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GAME #20 10 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 25 ALL-AMERICANS | 11 SEC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 45 NBA DRAFT PICKS TENNESSEE (12-7, 4-3) 2014-15 » SCHEDULE & RECORD vs. AUBURN (10-10, 2-5) OVERALL RECORD: 12-7 JAN. 31 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 12:02 P.M. ET SEC 4-3 NON-CONFERENCE 8-4 THE MATCHUP HOME 8-2 AWAY 3-2 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS AUBURN vs NEUTRAL 1-3 THE RECORD QUICK COMPARISON 64.2 ppg Points Per Game 66.9 ppg THE SCHEDULE 62.7 ppg Points Allowed Per Game 67.6 ppg DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT 33.0 rpg Rebounding Per Game 32.9 rpg N14 1-vs. No. 15 VCU (CBS Sports Network) L 85-69 32.2 rpg Rebounding Defense 36.5 rpg N20 Texas Southern (FSN) W 70-58 N27 2-vs. Santa Clara (ESPN2) W 64-57 .439 Field Goal Pct. .407 N28 2-vs. No. 11 Kansas L 82-67 .359 3-Point Pct. .324 UTSPORTS.COM AUBURNTIGERS.COM N30 2-vs. Marquette L 67-59 TENNESSEE QUICK FACTS AUBURN QUICK FACTS D6 3-Kansas State (ESPN2) W 65-64 Head Coach: Donnie Tyndall Head Coach: Bruce Pearl D14 No. 15 Butler (ESPNU) W 67-55 Record at Tennessee: 12-7 / 1st year Record at Auburn: 10-10 / 1st year D17 at NC State (ESPN2) L 83-72 Overall Record: 212-114 / 10th year Overall Record: 472-155 / 20th year D19 Tennessee Tech (FSN) W 61-58 Points Leader: Josh Richardson (15.6 ppg, 7th in SEC) Points Leader: KT Harrell (17.1 ppg, 2nd in SEC) D22 Mercer (SEC Network) W 64-54 Rebounds Leader: Armani Moore (6.6 rpg, 9th in SEC) Rebounds Leader: Cinmeon Bowers (11.2 rpg, 1st in SEC) D27 Tennessee State (SEC Network) W 67-46 Assists Leader: Josh Richardson (3.5 apg, 10th in SEC) Assists Leader: Malcolm Canada (2.4 apg, 17th in SEC) D31 ETSU (SEC Network) W 71-61 J7 at Mississippi State* (SEC Network) W 61-47 J10 Alabama* (SEC Network) L 56-38 #BEATAUBURN J13 No. 19 Arkansas* (ESPNU) W 74-69 J17 at Missouri* (SEC Network) W 59-51 NOTING THE VOLS INSIDE THE SERIES A WIN WOULD... J20 at South Carolina* (ESPNU) W 66-62 J24 Texas A&M* (FSN) L 67-61 In SEC play, UT ranks third in Overall: Tennessee leads, 74-37, Make the Vols 2-2 all-time J27 at Arkansas* (ESPNU) L 69-64 the league in scoring defense dating to 1927 against former Tennessee head J31 Auburn* (ESPN2) 12:02 p.m. (60.1 ppg) and steals (7.0 spg). In Knoxville: UT leads, 46-7 coaches. See Page 3. F3 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) 7 p.m. In four career games vs. Auburn, Prevent Tennessee’s first back- In Auburn: Auburn leads, 26-22 F7 at Georgia* (ESPN2) Noon Josh Richardson averages 8.5 to-back home losses since F11 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 9 p.m. points and 3.0 rebounds. Neutral Sites: UT leads, 6-4 January 2013 (Memphis and F14 LSU* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. Current Streak: Tennessee has Ole Miss). After averaging 3.0 ppg F17 No. 1 Kentucky* (ESPN) 7 p.m. won seven straight through UT’s first nine games, Give the Vols an eight-game F21 at Ole Miss* (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. Robert Hubbs III has averaged Last Meeting: Tennessee won, win streak against Auburn. F26 Vanderbilt* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. 9.8 ppg in the last 10 games. 82-54, in Auburn 3/5/14 Give Donnie Tyndall his 100th F28 at Florida* (ESPN/ESPN2) TBD Tennessee’s strength-of- Tyndall vs. Pearl: No meetings regular-season conference win schedule ranks 10th nationally as a head coach. M4 at LSU* (SEC Network) 7 p.m. according to ESPN’s BPI. M7 South Carolina* (FSN) 4 p.m. M11-15 SEC Tournament PROBABLE STARTERS Schedule Key Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other 1-Quicken Loans Veterans Classic (Alumni Hall, An- G 1 Josh Richardson 6-6 200 Sr. Edmond, Okla. 15.6 4.1 3.5 apg napolis, Md.); 2-Orlando Classic (HP Field House); G 0 Kevin Punter 6-4 180 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. 10.7 2.4 .400 3FG% 3-SEC/Big 12 Challenge G 3 Robert Hubbs III 6-6 206 So. Newbern, Tenn. 6.6 2.5 .364 3FG% *Southeastern Conference Game F 4 Armani Moore 6-5 215 Jr. Kennesaw, Ga. 9.7 6.6 2.3 apg F 23 Derek Reese 6-8 220 Jr. Orlando, Fla. 5.3 5.2 .424 FG% All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP Are you viewing these game notes on a Auburn Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other wifi-enabled mobile device? If so, click G 14 Antoine Mason 6-1 216 Sr. Queens, N.Y. 14.1 2.5 .349 3FG% on any game’s score above to view the G 1 KT Harrell 6-4 212 Sr. Montgomery, Ala. 17.1 3.0 .460 FG% video highlights from that contest. G 12 K.C. Ross-Miller 6-0 178 Sr. Grand Prairie, Texas 6.2 2.0 2.1 spg F 25 Jordon Granger 6-8 210 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. 5.0 3.3 0.9 bpg F 5 Cinmeon Bowers 6-7 278 Jr. Racine, Wis. 13.5 11.2 4.1 orpg EXPERIENCE THE ACTION TV RADIO SATELLITE RADIO TICKETS/PROMOTIONS ESPN2 Vol Network Sirius www.UTtix.com Mark Jones (PxP) Bob Kesling (PxP) Channel 119 (UT feed) 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) Kara Lawson (analyst) Jeff Goodman (reporter) Bert Bertelkamp (analyst) XM Eric Posman (producer) Tim Berry (engineer) Channel 190 (UT feed) 2014-15 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL | UTSPORTS.COM | @VOL_HOOPS TENNESSEE BASKETBALL INSIDE TENNESSEE QUICK FACTS THE BASICS Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Founded: 1794 Conference: Southeastern Enrollment: 27,523 Colors: Orange & White Nickname: Volunteers Mascot: Smokey Band: Pride of the Southland University President: Dr. Joe DiPietro Knoxville Chancellor: Dr. Jimmy G. Cheek Faculty Representative: Dr. Donald Bruce Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics: Dave Hart Athletic Department Phone: 865-974-1220 Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) COURT FACTS Thompson-Boling Arena Front Row (L-R): Video Coordinator Ty Proffitt, Athletic Trainer Chad Newman, Director of Player Development J.T. Burton, Braxton Bonds, Brandon Lopez, Josh Richardson, Head Coach Donnie Tyndall, Armani Moore, Ian Chiles, Galen Campbell, Strength & Conditioning Capacity: 21,678 Coach Todd Moyer, Special Assistant to the Head Coach R.J. Rush (has since resigned), Graduate Assistant Kyle Condon; Back Row (L-R): Record in Arena: 330-113 (.745), 28th season Assistant Coach Adam Howard (has since resigned), Assistant Coach Al Pinkins, Detrick Mostella, Robert Hubbs III, Jabari McGhee, Willie Largest Crowd: 25,610 vs. Kentucky (1/21/89) Carmichael III, Dominic Woodson (no longer with program), Tariq Owens, Derek Reese, Devon Baulkman, Assistant Coach Chris Shumate, at current capacity: 22,326 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09) Director of Basketball Operations Justin Phelps, Assistant Coach Beau Braden. ROSTER & QUICK NOTES No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown | Previous School MEDIA INFORMATION 34 Devon Baulkman G 6-5 200 Jr. Bainbridge, Ga. | Gulf Coast State College Note: JUCO transfer has seven starts at the No. 3 spot and is shooting a team-best .421 from 3-point range CREDENTIALS 32 Braxton Bonds G 6-1 170 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. | Christ Presbyterian Academy Outlets interested in obtaining credentials to cover Note: Invited walk-on is sitting out this season due to NCAA transfer rules; initially enrolled at Liberty in the summer Tennessee basketball home games must apply for credentials via Sports Systems. 25 Galen Campbell G 6-2 190 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. | Fulton HS Note: Former walk-on has appeared in 13 career games; placed on scholarship for the spring semester Jan. 9 Link: www.sportssystems.com/clients/seccredentials/ 24 Willie Carmichael III F 6-8 210 Fr. Apopka, Fla. | Wekiva HS Applications for single-game credentials should Note: True freshman has started 13 games as Tennessee’s five-man; averaging 3.7 ppg and 2.6 rpg in 17.1 mpg be submitted at least one week in advance of the 5 Ian Chiles G 6-1 200 Sr. Louisville, Ky. | IUPUI game(s) one plans to cover. Note: Graduate transfer PG battled injuries since enrolling; it was announced Jan. 5 that his season was over (shoulder) COVERING PRACTICE 3 Robert Hubbs III G 6-6 206 So. Newbern, Tenn. | Dyer County HS Only select Tennessee basketball practices are open Note: Averaging 10.0 points and 3.9 rebounds in SEC play; also is shooting .435 from 3-point range in league play to the media. Contact basketball SID Tom Satkowiak 33 Brandon Lopez G 6-1 180 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. | Austin-East HS ([email protected]) for dates and times. See Note: Local walk-on was in the mix for the starting point guard job before tearing his ACL July 26 Page 241 of the Tennessee Record Book for specific 21 Jabari McGhee F 6-8 210 Fr. Albany, Ga. | Hargrave Military Academy (Va.) practice coverage guidelines. Note: Suffered a right foot injury Dec. 17, had surgery Dec. 19 and is out for a minimum of six weeks MEDIA LUNCHEONS 4 Armani Moore F 6-5 215 Jr. Kennesaw, Ga. | Mt. Paran Christian School During SEC play, Donnie Tyndall hosts weekly media Note: Seeing action at both the No. 3 and 4 spots; averaging a team-high 6.6 rebounds (10th in the SEC) luncheons in the Arena Dining area at Thompson-Bol- 15 Detrick Mostella G 6-3 170 Fr.