-0 .250 2-2 .000 3-15 .000 2-2

Rebounds def tot avg

pf dq

1 1 1

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 3 3 3

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 1/10/10 1/14/10 1/16/10 1/19/10 1/23/10 1/27/10 1/31/10 2/4/10 2/6/10 2/09/10 2/13/10 2/17/10 2/20/10 2/23/10 2/27/10 3/3/10 3/6/10 3/11/10 3/12/10 3/13/10

.750 .592 .697 .821 .626 .646 .567 .625 .548 .889 .583 .000

to blk stl

68 167 235 7.1 94 1 34 55 45 31 83 114 3.5 46 1 39 67 7 16 40 56 4.7 24 1 44 16 3 15 67 82 2.5 52 1 102 47 4 38 85 123 3.7 85 3 97 78 15 12 48 60 2.4 45 0 29 21 2 58 74 132 5.7 58 0 17 28 16 9 47 56 2.1 50 0 52 32 0 48 52 100 3.2 66 2 6 28 18 4 32 36 1.2 52 0 18 16 0 23 57 80 3.0 38 0 9 24 11 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1 8 9 0.8 8 0 4 1 0 .200 12 22 34 1.3 35 0 18 15 3 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 1 0 52 42 94 4 8 883-1951 .453 194-619 .313 470-703 .669 387 825 1212 36.7 657 9 473 437 124 713-1811 .394 202-689 .293 515-740 .696 384 805 1189 36.0 635 12 370 553 139 OPP 2143 64.9 713-1811 .394 202-689 .293 6.1 515-740 .696 15.6 1189 36.0 370 11.2 553 16.8 0.7 199 6.0 139 4.2 208462 11-13081 6-10762

.299 .333 .000 .258 .333 .387 .000 .289 .000 .316 .319

off

NEUTRAL 4-2 0-0 4-2

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 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 vs LSU vs Ole Miss vs Kentucky

1 = U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (St. Thomas) 2 = Sun Belt Classic (Nashville, Tenn) 3 = SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.)

W W W W L W W W W L W W W W W Wot W L L W W W L L W W L W W W W W L

pts

avg

412 412 140 316 306 187 121 137 123 113 95 9 18 39 2

12.5 12.5 11.7 9.6 9.3 7.5 5.3 5.1 4.0 3.6 3.5 2.3 1.5 1.4 0.3

267 2430 199 2143

73.6 64.9

38 34 17 24 52 14 10 29 8 18 7 1 5 9 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 76-68 81-55 71-69 63-56 63-78 76-85 61-60 59-54 79-53 71-90 62-73 69-60 63-55 62-75 74-65 80-73 75-59 59-49 76-65 45-74

Att. 17963 17085 3117 3222 3755 18293 17512 14516 17274 4523 17759 17544 17023 21936 20368 20714 12098 10523 19103 21208 9052 21003 14316 24402 18086 15622 11273 21214 20139 10021 15152 19123 20203

2009-10 Tennessee Basketball Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 08, 2010) Conference games

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

OVERALL 11-5 11-5 0-0

HOME 7-1 7-1 0-0

AWAY 4-4 4-4 0-0

Player

gp-gs

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

04 32 30 03 23 21 20 33 13 00 22 24 11

Chism, Wayne Hopson, Scotty Prince, J.P. Maze, Bobby Tatum, Cameron Goins, Melvin Hall, Kenny Williams, Brian McBee, Skylar Woolridge, Renaldo Pearl, Steven Bone, Josh Cannington, Quinn Team Total.......... Opponents......

16-15 16-15 16-16 16-16 10-0 12-3 16-3 8-4 15-0 12-8 16-0 7-0 3-0

462 466 448 417 129 188 260 133 210 209 218 82 3

46-61 22-36 40-62 30-38 13-17 13-18 15-29 3-8 9-11 6-13 3-13 2-2 2-2

16 16

3225 3225

1st 2nd 494 603 488 562

28.9 29.1 28.0 26.1 12.9 15.7 16.3 16.6 14.0 17.4 13.6 11.7 1.0

UT 1109 69.3 +3.1 409-927 .441 87-291 .299 5.4 204-310 .658 12.8 583 36.4 -0.2 205 12.8 213 13.3 +1.0 1.0 115 7.2 70 4.4 161835 8-20229 OT 12 10

77-175 78-184 67-124 61-140 21-42 21-58 29-47 13-27 14-44 10-42 15-27 3-16 0-1

.440 14-52 .424 22-68 .540 8-23 .436 15-44 .500 7-20 .362 6-17 .617 0-0 .481 0-1 .318 9-33 .238 3-21 .556 0-0 .188 3-11 .000 0-1

409-927 .441 87-291 357-901 .396 99-336 OPP 1060 66.2 357-901 .396 99-336 .295 6.2 247-344 .718 15.4 586 36.6 179 11.2 229 14.3 0.8 94 5.9 75 4.7 107307 8-13413 0-0 Totals 1109 1060

.269 .324 .348 .341 .350 .353 .000 .000 .273 .143 .000 .273 .000

off

Rebounds def tot avg

34 92 126 14 39 53 26 59 85 9 28 37 4 20 24 3 24 27 28 32 60 13 28 41 3 13 16 14 23 37 8 17 25 1.000 1 6 7 1.000 0 0 0 29 16 45 .299 204-310 .658 186 397 583 .295 247-344 .718 193 393 586

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Date 1/14/10 1/16/10 1/19/10 1/23/10 1/27/10 1/31/10 2/4/10 2/6/10 2/09/10 2/13/10 2/17/10 2/20/10 2/23/10 2/27/10 3/3/10 3/6/10

NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0

.754 .611 .645 .789 .765 .722 .517 .375 .818 .462 .231

pf dq

7.9 3.3 5.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 3.8 5.1 1.1 3.1 1.6 1.0 0.0

43 24 41 24 14 18 40 21 26 19 26 6 0 2 36.4 304 36.6 285

Opponent 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

1 = U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (St. Thomas) 2 = Sun Belt Classic (Nashville, Tenn) 3 = SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) * = Conference game

1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

to blk stl

21 17 47 49 7 21 5 10 7 4 15 2 0

30 3 7 3 0 0 13 4 0 7 3 0 0

29 29 50 26 7 10 16 8 13 10 10 0 0 5 5 205 213 2 179 229

W Wot W L L W W W L L W W L W W W

pts

avg

214 200 182 167 62 61 73 29 46 29 33 11 2

13.4 12.5 11.4 10.4 6.2 5.1 4.6 3.6 3.1 2.4 2.1 1.6 0.7

70 115 1109 75 94 1060

69.3 66.2

21 18 25 6 3 11 3 3 10 3 7 5 0

Score 81-55 71-69 63-56 63-78 76-85 61-60 59-54 79-53 71-90 62-73 69-60 63-55 62-75 74-65 80-73 75-59

Att. 20368 20714 12098 10523 19103 21208 9052 21003 14316 24402 18086 15622 11273 21214 20139 10021

2009-10 Tennessee Basketball Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 13, 2010) SEC Tournament

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

Player

04 30 03 23 33 32 00 20 13 21 22 11 24

Chism, Wayne Prince, J.P. Maze, Bobby Tatum, Cameron Williams, Brian Hopson, Scotty Woolridge, Renaldo Hall, Kenny McBee, Skylar Goins, Melvin Pearl, Steven Cannington, Quinn Bone, Josh Team Total.......... Opponents......

gp-gs

OVERALL 2-1 0-0 2-1

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

3-3 3-3 3-3 3-0 3-3 3-3 2-0 3-0 2-0 3-0 3-0 1-0 1-0

94 81 77 65 71 82 5 29 8 43 41 2 2

31.3 13-31 27.0 11-18 25.7 7-25 21.7 7-18 23.7 8-18 27.3 6-29 2.5 1-1 9.7 2-5 4.0 0-2 14.3 1-9 13.7 1-4 2.0 0-0 2.0 0-0

3 3

600 600

57-160 67-161

UT 180 60.0 -2.7 57-160 .356 14-61 .230 4.7 52-76 .684 17.3 109 36.3 -3.7 29 9.7 40 13.3 +2.0 0.7 21 7.0 8 2.7 0 0-0 -

Score by Periods Tennessee Opponents

Totals 180 188

1st 2nd 74 106 88 100

HOME 0-0 0-0 0-0

.419 .611 .280 .389 .444 .207

AWAY 0-0 0-0 0-0

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

2-11 2-4 3-14 5-12 0-0 1-14 1-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

.182 13-19 .500 10-15 .214 13-16 .417 2-4 .000 5-6 .071 6-10 1.000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 .000 1-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0

.684 .667 .813 .500 .833 .600 .000 .000

.356 14-61 .416 20-63

.230 52-76 .317 34-67

.684 .507

1.000

.400 .000 .111 .250 .000 .000

OPP 188 62.7 67-161 .416 20-63 .317 6.7 34-67 .507 11.3 120 40.0 36 12.0 46 15.3 0.8 18 6.0 14 4.7 54478 0-0 3-18159

3 3 3

Date 3/11/10 3/12/10 3/13/10

1.000

.333 .000 .000 .000

off

Rebounds def tot avg

9 2 0 1 12 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 35 39

21 30 10.0 2 4 1.3 4 4 1.3 6 7 2.3 14 26 8.7 8 9 3.0 2 2 1.0 5 8 2.7 1 1 0.5 2 3 1.0 2 3 1.0 0 0 0.0 1 1 1.0 6 11 74 109 36.3 81 120 40.0

NEUTRAL 2-1 0-0 2-1

pf dq

to blk stl

pts

avg

7 11 2 5 8 4 2 6 2 5 6 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

2 7 7 2 4 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0

4 10 5 5 2 6 1 2 0 1 3 0 1

41 34 30 21 21 19 3 4 2 3 2 0 0

13.7 11.3 10.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.0

59 66

1 1

29 36

40 8 21 180 46 14 18 188

60.0 62.7

Opponent vs LSU vs Ole Miss vs Kentucky

1 = U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (St. Thomas) 2 = Sun Belt Classic (Nashville, Tenn) 3 = SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) * = Conference game

W W L

1 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Score 59-49 76-65 45-74

2 4 3 1 1 3 0 2 0 3 2 0 0

Att. 15152 19123 20203

2009-10 Tennessee Basketball Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 15, 2010) Neutral site games

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

Player

04 01 03 32 23 30 33 13 21 00 20 22 10 24 11

Chism, Wayne Smith, Tyler Maze, Bobby Hopson, Scotty Tatum, Cameron Prince, J.P. Williams, Brian McBee, Skylar Goins, Melvin Woolridge, Renaldo Hall, Kenny Pearl, Steven Hubert, Michael Bone, Josh Cannington, Quinn Team Total.......... Opponents......

HOME 0-0 0-0 0-0

AWAY 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

6-6 3-3 6-6 6-6 6-0 6-6 6-3 5-0 6-0 5-0 6-0 4-0 1-0 1-0 1-0

171 83 145 157 124 141 108 55 93 22 50 45 2 2 2

20-27 11-15 21-24 10-15 9-12 11-18 5-7 6-7 4-7 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

.741 .733 .875 .667 .750 .611 .714 .857 .571 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

6 6

1200 1200

.306 97-133 .307 87-147

.729 .592

gp-gs

OVERALL 4-2 0-0 4-2

1st 2nd 191 223 181 199

28.5 27.7 24.2 26.2 20.7 23.5 18.0 11.0 15.5 4.4 8.3 11.3 2.0 2.0 2.0

UT 414 69.0 +5.7 142-341 .416 33-108 .306 5.5 97-133 .729 16.2 208 34.7 +0.0 72 12.0 83 13.8 +3.5 0.9 45 7.5 14 2.3 0 0-0 Totals 414 380

30-62 13-23 16-48 21-62 17-36 12-27 12-26 5-12 7-26 5-8 3-7 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

.484 .565 .333 .339 .472 .444 .462 .417 .269 .625 .429 .250 .000 .000 .000

5-18 0-0 5-21 5-25 8-19 2-4 0-0 4-10 1-6 3-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

142-341 .416 33-108 129-306 .422 35-114 OPP 380 63.3 129-306 .422 35-114 .307 5.8 87-147 .592 14.5 208 34.7 68 11.3 104 17.3 0.7 37 6.2 22 3.7 64572 0-0 6-10762

.278 .000 .238 .200 .421 .500 .000 .400 .167 .750 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

1 1 1 3 3 3

Date 11/20/09 11/22/09 11/23/09 3/11/10 3/12/10 3/13/10

off

NEUTRAL 4-2 0-0 4-2

Rebounds def tot avg

16 33 49 5 9 14 1 10 11 4 14 18 2 12 14 3 4 7 16 19 35 0 6 6 3 7 10 3 5 8 4 7 11 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10 11 21 68 140 208 64 144 208

8.2 4.7 1.8 3.0 2.3 1.2 5.8 1.2 1.7 1.6 1.8 0.8 0.0 1.0 0.0

pf dq

15 7 7 9 10 19 19 6 13 7 9 6 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

34.7 128 34.7 125

1 3

Opponent vs East Carolina vs DePaul vs Purdue vs LSU vs Ole Miss vs Kentucky

1 = U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (St. Thomas) 2 = Sun Belt Classic (Nashville, Tenn) 3 = SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) * = Conference game

pts

avg

12 3 5 85 4 0 5 37 6 1 5 58 15 0 6 57 8 0 6 51 11 4 7 37 6 5 1 29 1 0 1 20 6 0 3 19 5 1 0 13 4 0 3 6 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 72 83 14 45 414 68 104 22 37 380

to blk stl

14.2 12.3 9.7 9.5 8.5 6.2 4.8 4.0 3.2 2.6 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0

2 9 14 4 8 13 4 3 12 1 0 1 1 0 0

W W L W W L

Score 105-66 57-53 72-73 59-49 76-65 45-74

69.0 63.3

Att. 3117 3222 3755 15152 19123 20203

Tennessee Individual Game Highs Points .............................................................. 30 Field Goals Made ........................................ 11 Field Goal Attempts .................................. 17 Field Goal % (min 5 made)..... .900 (9-10) 3 PT FG Made ..................................................6 3 PT FG Attempts ...........................................8 ...............................................................................8 3 PT FG % (min 3 made)........... 1.000 (3-3) Free Throws Made ...................................... 10 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 12 Free Throw % (min 5 made) ....1.000 (10-10) Rebounds ....................................................... 16 Assists .................................................................9 Steals ...................................................................6 Blocked Shots ..................................................5

Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10) Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10) Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10) J.P. Prince vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10) Scotty Hopson vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Scotty Hopson at Florida (2/23/10) Scotty Hopson vs. ETSU (12/2/09) J.P. Prince at Vanderbilt (2/9/10) Wayne Chism vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) J.P. Prince at Memphis (12/31/09) Wayne Chism vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) Wayne Chism vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10) Bobby Maze vs. Auburn (1/14/10) Wayne Chism vs. Auburn (1/14/10) Wayne Chism vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)

Tennessee Team Game Highs Points .............................................................124 Field Goals Made ......................................... 46 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 82 Field Goal % .............................. .608 (31-51) 3 PT FG Made ................................................ 16 3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 29 3 PT FG % ................................... .552 (16-29) Free Throws Made ...................................... 26 ............................................................................ 26 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 37 Free Throw % ............................ .857 (12-14) ...........................................................857 (12-14) Rebounds ....................................................... 50 Assists .............................................................. 34 Steals ................................................................ 21 Blocked Shots ..................................................7 Turnovers ....................................................... 23 Fouls ................................................................. 29

vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)* vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) vs. Auburn (1/14/10) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09)* vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10) at Memphis (12/31/09) vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10) 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 Vanderbilt (2/9/10)

Tennessee Team Game Lows Points ............................................................... 45 Field Goals Made ......................................... 17 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 41 Field Goal % .............................. .345 (20-58) 3 PT FG Made ...................................................2 ...............................................................................2 ...............................................................................2 3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 11 3 PT FG % ...................................... .091 (2-22) Free Throws Made .........................................4 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 11 ............................................................................ 11 Free Throw % ............................... .333 (4-12) Rebounds ....................................................... 21 Assists .................................................................5 Steals ...................................................................3 ...............................................................................3 ...............................................................................3 Blocked Shots ..................................................0 ...............................................................................0 Turnovers ..........................................................6 ...............................................................................6 Fouls ................................................................. 12

* Tennessee school record

vs. Kentucky (3/13/10) vs. Kentucky (3/12/10) at South Carolina (2/20/10) at Southern California (12/19/09) at Memphis (12/31/09) at Southern California (12/19/09) vs. Kentucky (3/13/10) at South Carolina (2/20/10) at Southern California (12/19/09) vs. Florida (1/31/10) at Florida (2/23/10) vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) vs. Florida (1/31/10) at Southern California (12/19/09) at Southern California (12/19/09) vs. LSU (3/11/10) vs. Kentucky (2/17/10) vs. DePaul (11/22/09) at Southern California (12/19/09) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) vs. South Carolina (2/6/10) vs. ETSU (12/2/09) vs. ETSU (12/2/09)

Opponent Individual Game Highs Points ............................................................... 26 ............................................................................ 26 ............................................................................ 26 Field Goals Made ......................................... 11 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 20 ............................................................................ 20 Field Goal % (min 5 made)...........750 (6-8) 3 PT FG Made ...................................................5 ...............................................................................5 ...............................................................................5 3 PT FG Attempts......................................... 13 3 PT FG % (min 3 made)............. .750 (3-4) ................................................................750 (3-4) ................................................................750 (3-4) Free Throws Made ...................................... 13 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 17 Free Throw % (min 5 made) 1.000 (12-12) Rebounds............................................................ 18 Assists .............................................................. 10 Steals ...................................................................4 ...............................................................................4 ...............................................................................4 ...............................................................................4 Blocked Shots ..................................................5

Jeffery Taylor, Vanderbilt (2/9/10) Devan Downey, South Carolina (2/6/10) Desmond Yates, Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) Desmond Yates, Middle Tennessee (12/11/09) Devan Downey, South Carolina (2/6/10) Sherron Collins, Kansas (1/10/10) DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky (3/13/10) Chris Warren, Ole Miss (3/12/10) Chris Warren, Ole Miss (1/16/10) Eric Bledsoe, Kentucky (3/13/10) Chris Warren, Ole Miss (1/16/10) Erving Walker, Florida (2/23/10) Trey Thompkins, Georgia (1/23/10) Erin Straughn, East Carolina (11/20/09) Devan Downey, South Carolina (2/6/10) DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky (3/13/10) Jeffery Taylor, Vanderbilt (2/9/10) Cole Aldrich, Kansas (1/10/10) Mike Gerrity, Southern California (12/19/09) Jermaine Beal, Vanderbilt (2/9/10) Dwane Joshua, North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston (11/27/09) Sean Smith, UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Tony Mitchell, Alabama (1/19/10)

Opponent Team Game Highs Points ............................................................... 90 Field Goals Made ......................................... 28 Field Goal Attempts ................................... 67 ............................................................................ 67 Field Goal % .............................. .563 (27-48) 3 PT FG Made ................................................ 11 ............................................................................ 11 3 PT FG Attempts ........................................ 35 3 PT FG % ...................................... .583 (7-12) Free Throws Made ...................................... 37 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 54 Free Throw % ............................ .900 (18-20) Rebounds ....................................................... 44 Assists .............................................................. 17 ............................................................................ 17 Steals ................................................................ 11 Blocked Shots ............................................... 11 Turnovers ....................................................... 35 Fouls ................................................................. 28

Vanderbilt (2/9/10) Vanderbilt (1/27/10) Arkansas (3/3/10) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Georgia (1/23/10) Auburn (1/14/10) College of Charleston (11/27/09) Auburn (1/14/10) Georgia (1/23/10) Vanderbilt (2/9/10) Vanderbilt (2/9/10) Ole Miss (1/16/10) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Georgia (2/17/10) Georgia (1/23/10) 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 ............................................................................ 49 Field Goals Made ......................................... 16 ............................................................................ 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 .........................................6 Free Throw Attempts ................................. 13 Free Throw % ............................ .480 (12-25) Rebounds ....................................................... 24 Assists .................................................................3 Steals ...................................................................1 Blocked Shots ..................................................1 ...............................................................................1 ...............................................................................1 ...............................................................................1 Turnovers ....................................................... 10 ............................................................................ 10 Fouls ................................................................. 10

LSU (3/11/10) UNC Asheville (11/17/09) South Carolina (2/6/10) 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) LSU (3/11/10) Georgia (2/17/10) Ole Miss (3/12/10) College of Charleston (11/27/09) South Carolina (2/20/10) Southern California (12/19/09) Auburn (1/14/10) Charlotte (1/6/10) Wyoming (12/15/09) East Carolina (11/20/09) South Carolina (2/20/10) DePaul (11/22/09) Florida (2/23/10)

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 No. 21 Ole Miss at Tennessee at Alabama Tennessee at Georgia Tennessee No. 21 Vanderbilt at Tennessee Florida at Tennessee at LSU Tennessee South Carolina at Tennessee at No. 22 Vanderbilt Tennessee at No. 3 Kentucky Tennessee Georgia at Tennessee at South Carolina Tennessee at Florida Tennessee No. 2 Kentucky at Tennessee Arkansas at Tennessee at Mississippi State Tennessee vs. LSU Tennessee vs. Ole Miss Tennessee vs. No. 2 Kentucky 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

W, 76-68

Jan. 14

W, 81-55

Jan. 16

W, 71-69 (OT)

Jan. 19

W, 63-56

Jan. 23

L, 78-63

Jan. 27

L, 85-76

Jan. 31

W, 61-60

Feb. 4

W, 59-54

Feb. 6

W, 79-53

Feb. 9

L, 90-71

Feb. 13

L, 73-62

Feb. 17

W, 69-60

Feb. 20

W, 63-55

Feb. 23

L, 75-62

Feb. 27

W, 74-65

March 3

W, 80-73

March 6

W, 75-59

March 11

W, 59-49

March 12

W, 76-65

March 13

L, 74-45

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 23-61 26-54 17-56 31-51 21-61 23-65 22-58 22-56 27-48 22-52 28-55 28-64 23-48 25-65 18-59 25-55 16-58 27-59 24-51 26-65 24-54 23-60 22-51 29-62 20-63 20-41 27-53 23-58 21-60 28-59 27-67 30-55 20-59 30-60 20-56 19-51 22-57 21-54 25-48 17-55

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 .377 .481 .304 .608 .344 .354 .379 .393 .563 .423 .509 .438 .479 .385 .305 .400 .276 .458 .471 .400 .444 .383 .431 .468 .317 .488 .509 .397 .350 .475 .403 .545 .339 .500 .357 .373 .386 .389 .521 .309

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 7-27 9-18 11-35 7-18 9-27 6-23 4-15 3-10 7-12 3-16 8-14 6-20 4-16 7-23 5-23 5-18 7-28 6-17 5-15 6-17 7-19 6-23 5-17 3-14 5-26 4-11 5-14 10-23 2-22 6-25 6-21 6-17 9-32 3-16 3-16 4-23 9-25 8-23 8-22 2-15

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 .259 .500 .314 .389 .333 .261 .267 .300 .583 .188 .571 .300 .250 .304 .217 .278 .250 .353 .333 .353 .368 .261 .294 .214 .192 .364 .357 .435 .091 .240 .286 .353 .281 .188 .188 .174 .360 .348 .364 .133

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 15-21 15-29 10-17 12-19 18-20 19-28 8-11 16-21 17-24 16-23 21-29 14-24 10-16 4-12 13-17 10-16 14-20 19-27 37-43 13-21 18-30 10-13 11-13 8-12 10-15 19-32 16-24 6-11 21-27 12-17 13-21 14-18 10-17 12-16 6-12 17-24 12-25 26-37 16-30 9-15

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 .714 .517 .588 .632 .900 .679 .727 .762 .708 .696 .724 .583 .625 .333 .765 .625 .700 .704 .860 .619 .600 .769 .846 .667 .667 .594 .667 .545 .778 .706 .619 .778 .588 .750 .500 .708 .480 .703 .533 .600

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 14-28-42 8-27-35 12-21-33 6-29-35 13-28-41 19-27-46 15-24-39 13-24-37 11-24-35 10-14-24 11-30-41 14-23-37 6-26-32 18-23-41 14-25-39 12-29-41 11-26-37 10-34-44 12-28-40 15-16-31 15-24-39 13-19-32 10-25-35 11-20-31 13-17-30 10-30-40 12-26-38 10-19-29 14-26-40 8-28-36 14-23-37 4-29-33 10-20-30 13-33-46 13-21-34 15-26-41 12-30-42 10-29-39 14-30-44 10-19-29

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 23 20 23 15 24 17 18 15 19 20 23 23 13 14 16 17 19 19 19 29 18 24 15 13 19 13 10 21 18 24 17 21 14 19 23 15 26 19 17 25

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 68 76 55 81 69 71 56 63 78 63 85 76 60 61 54 59 53 79 90 71 73 62 60 69 55 63 75 62 65 74 73 80 59 75 49 59 65 76 74 45

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 10 14 10 15 8 12 13 8 17 9 15 13 11 15 10 10 4 14 13 11 12 11 17 16 3 11 12 13 8 15 13 20 13 12 11 8 11 12 14 9

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 16 8 17 15 21 14 14 10 18 14 14 11 17 14 8 12 11 6 15 14 15 17 15 10 10 19 13 14 13 11 15 17 13 15 15 17 14 8 17 15

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 6 2 1 5 4 6 8 2 3 4 6 6 3 3 5 5 5 6 5 3 5 4 7 5 3 2 2 4 7 6 5 6 6 3 4 4 5 3 5 1

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 3 6 6 9 9 10 5 4 7 11 6 6 5 10 5 4 2 5 6 8 6 5 5 8 6 8 7 7 6 3 9 7 4 10 7 3 3 10 8 8

Min 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 225 225 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

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 33 33 37 38 33 28 25 24 42 27 31 35 34 28 16 26 16 30 44 27 30 29 29 24 28 24 37 37 29 40 36 39 21 38 21 21 35 34 32 19

Individual Points-Rebounds-Assists Josh Bone

Wayne Chism

Melvin Goins

Kenny Hall

Scotty Hopson

Bobby Maze

Skylar McBee

Steven Pearl

J.P. Prince

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9-2-1

6-8-0

4-3-0

Wyoming

0-0-0

13-3-1

7-0-0

0-0-0

14-2-2

9-2-1

2-1-0

0-0-0

4-6-6

7-1-2

9-7-0

2-4-0

at Southern California

DNP

8-1-0

10-1-1

0-2-0

16-2-0

8-0-0

0-0-0

DNP

4-2-1

4-0-2

2-4-0

0-1-0

North Carolina A&T

2-0-0

3-3-0

3-4-2

16-4-0

10-5-1

2-2-5

12-1-2

2-1-0

10-2-6

7-3-3

7-11-1

9-8-3

at Memphis

DNP

15-9-0

8-0-1

DNP

8-5-1

3-4-0

0-2-1

DNP

12-5-3

4-3-1

2-8-1

3-1-0

Charlotte

2-0-0

18-5-6

SUSP

12-5-1

17-2-3

13-5-3

6-1-0

0-1-0

10-5-6

SUSP

10-7-0

No. 1 Kansas

3-1-2

8-4-1

SUSP

4-5-0

17-4-0

16-7-8

6-0-0

0-3-1

8-0-2

SUSP

14-8-0

Auburn

0-2-0

12-12-1

SUSP

10-4-0

11-2-0

14-2-9

7-1-0

5-3-1

14-2-3

SUSP

8-7-1

No. 21 Ole Miss

9-3-0

26-12-1

SUSP

4-6-0

8-5-2

8-1-0

3-2-1

0-1-0

13-8-8

SUSP

0-3-0

at Alabama

0-0-1

11-7-1

DNP

12-10-0

17-0-0

9-6-3

7-1-0

0-0-0

2-7-2

DNP

SUSP

5-2-1

at Georgia

0-0-0

6-6-2

2-0-0

10-3-0

19-2-1

11-3-1

4-1-0

6-3-0

4-2-4

1-1-1

SUSP

0-1-0

No. 21 Vanderbilt

0-1-0

8-16-0

DNP

8-6-1

14-2-1

12-0-7

5-0-1

3-1-0

22-4-3

4-1-0

SUSP

0-4-0

Florida

DNP

16-11-3

0-0-2

1-2-0

10-4-3

5-3-2

6-1-2

0-0-1

12-7-1

8-5-1

SUSP

3-4-0

at LSU

DNP

20-7-0

5-8-2

2-2-0

8-4-0

5-2-1

3-0-1

0-0-2

8-6-4

5-2-0

SUSP

3-5-0

South Carolina

2-0-0

30-4-3

2-3-1

7-11-0

11-6-3

5-1-0

5-0-1

3-5-3

0-1-0

DNP

1-6-0

at No. 22 Vanderbilt

0-1-1

16-7-0

11-1-5

2-3-1

10-2-0

8-2-0

0-0-0

0-1-0

19-6-3

INJ

0-1-0

5-2-1

at No. 3 Kentucky

DNP

12-5-1

14-2-1

0-4-0

10-1-1

15-0-1

0-6-1

0-2-0

9-8-5

INJ

0-0-0

2-3-1

Georgia

DNP

16-11-3

5-1-1

2-0-1

10-6-2

13-3-4

0-0-0

4-2-1

15-7-1

INJ

4-1-3

DNP

at South Carolina

DNP

11-9-2

0-2-2

8-2-0

8-6-2

14-1-3

3-2-0

4-2-0

10-7-1

0-1-0

5-7-1

DNP

at Florida

DNP

7-1-0

2-2-0

0-0-1

20-4-0

11-3-5

0-0-0

2-2-3

3-3-3

13-3-1

4-7-0

0-0-0

No. 2 Kentucky

DNP

8-6-1

7-4-2

1-0-1

15-4-1

9-1-5

3-1-0

0-4-1

20-2-2

9-5-1

2-7-1

DNP

Arkansas

DNP

14-6-2

9-1-3

0-3-0

15-2-0

12-3-2

0-0-1

2-2-3

12-5-1

12-2-3

4-5-5

DNP

at Mississippi State

DNP

1-6-1

4-3-2

6-4-0

14-3-1

10-1-3

DNP

2-2-2

16-6-3

10-3-0

10-13-0

2-0-0

vs. LSU

DNP

17-11-1

3-1-0

0-2-0

2-3-2

14-0-3

0-1-0

0-0-0

11-2-0

5-2-0

7-14-2

DNP

vs. Ole Miss

DNP

16-15-1

0-2-3

0-1-0

6-3-0

13-3-2

DNP

0-1-1

17-0-3

15-2-1

6-7-1

3-1-0

vs. No. 2 Kentucky

DNP

8-3-0

0-0-1

4-5-0

11-3-0

3-1-2

2-0-0

2-2-0

6-2-4

1-3-1

8-5-1

0-1-0

Starting Lineups (listed in order of positions, 1-5)

Attendance Summary Home Away Neutral Total

Games 16 11 6 33

Totals 306,680 143,890 64,576 507,146

W-L Average 19,168 13,081 10,763 15,368

5-1 4-1 1-0 8-1 0-2 0-1 2-0 0-1 5-1

Maze, Hopson, Prince, Smith, Chism Maze, Hopson, Tatum, Smith, Chism Goins, Hopson, Tatum, Smith, Chism Maze, Hopson, Prince, Woolridge, Chism Maze, Hopson, Prince, Hall, Chism Maze, Hopson, Prince, Woolridge, Hall Goins, Maze, Hopson, Prince, Chism Goins, Maze, Prince, Chism, Williams Maze, Hopson, Prince, Chism, Williams

Margin of Victory/Defeat

Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Record When... Leading at halftime ...............................................................................17-1 Trailing at halftime...................................................................................6-6 Tied at halftime .........................................................................................2-1

Wins Losses

1 1 1

2 1 -

3 -

4 1 -

5 1 -

6 -

7 3 -

8 2 -

9 2 1

10 1 -

11-15 2 3

16-19 4 1

Most First Half Points

Most Second Half Points

Tennessee Opponents

66 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 44, Vanderbvilt (2/9/10)

Fewest First Half Points

Fewest Second Half Points

Tennessee Opponents

Leading with 5:00 remaining .............................................................24-0 Trailing with 5:00 remaining ................................................................1-8 Tied with 5:00 remaining ......................................................................0-0

Largest Halftime Lead

Largest Margin Of Victory

Tennessee Opponents

In Overtime .................................................................................................1-0 Tennessee outrebounds opponent.................................................14-0 Tennessee is outrebounded ................................................................9-7 Same amount of rebounds...................................................................2-1

52 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 17, at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)

Tennessee shoots 50 percent or better ...........................................8-0 Opponent shoots 50 percent or better ...........................................1-5

Points Leader*

Sea Car

Blocks Leader*

Sea Car

Double-Doubles

Scotty Hopson Wayne Chism J.P. Prince Bobby Maze Kenny Hall Cameron Tatum Brian Williams

12 15 9 24 7 8 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 1

Wayne Chism Brian Williams Kenny Hall J.P. Prince Scotty Hopson Bobby Maze Renaldo Woolridge Cameron Tatum

18 60 8 21 7 7 5 17 2 9 1 4 2 6 1 4

Wayne Chism Kenny Hall Brian Williams Bobby Maze J.P. Prince

3-Pointer Lay-up Dunk Jump Shot Free Throw

12 11 5 3 2

Scored UTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Points Tennessee shoots less than 50 percent .........................................17-8 Opponent shoots less than 50 percent .........................................24-3 Tennessee shoots better than opponent......................................24-0 Opponent shoots better than Tennessee .......................................1-8 Same shooting percentage ..................................................................0-0 Tennessee has more free-throw attempts....................................13-1 Opponent has more free-throw attempts ....................................12-7 Same amount of free-throw attempts .............................................0-0 Tennessee bench outscores opponent bench............................21-4 Opponent bench outscores Tennessee bench .............................3-4 Benches score the same ........................................................................1-0 Tennessee scores less than 50.............................................................0-1 Tennessee scores between 50-59 ......................................................3-1 Tennessee scores between 60-69 ......................................................5-3 Tennessee scores between 70-79 ......................................................9-3 Tennessee scores between 80-89 ......................................................5-0 Tennessee scores between 90-99 ......................................................1-0 Tennessee scores 100 or more ............................................................2-0 Opponent scores less than 50 .............................................................2-0 Opponent scores between 50-59 ....................................................11-0 Opponent scores between 60-69 ......................................................9-0 Opponent scores between 70-79 ......................................................3-6 Opponent scores between 80-89 ......................................................0-1 Opponent scores between 90-99 ......................................................0-1 Opponent scores 100 or more ............................................................0-0 In November ..............................................................................................5-1 In December...............................................................................................5-1 In January ....................................................................................................6-2 In February..................................................................................................5-3 In March .......................................................................................................4-1 On Monday .................................................................................................0-1 On Tuesday.................................................................................................3-2 On Wednesday ..........................................................................................5-1 On Thursday ...............................................................................................4-0 On Friday .....................................................................................................5-0 On Saturday................................................................................................5-4 On Sunday ..................................................................................................3-0

75 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) 29, Kentucky (3/13/10)

Tennessee Opponents

How Scored First Points Tennessee commits more turnovers ................................................6-3 Opponent commits more turnovers...............................................17-5 Same amount of turnovers...................................................................2-0

24 vs. DePaul (11/22/09) 17, Wyoming (12/15/09)

Jump Balls Controlled 16 18

Wayne Chism Scotty Hopson J.P. Prince Bobby Maze Melvin Goins Kenny Hall Cameron Tatum Brian Williams Renaldo Woolridge

11 8 5 3 1 1 1 1 1

First Off UT Bench^ Melvin Goins Kenny Hall Cameron Tatum Brian Williams Skylar McBee Steven Pearl J.P. Prince Renaldo Woolridge Josh Bone Wayne Chism Scotty Hopson

15 12 9 9 8 4 4 2 1 1 1

^ includes multiple substitutions

Dunks

Sea Car

J.P. Prince Kenny Hall Scotty Hopson Wayne Chism Cameron Tatum Brian Williams Renaldo Woolridge Bobby Maze Melvin Goins

32 29 29 10 9 7 3 2 1

90 29 53 62 19 21 5 2 1

Rebound Leader* Sea

Car

Wayne Chism Brian Williams Kenny Hall Renaldo Woolridge Melvin Goins J.P. Prince Cameron Tatum

15 56 9 18 4 4 2 3 1 1 1 5 1 1

Assists Leader*

Sea Car

Bobby Maze J.P. Prince Melvin Goins Wayne Chism Scotty Hopson Cameron Tatum Brian Williams Renaldo Woolridge

14 25 11 24 5 5 3 9 2 4 1 3 1 2 0 1

Steals Leader*

Sea Car

J.P. Prince Scotty Hopson Wayne Chism Melvin Goins Skylar McBee Steven Pearl Cameron Tatum Kenny Hall Josh Bone Bobby Maze Brian Williams Renaldo Woolridge

15 8 6 7 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1

36 13 21 7 4 3 6 2 1 13 5 1

25+ 5 1

62 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) 54, Vanderbilt (1/27/10)

Leading with 10:00 remaining ..........................................................24-2 Trailing with 10:00 remaining..............................................................1-6 Tied with 10:00 remaining ....................................................................0-0

19 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10) 14, UNC Asheville (11/17/09)

20-24 2 1

* Includes all ties

10+ Points

Sea Car

Scotty Hopson Wayne Chism Bobby Maze J.P. Prince Melvin Goins Kenny Hall Cameron Tatum Renaldo Woolridge Brian Williams Skylar McBee

24 20 17 16 5 5 7 3 2 1

20+ Points

Sea Car

Wayne Chism Scotty Hopson J.P. Prince Cameron Tatum Brian Williams

10+ Rebounds Wayne Chism Brian Williams Kenny Hall J.P. Prince

10+ Assists Bobby Maze

37 74 31 42 5 5 16 4 5 1

4 4 2 0 0

9 6 4 1 1

Sea Car

8 3 2 0

19 7 2 1

Sea Car

7 1 1 0 0

18 1 3 1 1

Charges Drawn J.P. Prince Wayne Chism Steven Pearl Brian Williams Cameron Tatum Kenny Hall

19 17 5 4 2 1

Floor Burns (Diving Efforts) Wayne Chism Melvin Goins Kenny Hall Bobby Maze Scotty Hopson Skylar McBee J.P. Prince Josh Bone Steven Pearl Brian Williams Renaldo Woolridge

21 10 9 8 5 5 5 4 4 3 1

Free Throws in Final Four Minutes Skylar McBee Josh Bone Quinn Cannington Wayne Chism Bobby Maze Cameron Tatum Scotty Hopson Melvin Goins J.P. Prince Renaldo Woolridge Kenny Hall Brian Williams

4-4 2-2 2-2 20-23 27-32 6-7 6-10 14-20 16-26 1-2 4-9 3-6

Inbounds & Full-Court Pressure Stats Side-court Inbounds Defense Timeouts 5-Second Calls Forced Turnovers

Baseline Inbounds Defense 0 0 4

Timeouts 5-Second Calls Forced Turnovers

Full-Court Press Defense 9 5 17

Trap Timeouts Forced Turnovers

Pressure Defense Totals 2 19

Timeouts 5-Second Calls Forced Turnovers Total Turnovers

11 5 40 45

The Bruce Pearl Era ... By The Numbers (2005-06 - Present)

Superlatives Record in Home Games: 70-8 Record in True Road Games: 31-22 Record in Neutral-Site Games: 24-14 Record in Overtime Games: 4-2 Record in SEC Tournament Games: 5-5 Record in NCAA Tournament Games: 5-4 Record in Day Games: 42-23 Record in Evening Games: 81-22 Evening games are those with a tip time of 6 p.m. or later

Record in Games Decided by Five Points or Less: 27-13 Record Against Ranked Opponents: 21-15 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: 45 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10) 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: 29 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10) Largest Margin of Defeat in an SEC Game: 29 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10) 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 (2/9/08, 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) Largest Deficit Faced: 29 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10) 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, 7x (last vs. South Carolina 2/6/10) 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 0-2 11-10 10-0 0-1 19-9 7-4 5-1 15-4 23-11 5-0 9-0 1-1 105-43

This Season 0-1 3-0 5-0 0-0 3-3 3-0 1-1 1-3 0-0 5-0 2-0 0-0 24-8

Current Streak L2 W3 W10 L1 W1 W3 L1 L3 W3 W5 W9 L1 L1

*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, 4x (last by Wayne Chism vs. Aububrn 1/14/10) 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. Pearlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s UT teams are 32-12 (.727) in games immediately following a loss.

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 Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10) Scored 25 Points: 30 by Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)

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: 15 by Wayne Chism vs. Ole Miss (3/12/2010)

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: 11 (11-17) by Wayne Chism vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)

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: 10 (10-10) by Wayne Chism vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) 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)

Scored 60 Points in a Half: 62 (2nd half) vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) Did Not Score 20+ Points in a Half: 19 (1st half) vs. Kentucky (3/13/10) 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) 421 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: 10 (10-23) at Florida (2/23/2010) Attempted 35 3-pointers: 37 (11-37) Chattanooga (12/4/2007) Attempted 30 3-pointers: 33 (11-33) vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/2009)

Had 6 Steals: 6 by Wayne Chism vs. Auburn (1/14/10) Had 5 Steals: 5 by Scotty Hopson at Georgia (1/23/10)

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: 5 by Wayne Chism vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/2010)

Attempted 55 Free Throws: 60 (45-60) vs. George Washington (12/28/2000)

Played Every Minute Of A Game: 40 minutes by C.J. Watson vs. Auburn (3/14/2003)

Had 30 Assists: 34 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/2009) Had 25 Assists: 26 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/2009)

Converted A 4-Point Play: Cameron Tatum at Florida (2/23/2010)

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 30-point performance against South Carolina on Feb. 6 in Knoxville stands as the highest scoring output of any current Vol during their career.

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%

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

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%

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

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)

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

Game #15

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

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

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

8-23 12-14

1st Half: 19-32 59.4% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 1st Half: 9-10 90.0%

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

Auburn 04 Hargrove, Lucas 34 Lett, Johnnie 12 Reed, DeWayne 20 Sullivan, Frankie 24 Waller, Tay 01 Malone, Andre 05 Armstrong, Ty 11 Wallace, Josh 22 Gabriel, Kenny 30 Knox, Brendon 33 Ross, Earnest TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 2-6 0-0 2-8 4-9 2-6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-3

#16

f c g g g

FG 3-5 3-8 6-8 5-6 5-8 0-0 2-5 5-7 2-2 0-2 31-51

3PT FT 2-4 0-0 1-2 5-5 2-2 0-0 0-1 4-8 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-2 0-0 7-18 12-19

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

23-61

FG f 4-6 c 3-6 g 5-10 g 2-6 g 7-12 2-5 2-7 0-0 1-2

FT 1-2 1-2 3-4 6-7 3-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

26-54

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-3-4 2 5 1 1 0 0 25 8-10-18 3 7 0 1 4 0 30 0-5-5 3 10 0 2 1 1 31 0-4-4 3 22 5 4 0 0 38 1-0-1 3 13 3 4 0 2 30 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-2-2 2 6 0 1 0 0 15 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 2 3 0 0 0 0 13 1-3-4 3 2 1 3 1 0 13 2-1-3 14-28-42 23 68 10 16 6 3 200

2nd Half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd Half: 3-14 21.4% 2nd Half: 10-14 71.4% 3PT 4-6 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-3 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-2

FT 2-4 0-2 6-7 4-8 3-4 0-0 0-2 0-2 0-0

9-18 15-29

1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 1st Half: 5-9 55.6%

1st 33 33

2nd 35 43

Total 68 76

Game: 37.7% Game: 25.9% Game: 71.4%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-7-8 0 14 0 0 0 1 34 1-3-4 4 8 1 3 1 0 19 1-6-7 3 16 8 2 0 1 33 0-0-0 5 8 2 0 0 4 14 0-4-4 1 17 0 2 0 0 32 0-0-0 3 6 0 0 0 0 23 3-2-5 3 4 0 0 1 0 23 1-2-3 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0-1-1 1 3 2 0 0 0 12 1-2-3 1 8-27-35 20 76 14 8 2 6 200

2nd Half: 14-29 48.3% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd Half: 10-20 50.0%

Officials: J.B. Caldwell, Rick Hartzell, Mark Whitehead Technicals: None Attendance: 21,936 Score by Periods Kansas Tennessee

Game: 60.8% Game: 38.9% Game: 63.2%

Officials: Tom Eades, Doug Shows, Les Jones Technicals: None Attendance: 20,268 1st 37 38

2nd 18 43

22-56

FT 3-5 3-3 3-4 0-0 2-3 5-6 0-0 0-0 0-0

3-10 16-21

63 56 REBS PF TP A TO 1-1-2 4 5 1 0 1-6-7 3 11 1 0 1-5-6 0 9 3 2 1-6-7 1 2 2 3 0-0-0 2 17 0 2 0-1-1 1 7 0 1 6-4-10 4 12 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 3-1-4 13-24-37 15 63 8 10

2nd Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd Half: 11-14 78.6%

FG f 5-8 f 6-15 f 3-8 g 0-5 g 1-9 0-0 1-4 2-5 4-4

3PT 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-1 2-3 1-1

22-58

4-15

1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%

FT 0-0 4-5 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 8-11

Bl 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

St Min 0 22 2 21 0 28 1 32 0 31 1 17 0 26 0 11 0 12

2 4 200

Game: 39.3% Game: 30.0% Game: 76.2%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-6-9 1 11 0 0 5 1 32 6-6-12 3 16 0 5 1 0 29 3-2-5 1 7 1 2 1 1 24 1-2-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 16 0-4-4 2 3 6 4 0 1 35 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 0-1-1 4 4 3 1 0 0 17 0-2-2 2 6 1 1 0 1 24 1-1-2 2 9 0 1 1 0 14 1-0-1 15-24-39 18 56 13 14 8 5 200

2nd Half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7%

Game: 37.9% Game: 26.7% Game: 72.7%

Officials: Ted Valentine, Jim Burr, Mike Kitts Technicals: None. Attendance: 12,098 Score by Periods Tennessee Alabama

Total 55 81

3PT 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 3-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

1st Half: 9-27 33.3% 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%

Alabama 05 Mitchell, Tony 32 Green, JaMychal 40 Knox, Justin 01 Brock, Anthony 02 Torrance, Mikhail 10 Eblen, Ben 21 Hillman, Senario 24 Davis, Charvez 44 Hines, Chris TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 1-6 c 4-8 g 3-11 g 1-8 g 6-11 1-2 6-10 0-0 0-0

1st 24 25

2nd 39 31

Game #16

68 76

7-27 15-21

1st Half: 12-34 35.3% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%

3PT 0-1 0-0 1-4 2-10 2-4 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-5 0-0

Game: 30.4% Game: 31.4% Game: 58.8%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-5-7 3 8 1 3 2 0 23 2-10-12 4 12 1 3 1 6 26 0-2-2 2 14 9 1 1 1 30 0-2-2 1 14 3 4 0 2 27 1-1-2 0 11 0 3 0 0 21 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1-1 3 7 0 1 0 0 23 1-3-4 2 10 0 0 1 0 20 0-3-3 0 5 1 0 0 0 10 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 6-29-35 15 81 15 15 5 9 200

2nd Half: 19-29 65.5% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0%

Tennessee (15-2, 3-0 SEC) Alabama (11-7, 1-3 SEC) 6 p.m. CT • Jan. 19, 2010 • Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, Ala.

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-5-8 2 10 5 4 0 1 31 2-0-2 3 0 0 2 0 0 13 1-2-3 2 19 2 4 0 1 35 1-2-3 3 14 2 1 0 1 34 1-6-7 3 7 1 1 0 0 25 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2-3-5 4 2 0 5 0 1 18 1-0-1 4 3 0 0 0 1 17 1-0-1 12-21-33 23 55 10 17 1 6 200

2nd Half: 5-19 26.3% 2nd Half: 1-11 9.1% 2nd Half: 7-13 53.8%

1st Half: 12-22 54.5% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 1st Half: 11-14 78.6%

Score by Periods Auburn Tennessee

4:30 p.m. ET • Jan. 10, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. FG f 2-5 c 3-5 g 3-7 g 7-20 g 4-11 0-1 2-5 0-0 1-5 1-2

Total 63 56

Total 71 88

Kansas (14-1) Tennessee (12-2)

Kansas 22 Morris, Marcus 45 Aldrich, Cole 01 Henry, Xavier 04 Collins, Sherron 10 Taylor, Tyshawn 00 Robinson, Thomas 12 Morningstar, Brady 13 Henry, C.J. 14 Reed, Tyrel 21 Morris, Markieff TEAM Totals

FT 0-1 0-0 7-8 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0

17-56 11-35 10-17

1st Half: 12-37 32.4% 1st Half: 10-24 41.7% 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

Tennessee 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Cannington, Quinn 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 4-8 f 0-2 g 5-15 g 5-15 g 2-6 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 1-3

Game #14 #1

55 81

7 p.m. ET • Jan. 14, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.

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%

Game #17

Auburn (9-8, 0-2 SEC) Tennessee (13-2, 1-0 SEC)

Game: 48.1% Game: 50.0% Game: 51.7%

#21 #9

Game #18

Ole Miss (13-4, 1-2 SEC) Tennessee (14-2, 2-0 SEC)

69 71

Tennessee (15-3, 3-1 SEC) Georgia (9-8, 1-3 SEC)

1:30 p.m. ET • Jan. 16, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. Ole Miss FG 31 Holloway, Murphy f 3-6 52 Cranston, DeAundre f 1-4 12 Warren, Chris g 5-18 14 Polynice, Eniel g 2-8 24 White, Terrico g 5-9 01 Henry, Terrance 0-1 02 Buckner, Reginald 1-4 23 Gaskins, Trevor 0-0 32 Graham,Zach 4-11 TEAM Totals 21-61 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FT 0-0 2-2 4-4 0-0 5-5 0-0 1-2 0-0 6-7

9-27 18-20

1st Half: 9-28 32.1% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 1st Half: 11-11 100%

3PT 0-0 0-2 5-13 0-1 2-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-5

REBS PF TP A TO 4-3-7 3 6 1 3 4-7-11 5 4 0 1 0-1-1 3 19 1 5 1-8-9 3 4 1 4 0-2-2 2 17 3 3 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 3-2-5 5 3 0 0 0-0-0 2 0 0 3 1-2-3 0 16 2 2 0-2-2 13-28-41 24 69 8 21

2nd Half: 8-24 33.3% 2nd Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0%

FG f 0-3 c 7-13 g 3-7 g 4-8 g 4-15 1-7 1-3 0-1 3-8

3PT FT 0-1 0-0 2-5 10-10 0-2 2-3 0-0 5-8 0-2 0-1 1-6 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-2 3-7 0-0

23-65

6-23 19-28

1st Half: 11-38 28.9% 1st Half: 1-12 8.3% 1st Half: 5-8 62.5%

1st 33 28

2nd 26 31

2nd Half: 10-23 43.5% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 7-12 58.3%

OT 10 12

St Min 2 26 1 24 3 37 1 22 0 37 1 10 0 23 0 11 1 35

4 9 225

Game: 34.4% Game: 33.3% Game: 90.0%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-2-3 0 0 0 0 1 1 21 5-7-12 2 26 1 5 2 2 41 1-0-1 2 8 0 0 0 0 19 2-6-8 3 13 8 6 1 1 38 1-4-5 1 8 2 1 0 2 36 0-2-2 2 3 1 0 0 1 15 5-1-6 5 4 0 2 2 0 22 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0-3-3 2 9 0 0 0 3 26 4-1-5 19-27-46 17 71 12 14 6 10 225 Game: 35.4% Game: 26.1% Game: 67.9%

5 p.m. ET • Jan. 23, 2010 • Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, Ga. Tennessee 03 Maze, Bobby 04 Chism, Wayne 20 Hall, Kenny 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 13 McBee, Skylar 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron 24 Bone, Josh TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

Total 69 71

FG g 5-11 c 3-10 f 3-5 g 1-1 g 6-12 0-1 1-4 0-0 3-4 0-1 0-3

3PT 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 3-6 0-1 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2

22-52

FT 1-2 0-0 4-4 2-3 4-6 0-0 2-2 2-3 0-1 1-2 0-0

3-16 16-23

1st Half: 11-28 39.3% 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

Georgia 01 Leslie, Travis 03 Ware, Dustin 10 McPhee, Ricky 33 Thompkins, Trey 34 Jackson, Albert 04 Barnes, Chris 05 Anyaorah, Ebuka 11 Williams, Vincent 41 Zlovaric, Drazen 50 Price, Jeremy TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

Officials: John Cahill, Rick Crawford, Mike Nance Technicals: None Attendance: 20,714 Score by Periods Ole Miss Tennessee

Bl 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1

63 78

FG g 8-11 g 2-5 g 3-6 f 9-13 c 0-0 0-0 1-5 0-0 0-0 4-8

2nd Half: 11-24 45.8% 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 13-19 68.4% 3PT 1-1 1-3 1-3 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

27-48

FT 2-3 4-7 4-5 0-0 2-4 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 1-1

7-12 17-24

1st Half: 15-23 65.2% 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 1st Half: 9-10 90.0%

1st 27 42

2nd 36 36

Total 63 78

Bl 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

St Min 2 29 0 27 0 25 0 22 5 31 0 8 2 16 0 4 1 18 1 9 0 11

4 11 200

Game: 42.3% Game: 18.8% Game: 69.6%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 4-5-9 1 19 7 2 0 2 33 0-4-4 2 9 2 1 0 0 33 0-3-3 4 11 3 3 0 1 28 1-7-8 3 21 0 4 0 3 34 2-0-2 4 2 0 2 1 0 10 1-2-3 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 0-2-2 1 7 4 0 0 0 15 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2-1-3 4 9 0 3 1 1 25 1-0-1 11-24-35 19 78 17 18 3 7 200

2nd Half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 8-14 57.1%

Officials: Tom Eades, Pat Adams, Lee Cassell Technicals: None. Attendance: 10,523 Score by Periods Tennessee Georgia

REBS PF TP A TO 3-0-3 2 11 1 1 1-5-6 2 6 2 2 1-2-3 1 10 0 3 0-2-2 2 4 4 3 1-1-2 3 19 1 3 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 1-0-1 3 4 0 1 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 1-2-3 1 6 0 1 0-1-1 1 1 1 0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 1-1-2 10-14-24 20 63 9 14

Game: 56.3% Game: 58.3% Game: 70.8%

Game #19 #21 #14

Game #21

Vanderbilt (116-3, 5-0 SEC) Tennessee (15-4, 3-2 SEC)

76 85

7 p.m. ET • Jan. 27, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. Vanderbilt 24 Walker, Andre 44 Taylor, Jeffery 04 Ogilvy, A.J. 00 Beal, Jermaine 01 Tinsley, Brad 03 Ezeli, Festus 05 Goulbourne, Lance 23 Jenkins, John 33 Tchiengang, Steve TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-6 2-3 0-0 0-2 2-3 0-0

28-55

FT 1-2 4-7 4-6 5-6 4-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-2

8-14 21-29

1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 1st Half: 6-9 66.7%

Tennessee 20 Hall, Kenny 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 13 McBee, Skylar 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron 24 Bone, Josh TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 4-5 f 3-7 c 4-11 g 8-12 g 2-5 2-2 0-4 3-5 2-4

FG f 3-5 c 2-9 g 4-11 g 9-10 g 5-8 0-4 2-9 1-3 2-4 0-1

3PT 0-0 0-3 0-2 2-2 3-5 0-1 1-6 0-0 0-1 0-0

28-64

FT 2-4 4-8 4-4 2-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

6-20 14-24

1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 1st Half: 8-13 61.5%

Game: 50.9% Game: 57.1% Game: 72.4%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 4-2-6 4 8 1 1 1 0 19 2-14-16 1 8 0 1 5 1 31 0-0-0 2 12 7 1 0 0 32 1-3-4 3 22 3 2 0 3 29 0-2-2 5 14 1 3 0 0 22 3-1-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 0-0-0 3 5 1 2 0 1 14 0-1-1 2 3 0 0 0 0 11 1-0-1 2 4 0 0 0 0 14 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 2-0-2 14-23-37 23 76 13 11 6 6 200

2nd Half: 16-36 44.4% 2nd Half: 3-14 21.4% 2nd Half: 6-11 54.5%

Game: 43.8% Game: 30.0% Game: 58.3%

Officials: Doug Shows, Jamie Luckie, Mark Whitehead Technicals: Vanderbilt-Walker, Andre (Class A). Tennessee-Prince, J.P. 2 (Class A; Class B). Attendance: 19,103 Score by Periods Vanderbilt Tennessee

1st 31 35

2nd 54 41

Game #23

Tennessee (17-4, 5-2 SEC) LSU (9-13, 0-8 SEC)

59 54

#12 #22

8 p.m. CT • Feb. 4, 2010 • Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, La.

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-6-7 4 9 5 2 2 1 31 2-2-4 4 10 1 3 1 1 23 3-2-5 4 12 2 3 1 3 21 0-1-1 1 25 2 0 0 1 38 0-5-5 2 10 4 4 0 0 25 0-5-5 4 4 0 0 1 0 16 1-2-3 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 0-3-3 1 10 1 1 0 0 21 2-2-4 2 5 0 0 0 0 12 2-2-4 11-30-41 23 85 15 14 6 6 200

2nd Half: 17-30 56.7% 2nd Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 15-20 75.0%

#14

Total 85 76

Tennessee 04 Chism, Wayne 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 1-4 0-4 1-2 0-1 1-3 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1

22-55

FT 1-2 1-4 2-2 2-3 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2

5-18 10-16

1st Half: 9-30 30.0% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%

LSU 01 Mitchell, Tasmin 15 Harris, Dennis 24 Warren, Storm 11 Spencer, Bo 12 Dotson, Aaron 03 Green, Garrett 04 Bass, Chris 10 Populist, Daron 13 Ludwig, Eddie 14 Beattie, Chris 20 Kinsley, Zach TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG c 9-15 f 1-6 g 1-5 g 3-6 g 2-10 1-2 1-3 2-4 0-1 2-3

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-5-7 4 20 0 1 2 0 32 3-2-5 1 3 0 1 2 1 26 0-2-2 1 5 1 2 0 0 19 2-4-6 4 8 4 2 0 0 28 0-4-4 2 8 0 2 1 1 23 0-0-0 0 3 1 1 0 0 17 1-1-2 4 2 0 3 0 0 12 0-8-8 0 5 2 0 0 0 21 0-0-0 1 0 2 0 0 1 10 1-1-2 0 5 0 0 0 1 12 3-2-5 12-29-41 17 59 10 12 5 4 200

2nd Half: 13-25 52.0% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 5-9 55.6%

FG f 4-12 f 0-1 f 2-8 g 8-19 g 2-5 0-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-6 1-3

3PT 0-2 0-0 0-0 4-9 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-5 0-1

18-59

FT 5-7 0-0 1-2 5-5 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

5-23 13-17

1st Half: 6-25 24.0% 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

Game: 40.0% Game: 27.8% Game: 62.5%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 6-11-17 1 13 1 2 2 1 39 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3-0-3 3 5 1 0 1 1 25 0-2-2 3 25 3 3 0 1 37 1-3-4 1 6 1 2 1 1 16 0-2-2 3 0 0 0 1 0 12 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-2-2 2 3 2 1 0 0 21 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1-0-1 0 0 2 0 0 1 19 0-0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 11 3-2-5 14-25-39 16 54 10 8 5 5 200

2nd Half: 12-34 35.3% 2nd Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd Half: 11-13 84.6%

Game: 30.5% Game: 21.7% Game: 76.5%

1st 26 16

2nd 33 38

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

Game #20 #14

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-5 1-6 0-1 1-1 0-0

23-48

FT 4-5 2-5 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2

4-16 10-16

1st Half: 15-26 57.7% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

Tennessee 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 7-11 f 5-6 c 3-5 g 2-11 g 3-9 1-3 1-2 1-1

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-6-7 1 18 0 1 1 0 33 0-8-8 1 14 1 1 0 1 31 3-2-5 4 7 2 3 1 0 31 1-2-3 2 4 3 4 1 1 33 0-3-3 1 9 4 6 0 0 32 0-1-1 2 2 0 0 0 1 14 0-1-1 2 3 1 2 0 0 19 1-2-3 0 3 0 0 0 2 7 0-1-1 6-26-32 13 60 11 17 3 5 200

2nd Half: 8-22 36.4% 2nd Half: 1-10 10.0% 2nd Half: 9-14 64.3%

FG f 1-3 c 6-16 g 2-8 g 6-10 g 5-14 2-4 0-1 0-4 0-1 3-4

3PT 1-3 1-3 1-4 0-2 0-2 2-4 0-0 0-2 0-0 2-3

25-65

7-23

1st Half: 12-33 36.4% 1st Half: 3-14 21.4% 1st Half: 1-4 25.0%

FT 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-12

Game: 47.9% Game: 25.0% Game: 62.5%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-4-4 0 3 0 2 0 0 21 6-5-11 3 16 3 0 2 1 32 0-3-3 0 5 2 2 0 0 26 4-3-7 3 12 1 3 0 2 26 1-3-4 2 10 3 2 0 0 29 1-0-1 1 6 2 0 0 0 11 1-1-2 1 1 0 0 1 0 14 0-0-0 2 0 2 0 0 3 14 0-0-0 2 0 1 1 0 4 12 2-3-5 0 8 1 3 0 0 15 3-1-4 1 18-23-41 14 61 15 14 3 10 200

2nd Half: 13-32 40.6% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5%

Game: 38.5% Game: 30.4% Game: 33.3%

#14

Vanderbilt FG 24 Walker, Andre f 2-4 44 Taylor, Jeffery f 7-11 04 Ogilvy, A.J. c 3-8 00 Beal, Jermaine g 5-10 01 Tinsley, Brad g 1-4 03 Ezeli, Festus 1-2 05 Goulbourne, Lance 3-6 10 Meriwether, Chris 0-0 12 Smart, Jordan 0-0 14 Noll, Aaron 0-0 21 Mcclellan, Darshawn 1-2 33 Tchiengang, Steve 1-3 50 Duffy, Joe 0-1 TEAM Totals 24-51

53 79

#12

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 1-4 f 2-4 f 3-11 g 5-20 g 4-10 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-5 0-0

3PT FT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-2 0-2 3-9 13-14 3-9 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

16-58

7-28 14-20

1st Half: 6-24 25.0% 1st Half: 2-13 15.4% 1st Half: 2-2 100%

Tennessee 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Cannington, Quinn 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron 24 Bone, Josh TEAM Totals

3PT 0-1 2-4 1-2 0-2 2-5 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

27-59

FT 1-2 6-8 0-0 1-2 3-4 2-2 0-0 3-5 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2

6-17 19-27

1st Half: 11-30 36.7% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 1st Half: 5-8 62.5%

Officials: Joe Lindsay, J.B. Caldwell, Pat Adams Technicals: None. Attendance: 21,003 Score by Periods South Carolina Tennessee

1st 16 30

REBS PF TP A TO 3-4-7 1 2 0 0 3-3-6 3 4 1 3 3-13-16 1 6 0 2 1-1-2 3 26 2 2 0-3-3 3 12 0 3 0-0-0 3 0 0 0 0-0-0 3 0 1 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 1-1-2 11-26-37 19 53 4 11

2nd Half: 10-34 29.4% 2nd Half: 5-15 33.3% 2nd Half: 12-18 66.7%

FG f 0-2 c 11-17 g 5-10 g 1-6 g 3-7 0-0 2-4 2-2 1-6 2-2 0-3 0-0

2nd 37 49

Bl 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

3PT FT 0-0 4-4 0-0 12-12 0-0 5-7 3-6 7-8 0-3 6-6 0-0 3-4 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 5-15 37-43

1st Half: 12-23 52.2% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 1st Half: 18-21 85.7%

Game: 40.0% Game: 35.3% Game: 61.9%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-8-9 3 8 1 3 2 0 31 2-5-7 4 26 3 2 0 1 27 3-3-6 3 11 1 3 1 1 22 0-2-2 1 20 3 1 0 4 31 0-4-4 1 8 4 3 0 0 33 2-1-3 4 5 0 1 1 0 9 2-2-4 0 7 1 0 1 0 18 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 9 2-2-4 2 2 0 1 0 0 15 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12-28-40 19 90 13 15 5 6 200

2nd Half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 19-22 86.4%

Game: 47.1% Game: 33.3% Game: 86.0%

1st 27 44

2nd 44 46

Total 71 90

62 73

9 p.m. ET • Feb. 13, 2010 • Rupp Arena • Lexington, Ky. St Min 0 13 0 30 0 30 1 36 0 34 0 15 0 14 0 2 1 12 0 14

5 2 200

Game: 27.6% Game: 25.0% Game: 70.0%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-6-6 4 1 0 1 1 0 19 1-3-4 1 30 3 2 3 1 29 2-4-6 3 11 3 1 1 0 22 1-4-5 1 3 3 0 1 1 24 2-4-6 0 11 3 0 0 0 24 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0-1-1 2 5 0 0 0 2 22 4-7-11 2 7 0 0 0 0 18 0-3-3 2 2 1 1 0 0 17 0-0-0 3 5 1 0 0 0 13 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0-1-1 1 10-34-44 19 79 14 6 6 5 200

2nd Half: 16-29 55.2% 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 14-19 73.7%

Total 53 79

2nd Half: 16-38 42.1% 2nd Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd Half: 7-14 50.0%

Tennessee (18-6, 6-4 SEC) Kentucky (24-1, 9-1 SEC)

6 p.m. ET • Feb. 6, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. South Carolina 25 Steed, Austin 30 Jackson, Lakeem 44 Muldrow, Sam 02 Downey, Devan 05 Raley-Ross, Brandis 01 Spinella, Stephen 12 Galloway, Ramon 14 Wilder, Robert 31 Baniulis, Evaldas 32 Jefferson, Johndre TEAM Totals

Score by Periods Florida Tennessee

Total 60 61

6-17 13-21

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-1-2 4 5 1 0 1 1 22 3-4-7 2 16 0 2 2 2 34 1-1-2 2 8 0 2 0 0 18 4-2-6 2 19 3 3 0 1 31 1-1-2 2 10 0 2 0 2 26 0-0-0 3 0 0 2 0 1 19 1-2-3 4 2 1 2 0 0 12 0-1-1 3 11 5 0 0 1 20 0-1-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3-2-5 1 1 15-16-31 29 71 11 14 3 8 200

Game #24

South Carolina (13-9, 4-4 SEC) Tennessee (18-4, 6-2 SEC)

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

2nd 26 33

26-65

FT 1-2 5-7 4-4 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Officials: Doug Sirmons, Rick Crawford, Rick Hartzell Technicals: Tennessee-Coach Bruce Pearl (Class A). Vanderbilt-Ogilvy, A.J. (Class A). Attendance: 14,316

Total 59 54

Officials: Tony Greene, John Cahill, Anthony Jordan Technicals: None. Attendance: 21,208 1st 34 28

3PT 0-2 1-2 0-1 3-3 1-5 0-1 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

Game #22

60 61

1 p.m. ET • Jan. 31, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. Florida 23 Tyus, Alex 25 Parsons, Chandler 32 Macklin, Vernon 01 Boynton, Kenny 11 Walker, Erving 03 Shipman, Ray 21 Werner, Dan 33 Murphy, Erik TEAM Totals

FG f 2-5 c 5-12 g 2-6 g 8-12 g 4-14 0-1 1-1 4-9 0-2 0-2 0-1

1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 1st Half: 6-7 85.7%

Score by Periods Tennessee Vanderbilt

Florida (15-6, 4-3 SEC) Tennessee (16-4, 4-2 SEC)

71 90

6 p.m. CT • Feb. 9, 2010 • Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 24 Bone, Josh 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

Officials: Tom Eades, Rick Crawford, Mike Nance Technicals: None. Attendance: 9,052 Score by Periods Tennessee LSU

Tennessee (18-5, 6-3 SEC) Vanderbilt (18-5, 7-2 SEC)

Game: 45.8% Game: 35.3% Game: 70.4%

Tennessee 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 20 Hall, Kenny 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 04 Chism, Wayne 13 McBee, Skylar 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-2 0-0 2-5 0-1 0-2 2-8 0-2 2-3 0-0 0-0

23-60

FT 0-0 0-0 3-4 1-1 2-2 0-2 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0

6-23 10-13

1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 1st Half: 5-8 62.5%

Kentucky 15 Cousins, DeMarcus 54 Patterson, Patrick 03 Dodson, Darnell 11 Wall, John 24 Bledsoe, Eric 01 Miller, Darius 21 Stevenson, Perry 33 Orton, Daniel 34 Liggins, DeAndre TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 1-6 c 0-1 g 5-9 g 4-11 g 4-9 5-15 0-2 4-7 0-0 0-0

FG f 2-6 f 3-9 g 2-6 g 7-15 g 5-9 1-2 0-0 2-2 2-5

2nd Half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd Half: 5-5 100% 3PT 0-0 1-2 1-4 1-3 3-6 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-3

24-54

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-1-3 1 2 1 1 0 0 24 1-3-4 4 0 0 1 2 0 13 0-0-0 1 15 1 3 0 0 21 4-4-8 5 9 5 6 1 3 32 0-1-1 2 10 1 1 0 0 32 3-2-5 4 12 1 2 1 0 30 1-5-6 4 0 1 2 0 1 16 0-2-2 2 14 1 1 0 1 19 2-0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1-1 13-19-32 24 62 11 17 4 5 200

FT 1-8 3-4 0-0 9-12 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2

7-19 18-30

1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 1st Half: 8-10 80.0%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 6-6-12 4 5 0 2 0 1 29 4-3-7 3 10 1 1 0 0 31 0-0-0 1 5 0 1 0 1 13 1-3-4 1 24 3 4 0 1 37 0-3-3 3 16 4 1 1 1 34 0-0-0 0 2 0 1 1 0 7 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 1-2-3 4 4 0 1 2 0 13 1-3-4 2 7 4 3 1 2 28 2-4-6 15-24-39 18 73 12 15 5 6 200

2nd Half: 14-26 53.8% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd Half: 10-20 50.0%

Officials: Tony Greene, Antinio Petty, Ron Groover Technicals: Tennessee-Maze, Bobby. Kentucky-Cousins, DeMarcus. Attendance: 24,402 Score by Periods Tennessee Kentucky

1st 29 30

2nd 33 43

Total 62 73

Game: 38.3% Game: 26.1% Game: 76.9%

Game: 44.4% Game: 36.8% Game: 60.0%

Game #25 #20

Game #27

Georgia (11-13, 3-8 SEC) Tennessee (19-6, 7-4 SEC)

60 69

#19

8 p.m. ET • Feb. 17, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. Georgia 33 Thompkins, Trey 50 Price, Jeremy 01 Leslie, Travis 03 Ware, Dustin 10 McPhee, Ricky 04 Barnes, Chris 05 Anyaorah, Ebuka 11 Williams, Vincent 34 Jackson, Albert 41 Zlovaric, Drazen TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-3 3-4 0-0 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0

22-51

FT 6-7 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0

5-17 11-13

1st Half: 9-24 37.5% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 1st Half: 9-11 81.8%

Tennessee 30 Prince, J.P. 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 21 Goins, Melvin 32 Hopson, Scotty 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 9-15 f 2-6 g 2-5 g 1-4 g 3-5 1-4 2-6 0-3 2-2 0-1

FG f 6-9 c 7-15 g 5-10 g 1-7 g 5-13 0-1 1-1 2-3 2-3

3PT 0-1 1-5 1-1 1-3 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

29-62

3-14

1st Half: 11-30 36.7% 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 1st Half: 1-5 20.0%

FT 3-5 1-2 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-12

Game: 43.1% Game: 29.4% Game: 84.6%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-5-7 2 15 1 2 0 2 33 4-7-11 1 16 3 2 3 2 32 0-3-3 1 13 4 1 0 0 30 1-0-1 2 5 1 1 0 2 19 2-4-6 0 10 2 2 0 1 29 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 0-0-0 1 2 1 0 2 0 14 1-1-2 1 4 1 0 0 0 13 1-0-1 4 4 3 0 0 1 18 1 11-20-31 13 69 16 10 5 8 200

2nd Half: 18-32 56.3% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 7-7 100%

62 75

Game: 46.8% Game: 21.4% Game: 66.7%

Tennessee 04 Chism, Wayne 33 Williams, Brian 03 Maze, Bobby 21 Goins, Melvin 30 Prince, J.P. 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron 32 Hopson, Scotty TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 1-2 0-0 2-5 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-5 4-8

FT 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 4-5 0-0

23-58 10-23

6-11

1st Half: 14-33 42.4% 1st Half: 6-15 40.0% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

Florida 23 Tyus, Alex 25 Parsons, Chandler 32 Macklin, Vernon 01 Boynton, Kenny 11 Walker, Erving 03 Shipman, Ray 21 Werner, Dan 33 Murphy, Erik TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 3-6 c 2-5 g 4-10 g 1-7 g 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 3-7 8-15

FG f 3-7 f 8-12 c 5-9 g 4-9 g 5-10 0-0 0-4 2-2

2nd Half: 9-25 36.0% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% 3PT 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-5 3-4 0-0 0-3 0-0

27-53

FT 2-2 2-3 3-4 3-6 6-8 0-0 0-1 0-0

5-14 16-24

1st Half: 15-28 53.6% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%

Officials: Doug Shows, Ted Valentine, Mark Whitehead Technicals: Tennessee-None. Florida-None. Attendance: 11,273

Score by Periods Georgia Tennessee

Score by Periods Tennessee Florida

2nd 31 45

Total 60 69

1st 37 37

2nd 25 38

Game #26 #20

63 55

1:30 p.m. ET • Feb. 20, 2010 • Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, S.C.

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 1-1 2-4 0-1 0-1 0-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

20-41

FT 2-2 2-4 0-0 8-10 2-4 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 3-8

4-11 19-32

1st Half: 9-20 45.0% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0%

South Carolina 30 Jackson, Lakeem 44 Muldrow, Sam 02 Downey, Devan 05 Raley-Ross, Brandis 12 Galloway, Ramon 01 Spinella, Stephen 25 Steed, Austin 31 Baniulis, Evaldas 32 Jefferson, Johndre TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 4-6 g 5-12 g 0-1 f 1-4 g 3-10 1-2 3-3 2-2 0-0 1-1

FG f 5-9 f 3-12 g 4-18 g 5-10 g 2-9 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-1

3PT 0-0 0-4 2-7 2-6 1-7 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0

20-63

FT 0-0 0-0 5-6 4-7 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

5-26 10-15

1st Half: 11-33 33.3% 1st Half: 4-14 28.6% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

Game: 48.8% Game: 36.4% Game: 59.4%

REBS PF TP A TO 2-1-3 3 10 1 1 3-3-6 4 6 0 2 1-4-5 1 15 1 2 1-4-5 2 16 1 3 1-4-5 4 5 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 2-0-2 1 3 0 0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0-1-1 3 0 0 0 3-0-3 13-17-30 19 55 3 10

2nd Half: 9-30 30.0% 2nd Half: 1-12 8.3% 2nd Half: 8-11 72.7%

Bl 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

#2 #19

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-0 0-1 1-5 0-0 2-8 2-2 0-0 1-5 0-0 0-0

27-67

St Min 0 32 2 29 2 39 2 38 0 29 0 7 0 6 0 7 0 13

3 6 200

Game: 31.7% Game: 19.2% Game: 66.7%

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-0 0-1 1-5 0-4 1-5 0-5 0-0 0-1 0-1

21-60

FT 7-9 2-4 0-0 7-8 2-2 0-0 2-2 1-2 0-0

2-22 21-27

1st Half: 7-29 24.1% 1st Half: 1-11 9.1% 1st Half: 14-19 73.7%

Tennessee 04 Chism, Wayne 33 Williams, Brian 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 4-10 f 4-6 g 3-9 g 6-16 g 3-10 0-5 0-0 0-1 1-3

FG f 4-12 c 1-4 g 4-7 g 6-10 g 6-14 1-1 0-1 3-3 0-0 3-7

FG f 4-9 c 2-6 g 4-8 g 5-8 g 6-10 0-1 0-0 0-0 4-5 1-2 4-6

28-59

FT 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-9 2-3 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 2-2

6-25 12-17

1st Half: 16-33 48.5% 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%

2nd Half: 14-34 41.2% 2nd Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 7-11 63.6% 3PT 1-3 0-1 2-4 0-0 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-2

30-55

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-6-9 4 13 1 2 1 1 31 6-4-10 1 8 1 1 3 3 35 1-4-5 3 21 6 7 1 0 36 1-1-2 0 0 1 2 0 2 12 0-2-2 0 9 1 0 0 3 29 1-0-1 2 11 1 1 0 0 17 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-1-1 3 7 2 2 0 0 25 1-1-2 2 4 0 0 0 0 10 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 1-2-3 14-23-37 17 73 13 15 5 9 200

FT 5-6 0-0 2-2 2-2 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-6-6 3 14 2 0 2 1 27 0-5-5 3 4 5 2 1 1 26 0-3-3 1 12 2 1 0 1 26 2-3-5 3 12 1 6 0 1 23 0-2-2 2 15 0 2 1 3 31 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0-3-3 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0-1-1 0 9 3 2 0 0 14 0-2-2 3 2 3 2 1 0 21 0-2-2 2 12 3 2 0 0 21 2-2-4 1 4-29-33 21 80 20 17 6 7 200

6-17 14-18

1st Half: 15-26 57.7% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 1st Half: 6-7 85.7%

2nd Half: 15-29 51.7% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 8-11 72.7%

1st 36 39

2nd 37 41

REBS PF TP A TO 5-9-14 4 15 0 1 2-3-5 2 10 0 2 1-3-4 1 7 1 1 1-4-5 3 19 6 5 1-4-5 3 9 1 3 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 3-2-5 1 1 0 1 0-0-0 2 2 0 0 1-1-2 14-26-40 18 65 8 13

Bl 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1

Tennessee (23-7, 11-5 SEC) Mississippi State (22-9, 10-6 SEC)

7 6 200

Game: 35.0% Game: 9.1% Game: 77.8%

Game: 47.5% Game: 24.0% Game: 70.6%

Tennessee 04 Chism, Wayne 33 Williams, Brian 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-1 0-0 0-3 1-3 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-3

30-60

f f g g g

FG 4-10 4-7 2-11 4-11 2-11 1-2 0-1 0-0 3-6 20-59

FT 1-2 0-0 4-4 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 2-2

3-16 12-16

1st Half: 17-34 50.0% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

Mississippi State 24 Kodi Augustus 32 Jarvis Varnado 02 Ravern Johnson 03 Dee Bost 22 Barry Stewart 05 Romero Osby 15 Riley Benock 20 Taylor Luczak 25 Phil Turner TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 0-4 c 5-7 g 3-7 g 6-10 g 6-14 1-1 3-4 1-5 1-1 4-7

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-3-6 3 1 1 2 1 1 25 3-10-13 3 10 0 1 1 1 27 0-1-1 1 10 3 2 0 1 26 2-4-6 4 16 3 4 0 2 29 1-2-3 1 14 1 0 0 2 31 0-0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1-3-4 1 6 0 1 1 1 12 0-3-3 1 4 2 0 0 1 15 0-2-2 2 2 2 2 0 0 14 0-3-3 3 10 0 2 0 1 19 3-2-5 13-33-46 19 75 12 15 3 10 200

2nd Half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 9-10 90.0% 3PT 3-5 0-0 1-5 2-8 1-8 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-5

FT 4-4 3-8 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

9-32 10-17

1st Half: 6-25 24.0% 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 1st Half: 6-11 54.5%

2nd Half: 14-34 41.2% 2nd Half: 6-20 30.0% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7%

Score by Periods Tennessee South Carolina

Score by Periods Kentucky Tennessee

Score by Periods Tennessee Mississippi State

1st 29 40

2nd 36 34

Total 65 74

1st 38 21

2nd 37 38

Total 75 59

Game: 50.0% Game: 18.8% Game: 75.0%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-3-5 3 15 0 1 3 1 20 2-4-6 1 11 2 3 2 1 37 3-3-6 0 5 1 1 0 0 33 2-3-5 4 11 6 3 0 1 35 0-4-4 2 6 3 2 0 0 39 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 7 0-1-1 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-2-3 1 8 0 1 0 1 23 1 10-20-30 14 59 13 13 6 4 200

Officials: Ted Valentine, Tom Eades, Doug Sirmons Technicals: Tennessee-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 10,021

Total 63 55

75 59

5 p.m. CT • March 6, 2010 • Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, Miss. St Min 0 30 0 35 2 26 0 39 2 36 1 6 0 5 1 13 0 10

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-6-6 3 8 1 2 1 0 32 3-4-7 3 2 1 1 2 0 22 0-1-1 3 9 5 1 0 0 26 0-2-2 3 20 2 1 2 1 26 1-3-4 0 15 1 1 1 0 34 0-1-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 8 0-0-0 4 1 1 2 0 1 12 0-4-4 1 7 2 2 0 1 14 3-1-4 2 0 1 1 0 0 14 0-5-5 4 9 1 0 0 0 12 1-1-2 8-28-36 24 74 15 11 6 3 200

2nd Half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 8-10 80.0%

#16

Officials: Tony Greene, Doug Sirmons, Mike Kitts Technicals: Kentucky-Dodson, Darnell. Tennessee-Tatum, Cameron. Attendance: 21,214

2nd 39 27

Game: 54.5% Game: 35.3% Game: 77.8%

Total 73 80

Officials: Mike Kitts, Bert Smith, Patrick Evans Technicals: Tennessee-None. South Carolina-None. Attendance: 15,622 1st 24 28

Game: 40.3% Game: 28.6% Game: 61.9%

Game #30

65 74

2nd Half: 14-31 45.2% 2nd Half: 1-11 9.1% 2nd Half: 7-8 87.5% 3PT 0-7 0-0 1-3 2-4 1-6 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4

FT 3-6 0-0 8-11 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

6-21 13-21

1st Half: 13-33 39.4% 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 1st Half: 6-10 60.0%

Tennessee 04 Chism, Wayne 33 Williams, Brian 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 11 Cannington, Quinn 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 5-8 f 4-16 g 6-17 g 0-0 g 3-11 4-4 0-1 3-7 2-3 0-0

Score by Periods Arkansas Tennessee

Kentucky (27-2, 12-2 SEC) Tennessee (21-7, 9-5 SEC)

Kentucky 15 Cousins, DeMarcus 54 Patterson, Patrick 01 Miller, Darius 11 Wall, John 24 Bledsoe, Eric 03 Dodson, Darnell 05 Harris, Ramon 33 Orton, Daniel 34 Liggins, DeAndre TEAM Totals

73 80

Officials: Tony Greene, Pat Adams, Ron Groover Technicals: Arkansas-Farmer, Jemal. Tennessee-Hall, Kenny; Coach Bruce Pearl. Attendance: 20,139

Total 62 75

Noon ET • Feb. 27, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-8-9 2 11 2 4 0 2 28 1-0-1 1 14 3 3 1 1 33 0-2-2 1 0 2 2 0 0 16 0-7-7 3 10 1 2 0 3 21 2-4-6 0 8 2 3 0 1 35 0-2-2 1 3 0 1 0 1 14 2-0-2 1 8 0 1 1 0 20 0-2-2 3 4 0 1 0 0 15 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3-4-7 1 5 1 2 0 0 14 1-0-1 10-30-40 13 63 11 19 2 8 200

2nd Half: 11-21 52.4% 2nd Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 15-24 62.5%

Game: 50.9% Game: 35.7% Game: 66.7%

Arkansas 00 Washington, Mike 33 Powell, Marshawn 04 Fortson, Courtney 12 Britt, Marcus 15 Clarke, Rotnei 02 Farmer, Jemal 05 Bryant, Glenn 14 Welsh, Stef 21 Johnson, Delvon 25 Cox, Stephen TEAM Totals

Game #28

Tennessee (20-6, 8-4 SEC) South Carolina (14-12, 5-7 SEC)

Tennessee 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 21 Goins, Melvin 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron 33 Williams, Brian TEAM Totals

Game: 39.7% Game: 43.5% Game: 54.5%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-6-8 2 8 0 2 1 0 27 4-4-8 1 19 1 2 0 1 34 5-5-10 2 13 0 1 1 1 31 0-0-0 0 12 3 6 0 2 31 0-3-3 1 19 3 1 0 2 31 0-0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 8 0-3-3 1 0 4 0 0 1 29 0-2-2 2 4 0 0 0 0 9 1-3-4 12-26-38 10 75 12 13 2 7 200

2nd Half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd Half: 10-16 62.5%

Arkansas (14-16, 7-8 SEC) Tennessee (22-7, 10-5 SEC) 7 p.m. ET • March 3, 2010 • Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn.

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-1-1 5 7 0 1 1 0 15 2-5-7 4 4 0 2 0 0 23 0-3-3 2 11 5 3 0 0 32 2-0-2 3 2 0 1 0 2 15 1-2-3 1 3 3 3 2 2 27 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 1-1-2 2 2 3 0 1 1 24 0-3-3 2 13 1 0 0 0 15 1-3-4 2 20 0 2 0 1 31 3-1-4 1 10-19-29 21 62 13 14 4 7 200

Officials: Tony Greene, Joe Lindsay, Roger Ayers Technicals: None. Attendance: 18,086 1st 29 24

#16

9 p.m. ET • Feb. 23, 2010 • Stephen C. O’Connell Center • Gainesville, Fla.

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-9-10 1 25 0 2 3 1 35 0-1-1 0 6 1 4 1 1 22 1-2-3 4 4 2 4 1 1 25 1-2-3 3 2 5 1 0 0 29 1-2-3 4 9 3 0 0 1 25 2-1-3 1 4 0 1 1 0 11 0-3-3 0 5 3 1 1 0 25 2-2-4 1 0 3 2 0 1 13 1-2-3 0 5 0 0 0 0 12 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1-0-1 10-25-35 15 60 17 15 7 5 200

2nd Half: 13-27 48.1% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 2-2 100%

Game #29

Tennessee (20-7, 8-5 SEC) Florida (20-8, 9-4 SEC)

Game: 33.9% Game: 28.1% Game: 58.8%

Game #31 #15

Game #33

LSU (11-20) Tennessee (24-7)

49 59

2:15 p.m. CT • March 11, 2010 • Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tenn. LSU 01 Mitchell, Tasmin 03 Green, Garrett 24 Warren, Storm 04 Bass, Chris 11 Spencer, Bo 10 Populist, Daron 12 Dotson, Aaron 13 Ludwig, Eddie 15 Harris, Dennis 20 Kinsley, Zach TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-8 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0

20-56

3-16

1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 1st Half: 0-7 0.0% 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

Tennessee 33 Williams, Brian 04 Chism, Wayne 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 4-12 f 1-2 f 9-13 g 0-3 g 1-10 0-1 0-3 3-5 2-7 0-0

c f g g g

FG 3-6 6-9 2-9 5-8 0-8 0-2 0-1 1-2 0-0 2-6

6-12

FT 1-1 3-5 9-10 1-1 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0

4-23 17-24

1st Half: 7-27 25.9% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 1st Half: 6-9 66.7%

Game: 35.7% Game: 18.8% Game: 50.0%

REBS PF TP A TO 6-8-14 3 7 2 2 4-8-12 2 17 1 2 0-0-0 0 14 3 2 1-1-2 3 11 0 5 1-2-3 0 2 2 3 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0-1-1 0 3 0 1 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 1-1-2 4 5 0 1 1-3-4 15-26-41 15 59 8 17

2nd Half: 12-24 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-14 21.4% 2nd Half: 11-15 73.3%

Bl 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

St Min 0 28 0 36 0 23 1 29 0 25 0 6 0 4 1 18 1 12 0 19

4 3 200

Game: 37.3% Game: 17.4% Game: 70.8%

Officials: Tom Eades, Rick Crawford, J.B. Caldwell Technicals: LSU-None. Tennessee-None Attendance: 15,152 Score by Periods LSU Tennessee

1st 21 21

2nd 28 38

Tennessee (24-7) Kentucky (30-2)

Tennessee 04 Chism, Wayne 33 Williams, Brian 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 11 Cannington, Quinn 13 McBee, Skylar 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron 24 Bone, Josh TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

Kentucky 15 Cousins, DeMarcus 54 Patterson, Patrick 01 Miller, Darius 11 Wall, John 24 Bledsoe, Eric 03 Dodson, Darnell 04 Hood, Jon 05 Harris, Ramon 12 Krebs, Mark 21 Stevenson, Perry 33 Orton, Daniel 34 Liggins, DeAndre 55 Harrellson, Josh TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

Total 49 59

Game #32

76 65

2:15 p.m. CT • March 12, 2010 • Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tenn.

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 4-12 c 1-4 g 4-8 g 4-5 g 2-11 1-1 0-0 0-4 0-1 5-8 21-54

FT 8-12 4-4 4-6 7-10 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2

8-23 26-37

1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 1st Half: 7-15 46.7% 1st Half: 3-5 60.0%

Ole Miss 31 Holloway, Murphy f 52 Cranston, DeAundre f 12 Warren, Chris g 24 White, Terrico g 32 Graham, Zach g 01 Henry, Terrance 02 Buckner, Reginald 23 Gaskins, Trevor TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 0-3 0-0 1-4 2-2 0-5 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 4-6

FG 2-4 1-2 5-15 6-14 5-12 2-6 0-0 1-4 22-57

FT 0-4 0-0 1-4 0-0 2-2 4-6 0-2 5-7

9-25 12-25

1st Half: 13-28 46.4% 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

1st 34 35

2nd 42 30

Total 76 65

Game: 38.9% Game: 34.8% Game: 70.3%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-5-7 5 4 1 1 2 0 26 1-4-5 2 2 1 0 2 0 21 0-2-2 3 16 3 9 0 1 37 3-4-7 2 13 1 0 0 0 35 1-5-6 3 15 2 2 1 0 32 1-3-4 4 8 1 1 0 0 22 1-5-6 4 0 0 0 0 1 11 2-0-2 3 7 2 1 0 1 16 1-2-3 12-30-42 26 65 11 14 5 3 200

2nd Half: 9-29 31.0% 2nd Half: 3-13 23.1% 2nd Half: 9-19 47.4%

Officials: Doug Shows, Antinio Petty, Mike Nance Technicals: Tennessee-None. Ole Miss-None. Attendance: 19,123 Score by Periods Tennessee Ole Miss

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-12-15 1 16 1 1 0 2 36 4-3-7 3 6 1 0 0 1 23 0-3-3 2 13 2 1 0 2 28 0-0-0 4 17 3 0 2 1 22 0-3-3 2 6 0 1 0 2 28 0-1-1 2 3 0 1 1 0 4 0-1-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 1-1-2 2 0 3 0 0 0 12 0-1-1 2 0 1 1 0 1 9 0-2-2 0 15 1 2 0 1 29 2-2-4 10-29-39 19 76 12 8 3 10 200

2nd Half: 9-26 34.6% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd Half: 23-32 71.9% 3PT 0-0 0-0 5-12 1-3 3-6 0-2 0-0 0-2

3PT 0-3 0-0 1-4 0-1 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

17-55

2-15

FT 2-2 0-1 0-0 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 9-15

REBS PF TP A TO 2-1-3 4 8 0 1 2-3-5 2 8 1 0 0-1-1 0 3 2 2 1-1-2 4 6 4 5 0-3-3 2 11 0 2 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 2-3-5 5 4 0 1 0-0-0 3 0 1 0 1-1-2 3 2 0 1 0-3-3 1 1 1 2 0-1-1 1 0 0 1 2-1-3 10-19-29 25 45 9 15

2nd Half: 9-27 33.3% 2nd Half: 0-6 0.0% 2nd Half: 8-11 72.7%

FG f 6-8 f 2-2 g 2-5 g 5-10 g 5-11 3-7 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-1

3PT 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-2 5-8 2-6 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

25-48

FT 7-17 0-0 0-0 4-6 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0

8-22 16-30

1st Half: 12-24 50.0% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 1st Half: 6-13 46.2%

Game: 38.6% Game: 36.0% Game: 48.0%

1st 19 32

2nd 26 42

2nd Half: 13-24 54.2% 2nd Half: 6-15 40.0% 2nd Half: 10-17 58.8%

Total 45 74

Bl 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

St Min 0 22 0 20 1 26 2 30 1 29 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 16 2 13 0 20 0 17 0 2

1 8 200

Game: 30.9% Game: 13.3% Game: 60.0%

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 6-9-15 3 19 1 2 2 3 26 2-3-5 4 4 1 2 1 0 35 0-0-0 3 5 1 2 0 0 21 2-4-6 0 14 9 5 1 1 36 0-4-4 0 17 2 3 0 2 33 0-4-4 3 8 0 0 0 0 14 0-1-1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1-2-3 2 0 0 2 1 0 14 0-1-1 2 1 0 1 0 2 12 1-0-1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2-2-4 14-30-44 17 74 14 17 5 8 200

Officials: Tony Greene, Anthony Jordan, Doug Sirmons Technicals: Tennessee-Chism, Wayne; Goins, Melvin. Kentucky-Cousins, DeMarcus; Orton, Daniel. Attendance: 20,203

Tennessee (24-7) Ole Miss (21-10)

Tennessee 04 Chism, Wayne 33 Williams, Brian 03 Maze, Bobby 30 Prince, J.P. 32 Hopson, Scotty 00 Woolridge, Renaldo 20 Hall, Kenny 21 Goins, Melvin 22 Pearl, Steven 23 Tatum, Cameron TEAM Totals

FG f 3-10 c 4-8 g 1-8 g 2-5 g 4-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-3 1-3 0-4 0-0

1st Half: 8-28 28.6% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 1st Half: 1-4 25.0%

Score by Periods Tennessee Kentucky

#15

45 74

Noon CT • March 13, 2010 • Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tenn.

REBS PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-8-8 4 10 3 6 0 2 37 0-0-0 2 2 0 0 1 0 4 3-3-6 4 18 1 1 1 1 27 1-3-4 2 0 5 1 0 0 21 0-3-3 4 5 1 3 0 2 40 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 1-0-1 2 2 0 0 0 1 9 4-1-5 3 8 0 2 1 1 31 1-3-4 2 4 0 0 1 0 18 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3-0-3 1 13-21-34 23 49 11 15 4 7 200

2nd Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% 3PT 0-0 2-5 1-6 0-1 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-5

19-51

FT 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0

#15

Game: 52.1% Game: 36.4% Game: 53.3%

Tennessee Volunteers (25-8, 11-5 SEC) NCAA Ranking Summary Through March 14, 2010 Category

Rank Actual

Won-Lost Percentage (334 ranked)

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

74 85 43 79 19 196 249 11 236 169 70 81 119 39 133 19 256

Player

Points Per Game (250 ranked) Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) 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) Wayne Chism Assists Per Game (250 ranked) Blocked Shots Per Game (250 ranked) Wayne Chism Steals Per Game (250 ranked) J.P. Prince Assist Turnover Ratio (250 ranked) Bobby Maze Double Doubles (30 ranked) Triple Doubles (30 ranked)

Rank Actual

171 139 170 57

National Leader

75.8 Kansas Kentucky 73.6 VMI 64.9 Princeton 8.7 Kansas 45.3 Syracuse 39.4 Florida State 5.9 VMI 31.3 Cornell 29.3 St. Louis 66.9 BYU 0.7 Quinnipiac 14.3 Sam Houston State 1.08 Utah State 3.8 Marshall 8.1 Missouri 13.2 Wisconsin 3.5 Houston 19.9 Siena

National Leader

A. Coleman, Houston D. Favors, Ga. Tech R. Harman, C. Mich. J. Stohl, Portland D. Sims, App. State 7.1 A. Parakhouski, Radford R. Moore, Siena 1.4 H. Whiteside, Marshall 1.6 J. Threatt, Delaware St. 2.17 J. Boyer, Buffalo A. Parakhouski, Radford H. Whiteside, Marshall

Actual 94.1 94.1 88.6 52.3 18.0 51.6 37.4 11.6 43.4 27.5 78.6 9.2 20.4 1.65 8.0 10.9 8.9 7.8 13.8

Actual 25.6 61.2 3.5 47.7 95.3 13.4 7.8 5.4 2.8 3.7 26.0 3.0

Bruce Pearl

Head Coach 440-129 (18th yr.) • 123-45 (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 57 SEC wins over the last five 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 in 2007-08 with a 14-2 record ... In 2005-06, 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 ... The Big Orange went 10-6 last year to claim their third SEC East crown during Pearl’s tenure. More SEC Success The Vols have a record of .500 or better against 10 of the 11 Southeastern Conference teams since Bruce Pearl was named head coach prior to the 2005-06 season ... Pearl has 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 basketball coach in the SEC with at least three years of experience. How Sweet It Is Bruce Pearl is one of only nine Division I head coaches who has led his teams to three Sweet Sixteen appearances in the last five seasons. Can I Get A Witness? Tennessee has ranked in the top five nationally in attendance in each of Bruce Pearl’s four seasons in Knoxville ... In 2005-06, UT enjoyed the largest increase in attendance in the nation (5,504 per game) to rank fifth nationally with an average of 17,954 ... Attendance has only continued to grow, as the Vols ranked fourth nationally in average home attendance each of the last four years ... This season, the Vols were watched by an average of 19,168 fans each home game ... In Pearl’s five seasons, attendance has grown by more than 6,900 fans per game. Can I Get A Ticket? For the third straight season, UT 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.

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 four 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 18 years he has been a head coach ... Tennessee led the Southeastern Conference in scoring in each of Pearl’s first 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 five years, including a school record 336 pilfers in 2006-07. Winningest Active Division I Coaches (Min. 3 years experience) No. Coach 1. Mark Few 2. Roy Williams 3. Jamie Dixon 4. Bruce Pearl

Yrs. 11 22 7 18

W-L 290-73 610-155 188-53 440-129

Pct. .799 .797 .780 .773

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 in the name of Dane Bradshaw ... The Dane Bradshaw Athletic Scholarship Endowment is awarded to the male or female student-athlete at UT who best epitomizes the characteristics of the 2006-07 senior captain.

The Pearl File

Hometown: Boston, Mass. Alma Mater: Boston College, 1982 Bachelor’s degree in business Born: March 18, 1960 Family: Daughters - Jacqui and Leah Sons - Steven and Michael Wife - Brandy Year 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Totals

Team Gonzaga North Carolina Pittsburgh Tennessee

Coaching Career: 1978-82 Boston College (Student Assistant) 1982-86 Stanford (Assistant & Associate Coach) 1986-92 Iowa (Assistant Coach) 1992-2001 Southern Indiana (Head Coach) 2001-05 Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Head Coach) 2005-present Tennessee (Head Coach)

School Overall Conference Southern Indiana 22-7 .759 14-4 .788 Southern Indiana 28-4 .875 16-2 .889 Southern Indiana 29-4 .879 15-3 .833 Southern Indiana 25-4 .862 18-2 .900 Southern Indiana 23-5 .821 16-4 .800 Southern Indiana 27-6 .818 14-5 .736 Southern Indiana 26-6 .813 18-4 .818 Southern Indiana 25-6 .806 17-3 .850 Southern Indiana 26-4 .867 18-2 .900 UW-Milwaukee 16-13 .552 11-5 .688 UW-Milwaukee 24-8 .750 13-3 .813 UW-Milwaukee 20-11 .645 13-3 .813 UW-Milwaukee 26-6 .813 14-2 .875 Tennessee 22-8 .733 12-4 .750 Tennessee 24-11 .686 10-6 .625 Tennessee 31-5 .861 14-2 .875 Tennessee 21-13 .618 10-6 .625 Tennessee 25-8 .758 11-5 .688 18th season 440-129 .773 253-65 .796

at Tennessee: 123-45 (5th year)

Postseason NCAA II Tournament (1-1) NCAA II Tournament (4-1) National Runner-up NCAA II Tournament (6-0) National Champion NCAA II Tournament (1-1) Sweet 16 NCAA II Tournament (0-1) NCAA II Tournament (1-1) Sweet 16 NCAA II Tournament (2-1) Sweet 16 NCAA II Tournament (1-1) Sweet 16 NCAA II Tournament (0-1) NCAA Tournament (0-1) 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 (TBD) 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 in 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 an 8-2 record against the Gators over the last five 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

9 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) *19 vs. Butler (12/28/07)

Season Career

3 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) *7 two times, last vs. Missouri State (12/30/07)

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

3 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) *6 at Charlotte (12/8/07)

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 2 vs. Kansas (1/10/10) *5 at Wichita State (2/16/08)

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

3 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) *5 two times, last vs. Butler (12/28/07)

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted *1 vs. Creighton (1/26/08)

Season Career

Steals

7 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) *11 at Arizona State (3/20/08)

Free Throws Made

Season Career

3 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) *3 three times, last vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10)

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

8 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) *19 at Charlotte (12/8/07)

2 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10) *4 two times, last at Charlotte (12/8/07)

Free Throws Attempted 26 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) *38 at Arizona State (3/20/08)

Season Highlights • Has played 116 minutes this season with just one turnover (9.7 mpg). • Was the hero of UT’s win over No. 21 Ole Miss on Jan. 16, draining three 3-pointers en route to a UT-career-high nine points and three steals. • Logged season-high 26 minutes against the Rebels primarily because he completely shut down Ole Miss’ leading scorer, Chris Warren, along the perimeter. • Saw 12 big minutes of action in UT’s upset of top-ranked Kansas on Jan. 10, making a key 3-pointer in the second half and dishing out a pair of assists with no turnovers. • Played 13 minutes against Charlotte on Jan. 6 as UT’s backup point guard. He had two points and no turnovers. • 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. • 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.

Season Career

2 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10) *5 two times, last vs. St. Mary’s (12/11/07)

Game-by-Game Stats Start N13 Austin Peay N17 UNC Asheville N20 vs. East Carolina N22 vs. DePaul N23 vs. Purdue N27 C of Charleston D2 ETSU D11 vs. Midde Tenn. D15 Wyoming D19 at USC D23 N.C. A&T D31 at Memphis J6 Charlotte J10 Kansas J14 Auburn J16 Ole Miss J19 at Alabama J23 at Georgia J27 Vanderbilt J31 Florida F4 at LSU F6 S. Carolina F9 at Vanderbilt F13 at Kentucky F17 Georgia F20 at S. Carolina F23 at Florida F27 Kentucky M3 Arkansas M6 at Miss. State M11 vs. LSU M12 vs. Ole Miss M13 vs. Kentucky

FG-A

0-0 1-3 1-3 1-2 0-2 3-8 0-0 0-3 0-1

0-0 0-2

0-0

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 1-2 0-0 1 1 3 2 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 3-7 0-0 3 2 9 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 DNP DNP 0-0 2-2 0 1 2 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0

TO BK S Min

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 3 0 0 0

13 12 19 26 12 11 9

0 0

1 0

2 3

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

Avg 2.0 8.1 6.8

2009-10

116

9.7

6-24

.250

4-16

.250

2-2

1.000

1-8-9

0.8

8-0

1.5

12-0

4 Wayne Chism

SR Forward/Center • 6-9 • 246 Jackson, Tenn. • Bolivar Central HS

Season/Career Highs Points

Field Goals Made

Season Career

30 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10) Same

Season Career

11 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10) Same

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

16 vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10) 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 five times, last at Kentucky (2/13/10) 4 two times, last vs. Auburn (3/14/09)

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 5 vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10) 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

6 vs. Auburn (1/14/010) Same

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

17 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10) 17 two times, last vs. South Carolina (2/6/10)

10 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) Same

Free Throws Attempted 41 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) Same

Season Highlights • Averaged close to a double-double in SEC play with 13.4 ppg and 7.9 rpg. • Ranks 15th in school history with 1,553 points. • Ranks sixth in school history with 899 rebounds. • Ranks second in school history with 149 blocked shots. • Is UT’s career record-holder for games played (138) and wins (101). • Is the only Vol ever to log 850 rebounds and 145 blocks during his career. • Tennessee is 16-2 when Chism records a double-double (7-0 this season). • Totaled 16 points and 15 boards against Ole Miss in the SEC tourney March 12. • Grabbed 11 rebounds and added a team-high 17 points in UT’s SEC Tournament win over LSU on March 11. • Logged his fifth double-double (16 & 11) in UT’s win over Georgia Feb. 17. • Scored a career-high 30 points in UT’s rout of South Carolina Feb. 6. • Led the Vols in points (16), rebounds (11) and assists (3) as UT beat Florida Jan. 31. Tennessee is 6-1 against the Gators during Chism’s career. • Set season-highs for rebounds (16) and blocks (5) in the Vols’ home loss to Vanderbilt on Jan. 27. He had missed practice two days prior with a knee sprain. • Went 10-for-10 at the foul line with a season-high 26 points to go along with 12 rebounds while playing 41 minutes in the Vols’ win over No. 21 Ole Miss Jan. 16. • Had a double-double (12 & 12) and a career-high six steals vs. Auburn Jan. 14. • 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.

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; he will graduate this semester, and he already has his minor in Consumer health.

Season Career

12 vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10) 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 M11 M12 M13

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 vs. LSU vs. Ole Miss vs. Kentucky

Start c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c f f f f f f f

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 3-6 3-8 7-13 4-8 3-10 2-9 6-16 9-15 11-17 5-12 5-15 7-15 4-6 3-6 4-12 4-9 0-4 6-9 4-12 3-10

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 2-3 1-2 2-5 0-0 0-2 0-3 1-3 1-4 2-4 1-2 2-8 1-5 1-1 1-2 0-7 1-3 0-1 2-5 0-3 0-3

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 0-2 5-5 10-10 3-3 0-0 4-8 3-4 1-2 6-8 5-7 0-2 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 5-6 1-2 3-5 8-12 2-2

Reb 10 4 5 8 6 3 9 9 3 1 3 9 5 4 12 12 7 6 16 11 7 4 7 5 11 9 1 6 6 6 11 15 3

PF 2 3 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 4 4 4 4 2 3 2 1 3 4 1 2 4 1 2 5 3 3 3 2 1 4

TP 11 11 7 13 24 11 6 9 13 8 3 15 18 8 12 26 11 6 8 16 20 30 16 12 16 11 7 8 14 1 17 16 8

A 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 3 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 0

TO 0 0 2 3 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 3 3 3 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 4 1 2 0 2 2 1 1

BK 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 5 2 2 3 2 1 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1

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 0 19 6 26 2 41 2 21 0 27 1 31 1 32 0 32 1 29 2 34 0 30 2 32 2 28 0 15 0 32 1 27 1 25 0 36 2 36 0 22

Career Stats 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Totals

GP-GS 35-18 36-34 34-31 33-32 138-115

Min 678 826 873 862 3239

Avg 19.4 22.9 25.7 26.1 23.5

FG-A Pct 115-261 .441 139-296 .470 165-354 .466 148-319 .464 567-1230 .461

3FG-A 26-79 29-90 41-128 29-97 125-394

Pct .329 .322 .320 .299 .317

FT-A 61-104 50-90 96-134 87-116 294-444

Pct .587 .556 .716 .750 .662

Off-Def-Rebs 67-116-183 67-141-208 94-179-273 68-167-235 296-603-899

Avg 5.2 5.8 8.0 7.1 6.5

PF-FO 102-3 108-2 98-4 94-1 402-10

Ast 32 41 42 34 149

TO 45 41 69 55 210

Blk 21 49 34 45 149

Stl 21 33 26 38 118

Pts 317 357 467 412 1553

Avg 9.1 9.9 13.7 12.5 11.3

21 Melvin Goins

JR Guard • 5-11 • 195 San Diego, Calif. • Mt. San Jacinto College

Season/Career Highs Points

Field Goals Made

Season Career

14 at Kentucky (2/13/10) Same

Season Career

5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

8 at LSU (2/4/10) Same

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 5 three times, last at Vanderbilt (2/9/10) Same

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

2 at Kentucky (2/13/10) Same

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted -

Season Career

Steals

4 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same

Free Throws Made

Season Career

5 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

10 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Same

4 three times, last at Kentucky (2/13/10) Same

Free Throws Attempted 22 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) Same

Season Highlights • Averaging 5.1 points and 1.9 assists in 15.8 minutes per game. • Has been the first Vol off the bench 15 times this season. • Started three straight games in February at point guard, while Bobby Maze started at shooting guard. • Came off the bench to score a career-high 14 points at Kentucky Feb. 13. • Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds while scoring five points at LSU Feb. 4. • Saw his first action of 2010 when he played the last four minutes at Georgia Jan. 23, making a pair of free throws. • Missed Tennessee’s first four games of 2010 while serving a suspension following an off-court incident on New Year’s Day and returned to practice Jan. 17. • In the Dec. 31 win at Memphis, all eight of his points came in the second half. • Started the North Carolina A&T game on Dec. 23 and played a season-high 22 minutes in the victory (Maze missed practice the day before with an illness). • Pulled down six rebounds and put forth a terrific defensive efforts in the closing minutes of the game as UT downed DePaul in the semifinals of the Paradise Jam on Nov. 22. • Totaled 10 points and five assists with no turnovers in 17 solid minutes during UT’s win over East Carolina Nov. 20. • Enjoyed a five-steal, five-assist (no turnovers) effort vs. UNC Asheville Nov. 17. • Is the second junior-college point guard to join the Vols in as many years (Bobby Maze last season). • Underwent arthroscopic surgery to his right knee Oct. 6 and returned to full speed in time to play in both of UT’s exhibition contests.

Noting Goins Last name pronounced: GO-ins ... Had the highest GPA of any scholarship team member during the fall semester ... At 5-11, he is the shortest scholarship player ever to play for the Vols during the Pearl era (2005-06 to present) ... Played as a freshman at Ball State in 2007-08 and was named to the MAC AllFreshman Team ... Was raised in San Diego, Calif., but attended high school in Texas ... Academic major is Sociology.

Season Career

6 three times, last at Memphis (12/31/09) 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 M11 M12 M13

g g g

FG-A 2-6 5-10 4-8 2-5 0-4 0-2 2-3 3-6 3-3 3-8 0-3 2-3

3P-A 1-2 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-2 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-3 0-0 0-1

FT-A 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 0-0 2-6 0-0 0-1 4-6 3-4 4-6

0-0

2-3

0-4 2-4 1-6 4-9 4-7 1-7 0-1 1-7 3-3 4-5 1-5 1-2 0-4 0-3

0-2 1-2 0-0 1-3 2-3 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 4-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-0

Reb 3 3 0 6 1 3 3 2 0 1 4 0 SUSP SUSP SUSP SUSP DNP 0 DNP 0 8 3 1 2 1 2 2 4 1 3 1 2 0

PF 1 1 3 2 3 2 0 2 4 4 2 3

TP 5 11 10 5 1 0 7 6 7 10 3 8

A 4 5 5 3 0 2 4 0 0 1 2 1

TO 3 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 3 1 3 2

BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S Min 2 17 5 17 1 17 0 19 0 14 1 15 1 15 2 17 0 12 1 16 2 22 1 14

2 0 2 3 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 3

0 5 2 11 14 5 0 2 7 9 4 3 0 0

2 2 1 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 2 0 3 1

0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2

14 21 17 20 19 19 16 15 14 14 15 18 12 13

Career Stats 2009-10

GP-GS 27-4

Min 426

Avg 15.8

FG-A 48-128

Pct .375

3FG-A 11-38

Pct .289

FT-A 30-48

Pct .625

Off-Def-Rebs 9-47-56

Avg 2.1

PF-FO 50-0

Ast 52

TO 32

Blk 0

Stl 29

Pts 137

Avg 5.1

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 two times, last at Alabama (1/19/10) Same

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

11 vs. South Carolina (2/6/10) Same

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 1 six times, last vs. Kentucky (2/27/10) Same

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 four times, last vs. Georgia (2/17/10) Same

Season Career

Steals

1 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10) Same

Free Throws Made

Season Career

2 vs. Kentucky (3/13/10) Same

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

10 at Alabama (1/19/10) Same

4 two times, last at Georgia (1/23/10) Same

Free Throws Attempted 26 at Alabama (1/19/10) Same

Season Highlights • Leads the team with a .588 field-goal percentage and is third the team with 29 dunks on the year (58 percent of his field goals are dunks). • In SEC play, he averaged 4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. • His 3.8 rpg in SEC play ranked eighth among league freshmen, while his .617 field-goal percentage in conference play ranked second. • 48 of his 100 of his rebounds this season (48 percent) are offensive. • Totaled six points, four rebounds, a block and a steal as the Vols won at Mississippi State March 6. • Pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds in UT’s rout of South Carolina Feb. 6. • Earned his first career start Jan. 23 at Georgia and scored 10 points. • His first career SEC road game resulted in his first career double-double, as he logged 12 points and 10 rebounds in the win at Alabama Jan. 19. • Grabbed six rebounds and blocked two shots during Tennessee’s overtime win against No. 21 Ole Miss on Jan. 16. • Played 23 minutes in the Vols’ huge upset of top-ranked Kansas Jan. 10 and spent most of his time guarding Jayhawks All-America Cole Aldrich (who finished with just seven points). • Stepped up when the short-handed Vols needed him Jan. 6 against Charlotte, playing 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. • Led the team with five rebounds and two blocks in the win over UNC Asheville on Nov. 17. • The only scholarship freshman on Tennessee’s roster. • Coach Pearl has called Hall UT’s “best offensive rebounder.” • 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.

Season Career

6 vs. Florida (1/31/10) 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 M11 M12 M13

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 Kansas Auburn Ole Miss at Alabama at Georgia f Vanderbilt f Florida at LSU S. Carolina at Vanderbilt at Kentucky c Georgia at S. Carolina at Florida Kentucky Arkansas at Miss. State vs. LSU vs. Ole Miss vs. Kentucky

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 2-7 5-7 1-3 6-10 3-5 3-5 0-1 1-3 2-2 1-1 0-1 1-1 3-3 0-0 0-1 0-0 3-4 0-1 0-0 2-4

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

2-2 0-2 0-0 2-4 0-0 4-4 2-4 1-6 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

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 5 3 4 2 6 5 10 4 3 1 6 4 2 1 2 4 11 2 3 4 4 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 3 2 4 1 2 0 1 1 5 5

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 4 10 4 12 10 8 1 2 7 2 0 2 8 0 1 0 6 0 0 4

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1

1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2

20 23 20 22 26 25 19 14 12 18 12 13 14 20 13 12 8 12 4 9 16

Career Stats 2009-10

GP-GS 31-3

Min 412

Avg 13.3

FG-A 50-85

Pct .588

3FG-A 0-1

Pct .000

FT-A 23-42

Pct .548

Off-Def-Rebs 48-52-100

Avg 3.2

PF-FO 66-2

Ast 6

TO 28

Blk 18

Stl 8

Pts 123

Avg 4.0

32 Scotty Hopson

SO Guard • 6-7 • 200 Hopkinsville, Ky. • University Heights HS

Season/Career Highs Points

Field Goals Made

Season Career

25 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

6 five times, last at South Carolina (2/20/10) 6 eight times, last at South Carolina (2/20/10)

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 seven times, last vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10) 2 vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)

Season Career

Steals

8 two times, last at Florida (2/23/10) Same

Free Throws Made

Season Career

5 at Georgia (1/23/10) Same

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

15 three times, last at Florida (2/23/10) Same

4 two times, last at Georgia (1/23/10) 5 vs. South Carolina (1/17/09)

Free Throws Attempted 36 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) Same

Season Highlights • Shares the team lead in scoring (12.5 ppg) and is tops in minutes (27.8 mpg). • Leads the Vols in field goals and 3-pointers made and attempted. • Averaged 16.0 ppg in UT’s last four regular-season contests. • Came off the bench for the first time all season and posted his highest SEC scoring output of the year with 20 points in the Feb. 23 loss at Florida. • Hit the game-winning jumper in the final minute of UT’s Jan. 31 win vs. Florida. • Consistently knifed through the Kansas defense while leading the Vols with 17 points as Tennessee upset the top-ranked Jayhawks 76-68 on Jan. 10. • The “we got this” moment in the Kansas win may have been when Hopson ran the baseline and threw down a vicious two-handed dunk over Jayhawks All-America center Cole Aldrich in the second half. • Scored 21 points in the win over College of Charleston on Nov. 27 and tied a career-high with six rebounds while playing 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. • Dramatically reduced the arc on his 3-point shot during the off-season.

Noting Hopson 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 ... 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 M11 M12 M13

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 g 7-12 g 5-8 g 4-15 g 6-11 g 6-12 g 5-8 g 5-14 g 2-10 g 3-7 g 4-14 g 4-9 g 5-13 g 3-10 8-15 g 6-14 g 6-10 g 6-14 g 0-8 g 2-11 g 4-10

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 0-3 1-3 0-2 3-5 3-6 3-5 0-2 1-3 2-5 1-5 0-2 0-3 0-3 4-8 1-6 1-5 2-5 0-4 0-5 1-5

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 3-4 0-0 0-1 2-3 4-6 1-3 0-1 3-3 3-4 1-2 2-2 0-0 2-4 0-0 2-3 2-4 0-0 2-4 2-2 2-4

Reb 4 4 2 3 4 6 6 3 2 2 5 5 2 4 2 5 0 2 2 4 4 6 2 1 6 6 4 4 2 3 3 3 3

PF 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 5 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 2

TP 16 25 25 4 9 21 10 1 14 16 10 8 17 17 11 8 17 19 14 10 8 11 10 10 10 8 20 15 15 14 2 6 11

A 2 5 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0

TO 1 3 2 3 4 4 0 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 3 2 2 0 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 0 3 1 2

BK 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 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 0 32 0 21 2 36 0 31 5 31 0 22 0 29 1 23 0 24 2 26 0 32 1 29 1 35 1 31 0 34 3 31 2 31 0 25 2 28 1 29

Career Stats 2008-09 2009-10 Totals

GP-GS 34-30 33-32 67-62

Min 796 918 1714

Avg 23.4 27.8 25.6

FG-A 113-264 160-361 273-625

Pct .428 .443 .437

3FG-A 46-129 47-141 93-270

Pct .357 .333 .344

FT-A 40-64 45-76 85-140

Pct .625 .592 .607

Off-Def-Rebs 25-68-93 31-83-114 56-151-207

Avg 2.7 3.5 3.1

PF-FO 50-0 46-1 96-1

Ast 49 39 88

TO 50 67 117

Blk 9 7 16

Stl 21 34 55

Pts 312 412 724

Avg 9.2 12.5 10.8

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

16 vs. Kansas (1/10/10) *17 at Texas Tech (1/6/07)

Season Career

6 two times, last vs. Auburn (1/14/10) *7 at Texas Tech (1/6/07)

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

7 vs. Kansas (1/10/10) Same

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 9 vs. Auburn (1/14/10) 11 vs. Chattanooga (11/15/08)

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

2 six times, last vs. Arkansas (3/3/10) 3 at Arkansas (2/4/09)

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 1 four times, last vs. LSU (3/11/10) 2 vs. Vanderbilt (2/14/09)

Season Career

Steals

6 vs. LSU (3/11/10) 6 two times, last vs. LSU (3/11/10)

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

12 at South Carolina (2/20/10) 12 two times, last at South Carolina (2/20/10)

9 vs. LSU (3/11/10) Same

Free Throws Attempted 33 two times, last at South Carolina (2/20/10) 36 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

Season Highlights • Ranks third in the SEC with a 2.2 assist/turnover ratio. • Tennessee is 13-3 during his career when he records at least five assists. • Is shooting a team-best .821 at the foul line this season (69-of-84). • Averaged 12.7 ppg during a three-game stretch in February in which he started at shooting guard. • Contained All-America guard Devan Downey while totaling 11 points, six rebounds, three assists and a block in the Vols’ Feb. 6 rout of South Carolina. • Shared team-high scoring honors with 14 points in the win over Auburn Jan. 14 and also dished out a season-high nine assists vs. the Tigers (only one turnover). • Was named the SEC Player of the Week on Jan. 11 after averaging 14.5 points, six rebounds and five assists in UT’s wins over Charlotte and top-ranked Kansas. • His best game in a Tennessee uniform came against No. 1 Kansas on Jan. 10, as he outplayed Jayhawks All-America Sherron Collins; Maze scored a UT-careerhigh 16 points, grabbed a career-best seven rebounds and dished out eight assists while also going 6-for-7 from the foul line in the upset win. • Was second on the team in scoring with 13 points (also grabbed five rebounds) against sixth-ranked Purdue on Nov. 23 at the Paradise Jam. • 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

10 vs. LSU (3/11/10) 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 M11 M12 M13

Start g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g 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 5-10 6-8 3-7 3-11 5-11 4-11 2-8 1-5 5-10 2-6 5-9 5-10 5-12 4-10 4-7 4-8 3-7 2-9 4-8 1-8

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 0-0 2-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 1-4 1-2 1-2 0-1 2-5 1-1 2-4 2-5 1-3 2-4 0-3 1-6 1-4 1-4

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 6-7 0-0 2-3 3-4 1-2 4-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 4-4 3-4 2-3 2-4 1-2 0-0 2-2 4-4 9-10 4-6 0-0

Reb 1 4 1 1 5 4 4 1 2 0 2 4 5 7 2 1 6 3 0 3 2 6 2 0 3 1 3 1 3 1 0 3 1

PF 2 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 5 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 0

TP 2 14 15 0 13 4 8 12 9 8 2 3 13 16 14 8 9 11 12 5 5 11 8 15 13 14 11 9 12 10 14 13 3

A 3 7 3 2 2 4 5 3 1 0 5 0 3 8 9 0 3 1 7 2 1 3 0 1 4 3 5 5 2 3 3 2 2

TO 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 2

BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 33 1 30 0 19 0 28 2 29 0 32 0 26 0 19 0 22 0 18 0 21 0 30 1 33 0 32 0 26 1 26 1 26 0 23 2 28 1 26

Career Stats GP-GS 2006-07^ 22-5

Min 410

Avg 18.6

FG-A 53-117

2008-09 34-28 2009-10 33-32 UT Totals 67-60

852 829 1681

25.1 25.1 25.1

100-235 .426 111-272 .408 211-507 .416

^at the University of Oklahoma

Pct .453

3FG-A 2-9

Pct .222

FT-A 16-23

Pct .696

29-91 25-97 54-188

.319 .258 .287

50-72 .694 69-84 .821 119-156 .763

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

25-58-83 15-67-82 40-125-165

2.4 2.5 2.5

64-1 52-1 116-2

109 102 211

54 47 101

5 4 9

34 24 58

279 316 595

8.2 9.6 8.9

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

6 at Kentucky (2/13/10) 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 two times, last vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) 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

5 at Alabama (1/19/010) Same

Free Throws Attempted 23 two times, last vs. Auburn (1/14/10) Same

Season Highlights • Averaging 3.6 points overall and 3.1 points in SEC play. • 27 of his 35 field-goal attempts this season have been 3-pointers (77 percent). • Hit the shot heard ‘round America on Jan. 10, as his off-balance 3-pointer vs. top-ranked Kansas sealed the Vols’ 76-68 upset win; he played a career-high 23 minutes in the victory and finished with six points on a pair of big 3-pointers. • 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. • Drained all three of his 3-point attempts (his only FG attempts of the game) against ETSU on Dec. 2. • 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. • 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. • Has been singled out by coach Pearl numerous times as being Tennessee’s hardest worker. • Spent a great deal of time working out and shooting with former UT AllAmerica 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 “Skylar is a kid who has surpassed expectations, and I think he’ll get even better.” - Associate Head Coach Tony Jones

Season Career

6 at Alabama (1/19/010) 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 M11 M12 M13

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 2-5 2-5 1-7 1-2 1-4 2-9 2-4 1-2 2-4 0-1 0-2 0-1 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-0

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 2-4 1-4 1-6 0-1 0-3 1-6 2-4 1-1 1-2 0-1 0-2 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0

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 0-0 2-2 0-0 5-6 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-2

0-0

2-2

Reb 3 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 DNP 1 DNP 0

PF 2 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 2 3 3 3 2 1 3 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 1 0 1 1

TP 0 5 6 9 3 3 9 4 2 0 12 0 6 6 7 3 7 4 5 6 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 3 0

A 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

TO 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0

BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 23 0 23 1 15 1 17 2 16 1 14 0 11 0 17 2 22 1 19 1 16 0 12 1 14 0 3 0 8 0 3

Career Stats 2009-10

GP-GS 31-0

Min 426

Avg 13.7

FG-A 32-97

Pct .330

3FG-A 25-79

Pct .316

FT-A 24-27

Pct .889

Off-Def-Rebs 4-32-36

Avg 1.2

PF-FO 52-0

Ast 18

TO 16

Blk 0

Stl 18

Pts 113

Avg 3.6

22 Steven Pearl

JR Forward • 6-5 • 232 Knoxville, Tenn. • West HS

Season/Career Highs Points

Field Goals Made

Season Career

6 at Georgia (1/23/10) Same

Season Career

3 at Georgia (1/23/10) Same

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

4 vs. Kentucky (2/27/10) Same

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 3 two times, last vs. Arkansas (3/3/10) Same

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 1 three times, last vs. Arkansas (3/3/10) 2 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/20/07)

Season Career

Steals

1 vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08)

Free Throws Made

Season Career

4 vs. Florida (1/31/10) Same

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

4 at Georgia (1/23/10) Same

1 three times, last vs. South Carolina (2/6/10) 2 vs. Chattanooga (11/15/08)

Free Throws Attempted 24 at Florida (2/23/10) Same

Season Highlights • Has played in a career-high 27 games this season, averaging 10.7 minutes and 1.4 points per contest while ranking third on the team with five drawn charges. • Has played 290 minutes this season after playing 125 in first two years combined. • Averaged 2.1 points and 13.6 minutes in SEC play this season. • Had two points, two boards and a career-high three assists in a career-high 24 minutes at Florida Feb. 23; started in the second half vs. the Gators. • Made a pair of driving layups in the first half of the Vols’ Feb. 17 win over Georgia as part of a key, come-from-behind rally. • Recorded a career-high four steals in 12 minutes of action during UT’s home win over Florida Jan. 31. • Had a career day at Georgia Jan. 23, setting or tying career-highs for points (6), rebounds (3), blocks (1), steals (1) field goals made (3) and minutes (18). • Scored five points during the Vols’ win over Auburn on Jan. 14. • Drew a key second-half charge, grabbed three rebounds and also dished out an assist in 10 minutes of action during UT’s upset win over top-ranked Kansas Jan. 10 in Knoxville. • Two-time member of the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll. • Joins freshman 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. Auburn (1/14/10) 4 two times, last vs. Auburn (1/14/10)

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 M11 M12 M13

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

1-1

0-0

0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 0-0 3-4 1-3 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-2 0-0 2-3 2-2 1-3 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-3

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-2 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Reb 0 0 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1 0 DNP 1 DNP 1 3 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 0 1 2

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

2 1

0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 4 0 1 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 3

0 0 5 0 0 6 3 0 0 5 0 0 4 4 2 0 2 2 0 0 2

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 2 0 1 0

1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0

3 10 10 7 11 18 11 12 10 13 13 12 13 15 24 14 21 14 12 9 20

Career Stats 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Totals

GP-GS 19-0 17-0 27-0 63-0

Min 52 73 290 415

Avg 2.7 4.3 10.7 6.6

FG-A 5-11 2-10 18-36 25-57

Pct .455 .200 .500 .439

3FG-A 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1

Pct .000 .000 .000 .000

FT-A 0-2 3-6 3-15 6-23

Pct .000 .500 .200 .261

Off-Def-Rebs 3-5-8 3-6-9 12-22--34 18-33-51

Avg 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.8

PF-FO 7-0 7-0 35-0 49-0

Ast 0 5 18 27

TO 4 8 15 26

Blk 3 0 3 3

Stl 0 1 9 11

Pts 10 7 39 56

Avg 0.5 0.4 1.4 0.9

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

22 vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10) 23 at Xavier (12/22/07)

Season Career

9 vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10) 9 two times, last vs. Vanderbilt (1/27/10)

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

8 two times, last at Kentucky (2/13/10) 10 two times, last vs. Alabama (3/13/09)

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 8 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) *10 vs. Northern Arizona (12/8/05)

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

3 at Vanderbilt (2/9/10) Same

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 four times, last vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10) 3 two times, last vs. Vanderbilt (2/14/09)

Season Career

Steals

4 vs. Kentucky (2/27/10) *5 two times, last at North Carolina (1/28/06)

Free Throws Made

Season Career

4 three times, last vs. Kansas (1/10/10) 4 three times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09)

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

12 at Vanderbilt (2/9/10) 14 two times, last vs. Alabama (3/13/09)

8 two times, last at South Carolina (2/20/10) 8 three times, last at Memphis (12/31/09)

Free Throws Attempted 38 vs. Ole Miss (1/16/10) Same

Season Highlights • Tennessee is 14-2 this season when Prince scores in double figures. • Has drawn a team-high 19 charges and also has a team-high 52 steals (1.6 spg). • Leads all active Vols with 90 dunks during his UT career (which is 91 games). • Scored a team-high 17 points in UT’s SEC tourney win over Ole Miss March 12. • Started at the No. 4 spot in UT’s win over Georgia Feb. 17 and totaled 15 points and seven rebounds. • Totaled nine points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals during a highly productive 32-minute effort at Kentucky Feb. 13. • Scored a team-high 19 points at Vanderbilt Feb. 9 and made a career-high three 3-pointers (3-for-3 from beyond the arc). • Set season-highs for points (22) and 3-pointers made (2) while making a careerhigh nine field goals in 10 attempts in the Vols’ loss to No. 21 Vanderbilt Jan. 27. • Had eight points and four steals (three led to baskets) in the win over Kansas. • Did it all in the overtime win against No. 21 Ole Miss on Jan. 16: 13 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, one block and one steal in career-high 38 minutes. • 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. • Scored 17 off the bench in UT’s win over Middle Tennessee in Nashville Dec. 11. • Was named the 2007-08 SEC Sixth Man of the Year by the league’s coaches.

Noting Prince His father, John, played 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 at 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 M11 M12 M13

Start g g g g g

g g g g g g g g g g g g g f f 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 2-6 5-6 4-8 1-8 1-1 9-10 6-10 3-6 1-6 8-12 4-11 6-9 1-4 1-5 6-10 5-8 6-10 5-8 4-5 2-5

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 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-2 0-1 0-2 3-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 2-4 0-0 1-3 0-1 2-2 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 4-8 4-8 5-8 0-0 2-3 2-3 0-1 2-3 1-2 0-1 1-1 3-5 8-10 1-2 6-9 2-2 3-4 1-1 7-10 2-4

Reb 0 4 3 0 0 6 1 0 6 2 2 5 5 0 2 8 7 2 4 7 6 5 6 8 7 7 3 2 5 6 2 0 2

PF 2 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 4 3 1 2 5 1 3 1 2 3 3 4 1 2 5 2 3 1 3 3 4 3 4 4

TP 2 7 1 2 0 8 5 17 4 4 10 12 10 8 14 13 2 4 22 12 8 3 19 9 15 10 3 20 12 16 11 17 6

A 1 5 3 1 2 2 4 1 6 1 3 6 2 3 8 2 4 3 1 4 3 3 5 1 1 3 2 1 3 0 3 4

TO 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 4 1 3 0 4 6 3 3 2 3 2 0 3 6 2 2 3 1 6 4 5 0 5

BK 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 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 4 14 2 27 1 38 1 32 0 22 3 29 2 26 0 28 1 24 1 31 3 32 2 33 3 21 2 27 1 26 1 23 2 29 1 29 1 22 2 30

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

508 818 807 2133

18.8 26.4 24.5 23.4

83-167 127-222 109-213 319-602

.497 .572 .512 .530

2-13 3-24 11-33 16-70

.154 .125 .333 .229

49-88 50-82 77-123 176-293

.557 .610 .626 .601

43-44-87 59-71-130 38-85-123 140-200-340

3.2 4.2 3.7 3.7

61-0 95-4 85-3 241-7

49 97 97 243

45 65 78 188

14 20 15 49

26 47 52 125

217 307 306 830

8.0 9.9 9.3 9.1

27-2 31-23 33-27 91-52

23 Cameron Tatum

SO Guard • 6-6 • 197 Lithonia, Ga. • The Patterson School

Season/Career Highs Points

Field Goals Made

Season Career

15 two times, last vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10) 22 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

Season Career

6 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 8 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

5 two times, last vs. Kentucky (2/27/10) 7 at Kansas (1/3/09)

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 3 three times, last vs. Arkansas (3/3/10) 5 at Florida (3/1/09)

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

4 vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10) 5 two times, last vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09) 2 two times, last vs. Austin Peay (11/13/09)

Season Career

Steals

6 two times, last vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10) 10 two times, last at Georgia (1/10/09)

Free Throws Made

Season Career

4 vs. East Carolina (11/20/09) 4 two times, last vs. East Carolina (11/20/09)

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

12 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) 16 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

4 three times, last at Florida (2/23/10) 5 vs. Marquette (12/16/08)

Free Throws Attempted 29 vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10) 34 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09)

Season Highlights • Averaging 9.3 points over the last seven games and has been the Vols’ top offensive threat off the bench down the stretch this season. • Has been the top scorer off the bench in five of UT’s last six games. • Set season-highs for 3-pointers made (4) and minutes (29) in UT’s SEC Tournament win over Ole Miss March 12. • Totaled 12 points and three assists during the win over Arkansas March 3. • Erupted for 13 points in just 15 minutes off the bench at Florida Feb. 23. • Landed awkwardly on his right ankle after a layup attempt Feb. 6 vs. South Carolina and missed the next three games (returned Feb. 20 at South Carolina). • Missed Tennessee’s first four games of 2010 while serving a suspension following an off-court incident on New Year’s Day and returned to practice Jan. 17. • Had started six games at the No. 3 position prior to his suspension. • Drained a pair of first-half 3-pointers en route to eight points in UT’s home win over Florida Jan. 31. • Returned to action Jan. 23 at Georgia, playing nine minutes. • Tied a career-high with four steals while also tallying 14 points in the win over East Carolina on Nov. 20. • Solid effort vs. UNC Asheville (Nov. 17) included 13 points, five rebounds, two assists and no turnovers in just 13 minutes. • Came off the bench to score 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting in UT’s seasonopening win over Austin Peay (Nov. 13). • Split time at the No. 2 position with Scotty Hopson last season but is sharing minutes with J.P. Prince at the No. 3 spot this year. • One of two Georgia natives on Tennessee’s current roster (joining Kenny Hall). The Vols also signed a pair of highly ranked guards from Georgia in November.

Noting Tatum Has battled knee problems early in his career and redshirted the 2007-08 season ... His father, Robert, played collegiate basketball at Knoxville College ... Academic major is Business.

Season Career

10 at Southern California (12/19/09) 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 M11 M12 M13

g g g g g g

FG-A 6-9 5-6 5-7 2-7 3-4 3-5 3-5 3-4 3-9 0-3 3-12 2-5

3P-A 3-6 3-4 2-4 0-1 1-2 0-1 1-1 1-1 1-3 0-2 0-5 0-0

FT-A 0-0 0-0 2-2 4-4 1-2 0-2 2-2 2-3 0-0 4-10 1-2 0-0

0-1 2-4 3-4 2-3 0-3

0-0 0-1 2-3 0-1 0-1

1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0

0-0 3-7 3-7 4-6 4-7 2-6 5-8 0-4

0-0 3-5 1-4 1-2 0-3 1-5 4-6 0-1

0-0 4-5 2-2 3-4 2-2 0-0 1-2 1-2

Reb 4 5 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 0 3 3 SUSP SUSP SUSP SUSP DNP 1 1 5 2 1 INJ INJ INJ 1 3 5 2 3 2 2 3

PF 2 3 2 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 2

TP 15 13 14 8 8 6 9 9 7 4 7 4

A 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1

TO 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0

BK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S Min 0 22 0 13 4 17 0 23 1 19 1 22 1 21 0 17 0 16 1 23 1 20 1 22

1 2 0 0 0

1 4 8 5 0

1 0 1 0 0

0 0 3 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 1 0

9 14 15 12 8

0 2 4 2 3 4 0 1

0 13 9 12 10 5 15 1

0 1 1 3 0 0 1 1

0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

4 15 12 21 19 19 29 17

Career Stats 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Totals

GP-GS 7-0 34-4 25-6 66-10

Min 74 626 429 1129

Avg 10.6 18.4 17.2 17.1

FG-A 13-26 91-217 66-136 170-379

Pct .500 .419 .485 .449

3FG-A 3-8 43-134 24-62 70-204

Pct .375 .321 .387 .343

FT-A 6-14 32-53 31-48 69-115

Pct .429 .604 .646 .600

Off-Def-Rebs 4-12-16 23-53-76 12-48-60 39-113-152

Avg 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.3

PF-FO 8-0 52-0 45-0 105-0

Ast 6 30 29 65

TO 8 41 21 70

Blk 2 6 2 10

Stl 8 17 14 39

Pts 35 257 187 479

Avg 5.0 7.6 7.5 7.3

33 Brian Williams

JR Center • 6-10 • 278 Bronx, N.Y. • Harmony Community Prep

Season/Career Highs Points

Field Goals Made

Season Career

11 vs. Coll. of Charleston (11/27/09) 21 vs. UT Martin (11/18/09)

Season Career

5 at Mississippi State (3/6/10) 8 two times, last vs. UT Martin (11/18/08)

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

14 vs. LSU (3/11/10) 15 vs. Gonzaga (11/30/08)

Assists Season Career

3-Pt. Field Goals Made 5 vs. Arkansas (3/3/10) Same

Season Career

Blocks Season Career

1 four times, last vs. Kentucky (1/13/09)

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 four times, last vs. Kentucky (2/27/10) 3 vs. Western Kentucky (12/15/07)

Season Career

Steals

1 vs. Arkansas (3/3/10) 2 vs. South Carolina (1/17/09)

Free Throws Made

Season Career

2 vs. ETSU (12/2/09) 2 four times, last vs. ETSU (12/2/09)

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

9 two times, last vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) 11 vs. Western Kentucky (12/15/07)

4 vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10) 4 two times, last vs. Ole Miss (3/12/10)

Free Throws Attempted 28 vs. LSU (3/11/10) Same

Season Highlights • Has started UT’s last seven games (five wins), averaging 8.3 rebounds. • Grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds and scored seven points in a career-high 28 minutes during UT’s win over LSU in the SEC Tournament March 11. • Logged his first double-double of the season with a 10-point, 13-rebound effort against Jarvis Varnado and Mississippi State March 6. • Set career-highs for assists (5) in the win vs. Arkansas March 3. • Played a then-season-high 23 minutes at Florida Feb. 23 and scored four points with a team-high seven rebounds. • Played 18 minutes against Georgia Feb. 17 and scored four points while handing out a career-high-tying three assists. • Returned to game action Feb. 9 at Vanderbilt, grabbing one rebound. • Was reinstated to the team on Feb. 6. • Missed Tennessee’s first nine games of 2010 (close to one-third of the regular season) while serving a suspension following an off-court incident on New Year’s Day; he did not take part in any team-related activities but lost close to 15 pounds working out on his own. • Pulled down 11 rebounds in UT’s rout of North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23. • Logged nine points and seven rebounds in 16 minutes of action vs. Wyoming on Dec. 15. • Totaled six points and eight rebounds against Middle Tennessee on Dec. 11. • Scored nine points off the bench Dec. 2 against ETSU while also recording a pair of steals and grabbing four rebounds. • On Nov. 27 against College of Charleston, he scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds. • Scored eight points with four rebounds and a block in 17 minutes of action during UT’s season-opening win over Austin Peay (Nov. 13). • Is a gifted passer for a player of his size.

Noting Williams Has lost close to 100 pounds since high school ... One of the funniest players on the team, he also has the most nicknames, including: Big Baby, Da Neighborhood and Death Star ... Academic major is Africana studies.

Season Career

8 at South Carolina (2/20/10) 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 M11 M12 M13

c c c c c c c

FG-A 3-7 4-5 2-3 0-3 2-2 4-6 4-7 3-5 4-9 1-1 3-9 1-5

3P-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT-A 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 3-6 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0

0-1 0-0 2-3 1-1 2-5 1-4 2-6 5-7 3-6 1-4 4-8

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-0 3-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 4-4 0-1

Reb 4 3 4 3 2 7 4 8 7 4 11 8 SUSP SUSP SUSP SUSP SUSP SUSP SUSP SUSP SUSP DNP 1 0 1 7 7 7 5 13 14 7 5

PF 2 1 4 3 4 1 0 3 3 2 3 3

TP 8 9 4 0 4 11 9 6 9 2 7 2

A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

TO 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 5 4

BK 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2

S Min 0 17 0 13 0 12 0 12 0 13 1 22 2 20 0 19 0 16 1 12 1 22 1 22

2 1 4 1 4 3 3 3 3 3 2

0 0 4 5 4 2 4 10 7 6 8

0 0 3 1 0 1 5 0 2 1 1

0 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0

2 1 18 14 23 22 26 27 28 23 20

Career Stats 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Totals

GP-GS 33-1 34-3 23-7 90-11

Min 370 559 404 1333

Avg 11.2 16.4 17.6 14.8

FG-A 38-63 70-130 52-107 160-300

Pct .603 .538 .486 .533

3FG-A 1-2 3-10 0-1 4-13

Pct .500 .300 .000 .308

FT-A 16-32 27-53 17-30 60-115

Pct .500 .509 .567 .522

Off-Def-Rebs 55-60-115 71-118-189 58-74-132 184-252-436

Avg 3.5 5.6 5.7 4.8

PF-FO 57-1 89-0 58-0 204-1

Ast 12 24 17 53

TO 18 31 28 77

Blk 8 20 16 44

Stl 10 18 10 38

Pts 93 170 121 384

Avg 2.8 5.0 5.3 4.3

SO Guard/Forward • 6-8 • 208 Sherman Oaks, Calif. • Harvard-Westlake HS

0 Renaldo Woolridge

Season/Career Highs Points

Field Goals Made

Season Career

14 vs. Kansas (1/10/10) 14 two times, last vs. Kansas (1/10/10)

Season Career

4 three times, last vs. Kansas (1/10/10) 5 vs. Siena (11/27/08)

Rebounds

Field Goals Attempted

Season Career

8 two times, last vs. Kansas (1/10/10) 8 two times, last vs. Kansas (1/10/10)

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

4 vs. Kansas (1/10/10) Same

3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 2 two times, last at LSU (2/4/10) 2 four times, last at LSU (2/4/10)

Season Career

Steals

6 vs. Kansas (1/10/10) 7 vs. Belmont (12/20/08)

Free Throws Made

Season Career

1 seven times, last at Vanderbilt (2/9/10) 1 eleven times, last at Vanderbilt (2/9/10)

Season Career

Minutes Season Career

8 two times, last vs. Charlotte (1/6/10) 9 vs. Siena (11/27/08)

3 at Alabama (1/19/10) Same

Free Throws Attempted 34 vs. Kansas (1/10/10) Same

Season Highlights • Made 10 starts this season at the power forward position. • In the win over top-ranked Kansas on Jan. 10, he set or tied career-high for points (14), rebounds (8), minutes (34) and 3-pointers made (4). • Made his first start of the season Jan. 6 against Charlotte and totaled 10 points and seven rebounds in 27 minutes of action. • Flirted with a double-double vs. North Carolina A&T on Dec. 23, totaling nine points and eight rebounds in a then-season-high 17 minutes. • Turned in an 11-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 His father, Orlando, played collegiately at Notre Dame where he earned AllAmerica honors before enjoying a 13-year NBA career ... He and his father have both played against and beaten the No. 1 team in the nation (Orlando did it four times) ... 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

5 at Alabama (1/19/10) 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 M11 M12 M13

FG-A

f f f f f

3P-A FT-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 4-6 3-5 0-3 1-6 0-1 0-4 1-3 1-6 0-2 2-5 1-6

1-4 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 1-3 1-1 2-5 4-6 2-4 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-1 1-3 0-4 0-2 0-2 0-2

2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 1-2 1-2 0-0

0-0

1-1

0-0

1-1 0-0

0-0 0-0

Reb INJ 2 2 4 0 0 1 3 4 1 8 1 7 8 7 3 2 1 4 4 5 6 2 3 DNP DNP 0 DNP DNP 0 DNP 1 1

TP A

TO BK S Min

3 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 3 0 4 2 0 0 1 4 4 1

11 8 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 9 3 10 14 8 0 5 0 0 3 3 1 5 2

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

14 8 8 1 3 4 8 8 11 17 8 27 34 23 21 22 8 19 21 26 19 22 24

2 0

3 0

0 0

1 0

0 0

4 1

Career Stats 2008-09 2009-10 Totals

GP-GS 32-6 27-10 59-16

Min 283 365 648

Avg 8.8 13.5 11.0

FG-A 28-90 33-86 61-176

Pct .311 .384 .347

3FG-A 19-69 15-47 34-116

Pct .275 .319 .293

FT-A 9-17 14-24 23-41

Pct .529 .583 .561

Off-Def-Rebs 14-29-43 23-57-80 37-86-123

Avg 1.3 3.0 2.1

PF-FO 31-0 38-0 69-0

Ast 17 9 26

TO 11 24 35

Blk 8 11 19

Stl 4 7 11

Pts 84 95 179

Avg 2.6 3.5 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

Vols In The NCAA Tournament Record Appearances: 17 Overall Record: 13-18 First Round Record: 9-7 Second Round Record: 4-5 Regional Semifinal Record: 0-5 Regional Consolation Record: 0-1

NCAA Tournament Results Year 1967 1976 1977 1979

vs. Opponent (Years) 1-0 vs. American (2008) 1-0 vs. Butler (2008) 0-1 vs. Charlotte (2001) 1-0 vs. Connecticut (2000) 0-1 vs. Dayton (1967) 1-0 vs. Delaware (1999) 1-0 vs. Eastern Kentucky (1979) 1-0 vs. Furman (1980) 0-1 vs. Illinois State (1998) 0-1 vs. Indiana (1967) 1-0 vs. Long Beach State (2007) 2-0 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (1982*, 2000) 0-2 vs. Louisville (1983, 2008) 1-0 vs. Marquette (1983) 0-1 vs. Maryland (1980) 0-1 vs. North Carolina (2000) 0-1 vs. Notre Dame (1979) 0-1 vs. Ohio State (2007) 0-1 vs. Oklahoma State (2009) 0-1 vs. Southwest Missouri State (1999) 0-1 vs. Syracuse (1977) 1-0 vs. Virginia Commonwealth (1981) 1-2 vs. Virginia (1981, 1982, 2007) 0-1 vs. VMI (1976) 0-1 vs. West Virginia (1989) 0-1 vs. Wichita State (2006) 1-0 vs. Winthrop (2006)

1980 1981 1982 1983 1989 1998 1999 2000

2001 2006 2007

2008

* then known as SW Louisiana

Record By Site (Years) 0-1 at Atlanta, Ga. (1981) 0-1 at Austin, Texas (2000) 0-1 at Baton Rouge, La. (1977) 4-0 at Birmingham, Ala. (2000, 2008) 2-3 at Charlotte, N.C. (1976, 1981, 1999, 2008) 2-0 at Columbus, Ohio (2007) 0-2 at Dayton, Ohio (2001, 2009) 0-2 at Evanston, Ill. (1967) 1-1 at Evansville, Ind. (1983) 2-3 at Greensboro, N.C. (1980, 1989, 2006) 1-1 at Indianapolis, Ind. (1982) 1-1 at Murfreesboro, Tenn. (1979) 0-1 at Sacramento, Calif. (1998) 0-1 at San Antonio, Texas (2007)

Record vs. Seeds Seed 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 13 15

W-L 0-5 0-1 0-1 1-0 2-0 1-2 1-2 2-2 1-0 1-1 2-0 2-0

Last Opponent Ohio State (2007) Maryland (1980) Louisville (2008) Virginia (2007) Connecticut (2000) Butler (2008) Oklahoma State (2009) Charlotte (2001) Furman (1980) Long Beach State (2007) Louisiana-Lafayette (2000) American (2008)

2009

Date 3/17 3/18 3/13 3/13 3/9 3/11 3/6 3/8 3/15 3/19 3/12 3/14 3/18 3/20 3/16 3/12 3/12 3/14 3/17 3/19 3/24 3/16 3/16 3/18 3/16 3/18 3/22 3/21 3/23 3/27 3/20

Region Mideast Mideast East Mideast Mideast Mideast East East East East Mideast Mideast Mideast Mideast East West East East South South South Midwest Washington DC Washington DC South South South East East East East

Site Evanston, Ill. Evanston, Ill. Charlotte, N.C. Baton Rouge, La. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Greensboro, N.C. Greensboro, N.C. Charlotte, N.C. Atlanta, Ga. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Evansville, Ind. Evansville, Ind. Greensboro, N.C. Sacramento, Calif. Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte, N.C. Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Austin, Texas Dayton, Ohio Greensboro, N.C. Greensboro, N.C. Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio San Antonio, Texas Brimingham, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Charlotte, N.C. Dayton, Ohio

Round RS RC 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd* RS 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd RS 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd RS 1st 2nd RS 1st

UT Seed

* Received First Round Bye RS=Regional Semifinal; RC=Regional Consolation

Assists

Scoring Gms Total 8 130 8 116 7 98 5 99 6 87

Player (Years) Bert Bertelkamp (1977-80) Johnny Darden (1976-79) Dane Bradshaw (2006-07) Tyrone Beaman (1981-83) Tony Harris (1998-2001)

Gms Total 5 27 4 26 5 25 5 24 7 23

Blocks Scoring Average (Minimum 2 games) Player (Years) Ernie Grunfeld (1976-77) Ron Widby (1967) Reggie Johnson (1977-80) Brandon Wharton (1998-99) Chris Lofton (2006-08)

Gms 2 2 5 3 8

Avg 31.0 21.5 19.8 16.7 16.3

Player (Years) Rashard Lee (1998-99) Isiah Victor (1998-2001) Major Wingate (2006) C.J. Black (1998-2000) Reggie Johnson (1977-80)

Gms Total 3 9 7 9 2 8 6 5 5 5

Steals Rebounding Player (Years) Gms Total Isiah Victor (1998-2001) 7 48 Dale Ellis (1980-83) 8 43 Reggie Johnson (1977-80) 5 42 Gary Carter (1979-81) 6 41 JaJuan Smith (2006-08) 8 39 Vincent Yarbrough (1999-2000) 6 33

Player (Years) Chris Lofton (2006-08) Tony Harris (1998-2001) JaJuan Smith (2006-08) J.P. Prince (2008-09) Dane Bradshaw (2006-07) Isiah Victor (1998-2001) Gary Carter (1979-81)

Gms Total 8 15 7 10 8 10 4 8 5 8 7 8 6 8

Vols As A Seeded Team Seed 2 4 5 7 8 9 10

W-L 3-2 4-3 2-1 1-1 2-4 1-2 0-1

Years 2006, 2008 1981, 1999, 2000 2007 1980 1979, 1983, 1998, 2001 1982, 2009 1989

Rebounding Average (Minimum 2 games) Player (Years) Ernie Grunfeld (1976-77) Andre Patterson (2006) Reggie Johnson (1977-80) Tom Boerwinkle (1967) Isiah Victor (1998-2001)

Result L, 52-53 L, 44-51 L, 75-81 L, 88-93 ot W, 97-81 L, 67-73 W, 80-69 L, 75-86 W, 58-56 ot L, 48-62 W, 61-57 L, 51-54 W, 57-56 L, 57-70 L, 68-84 L, 81-82 ot W, 62-52 L, 51-81 W, 63-58 W, 65-51 L, 69-74 L, 63-70 W, 63-61 L, 73-80 W, 121-86 W, 77-74 L, 84-85 W, 72-57 W, 76-71 ot L, 60-79 L, 75-77

The NCAA began seeding the Tournament in 1979

NCAA Career Leaders Player (Years) Chris Lofton (2006-08) Dale Ellis (1980-83) JaJuan Smith (2006-08) Reggie Johnson (1977-80) Gary Carter (1979-81)

8 8 7 7 4 4 9 9 8 8 10 8 4 4 4 4 4 8 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 9

Opponent Dayton Indiana VMI Syracuse #9 Eastern Kentucky #1 Notre Dame #10 Furman #2 Maryland #5 VCU #1 Virginia #8 SW Louisiana #1 Virginia #9 Marquette #1 Louisville #7 West Virginia #9 Illinois State #13 Delaware #12 SW Missouri State #13 Louisiana-Lafayette #5 Connecticut #8 North Carolina #9 Charlotte #15 Winthrop #7 Wichita State #12 Long Beach State #4 Virginia #1 Ohio State #15 American #7 Butler #3 Louisville #8 Oklahoma State

Gms Avg 2 10.0 2 8.5 5 8.4 2 8.0 7 6.9

Games Player (Years) Chris Lofton (2006-08) JaJuan Smith (2006-08) Dale Ellis (1980-83) Steve Ray (1979-82) Wayne Chism (2007-09) Josh Tabb (2007-09) Jordan Howell (2006-08) Tony Harris (1998-2001) Isiah Victor (1998-2001) Jordan Howell (2006-08)

Total 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7

Individual Records

Team Records

NCAA Individual Scoring

Points

36 28 26 25 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20

36 by Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76)

Field Goals Made 13 by Reggie Johnson vs. Furman (3/6/80) 13 by Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76)

121 vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Field Goals Made 43 vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Field Goal Attempts Field Goal Attempts

79 vs. Illinois State (3/12/77)

23 by Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76)

Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Percentage (15 att.)

58.9 (43-73) vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

68.4 (13-19) by Reggie Johnson vs. Furman (3/6/80)

3-Pt Field Goals Made Field Goal Percentage (10 att.)

16 vs. Ohio State (3/22/07)

81.8 (9-11) by Howard Wood vs. Furman (3/6/80)

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts 3-Pt Field Goals Made 6 by Chris Lofton vs. Ohio State (3/22/07) 6 by Chris Lofton vs. Wichita State (3/18/06)

33 vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/09)

3-Pt Field Goal Percentage 51.9 (14-27) vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts 18 by Chris Lofton vs. Wichita State (3/18/06)

Free Throws Made

Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76) Reggie Johnson vs. Furman (3/6/80) Ernie Grunfeld vs. Syracuse (3/13/77) Chris Lofton vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07) Chris Lofton vs. Ohio State (3/22/07) JaJuan Smith vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07) Michael Brooks vs. Virginia (3/14/82) Brandon Wharton vs. Illinois State (3/12/98) Dale Ellis vs. SW Louisiana (3/12/82) Bernard King vs. Syracuse (3/13/77) Ron Widby vs. Indiana (3/18/67) Dyron Nix vs. West Virginia (3/16/89) Dale Ellis vs. VCU (3/15/81) Ramar Smith vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07) Tyler Smith vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/09) Reggie Johnson vs. Maryland (3/8/80) Gary Carter vs. Maryland (3/8/80) Chris Lofton vs. Virginia (3/18/07) Chris Lofton vs. Wichita State (3/18/06) C.J. Watson vs. Wichita State (3/18/06) Dale Ellis vs. Marquette (3/18/83) Reggie Johnson vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79) Ron Widby vs. Dayton (3/17/67)

25 vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79)

3-Pt Field Goal Percentage (6 att.) 66.7 (4-6) by JaJuan Smith vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Free Throws Made 10 by Tyler Smith vs. Oklahoma State (3/20/09) 10 by C.J. Black vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (3/17/00) 10 by Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76)

Free Throw Attempts 33 vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79)

Free Throw Percentage 92.9 (13-14) vs. Maryland (3/8/80)

Offensive Rebounds 20 vs. Illinois State (3/12/98)

Free Throw Attempts 13 by Ernie Grunfeld vs. VMI (3/13/76)

Free Throw Percentage (7 att.) 100.0 (10-10) by Tyler Smith vs. Oklahoma St. (3/20/09) 100.0 (10-10) by C.J. Black vs. La-Lafayette (3/17/00) 100.0 (7-7) by Gary Carter vs. Maryland (3/8/80)

Offensive Rebounds 8 by Duke Crews vs. Long Beach State (3/18/07)

Defensive Rebounds 9 by Vincent Yarbrough vs. Charlotte (3/16/01) 9 by Isiah Victor vs. Delaware (3/12/99)

Total Rebounds 14 by Isiah Victor vs. Delaware (3/12/99) 14 by Reggie Johnson vs. Furman (3/6/80)

Assists 16 by Bert Bertelkamp vs. Maryland (3/8/80)

Blocked Shots 5 by Major Wingate vs. Wichita State (3/18/06)

Steals 4 by JaJuan Smith vs. Louisville (3/27/08) 4 by Chris Lofton vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07) 4 by Isiah Victor vs. Illinois State (3/12/98) 4 by Terry Crosby vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79)

Minutes 45 by Gary Carter vs. VCU (3/15/81) 45 by Dale Ellis, vs. VCU (3/15/81)

Defensive Rebounds 32 vs. Delaware (3/12/99)

Total Rebounds 53 vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79)

Personal Fouls 29 vs. Furman (3/6/80) 29 vs. Notre Dame (3/11/79)

Assists 27 vs. Syracuse (3/13/77)

Turnovers (Low) 6 vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Turnovers (High) 26 vs. Syracuse (3/13/77)

Blocks 7 vs. Wichita State (3/18/06) 7 vs. Illinois State (3/12/98)

Steals 12 vs. American (3/21/08) 12 vs. Louisville (3/20/83) 12 vs. VMI (3/13/76)

Points (1st Half) 57 vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Points (2nd Half) 64 vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07)

Points (Overtime) 13 vs. Butler (3/23/08)

NCAA Individual Rebounding 14 14 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10

Isiah Victor vs. Delaware (3/12/99) Reggie Johnson vs. Furman (3/6/80) Ernie Grunfeld vs. Syracuse (3/13/77) Bernard King vs. Syracuse (3/13/77) Duke Crews vs. Long Beach State (3/16/07) Andre Patterson vs. Winthrop (3/16/06) Rashard Lee vs. Illinois State (3/12/98) Gary Carter vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/9/79) JaJuan Smith vs. Wichita State (3/18/06) Vincent Yarbrough vs. Charlotte (3/16/01) Doug Roth vs. West Virginia (3/10/89) Reggie Johnson vs. Syracuse (3/13/77)

1967 NCAA Mideast Region — Regional Semifinal

Tennessee (21-6) Dayton (23-5)

1967 NCAA Mideast Region — Regional Consolation

Indiana (18-8) Tennessee (21-7)

52 53

1976 NCAA East Region — First Round

51 44

Tennessee (21-6) VMI (21-9)

75 81

March 17, 1967 • McGaw Hall • Evanston, Illinois

March 18, 1967 • McGaw Hall • Evanston, Illinois

March 13, 1976 • Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina

A cold shooting first half was too much for Tennessee to overcome as the Volunteers fell 53-52 to Dayton in their first NCAA Tournament appearance. Tennessee trailed 36-25 at the break as Dayton hit 58 percent from the field compared to the Vols’ 23 percent. Tennessee hit only seven buckets in 31 attempts. Tennessee fought back, though, and whittled the lead down to 50-48 with 8:01 left on the clock when both teams started holding the ball. The Vols had possession of the ball and were looking for the perfect shot to tie the game, but Tom Boerwinkle was called for walking, and Dayton took over possession. Tennessee regained possession when Billy Hann came up with a steal with 3:10 remaining. Bill Justus then knotted the score at 50 when he hit a jumper with just over two minutes left in the game. Dayton then held the ball looking for a game winning shot. The Vols forced the issue with 24 seconds remaining and fouled Bobby Joe Hooper. Hooper was good on one of his free throw attempts giving the Vols a chance for the final shot and the win. The man picked to take the shot was Ron Widby, who had hit the game-winning shot against Mississippi State in the Vols’ regular season finale to clinch the SEC championship But Widby’s jumper from 20-feet was off the mark, and Dayton eventually regained possession. Two free throws later, the Flyers led 53-50. Widby hit an uncontested lay-up at the buzzer to finish the scoring. “Somebody has to take the last shot,” Widby said. “I never mind the pressure. I thought the ball was going in.” The Vols held All-America Don May, who came into the game averaging 22 points, to nine points on 2-of-10 shooting, but the guard duo of Hooper and Gene Klaus led the Flyers with 14 and 12, respectively. They shot a combined 11-of-14 from the field. “We did a fine defensive job on May, but got beat by the outside shooting of their guards,” UT head coach Ray Mears said. “They surprised us. We just didn’t think they could shoot so well from long range.” Widby finished with a game-high 20 points to pace four Vols in double figures.

Tennessee struggled from the field in a 51-44 defeat at the hands of Indiana in the NCAA Tournament consolation game for the Volunteers. The Vols stayed close throughout the game and had as much as a three-point lead in the second half, but eventually faltered down the stretch. Tennessee connected on 14-of-46 shots from the field for 30.7 percent. Indiana did not fair much better at 37.2 percent, but dominated the boards 43 to 27. A short jumper from Ron Widby gave the Vols an 18-16 lead with just over five minutes left in the first half. Indiana then went into a stall in attempt to take the last shot of the half. They eventually got a bucket from Bill Joyner to tie the score. Tennessee failed to score on its next possession, and Vernon Payne gave the Hoosiers a 20-18 lead. Bill Justus hit a jumper at the halftime buzzer to pull the Vols even. Justus hit two free throws in the opening minutes of the second half to give the Vols a 27-24 advantage, but Indiana outscored the Vols 21-11 to open up a 45-38 lead. Justus and Widby hit back-to-back buckets for the Vols to cut the lead to three, but Russell and Jack Johnson hit two free throws each to put the game out of reach. The game was physical from the start which did not suit the playing style of Tennessee. “We played as hard as we could under the conditions,” Tennessee coach Ray Mears said. “They are taking the finesse out of the game when they depend on brute strength. We were not real sharp, but there were a lot of bumps and bruises out there.”

VMI placed five players in double figures and shot a sizzling 66 percent from the field to upset the Volunteers 81-75 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The Bernie was missing from the Ernie and Bernie Show in this game as Bernard King was out of action with a injured left thumb. Ernie Grunfeld held up his end of the show as he poured in 36 points and grabbed eight rebounds. “I’m not embarrassed that we lost to VMI,” Grunfeld said. “I’m never embarrassed if we try and we tried hard. We just didn’t get enough done. We can’t let them shoot like that and expect to win.” Grunfeld scored 12 straight points for Tennessee to close the first half, and the Vols had as much as a six-point lead during that stretch. The scored stood tied at 60 with 5:42 left in the game when the Keydets reeled off eight unanswered points. Tennessee had three shots blocked during that stretch, and Dave Montgomery scored six of the eight points for VMI. Two free throws from Austin Clarke pulled the Vols to within 70-67 with 2:08 remaining, but the Vols could get no closer. Tennessee coach Ray Mears made a move at halftime in hopes to give the Vols an emotional lift as King dressed out. “We let him dress out to see if it would give us a mental lift,” Mears said. “I wasn’t about to play him. We were not going to risk his future. Most of you don’t realize how much he means to us. We were just hoping to get through this first game.” Will Bynum led the Keydets with 20 points, followed by 19 from Ron Carter. John Krovic added 17, Curt Reppart tossed in 11, and Montgomery finished with 10. Mike Jackson was the only other Vol in double figures with 14 points.

NOTES: Dayton advanced to the national championship game before falling 79-64 to UCLA ... The Vols won the SEC championship with a 15-3 record.

NOTES: Indiana coach Lou Watson signed a scholarship with Tennessee coach John Mauer in 1946, but eventually played at Indiana ... Widby was named to the all-tournament team ... Widby scored 619 points during the 1966-67 season which was the most ever by a Vol. He surpassed the mark of 522 set by Carl Widseth during the 1955-56 season ... Widby averaged 22.1 points a game which was tops in the SEC ... Indiana was the Big Ten champion. VISITORS: Indiana 18-8 34 33 31 23 22 44 24

VISITORS: Tennessee 21-6 15 20 34 42 14 24 50

Ron Widby Tom Hendrix Tom Boerwinkle Bill Justus Bill Hann Wes Coffman David Bell TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 7-20 5-11 4-7 4-9 0-4 0-0 0-1

FT 6-7 0-0 2-3 2-3 1-1 0-0 1-2

20-52

12-16

f f c g g

REBS 4 1 9 5 2 0 2 4 27

PF 2 2 5 2 0 0 0

TP 20 10 10 10 1 0 1

Game: 38.5% Game: 75.0%

HOME TEAM: Dayton 23-5 33 21 31 14 42 22 43

Dan Sadlier Donald May Dan Obrovac Gene Klaus Bobby Joe Hooper Rudy Waterman Glinder Torain TEAM Total

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 4-4 2-10 1-2 5-7 6-7 2-3 0-2

FT 2-2 5-5 1-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 1-1

24-35

13-14

f f c g g

Game: 57.1% Game: 92.9%

Officials: Phil Fox, Mike Ditimasio Technical fouls: None Attendance: not available Score by Periods Tennessee Dayton

1st 25 36

2nd 27 17

Total 52 53

REBS 1 14 4 0 2 0 3 1 25

PF 4 2 2 0 0 0 2

TP 10 9 3 12 14 4 1

Harry Joyner Ken Johnson William DeHeer Vernon Payne William Russell Earl Schneider Vernon Pfaff TEAM Totals

FG 5-10 2-7 4-8 2-6 3-11 0-0 0-1

FT 0-2 5-5 5-8 4-5 4-4 0-0 1-1

16-43

19-25

f f c g g

REBS 8 7 16 2 5 0 1 4 43

PF 3 4 3 3 2 1 1

TP 10 9 13 8 10 0 1

VISITORS: Tennessee 21-6 22 25 43 34 10 30 41

Ernie Grunfeld Mike Jackson Doug Ashworth Austin Clark Johnny Darden Terry Crosby Mike Smithson TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

f f c g g

FG 13-23 5-13 3-6 3-9 4-8 0-2 1-1

FT 10-13 4-5 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-2 0-0

29-62

17-23

1st Half: 13-27 48.1% 1st Half: 12-17 70.6%

REBS 8 1 3 8 1 1 1 2 25

PF 3 5 2 5 2 3 0

TP 36 14 6 9 8 0 2

A TO 0 5 0 4 2 1 3 0 6 1 0 1 0 0

Bl St Min 0 3 40 0 1 39 0 3 31 0 1 39 0 3 40 0 1 10 0 0 1

75 11 13

0 12 200

2nd Half: 16-35 45.7% 2nd Half: 5-6 83.3%

Game: 46.8% Game: 73.9%

1 HOME TEAM: VMI 21-9

15 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

Game: 37.2% Game: 76.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-7 53 21 35 43 15 25 55

NOTES: VMI lost 91-75 to Rutgers in the Regional Semifinals.

Ron Widby Tom Hendrix Tom Boerwinkle Bill Justus Bill Hann Wes Coffman David Bell TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 8-19 2-7 1-5 3-12 0-1 0-1 0-1

FT 7-9 0-2 0-1 7-7 2-2 0-0 0-0

14-46

16-21

f f c g g

1st 21 21

PF 4 5 4 2 0 1 1

TP 23 4 2 13 2 0 0

Ron Carter f Curt Reppart f John Krovic c Will Bynum g Dave Montgomery g George Borojevich Kelly Lombard Pat Kelley TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 8-11 5-7 6-9 8-14 4-5 2-4 0-0 0-0

FT 3-6 1-3 5-5 4-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

33-50

15-22

1st Half: 18-27 66.7% 1st Half: 1-3 33.3%

REBS 14 1 2 4 6 5 0 0 0 32

PF 4 2 0 4 4 3 1 1

TP 19 11 17 20 10 4 0 0

81 15 22

2nd Half: 15-23 65.2% 2nd Half: 14-19 73.7%

Officials: Robert Korte, Jim Bain Technical fouls: Tennessee: Bench, Darden; VMI: Bench Attendance: 11,666

Game: 30.4% Game: 76.2%

Score by Periods Tennessee VMI

Officials: Bill Fidgen, Phil Fox Technical fouls: None Attendance: 7,419 Score by Periods Tennessee Indiana

REBS 9 1 7 4 1 0 0 5 27

13 20 22 30 45 42 40 52

2nd 23 30

Total 44 51

1st 38 37

2nd 37 44

Total 75 81

A TO 5 6 5 5 5 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 2

Bl St Min 2 1 39 0 1 39 0 0 37 0 1 33 1 2 27 0 0 19 0 0 1 0 0 1 3

5 200

Game: 66.0% Game: 68.2%

1977 NCAA Mideast Region — First Round

1979 NCAA Mideast Region — First Round

Tennessee (22-6) Syracuse (26-3)

88 93

#9 #8

1979 NCAA Mideast Region — Second Round

Eastern Kentucky (21-8) Tennessee (21-11)

81 97

#1 #8

Notre Dame (23-5) Tennessee (21-12)

73 67

March 13, 1977 • Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

March 9, 1979 • Murphy Athletic Center • Murfreesboro, Tennessee

March 11, 1979 • Murphy Athletic Center • Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Syracuse posted a 93-88 overtime victory to put an end to the Ernie and Bernie Show at Tennessee. Things looked good early for Tennessee as the Vols raced out to a 20-10 lead against a pressing Syracuse defense. But the Orangemen regained their composure and eventually tied the score at 32 with just under five minutes left in the first half. Tennessee held strong, though, and an Ernie Grunfeld jumper put the Vols up eight at 47-39 with 17:51 left in the second half. Syracuse then staged a 14-2 run over the next five minutes to take a 53-49 advantage. Syracuse held a 78-74 lead with 1:31 left in the second half, but Reggie Johnson hit a short jumper and converted two free throws to tie the game. Larry Kelley’s shot at the end of regulation could have won the game for the Orangemen, but it was off the mark. A Ross Kindel steal and layup gave Syracuse an 86-80 lead with 2:03 left in the overtime. Syracuse then hit 7-of-9 free throws in the final minute of the overtime to seal the victory. “We didn’t score when we needed to score,” Tennessee coach Ray Mears said. “The break worked well early then went dry. Our game is based on King, Grunfeld and Jackson playing 40 minutes each. Maybe that is a fallacy. If you live by that idea, you die by it.” It certainly hurt the Vols as Grunfeld, Bernard King and Mike Jackson all watched the end of the game from the bench. Not helping matters were the 26 turnovers the Vols had. Grunfeld led the Vols with 26 points and 12 rebounds, King tossed in 23 and also grabbed 12 rebounds. Reggie Johnson added 17 points and 10 rebounds. “I hope what happened against Syracuse won’t wash out the things we’ve done all year,” King said. “It was a great year for me and the team.”

Tennessee turned an early 10-point deficit into a 44-38 halftime lead and eventually turned in a 97-81 victory over the Colonels. This was Tennessee’s first ever win in the NCAA Tournament. The Vols fell behind 15-5 in the first five minutes of the game before finally getting things on track. Gary Carter made three consecutive field goals to spark a Tennessee rally and pull the Vols within 16-13. Johnny Darden then hit a long jumper, and the Vols had the Colonel lead to one. Eastern Kentucky regained its composure and had the lead back out to 30-26 with 4:44 left in the first half. Terry Crosby then reeled off three consecutive buckets for the Vols, and Tennessee held a 32-30 advantage with just under four minutes left in the half. “This game was won in the final eight minutes of the first half,” Tennessee coach Don DeVoe said. “By getting the ball to Terry Crosby, we were able to turn it around. We played poorly in the first 10 minutes but our kids snapped out of it.” The game was still close five minutes into the second half, but Tennessee went on an 18-6 run to turn a 54-50 lead into a 72-56 advantage with 8:21 left in the game. “We were too psyched up at the beginning,” Reggie Johnson said. “That was a terrible start. We had to come down from our high before we could play.” Johnson led the Vols with 20 points and nine rebounds. Carter added 18 points with a game-high 11 rebounds. Crosby finished the game with 19 points. James Tillman led Eastern Kentucky with 21 points. He was one of five Colonels in double figures as Dave Tierney netted 13, Bruce Jones had 12, and Vic Merchant and Kenney added 11 each.

Notre Dame outscored the Vols 14-4 to open the second half to turn a 32-32 halftime tie into a 46-36 lead. Tennessee got no closer than five points the rest of the game and fell 73-67 to the Irish. “It was one of our poorest games in terms of poise and concentration,” Tennessee coach Don DeVoe said. “We hustled and worked the boards hard in the first half, but Notre Dame made us play as if we were scared in the first two minutes of the second half.” Notre Dame opened the second half with a full-court press forcing four Tennessee turnovers in the first 2:05 of the second half. “We noted that Tennessee made 21 turnovers against Eastern Kentucky so our staff decided to go right after them with the press,” Notre Dame coach Digger Phelps said. “We played it loosely at the start then went to a closer press with a quicktrap. That forced some turnovers and gave us some breathing room.” Both Terry Crosby and Reggie Johnson had poor games shooting the ball for the Vols. They combined to hit 7-of-21 field goal attempts. Johnson also missed five of his 10 free throw attempts. “Neither Terry Crosby and Reggie Johnson had a good offensive game,” DeVoe said. “When that happens, we have problems.” Johnson finished with 13 points, eight below his season average. Gary Carter led the Vols with 16 points. Chuck Threeths added 10 points and eight rebounds. “I was taking normal shots, but there was a lid on the basket,” Crosby said. “Almost any night we play, Reggie and I have to have good games offensively for us to win. Neither of us scored as we must to win.”

NOTES: The 22 wins by the Vols set a school record at that time ... Tennessee won a share of the SEC championship along with Kentucky ... Syracuse was being coached by first-year coach Jim Boeheim ... Syracuse lost 81-59 to UNC-Charlotte in the Regional Semifinals to finish its season 26-4. VISITORS: Tennessee 22-6 22 53 32 24 25 30 33 10

Ernie Grunfeld Bernard King Reggie Johnson Johnny Darden Mike Jackson Terry Crosby Chuck Threeths Bert Bertelkamp TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

f f c g g

FG 10-16 8-19 6-12 3-8 6-13 0-4 0-0 2-3

FT 6-11 7-8 5-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

35-75

18-24

1st Half: 16-33 48.4% 1st Half: 6-7 85.7%

REBS 12 12 10 1 3 3 2 0 1 44

PF 5 5 4 1 5 2 1 3

TP A TO 26 4 6 23 2 9 17 0 1 6 12 6 12 5 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 4 0 0

88 27 26

2nd Half: 19-42 45.0% 2nd Half: 12-17 71.0%

Bl St Min 0 1 44 0 0 38 2 0 36 0 1 41 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 16 0 0 5 3

2 225

Game: 46.6% Game: 75.0%

HOME TEAM: Syracuse 26-3 33 44 50 11 22 20 55 35 53

Dale Shackleford Marty Byrnes Roosevelt Bouie Larry Kelley James Williams Ross Kindel Louis Orr Bill Drew Robert Parker TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 3-4 4-9 3-8 9-15 7-13 5-9 2-6 2-4 0-0

FT 1-5 7-7 2-2 4-4 2-2 2-3 2-4 3-4 0-0

35-69

23-32

f f c g g

1st Half: 14-37 37.8% 1st Half: 7-10 70.0%

REBS 9 11 4 2 1 2 9 2 0 1 42

PF 4 2 5 1 2 2 5 1 1 23

A TO 4 4 1 3 0 3 3 4 7 5 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 93 23 25

2nd Half: 21-32 66.0% 2nd Half: 16-22 73.0%

Bl St Min 0 2 29 2 0 41 2 0 25 0 0 37 0 0 27 0 2 26 1 0 28 0 0 10 0 0 2 5

4 225

Game: 50.7% Game: 71.9%

VISITORS: Eastern Kentucky 21-8 FG FT 05 James Tillman f 7-17 7-8 22 Vic Merchant f 4-10 3-5 35 Dave Bootcheck c 1-2 0-0 10 Kenny Elliott g 5-12 1-2 11 Bruce Jones g 6-19 0-1 12 Dave Tierney 6-9 1-2 20 Donnie Moore 1-2 1-1 33 Chris Williams 2-4 0-0 44 Dale Jenkins 2-5 0-0 TEAM Totals 34-80 13-19 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 16-36 44.4% 1st Half: 6-12 50.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-11 FG 25 Terry Crosby f 7-12 32 Reggie Johnson f 6-14 44 Howard Wood c 3-5 10 Bert Bertelkamp g 1-1 30 Gary Carter g 7-13 14 Terry Glenn 1-2 20 Mike Stapleton 0-0 21 James Meriweather 1-2 23 Kenne Teffeteller 0-0 24 Johnny Darden 3-5 31 Chuck Threeths 5-9 43 Kevin Nash 2-4 53 Steve Ray 0-1 TEAM Totals 36-68 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

REBS 8 6 3 2 2 4 2 1 9 2 39

PF 3 4 5 0 2 3 0 1 5

TP 21 11 2 11 12 13 3 4 4

81 16 17

2nd Half: 18-44 41.0% 2nd Half: 7-7 100.0%

FT 4-4 8-12 1-2 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 25-33

1st Half: 16-33 48.4% 1st Half: 12-15 80.0%

REBS 6 9 5 1 11 1 2 1 0 3 8 3 0 3 53

1st 38 35

2nd 40 43

OT 10 15

Total 88 93

Score by Periods Eastern Kentucky Tennessee

1st 38 44

2nd 44 53

Bl St Min 0 0 40 0 1 33 1 0 10 1 0 34 0 2 33 0 1 16 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 1 24 2

5 200

Game: 42.5% Game: 68.4%

TP 19 20 7 2 18 2 0 2 2 8 11 5 1

97 19 21

2nd Half: 20-35 57.1% 2nd Half: 13-18 72.2%

Total 81 97

A TO 0 4 1 2 0 0 3 2 9 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1

PF 3 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0

Officials: Paul Houseman, Rich Ballesteros, Dan Nicksich Technical fouls: None Attendance: 10,982

Officials: Burch, Richard Technical fouls: None Attendance: 5,965 Score by Periods Tennessee Syracuse

TP 7 15 8 22 16 12 6 7 0

NOTES: Eastern Kentucky was the Ohio Valley Conference champion.

A TO 4 3 2 3 0 1 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 2 0 3 0 2 0 0

Bl St Min 0 4 36 0 0 27 1 0 12 0 1 14 0 1 37 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 2 23 0 0 24 0 0 10 0 0 4 1

8 200

Game: 52.9% Game: 75.7%

NOTES: Tennessee had won nine consecutive games before losing to the Irish, including two games in the SEC Tournament on its way to the tournament championship ... Notre Dame lost 80-68 to Michigan State in the Regional Finals ... 1979 was the first year tournament seeding was used. VISITORS: Notre Dame 23-5 44 32 34 12 42 15 24 30 52

Kelly Tripucka f Orlando Woolridge f Bruce Flowers c Rich Branning g Bill Hanzlik g Mike Mitchell Stan Wilcox Tracy Jackson Bill Laimbeer TEAM Total

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 6-7 4-7 3-4 3-9 6-10 0-1 0-0 1-8 2-3

FT 9-10 0-1 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 2-6 8-11

25-49

23-32

1st Half: 14-27 51.9% 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-12 FG 25 Terry Crosby f 3-10 32 Reggie Johnson f 4-11 44 Howard Wood c 4-7 10 Bert Bertelkamp g 0-1 30 Gary Carter g 7-16 23 Kenne Teffeteller 0-0 24 Johnny Darden 4-6 31 Chuck Threeths 4-8 43 Kevin Nash 0-1 53 Steve Ray 0-0 TEAM Totals 26-60 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

REBS 3 6 4 1 1 0 0 2 12 4 33

FT 2-2 5-10 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 2-4 2-4 2-2 0-0 15-25

REBS 5 5 7 0 7 0 2 8 0 1 9 44

A TO 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2

2 11

2nd 41 35

Total 73 67

Bl St Min 0 1 29 0 3 28 1 1 17 0 0 20 1 2 28 0 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 23 1 0 29 3

7 200

Game: 51.0% Game: 71.9%

PF 2 5 3 2 5 0 4 2 5 1

TP 8 13 8 0 16 0 10 10 2 0

A TO 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 0

4 16

2nd Half: 13-28 46.4% 2nd Half: 9-12 75.0%

Officials: Not available Technical fouls: Not available Attendance: 10,982 1st 32 32

TP 21 8 6 6 16 0 0 4 12

2nd Half: 11-22 50% 2nd Half: 19-27 70.4%

1st Half: 13-32 40.6% 1st Half: 6-13 46.2%

Score by Periods Notre Dame Tennessee

PF 2 4 5 3 4 1 2 0 3

Bl St Min 0 1 39 0 0 26 0 0 15 0 0 7 0 2 38 0 0 1 0 1 34 0 0 29 0 1 7 0 0 3 0

5 200

Game: 43.3% Game: 60.0%

1980 NCAA East Region — First Round #10 #7

1980 NCAA East Region — Second Round

Furman (23-7) Tennessee (18-10)

69 80

#7 #2

1981 NCAA East Region — Second Round

Tennessee (18-11) Maryland (24-6)

75 86

#5 #4

VCU (24-5) Tennessee (21-7)

ot 56 58

March 6, 1980 • Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina

March 8, 1980 • Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina

March 15, 1981 • Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina

A change in the starting lineup proved fruitful for the Vols as they posted an 80-69 victory over the Palladins. The Vols inserted Steve Ray and Chuck Threeths in the starting lineup for Dale Ellis and Kevin Nash, respectively. The change was made so the Vols could use their quickness against Furman’s man-to-man defense. The strategy worked. Tennessee was able to get the fastbreak going early with the lineup change and jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead. Furman rallied, though, with a 13-4 scoring spree to hold a 15-12 advantage with 13:08 remaining in the first half. But two baskets by Howard Wood, a layup from Nash and two free throws from Reggie Johnson gave the Vols a 20-15 lead with just under 10 minutes left in the half. It was all Tennessee from there on out. “The way we came out and clicked and got our open shots to drop made all the difference in the world,” Nash said. “It gave us the feeling we weren’t going to lose.” Adding to Furman’s woes was a poor performance from the free-throw line. Furman’s starters entered the game shooting better than 70 percent from the line. Furman hit only 17-of-32 free throws for 53 percent. “We missed a potential 13 points at the line in the first half, and that was the difference in the game,” Furman coach Eddie Holbrook said. “Almost everything that went wrong in this game goes back to the free throws. Once we got behind, we got out of what we wanted to do.” Tennessee held a 40-29 lead at the halftime break, and Furman trimmed it down to 49-41. But three straight baskets by Wood capped a 9-2 run that broke the game open. Tennessee led by as many as 21 points in the second half. Wood was one of three Vols in double figures with 19 points. Reggie Johnson had a game-high 28 points along with 14 rebounds. Jonathan Moore led Furman with 22 points and 17 rebounds.

Foul trouble for Reggie Johnson spelled doom for Tennessee, as Maryland posted an 86-75 victory over Tennessee. “When you have a team that relies on one man to score and he gets in foul trouble, your team is in serious trouble,” Tennessee coach Don DeVoe said. “When Reggie doesn’t play, you don’t win.” Tennessee was rolling in the first half, and Johnson was nearly unstoppable. He scored 17 points in the game’s first 14 minutes to help Tennessee to a 29-18 lead. Johnson picked up his second foul of the game with just under three minutes left in the first half, but Tennessee still held a 40-32 advantage at the break. Johnson scored two buckets in the opening minutes of the second half, and the Vols led 46-39 with 16:23 left in the game. Then, in a matter of 10 seconds, Johnson got whistled for his third and fourth fouls and went to the bench with 15:06 left in the game. He didn’t score again. “I guarantee we got the short end of the officiating in the second half,” DeVoe said. “You don’t win in the tournament play when you get the short end. The two fouls on Johnson were the turning point.” Greg Manning pulled the Terrapins even at 50 with a rebound basket at the 13:26 mark in the second half. Maryland eventually pulled out to a 70-62 lead, but the Vols rallied back and pulled within 78-75 on a short jumper from Howard Wood with 45 seconds remaining. Manning then had back-to-back three-point plays for Maryland to squelch any Vol hopes for a victory. Gary Carter also had 21 points for the Vols along with eight rebounds. Bert Bertelkamp dished out a career-high 16 assists against only two turnovers in 39 minutes of action. Manning led Maryland with 28 points to pace four Terrapins in double figures. Albert King added 20, Buck Williams 19 and Ernest Graham 14. Maryland also shot a hot 63.2 percent from the field compared to 47 percent for Tennessee.

Dale Ellis drilled a 15-foot jumper at the buzzer to lift Tennessee to a 58-56 overtime victory over Virginia Commonwealth. “I just stood there after I shot that ball,” Ellis said. “That was the greatest feeling to make that shot.” Ellis’ shot was the only shot taken in the five-minute extra period. Virginia Commonwealth got the opening tip in overtime and stalled away the first half of the period. The Rams lost their chance at attempting a shot when Steve Ray forced Danny Kottak out-of-bounds. Tennessee then held the ball the second half of overtime and called a timeout with 19 seconds remaining. Michael Brooks passed the ball over to Ellis with five seconds remaining, and the sophomore from Marietta, Ga., hit the game-winner. Ellis was not the Vols’ first option to take the shot, though. “The ball was supposed to come to me, and I was supposed to pass it to Howard (Wood) in the corner,” Ellis said. “It was Howard that kept us in the game, and it’s usually (him) who takes the final shot.” The play was the same play the Vols ran at the end of regulation in attempt to make the game-winner. But Ellis threw an ill-advised pass to Steve Ray, and the Vols lost their opportunity to win at the end of regulation. Tennessee coach Don DeVoe told Ellis to go with the shot if the opportunity arose again. It did, and Ellis made good. “I don’t think there’s been a bigger shot in Tennessee basketball in a long time than the one Dale Ellis made,” DeVoe said. “We were able to make the play at the end because they gave us the opportunity by making a turnover.” Overtime looked unlikely as Tennessee built a 14-point first half lead and led 38-25 at the start of the second half on a dunk by Ellis. The Rams erased the last two points of the deficit with a bucket from Kottak with 2:24 left in the second half to put the score at 56-56 which eventually forced the overtime. Ellis finished with 22 points, and Howard Wood 18. Greg McRay led the Rams with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting.

NOTES: Future Vol assistant coach Michael Hunt (1994-97) was on the Furman team ... Furman’s berth in the NCAA Tournament came via its Southern Conference championship.

NOTES: Maryland’s Albert King is the brother of former Vol AllAmerica Bernard King ... Maryland lost in the Regional Semifinals 74-68 to Georgetown.

VISITORS: Furman 23-7 55 Ronald White 42 Rick McKinney 25 Jonathan Moore 20 Mel Daniel 22 Michael Hunt 35 Reggie Small 31 Dale Crowe 24 Tobe Jackson 51 Randy Butler 44 William Hanks Team Totals TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 3-7 3-6 9-14 6-9 2-6 1-3 0-2 1-5 0-1 1-3

FT 2-5 5-8 4-8 3-5 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-3

26-56

17-32

f f c g g

1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 1st Half: 7-16 43.8%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 18-10 FG 32 Reggie Johnson f 13-19 53 Steve Ray f 0-3 31 Chuck Threeths c 1-3 30 Gary Carter g 6-8 10 Bert Bertelkamp g 1-5 41 Dale Ellis 1-6 44 Howard Wood 9-11 43 Kevin Nash 3-7 15 Ralph Parton 2-5 24 Michael Poole 0-2 34 Anthony Love 0-0 Team Totals 36-69 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

REBS 0 6 17 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 5 35

FT 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-2 3-5 0-0 0-0 8-16

REBS 14 2 5 6 1 3 5 8 1 1 0 1 47

69 11 19

2nd 40 40

PF 2 5 3 4 5 0 3 4 3 0 0 29

TP 28 0 2 13 3 2 19 6 7 0 0

Total 69 80

A TO 0 1 0 3 1 3 4 4 1 5 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 0

Bl St Min 1 0 24 0 0 26 1 1 30 0 2 30 0 0 30 0 0 14 0 0 13 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 9 3

3 200

Game: 46.4% Game: 53.1%

A TO 3 4 1 0 1 2 6 4 8 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0

80 26 16

2nd Half: 17-26 65.4% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0%

Officials: Turner, Watson, Ballesteros Technical fouls: Tennessee: Don DeVoe Attendance: 6,865 1st 29 40

TP 8 11 22 15 4 2 2 2 0 3

2nd Half: 15-3 48.4% 2nd Half: 10-16 62.5%

1st Half: 19-43 44.2% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

Score by Periods Furman Tennessee

PF 0 1 3 4 3 1 3 0 3 0

Bl St Min 3 1 37 1 1 28 0 0 10 0 1 34 0 2 19 0 0 14 0 0 25 0 0 8 0 1 19 0 0 5 0 0 1 4

6 200

Game: 50.7% Game: 50.0%

VISITORS: Tennessee 18-11 32 53 31 10 30 41 43 15 24 44

Reggie Johnson Steve Ray Chuck Threeths Bert Bertelkamp Gary Carter Dale Ellis Kevin Nash Ralph Parton Michael Poole Howard Wood TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

f f c g g

FG 10-17 0-3 0-2 3-8 7-12 3-6 2-4 0-0 0-1 6-13

FT 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 7-7 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

31-66

13-14

1st Half: 16-32 50.0% 1st Half: 8-9 88.9%

REBS 4 2 5 2 8 2 3 0 0 4 0 30

PF 5 3 3 5 1 5 2 0 1 0

TP A TO 21 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 16 2 21 3 1 7 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 2

75 20

2nd Half: 15-34 44.1% 2nd Half: 5-5 100.0%

Bl St Min 0 0 25 0 0 17 0 0 19 0 0 39 0 1 40 0 1 22 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 25 1

4 200

Game: 47.0% Game: 92.9%

NOTES: Tennessee received a first-round bye in the 1981 NCAA Tournament ... Tennessee’s victory ended Virginia Commonwealth’s 16-game winning streak which was the longest in the nation. VISITORS: Virginia Commonwealth 24-5 FG FT 21 Danny Kottak f 5-7 0-0 54 Greg McCray f 10-14 3-5 30 Kenny Stancell c 0-3 1-3 10 Monty Knight g 5-11 2-2 25 Edmund Sherod g 4-8 2-2 44 Greg Shropshire 0-0 0-0 41 Don Jones 0-0 0-0 11 Stanley Davis 0-0 0-0 TEAM Totals 24-43 8-12 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 10-20 50% 1st Half: 5-8 62.5%

REBS 2 8 5 3 5 0 0 0 2 25

PF 3 4 2 1 1 0 1 0

TP 10 23 1 12 10 0 0 0

A TO 2 4 1 2 0 2 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

56 10 12

2nd Half: 14-23 60.9% 2nd Half: 3-4 75.0%

Bl St Min 0 1 43 1 1 44 2 1 43 1 0 41 0 0 45 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 1 4

3 225

Game: 55.8% Game: 66.7%

HOME TEAM: Maryland 24-6 55 25 52 10 15 21 54

Albert King Ernest Graham Buck Williams Greg Manning Reggie Jackson Dutch Morley Taylor Baldwin TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

f f c g g

FG 10-16 5-8 8-13 11-15 2-4 0-1 0-0

FT 0-0 4-7 3-6 6-7 1-5 0-0 0-0

36-57

14-25

1st Half: 14-23 60.9% 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%

REBS 6 9 9 3 4 0 1 4 36

PF 2 3 5 0 2 0 1

TP A TO 20 3 6 14 5 3 19 0 1 28 3 1 5 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

86 21 13

2nd Half: 22-34 64.7% 2nd Half: 10-18 55.6%

Officials: Pavia, Tate, Dibler Technical fouls: Maryland: Lefty Driesell; Tennessee: Don DeVoe Attendance: 13,210 Score by Periods Tennessee Maryland

1st 40 32

2nd 35 54

Total 75 86

Bl St Min 0 1 40 0 0 39 2 0 38 0 1 39 0 2 35 0 0 7 1 0 2 3

4 200

Game: 63.2% Game: 56.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-7 14 53 44 12 30 21 40

Dale Ellis Steve Ray Howard Wood Ed Littleton Gary Carter Michael Brooks Willie Burton TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

f f c g g

FG 10-13 0-4 7-13 3-4 5-11 0-2 1-1

FT 2-2 0-0 4-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

26-48

6-7

1st Half: 16-26 61.5% 1st Half: 4-4 100%

REBS 5 3 4 0 5 1 0 1 19

PF 3 3 3 1 1 1 0

TP 22 0 18 6 10 0 2

58 17

2nd Half: 8-22 36.4% 2nd Half: 2-3 66.7%

Officials: Burrell Crowell, Tom Fraim, Robert Herrold Technical fouls: Tennessee: Ellis Attendance: 11,443 Score by Periods 1st Virginia Commonwealth 25 Tennessee 36

2nd 31 20

OT 0 2

Total 56 58

A TO 0 1 1 0 4 2 4 1 5 2 3 2 0 0 8

Bl St Min 1 0 45 0 0 29 0 0 41 0 1 24 0 3 45 0 0 37 0 0 4 1

4 225

Game: 54.2% Game: 85.7%

1981 NCAA East Region — Regional Semifinal #4 #1

1982 NCAA East Region — First Round

Tennessee (21-8) Virginia (27-3)

48 62

#9 #8

1982 NCAA East Region — Second Round

Tennessee (20-9) SW Louisiana (24-8)

61 57

#9 #1

Tennessee (20-10) Virginia (30-3)

51 54

March 19, 1981 • Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina

March 12, 1982 • Market Square Arena • Indianapolis, Indiana

March 14, 1982 • Market Square Arena • Indianapolis, Indiana

Virginia outscored Tennessee 27-4 over a 12-minute span in the second half en route to a 62-48 victory. Tennessee stayed close in the first half but could never take the lead against the Ralph Sampson-led Cavaliers. The Cavaliers shot 61.5 percent from the field during the first 20 minutes but could only manage a 27-26 lead at the break. The Vols got things rolling early in the second half. Virginia got the first bucket in the second half with a putback by Jeff Lamp. The Vols then outscored Virginia 10-2 over the next six minutes to hold a 36-31 lead. Lamp then scored six of the game’s next eight points with the other two coming from a jumper by Virginia’s Othell Wilson. The Cavaliers led 39-36 with 11:14 left in the game and never looked back. “We knew Lamp was their money player, but we didn’t realize it on the floor today,” Tennessee guard Michael Brooks said. “They had a great player who took control, made the great plays and got back and played defense. If he hadn’t taken control at that point, they wouldn’t have won.” Lamp scored a game-high 18 points. Jeff Jones and Lee Raker added 10 apiece for Virginia. Tennessee did slow down the All-America Sampson by holding him to a season-low nine points and five rebounds. He had only one point and one rebound in the second half. The sagging defense to stop Sampson may have proved costly for the Vols. Sampson hit on only 4-of-13 shots, but the rest of the Cavaliers combined to hit 20-of-30 for 66.6 percent. “You may take Ralph out of the offense, but you leave yourself vulnerable somewhere else,” Virginia forward Terry Gates said. “Raker and Lamp have thrived off that.”

Michael Brooks hit six free throws for Tennessee in the game’s final minute to secure a 61-57 victory over Southwestern Louisiana. “We did some things right that assured the win,” Tennessee coach Don DeVoe said. “The key was having the lead going into the final five minutes. We had our best foul shooters in the game, and we kept the ball in the best man’s hands.” The Vols trailed 35-33 with 16:58 to play. Back-to-back buckets by Tyrone Beaman gave the Vols a 37-35 advantage, but a lay-up from Dion Brown for the Ragin’ Cajuns tied the game at 37. The Vols then outscored Southwestern Louisiana 14-6 over the game’s next nine minutes to hold a 51-43 lead with 6:39 left in the game. Two free throws from Dan Gay and a lay-up each from Alford Turner and Johnny Collins off of Vol turnovers cut the margin to 51-49. Two free throws and a jumper from Dale Ellis opened the margin back up to 55-49 with just under four minutes to go. “We got the ball to Dale Ellis in the second half,” DeVoe said. “Those two turnovers were the turning point that allowed Southwestern Louisiana to come back. They got themselves back in the game because of their ability to persevere.” Ellis finished with a game-high 23 points, and Brooks finished with 16. Turner had 14 points to lead Southwestern Louisiana. “We expected Ellis to be outstanding, and he certainly was,” Southwestern Louisiana coach Bobby Paschal said. “We knew if they had the lead as the clock ran down, it would be difficult. They are an excellent free throw shooting team. Near the end, we knew it was a calculated risk to foul, but there was no other way.”

Tennessee missed 4-of-5 free throws in the final 3:12, and Virginia’s Ricky Stokes hit two with 15 seconds remaining to lift Virginia to a 54-51 victory in a rematch of a 1981 NCAA Tournament game. Tennessee had made 10 consecutive free throws during the second half, but the shots did not fall during crunch time. Tyrone Beaman missed the front end of a one-and-one and then missed the back end of a one-and-one. Michael Brooks, who hit six straight in the final minute in the first round Vol victory, then missed the front end of a one-and-one. Dan Federmann then followed with a miss. “When it got down to it, we choked at the foul line,” Tennessee coach Don DeVoe said. “We just did not do what it takes internally to win. Stokes just did what we could not do.” The one free throw the Vols did make in the game’s closing minutes gave them a 51-47 lead, but Ralph Sampson hit backto-back buckets to pull the Cavaliers even at 51. Tennessee had a chance to regain the lead, but Federmann missed the front end of his one-and-one. Stokes then made his two to give Virginia a 53-51 lead. “We had the game under control,” Tennessee forward Dale Ellis said. “All we had to do was hit the free throws. That has been a problem.” Tennessee had a chance to tie the game at 53, but the play never developed, and a long jumper by Brooks was off the mark. Jones then hit a free throw for the final margin of victory. “We had the right person taking the shot,” DeVoe said. “Michael was a little anxious. I didn’t think the shot was that poor, but we never got into our play.” The Vols got off to a fast start and opened up a 10-point lead at 24-14 in the first half behind 14 points from Brooks. Jones finished the first half by scoring five points in the final 21 seconds to pull Virginia to within 32-25 at the break. Virginia continued to rally in the second half, and Jones and Sampson sparked a 15-2 rally in the second half to give the Cavaliers a 43-40 lead with 10:41 to go. Brooks then scored eight straight points for Tennessee to give the Vols a 48-45 lead with 6:11 left in the game.

NOTES: Virginia advanced to the Final Four before losing to North Carolina 78-65. VISITORS: Tennessee 21-8 14 53 44 12 30 21 10 33 34 40

Dale Ellis Steve Ray Howard Wood Ed Littleton Gary Carter Michael Brooks Tyrone Beaman Dan Federmann Anthony Love Willie Burton TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 6-12 2-4 4-9 2-3 4-9 3-8 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1

FT 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

23-48

2-4

f f c g g

1st Half: 12-21 57.1% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

REBS 9 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 19

PF 4 1 1 3 4 2 3 0 0 0

TP 13 4 8 4 9 6 4 0 0 0

48 17 13

2nd Half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd Half: 0-0 0%

A TO 1 5 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 0 6 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Bl St Min 0 0 39 0 0 33 0 3 39 0 0 13 0 0 39 0 2 27 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1

5 200

Game: 47.9% Game: 50.0%

NOTES: Dale Ellis was named the SEC’s Player of the Year, and Don DeVoe was named the league’s Coach of the Year following the 1982 season. VISITORS: Tennessee 20-9 14 53 40 10 21 22 31 33

Dale Ellis Steve Ray Willie Burton Tyrone Beaman Michael Brooks Jerald Hyatt Kevin Woods Dan Federmann TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 9-15 2-5 1-3 4-6 5-10 0-1 1-1 2-2

FT 5-6 0-0 0-0 0-2 6-6 2-2 0-0 0-0

24-43

13-16

f f c g g

1st Half: 13-22 59.1% 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

REBS 6 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 6 27

PF 3 2 2 3 4 0 0 3

TP 23 4 2 8 16 2 2 4

61 14 14

2nd Half: 11-21 52.4% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3%

A TO 2 4 2 0 1 1 6 2 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 1

Bl St Min 0 2 40 1 2 34 0 0 25 0 2 30 1 0 33 0 1 17 0 0 6 0 0 15 2

7 200

Game: 55.8% Game: 81.3%

HOME TEAM: Virginia 27-3 03 44 50 11 24 25 55 10 15 23 05

Jeff Lamp Terry Gates Ralph Sampson Othell Wilson Jeff Jones Lee Raker Lewis Lattimore Craig Robinson Ricky Stokes Jeff Klein Louis Collins TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 8-11 2-2 4-13 2-3 3-6 4-5 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0

FT 2-2 0-0 1-2 5-6 4-5 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

24-43

14-17

f f c g g

1st Half: 13-23 56.5% 1st Half: 1-2 50%

REBS 5 4 5 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 27

PF 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 0

TP 18 4 9 9 10 10 0 0 2 0 0

62 11 11

2nd Half: 11-20 55% 2nd Half: 13-15 86.7%

Officials: Edgar Cartotto, James Burroughs, Richard Weiler Technical fouls: none Attendance: 17,000 Score by Periods Tennessee Virginia

1st 26 27

2nd 22 35

Total 48 62

A TO 2 1 1 0 1 3 2 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0

Bl St Min 0 0 36 0 1 32 4 1 34 0 1 34 0 4 33 0 1 17 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 4

HOME TEAM: Southwestern Louisiana 24-8 FG FT REBS 21 Dion Brown f 6-10 1-2 7 40 Graylin Warner f 3-8 0-0 3 44 Dan Gay c 2-7 4-4 4 11 Alford Turner g 4-9 6-9 1 15 Johnny Collins g 5-7 0-0 1 33 Alonza Allen 2-4 0-0 0 TEAM 1-1 6 Totals 23-46 11-15 22 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 14-24 58.3% 1st Half: 1-3 33.3%

PF 3 4 1 4 5 0 17

2nd Half: 9-22 41.0% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3%

9 200

Game: 55.8% Game: 82.4%

Officials: Paul Houseman, Denny Bishop, Mickey Crowley Technical fouls: none Attendance: 12,206 Score by Periods 1st Tennessee 29 Southwestern Louisiana 29

2nd 32 28

TP 13 6 8 14 10 4 2 57

Total 61 57

A TO 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 12

Bl St Min 0 1 38 1 0 35 0 1 40 1 1 37 0 3 39 0 0 11 2

6 200

Game: 50.0% Game: 73.3%

NOTES: Virginia was upset by Alabama-Birmingham 68-66 in the Region Semifinals. VISITORS: Tennessee 20-10 14 53 40 10 21 22 31 33

Dale Ellis Steve Ray Willie Burton Tyrone Beaman Michael Brooks Jerald Hyatt Kevin Woods Dan Federmann TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

f f c g g

FG 5-10 2-3 0-0 0-5 11-17 0-0 0-1 2-3

FT 6-8 0-0 0-0 1-3 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-1

20-39

11-17

1st Half: 14-25 56.0% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

REBS 9 3 3 0 2 0 0 3 4 24

PF 5 4 5 4 1 0 0 4

TP 16 4 0 1 24 2 0 4

A TO 0 1 3 2 1 0 8 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

51 14

2nd Half: 6-14 42.9% 2nd Half: 7-11 63.6%

Bl St Min 0 0 37 0 0 36 0 1 17 0 2 37 0 1 40 0 0 9 0 0 4 0 0 20 0

4 200

Game: 51.3% Game: 64.7%

HOME TEAM: Virginia 30-3 04 17 10 50 24 45 11 15 30

Jim Miller

Craig Robinson Ralph Sampson Jeff Jones Tim Mullen Othell Wilson Ricky Stokes Kenton Edelin TEAM Totals

f c g g

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG 1-2

FT 0-3

REBS 2

PF 3

TP 2

A TO 0 0

2-7 9-14 4-6 4-6 2-3 0-1 1-2

0-0 1-6 2-5 1-2 1-2 2-2 1-1

3 2 2 2 1 2 4

4 19 10 9 5 2 3

1 2 3 0 1 0 0

23-41

8-21

6 9 7 0 1 1 2 4 32

1st Half: 11-23 47.9% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0%

2nd Half: 12-18 66.7% 2nd Half: 5-11 45.5%

Officials: Jack Savidge, Charles Range, Arthur Mellace Technical fouls: None Attendance: Not available Score by Periods Tennessee Virginia

1st 32 25

2nd 19 29

Total 51 54

Bl St Min 0 0

2 0 1 2 1 0 0

0 2 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 1

2 200

Game: 56.1% Game: 38.1%

29 36 38 24 22 18 16

1983 NCAA Mideast Region — First Round #9 #8

1983 NCAA Mideast Region — Second Round

Marquette (19-11) Tennessee (20-11)

56 57

#8 #1

1989 NCAA East Region — First Round

Tennessee (20-12) Louisville (30-3)

57 70

#10 #7

Tennessee (19-11) West Virginia (26-4)

68 84

March 18, 1982 • Roberts Municipal Stadium • Evansville, Indiana

March 20, 1982 • Roberts Municipal Stadium • Evansville, Indiana

March 16, 1989 • Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina

Michael Brooks hit two free throws with five seconds left in the game to secure a 57-56 victory over Marquette. Brooks only had 11 points in the game, but four came via the charity stripe in the game’s final 61 seconds. Brooks’ two free throws with 1:01 remaining gave the Vols a 55-53 lead. Dale Ellis and Jerald Hyatt had just missed opportunities at the foul line before Brooks gave the Vols their two-point lead. Kevin Woods then came up with a steal on Marquette’s ensuring possession and was fouled. He came up empty on the front end of a one-and-one. Doc Rivers countered by making one of his two free attempts on the next possession to cut the lead to 55-54 with 20 seconds left. Brooks then brought the ball up court and was tied up in front of the Tennessee bench. It looked as though Brooks was going to be called for a five-second violation, but instead was fouled by Rivers. He then sank the two free throws. Marquette’s Kerry Trotter hit a lay-up at the buzzer to provide the final score. “I wanted the ball,” Brooks said. “I knew they would have to foul me because time was running out. I felt I could ice the game.” Brooks’ free throws were his most obvious contribution to the Vol victory, but he also turned in a stellar performance on the defense end. He held Rivers to 10 points and ran the Volunteer offense for 40 minutes. Rivers only hit 4-of-13 shots as Brooks guarded him most of the game. “Michael sank those two free throws, but defense won this game,” Tennessee guard Tyrone Beaman said. “He played probably his best defensive game. He came through for us in the clutch.” Tennessee trailed 43-38 with 11:38 remaining in the game, but a three-point play by Willie Burton, a bucket from Dale Ellis and two more free throws by Burton gave the Vols a 45-43 lead with 9:15 left. Tennessee then hit 10-of-15 free throw attempts the rest of way including the two from Brooks. The only field goal the Vols scored in the last 10 minutes was a long jumper from Brooks.

Louisville used an 11-2 run midway through the second half to halt a Tennessee rally and post a 70-57 victory over the Vols. The Cardinals used their pressure defense in the first half to force 10 Tennessee turnovers which enabled them to open up a 34-27 halftime lead. A 15-foot jumper from Lancaster Gordon and a layup from Charles Jones pushed the lead out to 42-30 with 15:26 left in the game. The Vols then mounted a rally. Two buckets apiece from Dale Ellis and Willie Burton keyed a 13-3 scoring run for the Vols as they pulled to within 45-43 with 10:26 on the clock. Louisville then called timeout to regroup. The Cardinals responded with an 11-2 rally to open the lead back out to 56-45 with just under six minutes left in the game. Tennessee could get no closer than eight points the rest of the game. “We had worked so hard to get that close,” Tennessee point guard Tyrone Beaman said. “They get a couple of quick, easy baskets and it took a little bit out of everybody.” Ellis was held to 13 points, nine below his season average, on 6-of-13 shooting. Louisville’s man-to-man defense made him work hard to get the ball, and the Cardinals’ fast break offense continually put pressure on the Vols to get back on defense. “This is as tired as I’ve ever been on the court all year,” Ellis said. “This is one of the worst shooting games ever. I missed a lot of easy shots.” Michael Brooks led the Vols with 18 points, and Beaman added 10. Louisville was led by Milt Wagner’s 15 points and Scooter McRay’s 10.

Tennessee fell behind by 10 points less than five minutes into the game and never recovered as West Virginia cruised to an 84-68 victory. It was the Vols’ first NCAA Tournament appearance in six years, but the Mountaineers made the visit a short one. They scored on their first nine possessions and their defense frustrated the Vols throughout the game. “West Virginia got the upper hand about as quickly as you can in an NCAA Tournament game,” Tennessee coach Don DeVoe said. “It was obviously a game where we didn’t do many things right. West Virginia did a lot of things right, and the scoreboard bore that out.” Tennessee shot 29 percent from the floor in the first half and fell behind as many as 15 points. The Vols battled back to go into the break trailing 35-23, but the opening minutes of the second half once again put the Vols in a deep hole. The Mountaineers scored the first six points of the second half which keyed a 12-4 run that opened the lead to 47-27 with 16:51 left in the game. Tennessee got back to within 57-45 on a 3-pointer from Doug Roth, but West Virginia answered with two buckets. Tennessee never got closer than 12 points the rest of the game. West Virginia shot a blistering 77 percent from the field in the second half on 17-of-22 shooting and finished the game at 62 percent. Tennessee finished the game shooting 38 percent from the field. “It looked like to me the guys were playing a little tight at both ends of the floor,” DeVoe said. “I know it’s the NCAA, but that’s when you should bring your game up to another level.” Dyron Nix led the Vols with 22 points, and West Virginia native Greg Bell added 14. Starting guard Clarence Swearengen, who was averaging 12 points a game, played only 14 minutes and did not score.

NOTES: The victory over Marquette was the 100th for Don DeVoe at Tennessee ... Tennessee was only one of six teams to appear in the past five NCAA Tournaments with the other teams being Arkansas, Georgetown, Iowa, Louisville and North Carolina. VISITORS: Marquette 19-11 22 52 33 20 31 21 32

Dwayne Johnson Marc Marotta Terrell Schlundt Mandy Johnson Glenn Rivers Terry Reason Kerry Trotter TEAM Totals

FG f 3-5 f 7-12 c 6-11 g 3-5 g 4-13 0-0 1-1 24-47

REBS O-D-T PF 1-3-4 4 5-5-10 5 1-5-6 4 0-0-0 4 4-1-5 5 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0 5 8-15 11-14-30 22 FT 3-4 1-1 0-1 2-2 2-7 0-0 0-0

TP 9 15 12 8 10 0 1

A TO 3 2 1 2 0 2 2 0 3 4 0 0 0 0

9 10

Bl St Min 0 1 38 1 2 39 0 0 40 0 3 38 0 1 39 0 0 3 0 0 2 1

200 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 13-27 48.7% 1st Half: 2-3 66.7%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 20-11 FG FT 14 Dale Ellis f 7-9 6-10 40 Willie Burton f 3-7 4-5 33 Dan Federmann c 3-5 0-1 10 Tyrone Beaman g 3-5 0-0 21 Michael Brooks g 3-6 5-5 22 Jerald Hyatt 0-1 0-1 30 Tyrone Harper 2-3 0-0 31 Kevin Woods 0-1 0-2 34 Rob Jones 0-0 0-0 TEAM Total 21-37 15-27 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 14-23 60.9% 1st Half: 0-2 0.0%

2nd Half: 11-20 55.0% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0% REBS O-D-T PF 0-4-4 3 3-2-5 5 2-0-2 2 0-0-0 5 1-3-4 1 0-0-0 0 1-0-1 0 0-2-2 1 0-0-0 0 6 7-11-25 17

Score by Periods Marquette Tennessee

1st 28 28

2nd 28 29

TP 20 10 6 6 11 0 4 0 0

A TO 0 2 2 4 0 0 5 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

2nd Half: 7-14 50.0% 2nd Half: 15-26 57.7%

Officials: John Dabrow, Bob Garibaldi, Peter Pevia Technical fouls: None Attendance: Not available Total 56 57

Game: 51.1% Game: 53.3%

Bl St Min 0 1 40 0 1 32 0 0 16 0 0 32 0 0 40 0 1 11 0 0 17 1 0 11 0 0 1 1

3 200

Game: 56.8% Game: 55.6%

NOTES: The Mideast Regional Semifinals were held at Stokely Athletic Center ... Louisville advanced to the Final Four before losing 94-81 to Houston ... Ellis finished his career as the third all-time leading scorer at Tennessee behind Ernie Grunfeld and Reggie Johnson. VISITORS: Tennessee 20-12 14 40 33 10 21 22 23 30 31 34

Dale Ellis Willie Burton Dan Federmann Tyrone Beaman Michael Brooks Jerald Hyatt Myron Carter Tyrone Harper Kevin Woods Rob Jones TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% F Throw%

FG f 6-13 f 4-10 c 1-1 g 4-7 g 8-17 0-1 0-0 1-4 1-3 0-0

FT 1-3 1-2 1-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

25-56

7-11

1st Half: 12-28 42.3% 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

HOME TEAM: Louisville 30-3 FG FT 21 Scooter McCray f 5-7 0-0 32 22 Rodney McCray f 0-1 1-2 33 Charles Jones c 7-8 4-7 4 Lancaster Gordon g 7-15 4-4 20 Milt Wagner g 6-10 3-4 00 Robbie Valentine 0-0 0-0 23 Chris West 0-0 0-0 42 Jeff Hall 0-2 2-2 45 Danny Mitchell 0-0 0-0 55 Billy Thompson 2-4 2-4 TEAM Totals 27-47 16-23 200 TOTAL FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%

REBS O-D-T PF 1-4-5 4 4-3-7 0 0-3-3 4 1-0-1 5 0-1-1 2 0-0-0 1 0-0-0 0 2-0-2 1 1-2-3 0 0-0-0 0 3 25 17

1st 27 34

2nd 30 36

A TO 0 5 2 1 1 1 3 6 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bl St Min 0 2 35 2 2 36 0 2 14 0 2 33 0 2 40 0 2 16 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 10 0 0 3

57 12 17

2 12 200

2nd Half: 13-28 46.4% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% REBS O-D-T PF 1-4-5 4 1-5-6 5-6-11 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-3-3 4 9-18-31

Total 57 70

Game: 44.7% Game: 63.6%

TP 10

A TO 3 3

0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1

1 18 18 15 0 0 2 0 6

2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1

70 13 18

2nd Half: 13-19 68.4% 2nd Half: 10-15 66.7%

Officials: John Dabrow, Bob Garibaldi, Phil Robinson Technical fouls: None Attendance: 11,900 Score by Periods Tennessee Louisville

TP 13 9 3 10 18 0 0 2 2 0

1 5 6 3 0 0 0 0 0

Bl St Min 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1

6 11

Game: 57.4% Game: 69.6%

33 35 36 31 1 1 12 1 18

NOTES: Tennessee had won five consecutive first round NCAA Tournament games before losing to West Virginia ... West Virginia lost to Duke 70-63 in the second round. VISITORS: Tennessee 19-11 31 33 50 11 25 10 15 23 34 51

Dyron Nix Mark Griffin Doug Roth C. Swearengen Travis Henry Jay Price Ron Taylor Greg Bell Ronnie Reese Ian Lockhart TEAM Total

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

FG f 10-20 f 1-5 c 5-13 g 0-4 g 1-2 0-0 2-9 5-10 0-1 2-5

26-69 10-31

1st Half: 9-31 29.0% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0%

HOME TEAM: West Virginia 26-4 FG 24 Darryl Prue f 5-8 23 Chris Brooks f 2-7 42 Ray Foster c 6-7 32 Herbie Brooks g 8-12 04 Steve Berger g 4-6 03 Tracy Shelton 3-4 11 Chris Leonard 0-0 21 Shaun Jackson 0-0 25 Mike Yoest 0-0 33 Wade Smith 1-3 34 Thomas Kroger 0-0 TEAM Totals 29-47 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

3PT 0-4 1-4 3-6 0-1 1-1 0-0 2-9 3-6 0-0 0-0

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 5-3-8 3 22 1 1 0 0 37 2-1-3 4 3 1 2 0 1 26 4-6-10 4 13 1 4 1 0 38 1-2-3 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 0-1-1 3 3 0 1 0 0 14 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 2 7 4 0 0 2 17 0-1-1 4 14 5 1 0 1 34 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2-0-2 5 6 0 1 0 0 17 2 6-14 15-13-30 26 68 13 12 1 4 200 FT 2-4 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-0 2-2

2nd Half: 17-38 44.7% 2nd Half: 9-24 37.5% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3%

3PT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT 2-2 0-1 7-8 6-6 5-7 4-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1

1-3 25-33

1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 1st Half: 10-13 76.9%

Score by Periods Tennessee West Virginia

1st 23 35

2nd 45 49

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-3-6 4 12 2 1 0 0 29 0-1-1 4 4 0 0 0 0 20 2-9-11 3 19 0 2 2 1 35 2-0-2 1 22 2 4 0 2 34 1-4-5 0 14 7 4 0 3 35 0-1-1 0 10 2 1 0 1 12 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1-1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-4-4 1 3 0 2 1 0 22 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8-26-36 14 84 14 15 3 7 200

2nd Half: 17-22 77.3% 2nd Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 15-20 75.0%

Officials: Tom Rucker, Stan Rote, Duke Edsall Technical fouls: None Attendance: Not available Total 68 84

Game: 37.7% Game: 32.3% Game: 42.9%

Game: 61.7% Game: 33.3% Game: 75.8%

1998 NCAA West Region — First Round #9 #8

Illinois State (25-5) Tennessee (20-9)

1999 NCAA East Region — First Round

ot 82 81

#13 #4

1999 NCAA East Region — Second Round

Delaware (24-6) Tennessee (21-8)

52 62

#9 #4

SW Missouri State (22-10) Tennessee (21-9)

81 51

March 12, 1998 • Arco Arena • Sacramento, California

March 12, 1999 • Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina

March 14, 1999 • Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina

Illinois State’s Dan Muller scored the winning basket off a pass from Kyle Cartmill with 1.3 seconds left to lift the Redbirds to an 82-81 overtime victory over Tennessee. The Vols had taken an 81-80 lead on C.J. Black’s layup off a pass from Tony Harris with 15.4 seconds left before the gamewinning bucket by Muller. The Vols struggled in the second half with foul trouble and poor shooting. They finished the game shooting 36.7 percent from the field and had nearly a five minute stretch in the second half without scoring. A free throw by Harris at the 7:13 mark finally broke the scoring drought, but the Vols found themselves down 66-58. The Vols battled back to tie the score at 70 on Black’s rebound and basket with 2:53 left. Tennessee took a 72-70 lead on Black’s slam dunk off a pass from Brandon Wharton, but Illinois State tied the score on Steve Hansell’s layup with 53 seconds left. That gave the Vols the ball back with a chance to win. They worked the shot clock down to 17 seconds and the game clock down to 34.6 before calling a timeout. Wharton took a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 22 seconds left, but missed and Illinois State rebounded. The Redbirds had their own chance at a game-winning shot, but Hill missed a 14-foot jumper. The Vols rebounded and threw a desperation pass, but it was on to overtime. Tennessee had opened up a nine-point lead in the first half but could not put the Redbirds away. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Rico Hill and Steve Hansell at the end of the half enabled the Redbirds to pull within 41-38 at the break.

Tennessee’s offense was sputtering, but the Vols turned up their defensive pressure to post a 62-52 victory over Delaware. It was the Vols’ first NCAA Tournament win in 16 years. The Vols shot only 33 percent from the field, but held Delaware to 30 percent shooting. Forward Mike Pegues did score 23 points for Delaware, but it came on 7-of-23 shooting. Tennessee’s perimeter defense held the Blue Hens starting perimeter players to 2-of-13 from 3-point range. “As long as we play defense like we did today, we have a chance to win, no matter how bad we shoot the ball,” Tennessee guard Brandon Wharton said. Wharton scored all 16 of his points in the second half after missing seven shots in the first half, including an uncontested layup after a steal. “I just kept telling the players ‘Continue to play good defense, and the shots are going to fall. Believe me. Trust me. They’re going to fall,’” Tennessee coach Jerry Green said. Two free throws from Pegues gave Delaware a 20-14 lead with 3:45 left in the first half. Tennessee then reeled off 11 unanswered points to open a 25-20 lead with 35 seconds left in the half. Pegues hit a jumper at the first half buzzer to pull the Blue Hens to within three at the break and then opened the second half with a 3-pointer to tie the game at 25. Tennessee then got the offense rolling with a layup from Wharton, a 3-pointer from Tony Harris and a C.J. Black dunk. The Vols led 32-25 and never trailed again. “We were almost too ready to play,” Green said. “Survive and advanced. That’s what it’s all about.”

Poor shooting proved costly for the Vols as Southwestern Missouri State gave Tennessee its worst loss ever in NCAA Tournament action with a 81-51 victory. Tennessee shot 29.5 percent from field and hit only 6-of-29 3 point attempts for 20.7 percent. “Their defense didn’t give us many open looks,” forward Isiah Victor said. “And when they did, we weren’t making those shots either, so it really didn’t matter.” Southwest Missouri State, on the other hand, shot 51.9 percent from the field and hit 9-of-22 3-pointers. It was a 3-pointer at the end of the first half that seemed to douse all hopes of a Vol victory. Ken Stringer banked in a 25-footer at the buzzer to give the Bears a 36-26 halftime lead. Southwest Missouri then opened the second half by scoring on nine of its first 10 possessions. The lead expanded out to 58-33 with 12:38 to play. “I’d say they played a perfect ball game,” Tennessee coach Jerry Green said. “The more shots they hit, the more confident they got and the less we got. It seemed all the basketball gods were on their side and not on ours.” Tennessee never led in the game as the Bears jumped out to a 9-2 lead 3:10 into the game. The Bears got two easy buckets off of Tennessee turnovers caused by a full-court press. It was all uphill from there.

NOTES: Illinois State’s starting backcourt during the season did not play due to injury. Skipp Schaefbauer broke his leg in the MVC tournament. Jamar Smiley didn’t start because of back problems. Smiley got into the game, but immediately came out writhing in pain and was taken for treatment ... This was Tennessee’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in nine years ... The Redbirds lost 82-49 to Arizona in the second round. VISITORS: Illinois State 25-5 FG 42 Rico Hill f 6-23 44 Dan Muller f 3-7 32 LeRoy Watkins c 6-14 11 Steve Hansell g 5-5 24 Kyle Cartmill g 3-5 15 Jamar Smiley 0-0 23 Kenneth Pierson 0-2 35 Rob Gibbons 2-4 TEAM Totals 25-60 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 1st Half: 9-12 75.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 20-9 FG 03 Rashard Lee f 4-18 43 C.J. Black f 8-12 40 Torrey Harris c 3-5 14 Tony Harris g 1-13 15 Brandon Wharton g 8-21 05 Aaron Green 3-5 32 Del Baker 0-1 33 Scott Moore 0-0 34 Vegas Davis 0-2 44 Isiah Victor 2-2 TEAM Totals 29-79 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-2-3 3 22 4 2 0 1 42 2-8-10 1 8 3 4 1 1 45 2-1-3 2 18 0 2 2 1 25 1-8-9 4 16 6 2 0 1 41 1-2-3 4 9 6 6 0 2 40 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-3-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2-4-6 4 9 0 1 0 0 24 1-3-4 7-13 25-32 10-31-41 19 82 19 17 3 6 225 3PT 3-6 2-4 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1

FT 711 0-0 6-6 5-5 2-2 0-0 0-0 5-8

2nd Half: 9-28 32.1% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 14-17 82.4%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 5-6-11 1 9 2 0 0 1 27 4-2-6 4 18 0 4 1 2 34 2-1-3 5 6 0 0 3 0 19 0-5-5 2 10 9 2 0 2 44 1-3-4 3 23 3 4 0 1 44 1-1-2 4 7 0 1 0 0 10 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2-3-5 3 6 1 2 2 4 28 5-3-8 6-29 17-21 20-26-46 22 81 15 13 6 10 225 3PT 1-8 0-1 0-0 0-6 4-9 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0

1st Half: 13-37 35.1% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 1st Half: 13-14 92.9%

FT 0-0 2-2 0-0 8-11 3-3 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-3

2nd Half: 13-24 35.3% 2nd Half: 3-16 18.8% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1%

1st 38 41

2nd 34 31

OT 10 9

Game: 36.7% Game: 20.7% Game: 81.0%

VISITORS: Delaware 24-6 05 13 10 15 03 23 24

Mike Pegues Kestutis Marci John Bennett John Gordon Tyrone Perry Madou Diouf Greg Miller TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

Total 82 81

FG f 7-23 f 2-8 c 2-6 g 3-9 g 3-6 1-3 0-2 18-57

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-8 FG 22 Vincent Yarbrough f 1-4 43 C.J. Black f 2-7 40 Torrey Harris c 0-0 14 Tony Harris g 3-8 15 Brandon Wharton g 5-18 44 Isiah Victor 7-15 03 Rashard Lee 1-4 55 Charles Hathaway 1-2 34 Vegas Davis 0-1 32 Del Baker 0-1 TEAM Totals 20-61 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO 3-7-10 2 23 2 6 1-2-3 2 6 1 2 7-7-14 4 5 0 3 1-4-5 5 7 4 1 0-1-1 2 7 0 1 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0-0-0 1 2 0 1 4-6-10 3 2-15 14-22 16-27-43 17 52 7 17 3PT 0-1 0-5 0-0 1-5 1-3 0-0 0-1

1st Half: 5-2 22.7% 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% 1st Half: 8-11 72.7%

FT 9-14 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 2-2

2nd Half: 12-35 34.3% 2nd Half: 1-11 9.1% 2nd Half: 5-8 62.5%

FT 4-4 5-6 0-0 2-2 5-6 0-1 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0

2nd Half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 13-14 92.9%

Officials: Dave Libbey, Jerry Petro, Paul Janssen Technical fouls: None Attendance: 1st 22 25

2nd 30 37

Total 52 62

Bl 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

St 2 1 0 1 2 0 0

Min 33 26 33 39 26 24 19

2 6 200

Game: 29.8% Game: 6.7% Game: 68.4%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO 2-2-4 2 6 1 2 4-3-7 2 9 2 2 1-2-3 3 0 0 1 0-1-1 0 10 1 6 2-5-7 4 16 4 2 5-9-14 4 14 0 2 0-4-4 2 4 0 2 0-2-2 3 3 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1-4-5 3-17 19-25 15-32-47 21 62 8 19 3PT 0-1 0-1 0-0 2-5 1-5 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-1

1st Half: 9-33 27.3% 1st Half: 1-11 9.1% 1st Half: 6-11 54.5%

Score by Periods Delaware Tennessee

Officials: Larry Lembo, Jim Haney, Eddie Jackson Technical fouls: none Attendance: 15,284 Score by Periods Illinois State Tennessee

Game: 41.7% Game: 53.8% Game: 78.1%

NOTES: Tennessee’s win snapped Delaware’s 13-game winning streak ... Delaware’s point total and field goal percentage were its lowest of the season ... Delaware won the America East Conference tournament to earn its bid into the NCAA Tournament.

Bl 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0

St 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0

Min 21 26 14 37 39 25 21 16 2 1

5 7 200

Game: 32.8% Game: 17.6% Game: 76.0%

NOTES: Southwest Missouri State lost to Duke in the Regional Semifinals ... Southwest Missouri State won the Missouri Valley Conference to earn its trip to the NCAA Tournament ... A Missouri Valley Conference team (Illinois State) eliminated the Vols from the 1998 NCAA Tournament. VISITORS: SW Missouri State 22-10 FG 3PT 05 Ken Stringer f 4-7 2-2 23 Ron Bruton f 5-5 0-0 32 Danny Moore c 8-14 2-2 12 William Fontlero g 1-5 0-2 24 Kevin Ault g 5-11 2-8 03 Paul Murans 1-2 1-1 04 Brandon Miller 0-0 0-0 10 Ryan Bettenhaus 0-0 0-0 20 Scott Brakebill 0-0 0-0 21 Eric Judd 1-3 0-2 25 Butch Tshomba 0-1 0-1 33 Allen Phillips 3-5 2-4 50 Matt Reuter 0-1 0-0 TEAM Totals 28-54 9-22

6-24

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

2nd Half: 15-29 51.7% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd Half: 11-15 73.3%

1st Half: 13-25 52.0% 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 1st Half: 5-9 55.6%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 21-9 FG 22 Vincent Yarbrough f 1-7 40 Torrey Harris f 0-0 43 C.J. Black c 1-6 14 Tony Harris g 2-11 15 Brandon Wharton g 5-16 03 Rashard Lee 2-4 05 Aaron Green 0-0 32 Del Baker 0-3 34 Vegas Davis 1-3 44 Isiah Victor 5-8 55 Charles Hathaway 1-3 TEAM Totals 18-61 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

3PT 0-4 0-0 0-1 2-10 1-6 1-2 0-0 0-1 1-3 1-2 0-0 6-29

1st Half: 10-30 33.3% 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

FT 0-1 2-2 7-9 4-7 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-0

1st 36 26

2nd 45 25

Game: 51.9% Game: 40.9% Game: 66.7%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-4-6 3 6 0 1 0 0 23 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 2-1-3 2 4 0 1 1 0 22 0-1-1 3 6 4 5 0 0 33 0-3-3 3 11 2 1 0 0 32 1-2-3 2 7 0 2 0 0 20 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-1-3 0 3 0 0 1 0 13 1-1-2 0 3 0 0 1 0 21 4-4-8 4 11 1 2 0 0 21 0-4-4 2 3 0 1 0 1 17 2-3-5 9-12 15-24-39 21 8 13 2 2 2 200 FT 4-4 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2

2nd Half: 8-31- 5.8% 2nd Half: 3-16 18.8% 2nd Half: 6-6 100.0%

Officials: Dave Libbey, Gene Monje, Bob Sitov Technical fouls: None Attendance: 20,172 Score by Periods SW Missouri State Tennessee

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-5-5 0 10 2 0 1 0 28 1-4-5 3 12 1 1 1 4 29 2-6-8 1 25 1 1 1 0 34 0-2-2 3 6 4 1 1 1 30 1-5-6 2 14 5 3 0 1 31 0-1-1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0-4-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 1-0-1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-2-2 1 8 3 0 0 0 15 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1-1-2 7-30-37 13 81 17 6 4 7 200

Total 81 51

Game: 29.5% Game: 20.7% Game: 75.0%

2000 NCAA South Region — First Round #13 #4

2000 NCAA South Region — Second Round

Louisiana-Lafayette (25-9) Tennessee (25-6)

58 63

#5 #4

2000 NCAA South Region — Regional Semifinal

Connecticut (25-10) Tennessee (26-6)

51 65

#8 #4

North Carolina (21-13) Tennessee (26-7)

74 69

March 17, 2000 • Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama

March 19, 2000 • Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama

March 24, 2000 • Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas

Tony Harris made two free throws with 10.8 seconds to play to help Tennessee seal a 63-58 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette. Louisiana-Lafayette cut UT’s lead to two at 60-58 on Brett Smith’s jumper with 45 seconds to play. With the shot clock running down, Harris made a move to the basket and appeared to turn the ball over to Smith. But Smith was called for a reachin foul that sent Harris to the line with 15 seconds to play. He missed the front end of the one-and-one, Ron Slay got the rebound and was flagrantly fouled by Smith with 13 seconds to go allowing Tennessee to keep the ball after the free throws. Slay then missed both free throws and Tennessee inbounded the ball to Harris, who was quickly fouled. Harris hit both shots to seal the victory. Tennessee trailed most of the game. The Vols were down 48-42 with just under 10 minutes left to play. Slay, a freshman from Nashville, then got the Vols offense rolling. Slay scored 11 of his 15 points in the final 8:15, including a coast-to-coast drive that he converted into a three-point play. Slay’s drive cut what had been a six-point UL-Lafayette lead to 48-45 with 8:15 remaining. “When Ron took it all the way, I felt we had ‘Mo’ (momentum) back on our side and had it going the right direction,” UT coach Jerry Green said, Slay’s 8-footer inside the Cajuns’ variation of a 2-3 zone defense broke a 54-54 tie at the 4:07 mark. He hit a similar shot to make it 60-56, Vols, with 1:48 to play. “We struggled offensively, but our defense kept us in the game,” Green said. “We did just exactly what we had to do down the stretch to win the game.” Harris and Slay led Tennessee with 15 points each. C.J. Black added 14, including 10-of-10 from the foul line, and Vincent Yarbrough scored 11. Lonnie Thomas led Louisiana-Lafayette with 19 points.

Tennessee capitalized on an ankle injury that reduced Connecticut point guard Khalid El-Amin to one basket in 13 minutes and posted a 65-51 victory. The Vols made school history by winning two games in the NCAA Tournament. The Vols trailed only once, at 4-2, and had the upper hand, 32-22 by halftime. The Huskies cut a 12-point deficit to 38-34 when El-Amin hit his only basket, a 3-pointer, with 13:36 to play. Vol freshman Jon Higgins answered with his own 3-pointer 14 seconds later, igniting a 16-4 run that put the game away. Connecticut went 6:15 without scoring during the major portion of that stretch, missing six consecutive shots and turning the ball over twice. One was a Higgins steal and break-away that ended up being juggled and dished to Vincent Yarbrough for a dunk and subsequent free throw. The three-point play restored the margin to 44-34. Tony Harris led the Vols with 18 points, including 9-of-12 from the foul stripe. Yarbrough got 11 of his 14 in the first half, helping shoot the Huskies out of a zone defense with three 3-pointers. C.J. Black added 13 points, 10 in the second half, as UT penetrated UConn’s defense for dunks and free throws. The Vol defense also stood tall by converting seven steals into 14 points and holding the Huskies to 38.6 percent shooting. UT shot 44.7 percent from field which was up from 33.3 percent in the first round victory. “We played awfully good,” Tennessee coach Jerry Green said. “That could have been as good as we played all year. Time and again, making the extra pass - or passes - produced good looks against the UConn defense.” Albert Mouring scored 17 points to lead the Huskies, and ElAmin was limited to three points, 13 below his season average.

Ed Cota spurred a late second-half comeback, then he and freshmen Joseph Forte and Julius Peppers hit six straight free throws in the final 34.9 seconds, giving North Carolina a 74-69 victory over Tennessee in the South Regional semifinals. The Tar Heels’ winning rally kicked into top gear when Forte drilled a 3-pointer and Jason Capel hit a layup to get the Tar Heels within 64-63. Cota made a running jumper in the lane and then hit another floater to make it 66-64 with 2:00 left. Tennessee’s scoring drought, which left the Vols without a field goal since 7:15, ended with 13.6 seconds left when Tony Harris made his first basket of the night, a 3-pointer. “I thought for about 35 minutes, we played awfully well,” Tennessee coach Jerry Green said. “Then we started trying to make hard plays, and it wasn’t just one person, it was about four or five different people. And while we were making hard plays, they were making baskets.” Tennessee got off to a slow start as North Carolina led by seven early. Then, the Vols’ speed and athleticism carried them to a 22-7 run and a nine-point lead. Capel kept the Tar Heels close by scoring the last five points of the first half, pulling North Carolina to within 39-36. “I can’t really put it into words,” Vincent Yarbrough said of the loss. “I thought we had the game won, but they just outplayed us in the last four minutes. We came out of the last timeout and still thought we had the game, but they made some shots and that was the game.” C.J. Black led the Volunteers with 17 points, Vincent Yarbrough had 13 and Ron Slay added 12. Isiah Victor had 11. Forte scored a game-high 22 for the Tar Heels, while Brendan Haywood and Cota each scored 11, followed by Kris Lang with 10.

NOTES: Louisiana-Lafayette earned its bid to the NCAA Tournament by winning the Sun Belt Conference.

NOTES: The 51 points was a season-low for the Huskies ... Connecticut was the defending NCAA champion having won the 1999 NCAA Tournament with a 77-74 victory over Duke.

VISITORS: La.-Lafayette 25-9 FG 30 Lonnie Thomas f 9-16 52 Reggie DeGray f 2-3 42 Brett Smith c 2-4 13 Billy Jones g 1-8 22 Blane Harmon g 1-5 23 Orlando Butler 5-13 01 Jarret Evans 1-2 05 Kenneth Lawrence 0-6 32 Darryl Robins 0-1 33 Shea Whiting 1-3 41 Derrick Warren 0-0 45 Kendall Regis 2-2 TEAM Totals 24-63

VISITORS: Connecticut 25-10 FG 33 Kevin Freeman f 6-9 04 Ajou Deng f 0-3 43 Jake Voskuhl c 1-2 23 Albert Mouring g 7-18 42 Khalid El-Amin g 1-2 20 Justin Brown 0-0 32 Tony Robertson 1-7 34 Souleymane Wane 4-8 05 Beau Archibald 0-0 50 Marcus Cox 0-3 51 Edmund Saunders 2-3 55 Doug Wrenn 0-2 TEAM Totals 22-57

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

5-22

1st Half: 11-31 35.5% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 25-6 FG 22 Vincent Yarbrough f 3-8 44 Isiah Victor f 1-3 43 C.J. Black c 2-4 14 Tony Harris g 4-14 42 Jon Higgins g 1-6 05 Harris Walker 0-3 12 Marcus Haislip 0-0 31 Terrence Woods 0-5 35 Ron Slay 6-8 55 Charles Hathaway 0-0 TEAM Totals 17-51 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

3PT 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-3 1-5 2-9 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT 1-1 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 5-8

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-2-5 5 19 1 4 1 1 25 0-0-0 5 4 1 2 0 0 11 7-3-10 3 6 0 1 0 1 33 1-6-7 2 3 1 3 0 1 28 0-0-0 4 3 2 0 0 0 19 2-4-6 1 12 3 0 0 1 33 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 1-4-5 1 0 6 3 0 0 27 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1-2-3 2 4 0 1 0 0 7 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-0-2 2 4 1 1 0 0 9 1-0-1 18-23-41 25 58 15 15 1 4 200

2nd Half: 13-33 39.4% 2nd Half: 1-10 10.0% 2nd Half: 2-2 100.0%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO 1-6-7 2 11 1 2 0-6-6 3 4 0 1 1-1-2 2 14 0 2 1-2-3 2 15 3 2 2-0-2 1 4 3 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 1-1-2 1 0 0 1 2-2-4 2 15 0 1 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 4-1-5 6-30 23-29 12-19-31 14 63 7 12 3PT FT 3-7 2-3 0-2 2-2 0-1 10-10 2-8 5-7 1-5 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-5 0-0 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-0

1st Half: 6-23 26.1% 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% 1st Half: 11-13 84.6%

2nd Half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd Half: 3-17 17.6% 2nd Half: 12-16 75.0%

Officials: David Libbey, Mark Reishcling, Tom Gabutero Technical fouls: UL-DeGray, Harmon, Whiting. UT-Harris, Hathaway Attendance: 11,061 Score by Periods Louisiana-Lafayette Tennessee

1st 29 26

Game: 38.1% Game: 22.7% Game: 62.5%

2nd 29 37

Total 58 63

Bl 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

St 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

Min 38 19 34 37 33 7 3 5 18 6

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

3PT 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-8 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 4-12

1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 26-6 FG 22 Vincent Yarbrough f 5-9 44 Isiah Victor f 0-2 43 C.J. Black c 5-9 14 Tony Harris g 4-11 42 Jon Higgins g 3-9 31 Terrence Woods 0-0 35 Ron Slay 3-6 05 Harris Walker 1-1 55 Charles Hathaway 0-0 TEAM Totals 21-47

3PT 3-6 0-0 0-1 1-4 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 3-4

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO 2-5-7 3 14 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 3-6-9 4 2 1 1 0-3-3 2 17 0 1 0-2-2 0 3 1 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-1-1 4 2 2 3 4-3-7 2 8 0 1 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 2-1-3 1 5 0 2 0-1-1 2 0 0 3 3-1-4 14-23-37 20 51 4 15

2nd Half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 2-2 100%

FT 1-1 1-2 3-5 9-12 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0

7-17 16-23

Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

St 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Min 29 11 18 39 13 1 33 22 1 6 18 9

1 1 200

Game: 38.6% Game: 33.3% Game: 75.0%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-3-3 3 14 4 0 1 0 34 2-2-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 15 2-3-5 1 13 0 1 0 0 30 0-1-1 3 18 2 2 0 2 35 0-4-4 0 9 4 0 0 2 37 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1-3-4 1 8 1 0 2 2 29 0-1-1 0 2 3 1 0 1 10 0-0-0 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 1-3-4 1 6-20-26 9 65 15 8 3 7 200

6 5 200

Game: 33.3% Game: 20.0% Game: 79.3%

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0%

2nd Half: 10-23 43.5% 2nd Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 12-15 80.0%

Officials: David Libbey, Mark Reischling, Art McDonald. Technical fouls: None Attendance: 16,108 Score by Periods Connecticut Tennessee

1st 22 32

2nd 29 33

Total 51 65

Game: 44.7% Game: 41.2% Game: 69.6%

NOTES: North Carolina defeated Tulsa 74-69 in the Regional Finals to advance to the Final Four ... The Tar Heels then lost to Florida, 59-71, in the national semifinals in Indianapolis. VISITORS: North Carolina 21-13 REBS FG 3PT FT O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 25 Jason Capel f 3-9 1-2 2-2 1-4-5 1 9 5 2 0 2 38 42 Kris Lang f 5-12 0-0 0-0 3-0-3 3 10 0 2 2 1 28 00 Brendan Haywood c 5-10 0-0 1-4 1-4-5 5 11 0 3 4 0 26 40 Joseph Forte g 8-13 2-5 4-4 1-4-5 2 22 2 3 1 1 36 05 Ed Cota g 4-9 0-1 3-5 1-6-7 4 11 5 2 0 1 39 21 Terrence Newby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 Max Owens 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 5 0 1 0 1 12 45 Julius Peppers 2-3 0-0 2-2 3-3-6 4 6 0 1 2 0 20 TEAM 0-3-3 Totals 29-58 4-9 12-17 10-24-34 19 74 12 14 9 6 200 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 15-32 45.9% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 26-7 FG 22 Vincent Yarbrough f 4-11 44 Isiah Victor f 3-8 43 C.J. Black c 6-7 14 Tony Harris g 1-10 42 Jon Higgins g 3-7 35 Ron Slay 4-11 05 Harris Walker 0-3 55 Charles Hathaway 0-2 TEAM Totals 21-59 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

2nd Half: 14-26 53.8% 2nd Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 9-13 69.2%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-1-3 3 13 3 2 0 1 38 1-3-4 2 11 1 5 2 3 21 1-4-5 4 17 0 1 1 1 21 2-2-4 3 4 4 2 0 0 32 1-3-4 1 8 0 0 0 0 35 2-5-7 1 12 1 3 1 2 24 1-2-3 0 2 1 0 0 1 17 3-1-4 3 2 1 1 0 1 12 2-2-4 6-21 21-24 15-23-38 17 69 11 14 4 9 200 3PT 1-5 1-1 1-1 1-6 2-5 0-3 0-0 0-0

1st Half: 13-32 40.6% 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 1st Half: 9-10 90.0%

FT 4-4 4-6 4-4 1-2 0-0 4-4 2-2 2-2

2nd Half: 8-27 29.6% 2nd Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd Half: 12-14 85.7%

Officials: David Hall, Bob Donato, Mike Kitts Technical fouls: None Attendance: 16,371 Score by Periods North Carolina Tennessee

1st 36 39

Game: 50.0% Game: 44.4% Game: 70.6%

2nd 38 30

Total 74 69

Game: 35.6% Game: 28.6% Game: 87.5%

2001 NCAA Midwest Region — First Round #9 #8

2006 Washington D.C. Region — First Round

Charlotte (22-10) Tennessee (22-11)

70 63

#15 #2

Winthrop (23-8) Tennessee (22-7)

2006 Washington D.C. Region — Second Round

61 63

#7 #2

Wichita State (26-8) Tennessee (22-8)

80 73

March 16, 2001 • UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio

March 16, 2006 • Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina

March 18, 2006 • Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina

Poor shooting in the second half was too much for Tennessee to overcome as the Vols fell 70-63 to Charlotte in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Vols finished the game shooting 42 percent from the field but only 31 percent in the second half. The Vols also hit only 1-of-7 free throw attempts and 1-of-11 three-point attempts in the second half. Free throw shooting plagued the Vols the entire game as they made only 7-of-18. The Vols missed four free throws late in the second half including the front-end of two one-and-ones. “We just couldn’t make a shot,” head coach Jerry Green said. “From a coach’s perspective, it’s frustrating and you feel like you missed an opportunity. But again, those same guys are the ones over the last several years who have made those free throws.” Tennessee opened the game by hitting 10 of its first 17 shots to take a 26-18 lead. Foul trouble proved costly though and Charlotte was able to come back and tie the game by 43 at the half. The opening of the second half was the mirror opposite of the first half. The Vols scored only four points in the first 10:30 of the second half and were down 52-50 after a three-point shot by Jon Higgins with 9:20 to play. By that point they had hit only two of 12 shots and committed nine turnovers. Charlotte eventually opened up a 59-50 lead with 6:59 to play. The Vols battled back and had the ball down by 66-63 with just under 40 seconds left in the game. Tony Harris’ three-point attempt was off the mark and the 49ers got the rebound. Jobey Thomas made four free throws in the final 24 seconds to seal the victory for Charlotte.

Dane Bradshaw found a streaking Chris Lofton with an inbound pass with 2.9 seconds and Lofton buried the jumper over Winthrop’s Torrell Martin to give Tennessee a 63-61 victory to advance to the second round of the Washington D.C. Regional. “It was a good look, but he was all up on me,” Lofton said. “It still felt good.” The frantic finish capped a heart-pounding game that featured nine ties and eight lead changes, the final one coming on Lofton’s shot. His were the only points in the final 2:42 as both teams squandered chances to advance to the second round. “It was a real gut check for both teams,” Bruce Pearl said. “Both teams were physically exhausted at the end of that game.” The Volunteers had a couple of opportunities in the final seconds. Watson missed a 3, but Tennessee retained possession when Bradshaw chased down a long rebound on the other end of the court. Pearl called a timeout to set up the play, with Dane Bradshaw throwing it in. The first option was for a lob pass to 6-foot-7 Andre Patterson, but when he was covered, Bradshaw looked for Lofton. “I thought they were going to come to me the whole time, unless we got an easy shot, of course,” Lofton said. His was anything but, and after it went in with four-tenths of a second on the clock, the Tennessee players mobbed Watson. Winthrop coach Gregg Marshall used his final timeout, and James Shuler’s long pass bounced off the backboard to Craig Bradshaw. Bradshaw’s shot clanged off the rim, allowing the Volunteers to hang on. The Volunteers survived despite its All-SEC backcourt of Watson and Lofton, shooting a combined 8-of-24 from the field and 3-of-15 from 3-point range. It was Tennessee’s frontcourt of Major Wingate and Patterson that carried the Vols. Wingate had a team-high 15 points and Patterson had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. “You can definitely make the case that this was good for us, the way it turned out,” Dane Bradshaw said. “Coach says the teams we play obviously will continue to get better, but the situation we were in won’t get any tougher.”

Wichita State went on a 7-0 run to break a 65-all tie and the Shockers never looked back, defeating Tennessee 80-73 to advance to the Sweet 16 in Washington D.C. Karon Bradley hit a short jumper to break the tie and on the next position with the shot clock winding down P.J. Couisnard stepped back and launched a straightaway 3-pointer that swished through the net giving the Shockers a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. Wichita State advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s round of 16 for the first time in 25 years. Chris Lofton - who hit a last-second shot to beat Winthrop 63-61 in the first round - and C.J. Watson each scored 20 points to lead the Volunteers. Major Wingate finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and five blocks. “We’ll be back,” Pearl said. “I’m very, very proud of these young men. I can’t tell you how many people have written or called and said how much they enjoyed this basketball team. This Tennessee basketball team will go down as one of the alltime best, and this was the group that got it started.” Tennessee led 63-58 on a pair of free throws from Watson with 5:42 left, but the Shockers rallied to tie it at 63 on a 3-pointer from Sean Ogirri. After the teams traded baskets, Bradley drained a jumper from just outside the lane for a 67-65 lead with 2:12 left. Couisnard followed with the stepback 3 over Dane Bradshaw for a 70-65 lead with 1:05 left. Ogirri closed the spurt with two free throws for a 72-65 lead with 50.5 seconds left. Tennessee twice cut the deficit to three points in the final seconds, but got no closer as Wichita State went 8-for-10 at the foul line in the final minute to seal it. “I think we were in a position where we had them where we wanted them,” said Bradshaw, who had two points and three steals. “I guess we just didn’t execute. I’m not sure really what happened.”

NOTES: Tennessee was seeded eighth and Charlotte was the No. 9 seed ... Charlotte lost to No. 1 seeded Illinois in the second round ... UT fell to 8-14 all-time in the NCAA Tournament ... The Vols made their first appearance in the Midwest Region ... UT’s 191 blocked shots on the season ranks second all-time in school history. VISITORS: Charlotte 22-10 01 05 03 21 31 10 11 13 54

FG James Zimmerman f 3-6 Rodney White f 5-16 KenKay Jones c 1-4 Diego Guevara g 2-9 Jobey Thomas g 3-9 Cam Stephens 2-5 Demon Brown 3-7 Jermaine Williams 0-0 Butter Johnson 4-6 TEAM Totals 23-62

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

1st Half: 13-32 40.6% 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 1st Half: 12-17 70.6%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 22-11 FG 22 Vincent Yarbrough f 5-9 35 Ron Slay f 3-8 44 Isiah Victor c 4-9 14 Tony Harris g 2-4 42 Jon Higgins g 2-5 02 Jenis Grindstaff 0-3 05 Harris Walker 0-2 12 Marcus Haislip 4-10 31 Terrence Woods 3-7 55 Charles Hathaway 2-3 TEAM Totals 25-60 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO 2-4-6 3 8 0 2 3-6-9 3 12 2 0 0-7-7 5 2 0 1 1-2-3 0 8 1 1 0-0-0 0 12 0 3 4-1-5 4 8 1 1 0-2-2 0 9 1 3 2-2-4 2 2 0 1 3-5-8 3 9 0 1 1-2-3 1 8-27 16-23 16-31-47 20 70 5 14 3PT 2-3 0-3 0-0 1-6 2-7 0-0 3-7 0-0 0-1

3PT 1-4 0-2 0-1 0-2 1-4 0-2 0-0 1-3 3-7 0-0 6-25

1st Half: 16-31 51.6% 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 1st Half: 6-11 54.5%

FT 0-4 2-2 0-0 3-3 4-4 4-4 0-0 2-2 1-4

2nd Half: 10-30 33.3% 2nd Half: 3-13 23.1% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7%

Bl 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

St 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0

Min 24 28 21 31 28 19 22 11 16

2 5 200

Game: 37.1% Game: 29.6% Game: 69.6%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-9-10 4 12 3 2 1 1 31 2-4-6 4 8 2 4 0 0 21 3-4-7 4 8 2 1 0 0 19 0-0-0 2 4 0 1 0 1 20 0-0-0 2 7 0 1 0 1 35 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0-1-1 3 0 4 2 0 3 15 1-3-4 1 10 2 2 0 0 24 1-3-4 2 9 3 0 0 0 14 1-4-5 1 5 0 1 0 0 14 2-0-2 7-18 11-28-39 23 63 16 14 1 6 200 FT 1-3 2-7 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-3

2nd Half: 9-29 31.0% 2nd Half: 1-11 9.1% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3%

Game: 41.7% Game: 24.0% Game: 38.9%

VISITORS: Winthrop 23-8 00 33 05 10 12 11 22 24 31

James Shuler Phillip Williams Craig Bradshaw Chris Gaynor Torrell Martin Michael Jenkins Otis Daniels De’Andre Adams Taj McCullough TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 4-12 f 1-2 c 5-17 g 4-7 g 5-11 1-4 1-2 0-0 1-1

3PT 1-3 1-1 1-8 2-4 2-7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

22-56

7-24 10-17

1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 1st Half: 6-10 60.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 22-7 FG 22 Andre Patterson f 6-7 23 Dane Bradshaw f 1-4 01 Major Wingate c 5-8 05 Chris Lofton g 5-14 32 C.J. Watson g 3-10 02 JaJuan Smith 2-5 03 Stanley Asumnu 1-2 15 Jordan Howell 1-3 34 Ryan Childress 0-0 TEAM Totals 24-53 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FT 1-3 3-4 1-2 0-0 2-3 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-1

2nd Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1%

3PT 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-9 1-6 2-4 0-0 0-1 0-0

FT 0-0 3-5 5-6 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

5-21 10-14

1st Half: 15-28 53.6% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 1st Half: 2-2 100%

Officials: Mike Kitts, Sid Rodeheffer, Wally Rutecki Technicals: None Attendance: 22,073

Score by Periods Charlotte Tennessee

Score by Periods Winthrop Tennessee

2nd 27 20

Total 70 63

1st 34 36

2nd 27 27

Total 61 63

Game: 39.3% Game: 29.2% Game: 58.8%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-8-11 4 12 2 3 2 0 29 0-3-3 2 5 2 0 1 2 28 2-4-6 1 15 1 2 3 1 30 2-0-2 2 12 2 1 0 1 31 0-0-0 4 9 2 3 0 0 27 0-1-1 2 6 0 0 0 0 16 2-5-7 0 2 2 3 0 2 22 1-1-2 0 2 1 1 0 0 14 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1-0-1 11-22-33 15 63 12 13 6 6 200

2nd Half: 9-25 36.0% 2nd Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 8-12 66.7%

Officials: David Hall, Frank Bosone, Ruben Ramos Technical fouls: None. Attendance: 13,009 1st 43 43

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-5-6 1 10 3 1 0 1 35 1-0-1 4 6 1 1 1 1 23 2-5-7 3 12 3 4 2 1 37 0-3-3 1 10 4 0 0 1 33 8-5-13 1 14 1 5 0 2 34 0-0-0 1 2 1 0 0 1 11 2-0-2 1 5 0 1 0 0 14 0-1-1 1 0 1 2 0 0 7 1-1-2 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 1 15-20-35 15 61 14 15 3 7 200

Game: 45.3% Game: 23.8% Game: 71.4%

VISITORS: Wichita State 26-8 FG 02 PJ Couisnard f 6-7 32 Kyle Wilson f 5-10 45 Paul Miller c 1-9 22 Matt Braeuer g 2-4 33 Sean Ogirri g 3-7 00 Nick Rogers 0-0 04 Ryan Martin 5-6 05 Wendell Preadom 0-0 10 Karon Bradley 2-5 TEAM Totals 24-48 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

3PT 4-4 3-5 0-0 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

9-15 23-29

1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-7-9 2 20 5 4 0 1 36 1-5-6 1 17 1 2 1 0 30 2-6-8 2 10 1 1 0 0 26 0-1-1 2 5 4 1 0 0 22 0-2-2 2 12 2 2 0 0 33 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2-2-4 1 10 0 1 1 1 24 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1-1-2 1 6 3 1 0 1 22 1-1-2 1 9-25-34 12 80 16 13 2 3 200

2nd Half: 14-21 66.7% 2nd Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 17-21 81.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 22-8 FG 3PT 22 Andre Patterson f 1-4 0-0 23 Dane Bradshaw f 1-7 0-3 01 Major Wingate c 6-11 0-0 05 Chris Lofton g 7-21 6-18 32 C.J. Watson g 7-10 2-3 02 JaJuan Smith 2-6 2-5 03 Stanley Asumnu 3-8 0-0 15 Jordan Howell 0-0 0-0 TEAM Totals 27-67 10-29 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FT 4-6 4-4 8-10 1-2 4-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2

1st Half: 10-36 27.8% 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 1st Half: 2-2 100%

FT 0-0 0-1 3-4 0-0 4-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 9-13

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-4-6 5 2 4 0 1 0 24 2-2-4 4 2 3 1 0 3 29 5-2-7 0 15 0 4 5 1 34 1-2-3 2 20 2 2 0 2 34 0-0-0 4 20 1 1 1 1 33 2-8-10 3 8 3 1 0 1 21 4-2-6 1 6 0 1 0 1 18 0-0-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 2-0-2 18-20-38 20 73 15 10 7 9 200

2nd Half: 17-31 54.8% 2nd Half: 7-17 41.2% 2nd Half: 7-11 63.6%

Officials: John Higgins, Mike Kitts, Bert Smith Technicals: None Attendance: 22,809 Score by Periods Wichita State

1st 30

2nd 50

Total 80

Tennessee

Game: 50.0% Game: 60.0% Game: 79.3%

Game: 40.3% Game: 34.5% Game: 69.2%

2007 South Region — First Round #12 #5

2007 South Region — Second Round

Long Beach State (24-8) Tennessee (23-10)

86 121

#5 #4

2007 South Region — Regional Semifinal

Tennessee (24-10) Virginia (21-11)

77 74

#5 #1

Tennessee (24-11) Ohio State (33-3)

84 85

March 16, 2007 • Nationwide Arena • Columbus, Ohio

March 18, 2007 • Nationwide Arena • Columbus, Ohio

March 22, 2007 • Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

Tennessee scored early, often, and then scored some more as the Vols matched the most points ever scored by a team in a first round NCAA tournament game in its 121-86 dismantling of Long Beach State. Chris Lofton led the way with 25 points. JaJuan Smith added 24 points, Ramar Smith 22, Duke Crews 12 and Wayne Chism 10 points, while Dane Bradshaw dished out a career-best 11 assists. “It really was (fun),” Lofton said. “We’re used to playing like that. When a team plays (uptempo) like that, we get excited. It was just a fast-paced game and we put the ‘fast’ back in ‘fast break.”‘ Both teams came in averaging 80 points - putting them among the top 11 in the nation - so it wasn’t a shocker that baskets came in bunches. “I like an identity for a program. This is our identity,” coach Bruce Pearl said. “We’ve never finished second in (any league in) scoring in 14 or 15 years I’ve been a head coach. I enjoy being uptempo and being aggressive in transition. We’ll put four or five guys on the floor that can score, and they’ve got a lot of freedom.” Lofton led the way as the Volunteers shot 59 percent from the field and made 14 of 27 3-pointers. He hit half of his eight shots behind the arc and JaJuan Smith hit 4-of-6. Each team hit seven 3-pointers in a wild opening half that featured the Volunteers racing to a 29-12 lead in the opening 7 1/2 minutes. They did it with precision shooting, their full-court press and trapping pressure. Lofton keyed the defense, with two steals leading to a pair of layups in a 5-second span. Ahead 57-45 at the break, the Volunteers ran off 12 of the first 14 points in the second half - seven by Lofton - to build the lead to 69-47. “The start of the second half was the key for us,” Bradshaw said. “We stopped them and got some easy buckets in transition as well as out of our half-court offense.” From then on, the totals mounted. The Volunteers had 90 points with 10 minutes left. “We knew we had to score,” Ramar Smith said. “We knew it was going to be a high-scoring game and we came out and scored.”

JaJuan Smith scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half, Ryan Childress scored all 10 of his points in the second half and Chris Lofton made six consecutive free throws in the final seconds as the Volunteers held off Virginia 77-74 Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to propel fifth-seeded Tennessee (24-10) to the round of 16 for the first time since 2000 under second-year coach Bruce Pearl. “When you reach the Sweet 16 at the University of Tennessee with the way we’ve had to rebuild, you’ve made a special place in history for yourself,” Dane Bradshaw said. The Vols had to hold on for dear life to advance past the second round. After taking a 10-point lead midway through the second half, Virginia came roaring back cutting the lead to two after an Adrian Joseph basket. But in the end, the Volunteers advanced by having their best player make the easiest shot of all. Lofton, the Southeastern Conference’s player of the year, hit all six of his free throws in the last 27.7 seconds, keeping Tennessee ahead. Lofton finished with 20 points. “I started forcing shots,” said Lofton, who was an uncharacteristic 4-of-16 from the field but 9-of-10 on free throws. “Coach kept telling me to be patient. Luckily, I got to the foul line and came through.” Virginia still had a chance as they got the ball back after Lofton’s last made free throw but point guard Sean Singletary missed an open 3-pointer with 1 second left. Appropriately, it all came down to the guards. Virginia guard J.R. Reynolds had a big first half, scoring 22 points, but twisted his right ankle on a late drive to the basket. In the opening minute, Reynolds and Lofton turned it into a game of H-O-R-S-E. Reynolds hit a 3 from the top of the key on Virginia’s first possession, and Lofton responded with a longer 3 a minute later. The challenge was on, and Reynolds was on his game. He was at his best during an 18-3 spurt that gave Virginia a 36-25 lead, scoring 12 of the points on assorted shots. Then, it was Tennessee’s turn. JaJuan Smith had a three-point play and a steal-and-layup during a 15-2 spurt early in the second half that put Tennessee ahead to stay 54-44. At that point, Singletary brought Virginia back cutting the lead to 61-59. Smith ended the comeback by hitting a 3-pointer, then taking a charge from Singletary.

Maybe now folks will realize there’s more to Ohio State than Greg Oden. The big man finally looked like a freshman, getting mired in foul trouble as the top-seeded Buckeyes fell behind by 20 points before halftime. But senior Ron Lewis and fellow freshman Mike Conley bailed out Oden and lifted Ohio State past Tennessee, 85-84 in the semifinals of the NCAA South Regional. “We played about as well in the first half, I think, as we can play,” Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl said. “We’re terribly disappointed. We’ve proven we can beat some of the best teams in the country. We’ve also proven we can come close to beating some of the best teams in the country.” Conley had nine of his 17 from the foul line - including the winner with 6.5 seconds left. But Conley missed a second shot, giving Tennessee one last chance. Ramar Smith grabbed the rebound and went all the way to the rim with Conley defending him. Smith’s shot went up jsut before time expired. Then it was Oden to the rescue, swatting the ball into the Volunteers’ cheerleaders, while Smith landed hard in front of the Tennessee bench. After trailing 49-29 in the final minute of the first half, the Buckeyes got a little back with a three-point play in the final second before intermission. Then came a 16-5 spurt, keyed by six Conley free throws. Fittingly, his pair of foul shots tied it at 64. Things went back and forth from there, with 6-9 Ryan Childress hitting two 3s for Tennessee and Conley making a 3-point play but also missing a pair of free throws. Ohio State tied it at 79 with 2:44 left on David Lighty’s eighth 3-pointer of the season. It was a biggie because the Buckeyes never trailed again. Chris Lofton, the SEC player of the year, scored 24 points to lead Tennessee. He was 6-of-13 on 3-pointers, including one that tied it at 82 only seconds after Lewis had put Ohio State ahead with a 3 of his own. Smith scored 15 points and JaJuan Smith added 14 points and eight rebounds. Childress scored 12, hitting 4-of-5 behind the arc. Tennessee avoided Oden from the start by shooting 3s over him, taking a slim lead. Then he got his second foul with 10:48 to go in the half and the Vols began attacking inside and out. With a 13-2 run, Tennessee went up 32-18, prompting Matta to rub his brow and put back in Oden. Just 64 seconds later, Oden was back beside his coach in a black folding chair, stuck with three fouls. The Volunteers soon got rolling again and were ahead 49-29 in the final minute of the half.

VISITORS: Long Beach State 24-8 FG 3PT FT 15 Sterling Byrd f 1-4 0-0 0-0 44 Dominique Ricks f 1-2 0-0 0-0 01 Kejuan Johnson g 8-16 5-8 3-3 20 Kevin Houston g 6-15 2-4 3-4 55 Aaron Nixon g 8-15 4-8 3-3 02 Louis Draby 3-3 1-1 0-0 10 Arturas Lazdauskas 0-1 0-0 0-0 11 Artis Gant 0-0 0-0 0-0 21 Mark Dawson 3-7 0-0 1-2 22 Tim Island 0-0 0-0 0-0 33 Travon Free 2-2 0-0 0-2 50 Andrew Fleming 0-0 0-0 0-0 TEAM Totals 32-65 12-21 10-14 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

1st Half: 17-32 53.1% 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%

2nd Half: 15-33 45.5% 2nd Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd Half: 6-7 85.7%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 23-10 FG 3PT FT 04 Wayne Chism f 4-5 1-1 1-2 23 Dane Bradshaw f 3-3 0-0 2-5 02 JaJuan Smith g 8-12 4-6 4-5 05 Chris Lofton g 9-14 4-8 3-3 12 Ramar Smith g 8-13 2-4 4-4 15 Jordan Howell 2-6 2-5 0-0 24 Tanner Wild 1-2 1-1 0-0 25 Josh Tabb 3-5 0-1 1-1 30 Ben Bosse 0-1 0-0 0-0 32 Duke Crews 4-9 0-0 4-8 34 Ryan Childress 1-3 0-1 2-2 TEAM Totals 43-73 14-27 21-30 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

1st Half: 21-36 58.3% 1st Half: 7-14 50.0% 1st Half: 8-12 66.7%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-3-3 2 2 2 2 0 0 27 2-1-3 3 2 0 0 0 0 10 1-3-4 3 24 0 2 1 1 35 0-1-1 4 17 3 3 0 0 33 0-5-5 2 23 4 2 0 1 28 1-1-2 3 7 2 1 0 0 25 0-1-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4-2-6 4 7 0 2 2 0 28 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-2-2 9-19-28 23 86 11 13 3 2 200 Game: 49.2% Game: 57.1% Game: 71.4%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-3-3 0 10 2 0 1 0 14 1-3-4 1 8 11 0 0 1 26 2-4-6 4 24 1 0 0 0 23 0-3-3 3 25 2 1 0 4 24 0-2-2 2 22 6 0 2 3 29 1-1-2 4 6 2 0 0 0 20 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 3-2-5 4 7 0 2 0 3 22 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8-3-11 1 12 1 1 1 0 20 0-4-4 1 4 0 2 0 0 17 1-1-2 16-27-43 20 121 25 6 4 11 200

2nd Half: 22-37 59.5% 2nd Half: 7-13 53.8% 2nd Half: 13-18 72.2%

Game: 58.9% Game: 51.9% Game: 70.0%

VISITORS: Tennessee 24-10 04 23 02 05 12 15 25 32 34

Wayne Chism Dane Bradshaw JaJuan Smith Chris Lofton Ramar Smith Jordan Howell Josh Tabb Duke Crews Ryan Childress TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 3-5 f 1-5 g 6-13 g 4-16 g 1-4 0-1 1-2 3-4 3-4

3PT 2-2 1-2 3-7 3-9 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 2-2

22-54 11-26 22-32

1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 1st Half: 6-16 37.5% 1st Half: 9-16 56.3%

HOME TEAM: Virginia 21-11 FG 24 Mamadi Diane f 0-4 33 Jason Cain f 0-1 21 Tunji Soroye c 0-2 02 J.R. Reynolds g 8-16 44 Sean Singletary g 4-14 01 Will Harris 0-0 11 Laurynas Mikalauskas 0-0 12 Jamil Tucker 1-2 30 Adrian Joseph 4-7 34 Ryan Pettinella 0-0 45 Soloman Tat 1-2 TEAM Totals 18-48 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FT 5-9 0-2 1-1 9-10 5-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2

2nd Half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd Half: 13-16 81.3%

3PT FT 0-4 0-0 0-0 9-10 0-0 2-2 4-11 6-6 1-7 10-12 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 1-1 0-0 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 7-26 31-36

1st Half: 21-36 58.3% 1st Half: 7-14 50.0% 1st Half: 8-12 66.7%

Officials: John Higgins, Paul Janssen, Hal Lusk Technicals: None Attendance: 19,916

Score by Periods Long Beach State Tennessee

Score by Periods Virginia Tennessee

2nd 41 64

Total 86 121

1st 38 35

2nd 36 42

Total 74 77

Bl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

St Min 0 18 2 23 3 32 1 33 0 32 0 10 0 13 1 18 0 21

0 7 200

Game: 40.7% Game: 42.3% Game: 68.8%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO 0-1-1 4 0 0 1 1-4-5 4 9 0 1 1-2-3 2 2 0 0 0-1-1 2 26 0 3 1-5-6 4 19 5 6 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-3-3 4 3 0 0 0-0-0 2 3 0 0 2-3-5 3 10 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-3-3 1 2 0 1 1-1-2 6-23-29 26 74 5 12

2nd Half: 22-37 59.5% 2nd Half: 7-13 53.8% 2nd Half: 13-18 72.2%

Officials: John Higgins, Paul Janssen, Earl Walton Technicals: None Attendance: 19,916 1st 45 57

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO 1-4-5 5 13 0 2 0-3-3 3 3 5 1 1-1-2 2 16 2 2 1-2-3 2 20 2 1 1-5-6 5 7 1 5 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 1-1-2 3 2 0 2 1-1-2 3 6 0 1 4-4-8 2 10 1 1 2-6-8 12-27-39 25 77 12 16

Bl 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

St Min 1 33 1 30 1 21 1 34 1 39 0 1 0 7 0 6 0 23 0 1 0 5

5 5 200

Game: 58.9% Game: 51.9% Game: 70.0%

VISITORS: Tennessee 24-11 04 23 02 05 12 15 25 32 34

Wayne Chism Dane Bradshaw JaJuan Smith Chris Lofton Ramar Smith Jordan Howell Josh Tabb Duke Crews Ryan Childress TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 2-7 f 1-4 g 5-10 g 9-18 g 6-10 0-0 1-3 2-5 4-5

3PT 0-4 1-3 4-5 6-13 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 4-5

30-62 16-31

1st Half: 19-34 55.9% 1st Half: 9-15 60.0% 1st Half: 2-5 40.0%

HOME TEAM: Ohio State 33-3 FG 03 Ivan Harris f 4-4 20 Greg Oden c 2-2 01 Mike Conley Jr. g 4-10 12 Ron Lewis g 9-17 14 Jamar Butler g 1-6 23 David Lighty 2-3 31 Daequan Cook 2-4 42 Matt Terwilliger 1-3 45 Othello Hunter 2-2 TEAM Totals 27-51 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FT 2-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 3-7 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 8-17

2nd Half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd Half: 7-16 43.8% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0%

3PT 3-3 0-0 0-0 3-9 1-6 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-0

FT 0-0 5-6 9-14 4-4 0-0 2-5 0-0 3-4 0-2

8-22 23-35

1st Half: 13-27 48.1% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

1st 49 32

2nd 35 53

Total 84 85

Game: 48.4% Game: 51.6% Game: 47.1%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 0-3-3 3 11 1 0 0 0 18 0-3-3 4 9 0 1 4 1 18 4-3-7 3 17 6 1 0 2 34 1-4-5 1 25 1 2 0 0 36 0-2-2 1 3 2 2 0 0 36 0-2-2 1 7 1 0 0 0 20 0-0-0 0 4 1 1 0 0 8 2-1-3 0 5 0 0 0 0 14 1-4-5 4 4 1 1 1 0 16 0-3-3 8-25-33 17 85 13 8 5 3 200

2nd Half: 14-24 58.3% 2nd Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd Half: 20-29 69.0%

Officials: David Libbey, Patrick Driscoll, Jamie Luckie Technicals: None. Attendance: 26,776 Score by Periods Tennessee Ohio State

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-0-1 4 6 1 0 0 1 19 0-2-2 3 5 4 3 1 0 26 4-4-8 4 14 1 0 0 1 28 1-4-5 1 24 1 0 0 0 33 0-3-3 3 15 4 0 0 1 33 0-2-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 1-5-6 2 3 2 1 0 1 18 2-1-3 3 5 0 2 0 0 17 1-2-3 3 12 0 0 0 0 17 0-1-1 1 10-24-34 24 84 14 7 1 4 200

Game: 52.9% Game: 36.4% Game: 65.7%

2008 East Region — First Round #15 #2

2008 East Region — Second Round

American (21-12) Tennessee (30-4)

57 72

#7 #4

2008 East Region — Regional Semifinal

Butler (30-4) Tennessee (31-4)

ot 71 76

#3 #2

Louisville (26-8) Tennessee (31-4)

79 60

March 21, 2008 • BJCC Arena • Birmingham, Alabama.

March 23, 2008 • BJCC Arena • Birmingham, Alabama.

March 27, 2008 • Charlotte Bobcats Arena • Charlotte, N.C.

Tennessee avoided a massive first-round upset in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament breaking away from American 72-57 Friday in the first round of the East Regional. Believing the Volunteers deserved better than the No. 2 seed given them, JaJuan Smith wrote “No. 1 seed” on his orange-and-white sneakers. Facing a team making its NCAA tournament debut, it was hardly a walkover. Sluggish at the start and outhustled nearly the whole way, the second-seeded Vols turned it on late to avoid the upset. Ahead 53-51 with 5:45 left, Tennessee held the 15th-seeded Eagles to only one basket the rest of the way. “We just weren’t playing our game,” Smith said. “We were a little sloppy, but we turned it on at the end.” Smith finished with 19 points. Wayne Chism added 16 and helped Tennessee wear down the Eagles. Tied at 40 with 11 minutes left, Tennessee finally put together a 10-0 run with Smith hitting a big 3-pointer. A pair of 3s by Brian Gilmore gave American (21-12) its late chance. “I thought they came in confident. I thought they came in knowing that they could play with us,” Pearl said. “I think watching Belmont last night had to be encouraging for them.” It was. Carr, the MVP of the Patriot League tournament, poured in 24 points. The sharpshooter tried to keep American close all by himself, taking on the whole Tennessee team in a game of HO-R-S-E. The Vols threw five different defenders at him, hoping to weave through a staggered series of hard picks. “One person can’t guard him. He comes off eight or nine screens,” Tennessee star guard Chris Lofton said. “I had to take a break in the first half. I was dead.” Tennessee relies on a controlled brand of chaos, but they struggled at the start and Lofton was a nonfactor. Starter Ramar Smith sat out the first half. Tennessee has played half its games against teams that made the NCAA tournament field. That didn’t daunt a smaller team that lost at Brown this season -- the Eagles threw their bodies around more than the Vols and held a 39-27 rebounding edge, including 18-6 on the offensive end.

The Tennessee Volunteers scrapped, pounded and grabbed. They also survived. No coincidence in that. The second-seeded Vols mostly ditched the glamorous 3-pointer and got physical in Sunday’s second-round, moving on with a 76-71 overtime victory over Butler. JaJuan Smith hit four straight free throws in the final 13.6 seconds of overtime and the Vols advanced to their second consecutive Sweet 16. The earliest game to feature two 30-win teams definitely lived up to the distinction. Tennessee scored 38 points in the paint, had five players with multiple fouls by halftime and made only two 3s in the final 40 minutes against the Bulldogs. “Fatigue was a factor for them at some point, because of the way we guarded them,” Pearl said. “We really played great defense tonight and did what we needed to do on the boards.” The Vols scored six straight points inside after the Bulldogs took their first lead in the final 2 minutes of OT, including Ramar Smith’s basket with 27 seconds left to make it 72-68. Pete Campbell followed a missed shot to make it 72-70 with 16 seconds left. JaJaun Smith then made both free throws. Wayne Chism led foul-plagued Tennessee with 16 points, while Tyler Smith added 15 and eight rebounds and JaJuan Smith had 11. J.P. Prince had nine points, seven rebounds, five assists -- and six of the Vols’ 20 turnovers. The Bulldogs, who couldn’t catch up to Tennessee for the first 37-plus minutes, took their first lead on Graves’ short jumper in the paint to make it 68-66 with 1:46 left in overtime. Ramar Smith and Chism both scored inside to retake the lead inside the final minute. Tyler Smith blocked Graves from behind and Chism won the scramble for the loose ball and called timeout with 33 seconds left. Ramar Smith then scored, coming up with a big play after losing his starting job to J.P. Prince, an Arizona transfer who made his first start for Tennessee. Graves led Butler with 21 points on just 6-of-18 shooting. Pete Campbell, who made eight 3s in the first round, added 12 points and Willie Veasley had 11. The Vols tried to set the tone early, sinking three 3-pointers and forcing five turnovers in the first five minutes on their way to a 21-8 lead.

One of the most successful seasons in Tennessee basketball history came to an end Thursday as third-seeded Louisville downed the second-seeded Volunteers 79-60 in in the East Regional final. Earl Clark scored 17 points and had 12 rebounds, and UL head coach Rick Pitino’s mix of defenses made life miserable for SEC Champion Tennessee. After Louisville’s two blowout wins eariler in the tournament, Pitino’s signature zone and pressure limited the highscoring Volunteers to 34-percent shooting. “I’ve been coaching a long time and never has the tempo of the game been dictated so much by an opponent,” UT coach Bruce Pearl said. “We usually dictate tempo. We attacked the pressure and we had opportunity to hurt the press, but we just didn’t finish.” Louisville nearly blew all of a 16-point first half lead, only to take control midway through the second half. Chris Lofton scored 15 points for Tennessee, but was 3-for15 in his final game as a Vol. “They wouldn’t leave me,” Lofton said. “It was tough to get my shot off. They’re a great defensive team.” After a slow start, Tennessee got within 37-36 early in the second half thanks to its own defensive pressure, which forced 20 turnovers. But then the springy Clark, who had come on in the NCAA tournament, had a driving layup, hit a baseline jumper and converted a three-point play during a 13-5 run. Louisville’s defense didn’t allow Tennessee to get back in it again, and the Cardinals hit all nine free throws over the final five minutes to keep Tennessee at bay. JaJuan Smith added 12 point and Tyler Smith had 11. “This doesn’t take much away from the finest season in the history of Tennessee basketball,” Pearl said. “No team has accomplished the things these guys accomplished this year, and I’m awfully proud of them.”

VISITORS: American 21-12 34 32 03 05 15 04 14 21 22 25 33 44

Travis Lay Cornelio Guibunda Derrick Mercer Garrison Carr Frank Borden Frane Markusovic Brian Gilmore Nick Hendra Steve Luptak Romone Penny Bryce Simon Jordan Nichols TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 1-3 c 2-3 g 4-12 g 9-21 g 0-3 0-0 4-11 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3

3PT 0-0 0-0 1-3 6-15 0-1 0-0 2-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

21-58

9-25

1st Half: 9-29 31.0% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

6-12

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO 2-1-3 2 2 0 2 3-4-7 1 4 0 0 0-3-3 4 9 3 3 0-2-2 3 26 2 3 3-5-8 5 0 2 5 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 4-2-6 2 13 1 1 1-2-3 3 2 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 3-2-5 5 1 1 2 2-0-2 1 18-21-39 26 57 9 22

2nd Half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd Half: 7-17 41.2% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 30-4 FG 01 Tyler Smith f 4-8 04 Wayne Chism f 6-10 02 JaJuan Smith g 7-12 05 Chris Lofton g 1-7 15 Jordan Howell g 0-2 12 Ramar Smith 0-0 22 Steven Pearl 0-0 25 Josh Tabb 0-0 30 J.P. Prince 1-3 32 Duke Crews 2-2 33 Brian Williams 1-1 34 Ryan Childress 0-0 TEAM Totals 22-45 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FT 0-0 0-0 0-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2

3PT 0-1 2-3 4-8 0-5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT 6-8 2-3 1-2 3-4 0-0 4-6 0-0 0-0 6-8 0-0 0-0 0-0

6-19 22-31

1st Half: 10-22 45.5% 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 1st Half: 7-8 87.5%

Bl 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

St 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

Min 14 16 39 4033 0+ 27 7 0+ 1 0+ 23

3 5 200

Game: 36.2% Game: 36.0% Game: 50.0%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-6-7 2 14 6 1 1 1 36 2-5-7 5 16 0 2 0 2 24 0-1-1 1 19 2 2 0 1 33 1-2-3 1 5 0 3 0 3 33 0-1-1 2 0 2 1 0 1 13 0-2-2 2 4 2 0 0 0 14 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 0-2-2 1 8 1 3 0 3 21 0-2-2 1 4 0 1 2 1 15 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-0-2 6-21-27 16 72 13 14 3 12 200

2nd Half: 12-23 52.2% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 15-23 65.2%

Game: 48.9% Game: 31.6% Game: 71.0%

VISITORS: Butler 30-4 01 32 54 04 10 02 03 21 24 34

Julian Betko Drew Streicher Matt Howard A.J. Graves Mike Green Shawn Vanzant Zach Hahn Willie Veasley Avery Jukes Pete Campbell TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 1-1 f 1-3 f 1-7 g 6-18 g 4-17 0-0 0-0 5-7 0-0 4-8

3PT 1-1 1-2 0-0 3-12 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-7

22-61

FT 1-2 1-2 2-3 6-6 6-10 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-2

9-26 18-28

1st Half: 10-25 40.0% 1st Half: 6-14 42.9% 1st Half: 8-14 57.1%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 31-4 FG 01 Tyler Smith f 4-9 04 Wayne Chism f 6-11 02 JaJuan Smith g 3-9 05 Chris Lofton g 3-11 30 J.P. Prince g 4-5 12 Ramar Smith 4-8 15 Jordan Howell 0-0 22 Steven Pearl 0-0 25 Josh Tabb 1-1 32 Duke Crews 0-3 33 Brian Williams 1-2 34 Ryan Childress 0-0 TEAM Totals 26-59

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-3-4 3 4 0 1 0 1 24 2-3-5 3 4 2 0 0 3 42 3-2-5 5 4 1 1 0 1 23 0-3-3 4 21 2 4 0 5 43 2-5-7 5 15 5 6 0 1 39 0-2-2 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1-2-3 2 11 0 0 1 0 24 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 3-2-5 2 12 0 0 0 0 23 3-2-5 15-24-39 25 71 11 14 1 11 225

2nd Half: 9-28 32.1% 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 9-12 75.0%

3PT 0-0 1-4 1-6 3-7 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT 7-8 3-5 4-4 0-0 1-2 0-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-3 0-0

5-19 19-29

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 1-7-8 4 15 0 7 1 0 37 2-3-5 4 16 2 3 1 1 29 1-4-5 3 11 1 0 0 0 37 1-4-5 3 9 2 1 0 2 31 5-2-7 3 9 5 6 1 0 31 1-2-3 4 8 1 2 0 0 18 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 12 2-4-6 2 2 0 1 0 0 13 1-3-4 0 3 1 0 0 1 11 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-1-3 16-30-46 24 76 12 20 3 5 225

Officials: Zelton Steed, Gerry Pollard, Chris Rastaher Technicals: None. Attendance:

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

Score by Periods American Tennessee

Officials: Bob Donato, Jeffrey Nichols, Michael Scyphers Technicals: None. Attendance:

1st 22 29

2nd 35 43

Total 57 72

1st Half: 13-25 52.0% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 1st Half: 8-12 66.7%

Score by Periods Butler Tennessee

1st 34 38

2nd 29 25

2nd Half: 9-26 34.6% 2nd Half: 0-8 0.0% 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0%

OT 8 13

Game: 36.1% Game: 34.6% Game: 64.3%

Total 71 76

Game: 44.1% Game: 26.3% Game: 65.5%

VISITORS: Louisville 27-8 01 03 04 33 34 02 05 10 20 32

Terrence Williams Juan Palacios David Padgett Andre McGee Jerry Smith Preston Knowles Earl Clark Edgar Sosa Will Scott Derrick Caracter TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 4-7 f 1-1 c 4-5 g 4-10 g 3-6 0-4 7-10 0-1 0-0 3-6

3PT 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-5 2-3 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

26-50

4-14 23-30

1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 1st Half: 9-10 90.0%

HOME TEAM: Tennessee 31-5 FG 01 Tyler Smith f 3-9 04 Wayne Chism f 3-4 02 JaJuan Smith g 5-11 05 Chris Lofton g 3-15 30 Prince, J.P. g 1-3 12 Ramar Smith 2-9 22 Steven Pearl 0-0 25 Josh Tabb 0-0 32 Duke Crews 2-4 33 Brian Williams 0-0 34 Ryan Childress 0-1 TEAM Totals 19-56 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FT 4-7 0-0 2-4 4-4 5-6 0-0 3-4 2-2 0-0 3-3

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-6-8 0 12 3 2 2 1 38 0-2-2 1 3 1 0 0 0 13 2-6-8 4 10 3 4 0 0 25 0-3-3 2 13 3 2 0 1 32 0-4-4 3 13 0 4 1 1 24 0-0-0 4 0 2 1 0 0 160 2-10-12 2 17 2 3 4 2 28 0-0-0 5 2 0 3 0 1 7 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2-3-5 1 9 0 1 0 0 15 1-0-1 9-34-43 23 79 14 20 7 6 200

2nd Half: 14-21 66.7% 2nd Half: 0-2 0.0% 2nd Half: 14-20 70.0%

3PT 0-1 1-1 2-5 2-11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

FT 5-8 2-2 0-0 7-7 0-0 2-7 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0

5-20 17-25

1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 1st Half: 8-11 72.7%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 3-1-4 4 11 1 2 0 1 27 0-4-4 4 9 0 1 1 0 24 1-5-6 5 12 2 2 0 4 28 0-3-3 1 15 2 3 0 2 34 0-1-1 4 2 2 4 0 2 27 0-0-0 4 6 3 3 0 2 28 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1-0-1 3 5 2 1 0 0 16 0-2-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2-2-4 8-20-28 26 60 12 17 1 11 200

2nd Half: 9-28 32.1% 2nd Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd Half: 9-14 64.3%

Officials: Richard Cartmell, Verne Harris, Gerry Pollard Technicals: Louisville-Preston Knowles. Tennessee-None. Attendance: 19,092 Score by Periods Louisville Tennessee

1st 37 30

2nd 42 30

Total 79 60

Game: 52.0% Game: 28.6% Game: 76.7%

Game: 33.9% Game: 25.0% Game: 68.0%

2009 East Region — First Round #9 #8

2010 Midwest Region — First Round

Tennessee (21-13) Oklahoma State (23-11)

75 77

March 20, 2009 • University of Dayton Arena • Dayton, Ohio

After 40 hard-fought minutes of basketball, Oklahoma State outlasted Tennessee to earn a 77-75 decision in the first round of the NCAA tournament at University of Dayton Arena. “We played a lot of good basketball out there today, and we played against a really good team, one of the better teams we played in a few weeks, and we’re right there,” UT head coach Bruce Pearl said. Cowboys point guard Byron Eaton put his team ahead for good after a three-point play with 7.2 seconds showing on the clock. Eaton drove to the basket for a layup and made the ensuing free throw after being fouled by Vols forward Tyler Smith. With one final shot for the Vols, Smith came off a ball screen and launched a 3-pointer, only to see it rim out at the buzzer. “It’s a shot that he takes and makes a lot at the end of practice,” Pearl said. “I didn’t want anybody else taking that last shot.” Smith led the Big Orange with 21 points, including a perfect 10-for-10 performance at the foul ine. Redshirt freshman guard Cameron Tatum followed with 12 points, and junior Wayne Chism added 11 points. Paced by Eaton’s 20 points, Oklahoma State also received a lift from Marshall Moses’ double-double performance of 16 points and 11 rebounds. Tennessee (21-13) heads back to Knoxville after its fourth consecutive NCAA tournament bid under Pearl. VISITORS: Tennessee 21-13 01 04 03 30 32 05 23 25 33

Smith, Tyler Chism, Wayne Maze, Bobby Prince, J.P. Hopson, Scotty Negedu, Emmanuel Tatum, Cameron Tabb, Josh Williams, Brian TEAM Totals

TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

FG f 5-10 c 4-14 g 2-5 g 2-3 g 3-9 2-2 4-8 1-2 1-3

3PT FT 1-4 10-10 3-9 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-6 1-1 0-0 2-4 3-7 1-1 1-2 2-3 0-0 0-0

24-56 11-33 16-21

1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 1st Half: 5-15 33.3% 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%

2nd Half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd Half: 6-18 33.3% 2nd Half: 11-14 78.6%

HOME TEAM: Oklahoma State 23-11 FG 3PT 33 Moses, Marshall f 8-10 0-0 00 Eaton, Byron g 7-10 0-1 01 Harris, Terrel g 5-11 1-6 12 Page, Keiton g 2-6 2-6 23 Anderson, James g 4-8 2-4 02 Muonelo, Obi 3-7 2-4 04 Brown, Anthony 1-1 0-0 15 Sidorakis, Nick 0-0 0-0 TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %

30-53

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 2-0-2 3 21 3 2 0 0 36 2-4-6 4 11 1 4 1 0 28 0-1-1 0 6 5 0 0 0 27 1-4-5 2 4 2 1 0 3 24 0-2-2 2 8 3 1 0 1 31 2-1-3 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0-2-2 3 12 0 1 0 0 23 0-2-2 1 5 1 0 0 0 9 1-1-2 1 2 1 2 0 0 16 3-0-3 11-17-28 16 75 16 11 1 4 200

FT 0-0 6-7 4-5 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

7-21 10-13

1st Half: 15-27 55.6% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%

Game: 42.9% Game: 33.3% Game: 76.2%

REBS O-D-T PF TP A TO Bl St Min 5-6-11 3 16 1 1 0 0 31 1-0-1 4 20 7 6 0 0 36 0-4-4 4 15 2 2 0 1 34 0-1-1 2 6 2 0 0 0 33 2-4-6 4 10 1 3 0 2 31 0-7-7 2 8 0 0 0 2 22 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 8-23-31 20

77 13 12 0 5 200

2nd Half: 15-26 57.7% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0%

Officials: Michael Roberts, Brian O’Connell, Mike Sanzere Technicals: Tennessee-None. Oklahoma State-Moses, Marshall; TEAM. Attendance: 12,499 Score by Periods Tennessee Oklahoma State

1st 34 38

2nd 41 39

Total 75 77

Game: 56.6% Game: 33.3% Game: 76.9%

#6 #11

Tennessee (25-8) San Diego State (25-8) March 18, 2010 • Dunkin’ Donuts Center • Providence, R.I.

Pearl Lets Private Side Show By Mark Wiedmer, Chattanooga Times Free Press Sept. 9, 2009 For a few brief moments Tuesday night, the guy at the Chattanooga Theatre Center podium looked remarkably like Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl. He flashed the same wide, warm, confident smile. He displayed the same perpetually tan skin. He wore the same Tennessee orange checked shirt. And despite leading some early “Go Big Orange” cheers, he kept the shirt on. But then this “loud and proud” guy introduced himself to the packed house. “Hi, I’m Mordechi Ben Schmuael,” he said to loud applause. “Or as some people know me, the second best basketball coach at UT behind Pat Summitt.” More applause. “Or as others know me, the second best Jewish coach in the state behind Tennessee-Chattanooga’s John Shulman.” Louder applause. “So let me ask you this,” Pearl continued. “How far have we come when a Jewish man can be a head basketball coach in the SEC?” The place roared, which might have been expected, given that Pearl was speaking to the Chattanooga Chapter of the Jewish Federation annual fundraising event. We all have a public side and a private side: athletes, coaches, actors, businessmen. Even presidents, given that President Oabama preaches and practices physical fitness, yet struggles daily to overcome his smoking habit. As Pearl told his audience, “I fail God every day, but I ask that when you see things that are wrong, stand up. Don’t go along with the mob.” And suddenly it all made sense. Everything about Pearl—the good, the bad, the bizarre. This was why he turned in Illinois for cheating when he was an assistant

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at Iowa. This is why he took his Tennessee team two years ago to the Terezin concentration camp in the Czech Republic. Perhaps this is also why he famously (or infamously) painted his chest for a Lady Vols game. After all, this was a nice Jewish boy who chose heavily Catholic Boston College because “I wanted to convert the masses.” Say what you want of Pearl, of his goal to “become the most hated coach in the SEC” long before the world had ever heard of Lane Kiffin, but he’s his own man with his own plan to save the world. “Why can’t we all just live in peace?” he asked. “Why? I don’t understand that.” The night wasn’t only about Pearl’s Hebrew heritage. When asked the chances of him bringing UT back to the Roundhouse for another game against Shulman’s Mocs, he smiled and said, “Slim ... and none.” Later, he added, “We’ll come back here again. But we also need a few home games to help pay this ridiculous salary I’m making. I’m 49 and I was poor for 45 years. I’ve been rich for the last four. This rich stuff is great.” He also said his current Vols team “could be third or fourth in the SEC but in the top 15 nationally. I think our league is going to be that good.” But then it was back to Pearl’s roots, to his religion, to his blood, sweat and tears. He told of coaching a USA basketball team that included his son Steven to a gold medal in the 18th Maccabiah Games this summer in Israel. “It had been a dream of mine since college to coach a team representing my country, wearing the Red, White and Blue,” he said. “I would send tapes and letters when I was coaching at Southern Indiana, but I never got a lot of response back. Once I got to Tennessee they were interested.” Of course, proving that the private Pearl and public Pearl are sometimes still the same, he added, “Our

“(We) could be third or fourth in the SEC but in the top 15 nationally. I think our league is going to be that good.”

Bruce Pearl

best player was Danny Grunfeld, Ernie’s son. In 1976, Ernie won an Olympic gold medal, but in the Maccabiah Games he won silver. I remind Ernie of that every chance I get.” Eventually, however, he returned to the private Pearl, to the young boy who would cross himself with the Star of David when his Catholic friends crossed themselves with the Trinity during public prayers, to the devout Jew who grew up wanting to join the Israeli army. “After I took my players to that concentration camp, we would sit around at night and talk about what they’d seen and learned. My wife Brandy, who was then my fiancée, said to them one night, ‘All of you have all these gifts and talents. You’re going to get an opportunity to live a full life. Yet all those little children didn’t, only because they were Jewish? How can that be?’” Sometimes a man’s private side can be more inspiring than his public one.

A Prince To Be Admired: J.P. Prince almost lost it all and now is ready to help the Vols reach the top By Joey Whelan, SLAM Magazine Sept. 9, 2009 As a senior at the University of Tennessee, J.P. Prince is going to have a lot of expectations on his shoulders this season. The 6-8 shooting guard is going to be expected to

continue the stellar defensive play that has earned him the praise of opposing SEC coaches in each of the last two seasons. He’ll be expected to show improved touch on his perimeter shooting, a facet of his game that has been a weak point during his collegiate career. Perhaps most importantly, the Volunteer’s coaching staff has charged Prince with the task of being a leader for his teammates, not just on the court but off it as well. This really is no different than any other team in the country this season, all of which will have upperclassman who the coaches are counting on to set the tone early in the year, keep the younger players focused and motivate those who are tired and lagging in practice. Chances are though, when Prince preaches to his teammates this season, his words will carry more weight than most—he probably shouldn’t even be playing the game today. A little over three years ago Prince—then a budding sophomore at the University of Arizona—went in for a routine procedure to have his wisdom teeth removed; three weeks later he awoke from an induced coma. As a result of the procedure the former high school All-American developed a life threatening infection that forced doctors to place him in the coma and on a respirator in order to save his life. While many of the details of the illness beyond that are fuzzy (Prince and his family still don’t feel comfortable discussing many of them) what is known is that when he awoke, he was a shell of the teenager who had won the Gatorade Player of the Year award for the state of Tennessee in 2005. Prince had lost reportedly 30 pounds, leaving him a spindly 6-8 170-pounds and barely able to function physically. Having been one of the elite high school players in his class and a prized recruit at Arizona less than a year before, the rising sophomore suddenly found himself unable to talk and passing out when attempting to walk more than ten feet. The idea of ever playing basketball again seemed to be a long shot at best. “It was tough at first, being in a hospital for a month and then hearing people tell you that you can’t play basketball, you can’t walk, can’t talk, you’re just kind of sitting there,” Prince says. “It was a scary time in my life for me and my family.” Certainly it wasn’t how they had envisioned things playing out when J.P., a Parade All-American committed to playing at Arizona for famed coach Lute Olson. For the shooting guard it was a win-win situation. A chance to play at a major program and an opportunity to get out of Tennessee, something he had been interested in doing, much to the dismay of in-state power Memphis who had recruited him heavily as well. Yet here Prince was, barely alive and seemingly chained to his bed by a body that wasn’t strong enough to support itself. You think that was going to deter him from proving everyone wrong? Forget it. Not for the teenager who had been one of the best at his craft in the country for someone his age. Not for the freshman who had already established himself as a matchup nightmare and defensive stalwart in his freshman season with the Wildcats. And certainly not for the kid who dreamed of following his cousin Tayshaun to the bright lights of the NBA. “I just wanted to prove everyone wrong,” he says. “For as many people out there that want you to do well there are just as many who want to see you fail. For me, it was just an opportunity to silence the critics.” First there would have to be a change of scenery though. After suiting up in just three games his sophomore season at Arizona, Prince decided he wanted to transfer—ironically to a school that was closer to home. Enter the Vols. While nearby Vanderbilt was the first school close to Prince’s Memphis home to offer a scholarship, Tennessee seemed to pique his interest the most. The Volunteers coaching staff wasn’t too familiar with the sophomore, but with the help of former guard Dane Bradshaw, a high school teammate of Prince’s, Bruce Pearl and his assistants decided to take a look. Shortly thereafter, Bradshaw phoned Prince to tell him Tennessee was interested in having him come down to campus—the rest, as they say, is history.

“When Dane called me and got me in touch with Coach Pearl it was just such a good match because Coach is a real players’ coach,” Prince says. “Their offense was also a real good fit for me with the emphasis put on attacking from the wings.” Prince joined a team that was ripe with backcourt talent including Chris Lofton, JaJuan Smith and current Vol Tyler Smith. That squad would earn a berth in the Sweet 16 and set the stage for even bigger things to come for the hoopsters in Knoxville. Prince who served as a role player that first season has blossomed into a presence at both ends of the court—particularly the defensive end—and now stands poised to help Tennessee make a major run into the postseason in his final season of eligibility. The value of having a player like Prince on the roster isn’t lost on the UT coaching staff. “He came in on a team that featured a lot of good perimeter shooters, such as Chris Lofton, and he was a completely different dimension of player for us,” says assistant coach Jason Shay. “He picked up his role and added tremendously to our team. Now his role is starting to increase, he can rebound, he can guard multiple

Having been in a situation that few people, let alone any of his teammates will ever be in, Prince will be weighing every action and moment carefully this season. Regardless of the outcome, there’s little question the senior will be appreciative to be along for the ride.

Negedu: ‘God Is Going to See Me Through This’ By Drew Edwards, UTsports.com Oct. 6, 2009

For nearly eight years now, Emmanuel Negedu has lived the same routine. Since coming to America from his native Nigeria, the 6-foot-7 basketball player has spent most of his days in the classroom and on the court. From Brewster Academy in New Hampshire to the University of Tennessee, the routine was a constant. Until last week. Negedu had just finished lifting weights with his teammates in the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center. He challenged guard Bobby Maze to race on the indoor football field and won, just like he said he would. Then Negedu’s 20-year-old heart stopped beating. “My life was going good, doing everything I had to do,” Negedu said Monday, a day before undergoing successful surgery to insert an implantable cardiac defibrillator at UT Medical Center. “I had just gotten done with weights, going to open gym, happy, playing around. “And that happened.” Saving a life What happened to Negedu on Sept. 28 is technically called sudden cardiac arrest, caused by ventricular fibrillation. Simply put, the electric impulse that sets the pace for Negedu’s heart was somehow interrupted. As a result, his heart stopped pumping blood to the rest of his body. But when he first hit the turf, Negedu’s teamJ.P. Prince mates thought he was pulling a prank. What were they supposed to think? Without clutching his positions and now he’s got to be able to improve his chest, without any dizziness, Negedu fell to the ground perimeter shot to help expand his game.” unconscious without warning. Work on that shot has been slowed by offseason Men’s basketball player Scotty Hopson sprinted to shoulder surgery, but as of the last couple of weeks the training room and grabbed senior associate athletic Prince says he has been back on the floor running at full trainer Chad Newman, who ran the 100 yards or so to speed with his teammates. There will be no shortage where Negedu lay on the far end of the football field. of talent for the Vols this season, returning essentially Newman, who works with the men’s basketball team on everyone from a team that won 21 games last year and a daily basis, couldn’t find a pulse, and Negedu wasn’t took an early first-round exit from the NCAA Tournabreathing properly. ment. Scoring certainly won’t be an issue for the team So Newman sent for a manager to call 911 and grab with the likes of Tyler Smith, Wayne Chism, Scotty Hopan automated electronic defibrillator mounted on the son and Bobby Maze all returning with at least a year’s wall of the football complex. experience. In a conference like the SEC that will feature Director of sports medicine Jason McVeigh arrived a bevy of scorers on the perimeter though, having a at the same time as the AED, and Newman put the delockdown defender with the type of size and length vice on Negedu’s chest. Then he took a deep breath. that Prince has will be a major factor in the Volunteers “You’re nervous. You go through your training, success. but it’s not as cut and dry as you think,” Newman said. “J.P. understands his position really well,” Shay says. “I “You’re trying to make sure you’re calm, and you’re gothink he does a pretty good job of listening to scouting ing through the steps of what you need to do. That’s reports, and he can usually beat guys to the spot. He’s what we tried to do, just systematically just try to stay in been one of our better defenders taking on-the-ball a rhythm of what to do next.” charges and even does a nice job of taking them off the McVeigh and Newman, neither of whom had ever ball as well. He is very long, and this allows him to get been primary caregivers in a cardiac arrest situation, into passing lanes and make a lot of plays as an off-theworked together to make sure the proper steps were ball defender that some guys can’t. His advantage is his taken, and, after analyzing Negedu’s heart arrhythmia high basketball IQ translating to the defensive end.” for about 20-30 seconds, the AED shocked his heart Prince certainly would like to finish his collegiate caback into a normal rhythm. reer with a strong individual showing, but is perfectly “We both kind of helped each other, and we were happy to play his role if it means winning a national both more comfortable having the other there,” championship—a goal that will be within reach if TenMcVeigh said. “We were both glad that we weren’t renessee is hitting on all cylinders. The senior is quick to sponding to that by ourselves.” point out that experience will be the key for him and his Still, it wasn’t easy. teammates when they take the floor this season, parNegedu had been in Newman’s office joking only ticularly come March. hours before he collapsed. And Newman, who travels “Last year we were a young team, we didn’t have with the basketball team and is present at workouts Chris [Lofton] and JuJuan [Smith] and for the freshmen, and practices, has known the sophomore since he arit was their first year playing college ball,” he says. “We rived on campus. were in a lot of situations we hadn’t been in before. But the training took over. As Negedu began to reThis season though, I don’t think we’re going to find gain consciousness, Newman was right there reassuring ourselves in a single situation that we haven’t been in him and letting him know what had happened. before.” “I stayed right there with him, whispering and trying

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“It was tough at first, being in a hospital for a month and then hearing people tell you that you can’t play basketball, you can’t walk, can’t talk, you’re just kind of sitting there. It was a scary time in my life for me and my family.”

to make him understand that we were there,” Newman said. “We were going to take care of him the whole time.” Newman also administered CPR until Negedu’s heartbeat and breathing stabilized, and he kept talking to Negedu until an ambulance arrived to take him to UT Medical Center, where he remained in stable condition until being discharged on Thursday. For Negedu, it’s all still surreal. “It was a big shock,” he said. “Still now, I don’t believe that happened. But it happened. I feel great now, just like I felt before.”

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“If Chad wasn’t there, I don’t know where I’d be right now. I’d be six feet underground.”

Emmanuel Negedu

`Still breathing’ Physically, Negedu feels just fine. Before last week’s sudden cardiac arrest, he was the picture of health. Both an echocardiogram and electrocardiogram, tests which Tennessee administers to all incoming student-athletes before clearing them to play, revealed no issues that would keep him off the court. But emotionally, it’s a different story. Since he collapsed last week, Negedu’s daily routine has been shredded. And for the time being, his basketball career is on hold. He spent three days at UT Medical Center before being discharged and traveling to the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, for more tests on Thursday and Friday. And while he’s had visits from teammates and coaches, it’s not the same as playing pickup games with his teammates during open gym at Pratt Pavilion. “Right now, I’m happy that God is keeping me here for a reason, for keeping me breathing,” he said. “But not to be able to play basketball right now, I feel like I’m dead but I’m still breathing.” It’s easy to see how much basketball means to Negedu, who went from living with his father, a solider, in a Nigerian army barracks in Kaduna, to the United States to play basketball for Brewster Academy. About the only normalcy for Negedu last week came just before he left for the Cleveland Clinic with Newman and the Quirks, Negedu’s host family at Brewster Academy. Negedu had a geology test that afternoon, and with enough time to pack a bag for the trip to Ohio, he decided to go to class and take the exam even though his professor had already scheduled a make-up exam for the following week. “I was like, I studied a little bit, let me just take it now,” Negedu says, then he smiles. “But I don’t know the grade yet. I bet I did pretty good.” But after Negedu finished his exam, he broke down. “The day we’re going to Cleveland, I’m walking to the car and I just can’t understand it,” he said. “Tears pouring out of my eyes. I just felt like I can’t do it. Slowly. I’m going to get there, though.” He’s already making progress. Negedu said he’s been touched by the cards and letters fans sent. And messages on his Facebook page have been positive, too. Even some Kentucky fans have sent him well wishes and prayers. “I just want to say thanks to all those people that care about me and show me they care,” he said. “I want to say I appreciate everything.” Moving Forward Negedu’s support system is strong, and it’s been there from the moment he collapsed. The AED that brought him back to life was one of 19 donated to the athletic department by UT Medical Center at a cost of about $2,000 per unit. And Newman was there to use the device and has barely left Negedu’s side in the past week.

“Chad’s a hero for that,” Negedu says. “If Chad wasn’t there, I don’t know where I’d be right now. I’d be six feet underground.” His teammates and coaches have been there, too. And so have the Quirks, who got the news of Negedu’s collapse upon their arrival in Australia for the first leg of a vacation that was to include stops in Japan and China. They were on the next plane home, and they’ve been with Negedu since arriving in Knoxville. “Having them makes me more confident and more loved, all that,” Negedu says of his host family. “It makes me feel like I can do it, even though I feel like I can’t. They’ve been big supporters to me in my life since I’ve been here and since I’ve met them. They’re family to me, more than that. I’m really happy to have them.” After Tuesday’s surgery, Negedu now has an implantable cardiac defibrillator under his pectoral muscle with a wire running through a vein to his heart. The device constantly monitors his heart rhythm and can provide a shock should he ever experience another arrhythmia. But Negedu won’t be on the court this season for competition or practice, something that’s a struggle to accept. “My grandmother understands why she has a pacemaker installed,” Newman said. “But a 20-year-old doesn’t understand.” Some things, though, are clear as crystal. “God is going to see me through this,” Negedu says. “With God, all things are possible. God is always in control. God gives life, and He takes life. “There’s millions of people that never have the opportunity that I have right now. There’s too many people who wish they had this opportunity that I’m getting right now. I just have to make the right decision and make a good choice about it. I think I’m going to be fine.”

Confident Hopson Ready to Roll By Rob Lewis, VolQuest.com Oct. 16, 2009 Few players in Tennessee basketball history entered their freshman season under the kind of scrutiny that the Vols’ Scotty Hopson saw this time a year ago. The highest rated prospect, and first McDonald’s All-American signed by Bruce Pearl, Hopson felt the pressure to produce like an accomplished veteran long before he even slipped on his first practice jersey. The kind of early fame that comes hand-in-hand with the sort of talent Hopson showed as prep star in Hopkinsville, Ky. can certainly have its appeal to a teenager, but the expectations that come with that notoriety on the court can be a definite downside. Hopson wasn’t anything approaching a ‘bust’ as a freshman and showed some downright flashes of brilliance, especially late in the year, including a team-high 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting in a win over Florida and 21 points in a victory over Mississippi State. He started 30 of Tennessee’s 34 games, averaged 9.2 points per game and was named to the SEC’s AllFreshman team. A respectable start to a career by any measure, but short of the high (and maybe unrealistic) expectations that came along with the hype. The mild-mannered Hopson downplayed the significance of those expectations at the time, but with some distance on it, he gives a different assessment. “There was definitely some pressure coming in, as an All-American and all that,” Hopson says looking back on his freshman season. “That pressures off me now, I don’t feel that. We have four seniors on this team. The pressure’s really on them to carry the load. “I know people have high expectations for me, and I want to fulfill as many as I can, but I don’t feel any pressure right now that I have to live up to something that somebody else wants for me.” Pearl made it known early and often a year ago that he didn’t expect Hopson to be a star from day one, and that anyone else who placed that kind of demand on him was doing the freshman a disservice—whether it came from the fans or the media. The head coach pointed out on more than one occasion that unlike some of his highly-ranked peers, Hop-

son was a ‘true’ freshman, in that he hadn’t attended a prep school and had stayed on pace to graduate with his original class. During last season, whenever a questioner would even mildly hint to Pearl that perhaps Hopson might be doing more, playing better, scoring more, etc., the head coach would invariably and emphatically point out that it wasn’t a freshman’s job to carry the scoring burden, and that Hopson was coming along just fine, thank-youvery-much. This year, Pearl made it just as clear that the gifted sophomore can do more. “In this next season I think the thing you want to see from Scotty is more physical play. Taking the ball to the basket and not getting bounced off the ball. Getting there and getting fouled, getting to the foul line, getting to the rim more,” Pearl said, before adding he expected to see all of the above, “ Scotty will play much better, he’ll play much harder, he’ll play more physically. He’ll finish more plays. “It was hard for him. He was the first McDonald’s All-American we had signed and people see the length, the size, the athleticism, the whole thing. There were tremendous expectations put on him for a freshman.” Hopson has always been a ‘good interview,’ going back to early in his high-school career. Intelligent and well-spoken, he’s capable of tossing out the soughtafter sound byte. But equally capable of giving more thoughtful answers than you’ll see from the average teenager, let alone one raised in the protective cocoon that can form around those athletes whose talent shows itself early and spectacularly. That kind of intelligence can lead to more introspection than is healthy for a teenager, especially when you’re public performances are being picked apart by thousands of fans/critics. How heavily other people’s perceptions actually weighed on him is debatable—and Hopson insists it didn’t affect his game—but the feeling he gives off now is that of a quietly confident player who’s ready to show everyone who might have doubted him exactly what he’s capable of. He’s definitely not coming off as cocky, but there’s a self-assuredness when he talks now that wasn’t there a year ago. The difference has shown up on the court too, in early-season workouts, with an assertiveness on the offensive end that simply wasn’t there a year ago. “Getting last year under my belt I think things will be a lot better because I know what to expect,” he said of his level of readiness. “I think I’m just more ready overall. I think I’m growing into the basketball player that I need to be. I need to keep progressing and keep getting better, but there’s a sense of confidence there this year. I know have the ability to do it, to go out and get the job done. It’s different for me now.” The difference in Hopson this fall is about a lot more than confidence however. There are also some very noticeable changes to his body, and his game. After hitting campus with 185 pounds stretched over his 6-foot-7 frame, he’s now tipping the scales at a self-reported 204. Hopson also reports that he recently benched 185 pounds 12 times during the team’s strength testing. That may not sound that impressive, but it is when you consider he threw up the same amount of weight two times a year ago. “You have ups and downs as a freshman. I wouldn’t say I got shoved around. I might not have gone to the hole as strong as I should have sometimes, but now I feel like I’m able to take that contact and finish at the rim,” Hopson said of his added bulk. And, oh yeah… last but not least. That rainbow jumper? Perhaps the most defining visual element of Hopson’s game. It’s a thing of the past. At least in all of it’s impossibly high-arcing glory. Hopson’s jumper still might hit a higher arc than most, but his release is noticeably tighter and quicker, and the jumper is not hitting the kind of dizzying heights it once did. The results in the preseason workouts have been promising, and have given Hopson some much-needed confidence and validation, because rebuilding your jumper is not a task to be taken lightly. And while it wasn’t a complete overhaul of his form, he’s noticeably altered his shot, which is a large

undertaking for a player and a sign that Hopson is serious about reaching his potential. “It was so tough to change… really, really hard. And it’s something I’m still working on all the time, but I dedicated myself to it this summer,” Hopson said of the move. “I can’t even imagine how many shots I took this summer to work on lowering my arc and being more efficient as a shooter. I put up thousands and thousands of shots.” Pearl’s team’s have always been marked by balanced scoring, and with all five starters returning from last year’s squad, that will most likely be the case again. So Hopson’s numbers may not make an astronomical leap, but it’s not a stretch to think that those occasional flashes of brilliance will be replaced by a consistent high-level of play as he makes his second tour through the SEC. And if that’s the case, Tennessee has a chance to make more noise than all but the most optimistic Vol fans expect.

Vols’ Tabb Withdraws From School By The Associated Press Oct. 29, 2009 Tennessee senior guard Josh Tabb has withdrawn from school to spend time with his ill mother in Illinois. Tabb had been indefinitely suspended by coach Bruce Pearl on Sept. 18 for violating team rules. Pearl said Wednesday that Tabb has had a tough year and needed to be near his family. The Carbonondale, Ill., native was one of the Vols’ stronger defenders and averaged 2.8 points and 1.3 assists per game in three seasons. He was part of three 20-win seasons with the Vols, played in a pair of NCAA tournament regional semifinals and was part of Tennessee’s 2008 Southeastern Conference championship team.

Less Is More By Randy Moore, InsideTennessee.com Dec. 1, 2009

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“I’m a lot quicker. I’m able to run faster and stay in the game longer now that I’ve lost this weight. It’s definitely showing on the court. This summer I worked the hardest I did since I’ve been here, and it’s paying off.”

Standing flat-footed after catching a pass under the basket, one Tennessee player went straight up and slammed home an emphatic dunk during Monday’s practice. Actually, that happened a dozen times during the workout. But this particular dunk was by Brian Williams, the Vols’ 6-foot-10 junior center. The Brooklyn product arrived overweight at UT three years ago and has never been known for his elevation. He showed some hops on Monday’s dunk, however, which is a testament to his new, slimmed-down frame. So, how much weight has he lost? “Not enough,” he replied, frowning. Williams said he weighs 276 pounds. He’s at least 15 pounders lighter than he was last year, however, when he was listed at 267. And he says more pounds will be coming off in the weeks to come. “I’m on the verge of losing 10 more,” he said. With fewer pounds to carry around, Williams’ agility and stamina are noticeably better than a year ago. “I’m a lot quicker,” he said. “I’m able to run faster and stay in the game longer now that I’ve lost this weight. It’s definitely showing on the court when I’m running 55 (fullcourt press) and running the break. This summer I worked the hardest I did since I’ve been here, and it’s paying off.” Better mobility around the basket means better shots, which helps explain why Williams is hitting 57.7 percent of his field goal tries (15 of 26) this season. He’s also been more active on the boards, grabbing 12 of his 23 total rebounds off the offensive glass. Thanks to the improved leaping ability, he has a team-high six blocks. And the improved stamina enabled him to play 22 minutes in relief of foul-plagued Wayne Chism vs. College

Pearl told reporters the Vols hadn’t committed to an intense effort for a whole game. Then he asked for his seniors’ help in conveying that message. Turns out, sophomore Emmanuel Negedu gave everyone something to think about after the game. “It was pensive in there,” associate head coach Tony Jones said. Negedu, a native of Nigeria, suffered sudden cardiac arrest following a workout on Sept. 28 and is out for the year after having an internal cardiac defibrillator implanted on Oct. 6. But just because he isn’t on the court doesn’t mean he isn’t making an impact. On Wednesday night, the impact came from his words. “He said he would die to be out there, but he can’t,” Jones said. “So when he sees his team not playing at 100 percent maximum efficiency and not giving 100 percent effort, it’s disappointing to him. And he said, ‘Please, don’t disappoint me because we’re all family and we’ve got the opportunity to do something special here.’” The impact was immediate, Jones said. “When it comes from coaches sometimes that message gets a little tiresome to players,” Jones said. “Every player must have a level of accountability because not only are the coaches watching, but one of their fallen soldiers is watching. And in this particular instance last night, the soldier was disappointed, and I don’t think they want to disappoint Emmanuel. “Because each and every player loves what he brought to the table and loves him as an individual.”

Woolridge’s New College Hoops Anthem By Gary Parrish, CBSsports.com Dec. 9, 2009

Goodbye, One Shining Moment. Hello, Tip-off (College Hoops Time). “I just wanted to make what I’d want to hear as a college basketball player,” Tennessee’s Renaldo Woolridge told me as he unveiled his latest project, a pseudo college basketball anthem sure to make the rounds quickly. “I wanted to make this song Brian Williams from a college basketball player’s standpoint.” I’ve written about Woolridge’s music career before. of Charleston last Friday night, finishing with 11 points He’s a west coast rapper living in East Tennessee. and 7 rebounds. He’s known as Swiperboy. “The stamina helps me get open,” Williams exHe’s super-talented. plained. “I’m able to get to spots quicker, get through And he might’ve out-done himself this time. screens quicker because I’ve got my air. And when I get In barely five minutes, Swiperboy manages to menthe ball I can finish stronger.” tion every conference, his famous father (former Notre Head coach Bruce Pearl conceded that the new-look Dame star Orlando Woolridge), Bob Knight, Jay Bilas, Williams has improved his mobility. and there’s even a clip of me talking dropped in. So “It’s better,” the coach said following Monday’s yeah, I’m biased because I’d probably like any song feaworkout. “Brian practiced well today but I expect Brian turing me. But give it a listen and tell me it’s not high to play well. I expect him to be like Cameron (Tatum) quality, that it’s not something you can imagine hearing was—a sixth starter. I want to see his play continue to in an arena before a game, or on CBS coming out of a improve and continue to be more consistent. I want him commercial. to expect more from himself.” You can’t tell me that. Throughout his career Williams has shown a tenden“I was going to make a song just about the SEC, but cy to dominate at times and disappear at other times. then I started thinking about all my friends in other Now that he no longer has stamina issues those vanishconferences, and I said, ‘I need to make a song for eving acts should cease. Pearl sees improvement in that erybody,” Woolridge explained. “So I thought of the idea area but wants to see more. a couple of weeks ago, took about 35 or 40 minutes to “He needs to continue to physically and mentally aswrite it, and then the other night I recorded it.” sert himself,” the coach said. “I’m pleased, but it’s what And now I’m linking it: http://www.youtube.com/ my expectation is.” watch?v=-Llkcizq-VQ And now Woolridge wants you to make a video for it. “I’d like to open it up and get anybody who wants to Negedu Delivers the Message do it to make a highlight tape to go with the song,” he By Drew Edwards, UTsports.com said. “Then whoever has the best highlight tape, I could Dec. 3, 2009 make a song for their team, too.” Sounds good to me. On Wednesday night, Tennessee’s locker room was a So click this link and check it out: http://www.youlittle quieter than usual following a win. tube.com/watch?v=-Llkcizq-VQ The Vols defeated ETSU, 78-66, but afterward Bruce Then get to work on that highlight tape.

Fans Help Vols Pass Biggest Test of Faith By Mike Strange, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 6, 2010 Wayne Chism admitted it. “Everybody was exhausted,’’ he said Wednesday night after Tennessee’s 88-71 win over Charlotte. Exhausted. Relieved. Encouraged. And grateful. Most of all, grateful. It’s been a draining six days for Tennessee men’s basketball. Guns. Drugs. Mug shots. Lawyers. Fingerprints. Suspensions. Who knew what to expect Wednesday night when a pretty good Charlotte team dribbled into Thompson-Boling Arena? For that matter, who knew what to expect when Tennessee dribbled in? Minus four players, one of them All-SEC starter Tyler Smith. Minus a lot of good will, if you’ve been listening to talk radio and paying attention to the headlines and message boards. Bruce Pearl didn’t need a message board to know this was the biggest test of faith in his four-plus years as UT’s coach. “For the guys that remain,’’ he said Wednesday at the noon Big Orange Tipoff Club meeting, “I’d ask you to be there tonight and Sunday (for Kansas), and as we go through this season. “We’re going to need you more than ever.’’ They were there Wednesday night. If not in the season’s greatest numbers, perhaps in the season’s greatest spirit. The announced attendance was 17,023. No one announced the energy level but it was significant. “I really appreciate the crowd tonight,’’ said Pearl, right off the bat at his postgame press conference. “The guys felt their energy. “I know it was cold tonight. They (the fans) did not know what to expect. “I did not know what to expect.’’ Fielding a makeshift lineup and a reduced rotation, the Vols rewarded the crowd with as fine a first half as they have played all year. As the team headed to the locker room for the break, the crowd rose and applauded. “The people that have your back,’’ said Pearl, “are your family. “Our Tennessee family is pulling together.’’ Then the family watched the Vols squander all but six points of a 54-29 lead before re-gathering themselves for a strong finish. After Scotty Hopson threw down a dunk for UT’s 88th point, Bobby Maze dribbled away the final 20 seconds and the first game of the rest of Tennessee’s basketball life was in the books. Exhausted though they might have been, the Vols scattered to the corners of the arena and headed up into the stands to thank their fans. It was a gesture Pearl used earlier in his tenure here. This was the night to bring it out again. “I told everybody, ‘Thank you for coming,’ ‘’ said sophomore Renaldo Woolridge. “It means a lot. It does—nobody could have come.’’ The ones who did and stayed to the finish no doubt appreciated the gesture. As I turned to leave the court, there was J.P. Prince, his arm around an orange-clad lady, holding her cell phone camera at his considerable arm’s length and snapping a picture. Woolridge, making his first start of the season, admitted he wasn’t sure what to expect from the fans when he came out for warmups. “Honestly, I didn’t,’’ he said. “This is new to all of us. “But we wanted them on our side.’’ It didn’t hurt having Bernard King on their side, either. The greatest Vol of all-time spoke to the Tipoff Club earlier in the day. Then he spoke to the team before the real tipoff. “That told me we’re family,’’ Woolridge said. “Some-

body like him comes back and it definitely shows this is a family, this Vol Nation.’’ There did arise one discouraging word. A chant, “bad boys, bad boys, what you gonna do?’’ could be heard a couple of times early in the game. It came from a block of Charlotte fans in the upper deck. But they ran out of steam as the Vols proceeded to show exactly what the remaining good boys were gonna do.

total of six players—Josh Tabb (left team in preseason), Emmanuel Negedu (sidelined with heart condition), Brian Williams, Cameron Tatum and Melvin Goins (all suspended after arrest) and Smith (dismissed after arrest)—who at one time figured to be in this season’s rotation. But you wouldn’t have known it by looking at Pearl. He spent pregame—in dress pants and a white shirt with orange suspenders, no coat—walking the court, chatting with fans, the Kansas assistants, his own players, calm as could be. Then the game started and he was no longer calm. But he was absolutely in control, motivating an out-manned roster to a 33-33 tie at halftime, at which point most were still predicting UT to fold. Then Wayne Chism picked up his fourth foul with 13:43 remaining, and J.P. Prince was whistled for Bruce Pearl his fourth foul eight seconds later. Suddenly, the Vols were playing stretches with three walk-ons— Josh Bone, Steven Pearl and McBee—on the court together, and that’s when it seemed Kansas would rally and pull away. Vols Receive Lift from Unexpected Source But a funny thing happened instead. By Gary Parrish, CBSSports.com The Vols kept scrapping. Jan. 10, 2010 They pounced on loose balls, made open shots, blocked out as well as a physically overmatched team The first unofficial visit was to Chattanooga, Tenn., can block out and looked a lot like the squads from a Southern Conference school, and that made sense Pearl’s first two years at Tennessee. You know, those for Skylar McBee because he was, by most accounts, a teams that didn’t seem like much on paper but conSouthern-Conference type of prospect. sistently won, which leads to the obvious question: Is He could shoot it, sure. But he was kind of small, and Bruce Pearl better in this role? not all that athletic. So the first visit was to Chattanooga, “I do think he relishes the underdog role,” said UT and the first question came from Chattanooga coach athletic director Mike Hamilton, and boy was Pearl in it. John Shulman. With the help of a frenzied press, Kansas cut a 71“He said, ‘Skylar, if you could pick any school, where 64 deficit to 71-68 with 1:14 remaining, and Tennessee would you go?’ “ Skylar’s mother, Sue McBee, recalled was about to join the “Teams that blew seemingly insurSunday night, her smile still wide from an afternoon of mountable leads to Kansas on CBS” club, cross-state ribasketball she never could’ve imagined where No. 16 val Memphis being the most famous member. But then Tennessee upset top-ranked Kansas 76-68 in Knoxville. McBee got the ball on the left wing, the shot clock was “And I still remember Skylar looking at him and saying, running down, and he seemed on the verge of taking a ‘Coach, if I could go anywhere I’d go to the University shot-clock violation when he let fly a jumper that this of Tennessee.’ “ 19-year-old who grew up 30 miles from the UT campus One problem: Tennessee didn’t have a scholarship will still be hearing about when he’s 49. And 59. And 69 for McBee. ... “He came to our elite camp the summer before his “I didn’t know how much time was on the shot clock senior year, and I didn’t even know who he was,” acwhen I got the ball, but then I glanced up and saw I only knowledged UT assistant Steve Forbes, and you should had three seconds,” McBee said afterward as he signed understand that Forbes is a recruiter who makes a living ticket stubs from fans. “When I saw that, I said, ‘Well, I’m knowing about prospects. But he didn’t know McBee. going to have to get this off.’ So I kind of pump-faked Even when he got to know McBee, he still didn’t see a and got under him, and it ended up going in.” way a program like Tennessee could offer a prospect Over in the stands, Sue McBee went bananas. like McBee. Bananas over this improbable turn of events. So UT didn’t offer. But Chattanooga did. And Mar“This was never supposed to happen,” she said. “Skyshall did. And Santa Clara did. And a bunch of other lar is supposed to be playing at a mid-major.” non-BCS programs did, too. But McBee never wavered Instead, he’s playing at Tennessee. from the answer to the question from the Chattanooga Because he passed on scholarships to pay his own coach on that first unofficial visit. One day he went back way. to his mother, all these scholarships on the table, and “When we’re old, we’re going to be broke,” Sue asked if she would be willing to pay his way through McBee said with a laugh. “I just wrote a check last week college. for $4,500.” “He said, ‘Mom, if you’ll support me, this is the route You know what Tennessee fans call that? I want to go,’ “ Sue McBee said. “His heart was at TennesMoney well spent. see.” Now he’s in every Tennessee fan’s heart. “I have no words to describe it,” Skylar McBee said. Shorthanded Vols Show Poise, Toughness “How many people get the chance to say they played against the No. 1 team in the country?” in Upset of Jayhawks Better question: How many freshmen walk-ons get By Jeff Goodman, FOXsports.com the chance to say they buried a 3-pointer from the left Jan. 11, 2010 wing as the shot clock expired in the final minute to lead his team past the No. 1 team in the country on CBS Already down four players and with two more startjust a week after four key players were arrested? I’m not ers on the bench on the verge of fouling out, Tennessee 100 percent certain of the answer, but I’m going to ascoach Bruce Pearl literally had no alternative. sume the answer is one. In the middle of the second half of a tightly conThat one is Skylar McBee, who hit the key shot in the tested game against top-ranked and unbeaten Kansas, Vols’ upset of the No. 1 Jayhawks on Sunday before a Pearl essentially threw his scout team onto the floor. rowdy crowd of 21,936 here at Thompson-Boling Arena. He may as well have thrown in the towel. It was stunning. There was Skylar McBee, the kid from Knoxville who Just like the past 10 days. opted to pay to walk-on at Tennessee instead of taking As you probably know, the Vols had four players ara scholarship at Marshall, Santa Clara or Chattanooga. rested Jan. 1 on gun and drug charges and Bruce Pearl Next to him was the coaches’ son, Steven Pearl, immediately suspended all four (subsequently dismisswho had logged just 21 minutes all year long and was ing Tyler Smith). This left the Vols with the daunting referred to by one individual in the Tennessee camp as task of hosting the nation’s top-ranked team without a the “human victory cigar.”

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“The people that have your back are your family. Our Tennessee family is pulling together.’’

And then there was Southern Illinois cast-off Josh Bone, a third walk-on who just became eligible a couple weeks ago and had just 20 minutes under his belt as a Vol. Bone was forced to run the team for a stretch and given the unenviable task of attempting to contain AllAmerican candidate Sherron Collins, Pearl was in the post, giving up nearly half a foot in inches and about 20 pounds to Kansas power forward Markieff Morris. And there was McBee draining the game’s critical shot, a double-clutch 3-pointer from the left wing as the clock shot sounded with 35 seconds left. “I wasn’t nervous,” Tennessee’s Scotty Hopson said as he watched McBee release the ball with the Vols holding a 71-68 advantage. I am calling bull on that. Few gave the Vols a fighting chance, yet after the game, somehow, it was Pearl who was beaming as he received a congratulatory call from Tennessee signee Tobias Harris in the hallway. Not after Pearl booted what was the face of the program, senior Tyler Smith, off the team just days earlier after he and three of his teammates were caught on New Year’s Day with a pair of handguns, a bag of marijuana and an open bottle of alcohol in a rental car. Not after he suspended the other three—starter Cameron Tatum and key reserves Brian Williams and Melvin Goins—indefinitely for their roles in the incident. “It was nice to do something positive here,” Pearl said after the 76-68 victory. Tennessee went into the game with six scholarship players and three walk-ons against what nearly everyone had agreed is the No. 1 team in the nation. Things were so bad for Pearl that even junior guard Michael Hubert, yet another walk-on, had surgery for a torn ACL on Friday. But the Vols forced Kansas into becoming a perimeter-shooting club, and the Jayhawks couldn’t make shots—or defend. Tennessee’s maligned point guard, Bobby Maze, was the top point guard on the floor and not Kansas’ Sherron Collins, who is expected to be a first-round pick in June’s NBA Draft. Scotty Hopson was the most talented and productive wing player and not Xavier Henry, Kansas’ hyped freshman who was invisible for the majority of the game. “From a toughness and a competitive standpoint, we didn’t deserve it,” Kansas coach Bill Self said after the game. “They just outplayed us.” Tennessee big man Wayne Chism was on the team that knocked off No. 1 Memphis two years ago on the road, but the Vols’ big man, who logged just 19 minutes due to foul trouble, said this victory has no peer because of the adversity he and his teammates have endured since the turn of the New Year. “This one is even better because we were down four guys,” Chism said. McBee, Bone and Pearl combined to play 45 minutes in the victory, and Renaldo Wooldridge and freshman big man Kenny Hall—both of whom thought long and hard about leaving the program while buried on the bench earlier this year—filled crucial roles. Wooldridge was 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and hauled down eight rebounds, while Hall battled one of the nation’s top big men for 23 minutes. Tyler Smith’s career is over with the Vols, and the future of the other three players remains uncertain—although sources indicate that Tatum and Goins will likely be reinstated soon. “I love Tyler like a brother, and it’s hard to see him leave after what he’s done for this program,” Maze said. “But life moves on, and we realize we have to move for-

ward with what we have.” Maze has moved on with arguably the game of his life, scoring 16 points, dishing out eight assists and grabbing seven rebounds with just a pair of turnovers in 33 minutes. Never shy, Maze said now that he’s not splitting time with someone else will allow him to play with more freedom. “It’s hard when you keep having to come in and out of the game,” Maze said. “Look at Renaldo. He played 34 minutes and looked like an NBA player. I’m a better player and so is Scotty and Renaldo. You know you can make a mistake and still be alright.” Right now no one can attest to that like Pearl and the Vols.

A-Maze-ing Outing By Randy Moore, InsideTennesse.com Jan. 11, 2010 A lot of folks figured the difference in Sunday’s Tennessee-Kansas game would be the point-guard play. They were right about that but wrong about which player would provide the winning edge. Instead of Jayhawks star Sherron Collins, it was the Vols’ Bobby Maze who won the individual battle and helped Tennessee win the war 76-68. UT coach Bruce Pearl recalled asking his players in the post-game locker room: ‘Who was the best point guard on the floor?’ They all answered ‘Bobby Maze.’ Bobby Maze was the best point guard on the floor.” Collins scored more points (22 to 16) but made just 7-of-20 shots, including 2-of-10 from 3-point range. He also had nearly as many turnovers (4) as assists

stepped up.” Maze’s showing on Sunday earned him recognition as SEC Player of the Week and provided a measure of redemption. Collins outplayed him in last year’s 92-85 Kansas win at Lawrence, producing 26 points and nine assists to Maze’s 14 points and four assists. Maze says those numbers are skewed, however. “Last time we played he played 39 minutes and I played 22,” the Vol senior said. “It’s hard to compare statistics in situations like that.” Even so, Maze was fired up about Sunday’s rematch with Collins in Knoxville. “It motivated me a lot,” he said, adding that his performance “let me know I can play with the best in the country.” Maze was especially proud of his defensive work against the Kansas superstar. “Collins is a terrific basketball player; you never know what he’s going to do,” Maze said. “He’s terrific at getting to the basket, so I just wanted to contest him, try to contain him. “You aren’t going to shut Sherron Collins down. He’s going to get his shots. You just try to contain him and make him take the difficult shot.” Maze, dubbed “The Solution” when he signed with UT out of junior college two years ago, has been wildly inconsistent in his one and a half seasons on The Hill. As a result, he probably has been criticized more than any player on the team. “Bobby’s heard questions about our point-guard play with great consistency the last couple of years,” Pearl said. “Bobby Maze may not have been ‘The Solution,’ but he came to our rescue. We don’t win the SEC East (last season) without Bobby Maze as our point guard.

They pounced on loose balls, made open shots and looked a lot like the squads from Pearl’s first two years at Tennessee. You know, those teams that didn’t seem like much on paper but consistently won. (5). Conversely, Maze hit 5-of-10 floor shots, 6-of-7 free throws and grabbed seven rebounds. Despite being surrounded by some new faces due to four recent suspensions, he also dished out eight assists and committed just two turnovers in what may have been his best performance as a Vol. “He was a beast,” sophomore teammate Renaldo Woolridge said. “He had seven rebounds, he was taking it to the hoop, hitting his free throws, everything. He was playing all over the place. Collins is a great point guard—a first-rounder—but Bobby went out there and did his thing against him. I’m really proud of him. He

“He helped us win a championship, and he’s going to be matched up against an NBA point guard several nights… I’m very appreciative of Bobby.” With backup Melvin Goins suspended, Maze has gotten more playing time the past two games than he did previously. He says the added minutes help him find a rhythm and be more productive. Pearl laughed when told of the comment. “As long as Bobby will defend and not take possessions off, he can play as long as he can play,” the coach said. “Bobby’s in control of his minutes.”

Fans in Grainger County Used to Seeing McBee Make Clutch Baskets By Dave Link, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 11, 2010 RUTLEDGE - Skylar McBee was known for making big plays at the old Rutledge High School and new Grainger High. Big plays were expected from the star quarterback. Big shots in basketball were routine. So when McBee launched a 3-point shot that may have saved Tennessee in its 76-68 victory Sunday against No. 1-ranked Kansas, most people in Grainger County only expected one thing. It was going in. “Oh yeah,” Jack Hipsher said. “You can bet on him.” Hipsher, 77, former pastor at the McBee’s family church in the Buffalo community, was warming his hands beside a kerosene heater Monday afternoon inside Cameron Service Center. “They called A.W. Davis, ‘The Man with the Golden Arm,’ “ said Charles Cameron, owner of the service center. “I wonder if they’ll start calling Skylar that?” McBee, freshman walk-on guard at UT, has a long way to go before he can match Davis, the former allstate player at Rutledge who became a star at UT 196265. Yet McBee’s shot Sunday might be as big as any Davis made for UT. It came at a setting far different than McBee was accustomed to the past few years while playing in small high school gyms. There was a frenzied sellout crowd of 21,936 at Thompson-Boling Arena, and a national television audience smelling one of the biggest upsets of the season. UT led by seven late in the game. Kansas scored four straight points and cut the deficit to 71-68 with 1:10 left. The Vols worked for another shot. McBee got the ball late in the shot clock, seemingly unaware that time was running out. “I thought first of all, the adjustment from high school to college, they don’t have a shot clock in high school,” said Doug McBee, Skylar’s father and assistant coach during his high school career. “I’ve seen him get to where he might pass up a shot and not realize what was on the shot clock. It’s an adjustment to make, even though he’s played 14 (college) games. “I really thought he didn’t know how much time was on the clock and he might not get the shot off. I think the impact of the crowd triggered him to look at the shot clock and get the shot off.” Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor was guarding McBee on the left wing. After glancing at the clock, McBee made a move around Taylor and hit the 3-point shot for a 74-68 lead with 34 seconds left. “He made a great crossover dribble and got the shot off,” said Grainger coach Derrick Combs. “He’s made that

shot 1,000 times. I wasn’t at all surprised he made it.” Not after watching McBee the past four years. McBee, who averaged 25 points, eight rebounds, and six assists last season, was accustomed to double- and triple-teams throughout his high school career. “Skylar was like a coach on the floor,” Combs said. “He’s just a clutch player. We were in a lot of close games last year. I think we were in 10 games that were decided by two points or fewer and won nine because Skylar stepped up and made big plays.” Somehow, all those big plays did not land McBee the high-major Division I scholarship he wanted. Combs said McBee had Division I offers from Santa Clara, Marshall, Winthrop, East Carolina, and College of Charleston, and Chattanooga, East Tennessee State and Belmont made early offers that went to other players when McBee was undecided. Wake Forest recruited McBee hard, but never got around to making an offer. UT coach Bruce Pearl, meanwhile, also was in the hunt for McBee, but didn’t have a scholarship. Combs said Pearl scouted McBee twice last season and sent assistants to five other games. There was the thought that if McBee spent a year at UT as a walk-on, a scholarship would be there his second year. Yet there is never a guarantee of that happening. “Like a lot of people, I may have thought, ‘Take the scholarship, the sure thing,’ “ Combs said. “But you can’t fault Skylar because it’s always been his dream to play big-time Division I basketball.” Combs believes McBee will get a scholarship next season. “That’s the deal,” Combs said. “I think Pearl even said on his post-game (Sunday) he will be on scholarship next year.” When Skylar decided to walk on at UT, he had the full support of Doug and Sue McBee, whose two older children have graduated from college. “As a family, you want your kids to stay close to where you can see them play,” Doug McBee said. “I know if he went to Santa Clara or Marshall, we’d get to see him some but not like playing here. I was really pleased when he made the decision to stay here.” So were his fans in Rutledge. “I’ve known his parents, his grandparents,” said Hipsher, rubbing his hands in front of the heater. “I’ve known Skylar since he was a small boy. I’ve seen him grow up. He’s a fine young man.” Across the street, at Down Home Restaurant, McBee had other proud fans. Waitress Marsha Greenlee, 60, has known McBee since he was born. She played softball with Sue McBee and has waited on Skylar for years at the Down Home. “He’s just a good kid, a really good kid,” Greenlee said. “I have never seen or heard anybody say anything against Skylar.”

Woolridge, Like Father, Helped Upset No. 1 By Drew Edwards, UTsports.com Jan. 12, 2010 On Sunday night, Renaldo Woolridge and his father had a little fun dissecting Tennessee’s win over No. 1 Kansas. “Going into the game after he watched (Kansas) play Cornell, he was like, ‘You guys can be the team to slip up and beat them,’” Woolridge said Monday. “Then after the game, he called and told me, ‘I told you. You played great.’ And how proud he was of me. It was cool.” Definitely cool, but not nearly as cool as the fact that Woolridge and his dad have both been on teams that defeated the No. 1 ranked team in college basketball. Orlando Woolridge, who played 15 seasons in the NBA, was a part of four victories over a top-ranked team while playing at Notre Dame from 1978-81. “It’s crazy,” Woolridge said. “It’s crazy to be able to share something like that. I always tried to be successful in the basketball world like he was. This is one thing I can say we have done in common. It’s pretty cool.” Woolridge often watches old game tapes of his father, but he’s never seen his dad’s last-second shot over Ralph Sampson, no less - to defeat No. 1 Virginia in 1981. “That’s the one shot I never saw,” Woolridge said. “My mom always told me about it, and anybody I ever ran into.” He even heard about it from Sampson, who coached at an NBA camp Woolridge attended in high school. While teammate Skylar McBee’s late 3-pointer got plenty of attention in Sunday’s win, Woolridge made a major contribution. He led the team with 34 minutes and scored a career-high 14 points with a (you guessed it) career-high four 3-pointers. “It feels like you’re a part of it,” he said. “Regardless, I was going to be happy and feel like I was one of the guys out there. But like you said, I was one of the guys out there. It’s the greatest feeling ever. You feel on top of the world when you’re out there and you see the fans out there.” On Thursday, Woolridge will see another familiar face in the stands. His father will be at the Vols’ 7 p.m. tip-off against Auburn in Thompson-Boling Arena. And the elder Woolridge likes what he’s seen from UT so far. “He believes in us as a team,” Renaldo Woolridge said. “We’re short-handed, but he sees the hunger we played with and how we play together. And me, he always told me, just like the coaches, to keep working hard and my time will come. “He didn’t play much when he was young in college, and now he’s like, ‘Son, so far you’ve been playing like I wanted you to. And you showed that you were ready to step up.’ It’s cool that he’s been watching, and he’s been proud.”

The Rock and The Mic: Woolridge one of many players to dabble in hip-hop By Alexandra Rush, SLAM Magazine Jan. 14, 2010 Renaldo Woolridge gets busy on planes. While his University of Tennessee basketball teammates catch some Zs, play video games, watch movies or shuffle through their iPods, Woolridge jots down rap lyrics in his rhyme book or types them into his BlackBerry. “I want to get to the next level—the NBA—but also make it as a mainstream rapper,” the 6-8 sophomore said. Woolridge’s mix of hoop dreams and hip-hop aspirations aren’t unusual. These days, basketball and hip-hop cultures seem to be as synthesized as Pete Rock and CL Smooth or John Stockton and Karl Malone. Emcees claim to be ballin’ and compare their mic skills with NBA players’ athletic prowess; Prominent NBA players—including Kobe, Shaq, AI, Ron Artest, Joe ‘Beast’ Smith and most recently JJ Redick—have recorded tracks. But their success and acclaim have been minimal. But Woolridge, whose stage name is Swiperboy, plans to pull off an upset nearly as big as his team’s January 10 victory over formerly undefeated Kansas by being an exception to the trend of basketball players’ flopped albums (has anyone even bothered illegally downloading “Shaq Diesel” or Artest’s “My World”?) Woolridge is known around campus as an athlete who can rock the mic and has used his Mac computer to record various songs promoting Tennessee athletics. Woolridge’s “Yes I Can” anthem features his breathy, laid back, Eric Sermon-esque flow, as well as his lyrics touting all the university teams’ achievements. “Running this thing kind of like cross-country,” Woolridge spits. In December, Woolridge dropped “Tip Off (College Hoops Time),” a track on which he raps the team’s grueling practice schedule and hustle mentality makes Tennessee “ready for the chance” and “ready for the Dance.” Woolridge also recorded a song to advocate for Tennessee football star Eric Berry’s campaign for 2009’s Heisman trophy. As with many of Woolridge’s tracks, an accompanying video is posted on YouTube; this seemingly big-budget effort features dancers decked out in university gear, a football field scene and Berry bopping along to the steady, screwed-and-chopped, Swisha House-style beat. Despite rapping many original verses over gully instrumentals such as “A Millie,” Woolridge’s rhymes steer clear of any controversial proclamations. He’s definitely no Iverson, whose 2001 track “40 Bars,” which was recorded under the moniker Jewelz, contains plenty of gangsta-rap threats. On his freestyle over the “A Millie” beat, Woolridge raps safe-for-work lines such as “don’t gang-bang, never sprayed so don’t ask” and “I’m all about my green, but I’m never smoking weed.” These PG lyrics are especially prudent, given the fact that Wooldridge’s teammate Tyler Smith was recently dismissed after receiving misdemeanor gun and drug charges. “I just want to do something positive with my music,” Woolridge said.

Cannington Keeps Filipino Spirit Close To His Heart By Josh Pate, UTSports.com Jan. 16, 2010 Quinn Cannington didn’t about know the episode of Seinfeld with Keith Hernandez. He didn’t know about the popular show’s Close Talker and never uttered the phrase “Yada, yada, yada.” Cannington didn’t have a favorite Friends character, didn’t know the chemistry between Ross and Rachel, never sang “Smelly Cat.” Seinfeld and Friends are two of the biggest television sitcoms. And yet Cannington wasn’t knowledgeable when he moved to Knoxville as a 13-year-old searching for a sense of familiarity. That’s because Cannington was raised in a suburb of Manila, Philippines. His parents, Jimmy and Vicki, were missionaries and his father worked at an international school for missionary

children. Cannington attended the school with kids from more than 20 different nationalities. So when the Canningtons decided to move back to Knoxville where they first met as University of Tennessee students, their son was in for a culture shock. “On the outside, you look like an American. You walk like an American and talk like an American,” Cannington said. “So people laugh when you don’t know things, like when you don’t know popular TV shows. I never knew those things growing up. In a third-world country like the Philippines, we just didn’t have those things growing up. We had different things.” He had basketball. Cannington and his friends would shoot hoops every day after school in the Philippines. He dreamed of playing in the NBA, and in Manila he was good. So in Knoxville, with all his friends back home and a unique sense of homesickness that at times became overwhelming, Cannington turned to his only bridge to the new life in the United States. For those watching, there was nothing to see. But if you looked closely, Cannington missed his old life. “I think on the outside, Quinn made that transition really easy,” said Jody Wright, Cannington’s coach at Fulton High School. “I think probably on the inside was where it was hardest for him, moving back here and leaving his friends and guys he had gone to elementary school with all his life. Now he was going to a different high school. On the outside, I think he was fine. But on the inside, he had some real struggles I think.” Fortunately for Cannington, he landed in the right place. Wright had heard of Cannington’s talents, even if the kid was playing ball across the globe. Pete Stone, who played basketball under Wright in the early 1990s, was serving as a missionary in the Philippines and coaching middle school basketball as part of his outreach. He e-mailed with Wright consistently, kept in touch, and always talked basketball. One of Stone’s e-mails still lingers with Wright. “Oh coach, I’ve got this kid, this fifth-grader, you’d love him,” the e-mail read. “He’s just like you. He’s eat up with it. He can’t get enough of it. He loves basketball.” It was Cannington. When the family moved to Knoxville in 2000, Cannington was still good. But basketball was the least of his concerns. “When my family moved back here to the States in 2000, it was really a difficult transition for me,” he said. “It’s a real complex: missionary kids who move away from their home like I did in the Philippines and they go to a foreign world. To me, the United States was completely foreign and yet it was my family’s home country.” That’s when the questions started: Where are you from? “It’s a tough question when people ask, `Where are you from?’ because I hesitate,” Cannington said. “And sometimes people laugh and that hurts because I don’t know where I’m from. I tell them I grew up in the Philippines. We feel like we’re from the Philippines, but we’re not Filipino.” Why did you grow up in the Philippines? You’re not Filipino. “Then I tell them my parents were missionaries,” Cannington said, noting that the natural quizzing does lead to a window to build relationships with people. “I don’t try to push anything on anybody, but I enjoy being able to tell people about me and my experience. And I loved growing up there.” Anyone who was around Cannington knew how important the Filipino culture was to the youngster. Manila was his home. He missed friends. He missed the traditions. But he was getting used to Knoxville, fitting in, playing basketball, being a high school student, building Falcon pride at Fulton High. On the outside, at least. “The neat thing about Quinn is his personality,” Wright said. “He was able to fit in and blend in here. Unless you knew his background and knew his parents were missionaries, you would never have known that he

grew up in the Philippines and just moved back. There’s no doubt that I think he not only looked at that issue, but other issues and setbacks and trials that we all have to go through. He handled those head-on.” Basketball was his outlet. Cannington was small as a freshman, adjusting to the U.S. style of play. And Fulton provided a good transition with its rich history of basketball success. By the time he was a junior, he had grown from 5-foot-6 to 6-1 and improved his shot. He was a valuable sub on a 27-2 team. His senior year, he grew again to 6-4 and led the Falcons to the district title. He chose to stay in-town and go to UT and try to walk on in head coach Bruce Pearl’s second season. Hard work paid off, and so did his talent. Canning-

Cannington is applying to graduate schools with the goal of pursuing a master’s degree in counseling psychology or clinical psychology. In a perfect world, he’d like to counsel missionary kids who are going through the same adjustment anxiety he felt. ton impressed the staff enough to earn a position on the team. Now he’s a senior guard on the scout team, and recently has played the role of the opponents’ best player in practice. The trust and respect shown by both coaches and teammates, Cannington said, makes the long hours worth it. His practices are full of driving the paint and getting slapped around and pushed aside to make the Vols a better team. And it’s made him a better player, going against talent like former Vols Chris Lofton and JuJuan Smith, and now point guard Bobby Maze. “It’s fun now to be able to be effective and go out there and do my best,” Cannington said. “I don’t feel quite as inferior now to those guys, and they respect me, too. I’ve had some good practices every now and again, and they know I’ve gotten better. So it’s good to have that respect from them and the coaches. It’s fun to be a part of the team in that way.” There was a point when Cannington didn’t feel a part of anything when he first moved to Knoxville. Life as he knew it in Manila was gone. But it has never been forgotten. Cannington has gone back to his old home for visits several times, and he’s been going more frequently in recent years. The last two summers he spent six weeks there on visits. “If I look back on it, I really also love being in middle of the Filipino culture because Filipino people are so hospitable and friendly,” Cannington said. “So being in that culture, I think if I could go back I would get to know some of those people more and maybe put myself in the middle of their culture a little bit more. So going back there, it’s a therapeutic process to be able to get back to my roots and just remember how it was there.” It’s that type of therapy that Cannington wants to provide for others. The psychology major is applying to graduate schools with the goal of pursuing a master’s degree in counseling psychology or clinical psychology. In a perfect world, he’d like to counsel missionary kids who are going through the same adjustment anxiety he felt. “Everyone has got things in their lives that cause pain,” Cannington said. “For me, one of the main things in my hard times that helped me was someone else to talk to. I really enjoyed that. In five or 10 years, I’d re-

ally like to counsel people going through hard times because I certainly needed it. It’s a really difficult thing to work your way through. So if I could somehow meet with those kids and work with them, it would really be good for me.” Cannington’s experience and his example, in turn, would be good for them. “Quinn is a survivor,” Wright said, “and a winner. He’s a guy that’s going to make it in whatever he does.”

No Bone to Pick on Latest Walk-On Hero By Mike Strange, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 16, 2010 Last Sunday against Kansas, Skylar McBee earned his spot in the Tennessee Basketball Walk-On Ring of Honor. All it took was a couple of seconds to make a crossover-dribble and swish a leaning 3-pointer. On Saturday against Ole Miss, Josh Bone earned his spot in the Tennessee Basketball Walk-on Ring of Honor. It took a little longer and required a little more energy. Like 14 gut-checking minutes worth. For sure, Tennessee doesn’t pull out a 71-69 overtime win over the Rebels without some offense from Bone. He hit two of UT’s biggest baskets. His 3-pointer capped a 15-2 run and gave UT its first lead, 55-54. In overtime he broke a 61-61 tie with another trey. But, more importantly, Tennessee doesn’t win without his defense. The Rebels’ Chris Warren hit a 3-pointer to give Ole Miss its biggest lead, 54-42, with 9:18 to play. Warren is the complete offensive package, cat-quick and a deadeye from long range. He’ll never forget Josh Bone. Warren didn’t score another point, going 0-for-6 and giving up two turnovers in the final 14:18. One of the misses was a 3-pointer to win at the end of regulation with Bone in his face. UT’s starting point guard, Bobby Maze, is the reigning SEC player of the week and he justified the honor in wins over Kansas and then Auburn on Thursday night. But it was Bone, the walk-on who just became eligible last month, who closed out the week with those 14 shut-down minutes against Ole Miss. “Josh was playing great defense,’’ UT coach Bruce Pearl said. “That’s the only reason he was out there. “It was not a punishment on Bobby. Bobby played so well against Auburn and he just didn’t have any legs. You could see it from the beginning. He couldn’t keep Warren in front of him.’’ A couple of weeks ago, Pearl would have turned to Melvin Goins to try to defuse Warren. But Goins has been suspended since the Jan. 1 incident that led to Tyler Smith being dismissed from the team. Enter Bone, one of the three walk-ons thrust into UT’s depleted rotation. He walked on at Tennessee at mid-term last season after a stellar high school career at Brentwood Academy and then two years as a scholarship player at Southern Illinois. He was a starter as a sophomore at SIU, a good program in a tough league, the Missouri Valley Conference. “It wasn’t a really a bad situation,’’ Bone said Saturday, “I knew it just wasn’t a correct fit. “But I’m glad they taught me how to play D. They stressed defense all the time. That’s what I look to bring to the table.’’ At 6-foot-3, Bone offers a defensive dimension the 5-11 Goins does not. “Melvin,’’ said Pearl, “can apply great ball pressure. Josh built a wall and you couldn’t get around him. “Warren couldn’t turn the corner on him.’’ Bone had several mid-major scholarship offers when he left SIU. Some big schools, namely Oklahoma State and Xavier, asked him to walk on. But when UT called, it was over. He was headed to Knoxville, which is where he wanted to be in the first place. Pearl had seen Bone once, scouting a high school game in Jackson, Tenn: Bolivar Central with Wayne

Chism and Willie Kemp against Brentwood Academy with Brandan Wright and Bone. Pearl got Chism. Wright went to North Carolina and Kemp to Memphis. Bone, the runner-up to Wright as Class AA Mr. Basketball, went off to SIU. “Willie Kemp couldn’t score on Josh Bone,’’ Pearl recalled. “I thought, ‘Who is this guy? Maybe I made a mistake.’ “We’re glad he’s here now.’’ Better late than never, Bone figures, and he feels a sense of urgency to make the most of his belated opportunity. Friday night, the Harlem Globetrotters played at Thomson-Boling Arena. After the last trick shot, crowd filed out. Bone filed in. All by his lonesome, with only the clean-up crew for an audience, he worked on his shooting rhythm, bothered that his 3-point shot hadn’t been falling. It fell twice against the Rebels. Of course, being alone, he couldn’t work on defense. Then again, he didn’t need to. It was already there.

‘Swiperboy’ Woolridge Raps Kiffin By Dave Link, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 17, 2010 Tennessee football fans will appreciate the new rap on YouTube by Renaldo “Swiperboy” Woolridge. The rap title: “Never Leave You Like Kiffin.” In the rap lyrics, Woolridge is talking to his girl about not leaving her the way former UT coach Lane Kiffin abruptly left the UT program last Tuesday night when he took the head coach’s job at Southern Cal. Woolridge, who is from Sherman Oaks, Calif., makes reference to his home state in part of the rap. “… So baby let’s toast, I ain’t gonna run back to the West Coast. Yeah, because there would be somethin’ missin’, so baby I would never leave you like Kiffin.” It continues later: “Don’t talk, baby just listen, we can withstand, I’m a man on a mission. I ain’t goin’ nowhere, time to stop trippin’, baby girl I would never leave you like Kiffin, leave you like Kiffin… “ Listen/watch at YouTube.com.

Pearl’s Vols May Be True Contenders By Mark Wiedmer, Chattanooga Times Free Press Jan. 20, 2010 One thought from Tennessee’s 63-56 victory at Alabama on Tuesday night: Maybe it’s time to seriously consider the Volunteers as a Final Four contender. No, this is not a typo, brain cramp or baseless Internet rumor. When you’ve won seven straight games and knocked off previous No. 1 Kansas despite losing 40 percent of your scoring to suspension and dismissal, you just might be pretty special. Keep this up for the remaining 15 Southeastern Conference games—the Vols are now 3-0 in SEC play— and UT might not only crack the Elite Eight for the first time in program history but also take it all the way to college basketball’s final weekend. Certainly, these words seemed comical on New Year’s night. Superb senior Tyler Smith, dead-eye shooter Cameron Tatum, reserve point guard Melvin Goins and backup big man Brian Williams had been arrested earlier that day while speeding in a car that included alcohol, guns and drugs. (Allow me a brief detour: Is anybody certain that Lane Kiffin wasn’t driving that car at some point?) Nevertheless, at the moment that the Four Flops were arrested, all the momentum gained from the previous day’s road win at Memphis appeared lost, along with the most anticipated season of UT coach Bruce Pearl’s five years on the job. Turns out it might have been the best thing that ever happened. For one thing, it lengthened playing time and scoring responsibilities for the Vols’ two most polished offensive weapons—Wayne Chism and Scotty Hopson. It also delivered focus to an offense that often seemed to stymie itself by not knowing who would

take the shot. There was too much standing around, too much deferring to Smith, who never really seemed comfortable being the leader. Beyond that, it forced Chism to lead in more than on-court talent and off-court giggles. Long seen by Pearl as having NBA athleticism, the 6-foot-9 Bolivar, Tenn., resident too often drifted in and out of games, occasionally brilliant but just as often perplexing. But in Tuesday’s second half, Chism scored all 11 of his points and dominated defensively in the post down the stretch. All this after Hopson lit up the scoreboard in the opening half. Clearly, if the Vols were forced to part company with one star (Smith) and endure lengthy suspensions to three other key players, they wound up with the right four getting into trouble. Of course, this week has been full of surprises from its first moments, beginning with Kansas State wrapping up Monday by knocking top-ranked Texas from the unbeaten ranks in a 71-62 finish that not only added KState to the Final Four discussion but also left Kentucky (18-0) as the NCAA Division I men’s only unbeaten team. With outmanned Arkansas set to invade Rupp Arena on Saturday, UK should remain unbeaten at least until Tuesday’s trip to South Carolina. But the Wildcats are just two young and the SEC too balanced for Big Blue to remain unscathed until tourney time. Look for UK’s perfect run to end at either South Carolina, at home to Vanderbilt (Jan. 30) or on the road at Mississippi State (Feb. 16), Vanderbilt (Feb. 20) or at Tennessee (Feb. 27). A far more lengthy run that may soon come to an end is cranky Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun’s career. The 67-year-old Calhoun took an immediate medical leave of absence on Tuesday for undisclosed reasons. The only details were that it wasn’t related to his heart or a recurrence of cancer, which he’s battled three times. Of course, given the whipping UConn delivered the UT-Chattanooga last March in the opening round of the NCAA tourney with Calhoun watching from a hospital room, the 11-6 Huskies just might rally again without him. Yet whether UConn improves or not in its coach’s absence, the Vols have come light years absent 40 percent of their offense. All of which brings us to Kansas State coach Frank Martin after Monday’s win over Texas. Asked to comment on the KSU students not storming the court, Martin said, “I think our fans understand we’re not trying to celebrate in January. They’re going to wait around and see what comes the rest of the season.” Tennessee’s fans might want to do the same.

My Twin, Scotty Hopson By Renaldo Woolridge, for UTsports.com Jan. 27, 2010 I call him my twin for a reason. As I write about my teammate and best friend, Scotty Hopson, it almost seems as though I am writing about myself. When I first met Scotty, it was in the second session of summer school prior to our freshman year. I had heard many things, and knew of him due to the fact that we were in the same recruiting class. I mainly knew about him being ranked the fifth-best player in the country, but really began to watch his career in the McDonald’s All-American Game and Jordan Brand Classic Game. That’s when I knew he was really talented. However, I will never forget my initial impression of Scotty, which is similar to how people used to view me. When I watched the McDonald’s dunk contest and saw Scotty’s demeanor (the confident “swag” he walked with, and the “cooler than the other side of the pillow” look on his face), I started to think to myself, “Oh, now here’s another big-time player who’s going to come in and be cocky and arrogant.” However, to my surprise, when I first met Scotty, after just one conversation I realized that he was the exact opposite. He was goofy,

funny, friendly and real (real being a term I use with very few people in this world). When I first met him it was almost like I was looking in a mirror. Besides the fact that we had the same frame (though I was clearly buffer in the biceps area... LOL) and were just a couple inches apart in height, his personality was exactly like mine. I remember making a joke about something that was not even that funny, but for some reason I felt it was hilarious, and Scotty started cracking up as if he were a little kid hearing a joke for the first time. It’s the same way I laugh at things when I find them funny. That’s how I knew we were going to be best friends. Although we grew up in completely different environments—as I grew up in the city of Los Angeles and he grew up in the hospitable family community of Hopkinsville, Ky.—we had similarities in lifestyle. My second mother, Ms. Hopson (Scotty’s mom, who by the way, makes some of the best cornbread I have EVER had) raised Scotty in the church and instilled good morals in him. She taught him to be a good kid who stays out of harm’s way. Scotty has no tattoos, just like me. And he was the first person on campus who I went to church with. Even now, with all of the headlines, achievements and accolades he has garnered by way of his dedication and hard work on and off the court (SEC All-Freshman Team, two-time SEC Player of the Week, our top scorer this season, etc.) he is still one of the most humble and down-to-earth people I have met. He also enjoys doing what he is doing, which is the best part about it. Scotty has always had a way with people. He’s extremely personable, but more than anything he’s a great friend. A lot of times when you are on teams or when you meet people throughout life, you wonder if you’ll stay in touch with them later on down the road. Well, I think it is safe to say that Scotty Hopson will be a brother—a “twin” to me—for the rest of my life.

Prince: ‘My Emotions Can Get the Best of Me’ By Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 29, 2010

this week to discuss what happened. “I think it’s good J.P. wanted to come to me and apologize, because he’s realized he has crossed the line on a couple of occasions,’’ Pearl said. “He has taken great pride in coming back to Tennessee and playing here; he’s one class away from graduating and he’s been working hard. “He doesn’t want a couple of incidents to take all of that way. I know the goodness in him and how competitive he is, and I’m proud of him for being accountable.’’ Prince averages 7.6 points and 3.3 assists per game,but he leads the team in both charges drawn (14) and steals (30).

Vols Better at End of Month Than at First By Mike Strange, Knoxville News Sentinel Jan. 31, 2010 January came in with a bang for Tennessee basketball. Sunday, it went out with one too. The last day of one of the program’s more memorable months ended in a celebration, a jump-up-off-the-couch moment, when a long shot by Scotty Hopson went in the basket and then a much closer one by Alex Tyus didn’t. A 61-60 victory over Florida at Thompson-Boling Arena was the latest gut-wrenching exercise in this revised edition of UT hoops. Revised, of course, because of the traffic stop on New Year’s Day that rocked Bruce Pearl’s roster. The Vols made it through a turbulent month with a 6-2 worksheet, the highlight being the shocking upset of No. 1 Kansas on Jan. 10. Considering UT’s schedule, 6-2 wouldn’t be bad for a normal month, much less one laden with adversity. J.P. Prince The Vols have beaten Charlotte and Auburn, whom they should beat. They’ve come back from one foot in the grave to knock off a good Ole Miss Hall Embraces Opportunities Under Pearl team in overtime. They’ve gutted out a rare win in TusBy Erin Exum, The Daily Beacon caloosa. Jan. 29, 2010 They’ve gotten spanked at Georgia, then outplayed down the stretch at home by Vanderbilt. Despite his seemingly intimidating 6-foot-8 frame, Finally, they found a way to get in the last lick on Kenny Hall has a genuinely calm and reserved demeanFlorida and, in doing so, salvage their standing in the or. With a starting position and eight points against the SEC East race. Commodores in Wednesday’s Vanderbilt game, one “It’s just another win,’’ said senior J.P. Prince. “You might assume that Hall could be overwhelmed with can’t make more of it than it is. new responsibilities, but his determination has kept “It’s just one game in the win column.’’ OK, but it could have just as easily slipped into the him level-headed and ready for more. loss column. Hailing from Stone Mountain, Ga., Hall speaks highly “I saw a gutsy effort,’’ said Pearl. “I don’t think either of his new home in Knoxville and the fans that support team played particularly well. the new freshmen class. “We were very fortunate to have won that game. “First and foremost, I like the fans,” Hall said. “EveryWe’re fortunate their guards missed some open shots.’’ one here is overwhelmingly kind and generous to me A little good fortune is part of the recipe these days. and the team.” Tennessee’s depleted roster isn’t going to overpower The young forward also compliments Tennesanybody in the SEC. see head coach Bruce Pearl for helping him improve But Sunday, the roster wasn’t as depleted as it has throughout his first few months in college. been for the past month. “There are so many lessons from Coach Pearl,” Hall

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Usually it’s the media that requests which player they want to interview, but the tables were turned at Tennessee’s practice Friday night. Senior wing J.P. Prince had a message he wanted to get across. “I’ve got to be more mature on the court and handle myself better,’’ Prince said. “I think we all know my emotions can get the best of me, and it’s something I want to handle better.’’ Prince received two technical fouls in the loss to Vanderbilt on Wednesday night. The first was of the scrappy variety, with Prince mixing it up in the paint with Andre Walker, who fouled him twice and grabbed his jersey. The second was for hanging on the rim. “You walk a thin line playing with so much emotion,’’ Prince said. “I’ve just got to learn from it.’’ Prince said he wants to represent UT in a positive light, and he’s intent on altering his style of play. “Of course I want to be liked, but it’s not like you can entirely change who you are,’’ he said. “I do need to mature, but I think sometimes people misunderstand our team. “We all play with a lot of energy, and we get excited about our plays.’’ As for the dunking, Prince said he plans to continue to bring a great deal of authority to the rim when the opportunity presents itself - minus excessive hanging on the rim. “The only people who can really understand the dunking is the people who can or have dunked themselves,’’ Prince said. “There’s just such an emotion and a rush.’’ UT coach Bruce Pearl said Prince came to him earlier

said. “It seems like there are a million lessons in one practice session. But the most important lesson that he gives us is really not to take plays off. He’s helped me learn to make quick moves to stay in the game.” Not only does Hall bring movement and energy to the game on the court, but he offers entertainment and a positive attitude off the court as well. Saying he cannot live without Zaxby’s and joking that his favorite part of Knoxville is UT’s student newspaper, The Daily Beacon, Hall remains surprisingly down to earth. Teammate Steven Pearl says Hall is liked by all. “Kenny is a funny, goofy, cool guy who jokes around with everyone on the team,” Pearl said. “Everyone likes having him around in the locker room, but he also brings a lot to the team as a whole. He is such a hard worker. He plays really good defense with a lot of energy. He’s also surprisingly strong, so he matches up really well against other teams.” Both Pearl and Hall agree that Hall can improve as the season continues by trying not to rush plays while still being aggressive within the offense. “He’s just got to stay patient,” Pearl said. “His aggressiveness is an asset, but he’s just got to be patient sometimes, and he’ll get there.” Hall has not only gotten to live the exciting new experiences of a college freshman, but he was also a part of UT history when the Vols beat No. 1-ranked Kansas on Jan. 10, a game Hall said he will never forget. “The most exciting thing that has happened to me since arriving in Knoxville has got to be the Kansas game,” Hall said. “It doesn’t get any better than that.”

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“After Coach had called up the play for me, Melvin stopped me and said, ‘Big players

make big shots.’ Scotty Hopson

Tyler Smith is not coming back, and Brian Williams remains in limbo. However, Cameron Tatum and Melvin Goins each played an important role in the victory over Florida. In his third game back after a five-game hiatus, Tatum scored all eight of his points in the first half when UT was gasping for any form of offense. Tatum played 15 minutes and knocked down a pair of 3-point shots, a rare commodity these days. “He kept us in the game in the first half,’’ said Pearl. Goins, in only his second appearance since the New Year’s Day arrests, played 14 minutes. He didn’t score but made life hard on Florida guards Ervin Walker and Kenny Boynton. Goins had three steals and two assists. Walker was 3-of-9 shooting and committed six turnovers. Boynton’s line was just as bad: 2-of-11 shooting, four turnovers. While suspended, Goins lost his back-up point guard job to Josh Bone. He got it back Sunday. “It’s hard to make a change,’’ said Pearl, “because Josh has been so solid. But you need more against Boynton and Ervin Walker than solid. “I think Melvin’s quickness bothered ’em a little bit.’’ There has been considerable handwringing among UT fans about team chemistry. The Vols were 5-0 without Tatum and Goins, then 0-2 when they returned. Make that 1-2. And their teammates shrug at all the chemistry talk. “That chemistry thing is over-rated,’’ said Prince. “On the court, we’re all on the same page. That’s never changed.’’ Wayne Chism pointed to Tatum’s shooting and Goins’ defense. Enough said, he said. Goins also deserves an assist, one that doesn’t show up in the box score. It came during UT’s final timeout, in which Pearl designed what would be Hopson’s gamewinning shot. “After Coach had called up the play for me,’’ said Hopson, “Melvin stopped me and said, ‘Big players make big shots.’ “And that was just another confidence-booster for me that my teammates are behind me.’’ February lies ahead. Tennessee still isn’t whole again, and it won’t be. But the Vols are closer to it at the end of January than at the beginning.

Steven Pearl Can Smile About Playing Time By Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel Feb. 7, 2010 LSU fans heckled Tennessee redshirt junior Steven Pearl from the time he entered the game in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday night. Pearl smiled back at the fans and proceeded to hold star player Tasmin Mitchell without a basket for the 10 minutes he guarded him. That smile was unmistakable; it’s the same grin his father—UT coach Bruce Pearl—flashes at fund-raising events. The good times on the floor, however, have been few and far between for the Vols’ father-son combination over the past four years. Steven Pearl struggled to find playing time on a UT team that has gotten more talented with each signing class. Heading into Tuesday’s game (TV: ESPN, 7 p.m.) at Vanderbilt, he knows he’ll get his minutes in the rotation. “Steven’s not looking over at the bench every time he makes a mistake because he knows he’s going to get his minutes, and that makes a difference,’’ Bruce Pearl said. “But he had a role before he had playing time, and it was to be the opponents’ best player in our practices. “He has played a part in our winning championships because he was always our best practice player, and he competed in practice every day; Those practices were his games.’’ Steven Pearl admits it was difficult at times. “Now that I’m getting into the games, playing for my dad is a lot easier,’’ Steven Pearl said. “The first couple of years, always on the scout team, it could get really tough. In practice, he’d get on me all the time.’’ Bruce Pearl knew he had to if his son was ever to see any meaningful minutes as a part of the perennial top25 program he has built over the past four and a half seasons. It didn’t make things any easier for Steven Pearl when many of the players in the class he came in with— Duke Crews, Marques Johnson, Ramar Smith and Josh Tabb—left the team for various reasons. Only senior Wayne Chism remains from that signing class. “That has made it kind of tough, because those were all cool guys, even with some of the trouble they may

have had,’’ Steven Pearl said. “Me and Wayne have been through a lot together.’’ Steven Pearl and Chism are still going through a lot together, battling shoulder to shoulder in SEC games. After appearing in just six league games for a total of 10 minutes last season, Steven Pearl has played in all eight of UT’s SEC games this season and averages 11.5 minutes an outing. “Steven has his limitations, we know that,’’ Bruce Pearl said. “But he does what he does, and when he goes in there, there’s not a drop-off on the defensive end.’’ It fits into the makeshift defensive identity the No. 14 Vols (18-4, 6-2 SEC) have formed since the dismissal of All-SEC forward Tyler Smith prior to conference play. It has worked into the Vols’ offensive chemistry, as well. “It’s another guy playing his role and maybe not looking for his shot so much,’’ Bruce Pearl said. “Sometimes less is more.’’ Steven Pearl’s on-court maturation has been a process; he’s hardly the same player who graduated from West High School four years ago. When Steven Pearl came into the UT program as a freshman, he weighed 200 pounds and bench pressed 175. After four years in the strength program under Troy Wills, Steven Pearl weighs 230 and ranks as the strongest member of the team, bench-pressing 350. Still, he has had his walk-on moments this season, starting 1-for-9 shooting from the free-throw line and getting some of his first few shot attempts blocked . “The free throws were all mental,’’ Steven Pearl said, shaking his head and rolling his eyes. “It’s like I know I can make them, because I make them all the time in practice. It was just a matter of getting more comfortable. “You can tell when your teammates and coaches believe in you, and that’s what has made me relax a little bit.’’ Pearl dished a highlight-worthy, behind-the-head pass to Chism against South Carolina Saturday, and he’s scoring more regularly with reverse layups, using the rim to shield his shots from potential blocks. But defense is where he has really shined; at Georgia, Pearl drew three fouls on Georgia post Trey Thompkins, against Vanderbilt, he drew a foul that sent 7-2

post A.J. Ogilvy to the bench with his second foul early in the first half. ESPN broke down Steven Pearl’s solid defense against LSU, too, showing replays of his solid positioning. “Crafty” is a good word to describe the coach’s son, even if his contributions don’t jump out in the boxscore. “The last three or four games, I’ve really felt good out there,’’ Steven Pearl said. “I realize I can’t just go out there to log minutes, so I’ve got to make plays.’’ Pearl had four steals in 12 minutes in the 61-60 win over Florida. And when he fouls shooters, he gets his money’s worth, ensuring their shots rarely fall. “Steven is a totally different player than when he first came to Tennessee,’’ said former UT player Ryan Childress. “He’s confident and he’s doing all the little things that may not show up in the boxscore.’’ Steven Pearl’s experience playing for his father’s team that won the gold at the Maccabiah Games in Israel over the summer has been another key in his development. “Prior to playing this season, that was the most fun I’d had since high school,’’ Steven Pearl said. “Sure, there were times earlier in my career I might have secondguessed playing for my dad. “You go out to places, and you hear things, about how you’re only on the team because of your last name,’’ he said. “But that only motivated me to keep working hard.’’ Now, when Steven Pearl is reminded—like at LSU, with the chant of “Daddy’s Boy’’—he merely smiles. After four years of struggling to find a role on the team, the taunts in rival arenas are music to his ears.

not be able to go, that we would have to step our games up to make this season continue to work,” said Chism. “We are not just about one guy scoring the points or running the offense for us, we feel that anyone of us has an opportunity to play that role under coach Pearl.” This season, Chism is proving just that. He has not only been huge for the Vols with his play on the court, but he is the heart and soul of the team off the court as well. Either he is getting them fired up in the dressing room before the game or organizing team events and meetings off the court. Chism has taken it upon himself to be the lead dog in this pack of Vols. “I like to have fun on and off the court, that’s just who I am,” Chism said in an interview on ESPN. “If you’re not loose out there, you have a tendency to get tight and not play your best. “I feel like my personality gets guys ready and relaxed to play the game.” Nowhere has that been more evident than in SEC play so far this season. Chism has led the Vols, averaging a double-double in league games this season. He recently setting a career high in points with 30 against South Carolina in a game that the Volunteers won 79-53. Wayne has really rounded his game out nicely in his four year career at Tennessee. He can hurt you down low in the paint or he can step out and hit a big 3-pointer with his smooth stroke from behind the arc. Teams don’t know exactly how to game plan for him because he is so versatile out there for coach Bruce Pearl. “It’s nice to see Wayne mature and come into his own this season for us,” said Pearl. “I have seen this kid grow into one of the best centers in the country this

scowl than his skill. King, a three-time first-team All-American, viewed each game as a war and each opponent as an enemy. The 6-7, 205-pound New Yorker played with a chip on his shoulder and a snarl on his lips. Astute fans will notice a similar countenance in Tennessee freshman Kenny Hall. Upbeat and charismatic off the court, the 6-9, 220-pounder exhibits a brooding intensity once he takes the playing floor. Based on Hall’s surly on-court demeanor, you’d swear someone stole his lunch money and only a 30-point victory will bring it back. He did not develop this dark disposition watching King, however. In fact, Hall has no idea why his on-court expression appears so ferocious. “I can’t explain it. It’s unexplainable,” he said with a shrug. “I’ve just got so much love and passion for the game and I’m so much of a competitor.” After a thoughtful pause, he gave the question another shot. “I don’t like to lose,” he said. “I don’t like getting my shot blocked. I don’t like missing shots. I don’t like somebody rebounding over me. I don’t like somebody beating me to a position on the floor. I want to be in the best position.” Like King, Hall clearly is a perfectionist. His goal is to post a double-double each time he takes the floor, no matter how limited his minutes might be. He expects to grab every rebound and he expects to make every shot, even when he’s hammered during the attempt. “A couple of times when I got fouled I thought I should’ve made those baskets,” he said following a 7-point,

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“It’s nice to see Wayne mature and come into his own this season for us. I have seen this kid grow into one of the best centers in the country this year right before my eyes. He is not only a leader for us on the court, but he does much more off the court that may go unnoticed.”

Bruce Pearl

Wayne Chism: Stepping Up and Coming into His Own for Tennessee By Eddie Garrison, TheBleacherReport.com Feb. 8, 2010 As the season has progressed both on the football field and basketball court, things have been a little rocky on good ole’ Rocky Top this year. What with players holding up citizens of Knoxville with pellet guns or getting thrown off the team for drug use. It has been dicey at best for the boys in orange. On the basketball court, Head Coach Bruce Pearl has had to deal with his own transgressions this season after several players were caught with drugs in their car. This forced Pearl to dismiss Tyler Smith, a first-team All-SEC player, from the team and suspending three more scholarship players as well. All of the off-court controversy has overshadowed the Vols play on the court as they sit at 18-4 overall and 6-2 in the SEC. Before the dismissal and suspenions of those players, Tennessee had a record of 10-2. Once the levees were handed out to those players, the Vols rallied around one another on and off the court and have produced a record of 8-2 and have been a mainstay in the top-15 of the polls. One of the biggest reasons Tennessee has been able to maintain their steady play this season has been through their big man center and team leader, senior Wayne Chism. The 6-9, 246-pound center from Jackson, Tenn., has had his best season yet at Tennessee. He is averaging 13 points per game as well as seven rebounds per contest. In his fourth and final season at Tennessee, Chism has seen all of his stats increase over his career in Knoxville, including what he says is the most important—his minutes played per game. “I knew when those guys got in trouble and would

year right before my eyes. “He is not only a leader for us on the court, but he does much more off the court that may go unnoticed.” Along with his great athleticism on offense, Chism has also greatly improved his defensive skills as well. He is no longer just a post up center that can only guard guys in the paint. He has grown into a very good perimeter defender as well. His 6-9 frame gives him a lengthy wing span that most condors would be jealous of and gives opposing team’s players nightmares. He gets good and low and keeps his shoulders and hips squared to the offensive player he is guarding. With eight games remaining on the Vols regular season schedule, including a massive matchup with the Kentucky Wildcats on Feb. 13, a slot in the NCAA tournament in March is looking more and more certain this season for Tennessee. The SEC tournament comes before that, and in Chism’s four years at Tennessee, the Vols have yet to win their league tourney. That is something I am sure that has yet to escape his mind as his senior season is quickly coming to a close. Many things are certain when it comes to Wayne Chism. He likes to have a good time on and off the court. His attitude and smile are contagious to anyone that is around him. And with the way he has stepped his game up to the next level this year at Tennessee, NBA teams will definitely have him on their radars come draft day.

Ferocious Forward By Randy Moore, InsideTennessee.com Feb. 8, 2010 One Tennessee basketball player is stirring memories of former Vol great Bernard King … moreso with his

11-rebound effort in Saturday’s 79-53 blowout of South Carolina. “It’s just my competitive drive kicking in.” Appearances to the contrary, Hall says he is not angry when he’s on the court. The sour expression is merely a byproduct of the incredible level of focus and energy he brings to all areas of his life at all times. “I most definitely am into the moment,” he said. “I can’t wait to live every moment, each tick of the clock.” Like King, Hall is a beast on the backboards to be such a slender guy. He’s averaging 3.0 rebounds per game, despite playing just 13 minutes per outing. “That’s always been a big role to me,” he said. “At my height, that should just come natural—going after every board, offensively and defensively. If I go after every defensive board that opens the chance for a fast break in transition, and we’re a great team in transition.” Underscoring Hall’s aggressive nature is the fact he has been even more productive on the offensive glass (40 rebounds) than the defensive glass (36) to date. “Offensively, rebounding around the goal lets me go up and put it back for a slam,” he said. “I can get the andone (three-point play) or I can get the foul shots. Or I can get it outside to somebody on the perimeter like Skylar (McBee) or Scotty (Hopson) for the jumper.” Hall seemed to be spinning his wheels when he failed to leave the bench in Tennessee’s Dec. 31 game at Memphis. Four teammates were suspended the following day, however, forcing him to assume a significant role. He has responded by averaging 20 minutes, 7.0 points and 5.4 rebounds over the past 10 games. Naturally, head coach Bruce Pearl is encouraged by Hall’s sudden emergence as a key player. “One of the things we’ve asked Kenny to do through this whole thing is to understand that this season is about continuing to learn, continuing to grow, continuing to work in practice, continuing to listen and continuing to stay excited about playing,” the coach said.

“He needed to put stuff in the stat sheet, and he certainly did that with his elevated play.” Somehow, Hall has elevated his play without elevating his mood. Bernard King would be proud.

Pearl’s Best Work Came Off Court By John Adams, Knoxville News Sentinel Feb. 11, 2010 Tennessee has just been manhandled by in-state rival Vanderbilt, and national powerhouse Kentucky is up next. How much tougher can it get, huh? Not to worry. The biggest challenge of this season already has come and gone. Don’t lose sight of that as the Vols limber up for the second giant step in the incline segment of their schedule. Nothing that happened against Vanderbilt or that might happen against third-ranked Kentucky on Saturday night at Rupp Arena could be as jarring or discouraging as the news of Jan. 1. The arrests of four UT basketball players on that day threatened to wreck a once promising season. A month later, the players have been disciplined; the season has been salvaged, albeit jostled off course; and the program has emerged on solid footing.

jeopardized the team’s development. Yet the Vols upended No. 1 Kansas with they were most depleted, and still had the wherewithal two games later to defeat Ole Miss when they were just as understaffed. A month later, Pearl wonders how differently his discipline might have been received if there hadn’t been success under duress. “What happens if, because of the discipline, this team had become non-competitive?” he said. But he wouldn’t let such conjecture influence his decision. Pearl had another tough call when he was the head coach at Southern Indiana. Following a close loss at Indianapolis, he was still agonizing over the result in the hotel lobby at 2 a.m. Then, a bad night took a turn for the worse. To the coach’s dismay, three of his starters walked through the front door well after curfew. The next morning, a fourth starter confessed to missing curfew while acknowledging he was at least discreet enough to find a back door to the hotel. Pearl sent all four players back to campus and suspended them for the final regular-season game, which would decide the Great Lakes Valley championship. He remembers a longtime fan shouting at him in pregame warm-ups, “We didn’t come here to see this group play. What are you thinking?”

No matter what happens between now and the final, harrowing minutes of March Madness, this likely will qualify as Bruce Pearl’s best coaching job in his five seasons at UT. Such an evaluation addresses the broader definition of coaching. It’s not just about managing a game or a team. It’s about managing a program. . . . It’s about LEADERSHIP. No matter what happens between now and the final, harrowing minutes of March Madness, this likely will qualify as Bruce Pearl’s best coaching job in his five UT’s seasons, the first four of which ended in the NCAA tournament, and the fifth, which despite a highly publicized detour, is on the same course. Such an evaluation addresses the broader definition of coaching. It’s not just about managing a game or a team. It’s about managing a program. It’s about leadership. Pearl’s leadership was apparent from the outset last month after four of his players were arrested on drug and weapons charges. He didn’t hide his outrage or embarrassment. He even apologized to Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt, as though her sterling reputation might have been stained by the mere mention of UT basketball in the same sentence with arrests. Pearl didn’t stop with public hand wringing. He assured fans that he would manage the crisis appropriately. And he did. Tyler Smith, UT’s best player, was dismissed from the team. Brian Williams was suspended for nine games. Melvin Goins and Cameron Tatum were suspended for four games, which included a match-up with No. 1-ranked Kansas and two SEC games. Despite the dismissal and suspensions, a shorthanded UT team has compiled an 18-5 record. The record might be better if Pearl had taken a different approach or had embraced different priorities. But what minimal gains Pearl might have accrued in the won-lost record wouldn’t have made up for the damage to his program’s image. Pearl minimized the damage while placing the program above the record. He also placed the program above his players, which for a caring coach can be just as difficult. “You have to separate the individual from what’s the right thing to do,” Pearl said after Thursday’s practice. There’s no debating whether UT would be a better team with Smith on the floor, or that the suspension of three players at a crucial juncture of the regular season

Pearl responded: “If you want something else, you’ve got the wrong guy.” His outmanned team then beat Northern Kentucky for the conference championship.

Sense of Urgency: Pearl Pleas to Volunteers to Finish with a Flourish By Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel Feb. 15, 2010 Play like your life depends on it. That was Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl’s message before the Vols held one of their most intense practices in years Monday. “There’s nothing else; we have to go to school and play basketball,’’ Pearl said. “At this time of year there can’t be any other distractions.’’ The end of the season is closing in, and the pending stretch run will determine UT’s postseason starting point. ESPN’s “Bracketology” NCAA tournament field projection has UT as a No. 6 seed, the third of only three SEC teams projected to make the 65-team field. “You could make an argument our backs are against the wall,’’ Pearl said. “We have to keep winning to make the NCAA tournament, and to keep winning, we have to step up. “We’re in good position, but we’ve got to close it out.’’ The Vols, who dropped from No. 12 to 20 in the Associated Press poll on the heels of losses to Vanderbilt and Kentucky last week, will be challenged. Georgia (11-12, 3-7 SEC) is next up for UT (18-6, 6-4) at 8 p.m. Wednesday (TV: WVLT) in Thompson-Boling Arena. It’s the same group of Bulldogs who had the Vols down by 27 points en route to a convincing 78-63 victory in Athens on Jan. 23. The 27 points matched the biggest deficit of any game in the Pearl era - the Vols were down 27 to Flor-

ida when Chris Lofton was sidelined in a 2007 game in Gainesville. UT is No. 21 in the RPI ratings according to three RPI Web sites, but its remaining schedule is chock full of teams that are on the outside looking in on the projected bracket. The Bulldogs are 0-8 on the road, but they’ve been giant killers with wins over the Vols, No. 17 Vanderbilt, Big Ten contender Illinois and Georgia Tech, which just fell out of the top 25. After Georgia, the Vols travel to South Carolina on Saturday, where the Gamecocks (No. 71 in the RPI) are 11-2 at home (including a win over Kentucky) and desperate to play their way into the NCAA field. A trip to Florida follows (Feb. 23) before No. 2 Kentucky comes to Thompson-Boling Arena (Feb. 27). UT concludes the regular season with games against SEC West Division co-leaders Arkansas and Mississippi State, two more teams fighting to secure at-large bids. ESPN’s bracketology lists Florida and Mississippi State among the “first four out’’ of the tournament selection process. One of the tools the NCAA selection committee uses in seeding is how a team fares over its final 10 games. The Vols are 0-2 in that category, assuming UT plays two games in the SEC tournament March 11-14 in Nashville. Injuries have the Vols scrambling, too, with post Wayne Chism (ankle, hip) and wing Cameron Tatum (ankle) held out of Monday’s full-speed drills. Pearl said he’ll look at putting point guards Bobby Maze and Melvin Goins on the floor at the same time for the first time this season, with Maze getting rotations at the two-guard spot at the expense of starters Scotty Hopson and J.P. Prince. “If Bobby and Melvin are both going to play well and step up and play well on the road, then 40 minutes is not enough between them,’’ Pearl said. “It won’t come from Skylar (McBee’s) minutes.’’ Pearl said when McBee was in the game, the Vols outscored Kentucky by nine points in the first half, giv-

ing him a “plus-minus” of nine. “Scotty and J.P. are playing 32-33 minutes per game without Cameron in there,’’ Pearl said, “so now maybe they play 28-29 minutes.’’ Junior post Brian Williams also is expected to see more time against the Bulldogs, though Pearl said Williams is yet to get up to game speed after serving a nine-game suspension. Chism Record: Chism will tie Rob Jones (1983-86) for most games played presuming he takes the floor against Georgia. “He’s also about to tie the record for most practices missed,’’ Pearl joked. “Seriously, Wayne has been the face, one of many faces, of UT basketball for a number of years and he’s been a huge part of our transition to becoming a good program again.’’ Chism has not taken part in full-speed practice drills in a week.

ed a series of opponents leading up to UT. “We showed the best way to cover Devin Downey and we executed,” Pearl said. “We built a wall trying to stop him from penetrating. The question is do I do that again or do we try something different.” The question is complicated by the competition. South Carolina coach Darrin Horn is pondering the same possibilities while contemplating how to create more opportunities for Downey, the SEC’s leading scorer. The coaches study and scout, then watch and rewatch videotape. But ultimately, the rematch is a guessing game. And, as the record indicates, Pearl is an excellent guesser.

Vols Have Faith in Shay By Wes Rucker, Chattanooga Times Free Press Feb. 26, 2010

Pearl Adept at Moving Pieces By John Adams, Knoxville News Sentinel Feb. 18, 2010 The home court wasn’t Tennessee’s only advantage against Georgia on Wednesday night. There also was the rematch advantage. If that last sentence raised a question, you shouldn’t feel uninformed. Not even UT coach Bruce Pearl can give you his rematch record. And his memory rarely fails him when it comes to flattering numbers. He can tell you his team has finished above Kentucky in the SEC East standings for the last four years. He also can tell you his Vols went 3-1 against Florida’s back-to-back national championship teams. But he can’t tell you the Vols are 17-5 in regular-season rematches against their conference competition in his four-plus seasons. That gives them two reasons to be confident about Saturday’s game in Columbia, S.C. The obvious reason: They waylaid the Gamecocks 26 points a couple of weeks ago at Thompson-Boling Arena. One outcome often has nothing to do with the other when it comes to rematches. UT lost to Georgia by 15 points last month, although you never would have guessed it by the way it ran away from the Bulldogs in the second half of a 69-60 victory Wednesday. This second-time-around good fortune isn’t necessarily a coincidence. Pearl admittedly thrives on the guessing game that accompanies repeats. “I like it,” Pearl said after Thursday’s practice. “It’s a chess match; you play the probabilities and percentages.” And keep in mind that the first encounter can’t always be trusted for clues. As flagrantly inept as the Gamecocks looked against UT, Pearl has video evidence of their upset of Kentucky. He envisions a different South Carolina team as well as different tactics in the rematch. “I expect them to press, extend their defense and play more aggressively,” he said. Obvious question: Why didn’t they try that the first time? It’s not that simple, as Pearl can attest. Once Pearl and his staff formulated what they considered their best game plan for Kentucky, the decisionmaking was only half-done. He then debated whether to use it at Rupp Arena or save it for a venue more conducive to winning. “I showed my cards at Kentucky,” he said, referring specifically to a 3-2 zone that was effective enough to fluster the No. 2-ranked Wildcats, if not defeat them. “I may have made a calculated mistake in that I could have done what I did against Kentucky here, where I have a better chance to beat them, than by showing my hand there. “But I felt like I owed it to the kids to put them in the best position to win. Does it cost us here? That’s the risk you run.” Pearl also gave South Carolina his best strategic shot the first time around. His point of emphasis was All-SEC point guard Devin Downey, whose uncanny knack for weaving through and around defenses had confound-

Logic told Bruce Pearl to save his 3-2 zone defense for Kentucky’s trip to Thompson-Boling Arena. “I debated it,” the Tennessee men’s basketball coach admitted. “But I’m just not built that way.” The Volunteers implemented their best Kentuckybased scheme in Rupp Arena two weeks ago, and their zone baffled the Wildcats for 30 minutes. But the game lasted 40 minutes, and second-ranked Kentucky gradually pulled away down the stretch for a 73-62 win. “I may have made a calculated mistake,” said Pearl, whose 19th-ranked Vols host the Wildcats on Saturday. “Maybe I could have done that to Kentucky here with a better chance to beat them than showing them my hand up there, but I showed my cards. I just feel like I owe it to the kids to put them in a position where they at least have a chance to win. “Now, does that cost us the win here, because I think that’s the best way to beat them? I don’t know, but that’s the risk that you run. It’s hard to play the game

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Assistant coach Jason Shay again was assigned the Kentucky scouting duty. Pearl calls his former Iowa point guard his “head scout,” and Shay typically breaks down the Vols’ toughest opponents. “I’ve always taken pride in our preparation,” Shay said after Thursday night’s video session with the team. “I’ve had to scout for a lot of our big games, and it’s important for me to give those guys my best effort, and to give them the best game plan for us to win ballgames.” The bags under his eyes, the disheveled hair atop his head and the scruff on his face indicated the challenges of working on the Wildcats. “We poke fun at him all the time, but Coach Shay is the man,” freshman forward Kenny Hall said. “He’s a smart guy. He ain’t no newborn at this.” Shay and Pearl agree on game-planning. “I just want to win ballgames,” said Shay, who came to UT with Pearl five years ago. “I don’t care if we’ve got to throw the kitchen sink at them the first time, and they know most everything we’re going to do the second time. There’s plenty of basketball-strategy things that we can do to tweak the next game plan. “You can do completely opposite things. There’s always options.” But what is the best option for the Wildcats? Shay might know, but he’s not telling beforehand. “Zone was just one of the ways we felt like we could stay in the game at their place,” Shay said. “Is it something we’re going to use some this time? Probably, because it was effective. It’s one of the ways that we can hide our weaknesses inside and keep post players out of foul trouble. We’re just going to see what happens. “We could play more zone ... or maybe we could play more man this time, because we’re at home. But zone is going to be part of the package, for sure.” Sophomore guard Cameron Tatum said he “absolutely” approved of UT’s Saturday plans, in large part because of Shay’s track record for big-game scouts. “Coach Shay is the quiet one, and the quiet ones are the more methodical ones, the ones who think out the game a lot,” Tatum said. “He has a great mind for the

“I just want to win ballgames. I don’t care if we’ve got to throw the kitchen sink at them the first time, and they know most everything we’re going to do the second time. There’s plenty of basketball-strategy things that we can do to tweak the next game plan.” Jason Shay without giving your kids a chance to win.” There are two basic questions left, as it relates to the Vols and Wildcats. Can the Vols play better than they did in Rupp? They think so. Do the Vols have new wrinkles they can show the Wildcats? They think so. But the bottom line is neither answer can show itself until Saturday afternoon. “Whether or not we’re going to be better the second time around against Kentucky, I don’t know yet,” Pearl said. “But I’m not holding anything back. I’m showing you my hand, and I’m going to play you the best way I think we can beat you. And so I’m exposed.”

game, and he knows how to scout players and teams well. In past years, I don’t know if any other coach has scouted Florida as well as he’s done. “Even in that first game at Kentucky, he did a great job of scouting them. We just kind of lost control in the latter part of the game. Normally, most of the time when he scouts a game, he does a great job. He knows people’s weaknesses, and he knows the team’s weaknesses, and he knows what we can take advantage of. He knows our advantages and our disadvantages.” But the players have to do their part for a full 40 minutes, Hall noted. “We had confidence in what we could do in our zone, because we’d been working hard on it in practice,”

Hall said. “It shouldn’t have come out as a surprise, how well we did with it. But we just weren’t able to finish. It seemed like we just kind of put our guard down. It’s almost like we thought they were going to lay down and give it to us, and that wasn’t the case at all. They’re a great team, and when you’re playing a great team, you can’t afford to do that.” “Any team that doesn’t have that fight in them and doesn’t have the dog in them, you can afford to (lose focus) a little bit. But a team like Kentucky, they’ve got the fight in them, they’ve got the dog in them, so you’ve got to keep your guard up at all times and continue fighting until the buzzer goes off in the second half.”

Victory Over Kentucky Latest Episode in Bruce Pearl Show By Gary Parrish, CBSSports.com Feb. 27, 2010 Bruce Pearl wrapped his postgame press conference and exited the media room here at Thompson-Boling Arena with more work still to do. Next up: The Bruce Pearl Show! Live on the court! So the Tennessee coach weaved through a hallway, emerged from the tunnel, and the thousands of fans hanging around to watch jumped and cheered and chanted, and it really was quite a scene. Over to the side, Mike Hamilton stood and smiled. Then he delivered a history lesson. “We had five coaches in 15 years before Bruce’s arrival,” said Hamilton, the Tennessee athletic director. “But he came in and hit the ground, and he went out and sold the program, and all of these things have come together. Was I hopeful this would happen? Yeah. But the run he’s had here in the last five years is nothing short of phenomenal.” Bruce Pearl did it again Saturday. Final score: No. 19 Tennessee 74, No. 2 Kentucky 65. So the past five seasons now feature wins over an undefeated and eventual national-title-winning Florida team (2006), a fourth-ranked Florida team that also won the national title (2007), a Memphis team that was ranked No. 1 and eventually played for a national title (2008), a Kansas team that was ranked No. 1 (last month), and a Kentucky team that was ranked No. 2 (Saturday). And Pearl is doing all this at Tennessee. That’s important to remember because though the

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school has long been a major player in college athletics, it’s not a traditional power in men’s basketball. Like Hamilton said, the Vols had five coaches in the 15 years before Pearl’s arrival in March 2005—they had made just five NCAA tournaments in the previous 22 seasons. And now Tennessee is on its way to a fifth consecutive NCAA tournament, and Wayne Chism—one of three seniors in UT’s starting lineup—will close his career having never missed the field of 65. “I didn’t expect this at all [when I signed with Tennessee],” acknowledged Chism, who had eight points and six rebounds against Kentucky. “I was just excited to be going to college. ... Going to the tournament for the fourth year? It’s amazing.” Also amazing: Pearl has won three SEC East titles. And how about the fact that he’s now 3-3 against John Calipari? The two adversaries—that’s putting it mildly—split their first four meetings while Calipari was at Memphis, which is wild considering eight players from those Memphis teams (Rodney Carney, Darius Washington, Shawne Williams, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Derrick Rose, Joey Dorsey, Antonio Anderson and Tyreke Evans) went on to make an NBA roster, compared to just one player from Tennessee (C.J. Watson). This season, Calipari starts four projected first-round picks (John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Patrick Patterson and Eric Bledsoe) while Pearl starts a guy who couldn’t make it at Oklahoma (Bobby Maze), a guy who couldn’t make it at Arizona (J.P. Prince), a two-star recruit (Brian Williams), a player who wasn’t even considered the best prospect on his high school team (Chism), and Scotty Hopson. The four first-round picks beat UT two weeks ago. The Vols evened the series Saturday. (And before somebody sends the obligatory sounds-like-Pearl-ought-to-recruit-better e-mail, it’s probably worth pointing out that Tennessee has a recruiting class ranked among the top five nationally set to enroll next season.) “Bruce doesn’t get enough credit as a coach,” Hamilton said. “The guy can flat-out coach. He knows how to build a program. He’s done it here.” Even if he’s hesitant to talk about it publicly. “Coach is never talking about himself, and he never really gives himself any credit,” Maze said. “It’s always about the fans or the players or about how much money we raised for cancer. That’s the first thing he talked about today—not the big win over Kentucky, but that we raised more than $130,000 for cancer. It shows us

that sometimes it’s not all about you.” But it is all about him. Yes, the Vols still need to take that next step as a program and get past the Sweet 16, but to dwell on any perceived tournament shortcomings is to miss the larger point—that Tennessee was mostly nonexistent in men’s basketball before Pearl, and now the Vols are consistently ranked, consistently winning big games and on their way to the NCAA tournament for the fifth consecutive season. They have two wins this season over projected No. 1 seeds. They were outmanned both times. So how did they pull the upsets? Pearl credited the… crowd. “We don’t beat Kentucky or Kansas without 22,000,” he said. “That’s what makes this one of the best jobs in college basketball.” Perhaps. But the 22,000 doesn’t happen without Pearl. And his accomplishments. And a pattern of big wins that are becoming more common than not.

Three Are Part of Golden Moment This Time By Mike Strange, Knoxville News Sentinel Feb. 27, 2010 If a golden moment comes along in a basketball season, you don’t want to miss it. There probably won’t be a second chance. When Tennessee upset No. 1 Kansas on Jan. 10, Brian Williams was bunkered in his dorm room. Just him and his TV. He could almost literally hear the din emanating from Thompson-Boling Arena down the hill as the Vols stunned the Jayhawks, not to mention the rest of college basketball. Saturday, Williams got a second chance. So did his teammates, Cameron Tatum and Melvin Goins. This time it was Williams and 21,214 going-bonkers fans at Thompson-Boling Arena. Also present were John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Scotty Hopson, to drop a few names. The Vols had another golden moment in them, it turns out. This time it was upending No. 2 Kentucky, 74-65. And there was Williams in the middle of it, drawing a

“Melvin, Cameron and Brian, they have been terrific in coming back. Our fans have been wonderful in taking ‘em back. The team has been great and welcomed them back.’’

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crucial charging foul from Wall with 28 seconds to play. There was Tatum in the middle of it, rebounding a Kentucky miss and dribbling the length of the court for a layup to cap an amazing 18-0 UT run in the first half. There was Goins in the middle of it, converting a driving, leaning three-point play against a 6-foot-10 Kentucky defender, then playing to the crowd as if he does it every day. When the Vols beat Kansas, Williams, Tatum and Goins were suspended. They were in the car with Tyler Smith when a New Year’s Day traffic stop turned into arrests on gun and marijuana charges, rocking UT’s season. Smith never made it back. Tatum and Goins sat out four games. Williams was banished for nine. The three lost sheep have been back in the fold for a few games now and the Vols surely needed them Saturday. “Melvin, Cameron and Brian, they have been terrific in coming back,’’ coach Bruce Pearl said. “Our fans have been wonderful in taking ‘em back. The team has been great and welcomed them back.’’ In a way, it’s if they were never gone. “They were part of the Kansas game,’’ said senior J.P. Prince. “They just weren’t on the court with us. “But they were never without us. Tyler’s not here, but this game was for him - ‘This is something we wanted to do for you, to beat Kentucky.’ ‘’ While the thought is appreciated, actually being in the arena, being on the court makes all the difference. “There’s no feeling like playing in front of our fans,’’ Williams said. “They camped out last night. We would have never won the game without 22,000 people here for us.’’ They don’t win the game without three specific people there for them: Williams, Tatum and Goins. Williams battled in the paint with Cousins, Kentucky’s supersized, supertalented freshman. “We talked the whole game,’’ Williams said. “I was telling him how he wasn’t going to get nothing easy.’’ With the Vols clinging to a 67-65 edge in the final minute, it was Williams who set the screen to free Hopson for the 3-point shot that blew the roof off the place. Moments later, Williams planted himself in front of Wall, Kentucky’s Jordan-esque freshman guard, to draw the charge. “The biggest play of the game,’’ said UT senior Bobby Maze. “If they get another dunk, no telling what happens.’’ Williams saw Wall coming and decided to go for it: “I was kind of shaky, but I was going to try to stop the play because he was about to do something. He’d been making unbelievable stuff that I ain’t ever never seen in person in my whole life. “I just figured get in front of him and make it look good.’’ It looked good and it felt good. A lot better than being alone in a dorm room.

Those are some serious skins to put on the wall. Big Game Bruce challenged his team pregame to at least delay Kentucky’s first Southeastern Conference title in five years. “It’s not going to be a great year if you don’t beat Kentucky,” Pearl said. “Now you’ve got a chance for it to be a great year.” It can be a great year if Tennessee can transfer its Thompson-Boling Arena magic to neutral courts in the tournaments to come. To do that, Pearl must bring his giant-killer mojo with him into March. Big Game Bruce has proven to be the SEC basketball version of Houston Nutt—at his best in the underdog role, uncomfortable as a big dog. Which is how you can

had to turn around for a road contest at noon on Saturday. It helped that the team flew all of 33 minutes from Lexington to Knoxville, but Kentucky looked flat and flustered in falling behind 18-4 right out of the gate. “They came after us and we were not ready for it,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said. Kentucky also made an unwise fashion statement, with the entire team (Calipari included) wearing camouflage hats into Thompson-Boling for their Friday practice. The Cats didn’t learn from history, after Miami wore camo to the 1987 Fiesta Bowl and wound up being upset by Penn State. “I guess they’re supposed to be the Army coming in here today,” Chism said. Yet after Kentucky retreated early, it did not surrender. With Wall holstering his errant jumper and charging into the lane, Cousins dunking everything he could get his hands on and sophomore Darius Miller scoring seven key points, the Cats tied the game at 65 with 2:06 left. The fact they erased all of a 19-point deficit in just 11 minutes and 45 seconds says something about their guts—and their talent. But one stat says something about their most glaring weakness: 2-for-22 shooting from 3-point range. Over its past four games, Kentucky has made just 12 of 73 shots (16.4 percent) from outside the arc. Any opposing coach that doesn’t zone the Cats from now until the offseason should be fired. Pearl sure wasn’t going to be that stupid, employing a zone despite being primarily a manto-man team. “We don’t play a zone,” Pearl said. “That wasn’t a great matchup [zone]. We were pretty good. Zone clearly slows them down.” The zone was huge, plus six key points by J.P. Prince (who had a game-high 20) and the key 3 from Hopson. That was the 9-0 run in the final two minutes that iced the game and sparked another upset celebration in Thompson-Boling. Big Game Bruce had done it again.

Big Game Bruce Pearl has won a lot of games in five seasons as the coach at Tennessee—but more specifically, he has taken down a lot of high-flying teams as the coach at Tennessee. Playing his Volunteers is hazardous to your ranking.

‘Big Game Bruce’ Strikes Again By Pat Forde, ESPN.com March 1, 2010 Score another one for the giant killer. Big Game Bruce Pearl has won a lot of games in five seasons as the coach at Tennessee—but more specifically, he has taken down a lot of high-flying teams as the coach at Tennessee. Playing his Volunteers is hazardous to your ranking. After the Vols lost a 19-point lead against Kentucky, then regrouped to close the game on a 9-0 run for a 74-65 victory, Pearl is now 17-12 against ranked opponents. Six of those wins have come against teams ranked sixth or higher: No. 6 Texas in 2005; No. 2 Florida in 2006; No. 5 Florida in 2007; No. 1 Memphis in 2008; and this year alone, Tennessee has beaten No. 1 Kansas and now the No. 2 Wildcats. In Pearl’s tenure, four topfive opponents have played at Thompson-Boling Arena. All four have lost.

lose as a favorite to USC by 22 and to Georgia by 15, yet still upset Kansas and Kentucky in the same season. So it seems fair to ask: Is Pearl a different coach when it’s big-game time? “He just turns red,” explained Tennessee forward Wayne Chism. “He still coaches the same. His intensity and yelling goes up, but that’s it.” Tennessee’s One-Two Punch The Volunteers are the first team since the 2001-02 season to beat the No. 1 and No. 2 team in the same season. It happened twice that season: - Oklahoma beat No. 2 Maryland on Dec. 21, 2001 and beat No. 1 Kansas on March 10, 2002. - Maryland beat No. 2 Illinois on Nov. 27, 2001 and beat No. 1 Duke on Feb. 17, 2002. -- ESPN Stats & Information Whatever the method, Coach Red Face has made Thompson-Boling the toughest place in the country for top-ranked teams to visit. If your team is good, you don’t want to go there. Kansas found that out in a classic circle-the-wagons game Jan. 10. That was a Big Game Bruce Special, with his best player (Tyler Smith) in the process of being kicked off the team and three others (Brian Williams, Melvin Goins and Cameron Tatum) all suspended after a pot-and-guns-in-the-rental-car fiasco on New Year’s Eve. The Volunteers clinched that game on a serendipitous 3-pointer with 36 seconds left by walk-on Skylar McBee, cementing his spot in Tennessee hoops lore. This time around, the Volunteers iced the upset with a 3 from nearly the same exact spot on the floor and nearly the same exact time on the clock. This time it was delivered by Kentuckian Scotty Hopson, who was winless in three tries as a collegian against the Wildcats until Saturday. With Tennessee clinging to a two-point lead, Hopson flashed to the perimeter off a Williams screen and cashed a 3 over late-closing DeMarcus Cousins with 38 seconds remaining. The Hopkinsville, Ky., product lowkeyed the moment to the media postgame, but teammates goaded him into a celebratory John Wall dance in the Tennessee locker room. And when he gets back home to Hopkinsville during the summer? “He’s fixxin’ to brag,” opined Chism. The bragging rights were nearly gagging rights for the Vols after they squandered a 19-point lead. But credit Kentucky with a gritty comeback under adverse circumstances. The Cats played a 9 p.m. game Thursday night, then

Senior Moments for Chism, Maze, Prince By Mike Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel March 2, 2010

• Wayne Chism THE WIN HE’LL NEVER FORGET “This last win over Kentucky is the win I’ll always remember. It’s my senior year, and my last time playing them at home, maybe ever. We hadn’t beaten them in a couple of years. “It’s a big rivalry game and it meant a lot to our fans, and getting that last win for Coach Pearl in that orange jacket.” THE LOSS HE’LL NEVER FORGET “That loss to Ohio State in the Sweet 16. We could have been an Elite Eight team, and we would have beaten Memphis (in the next round) again and been in the Final Four. I played (Greg) Oden well, and I thought we were going to win that.” LIFE LESSON FROM PEARL “I grew up as a person playing for Coach Pearl. He makes you a better person and player. If you don’t understand something, doesn’t matter what it is, he’ll break it down for you a different way. If you still don’t understand it, he’ll keep finding ways to explain it until you get it.”

• J.P. Prince THE WIN HE’LL NEVER FORGET “It’s got to be Memphis (in Feb. 2008). That was the toughest of all the wins that we had. That’s my hometown. “Just everything about that game. I wasn’t nervous shooting those (game-winning) free throws. I remember thinking I knew I was going to make them.” THE LOSS HE’LL NEVER FORGET “That loss to Arkansas (2008) in the SEC tournament. We win that game, we get a No. 1 seed and we’re in Kansas’ spot (in the NCAA tournament field), and they had an easy path to the national championship.

“Steven Hill didn’t make one shot the whole game, until he made that last one.’’ LIFE LESSON FROM PEARL “Just how he treats players like men, on and off the court. He lets you grow up and be a college student. I played for an older coach (Lute Olson), too, so I have a perspective on that. I took from Coach Pearl to always try to have fun at what you do.’’

• Bobby Maze THE WIN HE’LL NEVER FORGET “Kansas. After all we had been through, playing with four less guys, playing the No. 1 team and facing that adversity, and knowing no one thought we’d have a chance. It was such a team effort with so many guys contributing in so many different ways. The smiles from players and fans, no words can describe it.” THE LOSS HE’LL NEVER FORGET “Oklahoma State. It came down to that last shot. I’d never felt the way I felt after that loss. Just knowing there wasn’t another practice. The sickness in my stomach, I couldn’t watch any NCAA tournament games after that. I was so sick from that loss. I felt like I should still be playing.” LIFE LESSON LEARNED FROM PEARL “Time passes by so fast, so Coach Pearl tells us that every second, every minute, every game you need to be productive. The two years I been here, I can’t believe it, it’s almost over. I still remember playing first year in Rocky Top League thinking I had a lot of time - and now it’s the last night in front of these fans. “It’s a sad feeling, not wanting to leave. The lesson is to make the most of every minute you’re on the floor.”

Vols’ Vets Excited to Roll into Tourney By Rob Lewis, VolQuest.com March 14, 2010 Five years ago, in Bruce Pearl’s first year on the job, getting into the NCAA field under any circumstances was a considerably large development for the program. No more profound evidence of the strides made in the five years under Pearl exists than the way an NCAA invite is viewed now. A bid may not be exactly taken for granted, but it’s abundantly safe to say that Vol fans expect to be ‘dancin in March these days even before the season starts. The man responsible for creating those expectations doesn’t hide from them. At the same time however, Bruce Pearl would encourage everyone to stop and smell the roses. That’s why not even a lower-than-expected six seed seemed to do much to dampen Pearl’s spirit’s on Sunday night. “We’re very excited about being here. When being a part of that field is no longer a special moment, then we have to check ourselves,” Pearl said of the invite. The string of five straight invitations makes a strong and loud statement about the foundation the program currently rests on. That postseason experience also has a much more tangible benefit however, one that Pearl hopes will manifests itself this week when the Vols begin postseason play on Thursday. Namely, the head coach has a roster full of players who have been here before, something Pearl doesn’t try to minimize the importance of. “It helps. It helps a great deal. They’re prepared for this. They expect to go to the NCAA tournament,” Pearl said of having a team where the only players who haven’t played in a tournament game are freshmen reserves Kenny Hall and Skylar McBee. Wayne Chism, for instance, could be forgiven if he assumed that playing in the NCAA field every year was the only way to end the season. The senior has been a huge part of the turnaround in the program under Pearl’s watch, having reached the Big Dance in each of his four seasons. Two of those years included Sweet 16 runs.

According to him, there’s no substitute for experience when heading into the pressure-cooker of the NCAA tournament and the reality of a one-and-done format. Having been through it before doesn’t guarantee you success, but it can definitely provide a leg up. “There can be some nerves in that first round, but us having so many guys who have been here before, I think we might be a little more ready to deal with it than some other teams. I just know that it’s a great feeling to get past that first game. For me anyway, I have been less nervous in the second round, I always felt like we had a great chance to get to the Sweet 16 after we won that first one,” Chism said of the benefit to having knowing what to expect in what will be a hectic week.

New Mexico in the semi-finals before beating UNLV on its home floor for the conference title.

Hopson Hoping for Turnaround After scoring just 19 points in three games of the SEC tournament on 6-of-29 from the floor and 1-of-14 from three-point range, no one is happier to get out of Nashville than the Vols’ Scotty Hopson. The sophomore--and the rest of the Vols for that matter--hope to create some fonder memories to remember the season by in the days ahead. “There’s definitely a part of me that is feeling like I need to get back to playing ‘Scotty Hopson’ basketball. I’m so happy that have an opportunity to play another game and show myself and other people that I can play how I know how to play. I’m definitely excited about this week,” Hopson said after his rough experience in the mid-state. The most frustrating thing for the sophomore, and the Bruce Pearl no doubt, is that he was playing his best basketball of the year to close the regular season. Opening the Florida game on the bench seemed to be a coaching move that struck exactly the right chord with Hopson. He averaged 16 points per game in the final four contests and delivered the game-clinching three in the upset win over Kentucky in Knoxville. That kind of sparkling play wasn’t in evidence in any of the three games in Nashville, but he hopes to rekindle it this week. “This is when you play the best competition, so playing your best basketball is the key. Now is ‘gut-check’ time. This is when you’re talent is going to show and your best players will show up. Big-time players make big-time plays at this time of year and it takes ‘special’ to win. I’m hopefully going to play special,” Hopson said. Bobby Maze didn’t encounter the kind of consistent struggles that Hopson did in the SEC tournament, averaging 10 points in the three game. But like everyone else in Orange, he hit a rough patch against Kentucky, finishing with just three points on 1-of-8 shooting. He too is looking for a chance at some redemption and a better ending to a Tennessee career that he’s very clearly appreciative of. “It’s behind us, but I still have a headache from that Kentucky game. I wanted to win that championship so bad, but yeah, it helps to put it behind you when you get to turn right around and start focusing on being in the NCAA tournament,” Maze said. Pearl took some steps of his own to make sure his team’s focus didn’t linger too long on Saturday’s 74-45 loss in the conference semifinals. “I brought them in today and we watched part of that Kentucky game. I wanted them to understand that a lot of what ailed us in that game, Bruce Pearl was us. I didn’t want to do that tomorrow. I want our focus to be on San Diego State, Georgetown and Ohio, not to be looking back but looking forward,” Pearl said of his approach. “When you win that first one guys seem to start believing more. I want us all feeling that way before the Thanks for the Help first game though, so I’m going to get to work on my teammates this week and make sure we go in there As noted above, the Vols collectively are looking confident.” to get the taste of the blowout loss to Kentucky out of Brian Williams, who has been a consistent key for their mouths with a strong NCAA showing. But if that Tennessee down the stretch, agrees with Chism’s take didn’t happen to be enough motivation heading into after having been through two postseason runs himself. the Big Dance, CBS’ studio analysts Seth Davis provided “We only have two players on this team that haven’t them with a little more. at least gotten a feel for the NCAA tournament. We know Shortly after the bracket in Providence was revealed, what to expect,” Williams said of the positive impact being Davis proclaimed to a national audience that San Diego a veteran of the process can have on the floor. State was his upset lock of the first-round. “The main thing is we know how hard teams are That comment didn’t sit well with Vol players like going to be coming at you. This is it for everybody and Hopson and Maze, who both said they felt ‘disrespected’ everybody you play is going to be just as hungry as you by Davis’ opinion. to get to that next round. Knowing the kind of intensity Pearl though would probably like to send him a it takes, I think that’s where experience can help us.” thank-you card. San Diego State (26-10, 11-5 MWC) the Vols opening “I’m not upset by that, what he said is just fine. San round opponent, hasn’t made the field since 2006. But Diego State is good. I’ve seen them one time, they’re rethey’re coming in hot now, having just won the Mounally athletic, they’re really big. They’re good. But we’re tain West Conference tournament by dusting off No. 8 good too,” the head coach concluded.

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“When being a part of that field is no longer a special moment, then we have to check ourselves.”