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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 23 THE MATCHUP 2019-20 SCHEDULE TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS #15 KENTUCKY WILDCATS vs 13-9, 5-4 SEC 17-5, 7-2 SEC RECORD 13-9 Head Coach: Rick Barnes Head Coach: John Calipari SEC 5-4 Record at Tennessee: 101-59 (.631) / 5th year Record at Kentucky: 322-76 (.809) / 11th year NON-CONFERENCE 8-5 Career Record: 705-373 (.654) / 33rd year Career Record: 725-209 (.776) / 28th year HOME 8-4 vs. Kentucky: 7-6 vs. Tennessee: 16-11 AWAY 3-4 NEUTRAL 2-1 GAME 23 | TENNESSEE vs. KENTUCKY - Feb. 8, 2020 | 1:02 p.m. ET | Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N5 UNC Asheville (SEC Network+) W, 78-63 BROADCAST INFORMATION N12 Murray State (SEC Network) W, 82-63 CBS Vol Network N16 1-vs. #20 Washington (ESPN+/TSN) W, 75-62 TV | RADIO | N20 Alabama State (SEC Network+) W, 76-41 Ian Eagle, PxP Bob Kesling, PxP N25 Chattanooga (SEC Network) W, 58-46 Bill Raftery, analyst Bert Bertelkamp, analyst N29 2-vs. Florida State (CBS Sports) L, 60-57 Mark Wolff, 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 CBS Sports app XM: 388 | Internet: 978 D14 #13 Memphis (ESPN) L, 51-47 UTSPORTS.COM UKATHLETICS.COM D18 at Cincinnati (ESPN2) L, 78-66 D21 Jacksonville State (SEC Network+) W, 75-53 D28 Wisconsin (CBS) L, 68-48 PROBABLE STARTERS J4 LSU* (ESPNU) L, 78-64 Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other J7 at Missouri* (SEC Network) W, 69-59 J11 South Carolina* (SEC Network) W, 56-55 G 25 Santiago Vescovi 6-3 188 Fr. Montevideo, Uruguay 10.1 4.1 .364 3FG% J15 at Georgia* (ESPNU) L, 80-63 G 23 Jordan Bowden 6-5 193 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. 13.0 3.8 2.5 apg J18 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) W, 66-45 G/F 35 Yves Pons 6-6 215 Jr. Fuveau, France 11.2 5.2 2.6 bpg J21 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) W, 73-48 F 10 John Fulkerson 6-9 212 RS-Jr. Kingsport, Tenn. 12.0 5.9 .652 FG% J25 3-at #3 Kansas (ESPN) L, 74-68 F 34 Uroš Plavšić 7-0 240 RS-Fr. Ivanjica, Serbia 4.6 1.4 .448 FG% J28 Texas A&M* (SEC Network) L, 63-58 Kentucky Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other F1 at Mississippi State* (ESPNU) L, 86-73 F4 at Alabama* (ESPNU) W, 69-68 G 0 Ashton Hagans 6-3 198 So. Cartersville, Ga. 12.5 4.0 7.0 apg F8 #15 Kentucky* (CBS) 1 p.m. G 5 Immanuel Quickley 6-3 188 So. Havre de Grace, Md. 14.6 4.3 .385 3FG% F11 Arkansas* (SEC Network) 7 p.m. G 3 Tyrese Maxey 6-3 198 Fr. Garland, Texas 13.4 4.1 3.0 apg F15 at South Carolina* (SEC Network) 6 p.m. F 23 EJ Montgomery 6-10 228 So. Fort Pierce, Fla. 6.9 5.4 .518 FG% F18 Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 6:30 p.m. F 4 Nick Richards 6-11 247 Jr. Kingston, Jamaica 14.6 8.3 2.2 bpg 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. 110 YEARS | 178 MILES | 228 MEETINGS 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 the all-time series • This week one year ago, Tennessee • Tennessee leads the SEC in scoring 2-Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, Fla.) with Kentucky, 155-73, dating to was ranked No. 1 in both major defense (61.5 ppg, 20th nationally) 3-Big 12/SEC Challenge 1910. polls. and ranks third in field-goal *SEC Game • The Wildcats have a 55-52 edge • An unranked Tennessee team percentage defense (.389, 27th when the series is played in has defeated a Kentucky team nationally). See note on Page 3. All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP Knoxville. ranked in the AP top 15 16 times • Junior forward Yves Pons has • Tennessee has beaten Kentucky previously, most recently in 2017. blocked at least one shot in every in Knoxville in each of the last • Tennessee ranks fourth nationally game this season. He leads the Are you viewing these game notes four seasons and has never lost at in average home attendance, SEC and ranks 20th nationally on a wifi-enabled mobile device? If home to the Wildcats under Rick drawing 18,742 fans per game with 2.6 bpg. His 2.9 bpg during so, click on any game’s score above to view the video highlights from Barnes. this season. Saturday’s game is a SEC play also leads the league. that contest. • Overall, the Vols have won four of sellout. • Freshmen Josiah-Jordan James their last six games vs. Kentucky. • Junior forward John Fulkerson (13-28) and Santiago Vescovi (19- scored a career-high 22 points on 50) combine to shoot .410 from 8-of-9 shooting during Tuesday’s 3-point range during SEC play. A WIN WOULD... win at Alabama. He is shooting a • Tennessee has finished each of • Give Tennessee a 16-16 record career-best .652 this season. its last two home games with JOINING THE ELITE against Kentucky at Thompson- • Vols freshman Josiah-Jordan only four offensive rebounds. Boling Arena. James has missed Tennessee’s That ties for the fewest amount Rick Barnes has orchestrated an impressive • Give the Vols five consecutive last two games with a groin injury. of offensive boards by the Vols ascension over the last two-plus seasons. Since home wins over Kentucky. He had started every game prior during the Barnes era (four-plus the 2017-18 campaign began, Tennessee owns to last Saturday, and his current seasons). a 70-24 record. The Vols’ 57-15 record spanning status is day-to-day. • For the first time in program the 2017-18 and 2018-19 campaigns led the SEC • Tennessee logged neutral-site history, Tennessee on Feb. 1 both in terms of wins and winning percentage. victories over Seton Hall teams started a lineup that included four coached by the legendary Bill different nationalities (American, Raftery in 1976 and 1978. French, Serbian, Uruguayan). 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: 393-133 (.747), 33rd season Record on Current Court: 62-15 (.805), 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 25 Santiago Vescovi G 6-3 188 Fr. Montevideo, Uruguay (NBA Global Academy) should be submitted at least one week in advance of the game(s) one plans to cover. ^walk-on COVERING PRACTICE STAFF Head Coach: Rick Barnes Only select Tennessee basketball practices are Record at Tennessee: 101-59 (5th Year) open to the media. Contact Associate AD Tom Satkowiak ([email protected]) for dates Overall Record : 705-373 (33rd Year) and times. See Page 281 of the Tennessee Associate Head Coach: Michael Schwartz Media Guide for specific coverage guidelines. Assistant Coach: Desmond Oliver Assistant Coach: Kim English Sports Performance Coach: Garrett Medenwald TENNESSEE BASKETBALL MEDIA RELATIONS WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCES Athletic Trainer: Chad Newman During SEC play, Rick Barnes hosts weekly Director of Player Development/Video Coord.: Bryan Lentz TOM SATKOWIAK media press conferences in the Ray and Lucy Director of Basketball Operations: Mary-Carter Eggert Associate AD for Communications Hand Digital Studio.