GAME #13 10 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 25 ALL-AMERICANS | 11 SEC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 45 NBA DRAFT PICKS TENNESSEE (8-4, 0-0) 2014-15 » SCHEDULE & RECORD at MISSISSIPPI STATE (7-6, 0-0) OVERALL RECORD: 8-4 JAN. 7 » HUMPHREY COLISEUM » STARKVILLE, MISS. » 9:00 P.M. SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 8-4 THE MATCHUP HOME 7-0 AWAY 0-1 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS MISSISSIPPI STATE vs NEUTRAL 1-3 THE RECORD QUICK COMPARISON 66.3 ppg Points Per Game 61.5 ppg THE SCHEDULE 64.2 ppg Points Allowed Per Game 57.8 ppg DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT 33.2 rpg Rebounding Per Game 35.5 rpg N14 1-vs. No. 15 VCU (CBS Sports Network) L 85-69 32.1 rpg Rebounding Defense 29.3 rpg N20 Texas Southern (FSN) W 70-58 N27 2-vs. Santa Clara (ESPN2) W 64-57 .449 Field Goal Pct. .436 N28 2-vs. No. 11 Kansas L 82-67 .347 3-Point Pct. .265 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: 8-4 / 1st year Record at MSU: 7-6 / 3rd year D17 at NC State (ESPN2) L 83-72 Overall Record: 208-111 / 10th year Overall Record: Same D19 Tennessee Tech (FSN) W 61-58 Points Leader: Josh Richardson (16.5 ppg, 5th in SEC) Points Leader: Roquez Johnson & Fred Thomas (10.8 ppg) D22 Mercer (SEC Network) W 64-54 Rebounds Leader: Armani Moore (6.9 rpg, 7th in SEC) Rebounds Leader: Roquez Johnson (5.8 rpg, 17th in SEC) D27 Tennessee State (SEC Network) W 67-46 Assists Leader: Josh Richardson (3.6 apg) Assists Leader: Trivante Bloodman (2.9 apg) D31 ETSU (SEC Network) W 71-61 J7 at Mississippi State* (SEC Network) 9 p.m. J10 Alabama* (SEC Network) 2:02 p.m. #BEATMSU J13 Arkansas* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. J17 at Missouri* (SEC Network) 6 p.m. NOTING THE VOLS INSIDE THE SERIES A WIN WOULD... J20 at South Carolina* (ESPNU) 9 p.m. J24 Texas A&M* (FSN) 1 p.m. The Vols enter SEC play having Overall: Tennessee leads, 78-41 Mark Tennessee’s first true road J27 at Arkansas* (ESPNU) 9 p.m. J31 Auburn* (ESPN/ESPN2) Noon won six of their last seven In Knoxville: UT leads, 44-10 win of the Donnie Tyndall era games and riding a four-game (currently 0-1 with a loss at NC win streak. In Starkville: Series tied, 27-27 State). F3 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) 7 p.m. F7 at Georgia* (ESPN/ESPN2) Noon Over the last four games, UT At Humphrey Coliseum: Series Make Tennessee 4-3 in its last F11 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 9 p.m. has held its foes to 54.8 ppg. tied, 14-14 seven SEC road games. F14 LSU* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. Neutral Sites: UT leads, 7-4 Tennessee’s strength-of- Give Donnie Tyndall a 3-3 head F17 Kentucky* (ESPN) 7 p.m. schedule ranks 13th nationally Current Streak: UT has won coaching record against SEC F21 at Ole Miss* (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. according to ESPN’s BPI. three straight teams. F26 Vanderbilt* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. In three career games vs. MSU, Last Meeting: UT won, 75-68, in Give Tyndall his 29th win away F28 at Florida* (ESPN/ESPN2) TBD Josh Richardson averages 7.7 Starkville 2/26/14 from home dating to the start points and is a perfect 7-for-7 of the 2012-13 season. M4 at LSU* (SEC Network) 7 p.m. Tyndall vs. Ray: No meetings from the free-throw line. 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. 16.5 4.0 3.6 apg napolis, Md.); 2-Orlando Classic (HP Field House); G 0 Kevin Punter 6-4 180 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. 10.5 2.5 .382 3FG% 3-SEC/Big 12 Challenge G 34 Devon Baulkman 6-5 200 Jr. Bainbridge, Ga. 5.6 2.0 .522 3FG% *Southeastern Conference Game F 4 Armani Moore 6-5 215 Jr. Kennesaw, Ga. 9.8 6.9 2.4 orpg F4 2 Willie Carmichael III 6-8 210 Fr. Apopka, Fla. 4.8 3.2 .523 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. 6.7 1.4 1.4 spg on any game’s score above to view the G2 3 Craig Sword 6-3 196 Jr. Montgomery, Ala. 4.1 1.6 1.0 apg video highlights from that contest. G 23 Travis Daniels 6-8 219 RS-Jr. Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7.5 5.4 1.5 orpg F 33 Oliver Black 6-9 224 Fr. Jackson, Miss. 1.4 2.3 .500 FG% F 22 Fallou Ndoye 6-11 222 RS-Fr. Senegal 4.0 2.5 .656 FG% EXPERIENCE THE ACTION TV RADIO SATELLITE RADIO ONLINE SEC Network Vol Network Sirius UTsports.com Mike Morgan (PxP) Bob Kesling (PxP) Channel 93 (MSU feed) Free audio stream only Barry Booker (analyst) Bert Bertelkamp (analyst) XM WatchESPN.com Steve Kurtenbach (producer) Tim Berry (engineer) Channel 190 (MSU feed) Free TV stream 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: 329-111 (.748), 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 is shooting .522 from 3-point range; Is 8-for-12 (.667) from 3FG during four-game win streak 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: Local walk-on has appeared in 13 career games; aspires to pursue a career in coaching 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 each of the last 11 games as Tennessee’s five-man; averaging 4.8 ppg 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 7.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and has eight assists and one turnover during UT’s four-game win streak 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: Seeing action at both the No. 3 and 4 spots; averaging a team-high 6.9 rebounds (7th in the SEC) luncheons in the Arena Dining area at Thompson-Bol- 15 Detrick Mostella G 6-3 170 Fr. Decatur, Ala. | Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) ing Arena.