TENNESSEE BASKETBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL 11 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 26 ALL-AMERICANS | 13 SEC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 49 NBA DRAFT PICKS GAME 20 THE MATCHUP 2019-20 SCHEDULE TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS TEXAS A&M AGGIES vs 12-7, 4-2 SEC 9-9, 3-3 SEC RECORD 12-7 Head Coach: Rick Barnes Head Coach: Buzz Williams SEC 4-2 Record at Tennessee: 100-57 (.637) / 5th year Record at Texas A&M: 9-9 (.500) / 1st year NON-CONFERENCE 8-5 Career Record: 704-371 (.655) / 33rd year Career Record: 262-164 (.615) / 13th year HOME 8-3 vs. Texas A&M: 28-8 vs. Tennessee: 0-1 AWAY 2-3 NEUTRAL 2-1 GAME 20 | TENNESSEE vs. TEXAS A&M - Jan. 28, 2020 | 6:31 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 SEC Network Vol Network N16 1-vs. #20 Washington (ESPN+/TSN) W, 75-62 TV | RADIO | N20 Alabama State (SEC Network+) W, 76-41 Dave Neal, PxP Bob Kesling, PxP N25 Chattanooga (SEC Network) W, 58-46 Daymeon Fishback, analyst Bert Bertelkamp, analyst N29 2-vs. Florida State (CBS Sports) L, 60-57 Brett Wilensky, 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 XM: 374 | Internet: 374 D14 #13 Memphis (ESPN) L, 51-47 UTSPORTS.COM 12THMAN.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 9.6 4.1 .400 3FG% J15 at Georgia* (ESPNU) L, 80-63 G 23 Jordan Bowden 6-5 193 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. 12.6 3.8 2.5 apg J18 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) W, 66-45 G 5 Josiah-Jordan James 6-6 208 Fr. Charleston, S.C. 7.8 5.8 2.9 apg J21 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) W, 73-48 F 35 Yves Pons 6-6 215 Jr. Fuveau, France 11.4 4.9 2.7 bpg J25 3-at #3 Kansas (ESPN) L, 74-68 F 10 John Fulkerson 6-9 212 RS-Jr. Kingsport, Tenn. 11.7 6.1 .657 FG% J28 Texas A&M* (SEC Network) 6:30 p.m. Texas A&M Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other F1 at Mississippi State* (TBD) 2 p.m. F4 at Alabama* (TBD) 7 p.m. G 20 Andre Gordon 6-2 185 Fr. Sidney, Ohio 8.1 2.5 .362 FG% F8 Kentucky* (CBS) 1 p.m. G 11 Wendell Mitchell 6-3 183 Sr. Rockdale, Texas 7.2 2.7 1.1 spg F11 Arkansas* (TBD) 7 p.m. G/F 1 Savion Flagg 6-7 223 Jr. Alvin, Texas 10.7 4.9 2.5 apg F15 at South Carolina* (SEC Network) 6 p.m. F 5 Emanuel Miller 6-7 213 Fr. Scarborough, Ontario 5.3 5.9 .439 FG% F18 Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 6:30 p.m. F 32 Josh Nebo 6-9 245 Sr. Houston, Texas 12.5 7.1 .718 FG% F22 at Auburn* (CBS) Noon 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) • Tennessee leads the all-time series • This week one year ago, Tennessee • Tennessee leads the SEC in both 2-Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, Fla.) with Texas A&M, 8-5, dating to was ranked No. 1 in both major scoring defense (59.8 ppg, 3-Big 12/SEC Challenge 1951. The Vols have won each of polls. 10th nationally) and field-goal *SEC Game the last three meetings. • Rick Barnes once interviewed percentage defense (.382, 16th • The Vols have a 4-3 edge when the first-year Aggies head coach Buzz nationally). See note on Page 3. All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP series is played in Knoxville. Williams for an assistant coach • During SEC play, junior forward • This is the lone regular-season position during Barnes’ tenure as John Fulkerson leads the team meeting between these teams. the head coach at Texas. in scoring (11.3 ppg), rebounding Are you viewing these game notes • UT is holding opponents to 55.4 (7.0 rpg) and steals (1.3 spg) while on a wifi-enabled mobile device? If points per game at Thompson- shooting .625 from the field and so, click on any game’s score above A WIN WOULD... to view the video highlights from Boling Arena this season. .900 from the free-throw line. that contest. • Extend Tennessee’s home win • In Tennessee’s seven games since • The Vols are on pace to finish the streak to three games. the calendar flipped to 2020, regular season with 182 blocks. • Give UT a matching three-game junior Yves Pons has totaled 23 That would be the fifth-highest win streak during SEC play. blocked shots (3.3 bpg). single-season total in program • Give the Volunteers a five-game • Vols forward John Fulkerson has history. win streak over teams from the three double-doubles in UT’s last • Junior forward Yves Pons has JOINING THE ELITE state of Texas. five games and is averaging 13.2 blocked at least one shot in every • Stretch UT’s win streak over the points and 8.8 rebounds during game this season. He leads the Rick Barnes has orchestrated an impressive Aggies to four straight games. that span. SEC and ranks 16th nationally with ascension over the last two-plus seasons. Since • In his first five college games, 2.7 bpg. His 3.3 bpg during SEC the 2017-18 campaign began, Tennessee owns true freshman Santiago Vescovi play also leads the league. a 69-22 record. The Vols’ 57-15 record spanning averaged one turnover every 4.4 • Freshmen Josiah-Jordan James the 2017-18 and 2018-19 campaigns led the SEC minutes played. But in the last (12-25) and (13- Santiago Vescovi both in terms of wins and winning percentage. two games, he has averaged one 30) combine to shoot .454 from turnover every 27.5 minutes (two 3-point range during SEC play. turnovers in 55 minutes). 2019-20 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @VOL_HOOPS 1 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL 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: 393-132 (.749), 33rd season Record on Current Court: 62-14 (.816), 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 6-3 188 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: 100-57 (5th Year) open to the media. Contact Associate AD Tom Satkowiak ([email protected]) for dates Overall Record : 704-371 (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.