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10 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS » 25 ALL-AMERICANS » 43 NBA DRAFT PICKS » NATION’S HIGHEST-SCORING COACHING STAFF TENNESSEE (6-2) 2013-14 » SCHEDULE & RECORD at #12/#8 WICHITA STATE (9-0) OVERALL RECORD:2 6- DEC. 14 » INTRUST BANK ARENA » WICHITA, KAN. SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-2 THE MATCHUP GAME 9 HOME 4-0 ITEMS OF NOTE AWAY 0-1 VOLUNTEERS SHOCKERS ¢ This is the second of just five December games vs THE RECORD NEUTRAL 2-1 for the Vols. Four of those contests take place in Knoxville. This is the lone road game. ¢ During Cuonzo Martin’s three-year stint as THE SCHEDULE head coach at Missouri State (2009-11), he faced DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Gregg Marshall’s Shockers twice each season. N2 Florida Southern (EXH) W 105-80 The Bears also faced WSU in the 2009 and 2010 N7 Southern Indiana (EXH) W 78-47 MVC Tournaments. N12 at Xavier (Fox Sports 1) L 63-67 ¢ First-year Wichita State assistant coach Steve N16 USC Upstate (SportSouth) W 74-65 N18 The Citadel (FSN) W 86-60 6-2, 0-0 SEC 13-14 Record 9-0, 0-0 MVC Forbes spent five seasons as an assistant coach N22 Tennessee State (FSN) W 88-67 NR / NR Ranking 12 / 8 at Tennessee (2006-2011). ¢ When these programs met last season, the N28 1-UTEP (NBC Sports Net) L 70-78 Cuonzo Martin Head Coach Gregg Marshall Shockers entered the game with a 9-0 record, N29 1-Xavier (AXS.tv) W 64-49 45-30 (3rd yr) Record at School 148-70 (7th yr) and the Vols dealt them their first loss of the year. N30 1-Wake Forest (AXS.tv) W 82-63 106-71 (6th yr) Career Record 342-153 (16th yr) WSU has never started a season 10-0. D7 Tennessee Tech (FSN) W 84-63 UTsports.com Website GoShockers.com ¢ This marks the fourth straight season that Wich- D14 at No. 12 Wichita State (ESPN2)^ 2:05 p.m. ita State has hosted a game at INTRUST Bank D18 NC State (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. INSIDE THE SERIES Arena (capacity 15,000), defeating Tulsa, UAB D23 Morehead State (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. D30 Virginia (ESPN2)^ 7 p.m. Overall: Wichita State leads, 2-1 and Southern Miss at this venue the last three In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 1-0 years, respectively. J4 Tusculum College 2 p.m. In Wichita: No meetings ¢ WSU typically plays its home games at its on- J7 at LSU* (ESPN)^ 7 p.m. Neutral Sites: Wichita State leads, 2-0 campus facility, Charles Koch Arena (capacity J11 Texas A&M* (FSN)^ 6 p.m. Current Streak: Tennessee has won one 10,512). J15 Auburn* (CSS)^ 7 p.m. Last Meeting: Tennessee won, 69-60, on Dec. 13, 2012 ¢ Tennessee is 0-1 all-time in games played in the J18 at Kentucky* (CBS) noon Martin vs. Marshall: Marshall leads, 5-4 state of Kansas. The Vols’ lone trip to the state J22 Arkansas* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. resulted in a 92-85 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks J25 at Florida* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ 4 p.m. A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... in Lawrence, Kan., on Jan. 3, 2009. J29 Ole Miss* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. F1 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 8 p.m. Give Tennessee its first true road win of the season. ¢ Only five teams in Division I average fewer turn- Give UT a 6-7 all-time record against teams ranked No. overs per game than Tennessee (9.3 tpg). F5 at Vanderbilt* (ESPN3)^ 8 p.m. F8 South Carolina* (ESPNU)^ 3 p.m. 12 in the AP poll. ¢ In Tennessee’s two losses this season, the Vols Give the Vols a 6-7 all-time record against current F11 Florida* (ESPN)^ 7 p.m. are shooting .517 from the foul line (30-of-58). members of the Missouri Valley Conference. F15 at Missouri* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ 4 p.m. In UT’s six wins, the Vols are shooting .737 (126- Give Cuonzo Martin a 7-9 head coaching record against F18 Georgia* (ESPNU)^ 9 p.m. AP top-25 teams (7-7 at Tennessee). of-171) at the charity stripe. F22 at Texas A&M* (ESPNU)^ 3 p.m. F26 at Mississippi State* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS M1 Vanderbilt* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ noon Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER M5 at Auburn* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. G 2 Antonio Barton 6-2 178 Sr. Baltimore, Md. 8.6 2.1 .417 3FG% M8 Missouri* (ESPN)^ 4 p.m. G2 5 Jordan McRae 6-6 185 Sr. Midway, Ga. 18.8 3.5 2.3 apg M12-16 SEC Tournament G 1 Josh Richardson 6-6 190 Jr. Edmond, Okla. 7.4 3.3 .462 3FG% Schedule Key F 34 Jeronne Maymon 6-8 260 Sr. Madison, Wis. 10.0 7.6 .538 FG% 1-Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas); *South- F 5 Jarnell Stokes 6-8 260 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 14.9 10.0 4.1 orpg eastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FSN-FOX Sports Net; ^-Also available via Wichita State Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER WatchESPN.com, the WatchESPN mobile app, ESPN G 23 Fred VanVleet 5-11 194 So. Rockford, Ill. 11.7 3.2 5.6 apg on Xbox LIVE (Gold members) and Apple TV. G2 3 Tekele Cotton 6-2 209 Jr. Marietta, Ga. 10.4 5.2 .500 FG% G 31 Ron Baker 6-3 213 So. Scott City, Kan. 15.3 4.6 .400 3FG% All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP F 11 Cleanthony Early 6-8 219 Sr. Middletown, N.Y. 14.3 6.4 .786 FT% F 0 Chadrack Lufile 6-9 266 Sr. Ontario, Canada 7.3 5.7 .558 FG% EXPERIENCE THE ACTION TV RADIO SATELLITE RADIO ONLINE ESPN2 Vol Network Sirius UTsports.com Mark Jones (PxP) Bob Kesling (PxP) Channel 113 Free audio stream only Jimmy Dykes (analyst) Bert Bertelkamp (analyst) XM WatchESPN.com / ESPN3 Bryan Jaroch (producer) Channel 199 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: 312-108 (.743), 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 45-30 (Third Year) Arena Dining is located at the northeast corner of Overall Record 106-71 (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.