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TENNESSEE BASKETBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL 11 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 26 ALL-AMERICANS | 13 SEC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 49 NBA DRAFT PICKS GAME 10 THE MATCHUP 2019-20 SCHEDULE #21 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS CINCINNATI BEARCATS vs 7-2, 0-0 SEC 6-4, 0-0 AAC RECORD 7-2 Head Coach: Rick Barnes Head Coach: John Brannen SEC 0-0 Record at Tennessee: 95-52 (.646) / 5th year Record at Cincinnati: 6-4 (.600) / 1st year NON-CONFERENCE 7-2 Career Record: 699-366 (.656) / 33rd year Career Record: 88-56 (.611) / 6th year HOME 5-1 vs. Cincinnati: 0-1 vs. Tennessee: 1-0 AWAY 0-0 NEUTRAL 2-1 GAME 10 | TENNESSEE at CINCINNATI - Dec. 18, 2019 | 7:01 p.m. ET | Fifth Third Arena (12,012) DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N5 UNC Asheville (SEC Network+) W, 78-63 BROADCAST INFORMATION N12 Murray State (SEC Network) W, 82-63 ESPN2 Vol Network N16 1-vs. #20 Washington (ESPN+/TSN) W, 75-62 TV | RADIO | N20 Alabama State (SEC Network+) W, 76-41 Kevin Brown, PxP Bob Kesling, PxP N25 Chattanooga (SEC Network) W, 58-46 Bryce Drew, analyst Bert Bertelkamp, analyst N29 2-vs. Florida State (CBS Sports) L, 60-57 Joe McCoy, producer Tim Berry, engineer N30 2-vs. #20 VCU W, 72-69 VIDEO STREAM SATELLITE RADIO | SiriusXM D4 Florida A&M (SEC Network) W, 72-43 WatchESPN and ESPN app Sirius: 81 | XM: 81 D14 #13 Memphis (ESPN) L, 51-47 UTSPORTS.COM GOBEARCATS.COM D18 at Cincinnati (ESPN2) 7 p.m. D21 Jacksonville State (SEC Network+) 1 p.m. D28 Wisconsin (CBS) 1:30 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS J4 LSU* (ESPN2/ESPNU) Noon Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other J7 at Missouri* (SEC Network) 7 p.m. J11 South Carolina* (SEC Network) 1 p.m. G 1 Lamonté Turner 6-2 187 RS-Sr. Florence, Ala. 12.8 3.9 7.1 apg J15 at Georgia* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 7 p.m. G 23 Jordan Bowden 6-5 193 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. 129 4.4 .386 3FG% J18 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 6 p.m. G 5 Josiah-Jordan James 6-6 208 Fr. Charleston, S.C. 7.0 6.6 2.1 apg J21 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) 9 p.m. F 35 Yves Pons 6-6 215 Jr. Fuveau, France 11.9 5.2 2.2 bpg J25 3-at Kansas (ESPN/ESPN2) 4 p.m. F 10 John Fulkerson 6-9 212 RS-Jr. Kingsport, Tenn. 11.1 5.9 .650 FG% J28 Texas A&M* (SEC Network) 6:30 p.m. Cincinnati Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other F1 at Mississippi State* (TBD) 2 p.m. F4 at Alabama* (TBD) 7 p.m. G 0 Chris McNeal 6-1 190 Grad. Jackson, Tenn. 5.2 2.5 2.3 apg F8 Kentucky* (CBS) 1 p.m. G 2 Keith Williams 6-5 215 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. 13.2 4.9 .417 3FG% F11 Arkansas* (TBD) 7 p.m. G 34 Jarron Cumberland 6-5 210 Sr. Wilmington, Ohio 13.1 3.6 2.2 apg F15 at South Carolina* (SEC Network) 6 p.m. F 13 Tre Scott 6-8 225 RS-Sr. Townsend, Ga. 8.3 9.3 3.0 orpg F18 Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 6:30 p.m. C 33 Chris Vogt 7-1 260 Jr. Mayfield, Ky. 12.9 7.0 .692 FG% F22 at Auburn* (CBS) Noon F26 at Arkansas* (SEC Network) 8:30 p.m. F29 Florida* (ESPN/ESPN2) 2 p.m. M3 at Kentucky* (ESPN/ESPN2) 9 p.m. COME FLY WITH US M7 Auburn* (ESPN/ESPN2) Noon M11-15 SEC Tournament (SEC Network) THE SERIES STORYLINES LAYUP LINES Schedule Key 1-James Naismith Classic (Toronto, Ontario) • Tennessee trails its all-time series • Fifth Third Arena underwent an $87 • Tennessee is ranked No. 21 in both 2-Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, Fla.) with Cincinnati, 1-5, dating to 1952. million facelift prior to last season. the AP and the coaches poll this 3-Big 12/SEC Challenge • The teams met in consecutive From Knoxville, Cincinnati is a week. *SEC Game seasons in the early 1990s, with four-hour drive north, as 256 miles • Tennessee leads the SEC and ranks the Bearcats sweeping both of Interstate 75 separate the two fifth nationally in scoring defense, All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP games. The Vols’ lone win in the programs. allowing only 55.3 ppg. series came at home on Dec. 10, • The Bearcats are set to visit • Per KenPom.com, the Vols are 1956. Thompson-Boling Arena on Dec. ranked 12th nationally in adjusted Are you viewing these game notes • The Vols are 44-40 all-time against 12 next season. defensive efficiency. on a wifi-enabled mobile device? If current members of the American • In its history, Cincinnati has made • True freshman Josiah-Jordan so, click on any game’s score above to view the video highlights from Athletic Conference. six Final Four appearances James has scored in double that contest. • Rick Barnes is 0-1 against the and won consecutive national figures in each of UT’s last two Bearcats, as his Texas squad championships in 1961 and 1962. games and shares the team lead fell to Cincy in the 2012 NCAA • After a recent nine-day break with 12.0 ppg during that span. Tournament. between games, Tennessee now • James leads the Vols and ranks 11th finds itself playing three games in the SEC with 6.6 rebounds per in eight days leading into the game. He is the top-rebounding JOINING THE ELITE A WIN WOULD... holidays. freshman in the league. • Be Rick Barnes’ 700th career • This is the second of back-to-back • Lamonté Turner leads the SEC Rick Barnes has orchestrated an impressive head coaching victory. games against AAC opponents and ranks seventh in the country ascension over the last two-plus seasons. • Give Tennessee a 55-16 record as a for the Vols. Tennessee hosted with 7.1 assists per game. Since the 2017-18 campaign began, Tennessee ranked team (AP rankings) during Memphis last Saturday. • John Fulkerson is shooting a owns a 64-17 record and has positioned itself the Barnes era. • This is also Tennessee’s first true team-best .650 from the field (39 among the traditional powers on the collegiate • Prevent UT’s first two-game losing road game this season. The Vols of 60) while averaging a career- basketball landscape. We like the view up here. skid since Dec. 30, 2017, and Jan. were 7-3 in true road games last best 11.1 points per game. 2, 2018 (Arkansas and Auburn). year. 2019-20 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @VOL_HOOPS 1 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS THE BASICS Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Founded: 1794 Conference: Southeastern Enrollment: 29,460 Colors: Orange & White Nickname: Volunteers Mascot: Smokey Band: Pride of the Southland Interim University President: Randy Boyd Knoxville Chancellor: Dr. Donde Plowman Faculty Representative: Dr. Donald Bruce Director of Athletics: Phillip Fulmer Athletic Department Phone: 865-974-1220 Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) COURT FACTS THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA Capacity: 21,678 Record in Arena: 390-130 (.750), 33rd season Record on Current Court: 59-12 (.831), 5th season Largest Crowd: 25,610 vs. Kentucky (1/21/89) TENNESSEE ROSTER Largest Crowd at Current Capacity: 22,326 vs. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Gonzaga (1/7/09) 12 Victor Bailey Jr. G 6-4 186 Jr. Austin, Texas (University of Oregon) 23 Jordan Bowden G 6-5 193 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. (22 Feet Academy [S.C.]) 4^ Jacob Fleschman G 6-3 176 RS-Jr. Austin, Texas (Westlake High School) 10 John Fulkerson F 6-9 212 RS-Jr. Kingsport, Tenn. (The Christ School [N.C.]) 0 Davonte Gaines G 6-7 178 Fr. Buffalo, N.Y. (Hargrave Military Academy [Va.]) MEDIA INFORMATION 5 Josiah-Jordan James G 6-6 208 Fr. Charleston, S.C. (Porter-Gaud School) 30^ Brock Jancek F 6-8 222 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic HS) 13 Jalen Johnson G 6-6 196 RS-Jr. Durham, N.C. (Wesleyan Christian Academy) CREDENTIALS 24^ Kofi Maze G 6-3 183 Jr. Bowie, Md. (Independence CC [Kan.]) Outlets interested in obtaining credentials to 21 Olivier Nkamhoua F 6-8 224 Fr. Helsinki, Finland (Bishop Walsh School) cover Tennessee basketball home games must 3 Drew Pember F 6-9 207 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden HS) apply for credentials via Sports Systems: 34 Uroš Plavšić F 7-0 240 RS-Fr. Ivanjica, Serbia (Arizona State University) www.sportssystems.com/clients/seccredentials/ 35 Yves Pons G/F 6-6 215 Jr. Fuveau, France (INSEP Academy) 1 Lamonté Turner G 6-2 187 RS-Sr. Florence, Ala. (IMG Academy [Fla.]) Applications for single-game credentials should be submitted at least one week in ^walk-on advance of the game(s) one plans to cover. STAFF COVERING PRACTICE Head Coach: Rick Barnes Record at Tennessee: 95-52 (5th Year) Only select Tennessee basketball practices are Overall Record : 699-366 (33rd Year) open to the media. Contact Associate AD Tom Associate Head Coach: Michael Schwartz Satkowiak ([email protected]) for dates and times. See Page 281 of the Tennessee Assistant Coach: Desmond Oliver Media Guide for specific coverage guidelines. Assistant Coach: Kim English Sports Performance Coach: Garrett Medenwald Athletic Trainer: Chad Newman TENNESSEE BASKETBALL MEDIA RELATIONS WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCES Director of Player Development/Video Coord.: Bryan Lentz During SEC play, Rick Barnes hosts weekly Director of Basketball Operations: Mary-Carter Eggert TOM SATKOWIAK media press conferences in the Ray and Lucy Director of Student-Athlete Development: Aubin Goporo Associate AD for Communications Hand Digital Studio.