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10 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS » 25 ALL-AMERICANS » 43 NBA DRAFT PICKS » NATION’S HIGHEST-SCORING COACHING STAFF TENNESSEE (12-6, 3-2 SEC) 2013-14 » SCHEDULE & RECORD at #6 FLORIDA (16-2, 5-0 SEC) OVERALL RECORD: 12-6 JAN. 25 » STEPHEN C. O’CONNELL CENTER » GAINESVILLE, FLA. SEC 3-2 NON-CONFERENCE 9-4 THE MATCHUP GAME 19 HOME 9-2 ITEMS OF NOTE AWAY 1-3 VOLUNTEERS FLORIDA ¢ In SEC play, Tennessee is the best free-throw vs THE RECORD NEUTRAL 2-1 shooting team in the conference (.756). The Vols also own a league-best +11.0 rebounding margin THE SCHEDULE in SEC games. ¢ Both of Florida’s losses have come on the road DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT against ranked teams (No. 20 Wisconsin, No. 12 N12 at Xavier (Fox Sports 1) L 63-67 UConn). They’ve won 25 straight home games. N16 USC Upstate (SportSouth) W 74-65 ¢ On 11 separate occasions, an unranked Tennes- N18 The Citadel (FSN) W 86-60 see team has beaten a Florida squad ranked in N22 Tennessee State (FSN) W 88-67 N28 1-UTEP (NBC Sports Net) L 70-78 12-6, 3-2 SEC 13-14 Record 16-2, 5-0 SEC the Associated Press top 25. N29 1-Xavier (AXS.tv) W 64-49 NR / NR Ranking 6 / 6 ¢ And on eight occasions, the Vols have beaten a N30 1-Wake Forest (AXS.tv) W 82-63 Cuonzo Martin Billy Donovan Florida team that was ranked in the Associated Head Coach D7 Tennessee Tech (FSN) W 84-63 Press top 10. 51-34 (3rd yr) Record at School 431-168 (18th yr) D14 at No. 12 Wichita State (ESPN2)^ L 61-70 ¢ The last time the Volunteers faced the Gators 112-75 (6th yr) Career Record 466-188 (20th yr) D18 NC State (ESPNU)^ L 58-65 in Gainesville (2/11/12), Tennessee upset No. 8 UTsports.com Website GatorZone.com D23 Morehead State (ESPNU)^ W 82-67 Florida, 75-70, ending the Gators’ home-winning D30 Virginia (ESPN2)^ W 87-52 INSIDE THE SERIES streak at 19. J4 Tusculum College W 98-51 ¢ Last season was the first since 1962-63 that the J7 at LSU* (ESPN)^ W 68-50 Overall: Tennessee leads 72-52, dating to 1927 Vols didn’t play at Florida. In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 44-15 J11 Texas A&M* (FSN)^ L 56-57 ¢ In three career games vs. Florida, Jordan McRae In Gainesville: Florida leads, 32-25 J15 Auburn* (CSS)^ W 78-67 Neutral Sites: Series tied, 4-4 averages 16.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and J18 at No. 13 Kentucky* (CBS) L 66-74 Current Streak: Tennessee has won three straight 1.3 blocks. He shoots .486 from the field against J22 Arkansas* (SEC TV)^ W 81-74 Last Meeting: Tennessee won, 64-58, in Knoxville 2/26/13 the Gators. UT has won all three games. J25 at No. 6 Florida* (ESPN)^ 4:02 p.m. Martin vs. Donovan: Martin leads, 3-0 ¢ Florida senior Patric Young is the SEC’s active J29 Ole Miss* (SEC TV)^ 8:05 p.m. career leader for rebounds, with 721. Vols junior F1 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 9 p.m. A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Jarnell Stokes ranks second with 618 boards. F5 at Vanderbilt* (ESPN3)^ 8 p.m. F8 South Carolina* (ESPNU)^ 3 p.m. Give the Vols wins in six of their eight most recent SEC ¢ Jordan McRae’s season-high 34 points Wednes- road games, dating to last season. day vs. Arkansas pushed him past LSU guard An- F11 Florida* (ESPN)^ 7 p.m. Give UT four straight wins over the Gators. dre Stringer and into second place on the SEC’s F15 at Missouri* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ 4 p.m. Give Cuonzo Martin a 4-0 career head coaching record active career scoring list (1,175 points). F18 Georgia* (ESPNU)^ 9 p.m. against Billy Donovan and Florida. ¢ Vols junior Jarnell Stokes ranks eighth nation- F22 at Texas A&M* (ESPNU)^ 3 p.m. Be UT’s seventh win over an AP top-25 team under ally in offensive rebounding, with 4.11 orpg. F26 at Mississippi State* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. third-year head coach Cuonzo Martin. M1 Vanderbilt* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ noon M5 at Auburn* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS M8 Missouri* (ESPN)^ 4 p.m. Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER M12-16 SEC Tournament G 2 Antonio Barton 6-2 178 Sr. Baltimore, Md. 8.3 2.3 .385 3FG% G2 5 Jordan McRae 6-6 185 Sr. Midway, Ga. 19.2 3.2 2.8 apg Schedule Key G 1 Josh Richardson 6-6 190 Jr. Edmond, Okla. 8.9 3.1 .433 3FG% 1-Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas); *South- F 34 Jeronne Maymon 6-8 260 Sr. Madison, Wis. 11.2 8.2 3.7 orpg eastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports F 5 Jarnell Stokes 6-8 260 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 13.4 9.7 4.1 orpg Southeast; FSN-FOX Sports Net Florida Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER ^-Also available via WatchESPN.com, the WatchESPN G 5 Scottie Wilbekin 6-2 176 Sr. Gainesville, Fla. 12.5 2.8 3.6 apg mobile app, ESPN on Xbox LIVE (Gold members) and Apple TV. G 20 Michael Frazier II 6-4 199 So. Tampa, Fla. 12.1 3.4 .454 3FG% F4 2 Casey Prather 6-6 212 Sr. Jackson, Tenn. 17.1 5.6 .611 FG% All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP F 15 Will Yeguete 6-8 230 Sr. Bordeaux, France 5.5 5.3 1.1 spg C 4 Patric Young 6-9 240 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. 10.6 6.2 2.8 orpg EXPERIENCE THE ACTION TV RADIO SATELLITE RADIO ONLINE ESPN (ESPN3) Vol Network Sirius UTsports.com Mark Jones (PxP) Bob Kesling (PxP) Channel 91 (UF feed) Free audio stream only Jimmy Dykes (analyst) Bert Bertelkamp (analyst) XM WatchESPN.com Bryan Jaroch (producer) Channel 91 (UF feed) Free TV stream 2013-14 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL » UTSPORTS.COM » @VOL_HOOPS » #TOUGHERBREED QUICK FACTS THE BASICS Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Founded: 1794 Conference: Southeastern Enrollment: 27,523 Colors: Orange & White Nickname: Volunteers Mascot: Smokey Band: Pride of the Southland University President: Dr. Joe DiPietro Knoxville Chancellor: Dr. Jimmy G. Cheek Faculty Representative: Dr. Donald Bruce Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics: Dave Hart Athletic Department Phone: 865-974-1220 Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) COURT FACTS: Thompson-Boling Arena Capacity: 21,678 Front Row (L-R): Director of Basketball Operations Marco Harris, Brandon Lopez, Darius Thompson, Robert Hubbs III, D’Montre Edwards, Anto- nio Barton, Armani Moore, Galen Campbell, Strength & Conditioning Coach Nicodemus Christopher, Athletic Trainer Chad Newman; Back Row Record in Arena: 317-110 (.742), 27th season (L-R): Assistant Coach Kent Williams, Head Coach Cuonzo Martin, Josh Richardson, Derek Reese, A.J. Davis, Rawane Ndiaye, Jarnell Stokes, Largest Crowd: 25,610 vs. Kentucky (1/21/89) Jeronne Maymon, Jordan McRae, Quinton Chievous, Assistant Coach Jon Harris, Associate Head Coach Tracy Webster. at current capacity: 22,326 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09) TENNESSEE ROSTER MEDIA INFORMATION No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) 2 Antonio Barton G 6-2 180 Sr. Baltimore, Md. (University of Memphis) 25 Galen Campbell G 6-2 190 RS-So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Fulton HS) CREDENTIALS Outlets interested in obtaining credentials to cover 31 Quinton Chievous G 6-6 214 RS-So. Chicago, Ill. (Notre Dame College Prep) Tennessee basketball home games must apply for 21 A.J. Davis G/F 6-9 212 Fr. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS) credentials via Sports Systems. 32 D’Montre Edwards G 6-6 205 Sr. Charleston, S.C. (Brevard [Fla.] CC) Link: www.sportssystems.com/clients/seccredentials/ 3 Robert Hubbs III G 6-6 206 Fr. Newbern, Tenn. (Dyer County HS) 24 Brandon Lopez G 6-1 180 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Austin-East HS) Applications for single-game credentials should be submitted at least one week in advance of the 34 Jeronne Maymon F 6-8 260 RS-Sr. Madison, Wis. (Marquette University) game(s) one plans to cover. 52 Jordan McRae G 6-6 185 Sr. Midway, Ga. (Liberty County HS) 4 Armani Moore G 6-5 215 So. Kennesaw, Ga. (Mt. Paran Christian School) COVERING PRACTICE 10 Rawane “Pops” Ndiaye C 6-10 275 Jr. Raleigh N.C. (Indian Hills [Iowa] CC) Only select Tennessee basketball practices are open to the media. Contact basketball SID Tom 23 Derek Reese G 6-8 220 So. Orlando, Fla. (Olympia HS) Satkowiak ([email protected]) for dates 1 Josh Richardson G 6-6 196 Jr. Edmond, Okla. (Santa Fe HS) and times. See Page 205 of the Tennessee Record 5 Jarnell Stokes F 6-8 260 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Southwind HS) Book for specific practice coverage guidelines. 15 Darius Thompson G 6-5 181 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Blackman HS) MEDIA LUNCHEONS Cuonzo Martin hosts weekly media luncheons in the Arena Dining area at Thompson-Boling Arena. STAFF Call the Media Relations Office (865-974-7501) Head Coach Cuonzo Martin for a schedule of the luncheons. The entrance to Record at Tennessee 51-34 (Third Year) Arena Dining is located at the northeast corner of Overall Record 112-75 (Sixth Year) the arena off Phillip Fulmer Way. Associate Head Coach Tracy Webster SEC COACHES TELECONFERENCE Assistant Coach Jon Harris The weekly SEC coaches teleconference is sched- Assistant Coach Kent Williams uled for every Monday Jan. 6 through March 3. All Director of Basketball Operations Marco Harris SEC basketball teleconferences can be listened to Strength & Conditioning Coach Nicodemus Christopher online at SECsports.com shortly after conclusion.