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THE MATCHUP 2019-20 SCHEDULE TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS WISCONSIN BADGERS vs 8-3, 0-0 SEC 6-5, 1-1 B1G RECORD 8-3 Head Coach: Rick Barnes Head Coach: Greg Gard SEC 0-0 Record at Tennessee: 96-53 (.644) / 5th year Record at Wisconsin: 93-57 (.620) / 5th year NON-CONFERENCE 8-3 Career Record: 700-367 (.656) / 33rd year Career Record: Same HOME 6-1 vs. Wisconsin: 1-4 vs. Tennessee: 1-0 AWAY 0-1 NEUTRAL 2-1 GAME 12 | TENNESSEE vs. WISCONSIN - Dec. 28, 2019 | 1:36 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 Carter Blackburn, PxP Bob Kesling, PxP N25 Chattanooga (SEC Network) W, 58-46 Clark Kellogg, analyst Bert Bertelkamp, analyst N29 2-vs. Florida State (CBS Sports) L, 60-57 Giancarlo Gennarini, 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 Sirius: 137 | XM: 190 D14 #13 Memphis (ESPN) L, 51-47 UTSPORTS.COM UWBADGERS.COM D18 at Cincinnati (ESPN2) L, 78-66 D21 Jacksonville State (SEC Network+) W, 75-53 D28 Wisconsin (CBS) 1:36 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 5 Josiah-Jordan James 6-6 208 Fr. Charleston, S.C. 7.4 6.3 2.5 apg J15 at Georgia* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 7 p.m. G 23 Jordan Bowden 6-5 193 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. 13.5 4.1 .373 3FG% J18 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 6 p.m. G 13 Jalen Johnson 6-6 196 RS-Jr. Durham, N.C. 2.0 1.5 .348 FG% OR J21 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) 9 p.m. G 0 Davonte Gaines 6-7 178 Fr. Buffalo, N.Y. 3.9 1.9 3.0 A/T J25 3-at Kansas (ESPN/ESPN2) 4 p.m. F 35 Yves Pons 6-6 215 Jr. Fuveau, France 11.7 5.5 2.5 bpg J28 Texas A&M* (SEC Network) 6:30 p.m. F 10 John Fulkerson 6-9 212 RS-Jr. Kingsport, Tenn. 11.8 5.3 .671 FG% F1 at Mississippi State* (TBD) 2 p.m. F4 at Alabama* (TBD) 7 p.m. Wisconsin Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other F8 Kentucky* (CBS) 1 p.m. G 00 D’Mitrik Trice 6-0 184 RS-Jr. Huber Heights, Ohio 9.8 4.6 3.1 apg F11 Arkansas* (TBD) 7 p.m. G 23 Kobe King 6-4 205 RS-So. La Crosse, Wis. 11.5 3.8 1.4 apg F15 at South Carolina* (SEC Network) 6 p.m. G 34 Brad Davison 6-4 206 Jr. Maple Grove, Minn. 9.3 4.1 .300 3FG% F18 Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 6:30 p.m. F 2 Aleem Ford 6-8 217 RS-Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. 10.0 4.5 .326 3FG% F22 at Auburn* (CBS) Noon F 35 Nate Reuvers 6-11 235 Jr. Lakeville, Minn. 15.2 5.2 2.5 bpg 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) • Having just met four times since • Saturday’s game has been sold out • Tennessee fell out of the top-25 2-Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, Fla.) 1981, the all-time series between for several weeks. It is one of five rankings this week, though it is 3-Big 12/SEC Challenge the programs is tied at 2-2. UT home games that has sold out receiving votes in both polls. *SEC Game • Tennessee swept the first two thus far. • Tennessee leads the SEC and games, earning a win in 1981 and • This is the first of two games ranks ninth nationally in scoring All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP again in 2000, downing a ranked under the current home-and- defense, allowing only 57.2 ppg. Wisconsin team in Knoxville. home contract. The Vols travel to • Tennessee is a perfect 23 for 23 • The Badgers have since won Madison to face the Badgers on at the free-throw line over its last Are you viewing these game notes two in a row, including a 65-62 Nov. 11, 2020. two games. on a wifi-enabled mobile device? If victory over Tennessee in Madison • Tennessee’s last contract with a • Junior John Fulkerson is shooting so, click on any game’s score above to view the video highlights from on Dec. 29, 2001, and a more Big Ten program was a two-game a team-best .671 from the field that contest. recent triumph at the 2016 Maui series with Ohio State in 2006-07 while averaging a career-best 11.8 Invitational. and 2007-08. Each team won at points per game this season. • Tennessee owns a 23-35 all-time home. • Junior forward Yves Pons has record against current members of • Wisconsin boasts four Final Four blocked at least one shot in the Big Ten. appearances and a national every game this season and tied • Rick Barnes is 1-4 in his career championship in 1941. UT’s single-game record with six JOINING THE ELITE against Wisconsin and 30-30 • Tennessee Director of Men’s blocks against Jacksonville State. against current members of the Basketball Sports Performance • True freshman Josiah-Jordan Rick Barnes has orchestrated an impressive Big Ten. Garrett Medenwald is a native of James leads the Vols and ascension over the last two-plus seasons. Green Bay, Wisconsin, and a 2013 ranks 12th in the SEC with 6.3 Since the 2017-18 campaign began, Tennessee A WIN WOULD... graduate of UW-Whitewater. rebounds per game. He is the owns a 65-18 record and has positioned itself • Lamonté Turner announced on top-rebounding freshman in the among the traditional powers on the collegiate • Give the program a 213-132 record Dec. 21 that he will no longer suit league. basketball landscape. We like the view up here. in the 2010s as the decade draws up for the Vols due to thoracic • Midyear enrollee Santiago Vescovi to a close. outlet syndrome. is set to arrive in Knoxville Saturday. See note on Page 3.
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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: 391-130 (.750), 33rd season Record on Current Court: 60-12 (.833), 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 6-2 175 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: 96-53 (5th Year) open to the media. Contact Associate AD Tom Satkowiak ([email protected]) for dates Overall Record : 700-367 (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. Lunch for attendees is Director of Student-Athlete Development: Aubin Goporo Cell: 865-696-2897 provided in the Media Relations office. Assistant to the Head Coach: IJ. Poole Email: [email protected] Graduate Managers: Lucas Campbell, Luke Schapker, Twitter: @TomSatkowiak SEC COACHES TELECONFERENCE Brad Woodson This year’s SEC coaches teleconferences PRONUNCIATION GUIDE are scheduled to occur Jan. 2 and 23 as well DOM PALUMBO as March 9. The postseason call takes place Jordan Bowden BAU-din (like old FSU coach) Media Relations Graduate Assistant March 16. All SEC teleconferences can be Davonte Gaines duh-VAHN-tay listened to online at SECsports.com shortly Aubin Goporo aw-bin guh-POR-oh Cell: 703-967-0776 after conclusion. Brock Jancek JAN-sik Email: [email protected] Kofi Maze CO-fee Twitter: @Dom_Palumbo9 Order of Appearance (All Times Eastern) Garrett Medenwald MAY-dihn-wald 11:00 a.m. Jerry Stackhouse, Vanderbilt Olivier Nkamhoua OH-liv-ee-AY KAHM-wuh 11:07 a.m. Michael White, Florida Uroš Plavšić Ü-rōsh PLÄV-chich 11:14 a.m. Frank Martin, South Carolina Yves Pons EEV POHNS 11:21 a.m. Tom Crean, Georgia Lamonté Turner luh-MAHN-tay 11:28 a.m. Will Wade, LSU Santiago Vescovi sahn-tee-AH-go vess-CO-vee 11:35 a.m. John Calipari, Kentucky 11:42 a.m. Rick Barnes, Tennessee 11:49 a.m. Eric Musselman, Arkansas 11:56 a.m. Nate Oats, Alabama SOCIAL 12:03 p.m. Bruce Pearl, Auburn 12:10 p..m. Kermit Davis, Ole Miss 12:17 p.m. Ben Howland, Mississippi State @VOL_HOOPS TENNESSEE BASKETBALL 1TN.CO/YOUTUBE 12:24 p.m. Cuonzo Martin, Missouri [ + + ] 12:31 p.m. Buzz Williams, Texas A&M
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There are only six active NCAA Three Tennessee players were Tennessee currently ranks third head coaches who have more selected in the 2019 NBA in the country in average home 6 career Division I wins to their 3 Draft. No school in the country 3 attendance (18,603), trailing only credit than Rick Barnes (700). produced more. Syracuse and Kentucky.
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BARNES BECOMES SEVENTH ACTIVE PONS RIDING BLOCK STREAK COACH TO REACH 700 CAREER WINS • Yves Pons, the SEC’s second-leading shot-blocker, has • Rick Barnes recorded his 700th career victory blocked at least one shot in every game this season. as a college head coach when the Vols defeated • His streak of 11 straight games with at least one block Jacksonville State on Dec. 21. is the longest such streak by a Vol since Wayne • He became the seventh active head coach to log 700 Chism authored a 14-game block streak as a senior Division I victories and the 22nd all-time. in 2009-10. • He is four victories away from recording his 100th win • Pons has blocked three or more shots in six games at Tennessee. this season, highlighted by a program-record-tying six-block effort against Jacksonville State on Dec. 21. TURNER SHUTS IT DOWN • After battling through shoulder problems since the YVES’ OFFENSIVE EVOLUTION 2017-18 season, redshirt senior guard Lamonté Turner • Yves Pons totaled 94 points while appearing in 59 Yves Pons announced on Dec. 21 that he was ending his UT games during his first two seasons as a Vol. First two years (59 games): 94 points playing career due to thoracic outlet syndrome. • Through his first eightgames as a junior, he scored 101 First eight games this year: 101 points • Turner graduated in May of 2019 (Communication points (12.6 ppg). Studies). He scored 1,086 career points and ranks tied • Now Tennessee’s third-leading scorer with 11.7 ppg, for 10th in program history with 171 made 3-pointers. Pons is shooting .516 from the field this year and has • It is a significant blow to this UT roster, as Turner was scored 10 or more points in eight games. the team’s unquestioned leader. Jordan Bowden is SPECIALTY STAT TRACKER now the team’s lone active senior. FRONTCOURT EFFICIENCY • Through Tennessee’s first 10 games, starting forwards Opponent In Paint Off TOs 2nd Chance Bench UNC Asheville 48 13 16 24 VESCOVI’S ARRIVAL IMMENENT John Fulkerson and Yves Pons have combined to Murray State 26 18 9 18 shoot 89-of-154 (.578) from the field. • Given the status of senior guard Lamonté Turner, the vs. #20 Washington 26 11 5 3 arrival of mid-year enrollee Santiago Vescovi is well • Fulkerson is averaging 1.67 points per shot this season. Alabama State 40 21 16 23 timed. • Fulkerson (+10.7) and Pons (+10.1) rank first Chattanooga 18 3 11 5 • The 18-year-old, Uruguayan guard is set to arrive in and second on the team in plus/minus average, vs. Florida State 14 11 5 2 Knoxville Saturday. Vescovi comes to Rocky Top from respectively. vs. #20 VCU 30 4 9 13 the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia. Florida A&M 40 21 22 20 • Vescovi must await standard NCAA and SEC clearance GUARDS HITTING THE GLASS #13 Memphis 20 11 10 8 protocols before becoming eligible to compete • Did you know that Vols senior Jordan Bowden has the at Cincinnati 30 18 8 8 in games, and a decision on whether or not he will sixth-most career rebounds among all active players Jacksonville State 36 19 6 11 compete this season has yet to be made. in the SEC? He has 376 boards in his career. Wisconsin LSU • Adjusting to college life is a challenge in itself—and • True freshman Josiah-Jordan James leads the team at Missouri the demands of playing the guard position for Rick and ranks 14th in the SEC in rebounding with 6.3 rpg. South Carolina Barnes is equally as difficult, if not more so. He stands as the league’s top-rebounding freshman. at Georgia • James pulled down 13 rebounds in UT’s win over at Vanderbilt TENACIOUS D Alabama State on Nov. 20. That is the most rebounds Ole Miss • Even when the Vols have struggled to produce offense, by a Vol this season. He has totaled 10+ rebounds at Kansas their smothering defense has kept them afloat. twice this year. Texas A&M • Tennessee allow only one of its first 11 opponents to at Miss. State score 70 points (Cincinnati), and the Vols rank among TURNER 10th ON UT’s 3-POINT LIST at Alabama the top 25 nationally in both scoring defense (ninth, • Senior guard Lamontè Turner stands tied for 10th in Kentucky 57.2 ppg) and field-goal percentage defense (24th, Tennessee history with 171 career 3-pointers. Arkansas at South Carolina .381). • When he made the decision to shut it down after UT’s Vanderbilt • The Vols also rank 17th nationally—and second in the game on Dec. 21, he had the second-most makes SEC—with 5.7 blocks per game. at Auburn among all active players in the SEC (trailing only Tyson at Arkansas • Statistical guru of KenPom.com has Ken Pomeroy Carter of Mississippi State). Florida Tennessee rated 19th nationally in adjusted defensive • Fellow senior Jordan Bowden has made 159 career at Kentucky efficiency. 3-pointers and could ascend into UT’s all-time top 10. Auburn SEC Tournament INITIATE LOCKDOWN SEQUENCE GAINES SHOWING FLASHES • History indicates that teams are likely to experience • True freshman wing Davonte Gaines has shown Total +/- +28 +16 +39 -31 a lengthy scoring drought when they face the Vols. flashes of potential for the Vols in recent weeks. Season Highs 48 21 (2x) 22 24 • Eight times this season, Tennessee has held an • He is averaging 3.9 points and 1.9 rebounds with a 3.0 opponent scoreless or without a field goal for a span assist/turnover ratio in 11.2 minutes per game. exceeding five minutes of game action. • Gaines is shooting 83 percent at the free-throw line DURATION OPPONENT DETAILS (20 for 24) and has made each of his last 14 attempts. 12:02 Memphis One field goal (1-13) • His 1.77 points per shot is the highest on the team. FAST BREAK 9:39 Alabama State No field goals (0-11) 8:40 VCU No field goals (0-11) The Volunteers under head coach Rick Barnes 7:21 Murray State Scoreless (0-10) are a perfect 4-0 at home against bitter rival 6:38 Florida State No field goals (0-6) Kentucky, defeating the Wildcats in Thompson- 6:14 Chattanooga Scoreless (0-9) Boling Arena in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. 5:41 Florida A&M No field goals (0-6) 5:31 UNC Asheville No field goals (0-5)
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THE OPPONENT LAST TIME VS. WISCONSIN PRESEASON HONORS • Tennessee overcame a 17-point deficit to take a NOTING THE BADGERS second-half lead against 16th-ranked Wisconsin, but the Badgers’ experience enabled them to hold off the UT charge and hand the Vols a 74-62 loss on Nov. 21, 2016, the opening day of the Maui Invitational. • Sophomore guard Shembari Phillips (now a fifth- year senior at Georgia Tech) led the Volunteers with 16 points against the Badgers, including 10 in the second half. Senior Robert Hubbs III and junior Detrick Mostella each scored 12. Sophomore forward Kyle Alexander grabbed a team-high six rebounds, while redshirt freshman guard Lamonté Turner totaled five points, three steals and two assists with Jordan Bowden Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame no turnovers. • Jerry West Award Watch List • After trailing 40-32 at halftime, the Big Orange Street & Smith’s Superlatives opened the second half with a 12-0 run, taking • SEC All-Sharpshooter Team their first lead of the game, 42-40, on a jumper by NCAA March Madness (Andy Katz) freshman forward Grant Williams. • Top 11 Breakout Candidates • Tennessee held Wisconsin scoreless for the first Preseason All-SEC 4:25 of the second half until preseason All-Big Ten • Coaches (2nd) forward Bronson Koenig broke the Badger’s drought SEC Player of the Week (Nov. 18, 2019) STAT LEADERS with a layup, which keyed a 14-6 run by the Badgers. SCORING G-GS Pts. PPG • At the under-eight-minute media timeout, Tennessee Nate Reuvers 11-11 167 15.2 found itself trailing by eight, 56-48. Koenig and Kobe King 10-10 115 11.5 senior teammate Nigel Hayes accounted for 13 of Wisconsin’s final 16 points spanning the final four REBOUNDING G-GS Rebs. RPG and a half minutes of the game. Nate Reuvers 11-11 51 5.2 • After missing the first two games of the season with D’Mitrik Trice 11-11 51 4.6 a foot injury, true freshman point guard Kwe Parker made his debut for the Vols, logging six minutes off ASSISTS G-GS Asts. APG D’Mitrik Trice 11-11 34 3.1 the bench and handing out one assist. Brad Davison 11-11 20 1.8 VOLS SEE NATION’S LONGEST BLOCKS G-GS Blks. BPG Josiah-Jordan James Nate Reuvers 11-11 28 2.5 HOME WIN STREAK HALTED AT 31 Athlon Sports Superlatives Aleem Ford 11-11 8 0.7 • Tennessee’s Dec. 14 loss to 13th-ranked Memphis • No. 9 Impact Freshman ended a 31-game home win streak for the Vols. It was ESPN.com STEALS G-GS Stls. SPG the longest active streak in the nation at the time. • No. 10 Impact Freshman Brad Davison 11-11 13 1.2 D’Mitrik Trice 11-11 11 1.0 • The streak dated to the 2017-18 season. The Vols won their final eight games at Thompson-Boling Arena that year before going 18-0 at home last season. ABOUT WISCONSIN • Tennessee’s most recent previous loss in Knoxville • Wisconsin is currently riding an up-and-down season was a 94-84 loss to Auburn on Jan. 2, 2018. that sees the Badgers sitting at 6-5 overall and 1-1 in Big Ten play. Wisconsin is coming off an 83-64 win TENNESSEE WAS SEC’s WINNINGEST over UW Milwaukee last Saturday. PROGRAM THE LAST TWO YEARS • Thus far, the Badgers have been led by junior Nate • Tennessee was the SEC’s winningest program over Reuvers who leads the team in scoring (15.2 ppg), the last two seasons (2017-18 and 2018-19)—both in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and blocks (2.5 bpg). His 2.5 terms of total victories and win percentage. bpg rank 25th in the country and are fourth in the Lamonté Turner Big Ten. TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame • Bob Cousy Award Watch List • Wisconsin has also seen consistent scoring from Tennessee 57-15 .792 redshirt-junior Kobe King (11.5 ppg) who’s seen a 7.2 Kentucky 56-18 .757 Preseason All-SEC • Blue Ribbon, Coaches (2nd) ppg jump in scoring production from the conclusion Auburn 56-18 .757 of the 2018-19 season. LSU 46-22 .677 Street & Smith’s Superlatives • SEC All-Defense Team • Where the Badgers have struggled this season is Mississippi State 48-23 .676 moving the ball and assisting on made baskets. James Naismith Classic Game MVP (Nov. 16, 2019) Wisconsin has just 128 assists to 263 made field LEAGUE MEDIA PICKS VOLS FIFTH; Emerald Coast Classic All-Tournament Team goals, which is an assist rate of less than 50 percent. TURNER IS PRESEASON ALL-SEC Their 11.6 apg ranks 287th in the country out of 350 • In mid-October, a panel of league media picked Division I programs, as just one Badger, D’Mitrik Jordan Bowden Tennessee to finish fifth in the SEC regular-season 79 career starts Trice, averages more than 3.0 assists per contest. race. Leads all current Vols • Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard has continued • The media tabbed guard as a the storied success of Badgers basketball following Lamonté Turner second-team preseason All-SEC selection. Turner the departure of former head man Bo Ryan. Gard also was one of nine players who received votes for became the third coach in the last 20 years to SEC Player of the Year. lead his team to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament in his first two years at the helm of his program when he led the Badgers to the round of WE LOVE A PACKED HOUSE 16 in both 2016 and 2017. Gard joined Steve Lavin at • Dating to the start of last season, Tennessee has UCLA (1996-97) and Mark Few at Gonzaga (2000- played 17 games in front of sold-out—and sometimes 01) on that list. over-capacity—crowds. • Wisconsin is a public, state-funded institution that • That includes six home games as well as games was the first public institution founded in Wisconsin at Memphis, Florida, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, (1848) and remains the oldest and largest public Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Auburn, the 2019 Emerald university in the state. Coast Classic (two games) and Cincinnati.
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VOLS ADJUSTING TO NEW, 255 WEEKS IN THE TOP 25 RANKINGS BOWDEN & TURNER IN SYNC WHEN DEEPER 3-POINT LINE • During his 33 seasons as a head coach, Rick Barnes IT COMES TO MILESTONES • Per legislation passed in June of 2019, the NCAA has guided his teams to a total of 255 weeks in the • In Tennessee’ fourth game of the season—a 76-41 win this season extended the 3-point line from 20 feet 9 Associated Press Top 25 rankings. That includes 118 over Alabama State on Nov. 20—Jordan Bowden and inches to match the international distance of 22 feet total weeks in the top 10. Lamonté Turner each scored their 1,000th career 13/4 inches. point. SCHOOL WEEKS IN TOP 25 WEEKS IN TOP 10 • During previous four seasons at • Then, five days later in UT’sfifth game of the Rick Barnes’ George Mason 0 0 Tennessee, with the shorter distance in play, the Vols year—a 58-46 victory over Chattanooga—Bowden Providence 2 0 shot .351 (975 of 2,778) from beyond the arc. and Turner each recorded their first career double- Clemson 34 14 • This season, with the line extended, Tennessee is double. Bowden finished that game with 13 points Texas 180 84 shooting .294 (62 of 211) from 3-point range. and a career-high 12 rebounds, while Turner tallied 17 Tennessee 39 20 points and 12 assists. DIPLOMA CULTURE TOTAL 255 118 UT ROSTER FEATURES SIX LEFTIES • Having graduated last May, senior Lamontè Turner is WINDICATORS taking graduate-level courses this season. • While most studies estimate that 10 percent of the • Tennessee under Rick Barnes is 44-5 when holding its • Junior guard Jalen Johnson graduated Dec. 13, while population is left-handed, lefties make up nearly half opponent below a .390 field-goal percentage. fellow juniors Jacob Fleschman and John Fulkerson of this Tennessee basketball team. Six current Vols are • Tennessee under is 42-3 when it takes a project to complete their degrees in May. Rick Barnes “southpaws.” double-digit lead into halftime. • Tennessee’s left-handers include: Victor Bailey Jr., • The Vols are 15-2 during John Fulkerson’s career when SIX EARN VOLSCHOLAR STATUS John Fulkerson, Davonte Gaines, Josiah-Jordan he grabs five or more rebounds. James, Jalen Johnson and Yves Pons. • Six members of Tennessee’s roster are wearing the • Tennessee is 7-1 during career when Lamonté Turner’s • Tennessee has more left-handed players than any VOLScholar patch on their jersey this semester: Jacob he makes four or more 3-pointers. other team in the SEC this season. Fleschman, John Fulkerson, Brock Jancek, Jalen • The Vols are 7-2 during career when he Yves Pons’ • During the season-opening win vs. UNC Asheville Johnson, Yves Pons and Lamonté Turner. scores 10 or more points. • To be eligible to wear the patch, UT student-athletes (11/5/19), UT had five lefties on the court for a stretch. must achieve a 3.0 GPA in either of the two previous semesters, or they must own a cumulative 3.0 GPA.
BOWDEN’S HS JERSEY RETIRED • On Thursday, Dec. 19, Knoxville’s Carter High School retired Jordan Bowden’s No. 3 jersey. • All of Bowden’s Tennessee teammates attended the ceremony, joining Bowden and his family on the court.
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Updated: Dec. 23 Updated: Dec. 23 AP Coaches Rank School Record Points Rank School Record Points Pre RV 25 1 Gonzaga (54) 13-1 1608 1 Gonzaga (23) 13-1 785 11/11 RV no poll 2 Ohio State (9) 1-11 1520 2 Ohio State (7) 11-1 754 11/18 20 17 3 Louisville (1) 11-1 1460 3 Duke 10-1 717 11/25 17 16 4 Duke (1) 10-1 1429 4 Louisville (2) 11-1 707 12/2 21 20 5 Kansas 9-2 1388 5 Kansas 9-2 676 12/9 19 T-17 6 Oregon 10-2 1286 6 Baylor 9-1 594 12/16 21 21 7 Baylor 9-1 1207 7 Oregon 10-2 588 12/23 RV RV 8 Auburn 11-0 1107 8 Auburn 11-0 579 12/30 - - 1/6 - - 9 Memphis 10-1 1040 9 Villanova 9-2 502 1/13 - - 10 Villanova 9-2 950 10 Memphis 10-1 462 1/20 - - 11 Michigan 9-3 889 11 Butler 11-1 432 1/27 - - 12 Butler 11-1 853 12 Maryland 10-2 386 2/3 - - 13 Maryland 10-2 785 13 Virginia 9-2 362 2/10 - - 14 Michigan State 9-3 775 14 San Diego State 12-0 356 2/17 - - 15 San Diego State 12-0 763 15 Michigan 9-3 338 2/24 - - 16 Virginia 9-2 595 16 Michigan State 9-3 311 3/2 - - 17 Florida State 10-2 583 17 Florida State 10-2 298 3/9 - - 18 Dayton 9-2 541 18 Dayton 9-2 281 Final - - 19 Kentucky 8-3 411 19 Kentucky 8-3 220 20 Penn State 10-2 332 20 Washington 9-2 158 21 Washington 9-2 326 21 Penn State 10-2 146 22 West Virginia 10-1 229 22 Texas Tech 8-3 105 23 Texas Tech 8-3 178 23 West Virginia 10-1 88 24 Arizona 10-3 153 24 Arizona 10-3 85 Ratings Tracker (through Dec. 23) 25 Iowa 9-3 125 25 Wichita State 10-1 70 ESPN.com BPI 37 KenPom.com 27 Receiving votes: Wichita State 112, Colorado 79, Xavier 68, Receiving Votes: Iowa 54, Colorado 42, Seton Hall 37, Xavier NCAA NET Rankings 44 DePaul 54, Indiana 45, Liberty 40, Utah State 36, Saint Mary’s 36, Tennessee 34, Utah State 30, Purdue 26, Northern Iowa Sagarin 42 29, Marquette 28, Tennessee 24, Northern Iowa 23, Creighton 24, Marquette 24, Stanford 17, Creighton 15, Indiana 14, Saint 12, Purdue 11, Georgetown 9, Stanford 7, BYU 4, St. John’s 4, Mary’s 12, North Carolina 11, DePaul 9, VCU 7, Liberty 5, Virginia Tech 3, Seton Hall 2, ETSU 1, Yale 1 #FreeUros Arkansas 2, Oklahoma 1 Tennessee’s “Best” NET Wins: Dropped from rankings: Tennessee 21 Dropped from rankings: Tennessee 21, North Carolina 23, 27 Washington, 61 VCU VCU 25
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2019-20 SEC STANDINGS (through Dec. 27) SEC Pct. H A ALL Pct. H A N Postseason Auburn 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 11-0 1.000 6-0 1-0 4-0 W11 Arkansas 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 10-1 .909 9-0 1-1 0-0 W2 Georgia 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 8-3 .727 7-0 0-1 1-2 W2 Kentucky 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 8-3 .727 7-1 0-0 1-2 L2 Ole Miss 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 8-3 .727 6-1 0-1 2-1 W3 Mississippi State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 8-3 .727 5-1 1-0 2-2 L1 Tennessee 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 8-3 .727 6-1 0-1 2-1 W1 South Carolina 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 8-4 .667 5-2 3-0 0-2 W2 Florida 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 7-4 .636 3-1 0-2 4-1 L1 LSU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 7-4 .636 6-1 0-1 1-2 L2 Missouri 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 7-4 .636 5-1 1-1 1-2 W3 Vanderbilt 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 7-4 .636 7-2 0-1 0-1 W1 Alabama 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 6-5 .545 3-1 1-2 2-2 W2 Texas A&M 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 5-5 .500 5-1 0-0 0-4 W2
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VOLS SIGN NATION’S #4 CLASS TENNESSEE SET TO PLAY IN “QUOTES” • November 13 was an historic day for the Tennessee 2020 CHARLESTON CLASSIC basketball program, as the Volunteers received signed • Tennessee is set to join the eight-team field at the 2020 COMMENTS THAT TELL A STORY National Letters of Intent from three elite prospects Charleston Classic, which takes place Nov. 19-22, 2020, who comprise one of the most outstanding recruiting in beautiful and historic Charleston, South Carolina. “I’m not scared of coming back to the locker room classes in program history. • The tournament field also includes Florida State, and looking my teammates in the eye if I miss.” • Five-star prospects Keon Johnson and Jaden Springer Houston, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Seton Hall, VCU - Lamonté Turner and four-star prospect Corey Walker Jr. give Tennessee and host College of Charleston. (on why he isn’t afraid of taking big shots) a signing class that is ranked as high as No. 4 nationally • Games will take place at CofC’s 5,100-seat TD Arena. by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN. All three of those “I grew up coming to all the games when I was services also list Tennessee’s three signees among the VOLS FIVE FRESHMEN AVERAGE 6-8 younger with my mom and seeing all of the tradition and all of the fans. It’s something that I wanted to be top 40 prospects in the Class of 2020. • Tennessee’s five scholarship freshmen have an average a part of, so coming here to play basketball was a • All three signees are expected to enroll in the summer height of 6-8+. dream come true.” of 2020 and will be freshmen next season. • Josiah-Jordan James is the shortest of the bunch - Jordan Bowden, Knoxville native • All three also were named to the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s at 6-6. The others, in ascending order, are Davonte watch list for the 2020 Jersey Mike’s Naismith High Gaines (6-7), Olivier Nkamhoua (6-8), Drew Pember “I want to play more than I have in past seasons. I School Trophy for Boys Player of the Year Award. (6-9) and Uroš Plavšic (7-0). want to be solid, be able to bring something to the • Including current freshman Josiah-Jordan James, • The full team boasts an average height of 6-61/3. Tennessee has now signed four national top 50 table every day and be consistent, not just a one- recruits during the Barnes era. trick pony. I want to do all things—make shots but COMPREHENSIVE EXCELLENCE finish some in transition, rebound, a steal here, a FUTURE FOES • Tennessee’s men’s hoops squad isn’t the only team block there, a deflection—just be an all-around enjoying success on Rocky Top. player. I want to focus on that role and be able to • Tennessee next season will finish up home-and-home • Three UT teams are currently ranked in the top 25 of expand on it if called to do so.” series with Cincinnati (in Knoxville) and Wisconsin (in their respective sports—with two ranked in the top 10. - Jalen Johnson Madison). Both series began this season. • Those teams include women’s basketball (No. 22, AP), • As the third and final game of the current contract, men’s swimming (No. 10, TYR/CSCAA) and women’s “I was not always the tall kid. In high school I was Tennessee will face in-state foe Memphis next season swimming (No. 2, TYR/CSCAA). 6-foot. I had always been a guard. I played guard in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena. • Tennessee softball finished last season ranked No. 11 all through middle school, freshmen year. So then (ESPN), while baseball ended the year ranked No. 23 freshmen to sophomore year I went from 6-foot to (NCBWA). 6-6. You can see it on my learner’s permit. So I went from 6-foot to 6-6, then 6-6 to 6-8 and then 6-8 to 6-10.” - Drew Pember
“Coach Barnes coaches the walk-ons, everybody the same, the same treatment. You would think, ‘Coach, why you spending time coaching him? That doesn’t make sense. Why?’ But he has a motive for everything. I’ve seen it with me. He coached me (tough) my sit-out year. The next year, I knew everything. So he has a reason why he does stuff. I talk to VJ (Bailey) a lot about that.” - Lamonté Turner
“We’re not coming in just to be that foundation. We’re coming in to start something and create something that’s going to last forever... We want to be that huge burst that comes to Tennessee. I think we’re national championship contenders in a few years.” - Grant Williams, 2019 NBA Draft Pick (as a high school senior in May of 2016)
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TENNESSEE LOST 70 PERCENT OF EGGERT’S EFFICIENCY AN ASSET ITS SCORING, TOP THREE SCORERS • Mary-Carter Eggert is one of only two women who TEAM STAT RANKINGS (SEC & NCAA) • After losing four of the five starters from last year’s serve as the Director of Basketball Operations with Category | Stat SEC NCAA SEC* squad and eight total players, the Vols have gone a men’s program at the “major-conference” level Scoring Offense | 68.9 11 247 - | - from one of the most experienced rosters in college (Cal employs the other). Scoring Defense | 57.2 1 9 - | - basketball to one of the greenest. • Now in her fifth year in that vitally important role, Scoring Margin | +11.7 5 53 - | - • Of its 3,035 total points scored last season, Tennessee Eggert keeps the program organized, efficient and FG Pct. | .435 11 195 - | - returns just 922 points—30 percent of its total scoring. running smoothly like a well-oiled machine. FG Pct. Defense | .381 2 24 - | - • UT’s top three scorers from a year ago in Grant • Vols freshman Josiah-Jordan James: “MC is really 3FG Pct. | .294 10 309 - | - Williams (18.8 ppg), Admiral Schofield (16.5 ppg) and the mastermind behind it all. She’s our coach off 3FG Pct. Defense | .317 10 138 - | - Jordan Bone (13.5 ppg) either graduated or elected the court. She plays a big role in all of the players’ Free Throw Pct. | .759 2 35 - | - to forgo their senior season to pursue a professional lives by checking on us daily, making sure we have Rebounds Per Game | 37.5 5 127 - | - playing career. everything we need, and she always keep our Rebound Defense | 33.0 T-5 - - | - • In addition to scoring, Tennessee also lost the majority spirits up. She brightens every room she’s in, and Rebound Margin | +4.5 7 84 - | - of its production from last season in blocks (71.9%), Tennessee basketball wouldn’t be as great as it is Off. Rebs Per Game | 10.3 9 181 - | - assists (66.0%) and rebounding (65.1% ). without her.” Def. Rebs Per Game | 27.2 7 110 - | - ROSTER BREAKDOWN VOLS’ ROSTER BOASTS Assists Per Game | 15.9 2 48 - | - Assist/Turnover | 1.2 2 49 - | - • The Vols’ 2019-20 roster features 14 players (11 INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR Turnovers Per Game | 13.1 2 120 - | - scholarship student-athletes) representing seven •Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes has vastly expanded Turnover Margin | +1.3 5 135 - | - states as well as Finland, France and Serbia. the program’s recruiting pipelines since arriving on Blocks Per Game | 5.7 2 17 - | - • There are four Vols who hail from the state of Rocky Top, including internationally. Since his hiring Steals Per Game | 6.5 12 182 - | - Tennessee, two from Texas and one each from in 2015, Barnes has now signed four international Fouls Per Game | - 3 65 - | - Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina, New York and players, including two in the 2019 class. SEC thru Dec. 27 | NCAA thru Dec. 23 * Conference games only South Carolina. • Junior wing Yves Pons, from Fuveau, France, returns to • UT has two seniors, six juniors, one sophomore and the team this year after seeing an increased role during five freshmen. his sophomore season. He appeared in 35 games with • Five Vols stand 6-5 or shorter, and nine players are 13 starts and shot .516 from the field. In just his third GAMES STARTED 6-6 or taller. career start, he recorded seven points, six rebounds and a block in UT’s thrilling upset of No. 1 Gonzaga. Streak 2019-20 Career SEC BAILEY ON THE BENCH THIS YEAR • Pons—who was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti—attended Victor Bailey Jr. - - 8 - • After transferring from Oregon this past summer, the INSEP (National Institute of Sport and Physical Jordan Bowden 11 11 79 36 guard Victor Bailey Jr. is sitting out this season and Education) Academy in Paris. Other notable INSEP John Fulkerson 11 11 18 - will have two years of remaining eligibility starting basketball alums include Boris Diaw, Tony Parker and Davonte Gaines - - - - next year. Ronny Turiaf. Josiah-Jordan James 11 11 11 - • Bailey played in 73 games at Oregon, including eight • The Vols’ other international team members this Jalen Johnson - - - - starts, and averaged 7.0 points in 17.9 minutes per season are forwards Olivier Nkamhoua, from Helsinki, Zach Kent - - - - game. As a sophomore last season, he scored in Finland, and Ivanjica, Serbia, native Uroš Plavšic. Olivier Nkamhoua - - - - double figures 13 times and dropped a season-high 20 • Nkamhoua competed for Finland (as a 6-4 point Drew Pember - - - - points on UCLA. guard) in 2016 FIBA U16 European Championships Uroš Plavšić - - - - • Residents of Austin, Texas, the Bailey family is very divisional play. He is a true freshman this season. Yves Pons 11 11 24 6 familiar with Rick Barnes. Bailey’s mother, 1996 • Plavšic, a redshirt freshman, has competed against Lamonté Turner 29 11 35 17 Olympic bronze medalist Tonja Buford-Bailey, was an fellow Serbian and NBA All-Star Nikola Jokic of the assistant track coach at the University of Texas while Denver Nuggets, as well as Croatian NBA center Ivica Barnes was leading the Longhorns’ hoops program. Zubac. • Bailey Jr.’s father, Victor Bailey Sr., was a second-round • All three players are the first from their respective NON-CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN NFL Draft pick out of Missouri in 1993 (wide receiver). countries to play for the Vols. Overall, Tennessee has signed 10 international players in its program history. Team Record Result SCHWARTZ PROMOTED; UNC Asheville 6-5 W, 78-63 RISING STAR ENGLISH JOINS STAFF PONS LOGGED FIBA MINUTES IN FRANCE Murray State 6-5 W, 82-63 Washington 10-2 W, 75-62 • After former lead assistant Rob Lanier accepted the • Junior Yves Pons spent the summer training with the Alabama State 1-11 W, 76-41 head coaching job at Georgia State last spring, Rick U20 French National Team and then competing in the Chattanooga 8-5 W, 56-48 Barnes promoted Mike Schwartz to associate head FIBA U20 European Championships July 13-21 in Israel. Florida State 10-2 L, 60-57 coach (the same title Lanier held). • Pons started all seven games for France, averaging 2.6 VCU 9-3 W, 72-69 • The vacancy created by Lanier’s departure was very points per game. Florida A&M 1-9 W, 72-43 quickly filled, as Barnes immediately hired rising • The French team fell to Germany in the third-place Memphis 10-1 L, 51-47 star Kim English as an assistant coach. A former game. Cincinnati 7-5 L, 78-66 All-Big 12 performer at Missouri and NBA Draft pick, Jacksonville State 4-8 W, 75-53 English had previously worked as an assistant at Tulsa Wisconsin 6-5 Dec. 28 and most recently Colorado. Kansas 9-2 Jan. 25 • Immensely confident in each of his assistants, Barnes often publicly asserts that each of them, Desmond through Dec. 23 Oliver included, is ready to take the reins as a Division I coach now.
SHORTENING THE BENCH • For just the second time during his four-plus-year tenure as Tennessee’s head coach, Rick Barnes used only seven players during UT’s neutral-site win over 20th-ranked Washington on Nov. 16. • The only other time a Barnes-coached Tennessee team used fewer than eight players in a game was a 2016 SEC Tournament win over Vanderbilt. • As the season progresses, it will be interesting to see how deep Tennessee’s bench will be in tight games.
Lamonté Turner 347 career assists (leads all active SEC players)
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CAPACITY: 21,678 | OVERALL RECORD IN 33 YEARS AT THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA: 391-130 FACILITIES NOTES
15-YEAR STREAK OF TOP-20 ATTENDANCE HOME HOOPS DURING THE BARNES ERA COMMITMENT TO BASKETBALL • Tennessee finished fourth nationally in average regular- • The Volunteers own a 60-12 record at Thompson-Boling season home attendance last year, drawing an average of Arena under the direction of head coach Rick Barnes. • Prior to the 2007-08 season, UT added 19,034 fans to 18 games at Thompson-Boling Arena. • With Barnes on the bench, Tennessee is 26-9 at home a basketball-only practice facility, Pratt • Last season’s average home attendance of 19,034 was against SEC opposition. Pavilion, which houses two full-size gyms Tennessee’s highest since the 2009-10 campaign, during • The Vols’ recent 31-game home win streak was longest as well as an athletic training room, weight which it drew an average of 19,168 fans per game at of the Barnes era and also was the third-longest home room and film-study room. Thompson-Boling Arena. win streak in program history (it ended Dec. 14). • Construction of Pratt Pavilion also marked • The Vols have ranked among the top 20 in men’s college • Barnes has led the Vols to a 4-4 home record against AP the beginning of the “first phase” of basketball attendance for 15 consecutive years, including top-25 opponents. renovations to Thompson-Boling Arena. seven seasons ranked in the top five nationally. This $19 million phase included the AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE DURING THE BARNES ERA addition of 32 luxury suites located in the 2018-19 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE LEADERS north balcony, a loge area just below the Season Average NCAA Rank 1. Syracuse 21,992 6. Creighton 17,108 suites that includes 166 side court seats, 2015-16 14,233 17th 2. Kentucky 21,695 7. Kansas 16,236 new seats for the entire arena, a $3 million 2016-17 13,637 20th 3. North Carolina 19,715 8. Indiana 16,187 center-hung scoreboard and concourse 2017-18 16,210 8th 9. Louisville 15,748 refurbishments, such as graphics and 4. Tennessee 19,034 2018-19 19,034 4th 5. Wisconsin 17,170 10. Nebraska 15,649 other amenities. 2019-20 18,603 3rd • In the “second phase” of Thompson- SEASON-TICKET SALES STAGGERING Boling Arena renovations, the athletics VOL FANS EAGER TO PACK TBA department overhauled the men’s and • Tennessee has sold 15,291 season tickets this season, • Four of Tennessee’s home games this season sold out women’s basketball offices during the marking the program’s highest total since 2008-09 before the end of October: Memphis (Dec. 14), Kentucky 2010-11 campaign, creating a new and (16,645). impressive “front door” for both programs. (Feb. 8), Florida (Feb. 29) and Auburn (March 7). • Before selling any single-game tickets, UT’s season-ticket • New to Thompson-Boling Arena for the • A fifth home game, against Wisconsin (Dec. 28), sold out total by itself would be high enough to ensure a top-12 2013-14 season was a 360-degree LED on Nov. 11. finish in average home attendance. ribbon board that runs along the bottom • Last season, Tennessee also had five sellouts. • The total of Tennessee’s season-tickets sold is more than of the upper deck. • The Vols and Lady Vols combined for a total attendance the capacity of most (close to 300) Division I basketball • In March of 2014, Thompson-Boling Arena of 476,317 last season—the most of any school in the venues, including 48 of the 65 “Power Five” arenas. became the third college basketball arena country. to install an LED lighting system, which features fixtures that are smaller, brighter, 20,000 STRONG and up to 85 percent more efficient than • Since Rick Barnes was named head coach prior to the 2015- conventional arena metal halide lights. 16 campaign, Tennessee has played in front of 12 home • The weight room in Pratt Pavilion was renovated and expanded to 4,350 square crowds of 20,000 or larger. That includes eight games last feet in the summer of 2016. Additions season and one this season. include a full-court-length stretch of • Tennessee has played in front of 62 home crowds larger synthetic turf, a custom rubber floor, than 20,000 over the last 13 seasons. a 40-foot, steel-reinforced throwing wall, six Keiser Functional Trainers, four TRUEStretch Cages, three custom, 10- LARGEST VENUES & LEGENDS IN THE RAFTERS foot Power Lift pulley units (ideal for taller student-athletes), seven sets of 90-pound PowerBlocks and a zoned, high-powered LARGEST COLLEGE ARENAS LEGENDS IN THE RAFTERS stereo system. 1. The Carrier Dome (Syracuse) 35,446 RETIRED NUMBERS • In September 2018, work concluded on 2. Rupp Arena (Kentucky) 23,500 Name No. Retired on a $5 million locker-room renovation at 3. KFC Yum! Center (Louisville) 22,090 Ray Mears (coach) * March 1, 2006 Thompson-Boling Arena. In addition to 4. Dean Smith Center (North Carolina) 21,750 John Ward (broadcaster) * March 1, 2006 the beautifully revamped spaces for the Bernard King 53 Feb. 13, 2007 5. Thompson Boling Arena (Tennessee) 21,678 men’s and women’s teams, the Larry Pratt 6. Bud Walton Arena (Arkansas) 19,368 Ernie Grunfeld 22 March 2, 2008 Allan Houston 20 March 6, 2011 Basketball Locker Room Complex also 7. Marriott Center (BYU) 19,000 includes an athletic training facility featuring 8. Value City Arena (Ohio State) 18,809 RETIRED JERSEYS world-class hydrotherapy systems. T9. Thomas and Mack Center (UNLV) 18,000 Dale Ellis 14 March 1, 2014 T9. Colonial Life Arena (South Carolina) 18,000 * Honored with a personalized banner bearing the “Power T” logo
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VOLS WELL REPRESENTED IN THE NBA BOWDEN ON NBA MOCK DRAFT BOARD Admiral Schofield • Multiple Tennessee alums will have a presence in the • Senior guard Jordan Bowden currently appears on a NBA in 2019-20—highlighted by a pair of veteran mock 2020 NBA Draft projection. starters with the Philadelphia 76ers in forward Tobias • The website NBAdraft.net projects Bowden to go to Harris (2010-11) and guard Josh Richardson (2011-15). the Denver Nuggets as the 50th overall pick. • Three VFLs had their names called in June’s NBA Draft. Grant Williams was drafted in the first round (22nd HISTORIC NIGHT FOR TURNER overall) by the Boston Celtics. Admiral Schofield was • Lamonté Turner’s 14-assist performance in the Nov. selected 42nd overall, and Jordan Bone was taken 12 win over Murray State made him one of only seven with the 57th pick. Draft-day trades sent Schofield Vols to ever dish out 14 or more in a single game. to the Washington Wizards and Bone to the Detroit • It was the most assists by a Vol since LaMarcus Pistons. Golden had 14 at South Carolina on Jan. 19, 1994. • Tennessee was one of five schools to have three players selected in the NBA Draft, and UT was the first PLAVŠIĆ TO LOSE A YEAR school to have three upperclassmen selected in the • As October came to a close, Tennessee learned same draft since Vanderbilt in 2012. that transfer forward Uroš Plavšic will lose a year • Harris is embarking on his ninth NBA season. He started of eligibility after his NCAA waiver for immediate all 82 regular-season games last year (55 with the Los eligibility was denied (also denied on appeal). Angeles Clippers and 27 with the 76ers). He averaged • Tennessee plans to seek one final appeal. a career-best 20.0 points per game, and his 18.2 ppg • On Nov. 25, Plavsic was approved to travel with the with the Sixers ranked second on the team. For his Vols on team road trips this season. career, Harris averages 15.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and • Plavšic redshirted last season as a true freshman at 1.9 assists per game while shooting .364 from 3-point Arizona State. He enrolled at UT in May. range. • #FreeUros • Richardson enters his fifth NBA season—the previous four with Miami. The 26-year-old has started 154 games over the last two seasons and averages 12.1 KENT OPTS TO TRANSFER points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists during his NBA • It was announced on Nov. 20 that redshirt sophomore career. He also shoots at a .368 clip from 3-point range. forward Zach Kent decided to step away from the His averages for points, rebounds and assists have program indefinitely. improved every year as a pro. • Then, on Dec. 11, Kent officially entered the NCAA • New York Knicks Assistant GM Allan Houston (1989- Transfer Portal. 93) continues to play a key insider’s role with the • Kent’s departure, coupled with the ineligiblity of franchise he once starred for. He also serves as GM of incoming tranfer Uroš Plavšic, leaves the Vols without the NBA G-League’s Westchester Knicks. two key frontcourt pieces and significantly impacts depth along the front line. VOLS ACTIVE IN NBA G LEAGUE UTK 225: LIGHTING THE WAY • Tennessee had two alums on NBA G League training camp rosters. • UT is celebrating 225 years of service to the state • Those players are Kyle Alexander (Sioux Falls SkyForce, of Tennessee with a “Lighting the Way” celebration affiliate player) and Devon Baulkman (Grand Rapids throughout this 2019–20 academic year. Drive, local tryout player). • UT was the first public college chartered west of the • Rookie point guard Jordan Bone is on a two-way Appalachian Divide. The state’s flagship campus and contract with the Detroit Pistons and will spend premier public institution began as Blount College on significant time with the Grand Rapids Drive this Sept. 10, 1794, two years before Tennessee became season. a 2019-20state. UT is now Tennessee a land-grant universityBasketball with a • Alexander is embarking on his pro rookieTennessee season. He Combinedcommitment to Team teaching, Statistics research, and service. (as of Dec 21, 2019) went undrafted in June but signed a free-agent deal • A timeline ofLast the university’sThree Gameshistory from 1794 to with the Miami Heat after a strong showing with the present can be found online at the university’s 225th club during the NBA Summer League. He was waived anniversary website, 225.utk.edu. by the Heat at the conclusion of the preseason and quickly landed a roster spotRECORD: with Sioux Falls. OVERALL HOME AWAYGrant NEUTRAL Williams ALL GAMES 1-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 LAST THREE GAMESNON-CONFERENCE 1-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 10 Fulkerson,John 3-3 92 30.7 17-27 . 6 3 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-7 . 7 1 4 4 8 12 4.0 9 0 5 7 4 8 39 13.0 23 Bowden,Jordan 3-3 105 35.0 13-37 . 3 5 1 6-21 . 2 8 6 5-5 1.000 0 6 6 2.0 5 0 10 3 1 3 37 12.3 05 James,Josiah-Jordan 3-3 99 33.0 11-29 . 3 7 9 5-17 . 2 9 4 5-6 . 8 3 3 3 12 15 5.0 9 1 9 4 1 4 32 10.7 35 Pons,Yves 3-3 92 30.7 13-28 . 4 6 4 2-8 . 2 5 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2 14 16 5.3 9 0 1 1 8 1 28 9.3 01 Turner,Lamonte 3-3 99 33.0 8-25 . 3 2 0 0-6 . 0 0 0 9-10 . 9 0 0 2 7 9 3.0 7 0 17 12 0 4 25 8.3 00 Gaines,Davonte 3-0 35 11.7 1-6 . 1 6 7 1-5 . 2 0 0 10-10 1.000 1 3 4 1.3 4 0 4 1 1 3 13 4.3 21 Nkamhoua,Olivier 3-0 38 12.7 4-9 . 4 4 4 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 7 10 3.3 5 0 1 2 0 1 8 2.7 03 Pember,Drew 3-0 21 7.0 2-8 . 2 5 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 3 2 5 1.7 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 2.0 30 Jancek,Brock 1-0 2 2.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 04 Fleschman,Jacob 1-0 2 2.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 13 Johnson,Jalen 3-0 15 5.0 0-5 . 0 0 0 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 8 8 16 2 Total...... 3 600 69-175 . 3 9 4 14-67 . 2 0 9 36-41 . 8 7 8 26 69 95 31.7 50 1 49 33 15 24 188 62.7 Opponents...... 3 600 70-165 . 4 2 4 16-48 . 3 3 3 26-44 . 5 9 1 33 81 114 38.0 44 - 33 48 13 14 182 60.7
TEAM STATISTICS UT OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 188 182 L 2019-20 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL12/14/19 / UTSPORTS.COM MEMPHIS / @VOL_HOOPS 47-51 21868 Points per game 62.7 60.7 12/18/19 at Cincinnati L 66-78 12012 9 Scoring margin +2.0 - 12/21/19 JACKSONVILLE ST. W 75-53 18247 FIELD GOALS-ATT 69-175 70-165 Field goal pct . 3 9 4 . 4 2 4 1 = James Naismith Classic (Toronto, Ont.) 3 POINT FG-ATT 14-67 16-48 2 = Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, Fla.) 3-point FG pct . 2 0 9 . 3 3 3 * = Conference game 3-pt FG made per game 4.7 5.3 FREE THROWS-ATT 36-41 26-44 Free throw pct . 8 7 8 . 5 9 1 F-Throws made per game 12.0 8.7 REBOUNDS 95 114 Rebounds per game 31.7 38.0 Rebounding margin -6.3 - ASSISTS 49 33 Assists per game 16.3 11.0 TURNOVERS 33 48 Turnovers per game 11.0 16.0 Turnover margin +5.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.5 0.7 STEALS 24 14 Steals per game 8.0 4.7 BLOCKS 15 13 Blocks per game 5.0 4.3 ATTENDANCE 40115 12012 Home games-Avg/Game 2-20058 1-12012 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Tennessee 88 100 188 Opponents 89 93 182 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL RICK BARNES Head Coach | Fifth Season at Tennessee
CAREER RECORDS COACH BARNES: CAREER BREAKDOWN Overall Record: 700-367 Conference Games (regular season): 312-220 Year School Overall Conference Finish Postseason Ranking RPI Non-Conference Games (regular season): 322-87 1987-88 George Mason 20-10 .667 9-5 .643 T-2nd -/- 103 Conference Tournament: 37-31 Totals One Season 20-10 .667 9-5 .643 NCAA Tournament: 24-24 Overtime Games: 32-39 1988-89 Providence 18-11 .621 7-9 .438 T-6th NCAA Tournament First Round -/- 29 One-Point Games: 17-24 1989-90 Providence 17-12 .586 8-8 .500 T-6th NCAA Tournament First Round -/- 36 vs. AP Top 25: 104-174 1990-91 Providence 19-13 .594 7-9 .438 T-7th NIT Quarterfinals -/- 53 1991-92 Providence 14-17 .452 6-12 .333 9th -/- 119 1992-93 Providence 20-13 .606 9-9 .500 T-4th NIT Semifinals -/- 41 1993-94 Providence 20-10 .667 10-8 .556 T-4th NCAA Tournament First Round -/- 23 VS. CURRENT SEC HEAD COACHES Totals Six Seasons 108-76 .587 47-55 .461 50.2
COACH All Tenn Tex Clem Prov GMU 1994-95 Clemson 15-13 .536 5-11 .313 T-6th NIT First Round -/- 33 Calipari, John 8-6 6-4 2-2 - - - 1995-96 Clemson 18-11 .621 7-9 .438 6th NCAA Tournament First Round -/- 44 Crean, Tom 1-0 1-0 - - - - 1996-97 Clemson 23-10 .697 9-7 .563 4th NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 14/8 39 1997-98 Clemson 18-14 .563 7-9 .438 T-4th NCAA Tournament First Round -/- 25 Davis, Kermit 1-0 1-0 - - - - Totals Four Seasons 74-48 .607 28-36 .438 35.3 Howland, Ben 9-2 6-1 3-1 - - - Martin, Cuonzo 3-1 2-1 1-0 - - - 1998-99 Texas 19-13 .594 13-3 .813 1st NCAA Tournament First Round -/- 45 Martin, Frank 8-7 5-3 3-4 - - - 1999-00 Texas 24-9 .727 13-3 .813 2nd NCAA Tournament Second Round 15/21 8 Musselman, Eric ------2000-01 Texas 25-9 .735 12-4 .750 T-2nd NCAA Tournament First Round 18/- 13 Oats, Nate ------2001-02 Texas 22-12 .647 10-6 .625 T-3rd NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen -/T18 15 Pearl, Bruce 4-6 3-4 1-2 - - - 2002-03 Texas 26-7 .788 13-3 .813 2nd NCAA Tournament Final Four 5/3 5 Stackhouse, Jerry ------2003-04 Texas 25-8 .758 12-4 .750 T-2nd NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 12/10 9 Wade, Will 1-1 1-1 - - - - 2004-05 Texas 20-11 .645 9-7 .563 T-5th NCAA Tournament First Round -/- 38 White, Mike 4-1 4-1 - - - - 2005-06 Texas 30-7 .811 13-3 .813 T-1st NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 9/9 10 Williams, Buzz ------2006-07 Texas 25-10 .714 12-4 .750 3rd NCAA Tournament Second Round 11/16 26 TOTAL 39-24 29-15 10-9 2007-08 Texas 31-7 .816 13-3 .813 T-1st NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 7/5 6 2008-09 Texas 23-12 .657 9-7 .563 T-4th NCAA Tournament Second Round -/23 38 vs. BARNES... 2009-10 Texas 24-10 .706 9-7 .563 T-6th NCAA Tournament First Round -/- 35 Calipari, John was 1-2 at Memphis; 4-6 at Kentucky 2010-11 Texas 28-8 .778 13-3 .813 2nd NCAA Tournament Third Round 8/16 11 Crean, Tom is 0-1 at Georgia 2011-12 Texas 20-14 .588 9-9 .500 6th NCAA Tournament Second Round -/- 57 Davis, Kermit is 0-1 at Ole Miss 2012-13 Texas 16-18 .471 7-11 .389 7th CBI Opening Round -/- 121 Howland, Ben was 1-3 at UCLA; 1-5 at Miss. State 2013-14 Texas 24-11 .686 11-7 .611 T-3rd NCAA Tournament Third Round -/- 41 Martin, Cuonzo is 1-2 at Missouri; was 0-1 at Cal 2014-15 Texas 20-14 .588 8-10 .444 T-6th NCAA Tournament Second Round -/- 51 Martin, Frank was 4-3 at K-State; 3-5 at SC Totals 17 Seasons 402-180 .691 186-94 .664 31.1 Musselman, Eric no meetings Oats, Nate no meetings 2015-16 Tennessee 15-19 .441 6-12 .333 12th -/- 142 Pearl, Bruce was 2-1 at Tennessee, 3-4 at Auburn 2016-17 Tennessee 16-16 .500 8-10 .444 -/- 80 2017-18 Tennessee 26-9 .743 13-5 .722 T-1st NCAA Tournament Second Round 13/16 10 Stackhouse, Jerry no meetings 2018-19 Tennessee 31-6 .838 15-3 .833 T-2nd NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 6/5 9 Wade, Will is 1-1 at LSU 2019-20 Tennessee 8-3 .727 0-0 .000 White, Mike is 1-4 at Florida Totals 5 Seasons 96-53 .644 42-30 .583 60.3 Williams, Buzz no meetings OVERALL 32 Seasons 700-367 .656 312-220 .585 41.1
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¢ 20-WIN SEASONS - ACTIVE HEAD COACHES BARNES 22nd ON DIVISION I WINS LIST RANK COACH 20-WIN SEASONS • With Tennessee’s 92-81 win over Louisville in New York FOLLOW THE TEAM 1 Mike Krzyzewski 35 City last season, Rick Barnes passed legendary UCLA 2 Jim Boeheim 33 Keep up with the Vols on Twitter: 3 Roy Williams 29 head coach John Wooden on the all-time Division I wins list. It was Barnes’s 665th career victory, which 4 Bob Huggins 28 @vbailey_ballisl - Victor Bailey Jr., Guard 5 John Calipari 27 ranked 26th all-time. 6 Bill Self 22 • Barnes currently ranks 22nd on the list with 700 wins. @jordybow3 - Jordan Bowden, Guard T-7 Rick Barnes 21 • He is now chasing Phog Allen and Don Haskins, each @jfleschman4 - Jacob Fleschman, Guard T-7 Tubby Smith 20 of whom totaled 719 career wins and are tied for 20th. @fulkerson_john - John Fulkerson, Forward through 2018-19 season @therealticket0 - Davonte Gaines, Guard ¢ DIVISION I WINS - ACTIVE HEAD COACHES UNDER BARNES, VOLS ARE @jjjames30 - Josiah-Jordan James, Guard RANK COACH SCHOOL WINS 55-17 AS AN AP-RANKED TEAM 1 Mike Krzyzewski Duke 1,142 @brockjancek - Brock Jancek, Forward • Tennessee has played 72 games as a ranked team (AP 2 Jim Boeheim Syracuse 953 @the_jalen_ - Jalen Johnson, Guard 3 Roy Williams North Carolina 878 poll) under head coach Rick Barnes, and the Vols are 4 Bob Huggins West Virginia 799 55-17 (.764) in those contests. @olivier_rn - Olivier Nkamhoua, Forward 5 Cliff Ellis Coastal Carolina 773 @drewpember7 - Drew Pember, Forward 6 John Calipari Kentucky 716 TOP SPOT: BARNES IS ONE OF SIX @urosp34 - Uroš Plavšic, Forward 7 Rick Barnes Tennessee 700 • led Texas to the No. 1 ranking for two 8 Bill Self Kansas 689 Rick Barnes @airpons - Yves Pons, Guard/Forward weeks in January 2010. He most recently guided 9 Dana Altman Oregon 656 @lturn1 - Lamonté Turner, Guard 10 Lon Kruger Oklahoma 647 Tennessee to four straight weeks at No. 1 last year. 11 Jim Larranaga Miami (Fla.) 626 • He is one of six coaches ever to lead multiple schools 12 Tubby Smith High Point 616 to a No. 1 ranking: John Calipari, Frank McGuire, Rick 13 Tom Izzo Michigan State 615 Pitino, Eddie Sutton and Roy Williams. 14 Bob McKillop Davidson 584 FOLLOW THE BEAT through Dec. 23 LAST YEAR’S SWEET SIXTEEN PUT Here is a list of reporters who regularly cover the ¢ NCAA TOURNAMENTS - ACTIVE SEC COACHES RICK BARNES IN RARE COMPANY Tennessee basketball beat and tweet about the Vols: RANK COACH SCHOOL BERTHS • Rick Barnes last season became one of only a dozen 1 Rick Barnes Tennessee 24 @vincesports - Vince Ferrara, The Sports Animal 2 John Calipari Kentucky 18 head coaches ever to lead at least three different 3 Ben Howland Mississippi St. 11 schools to an NCAA Tournament Round of 16 @genehenley3 - Gene Henley, Chattanooga Times Free Press 4 Bruce Pearl Auburn 10 appearance (Clemson, Texas, Tennessee). @volquest_rob - Rob Lewis, VolQuest.com 5 Tom Crean Georgia 9 • The 12 coaches who have led at least three different @jimmyhyams - Jimmy Hyams, Sports Animal WNML 6 Buzz Williams Texas A&M 8 schools to the Round of 16 are: Lon Kruger (has done 7 Kermit Davis Ole Miss 6 it with four schools), Barnes, , @stevemegargee - Steve Megargee, Associated Press 8 Frank Martin South Carolina 5 Gene Bartow John T-9 Eric Musselman Arkansas 3 Calipari, Frank McGuire, Ralph Miller, Rick Pitino, @troy_provost - Troy Provost-Heron, Maryville Daily Times T-9 Cuonzo Martin Missouri 3 Bruce Pearl, Bill Self, Eddie Sutton, Tubby Smith and @grantramey - Grant Ramey, GoVols247.com T-9 Will Wade LSU 3 Bruce Weber. @wesrucker247 - Wes Rucker, GoVols247.com T-9 Michael White Florida 3 @corysanning - Cory Sanning, Maven/Sports Illustrated T-9 Nate Oats Alabama 3 BARNES CLAIMS TWO 2019 NATIONAL 14 Jerry Stackhouse Vanderbilt 0 @davidubben - David Ubben, The Athletic COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS through 2018-19 season @rschump00 - Ryan Schumpert, The Daily Beacon • Rick Barnes last season earned his first two career ¢ NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS - ACTIVE SEC COACHES @bynoahtaylor - Noah Taylor, The Daily Beacon National Coach of the Year awards, as he received RANK COACH SCHOOL WINS @treywallace_ - Trey Wallace, FOX Sports Knoxville 1 John Calipari Kentucky 46 the Werner Ladder Naismith Trophy for Men’s College 2 Rick Barnes Tennessee 24 Coach of the Year Award and the USBWA’s Henry Iba @josh_ward - Josh Ward, Sports Animal WNML 3 Ben Howland Mississippi State 19 National Coach of the Year Award. @bymikewilson - Mike Wilson, Knoxville News Sentinel 4 Bruce Pearl Auburn 15 • One year removed from leading Tennessee to the 5 Tom Crean Georgia 11 SEC Championship and a 26-9 overall record, Barnes T-6 Frank Martin South Carolina 10 guided the Volunteers to a 31-5 mark. That impressive T-6 Buzz Williams Texas A&M 10 record included a school-record 19-game winning 8 Michael White Florida 5 streak and three victories over top-five opponents. 9 Cuonzo Martin Missouri 3 T-10 Kermit Davis Ole Miss 2 • The Vols spent four weeks atop the Associated Press T-10 Eric Musselman Arkansas 2 Top 25 rankings. And for the first time in program T-10 Nate Oats Alabama 2 history, Tennessee spent the entire season ranked 13 Will Wade LSU 1 among the top 10. 14 Jerry Stackhouse Vanderbilt 0 • Barnes also was a finalist for the and the Jim Phelan through 2018-19 season National Coach of the Year Award.
BARNES vs. THE SEC
vs. Southeastern Conference: 101-59
OPPONENT All Tenn Tex Clem Prov GMU Alabama 2-3 2-2 - - 0-1 - Arkansas 5-5 2-4 3-1 - - - Auburn 3-4 3-4 - - - - Florida 4-1 4-1 - - - - Georgia 3-6 2-4 1-1 0-1 - - Kentucky 7-6 6-4 0-1 1-1 - - RICK BARNES: WHERE & WHEN LSU 3-6 2-3 1-3 - - - Home: 436-87 November: 116-32 Ole Miss 4-2 3-2 - - - - Away: 156-183 December: 171-50 Mississippi State 9-1 6-1 3-0 - - - Neutral: 108-97 January: 165-104 Missouri 14-9 3-2 10-7 1-0 - - at TBA: 60-13 February: 146-103 South Carolina 10-3 5-3 - 4-0 1-0 - March: 102-77 April: 0-1 Tennessee 2-2 - 2-2 - - - Texas A&M 28-8 3-1 23-7 2-0 - - Vanderbilt 7-3 6-3 1-0 - - -
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ON THE BENCH MICHAEL SCHWARTZ Associate Head Coach •Texas, 1999 • Fourth season at Tennessee; played two years under Barnes at Texas and was a member of the 1999 Big 12 Championship team (then became a GA on Texas’ staff). • Spent the 2015-16 season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Tulsa, helping the Golden Hurricane advance to the NCAA Tournament. • Prior to that, he spent four seasons as the lead assistant under Rodney Terry (another Barnes pupil) at Fresno State, including one year as associate head coach. • No stranger to the Southeast and East Coast, Schwartz spent six years on staff at Miami (Fla.) in the ACC. DESMOND OLIVER Assistant Coach • Dominican College, 1992 • Fifth season at Tennessee; before joining the Vols, he spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Charlotte. • This is his 24th season in the Division I coaching ranks; he has experience in the Atlantic 10, Big 12, Ivy League and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. • Also boasts five years of previous SEC coaching experience at Georgia from 2004-09. • A native of Buffalo, New York. KIM ENGLISH Assistant Coach • Missouri, 2012 • Joined the Tennessee staff in April 2019 after two years as an assistant coach under Tad Boyle at Colorado and was an assistant at Tulsa during the 2016-17 season. • In May 2018, the NABC included English on its 2017-18 Under Armour 30-under-30 listing, one of only five selections from “Power Five” programs. • The Pistons selected English with the 44th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, and he appeared in 41 games during the 2012-13 season. • Was a four-year letterman at Missouri (2008-12), earning All-Big 12 honors; Mizzou won 107 games durng his career (winningest player in program history). GARRETT MEDENWALD Director of Sports Performance • Wisconsin-Whitewater, 2013 • Fifth season at Tennessee; he had three previous years of experience working alongside head coach Rick Barnes at Texas from 2012-15. • As a football running back at UW-Whitewater, he helped lead the Warhawks to back-to-back national championships in 2010 and 2011. • An elite powerlifter, Medenwald was a national qualifier in Olympic weightlifting and was a coach and co-founder of the UW-Whitewater Olympic Lifting Club. • Native of Green Bay, Wisconsin (lifelong Green Bay Packers fan). CHAD NEWMAN Athletic Trainer • Tennessee, 1994 • 24th season with the Tennessee basketball program. • Under his care, the Vols have advanced to postseason play 15 times, including 11 NCAA Tournament berths and six Sweet Sixteen appearances. • 2009 Tennessee Athletic Trainer’s Society (TATS) Athletic Trainer of the Year. • Native of Chattanooga, Tennessee BRYAN LENTZ Director of Player Development/ Video Coordinator • Lenoir-Rhyne, 2000 • Second season at Tennessee; is a North Carolina native. • Had four previous years of experience as a member of Rick Barnes’ basketball staff at Texas. • His father, John Lentz, was a legendary head coach at Lenoir-Rhyne and was Barnes’ roommate during college. • Spent the 2014-18 seasons as an assistant coach at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. MARY-CARTER EGGERT Director of Basketball Operations • Tennessee, 2011 • A two-time Tennessee graduate, Eggert is in her fifth season working in a basketball operations role. • One of only two women currently holding the role of director of basketball operations with a men’s program at a major-conference school. • Spent three years on UT’s media relations staff, working closely with the Tennessee football program from 2012 to 2014. • Native of Richmond, Virginia AUBIN GOPORO Director of Student-Athlete Development • Florida Tech, 1996 • A native of the Central African Republic, Goporo is in his third season as a part of the basketball staff • Coordinates community outreach and service efforts and also serves as a student-athlete mentor for personal and professional development. • Served as the Director of Student-Athlete Development last season at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. • Spent 15 years at the helm of the boys basketball program at Florida Air Academy in Melbourne, Florida. I.J. POOLE Assistant to the Head Coach • Texas, 2015 • In April 2019, Poole returned for his second stint on Rick Barnes’ Tennessee staff. • He previously was a graduate manager at Tennessee from 2015-17; this is his fifth overall year working with Barnes, as he was a two-year student manager at Texas. • Prior to returning to Tennessee, Poole worked for two seasons on the full-time staff at Appalachian State. • In 2017-18, he served as App State’s director of basketball operations. He then was promoted to assistant coach for the 2018-19 campaign.
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JR Guard | 6-4 | 186 | Political Science 12 VICTOR BAILEY JR. Austin, Texas | University of Oregon INACTIVE @VBAILEY_BALLISL • Sitting out this season after transferring from Oregon in June. • On Dec. 11, he received a travel waiver to join his teammates on road trips this season. • Has a running series of 1-on-1 games against assistant coach Kim English; the series is intensely spirited. • He appeared in 73 games with the Ducks over the last two seasons, making eight starts and averaging 7.0 ppg. • Finished as Oregon’s fifth-leading scorer (7.4 ppg) and most accurate 3-point (.398) and free-throw shooter (.911) last season. • Is adjusting to Tennessee’s defensive system after playing primarily under zone defensive principles at Oregon. • His mother, Tonja attended Illinois and was the bronze medalist in the 400 meter hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. • His mother knew Rick Barnes from her time as an assistant track & field coach with the Longhorns. • His father, Victor Sr. played wide receiver at Missouri and was a second-round NFL Draft pick (50th overall selection) in 1993.
SEASON/CAREER BESTS 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATS POINTS OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTS Season - UNC Asheville 11/5/19 DNP Career 23 vs. Rider (3/13/18) Murray State 11/12/19 DNP vs. Washington 11/16/19 DNP REBOUNDS Alabama State 11/20/19 DNP Season - Chattanooga 11/25/19 DNP Career 6 vs. Omaha (12/8/18) vs. Florida State 11/29/19 DNP vs. VCU 11/30/19 DNP ASSISTS Florida A&M 12/4/19 DNP Season - Memphis 12/14/19 DNP Career 4 vs. Cal (2/6/19) at Cincinnati 12/18/19 DNP Jacksonville State 12/21/19 DNP BLOCKS Wisconsin 12/28/19 Season - LSU 1/4/20 Career 2 vs. Ball State (11/19/17) at Missouri 1/7/20 South Carolina 1/11/20 STEALS at Georgia 1/15/20 Season - at Vanderbilt 1/18/20 Career 3 (2x), last vs. Washington State (3/13/19) Ole Miss 1/21/20 at Kansas 1/25/20 MINUTES Texas A&M 1/28/20 Season - at Mississippi St. 2/1/20 Career 33 (2x), last vs. UCLA (1/10/19) at Alabama 2/4/20 Kentucky 2/8/20 FIELD GOALS MADE Arkansas 2/11/20 Season - at South Carolina 2/15/20 Career 8 vs. Rider (3/13/18) Vanderbilt 2/18/20 at Auburn 2/22/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED at Arkansas 2/26/20 Season - Florida 2/29/20 Career 18 vs. UCLA (1/10/19) at Kentucky 3/3/20 Auburn 3/7/20 3-PT. FIELD GOALS MADE SEC Tournament Season - Career 7 vs. Rider (3/13/18)
3-PT. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED PRODUCTION TRACKER Season - Last Season This Season Career Career 10 vs. UCLA (1/10/19) Scored 10+ Points 13 - 24 Scored 20+ Points 1 - 2 Had 5+ Assists - - - FREE THROWS MADE Had Multiple Steals 4 - 9 Season - Had 3+ Steals 2 - 3 Career 4 (3x), last vs. UCLA (1/10/19) Made Multiple 3-Pointers 12 - 21 Made 4+ 3-Pointers 3 - 4 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Had a Positive Assist/TO Ratio 13 - 22 Season - Career 7 vs. Alabama State (11/17/17)
CAREER STATS
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2017-18 36-0 597 16.6 81-194 .418 32-88 .364 47-54 .870 21-41-62 1.7 42-1 31 29 4 15 241 6.7 2018-19 37-8 708 19.1 92-223 .413 47-118 .398 41-45 .911 16-58-74 2.0 41-0 34 31 0 24 272 7.4 2019-20 ------TOTAL 73-8 1305 17.9 173-417 .415 79-206 .383 88-99 .889 37-99-136 1.9 83-1 65 60 4 39 513 7.0
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SR Guard | 6-5 | 193 | Africana Studies 23 JORDAN BOWDEN Knoxville, Tennessee | 22 Feet Academy (S.C.)
JORDYBOW3 Last name pronounced: BAU-din @ (like the former FSU football coach) • On track to complete his degree in Africana Studies in May. • Tennessee is 5-0 during his career when he scores 20 or more points. • Owns the team’s best free-throw percentage (.857) and has made 17 straight dating to UT’s win over Alabama State (11/20/19). • Ranks fourth among active SEC players in career points (1,089), third in steals (108) and sixth in rebounds (382). • Scored 19 points, draining four 3-pointers, while tallying three steals in UT’s win over Jacksonville State (12/21/19). • Recorded his first career double-double, tallying 13 points and 12 rebounds in UT’s win over Chattanooga (11/25/19). • Scored 16 points in UT’s win over Alabama State (11/20/19), joining Tennessee’s 1,000-Point Club. • Scored 15 of his 18 points in first half against 20th-ranked Washington (11/16/19), with seven coming during a crucial run in the first half that was integral to the Vols walking away with the 75-62 victory. • Poured in a career-high 26 points, draining six-of-eight shots from behind the 3-point arc in UT’s 82-63 win over Murray State (11/12/19); he scored one point per minute, as foul trouble limited him to 26 minutes. • Knoxville’s Carter High School retired his No. 3 jersey on Dec. 19.
SEASON/CAREER BESTS 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATS POINTS OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTS Season 26 vs. Murray State (11/12/19) UNC Asheville 11/5/19 g 32 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 1 3 4 0 0 10 Career 26 vs. Murray State (11/12/19) Murray State 11/12/19 g 26 8-15 .533 6-8 .750 4-5 .800 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 26 vs. Washington 11/16/19 g 39 6-13 .462 3-5 .600 3-5 .600 0 6 6 0 3 0 0 2 18 REBOUNDS Alabama State 11/20/19 g 30 5-12 .416 3-7 .428 3-4 .750 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 4 16 Season 12 vs. Chattanooga (11/25/19) Chattanooga 11/25/19 g 39 6-15 .400 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0 12 12 2 3 0 2 0 13 Career 12 vs. Chattanooga (11/25/19) vs. Florida State 11/29/19 g 37 3-10 .300 2-7 .286 3-3 1.000 1 4 5 3 0 2 0 1 11 vs. VCU 11/30/19 g 27 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000 1 5 6 3 1 3 0 0 14 ASSISTS Florida A&M 12/4/19 g 26 1-7 .143 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 3 Season 6 at Cincinnati (12/18/19) Memphis 12/14/19 g 34 2-10 .200 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 5 Career 7 vs. Georgia (3/3/18) at Cincinnati 12/18/19 g 37 4-12 .333 1-5 .200 4-4 1.000 0 2 2 2 6 1 1 0 13 Jacksonville State 12/21/19 g 34 7-15 .466 4-10 .400 1-1 1.000 0 3 3 1 2 1 0 3 19 BLOCKS Wisconsin 12/28/19 Season 2 vs. Chattanooga (11/25/19) LSU 1/4/20 Career 2 (3x), last vs. Chattanooga (11/25/19) at Missouri 1/7/20 South Carolina 1/11/20 STEALS at Georgia 1/15/20 Season 4 vs. Alabama State (11/20/19) at Vanderbilt 1/18/20 Career 4 vs. Alabama State (11/20/19) Ole Miss 1/21/20 at Kansas 1/25/20 MINUTES Texas A&M 1/28/20 Season 39 (2x), last vs. Chattanooga (11/25/19) at Mississippi St. 2/1/20 Career 39 (2x), last vs. Chattanooga (11/25/19) at Alabama 2/4/20 Kentucky 2/8/20 FIELD GOALS MADE Arkansas 2/11/20 Season 8 vs. Murray State (11/12/19) at South Carolina 2/15/20 Career 8 (2x), last vs. Murray State (11/12/19) Vanderbilt 2/18/20 at Auburn 2/22/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED at Arkansas 2/26/20 Season 15 (3x), last vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) Florida 2/29/20 Career 16 at Ole Miss (1/17/17) at Kentucky 3/3/20 Auburn 3/7/20 3-PT. FIELD GOALS MADE SEC Tournament Season 6 vs. Murray State (11/12/19) Career 6 vs. Murray State (11/12/19)
3-PT. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED PRODUCTION TRACKER Season 10 vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) Last Season This Season Career Career 10 (3x), last vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) Scored 10+ Points 21 9 53 Scored 20+ Points 2 1 5 Had 5+ Assists 4 1 7 FREE THROWS MADE Led the Vols in Assists 2 1 10 Season 6 vs. VCU (11/30/19) Had Multiple Steals 7 3 28 Career 8 vs. Lipscomb (12/9/17) Had 3+ Steals - 2 10 Led the Vols in Steals 6 4 34 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Had Multiple Blocks - 1 3 Season 6 vs. VCU (11/30/19) Made Multiple 3-Pointers 15 4 44 Career 9 (3x), last vs. Furman (12/20/17) Made 4+ 3-Pointers 3 2 11 Had a Positive Assist/TO Ratio 19 6 57 CAREER STATS
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2016-17 30-28 683 22.8 75-202 .371 35-111 .315 53-63 .841 24-63-87 2.9 62-1 40 22 5 27 238 7.9 2017-18 35-35 978 27.9 98-249 .394 51-129 .395 73-99 .737 32-93-125 3.6 86-3 66 39 11 39 320 9.1 2018-19 36-5 1002 27.8 128-279 .459 51-135 .378 76-93 .817 21-104-125 3.5 74-1 70 35 11 31 383 10.6 2019-20 11-11 361 32.8 51-125 .408 22-59 .373 24-28 .857 2-43-45 4.1 21-0 26 15 4 11 148 13.5 TOTAL 112-79 3024 27.0 352-855 .412 159-434 .366 226-283 .799 79-303-382 3.4 243-5 202 111 31 108 1089 9.7
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JR Guard | 6-3 | 176 | Business Finance 4 JACOB FLESCHMAN Austin, Texas | Westlake High School
@JFLESCHMAN4 • On track to complete his degree in Business Finance in May. • Has appeared in 10 career games, including three this season. Scored his first points of 2019-20 on a 3-pointer during two minutes of action in UT’s win over Alabama State VOLScholar • (11/20/19). • Is an extremely accurate shooter. • Known to his teammates by his nickname, “Black” or “Blackjack” (given to him by Kevin Durant). • For each of the past two summers, he has interned with Austin Ventures, a private equity firm in his hometown of Austin, Texas. • Ranked among the top five in free-throw percentage in all of Central Texas as both a junior and senior. • His high school has produced several high-profile athletes, including NFL quarterbacks Drew Brees and Nick Foles and MLB pitcher Huston Street. • One of two walk-ons on the team, along with sophomore forward Brock Jancek.
SEASON/CAREER BESTS 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATS POINTS OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTS Season 3 vs. Alabama State (11/20/19) UNC Asheville 11/5/19 DNP Career 3 (2x), last vs. Alabama State (11/20/19) Murray State 11/12/19 DNP vs. Washington 11/16/19 DNP REBOUNDS Alabama State 11/20/19 - 2 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Season - Chattanooga 11/25/19 DNP Career 1 vs. Tennessee Tech (12/29/18) vs. Florida State 11/29/19 DNP vs. VCU 11/30/19 DNP ASSISTS Florida A&M 12/4/19 - 2 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Season 1 vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) Memphis 12/14/19 DNP Career 1 (2x), last vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) at Cincinnati 12/18/19 DNP Jacksonville State 12/21/19 - 2 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 BLOCKS Wisconsin 12/28/19 Season - LSU 1/4/20 Career - at Missouri 1/7/20 South Carolina 1/11/20 STEALS at Georgia 1/15/20 Season - at Vanderbilt 1/18/20 Career - Ole Miss 1/21/20 at Kansas 1/25/20 MINUTES Texas A&M 1/28/20 Season 2 (3x), last vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) at Mississippi St. 2/1/20 Career 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (12/29/18) at Alabama 2/4/20 Kentucky 2/8/20 FIELD GOALS MADE Arkansas 2/11/20 Season 1 vs. Alabama State (11/20/19) at South Carolina 2/15/20 Career 1 (2x), last vs. Alabama State (11/20/19) Vanderbilt 2/18/20 at Auburn 2/22/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED at Arkansas 2/26/20 Season 1 (2x), last vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) Florida 2/29/20 Career 2 (2x), last vs. Tennessee Tech (12/29/18) at Kentucky 3/3/20 Auburn 3/7/20 3-PT. FIELD GOALS MADE SEC Tournament Season 1 vs. Alabama State (11/20/19) Career 1 (2x), last vs. Alabama State (11/20/19)
3-PT. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season 1 (2x), last vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) Career 2 (2x), last vs. Tennessee Tech (12/29/18)
FREE THROWS MADE Season - Career -
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season - Career -
CAREER STATS
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2016-17 REDSHIRT 2017-18 2-0 5 2.5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2018-19 5-0 12 2.4 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0.2 2-0 1 3 0 0 3 0.6 2019-20 3-0 6 2.0 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0.0 0-0 1 1 0 0 3 1.0 TOTAL 10-0 23 2.3 2-7 .286 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0.1 2-0 2 4 0 0 6 0.6
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JR Forward | 6-9 | 212 | Recreation and Sport Management 10 JOHN FULKERSON Kingsport, Tennessee | The Christ School (N.C.)
@FULKERSON_JOHN • On track to complete his degree in Recreation and Sport Management in May. • Has started every game this season as Tennessee’s five man and has led the team in scoring three times. VOLScholar • Has become UT’s most efficient scorer, sporting a .671 field-goal percentage while scoring in double figures eight times. • Holds the team’s best plus/minus rating, with an average rating of +12.45. • Made a career-high eight field goals in the win over Jacksonville State (12/21/19). • Scored 14 points and nabbed a career-high four steals against Cincinnati (12/18/19). • Rejected a season-high three shots in UT’s matchup with #13 Memphis (12/14/19). • Scored 15 points and pulled down five rebounds in Tennessee’s win over Florida A&M (12/4/19). • Scored a career-high 17 points along with seven huge rebounds in UT’s victory over #20 VCU (11/30/19). • Scored a then-season-high 14 points in the Vols victory over #20 Washington in Toronto (11/16/19). • Serves on the SEC Men’s Basketball Leadership Council. • Also serves on UT’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), along with fellow team rep Jalen Johnson.
SEASON/CAREER BESTS 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATS POINTS OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTS Season 17 vs. VCU (11/30/19) UNC Asheville 11/5/19 f 27 5-6 .833 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4 5 9 3 3 3 1 1 10 Career Same Murray State 11/12/19 f 17 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 2 7 9 4 3 2 0 2 9 vs. Washington 11/16/19 f 30 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 6-6 1.000 2 4 6 3 2 1 2 2 14 REBOUNDS Alabama State 11/20/19 f 28 5-6 .833 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 2 2 4 1 1 2 1 2 10 Season 9 (2x), last vs. Murray State (11/12/19) Chattanooga 11/25/19 f 33 4-4 1.000 0-0 .000 6-9 .667 1 3 4 2 0 2 1 0 14 Career 10 vs. Oregon (11/22/16) vs. Florida State 11/29/19 f 29 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 1 2 vs. VCU 11/30/19 f 26 7-10 .700 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 1 6 7 3 1 1 1 0 17 ASSISTS Florida A&M 12/4/19 f 26 7-12 .583 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 1 15 Season 3 (3x), last vs. Memphis (12/14/19) Memphis 12/14/19 f 34 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 2 5 7 4 3 1 3 2 9 Career 5 vs. Presbyterian (11/10/17) at Cincinnati 12/18/19 f 33 6-8 .750 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 3 1 3 1 4 14 Jacksonville State 12/21/19 f 25 8-11 .727 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 2 1 3 0 2 16 BLOCKS Wisconsin 12/28/19 Season 3 vs. Memphis (12/14/19) LSU 1/4/20 Career 5 vs. Oregon (11/22/16) at Missouri 1/7/20 South Carolina 1/11/20 STEALS at Georgia 1/15/20 Season 4 at Cincinnati (12/18/19) at Vanderbilt 1/18/20 Career Same Ole Miss 1/21/20 at Kansas 1/25/20 MINUTES Texas A&M 1/28/20 Season 34 vs. Memphis (12/14/19) at Mississippi St. 2/1/20 Career 37 vs. Oregon (11/22/16) at Alabama 2/4/20 Kentucky 2/8/20 FIELD GOALS MADE Arkansas 2/11/20 Season 8 vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) at South Carolina 2/15/20 Career Same Vanderbilt 2/18/20 at Auburn 2/22/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED at Arkansas 2/26/20 Season 10 vs. VCU (11/30/19) Florida 2/29/20 Career Same at Kentucky 3/3/20 Auburn 3/7/20 3-PT. FIELD GOALS MADE SEC Tournament Season - Career -
3-PT. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED PRODUCTION TRACKER Season - Last Season This Season Career Career - Scored 10+ Points 2 8 12 Led the Vols in Scoring - 3 3 Had 5+ Rebounds 5 7 17 FREE THROWS MADE Had 10+ Rebounds - - 1 Season 6 (2x), last vs. Chattanooga (11/25/19) Led the Vols in Rebounds - 4 7 Career 8 vs. Oregon (11/22/16) Had a Double-Double - - 1 Had Multiple Assists 8 5 19 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Had Multiple Steals 5 6 18 Season 9 vs. Chattanooga (11/25/19) Had Multiple Blocks 6 2 11 Career 12 vs. Oregon (11/22/16) Led the Vols in Blocks 7 3 15 Had a Positive Assist/TO Ratio 9 3 22 CAREER STATS
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2016-17 10-6 160 16.0 17-30 .567 0-0 .000 13-20 .650 14-32-46 4.6 23-0 10 8 9 11 47 4.7 2017-18 30-1 279 9.3 18-42 .429 0-0 .000 16-22 .727 18-31-49 1.6 36-0 16 22 9 16 52 1.7 2018-19 36-0 434 12.1 42-72 .583 0-0 .000 29-45 .644 39-56-95 2.6 67-0 24 21 25 18 113 3.1 2019-20 11-11 308 28.0 53-79 .671 0-0 .000 24-35 .686 19-39-58 5.3 32-1 17 19 11 17 130 11.8 TOTAL 87-18 1181 13.6 130-223 .583 0-0 .000 82-122 .672 90-158-248 2.9 158-1 67 70 54 62 342 3.9
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FR Guard | 6-7 | 178 | Recreation and Sport Management 0 DAVONTE GAINES Buffalo, New York | Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)
@THEREALTICKET11 First name pronounced: duh-VAHN-tay • True freshman is averaging 11.2 minutes off the bench and owns a 3.0 assist/turnover ratio. • Has made each of his last 14 free-throw attempts, dating to the Florida A&M game. • Holds the team’s highest points-per-shot average (1.77), while averaging 2.0+ points per shot in seven of the team’s last eight contests. • Dished off a season-high three assists and scored seven points in the UT’s win over Jacksonville State (12/21/19). • Recorded a season-high three steals, along with four points and three rebounds against Cincinnati (12/18/19). • Played a season-high 20 minutes off the bench in UT’s win over Florida A&M (12/4/19), scoring seven points, pulling in four rebounds, dishing off two assists, nabbing two steals and recording a block. • Provided a burst of energy for the Vols in 13 minutes off the bench during UT’s victory over 20th-ranked VCU (11/30/19), knocking down all four of his free throw attempts. • Pulled in a season-high six rebounds in 14 minutes of action in UT’s victory over Alabama State (11/20/19). • Tallied nine points three boards in 10 minutes of action in his collegiate debut against UNC Asheville (11/5/19).
SEASON/CAREER BESTS 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATS POINTS OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTS Season 9 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) UNC Asheville 11/5/19 - 10 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 9 Career Same Murray State 11/12/19 - 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Washington 11/16/19 DNP REBOUNDS Alabama State 11/20/19 - 14 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1 5 6 0 2 0 0 1 4 Season 6 vs. Alabama State (11/20/19) Chattanooga 11/25/19 - 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career Same vs. Florida State 11/29/19 - 15 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-3 .667 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 vs. VCU 11/30/19 - 13 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 ASSISTS Florida A&M 12/4/19 - 20 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 4-6 .667 1 3 4 2 2 1 1 2 7 Season 3 vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) Memphis 12/14/19 - 5 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 Career Same at Cincinnati 12/18/19 - 17 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 3 4 Jacksonville State 12/21/19 - 13 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 7 BLOCKS Wisconsin 12/28/19 Season 1 (3x), last vs. Cincinnati (12/18/19) LSU 1/4/20 Career Same at Missouri 1/7/20 South Carolina 1/11/20 STEALS at Georgia 1/15/20 Season 3 vs. Cincinnati (12/18/19) at Vanderbilt 1/18/20 Career Same Ole Miss 1/21/20 at Kansas 1/25/20 MINUTES Texas A&M 1/28/20 Season 20 vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) at Mississippi St. 2/1/20 Career Same at Alabama 2/4/20 Kentucky 2/8/20 FIELD GOALS MADE Arkansas 2/11/20 Season 4 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) at South Carolina 2/15/20 Career Same Vanderbilt 2/18/20 at Auburn 2/22/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED at Arkansas 2/26/20 Season 7 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) Florida 2/29/20 Career Same at Kentucky 3/3/20 Auburn 3/7/20 3-PT. FIELD GOALS MADE SEC Tournament Season 1 (3x), last vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) Career Same
3-PT. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season 3 vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) This Season Career Same Scored 5+ Points 3 Scored 10+ Points - Made Multiple 3-Pointers - FREE THROWS MADE Had 5+ Rebounds 1 Season 4 (4x), last vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) Had 3+ Assists 1 Career Same Had Multiple Steals 2 Led the Vols in Steals 1 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Had a Positive Assist/TO Ratio 5 Season 6 vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) Played 10+ Minutes 7 Career Same Had Multiple Dunks -
CAREER STATS
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2019-20 10-0 112 11.2 8-22 .364 3-11 .273 20-24 .833 5-14-19 1.9 9-0 9 3 3 8 39 3.9 TOTAL 10-0 112 11.2 8-22 .364 3-11 .273 20-24 .833 5-14-19 1.9 9-0 9 3 3 8 39 3.9
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FR Guard | 6-6 | 208 | Communication Studies 5 JOSIAH-JORDAN JAMES Charleston, S.C. | Porter-Gaud School
@JJJAMES30 • Ranks 14th in the SEC in rebounding—first among freshmen—and leads the Vols with 6.3 rpg. • Owns the team’s second-best free-throw percentage (.850). • Dished off a career-high six assists and scored 10 points in UT’s victory over Jacksonville State (12/21/19). • Poured in a career-high 14 points, knocking down three of his six 3-point attempts against Memphis (12/14/19). • Scored in double figures for the first time when he tallied 10 points in UT’s win over Florida A&M (12/4/19). • Pulled down a season-high 13 boards and dished off five assists in UT’s victory over Alabama State (11/20/19). • Was a key contributor on both sides of the floor in Tennessee’s 75-62 victory over #20 Washington (11/16/19), tallying nine points, four rebounds, five assists and two steals while shooting a perfect 4-4 from the field. • Earned a start in his collegiate debut vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19). • Is Tennessee’s eighth McDonald’s All-American—the first since Tobias Harris in 2010. • Was the highest-rated prep basketball player ever to come out of the South Carolina “Lowcountry.” • He was Rick Barnes’ first five-star, top-50 signee at Tennessee (Barnes has since added three more top-50 players).
SEASON/CAREER BESTS 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATS POINTS OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTS Season 14 vs. Memphis (12/14/19) UNC Asheville 11/5/19 g 24 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 6 6 4 2 3 1 0 2 Career Same Murray State 11/12/19 g 32 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 5 vs. Washington 11/16/19 g 36 4-4 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 3 5 3 0 2 9 REBOUNDS Alabama State 11/20/19 g 31 1-7 .143 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000 2 11 13 3 5 3 0 0 3 Season 13 vs. Alabama State (11/20/19) Chattanooga 11/25/19 g 23 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 4 7 11 3 0 1 1 1 4 Career Same vs. Florida State 11/29/19 g 29 2-6 .333 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000 2 5 7 4 1 5 2 0 9 vs. VCU 11/30/19 g 30 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 2 5 7 1 2 2 0 0 7 ASSISTS Florida A&M 12/4/19 g 27 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 2 2 4 2 2 5 0 0 10 Season 6 vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) Memphis 12/14/19 g 36 4-11 .364 3-6 .500 3-4 .750 2 3 5 3 1 2 1 3 14 Career Same at Cincinnati 12/18/19 g 33 3-8 .375 1-5 .200 1-1 1.000 0 4 4 5 2 1 0 1 8 Jacksonville State 12/21/19 g 30 4-10 .400 1-6 .167 1-1 1.000 1 5 6 1 6 1 0 0 10 BLOCKS Wisconsin 12/28/19 Season 2 vs. Florida State (11/29/19) LSU 1/4/20 Career Same at Missouri 1/7/20 South Carolina 1/11/20 STEALS at Georgia 1/15/20 Season 3 vs. Memphis (12/14/19) at Vanderbilt 1/18/20 Career Same Ole Miss 1/21/20 at Kansas 1/25/20 MINUTES Texas A&M 1/28/20 Season 36 (2x), last vs. Memphis (12/14/19) at Mississippi St. 2/1/20 Career Same at Alabama 2/4/20 Kentucky 2/8/20 FIELD GOALS MADE Arkansas 2/11/20 Season 4 (3x), last vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) at South Carolina 2/15/20 Career Same Vanderbilt 2/18/20 at Auburn 2/22/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED at Arkansas 2/26/20 Season 11 vs. Memphis (12/14/19) Florida 2/29/20 Career Same at Kentucky 3/3/20 Auburn 3/7/20 3-PT. FIELD GOALS MADE SEC Tournament Season 3 vs. Memphis (12/14/19) Career Same PRODUCTION TRACKER 3-PT. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season 6 vs. Memphis (12/14/19) This Season Career Same Scored 10+ Points 3 Scored 15+ Points - Led the Vols in Scoring 1 FREE THROWS MADE Had 10+ Assists - Season 5 vs. Florida State (11/29/19) Led the Vols in Assists - Career Same Had a Double-Double - Had 3+ Steals 1 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Led the Vols in Steals 2 Season 5 vs. Florida State (11/29/19) Made Multiple 3-Pointers 1 Career Same Had a Positive Assist/TO Ratio 4 Had Multiple Dunks - CAREER STATS
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2019-20 11-11 331 30.1 28-74 .378 8-30 .267 17-20 .850 15-54-69 6.3 29-1 27 27 6 7 81 7.4 TOTAL 11-11 331 30.1 28-74 .378 8-30 .267 17-20 .850 15-54-69 6.3 29-1 27 27 6 7 81 7.4
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SO Forward | 6-8 | 222 | Civil Engineering 30 BROCK JANCEK Knoxville, Tennessee | Knoxville Catholic High School
@BROCKJANCEK • Has seen action in three home contests this season. • Scored two points and grabbed a rebound during UT’s exhibition win over Eastern New Mexico (10/30/19). VOLScholar • Appeared in six games last season, wearing jersey No. 34. • Recorded a rebound and a block in last year’s home win over Georgia (1/5/19). • One of two walk-ons on the team, along with redshirt junior Jacob Fleschman. • Graduated from Knoxville Catholic High School, where he earned TSWA All-State honors as a senior after averaging 21.0 points and eight rebounds per game. • His father was the Tennessee football program’s defensive coordinator from 2013-15 and held that same title at Colorado State in 2018 and 2019. • His older brother, Zac, was a quarterback on the Tennessee football team and completed his eligibility in 2018; Zac is now a defensive graduate assistant at Colorado State. • Brock also has a younger brother, Jack, who plays quarterback for his high school.
SEASON/CAREER BESTS 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATS POINTS OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTS Season - UNC Asheville 11/5/19 DNP Career - Murray State 11/12/19 DNP vs. Washington 11/16/19 DNP REBOUNDS Alabama State 11/20/19 - 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Season - Chattanooga 11/25/19 DNP Career 1 (2x), last vs. Georgia (1/5/19) vs. Florida State 11/29/19 DNP vs. VCU 11/30/19 DNP ASSISTS Florida A&M 12/4/19 - 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Season - Memphis 12/14/19 DNP Career - at Cincinnati 12/18/19 DNP Jacksonville State 12/21/19 - 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BLOCKS Wisconsin 12/28/19 Season - LSU 1/4/20 Career 1 vs. Georgia (1/5/19) at Missouri 1/7/20 South Carolina 1/11/20 STEALS at Georgia 1/15/20 Season - at Vanderbilt 1/18/20 Career - Ole Miss 1/21/20 at Kansas 1/25/20 MINUTES Texas A&M 1/28/20 Season 2 (2x), last vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) at Mississippi St. 2/1/20 Career 2 (5x), last vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) at Alabama 2/4/20 Kentucky 2/8/20 FIELD GOALS MADE Arkansas 2/11/20 Season - at South Carolina 2/15/20 Career - Vanderbilt 2/18/20 at Auburn 2/22/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED at Arkansas 2/26/20 Season - Florida 2/29/20 Career 1 (3x), last vs. Arkansas (1/15/19) at Kentucky 3/3/20 Auburn 3/7/20 3-PT. FIELD GOALS MADE SEC Tournament Season - Career -
3-PT. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season - Career -
FREE THROWS MADE Season - Career -
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season - Career -
CAREER STATS
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2018-19 6-0 9 1.5 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 0.3 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 2019-20 3-0 5 1.7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 9-0 14 1.6 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 0.2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0
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JR Guard | 6-6 | 196 | Communication Studies 13 JALEN JOHNSON Durham, North Carolina | Wesleyan Christian Academy
@THE_JALEN_ • Completed his degree in Communication Studies in December and now wears the “SEC Graduate” patch. • Was crucial in sparking Tennessee’s first-half run against VCU (11/30/19), logging five points and four rebounds. VOLScholar • Tallied career-highs for rebounds (6) and points (8) in UT’s opener against UNC Asheville (11/5/19). • Serves on UT’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), along with fellow team rep John Fulkerson. • Enrolled in UT’s VOLeaders Academy, an intensive, year-long leadership curriculum. • Helped lead Wesleyan Christian Academy to two North Carolina state championships during his prep career. • One of six left-handers on the team (along with Bailey, Fulkerson, Gaines, James and Pons). • Is a talented illustrator. • Was part of an Athletes in Action collegiate contingent that traveled to Israel this past summer, and he was baptized in the Jordan River. • Both his parents were Division I track athletes (mother, Nikki Berry, at UNC; father, Brian Johnson, at ECU).
SEASON/CAREER BESTS 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATS POINTS OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTS Season 8 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) UNC Asheville 11/5/19 - 23 2-5 .400 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 1 5 6 1 2 0 1 0 8 Career Same Murray State 11/12/19 - 19 3-6 .500 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 vs. Washington 11/16/19 - 6 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 REBOUNDS Alabama State 11/20/19 - 10 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Season 6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) Chattanooga 11/25/19 - 10 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Career Same vs. Florida State 11/29/19 - 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 vs. VCU 11/30/19 - 14 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 2 0 1 0 0 5 ASSISTS Florida A&M 12/4/19 - 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Season 2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) Memphis 12/14/19 - 2 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 2 (5x), last vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) at Cincinnati 12/18/19 - 4 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jacksonville State 12/21/19 - 9 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 BLOCKS Wisconsin 12/28/19 Season 1 (2x), last vs. Florida State (11/29/19) LSU 1/4/20 Career 1 (5x), last vs. Florida State (11/29/19) at Missouri 1/7/20 South Carolina 1/11/20 STEALS at Georgia 1/15/20 Season - at Vanderbilt 1/18/20 Career 1 (4x), last vs. Mississippi State (3/5/19) Ole Miss 1/21/20 at Kansas 1/25/20 MINUTES Texas A&M 1/28/20 Season 23 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) at Mississippi St. 2/1/20 Career Same at Alabama 2/4/20 Kentucky 2/8/20 FIELD GOALS MADE Arkansas 2/11/20 Season 3 vs. Murray State (11/12/19) at South Carolina 2/15/20 Career Same Vanderbilt 2/18/20 at Auburn 2/22/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED at Arkansas 2/26/20 Season 6 vs. Murray State (11/12/19) Florida 2/29/20 Career Same at Kentucky 3/3/20 Auburn 3/7/20 3-PT. FIELD GOALS MADE SEC Tournament Season 2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) Career 2 (4x), last vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19)
3-PT. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED PRODUCTION TRACKER Season 4 (2x), last vs. Murray State (11/12/19) Last Season This Season Career Career 4 (2x), last vs. Murray State (11/12/19) Scored 5+ Points 3 3 7 Scored 10+ Points - - - Had Multiple Assists 3 1 5 FREE THROWS MADE Led the Vols in Assists - - - Season 2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) Had Multiple Steals - - - Career Same Had 3+ Steals - - - Led the Vols in Steals 1 - 2 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Had Multiple Blocks - - - Season 2 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) Made Multiple 3-Pointers 2 1 4 Career 2 (3x), last vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) Had a Positive Assist/TO Ratio 5 2 9 Had Multiple Dunks - - - CAREER STATS
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2016-17 REDSHIRT 2017-18 13-0 66 5.1 6-11 .545 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 3-7-10 0.8 0-0 5 2 2 2 16 1.2 2018-19 26-0 150 5.8 14-29 .483 9-20 .450 2-3 .667 7-12-19 0.7 17-0 8 6 1 2 39 1.5 2019-20 11-0 110 10.0 8-23 .348 4-16 .250 2-2 1.000 3-13-16 1.5 6-0 4 5 2 0 22 2.0 TOTAL 50-0 326 6.5 28-63 .444 16-42 .381 5-7 .714 13-32-45 0.9 23-0 17 13 5 4 77 1.5
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JR Guard | 6-3 | 183 | Communications Studies 24 KOFI MAZE Glendale, Md. | Independence Community College (Kan.)
@THEMAZE_ • Joined the program in the fall as a walk-on and practices with the team daily. • Dressed for the first time when UT hosted Alabama State (11/20/19). • Graduated from Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas, in May 2019 with an associate’s degree in Liberal Studies. • During his two seasons with the Pirates, he appeared in 51 games. • Graduated from DuVal High School in Lanham, Md., in 2016. • His older brother, Bobby Maze, lettered for the Vols for two seasons from 2008-10 and was the starting point guard on UT’s 2010 Elite Eight team.
SEASON/CAREER BESTS
POINTS OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTS Season - UNC Asheville 11/5/19 Career - Murray State 11/12/19 vs. Washington 11/16/19 REBOUNDS Alabama State 11/20/19 DNP Season - Chattanooga 11/25/19 DNP Career - vs. Florida State 11/29/19 DNP vs. VCU 11/30/19 DNP ASSISTS Florida A&M 12/4/19 DNP Season - Memphis 12/14/19 DNP Career - at Cincinnati 12/18/19 DNP Jacksonville State 12/21/19 DNP BLOCKS Wisconsin 12/28/19 Season - LSU 1/4/20 Career - at Missouri 1/7/20 South Carolina 1/11/20 STEALS at Georgia 1/15/20 Season - at Vanderbilt 1/18/20 Career - Ole Miss 1/21/20 at Kansas 1/25/20 MINUTES Texas A&M 1/28/20 Season - at Mississippi St. 2/1/20 Career - at Alabama 2/4/20 Kentucky 2/8/20 FIELD GOALS MADE Arkansas 2/11/20 Season - at South Carolina 2/15/20 Career - Vanderbilt 2/18/20 at Auburn 2/22/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED at Arkansas 2/26/20 Season - Florida 2/29/20 Career - at Kentucky 3/3/20 Auburn 3/7/20 3-PT. FIELD GOALS MADE SEC Tournament Season - Career -
3-PT. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season - Career -
FREE THROWS MADE Season - Career -
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season - Career -
CAREER STATS
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2019-20 TOTAL
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FR Forward | 6-8 | 224 | Business Management 21 OLIVIER NKAMHOUA Helsinki, Finland | Bishop Walsh School
@OLIVIER_RN Name pronounced: OH-liv-ee-AY KAHM-wuh • True freshman has appeared in all 11 games for the Vols, scoring in 10 contests and averaging 15.2 mpg. • Put together his best performance of the season in UT’s win over Florida A&M (12/4/19), recording his first career double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds, while adding two blocks and a steal. • Provided 14 solid minutes off the bench in UT’s win over 20th-ranked VCU (11/30/19), finishing 2-of-4 from the field for four points. • Drained his first career 3-point field goal and contributed 15 minutes off the bench in UT’s win over Chattanooga (11/25/19). • Shot an efficient 4-of-8 from the field, netting a season-high-tying eight points, while also pulling down five rebounds in Tennessee’s win over Alabama State (11/20/19). • Impressed off the bench in UT’s 82-63 victory over Murray State (11/12/19), scoring eight points, while bringing in seven boards for the second consecutive game. • Played 15 solid minutes off the bench, tallying seven points, while pulling in seven rebounds in his collegiate debut against UNC Asheville (11/5/19).
SEASON/CAREER BESTS 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATS POINTS OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTS Season 11 vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) UNC Asheville 11/5/19 - 15 3-7 .428 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 4 3 7 3 0 1 1 0 7 Career Same Murray State 11/12/19 - 19 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 3 4 7 3 0 1 0 0 8 vs. Washington 11/16/19 - 16 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 3 REBOUNDS Alabama State 11/20/19 - 19 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 4 1 0 1 0 8 Season 13 vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) Chattanooga 11/25/19 - 15 2-4 .500 1-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 Career Same vs. Florida State 11/29/19 - 8 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 vs. VCU 11/30/19 - 14 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 ASSISTS Florida A&M 12/4/19 - 23 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 7 6 13 3 0 3 2 1 11 Season 1 (2x), last vs. Memphis (12/14/19) Memphis 12/14/19 - 12 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 Career Same at Cincinnati 12/18/19 - 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 Jacksonville State 12/21/19 - 16 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 BLOCKS Wisconsin 12/28/19 Season 2 (2x), last vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) LSU 1/4/20 Career Same at Missouri 1/7/20 South Carolina 1/11/20 STEALS at Georgia 1/15/20 Season 1 (3x), last vs. Cincinnati (12/18/19) at Vanderbilt 1/18/20 Career Same Ole Miss 1/21/20 at Kansas 1/25/20 MINUTES Texas A&M 1/28/20 Season 23 vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) at Mississippi St. 2/1/20 Career Same at Alabama 2/4/20 Kentucky 2/8/20 FIELD GOALS MADE Arkansas 2/11/20 Season 5 vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) at South Carolina 2/15/20 Career Same Vanderbilt 2/18/20 at Auburn 2/22/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED at Arkansas 2/26/20 Season 9 vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) Florida 2/29/20 Career Same at Kentucky 3/3/20 Auburn 3/7/20 3-PT. FIELD GOALS MADE SEC Tournament Season 1 vs. Chattanooga (11/25/19) Career Same PRODUCTION TRACKER 3-PT. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season 2 vs. Chattanooga (11/25/19) This Season Career Same Scored 5+ Points 5 Scored 10+ Points 1 Led the Vols in Scoring - FREE THROWS MADE Had 5+ Rebounds 5 Season 2 vs. Murray State (11/12/19) Had 10+ Rebounds 1 Career Same Led the Vols in Rebounding 1 Had a Double-Double 1 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Had Multiple Steals - Season 4 vs. Murray State (11/12/19) Had Multiple Blocks 2 Career Same Had Multiple Dunks -
CAREER STATS
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2019-20 11-0 167 15.2 24-48 .500 1-4 .250 5-10 .500 21-28-49 4.5 23-0 2 12 6 3 54 4.9 TOTAL 11-0 167 15.2 24-48 .500 1-4 .250 5-10 .500 21-28-49 4.5 23-0 2 12 6 3 54 4.9
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FR Forward | 6-9 | 207 | Recreation and Sport Management 3 DREW PEMBER Knoxville, Tenn. | Bearden High School
@DREWPEMBER7 • True freshman has only one turnover in 62 total minutes played this season. • Made an instant impact off the bench in UT’s game against #13 Memphis (12/14/19), finishing with four points, four rebounds and an assist. • Played in a season-high 15 minutes off the bench in UT’s win over Florida A&M (12/4/19), recording three rebounds and an assist. • Saw his first significant action of the season in UT’s win over Alabama State (11/20/19), scoring eight points, pulling down five rebounds, sending back two blocks and dishing off his first career assist. • Made his collegiate debut in Tennessee’s 82-63 win over Murray State (11/12/19). • Suffered a right ankle injury during UT’s exhibition win over Eastern New Mexico (10/30/19). • Has added more than 20 pounds to his frame since enrolling in May. • Joins senior guard Jordan Bowden as the only Knox County natives signed to a Tennessee basketball scholarship as freshmen in the last 30 years.
SEASON/CAREER BESTS 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATS POINTS OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTS Season 8 vs. Alabama State (11/20/19 UNC Asheville 11/5/19 INJ Career Same Murray State 11/12/19 - 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Washington 11/16/19 DNP REBOUNDS Alabama State 11/20/19 - 8 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 6-10 .600 2 3 5 1 1 0 2 0 8 Season 5 vs. Alabama State (11/20/19) Chattanooga 11/25/19 - 10 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Career Same vs. Florida State 11/29/19 - 6 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 vs. VCU 11/30/19 DNP ASSISTS Florida A&M 12/4/19 - 15 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Season 1 (2x), last vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) Memphis 12/14/19 - 13 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 Career Same at Cincinnati 12/18/19 - 4 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Jacksonville State 12/21/19 - 4 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 BLOCKS Wisconsin 12/28/19 Season 2 vs. Alabama State (11/20/19) LSU 1/4/20 Career Same at Missouri 1/7/20 South Carolina 1/11/20 STEALS at Georgia 1/15/20 Season 1 vs. Chattanooga (11/25/19) at Vanderbilt 1/18/20 Career Same Ole Miss 1/21/20 at Kansas 1/25/20 MINUTES Texas A&M 1/28/20 Season 15 vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) at Mississippi St. 2/1/20 Career Same at Alabama 2/4/20 Kentucky 2/8/20 FIELD GOALS MADE Arkansas 2/11/20 Season 1 (3x), last vs. Cincinnati (12/18/19) at South Carolina 2/15/20 Career Same Vanderbilt 2/18/20 at Auburn 2/22/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED at Arkansas 2/26/20 Season 4 vs. Memphis (12/14/19) Florida 2/29/20 Career Same at Kentucky 3/3/20 Auburn 3/7/20 3-PT. FIELD GOALS MADE SEC Tournament Season - Career - PRODUCTION TRACKER 3-PT. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season 2 vs. Memphis (12/14/19) This Season Career Same Scored 5+ Points 1 Scored 10+ Points - Had 3+ Assists - FREE THROWS MADE Had 5+ Rebounds 1 Season 6 vs. Alabama State (11/20/19) Had Multiple Steals - Career Same Had 3+ Steals - Led the Vols in Steals - FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Made Multiple 3-Pointers - Season 10 vs. Alabama State (11/20/19) Had a Positive Assist/TO Ratio 3 Career Same Had Multiple Dunks -
CAREER STATS
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2019-20 8-0 62 7.8 3-12 .250 0-6 .000 8-12 .667 8-9-17 2.1 5-0 3 1 2 1 14 1.8 TOTAL 8-0 62 7.8 3-12 .250 0-6 .000 8-12 .667 8-9-17 2.1 5-0 3 1 2 1 14 1.8
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RS-FR Forward | 7-0 | 240 | Recreation and Sport Management 34 UROŠ PLAVŠIĆ Ivanjica, Serbia | Arizona State University
INACTIVE @UROSP34 Name pronounced: Ü-rōsh PLÄV-shich • Sitting out this season after his NCAA waiver for immediate eligibility was denied (also denied on appeal). • Did receive a travel waiver to join his teammates on road trips this season. • Great passer for a player of his size, and he plays with physicality. • Graduated from Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga before redshirting last season at Arizona State. • Just the sixth 7-footer in program history and the first since Steve Hamer (1992-96). • In Serbia, Plavšić played on the Belgrade-based BC Mega Leks junior team that advanced to the quarterfinals of the Euroleague championships. • Has competed against fellow Serbian and NBA All-Star Nikola Jokić, as well as Croatian NBA center Ivica Zubac. • One of three international players on the roster, joining Yves Pons (France) and Olivier Nkamhoua (Finland).
SEASON/CAREER BESTS 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATS POINTS OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTS Season - UNC Asheville 11/5/19 DNP Career - Murray State 11/12/19 DNP vs. Washington 11/16/19 DNP REBOUNDS Alabama State 11/20/19 DNP Season - Chattanooga 11/25/19 DNP Career - vs. Florida State 11/29/19 DNP vs. VCU 11/30/19 DNP ASSISTS Florida A&M 12/4/19 DNP Season - Memphis 12/14/19 DNP Career - at Cincinnati 12/18/19 DNP Jacksonville State 12/21/19 DNP BLOCKS Wisconsin 12/28/19 Season - LSU 1/4/20 Career - at Missouri 1/7/20 South Carolina 1/11/20 STEALS at Georgia 1/15/20 Season - at Vanderbilt 1/18/20 Career - Ole Miss 1/21/20 at Kansas 1/25/20 MINUTES Texas A&M 1/28/20 Season - at Mississippi St. 2/1/20 Career - at Alabama 2/4/20 Kentucky 2/8/20 FIELD GOALS MADE Arkansas 2/11/20 Season - at South Carolina 2/15/20 Career - Vanderbilt 2/18/20 at Auburn 2/22/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED at Arkansas 2/26/20 Season - Florida 2/29/20 Career - at Kentucky 3/3/20 Auburn 3/7/20 3-PT. FIELD GOALS MADE SEC Tournament Season - Career -
3-PT. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED “Uroš Plavšić was denied clearance to compete with our men’s basketball Season - program this season, and our appeal of that decision also was denied. We Career - are extremely disappointed—quite frankly, stunned—in this outcome, and feel strongly that very compelling facts support clearance for immediate eligibility. FREE THROWS MADE Season - “We are at a loss as to how this decision aligns with a mission of prioritizing Career - the well-being of student-athletes, and we are struggling to provide an explanation to a deserving young man who stands to lose a year of eligibility. FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED We will stand by Uroš and support him in every way possible as we exhaust Season - all options in advocating for his competitive opportunity.” Career - — Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer, Nov. 2 CAREER STATS
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JR Guard/Forward | 6-6 | 215 | Recreation and Sport Management 35 YVES PONS Fuveau, France | INSEP Academy
@AIRPONS Name Pronounced: EEV PAHNS • It took only eight games for him to score more points this season than he totaled in his first two seasons combined. • Has become a true scoring threat as a junior, ranking third on the team with 11.7 ppg through 11 games. VOLScholar • Ranks second in the SEC with 2.4 blocks per game. • Has recorded at least one block in each of the team’s first 11 games this season. • Owns the team’s second-best plus/minus rating, with an average rating of +10.1 this season. • Blocked a program-record-tying six shots in UT’s win over Jacksonville State (12/21/19). • Notched first career double-double against Florida State (11/29/19), scoring 13 points, while bringing in a career- high 10 rebounds; he also recorded three blocks for his fifth multi-block game of the season. • Was a force in UT’s win over Murray State (11/12/19), recording career-highs in points (19), blocks (4), minutes (38), field goals made (8) and 3-point field goals made (3). • Recorded a career-high 15 points and six field goals made in UT’s 78-63 victory over UNC Asheville (11/5/19). • Played with the French National Team at the FIBA U20 European Championships in Israel this past summer.
SEASON/CAREER BESTS 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATS POINTS OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTS Season 19 vs. Murray State (11/12/19) UNC Asheville 11/5/19 f 29 6-8 .750 1-2 .500 2-3 .666 5 2 7 1 2 0 3 1 15 Career Same Murray State 11/12/19 f 38 8-10 .800 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 1 3 4 1 1 2 4 0 19 vs. Washington 11/16/19 f 34 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 0 15 REBOUNDS Alabama State 11/20/19 f 30 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000 1 4 5 1 1 2 3 0 11 Season 10 vs. Florida State (11/29/19) Chattanooga 11/25/19 f 31 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 3-4 .750 2 2 4 2 2 3 3 1 5 Career Same vs. Florida State 11/29/19 f 38 4-8 .500 2-6 .333 3-4 .750 1 9 10 2 0 1 3 0 13 vs. VCU 11/30/19 f 40 3-11 .273 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000 0 4 4 3 1 0 1 0 9 ASSISTS Florida A&M 12/4/19 f 27 4-7 .571 0-2 .000 6-8 .750 2 5 7 2 0 1 1 2 14 Season 2 (2x), last vs. Chattanooga (11/20/19) Memphis 12/14/19 f 25 3-10 .300 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 2 3 5 3 0 0 1 0 6 Career 4 vs. Samford (12/19/18) at Cincinnati 12/18/19 f 34 5-9 .556 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 3 4 4 0 1 1 0 11 Jacksonville State 12/21/19 f 33 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 9 9 2 1 0 6 1 11 BLOCKS Wisconsin 12/28/19 Season 6 vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) LSU 1/4/20 Career Same at Missouri 1/7/20 South Carolina 1/11/20 STEALS at Georgia 1/15/20 Season 2 vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) at Vanderbilt 1/18/20 Career 2 (2x), last vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) Ole Miss 1/21/20 at Kansas 1/25/20 MINUTES Texas A&M 1/28/20 Season 40 vs. VCU (11/30/19) at Mississippi St. 2/1/20 Career Same at Alabama 2/4/20 Kentucky 2/8/20 FIELD GOALS MADE Arkansas 2/11/20 Season 8 vs. Murray State (11/12/19) at South Carolina 2/15/20 Career Same Vanderbilt 2/18/20 at Auburn 2/22/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED at Arkansas 2/26/20 Season 13 vs. Washington (11/16/19) Florida 2/29/20 Career Same at Kentucky 3/3/20 Auburn 3/7/20 3-PT. FIELD GOALS MADE SEC Tournament Season 3 vs. Murray State (11/12/19) Career Same
3-PT. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED PRODUCTION TRACKER Season 6 vs. Florida State (11/29/19) Last Season This Season Career Career Same Scored 10+ Points 1 8 9 Scored 15+ Points - 3 3 Had 5+ Rebounds 5 6 11 FREE THROWS MADE Had Multiple Blocks 3 6 9 Season 6 vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) Led the Vols in Blocks 2 8 10 Career Same Made Multiple 3-Pointers 1 2 3 Had Multiple Steals 1 1 2 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Led the Vols in Steals 1 1 4 Season 8 vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) Had a Positive Assist/TO Ratio 6 3 12 Career Same Had Multiple Dunks 4 1 6
CAREER STATS
GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2017-18 24-0 124 5.2 7-14 .500 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 4-11-15 0.6 17-0 5 5 2 3 17 0.7 2018-19 35-13 411 11.7 32-62 .516 7-25 .280 6-15 .400 17-45-62 1.8 42-0 17 22 15 9 77 2.2 2019-20 11-11 359 32.6 49-95 .516 11-33 .333 20-26 .769 15-45-60 5.5 24-0 8 12 27 5 129 11.7 TOTAL 70-24 894 12.8 88-171 .515 20-61 .328 27-43 .628 36-101-137 2.0 83-0 30 39 44 17 223 3.2
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SR Guard | 6-2 | 187 | Graduate-Level Courses (A.L.E.C. Program) 1 LAMONTÉ TURNER Florence, Alabama | IMG Academy (Fla.)
INACTIVE @LTURN1 First name pronounced: luh-MAHN-tay • Graduated in May 2019 (Communication Studies) and is taking graduate-level courses this year. • Announced following UT’s win over Jacksonville State (12/21/19) that he will miss the rest of the season due to a VOLScholar nerve/vessel disorder, thus ending his Tennessee career. • Is one of only five Vols ever to total 1,000 points, 300 rebounds and 300 assists. • At the time he shut it down, his 7.1 assists per game ranked second in the SEC and 11th in Division I. • Recorded at least one steal in each of the 11 games in which he appeared, tallying multiple steals seven times. • Preseason Bob Cousy Award candidate still leads all active SEC players with 336 career assists. • His 171 career 3-pointers are tied for 10th-most in program history. • Drained a game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lift Tennessee past 20th-ranked VCU (11/30/19). • Scored 13 points in UT’s win over Alabama State (11/20/19), becoming the 52nd member of UT’s 1,000-point club. • Tallied his first and only career double-double in UT’s win over Chattanooga (11/25/19), pouring in 17 points, while dishing off 12 assists with just a single turnover. • Dished out a career-high 14 assists, with no turnovers, in UT’s victory over Murray State (11/12/19).
SEASON/CAREER BESTS 2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME STATS POINTS OPPONENT DATE St MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT PF A T/O BLK STL PTS Season 20 vs. Florida State (11/29/19) UNC Asheville 11/5/19 g 36 7-17 .412 2-8 .250 1-5 .200 0 2 2 3 6 5 0 2 17 Career 25 (2x), last at South Carolina (1/20/18) Murray State 11/12/19 g 39 2-12 .166 0-3 .000 1-2 .500 2 3 5 1 14 0 1 2 5 vs. Washington 11/16/19 g 39 3-12 .250 1-5 .200 9-11 .818 1 6 7 2 8 6 1 2 16 REBOUNDS Alabama State 11/20/19 g 27 5-13 .385 1-4 .250 2-3 .667 1 2 3 1 6 3 0 2 13 Season 7 vs. Washington (11/16/19) Chattanooga 11/25/19 g 36 4-16 .250 3-8 .375 6-8 .750 1 2 3 1 12 1 0 1 17 Career 9 vs. North Carolina (12/17/17)) vs. Florida State 11/29/19 g 36 4-14 .286 1-4 .250 11-14 .786 0 3 3 2 2 8 0 1 20 vs. VCU 11/30/19 g 36 5-14 .357 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0 5 5 3 7 5 0 3 12 ASSISTS Florida A&M 12/4/19 g 21 2-6 .333 1-4 .250 5-6 .833 0 2 2 1 6 2 0 3 10 Season 14 vs. Murray State (11/12/19) Memphis 12/14/19 g 39 1-11 .090 0-5 .000 3-4 .750 1 4 5 2 3 3 0 2 5 Career Same at Cincinnati 12/18/19 g 28 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000 0 1 1 2 3 4 0 1 12 Jacksonville State 12/21/19 g 32 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 3 11 5 0 1 8 BLOCKS Wisconsin 12/28/19 Season 1 (2x), last vs. Washington (11/16/19) LSU 1/4/20 Career 1 (12x), last vs. Washington (11/16/19) at Missouri 1/7/20 South Carolina 1/11/20 STEALS at Georgia 1/15/20 Season 3 (2x), last vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) at Vanderbilt 1/18/20 Career 4 (2x), last Mississippi State (3/15/19) Ole Miss 1/21/20 at Kansas 1/25/20 MINUTES Texas A&M 1/28/20 Season 39 (2x) vs. Washington (11/16/19) at Mississippi St. 2/1/20 Career 41 (2x), last vs. Purdue (3/28/19) at Alabama 2/4/20 Kentucky 2/8/20 FIELD GOALS MADE Season 7 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) Arkansas 2/11/20 Career 8 (4x), last at Ole Miss (2/27/19) at South Carolina 2/15/20 Vanderbilt 2/18/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED at Auburn 2/22/20 Season 17 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) at Arkansas 2/26/20 Career Same Florida 2/29/20 at Kentucky 3/3/20 Auburn 3/7/20 3-PT. FIELD GOALS MADE SEC Tournament Season 3 vs. Chattanooga (11/25/19) Career 7 vs. Presbyterian (12/6/16)
3-PT. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED PRODUCTION TRACKER Season 8 (2x) vs. Chattanooga (11/25/19) Last Season This Season Career Career 11 vs. Presbyterian (12/6/16) Scored 15+ Points 7 4 25 Scored 20+ Points 3 1 9 FREE THROWS MADE Led the Vols in Scoring 3 3 19 Season 11 vs. Florida State (11/29/19) Had 5+ Assists 9 7 24 Career 13 vs. Auburn (1/2/18) Led the Vols in Assists 7 9 31 Had Multiple Steals 10 7 25 Had 3+ Steals 3 2 8 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Led the Vols in Steals 10 5 28 Season 14 (2x), last vs. VCU (11/30/19) Made Multiple 3-Pointers 16 3 49 Career 14 (2x), last vs. VCU (11/30/19) Made 4+ 3-Pointers 1 - 9 Had a Positive Assist/TO Ratio 21 6 63 CAREER STATS GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2015-16 REDSHIRT 2016-17 32-6 663 20.7 76-214 .355 41-125 .328 70-91 .769 10-71-81 2.5 67-0 86 55 6 19 263 8.2 2017-18 35-0 885 25.3 118-296 .399 70-177 .395 75-85 .882 19-92-111 3.2 70-2 78 43 2 24 381 10.9 2018-19 28-19 867 31.0 109-258 .422 49-153 .320 40-51 .784 9-68-77 2.8 70-1 105 42 3 35 307 11.0 2019-20 11-11 369 33.5 40-129 .310 11-47 .234 44-59 .746 7-32-39 3.5 21-0 78 42 2 20 135 12.3 TOTAL 106-36 2784 26.3 343-897 .382 171-502 .341 229-286 .801 45-263-308 2.9 228-3 347 182 13 98 1086 10.2
2019-20 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @VOL_HOOPS TENNESSEE BASKETBALL THE LAST TIME... LAST TIME A TENNESSEE PLAYER... Hit A Shot At The Buzzer To Send A Game To Overtime: Never trailed in a game: vs. Iowa (3/24/19) Robert Hubbs III hit a driving layup as time expired to Scored 40 Points: 43 by Grant Williams at Vanderbilt tie the game 67-67. Tennessee won 76-73 in overtime Faced a 25-Point Deficit: Trailed 78-50 in second half at (1/23/19) at Vanderbilt (2/11/15). Alabama (2/10/18); lost 78-50 Scored 35 Points: 43 by Grant Williams at Vanderbilt Faced a 20-Point Deficit: Trailed 57-34 in second half vs. (1/23/19) Hit A Shot In The Closing Seconds To Send A Game To Auburn (3/17/19); lost 84-64 Scored 30 Points: 43 by Grant Williams at Vanderbilt Overtime: Grant Williams made a driving layup with 33 Faced a 15-Point Deficit: Trailed 51-33 in second half vs. (1/23/19) seconds left in regulation, tying the game at 71. Tennessee Purdue (3/28/19); lost 99-94 in overtime Scored 25 Points: 26 by Jordan Bowden vs. Murray State went on to lose, 82-80, in overtime (2/23/19) (11/12/19) Overcame a 20-Point Deficit To Win: Trailed 13-34 in first Hit A Shot At The Buzzer To Win A Game: With 1.7 seconds to half, won 84-77 vs. Kentucky (2/2/16) Scored 30 Or More Points In Back-To-Back Games: play, Josiah-Jordan James inbounded the ball to Lamonté Overcame a 15-Point Deficit To Win: Trailed 40-24 in Chris Lofton with 34 vs. Memphis (12/6/06) and 32 vs. Turner, who hit a game-winning 3-pointer from the corner second half vs. Alabama (3/4/17); won 59-54 Western Kentucky (12/16/06) after coming off a John Fulkerson screen; the Vols beat Overcame a 10-Point Deficit To Win: Trailed 40-28 in first Scored 25 or More Points in Back-To-Back Games: VCU, 72-69 at the Emerald Coast Classic (11/30/19) half vs. Murray State (11/12/19); won 82-63 Admiral Schofield with 30 vs. #1 Gonzaga (12/9/18) and 29 at Memphis (12/15/18) Hit A Closing-Seconds Shot To Win A Game: Grant Williams Overcame a 15-Point Halftime Deficit To Win: Trailed Scored 20 or More Points in Five Consecutive Games: made a go-ahead driving layup with 3 seconds left to play 35-50 at halftime, won 111-105 in overtime vs. Texas Seven Games: Kevin Punter Jr. with 24 vs. Gardner- in UT’s 73-71 victory at Ole Miss (2/27/19) (12/23/06) Webb (11/22/15), 26 vs. Army West Point (11/24/15), Overcame a 10-Point Halftime Deficit To Win: Trailed 45- 24 vs. George Washington (12/27/15), 23 vs. Nebraska Scored 20 or more points in a first half: Jordan McRae (20 35 at halftime, won 92-84 at Vanderbilt (1/9/18) (11/28/15), 27 at Butler (12/12/15), 24 vs. Florida Atlantic of his 24) vs. South Carolina (2/8/14) (12/16/15) and 23 vs. Gonzaga (12/19/15) Did Not Make A 3-Pointer: 0 (0-8) vs. Duke (11/21/11) Scored 20 or more points in a second half: Grant Williams Active 3-point streak: 282 games Grabbed 20 Rebounds: 20 by Jeronne Maymon vs. (25 of his 43) at Vanderbilt (1/23/19) Memphis (11/22/11) Played a Half Without a Committing a Turnover: Second Grabbed 15 Rebounds: 17 by Kyle Alexander at Missouri Had A Triple-Double: Tyler Smith (12 points, 10 rebounds, half vs. George Washington (11/27/15) (1/8/19) 10 assists) vs. UNC Asheville (12/3/08) Grabbed 10 Offensive Rebounds: 10 by Jeronne Maymon The only triple-double in Tennessee basketball history Had Six Players Score In Double Figures in Same Game: vs. NC State (12/18/13) Robert Hubbs III (16), Lamonté Turner (15), Jordan Bowden (14), Kyle Alexander (13), Grant Williams (13), Made 15 Field Goals: 15 (15-19) by Dyron Nix vs. Tennessee LAST TIME TENNESSEE... Shembari Phillips (11) vs. Appalachian State (11/15/16) Tech (11/25/88) Had Seven Players Score In Double Figures in Same Made 10 Field Goals: 11 (11-15) by Jordan Bone vs. Scored 110 Points: 124 vs. UNC Asheville (11/17/09) Game: Vincent Yarbrough (18), Charles Hathaway (12), Kentucky (3/2/19) Scored 105 Points: 106 vs. Arkansas (1/15/19) Harris Walker (12), Marcus Haislip (12), Isiah Victor (11), Scored 100 Points: 106 vs. Arkansas (1/15/19) Attempted 25 Field Goals: 27 (14-27) by Allan Houston vs. Tony Harris (11), Terrence Woods (11) vs. East Tennessee State (11/19/00) LSU (2/10/90) Allowed 100 Points: 105 vs. Texas (12/23/06, OT) Attempted 20 Field Goals: 22 (11-22) by Admiral Schofield Had Two Players Record Double-Doubles in Same Game: at LSU (2/23/19) Scored 60 Points in a Half: 62 (2nd half) vs. East Carolina Jordan Bone (18 pts, 10 assts) and Grant Williams (22 (11/20/09) Made 8 3-pointers: 8 (8-11) by Jordan McRae at Georgia pts, 10 rebs) at Texas A&M (2/2/19) (3/2/13) Did Not Score 20+ Points in a Half: 18 (1st half) vs. Tennessee Did Not Have A Player Score in Double Made 7 3-pointers: 7 (7-11) by Lamonté Turner vs. Vanderbilt (2/22/17) Presbyterian (12/6/16) Figures: at Georgetown (11/30/12) Made 6 3-pointers: 6 (6-8) by Jordan Bowden vs. Murray Grabbed 55 Rebounds: 58 vs. UT Martin (11/18/08) Opponent Did Not Have A Player Score in Double Figures: State (11/12/19) Grabbed 50 Rebounds: 50 vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/28/18) vs. Chattanooga (11/25/18) Attempted 15 3-pointers: 15 (6-15) by Chris Lofton at Made 40 Field Goals: 40 (40-62) at Texas A&M (2/2/19) Vanderbilt (2/26/08) Had Three Players Score 20+ Points in Same Game: Jordan McRae (21), Josh Richardson (20) and Jarnell Attempted 10 3-pointers: 10 (6-10) by Admiral Schofield Attempted 90 Field Goals: 91 (38-91) vs. LSU (2/10/90) Stokes (20) vs. Virginia (12/30/13) vs. Gonzaga (12/9/18) Attempted 80 Field Goals: 80 (29-80) vs. Purdue (11/22/17) Attempted 70 Field Goals: 72 (29-72) vs. Gonzaga (12/9/18) Made 15 Free Throws: 23 (23-23) by Grant Williams at Had Two Players Score 25+ Points in Same Game: Armani Moore (29) and Kevin Punter Jr. (26) vs. Army West Vanderbilt (1/23/19) Made 15 3-pointers: 16 (16-33) vs. Presbyterian (12/6/16) Point (11/24/15) Made 10 Free Throws: 11 (11-14) by Lamonté Turner vs. Made 10 3-pointers: 12 (12-22) vs. Murray State (11/12/19) Florida State (11/29/19) Tennessee Player Made SportCenter’s Top 10 Plays: Attempted 20 Free Throws: 23 (23-23) by Grant Williams Attempted 35 3-pointers: 39 (13-39) vs. Chattanooga (1/2/12) Admiral Schofield vs. Mississippi State (3/15/19). at Vanderbilt (1/23/19) Attempted 30 3-pointers: 30 (12-30) at Iowa State (1/27/18) Attempted 15 Free Throws: 23 (23-23) by Grant Williams Vicious, driving, one-handed jam over a defender with no regard for the defender or his family (No. 1 play) at Vanderbilt (1/23/19) Made 45 Free Throws: 45 (45-60) vs. George Washington (12/28/00) Tennessee Player was Called for a Technical Foul: Had 15 Assists: 15 by Fred Jenkins vs. Georgia (2/28/87) Made 40 Free Throws: 45 (45-60) vs. George Washington Lamonté Turner at Cincinnati (12/18/19) Had 10 Assists: 11 by Lamonté Turner vs. Jacksonville State (12/28/00) Tennessee Player was Ejected: Yemi Makanjuola (type-2 (12/21/19) Did Not Miss a Free Throw: 6-6 vs. Jacksonville State flagrant foul) at Vanderbilt (1/24/12) (12/21/19) Had 6 Steals: 6 by Josh Richardson vs. Butler (12/14/14) Tennessee Head Coach was Called for a Technical Foul: Had 5 Steals: 5 by Devon Baulkman vs. Vanderbilt Attempted 55 Free Throws: 60 (45-60) vs. George Rick Barnes at Missouri (1/8/19) (3/10/16) Washington (12/28/00) Tennessee Head Coach was Ejected: Bruce Pearl vs. College of Charleston (12/31/10) Had 5 Blocks: 6 by Yves Pons vs. Jacksonville State Had 30 Assists: 30 vs. Tusculum (1/4/14) (12/21/19) Had 25 Assists: 25 vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) Opposing Player was Ejected: Trayvon Reed of Auburn Had 20 Steals: 21 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/23/09) (technical foul and a type-1 flagrant foul, 1/31/15) Played Every Minute Of A Game: 40 minutes by Kevin Had 15 Steals: 15 at Vanderbilt (2/22/11) Opposing Head Coach was Ejected: Mark Fox of Georgia Punter Jr. at Mississippi State (1/16/16) Had 12 Blocks: 12 vs. Tennessee Tech (12/29/18) Converted A 4-Point Play: Jordan Bowden vs. Purdue (2/4/12) (3/28/19)
2019-20 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @VOL_HOOPS TENNESSEE BASKETBALL RECORD & RESULTS
Record: Overall Home Away Neutral All Games 8-3 6-1 0-1 2-1 Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Non-Conference 8-3 6-1 0-1 2-1
Date Time Opponent Score Attendance High Points High Rebounds High Assists Nov. 5 7 p.m. UNC Asheville (SEC Network+) W, 78-63 19,273 17 Lamonté Turner 9 John Fulkerson 6 Lamonté Turner Nov. 12 9 p.m. Murray State (SEC Network+) W, 82-63 16,913 26 Jordan Bowden 9 John Fulkerson 14 Lamonté Turner Nov. 16 5 p.m. 1-vs. #20 Washington (ESPN+/TSN) W, 75-62 6,802 18 Jordan Bowden 7 Lamonté Turner 8 Lamonté Turner Nov. 20 7 p.m. Alabama State (SEC Network+) W, 76-41 18,176 16 Jordan Bowden 13 Josiah-Jordan James 6 Lamonté Turner Nov. 25 7 p.m. Chattanooga (SEC Network) W, 56-48 18,556 17 Lamonté Turner 12 Jordan Bowden 12 Lamonté Turner Nov. 29 7 p.m. 2-vs. Florida State (CBS Sports Network) L, 60-57 2,500 20 Lamonté Turner 10 Yves Pons 2 John Fulkerson 2 Lamonté Turner Nov. 30 4 p.m. 2-vs. #20 VCU W, 72-69 2,500 17 John Fulkerson 7 John Fulkerson 7 Lamonté Turner 7 Josiah-Jordan James Dec. 4 7 p.m. Florida A&M (SEC Network) W, 72-43 17,187 15 John Fulkerson 13 Olivier Nkamhoua 6 Lamonté Turner Dec. 14 3 p.m. #13 Memphis (ESPN) L, 51-47 21,868 14 Josiah-Jordan James 7 John Fulkerson 3 John Fulkerson 3 Lamonté Turner Dec. 18 7 p.m. at Cincinnati (ESPN2) L, 78-66 12,012 14 John Fulkerson 4 Josiah-Jordan James 6 Jordan Bowden 4 Yves Pons Dec. 21 1 p.m. Jacksonville State (SEC Network+) W, 75-53 18,247 19 Jordan Bowden 9 Yves Pons 11 Lamonté Turner Dec. 28 1:30 p.m. Wisconsin (CBS) Jan. 4 Noon LSU* (ESPN2/ESPNU) Jan. 7 7 p.m. at Missouri* (SEC Network) Jan. 11 1 p.m. South Carolina* (SEC Network) Jan. 15 7 p.m. at Georgia* (ESPN2/ESPNU) Jan. 18 6 p.m. at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) Jan. 21 9 p.m. Ole Miss* (SEC Network) Jan. 25 4 p.m. 3-at Kansas (ESPN/ESPN2) Jan. 28 6:30 p.m. Texas A&M* (SEC Network) Feb. 1 2 p.m. at Mississippi State* (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) Feb. 4 7 p.m. at Alabama* (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) Feb. 8 1 p.m. Kentucky* (CBS) Feb. 11 7 p.m. Arkansas* (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) Feb. 15 6 p.m. at South Carolina* (SEC Network) Feb. 18 6:30 p.m. Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) Feb. 22 Noon at Auburn* (CBS) Feb. 26 8:30 p.m. at Arkansas* (SEC Network) Feb. 29 2 p.m. Florida* (ESPN/ESPN2) March 3 9 p.m. at Kentucky* (ESPN/ESPN2) March 7 Noon Auburn* (ESPN/ESPN2) March 11 or 12 SEC Tournament (SEC Network)
1-James Naismith Classic (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 2-Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, Fla.) 3-Big 12/SEC Challenge
* Southeastern Conference Game Rankings listed are Associated Press All Times Eastern
2019-20 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @VOL_HOOPS TENNESSEE BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON Rebounds Pts. at Date Result FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct O-D-Total PF Pts A TO Blk Stl Min Half UNC Asheville 24-64 .375 5-21 .238 10-14 .714 11-18-29 18 63 4 14 3 13 200 28 at Tennessee Nov. 5 W, 78-63 33-65 .508 6-17 .353 6-12 .500 17-32-49 17 78 19 17 7 5 200 36 Murray State 23-56 .411 9-23 .391 8-11 .727 9-25-34 19 63 17 13 4 4 200 44 at Tennessee Nov. 12 W, 82-63 29-58 .500 12-22 .545 12-18 .667 9-26-35 15 82 21 9 6 4 200 35 vs. #20 Washington 26-65 .400 5-18 .278 5-10 .500 15-27-42 21 62 15 17 4 8 200 28 Tennessee Nov. 16 W, 75-62 25-53 .472 6-13 .462 19-24 .792 6-26-32 14 75 19 14 6 9 200 40 Alabama State 14-50 .280 4-20 .200 9-13 .692 4-26-30 22 41 4 19 0 7 200 23 at #20 Tennessee Nov. 20 W, 76-41 27-59 .458 6-21 .286 16-25 .640 12-33-45 14 76 18 12 8 9 200 34 Chattanooga 19-56 .339 6-19 .316 2-4 .500 6-24-30 20 46 6 9 0 4 200 18 at #17 Tennessee Nov. 25 W, 56-48 19-51 .373 5-18 .278 15-23 .652 13-30-43 11 58 17 10 7 4 200 28 vs. Florida State 19-54 .352 3-11 .273 19-29 .655 8-23-31 21 60 7 13 2 13 200 29 #17 Tennessee Nov. 29 L, 60-57 14-42 .333 5-22 .227 24-29 .828 7-26-33 20 57 5 21 7 4 200 24 vs. #20 VCU 22-57 .386 7-15 .467 18-23 .783 9-19-28 18 69 10 5 5 6 200 26 #17 Tennessee Nov. 30 W, 72-69 26-54 .481 5-15 .333 15-16 .938 7-30-37 16 72 12 13 3 3 200 37 Florida A&M 16-45 .356 2-6 .333 9-16 .563 5-20-25 23 43 9 20 2 9 200 18 at #21 Tennessee Dec. 4 W, 72-43 24-55 .436 3-16 .188 21-28 .750 16-27-43 14 72 15 15 4 10 200 39 #13 Memphis 19-56 .339 5-13 .385 8-13 .615 13-36-49 17 51 5 17 6 6 200 25 at #19 Tennessee Dec. 14 L, 51-47 15-60 .250 4-26 .154 13-18 .722 12-27-39 18 47 11 9 5 7 200 24 at Cincinnati 31-55 .564 5-15 .333 11-16 .688 11-21-32 16 78 17 15 2 2 200 38 #21 Tennessee Dec. 18 L, 78-66 23-51 .451 3-15 .200 17-17 1.000 6-15-21 18 66 13 14 4 10 200 34 Jacksonville State 20-54 .370 6-20 .300 7-15 .467 9-24-33 11 53 11 16 5 6 200 26 at #21 Tennessee Dec. 21 W, 75-53 31-64 .484 7-26 .269 6-6 1.000 8-27-35 14 75 25 10 6 7 200 30 Wisconsin at Tennessee Dec. 28 LSU at Tennessee Jan. 4 at Missouri Tennessee Jan. 7 South Carolina at Tennessee Jan. 11 at Georgia Tennessee Jan. 15 at Vanderbilt Tennessee Jan. 18 Ole Miss at Tennessee Jan. 21 at Kansas Tennessee Jan. 25 Texas A&M Tennessee Jan. 28 at Mississippi State ennessee Feb. 1 at Alabama Tennessee Feb. 4 Kentucky at Tennessee Feb. 8 Arkansas at Tennessee Feb. 11 at South Carolina Tennessee Feb. 15 Vanderbilt at Tennessee Feb. 18 at Auburn Tennessee Feb. 22 at Arkansas Tennessee Feb. 26 Florida at Tennessee Feb. 29 at Kentucky Tennessee March 3 Auburn at Tennessee March 7
Rankings listed are Associated Press
2019-20 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @VOL_HOOPS TENNESSEE BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME POINTS, REBOUNDS & ASSISTS
Jordan Jacob John Davonte Josiah-J. Brock Jalen Zach Kofi Olivier Drew Yves Lamonté Santiago Bowden Fleschman Fulkerson Gaines James Jancek Johnson Kent Maze Nkamhoua Pember Pons Turner Vescovi UNC Asheville 10-4-3 DNP 10-9-3 9-3-1 2-6-2 DNP 8-6-2 0-0-0 7-7-0 INJ 15-7-2 17-2-6 Murray State 26-2-1 DNP 9-9-3 0-0-0 5-2-1 DNP 7-2-1 3-2-0 8-7-0 0-1-0 19-4-1 5-5-14 vs. #20 Washington 18-6-3 DNP 14-6-2 DNP 9-4-5 DNP 0-0-1 DNP 3-0-0 DNP 15-3-0 16-7-8 Alabama State 16-2-1 3-0-0 10-4-1 4-6-2 3-13-15 0-0-0 0-1-0 DNP DNP 8-5-1 8-5-1 11-5-1 13-3-6 Chattanooga 13-12-3 DNP 14-4-0 0-0-0 4-11-0 DNP 0-1-0 DNP DNP 5-3-0 0-2-0 5-4-2 17-3-12 vs. Florida State 11-5-0 DNP 2-2-2 2-1-0 9-7-1 DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-3-0 0-1-0 13-10-0 20-3-2 vs. #20 VCU 14-6-1 DNP 17-7-1 4-1-0 7-7-2 DNP 5-4-0 DNP DNP 4-1-0 DNP 9-4-1 12-5-7 Florida A&M 3-2-4 0-0-0 15-5-0 7-4-2 10-4-2 0-0-0 2-0-0 DNP DNP 11-13-0 0-3-1 14-7-0 10-2-6 #13 Memphis 5-2-2 DNP 9-7-3 2-1-0 14-5-1 DNP 0-1-0 DNP 2-5-1 4-4-1 6-3-0 5-5-3 at Cincinnati 13-2-6 DNP 14-2-1 4-3-1 8-4-2 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 2-2-0 2-1-0 11-4-0 12-1-3 Jacksonville State 19-3-2 0-0-1 16-3-1 7-0-3 10-6-6 0-0-0 0-1-0 DNP 4-3-0 0-0-0 11-9-1 8-3-11 Wisconsin LSU at Missouri South Carolina at Georgia at Vanderbilt Ole Miss at Kansas Texas A&M at Mississippi State at Alabama Kentucky Arkansas at South Carolina Vanderbilt at Auburn at Arkansas Florida at Kentucky Auburn SEC Tournament
Rankings listed are Associated Press
GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OPPONENT 1 2 3 4 5 OPPONENT 1 2 3 4 5 UNC Asheville Turner Bowden James Pons Fulkerson at Mississippi State Murray State Turner Bowden James Pons Fulkerson at Alabama vs. #20 Washington Turner Bowden James Pons Fulkerson Kentucky Alabama State Turner Bowden James Pons Fulkerson Arkansas Chattanooga Turner Bowden James Pons Fulkerson at South Carolina vs. Florida State Turner Bowden James Pons Fulkerson Vanderbilt vs. #20 VCU Turner Bowden James Pons Fulkerson at Auburn Florida A&M Turner Bowden James Pons Fulkerson at Arkansas #13 Memphis Turner Bowden James Pons Fulkerson Florida at Cincinnati Turner Bowden James Pons Fulkerson at Kentucky Jacksonville State Turner Bowden James Pons Fulkerson Auburn Wisconsin SEC Tournament LSU at Missouri South Carolina at Georgia at Vanderbilt Ole Miss at Kansas Texas A&M
2019-20 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @VOL_HOOPS TENNESSEE BASKETBALL HIGHS & LOWS Individual Category Tennessee Opponent Points 26 by Jordan Bowden vs. Murray State (11/12/19) 22 by Thorpe, UNCA (11/5/19) and Santos-Silva, VCU (11/30/19) Points (Half) 19 (2nd Half) by Jordan Bowden vs. Murray State (11/12/19) 16 (2x), last by Marcus Santos-Silva, VCU (2nd Half, 11/30/19) Field Goals Made 8 several times; last by John Fulkerson vs. JSU (12/21/19) 9 by LJ Thorpe, UNC Asheville (11/5/19) Field Goals Attempted 17 by Lamonté Turner vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) 19 by Nahziah Carter, Washington (11/16/19) Field Goal Percentage (min. 5 made) .800 (8-10) by Yves Pons vs. Murray State (11/12/19) .692 (9-13) by LJ Thorpe, UNC Asheville (11/5/19) 3-Pointers Made 6 by Jordan Bowden vs. Murray State (11/12/19) 5 by Tevin Brown, Murray State (11/12/19) 3-Pointers Attempted 10 by Jordan Bowden vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) 10 by Tevin Brown, Murray State (11/12/19) 3-Point Percentage (min. 2 made) .750 (6-8) by Jordan Bowden vs. Murray State (11/12/19) .500 (5-10) by Tevin Brown, Murray State (11/12/19) Free Throws Made 11 by Lamonté Turner vs. Florida State (11/29/19) 8 by Devin Vassell, Florida State (11/29/19) Free Throws Attempted 14 by Lamonté Turner vs. Florida State (11/29/19) 10 by Devin Vassell, Florida State (11/29/19) Free Throw Percentage (min. 3 made) 1.000 several times; last by Davonte Gaines (4-4) vs. JSU (12/21/19) 1.000 (5-5) by Darnell Cowart, Murray State (11/12/19) Offensive Rebounds 7 by Olivier Nkamhoua vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) 4 by several players Defensive Rebounds 12 by Jordan Bowden vs. Chattanooga (11/25/19) 9 by Precious Achiuwa, Memphis (12/14/19) Total Rebounds 13 by James vs. ASU (11/20/19) and Nkamhoua vs. FAMU (12/4/19) 13 by Precious Achiuwa, Memphis (12/14/19) Assists 14 by Lamonté Turner vs. Murray State (11/12/19) 6 by T. Brown, Murray St. (11/12/19) and Q. Green, UW (11/16/19) Blocks 6 by Yves Pons vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) 2 by several players Steals 4 by Bowden vs. ASU (11/20/19) and by Fulkerson at Cincinnati (12/18/19) 5 by L. Batts Jr. and LJ Thorpe, UNC Asheville (11/5/19) Minutes Played 40:00 by Yves Pons vs. VCU (11/30/19) 38:24 by Tre Scott, Cincinnati (12/18/19)
Team Category Tennessee Opponent Points 82 vs. Murray State (11/12/19) 78 by Cincinnati (12/18/19) Low 47 vs. Memphis (12/14/19) 41 by Alabama State (11/20/19) Points (Half) 47 (2nd Half) vs. Murray State (11/12/19) 44 (1st Half) by Murray State (11/12/19) Low 23 (2nd Half) vs. Memphis (12/14/19) 18 (2nd Half) by Alabama State (11/20/19) 18 (1st Half) by Chattanooga (11/25/19) 18 (1st Half) by Florida A&M (12/4/19) Field Goals Made 33 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) 31 by Cincinnati (12/18/19) Low 14 vs. Florida State (11/29/19) 14 by Alabama State (11/20/19) Field Goals Attempted 65 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) 65 by Washington (11/16/19) Low 42 vs. Florida State (11/29/19) 45 by Florida A&M (12/4/19) Field Goal Percentage .508 (33-65) vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) .564 (31-55) by Cincinnati (12/18/19) Low .250 (15-60) vs. Memphis (12/14/19) .280 (14-50) by Alabama State (11/20/19) 3-Pointers Made 12 vs. Murray State (11/12/19) 9 by Murray State (11/12/19) Low 3 vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) and at Cincinnati (12/18/19) 2 by Florida A&M (12/4/19) 3-Pointers Attempted 26 vs. Memphis (12/14/19) and vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) 23 by Murray State (11/12/19) Low 13 vs. Washington (11/16/19) 6 by Florida A&M (12/4/19) 3-Point Percentage .545 (12-22) vs. Murray State (11/12/19) .467 (7-15) by VCU (11/30/19) Low .154 (4-26) vs. Memphis (12/14/19) .200 (4-20) by Alabama State (11/20/19) Free Throws Made 24 vs. Florida State (11/29/19) 19 by Florida State (11/29/19) Low 6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) 2 by Chattanooga (11/25/19) Free Throws Attempted 29 vs. Florida State (11/29/19) 29 by Florida State (11/29/19) Low 6 vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) 4 by Chattanooga (11/25/19) Free Throw Percentage 1.000 (17-17) at Cincinnati (12/18/19) and (6-6) vs. JSU (12/21/19) .783 (18-23) by VCU (11/30/19) Low .500 (6-12) vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) .467 (7-15) by Jacksonville State (12/21/19) Personal Fouls 20 vs. Florida State (11/29/19) 23 by Florida A&M (12/4/19) Low 11 vs. Chattanooga (11/25/19) 11 by Jacksonville State (12/21/19) Total Rebounds 49 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) 49 by Memphis (12/14/19) Low 21 at Cincinnati (12/18/19) 25 by Florida A&M (12/4/19) Offensive Rebounds 17 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) 15 by Washington (11/16/19) Low 6 vs. Washington (11/16/19) and at Cincinnati (12/18/19) 4 by Alabama State (11/20/19) Assists 25 vs. Jacksonville State (12/21/19) 17 by Murray State (11/12/19) and by Cincinnati (12/18/19) Low 5 vs. Florida State (11/29/19) 4 by UNC Asheville (11/5/19) and Alabama State (11/20/19) Turnovers 21 vs. Florida State (11/29/19) 20 by Florida A&M (12/4/19) Low 9 vs. Murray State (11/12/19) and vs. Memphis (12/14/19) 5 by VCU (11/30/19) Blocks 8 vs. Alabama State (11/20/19) 6 by Memphis (12/14/19) Low 3 vs. VCU (11/30/19) 0 by Alabama State (11/20/19) and Chattanooga (11/25/19) Steals 10 vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) and at Cincinnati (12/18/19) 13 by UNC Asheville (11/5/19) and by FSU (11/29/19) Low 3 vs. VCU (11/30/19) 2 by Cincinnati (12/18/19) Dunks 6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) Low 0 vs. vs. Chattanooga (11/25/19) and vs. Memphis (12/14/19)
2019-20 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @VOL_HOOPS TENNESSEE BASKETBALL SUPERLATIVES
Starting Lineups (listed in order of positions, 1-5) ATTENDANCE SUMMARY W-L 8-3 Turner, Bowden, James, Pons, Fulkerson Games Totals Average Home 7 130,220 18,603 Away 1 12,012 12,012 Neutral 3 11,802 3,934 Margin of Victory/Defeat Total 11 154,034 14,003 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-15 16-19 20-24 25+ Wins - - 1 ------3 1 1 2 Losses - - 1 1 ------1 - - - TENNESSEE’S RECORD WHEN...
Leading at halftime...... 7-0 Trailing at halftime...... 1-3 Tied at halftime...... 0-0 Most First Half Points Most Second Half Points Leading with 10:00 remaining...... 8-1 Tennessee 40 vs. Washington (11/16/19) Tennessee 47 vs. Murray State (11/12/19) Trailing with 10:00 remaining...... 0-2 Opponents 44 Murray State (11/12/19) Opponents 43 VCU (11/30/19) Tied with 10:00 remaining...... 0-0 Fewest First Half Points Fewest Second Half Points Leading with 5:00 remaining...... 8-1 Tennessee 24 vs. Florida State (11/29/19) Tennessee 23 vs. Memphis (12/14/19) Trailing with 5:00 remaining...... 0-2 Opponents 18 UTC (11/25/19) and FAMU (12/4/19) Opponents 18 Alabama State (11/2019) Tied with 5:00 remaining...... 0-0
In Overtime...... 0-0 Largest Halftime Lead Largest Margin of Victory Tennessee 21 vs. Florida A&M (12/4/19) Tennessee 35 vs. Alabama State (11/20/19) Tennessee out-rebounds opponent...... 7-1 Opponents 9 Murray State (11/12/19) Opponents 12 Cincinnati (12/18/19) Tennessee is out-rebounded...... 1-2 Same amount of rebounds...... 0-0
Tennessee commits more turnovers...... 3-1 Jump Balls Controlled Points Leader* Sea Car Blocks Leader* Sea Car Double-Doubles Sea Car Opponent commits more turnovers...... 5-2 Tennessee 5 Jordan Bowden 4 10 Yves Pons 8 11 Jordan Bowden 1 1 Same amount of turnovers...... 0-0 Opponents 6 John Fulkerson 3 3 John Fulkerson 4 16 Olivier Nkamhoua 1 1 Tennessee shoots 50 percent or better...... 2-0 Lamonté Turner 3 19 Davonte Gaines 2 2 Yves Pons 1 1 Opponent shoots 50 percent or better...... 0-1 How Scored First Points Josiah James 1 1 Olivier Nkamhoua 2 2 Lamonté Turner 1 1 Jump Shot 5 Jordan Bowden 1 8 John Fulkerson - 1 Tennessee shoots less than 50 percent...... 6-3 3-Pointer 3 Reb. Leader* Sea Car Lamonté Turner - 1 Opponent shoots less than 50 percent...... 8-2 Lay-up 2 John Fulkerson 4 8 Charges Drawn Sea Ca Tip-in 1 Josiah James 3 3 10+ Points Sea Car Yves Pons 2 5 Tennessee shoots better than opponent...... 8-1 Free Throw - Yves Pons 3 4 Jordan Bowden 9 53 Jordan Bowden 1 1 Opponent shoots better than Tennessee...... 0-2 Dunk - Jordan Bowden 1 8 John Fulkerson 8 12 John Fulkerson 1 3 Same shooting percentage...... 0-0 Hook/Over Shoulder - Olivier Nkamhoua 1 1 Yves Pons 8 9 Jalen Johnson 1 1 Lamonté Turner 1 6 Lamonté Turner 8 52 Lamonté Turner 1 7 Tennessee has more free-throw attempts...... 5-2 Scored UT’s First Points Josiah James 3 3 Opponent has more free-throw attempts...... 3-0 Same amount of free-throw attempts...... 0-1 Jordan Bowden 5 Assists Leader* Sea Car Olivier Nkamhoua 1 1 Floor Burns Josiah James 2 Lamonté Turner 10 33 (Diving Efforts) Sea Car Tennessee bench outscores opponent bench...... 4-0 Yves Pons 2 John Fulkerson 2 5 20+ Points Sea Car John Fulkerson 12 36 Opponent bench outscores Tennessee bench...... 4-3 John Fulkerson 1 Jordan Bowden 1 11 Jordan Bowden 1 5 Lamonté Turner 8 26 Benches score the same...... 0-0 Lamonté Turner 1 Lamonté Turner 1 9 Jordan Bowden 4 34 Steals Leader* Sea Car Davonte Gaines 3 3 Tennessee scores less than 50...... 0-1 First Off UT Bench^ Lamonté Turner 6 31 30+ Points Sea Car Drew Pember 2 2 Tennessee scores between 50-59...... 1-1 Olivier Nkamhoua 7 Jordan Bowden 3 34 Josiah James 1 1 Tennessee scores between 60-69...... 0-0 Jalen Johnson 4 John Fulkerson 3 18 10+ Rebounds Sea Car Olivier Nkamhoua 1 1 Tennessee scores between 70-79...... 6-1 Davonte Gaines 2 Josiah James 2 2 Josiah James 2 2 Yves Pons - 7 Tennessee scores between 80-89...... 1-0 ^ includes multiple subs Davonte Gaines 1 1 Jordan Bowden 1 2 Tennessee scores between 90-99...... 0-0 Drew Pember 1 1 Olivier Nkamhoua 1 1 Free Throws in Tennessee scores 100 or more...... 0-0 Dunks Sea Car Yves Pons 1 4 Yves Pons 1 1 Final Four Minutes^ Opponent scores less than 50...... 3-0 John Fulkerson 13 32 Jalen Johnson - 2 John Fulkerson - 1 Josiah James 4-4 Opponent scores between 50-59...... 1-1 Yves Pons 6 24 Davonte Gaines 2-2 Opponent scores between 60-69...... 4-2 Olivier Nkamhoua 4 4 10+ Assists Sea Car Lamonté Turner 15-17 Opponent scores between 70-79...... 0-0 Jordan Bowden 2 29 Lamonté Turner 3 3 John Fulkerson 8-10 Opponent scores between 80-89...... 0-0 Davonte Gaines 2 2 Yves Pons 4-5 Opponent scores between 90-99...... 0-0 Josiah James 2 2 Jordan Bowden 3-4 Opponent scores 100 or more...... 0-0 Jalen Johnson 2 5 Drew Pember 1-2 Lamonté Turner - 3 In November...... 6-1 * Includes all ties In December...... 2-2 ^ also includes all of OT In January...... 0-0 In February...... 0-0 In March...... 0-0
On Monday...... 1-0 On Tuesday...... 2-0 On Wednesday...... 2-1 On Thursday...... 0-0 On Friday...... 0-1 On Saturday...... 3-1 On Sunday...... 0-0
2019-20 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @VOL_HOOPS TENNESSEE BASKETBALL BOX SCORES Official Basketball Box Score - Final Game Time: 10:00 PM Washington at Tennessee Game Duration: 1:51 Attendance: 6,802 11/16/19 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario 2019-20 Men's Basketball Officials: Bo Boroski, DJ Carstendew, Rob Reily Washington - 62 Record: 2-1 FG 3P FT Rebounds Fouls Blocks Shooting By Period TP AS TO ST +/- NO. Name Min M-A M-A M-A OR DR TOT PF FD BS BA 1st FG% 13-30 43.3% 4 Jaden McDaniels F 35:34 6-17 2-7 1-2 0 4 4 5 2 15 2 5 2 1 0 -8 3PT% 1-7 14.3% 11 Nahziah Carter F 38:58 8-19 1-3 1-2 4 8 12 2 3 18 0 3 2 1 4 -15 FT% 1-2 50% 13 Hameir Wright F 19:57 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 5 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 -14 2nd FG% 13-35 37.1% 33 Isaiah Stewart F 30:56 7-12 0-0 0-2 4 6 10 3 2 14 1 2 0 0 1 -18 3PT% 4-11 36.4% 55 Quade Green G 32:59 3-9 2-3 2-2 1 2 3 5 4 10 6 4 1 0 0 -12 FT% 4-8 50% 5 Jamal Bey 16:56 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 -3 GM FG% 26-65 40.0% 1 Nate Roberts 05:55 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 3PT% 5-18 27.8% 14 Sam Timmins 11:32 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 4 0 0 1 2 1 6 FT% 5-10 50.0% 10 Elijah Hardy 07:13 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Dead Ball Rebounds: 3, 0 Team 5 0 5 0 0 Totals 26-65 5-18 5-10 15 27 42 21 14 62 15 17 8 4 6 -13 Technical Fouls::NONE Tennessee - 75 Record: 3-0 FG 3P FT Rebounds Fouls Blocks Shooting By Period TP AS TO ST +/- NO. Name Min M-A M-A M-A OR DR TOT PF FD BS BA 1st FG% 15-27 55.6% 10 John Fulkerson F 29:12 4-8 0-0 6-6 2 4 6 3 4 14 2 1 2 2 1 12 3PT% 5-8 62.5% 1 Lamonte Turner G 39:24 3-12 1-5 9-11 1 6 7 2 10 16 8 6 2 1 0 13 FT% 5-6 83.3% 5 Josiah-Jordan James G 36:19 4-4 1-1 0-0 0 4 4 3 0 9 5 3 2 0 0 13 2nd FG% 10-26 38.5% 23 Jordan Bowden G 38:32 6-13 3-5 3-5 0 6 6 0 5 18 3 0 2 0 2 13 3PT% 1-5 20.0% 35 Yves Pons G 33:54 7-13 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 3 1 15 0 1 0 1 1 15 FT% 14-18 77.8% 21 Olivier Nkamhoua 16:54 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 1 2 0 -1 GM FG% 25-53 47.2% 13 Jalen Johnson 05:45 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3PT% 6-13 46.2% Team 2 4 6 0 2 FT% 19-24 79.2% Totals 25-53 6-13 19-24 6 26 32 14 21 75 19 14 9 6 4 13 Dead Ball Rebounds: 0, 0 Technical Fouls::NONE HUSK VOLS Points from HUSK VOLS Period by Period Scoring Biggest lead 1 (1st 19:37) 14 (1st 1:47) Turnovers 13 11 1st 2nd TOT Best Scoring Run 6(2nd 11:22) 9(1st 15:05) Paint 30 26 HUSK 28 34 62 Lead Changes 3 Second Chance 12 5 Times Tied 1 Fast Breaks 15 7 VOLS 40 35 75 Time with Lead 00:26 38:41 Bench 5 3
• A balanced effort on both sides of the floor, along with double-digit scoring outputs from four different players, pushed Tennessee to a 75-62 victory over 20th-ranked Washington • Led by double-double performances from Lamonté Turner and Jordan Bowden, No. 17 on Nov. 16, 2019, in the James Naismith Classic at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Tennessee claimed to a 58-46 victory over Chattanooga on Nov. 25, 2019, in Thompson- • The game marked the first time any University of Tennessee athletic team had competed Boling Arena. in Canada. • With the win over the Mocs, the Vols extended their nation-leading home win streak • Behind four double-figure scorers, Tennessee grabbed a 78-63 opening-night victory • The Vols improved to 3-0 for the third consecutive season, while Washington fell to 2-1. to 30 games. over UNC Asheville on Nov. 5, 2019, in Thompson-Boling Arena. • UT was led by senior Jordan Bowden, who poured in a game-high-tying 18 points, with • The double-double was the first for Turner in his collegiate career. He finished the • After the Bulldogs (0-1) scored on their first possession of the second half, the Vols 15 coming in the game’s first half. His point total left him just five shy of becoming the 51st night with a game-high 12 assists to go along with a game-high 17 points. It was the first (1-0) proceeded to go on a 15-1 run to extend their lead to 20 points. UNC Asheville was member of Tennessee’s 1,000-Point Club. double-double for any Tennessee player this season, and he accomplished the feat at the held without a field goal for 5:31, as they were 0-of-5 from the field during the stretch. • Junior John Fulkerson was a force in the paint, scoring 14 points and grabbing six 17:13 mark of the second half. • Lamonté Turner helped Tennessee close out its first win of the season with 10 of his rebounds. Fulkerson was also integral in putting Washington forward Isaiah Stewart into • Less than 10 minutes later, Bowden recorded his first collegiate double-double with game-high 17 points coming in the second half while also leading the Vols with six assists foul trouble early in the first half. his 10th rebound at the 8:07 mark in the second half. He finished the game with 13 points on the night. • Fellow Vols junior Yves Pons put together another solid performance, tallying 15 points and 12 rebounds. • Fellow upperclassman Yves Pons posted a career-high 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting to reach that total for the third consecutive game. • It was the second time in the Rick Barnes era that two Vols recorded a double-double while also tying his career-high with three blocks. He helped Tennessee control the glass, • Freshman Josiah-Jordan James had a perfect shooting night, making all four of his in the same game. as he snagged seven rebounds. shots from the field. His performance was good enough for season-highs in both points • For the second consecutive game, freshman guard Josiah-Jordan James pulled down • Pons was one of five Vols who collected six or more rebounds in the game, as the team (9) and assists (5). double-digit rebounds. He totaled 11 rebounds in the triumph, including a game-high four finished with 49 boards, including 17 offensive rebounds. John Fulkerson tallied a game- • An 11-2 scoring run early in the first half, gave UT a 16-7 lead, and it maintained its lead on the offensive glass. high nine rebounds, as he nearly finished with a double-double (10 points). for the duration of the game. • Despite the stellar performances from the Vols’ backcourt trio, Chattanooga kept the • One of those players who finished with six or more rebounds was Jalen Johnson, • The Vols were lights-out from the field in the first half, shooting 55 percent overall and game within three buckets until midway through the second half. who like Pons had a career night against the Bulldogs. Johnson finished the game with 62.5 percent from behind the 3-point arc, knocking down five of their eight attempts • Tennessee held the Mocs without a point for a stretch of 4:28 to extend its lead to 16 a career-high eight points, career-high six rebounds and he tied his career-high with a from long range. points with 5:33 remaining in the game. It was UT’s largest lead of the night. From then pair of assists. • The Vols assisted on all 15 of their made field goals in the first half. on, UT led by double digits. • Freshmen Josiah-Jordan James, Olivier Nkamhoua and Davonte Gaines all made their • In the second half, the Orange & White fended off shooting struggles, holding the • David Jean-Baptiste and Matt Ryan led the Mocs with nine points each as Chattanooga Tennessee debuts. Huskies to a 37-percent shooting mark in the half, never allowing the lead to slip to fewer failed to have a player score in double figures. than seven points. • Tennessee closed the contest netting its final 12 points from the free-throw line, with senior Lamonté Turner going 9-for-10 from the line down the stretch. Turner finished the night with 16 points, a game-high eight assists and a season-high seven rebounds. He was named the game’s Most Valuable Player. • The Huskies were led by Nahziah Carter who tallied a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Official Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Florida State vs. Tennessee 11/29/2019 6:00 p.m. at Niceville, Fla. Florida State 60 (6-1) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 Rayquan Evans 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 01 Raiquan Gray 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 18 02 Anthony Polite 1-5 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 17 03 Trent Forrest * 3-11 0-0 3-5 0 4 4 2 9 4 8 1 1 34 04 Patrick Williams 4-6 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 0 8 1 2 0 1 18 05 Balsa Koprivica 2-2 0-0 4-4 1 2 3 3 8 0 1 0 2 19 10 Malik Osborne * 1-1 1-1 1-4 2 4 6 1 4 0 0 0 3 16 15 Dominik Olejniczak * 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 2 14 23 M.J. Walker * 3-10 1-3 3-5 1 2 3 3 10 2 1 0 0 24 24 Devin Vassell * 2-9 1-4 8-10 1 4 5 3 13 0 0 0 3 30 31 Wyatt Wilkes 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 1 2 3 Totals 19-54 3-11 19-29 8 23 31 21 60 7 13 2 13 200 FG % 1st: 12-25 48.0% 2nd: 7-29 24.1% Game: 19-54 35.2% Deadball 3FG % 1st: 1-5 20.0% 2nd: 2-6 33.3% Game: 3-11 27.3% Rebounds FT % 1st: 4-7 57.1% 2nd: 15-22 68.2% Game: 19-29 65.5% 11 #17 Tennessee 57 (5-1) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 Davonte Gaines 0-1 0-1 2-3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 15 01 Lamonte Turner * 4-14 1-4 11-14 0 3 3 2 20 2 8 0 1 36 03 Drew Pember 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 05 Josiah-Jordan James * 2-6 0-3 5-5 2 5 7 4 9 1 5 2 0 29 10 John Fulkerson * 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 5 2 2 1 1 1 29 13 Jalen Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 21 Olivier Nkamhoua 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 23 Jordan Bowden * 3-10 2-7 3-3 1 4 5 3 11 0 2 0 1 37 35 Yves Pons * 4-8 2-6 3-4 1 9 10 2 13 0 1 3 0 38 TEAM 1 0 1 Totals 14-42 5-22 24-29 7 26 33 20 57 5 21 7 4 200 FG % 1st: 7-22 31.8% 2nd: 7-20 35.0% Game: 14-42 33.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st: 2-10 20.0% 2nd: 3-12 25.0% Game: 5-22 22.7% Rebounds FT % 1st: 8-10 80.0% 2nd: 16-19 84.2% Game: 24-29 82.8% 3
Officials: Doug Shows, Jeff Anderson, Ron Groover Technical Fouls: Florida State-TEAM 2. Tennessee-None. Raider Arena, Niceville, Fla. Attendance: 2500 Emerald Coast Classic
Score by Period 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Florida State 29 31 60 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench • Behind a career-high 26 points from Jordan Bowden, Tennessee extended its nation- Tennessee 24 33 57 FSU 26 23 4 0 22 leading home win streak to 28 games with an 82-63 win over Murray State on Nov. 12, TENN 14 11 5 0 2 Last FG - FSU 2nd-06:38,TENN 2nd-00:02. Score Tied - 0 times 2019, at Thompson-Boling Arena. • Lamonté Turner and Jordan Bowden both passed career milestones in the Vols’ 76-41 Largest lead - FSU by 13 2nd-10:42, TENN None Lead Changed - 0 times • In addition to his career-best scoring output, Bowden hit a career-high six 3-pointers, victory over Alabama State Nov. 20, 2019, in Thompson-Boling Arena. FSU led for 39:36. TENN led for 00:00. Game was tied for 00:22. finishing 6-for-8 from beyond the arc. The Knoxville native scored 19 of his 26 points in the • For the second consecutive season, Tennessee had two players join the 1000-Point • A poor shooting night and an early 12-point deficit brought the Tennessee basketball second half (Murray State’s entire team totaled 19 second-half points). Club in the same game. Last season, Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield reached team its first loss of the season in a 60-57 result against Florida State at the Emerald • For the second consecutive game, Vols junior set a career-high in points Yves Pons the milestone against Louisville (Nov. 21, 2018). This season, it was Turner and Bowden, Coast Classic on Nov. 29, 2019. with 19. becoming the 51st and 52nd Vols to score 1,000 career points. • Tennessee junior Yves Pons put in a solid performance in his sixth straight start, tallying • Senior guard dished out a career-high 14 assists and committed zero Lamonté Turner • Bowden finished with a game-high 16 points, while Turner added 13 points to go along 13 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for his first career double-double. Pons also turnovers. Turner’s 14 assists were the most by a Vol in a single game since Jan. 19, 1994 with a game-high six assists. Turner has had six or more assists in every game this season recorded three blocks, marking his fifth multi-block game of the season and keeping his ( ). LaMarcus Golden and came into the contest ranked second in the country with 9.3 assists per game. six-game block streak alive. • Junior forward John Fulkerson, for the second straight game, narrowly missed out on a • Josiah-Jordan James snagged a game-high 13 rebounds, the first time a Tennessee • Senior Lamonté Turner was big from the charity stripe, knocking down 11 of his 14 double-double with nine points and nine rebounds player has had 10 or more boards this season. The Vols finished with a +15 rebounding free throw attempts. Turner finished the night with a game- and season-high 20 points. • Tennessee (2-0) trailed by as many as 12 points in the first half and faced a nine-point margin in the game. • Freshman Josiah-Jordan James added a season-high-tying nine points while also deficit heading into halftime. After the Vols and Racers battled evenly to start the second • James became the first Tennessee freshman guard to grab 10 or more rebounds since pulling down seven rebounds. half, the Tennessee offense came alive with a 14-4 run, capped by a three-point play from Armani Moore had 11 on Jan. 19, 2013, in a win over Mississippi State. • The Seminoles jumped out to an early lead, using a 10-0 run in the first half to put the Fulkerson that put the Vols in front, 64-58. • When Oliver Nkamhoua subbed in for junior John Fulkerson with 3:50 remaining in the Vols in a 12-point hole. The run was ceased by a dunk from Pons, who cut down the middle • Fulkerson’s three-point play was preceded by a 3-pointer from Bowden, which gave game, it marked the first time this season UT’s entire four-man freshman class was on the of the lane on a dish from James. Tennessee its first lead since the 18:53 mark of the first half. floor simultaneously. In the 3:14 that they were on the floor together, Tennessee went on • Over the next seven minutes of play, the Vols fought their way back, outscoring FSU 15-8 • Following the run that put the Vols in front for good, Tennessee went on to close the a 12-1 run, including nine points from freshmen. to cut the deficit to 22-17 with 7:06 remaining in the opening half. game on a 16-0 run – holding Murray State (1-1) scoreless over the final 7:21. • Tennessee’s defensive effort helped it build the lead out to as much as 37 points as the • Following an evenly matched end to the half, UT fended off the Seminoles’ offense in • In the opening frame, Murray State led for more than 18 minutes and took a 44-35 lead Big Orange closed the game with a 24-6 run. the final minute to hold the score at 29-24 in favor of Florida State as both teams headed into the break. It marked only the fourth time since the start of the 2017-18 season that • With the victory, Tennessee extended its home winning streak to 29 games, the longest to the locker rooms. Tennessee had trailed at the break at home. active streak in Division I. • Florida State came out of the halftime break in the same fashion they opened the first • Pons led all scorers in the first half with 13 points. stanza. The Seminoles came out quick, outscoring UT 11-5 in the first five minutes of the second frame, extending their lead to 40-29. • The final 15 minutes of action provided a lot of back-and-forth basketball, with the Vols cutting the Seminole lead to as few as three points. However, several key buckets and stops from FSU in the game’s latter stages cemented the final outcome.
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• A rough shooting night plagued No. 19 Tennessee, as the Vols dropped a low-scoring defensive battle to No. 13 Memphis at a sold-out Thompson-Boling Arena, 51-47, on Dec. 14, 2019. • A second-half offensive outburst propelled No. 21 Tennessee to a 75-53 win over • Tennessee’s 25 percent (15-for-60) shooting mark from the field was the lowest of Jacksonville State on Dec. 21, 2019, at Thompson-Boling Arena. the Rick Barnes era. • The win stands as the 700th in Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes’ stellar 33-year • With 1.7 seconds remaining and the score tied at 69-69, Tennessee senior Lamonté • Despite the Vols’ scoring struggles as a team, freshman Josiah-Jordan James posted a career. Turner buried a 3-pointer from the corner to lift the Volunteers to a 72-69 victory over career-high 14 points that led all scorers in the loss. • Jordan Bowden led the Vols in scoring with 19 points, as John Fulkerson (16), Yves Pons VCU on Nov. 30, 2019, at the Emerald Coast Classic. • The Vols (7-2) and Tigers battled evenly to begin the second half after Memphis (9-1) (11) and Josiah-Jordan James (10) also scored in double figures. • Turner’s buzzer-beater capped his 12-point, seven-assist performance, which also took a one-point lead into halftime. Memphis gained a bit of separation at the 12:03 mark • Guard Lamonte Turner dished out 11 assists, marking his third game this season with featured with three steals. He was named to the six-man Emerald Coast Classic All- after Tyler Harris and D.J. Jeffries made back-to-back threes to put the Tigers in front, double-digit assists. He became just the third player in program history to dish 11 assists Tournament Team. 37-33. or more in three games in the same season, joining Rodney Woods (1974-75) and Johnny • Vols junior scored a career-high 17 points and racked up seven rebounds John Fulkerson • After a 3-pointer from Jordan Bowden and a conversion on a contested layup from John Darden (1976-77 & 1977-78). as UT improved to 6-1. Fulkerson, Tennessee took its first lead in more than eight minutes of game time at 43-42 • After the game, Turner—who had been battling lingering shoulder problems— • Senior was incredibly efficient from the field, knocking down four of Jordan Bowden on a Yves Pons’ turnaround jumper in the lane with 5:56 remaining. announced his decision to step away from the court for medical reasons. A redshirt senior his six shots from the field while draining all six of his attempts from the foul line to • Over the course of the game’s next four minutes, the lead changed hands four times from Florence, Alabama, Turner graduated in May. In 106 career games, Turner scored finish with 14 points. before Memphis’ Damion Baugh hit a corner 3-pointer at the 1:43 mark. 1,086 points and averaged 10.2 points and 3.3 assists per game. • Off the bench, junior was critical to the Vols’ early first-half run, knocking Jalen Johnson • With Tennessee trailing 49-47 with 20 seconds remaining, Pons missed the front end • As a team, Tennessee totaled 25 assists—its most in a single game this season. James down two big buckets to help give Tennessee its 11-point halftime advantage. of a one-and-one, and the Tigers grabbed the rebound. Alex Lomax then made two free also contributed a season-high six assists. • With less than a minute remaining and UT holding a 67-66 edge, Fulkerson blocked throws to seal the game. • On the defensive end, Pons tied a program-record with six blocked shots, becoming just layup attempt and grabbed the ensuing rebound. De’riante Jenkins’ • Despite a sluggish start from the field, Tennessee built a 17-5 lead over the game’s first the seventh player in program history with six blocks in a game. • After getting fouled, Fulkerson knocked down both free throws before Jenkins came 12 minutes. During that stretch, the Vols held Memphis to a 1-for-13 shooting mark, as the • A brief second-half run by the Gamecocks cut their deficit to eight, but Tennessee right back down the floor to hit a three to tie things up at 69 apiece. Tigers went more than 11 minutes between field goals. responded with a 10-0 spurt to push the lead to 19 points and take full control. Tennessee • With the game tied, Turner knocked down his second three of the night and sealed • James paced the Vols early on, scoring Tennessee’s first eight points and 11 of its first scored 45 points in the second half—the second-most points it had scored in any half the win. 15. In the first six minutes of action, he also grabbed three rebounds and had two steals. this season to that point. • Forward led the Rams with 22 points, 11 rebounds and a pair of Marcus Santos-Silva • After the Vols’ initial spurt, Memphis fought back for the remainder of the first half, • Following an evenly contested first half, the Vols led the Gamecocks 30-26 at halftime. steals. eventually taking a 25-24 lead into the break on a Harris layup as the clock expired. • Three Tennessee true freshmen – James, Drew Pember and Davonte Gaines – combined to score 17 of the Vols’ 24 first-half points.
Official Basketball Box Score - Final Game Time: 7:00 PM Tennessee at Cincinnati Game Duration: 2:03 Attendance: 12,012 12/18/19 Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio 2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Officials: Doug Sirmons, Ted Valentine, Steven Anderson Tennessee - 66 Record: 7-3 FG 3P FT Rebounds Fouls Blocks Shooting By Period TP AS TO ST +/- NO. Name Min M-A M-A M-A OR DR TOT PF FD BS BA 1st FG% 13-25 52.0% 10 John Fulkerson F 32:29 6-8 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 3 4 14 1 3 4 1 0 -10 3PT% 1-3 33.3% 1 Lamonte Turner G 28:34 3-8 0-1 6-6 0 1 1 2 4 12 3 4 1 0 0 -22 FT% 7-7 100% 5 Josiah-Jordan James G 33:38 3-8 1-5 1-1 0 4 4 5 2 8 2 1 1 0 0 -11 2nd FG% 10-26 38.5% 23 Jordan Bowden G 36:45 4-12 1-5 4-4 0 2 2 2 2 13 6 1 0 1 1 -6 3PT% 2-12 16.7% 35 Yves Pons G 34:16 5-9 1-3 0-0 1 3 4 4 2 11 0 1 0 1 1 -14 FT% 10-10 100% 0 Davonte Gaines 16:47 0-2 0-1 4-4 1 2 3 1 2 4 1 0 3 1 0 1 GMFG% 23-51 45.1% 21 Olivier Nkamhoua 10:01 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 3PT% 3-15 20.0% FT% 17-17 100.0% 13 Jalen Johnson 03:43 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Drew Pember 03:47 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 -3 Dead Ball Rebounds: 0, 0 Team 1 1 2 0 2 Totals 23-51 3-15 17-17 6 15 21 18 16 66 13 14 10 4 2 -12 Technical Fouls: Turner 2nd 2:12 Cincinnati - 78 Record: 7-4 FG 3P FT Rebounds Fouls Blocks Shooting By Period TP AS TO ST +/- NO. Name Min M-A M-A M-A OR DR TOT PF FD BS BA 1st FG% 16-25 64.0% 13 Tre Scott F 38:24 7-11 1-2 0-0 3 4 7 1 1 15 1 1 0 0 0 14 3PT% 4-8 50.0% 33 Chris Vogt C 20:47 5-8 0-0 1-1 1 3 4 4 2 11 2 1 0 1 1 9 FT% 2-2 100% 2 Keith Williams G 32:06 4-9 0-1 3-6 2 3 5 2 3 11 3 4 0 1 1 18 2nd FG% 15-30 50.0% 3 Mika Adams-Woods G 31:23 3-6 1-3 4-4 0 3 3 1 5 11 4 0 0 0 0 13 3PT% 1-7 14.3% 34 Jarron Cumberland G 21:23 4-9 1-5 1-1 0 2 2 5 3 10 4 6 2 0 1 7 FT% 9-14 64.3% 0 Chris McNeal 12:11 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -4 GMFG% 31-55 56.4% 21 Jaevin Cumberland 24:33 4-7 2-3 1-2 0 2 2 0 2 11 2 1 0 0 1 0 3PT% 5-15 33.3% FT% 11-16 68.8% 35 Jaume Sorolla 19:13 4-4 0-0 1-2 2 2 4 1 2 9 1 1 0 0 0 3 Dead Ball Rebounds: 3, 1 Team 3 1 4 0 0 Totals 31-55 5-15 11-16 11 21 32 16 18 78 17 15 2 2 4 12 Technical Fouls: NONE TEN CIN Points from TEN CIN Period by Period Scoring Biggest lead st nd 6 (1 8:49) 12 (2 0:37) Turnovers 18 15 1st 2nd TOT Best Scoring Run 6 (1st 15:59) 10 (1st 1:47) Paint 30 46 Lead Changes 8 Second Chance 8 5 TEN 34 32 66 Times Tied 6 Fast Breaks 13 10 CIN 38 40 78 Time with Lead 09:12 27:25 Bench 8 20
• Despite four Vols scoring in double digits and a perfect shooting night from the free- throw line, a late Cincinnati run pushed the Bearcats past Tennessee, 78-66, on Dec. 18, 2019, at Fifth Third Arena. • Behind a staunch defensive effort, No. 21 Tennessee moved past Florida A&M, 72-43, on • Vols senior Lamonté Turner fought through early foul trouble to pour in 12 points, six Dec. 4, 2019, in Thompson-Boling Arena of which came from the foul line. • It was the third time this season the Vols (7-1) held an opponent to fewer than 50 points. • Senior Jordan Bowden had a solid night, scoring 13 points and dishing off a season- • The Vols limited the Rattlers to just 35.6 percent shooting from the field, as only two high six assists. Florida A&M players shot better than 50 percent on the night. Tennessee’s 29-point • Junior Yves Pons dropped 11 points, breaking into double digits for the seventh time margin of victory was its second-highest margin thus far in the season. this season. Coming into the year, he had scored double-digit points just once. Pons also • Freshman Olivier Nkamhoua had a breakout performance, recording his first career recorded a block for the 10th consecutive contest, marking the longest streak since Grant double-double and the fourth for any Tennessee player this season. Williams logged at least one block in 10 straight games last season. • The Helsinki, Finland, native nearly doubled his season-high with 13 rebounds--with • John Fulkerson was efficient from the field once again, tallying a team-high 14 points seven coming on the offensive glass. He also posted a season-high 11 points on 5-of-9 and knocking down six of his eight attempts from the field. shooting while adding a team-high two blocks. • The Bearcats jumped out to an early 8-0 advantage, but a 12-2 run by the Vols, during • Fellow Vols freshman Josiah-Jordan James finished with a season-high in points with which five different players scored, gave UT it’s first lead with just over 14 minutes 10, while freshman Davonte Gaines added seven. The first-year trio accounted for nearly remaining in the first half. 40 percent of the Vols’ scoring. • The sides closed the final 14 minutes of the opening half trading baskets, with the • Their efforts helped push the nation’s longest active home winning streak to 31 games, largest lead for either team being six points. Heading into the locker room Cincinnati the third-longest in program history. held a slim 38-34 lead. • In total, Tennessee had five players finish with double-digit points. John Fulkerson • Down 46-42 near the mid-point of the second half, a 3-pointer at the top of the arc from tallied a game-high 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting. It was just two points off his career Pons, followed by a turnaround jumper from Bowden, gave Tennessee its first lead since high and was the sixth time in eight games this season he has scored in double-figures. the 3:49 mark of the first half. • Yves Pons posted 14 points to go along with seven rebounds, two steals and a block. • From there, the squads continued to trade baskets and the lead. Then, with 6:20 The 6-6 junior extended his streak of consecutive games with a block to eight. Lamonté remaining, and Cincinnati holding a 58-57 lead, the Bearcats went on a 9-0 run to increase Turner was the final Vol with double-digit points, all 10 of which came in the first half. their advantage to 67-57 with just over three minutes to play. • The win was the 699th of Rick Barnes’ head coaching career.
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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 8-3 6-1 0-1 2-1 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 8-3 6-1 0-1 2-1
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 23 Bowden,Jordan 11-11 361 32.8 51-125 . 4 0 8 22-59 . 3 7 3 24-28 . 8 5 7 2 43 45 4.1 21 0 26 15 4 11 148 13.5 01 Turner,Lamonte 11-11 369 33.5 40-129 . 3 1 0 11-47 . 2 3 4 44-59 . 7 4 6 7 32 39 3.5 21 0 78 42 2 20 135 12.3 10 Fulkerson,John 11-11 308 28.0 53-79 . 6 7 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 24-35 . 6 8 6 19 39 58 5.3 32 1 17 19 11 17 130 11.8 35 Pons,Yves 11-11 359 32.6 49-95 . 5 1 6 11-33 . 3 3 3 20-26 . 7 6 9 15 45 60 5.5 24 0 8 12 27 5 129 11.7 05 James,Josiah-Jordan 11-11 331 30.1 28-74 . 3 7 8 8-30 . 2 6 7 17-20 . 8 5 0 15 54 69 6.3 29 1 27 27 6 7 81 7.4 21 Nkamhoua,Olivier 11-0 167 15.2 24-48 . 5 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 5-10 . 5 0 0 21 28 49 4.5 23 0 2 12 6 3 54 4.9 00 Gaines,Davonte 10-0 112 11.2 8-22 . 3 6 4 3-11 . 2 7 3 20-24 . 8 3 3 5 14 19 1.9 9 0 9 3 3 8 39 3.9 13 Johnson,Jalen 11-0 110 10.0 8-23 . 3 4 8 4-16 . 2 5 0 2-2 1.000 3 13 16 1.5 6 0 4 5 2 0 22 2.0 03 Pember,Drew 8-0 62 7.8 3-12 . 2 5 0 0-6 . 0 0 0 8-12 . 6 6 7 8 9 17 2.1 5 0 3 1 2 1 14 1.8 33 Kent,Zach 2-0 10 5.0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1.5 04 Fleschman,Jacob 3-0 6 2.0 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1.0 30 Jancek,Brock 3-0 5 1.7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 18 20 38 6 Total...... 11 2200 266-612 . 4 3 5 62-211 . 2 9 4 164-216 . 7 5 9 113 299 412 37.5 171 2 175 144 63 72 758 68.9 Opponents...... 11 2200 233-612 . 3 8 1 57-180 . 3 1 7 106-164 . 6 4 6 100 263 363 33.0 206 - 105 158 33 78 629 57.2
TEAM STATISTICS UT OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 758 629 11/05/19 UNC ASHEVILLE W 78-63 19273 Points per game 68.9 57.2 11/12/19 MURRAY STATE W 82-63 16913 Scoring margin +11.7 - 1 11/16/19 vs Washington W 75-62 6802 FIELD GOALS-ATT 266-612 233-612 11/20/19 ALABAMA STATE W 76-41 18176 Field goal pct . 4 3 5 . 3 8 1 11/25/19 CHATTANOOGA W 58-46 18556 3 POINT FG-ATT 62-211 57-180 2 11/29/19 vs Florida State L 57-60 2500 3-point FG pct . 2 9 4 . 3 1 7 2 11/30/19 vs VCU W 72-69 2500 3-pt FG made per game 5.6 5.2 12/04/19 FLORIDA A&M W 72-43 17187 FREE THROWS-ATT 164-216 106-164 12/14/19 MEMPHIS L 47-51 21868 Free throw pct . 7 5 9 . 6 4 6 12/18/19 at Cincinnati L 66-78 12012 F-Throws made per game 14.9 9.6 12/21/19 JACKSONVILLE ST. W 75-53 18247 REBOUNDS 412 363 Rebounds per game 37.5 33.0 1 = James Naismith Classic (Toronto, Ont.) Rebounding margin +4.5 - 2 = Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, Fla.) ASSISTS 175 105 * = Conference game Assists per game 15.9 9.5 TURNOVERS 144 158 Turnovers per game 13.1 14.4 Turnover margin +1.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.7 STEALS 72 78 Steals per game 6.5 7.1 BLOCKS 63 33 Blocks per game 5.7 3.0 ATTENDANCE 130220 23814 Home games-Avg/Game 7-18603 1-12012 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-3934
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Tennessee 361 397 758 Opponents 303 326 629 BROADCAST MEDIA CHEAT SHEET | Probable starters noted with orange numbers
DAVONTE GAINES duh-VON-tay • True freshman has earned the trust of his coaches, averaging 11.2 minutes per game off the bench Fr. • G • 6-7 • 178 • Buffalo, N.Y./Hargrave Military Academy (Va.) • Has made each of his last 14 free-throw attempts, dating to the win over Florida A&M (12/4/19) • Owns UT’s best points-per-shot average (1.77); averaging more than two points per shot in seven of the GP/GS PPG APG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% 19-20 10/0 3.9 0.9 1.9 .364 .273 .833 team’s last eight games 0 • Played a season-high 20 minutes off the bench against Florida A&M (12/4/19), scoring seven points. Career Highs Pts: 9 Reb: 6 Ast: 3 Stl: 3 Min: 20 • Provided a burst of energy for the Vols in 13 minutes of action off the bench vs. VCU (11/30/19)
LAMONTÉ TURNER luh-MON-tay • Announced following UT’s win on Dec. 21 that he was ending his UT career due to thoracic outlet syndrome Sr. • G • 6-2 • 187 • Florence, Ala./IMG Academy (Fla.) • At that time, his 7.1 apg ranked second in the SEC and 11th nationally • Preseason All-SEC pick and Cousy Award candidate still leads all active SEC players with 347 career assists GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% • His 171 career 3-pointers rank tied for 10th-most in program history 19-20 11/11 12.3 3.5 7.1 .310 .234 .746 INACTIVE • He is one of only five Vols ever to total 1,000 points, 300 rebounds and 300 assists in their career 1 Career 106/36 10.2 2.9 3.3 .382 .341 .801 • Dished out a career-high 14 assists, with no turnovers, in UT’s victory over Murray State (11/12/19) 25 9 14 4 41 Career Highs Pts: Reb: Ast: Stl: Min: • The 2018 SEC Co-Sixth Man of the Year graduated in May of 2019 with a degree in Communication Studies DREW PEMBER • True freshman from Knoxville has seen action in eight games, averaging 7.8 minutes off the bench Fr. • F • 6-9 • 207 • Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden High School • Has only one turnover in 62 total minutes played this season • Provided an instant impact against Memphis (12/14/19), logging four points, four rebounds and an assist GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 19-20 8/0 1.8 2.1 0.4 .250 .000 .667 • Played a season-high 15 minutes off the bench in UT’s win over Florida A&M (12/4/19) 3 • Tallied first collegiate points (8), blocks (2) and assist (1), while also pulling in five rebounds in UT’s Career Highs Pts: 8 Reb: 5 Ast: 1 Stl: 1 Min: 15 victory over Alabama State (11/20/19) JACOB FLESCHMAN • Extremely accurate shooter is on track to complete his degree in Business Finance in May Jr. • G • 6-3 • 176 • Austin, Texas/Westlake High School • Scored three points in two minutes of action in UT’s victory over Alabama State (11/20/19) • Added two points in UT’s exhibition win over Eastern New Mexico (10/30/19) GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% • After redshirting his first year in the program (2016-17), he has appeared in ten career games 19-20 3/0 1.0 - - .333 .333 - 4 Career 10/0 0.6 0.1 0.1 .286 .333 - • Known to his teammates by his nickname, “Black” or “Blackjack” (given to him by Kevin Durant) • One of three walk-ons on the team, along with sophomore forward Brock Jancek and junior guard Kofi Maze Career Highs Pts: 3 Reb: 1 Asst: 1 Stl: - Min: 3 JOSIAH-JORDAN JAMES • His 6.3 rpg leads the Vols and ranks 14th in the SEC (most among freshmen, third-most among guards) Fr. • G • 6-6 • 208 • Charleston, S.C./Porter-Gaud School • Dished off a season-high six assists in Tennessee’s win over Jacksonville State (12/21/19) • Scored a career-high 14 points against Memphis (12/14/19), finishing 3-of-6 from 3-point range GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 19-20 11/11 7.4 6.3 2.4 .378 .286 .850 • Had a season-high 13 rebounds along with five assists against Alabama State (11/20/19) 5 • Shot 4-of-4 from the field in UT’s win over #20 Washington (11/16/19), scoring a season-high nine points Career Highs Pts: 14 Reb: 13 Ast: 6 Stl: 3 Min: 36 • Five-star prospect and top-50 signee was a McDonald’s All-American last spring
JOHN FULKERSON • On track to complete his degree in Recreation and Sport Management in May Jr. • F • 6-9 • 212 • Kingsport, Tenn./The Christ School (N.C.) • Has scored in double figures in eight of the team’s 11 contests this season while starting every game • His 1.64 points per shot this season ranks second on the team and exemplifies his offensive efficiency GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG FG% FT% • Nabbed a career-high four steals, while also netting a team-high 14 points against Cincinnati (12/18/19) 19-20 11/11 11.8 5.3 1.5 1.5 .671 .686 10 Career 87/18 3.9 2.9 0.8 0.7 .583 .672 • Scored a career-high 17 points in UT’s win over #20 VCU (11/30/19) • Serves on the SEC Men’s Basketball Leadership Council and UT’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Career Highs Pts: 17 Reb: 10 Asst: 5 Stl: 4 Min: 37 JALEN JOHNSON • Completed his degree in Communication Studies in December; now wears the “SEC Graduate” patch Jr. • G • 6-6 • 196 • Durham, N.C./Wesleyan Christian Academy • Drained a 3-pointer and put in a layup to spearhead UT’s first-half run in its win over #20 VCU (11/30/19) • Tallied career-highs in both points (8) and rebounds (6) in UT’s season-opening win over UNCA (11/5/19) GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 19-20 11/0 2.0 1.5 0.4 .348 .250 1.000 • Serves on UT’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, along with fellow team rep John Fulkerson 13 • Helped lead Wesleyan Christian Academy to two North Carolina state titles during his prep career Career 50/0 1.5 0.9 0.3 .444 .381 .714 • One of six left-handers on the team; both his parents were Division I track athletes Career Highs Pts: 8 Reb: 6 Asst: 2 Blk: 1 Min: 23
OLIVIER NKAMHOUA OH-liv-ee-AY KAHM-wuh • Recorded his first career double-double (11 pts, 13 rebs) in UT’s win over Florida A&M (12/4/19) Fr. • F • 6-8 • 224 • Helsinki, Finland/ishop Walsh School (Md.) • Shot an efficient 4-of-8 from the field, netting eight points, while also pulling down five rebounds against Alabama State (11/20/19) GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% • Drained his first career 3-pointer in UT’s win over Chattanooga (11/25/19) 21 19-20 11/0 4.9 4.5 0.2 .500 .250 .500 • Had eight points and seven rebounds in UT’s victory vs. Murray State (11/12/19) • Totaled seven points and seven rebounds off the bench in his collegiate debut vs. UNC Asheville (11/5/19) Career Highs Pts: 11 Reb: 13 Blk: 2 Stl: 1 Min: 23 • Competed for Finland (as a 6-4 point guard) in 2016 FIBA U16 European Championships divisional play
JORDAN BOWDEN BAU-din • Jerry West Award candidate is on track to complete his degree in Africana Studies in May Sr. • G • 6-5 • 193 • Knoxville, Tenn./22 Feet Academy (S.C.) • Team’s leading scorer also leads the Vols in free-throw percentage (.852) and has made 16 straight attempts • Dropped a team-high 19 points, while draining four 3-pointers in UT’s win over Jacksonville State (12/21/19) GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% • Scored a career-high 26 points while draining a career best six 3-pointers against Murray State (11/12/19) 19-20 11/11 13.5 4.1 2.4 .408 .373 .857 23 • Ranks fifth among active SEC players in points (1,070), third in steals (105) and sixth in rebounds (379) Career 112/79 9.7 3.4 1.8 .412 .366 .799 • Knoxville’s Carter High School retired his No. 3 jersey on Dec. 19 Career Highs Pts: 26 Reb: 12 Asst: 7 Stl: 4 Min: 39
SANTIAGO VESCOVI sahn-tee-AH-go vess-CO-vee • A mid-year addition to the roster, the 18-year-old guard is expected to arrive in Knoxville on Dec. 28 Fr. • G • 6-2 • 175 • Montevideo, Uruguay/NBA Global Academy • Must await standard NCAA and SEC clearance protocols before becoming eligible to compete • A native of Uruguay, he most recently attended the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 19-20 -/------• Led his squad to the championship at the NBA Academy Games in July 25 • Gives the Tennessee roster seven left-handers and four international players Career Highs Pts: - Reb: - Ast: - Stl: - Min: - • Majoring in Business
BROCK JANCEK JAN-sik • Has appeared in three games this season So. • F • 6-8 • 222 • Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville Catholic HS • Saw his first action of the year in Tennessee’s win over Alabama State (11/20/19) • A valuable member of the Vols’ scout team who provides depth in the frontcourt GP/GS PPG RPG BPG FG% 3FG% FT% • Appeared in six games off the bench as a freshman last season 19-20 3/0 ------• His father, John Jancek, was the Tennessee football program’s defensive coordinator from 2013-15 and 30 Career 9/0 0.0 0.2 0.1 .000 .000 .000 held the same title this season at Colorado State Career Highs Pts: - Reb: 1 Blk: 1 Stl: - Min: 2 • One of three walk-ons on the team, along with junior guards Jacob Fleschman and Kofi Maze
YVES PONS EEV PAHNS • Needed only eight games this season to score more points (118) than he did in 2017-18 and 2018-19 combined (94) Jr. • G/F • 6-6 • 209 • Fuveau, France/INSEP Academy • Team’s fourth-leading scorer (11.7 ppg) has totaled 10+ points eight times this season • Ranks second in the SEC with 2.4 blocks per game GP/GS PPG RPG BPG FG% 3FG% FT% • Has had 3+ blocks in six games this season and has recorded at least one block in every game thus far 19-20 11/11 11.7 5.5 2.4 .516 .333 .769 LAST GAME 35 Career 70/24 3.2 2.0 0.6 .515 .328 .628 • Tied Tennessee’s single-game record with six blocks in UT’s victory over Jacksonville State (12/21/19) • Recorded his first career double-double (13 pts, career-high 10 rebs) against Florida State (11/29/19) Career Highs Pts: 19 Reb: 10 Blk: 6 Stl: 2 Min: 40
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