10 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS » 25 ALL-AMERICANS » 43 NBA DRAFT PIcks » NATION’S HIGHEST-SCORING COACHING STAFF TENNESSEE (6-3) 2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD vs. WESTERN CAROLINA (4-7) OVERALL Record: 6-3 DEC. 21 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN. SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-3 THE MATCHUP GAME 10 HOME 4-0 ITEMS OF NOTE AWAY 0-2 TENNESSEE WCU ¢ This is the third contest of a six-game home- vs THE RECORD NEUTRAL 2-1 stand for Tennessee that began Dec. 13 and stretches through Jan. 9. The Vols are 2-0. ¢ Friday’s game is Tennessee’s first chance to THE SCHEDULE record the program’s 300th all-time win at DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Thompson-Boling Arena, which opened for the N9 Kennesaw State (FSS) W 76-67 1987-88 season. UT is 4-0 at home this year. N15 1-UNC Asheville (ESPNU)^ W 75-68 ¢ Vols point guard Trae Golden is the reigning N16 1-Oklahoma State (ESPNU)^ L 62-45 SEC Player of the Week after scoring a season- N18 1-UMass (ESPNU)^ W 83-69 6-3, 0-0 SEC Record 4-7, 2-0 SoCon high 25 points to lift UT past previously unbeaten N26 Oakland (FSS) W 77-50 NR / NR Ranking NR / NR and 23rd-ranked Wichita State last Thursday. N30 2-at No. 20 Georgetown (ESPN)^ L 37-36 ¢ UT senior forward (hamstring strain) Cuonzo Martin Head Coach Larry Hunter Kenny Hall D5 at Virginia (ESPN3)^ L 46-38 did not play Tuesday vs. Presbyterian. 25-18 (2nd yr) Record at School 620-349 (33rd yr) D13 No. 23 Wichita State (FSS) W 69-60 ¢ The Vols and Catamounts have shared three 86-59 (5th yr) Career Record 111-125 (9th yr) D18 Presbyterian (SS) W 78-62 common opponents this season — Georgetown, UTsports.com Website CatamountSports.com D21 Western Carolina (FSS) 7 p.m. UNC Asheville and Wichita State. Tennessee de- D29 Xavier (ESPNU)^ 6 p.m. feated Asheville and WSU; the Catamounts lost INSIDE THE SERIES J4 Memphis (ESPN2)^ 8 p.m. to all three opponents. J9 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. Overall: Tennessee leads, 6-1 ¢ WCU averages 71.9 ppg, but the Vols have not J12 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 1 p.m. In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 6-1 allowed more than 69 points all season. J15 at Kentucky* (ESPN)^ 7 p.m In Cullowhee: No meetings ¢ Catamounts forward Tom Tankelewicz made Neutral Sites: No meetings J19 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. six 3-pointers in WCU’s 81-68 loss at Georgetown Current Streak: Tennessee has won six straight J24 at Ole Miss* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ 7 p.m. Last Meeting: Tennessee won 79-61 in Knoxville (12/23/02) Saturday en route to a career-high 24 points. J26 Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 2 p.m. ¢ This will be Western Carolina’s 10th game away Martin vs. Hunter: No meetings J29 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. from home this season. F2 at Arkansas* (ESPN2)^ 4 p.m. ¢ The Southern Conference head coaches picked A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... F6 Georgia* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. WCU to finish third in the league’s North Division. F10 at South Carolina* (FSS) 1 p.m. Extend UT’s active home win streak to five games ¢ Tennessee director of basketball operations Be UT’s 300th all-time win at Thompson-Boling Arena F13 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. Houston Fancher is very familiar with the South- Make the Vols 3-0 in their current six-game homestand F16 Kentucky* (CBS) 1 p.m. ern Conference, as he was the head coach at Ap- Improve UT’s record to 74-9 (.892) all-time against cur- F19 LSU* (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. rent members of the Southern Conference palachian State for nine seasons (2000-08). Be UT’s 73rd victory during the careers of four-year F23 at Texas A&M* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. seniors Kenny Hall and Skylar McBee F26 Florida* (ESPN)^ 9 p.m. M2 at Georgia* (SEC Network) 1:30 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS M6 at Auburn* (CSS) 9 p.m. M9 Missouri* (ESPN/ESPN2) 4 p.m. Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER M13-17 SEC Tournament G 11 Trae Golden 6-2 205 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. 13.6 3.7 5.0 apg G 13 Skylar McBee 6-3 195 Sr. Rutledge, Tenn. 7.0 1.0 .340 3FG% Schedule Key G 52 Jordan McRae 6-5 178 Jr. Midway, Ga. 10.1 3.0 .375 3FG% 1-Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in G 1 Josh Richardson 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. 6.3 4.9 0.9 spg Bayamón, Puerto Rico); 2-SEC/Big East Challenge F 5 Jarnell Stokes 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. 11.9 7.7 .586 FG% (Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.); *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FSS-FOX Sports South; SS-SportSouth; ^-Available Western Carolina Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER through the WatchESPN app on smartphones and G 25 James Sinclair 6-3 180 So. Savannah, Ga. 7.7 3.9 2.7 apg tablets G 2 Mike Brown 6-3 175 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. 3.2 2.9 0.8 spg F 00 Tom Tankelewicz 6-4 180 RS-Jr. Apex, N.C. 11.6 3.0 .424 3FG% All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP F 40 Preston Ross 6-4 220 Jr. Fayetteville, N.C. 8.2 4.2 .550 FG% F 32 Tawaski King 6-8 245 Jr. Dublin, Ga. 12.9 5.6 .545 FG% EXPERIENCE THE ACTION TELEVISION RADIO SATELLITE RADIO TICKETS/PROMOTIONS FOX Sports South Vol Network Sirius www.UTtix.com Dave Baker (PxP) Bob Kesling (PxP) None 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) Larry Conley (analyst) Bert Bertelkamp (analyst) XM Free admission w/two Bill Cochran (producer) None non-perishable food items 2012-13 TENNESSEE BASKETBALL » UTSPORTS.COM » @VOL_HOOPS 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 Capacity: 21,678 Front Row (L-R): Brandon Lopez, Quinton Chievous, Skylar McBee, Trae Golden, Jordan McRae, Josh Richardson, Record in Arena: 299-104 (.741), 26th season Armani Moore. Back Row: D’Montre Edwards, Derek Reese, Dwight Miller, Kenny Hall, Yemi Makanjuola, Jarnell Largest Crowd: 25,610 vs. Kentucky (1/21/89) Stokes, Rob Murphy, Jeronne Maymon. at current capacity: 22,326 vs. Gonzaga (1/7/09) tennessee Roster MEDIA INFORMATION No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) 31 Quinton Chievous G 6-5 201 RS-Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Notre Dame College Prep) 32 D’Montre Edwards G 6-6 206 Jr. Charleston, S.C. (Brevard [Fla.] CC) CREDENTIALS Outlets interested in obtaining credentials to cover 11 Trae Golden G 6-2 205 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS) Tennessee basketball home games must apply for 20 Kenny Hall F 6-9 230 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga. (Redan HS) credentials via Sports Systems. 24 Brandon Lopez G 6-1 178 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Austin-East HS) Link: www.sportssystems.com/clients/seccredentials/ 0 Yemi Makanjuola C 6-9 250 So. Lagos, Nigeria (Word of God Christian Academy) 34 Jeronne Maymon F 6-7 260 Sr. Madison, Wis. (Marquette University) Applications for single-game credentials should be submitted at least one week in advance of the 13 Skylar McBee G 6-3 195 Sr. Rutledge, Tenn. (Grainger HS) game(s) one plans to cover. 52 Jordan McRae G 6-5 178 Jr. Midway, Ga. (Liberty County HS) 25 Dwight Miller F 6-8 245 RS-Sr. Nassau, Bahamas (Midland [Texas] College) Covering Practice 4 Armani Moore G 6-5 203 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. (Mt. Paran Christian School) Only select Tennessee basketball practices are open to the media. Contact basketball SID Tom 15 Rob Murphy F 6-8 233 RS-Sr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Lipscomb University) Satkowiak ([email protected]) for dates 3 Derek Reese G 6-8 208 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Olympia HS) and times. See Page 205 of the Tennessee Record 1 Josh Richardson G 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. (Santa Fe HS) Book for specific practice coverage guidelines. 5 Jarnell Stokes F 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. (Southwind HS) MEDIA Luncheons Cuonzo Martin hosts weekly media luncheons in the Arena Dining area at Thompson-Boling Arena. STAFF Call the Media Relations Office (865-974-7501) Head Coach Cuonzo Martin for a schedule of the luncheons. The entrance to Record at Tennessee 25-18 (Second Year) Arena Dining is located at the northeast corner of Overall Record 86-59 (Fifth Year) the arena off Phillip Fulmer Way. Associate Head Coach Tracy Webster SEC Coaches Teleconference Assistant Coach Jon Harris The weekly SEC coaches teleconference is sched- Assistant Coach Kent Williams uled for every Monday Jan. 7 through March 4. All SEC basketball teleconferences can be listened to Director of Basketball Operations Houston Fancher online at SECsports.com shortly after conclusion. Student-Athlete Welfare Coordinator Marco Harris Order of Appearance (All Times Eastern) Coordinator of Video Scouting Mark Pancratz 11:00 a.m. Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt Strength & Conditioing Coach Nicodemus Christopher 11:07 a.m. Billy Donovan, Florida Athletic Trainer Chad Newman 11:14 a.m. Frank Martin, South Carolina 11:21 a.m.