University of Tennessee Athletics
Tennessee vs. Kentucky - Game Preview
January 24, 2005 | Men's Basketball
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Tennessee Trends
- Buzz Peterson has used nine or fewer players in each of Tennessee's last four games.
- Shot selection and controlling the tempo have been a focus for Tennessee this season. The Vols are 5-1 when taking 50 or fewer shots this year. UT is 3-1 when limiting its opponents to 50 or fewer shots.
- Despite turning the ball over 18 times at Louisville, the Vols are averaging 10.6 turnovers in their last five games. UT averaged 15.5 in its first 13 games.
- Tennessee is in the midst of a stretch where the Vols play five of six games on the road. The Vols play at South Carolina (Jan. 15), at Florida (Jan. 19), at Louisville (Jan. 22), vs. Kentucky (Jan. 25), at Auburn (Jan. 29) and at Vanderbilt (Feb. 2) during the three week period.
- Tennessee is 7-0 when leading or tied at halftime.
- The Vols are 8-1 when leading at the first media time out. They are 2-7 when trailing or the score is tied.
- More than 250 people from Maysville, Ky., made the trip to Knoxville to watch native son Chris Lofton play against Vanderbilt (1/8/05).
- Four Vols are shooting better than 50 percent from the field. Brandon Crump (59.4), Andre Patterson (56.6), Chris Lofton (52.9) and Major Wingate (51.7) are all making at least half of their shots.
- Four different players have led the Vols in scoring this season. Scooter McFadgon (6 times), Brandon Crump (4), C.J. Watson (4) and Chris Lofton (4) have all led UT in scoring. McFadgon has led UT in scoring in four of the last five games.
- Tennessee has shot 50 percent or better from the field in seven of its last 13 games.
- Brandon Crump became the eighth Vol ever to have 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocked shots.
- C.J. Watson's 395 career assists are seventh all-time at Tennessee. He needs five assists to become the sixth Vol to record 400 career assists.
- After shooting 42.5 percent from the field and 38.2 percent from 3-point range in their first five games, the Vols are shooting 49.3 percent (327-of-664) from the field over their last 13 games.
- UT's starters have accounted for 80.3 percent (1,027 of 1,279 points) of the Vols' scoring this season.
- Ten different Vols have made a 3-pointer this season.
- C.J. Watson became the first Vol in five years to record 10 or more assists in a game when he registered a career-high 10 dimes against Nebraska (12/30/04).
- C.J. Watson and Chris Lofton have tied a school record for single-game 3-point percentage by going 5-for-5 from 3-point range. Watson did it against Campbell (12/23/04) and Lofton accomplished the feat at New Mexico (12/18/04). They tied the mark set by Shane Carnes (5-for-5 against Michigan State on Dec. 20, 1994) and Thaydeus Holden (5-for-5 against Vanderbilt on Jan. 18, 2003).
- Tennessee's 70.0 percent (7-of-10) 3-point shooting against Xavier (12/11/04) established a new school record for 3-point success. It broke the record of 64.3 percent (9-of-14) set Jan. 27, 1992 against a North Carolina State team on which Buzz Peterson was an assistant coach.
- Six of Tennessee's 13 non-conference opponents this year appeared in the 2004 NCAA Tournament. Stanford, North Carolina, Texas, Xavier, Alabama State and Louisville made NCAA appearances in 2004.
- Tennessee has an all-time record of 1,341-874-2 in its 96th season of basketball.
- Tennessee was one of six teams without a senior in 2003-04. Of those six teams, only Tennessee and Wake Forest received postseason invitations.
- Freshman Chris Lofton is the third Kentucky Mr. Basketball to sign with the Vols. The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 26.7 points per game for Mason County HS. Allan Houston (1989) and Jermaine Brown (1991) also earned Mr. Basketball honors in the state of Kentucky.
- UT needs three home wins this season to reach the 200-win milestone in Thompson-Boling Arena. The Vols are 197-80 in 18 seasons of play in Thompson-Boling Arena. UT, which has averaged 12 home wins in Buzz Peterson's first three seasons in Knoxville, has 16 home games on the schedule this year.
| Team Statistical Comparisons | ||
| Tennessee | Stat Category | Kentucky |
| 71.1 | Points | 75.0 |
| 69.2 | Opponent Points | 57.6 |
| +1.8 | Scoring Margin | +17.4 |
| .472 | Field Goal % | .455 |
| .447 | Opponent Field Goal % | .386 |
| .390 | Three-Point % | .323 |
| .371 | Opponent Three-Point % | .305 |
| .691 | Free Throw % | .664 |
| 33.2 | Rebounds | 37.8 |
| 32.7 | Opponent Rebounds | 32.3 |
| +0.5 | Rebounding Margin | +5.5 |
| 14.2 | Assists | 16.4 |
| 14.1 | Turnovers | 12.7 |
| 3.4 | Blocks | 5.4 |
| 7.4 | Steals | 9.6 |
| 10-8 | Record | 14-2 |
| Individual Statistical Leaders | ||
| Tennessee | Stat Category | Kentucky |
| McFadgon, 15.5 | Points | Azubuike, 14.3 |
| Patterson, 6.2 | Rebounds | Hayes, 9.3 |
| Watson, 5.0 | Assists | Sparks, 4.8 |
| Crump, .594 | Field Goal % | Morris, .521 |
| Lofton, .505 | Three-Point % | Sparks, .367 |
| Lofton, .852 | Free Throw % | Sparks, .806 |
Looking At Kentucky
Kentucky enters Tuesday's game with a 14-2 overall record and is the only remaining undefeated team in Southeastern Conference action with 5-0 mark in league play ... The Wildcats are coming off an 89-58 win over LSU Saturday in which they made a season-high 11 3-point field goals ... Kelenna Azubuike led the `Cats with 16 points against the Tigers and is averaging a team-high 14.3 points per game on the season ... Kentucky's only losses on the season have come at North Carolina (78-91 on Dec. 4) and to second-ranked Kansas (59-65 on Jan. 9) ... UK is outscoring its opponents by 17.4 points per game on the season and 14.8 points per game against SEC foes ... Kentucky needs 10 wins to become the first school to reach the 1,900 win mark ... The Wildcats have an all-time record of 1,890-576-1 ... Chuck Hayes, a 6-foot-6 senior forward, recorded his 1,000th career point against Georgia (1/15/05) and ranks second on the team with 11.6 points while ranking second in the SEC with 9.3 rebounds per game ... Hayes, who is a Wooden and Naismith award candidate, is the nation's active career leader in winning percentage with an 85 percent career winning percentage ... Patrick Sparks, a transfer from Western Kentucky, leads the SEC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.9 assists per turnover) and is third on the UK roster with 11.4 points per game ... Sparks is the Wildcats' most dangerous outside threat with a team-high 36 3-pointers and a team-best 36.7 shooting percentage behind the 3-point line ... Kentucky has outrebounded its opponents in 12 of 16 games and has a +5.5 rebounding margin on the season ... UK has shot 50 percent or better from the field in three of its last four games ... Tubby Smith is 205-54 in his eighth season at Kentucky and 329-116 in 14 years as a head coach.
The Kentucky Series
Kentucky leads the all-time series 134-62 ... This will be the 197th meeting all-time between the two schools ... UK swept last year's series with a 69-68 overtime win in Knoxville and a 92-60 win in Lexington ... Kentucky leads the series 46-43 when played in Knoxville ... The Wildcats hold a 79-15 advantage when playing in Lexington ... Tennessee was the second team ever and the first SEC team to defeat Kentucky at Rupp Arena when the Vols took a 71-67 win on Jan. 12, 1977 ... Utah was the first opponent to win in Rupp when the Utes defeated the Wildcats 70-68 on Dec. 18, 1976 in the finals of the UK Invitation Tournament ... Tennessee's 62 wins against the Wildcats more than any other Kentucky opponent ... Vanderbilt has beaten UK 37 times to rank second ... Kentucky's 134 wins against Tennessee are the most of any Volunteer opponent ... Tennessee is 15-12 all-time against Kentucky when the Wildcats are not ranked ... The Kentucky series is Tennessee's oldest and most played among SEC opponents ... The Vols and Wildcats first met on Feb. 5, 1910 ... That was just the second season that the University of Tennessee fielded a basketball team.
Kentucky Connections
Freshman Chris Lofton is a native of Maysville, Ky. ... He is the third Kentucky Mr. Basketball to play for the Vols, joining Allan Houston (1989) and Jermaine Brown (1991) ... As a high school All-America Buzz Peterson was heavily recruited by Kentucky and even orally committed to the Wildcats before reversing his decision and signing with North Carolina ... Peterson and Kentucky's Tubby Smith both served as head coach at Tulsa University ... Peterson led the Golden Hurricane to a 2001 NIT championship in his lone season in the Sooner state while Smith was 79-43 and made two Sweet 16 appearances in four seasons at Tulsa (1991-95) ... Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart worked at Tennessee from 1986-98 ... Barnhart was UT's Senior Associate Athletic Director from 1996-98 ... UK's Smith and Tennessee track coach Bill Webb attended High Point University in North Carolina together in the 1970s ... Teammates on both the High Point basketball and track and field teams, they comprised half of the shuttle hurdle relay team that set a school record that still stands today ... Webb has led the Tennessee men's track and field team to 2001 outdoor and 2002 indoor national championships ... Smith led UK to the 1998 NCAA basketball championship ... UK assistant media relations director Mandy Polley attended the same high school (Mason County HS) as UT's Chris Lofton.
Last Meeting With Kentucky
Kentucky shot a blazing 58.9 percent from the field and 57.9 percent from 3-point range in a 92-60 win over Tennessee Feb. 25, 2004, in Lexington ... Tennessee opened the game with a 5-0 run on a C.J. Watson 3-pointer and a pair of free throws by Stanley Asumnu ... UK quickly came back to take a 9-7 lead and eventually built it to 21-9 before the Vols could respond ... Late in the first half the `Cats used a 13-4 run to take a 42-24 lead and eventually took a 44-29 advantage into the locker room at half time ... The Wildcats connected on a season-high 11 3-pointers in the game ... All five Kentucky starters scored in double-figures, led by Kelenna Azubuike's 17 points ... Antwain Barbour, a late addition to the starting lineup, finished with 16 ... Cliff Hawkins added 15, Chuck Hayes had 14 and Erik Daniels had 12 ... Scooter McFadgon led the Vols with 18 points on 4-of-8 3-point shooting ... Asumnu recorded a career-high with 13 points ... Watson, who was questionable entering the game after suffering a sprained toe against Georgia four days earlier, added 11 points and six assists for the Vols.
Last Game: Late Run Lifts Louisville Past Tennessee
Louisville outscored the Vols 35-9 over the game's final 13 minutes to take an 85-62 win Saturday, Jan. 22, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky. ... Brandon Crump scored the game's first two baskets then suffered a sprained left ankle when he landed on Juan Palacios' foot when defending a shot ... Crump left the court on crutches and did not return ... Even without Crump in the lineup, the Cardinals never led by more than seven points in the first half and held just a 38-37 lead at halftime ... 3-pointers by C.J. Watson and Chris Lofton gave the Vols a 53-50 lead with 13:17 remaining in the game ... A Larry O'Bannon 3-pointer started a 24-2 Louisville run to give the Cards an overwhelming advantage ... Lofton, playing his first game in his home state of Kentucky, led the Vols with 15 points while Watson added 14 points ... Major Wingate, making his second start of the season, recorded career-highs with 13 points and eight rebounds ... Scooter McFadgon, UT's leading scorer, was limited to a career-low four points ... Garcia led all scorers with 20 points and nine rebounds while O'Bannon added 15 points.
Watson Named Finalist For Cousy Award
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced Jan. 14 that Tennessee junior guard C.J. Watson is one of 19 finalists for the 2005 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award ... This is the second year that the Cousy Award, which considers outstanding point guards from all three NCAA divisions, has been given ... Watson is the only other player from the Southeastern Conference listed among the finalists ... The award will be presented at a press conference at the Final Four in St. Louis. Mo., on April 4.
Time Focusing On Shot Selection Pays Off
After shooting 40.4 percent (23-of-57) from the field against UT-Chattanooga (12/5/04) Buzz Peterson spent the next week emphasizing shot selection during Tennessee's practices ... That emphasis paid off as in the 13 games since then the Vols have converted 49.3 percent (327-of-664) of their field goals ... UT has shot 50 percent or better from the field in seven of its last 13 games ... UT set a school record by shooting 70.0 percent (7-of-10) from behind the 3-point arc against the Musketeers (12/11/04) ... Tennessee converted 62.5 percent (25-of-40) of its field goals against Belmont (12/20/04).
Shirts vs. Skins
On the Monday (1/10/05) following Tennessee's loss to Vanderbilt, head coach Buzz Peterson told the team that they would have to bring their own clothes to practice in, that they had to earn the right to wear their Tennessee gear again ... The result of the motivational tactic was a 64-63 upset of 11th-ranked Mississippi State on Wednesday, Jan. 12 ... When Peterson arrived at practice on Thursday, the team's captains told him that they wouldn't earn the right to wear their normal practice gear until they won a road game and the team continued to practice against each other as shirts against skins ... After earning an 83-76 overtime at Florida (1/19/05) the team voted to continue wearing their own clothes for practice.
Buzz's Bombers
Tennessee's starting backcourt of C.J. Watson, Scooter McFadgon have combined to make 105 3-pointers this season ... As a unit, they are shooting 40.1 percent (105-of-262) from beyond the 3-point arc ... Lofton, a freshman, is leading the Southeastern Conference with his 50.5 percent (47-of-93) 3-point shooting ... Watson is shooting 35.9 percent (28-of-78) from 3-point range while McFadgon is converting 33.0 percent (30-of-91) of his triples.
Lofton Among Nation's Top 3-Point Shooters
Freshman Chris Lofton arrived on the UT campus with a reputation as an extraordinary 3-point shooter ... In just the second game of his career he scored 22 points on 6-of-10 3-point shooting against nationally-ranked North Carolina at the Maui Invitational ... Since then, he has established himself as one of the best 3-point shooters in the nation.
- After leading the nation in 3-point percentage since the Dec. 20 NCAA statistics, Lofton dropped out of the rankings on Jan. 18 for not having the necessary 2.5 3-pointers made per game (he averaged 2.4375 triples per game when the rankings were accumulated) ... Had he qualified, his 50.6 percent (39-of-77) would have ranked fifth nationally ... He is currently shooting 50.5 percent (47-of-93) from 3-point range ... Lofton is averaging 2.61 triples per game so he will have no problem qualifying for this week's NCAA statistics.
- Against New Mexico (12/18/04) he tied a school record by going 5-for-5 from 3-point range.
- Two times this season he has made six 3-pointers in a game (against North Carolina and at Florida).
- 63.5 percent (47-of-74) of Lofton's field goals this season have come behind the 3-point line.
- His 12.1 points per game ranks second on the UT roster this season.
- His 52.9 percent shooting from the field is third on the team ... A guard has not led the Vols in field goal percentage since Bobby Carter's 46.1 percentage (142-of-310) in 1960-61.
Watson Running The Point
Entering his junior season C.J. Watson had accumulated more assists over the previous two seasons (305) than any other player in the Southeastern Conference during that period ... This year the Las Vegas, Nev., native ranks fourth in the SEC with 5.0 assists per game ... He currently ranks in a tie for third on the team with 11.6 points per game.
- His 35.9 percent (28-of-78) 3-point shooting ranks second on the team ... He ranks ninth all-time at Tennessee with 96 career 3-pointers made ... Against Campbell (12/23/04) he tied a school record for 3-point percentage in a game by going 5-of-5 from behind the 3-point arc.
- His 395 career assists are seventh all-time at Tennessee ... He needs five assists to become just the sixth Vol to record 400 career assists ... Recorded a career-high 10 assists against Nebraska (12/30/04) and had his best effort against a conference opponent with nine assists against Mississippi State (1/12/05).
- Watson's 35 steals through 18 games leads the Vols ... His 1.94 steals per game rank fifth in the SEC ... Watson finished his sophomore season with 45 steals ... He has averaged 1.5 steals per game over his career ... He sealed the win against Xavier (12/11/04) when he took the ball from Dedrick Finn before he could get a shot off at the final buzzer ... In the season opener he recorded a career-high five steals against Stanford at the Maui Invitational.
Crump Reaching Milestones This Season
Brandon Crump's senior season has been a year full of milestones ... The Houston, Texas, native has reached the 1,000 point mark, 600 rebounds and 100 blocked shot marks this year ... The 6-foot-10 senior forward has scored 1,170 points in 106 career games ... He currently ranks third on the team with 11.6 points and is second with 5.4 rebounds this year.
- He became the 37th player in Tennessee history to score 1,000 career points when he reached the milestone against UT-Chattanooga (12/5/04) ... He became just the fourth UT player 6-foot-10 or taller to reach the 1,000-point milestone ... He is the first Vol to reach 1,000 career points since Ron Slay accomplished the milestone in the 2002-03 season.
- He is the eighth player in Tennessee history to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocks ... Crump needs eight rebounds to become the 23rd Vol to record 600 in a career.
- He ranks 31st all-time at Tennessee with 1,170 career points and 11th with 104 career rejections.
- Crump has overcome a slow start to his senior season ... After the Vols' first five games he was averaging 8.8 points per game, six points less than he averaged as a junior (14.8 ppg) ... He broke out of his early season slump in style with a career-high 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting against Xavier (12/11/04) ... The 26 points were one better than his previous career high that he had accomplished two times (most recently against Mississippi in 2004) ... In his last 13 games he is averaging 12.7 points on 64.1 percent (66-of-103 shooting).
McFadgon Leading Vols In Scoring
Scooter McFadgon has led the Vols in scoring in each of his two seasons in Knoxville ... After leading Tennessee and ranking fourth in the SEC with 17.6 last season, McFadgon is leading the Vols with 15.5 points per game in his senior season ... Six times this season he has led the Vols in scoring, including a season-high 23 point effort in Tennessee's overtime victory at Florida (1/19/05) ... He has scored in double figures in 16 of his 17 games this season.
- McFadgon ranks 10th all-time at Tennessee with 95 career 3-pointers made and 10th with 262 career 3-point attempts.
- After missing two free throws in the season-opener against Stanford (11/22/04), McFadgon went on a streak where he made 31 consecutive free throws without a miss ... The streak came to an end against Xavier (12/11/04) when he went 4-of-6 from the line ... It was the second-longest streak for him as he had a streak of 32 consecutive free throws made last year.
Patterson's Up To His Old Tricks
Andre Patterson's 6.2 rebounds per game leads Tennessee and his 56.6 percent shooting from the field is second on the squad ... The transfer from UCLA, who is in his first season playing for UT, led the Bruins and the Pac-10 Conference win a 60.8 field goal percentage in 2002-03 and his 5.5 rebounds also led the team ... The Los Angeles native recorded a career-high 16 points against Belmont (12/20/04).
Bradshaw Breaking In
After averaging just 12.4 minutes in UT's first 12 games, Dane Bradshaw has seen his role increase with the start of conference play ... In his last six games the sophomore guard is averaging 17.5 minutes per game ... In non-conference games he averaged 1.7 assists but has improved that to 2.5 in league games.
Wingate Moves Into Starting Lineup
Looking for a bigger lineup, Buzz Peterson inserted Major Wingate in the Vols' starting lineup at Florida (1/19/05) ... In his two games this year as a starter, Wingate is averaging 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in 30.5 minutes per game ... Wingate had earned 15 starting assignments as a freshman last season.
- When Brandon Crump went down with an ankle injury early in the game at Louisville (1/22/05), Wingate responded with his best game as a Volunteer ... The Florence, S.C., native registered career marks for scoring (13), rebounding (8), field goals made (5), field goals attempted (10) and minutes played (35).
- In his last seven games, Wingate is averaging 6.9 points and 3.1 rebounds in 21.0 minutes per game ... In Tennessee's first 11 games he averaged 3.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in 15.0 minutes per game.
Former Vols Earn Degrees
Jon Higgins (1999-2003) and C.J. Black (1996-2000) received their college degrees on Dec. 10, 2004 ... Higgins, who is currently playing professionally in France, received a degree in political science while Black, who has played professionally in the U.S. and Europe, received an interdisciplinary studies - urban studies degree as a part of Tennessee's Renewing Academic Commitments (RAC) program.
Vols Enjoy Success On And Off The Court In Hawaii
Tennessee's win over Stanford in the first round of the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational isn't the Vols' only victory in Hawaii so far ... Pee-Wee Gash was the champion of the EA SPORTS March Madness 2005 video game tournament Saturday, Nov. 20 ... Gash defeated North Carolina's Rashad McCants in the finals ... Buzz Peterson, along with a local youth, won a free throw shooting contest that featured the tournaments head coaches Sunday, Nov. 21 ... Peterson made all 10 of his attempts in the two rounds of the competition ... The event was to raise money for local Maui schools.
Crump, McFadgon & Watson Named Tri-Captains
Seniors Brandon Crump and Scooter McFadgon along with junior C.J. Watson have been named team captains for the 2004-05 season ... It is the first captaincy appointment for McFadgon while Crump and Watson were also captains last season ... In 95 years of Tennessee basketball prior to this season, only four players had been two-time captains ... V.H. Klein (1913-14), Harry Anderson (1935-36), Garland O'Shields (1945-46) and Johnny Darden (1978-79) are the only other Vols to serve two terms as captain.
Crump Attending Graduate School
Senior forward Brandon Crump received a degree in sport management in May 2004 and is currently pursuing a master's degree ... A true scholar-athlete, he ranked second on the team with 14.8 points per game while leading the Vols with 6.8 rebounds per game in 2004 ... In the classroom, he was named to the 2003-04 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll and was selected as the Edamerica Scholar-Athlete of the month in February 2004.
Home Court Advantage
Thompson-Boling Arena has provided the Vols with a definite home court advantage since the facility opened in time for the 1987-88 season.
- Tennessee is 197-81 (.709) in its 18th season in Thompson-Boling Arena.
- Since the 1998 season, the Vols are 98-22 (.817) in Thompson-Boling Arena.
- Tennessee is 84-20 (.808) since the 1999 season at home. UT recorded a 14-1 record in 1999, a 15-1 mark in 2000, 12-3 in 2001, 10-4 in 2002, 12-5 in 2003 and 14-3 in 2004.
- The Vols are 44-15 against SEC teams at home over the last six seasons.
- UT has won 60 of its last 67 home games against non-conference opponents.
Vols Sign Three In Early Period
Buzz Peterson announced that three players signed national letters of intent to play basketball at the University of Tennessee in the November signing period.
- Tyler Smith, a 6-foot-7, 230-pound forward from Pulaski, Tenn., was selected as one of the top 10 high school players in the nation when Street & Smith's named him a second team selection on the 2004 Boys High School All-America Team. As a junior at Giles County High School the first team all-state selection averaged 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists while leading the Bobcats to the state tournament. As a sophomore he earned tournament MVP honors after leading Giles County to a state championship. Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.com, he was named the MVP of the all-star game at the adidas Superstar camp last summer in Atlanta.
- Matthew Dotson, a 6-foot-8, 210-pound forward from Centerville, Tenn., is rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com. He was named the Class 3A Player of the Year for Hickman County High School's district last year. A big man who has a deft outside shooting touch that extends beyond the 3-point arc, he averaged 23 points and 14.5 rebounds as a junior.
- Damion Harris, a 6-foot-10, 275-pound center from Greenville, S.C., was a Class AAA All-State selection at Wade Hampton High School last season. As a senior in 2003-04 he led the Generals to the state tournament and as a junior he averaged 16 points, 14 rebounds and 6.5 blocks in leading Wade Hampton to the Class AAA Upper State finals. He first signed with the Vols last year, but is spending the 2004-05 season playing for Prince Avenue Prep in Pickens, S.C.
