TENNESSEE (13-7, 5-3) Vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE
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GAME #21 10 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 25 ALL-AMERICANS | 11 SEC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 45 NBA DRAFT PICKS TENNESSEE (13-7, 5-3) 2014-15 » SCHEDULE & RECORD vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE (10-11, 3-5) OVERALL RECORD:7 13- FEB. 3 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 7:02 P.M. ET SEC 5-3 NON-CONFERENCE 8-4 THE MATCHUP HOME 9-2 AWAY 3-2 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS vs NEUTRAL 1-3 THE RECORD QUICK COMPARISON 64.5 ppg Points Per Game 62.4 ppg THE SCHEDULE 62.7 ppg Points Allowed Per Game 62.0 ppg DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT 33.0 rpg Rebounding Per Game 35.9 rpg N14 1-vs. No. 15 VCU (CBS Sports Network) L 85-69 31.9 rpg Rebounding Defense 31.3 rpg N20 Texas Southern (FSN) W 70-58 N27 2-vs. Santa Clara (ESPN2) W 64-57 .438 Field Goal Pct. .425 N28 2-vs. No. 11 Kansas L 82-67 .354 3-Point Pct. .305 UTSPORTS.COM HAILSTATE.COM N30 2-vs. Marquette L 67-59 TENNESSEE QUICK FACTS MISSISSIPPI STATE QUICK FACTS D6 3-Kansas State (ESPN2) W 65-64 Head Coach: Donnie Tyndall Head Coach: Rick Ray D14 No. 15 Butler (ESPNU) W 67-55 Record at Tennessee: 13-7 / 1st year Record at MSU: 10-11 / 3rd year D17 at NC State (ESPN2) L 83-72 Overall Record: 213-114 / 10th year Overall Record: Same D19 Tennessee Tech (FSN) W 61-58 Points Leader: Josh Richardson (15.6 ppg, 6th in SEC) Points Leader: Roquez Johnson (10.6 ppg, 31st in SEC) D22 Mercer (SEC Network) W 64-54 Rebounds Leader: Armani Moore (7.0 rpg, 8th in SEC) Rebounds Leader: Gavin Ware (7.3 rpg, 5th in SEC) D27 Tennessee State (SEC Network) W 67-46 Assists Leader: Josh Richardson (3.7 apg, 9th in SEC) Assists Leader: I.J. Ready (2.3 apg, 21st 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 #BEATMSU 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 The Vols hold SEC opponents to Overall: Tennessee leads, 79-41 Give the Vols a 6-3 SEC record J27 at Arkansas* (ESPNU) L 69-64 J31 Auburn* (ESPN2) W 71-63 just 60.5 ppg (second-best scor- In Knoxville: UT leads, 44-10 halfway through league play. ing defense in the league). Make Tennessee 10-2 in home In Starkville: UT leads, 28-27 F3 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) 7:02 p.m. Kevin Punter is shooting .500 games this season. F7 at Georgia* (ESPN2) Noon from 3-point range in home At Humphrey Coliseum: UT Give the Vols a five-game win F11 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 9 p.m. games this season. leads, 15-14 streak against Mississippi State, F14 LSU* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. Neutral Sites: UT leads, 7-4 Armani Moore had career-highs including a home/road sweep F17 No. 1 Kentucky* (ESPN) 7 p.m. in points (19) and rebounds Current Streak: UT has won four this season. F21 at Ole Miss* (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. (13) Saturday vs. Auburn for his straight Preserve UT’s perfect record F26 Vanderbilt* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. fourth double-double of the year. Last Meeting: UT won, 61-47, in against third-year MSU head F28 at Florida* (ESPN/ESPN2) TBD Tennessee’s strength-of- Starkville 1/7/15 coach Rick Ray. schedule ranks 12th nationally M4 at LSU* (SEC Network) 7 p.m. Tyndall vs. Ray: Tyndall leads, 1-0 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 3.7 apg napolis, Md.); 2-Orlando Classic (HP Field House); G 0 Kevin Punter 6-4 180 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. 11.0 2.4 .422 3FG% 3-SEC/Big 12 Challenge G 3 Robert Hubbs III 6-6 206 So. Newbern, Tenn. 6.5 2.6 .362 3FG% *Southeastern Conference Game F 4 Armani Moore 6-5 215 Jr. Kennesaw, Ga. 10.2 7.0 2.7 orpg F 23 Derek Reese 6-8 220 Jr. Orlando, Fla. 5.6 5.2 .409 FG% All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP Are you viewing these game notes on a Mississippi State Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other wifi-enabled mobile device? If so, click G 15 I.J. Ready 5-11 170 So. Little Rock, Ark. 8.7 1.9 2.3 apg on any game’s score above to view the G2 3 Craig Sword 6-3 196 Jr. Montgomery, Ala. 7.4 2.2 0.9 spg video highlights from that contest. G 23 Travis Daniels 6-8 219 RS-Jr. Tuscaloosa, Ala. 6.7 4.4 .403 FG% F 25 Roquez Johnson 6-7 210 Sr. Montgomery, Ala. 10.6 5.9 .540 FG% F 20 Gavin Ware 6-9 260 Jr. Starkville, Miss. 9.8 7.3 1.2 bpg EXPERIENCE THE ACTION TV RADIO SATELLITE RADIO TICKETS/PROMOTIONS SEC NETWORK Vol Network Sirius www.UTtix.com Dave Baker (PxP) Bob Kesling (PxP) Channel 119 (UT feed) 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) Daymeon Fishback (analyst) Bert Bertelkamp (analyst) XM $2 Eat Seat Michael Baker (producer) Tim Berry (engineer) Channel 191 (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: 331-113 (.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 .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 3.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg in 16.6 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 9.4 points and 3.8 rebounds in SEC play; also is shooting .423 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: Has been starting at the No. 4 spot; has four double-doubles and is averaging a team-high 7.0 rpg luncheons in the Arena Dining area at Thompson-Bol- 15 Detrick Mostella G 6-3 170 Fr.