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TENNESSEE BASKETBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL 11 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 26 ALL-AMERICANS | 13 SEC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 49 NBA DRAFT PICKS GAME 29 THE MATCHUP 2019-20 SCHEDULE TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS FLORIDA GATORS vs 15-13, 7-8 SEC 18-10, 10-5 SEC RECORD 15-13 Head Coach: Rick Barnes Head Coach: Mike White SEC 7-8 Record at Tennessee: 103-63 (.620) / 5th year Record at Florida: 107-63 (.629) / 5th year NON-CONFERENCE 8-5 Career Record: 707-377 (.652) / 33rd year Career Record: 208-103 (.669) / 9th year HOME 10-5 vs. Florida: 4-1 vs. Tennessee: 1-4 AWAY 3-7 NEUTRAL 2-1 GAME 29 | TENNESSEE vs. FLORIDA - Feb. 29, 2020 | 2:05 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 ESPN2 Vol Network N16 1-vs. #20 Washington (ESPN+/TSN) W, 75-62 TV | RADIO | N20 Alabama State (SEC Network+) W, 76-41 Mike Corey, PxP Bob Kesling, PxP N25 Chattanooga (SEC Network) W, 58-46 Jimmy Dykes, analyst Bert Bertelkamp, analyst N29 2-vs. Florida State (CBS Sports) L, 60-57 Bart Fox, 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 WatchESPN and ESPN app Sirius: 381 | XM: 971 D14 #13 Memphis (ESPN) L, 51-47 UTSPORTS.COM FLORIDAGATORS.COM D18 at Cincinnati (ESPN2) L, 78-66 D21 Jacksonville State (SEC Network+) W, 75-53 D28 Wisconsin (CBS) L, 68-48 PROBABLE STARTERS J4 LSU* (ESPNU) L, 78-64 Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other J7 at Missouri* (SEC Network) W, 69-59 J11 South Carolina* (SEC Network) W, 56-55 G 25 Santiago Vescovi 6-3 188 Fr. Montevideo, Uruguay 11.0 3.4 .356 3FG% J15 at Georgia* (ESPNU) L, 80-63 G 23 Jordan Bowden 6-5 193 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. 13.8 4.0 2.6 apg J18 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) W, 66-45 G 5 Josiah-Jordan James 6-6 208 Fr. Charleston, S.C. 7.0 5.5 2.8 apg J21 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) W, 73-48 F 35 Yves Pons 6-6 215 Jr. Fuveau, France 11.0 5.4 2.4 bpg J25 3-at #3 Kansas (ESPN) L, 74-68 F 10 John Fulkerson 6-9 212 RS-Jr. Kingsport, Tenn. 12.8 6.0 .609 FG% J28 Texas A&M* (SEC Network) L, 63-58 Florida Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other F1 at Mississippi State* (ESPNU) L, 86-73 F4 at Alabama* (ESPNU) W, 69-68 G 2 Andrew Nembhard 6-5 193 So. Aurora, Ontario, Canada 11.8 3.1 5.4 apg F8 #15 Kentucky* (CBS) L, 77-64 G 23 Scottie Lewis 6-5 185 Fr. Hazlet, N.J. 8.2 3.9 1.3 bpg F11 Arkansas* (SEC Network) W, 82-61 G 10 Noah Locke 6-3 207 So. Baltimore, Md. 10.1 2.5 .432 3FG% F15 at South Carolina* (SEC Network) L, 63-61 F 11 Keyontae Johnson 6-5 231 So. Norfolk, Va. 14.3 7.2 .545 FG% F18 Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) W, 65-61 F 24 Kerry Blackshear Jr. 6-10 241 Grad. Orlando, Fla. 13.1 7.5 2.4 orpg F22 at #13 Auburn* (CBS) L, 73-66 F26 at Arkansas* (SEC Network) L, 86-69 F29 Florida* (ESPN2) 2 p.m. M3 at Kentucky* (ESPN) 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) • Tennessee leads the all-time series • Tennessee freshman Drew Pember • Tennessee ranks fourth nationally 2-Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, Fla.) with Florida, 76-57, dating to 1927. and Florida freshman Ques Glover in average home attendance, 3-Big 12/SEC Challenge • The Vols have a 47-16 edge when were teammates at Knoxville’s drawing 18,795 fans per game this *SEC Game the series is played in Knoxville. Bearden High School and led the season. • Tennessee has won three straight in Bulldogs to the Class AAA state • During SEC play, Tennessee leads All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP the series and four of the last five. championship last March. the league in blocks (5.9 bpg) • Pember remains in concussion and owns the conference’s best protocol (day to day). scoring defense (66.9 ppg). Are you viewing these game notes A WIN WOULD... • UT is holding opponents to 58.1 • SEC Defensive Player of the Year on a wifi-enabled mobile device? If • Give the Vols a four-game win points per game at Thompson- candidate Yves Pons has blocked so, click on any game’s score above to view the video highlights from streak in the series. Boling Arena this season. at least one shot in every game that contest. • Be Tennessee’s 50th regular- • During SEC play, freshmen account this season. He leads the SEC and season SEC victory under head for 40.3 percent of Tennessee’s ranks 21st nationally with 2.4 bpg. coach Rick Barnes. total minutes played. His 2.5 bpg during SEC play also • In UT’s last four games, Jordan leads the league. Bowden is averaging a team-best • Freshman point guard Santiago 17.3 points while shooting .409 Vescovi is Tennessee’s leading JOINING THE ELITE from 3-point range and posting a scorer in home games, averaging 2.1 assist/turnover ratio. a team-best 13.7 points per game Rick Barnes has orchestrated an impressive • With 182 career 3-point makes, at Thompson-Boling Arena. ascension over the last two-plus seasons. Since Jordan Bowden ranks eighth on • Barring injury or illness, senior the 2017-18 campaign began, Tennessee owns Tennessee’s all-time list. guard Jordan Bowden will finish a 72-28 record. The Vols’ 57-15 record spanning • In SEC home games, junior his career in the top five on the 2017-18 and 2018-19 campaigns led the SEC forward leads Tennessee’s list for career games John Fulkerson both in terms of wins and winning percentage. the Vols in scoring (14.4 ppg), played. Saturday will be the 130th rebounding (7.6 rpg) and field- game in which he’s appeared. goal percentage (.600). 2019-20 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @VOL_HOOPS 1 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL Not pictured: Santiago Vescovi QUICK FACTS THE BASICS Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Founded: 1794 Conference: Southeastern Enrollment: 29,460 Colors: Orange & White Nickname: Volunteers Mascot: Smokey Band: Pride of the Southland Interim University President: Randy Boyd Knoxville Chancellor: Dr. Donde Plowman Faculty Representative: Dr. Donald Bruce Director of Athletics: Phillip Fulmer Athletic Department Phone: 865-974-1220 Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) COURT FACTS THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA Capacity: 21,678 Record in Arena: 395-134 (.747), 33rd season Record on Current Court: 64-16 (.800), 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 21 Olivier Nkamhoua F 6-8 224 Fr. Helsinki, Finland (Bishop Walsh School) Outlets interested in obtaining credentials to 3 Drew Pember F 6-9 207 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden HS) cover Tennessee basketball home games must 34 Uroš Plavšić F 7-0 240 RS-Fr. Ivanjica, Serbia (Arizona State University) apply for credentials via Sports Systems: 35 Yves Pons G/F 6-6 215 Jr. Fuveau, France (INSEP Academy) www.sportssystems.com/clients/seccredentials/ 1 Lamonté Turner G 6-2 187 RS-Sr. Florence, Ala. (IMG Academy [Fla.]) 25 Santiago Vescovi G 6-3 188 Fr. Montevideo, Uruguay (NBA Global Academy) Applications for single-game credentials should be submitted at least one week in ^walk-on advance of the game(s) one plans to cover. STAFF COVERING PRACTICE Head Coach: Rick Barnes Record at Tennessee: 103-63 (5th Year) Only select Tennessee basketball practices are Overall Record : 707-377 (33rd Year) open to the media. Contact Associate AD Tom Associate Head Coach: Michael Schwartz Satkowiak ([email protected]) for dates and times. See Page 281 of the Tennessee Assistant Coach: Desmond Oliver Media Guide for specific coverage guidelines. Assistant Coach: Kim English Sports Performance Coach: Garrett Medenwald Athletic Trainer: Chad Newman TENNESSEE BASKETBALL MEDIA RELATIONS WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCES Director of Player Development/Video Coord.: Bryan Lentz During SEC play, Rick Barnes hosts weekly Director of Basketball Operations: Mary-Carter Eggert TOM SATKOWIAK media press conferences in the Ray and Lucy Director of Student-Athlete Development: Aubin Goporo Associate AD for Communications Hand Digital Studio. Lunch for attendees is Assistant to the Head Coach: IJ. Poole Cell: 865-696-2897 provided in the Media Relations office.