2018-19 Schedule Schedule Note
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TENNESSEE BASKETBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL 11 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 26 ALL-AMERICANS | 13 SEC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 46 NBA DRAFT PICKS GAME 32 THE MATCHUP 2018-19 SCHEDULE #8 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS 3 MISSISSIPPI STATE 6 vs 27-4 | 15-3 SEC 23-9 | 10-8 SEC RECORD 27-4 Head Coach: Rick Barnes Head Coach: Ben Howland SEC 15-3 Record at Tennessee: 84-48 (.636) / 4th year Record at Mississippi State: 78-54 (.591) / 4th year NON-CONFERENCE 12-1 Career Record: 688-362 (.655) / 32nd year Career Record: 479-259 (.649) / 23rd year HOME 18-0 vs. Mississippi State: 8-1 vs. Tennessee: 1-6 AWAY 7-3 NEUTRAL 2-1 GAME 32 | SEC TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS - March 15, 2019 | ~9:30 p.m. ET | Bridgestone Arena (19,395) DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N6 Lenoir-Rhyne (SECN) W, 86-41 BROADCAST INFORMATION N9 Louisiana (SECN+) W, 87-65 SEC Network Vol Network N13 Georgia Tech (ESPN2) W, 66-53 TV | RADIO | N21 1-vs. Louisville (ESPN2) W, 92-81 Tom Hart, PxP Bob Kesling, PxP N23 1-vs. #2 Kansas (OT) L, 87-81 Jon Sundvold, analyst Bert Bertelkamp, analyst N28 Eastern Kentucky (SECN) W, 95-67 Andy Kennedy, reporter Tim Berry, engineer D2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (SECN) W, 79-51 VIDEO STREAM SATELLITE RADIO | SiriusXM D9 2-vs. #1 Gonzaga (ESPN) W, 76-73 D15 at Memphis (ESPN2) W, 102-92 WatchESPN and ESPN app Sirius: 138 | XM: 190 UTSPORTS.COM HAILSTATE.COM D19 Samford (SECN+) W, 83-70 D22 Wake Forest (ESPN2) W, 83-64 D29 Tennessee Tech (SECN+) W, 93-56 PROBABLE STARTERS J5 Georgia* (SECN) W, 96-50 J8 at Missouri* (ESPN2) W, 87-63 Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other J12 at Florida* (ESPN) W, 78-67 G 0 Jordan Bone 6-3 180 Jr. Nashville, Tenn. 13.4 3.2 6.1 apg J15 Arkansas* (ESPN2) W, 106-87 G 1 Lamonté Turner 6-2 195 RS-Jr. Florence, Ala. 10.4 2.7 3.7 apg J19 Alabama* (ESPN2) W, 71-68 G 5 Admiral Schofield 6-6 241 Sr. Zion, Ill. 16.3 6.4 .404 3FG% J23 at Vanderbilt* (ESPN2) (OT) W, 88-83 J26 3-West Virginia (ESPN) W, 83-66 F 2 Grant Williams 6-7 236 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. 19.3 7.7 3.3 apg J29 at South Carolina* (SECN) W, 92-70 F 11 Kyle Alexander 6-11 215 Sr. Milton, Ontario 7.5 6.6 .628 FG% F2 at Texas A&M* (ESPN) W, 93-76 Mississippi State Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other F5 Missouri* (ESPN2) W, 72-60 F9 Florida* (ESPN) W, 73-61 G 2 Lamar Peters 6-0 185 Jr. New Orleans, La. 11.6 2.0 5.2 apg F13 South Carolina* (SECN) W, 85-73 G 11 Quinndary Weatherspoon 6-4 205 Sr. Canton, Miss. 18.3 4.8 .411 3FG% F16 at #5 Kentucky* (ESPN) L, 86-69 G 23 Tyson Carter 6-4 170 Jr. Starkville, Miss. 10.7 2.0 .381 3FG% F19 Vanderbilt* (ESPN) W, 58-46 F 1 Reggie Perry 6-10 245 Fr. Thomasville, Ga. 9.7 7.0 2.5 orpg F23 at #13 LSU* (ESPN) (OT) L, 82-80 F 24 Abdul Ado 6-11 255 RS-So. Lagos, Nigeria 4.9 4.6 1.8 bpg F27 at Ole Miss* (SECN) W, 73-71 M2 #4 Kentucky* (CBS) W, 71-52 M5 Mississippi State* (SECN) W, 71-54 M9 at Auburn* (ESPN) L, 84-80 #ONEFLYWEALLFLY M15 4-vs. Mississippi State (SECN) ~9:30 p.m. Schedule Key 1-NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn, N.Y.) THE SERIES STORYLINES POSTSEASON HONORS 2-Jerry Colangelo Classic (Phoenix, Ariz.) 3-SEC/Big 12 Challenge • Tennessee leads its all-time series • Tennessee also received a double Rick Barnes 4-SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) with Mississippi State, 84-43, bye in the SEC Tournament last • USBWA District IV Coach of the Year dating to 1924. season, and the Vols advanced to *SEC Game; SECN - SEC Network • The Vols have an 8-3 edge when the championship game. Jordan Bone All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP facing the Bulldogs in the SEC • Two of Tennessee’s four losses this • All-SEC (2nd AP; 2nd Coaches) Tournament, including wins in season have come in overtime, Are you viewing these game notes each of the last two meetings and all four were away from Admiral Schofield on a wifi-enabled mobile device? If (2013 and 2018). home against opponents who are • All-SEC (2nd AP; Coaches) so, click on any game’s score above • Tennessee is 5-1 against MSU under currently ranked in the AP Top 25. to view the video highlights from head coach Rick Barnes. • For the first time in program Grant Williams that contest. history, Tennessee has spent the • All-American (Sporting News) entire season ranked in the top • All-American (2nd NBCsports.com) A WIN WOULD... 10 of the AP Top 25. • SEC Player of the Year (AP, Coaches) • Give Tennessee 28 wins this • The Vols will finish this season with • All-SEC (AP, Coaches) season, tying for the second-most no more than six losses. • USBWA District IV Player of the Year victories in program history. • Tennessee’s final average home • SEC Community Service Team • Signal the most victories by a Rick attendance of 19,034 ranks fourth SCHEDULE NOTE Barnes-coached team since his nationally. 2010-11 Texas squad finished 28-8. • Tennessee is 53-13 (.803) since the Tennessee strung together a program-record • Prevent the Vols from suffering start of last season. 19-game win streak from Nov. 28 through Feb. back-to-back losses, which hasn’t • Senior forward Kyle Alexander is 13. When it ended, with a loss at fifth-ranked happened since UT’s first two SEC expected to make his 100th career Kentucky on Feb. 16, it was the longest active games of last season. start Friday. He’ll become just the win streak in Division I. • Give the Vols eight consecutive 12th Vol ever to log at least 100 wins over teams from the state of career starts. Mississippi. • Starting point guard Jordan Bone is a Nashville native. 2018-19 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @VOL_HOOPS 1 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS THE BASICS Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Founded: 1794 Conference: Southeastern Enrollment: 28,894 Colors: Orange & White Nickname: Volunteers Mascot: Smokey Band: Pride of the Southland Interim University President: Randy Boyd Interim Knoxville Chancellor: Wayne Davis 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: 385-129 (.749), 32nd season Record on Current Court: 54-11 (.831), 4th 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) 11 Kyle Alexander F 6-11 215 Sr. Milton, Ontario (Orangeville Prep) 0 Jordan Bone G 6-3 180 Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (The Ensworth School) 23 Jordan Bowden G 6-5 193 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. (22 Feet Academy [S.C.]) 32 D.J. Burns F 6-9 272 Fr. Rock Hill, S.C. (York Preparatory Academy) 24^ Lucas Campbell G 6-4 185 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Christian Academy of Knoxville) MEDIA INFORMATION 4^ Jacob Fleschman G 6-3 170 RS-So. Austin, Texas (Westlake High School) 10 John Fulkerson F 6-9 197 RS-So. Kingsport, Tenn. (The Christ School [N.C.]) 34^ Brock Jancek F 6-8 212 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic HS) CREDENTIALS 13 Jalen Johnson G 6-6 187 RS-So. Durham, N.C. (Wesleyan Christian Academy) Outlets interested in obtaining credentials to 33 Zach Kent F 6-11 225 RS-Fr. Magnolia, Del. (Blair Academy [N.J.]) cover Tennessee basketball home games must 35 Yves Pons G/F 6-6 209 So. Fuveau, France (INSEP Academy) apply for credentials via Sports Systems: 5 Admiral Schofield G 6-6 241 Sr. Zion, Ill. (Zion-Benton Township HS) www.sportssystems.com/clients/seccredentials/ 1 Lamonté Turner G 6-2 195 RS-Jr. Florence, Ala. (IMG Academy [Fla.]) 15 Derrick Walker F 6-8 236 So. Kansas City, Mo. (Sunrise Christian Academy) Applications for single-game credentials 2 Grant Williams F 6-7 236 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day School) should be submitted at least one week in 12^ Brad Woodson G 6-1 177 Sr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS) advance of the game(s) one plans to cover. ^walk-on COVERING PRACTICE Only select Tennessee basketball practices are STAFF open to the media. Contact Assistant AD Tom Satkowiak ([email protected]) for dates Head Coach: Rick Barnes and times. See Page 279 of the Tennessee Record at Tennessee: 84-48 (4th Year) Media Guide for specific coverage guidelines. Overall Record : 688-362 (32nd Year) Associate Head Coach: Rob Lanier Assistant Coach: Desmond Oliver TENNESSEE BASKETBALL MEDIA RELATIONS WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCES Assistant Coach: Michael Schwartz During SEC play, Rick Barnes hosts weekly Strength & Conditioning Coach: Garrett Medenwald TOM SATKOWIAK media press conferences in the Ray and Lucy Athletic Trainer: Chad Newman Assistant AD for Communications Hand Digital Studio. Lunch for attendees is Director of Player Development/Video Coord.: Bryan Lentz Cell: 865-696-2897 provided in the Media Relations office. Director of Basketball Operations: Mary-Carter Eggert Email: [email protected] Director of Student-Athlete Development: Aubin Goporo Twitter: @TomSatkowiak SEC COACHES TELECONFERENCE Assistant to the Head Coach: Kyle Condon Graduate Managers: Dylan Brewster and Luke Schapker This year’s SEC coaches teleconferences are scheduled to occur Jan.