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10 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS » 25 ALL-AMERICANS » 43 NBA DRAFT PICKS » NATION’S HIGHEST-SCORING COACHING STAFF TENNESSEE (15-10, 6-6 SEC) 2013-14 » SCHEDULE & RECORD vs. GEORGIA (14-10, 8-4 SEC) OVERALL RECORD: 15-10 FEB. 18 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN. SEC 6-6 NON-CONFERENCE 9-4 THE MATCHUP GAME 26 HOME 11-3 ITEMS OF NOTE AWAY 2-6 VOLUNTEERS BULLDOGS ¢ Tennessee sits in a four-way tie for fifth place vs THE RECORD NEUTRAL 2-1 in the SEC standings with six games left to play. ¢ Tennessee owns a 15-6 record during the month THE SCHEDULE of February under head coach Cuonzo Martin. ¢ According to ESPN’s InsideRPI, Tennessee owns DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT an RPI of No. 54 and has the 10th toughest N12 at Xavier (Fox Sports 1) L 63-67 N16 USC Upstate (SportSouth) W 74-65 strength-of-schedule (as of Feb. 17). N18 The Citadel (FSN) W 86-60 ¢ The Volunteers are 7-2 in games immediately N22 Tennessee State (FSN) W 88-67 following a loss this season. N28 1-UTEP (NBC Sports Net) L 70-78 15-10, 6-6 SEC 13-14 Record 14-10, 8-4 SEC ¢ All-SEC candidate scored a ca- Jordan McRae N29 1-Xavier (AXS.tv) W 64-49 RV / NR Ranking NR / NR reer-high 35 points the last time Tennessee faced N30 1-Wake Forest (AXS.tv) W 82-63 Cuonzo Martin Mark Fox Georgia (3/2/13). That ties for the sixth-best scor- Head Coach D7 Tennessee Tech (FSN) W 84-63 54-38 (3rd yr) Record at School 79-73 (5th yr) ing performance ever by a Vol against the Dawgs. D14 at No. 12 Wichita State (ESPN2)^ L 61-70 115-79 (6th yr) Career Record 202-116 (10th yr) ¢ McRae is coming off a 31-point performance at D18 NC State (ESPNU)^ L 58-65 UTsports.com Website GeorgiaDogs.com Missouri. It was his second 30-point game of the D23 Morehead State (ESPNU)^ W 82-67 season and the fourth of his career. D30 Virginia (ESPN2)^ W 87-52 INSIDE THE SERIES ¢ The Bulldogs won in their last trip to Knoxville J4 Tusculum College W 98-51 on Feb. 6, 2013 (68-62). Georgia has not won J7 at LSU* (ESPN)^ W 68-50 Overall: Tennessee leads 93-55, dating to 1913 consecutive games in Knoxville since the 1993- J11 Texas A&M* (FSN)^ L 56-57 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 55-15 94 and 1994-95 seasons. In Athens: Georgia leads, 36-33 J15 Auburn* (CSS)^ W 78-67 Neutral Sites: Georgia leads, 5-4 ¢ This is the first season since 1962-63 that the J18 at No. 13 Kentucky* (CBS) L 66-74 Current Streak: Georgia has won two straight Vols will not face UGA in Athens, Ga. J22 Arkansas* (SEC TV)^ W 81-74 Last Meeting: Georgia won, 78-68 in Athens 3/2/13 ¢ All-SEC candidate Jarnell Stokes is the only J25 at No. 6 Florida* (ESPN)^ L 41-67 Martin vs. Fox: Fox leads, 3-1 player in the conference averaging a double- J29 Ole Miss* (SEC TV)^ W 86-70 double in league play (14.5 ppg, 11.3 rpg). F1 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ W 76-59 A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... ¢ Jarnell Stokes has 14 double-doubles this sea- F5 at Vanderbilt* (ESPN3)^ L 64-60 son and 32 in his career (both lead the SEC). F8 South Carolina* (ESPNU)^ W 72-53 Snap Georgia’s two-game win streak in the series. ¢ Junior Jarnell Stokes ranks fifth nationally in of- Make the Vols 5-2 in SEC home games this season. F11 No. 3 Florida* (ESPN)^ L 67-58 Give the Vols victories in eight of their last 10 home fensive rebounding, with 4.20 orpg. F15 at Missouri* (ESPN2)^ L 75-70 games vs. Georgia. ¢ Jarnell Stokes is just 75 points shy of joining F18 Georgia* (ESPNU)^ 9:05 p.m. UT’s 45-member 1,000-Point Club. F22 at Texas A&M* (ESPNU)^ 3:05 p.m. ¢ In UT’s last six games, junior wing Josh Richard- F26 at Mississippi State* (SEC TV)^ 8 p.m. son is 13-of-28 from 3-point range (.464). 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 15 Darius Thompson 6-5 181 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 2.8 2.0 2.7 apg G 52 Jordan McRae 6-6 185 Sr. Midway, Ga. 19.6 3.5 .388 3FG% Schedule Key G 1 Josh Richardson 6-6 190 Jr. Edmond, Okla. 9.5 3.0 .419 3FG% 1-Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas); *South- F 34 Jeronne Maymon 6-8 260 Sr. Madison, Wis. 10.4 8.2 3.7 orpg eastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports F 5 Jarnell Stokes 6-8 260 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 14.2 10.2 4.2 orpg Southeast; FSN-FOX Sports Net Georgia Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER ^-Also available via WatchESPN.com, the WatchESPN G 12 Kenny Gaines 6-3 195 So. Atlanta, Ga. 12.0 2.5 .304 3FG% mobile app, ESPN on Xbox LIVE (Gold members) and Apple TV. G 4 Charles Mann 6-5 210 So. Alpharetta, Ga. 13.9 3.7 3.0 apg F 31 Brandon Morris 6-7 215 So. Lithonia, Ga. 9.1 3.7 .534 FG% All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP F 2 Marcus Thornton 6-8 235 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. 7.6 6.1 1.2 bpg F 15 Donte’ Williams 6-9 225 Sr. Ellenwood, Ga. 5.8 5.5 1.3 bpg EXPERIENCE THE ACTION TV RADIO SATELLITE RADIO TICKETS ESPNU (ESPN3) Vol Network Sirius www.UTtix.com Joe Davis (PxP) Bob Kesling (PxP) Channel 85 (UT feed) 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) Dino Gaudio (analyst) Bert Bertelkamp (analyst) XM Todd Jones (producer) Channel 85 (UT feed) 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: 319-111 (.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 54-38 (Third Year) Arena Dining is located at the northeast corner of Overall Record 115-79 (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.